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(Video) What Was The Biggest Song Of Summer 2014? Marisa Mendez, Rob Markman, Lowkey, Kazeem Famuyide & More Debate!

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Now that the summer is coming to a close, it’s time to take a look at which song dominated these warm months.

STASHED has rounded up some of the most well-respected minds in music media to settle once and for all what the “song of the summer” was on this special episode of “The Week in STASHED.” Joining the roundtable is Rob Markman (MTV News), Tracy G (“Sway in the Morning” on SHADE45), Mikey Fresh (VIBE.com and MissInfo.tv), Marisa Mendez (Hot 97, InFlexWeTrust.com, LifeIsTremendez.com), Nile “Lowkey” Ivey (YouHeardThatNew.com), and STASHED mainstays Nate Santos (staff writer) and Christian Lavery (deputy editor).

Check out part one of our debate below! UPDATE: Now part 2 as well. My choice for song of the summer: IAMSU‘s “Only That Real” featuring 2 Chainz and Sage The Gemini!
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The Source Presents: HEAVY ROTATION || Behind The Blogs With Marisa Mendez

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This was super dope! My girl Tatiana over at The Source (yep, the one from my Dip Set days!) reached out recently, and had me pick 5 songs that are currently in rotation in my iTunes. With songs from Kehlani, IamSu!, Machine Gun Kelly and more, I’m sure you’ll find something in there that you like! Check out the write-up and listen to my playlist below!
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Throwback Thursday: Don’t Give Up! I Actually Got Fired From My College Internship At MTV For Blogging…

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My MTV I.D.

(I was totally strategically covering where it said “Intern” on that I.D. for the Facebook stunt, by the way.)

For the last 4 years, I’ve been blogging for InFlexWeTrust, and for the last 3, I’ve made a living off of it. It has opened so many doors for me and given me opportunities I would have never dreamed of being possible, and of course is what led to LifeIsTremendez even being created! I can’t say that I grew up hoping to be a blogger, or actually even ever considered it until a right place, right time situation back in 2010 (which I’ll get into for another TBT,) but all of the events leading up to me being right here has taught me one thing, if nothing else: What’s for you will not pass you.
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Interview: 7 Things You Need To Know About One Of Our Favorite West Coast Power Players, DJ Carisma

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If you’re a fan of YG, DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla $ign, Sage The Gemini, TeeFlii and Tyga, to name just a small handful of west coast stars, you’re going to want to thank DJ Carisma. The California native has had a hand in helping break these artists and many more coming from the left side of the country, and she’s done it all while balancing motherhood and marriage, two online radio shows, a prime-time slot on Power 106, managing her own studio and traveling on the road as the official tour DJ of Honey Cocaine and TeeFlii. I can’t even talk on the phone and answer an email at the same time, so to say I admire Carisma is an understatement…and I’m not alone in my sentiments. As I sat on Ty Dolla $ign‘s bus a couple of weeks back at the Under the Influence tour stop in PA, I watched as Ty and his entire team jumped up and yelled when they received an email that Carisma had been featured on XXL‘s site. When Chris Brown got out of jail and was thrown a private gathering to welcome him back, Carisma was one of the invited guests. When Nipsey Hussle was asked who he admired in radio, guess who he named? Yep, Carisma!

As she made her rounds to discuss her new single “Anyway” featuring Sage The Gemini, Tory Lanez, Eric Bellinger and Mishon, I had to jump on the phone with the Young California co-founder so that I could share a few gems with our LIT readers. Below, find out exactly how she got her start in the game (so that you can take a few pointers!), who her top 5 artists coming out of the west are and more.
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(Photos) Why A$AP Rocky’s New i-D Magazine Interview Proves That He & I Will Never Work Out

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A$AP Rocky covers i-D Magazine

A$AP Rocky has been extremely quiet since releasing his debut album Long.Live.A$AP. in January of 2013, then hitting the road with Rihanna that spring. Since then, the most we’ve heard of the Harlem rapper has been mainly about his outings with girlfriend Chanel Iman, but as he gears up for a sophomore project, we’re finally getting a little more from my baby daddy!

Unfortunately for me, Rock‘s new cover story for i-D Magazine shows me that we’re quite opposite, so the relationship for us probably wouldn’t work out. There’s also that whole already-having-a-girlfriend thing, but that’s neither here nor there. Check out a few excerpts from the interview below.
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(Photos) Throwback Thursday: How Dip Set & Saving My Lunch Money Brought Me To A Career In Music

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When people say things like, “Dip Set changed my life” or, “I was the biggest Dip Set fan ever,” (yes, people say those things…LOL) I don’t even bother to engage in a debate with them because winning would be too effortless. Dip Set REALLY changed my life. Because of my love (or slight obsession, either one) for them in high school, I chose the career path I embarked on, I met people who put me in the right place to advance in said career and I learned early on how to move around in the music business. Suffice to say, what Dip Set did for me trumps you hands down. Unless you’re like, Freekey Zekey. He probably has a better story than me. Anyway, here’s the 411:
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7 Reasons You Need To Attend Wiz Khalifa’s “Under The Influence” Tour Before It’s Over

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If you haven’t noticed via all my social media channels, I’ve been along for the ride for a handful of Under The Influence of Music dates thus far, kicking off on July 24th in Scranton, PA. Originally set to feature Tyga as well (before he dropped out in the last hour,) the tour is comprised of 7 sets featuring DJ Drama, Mack Wilds, the HBK Gang (IAMSU! and Sage the Gemini), Rich Homie Quan, Ty Dolla $ign, Jeezy and of course the ring leader, Wiz Khalifa. Even if you’re not fans of all of those acts, there’s something on this show for EVERYONE. To be honest, you don’t need to be a fan of ANY of them to enjoy this tour…although there’s probably something wrong with you if you don’t like a single person in that list of hitmakers.
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