Vince Staples "Hell Can Wait" Tour Dates

Vince Staples announces "Hell Can Wait" tour dates in support of his upcoming EP. Vince Staples has revealed the tour dates for Hell Can Wait.

The tour is set to begin on the project's release date in Denver, Colorado and it's scheduled to run through November 11.

The tour dates are as follows via HNHH. 10/7/14 - Gothic - Denver, CO 10/8/14 - Complex, Salt Lake City, UT 10/10/14 - A3C Festival, Atlanta, GA 10/12/14 - Roseland - Portland, OR 10/14/14 - Fillmore - San Francisco, CA 10/15/14 - Catalyst - Santa Cruz, CA 10/16/14 - Ventura Theatre - Ventura, CA 10/17/14 - Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA 10/18/14 - Observatory - Santa Ana, CA 10/19/14 - World Beat - San Diego, CA 10/20/14 - Club Red - Phoenix, AZ 10/22/14 - Sunshine - Albuquerque, NM 10/24/14 - 10/25/14 - Southside - Dallas, TX 10/26/14 - White Rabbit, San Antonio, Tx10/27/14 - Warehouse - Houston, TX 10/28/14 - House of Blues - New Orleans, 10/30/14 - Grand Central - Miami, FLA 10/31/14 - Orpheum - Tampa, FL 11/1/14 - Firestone - Orlando, FL 11/2/14 - Masquerade - Atlanta, FL 11/4/14 - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC 11/5/14 - Fillmore - Washington, D.C. 11/7/14 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA 11/8/14 - Camp Flog Gnaw, Los Angeles, CA11/11/14 - Irving Plaza - New York, NY

NFL Bans Players From Wearing Dr. Dre's Beats On Camera

As a result of a league deal with× Bose, players are restricted from wearings× Beats by Dre during league broadcasts.

After an announcement in× August that the NFL would commission× Bose as the official headset brand for the league, a new ban will restrict players from wearing Beats by Dre headphones during all NFL-related broadcasts. The scope of the ban applies to “all TV interviews during training camps or practice sessions and on game day” according to Yahoo! Sports. Players will also be barred from appearing on-camera with× Beats during postgame interviews up to 90 minutes after the end of each game.Players wearing the headphones during restricted times will face a fine by the league. The ban “isn’t expected to impact Beats’ promotional deals with NFL Pro Bowlers like× Kaepernick and Cam Newton” according to Rolling Stone though the rules will be applied to them all the same. The NFL released a statement detailing their history of “[prohibited] branded exposure on-field or during interviews.” The statement claims that “the policies date back to the early 1990s and continue today.” A league spokesperson added that “Bose is not involved in the enforcement of our policies.” 

Beats by× Dre responded quickly with a statement of its own, claiming that the brand has become “as important to performance as any other piece of equipment.”

“Over the last few years athletes have written× Beats into their DNA as part of the pre-game ritual,” a spokesperson for the company said according to Recode. “Music can have a significant positive effect on an athlete’s focus and mental preparedness and has become as important to performance as any other piece of equipment.”

Beats by× Dre has a 61 percent market share on headphones costing more than $100 according to Recode. Bose holds 22 percent of the same premium headphone space while× Sony lags behind with 2 percent. The NFL ban follows similar restrictions put forth by FIFA during the× Cup soccer tournament (where Sony appeared as a sponsor). Besides Bose’s latest deal with the league,× Microsoft reportedly pays up to $400 million for its× Surface tablet to be used by coaches and players during games according to CNet.

Lil Cease Recalls Biggie's Pranks

Lil Cease and× Dons detail their experience of being pranked by× Biggie in the studio. Speaking with VladTV about the experience of spending time in the studio with The Notorious B.I.G., The Mafia Dons, formerly known as Junior M.A.F.I.A., shared memories of the rapper’s penchant for practical jokes. Recalling a prank in which the first member of the group to fall asleep in the studio would get their fingers burned, Lil Cease detailed the process. “That was one of our favorite joints, to put the matches between your fingers,” he said. “Put’em between your joints and then you light’em. Whenever you got high with× Big and fell asleep, he didn’t like that. We’d roll up ten blunts, we’d mix it with some hash, some liquid hash. Roll up, smoke about five or six of those, you might just nod out. Don’t leave them hands out. We would take some matches and we would stick’em between your fingers and we would light’em. It take a minute to burn down to your skin so by that time we probably left the room, closed the door. You’d wake up by yourself, smacking fucking shit out your hand. You thinking you was that high, like, ‘What the fuck I done did?’ We lit your shit up. We’d be sitting right there with cameras and shit, taping you and shit.”“It was no sleeping around× Big period,” emcee× Banger added. “We was kids,” Lil Cease said. “That was the type of stuff we would do. That’s it. A little burn on your hand. It’d be over after you smoke another blunt.”Breaking down another in-studio prank,× Cease added, “we was just kids.” “We’d throw [Lil] Kim’s wig on you if she got it around,” he said. “We’d dress you up. Soy sauce, powder. That shit is on video. There’s some footage out there. Go on YouTube, you’ll see that footage. It’s all over. But that was just everyday fun for us. We was just some kids. You know, you gotta think about it,× Big was only 24 when he passed. But you know, we was all like 16 or 17 years old. We didn’t know how to act. The gave us a couple dollars.”

Brian Williams Responds To Jimmy Fallon's Rap Sessions Segment

Brian Williams says "never before have so many words been re-purposed so outside their original meaning."

Anchor and managing editor of the NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams took to Facebook last week for a two-hour long Q&A session with fans. Answering questions about his life and career,× Williams also fielded fan questions about his preference in music and reaction to Jimmy Fallon’s Rap Sessions segment on The Tonight Show in which Williams' broadcasts are spliced and edited into a Rap performance. Most recently, the× Sessions featured Williams performing Ludacris' "Rollout (My Business)."

Asked if he was angry about the Rap Sessions, Williams responded, “Quite the opposite.” “They’ve been amazing,” he added. “Never before have so many words been re-purposed so outside their original meaning. We have interviewed the profoundly talented video editor and will put it on the web before long.” Another fan asked the news anchor about his preference for The Notorious B.I.G. or Tupac Shakur. “I don't want to stir up trouble with× Big's existing crew...but The Pac has been my guy,” Williams wrote in response.

Co-anchor of MSNBC’s Morning Joe program as well as a co-anchor of the network’s Today’s Take segment,× Geist himself asked Williams a Hip Hop based question about the N.W.A. “Which is your favorite member of N.W.A.?” Geist asked.

“Willie! Who explained to you NWA made music and wasn't a former airline based in Detroit?” Williams said. “Willie Geist, ladies and gentlemen!” Geist responded himself, writing, “I'll take that evasive answer as a ‘MC Ren.’” Brian Williams’ version of “Gin and Juice” originally aired in× April and has tallied more than ten million views on YouTube alone.

Waka Flocka Will Pay You $50,000 A Year To Roll His Blunts

Waka Flocka puts out an open call for a personal blunt roller on his Instagram... $50k a year if you're interested.

Calling all blunt masters. If you consider yourself proficient at rolling up L's,Waka Flocka Flame may have an employment opportunity for you. That's right, the 1017 Brick Squad Monopoly rapper announced via his Instagram that is offering 50,000 dollars a year for a personal blunt roller, and he asked that yousubmit your applications via the hashtag #ICanRoll (a clever play on his recent I Can't Rap Vol. 1 mixtape).

Shared with the caption "ASAP," Waka Flocka's IG post is below. You may remember that Rick Ross told Chelsea Handler earlier this year that he hadhired a similarly-tasked personal assistant. Looks like all those hours you've spent perfecting your craft could actually pay off in the end.

Flatbush Zombies And The Underachievers Announce "Electric Koolaide Experience" Tour

Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers (AKA Clockwork Indigo) are heading out on the "Electric Koolaide Experience" tour this fall.

After sharing their first track under the "Clockwork Indigo" moniker earlier today, Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers have announced a fall tour called the "Electric Koolaide Experience."

All the dates are below, and you can cop tickets here.

10/17 Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose

10/18 Madison, WI – Majestic

10/19 Chicago, IL – Concord

10/20 Minneapolis, MN – First Ave

10/22 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room

10/24 Fort Collins, CO – Aggie Theatre

10/25 Denver, CO – Cervantes

10/26 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep

10/28 Salt Lake City, UT – Complex

10/30 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom

10/31 Eugene, OR – Wow Hall

11/01 Vancouver, BC – Vogue

11/02 Seattle, WA – Showbox

11/04 Oakland, CA – Metro

11/05 Santa Cruz, CA – Cataylst

11/06 Los Angeles, CA – Fonda

11/07 Ventura, CA – Ventura Theater

11/08 San Diego, CA – Soma

11/09 Santa Ana, CA – Observatory

11/10 Phoenix, AZ – Club Red

11/13 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn

11/14 Houston, TX – Warehouse Live

11/15 San Antonio, TX – White Rabbit

11/16 Dallas, TX- Trees

11/19 Orlando, FL – Firestone

11/20 Miami, FL – Grand Central

11/21 Tampa, FL – The Orpheum

11/23 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade

11/25 Raleigh, NC – Lincoln Theatre

11/28 Washington, DC – Fillmore

11/30 Burlington, VT – Higher Ground

12/02 Montreal, QC – Club Soda

12/03 Toronto, ON – Guvernment

12/05 New York, NY – Best Buy Theater

12/06 Boston, MA – Paradise

12/07 Philadelphia, PA – TBA

Fergie Is Working On A New Album With Mike WiLL Made It

Eight years after her last album, Fergie is readying a follow-up with Mike WiLL Made It.

Fergie's first and (to date) only solo album, The Duchess, just celebrated its eighth anniversary yesterday, and right on the heels of that comes news of a follow-up. Rap-Up reports that the female quarter of the Black Eyed Peas is "working on a new album," and Mike WiLL Made It is involved.

Basing their report on Fergie telling Billboard that it's a “good bet” that the album will be released in 2015, an interview the singer recently did with Chelsea Handler, and a new tweet about a music video (see below), Rap-Up paints a convincing picture of a Fergie who's once again motivated to make music. They add, "The first single, reportedly titled 'L.A. Love (La La),' is expected to arrive as early as next week."

Dr. Dre Scrapped "Detox" For New Album Title, Says Producer Dawaun Parker

Parker: "The album he's working on is not called 'Detox.'"

Dr. Dre may release another album, but it won't be called Detox, according to Dawaun Parker, a producer who has worked with Dre, Eminem and 50 Cent, among others, over the course of his career. 

"The album he’s working on is not called Detox,” Parker says in an interview with Jeff Weiss and Nocando for the duo's Shot's Fired Podcast. "He scrapped Detox a couple of years ago and came up with another title. I won’t say what the title is 'cause I haven’t seen that online or anything yet.”

Parker, who says he's worked on several potential album cuts for Dre, says he believes the man behind Aftermath will release the new album one day. 

"The music is there," Parker adds. "I feel like one day, [Dr. Dre is] gonna wake up and say, ‘Today’s the day,’ and put it out. The music’s been there."

Parker, who reveals Busta Rhymes' "Get You Some" was initially meant for Dr. Dre, explains that he only mentions this album news now because he’s seen Marsha Ambrosius discuss Detox’sstatus during a June 2014 interview with Rap-Up.

"Detox was a title that was thrown around so many years ago," she said at the time. "There’s so many other things in the works for you to not have to be concerned about anyone detoxing. It sounds like a fitness center now. No, you’ll see something else.”

Kendrick Lamar "i" Cover Art

The cover art for Kendrick Lamar's "I" has been released.

Top Dawg Entertainment’s Top Dawg has released the cover art for Kendrick Lamar’s forthcoming “i” single. 

The cover art is below, as is a tweet

 from Top Dawgabout new TDE material.

“i” is labeled as “new music” in an e-mail from Top Dawg, while NAHRIGHT refers to it as a single.

The “i" image features a person dressed in blue facing a person in red. Both are making similar hand gestures.

Kendrick Lamar has discussed working on the follow-up to his acclaimed 2012 album, good kid, m.A.A.d city.

"You're only as good as your last piece of work," Kendrick Lamar said of his forthcoming album in June, "so now it's about what's right now and me putting that same 110 percent that I did with the last one."  

Top Dawg’s tweet also says that music from Jay Rock is coming soon.

Russell Simmons Says "Public Enemy Changed Everything About Black America"

Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin detail Public Enemy's origins at Def Jam.

In the latest interview segment released by Noisey,Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin recalled Chuck D'sreluctance to return to music and the early development of Public Enemy at Def Jam. 

In the third of a four-part segment about the label, Simmons explained the political impact of the group.

“Public Enemy changed everything about Black America,” he said. “Everything. They madeFarrakhan popular. They helped make the Million Man March. They put red, black, and green shit around niggas’ necks instead of chains. They did everything. They were amazing.”

Detailing his early interactions with Chuck D, Rick Rubin recalled the rapper feeling like “he was too old” for a second-wind in music.

“I had a post-it note with his phone number on it next to my phone,” Rubin said. “So anytime I was at the phone I would see, ‘Chuck D. Call Chuck D.’ He said he was too old. He said he had a regular job. He’d put out a record as Spectrum City and LL was hot at the time and he felt like, ‘Now it’s a 16-year old kid, I don’t want to compete with that. I’m from a different time and I had my time.’ And he put out the Spectrum City record and it didn't happen and he just sort of hung it up.

“DMC played us a song, but it was only like a minute-long version of the song ‘Public Enemy No. 1,’” he added. “That was his radio show theme. Eventually after badgering him, after months, finally, they came in and they said, ‘Okay, we’re ready to do this but it’s not Chuck D it’s Public Enemy: the Hip Hop version of The Clash. Here’s Professor Griff. Here’s Flava Flav. Here’s Hank, here’s the Bomb Squad. We’re gonna have the S1W’s.’ They had the whole thing planned out and I said, ‘Anything you wanna do. Fine. Anyway you wanna do it.’”

Simmons also addressed the group charting new territory and the backlash they received.

“Nothing the fuck else sounded like Public Enemy,” he said. “Nothing. And Rick recognized that. They were like in a way closest to the gangster group as much as they were to most conscious groups. He was tough and he had reason to be tough. He was rebellious and he had reason to be rebellious. But there were many people upset by certain things that came out of his mouth. And they should have been, because they liked the way shit was. Public Enemy didn’t like the way shit was.”

“When Public Enemy’s first album came out on the mixshows, Hip Hop only shows, they would only play the instrumental versions of Public Enemy records,” Rubin recalled. “They would not play the lyrics. They didn’t like his voice. They didn’t like what he had to say. It didn’t fit and they didn’t like that. They wanted it to be more...songs about rims. I always looked at is as counter culture. For me it was like a Black version of Punk Rock. It was bringing music back to the street.”

DJ Quik "The Midnight Life" Release Date & Tracklist

"This album is for people who like to have fun," DJ Quik says of his new album.

DJ Quik is scheduled to release his The Midnight Lifealbum October 14, according to a press release. 

The ninth album from the platinum rapper-producer is set to be released through his Mad Science label in conjunction with INgrooves Music Group.

"This album is my ode to having fun in the midnight hour,” the Compton, California rapper says of his new LP. "That's the best time for making music in my opinion. It's quiet, especially if you're in a recording studio. You can hear everything and you know everybody's asleep. You can sneak and do your best work.”

Suga Free and Dom Kennedy join DJ Quik on The Midnight Life single "Life Jacket.” Other songs on the collection are said to include “Fuck All Night,” “Quik’s Groove 9” and “Bacon’s Groove.” Beyond Suga Free and Dom Kennedy, guests on the project are set to include El Debarge, Bishop Lamont, Mack 10, Tay F 3rd and Tweed Cadillac.

DJ Quik was also recently announced as a headliner at the Sunset Strip Music Festival, which is slated to take place Saturday (September 20) and Sunday (September 21) in Los Angeles. 

The Midnight Life tracklist is as follows:

1. Intro

2. That N****r's Crazy (D. Blake)

3. Back That Shit Up feat. Tay F 3rd & David Blake II (D. Blake, D. Kim, D. Blake II)

4. Trapped On The Tracks feat. Bishop Lamont & David Blake II (D. Blake, P. Martin, D. Blake II)

5. El's Interlude 2 (D. Blake, E. Debarge)

6. Puffin The Dragon (D. Blake)

7. Pet Sematary (D. Blake)

8. Life Jacket feat. Suga Free & Dom Kennedy (D. Blake, D. Walker, D. Hunn)

9. That Getter feat. David Blake (D. Blake, D. Blake II)

10. The Conduct feat. Mack 10 (D. Blake, D. Rolison)

11. Shine feat. David Blake (D. Blake, D. Blake II)

12. Bacon's Groove feat. Rob "Fonksta" Bacon (D. Blake, R. Bacon, Jr.)

13. Broken Down feat. Suga Free & Tweed Cadillac (D. Blake, D. Walker, C. Brown)

14. Why'd You Have To Lie feat. Joi (D. Blake, J. Gilliam)

15. F**k All Night (D. Blake)

16. Quik's Groove 9 (D. Blake)

Stalley "Ohio" Release Date, Cover Art & Tracklist

UPDATE: Stalley says "Ohio" is set to be released in October, featuring appearances by Rick Ross, August Alsina and more.

Stalley is set to release his forthcoming album, Ohio, October 27.

Yesterday (September 15), the MMG emcee released the cover art for his upcoming album via Instagram.

"Official Album Cover for my Debut #OHIO Oct. 27th," he said in the post's caption. 

Stalley spoke about Ohio Hip Hop in a September interview.

“We are Midwest Rap,” he said at the time. "Ohio has a lot of talent. We’ve had a lot of talent, but now we’re starting to get the recognition with guys like myself and Cudi, Chip Tha Ripper, Machine Gun Kelly, and artists like that coming out. We finally getting enough voices out there to bring attention to the state. But we’ve always been there. We’ve always been talented and had talented artists there.”

UPDATE: Stalley's Ohio tracklist is below. It features De La Soul, August Alsina, Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle and Rick Ross, among others.

Snoop Dogg Announces DPGC's "That's My Work 5" Release Date

Snoop Dogg announces the upcoming release of this DPGC mixtape.

Snoop Dogg has announced the upcoming release of Dogg Pound's That's My Work 5.

The mixtape is set to be released tomorrow (September 18), according to Snoop's Instagram post. 

Kurupt and Daz appear on the cover next to Snoop. Kurupt and Daz have long worked with Snoop as frequent collaborators. Their work together goes back to Dr. Dre's critically acclaimed album, The Chronic. Daz is also Snoop Dogg's cousin. The three members are among the Dogg Pound Gangsta Clique. 

The project is set to be available via DatPiff, according to Snoop's announcement.

Rick Ross "Hood Billionaire" Release Date

 Rick Ross’s Hood Billionaire is slated for a November 24 release, according to a press release from Def Jam Recordings, which is scheduled to release the project.

Project Pat appears on “Elvis Presley Blvd,” the collection’s first advance track. It is produced by DJ Toomp.

Hood Billionaire’s official first single is set to be “Keep Doing That (Rich Chick),” which features R. Kelly.

August Alsina Collapses, Reportedly Remains Hospitalized

UPDATE: Alsina remains in the hospital, receiving treatment for seizures.

August Alsina collapsed during a performance yesterday (September 15) in New York.

The singer was hospitalized following the collapse, according to TMZ.

The show, which took place at Irving Plaza in Manhattan, was cancelled due to Alsina’s health concerns.

Witnesses have said that Alsina was taken out of the venue on a stretcher and that he was able to wave to fans.

There has been no official statement provided regarding his collapse or health.

UPDATE: Alsina remains hospitalized, according to TMZ. 

Alsina is reportedly receiving treatment in the ICU for seizures. An Alsina rep says drugs other than marijuana were not found in the singer's system. 

Charts Don’t Lie: September 14

Weekly review of the Hip-Hop and R&B sales/charts.

This week we welcome Jeezy onto the Billboard 200, with his Seen It Allalbum debuting successfully at #2. He wasn't able to trump the pop-power that is Maroon 5, nonetheless he did move more than projected. The album was projected to move 90k-100k opening week, but it managed to top the 100k mark with 121,000 copies sold. Although his last album moved almost twice, with 231,000 copies sold opening week, it happens to be a higher debut thanTM:103 Hustlerz Ambition. Meanwhile, we're waiting for both Jhene Aiko(Souled Out) and Lecrae (Anomaly) to make their Billboard 200 debuts. As we reported on earlier in the week, it's looking like Jhene will move slightly less copies than Lecrae, however, if her Sailed Out EP is any indication, Jhene will be holding on to a chart position in the long run. It'll be a close race between the two artists either way, as Souled Out is projected to move 70-75k whileAnomaly is projected to move 75-80k-- the winner in said race will likely top the Billboard 200 with a #1 debut. Check back next week to find out where either project stands.

1)         Jeezy—  Seen It All: The Autobiography: Jeezy’s new album topped the charts this past week, although it wasn’t able to outsell Maroon 5 for a #1 debut. Nonetheless, #2 ain’t so bad. It’s a higher debut than his last album,TM:103 Hustlerz Ambition, which debuted at #3 in 2011. Seen It All moved over 100k opening week, with 121,000 copies sold.

2)         Wiz Khalifa—Blacc Hollywood: Wiz Khalifa begins his descent down the Billboard 200. This week Blacc Hollywood fell four spots, arriving at #10. The album sold 20,000 units within its third week, bringing up total sales to 141,000.

3)         Iggy Azalea—The New Classic: With news of an alleged sex tape earlier in the week, Iggy is sure to see a spike in her sales shortly, not that she really needs the help. This week she fell only two spots, down to #18. The New Classic moved another 11,373 units, with total sales of 334,522.

4)          Beyonce— Beyonce: We saw Beyonce sore back up the charts to #14 last week. The spike in sales may be short-lived, as this week she drops down again to #34. That’s still nothing to shake your head at, as she’s been charting for 39 weeks now. The singer sold 7,261 units this week, and brought her grand tally to 2,062,614.

5)         Trey Songz— Trigga: Trey Songz drops to #41 this week after charting for 10 weeks. Trigga managed to sell another 6,235 copies, while his total sales have climbed to 236,289.

6)         Eminem— The Marshall Mathers LP 2: Eminem sees a slight spike this week as his album climbs to #47 from #51 last week. MMLP2  continues to move off shelves, with 5,281 units sold this week. His total sales, after charting for 44 weeks, are 2,195,274.

7)         August Alsina— Testimony: R’n’b newcomer August Alsina has quickly made a name for himself within the genre. His album Testimony has also been a chart mainstay, although it dropped off to #71 last week. This week it’s back up at #51, selling 4,844 copies. Total sales are currently 197,607.

8)        John Legend— Love In The Future: Alsina’s fellow r’n’b artist John Legend finds himself a few spots below Alsina. The G.O.O.D. singe rose up this week from #63 to #54, after charting for 53 weeks. Legend moved 4,599 copies of his album, and brought his total sales to 615,760.

9)        Drake—Nothing Was The Same: Drake hasn’t left us just yet. With a new album, Views From The 6, on the way, NWTS rises back up the charts to #57 this week. The LP sold 4,440 copies this week, while total sales have reached 1,624,308.

Pharrell's album G I R L remains stagnant this week at #64 on the charts. Meanwhile, Michael Jackson's Xscapedropped a few spots to #66. Further down we find Childish Gambino's Because The Internet at #75, after charting for 39 weeks. G-Eazy's These Things Happen rose up one spot this week to #86. Finally, Ca$h Out's new albumLet's Get It makes a steep drop from #43 (where it debuted at last week) to #89.

Frank Ocean's Dad Is Suing Russell Simmons For $142 Million

Frank Ocean's dad is suing Russell Simmons' Global Grind over his negative portrayal on the website.

Frank Ocean's father hasn't been a part of the R&B singer's life since he was five years old, but he feels his reputation as a father has been wrongly tarnished, and he's seeking $142 million in compensation.

Ocean's dad, otherwise known as Calvin Cooksey is targeting Russell Simmons' Global Grind in particular, claiming the site has posted lies about him, as well as strangely taking them to task for never using his real name.

According to Cooksey, Ocean's "Money Grubbing mother" prevented him from fulfilling his role as a parent, which he feels GG failed to mention. The "singer, writer and inventor" as he describes himself is looking for $142 million from Simmons, to make up for "loss of future income".

Neither Simmons or Ocean have commented on the suit so far. 

Big Sean Was Still With Naya Rivera When He Recorded "I Don't Fuck With You"

Big Sean explains how his breakup anthem, "I Don't Fuck With You" came together.

Big Sean surprised fans with four new tracks earlier this week, and so far the favorite among the bunch is the DJ Mustard, Kanye West, and DJ Dahi-produced, "I Don't Fuck With You". Coming off of a high profile break up with Glee star Naya Rivera recently, the ex-skewering track seemed to have the actress in its crosshairs, but Sean revealed to MTV it was actually written while they were together, well, most of it was.

"Everybody got someone that they feel like that about, and if not, you felt like that at a time in your life," said the newly signed Roc Nation rapper, explaining that he wasn't in a particularly negative mindset at the time.

"I wasn't angry. I actually wrote that while I was in a relationship. I wasn't bitter", he revealed, before admitting that he added a few lines when things went south. "Obviously after a few things went down I went back and changed a couple words, but mainly the song was already there. It's funny

 how thingsplay out, but that song is an anthem."

Sean also explained the beat had more man power behind it then the production credits suggest. "Kanye and Mustard collabed on the beat with DJ Dahi, and Key Wane brought the sample to the table. It was a big team effort."

Big Sean Clarifies Roc Nation Deal, Says "I've Been Affecting Culture Since I Came Out"

"Whether you like it or hate it it's been a part of culture," Big Sean says of some of his catchphrases and fashion sense. "That's what I'm shooting for."

After announcing that he’d signed to Roc Nation for a management deal, Big Sean released four new songs yesterday through his website. Speaking with Jinx ofComplex News, Sean clarified his deal with Roc Nation, explained how he feels he’s “been affecting culture” since his debut, and detailed his charitable work with children in Detroit.

Speaking about the Roc Nation announcement, Sean said that the venture is an umbrella for business services

.

“It’s really more than management I feel like,” he said. “It’s like an umbrella. It’s like a family over there. I’ve had management before but it’s just on a whole other level. And people are really personally involved, Hov is really personally involved and ‘Ye of course, that’s the bro right there. It’s just kind of more like the business side of things, Roc Nation, that’s my umbrella...It’s just like a family and I’m still with ‘Ye. ‘Ye was the one that was like, ‘I think you should incorporate them and use these guys.’ He uses them too. It was a family thing.”

Reiterating that the Roc Nation deal doesn’t represent a step away from G.O.O.D. Music, Sean hinted that he’ll never leave the label.

“I guess me and ‘Ye are G.O.O.D. Music but it’s other people on G.O.O.D. Music too,” he said of his and Kanye West’s being the only G.O.O.D. Music signees working with Roc Nation. “I know when we announced we were doing business with Roc Nation people were like, ‘You left Kanye?’ That would be the dumbest thing ever. Just to clarify that, it’s all fam...on G.O.O.D. Music, on the forefront, for life. I’m repping that.”

During the interview the Hall Of Fame rapper also spoke about his progression as an artist and explained how he thinks he’s continually affecting the culture at large.

“I always just wanna try different things,” he said. “I never wanna try and do the same thing again. I feel like that’s the wackest thing as an artist. Detroit was something different, Hall of Fame was something different than Detroit. The next thing I do is gonna be completely different than the last thing I did. Always. I think that’s great. I think that’s the sign of a bright future, somebody who isn’t afraid and somebody who wants to change the game. That’s what I wanna do. People can say what they wanna say but I’ve been affecting culture ever since I came out, and that’s just fucking facts man. Helping bring Adidas back to the forefront when they signed me. I feel like bringing TI$A. I was the first person wearing POW chains man. Me and ‘Ye got the samples together. I feel like, ‘swerve’ man. I feel like ‘ho shut the fuck up.’ I’m not saying this in a cocky way in anyway. I’m just saying my presence has been felt in culture: ‘boy,’ ‘I do it.’ Whether you like it or hate it it’s been a part of culture. That’s what I’m shooting for. I’m gonna keep going and I’m gonna keep doing what I wanna do and taking chances and just being artistic with it.”

Speaking about his newly released singles, which feature production from the likes of 

Kanye West

, DJ Dahi, and DJ Mustard, the Detroit artist said, “they’re slappers.”

“I’m going for blood man,” he said. “I feel like Rap music, people are hungry for Rap right now. I feel like this was one of the worst years as far as releases of Rap, as far as the amount of Rap that was released. We had good, good stuff but it wasn’t that much stuff. My point is there’s a lot of people but it wasn’t [consecutive releases] like how it usually is. I think everybody has been taking their time with their craft, perfecting it. I know I have been and I’m sure everybody has been.”

Remaining hush on his plans for a new album, Sean instead said he’s staying busy with community work in his native Detroit.

“Helping the people out in Detroit,” he said, speaking about his recent schedule. “You know my foundation, I been helping the kids out a lot there. We just been giving back to the city a lot. So shout out to everybody who’s been helping that. Shout out to my Mom for instilling me to be charitable growing up and really enforcing me to make a charity now. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done so I appreciate her for that. And you know, new tours, new music, new all of that coming.”

Kanye West Gives Fan With Prosthetic Leg A Pass To Remain Seated During His Show

Kanye West stopped a show in Sydney, Australia when he noticed a few fans were seated. After realizing those in question were either injured or disabled, he continued performing.

Kanye West looks for maximum crowd participation at his shows, recently calling for moshpits at his Made In America festival performance. During a concert in Sydney, Australia, Ye was looking for a similar level of engagement, stopping the show when he noticed a few fans weren't standing during the triumphant, "Good Life".

"I can't do this song if there's anybody in here sitting down," he said, before half-jokingly saying "Unless you're handicapped... I need you to pull out your handicapped parking slip right now."

Turns out, the fans who weren't standing had good reason not to be, with one reportedly using a wheelchair, while another held up a prosthetic leg (of which you can see a photo in the gallery above). 

Ye was totally cool to continue once he knew they had a valid excuse for taking a seat, and launched right back into more music.

Karen Civil Discusses Oprah Comparisons

Karen Civil says she's "humbled" by comparisons to Oprah Winfrey.

Karen Civil has been a name in Hip Hop music business for a while now and is someone who has had much experience particularly representing artists and brands.

Recently talking with The Source, Civil spoke on recent comparisons she has been fielding from magazines to Oprah Winfrey. She says she's humbled by such mentions.

"I’m not gonna lie… those are hard shoes to fill," Karen Civil said. "When you think Oprah you don't think pretty, or vanity. You think Oprah. One woman who is powerful and who does it all. No boundaries. So, yes - it is humbling, and empowering, because I don’t want to be seen as a women or for my looks first. I want to be 'She's living her purpose and she’s getting it done.' My works and passion for it is what you continue to see first."

Now representing Nipsey Hussle, Civil also spoke about her client and also Pharrell's ability to do crossover songs.

"Nipsey is def doing his thing especially with his most recent #Crenshaw $100 release," she said when asked about Nipsey and artists who are able to blur the lines between musical genres. "Pharrell will also continue to be an incredible artist who can go from singing 'Happy' to then go sing 'Move That Dope.'”

During the interview, Civil also spoke about 

Kanye West

.

"See the thing about Kanye is…he goes off on the very things that has helped create his wive's empire," Civil says. "So it's, 'I don't want any this or that,' but then his music ends up in a commercial. We have come to terms that Kanye is Kanye...Passionate person that doesn’t fit the norm mold. Respect to him."

Karen Civil is perhaps best known for her work with Young Money and her website KarenCivil.com.