Trials & Tribulations drops July 16th.

Here is a video from Peedi Crakk off his upcoming Crakk Files 5 mixtape dropping May 25th. This track is called “Fanta Leaf” and it features 1Hunnit Rico.

Brick Squad Monopoly artist has drops his highly anticipated mixtape “Long Over Due” hosted by DJ Scream. The mixtape features verses from fellow BSM member Waka Flocka as well as Young Scooter and Project Pat with production from 808 Mafia, J.Moss, Frencizzle and many more.

DOWNLOAD: Frenchie – Long Over Due (Mixtape) (Hosted by DJ Scream)

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Hip-hop artist J.Y. drops a dope visual for his track “On My Mind” produced by Hank Iving. There is some very nice eye candy in this visual as J.Y. explains to us what is on his mind throughout the day. Watch the video below.

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#RECAP 5.17.2013 Religion Records own Gillie Da Kid aka King of Philly flys out Oklahoma to do a show at the “Coca Cola Center” Hosted by Bad Girl Club Natalie Nunn while in OKC he stops by to visit Power 103.5.

Cameos: Bad GIrl Club “Natalie Nunn” & YBL “PRIVALEDGE”

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Machine Gun Kelly’s Black Flag project is on his way so he releases his “Peso” record featuring Pusha T & Meek Mill.

Machine Gun Kelly Talks Black Flag mixtape, Meek Mill record, Kyrie Irving & more with HHS1987 below:

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To make things clearer, I’ve broken things down into a few different lists that elaborate on what is expected of artists from the perspectives of a fan, a label/manager, and a venue:

What Fans Want

• To Relate – fans want someone they can connect with, most of the time it’s through your lyrics but you can also relate through your image and even your lifestyle. In order to accomplish this, you must be sure to find your target market. Think about who will relate to your music and aim your marketing and promo at your target.
• Originality – Sure there are many other artists out there that sound exactly alike, but do they have long lasting careers? You need to give your audience something to remember by being the real you that cannot be copied.
• Authenticity – Basically if you talk about it in your music, BE ABOUT IT.  If you rap about the street life, they expect you to have some attributes of a street guy. You get my drift.
• Quality – Fans want something that sounds like what’s already on the radio. Why? Because they are not in the music business, therefore they are only used to what they hear on the radio – so you have to give it to them. This doesn’t mean that you have to record in all of the most expensive studios to get the sound that you want, but you should definitely be getting your music mastered so that it’s already ready for the radio.
• Access – Fans want to see you. They want to be able to look you up and find everything about you in a matter of a few clicks. If you really think about it, this means fans also want…
• Consistency - People like to be entertained, and the more you can keep them entertained, the more they’ll keep coming back. You can do this by putting on great performance, releasing behind the scenes footage, having contests, send cool emails to your mailing list etc.

Labels and Managers Look For:

• A Marketable Artist – From your name to your music to your look, you must be marketable. You have the qualities above and have used them to build your fan base. The days of an experienced manager (or anyone an artist would WANT to manage them) signing artists because they believe they can get to the next level, are over.  Managers want to see an artist who has a bit of a local buzz and then they step in and help the artist take it all the way.
• A Polished Artist – The days are gone when labels had ‘artist development departments’ so now you have to make sure you’re polished and ready to go before a label will even consider you.
• Someone Who Is Easy To Work With  - No one wants to work with someone who has a bad attitude or a crazy sense of entitlement. Labels look for artists who understand how the business works and who are open to different things.

Promoters/Venues  Look For:

• An artist with a decent following – They want to be able to pack a venue, plain and simple. This comes from building your fan base plus knowing how to properly market your show.
• Someone who can put on an amazing performance – it’s always best if you have your stage performance down to a science. The more you can captivate the audience, the more the venue will book you.

So as you can see, there is a lot that is expected of artists from all across the board. So now you have to figure out where your strengths and weaknesses are and fill in the gaps. The more well rounded you are the easier it will be to secure opportunities in your career. Your fans want that emotional connection where as the business end is mainly about money (which will come from building your fan-base). Of course, you cannot do this all on your own. You will definitely need a team behind you to make up for your weaknesses. If you don’t have a team yet no worries, you’re grind and consistency will attract people to your movement and from there you can see who will fit best.

If you are unsure where you are at in your career, need some guidance on what your next move should be, have questions pertaining to the music business or are in need of serious promotion check out www.ExclusivePublic.com.

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Houston native Tony Del FreshCo is back with the second visual release “What You Know About Stuntin” from his acclaimed Ep “The Moments.” On this particular track he is accompanied by 3 of Houston’s rising talents Zpac3Boy (pronounced Space Boy) AC Gutta and Lenny Chaos. Born in a city where the music is slow and the cars are candied, you can’t help but want to grow up and be a young stunt daddy. If you know anything about Houston, we love to stunt. This Track explains how each artist coming up seen and aspired to be like the OG’s around they way. #NoGimmicks

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Highly-respected rapper/producer and The Cool Kids member Chuck Inglish is preparing to unleash his debut collection of solo material, the Droptops EP. The project, is compiled with nine original records including singles “Drops” and “Tangerine.” Inglish produces all tracks on the EP, Asher Roth, Buddy, Dash and Retch, Jane Jupiter, Kashflow and Sulaiman make guest appearances throughout the set. Check the Exclusive Stream via DJBooth.net

STREAM: Chuck Inglish – Droptops EP 

This week WaxSide Sunday comes from Teek Hall and Hannibal Leq and is called “Talk My Shit” it was produced by The Olympicks. Check it #NoGimmicks

In what could be horrible news for the bay area and fans of the San Francisco 49ers, niners wide receiver Michael Crabtree suffered a torn Achilles’ tendon at the teams OTA’s on tuesday and could miss the entire 2013 season. Crabtree emerged as one of Colin Kaepernick’s favorite targets during the 2012 NFL season as he caught 85 passes for 1,105 yards and 9 touchdowns. Details are still sketchy but if Crabtree does miss the 2013 season the 49ers could still be in good shape to win the NFC again after signing Super Champion and former Baltimore Ravens wide reciever Anquan Boldin and with wide receiver Mario Manningham returning this season from a ACL tear as well. Stay tuned to HHS1987 for information on the 49ers and Crabtree’s future.

Atlanta native and Block Ent. up and coming R&B singer Jacquees drops his mixtape “Quemix” which features his remixes to a few current and classic R&B hits. Check out “Quemix” below.

Download: Jacquees – Quemix (Mixtape)

Philadelphia’s own AND1 brand will return home to Philly this summer to relaunch their Summer Basketball tournment. Check out the announcement via AND1 below and stay tuned to HHS1987 for more details:

The AND1 apparel and sneaker brand, in conjunction with IMG, today announced the creation of the AND1 Summer Remix Basketball Tournament. The new event will be a 12 team, $100,000, winner-take- all tournament held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the Liacouras Center on the campus of Temple University over Labor Day Weekend (August 29 – September 1). IMG will work closely with AND1 on all the administrative elements of the event, the overall management of marketing and promotion and oversee the event logistics. The event coincides with the fact AND1 was founded 20 years ago in Philadelphia by two business school students.

“This tournament is a great step to advance our position as the preeminent street basketball brand worldwide,” said AND1 marketing director Maurice Levy. “This event will celebrate our roots in Philadelphia, featuring high level basketball and incorporating music to give our fans what they’ve been missing these past few years.”

“IMG jumped at the opportunity to work with AND1 to create a new event that would resonate in the streets of Philadelphia,” said Jordan Harris, event producer for IMG. “The AND1 Summer Remix basketball tournament will be the basketball event of the summer of 2013.”

Teams will be comprised of some of the best players from across the country including professionals, as well as streetball legends. AND1 Live will also host the first of several nation-wide Open Run tryouts that begin in New York City at the Dunlevy Milbank Center on June 8, 2013 from 12pm-4pm, giving anyone the chance to participate in the event. More open tryouts will be held in select locations across the United States. The best eight players from all of the tryouts will form a free agent team and be allowed entry into the tournament.

Additional details, from the announcement of team captains to the naming of celebrity coaches for each participating team, along with musical talent for the event will be made in the coming weeks.

Philly hip-hop artist Hemobrown drops a video for his track “In Da Jungle”. The video was shot and edited by SilentP Productions. Check out the visual for Hemobrown’s “In Da Jungle” below.

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Atlanta Independent label Big Play Entertainment presents a new visual from Minnesota native and Big Play artist Taylor J. Taylor J decided to release his visual for his track “Let Us Pray” produced by Marvelous J. Check out the video below and stay tuned for a exclusive HHS1987 interview with Taylor J coming soon.

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Download: Taylor J – Control (Mixtape) on HHS1987.com

Meek Mill is ready to heat up the streets for the summer with his new music. Just to warms he fans up, he releases this “Private Jet Freestyle” shot by Will Knows (@willKNOWS). Be on the lookout for his new single “Its Levels 2 This Shit” dropping this Friday on HHS1987.com for Memorial Day Weekend.

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Meek Mill recently sat down with HHS1987 to talk about the Cassidy beef, Dreamchasers 3 mixtape, his Dreamchasers Records, haters and so much more below:

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Cash Money songstress Shanell drops a visual for her dope track “So Good” featuring YMCMB heavyweights Lil Wayne & Drake. Check out the video below.

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Purchase: Shanell x Lil Wayne x Drake – So Good on iTunes

The Mad Rapper is preparing us for his upcoming project “Appreciate the Hate Vol. 2″ by dropping track after track. The Mad Rapper recently dropped a dope freestyle over Drake’s “Started From The Bottom” instrumental. Check out the Mad Rapper’s “Started From The Bottom” freestyle below.

In Game 2 of the Western Conference finals the Memphis Grizzlies were down late in the fourth quarter but Memphis forced a furious comeback thanks to a strong baseline dunk by Grizzlies guard Quincy Pondexter over San Antonio forward Boris Diaw on the baseline that gave Memphis the spark they needed to force overtime. Unfortunately for Grizzlies’ fans the Spurs won the game in overtime 93-89 and now lead the best of 7 series 2-0. Check out Quincy Pondexter’s dunk below.

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G-Two spits his 30 for Thirty DMV (DC, Maryland, Virgina) freestyle for the HHS1987 cameras. HHS1987 presents 30 for Thirty, 30 days, 30 freestyles, 30 different rappers. All shot & edited by Rick Dange.

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Day 1: Fat Trel http://youtu.be/Jpl3walSo-c
Day 2: Rum http://youtu.be/R6ea2ZH3rLQ
Day 3: Chaz French http://youtu.be/w8Dq-6myrVM
Day 4: Derek 32Zero http://youtu.be/6dvzjwLfios
Day 5: Shy Glizzy http://youtu.be/5jto1v0DGYM
Day 6: Kingpen Slim http://youtu.be/ww1SPD2vWlI
Day 7: Lyriciss http://youtu.be/OvNgiIZDOjE
Day 8: Phil The Thrill http://youtu.be/Dlk4UjbMf6g
Day 9: AP The Prince http://youtu.be/hEMwkSCd81Y
Day 10: Phil Ade http://youtu.be/JEy0WyhlGTE
Day 11: Jay Mills http://youtu.be/WdvKXJH7bFw
Day 12: Tese Fever http://youtu.be/MSafIMDWyRc
Day 13: Lightshow http://youtu.be/4lyU6_9s4S4
Day 14: Bruce Babbi http://youtu.be/99fbOoKjcbI
Day 15: Greenspan http://youtu.be/3qE2rdOLgCk
Day 16: Dunson http://youtu.be/SB5VLYih4Zk
Day 17: Double XL http://youtu.be/CUtNawiTYlY
Day 18: Dino http://youtu.be/8-foTqMqsPg
Day 19: LB http://youtu.be/QncnP9CKN1U
Day 20: Treie http://youtu.be/DpBOnLntFes

Kelly Rowland is ready to drop her 4th studio album Talk A Good Game. The project will drop on June 18th next to Kanye West & J. Cole. Her album will have features by Beyoncé, Michelle Williams, Wiz Khalifa, Pusha T, The Dream and Kevin Cossom. It is available for pre-order on iTunes.

1. Freak
2. Kisses Down Low
3. Gone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)
4. Talk a Good Game (feat. Kevin Cossom)
5. Down On Love
6. Dirty Laundry
7. You Changed (feat. Beyoncé & Michelle)
8. I Remember
9. Red Wine
10. This Is Love
11. Street Life (feat. Pusha T)
12. Stand In Front of Me
13. Sky Walker (feat. The-Dream)
14. Put Your Name On It
15. #1

August & Jimme Wallstreet come together to you the summertime party anthem “Ready To Party.”

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Here is a new vlog from the legendary Philly MC, Spade-O. In this clip you will see Spade in the studio working on some new music. Watch part 1 here.

Watch Spade-O recent HHS1987 interview talking new music, the music business, reflecting on the Major Figgas & State Prop beef and more below:

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B.o.B. & his manager B Rich, talk radio politics, going Top 40 (mainstream) then coming back to urban radio (Hot 97 and others) and etc. They discussed it with Hot 97 program director, Ebro and radio personality Peter Rosenberg.

B.o.B. talks new album and more with HHS1987 below:

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