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Retchy P Says He Wishes Wale Died Instead Of A$AP Yams; Wale And Fat Trel Respond
Retchy P first revealed his thoughts that Yams’ death should have instead fell onto the shoulders of Flo Rida or Roscoe Dash.
“IT SHOULDA BEEN FLO RIDA,” he said. This was quickly followed with “OR ROSCOE DASH” and “JUS THINKIN OUT LOUD.”
After the aforementioned tweets, Retchy P pointed to Washington D.C. rapper, Wale.
“SHOULDA BEEN @WALE," Retchy P tweeted this past Saturday (January 24).
This was quickly followed with, "DEF @WALE" to which the MMG lyricist responded with, “@RetchyP so I should b dead? U want me to die? Correct? U don't know me but wish death to me."
In response, Retchy P wrote: “@WALE DEF, WOULD SWAP U OUT FOR MY MANS IN A HEARTBEAT #COLDWORLD.”
Wale hit back with: “@RetchyP yeah and Id swap U out for a hunnit good men I lost. U wish death on people.. U a different kind of nigga . Enjoy your evening.”
Again responding, Retchy P wrote: “@Wale IM A SICK KID WHAT CAN I SAY, DO SUTTIN WHEN U SEE ME I BE OUTSIDE.”
Following Retchy P and Wale’s back-and-forth, fellow D.C. and MMG spitter Fat Trel jumped in on the conversation to condemn P’s words.
“@retcyp NIGGA I WILL SMAKKK YA WHOLE FACE OFF!!! STOP PLAYIN BIG,” Fat Trel said.
In response, Retchy P wrote: “@FATTREL WE COULD ALL GO TA HELL IN DIS MUTHAFUCKA U AINT SAYIN BUT A WORD NIGGA U OUT HERE DEFENDIN ANOTHA GROWN ASS MAN TYPA NIGGA IS HE.”
Fat Trel subsequently tweeted: “@RetchyP NIGGA I AINT TRYNA HEAR DAT SHYT!!! ILL B IN NYC SOON...PULL UP ON UR BLOCK!!!!! NO TALKIN”
Jewell Explains Her Book's Claims About Tupac's Death And Dr.Dre's Sexuality
A little over a decade after her film debut, the well-preserved 49-year-old mother, author and performer (who began her career in the mid-1980s as part of a performance troupe for the nation’s original Hip Hop radio station, Los Angeles’ KDAY) spoke to HipHopDX on Labor Day 2011 (courtesy of Hoopla Media Group) with shockingly even more eye-popping candor than her on-camera confessional.
As she prepares for the October 25th release of her memoir, My Blood, My Sweat and My Tears, and its accompanying album (which will precede the release of her long-vaulted Death Row debut by WIDEawake Entertainment), the hookstress heard on 2Pac’s “Thug Passion,” Dr. Dre’s “Dre Day,” Snoop Dogg’s “Gin & Juice” and several other timeless tracks from the G-Funk’d 1990s discussed with DX the “intimate secrets” in her book, including the premonition that might have saved ‘Pac’s life, and maybe most notably, the seemingly never-ceasing rumors regarding Dr. Dre’s sexual preference.
Gucci Mane Has At Least Three Hard Drives Worth Of Unreleased Music
During the third episode of Noisey’s series exploring the Atlanta rap scene, the show’s host Thomas Morton spoke with Curtis Daniels, the CEO of Patchwerk Studios where Gucci Mane frequents, who revealed that he owns three hard drives worth of unreleased Gucci Mane material.
“I liked [it] when he was here because he stayed out of trouble,” Curtis Daniels says. “And the label was like, ‘Hey, let’s just keep him in the studio because when he in the studio he ain’t getting into trouble.’ Usually he’ll go from jail to the studio. On the call he’ll be like, ‘I’m getting out. I’ve wrote a bunch of stuff. I’ve got a lot of stuff I need to get off my chest.’ Then, he’ll come in the studio and he’ll just work. That’s how it’s been every other time. In my office I probably got like three hard drives worth of Gucci [Mane’s] music that ain’t been released.”
Thomas Morton also spoke with super producer Zaytoven about Gucci Mane and his influence on the genre of trap.
During the conversation, Zaytoven spoke on trap’s widespread appeal before calling Gucci Mane the “big dog” when it comes to trap music. Zaytoven’s comments come just weeks after calling Gucci “one of the best of our time,” during a recent interview with DJ Smallz.
“The trouble that they get in or try to stay out of is almost the reason why their music come across so good,” Zaytoven says of trap music. “You’ll probably never live that lifestyle [or] never see it, but you’ll feel what they going through or feel what they doing ‘cause these are the type of lifestyle these guys are living.
“We respect Gucci so much because Gucci will bring everybody together,” Zaytoven adds. “He’s the mayor. He’s the main guy when you talk about trap music, that’s who you wanna hear. Everybody else is understudies and doing their thing but he’s the big dog. He’s putting on everybody, he’s giving everybody a shot.”
Judge Grants Ludacris 'Primary Physical Custodian' Of Daughter
“The judge awarded both Luda and Tamika joint legal and physical custody but said Luda will be “the primary physical custodian.” We’ve watched the video of the decision and the judge messes up in a big way, saying Luda has decision-making authority. If that’s true, he would have primary legal custody. Short story … the judge makes very little sense.
Luda tells TMZ, “I am gratified that the judge found me to be the most fit and proper parent to have primary physical custody of our beautiful daughter.”” (TMZ)
Lil Wayne Forced To Stay With Cash Money If Birdman Pays
According to new reports, if Birdman coughs up the $10 million Wayne is owed, the Young Money head will be forced to stay with Cash Money.
“There are 2 payments that have irked Wayne — he says he was owed $8 million when he went into the studio to record “Tha Carter V” in December 2013, and another $2 mil when he completed the album last month.
We’re told the hope is that Universal — which distributes Cash Money Records — will step in and earmark the $10 mil for Wayne. And we’re told Universal is already putting pressure on Cash Money to settle.
If Cash Money pays Wayne the $10 mil, it would essentially eliminate any breach of contract. That means Wayne would have no legal basis to ask out of the contract. Even though Wayne’s suing for $51 million, most of that is predicated on future lost profits which would not be an issue if they settle.” (TMZ)
Drake Drops New OVO Merchandise
The store carries a variety of previously released tour merch. and fresh in-store exclusives.
Today, the brand has unveiled an assortment of new items that will hit the store's shelves and its online shop.
The new in-store delivery includes an Owl beanie, and a "6 God" sweatshirt. Online, there are owl patch T-shirts and long sleeves.
In the past, OVO has collaborated with French retailer Colette on an entire collection and Canada Goose for a limited edition coat and vest.
The new items are available now at the OVO boutique at 899 Dundas St. W. Toronto, ON. Visit the online shop to purchase additional apparel.
Vinny Idol Details The Making Of Dipset's "Have My Money"
Idol, who has worked with the likes of 50 Cent and Method Man among others during his career, says the record was laced by Dipset just 24 hours before it debuted on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 radio show on January 5.
“'Have My Money’ came about because I’m doing some work with Un Kasa who is affiliated with Dipset and we’re working on an album,” Idol says. “He called me that Sunday [January 4] saying that they needed something in 24 hours because they’re going to [Funkmaster] Flex on Monday. I sent them about six records; they picked two and [“Have My Money”] was the one that they laid. I remixed it the next morning and it was on the airwaves. It was really a 24-hour process.”
The Bronx, New York producer also revealed the classic sample that he used for the record.
“I already had the loop because it was an old school loop from back in the day so I just cut it and kind of remade it and the rest is history,” he says. “I sampled Hamilton Bohannon’s ‘Singing A Song For My Mother.’ I laid the hook and then I mixed it and sent it over to Cam’ron and they laid it that night. That Sunday night. In the morning they called me, it was mixed that morning [and] then it went to the airwaves that night and they debuted it.”
Vinny Idol Discusses Work With The Lox
Idol also touched upon his extensive work with The Lox and his production efforts on the group’s “Talk About It” record off their The Trinity EP.“I’m the in-house [producer] for D-Block anyway. I’ve got tons of records with them so that’s the same thing. They went through a catalogue that I sent [them] and they picked the [“Talk About It”] beat, laid it down and that was the first single that came out off The Trinity EP.”
In regards to Jadakiss’ upcoming album Top 5, Dead Or Alive, Idol says "its going to be more lyrical."
“More bars, he’s been sitting on the project for a long time and I know he’s really into it. It’s going to be a good project put it that way. I haven’t really heard the whole album yet because it’s not done, we’re still recording, but from what I’ve heard, it’s going to be a nice album.”
Dame Dash Speaks On Presenting Kanye West With BET Honors Award
After reuniting with Kanye West to present the icon with the "Honorary Vision" award at the recently taped 2015 BET Honors ceremony, Dame Dash opened up in an interview with Hip Hop Motivation about being asked to present the award, resolving his personal issues with 'Ye, and feeling like he finally got the credit he deserves for West's success.
The award show was taped on Sunday (January 24) and is scheduled to air on February 23.
"I didn't really get to really hang out with Kanye," Dame said of the experience. "It was really very impromptu."
Addressing the lead-up to the recent award show, Dash admitted to not having spoken with Kanye for many years.
"I haven't really spoke to him in about ten years," he said. "And there's things that I did have issues with with him. But, you know, it's just something that as men we have to speak about. So of course in that conversation it had to be addressed before we went forward. But still, I didn't really understand what was going on so I was like, 'I'll go anyway for the experience.' And also my daughter was like, 'I'll go. Get on the stage with you.'"
As for the speech itself, Dash characterized the opportunity as one of the first times he's been given credit for his part in an artist like West's success.
"When I put him on ten years ago before he got there, I knew he was going there," Dash said of Kanye's rise. "I wasn't expecting for me to be the person to give it to him because it's rare I get the credit on any level for anyone's success as of yet from another man. It was the first time that someone had given me a platform to take some kind of credit to give them platform. When they make it they usually don't give me a shoutout. But honestly Kanye always does give me a shout out. I gotta respect that. He always does so I can't be mad. And he did just then and I thought that was brave of him to do that too. The issues I had with him I spoke about it as a man, we spoke, that's between us. Whatever it is it is. I'm happy that I was a part of making history like I knew I would."
Dash also claimed that former Vibe Magazine writer and cultural critic Dream Hampton asked him to read a speech she wrote.
"Dream Hampton tried to hand me ten pages or something to say like ten seconds before," he said. "She's like, 'Say this.' I was like, 'Why?' 'Because it's beautiful and I wrote it.' I'm like, 'It's my speech. Why would I wanna say what you wrote?' She just stormed off. It is what it is. I thought it was admirable for them to attempt to control what I was saying."
The Notorious B.I.G. & kool Moe Dee Versus Busy Bee Starski Among "Ways New York City Changed The Rap Game" List
Green Label has released its list of “10 Ways New York City
Changed The Rap Game,” a piece that highlights ten of the top ways New
York City effected and influenced Hip Hop music and culture.
Included in the list was The Notorious B.I.G. among others. “The late, great Notorious B.I.G. had an unprecedented affect on the New York rap scene,” explains the piece. “He is omnipresent and will always be remembered as one of the finest emcees, not just from New York, but across the sphere to touch the mic. Golden Era romanticists will be familiar with the reign of the West Coast during the lucrative Death Row years, but it was the efforts of Christopher Wallace that balanced out the spectrum and brought New York back into the frame.”
The 1981 battle between Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee Starski also featured on Green Label’s list.
“In 1981, at the industry-famous Harlem World, 129 Lennox Ave. in Manhattan, Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee Starski created one of the first emcee battles that set the cornerstone for rivalry and the competitive sport we’ve come to love over the decades.” The piece continues: “Busy Bee was the emcee who could rock the party, hype a crowd and was an artist with entertainment at the heart of his manifesto. Kool Moe Dee on the other hand was the emcee infatuated with rhyming and the more likely to prevail on wax. Kool Moe Dee won that battle and subsequently a new sub-genre of Hip Hop emerged. In the words of the great KRS-One, 'If Kool Moe Dee had have lost that battle, nothing we’re saying today would be said… It would not exist.'”
The piece also outlined several other factors that contributed to New York's gargantuan influence on the Rap arena. Of course, Def Jam was included, as the house that Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons built is one of Hip Hop's cultural landmarks. Also included were New York radio stations Hot 97, 98.7, and Kiss FM, which kept the "urban" music pumping in through the wee-hours of the morning. "In the early ’80s, WBLS and Kiss FM were the go-to stations for your dose of Hip Hop music. WBLS introduced “Rap Attack,” hosted by Mr. Magic and Marley Marl, while Kiss FM added DJ Red Alert to their register," the piece stated.
Included in the list was The Notorious B.I.G. among others. “The late, great Notorious B.I.G. had an unprecedented affect on the New York rap scene,” explains the piece. “He is omnipresent and will always be remembered as one of the finest emcees, not just from New York, but across the sphere to touch the mic. Golden Era romanticists will be familiar with the reign of the West Coast during the lucrative Death Row years, but it was the efforts of Christopher Wallace that balanced out the spectrum and brought New York back into the frame.”
The 1981 battle between Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee Starski also featured on Green Label’s list.
“In 1981, at the industry-famous Harlem World, 129 Lennox Ave. in Manhattan, Kool Moe Dee and Busy Bee Starski created one of the first emcee battles that set the cornerstone for rivalry and the competitive sport we’ve come to love over the decades.” The piece continues: “Busy Bee was the emcee who could rock the party, hype a crowd and was an artist with entertainment at the heart of his manifesto. Kool Moe Dee on the other hand was the emcee infatuated with rhyming and the more likely to prevail on wax. Kool Moe Dee won that battle and subsequently a new sub-genre of Hip Hop emerged. In the words of the great KRS-One, 'If Kool Moe Dee had have lost that battle, nothing we’re saying today would be said… It would not exist.'”
The piece also outlined several other factors that contributed to New York's gargantuan influence on the Rap arena. Of course, Def Jam was included, as the house that Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons built is one of Hip Hop's cultural landmarks. Also included were New York radio stations Hot 97, 98.7, and Kiss FM, which kept the "urban" music pumping in through the wee-hours of the morning. "In the early ’80s, WBLS and Kiss FM were the go-to stations for your dose of Hip Hop music. WBLS introduced “Rap Attack,” hosted by Mr. Magic and Marley Marl, while Kiss FM added DJ Red Alert to their register," the piece stated.
Future's DJ Esco Spent 56 Days In A Dubai Jail
What began as a last-minute stop in Dubai for a Future performance in Abu Dhabi ultimately turned into a 56-day jail stint for the Atlanta rapper’s deejay, DJ Esco.
On January 13, Esco returned to America.
He shared the story of his ordeal in the United Arab Emirates with The Fader Magazine.
According to Esco, it all began when he was in Amsterdam, as part of Future’s European tour. The deejay was also there to celebrate his own birthday, when the "Honest" rapper was tapped for a performance at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Esco says that he purchased marijuana, while in Amsterdam, and accidentally left it in his luggage.
“We're at the end of the Europe tour, and it's my birthday, and we're in Amsterdam, so we're gonna celebrate! I got the weed,” Esco recalls. “But I'm not trying to walk around with all this weed, you feel me? I was not intentionally trying to bring weed to Abu Dhabi. And if I would have known the rules and laws they got over there, I would have quadruple checked my bag and made sure there wasn't a piece of weed. I swear I would have.”
After being accosted by a police officer for filming in the Abu Dhabi airport, Esco explained that the officer then demanded that he check all of the group’s luggage (20 to 30 bags). Upon checking the luggage, he says the officer came across about 15 grams of marijuana.
“The officer gets down to the last two bags, and that's when he finds a bag with some weed in it,” the deejay said. “It was a good little amount, probably 15 grams or something like that. At this point I'm thinking, first of all, What the fuck? I didn't know the weed was there. And second, I didn't know what the hell they was gonna do. Cause once they seen some weed they went crazy. You would have thought I had a bomb and there was ten seconds left and the world is about to end if they didn't get every officer up there. But I'm not scared yet, because I'm still thinking that worst case scenario, they're just gonna send me back on the plane.”
Esco wasn’t placed back on a plane.
Instead, he was taken to a police station and then placed into a jail cell. From there, he encountered few people who spoke English and experienced little help once he was able to have a one-on-one with representatives from the United States embassy.
According to Esco, his break came when he developed a friendship with a warden at the jail who assisted with getting in touch with his prosecutor.
“I cuss out both people from the U.S. Embassy, and then I walked back devastated 'cause that's when it hit me—I'm not getting out of here…To make a long story short, the warden blessed me,” he said. “He took a liking to me, taught me some things about Islam and we ended up growing our own relationship. He's the one who ended up helping me when my lawyer told me it might be six months, a year, or four years. I was sitting there in a daze after my lawyer left, thinking bout what I'm gonna do for the next year or whatever in here, and the warden came in and he was like, ‘It's not in my job description and I really don't care about your case, but I've come to like you as a person. I'm not suppose to do this, but I'm going to call your prosecutor.’ I couldn't even get the U.S. Embassy to call the prosecutor!”
Rihanna, Kanye West & Paul McCartney Will Reportedly Perform "FourFiveSeconds" At The Grammys
According to The Sun, the ROC Nation artist will grace the stage with the iconic Beatles star and the Chicago-born rapper at the ceremony.
A source told The Sun that, “Rihanna's seriously pleased to have bagged a big slot at The Grammys and two huge names to kick off her comeback.”
The Grammy Awards are scheduled to take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and will be hosted, for the fourth year-in-a-row, by LL Cool J.
Others set to perform at the awards include, Madonna, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran and AC/DC, among others.
The 57th annual Grammy Awards will air on February 8 at 8PM EST on CBS.
Hip Hop Album Sales: Joey Bada$$, Nicki Minaj, Lupe Fiasco
After two of the
most-anticipated albums of the year thus far were released last Tuesday
(January 20), the official Soundscan numbers are in and Joey Bada$$ has the best-selling Hip Hop album in the country. Meanwhile, Lupe Fiasco’s latest album broke into the Top 20 at #14 while Nicki Minaj held steady at #6.
Lower down the list, J. Cole fell out of the Top 10 for the first time since his album was released but brought his total sold count to 708,494 after selling another 22,501 units last week.
#5. Joey Bada$$ - B4.Da.$$ - 57,694 (53,990) [3,088,426]
#6. Nicki Minaj - Pinkprint - 53,580 (27,623) [11,825,903]
#10. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 48,582 (9,640) [6,312,689]
#14. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth - 42,458 (39,281) [2,382,138]
#16. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 31,997 (22,501) [8,148,716]
#24. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife - 19,056 (7,842) [5,390,523]
#32. Pitbull - Globalization - 14,590 (3,432) [3,189,395]
#41. Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show - 11,354 (9,710) [1,299,602]
#42. Iggy Azalea - Reclassified - 11,310 (2,015) [4,067,146]
#46. Beyonce - Beyonce - 10,598 (3,831) [4,290,313]
Last Week's Sales
Lower down the list, J. Cole fell out of the Top 10 for the first time since his album was released but brought his total sold count to 708,494 after selling another 22,501 units last week.
Joey Bada$$ Debuts At #5
Releasing his debut album on the same day that Lupe Fiasco’s Tetsuo & Youth and Lil Wayne’s Sorry 4 The Wait 2 dropped, Joey Bada$$ officially has the best-selling Hip Hop album on the Billboard 200. In the span of a single week, B4.Da.$$ clocked 53,990 sales and was streamed more than 3 million times. On top of the streams, Bada$$ sold more than 16,000 single songs from the record and his total album equivalency number reached 57,694 as a result.Nicki Minaj Holds On At #6
For a second week in a row, Nicki Minaj’s Pinkprint album is at #6 on the charts with the latest numbers nearly replicating her performance last week. Minaj sold another 27,623 units this past week, bringing her total sold count up to 446,029 since the album’s release last month. If she keeps up with her current sales, Minaj is on pace to break the Gold album milestone in just under two weeks.Lupe Fiasco At #14
While Lupe Fiasco’s latest album sold less than half the number of albums as his last release did in its first week on the shelves, the 39,281 copies of Tetsuo & Youth Lu pushed this past week were enough to help him into the Top 20 at #14. The album was also streamed 2,382,138 times which helped Lupe’s total activity number peak at 42,458.Top 10 Billboard Top 200 Hip Hop & R&B Albums For The Week Ending 01/25/2015
Note: The first number below is this week’s “total album equivalent units” count, an intersection of album sales, single sales, and streams implemented by Billboard's new rating system. A pure album sales figure is available in bold in parenthesis and information about each album's streaming count is available in brackets.#5. Joey Bada$$ - B4.Da.$$ - 57,694 (53,990) [3,088,426]
#6. Nicki Minaj - Pinkprint - 53,580 (27,623) [11,825,903]
#10. Mark Ronson - Uptown Special - 48,582 (9,640) [6,312,689]
#14. Lupe Fiasco - Tetsuo & Youth - 42,458 (39,281) [2,382,138]
#16. J. Cole - 2014 Forest Hills Drive - 31,997 (22,501) [8,148,716]
#24. Rae Sremmurd - SremmLife - 19,056 (7,842) [5,390,523]
#32. Pitbull - Globalization - 14,590 (3,432) [3,189,395]
#41. Jazmine Sullivan - Reality Show - 11,354 (9,710) [1,299,602]
#42. Iggy Azalea - Reclassified - 11,310 (2,015) [4,067,146]
#46. Beyonce - Beyonce - 10,598 (3,831) [4,290,313]
Last Week's Sales
Boby Shmurda Still Facing Gun Charge
Although it was previously reported that Shmurda’s gun charge was dropped, XXL reports that that information was inaccurate.
Kait Cornell of the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s office, tells the publication, the rapper’s gun case was dismissed by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office, but he still faces the charge in court.
The case being dropped by the Brooklyn District Attorney’s office is reportedly a “procedural step” to have the charge a part of the Special Narcotics’ case.
Additionally, the gun charge Shmurda faces resulted from authorities finding a gun on the rapper after obtaining a search warrant last summer, not the barbershop shooting the musician was allegedly involved in.
Shmurda is also now reportedly represented by Kenneth J. Montgomery, Esq. of KJM PLLC and not Howard Greenberg. Greenberg previously spoke with Revolt about the status of the rapper’s case.
“Brooklyn is done and now it’s on to Manhattan, where we need to teach these adversaries a lesson…The intermediate plan is if there is a superseding indictment on the 29th is to enter a plea of not guilty. The long term plan is to kick some ass and take no prisoners," he said.
Bobby Shmurda is currently scheduled to appear in court later today (January 29).
Safaree Samuels Says He Didn't Ghostwrite For Nicki Minaj
During an interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club earlier this month, Nicki Minaj’s ex-boyfriend Safaree Samuels alluded to helping the Young Money artist when it came to writing her rhymes.
"Every time it came to writing raps, it was me, her and the beat,” Samuels said during the interview, which took place on January 13. “It got to the point where the respect was gone. I'm the one who packed my stuff and left.”
Now, during a string of recent tweets posted to his Twitter account, Samuels admitted that he never wrote Nicki’s raps, adding that she’s more than capable of writing projects by herself.
“i wanna say 1 thing cuz ppl like to take bs and run with it..,” Samuels wrote on Twitter yesterday (January 28).
He continues: “if there was anything in my interview that came off the wrong way towards nicki i apologize and want ppl to kno that she was the best thing that ever happened to me and is a great person inside and out and the most talented person i kno.. and i never said i wrote her raps.
“she is wayyy more than capable of writing a album on her own without me!,” Safaree Samuels adds. “shes not a dumb person, so its easy for smart ppl to come up with the witty and smart things that she says! i dnt kno about other ppl but i kno when it comes to writing flow n delivery she is 1 of the best if not the best.she has her style i have mine. so stop saying i write her stuff! not true!!! she sits w/a pen&pad &does it herself!God bless.”
He wrapped up by saying, “and to you ignorant fans i really wish yall would leave me alone. yall are so miserable..let me build me and stop tryin to tear me down.”
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Common & John Legend To Perform "Glory" At The Oscars
The song “Glory” is featured on the soundtrack to the film Selma and is also nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song. In addition to the aforementioned nomination, the film Selma is also nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
John Legend recently took to Twitter to express his excitement at being tapped as a performer at the Academy Awards.
“I'm so honored to announce that @TheAcademy invited me and @common to perform at the #Oscars on Feb. 22nd,” Legend said in a tweet sent on January 27.
During an interview with Yahoo's Katie Couric earlier this month, Common, who also stars in Selma, spoke on being moved enough by the film to create “Glory.”
"I was moved so much by the experience I had in Selma and I just thought John Legend would be the perfect voice because he is a very soulful artist and a meaningful artist but he also is active in helping out the community... We really wanted to capture the spirit of civil rights in that time but we wanted to show people that it's present and it's relative to now," Common said.
The 87th Academy Awards will air on Sunday, February 22nd at 7 PM EST on ABC.
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Killer Mike Recalls Recording With Pimp C: 'He Taught Me How To Do It'
“I was too intimidated,” Mike says within the clip. “I was a chump. He was a pimp. The pimp was telling me what to do. I listened. He was a pimp saying put some reverb, he was like, ‘This is how you do it boy. You stand at the microphone and this how you do it like Pimp C.’ He taught me how to do it.”
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