Category archives: News

  • Jay-Z Says Beyoncé Is Not Pregnant, Calls Rumors 'Worse Than Blogs'

  • The world rejoiced last week when, for a moment, rumors and reality became one and it was revealed that Jay-Z and Beyonce were welcoming a new baby to the family. Hot 97's Old Man Ebro went on air Monday morning to explain that since he and Jay-Z are email buddies, he waited a day or so to send his congratulations and love along to Jay and Bey. He received the following heartbreaking response this[...]
  • Kanye West Projects New Video "New Slaves" on Buildings Around the World

  • Tonight, Kanye West outdid himself as an innovator in the art of the album launch by unveiling his new video via projections across the world. The new premiere is titled "New Slaves" and will be on on the follow-up to the 2010's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Kanye's website has posted a map of the world indicating the 66 locations the video will be launched on his website. Kanye is also sl[...]
  • Drake Announces 4th Annual OVO Fest 2013 Date and Lineup

  • Drake takes to octobersveryown.net to announce the 4th annual Octobers Very Own Festival which takes place on August 4th & 5th at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre in Toronto. This year it's a two day festival with the headliners being Drake, Frank Ocean & James Blake. Tickets go on sale May 24th at 10 a.m.
  • Kanye West Annonces Possible Album Release Date

  • Kanye West took to his Twitter this morning to announce a new date: June 18. With news that he has recently finished his forthcoming album, we assume that this may be the release date of his upcoming untitled project. June Eighteen — KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) May 2, 2013 It was then reported from Chris Atlas of Def Jam that this was indeed the realese date, but the news was quickly rescinded. [...]
  • Coachella 2013 Set Times

  • With Coachella only a few days away get ready to cue up which acts you want to see with the set times for each day below. Who are you excited to see the most? For those of you who will not be attending the festival stay tuned for a live stream here on YMF starting on Friday.
  • Kendrick Lamar & Miguel Cover VIBE

  • Kendrick Lamar and Miguel share the cover on VIBE‘s upcoming “Big List” issue. Check out the the excerpt below: You’re both carrying the torch as the leaders of the new generation. How do you define musical genius? KENDRICK: Somebody that don’t really have any boundaries, that’s not confined to the traditional structure of a song or traditional sounds. When you listen to “Adorn,” it feels like h[...]
  • Jay-Z & Roc Nation Join UMG

  • Jay-Z and Roc Nation have inked a multi-year partnership with Universal Music Group. The label will now house recordings from Jay and the rest of his roster, including Rihanna and J. Cole.  Jay-Z announced: “We are looking forward to working with Lucian and the incredible team he’s assembled at Universal. We would like to applaud Lucian for collaborating with us to strike a new age deal. This agr[...]
  • French Montana Announces Next Single Has No Features

  • French Montana announces that his next single "I Ain't Worried About Nothing" will be featureless. The track will drop April 19th. French explains he wants to prove the critics wrong by releasing a track on his own. Excuse My French will hit shelves May 21st. The album will features Diddy, Scarface, Snoop Dogg and more. via VIBE
  • Kid Cudi Parts Ways With G.O.O.D. Music

  • Earlier today Kid Cudi joined Power 106 to announce that he will no longer be working with G.O.O.D. Music. He made sure to state that there is no beef between him and anyone in the G.O.O.D. Music camp but mentions the main reason for him leaving is to grow his own label WickedAwesome and focus his time on other projects. Cudi said that he consulted with Jay-Z before approaching Kanye to make the d[...]