Producers On ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP" Include Metro Boomin, Tyler The Creator, Alchemist & More

Here's a tentative list of the producers who have contributed to ScHoolboy Q's "Blank Face LP." They include Sounwave, Alchemist, Metro Boomin, Tyler, The Creator, and even Kendrick Lamar. The excitement surrounding ScHoolboy Q's upcoming album, the Blank Face LP, is steadily increasing with each day. Today, two weeks before the album's release, Q shared part 1 of a short film entitled "By Any Means." The clip also serves as the music video to the Blank Face LP track of the same name. Yesterday, Q shared the album's tracklist as well as its features. There's no Kendrick or Ab-Soul, but the impressive guest list includes names like Vince Staples, E-40, Tha Dogg Pound, and more. As the album has now been made available for pre-order, a KTT user was able to locate some of the names found in the composer credits for each individual track. The list isn't definitive just yet, but with a quick glance, one can see that Q has recruited the very best for the production side of his fourth album. The producers that appear most frequently are Tae Beast, Sounwave, Cardo, and Nez & Rio. Elsewhere, Metro Boomin and Southside team up for "Dope Dealer," which features E-40, and Tyler, The Creator reappears as a producer (after Oxymoron's "The Purge") for Tha Dogg Pound-featuring "Big Body." As of now, it's difficult to judge the extent of each artist's contributions, especially as Tupac is credited on "Str8 Ballin"; of course, that one is likely influenced by the Pac track of the same name. And though Kendrick wasn't listed as a featured artist, he is credited next to Cardo as a composer on "Overtime." Check out the updated tracklist, featuring a (likely incomplete) list of the Blank Face LP's producers, below. 1. TorcH (prod. by Nez & Rio) 2. Lord Have Mercy (prod. by Swizz Beatz) 3. THat Part (feat. Kanye West) (prod. by Cardo) 4. Groovy Tony / Eddie Kane (feat. Jadakiss) (prod. by Tae Beast & Dem Jointz) 5. Kno Ya Wrong (feat. Lance Skiiiwalker) (prod. by The Alchemist) 6. Ride Out (feat. Vince Staples) (prod. by Sounwave) 7. WHateva You Want (feat. Candice Pillay) (prod. by Tae Beast) 8. By Any Means (prod. by Cardo) 9. Dope Dealer (feat. E-40) (prod. by Metro Boomin & Southside) 10. JoHn Muir (prod. by Sounwave & Adrian Younge) 11. Big Body (feat. Tha Dogg Pound) (prod. by Tyler, The Creator) 12. Neva CHange (feat. SZA) (prod. by DJ Dahi) 13. Str8 Ballin (prod. by Nez & Rio) (*Tupac also credited) 14. Black THougHts (prod. by Willie B) 15. Blank Face (feat. Anderson .Paak) (prod. by Sounwave & T. Russell) 16. Overtime (feat. Miguel & Justine Skye) (prod. by Cardo & Kendrick Lamar) 17. Tookie Knows II (feat. Traffic & TF) (prod. by Nez & Rio)

The Plug & Z aka Zeus Interview

What kind of influences did you have growing up that helped shape your musical tastes? Well I was born in Nashville TN. We call it the ville and I was raised in Lebanon aka L town. A lot of days after school I would go to my grandma’s house off of stokes street between all the projects. I actually lived there and a road close called bluebird. During those times because I was close to my grandparents I was listening to a lot of blues, while my mom loved gospel! I was real open minded so I listened to anything that sounded good since my taste was already so blended at that point I had learned to find something I liked about all genre’s! So I like to think that’s why I’ve found my own sound because my influences come from music and not hip hop specifically. What do you think about the current state of hip hop? I think hip hop is in a good state there’s a lot of artist out their killing it and not only that but we had a hip hop artist break number 1# over artist like Beyoncé & Adele so I think the people are perceptive to what’s happening in hip hop! Who would you say is the most influential person in your musical career? I wouldn’t necessarily say one person but my family and my team definitely, “With great power comes great responsibility” ya feel me so I got to make sure we all eating because their futures are dependent on it. What kind of experiences do you think help mold you into the artist you are today? Growing up with my friends, I can remember writing rhymes in high school because I was bored and loved writing. Me and my friends would go to parties turn up and create fun memories. Definitely going to church with my mom on Sundays and hearing the church sing songs, I always use to love that. What do you think is your best song from “Ordained”? I think every song on “Ordained” are definitely equally good but if I had to pick one of my favorites probably “Swish” Or “Powder”. The energy that I had when I was riding those waves were really raw and I was really feeling the outcome! What can we come to expect in the next 3 to 6 months? I’m actually preparing to drop another mixtape on all major , platforms the name I’m gonna keep that on lock for the moment but in my opinion it’s better with “Ordained” so I’m hoping people feel it! I got a video that’s about to drop here soon! We’ve been hearing a lot about the deals that OV has been signing in the recent months through other blog outlets and we want to know who you’ve signed with and their credentials? Well some of the deals I can’t talk about to much but one of the deals I’ve signed is with “Awesome 2”, they’ve worked with Diddy, Mary j Blige, Busta rhymes, and a lot of other major artist and BET named them #19 of the most influential artist so we definitely got some big things poppin over here!

Future Announces Project “E.T.” With DJ Esco; Reveals Cover Art

Future announces new mixtape with DJ Esco called "E.T." Future has been teasing us on Twitter over the past couple days that a project was nearing, and thankfully he wasn’t lying. On Thursday night, the Freebandz Gang leader decided to announce to his followers that he has a new mixtape on the way with DJ Esco called E.T., which stands for "Esco Terrestrial". Unfortunately, he didn’t reveal any further information, other than its artwork, but if his tweet from the other day is any inclination of what’s to come, then Future says he “maybe a lil too disrespectful on this one,” but “fuck it. Y’all deserve it.” Peep the artwork below, and keep your eyes peeled for further information. Who's excited for some new Future?

DJ Khaled Unveils “Major Key” Album Cover

DJ Khaled reveals the highly anticipated album cover for "Major Key." DJ Khaled continues to promote the hell out of his forthcoming Major Key album. On Thursday night, the We The Best mogul served as a special guest on The Jimmy Kimmel Live show, where he made a couple major announcements and revealed the album cover in the process. Due out later this year, Major Key will feature guest appearances from some of the biggest names in the industry, including Jay Z, Future, Lil Wayne, Drake, Kanye West, Big Sean, Wale, Rick Ross, Bryson Tiller, and more. Led by the previously heard single “For Free,” Major Key is about to see a monster collab surface next called “I Got They Keys” featuring Jay Z & Future. No word yet as for when that single & video will arrive, but when it does drop, Khaled says he's also going to announce the album's release date that same day as well. He says both are coming VERY VERY SOON. Look for the album to be available for pre-order come this Sunday night, June 26 following the airing of the 2016 BET Hip-Hop Awards. Check out the heavily flowered artwork (below), and keep your eyes peeled for the next single “I Got The Keys” to surface soon

HOODMANE

HOODMANE'ss first single off the debut album Amazonian Hood coming in fall/winter 2016, Frontya', is set to drop very, very soon on websites such as Soundcloud, Spotify, and Itunes. Many more tracks are in the making coming with a blaze of trap thunder from all the artists on OV, the label HOODMANE has recently signed to. Not only will music be dropped, but also Video's, Clothing, back-to-back Blogs, and much more that will keep you up to date on the "Official Vizion" we are working towards creating. Check out and like HOODMANE on the following social media pages! www.soundcloud.com/hoodmaneamazone www.twitter.com/hoodmaneflex www.instagram.com/hoodmane www.facebook.com/hoodmane-631868460294572/1

Producer Detail Sues Drake For Alleged Assault By His Bodyguard

Producer Details is suing Drake over an alleged assault taking place back in 2014. It looks like Drake is the latest victim in a new lawsuit. According to TMZ, his former collaborator & producer Detail is suing the OVO leader for an alleged assault that reportedly took place back in 2014. Detail claims Drizzy offered him a deal to be his executive producer back in 2014 but declined because he didn’t want to be restricted to working with just one artist. With that said, Drake apparently didn’t take this rejection too kindly and allegedly set up his former producer to get jumped. Details says Drake invited him over to his crib in Calabasas to work on some new music sometime in June of 2014, and when he arrived around 2 AM, he was welcomed by Drake’s bodyguard Chubbs, who apparently greeted him with a sucker punch & broken jaw. During the alleged beat down, Detail says Chubbs was yelling… "I will beat all your asses, including your bitches. I don't give a fuck. I will hit you again. Do you think Drake is soft? You think Drake's a punk?" There’s no word yet on how much Detail is suing for but we can only presume it’s for a lot. We’ll continue to keep you posted on any more “details” moving forward.

HOODMANE

The dark, new anonymous rapper, HOODMANE, has signed to official vizion, along the his brand AMAZONE. Progress has been made towards getting the engine rolling towards droping new music in this upcoming week. Constant updates will be made this week to let you guys in on the sauce. Stay tuned with us; HOODMANE's mix of funky trap rap, avant garde sounds, and subtle nuances flying through your ears coming with Amazonian Hood album coming in Fall/Winter is a project thats been in the making for three years now, and is sure to live longer along with HOODMANE's escapade around the globe. There will be more details on upcoming releases coming very soon. Check out and follow HOODMANE at the following social media pages! www.soundcloud.com/hoodmaneamazone www.twitter.com/hoodmaneflex www.instagram.com/hoodmane www.facebook.com/hoodmane-631868460294572/1

Zaytoven And Future Are Sitting On "At Least 100 Songs"

Zaytoven and Future have been cooking. This summer could shape up to be a big one for Zaytoven. The prolific Atlanta beatmaker has been logging long hours with the recently-freed Gucci Mane. He and Future have been teasing Beast Mode 2 on Instagram, and in his new #BehindTheBeat interview with HNHH, he provided information that the long-awaited sequel mixtape may be near on the horizon. “Ever since [Beast Mode], we’ve recorded numerous times," Zay said. "Every time we go in the studio, we’re gonna do five, ten songs together. But we got, I know, at least 100 songs.” 100 songs! At least!! It's a massive figure, although not too surprising given Future's output over the course of the last two years. It supports Southside's assertion that Future is sitting on "six albums and three mixtapes" as of last November. Another fascinating tidbit from the interview: Zaytoven mentioned that he hadn't spoken to Future in three years prior to Beast Mode because Future spent so much time in Los Angeles. Future reached out during the first week of 2015 and they made the tape in 10 days.

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Big Sean Donates $25,000 To Wayne State University Homelessness Program

Big Sean donates $25,000 toward an initiative to end homelessness at Wayne State University. As he's settled into superstardom, Big Sean has made a constant effort to give back to his hometown of Detroit. Last year, he founded his Detroit-based nonprofit, the Sean Anderson Foundation, designed to help the disadvantaged youth of his city with initiatives in the realms of education, healthcare, and the arts. Through his foundation, he was recently able to donate a sum of $25,000 to Wayne State University, located in the Midtown district, for its Helping Individuals Go Higher (HIGH) program, which is devoted to eliminating college student homelessness. According to his foundation's website, Sean's donation will "provide short-term support to Wayne State students experiencing homelessness or precarious housing situations." "With this gift, we will be able to help Wayne State students who are experiencing homelessness work toward a better future," said HIGH founder Jacqueline Wilson. Sean's contribution to Wayne State is not the only recent charitable work that has earned him attention. He donated $82,000 during the height of the crisis in Flint in order to help children who had been poisoned by the city's water supply, and last year, he teamed with adidas Originals to build a recording studio at Cass Technical High School, his alma mater.

Rihanna Takes Jab At Steph Curry Following Game 7

Rihanna throws salt in the Warriors' wounds. Stephen Curry and the Warriors were hearing it from everyone last night after failing to close out the series on their home court, and allowing the Cavs to recover from a 3-1 series deficit. Even Rihanna was trolling the league MVP, taking numerous jabs at Curry via instagram while lauding LeBron's greatness. Steph was not himself throughout the entire series and he came up small in the crucial Game 7, scoring just 17 points on 6/19 shooting and turning the ball over four times. On the other hand, LeBron was an absolute beast, capping off a remarkable NBA Finals run with a 27 point, 11 assists, 11 rebounds triple double, including three blocks- one of which came against Steph, again. Following the Warriors loss, Rihanna was there to throw salt in the Curry family's wounds. Also, Savannah James better watch her mans.

OV CEO Rapper “Z aka Zeus” Prepares to Sign His Fourth Deal!

We’ve been hearing a lot about Lebanon TN, rapper Z aka Zeus. From the release of “Powder” to finally dropping the long awaited mixtape home to the single “Ordained”! Even before then Z was making waves in the rap game especially on the online platforms, with the signing of his 1st publishing deal with “Freemantle Media” Producers of shows such as Wheel of fortune, etc. & with his second two the “Awesome 2 “; who were named number #19 as the most influential dj’s by BET! Read below for more info. http://www.bet.com/music/photos/2012/08/the-50-most-influential-djs.html#!2012-music-topic-jam-master-jay Now were getting word from his camp that he’s signing his fourth deal for international lyric royalties. We’ve seen Z’s career hit its stride as the artist prepares to take his career to new heights!

Drake & Kendrick Lamar's "Beef" Nearly Escalated To 50 Cent & Ja Rule Proportions, According To Marcellus Wiley

The former NFL player suggests an interview that would have increased tension between the two rappers was destroyed. Ever since Drake was mentioned in Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse, there has been speculation of a tension between the two rappers. While Drake did seem to be a bit offended by the namedrop on Kendrick's record, the proposed bad blood between the two rappers has depended on the assumption of a number of "subliminal" disses and no concrete evidence. However, according to a new report from former NFL player and current ESPN host, Marcellus Wiley, the beef was very real, and came close to escalating exponentially due to an interview which was never aired. “All I know is there was a beef, and all I know is I was witness to when the beef would have ignited to proportions we have not seen since Ja Rule/50, maybe even Ice Cube/N.W.A," the host said on an episode of his ESPN podcast, not specifying which side the alleged diss came from. "Like it went there. But that was destroyed from everyone’s property. That was destroyed, that interview, that moment was destroyed. That’s all I’m gonna say. But I was there and I heard the shots fired." Wiley attests that what he heard came from only one of the two rappers, but he feels it would have been enough to inspire a full-fledged beef. "It was one-sided, and the other side was about to retaliate if that would’ve got out, but they destroyed the evidence. And I ain’t lying," he said.

Lil’ Wayne Performs At The E3 Convention Just Days After Seizure Attacks

Two days after having a couple seizure attacks, Lil Wayne put on a surprise performance at E3 convention in LA. Well that was quick. Just a day after leaving the hospital following two seizure attacks, Lil Wayne decided to make a surprise appearance at the E3 Expo convention in Los Angeles on Wednesday (June 15) where he took the stage to perform! Rocking his new-dyed dreads, Tunechi, who looked to be 100% healthy, took over the Samsung stage on Wednesday and performed several hits from his extensive catalogue, including “Go DJ,” “Truffle Butter,” and “A Milli” to name a few. The appearances was in support & promotion of his newly-released “Sqvad Up” mobile game, which is now available on Google Play & iTunes.

Jeremih Announces Joint Album With PartyNextDoor

Jeremih announces joint album with PartyNextDoor called "Late Night Party." Fresh off the release of his new featured single with DJ Mustard & Nicki Minaj called “Don’t Hurt Me,” Jeremih called into Real 92.3 LA Wednesday night and dropped a bomb of an announcement for the listeners. Live on air with Nina Chantele, the Chicago rapper revealed that he has a new album on the way with PartyNextDoor called Late Night Party! Following up his Late Nights: The Album, Late Night Party will serve as a prelude to the final release in his Late Night’s trilogy series called Later That Night, which he also announced on air as well. Let’s not forget that Jeremih's counterpart PartyNextDoor has his own solo album on the way as well titled P3, which has seen heavy promotion from Drizzy in the recent weeks too. Looking back, Jeremih had teased us on IG a couple months ago that he & PND "had something for y'all," but man can't say we saw an entire album coming. No word yet as for when this joint album will arrive, but just know it’s on the way and that should be more than enough to get you excited

Stream YG's "Still Brazy" On Apple Music

Ahead of its release, YG surprises fans by dropping off a stream of "Still Brazy" exclusively on Apple Music. Well look what we have here! Out of nowhere, YG decides to do something special for the fans tonight by releasing his sophomore album, Still Brazy, a few days early on Apple Music. Set to officially arrive Friday (6/17), Still Brazy can now be streamed exclusively on Apple Music for the next 48 hours. Laced with 17 records in total, the follow up to his wildly successful debut album, My Krazy Life, features guest appearances from some of rap’s biggest names, including Drake, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Ty Dolla $ign, Nipsey Hussle, and many more. Led by the previously heard single “Why You Always Hatin” featuring Drake, Still Brazy can now be heavily previewed (below) via Apple Music or pre-ordered on iTunes right now! You already know this about to be filled with several West Coast anthems & bangers

Kanye West Updates “The Life Of Pablo” With The Addition Of “Saint Pablo”

Kanye West adds "Saint Pablo" to the tracklisting of "The Life Of Pablo." Kanye West continues to alter & change the tracklisting for his latest album The Life Of Pablo. On Tuesday night, the Chicago legend decided to add his latest release, “Saint Pablo,” as the outro on The Life Of Pablo, making the album complete with 20-songs at the moment. The track, which is co-produced by Mike Dean and features vocals from Sampha, is based on the same sample from Jay Z’s “Where I’m From” from 1997. It was originally presumed that the song would see life on Kanye’s next album Turbo Grafx 16, but that's clearly not the case after 'Ye took down the album off streaming services for a couple hours Tuesday night and re-added the updated tracklist like it was nothing. For what it’s worth, this updated tracklist just so happens to surface on the same day Kanye announced his nationwide tour in its support as well

Jim Jones Thinks Max B Could've Been As Successful As Drake

Despite their past beef, Jim Jones admits that Max B could've been as big as Drake had he not gotten locked-up. In 2005, Jim Jones signed fellow Harlemite Max B to his ByrdGang record label. The deal would only last for about two years, and the two rappers had been clashing heads at the time of Max's ByrdGang departure in 2008. It became an official beef soon afterwards, especially as Max joined forces with Coke Boy French Montana, whom also had a disdain for Jones. The beef would proliferate until 2009, when Max was sent to prison, where he still remains today. In a clip taken from a new interview with Rap Radar, Jones was asked if there is still any bad blood between him and Biggavelli, and he responded by saying that he's not the type to speak down upon an incarcerated man. "That's a chapter in my life that's been gone," he said. "I don't even think about it no more." Jones went on to explain that he didn't have anything to do with Max's imprisonment. In fact, "I put a lot of money in that boy's pockets," he said. Whether or not he harbors any ill feelings toward the rapper known as The Wavy One, he clearly recognized his talent. Jones went as far to say that Max "had the chance to be big as Drake right now." "A lot of these artists right now that are singing and being very melodic," said Jones. "A lot of that came from that boy's whole catalog." He also pointed out that Wiz Khalifa has been influenced by many elements of Max's wavy style; "Wiz Khalifa'll tell you right now that he studied his music word for word," said Jones. Max B is currently serving a 75-year sentence in a New Jersey prison.

Raury's RAURFEST 2016 Will Host Joey Bada$$, Kirk Knight, Lion Babe & More

The third edition of Raury's (now-free) festival is set to go down this July 4th weekend in Atlanta. It's been a while since Raury last dropped off new music, but in case you were wondering how he's been holding up, the eclectic 20-year-old already has his own festival, RAURFEST, which is now in its third year. And this year's festival, taking place on Saturday, July 2, is absolutely free. This year's headliners are Joey Bada$$ and, of course, Raury himself. Also on the lineup is another Pro Era member in Kirk Knight as well as Kilo Kish and the duo known as Lion Babe. More acts will be announced soon. The host venue of RAURFEST is the Masquerade in Northeast Atlanta, and the event is open to all ages.

T.I. Holds Auditions For His New Strip Club In Atlanta

1600 women came out to Tip's job fair. After proving himself as a successful artist and A&R, T.I. has set his sights on a new industry. The rapper put out an open call for dancers for a strip club he's getting ready to open up in Atlanta this weekend, and it seems he's already off to a good start, as around 1600 women came out for the job. TMZ has shared some footage from the auditions, and they report that only 100 of the 1600 hopefuls were selected to be considered for T.I.'s V Live club. Tip is said to be launching the venue with his business partner, Damon Cobbs.

Hoodmane putting in work

It looks like Hoodmane has unleashed his creative style in the studio. Working on new music, new features and new crazy instrumentals. Album is coming out soon and i heard that it could be a video coming soon. We'll keep you updated on any news on Hoodmane.

Stream Young Chop's New Album "King Chop"

Featuring Vic Mensa, Chief Keef, Riff Raff, & more. Young Chop is building Chop Squad Records from the ground up. Last night, the 23-year-old Chicago rapper released his new album King Chop. Like many producers, Chop has tired of letting rappers get all the glory. He proved his rapping chops on songs like "Bruce Lee" -- his slow, sure-footed flow is the source of his vocal charisma. You can't rush this man. King Chop is 12 tracks in length and includes features from Vic Mensa, Chief Keef, Riff Raff, King100James and Lud Foe. Buy the album on iTunes

Tory Lanez Reveals Debut Album Title

Tory Lanez gives us the green light to announce the title to his long awaited debut album! Tory Lanez has been having quite the run for himself over the past year or so, signing a new deal with Interscope Records, going on multiple nationwide tours, and releasing two smash singles in the process including “Say It” & “LA Confidential.” Oh, let’s not forget he dropped TWO mixtapes on Christmas & has been on the mind (& mouth) of the biggest rapper in the game, Drake, as well. However, all of that was just in preparation for something arguably much bigger & better…his long awaited debut album, which we are happy to exclusively announce to you will be called ...I Told You. Set to drop sometime this Summer, I Told You will contain the newly-premiered single "Luv," along with the chart-topping single “Say It." As for when exactly we can expect the album to arrive remains unknown, but just know it’s coming and is easily shaping up to be Tory's best work to date

Learn something about Hoodemane

Hoodemane is the newest artist signed to the o/v family. Hoodemane has a very creative style of music that you can't help but to bump it in your trunk. He's always on his hustle and always on his grind. Having so many sleepless night. Just to put in that extra effort to make that track that will turn you and your ears a flip. Well keep you updated on any news on Hoodemane

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Roy Wood$ "Waking At Dawn" Set For July Release

After releasing two new singles, Roy Wood$ sets a July release date for his next project, "Waking at Dawn." Though Drake hogged much of the spotlight, as his OVO Sound mix consisted of two new collabs, one with Bieber and one with Gucci, as well as a new solo drop, "4PM in Calabasas," Roy Wood$ was the special guest on tonight's episode. He used the opportunity to increase the hype surrounding his upcoming project, Waking at Dawn, which he revealed will be released in July. Wood$ played two Waking at Dawn tracks during his mix: his new dancehall single, "Gwan Big Up Urself," which dropped right before the show, as well as "How I Feel." The latter track was played during a March episode of OVO Sound but was also released as a single earlier today. After Views, Drake told OVO fans that P3 was "up next," so before Wood$' Waking at Dawn, perhaps we'll get a new PartyNextDoor album. During OVO Sound, Oliver El-Khatib stated that Waking at Dawn would be a mixtape, though it's not exactly clear how the project will be released, especially considering OVO's close ties with Apple Music