The Brooklyn spitter began his career as a part of the group Da Franchise but later branched off with his solo career. Now, Diddy is looking to launch the next generation of Bad Boy spitters like Mgk and Wednesday's "RapFix Live" guest, Red Café. Of course, there was the Notorious B.I.G., the Lox, Ma$e and Black Rob. Since its inception in the early 1990s, label CEO Sean "Diddy" Combs has introduced some of hip-hop's most influential artists. By Rob Markman Red Cafe Photo: Scott Wintrow/ Getty Images Bad Boy Records has a rich tradition. 'Fly Together' artist will appear on 'RapFix Live' Wednesday at 4 p.m. Red Cafe Brings Bad Boy Swag To 'RapFix Live' Harve and Puff, they in there with me, giving that support "I'm working on the album now with the Bad Boy team. On Wednesday's (October 19) edition of "RapFix Live," Red assured his fans that thanks to his current deal with Bad Boy Records, the album is on its way. A year later, Red broke out with " Da Hottest in Da Hood," and in 2010, he dropped "I'm Ill" with Fabolous and "Money, Money, Money" with Diddy. First, there was "Bling Blaow," then "Paper Touchin' " in 2008. The Brooklyn Mc has been grinding since the early 2000s, and since 2005, has consistently landed notable singles on New York radio. By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Red Cafe Photo: MTV News It's been a long road, but Red Café insists his debut album, Shakedown, will be out at the top of 2012. 'Fly Together' Mc tells 'RapFix Live' that Bad Boy label is supportive. Red Cafe Says Debut Album, Shakedown, Coming In 2012 Music bench is deep, so it's possible the disc could contain tracks from Big Sean, 'Ye's label, Def Jam, confirmed the release as well in a tweet, hyping upcoming albums from Rick Ross, the Roots, Young Jeezy and Rihanna, though a spokesperson could not be reached at press time for further details on the disc. Spring 2012," he tweeted, providing just a tease of what's to come. And on Wednesday, West announced that he's packaging up some of those goods for a proper release. Friday" track releases, previewing a number of the songs from his own My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album. By Gil Kaufman Kanye West Photo: Flanigan/ Getty Images Kanye West spent much of summer 2010 seeding the Internet with new music via his "G.O.O.D. Ryan Leslie Sued For $1 Million Over Laptop RewardĬompilation album due in the spring may include such G.O.O.D. So enjoy the 2011 Grammy nominations, by the numbers: 0: Number of major nominations scored But it's some of the other facts and figures we were more interested in. Yes, there were some surprises, such as Justin Vernon's sedate folkie solo project Bon Iver snagging four nominations and British tweed revivalists Mumford & Sons rolling up an equal amount. He bested heavily tipped Grammy bait Adele, who scored six, tying her with veteran rockers Foo Fighters and Bruno Mars, with Lil Wayne and party-starting DJ Skrillex just behind at five. By Gil Kaufman Kanye West Photo: Flanigan/ Getty Images The big headline out of Wednesday night's "Grammy Nominations Concert Live!!" event was that Kanye West came away with the night's gaudiest number at seven nods. Since then, she has worked on tracks for SonReal & Rich Kidd, Ryan Leslie, and got a big placement on a Travi$ Scott track called "Uptown." It was her work on "Uptown" that caught Hov's ear and he snapped up the hazy, lopingįrom Taylor Swift's major-category shutout to the army of collaborators on Kanye's 'All of the Lights,' we take a closer look at this year's nods. My phone was just blowing up." A budding beatmaker since she was nine, WondaGurl caught the attention of superstar producer and Drake associate, Boi 1da, who took her under his wing and helped her win the 2012 Battle of the Beatmakers competition. "Just people calling me, texting me and tweeting me all the time.
Among the big name collaborators on Jay-z's "Magna Carta Holy Grail" is a 16-year-old woman from Brampton, On named Ebony Oshunrinde, who makes beats as WondaGurl and produced Jay-z's cocky album track, "Crown." When the record soft-launched to Samsung Galaxy users on July 4, WondaGurl's life changed forever.