Finesse came thru to talk about everything. He covers the start of his career and the role Guru played in it, the creation of DITC, discovering Big L, working with Biggie, working on Chronic 2001 and Detox, and much more!
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Empire’s first season was so hot on your sets… that the music from the series may have a chance to do the same through your speakers… The song “Good Enough” co-written and co-produced by Timbaland is finding support at radio… But… Can that buzz last now that the series first seson concluded?…
According to Billboard… While “Good Enough” is the first song from Empire to land on a Billboard chart based solely on radio performance, it and other tracks from the show have logged noteworthy download and streaming totals following their inclusion in respective episodes.
Empire is rumored to return perhaps as early as this fall… We’ll see how long the music can survive it’s absence from your sets…
On Saturday, March 21st Philadelphia’s own returned to his hometown for his biggest show to date – performing his first ever, solo headline arena show to a sold out crowd of nearly 20,000 fans at the city’s Wells Fargo Center. Tickets sold out instantly.
Meek solidified his role as the voice of Philadelphia as he united the entire city to make the two-hour show a monumental, violence-free night to remember. The career defining show kicked off with an incredible video message from Philadelphia icons Dr. Jay, Allen Iverson, The Roots & Kevin Hart, who all expressed their utmost support & love for Meek. Tickets were priced affordably so that every Meek Mill fan could come & enjoy the show. Meek also worked hand-in-hand with the Mayor’s office to provide free tickets to charities benefiting Philadelphia’s youth including Urban Promise, Youth Build, Nemiah Davis Foundation, Unity In The Community Group & Dare 2 Hope Group.
Meek was joined on stage by fellow rap superstars including Rick Ross, Jeezy, Fabolous, French Montana, DJ Khaled, Yo Gotti, star of FOX’s hit show Empire Bryshere “Yazz The Greatest” Grey, Beanie Siegel, Lil Durk, DJ Drama, Jadakiss, Young Gunz and basketball legend & fellow Philadelphia native, Allen Iverson.
Saturday night’s show was live streamed exclusively via Revolt TV and was not only a historic show for the rapper, but for the network as well, becoming one of their most successful digital endeavors, since launching in 2013. The stream trended worldwide with fans sharing the link along with #WelcomeBackMeek. Over 125,000 people watched the live stream, netting over 120 million impressions, including 30 million impressions on Instagram.
After releasing several well received songs, including “B-Boy (feat. Big Sean & A$AP Ferg)” and “Monster,” Meek is hard at work putting the finishing touches on his highly anticipated new album “DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY,” slated for release soon.
In addition to solidifying himself as one of the top rappers in the music industry, Meek has also become an in-demand brand ambassador for PUMA. This weekend marked the launch of his newest sneaker with the brand. On top of this, Monster Headphones, whose Meek Mill Edition 24K Gold Over-Ear Headphones are ranked among the industry’s best and Monster Energy, who have partnered with the rapper as a result of his love of dirt bikes, stemming from the Philly bike scene, which he is an integral part of. Meek continues to prove himself as a lucrative businessman, all while expanding his Dream Chasers label imprint.
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Music is timeless… This we all know… But music is only timeless if people know about it… That’s not exactly true either… You can love your own music and it can be timeless to just you… Well… Thanks to the Internet, more music is becoming timeless… Artists that never made it big or whose music never even scratched the surface, is available to whomever is willing to take 3-4 minutes to listen to it… And if it strikes you as dope, well, you can leave a comment and tell the world that too…
We live in a world where everyday people are discovering music…. More specifically, Hip-Hop artists that were dope but you didn’t know them or their music…
The other day I’m reading comments on Youtube… The group Ill Biskits… the song “Hypnotic Blessings”
The comments were crazy… “Classic banger” “Loving this shit!” and “I don’t know, but this sounds like one of the best rap songs ever made”… And that ‘best’ reference is to Hip-Hop now and then… Not just 1996… People are now discovering how talented artists were that never made it… It’s as if the Ill Biskits music came out today, they could get a significant buzz… No, really…
One of the craziest things about the Ill Biskits album that never came out on Atlantic records, in the mid 90’s was the production… It was done by some of the dopest producers in the game… DITC’s Lord Finesse and Buckwild… and Jesse West from 3rd Eye… Tony L and Myke Loe rounded out the list of producers… Finesse hit the group with the filthy track “Let em Know” and the underground classic “22 Years”…
Buckwild’s “A Better Day” is a must listen… The album is now all over the Internet receiving it’s just due… And comments like… ‘Why didn’t this group blow up?’ and ‘Their shit is incredible’ leaves for lengthy discussions about what could have been… and what should have been… Their music was incredible then too but that’s just the way things go in music…
Luckily for the Ill Biskits and every other obscure artist out there… The Internet is here to save the day and make more music timeless…
Kendrick tweeted… “9pm. meet me here. 8950 Sunset Blvd. 930pm. meet me here. 8466 Melrose Ave.”
His new album To Pimp a Butterfly is at No. 1 in the U.K. and Australia after smashing Spotify’s first-day global streaming record.
Nicki Minaj The Pinkprint Tour Dates:
July 17 – Dallas, Texas @ Gexa Energy Pavilion
July 20 – Miami, Fla. @ Bayfront Park & Amphitheater
July 22 – Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
July 24 – Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
July 26 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ Barclays Center
July 28 – Toronto, Ont. @ Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 29 – Montreal, Que. @ Bell Centre
July 31 – Clarkston, Mich. @ DTE Energy Music Theatre
Aug. 2 – Atlanta, Ga. @ Aaron’s Amphitheatre At Lakewood
Aug. 4 – Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavillion
Aug. 6 – Camden, N.J. @ Susquehanna Bank Center
Aug. 8 – Burgettstown, Pa. @ First Niagara Pavilion
Aug. 9 – Tinley Park, Ill. @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Aug. 11 – Denver, Colo. @ Pepsi Center
Aug. 13 – Chula Vista, Calif. @ Sleep Train Amphitheatre
Aug. 14 – Concord, Calif. @ Concord Pavilion
Aug. 16 – Vancouver, B.C. @ Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
Aug. 18 – Calgary, Alta. @ Scotiabank Saddledome
Aug. 19 – Edmonton, Alta. @ Rexall Place