Young Jeezy Officially Changes His Name

In the music industry, a lot of artists choose to change their stage names as they progress and mature in their careers such as Diddy. One that most of us didn’t see coming is Jeezy.

The Atlanta native dropped the “Young” from his name which he announced Wednesday when he appeared on “RapFix Live”.

“Im grown now; I did enough of that,” he explained. “It sounds good because when I came in the game that’s who I was and that was my state of mind, but I’m a grown man. These zeros get to adding up, you gotta drop the ‘young’.”

Click here for the official RapFix interview.

New Video: YG Feat. Young Jeezy & Rich Homie Quan - "My N*gga"

YG, one of CTE’s newest signees released an official video for his single “My N*gga” featuring Young Jeezy and Rich Homie Quan which is featured on the Boss Yo Life Up Gang Vol. 1 mixtape. Check out the video above. 

New Music: Meek Mill Feat. Fabolous, French Montana & Nicki Minaj - "I Be On That"

Meek Mill teamed up with three of New York's hottest artist in the industry for a dope collaboration. He released a new joint entitled "I Be On That" featuring Fabolous, French Montana and Hip-Hop's Barbie Nicki Minaj.

The single is expected to be featured on Dreamchasers 3. Check out the single below.

New Music: Meek Mill - "Kendrick You're Next" (Cassidy Diss)

As Philly rapper Meek Mill prepares to release his upcoming mixtape Dreamchasers 3, last night he conducted a late night studio session with DJ Enuff and his camp for an exclusive listen. During the session Meek played an unreleased diss track entitled "Kendrick You're Next" in a diss aiming at hometown rivalry Philly rapper Cassidy! Check out the track below. Dreamchasers 3 is scheduled to be released on September 20^th.

 I wonder what Meek has to say about Kendrick Lamar, I knew it was coming. Stay tuned for updates! 

Album Stream: Janelle Monae - "The Electric Lady"

With the release of her sophomore album, The Electric Lady on the way, Janelle Monae has released a stream of her album. The 19-track album is scheduled to drop next Tuesday September 10 with features from Prince, Miguel, Erykah Badu and more. The singer teamed with VH1 to provide a stream for her fans. The Electric Lady is available for pre-order on iTunes now. Check out the stream below.

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Lupe Fiasco Sued for Allegedly Hiding $9 Million Dollars For Drug Kingpin

According to TMZ, Lupe Fiasco has been named the defendant in a lawsuit by the ex-wife, Inita Patton of convicted drug kingpin, Charles “Chilly” Patton. Chilly’s wife is accusing Lupe of helping her husband move $9 million dollars into several accounts preventing her from accessing money prior to the couple’s divorce.

In 2007 Chilly Patton was sentenced to 44 years on drug charges. Before his conviction, Patton was considered to be Lupe’s mentor and manager.

Lupe’s lawyer spoke with TMZ and says Inita Patton’s accusations have no bearing stating “There are no secret accounts and no illicit instructions".

Stay tuned for more updates in regards to this story. 

Part 1 of Pusha T's "My Name Is My Name" Documentary Series

While filming “Blocka” in Kingston, Jamaica Pusha T was joined by Noah Callahan-Bever of Complex magazine for a sit down interview in Part 1 of the My Name Is My Name documentary series. During the interview Pusha speaks on his relationship with Kanye West and Pharrell. He also speaks on his work as an artist and about his musical surrounding stating that he feels that is best for him to stay in his home state of Virginia:

“I live in Virginia, digest everything that comes from New York, and Atlanta and LA and all the other hubs because I personally feel it would affect my music. When are in a certain area you just become engulfed by the culture of that area. When I’m home for two or three days, the town talks, the town gossip, the town everything is what builds my music.

Pusha T’s album My Name Is My Name is set to hit store shelves and available on iTunes on October 8. Check out Part 1 of the documentary and stay tuned for Part 2.