http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-rick-ross-yella-diamonds/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-rick-ross-yella-diamonds/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:31:01 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=174506 The Dre Films-directed video for Rick Ross’ “Yella Diamonds” is light on the Lex Luger Effect, but heavy with subtitles to guide you through the narrative. The track is from Rozay’s Rich Forever mixtape, which … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-rick-ross-yella-diamonds/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-errrday-prod-by-cardiak-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-errrday-prod-by-cardiak-mp3/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:50:54 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=173867 Wax Wizard, DJ Spinatik (who recently dropped the sixty-third (!!!) installment of his Street Runnaz mixtape series) links up with The Syndicate for another edition of their Stash House tapes which includes this new Meek … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-errrday-prod-by-cardiak-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/by-the-numbers-rick-ross-rich-forever/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/by-the-numbers-rick-ross-rich-forever/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:31 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=169537 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Rick Ross’s enormous mixtape Rich Forever.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/by-the-numbers-rick-ross-rich-forever/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-yo-gotti-f-rick-ross-harder/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-yo-gotti-f-rick-ross-harder/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:35:53 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167764 This past Tuesday, following countless mixtapes, including his acclaimed Cocaine Muzik series, Yo Gotti dropped his first commercially-released album, Live From the Kitchen. On the album’s single, “Harder,” we get a subtle nod to Waka … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/video-yo-gotti-f-rick-ross-harder/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/download-rick-ross-rich-forever-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/download-rick-ross-rich-forever-mixtape/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:25:50 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=165822 2011 was a triumphant year for Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group, from reviving Wale’s career to Rozay’s Ashes to Ashes tape and the continued omnipresence of “B.M.F.”, despite its 2010 release. Ross’ new … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/download-rick-ross-rich-forever-mixtape/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/video-rick-ross-f-drake-and-french-montana-stay-schemin/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/video-rick-ross-f-drake-and-french-montana-stay-schemin/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:56:04 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=166519 Rick Ross is not giving any other rappers space to move on the internet today. Not an hour after Rich Forever dropped, he’s released a video for “Stay Schemin,” his collab with Drake and French … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/video-rick-ross-f-drake-and-french-montana-stay-schemin/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/rick-ross-f-wale-and-meek-mill-%e2%80%9cbag-of-money%e2%80%9d-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/rick-ross-f-wale-and-meek-mill-%e2%80%9cbag-of-money%e2%80%9d-mp3/#comments Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:50:11 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=166374 “Bag of Money,” a track from Maybach Music Group’s upcoming all-camp LP, MMG Uncut, arrives just in time to welcome Rick Ross‘ Rich Forever mixtape, to be released this afternoon. Download: Rick Ross f. Wale … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/06/rick-ross-f-wale-and-meek-mill-%e2%80%9cbag-of-money%e2%80%9d-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:09:52 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=165258 Welcome back to your office, hope it smells like you remember! FADER takes a break for the holidays, but we’re now happily back in our office chairs. As you blink into your RSS feed, like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/20/gen-f-lex-luger/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/20/gen-f-lex-luger/#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:19 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=164515 In the spring of 1995, amidst a bid to snap back from the commercial failure of an album called Juvenile Hell, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy offered unrepentant insight into the desperation of his adolescence. I’m only … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/20/gen-f-lex-luger/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/wale-f-2-chainz-rick-ross-and-trey-songz-bait-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/wale-f-2-chainz-rick-ross-and-trey-songz-bait-remix/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:25:58 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=160322 Wale has added new fire to “Bait,” the bonus track from his recently Maybach Music-released album, Ambition. He brings on bossman Rick Ross and Atlanta’s 2 Chainz to do what we know them to do … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/wale-f-2-chainz-rick-ross-and-trey-songz-bait-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:15:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=158115 Imagine you are Meek Mill and it is cold and raining in Philadelphia and you get a call from Rick Ross and he’s like, Come be a part of Maybach Music, and then you get … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/video-meek-mill-and-rick-ross-work/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/video-wale-rick-ross-tats-on-my-arm/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/video-wale-rick-ross-tats-on-my-arm/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:00:14 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=155622 Do Wale and Rick Ross even have any room for new tattoos on their arms? Here’s a FADER TV throwback from the time in 2008 when the Teflon Don came through to talk about Miami … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/video-wale-rick-ross-tats-on-my-arm/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/juvenile-f-rick-ross-power-prod-by-mannie-fresh-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/juvenile-f-rick-ross-power-prod-by-mannie-fresh-mp3/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:03:20 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=153217 Juvenile and the great man Mannie Fresh reunite once again. It’s an oddly muted affair, maybe not a lead single but a strong album cut. Mannie’s playing in the same floaty ethereal space that Drake … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/08/juvenile-f-rick-ross-power-prod-by-mannie-fresh-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:45:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=152953 Following Take Care‘s surprise arrival late yesterday, Drake told XXL there are more curveballs coming. He and Rick Ross—who appears twice on Take Care—will release a joint mixtape. While Ross has been catching up on … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/07/drake-and-rick-ross-are-making-a-mixtape/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/live-wale-and-rick-ross-celebrate-sneakers-and-ambition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/live-wale-and-rick-ross-celebrate-sneakers-and-ambition/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 18:00:57 +0000 Parker Bruce http://www.thefader.com/?p=152140 Judging by the line down the block outside NYC’s Highline Ballroom Wednesday night, Wale has no need to worry about his return to music being too under the radar. His fans are numerous, and they … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/live-wale-and-rick-ross-celebrate-sneakers-and-ambition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/rick-ross-unconscious-following-seizure/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/rick-ross-unconscious-following-seizure/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:34:22 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=145870 Rick Ross lost consciousness on a flight from Ft. Lauderdale to Memphis today. The plane made an emergency landing. At 12:55PM, emergency workers recieved a call reporting a seizure. Paramedics are currently trying to resuscitate … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/rick-ross-unconscious-following-seizure/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/video-reema-major-f-rick-ross-im-the-one/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/video-reema-major-f-rick-ross-im-the-one/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:52:57 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=145264 Reema Major doesn’t look like a sixteen-year-old but her label and twitter bio say otherwise. She also doesn’t rap like a sixteen-year-old but like a very talented grownup. It’s hard to imagine who exactly comprises … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/video-reema-major-f-rick-ross-im-the-one/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-rick-ross-i-love-my-bitches-you-the-boss-f-nicki-minaj/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-rick-ross-i-love-my-bitches-you-the-boss-f-nicki-minaj/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:00:05 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=143588 The most recent issue of GQ has a good profile on Rick Ross which involves the writer, Devin Friedman (of “Will You Be My Black Friend” fame), hangs around at Ross’ house, gets super high … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-rick-ross-i-love-my-bitches-you-the-boss-f-nicki-minaj/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/stream-butterclock-f-ooooo-hustling-rick-ross-cover/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/stream-butterclock-f-ooooo-hustling-rick-ross-cover/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:41:43 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=139917 So who cares, it’s good: Here’s an expiration date-defying, jj-esque cover of Rick Ross‘ “Hustlin’” courtesy of the enchanting Parisian-via-Berlin vocalist Butterclock and our favorite producer whose name resembles a Caterpie, oOoOO. If the new … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/20/stream-butterclock-f-ooooo-hustling-rick-ross-cover/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/15/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/15/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3s/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:05:49 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=138802 More from the king of Fuck Action, OG Ron C. He screws and chops (but not slops) the two newest Drake songs, “Club Paradise” and “Free Spirit,” which features Rick Ross. “Club Paradise” sounds like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/15/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-mp3s/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:08:09 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=137805 Drake dropped two tracks from Take Care over the weekend. Both “Club Paradise” and “Free Spirit” were produced by his go-to, Noah “40″ Shebib, whose stamp is getting larger and larger on Drake’s sound. “Club … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/drake-club-paradise-free-spirit-mp3s/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/contest-win-deer-danas-new-rick-ross-t-shirt/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/contest-win-deer-danas-new-rick-ross-t-shirt/#comments Fri, 02 Sep 2011 17:00:35 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=136148 Once, we got Rick Ross to take off his shirt at our office. That was awesome, and also unexpected. Maybe we should send him Deer Dana’s new Ricky Rozay tee? We unfortunately don’t have his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/02/contest-win-deer-danas-new-rick-ross-t-shirt/feed/ 54 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/01/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-ima-boss/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/01/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-ima-boss/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 22:00:42 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=135861 Meek Mill‘s Philly-centric “I’ma Boss” video is like the Planet Earth shark jump of rap videos: totally startling when it slips into slow motion. When the “untouchable Maybach empire” and a grip of dudes aren’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/01/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-ima-boss/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/lil-wayne-f-drake-and-rick-ross-she-will-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/lil-wayne-f-drake-and-rick-ross-she-will-mp3/#comments Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:47:04 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=132496 What was previously just two thirds of the team responsible for this year’s Summer Jam™, is now the complete holy trinity. Is the Rick Ross remix of Lil Wayne and Drake’s “She Will” as good … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/15/lil-wayne-f-drake-and-rick-ross-she-will-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/lep-bogus-boys-f-rick-ross-kush-leather-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/lep-bogus-boys-f-rick-ross-kush-leather-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 21:31:18 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=130617 With a similar focus on soulful, stylized and cinematic street rapping, it only made sense for Chicago’s LEP Bogus Boys to link with The Last Mainstream Gangsta Rapper Rick Ross. (In fact they make considerably … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/lep-bogus-boys-f-rick-ross-kush-leather-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/live-drake-lil-wayne-stevie-wonder-the-weeknd-and-rick-ross-perform-at-ovo-fest/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/live-drake-lil-wayne-stevie-wonder-the-weeknd-and-rick-ross-perform-at-ovo-fest/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:11 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=129649 For Toronto, Drake’s OVO (October’s Very Own) Fest is the equivalent of a parent going somewhere far-flung on business—say, Munich—and bringing back some amazing gifts. There’s the element of suspense, like, “Last year, he came … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/live-drake-lil-wayne-stevie-wonder-the-weeknd-and-rick-ross-perform-at-ovo-fest/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/video-drake-f-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/video-drake-f-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 15:00:45 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=122635 In this video, DJ Khaled is standing on a balcony looking out over the drizzly city drinking a Watermelon Four Loko. There’s longing in his eyes, like this song is being played as a sort … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/video-drake-f-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/video-rick-ross-f-lil-wayne-9-piece-nsfw/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/video-rick-ross-f-lil-wayne-9-piece-nsfw/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:00:11 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=122071 The thing about Rick Ross constantly writing hooks about other rappers—particularly when he’s hiring them to act in his music videos—is sometimes it feels like the fact 8ball and MJG aren’t rapping is being rubbed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/24/video-rick-ross-f-lil-wayne-9-piece-nsfw/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/17/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/17/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:40:00 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=120679 The release of the video for “Tupac Back” misses his birthday by a day. He would have been 40, maybe aged and humble enough to chuckle at Rick Ross‘ claim. No idea what Tupac—who dedicated … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/17/video-meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 16:00:05 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=119894 OG Ron C, who’s recently ventured out of Texas to expertly screw/chop The Weeknd’s House of Balloons, continues to re-work Canadians, slowing down DJ Khaled‘s Drake vehicle, the inevitable summer jam, “I’m On One.” The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-chopped-and-screwed-by-og-ron-c-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-dj-khaled-f-drake-lil-wayne-and-rick-ross-im-on-one-live-at-summer-jam/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-dj-khaled-f-drake-lil-wayne-and-rick-ross-im-on-one-live-at-summer-jam/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 15:20:26 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=118118 Ross takes it like a champ when the first mic they give him doesn’t work and the replacement sounds like it’s being broadcast from inside a garbage can. Regardless of brutal audio issues, “I’m On … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/video-dj-khaled-f-drake-lil-wayne-and-rick-ross-im-on-one-live-at-summer-jam/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/kanyes-official-monster-video-shall-be-taken-as-art/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/kanyes-official-monster-video-shall-be-taken-as-art/#comments Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:40:13 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=118075 When the “Monster” video—full of headless, waxy, dead-eyed and too-thin models—leaked last December, it was met with a collective grimace and small backlash. Now it’s short YouTube life has been resuscitated, with the protection of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/06/kanyes-official-monster-video-shall-be-taken-as-art/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/by-the-numbers-maybach-music-groups-self-made-vol-1/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/by-the-numbers-maybach-music-groups-self-made-vol-1/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 22:30:11 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=115575 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in with basic digits in primary colors. This week, we look at Maybach Music Group’s Self Made Vol. 1, out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/by-the-numbers-maybach-music-groups-self-made-vol-1/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:20:19 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=114306 The concept for the video of Rick Ross’s menacing breakout hit “Hustlin’” is not subtle—it goes like this: there are two sides to Miami. The clip’s introduction starts out on Collins Ave, with generic Cuban … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/the-maybach-music-internet-barrage-concludes-for-now-maybe/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/the-maybach-music-internet-barrage-concludes-for-now-maybe/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 14:52:45 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=113919 The implication with this installment of Self Made being Volume 1, is that there’ll be a Volume 2 and probably more. Rick Ross is casting his Maybach Music core (Wale, Meek Mill, Pill) as a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/the-maybach-music-internet-barrage-concludes-for-now-maybe/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-mp3/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 21:05:04 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=112775 Props to DJ Khaled for picking such a subdued beat to go on his next record. Not that he even made it, but he probably chose it at least, right? RIGHT? Not one second of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/dj-khaled-f-drake-rick-ross-and-lil-wayne-im-on-one-mp3/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/wale-meek-mill-pill-and-rick-ross-by-any-means-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/wale-meek-mill-pill-and-rick-ross-by-any-means-mp3/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 16:30:23 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=111870 By now Rick Ross can do this kind of song on autopilot. Ominous rumbling bass, referring to himself as a don, throwing some empty boasts out there in a way where you’re not so much … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/wale-meek-mill-pill-and-rick-ross-by-any-means-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/video-wale-f-meek-mill-100-hunnit/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/video-wale-f-meek-mill-100-hunnit/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 16:30:10 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=109575 Wale and Meek Mill are trading rapid-fire verses with so much enthusiasm it basically comes off as nerdy, and maybe that’s what’s endearing about it. Rick Ross, initially known for being a rapper without any … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/04/video-wale-f-meek-mill-100-hunnit/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:30:27 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=107743 Diddy’s Dirty Money crew performed to a rapturous audience at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Friday. It was as much a tribute to Diddy‘s career as to his latest record. Last Train To Paris is a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/live-diddy-dirty-money-and-guests-at-hammerstein-ballroom/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-tity-boi-goodnite/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-tity-boi-goodnite/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:50 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=106668 If you told us when “Duffle Bag Boy” came out that we’d be super enthusiastic about a rapper named TITY BOI a couple years later, we would have raised one eyebrow and been like, Okay … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-tity-boi-goodnite/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-john-tha-carter-iv-cover-maybe/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-john-tha-carter-iv-cover-maybe/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:30:17 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=106542 Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, supported by a shadow-stalking, platinum-toothed Birdman, put on a big bass, future-animated-GIF clinic here, taking over what looks like the set of Kanye’s scrapped “Monster” video. “John” is the opposite … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/video-lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-john-tha-carter-iv-cover-maybe/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/18/stream-estelle-f-rick-ross-break-my-heart/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/18/stream-estelle-f-rick-ross-break-my-heart/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:30:05 +0000 Kam Tambini http://www.thefader.com/?p=106126 Freeway Ricky Rozay jumps on this new Estelle cut from the get-go delivering some smooth Maybach wordplay over what reminds us of a G-funk era beat. Estelle holds it down for the double x-chromosome team … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/18/stream-estelle-f-rick-ross-break-my-heart/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/wale-f-meek-mill-100hunnit-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/wale-f-meek-mill-100hunnit-mp3/#comments Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:00:50 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=105772 Wait hold on, there’s a different cover of all these guys than the one we’ve been posting of them all crowded around a car in baggy suits? The more you know. In any case—Self Made … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/15/wale-f-meek-mill-100hunnit-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/video-rick-ross-f-drake-made-men/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/video-rick-ross-f-drake-made-men/#comments Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:30:49 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=105053 Totally random, but how ill is Rick Ross going to look with a gray beard? Rick Ross: don’t shave your beard when you get old. Also, don’t forget to still be a rapper when you … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/12/video-rick-ross-f-drake-made-men/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 13:50:56 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=104442 ** Tyler, the Creator gave James Pants the stems for “Seven” from his album Bastard and let him turn him into a devil with a thing for sonar ping and deep hand drums. James Pants … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/10/this-week-in-the-fader-april-10-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/pill-f-rick-ross-pacman-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/pill-f-rick-ross-pacman-mp3/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:05:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=103904 Starting to develop a sneaking suspicion that Rick Ross is saving all his quiet moments for his next solo record, and is just going to use this Maybach Music thing to get all his yelling … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/pill-f-rick-ross-pacman-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/06/wale-f-rick-ross-and-jadakiss-600-benz-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/06/wale-f-rick-ross-and-jadakiss-600-benz-mp3/#comments Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:00:27 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=103662 Whoa what is up with Jadakiss‘ voice? Has he been eating extra gravel in the morning or is this just what happens to everyone that gets sucked into Rick Ross‘ aggro vortex? Regardless, here is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/06/wale-f-rick-ross-and-jadakiss-600-benz-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back-mp3/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:00:22 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=103453 All the Maybach Music dudes chilling in suits on the cover of their upcoming compilation is giving us serious Puff Daddy and the Family vibes and that is probably no accident. Honestly, pretty excited for … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/meek-mill-f-rick-ross-tupac-back-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-if-i-die-today-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-if-i-die-today-mp3/#comments Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:22:16 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=101495 Wayne’s gets money to kill time, dead clocks. This head popped resuscitation of Ross’ “I Am Not a Star” will allegedly appear on Carter IV. Every time Wayne says if I die today we wish … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/24/lil-wayne-f-rick-ross-if-i-die-today-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/video-rick-ross-f-wiz-khalifa-and-wale-retrosuperfuture-ii/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/video-rick-ross-f-wiz-khalifa-and-wale-retrosuperfuture-ii/#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 18:30:05 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=100797 One of, if not the best, cuts from Rick Ross‘ Ashes to Ashes mixtape, “Retrosuperfuture,” with its Wiz Khalifa chorus, gets an added verse by Maybach Music Group affiliate Wale. The video’s in black and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/21/video-rick-ross-f-wiz-khalifa-and-wale-retrosuperfuture-ii/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/video-rick-ross-f-birdman-10-bricks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/video-rick-ross-f-birdman-10-bricks/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:00:02 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=95576 Rick Ross and Birdman were in the studio, and then realized we hadn’t seen a new video from either of them in at least 30 hours, so they made this.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/28/video-rick-ross-f-birdman-10-bricks/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/#comments Fri, 25 Feb 2011 18:30:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=95323 Downloading this took forever, our KB/sec dipping toward nonexistent, just another cosmic block between Young Dro and our eager iTunes. But we’re deep in it now. We sat strong and avoided distraction, and Equestrian Dro … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/25/young-dros-equestrian-dro-mixtape/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/raekwon-f-rick-ross-and-ghostface-killah-molasses-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/raekwon-f-rick-ross-and-ghostface-killah-molasses-mp3/#comments Wed, 23 Feb 2011 15:39:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=94472 Raekwon brought this stark track from his new album to Miss Info yesterday. “Molasses” was produced by long-time No I.D. collaborator Xtreme, and features the same broom-slapping-against-a-vinyl-floor foundation sound that a lot of I.D.’s beats … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/23/raekwon-f-rick-ross-and-ghostface-killah-molasses-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/video-rick-ross-ashes-to-ashes-perfectionists-f-meek-mill-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/video-rick-ross-ashes-to-ashes-perfectionists-f-meek-mill-mp3/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 16:30:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=91529 What if Maybach Music turned into a production house for dudes to rap over hand drums and chimes? Meek Mill would no longer get to yell, Wale would have to start writing a lot of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/video-rick-ross-ashes-to-ashes-perfectionists-f-meek-mill-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/video-dj-khaled-f-rick-ross-plies-lil-wayne-and-t-pain-welcome-to-my-hood/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/video-dj-khaled-f-rick-ross-plies-lil-wayne-and-t-pain-welcome-to-my-hood/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:00:41 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=90841 We keep coming back to this song even though it sounds exactly like every other DJ Khaled posse cut to the point that T-Pain could probably copyright the way he sing-yells “hood.” Rick Ross has … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/11/video-dj-khaled-f-rick-ross-plies-lil-wayne-and-t-pain-welcome-to-my-hood/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/packers-won-the-super-bowl-slash-and-usher-played-halftime-rick-ross-watched-with-diddy-lil-wayne-probably-still-high/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/packers-won-the-super-bowl-slash-and-usher-played-halftime-rick-ross-watched-with-diddy-lil-wayne-probably-still-high/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:00:03 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=89952 Trying to find a silver lining in bedazzled Fergie singing “Sweet Child O Child” with Slash at the Super Bowl is like looking to get drunk on child Tylenol. Maybe possible probably not worth it. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/07/packers-won-the-super-bowl-slash-and-usher-played-halftime-rick-ross-watched-with-diddy-lil-wayne-probably-still-high/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/rick-ross-lost-a-million-dollars-on-his-birthday/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/rick-ross-lost-a-million-dollars-on-his-birthday/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:30:40 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88938 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/rick-ross-lost-a-million-dollars-on-his-birthday/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/exercise-restraint-while-streaming-james-blakes-new-album-sampler/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/exercise-restraint-while-streaming-james-blakes-new-album-sampler/#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 18:30:49 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88922 When you google-image search James Blake, the young and strange male-hormoned chanteuse, you’ll see no mention of his mug in the first result page at all, just a lot of sweaty HD Getty images of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/31/exercise-restraint-while-streaming-james-blakes-new-album-sampler/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/28/video-rick-ross-devil-in-a-new-dress/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/28/video-rick-ross-devil-in-a-new-dress/#comments Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:30:25 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=88692 One of the best moments of Kanye West‘s Dark Fantasy is when, after the lengthy musical interlude in “Devil in a New Dress,” Rick Ross saunters in. And then he says Spinning Teddy Pendergrass vinyl … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/28/video-rick-ross-devil-in-a-new-dress/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/battle-of-the-blunts-wiz-khalifa-vs-domo-genesis/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/battle-of-the-blunts-wiz-khalifa-vs-domo-genesis/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:45:28 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=88444 Early this morning Wiz Khalifa announced that the album your sister is waiting to buy from him will be released soon, on March 29th, and that it will be called Rolling Papers. Too bad that’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/battle-of-the-blunts-wiz-khalifa-vs-domo-genesis/feed/ 7