By: Truth Ali

California based Hip Hop artist Truth Ali has dropped off the PREMIERE of his latest visual for his “Wait A Minute” single. Having been compared to the likes of Eminem, Techn9ne, Ludacris, Busta
Rhymes, Twista and 2 Pac,  his raw creativity is relentless. As someone who prides themself on being real and authentic, he shows the world why he is the next big act coming out the west coast. His quick tongue and vicious bars are two elements of this release that take Truth Ali’s talent to new heights.

In this visual you will see the emcee dressed in an almost all black ensemble with a black background, conveying his seriousness. As he spits some of his heaviest bars, the California native comes correct, and hard. With a rapidly growing fan base this visual is exactly what a real hip hop lover is looking for. The man and woman moving in unison as silhouettes are really nice to touch an impressive body fo work.

Truth Ali does a great job bridging conscious lyrics over a booming thriving melody. Some bars that stand out the most on this song are “all I’m fearing is God, no longer afraid of my own strength, y’all ain’t wasting my time ain’t no refunding on that shit”. His on camera charisma and high energy delivery, gives him an edge over the other newcomers looking to shake up the music business.

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Enjoy “Quiero Saber” (which definitely has a more Hip-Hop feel than what I’ve come to expect from Pitbull these days) below.

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Jamie Foxx. Photo Credit: Forbes

Wally Szczerbiak dropped by Scoop B Radio and told Brandon ‘Scoop B’ Robinson about the time Jamie Foxx referenced him on Scoop B Radio. Press Play Below To Listen!

Singer, actor and comedian, Jamie Foxx turned 50 years yesterday and celebrated it in style at Paramount Pictures Studios in Los Angeles, California.

It wasn’t your typical birthday either! It was a full-fledged concert. According to TMZ, Foxx was joined by Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg and Too $hort for the big bash. While there Ice Cube performed hits like “Gangsta Gangsta” and Ludacris performed “Move B****.”

Legitimately a modern day Paul Robeson, the Academy and Golden Globe Award Foxx has an eclectic career. As an actor, he crossed over when he played the late, Ray Charles in the film, Ray.

Somewhere in between, he’d find time to do comedy specials like the memorable I Might Need Security.

Long before Ray though,  Foxx, born Eric Bishop was a regular on In Living Color. Over the years he’d be play memorable roles like aspiring actor and hotel employee Jamie King on the Jamie Foxx Show. Foxx would later accompany Kanye West and Twista in “Slow Jams” from West’s debut “College Dropout” album.

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Following his Ty Dolla $ign-assisted single (and hilarious visual for) “Vitamin D,” Hip-Hop god Ludacris is back with a new track titled “Vices,” which is exactly what you thing — an ode of sorts to all of Luda’s go-to escapes. Adding to the hard-hitting cut, the Fast & Furious star also teased a bigger than life clip for “Vices” via his Instagram, and it looks like classic Luda is looking to make a return (pics below).

Check out “Vices,” which you can pick up via iTunes.

Old School Ridaz. #vices Click the link in my bio.

A post shared by @ludacris on Oct 4, 2017 at 4:35pm PDT

Old LUDA vs New LUDA #vices ? @iamkevinwong

A post shared by @ludacris on Oct 4, 2017 at 2:41pm PDT

Can’t take this dude anywhere. Damn you LUDA. #vices

A post shared by @ludacris on Oct 3, 2017 at 3:10pm PDT

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Ludacris is back (not that he ever left). Years after his last studio album (Ludaversal), the Atlanta-based veteran delivers a brand new single titled “Vitamin D,” which features assistance from Ty Dolla $ign.

The track — which takes from Wes Montgomery‘s “Eleanor Rigby” (previously used for SisQo‘s classic “Thong Song”) — sees the two collaborators professing their love of coke bottle shapes and big butts, à la Sir Mix A Lot:

She got them thunder thighs
I’m just tryna get struck by some lightnin’
Man, her booty is plus her size
And I like my cakes with some icin’…

In the accompanying visual, Luda and Ty$ are in what has to be one of the sexiest hospitals/operating rooms on the planet, flanked by an abundance of medically-prepared eye candy.

Check out “Vitamin D” (produced by Da Internz), which is available now via iTunes. In related news, Luda will appear in the forthcoming eighth installment of the massively lucrative Fast & Furious franchise (titled The Fate of the Furious); he recently appeared on The Breakfast Club alongside co-star Tyrese to promote the film, which can also be seen below. Both the movie and accompanying soundtrack — which sees appearances from Lil Uzi Vert, Quavo, Travis Scott, Lil Yachty, 2 Chainz, Post Malone, Kevin Gates and more — make landfall April 14th.

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More than 15 years after the first film, the highly-coveted Fast & The Furious franchise continues on. This weekend, the official trailer for the series eighth installment made its way to the internet, and it could be the biggest one yet; titled The Fate Of The Furious, the over 3-minute clip kicks off with a typical heist featuring the main characters before Dominic Toretto (played by Vin Diesel) reveals a surprising double-cross. After an apparent stint in prison, Luke Hobbs (played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson) leads the rest of the now-betrayed team on the hunt to figure out what’s going on.

In addition to Diesel and Johnson (who apparently had some on-set issues during the making of this film), The Fate Of The Furious sees the return of all the usual suspects — Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, etc. — alongside newer players like Helen Mirren (in a yet-to-be-disclosed role) and Charlize Theron, who appears to star as the movie’s main antagonist. Aside from Tokyo Drift, this is also the first official Fast & The Furious film to not star Paul Walker, who tragically died in a car accident back in 2013.

Check out the full trailer below…The Fate of the Furious hits theaters April 14th, 2017.

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DJ Infamous recently put in work for ColleGrove, the 2 Chainz and Lil’ Wayne collaboration project released in early March. For his next trick, the award winning DJ gathered together Yo Gotti, Jeezy, who recently donated book bags to Atlanta youth in need, and Ludacris for a song celebrating success and reflecting on the privileges that come with having access to large sums of money.

“I say I want that paper, need that paper
Hustling in my veins, I just bleed that paper”

Ludacris then swoops in proclaiming “Whoever said money is root of all evil never had none,” suggesting that the golden life portrayed by those with money is just as good as it’s perceived to be. Continuing the trend of talking about those looking down on them, Yo Gotti comes in saying:

“See first you get the money then you get the haters
Don’t let that s**t distract you gotta be focused on your paper”

The theme of the song is very heavily influenced by not only obtaining success and wealth, but maintaining it as well; something all of these artists have been successful in doing over the course of their careers.

Infamous definitely won’t slow down anytime soon- this surely won’t be the last release he does featuring more top level emcee’s with repertoires as expansive as these. You can follow Infamous on Twitter here, and be on the lookout for more projects in the future.

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