The Internet is filled with endless gems. Today, check out J.I.D. honoring Juice WRLD, Trippie Redd finding a bird saying his name, Swae Lee showing off his vocals and more. Watch and comment below!
New footage of #BrotherNature reveals he asked somebody who recognized him and recording him but wouldn’t delete the video to “take it outside” pic.twitter.com/qq873JNOQP
In footage doing the rounds on social media, the Canadian hip-hop star can been seen pleading with the audience: “Like I said, I’m here for you,” and, “If you want me to keep going, I’ll keep going.” He was met with a cacophony of boos and “nos”, which results in him exiting stage left. “It’s been love. I go by the name of Drake, thank you for having me,” he says as he walks off, reportedly ending his set 20 minutes early. Harsh. (Billboard)
Here’s a video from Camp Flog Gnaw.
Drake: “I’m here for you tonight. If you want to keep going, I will keep going. What’s up?”
Apparently, fans were hoping that Frank Ocean would be the surprise guest, and when Drake showed up and tried to perform he quite literally got booed off the stage and left. But not before pleading with the audience to give him a chance. “I’m here for you tonight. If you want to keep going tonight, I will keep going,” he said while audience members screamed “Noooooo” and “Booooo.” (Cosmopolitan)
Over the past few hours, the Internet has lit Drizzy up with hard-hitting memes.
LIKE HOW FUCKING PRIVILEGED DO YOU HAVE TO BE TO FUCKING BOO DRAKE OFF STAGE!? IF I EVER GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO CAMP FLOG GNAW, ID BE SO FUCKING GRATEFUL THEY COULD BRING A DAMN PIGEON ON STAGE AND ID BE HAPPY AS A MF. FUCK YALL FR I HATE EVERYONE WHO BOOD #campfloggnaw2019
ITS NOT THAT WE WERE ENTITLED, ITS THAT DRAKE LITERALLY SAID “IM ONLY SUPPOSED TO DO THREE SONGS…” we were hyped, but then… he kept going? Why wouldn’t he just say he was the closer?? #campfloggnaw2019pic.twitter.com/WNfvrrNMhA
This past weekend the entire Hip-Hop community flocked to Miami for the 2019 Rolling Loud Festival. After all the performances from the Friday slate of artists were complete it was time to play and Republic Records had the best place to pull up.
Republic, in partnership with SPLICE, took over Dream South Beach to celebrate their artists that made Rolling Loud the signature Hip-Hop festival it has become. In attendance at After Dark Swim Republic Records At Dream South Beach were Kash Doll, J.I.D., Trippie Redd, Coi Leray, Uno The Activist and more.
Check out images from the star-studded party below.
“This world will take your dream from you quick if you don’t stay locked in,” Boogie says on a cold day in Lower Manhattan. He is referring to a lesson intended for his young son, but it comes from personal experience. For five years, the Compton representative has been persistently pushing the line with his art. The MC and singer who used a student loan to purchase recording equipment has transcended from reaching out to blogs for posts to signing with Shady Records and going bar-for-bar with Eminem. In 2019, his dream seems to be manifesting in real-time. Boogie has already released one of 2019’s best albums so far in the form of Everything’s For Sale. It marks the Compton, California representative’s first drop with Eminem’s label and his first time on the charts. Twenty-nine-year-old Anthony Dixson is a different kind of act on the Shady roster. Although a cutting lyricist, Boogie’s music also offers melodic deliveries in many places. His sound and style pull from the church and Southern California’s gangland, in a cohesive way. On the microphone, Boogie shuns the cheap maneuvers so many rappers seem to rely on. He speaks his mind, confronts aspects of his personal life, and makes no bones about wishing to be remembered as a great. Although the presentation is quite different, the approach is not unlike that of Marshall Mathers some 20 years ago. Boogie Disrespects Eminem In The Most Respectful Way In His New Video
In speaking with AFH TV, Boogie unpacks the messages found on Everything’s For Sale. Along the way, he discusses his career, and his views about parenthood as well as love. He also details an emphasis on writing the kinds of songs that not only make him so easy to listen to, but someone that is relatable to so many. Before joining Shady in 2017, Boogie existed without the kind of cosigns that many emerging artists seem to seek and rely on. While he admits that he no longer cares, the MC notes, “It was irritating at a point for me, ’cause I felt like I was working so hard but was getting ignored. But I’m realizing that confirmation from another rapper or another man, period, that don’t define success. That’s just some stuff that was all just in my head. So now I don’t need they cosign, ’cause they’re competition at the end of the day.” By 2016, veterans and peers took notice. Boogie appeared on songs and projects by hometown heroes such as The Game, DJ Quik & Problem, as well as fellow sensation Buddy.< Boogie & J.I.D. Reject Industry Gimmicks In Favor Of Real Rap Now, Boogie’s latest single, “Rainy Days,” features Eminem’s first music of 2019. Asked how Shady’s founder discovered his music, Boogie says, “I have no idea.” Like Yelawolf, he was an Interscope Records act before inking with Shady. The label distributed some of Boogie’s prior releases including 2016’s Thirst 48 Part II. “I think [Eminem’s] manager, Paul [Rosenberg] got wind of me, maybe from the ‘Ni**a Needs’ video, ’cause Rihanna posted [it on Instagram]. I’m just guessin’; I have no idea. I just got a call one day that Em was interested. Then I was in Detroit like a day or two later.” Ahead of the 2017 Shady display for the BET Hip Hop Awards, Boogie showcased his skills alongside Conway The Machine and Benny The Butcher, following Eminem’s blockbuster political freestyle. Royce 5’9, who later put Boogie on 2018’s “Dumb,” watched in the background.
On “Rainy Days,” Boogie begins his verse: “So word to my idols and word to the GOATs / I ain’t sayin’ I like ’em, I’d kill all them ni**as, and wear ’em as coats.” He reflects on those bars. “At the end of the day, I’m not tryin’ to be nobody’s little homie. That’s just me tellin’ y’all I’m on your head; you can get the same sh*t that everybody else gettin’.” AFH TV asks Boogie about the lyrics’ context, given the collaboration. “Yeah, he changed my life; he put me in front of 80,000 people. I’m signed to him; that’s the big dog. He’s one of the greatest rappers of all time, if not the greatest. But my purpose in life isn’t to be second to nobody at the end of the day; my purpose is to be bigger than Eminem, bigger than anybody else who wants to step in my way.” Moments later, Boogie acknowledges that JAY-Z is his favorite MC. In addition to the “Renegade” MCs, he says he considers J. Cole, Tupac, and Kendrick Lamar to also be in that elite class.
Boogie Shows Why Eminem Signed Him With An Off The Top Freestyle (Video) In terms of Hip-Hop, Boogie also provides his definition for “Real Rap,” a term that can mean different things to different people. “[It means] honesty, emotions, and just not trying to avoid the fact that you’re human and you’ve got real feelings. That’s what it means to me.” In looking at his evolution as an MC, Boogie notes, “I think sometimes I just need to learn how to come off more subtle. I think if I want people to be open to what I’m saying I need to not be so aggressive when I’m doin’ it.” For an artist who regularly bemoans personas “on social,” he later admits he had to learn to put himself on display. “If you want to have change in the world and more impact, when you show people that you’re just like them, it’s easier for them to accept it so people know that I go through sh*t too.” While Boogie reps Compton, he was born in Los Angeles and raised in Long Beach. During adolescence, his mother got him involved with a church in the Hub City. While the move was intended to clean up his act, it became a pivot to the streets. “The church is the reason I started gang-banging. I wouldn’t have been in Compton in the first place if it wasn’t for this church, ’cause I wasn’t born in Compton,” he says. On his 2019 album’s artwork, Boogie is dressed in a red suit, carrying a casket outside of the church with red doors. “Everybody from that church just happened to be from this neighborhood. So after church, I was always in Compton streets. Just transitioning to that it was a super easy transition. The crazy thing about Compton, church and gang-banging, they go hand-in-hand. I don’t know why. It’s a dark thing though.” Like past collaborators Quik and Game, that affiliation also sticks with artists for life. Kendrick Lamar Details What Saved Him From The Streets Of Compton After becoming integrated with the CPT streets, Boogie’s musical direction changed from Gospel Rap to songs covering all aspects of his life. “I had to tell what I was really goin’ through in life. [I was not] just goin’ through Christian wars. I was really goin’ through street battles, and you can’t really talk about that in church. I had to talk about what I was goin’ through, like the gang-bangin’ stuff. It just happening like that.” While it may have introduced him to gang affiliation, Sunday services also contributed to his musicality. “That’s 100% from the church choir and me listening to R&B all day.” He notes that Lauryn Hill, Brandy, and Usher also reinforced those interests. Westside Gunn & Conway Explain What To Expect From Their Partnership With Eminem “I’m from Piru,” he confirms. Notably, neighboring Long Beach is known for its Crip sets. Boogie is asked if that presented any problems near his home. “It just worked out; I’m respected in Long Beach. Long Beach don’t get into it with Compton; Long Beach has their own issues [internally]. There’s not really a Compton vs. Long Beach war.” Carson, California’s Reason is another artist who has worked across gang boundaries and neighborhoods. Boogie, Reason, and J.I.D. have developed a friendship as three artists with similar principles. “People always put us in a box together, me, J.I.D., and Reason,” notes Boogie. Besides Em, Dreamville’s J.I.D. is a standout guest on Everything’s For Sale video single “Soho.”. He appears on “We [all are] rappin’, and not like on some corny back-packer stuff, but we got substance, concepts, and stuff like that—not sayin’ other people don’t. [People hear] similar vibes I feel like, even though we all rap so different. J.I.D. rap way faster than me. ‘Cause I got a lisp, I can’t rap that fast. Reason’s super punchline-head-ass, like I tell him all the time. I got more melodies than both of them. They’re my boys though.” Eminem Returns To His Battle Rap Roots With 2018’s Best Freestyle (Video) Elsewhere in the discussion, Boogie explains why he is intent on winning a Grammy. He also discusses the value in finding a partner who embraces flaws, and the importance of his son. The full conversation is available at AFH TV. We are currently offering free 30-day trials.
One of the highlights of J.I.D.’s late 2018 DiCaprio 2 album is “Off da Zoinkys.” The Christo-produced song calls for sobriety, while focusing simply on dope deliveries and substantial bars. “Y’all ni**as need to lay off the drugs, some of y’all need to lay off the dope /My ni**as gettin’ it straight off the boat / Pure cut, put it straight to your nose / I ain’t nosy, but I know what I know / Mr. Know-It-All, ‘Oh here he go’ / I’m the G.O.A.T,, I never go with the flow,” begins the Dreamville lyricist in the first verse. Later in the double-rhyming display, J.I.D. looks within to make a call for clarity. “I’ma go ahead and lay off the Xans, I’ma fall back sippin’ the lean / I gotta make sure my vision is clear, oh God, no, it’s not what it seems / Six, five, four, one, two, three .45 tote, you know me / You don’t want smoke, so what it’s gon’ be? / Gotta watch what you say when you lookin’ at me / Lookin’ at God, lookin’ for leaders, lookin’ for keys / Look at the pain in your eyes, ni**a, look where we been / Look at our wins, look at our sins, and look at our skin / I’ve been on a frenzy binge try’na get me a Benz / And then your fuzzy-ass dance wanna f*ck up the ends / Oh God, no, where are my friends? / Lord forgive me, yeah, I need to repent / Mind blurred, need to lay off the drugs, yeah God, they ain’t prayin’ enough / Ni**as dyin’, we ain’t sayin’ enough.” Beyond just sobriety, the song calls for more awareness and less dumbed-down self-indulgence. J.I.D. & Mereba Look Out For One Another On A Soulful Soiree The just-released video is an extension of the song’s premise. J.I.D. makes a few subtle cameos in the background of a video, as well as on a remixed peanut-butter label. However, the main character enjoys his substances from the minute his day starts. He shows what living can look like when you’re on a trip or in a daze. The video is nicely choreographed and captures the spirit of a song that’s informed without being preachy, and smart without compromising its bounce. More notably, the video nods to Robert Altman’s 1973 The Long Goodbye film, starring Elliott Gould. It was an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel of the same name. Just as this character does, the film’s protagonist (“Phillip Marlowe”) sits with his cat and watches a party of beautiful women from his window. In the music video, J.I.D. is enjoying that gathering. J.I.D & J. Cole Are Out To Prove Dreamville Is The Most Lyrical Crew In Hip-HopDiCaprio 2 includes appearances by Method Man, Joey Bada$$, J. Cole, 6LACK, A$AP Ferg, Ella Mai, and BJ The Chicago Kid. He also recently appeared in the video single for Boogie’s “Soho.”
Dreamville rapper J.I.D. is getting cinematic in 2019. The Atlanta native has secured Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort for his new “Off Da Zoinkys” music video.
Of course, we all know and hail the Dreamville star, J. Cole. On his birthday things took a turn when Tory Lanez took it to Twitter when he states that he can take Cole and Dreamville. Lanez recently beefed with Don Q by releasing a diss single, but now he is coming for Dreamville. J.I.D. had some words by stating that to put up or shut up by being positive about it.
Peep the tweets of the two below.
bruh know what time I’m on, u just tryna get to cole so this really had nun to do w me but u said you’ll merk the squad, cease and desist
Lol I went on tour w Tory Lanes in 2016 wen he just start losing his hair, 2018 this nigga got his hair back and start losing his mindwe sold out in Santa Ana tonight pullup #CatchMeIfYouCanTour
In real time, this shit bigger than Tory, y’all really be having dreamville fucked up, niggaz try to disrespect cole one of the realist people I ever met, bro changed my life and I can feed my self now, I ain’t going for no Dreamville disrespect, it’s on sight, bout whatever
I be on my positive Shit but I’m riding wit my team until til, y’all wana battle?drop ya song, you wana fight? Race? Slap box, shoot shit it’s whatever, I’m just sick of the bullshit, let’s make great music and show love when it’s due, everything else is fuck shit,
Last Friday, Compton’s Boogie released his first album since signing with Eminem’s Shady Records. The record is one of the better offerings so far in a young year, following a versatile—often humorous MC who looks at a dynamic life coming out of Hub City. Besides Marshall Mathers, the most notable guest on Everything’s For Sale is Dreamville’s J.I.D. Like Boogie (who was signed for a while before venturing to Shady), J.I.D. is another MC who is part of the Interscope Records system. Both artists tell their stories without compromise or gimmicks, and each did so before Em or J. Cole took interest. This year’s “Soho” looks at how each man’s career has shifted, and how they are past the industry jibber-jabber. Boogie Shows Why Eminem Signed Him With An Off The Top Freestyle (Video) “I’m still a ni**a with needs, I need to get me a lease / Pass on the key to the streets / I need the key to the door that’s been blocking out my inner-peace,” Boogie raps, after waving off futile SoHo House meetings, social media stunts, and extensive entourages. J.I.D. follows, “Like the usual, know I ain’t meeting at Nobu / Or going for Sushi at Roku / I motherf*cking told you, I’m sick of these ni**as / Who wanna be all in the videos, in the photos / I think I should sign to Death Row though,” he spits, referencing Suge Knight’s famed 1995 Source Awards tirade. Method Man, Joey Bada$$ & J.I.D. Go Nuts On One Of 2018’s Best Collabos After grinding for years with Spillage Village, J.I.D. knows all too well the clout-chasers and fickle attention that comes with fame. In the video, both artists are groomed for the camera. Boogie is tested with different looks, which include missing an eye, braids and gold glasses and teeth. This may be a nod to check-writers and the public looking for another Fetty Wap or Migos. For his appearance, J.I.D.’s face is covered with bandage tape. Returning to Boogie for the third verse, he appears as a “Charlie doll” puppet, and then as somebody with skin that molds to every impression. This is an artful treatment on how the industry wants to shape its next stars. These two MCs have made their introductions and built their catalogs on talent. It is what got them their major co-signs and platforms. Earlier this month, Boogie released a video for “Silent Ride.” Last year, he dropped a visual for “Self-Destruction.” New music from Boogie and J.I.D. is currently on Ambrosia For Heads‘ official playlist. Eminem’s 1st Verse Of The Year Shows He’s Still At War With His Critics#BonusBeat: Boogie made a short film for Everything’s For Sale:
Moments ago, J. Cole released his latest single “Middle Child.” Produced by Toronto’s T-Minus (Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Ludacris, Lil Wayne), the record marks the Dreamville leader’s first song of 2019. He released his fifth solo studio album, KOD, less than one year ago. Cole also spent some time blessing other artist’s work, providing bars on his act J.I.D’s “Off Deez,”Jay Rock’s “OSOM” and 21 Savage’s “a lot,” among others. Jermaine has also recently been teasing Revenge Of The Dreamers III, the latest installment of his label’s compilation series. On January 16, Cole tweeted, “The Revengers sessions are done.” The last volume, Revenge of the Dreamers II, released in December of 2015. All of J. Cole’s previous Instagram posts before the one he used to tease “Middle Child” have been mysteriously erased. Moments leading up into his song’s release, the social media-savvy MC/producer posted a series of cryptic pop culture photographs. Joe Budden Challenges J. Cole To Step Up His Game & Be Truly Great (Audio) Many speculated that the song would be a jab to a specific peer after Cole shared the lyrics that eventually made the top of the song: “Ni**as been countin’ me out, I’m countin’ my bullets / I’m loadin’ my clips / I’m writin’ down names, I’m makin’ a list / I’m checkin’ it twice, and I’m gettin’ ’em hit.” In the song, that series of bars continues, “The real ones been dyin’, the fake ones is lit / The game is off balance, I’m back on my sh*t.” A diss song appears not to what this is. Instead, “Middle Child” refers to Cole’s self-proclaimed place in the game. He sits between the O.G.’s like early mentor JAY-Z and a wise elder to artists such as 21 Savage and Kodak Black. J. Cole Calls Out Rappers For Faking Their Streaming Numbers On A Savage Verse While he talks back to critics, the superstar does not name names. Instead, the song also embraces Drake, who Cole describes with reverie. “Just put the Rolly’ back on my wrist / This watch came from Drizzy; he gave me a gift,” referring back to the early days. “They act like two legends cannot co-exist / But I never beef with a ni**a for nothin’, if I smoke a rapper, it’s gon’ be legit / It won’t be for clout, it won’t be for fame / It won’t be ’cause my sh*t is not selling the same / It won’t be to sell my latest sneakers, it won’t be ’cause some ni**a slid in my lane.” The commentary appears to address a lot of Rap’s in-fighting and its motives, as Cole sees them. Cole sings on the song about “givin’ ’em something they can feel,” which talks about uplifting those around the MC. He references dirty sneakers, Bentley, and many criticizing moves, while he feels he is a Rap industry little brother and big brother at the same time. Cole wants all who hear the song to know that neither guns nor money make you “real” in this age. Instead, he vows to cast a light on those who he believes in. J. Cole’s KOD May Be The Year’s Best Album & It Was Snubbed By The Grammys Previously, T-Minus provided the beat for Cole’s KOD video single “Kevin’s Heart.”
Source: AmbrosiaForHeads.com
Having sold out his debut Australian headline show in just a matter of hours the East Atlanta rapper J.I.D has confirmed a second and final show at Melbourne’s Max Watts on Friday, March 1 due to overwhelming demand!
Final tickets go on sale at 12pm Friday, January 18. For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au.
Growing up on a mix of his parents’ collection of classic funk and soul LPs, J.I.D first appeared on the Atlanta hip-hop scene with his debut EP “Dicaprio” in 2015. After a stint at Hampton University playing football, J.I.D hooked up with fellow MCs as part of the Spillage Village collective – eventually making the move to drop out of college and focus solely on music. In 2014 he set off on tour with EarthGang, Bas, and Ab-Soul – this allowed J.I.D to craft his skills, and a year later he recorded and dropped the “DiCaprio” EP, which saw him team up with a host of producers, as well as EarthGang.
Following up as a sequel to his 2015 SoundCloud EP, J.I.D’s sophomore album “Dicaprio 2” features a star-studded list of collaborators and producers, including 6LACK, A$AP Ferg, Joey Bada$$, Ella Mai, J.Cole and even features one of the last tracks ever produced by Mac Miller – out now on J. Cole’s label, Dreamville. Bringing back the three-verse structure, the mixtape structured album is a sheer skill-display – showing off how far his songwriting skill has grown since his debut album, “The Never Story” in 2017.
Last seen touring Australia in 2017 on J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only tour, this will be your only chance to catch a glimpse of J.I.D’s dexterous, fired-up flow while on tour for Perth’s recently expanded rap and bass-heavy Hidden festival.
J.I.D
Catch Me If You Can Tour – Australia Max Watts, Melbourne Wednesday February 27 – Sold Out
Friday March 1 – New Show!
TICKETS ON SALE 12PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: jidsv.com & livenation.com.au
pic.twitter.com/fgcVL9HWx1
(@AndresWrites) 
(@lolcantpickname) 
we sold out in Santa Ana tonight pullup 