Our Young California homies DJ Carisma and DJ Amen stopped by Hot 97 while they were in town for the Global Spin Awards + I hit the Beyond The Lights premiere after-party with MGK and Slim!
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(Photos) Machine Gun Kelly Premieres ‘Beyond The Lights’ [Cleveland, OH]
This past Thursday night, Machine Gun Kelly gave his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio a special screening of his big-screen debut Beyond The Lights before it hits theaters on November 14. Having forged a friendship with Kells and his crew over the last year+, I had to make my way to the 216 to support…and I can honestly say I had the most amazing trip I’ve had my entire year.
The day after meeting everyone’s family at the premiere (which was really cool since you don’t often get to see that side of your friends in the industry,) myself, Kells, his manager (and my good friend) Ashleigh and their videographer Casey piled up in a rented mini-van (LOL – needed it for all the equipment and people) and drove through a pretty rough area of Cleveland. As we were driving to shoot the video to his new single and Kells was showing me where he went to school, where Slim went to school, where he, Slim and Dub first lived, the radio was playing a commercial that proudly advertised “our very own Machine Gun Kelly” in his starring role, and it was a moment I can’t even find the words to describe.
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(Photos) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – October 2014
I hit the Bay to kick it with my HBK homies for HBK Halloween, MGK‘s show in Long Island, IAMSU‘s show at Webster Hall, 1oak with Ty Dolla $ign and Travi$ Scott, and Kehlani, Big Sean and Aziz Ansari all stopped by Hot97!
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(Photos) DeJ Loaf Spotted With Remy Ma & Ty Dolla $ign On Set In NYC
What could this be, what could this be! Okay well…I actually know, but I’m not at liberty to say just yet. I’m sure you guys can imagine just how excited I was when my favorite artist (Ty Dolla $ign) linked up with my favorite newcomer (DeJ Loaf) and one of my looongtime favorite rappers (Ms. Martin) on set in NYC yesterday. It’s dope to see established artists embracing a burgeoning one, and with the way “Try Me” is blowing up right now, I can see DeJ being around for a long time to come. (If you missed my interview with DeJ, check it out here to get to know her a little better!)
“What Just Happened? @therealremyma @tydollasign?” DeJ teased on Instagram. “Can Y’all Guess? #TryUs.” Remy posted a similar caption as well:
TRY ME!!! Nothing but genuine luv for @dejloaf and @tydollasign #WeAround #RemyMa
FYI – there are hints all in both of their captions…but you’ll just have to wait and see what it is! More pics below.
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(Photos + Video) Me Doing Misc. Cool Shit – September 2014
I saw J. Cole at House of Vans, Mike Zombie, Adrian Marcel and Jim Jones at Hot 97 and I hit a press dinner for Adrian.
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(Photos) Kinship Pays Tribute To Bad Boy, Dip Set With Bomber Jackets
Streetwear brand Kinship is celebrating Bad Boy‘s 20th anniversary with their latest bomber jacket, following their previously-released Golden Era and Dip Set versions. (The latter of which you KNOW I’m dying to get my hands on, and have every plan to!)
The Bad Boy Bomber features an all-over print of all of the label’s greatest albums, from the Biggie and Ma$e golden days, to modern day with the likes of French Montana and Janelle Monae. They even have the short-lived supergroup Boyz N Da Hood on there!
“I wanted to create pieces that pays homage to the music I was raised on,” said Kinship founder Reggie Thomas. “Bad Boy definitely deserves major recognition. Hopefully people will appreciate it just as much as I did.”
The Diplomats “Dipped” bomber features classic Dip Set covers from the mixtapes to official albums, like Diplomats Vol. 2, Purple Haze, Hustlers P.O.M.E., Diplomatic Immunity, From Me To You and more. The third in the line of jackets, “The Bomb,” features 50 of your favorite albums of the 90s, including Nas‘ Illmatic, Snoop‘s Doggy Style and Dr. Dre‘s The Chronic.
The jackets are all 100% satin with a satin lining (purple for Bad Boy, red for Dip Set, black for the Golden Era) and a full zipper front. Take a closer look at them below!
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(Photos + Video) Ty Dolla $ign & Jhene Aiko “Hydrate The Hustle” With vitaminwater and The FADER
I was doing my bi-weekly browsing of DollaSignWorld.com/Tour over the weekend (judge me – I don’t care!) when I noticed a new Ty Dolla $ign date in Philly for Tuesday. The show was a part of vitaminwater and The FADER‘s “Hydrate The Hustle” #uncapped series, alongside Jhene Aiko and newcomer, Raury. Of course I had to be in the building, so on Tuesday night, I headed down the Jersey Turnpike and spent a few hours at The Skybox.
Despite my VIP band that allowed me to watch the show from the upper level without being smushed in the crowd, I had to be front and center to get my fan-girl on, and that I was during the opening act, Raury, followed by the $ign. I’d only heard of Raury prior to last night and never actually heard his music, and watching him live, I can see why the industry is buzzing about him being the “next big thing.” Backed by a full band and mixed in with high-energy performances of tracks from his recent Indigo Child mixtape, the ATL singer that caught Kanye‘s attention also covered a few Nirvana and Queen songs…winning me over with “Bohemian Rhapsody.” (TOTAL childhood memories right there!)
Next up was Ty Dolla $ign, and although I paid attention to nothing else but my own little world as I sang along to every song, according to the recap, the crowd went nuts too. LOL! Hitting the stage in a Pink Dolphin ski mask (that came off after the first 2 songs,) Ty performed a medley of his hit singles and features, including fan-favorite “Irie,” “Or Nah,” the song that gave him his big start, “Toot It & Boot It,” “Paranoid” of course, his “You & Your Friends” hook, “Dead President” off his recently-released $ign Language mixtape and more. I’d share some video that I captured, but they all have clips of me singing and looking kind of ridiculous, so I’ll refrain.
Closing the show was the beautiful Jhené Aiko, who performed a steamy set of ballads (all while barefoot, of course) including “Spotless Mind” and her hit single, “The Worst.” Check out video of Jhene‘s performance below, as well as a few pics from the night!
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