• The Game Announces 10th Anniversary Show Celebrating 'The Documentary'

    The Game debuted in the world of hip-hop 10 years ago with his release "The Documentary."In celebration of the album turning 10, The Game has announced that he will perform at a special, one-night-only concert event.Using Instagram to share the announcement with fans, the rapper confirmed that he will perform the album in its entirety in honor of the milestone, much like Nas did with his debut "Illmatic" this past fall.The show will be held at the Belasco Theater in Los Angeles on the exact anniversary the LP was released in 2005: Jan. 18.The Game's Instagram announcement reads:"Los Angeles: This is the 1st & only time I will ever do this in my careeer in my city.... ONE NIGHT ONLY.... January 18th marks the 10 Year Anniversary to my Classic Album #TheDocumentary which dropped January 18th 2005.... and I will be having a 10 Year Anniversary concert Sunday January 18th !!! Performing The Documentary in its entirety w/ Special guests and surprises. You do not want to miss this s- !!! No work or school on Monday due to the Martin Luther King holiday so you know we can get turnt up Sunday night !!!! Tickets on sale now!"S/O @thertdgroup "Location: Belasco Theatre "1050 S. Hill St. "LA, CA 90015"See you there !!!!!!! #BloodMoney #Aftermath #10thAnniversary"

  • New Report: Hip-Hop Album Sales Decrease by 25% in 2014

    With 2015 just a few days old, reports are being updated and compiled to reflect how 2014 did music-wise in terms of album purchases, streaming and downloads.As previously reported, the top-selling albums of 2014 resulted in the genre of hip-hop completely missing the mark, with not a single album making the top 10 list.A new year-end report issued by Nielson Music confirms more damage to the genre last year — that rap album sales sold 24.1 percent less than in 2013. Of that statistic, CD sales specifically plunged more than 29.6 percent.The genre of hip-hop, according to the Nielson report, suffered at nearly double the rate as other genres in the music industry in general did.Looking at the digital side of things is not much of an silver lining either, with digital sales falling 21.8 percent.The main source of good news lies in the fact that for hip-hop and R&B streaming numbers increased significantly, helping to contribute overall to the music industry's streaming growth, which saw a 54 percent increase overall from 2013. Hip-hop and R&B's popularity is growing in the streaming world, with many artists releasing mixtapes and albums available for streaming prior to an official release.Unfortunately, the fact remains that hip-hop album sales were just about double the percentage decline for overall genres, which fell at 11.2 percent.While still on the lower end of the spectrum sales-wise, J. Cole ended his 2014 on a high note, ranking as the top-selling rap album of the year with 577,000 copies sold.

  • Brad Paisley Remembers Little Jimmy Dickens with Touching Tribute Post on Website

    In a post titled "Saying Goodbye to My Hero," Brad Paisley paid tribute to country legend Little Jimmy Dickens, who recently died at age 94. The "Whiskey Lullaby" singer opened for the Grand Ole Opry star when he was starting out in the music business. Dickens was also a favorite guest at the CMAs in recent years, clowning around with Paisley as he hosted alongside Carrie Underwood."Why was he my hero? Jimmy made more out of his time on earth than anyone I've ever known; an incredible life in every measurable way," Paisley wrote on his website. "Longevity? Yes, practically unheard of. Faith? Totally and wholeheartedly. Humor? There was no one funnier, or with a better sense of it."Paisley called Dickens the best entertainer he has ever seen, adding that "he was the best friend any human being could ask for. Bar none.""Love? This was a big one. I think he loved everyone he ever met, and if not, he never let it be known. More importantly, I think everyone who ever met him loved him instantly...and forever," he wrote.Dickens was known for hits like "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" and "Take an Old Cold Tater (and Wait)," which earned him the nickname "Tater" from buddy Hank Williams.

  • Fans Protest Grammy Nominations for Excluding YG [PHOTOS]

    Saturday afternoon, Jan. 3, saw quite an interesting assortment of protest signs, such as "Bruh!" and "#Bicketing," as fans of YG assembled at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles. The protestors assembled to support YG as he was wronged out of a Grammy nomination, as the young rapper tweeted, "I ain't tell em do this doe."YG acknowledged that he had nothing to do with organizing the group of loyal fans but was elated to support the protest motives on Twitter.The dedicated group of fans assembled at the Grammy Museum, and their protest effort led to them being kicked out of the museum, as well as garnishing attention online.YG, the rapper from Compton, California, has vocalized his opinion on his lack of a Grammy nod several times, including with an interview on Big Boy's Neighborhood.YG made a case for himself, stating that the reason he was not nominated had to due with his background."I think it has to do with me being from the streets, and representing what I represent," he told Big Boy's Neighborhood.His debut album, "My Krazy Life," saw its fair share of support and critical acclaim, but it still was not enough for a Grammy nomination. YG stated in the interview that he felt his album was better than other nominations in the Best Rap Album category, such as Eminem and Iggy Azalea.

  • Blog Tracks Down Melissa Dawson Higgins, NASA Scientist and Unwitting Vocal Inspiration for Burial Track "Come Down To Us"

    More than a year after its release, one of the mysteries from Burial's acclaimed 2013 EP Rival Dealer has been solved: Fans and curious listeners wanted to find out who was the female voice commenting on the galaxy during the sprawling final track "Come Down To Us." Yeah I Got did the research that traced the quotes back to NASA scientist Melissa Dawson Higgins and interviewed her accordingly.

  • Eminem, D12 Reunion 'Can Definitely Happen,' According to Kuniva

    It has now been more than a decade since the most recent D12 album, but fans of the Eminem-led group got good news this weekend when member Kuniva wrote that a recent collaboration for the "Shady XV" compilation might spark a full record."That was the first time we had recorded together in a long time," he wrote on SOHH. "It was like the first time, without Marshall, we had recorded something in like six or seven years."The chemistry was right there again. We never lost a step. I think a D12 reunion can definitely happen."Early in 2014, the "Detroit Free Press" published a profile about producer Mark Bass's ("Without Me," "Lose Yourself") upcoming projects. He told them he was busy mixing new tracks from D12, three of which featured Eminem.Perhaps those tracks had something to do with "Shady XV," but only one fresh cut made its way to the release.Now, Kuniva thinks the Dirty Dozen will make 2015 a special year.

  • The Darkness Announce New Drummer, Confirm 2015 Album

    The Darkness has been talking about a first-quarter 2015 album for a while, but they had unfinished business to attend to when drummer Ed Graham departed. The U.K. group has finally named a replacement, Emily Dolan Davies, and they are ready to move forward with a fourth LP."The new album is brutal," singer Justin Hawkins told Classic Rock. "It's definitely stripped back — with the exception of some mandolins. But when you're doing medieval rock you should have a mandolin in it. And while I wouldn't say that this [is] our Rainbow Rising, we're definitely exploring the myths of old. It's medieval rock, but it still sounds like The Darkness."Earlier this year, Hawkins told Classic Rock that fans would be getting some serious diversity on the new disc."It's similar to what we did on the first record [2003's "Permission to Land"], where there was every different type of rock song on there," he said. "Change is good and we are changing massively on this next record, sonically and in appearance. Everything is pretty much going out of the window."Dolan Davies will be adding her notably muscular rhythms to the new tunes.

  • Nicki Minaj Struggling with Christmas Poltergeists in Her UK Home? Real Emergency Calls Placed in UK on Christmas Day

    We deeply appreciate those members of society who take jobs that force them to show up for work on Christmas day: Police officers, firefighters, Waffle House employees. One 999 phone operator in the UK (999 is the UK equivalent to 911 in the United States) got a Christmas surprise when Nicki Minaj called in to report that she was struggling with poltergeists creating havoc in her home. This, alas is a true story and was not a prank, although of course the real Minaj was not the one behind the call.

  • Kanye West Fans Don't Know Who Paul McCartney Is? Yeah Right. E! and Others Punk'd by Social Media after "Only One" Release

    Kanye West is definitely one of the great tastemakers in music today thanks to his expansive listening habits. Otherwise Top 40 kids scrunched their eyebrows tight when The Haxan Cloak's Excavation rumbled on the speakers before his Yeezus tour dates, and Gesaffelstein can't get any press without his work on "Black Skinhead" being mentioned. The rapper doesn't just stick to the underground of course...he's done a whole album with Jay Z and recently released a single featuring Paul McCartney. And then it turns out that many of his fans have no idea who the former Beatle is. Seriously?
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