HHS1987 presents Behind The Beats with Jahlil Beats (Video)

Super Producer, Jahlil Beats sits in the corner with HHS1987 Behind The Beats segment. Jahlil Beats produced for Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, 50 Cent, Fabolous, Soulja Boy, Bow Wow, Diddy, Rick Ross, T.I., Diggy Simmons, Sean Garrett, Meek Mill, & more. He talks about how he got into producing, the producer/ artist chemistry and more. Jahlil talks about his favorite VST to use, as well as his new beat making software coming in 2014. Jahlil talks sampling, the publishing percentage off sampling, his artists, his label, the records he produced for Meek Mill’s Dreamchasers 3, and so much more.

Official Video Fabolous - Ready ft. Chris Brown

Music video by Fabolous performing Ready ft. Chris Brown.
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'Loso's Way 2' - the album -- out June 18th, 2013

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Fabolous Tries To Motivate Kobe

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous revealed in a recent interview with the L.A. Leakers that while he may rep hard for NYC, he's actually rooting this season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Fab says that he's a long-time fan of Kobe Bryant and he has his fingers crossed that the team will make the playoffs. "So you guys still think the Lakers are going to make the playoffs?" Fab asked in the interview. "Let me tell you something. I'm actually a Laker fan, like I'm a quiet Laker fan. I'm not from LA, so I don't preach it as much, but I really, I grew up loving Kobe Bryant's game and the Lakers and stuff like that. But I'm a little skeptical in them making the playoffs. I'm hoping what I'm saying is some motivation. I'm hoping this interview gets out. My inner Laker fan wants this to be a motivational turn for them. ... Like, in the locker room, they're going to play this over and over. You gotta win, man."

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous revealed in a recent interview with the L.A. Leakers that while he may rep hard for NYC, he's actually rooting this season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Fab says that he's a long-time fan of Kobe Bryant and he has his fingers crossed that the team will make the playoffs.

"So you guys still think the Lakers are going to make the playoffs?" Fab asked in the interview. "Let me tell you something. I'm actually a Laker fan, like I'm a quiet Laker fan. I'm not from LA, so I don't preach it as much, but I really, I grew up loving Kobe Bryant's game and the Lakers and stuff like that. But I'm a little skeptical in them making the playoffs. I'm hoping what I'm saying is some motivation. I'm hoping this interview gets out. My inner Laker fan wants this to be a motivational turn for them. ... Like, in the locker room, they're going to play this over and over. You gotta win, man."

Fabolous Offers "Loso's Way 2" Update

Fabolous has been prepping hisLoso's Way 2 album for what seems like an eternity, and the New York rhymer offered up a reason for the project's delays. While stating that the album should be dropping late this year, Fab made it clear that this album is a clear step forward for him.

"I gave that music just to keep the people fed. At some point they get starved, like, we need some music, so I gave them the ['There Is No Competition 3'], and since then I've been working on the album," Fab said.

"The whole process in between that, I've just been working on the album and getting it ready. The release should be top of fall," he continued. "This one is really growth and evolution. I think people know what I do -- they know I've been in the game for a minute, but you gotta continuously show that growth and show that you're bringing something. It's the same thing, it's the same steps over and over again, but you gotta make it look new."

Mixtape Daily: Meek Mill Returns With Dreamchasers 2

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By Rob Markman

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Headliners: Meek Mill And DJ Drama
Representing: Philadelphia, PA
Mixtape: Dream Chasers 2

Real Spit: Hard to imagine that anyone is still sleeping on Meek Mill these days, but don't think for a second that all his rap popularity came overnight. Meek made his name battling on the streets of his native Philadelphia, proved his in-studio worth with an impressive string of mixtapes, then Rick Ross came knocking in 2011, Maybach Music deal in hand. Some would say Meek Mill is living his dream, but if you let the Philly flame-spitter tell it,he's still chasing it.

On Monday (May 7), Meek dropped Dream Chasers 2, the follow-up to last year's critically acclaimed mixtape. "My city lacks dream chasers," Meek Milly told Mixtape Daily. "It's motivational, inspiring, my story, but this time, I'm just more loose with it. I've been seeing more things, been around the world a little bit more."

Though the MMG young gun has grown as an MC, the music on DC2 is just as edgy as its predecessor. On the tape's intro, Meek sets an aggressive tone, spitting, "I got 30 racks in my pocket, I keep 30 shots in my clip/ I get 30 racks for my verses, y'all ain't gettin' paper like this."

On the aggressively paced "Flexing," Meek once again links with "I'ma Boss" producer Jahlil Beats, and on "Everyday," he rides with his MMG boss Rick Ross over a menacing sound bed. While hard-granite rap is his strong point, Milly is no one-trick pony; he does venture out of the streets from time to time. For "Ready or Not," producer All Star conjures a beat based off the popular 1996 Fugees song of the same name. The subdued instrumental allows the young MC the space to get introspective. "It's a dark cloud over me, money took control of me/ I'm barely getting time to see my son and that sh-- hurtin' me/ Baby mama trippin', I tell her to work with me/ I'm on probation, still strapped, 'cause n---as wanna murder me."

"Use to Be" shows even more vulnerability. Over what sounds like a muted heartbeat with soft piano keys laid atop, the promising rap product opens up even more about his demons. "When I was young, I started plannin' it out/ My daddy got killed, I was the man of the house/ By the age of 16, man them hammers was out/ So when n---as tried to hit me, I'm just handin' 'em out."

"I'm just giving everybody my view of how I'm living and relating to other people's stories and bringing the part of the game that I need to bring to the game," Meek said of his intentions when recording the tape.

On Dream Chasers 2, Meek Mill surely serves his underground base but proves that he has a knack for making big records as well. It's a safe bet that "Amen" featuring Drake and Jeremih will become a radio mainstay at least until August 28, when he drops his debut album, Dreams and Nightmares. Still, there is no one record that can define Meek's latest work, and even if he's accomplished some of his goals, we're quite confident he'd just dream up a few more.

Joints to Check For
» "Intro." "I put the little [Mike] Tyson talking in front of it just to build up the energy, letting you know I'm gonna come strong."

» "Racked Up Shawty" (featuring Fabolous). "Me and Fab was just in the studio, buildin'. We was just chillin', he was out in L.A., I was out in L.A., we chillin' and I started vibin', came up with a hook, Fab came in, he put his verse together and that was that."


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Fabolous & Kevin Hart's Big Night Out

Rapper Fabolous, actor Kevin Hart and Kenny Burns had big fun in the strip club Diamonds in Atlanta this week. The somewhat unlikely trio made the rounds in the Lapdance Capitol of the World and made it rain for some lucky ladies at the club.

Reportedly, the celebs tossed off $28,000 worth of cash for the dancers.

No word on who exactly had the most to contribute to the 'pot,' if you will--but it looks like these guys know how to party.

Emily B. Blasts Back On Twitter

Emily B. lashed out at some of her Twitter followers after she posted a picture of herself and her on-again, off-again boyfriend Fabolous at a party with the caption "Yall ladies can have Morris I have my Fantasy man..hehe." When everyone of her Twitter followers started offering their opinions, Emily decided to snap back.

"I really don’t care what u think.. Everyone deserves a second chance….The picture was meant to be funny.. Y’all are miserable.. lol…" she tweeted. "Maybe I shouldn’t do a 3rd season cuz y’all don’t appreciate my honesty.. I didn’t have to tell y’all my story period….Anyway y’all not about to make me lose my religion on a Sunday..lol. #Imout"

"And thank u to the rest of u.. The ones who always support me.. I love u more than u know," she tweeted, before adding another tweet that quoted Fab's "Wolf In Sheep's Clothing."

But her loyalty keep her from them other boys Let em holla, she just gonna exist above the noise."

Fabolous & Emily B In Trouble Again?

Even though they only recently got back together, it looks like there may be more dark clouds on the horizon for rapper Fabolous and his girlfriend, "Love & Hip Hop" star Emily B. Their relationship has been notoriously rocky but Emily recently said in an interview that the couple was 'dating still.'

But Fabolous posted a picture on Twitter of a shirt he was wearing with the words "Women ruined my life" emblazoned across the front.

"My shirt is talking that real," Fab tweeted.

Fabolous is known for his tongue-in-cheek sense of humor--so is this just a joke? Or is there trouble in paradise?

Fabolous' Big Night In Atlanta

Rapper Fabolous reportedly had a great time in Atlanta recently. So great that the hip hop star spent a whopping $45,000 on 120 bottles of champagne at Club Compound. According to TMZ, Fab was celebrating and doing a favor for a friend on his birthday.

Fab splurged on the bottles of Rosé Moët as a present for his homie.

Fabolous hosted the party and the bottles were delivered in a golden bath-shaped litter by staff at Compound.

Whisper Recap ***Must Watch To Understand*** Video DJ SNS, Rihanna, Chris Brown, & Meek Mill

This was a awesome night. Everybody was partying and having a ball, but the highlight was when the music stop & i guess u have to watch to see what happen. The Party Go RT By Fabolous on Twitter. 

Young Jeezy - OJ ft. Fabolous & Jadakiss (Official Video)

Young Jeezy – OJ Ft. Fabolous & Jadakiss (Video Snippet)

Young Jeezy | "OJ" feat. Fabolous x Jadakiss (Official Teaser) from By Any Means T.V. on Vimeo.

Fabolous On Kimbella's Claims:

Fabolous wouldn't confirm or deny "Love & Hip Hop" star Kimbella's claim that the rapper slept with her while his baby mama, Emily Bustemante, was pregnant. In a recent interview, Fab decided to take the high road, despite the fact that Kimbella blasted the story on the show.

"I really don't watch the show," Fab said in an interview. "I've never really watched the show at all. I can't really speak on Kimbella. Of course that's Juelz [Santana's] mother of his child, [co-star] Emily is the mother of my son. I have a lot of respect for her and I think she did the show in light of getting the attention to progress in other ways and do some other things. I'm automatically, in a sense, attached if I'm not there. [Do I get paid?] I don't. Emily gets a check for it but I don't. ... I'm not really a big reality show fan. You know what I mean? I never really got into it, man. The only one I've actually, successfully watched was the 'Kardashian' show. It's because it got so big."

Fabolous Discusses Musical Growth

Rapper Fabolous explained to MTV News that his upcoming sixth studio album, Loso’s Way 2, that he's focused on evolving artistically and musically. He described his maturity as an artist.

"With the album, I'm looking to evolve as well. Musically, everything I do, I want to keep growing," Fabolous shared. "I think people have seen my growth album to album. FromGhetto Fabolous to Street Dreams to Real Talk to From Nothin' to Somethin' to Loso's Way, and now they will continue to see that with Loso's Way 2."

Fab says that parenthood affected a lot of his new music.

"It's all a process for me; I'm in a different place," said Fabolous. "My last album I was having my first son and now my son is almost four years old, so these are processes and you get to talk about those things. I will share them on the next album…Children change a lot of stuff in your life. They change the way you look at things and do things. And I think the music will reflect that, too."

Emily B. Wouldn't Date Another Rapper?

"Love & Hip Hop" star Emily B. revealed that her love life is currently in limbo and that she's in no rush to get into another serious relationship with a rapper following her time with Fabolous. Emily says she'd prefer a man with 'a normal life' and that she may have her eye on someone already.

"What love life? It's non-existent," she says. "I'm in that weird in between stage where I'm not where I was, but I'm also not ready to date anyone else."

So would she date another rapper?

"Absolutely not," she says flatly. "I would prefer not to date anyone else in the music industry. I'd like to date someone with a normal life, like a school teacher. In fact there's a teacher at my daughters school that I have a little crush on...I'm just kidding. Hmmm, I guess just to take a break. We just wrapped shooting and I have a clothing line coming in the fall of 2012 and I've been doing a lot of styling. So I guess my holiday wish is just have some quiet time with my kids."

Emily B. On Dating Fabolous

Emily B. opened up about her on-again, off-again relationship with rapper Fabolous. The "Love & Hip Hop" star told Emily C that she is focused on handling her business on her own and that has made a difference in both her state of mind and the show.

"Well of course you see me moving out on my own. I have two children and I moved on my own in New York," she says. "You know I moved here to be with Fab so for me to be here and live on my own is just an experience for me. So you get to see that and you know I just focused on me. I realized that I had to put me first and everything else would fall in place. So on this season, I had to go out on my own, I had to be independent. I had to do me. The first step in doing me was moving out on my own which was very, very difficult. "A lot of people are wondering if I still live on my own," she added. "Yes, absolutely, I still have my own place and I still live on my own. Absolutely."

Fabolous On "Love & Hip Hop

Fabolous may theoretically be behind much of the drama on the popular VH1 reality show "Love & Hip Hop" due to his romantic histories with Emily B and Kimbella, who are both featured on the show; but he has no interest in becoming a fixture on the series.

"I don't think so," Fab told radio host Angie Martinez when asked if he would ever appear in "Love & Hip Hop." "I really went to support [girlfriend] Emily and something she was doing and I guess her show [cameras] were there and of course they took that and put a trailer or something together and put me in the trailer. ... It's just not my cup of tea. It's one side of what's going on and I don't bash it but I'm really not in support of it either. I don't think it depicts me as I am. It just depicts a one-sided version of what's really going on. It's a few different things that I don't agree with, with the show. Ownership is one of them, there's no ownership on her side. She's kind of a piece of somebody else's show and I'm not with that. I put too many years in business of me working in this industry for me to be a piece of somebody else's things."

Fabolous Childs Mother Emily Bustamante On The Fight

Fabolous' baby mama, Emily Bustamante, is speaking out on the notorious catfight that occurred between Kimbella and Chrissy Lampkin on "Love & Hip Hop." Emily says she doesn't condone violence and explains her role in how things went down.

"The fight was crazy, it was out of control and there were definitely punches landed. It was insane. We really didn't know it was going to happen. It was out of nowhere. It was a crazy moment. I don't condone violence and I never wanted Chrissy to fight anybody, but I do understand that there was a lot of emotion in that room," Emily said in an interview. "She took it personal what [Kimbella] was saying, so it kind of turned from a conversation between me and her to her and Chrissy. It was crazy. [Kimbella] was on the floor, her contacts came out of her eyes, she was completely without clothes on the floor."

"She was laying out naked on the floor," she continued. "Her dress went up to her neck. It was so insane and that's just a little bit of it. So, when I seen the scene [with Kimbella] saying, 'I'm still pretty,' I was like, 'Oh my God.'"

Kimbella Disses Fabolous?

Video vixen Kimbella had nothing but sour words for her ex-boo Fabolous. The "Love & Hip Hop" star says she's not interested in constantly referencing her old relationship and that Fab isn't a part of her world anymore.

"Me? No! Why would I ever talk to Fab?," Kimbella said when asked if she got Fab's opinion on the show. "He's a non-factor in my life. He was someone in my past and I don't speak to people in my past. I'm not giving him anymore five minutes of fame. My situation is with my kids and my career, nothing else, so that's where I'm leaving that."

"The reason I signed up to do this is for my fans and people that are interested in me as a personality to see who I am as the real me," she added. "I'm very secure in myself, I keep it 100 and I really don't give a f*ck. At the end of the day, I'm going to be me and portray me the way I am. You guys will get to see everything I went through, as far as being surrounded by new women in the industry and them trying to get to know me and just the different things I had to go through."

Jay-Z Ditches Occupy Wall Street For "Occupy All Streets + Him & & Kanye West Receive Their Platinum Plaques For "Watch The Throne"

Jay-Z isn't trying to Occupy Wall Street, he's trying to Occupy All Streets. 

While backstage at his Watch The Throne concert, Jay rocked an "Occupy All Streets" t-shirt, as he snapped a few pictures with his good friend Russell Simmons. 

Jay-Z and Kanye West told us that somebody watch the throne, and the critics should have listened. 

Jay-Z & Kanye West "Watch The Throne" Tour Dates

While backstage at their Watch The Throne concert at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Jay-Z and Kanye were presented with platinum plaques for selling over a million records for Watch The Throne. 

Presented by Barry Weiss, Jay and 'Ye were all smiles as Russell Simmons, Fabolous, Trey Songz, Andre Harrell and Michael K Williams cheered them on in celebration. 

Jay-Z and Kanye released their collaborative album Watch The Throne in August 2011, and the album skyrocketed to number one in over 30 countries around the world. 

 Jay-Z & Kanye West "Watch The Throne" Set List Is Longer Than A Marathon

Jay-Z and Kanye are currently on a 26 city tour, where the two kings take on thousands of fans without the help of stage props, special guests, or a DJ. Just two hip-hop kings against the world. 

Catch Jay-Z and Kanye in a city near you!

Take a look at Jay-Z and Kanye West backstage with their platinum plaques in the gallery above!

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