• Ludacris Comes Angry, Stays Polished on 'Burning Bridges'; EP Features Rick Ross, Jason Aldean, John Legend Guest Spots

    Society always celebrates the records that top the Billboard 200 album chart. Back of The Billboards is a Music Times weekly segment that looks at the opposite end: the new record that finished closest to the back of the Billboard 200 for the previous week. We hope to give a fighting chance to the bands you haven't heard of. This week we look at Ludacris' new EP 'Burning Bridges' and its lead-up to a new album during 2015, 'Ludaversal.'
  • DJ Mustard Remixes Beyoncé's '7/11': 'IDFWU' Producer Gives Club-Friendly Twist To 2014 Hit [LISTEN]

    DJ Mustard is on the track. The prolific YG collaborator who dominated 2014 with his club-friendly sound has gotten back into the remix game with a fresh new take on Beyoncé's smash single "7/11" from the platinum version of her platinum selling artist album Beyoncé. Mustard does what he does so well in giving the fun, upbeat, autotuned original a club-friendly makeover with more powerful drums, bigger chords, chops up the vocals to fit the structure of the song and adds his own "drop" with pitched, rising synths.
  • Jeremih Shares Music Video for 'Don't Tell 'Em' Remix Featuring French Montana, Ty Dolla $ign [WATCH]

    Though French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign's remix of Jeremih's smash hit "Don't Tell 'Em" was released months ago, the three have finally gotten around to releasing a music video for the track, which you can check out below. The Eif Rivera-directed clip features the three artists hanging around a mansion with a beautiful lady, and being a hip-hop video in 2015, there is the obligatory Beats By Dre product placement thrown in for good measure.You can check out the music video for Jeremih's "Don't Tell 'Em" remix featuring French Montana and Ty Dolla $ign here:
  • Rick Ross Tattoos Miami Heat Logo On His Face [PHOTOS]

    Rick Ross is one heavily tattooed performer, who recently added to his collection with the Miami Heat logo. Ross has over 100 tattoos on his body, and is running out of room as a result, but all the same didn't stop the rapper from finding creative places for the Miami Heat logo and Meek Mill's Dream Chasers symbol - on his face.
  • Rick Ross, Jeezy Drop New Verses on Young Dolph's 'Preach' Remix [LISTEN]

    Young Dolph has shared a remix of his track "Preach" featuring new verses from fellow Southern rappers Jeezy and Rick Ross, which you can check out below. The track features a pitifully tinny trap beat courtesy of Zaytoven, but the forceful new verses from Ross and Jeezy almost make up for it, with Dolph delivering the hook himself.You can check out the remix of Young Dolph's "Preach" featuring Jeezy and Rick Ross here:You can download the track for free here.You can check out the music video for Young Dolph's original "Preach" here, just in case you were curious:
  • Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug Guest on Nipsey Hussle's "Choke" [LISTEN]

    Nipsey Hussle's new mixtape, 'Mailbox Money,' is set to drop tomorrow, Dec. 31, but if that's too long for you to wait for new music, Nipsey has shared a new song titled "Choke" featuring Young Thug and Rich Homie Quan, which you can check out here. The song features some heavy-hitting, dramatic production from London On Da Track and opens with a lengthy sample of Samuel L. Jackson's climactic speech from "Pulp Fiction." The vocals don't seem to be mixed very well though and often rise uncomfortably far above the beat.
  • Nipsey Hussle Shares Tracklist For 'Mailbox Money' Mixtape, Featuring Rick Ross, DJ Mustard

    Nipsey Hussle's upcoming Mailbox Money mixtape drops tomorrow, Dec. 31, but today, the Los Angeles rapper has revealed the tracklist, which you can check out below. Mailbox Money will feature guest appearances by Rick Ross, K Camp, Buddy, G.I. Joe, Conrad, Pacman, Dom Kennedy, J Stone, Trae Tha Truth, and Vernardo, as well as production work by DJ Mustard, DJ Khalil, and THC, among others.
  • Beyoncé's '7/11' Remixed by French Montana, Detail [LISTEN]

    Bronx rapper French Montana has teamed up with producer Detail for a remix of Beyoncé's recent single "7/11," which you can check out below. While the original track is a hard-hitting club banger, this remix replaces the synths with an airy acoustic guitar line and some piano. Instead of rapping, French Montana sticks to singing for this remix, since Beyoncé did plenty of rapping herself in the original version.You can check out French Montana and Detail's remix of Beyoncé's "7/11" here:The original "7/11" was released as the lead single from the platinum edition of Beyoncé's self-titled album, which was released last month on Nov. 24. You can check out her great DIY music video for the song here:
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