JAY-Z INKS DEAL WITH UNIVERSAL MUSIC
Our day wouldn’t be complete here at Apparatus HQ without a Jay-Z story. We’ve just seen reports from the Wall Street Journal that Hov and his Roc Nation label have just signed a deal with Universal...
View ArticleFIRST LISTEN: NICKI MINAJ – UP IN FLAMES
Just a week after dropping the video for her single “High School”, Nicki Minaj is releasing the visuals for her new single “Up in Flames”. The video features Nicki doing work in the studio with shots...
View ArticleJAY-Z – OPEN LETTER (PRODUCED BY TIMBALAND & SWIZZ BEATZ)
There has been so much Jay-Z news in the last couple of weeks that it’s sometimes a difficult process deciding which story to cover. From his controversial trip to Cuba to his aspirations as an agent...
View ArticleCOMMON – OPEN LETTER (REMIX)
Following the release of the controversial “Open Letter”, many in the media and in the rap game to the defense of Jay-Z. Now – Common is jumping in and throwing his support behind the Jigga Man on...
View ArticleNEW MUSIC: J. COLE – COLE SUMMER
There are a number of artists out there that use the power of social media to release music. J. Cole isn’t necessarily one of those artists. So when he took to his Instagram and Twitter accounts...
View ArticleNEW MUSIC: FRENCH MONTANA FT NE-YO & RAEKWON – WE GO WHEREVER WE WANT
With a little help from Diddy, Ne-Yo and the legendary Raekwon, French Montana releases a new track from his upcoming Excuse My French album entitled “We Go Wherever We Want”. The track features a...
View ArticleJAY-Z HITS THE STUDIO WITH DRAKE
A few short days after Raekwon posted a photo of him and Jay-Z in the studio on Instagram, another photo of Jay has just emerged. This time Jay is photo’d with OVO’s own Drizzy Drake. The picture...
View ArticleJ. COLE – FUNKMASTER FLEX FREESTYLE
J.Cole recently stopped by the studios of Hot 97 to promote his latest album Born Sinner. During the sit-down with Funk Flex, J.Cole blesses listeners with a hot freestyle over classics beat that...
View ArticleLIL WAYNE FEATURING DRAKE – BELIEVE ME
If you watched the Mayweather fight last night you probably saw and heard Lil Wayne accompany Floyd Mayweather to the ring perfoming “Believe Me”. The song “Believe Me” is the latest collaborative...
View ArticleEMINEM – HEADLIGHTS (DIRECTED BY SPIKE LEE)
Marshall Mathers aka Eminem has just released one of the his most interesting videos to date. Coinciding with Mothers Day, the release of the video “Headlights” which was directed by Spike Lee is a...
View ArticleMA$E UNLEASHES CAM’RON DISS, “THE ORACLE”
“Damn Cam, I thought more of you.” It may be Black Friday, but...
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