Consequence, former G.O.O.D Music rapper, releases a new track from his upcoming mixtape “Movies On Demand 4″. The tape doesn’t have an official release date as of yet but track titled “Why Do I Even Go Home”. The New York teams up with one of his old pals John Legend to reflect on relationship problems. [...]
Consequence Ft. John Legend –“Why Do I Even Go Home”
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Big Sean –“How It Feel” (Video Preview)
G.O.O.D Music artist Big Sean gives his fans a glimpse of what to expect on his fourthcoming mixtape, named after where he was born and raised, “Detroit”. Sean drops a preview of “How I Feel”, a track off the mixtape, produced by Million $ Mano. Keep a look out for the new project which is [...]
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G.O.O.D. Music Performs At Jay-Z’s “Made In America” Festival
While finishing up his first day of his “Made In America” Festival in Philly hip-hop legend Jay-Z brings out a couple of surprise performances for the crowd. Artists such as Freeway, Memphis Bleek and Swizz Beatz stopped by to perform with Jay. Then as the show time was winding down Kanye West and his G.O.O.D. [...]
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Big Sean – Detroit (Mixtape)
Detroit rapper Big Sean drops his highly anticipated new mixtape “Detroit.”The tape has features with artist such as, J. Cole, Jhené Aiko, Mike Posner, Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, Juicy J and a whole lot more. Also it has a couple hot productions that come from KeY Wane, Million $ Mano, Lex Luger, Young Chop and [...]
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G.O.O.D Music – Cruel Summer (Artwork x Tracklist)
After G.O.O.D Music recently released another single, “Clique,” off of their “Cruel Summer” album, which drops September 17, We’ve got the official tracklisting after jump. The features include R. Kelly, Ma$e, Ghostface Killa and more plus Chief Keef’s remix on the final cut for the album. Check after jump to see the tracklist and above [...]
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Meek Mill Ft. Big Sean –“Burn” (BTS Photos)
Philly rapper Meek Mill hits up Miami to shoot his new video, that features G.O.O.D Music‘s Big Sean, “Burn.” The track is off of Meeks upcoming studio album “Dreams And Nightmares,” which drops October 30. Check after jump to see some behind the scenes photos and video vixens including Stephanie Monique.
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Watch Travis Scott (@trvisXX) New Video “Quintana” Here!
“Straight From Mexico, Call It Quintana”. You can automatically expect a dope banger from any unit or musician out of the G.O.O.D Music label, and their creative sounds are not to be taken lightly. The “next up” rapper Travis Scott hits earlier today with a new video to his recently released record “Quintana”. We wont [...]
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NEW MUSIC: Big Sean Ft. Common “Switch Up”
GOOD Music rapper Big Sean hits hard today with this new cut “Switch Up”, where he effortlessly kills it over the Million $ Mano, No I.D. & Rob Kinelski produced track. Sean has seen cars, hoes, houses switch up, but he will not be switching teams anytime soon. The track features fellow GOOD Music MC heavyweight Common [...]
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New Music: Travi$ Scott-”Owl Pharaoh” (LP)
What a surprise! But a great one nonetheless. Without any warning (and without further adieu), Grand Hustle & G.O.O.D Music rookie Travi$ Scott has dropped his highly anticipated, long awaited LP “Owl Pharaoh.” According to his Twitter, (@trvisXX) it seems the 2013 XXL Freshman has been waiting all day to drop the bomb on the [...]
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Big Sean Speaks on Collab with Eminem, Kanye’s Baby North, Current Relationship & Illuminati on Sway in the Morning
Rapper Big Sean has been hitting the press circuit recently due to the approaching release of his sophomore album “Hall of Fame” (August 27th). The G.O.O.D. Music rapper stops by “Sway In The Morning” radio show in New York City to discuss a plethora of topics including his collaboration with rap legend Eminem, the dish [...]
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Kanye West Signs Q-Tip to G.O.O.D. Music
Twitter tells us EVERYTHING. XXL Magazine Editor in Chief informed the world via social media less than an hour ago, “It’s official: Q-Tip signs to G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam. #Queens.” This was shortly thereafter confirmed by a statement from the rapper himself saying,
“I’m excited to be a part of the great iconic Def Jam label, I’m humbled to be a part of such a storied history. To reconnect with Barry Weiss is a great thing. As far as G.O.O.D. Music, I’m excited to solidify my working relationship with Kanye, and I look forward to all the opportunities that lie ahead in our partnership. I will do my best to present the most cutting edge music I can.”
So, that’s another extraordinary artist added to the already stellar G.O.O.D. Music Roster. Does that mean we can expect a few bars from Q-Tip on a possible “Mercy” Remix? Or maybe just a few features on the upcoming album from the entire label? Either way, I think we all miss music from Q-Tip and are excited about his future.
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Kanye West & Pusha T – New God Flow
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After releasing the album cover a few days ago and reciting a verse at last nights BET Awards 12, Kanye West delivers the highly anticipated ‘New God Flow‘. Check out the track above. A good start to the week with some good music.
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KarenCivil.com Interview: Cyhi The Prynce Talks Ivy Leage ‘Tape, Cruel Summer Album, and Competition in Rap Crews
It’s been a minute since we heard from one of ‘Ye’s G.O.O.D Music soldiers, Cyhi The Prynce. With all the hype and talk lately regarding the collective’s joint album, Cruel Summer, it would be easy to forget that these guys still have their own records to work on. For Cyhi, that comes in the form of the Ivy League Club, a 21-track mixtape that dropped Tuesday night, which includes some bangers (the groovy, Illusive Orchestra-produced Tool, the ATLlien anthem, A-Town) and enough features and production to consider this as an actual album, with the likes of Big Sean, Schoolboy Q, Yelawolf, Chris Brown, and production from the likes of Mike Will, super-producer and rapper, Hit-Boy, Lex Luger, and Drumma Boy to name a few. Going with the more clean, classy and prestigious vibe –hence, Ivy League– Cyhi’s latest ‘tape gives us a glimpse to what type of craziness the monster crew aka G.O.O.D Music is about to put out. Mr. Got-Bread-Like-Quizinos (remember the infamous G.O.O.D cypher?) caught up with KarenCivil.com and chatted about all-things G.O.O.D, the actual release date of his long-awaited album, and what a ratchet 808′s beat really is.
Interview by Michael Nguyen
It must have been a hectic past 24 hours for you.
Yeah, man. It’s going really well.
Ivy League Club just dropped. How has the initial reaction been for the fans, blogs, producers, fellow artists, everyone?
It’s really overwhelming right now. I kind of knew that it would have a certain effect, but it’s going really well. I’m very proud of my work and we keep it moving forward.
We know that Ivy League schools have that prestigious, luxurious, high-class, upper-level reputation. Is that the type of vibe you were aiming for with this mixtape?
Yeah. My vibe was, you know, I don’t make much club-driven music. I’m more hip-hop. What I wanted to do was add a little intelligence over the ratchet 808 beats. [Laughs] That was my goal. I wanted to sound very prestigious but at the same time, very hood.
What’s a ratchet 808’s beat?
You know, you have beats like Primo and Alchemist –things that are more traditional hip-hop. Then you have the Mike Will, and Lex Lugers who add the gritty, dark stuff. What I wanted to do was to take the lyricism that I would use over a Primo or Just Blaze track and put it over on top of a Mike Will beat.
So it was more of you wanting a mix of grimy and clean shit as well.
Right. I wanted lyrics to be clean but the music to be grimy.
You talked about club music earlier. You think there’s too much club music in hip-hop right now?
I mean, when I was growing up, I listened to stuff that wasn’t traditionally club music. Now, it’s like when you’re in the car, you feel like you’re in the club. [Laughs] When you’re in the car, you feel like you want to pop a bottle in the car.
One of the songs that stood out to me was “Tool.” That was sort of a unique and different sound for any rap record. Was that more of you experimenting with different sounds or what?
It’s funny because “Tool” because every time I turned on that song, that was the way I would sing it. Then I wanted to give it an educated opinion on why guys from the streets carry guns. I didn’t want it to be arrogant like, “Yeah, we shoot everybody.” I didn’t want to sound like that. I wanted to sound like what’s the reason for doing what we do or indulging in activities that we indulge in. I felt that was a good explanation for it.
I noticed there were a bunch of features on there. Did you ever worry about having too many names on your own mixtape?
Well, originally I wanted to incorporate people because when I walk in the club, I would see somebody like Trouble or Big Sean. I wanted to make it feel like it was a club on the actually mixtape, too. I wanted to invite people to make it feel cohesive and break up the monotony of the sound.
Honestly, with the names you have on there –features and production-wise– you must’ve spent a lot on this mixtape.
[Laughs] Yeah, yeah. Absolutely.
Do you look at Ivy League Club as a mixtape? Just because of the quality of the songs, the features and production might make it more in the realms of an actual album. Like you went all out for this.
Yeah. I wanted people to understand that what you hear from my mixtape is only half of me or a quarter of me. I want them to understand how my album is going to take place. If you see me doing this on my mixtape, how I take time and come up with creative ideas, my album is going to be 10 times more. It’s still going to have the same attributes and the same foundation that my mixtape has. It’s going to be astronomical.
Speaking of albums, everybody’s dying to know when your official album will drop. Let us know what’s happening with that.
Which album? The G.O.O.D Music album or my album.
Your album.
Well, I’m looking into the first quarter. The rest of the year is going to be spent building on my brand, touring, doing features, things like that. I want to get my name to that spot where it’s like a household name. I’m actually working on it right now. I’m in the beginning stages so that’s my plan.
So there’s no timeline as of yet?
No, no timeline as of yet but it’s for the first quarter.
Moving on to the other album, Cruel Summer, it is slated to come out soon. What type of craziness should people expect from Kanye and company?
Oh man. That right there –what you see me doing, with what I have and the tricks you see me doing – imagine Kanye and me, Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, 2 Chainz, Teyanna [Taylor]. It’s a collaboration of great artists. It’s not no compilation. It’s really going to be an album.
What do you think of this day and age where you have all these rap groups going at it for the top spot. Like G.O.O.D Music, MMG, Young Money, etc. How does that impact hip-hop as well as your mentality when you hit the studio?
Well, that’s the fun part of it. A lot of them might take it too seriously. We’re all like superheroes. It’s like, we’re Captain Planet, the Power Rangers, and they’re like Marvel Comics, you got Batman and Spiderman. Everybody is like their own character coming out. Everybody is like their own artist.
Is that competition good for hip-hop?
As long as they keep it professional, it’s cool. I mean, everything is camp-driven. When ‘Ye started out, there weren’t a lot of new camps bringing together artists. Now you have Ross and his team, Kanye’s team, Kendrick Lamar and his Section 80, and Young Money. You have a bunch of different crews. It’s cool but we already know what we do.
You’re obviously going to have a biased opinion, but do you think when Cruel Summer drops, G.O.O.D Music is going to be at the top of the game?
I always thought we were at the top of the chain. You have to understand what type of artists we are. Fortunately, we learn from our boss. He likes to keep us prestigious. He likes to keep the shock value up. You don’t see Kanye doing radio, interviews, you don’t see him showing up at your local club. A lot of people feel like the more that they see are the ones that are winning. Y’all see who won the awards.
What type of conversations do you and Kanye have? What type of atmosphere does he create when you’re together?
It’s always creative. We will rarely talk about our personal lives and stuff like that. We sometimes do, but afterwards we’ll take that and turn it into something creative.
Like putting your life story or experiences and translating that behind the mic in the studio.
Yeah. Like ‘Ye is creative all the time. He’s creative when he wakes up, goes to the restaurant, drives the car. He always thinks about how to make things better.
Do you think G.O.O.D music’s versatility separates you guys from all the other rap groups?
Absolutely it does.
How so?
Well, my style is more southern hip-hop. 2 Chainz is more rap-southern. Pusha T gives you a real dope voice and intelligence. Then you have Big Sean who’s our young, fun, playa cat. Cudi is like our rager, rock guy. When we wear black, he wears white. He’ll get in trouble for it and he knows it [Laughs]. Then you have Common with the conscious rap and gives you real-life values. I think we’re a well-rounded team.
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Interview by Michael Nguyen
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Pusha T Announces Tour Dates
Fresh off the heels of the success of his debut solo album, My Name is My Name, which was released last October 2013, GOOD MUSIC recording artist Pusha T who has been cited as one of the best MC’s to release an album in 2013, announces a United States and European tour. The tour will launch January 28th in Vancouver, CA and then he hits the road down to Boston, MA on February 4th to kick off in the US where Pusha will join 2 Chainz for the “2 Good for 2 Be T.R.U”tour. He’ll finish up his tour in Europe with shows in France, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and the UK.
See full List of dates after the jump!
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
Tue. January 28, 2014 – Venue – Vancouver, BC
Wed. January 29, 2014 – Marquee Room – Calgary, AB
Thu. January 30, 2014 – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB
Fri. January 31, 2014 – Telus Theatre – Montreal, QC
Sat. February 1, 2014 – Barrymore’s Music Hall – Ottawa, ON
Sun. February 2, 2014 – Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
Mon. February 3, 2014 – Marquee Ballroom – Halifax, NS
Tue. February 4, 2014 - House of Blues – Boston, MA
Wed. February 5, 2014 - Roseland Ballroom – New York, NY
Fri. February 7, 2014 - Chicago Theatre – Chicago, IL
Sat. February 8, 2014 - Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
Mon. February 10, 2014 - Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
Tue. February 11, 2014 – The Complex – Grand Room – Salt Lake City, UT
Wed. February 12, 2014 - Revolution Event Center – Boise, ID
Thu. February 13, 2014 - Showbox SoDo – Seattle, WA
Tue. February 18, 2014 - Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
Thu. February 20, 2014 - The Observatory OC – Santa Ana, CA
Fri. February 21, 2014 - Hollywood Palladium – Hollywood, CA
Sat. February 22, 2014 - The Joint – Las Vegas, NV
Sun. February 23, 2014 – Club XS – Tucson, AZ
Mon. February 24, 2014 – Club Red – Tempe, AZ
Thu. February 27, 2014 - Midland Theatre – Kansas City, MO
Fri. February 28, 2014 - Chaifetz Arena – St. Louis, MO
Sat. March 1, 2014 - Egyptian Room at Old National Centre – Indianapolis, IN
Sun. March 2, 2014 - Bank of Kentucky Center – Highland Heights, KY
Tue. March 4, 2014 - Palace Theatre – Louisville, KY
Thu. March 6, 2014 – Altar Bar – Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. March 7, 2014 – Crofoot Ballroom – Pontiac, MI
Sat. March 8, 2014 – Brick Street Bar – Oxford, OH
Sun. March 9, 2014 – Center Stage – Atlanta, GA
Wed. March 12, 2014 - La Hacienda Event Center – Midland, TX
Thu. March 13, 2014 - South Side Ballroom – Dallas, TX
Fri. March 14, 2014 - Bayou Music Center – Houston, TX
Mon. March 17, 2014 - Jannus Live! – St. Petersburg, FL
Tue. March 18, 2014 - The Fillmore at Jackie Gleason – Miami Beach, FL
Thu. March 20, 2014 - The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
Fri. March 21, 2014 - Landmark Theatre – Richmond, VA
Sat. March 22, 2014 - Tower Theatre – Upper Darby, PA
EUROPEAN TOUR DATES
Fri. May 30, 2014- Paris, France
Sat. May 31, 2014- Tilburg, Holland
Sun. June 1, 2014- Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
Mon. June 2, 2014 - Gibson Room, Frankfurt, Germany
Tue. June 3, 2014 - X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland
Wed. June 4, 2014 - Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany
Thu. June 5, 2014 - Vooruit, Gent, Belgium
Fri. June 6, 2014 - Koko, London, UK
To purchase tickets visit: www.pusha-t.com or www.
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Big Sean Penned ‘I Don’t F*** With You’ While With Naya Rivera
Everybody has at least one person or situation they couldn’t stand and said the fateful words: “I don’t fuck with you.” From that worldview, Big Sean penned the lines to his new record and surprisingly he wasn’t angry or even single yet. “Everybody got someone that they feel like that about, and if not, you […]
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CyHi The Prynce Keeps It 100 In ‘Credit ‘I’ Deserve’
CyHi The Prynce is never shy when keeping it 100 percent and in his newest release “Credit ‘I’ Deserve” he does just that. With lyrics supporting the title like “my verses deserve hearses/1 doctor, 2 nurses and 4 surgeons” clearly CyHi is no longer holding his tongue. The Stone Mountain, Ga representer says that “for […]
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New Video: Big Sean Feat. Kanye West & John Legend –‘One Man Can Change The World’
The GOOD Music dream-team Big Sean, Kanye West, and John Legend teamed up for a powerful black and white visual for “One Man Can Change The World”. The Chi-town reps Kanye West and Big Sean rapped effortlessly over the moving track and hook as John Legend effortlessly accompanied with more vocals. The emotional record was […]
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Pusha T Named President Of G.O.O.D. Music
Other than his remix of “R.I.C.O.” which dropped on The Pharmacy a few nights back, we haven’t heard much from Pusha T on the music front in a while. However, here’s some big news from the rapper. It has been announced that Push is now the President of the G.O.O.D. Music label and his long […]
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Op-Ed: What Exactly Is “Good” Music?
We live in a generation of diversity. Through the decades of growth, hip-hop has evolved into something that is praised by some, but shamed by others. With that being said, we ask, “What exactly is good music?” Depending on where your music taste is from, “good music” can be a variety of things. Back in the […]
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Desiigner Signs To G.O.O.D. Music
Desiigner has been best known for his song “Panda” which over the past couple of months, has gained some buzz with rappers like Papoose jumping on the record. Last night, Kanye West revealed some big news about him. Desiigner is now the latest addition to the G.O.O.D. Music family, joining the likes of Pusha T, […]
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