Weezy Celebrates the Carter IV!

(ThyBlackMan.com) Wait is over for Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter 4 album. The fourth installment in Lil Wayne ‘Tha Carter’ series went on sale at midnight Monday (Aug. 29), and to celebrate, the Young Money labelhead threw a start-studded album release party at Boulevard 3 nightclub in Hollywood, Calif., directly following the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards.
Although Lil Wayne was a little camera shy, coming off his performance at the Awards Sunday night (Aug. 28), Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, J. Cole and a slew of others were all on hand to help him celebrate the highly-anticipated effort. “It’s a Lil Wayne album, you can only expect the best,” Drake tells The BB. “It’s a great night for him and he’s the reason I’m here. I’m here for him.”
A few hours earlier, Drake introduced his mentor at the awards ceremony, opting to go against the script written for him by MTV and speak from the heart. “They tried to get me to read the teleprompter but I had some things I wanted to say so I just kind of did it my own way,” he added.
Having been locked up for eight months on New York’s Rikers Island, the dreadlocked rapper had plenty of time to write material, but that doesn’t mean he kept a hold of it. While Lil Wayne has admitted to scrapping most of the song concepts after he was released and able to listen to some of his competitors, there’s no denying that his time behind bars affected his artistry.
“He’s just had a little time to think,” said Cash Money CEO Ronald “Slim” Williams. “His situation he had and coming back out, doing what he’s doing, what he loves to do, you know he had a little time to express things.”
No doubt Lil Wayne’s biggest competition at this point is himself. His last full-length album, ‘Tha Carter III’ sold one million copies within one week of its release back in 2008. Though record sales are still taking a hit, due in part to online music piracy, and despite the fact that ‘Tha Carter 4′ sprung a leak a few days early, Slim is confident that the project will meet the sales of its predecessor. “We’re doing more than a million, we don’t settle for less ya heard me Lil Wayne.”

Kanye the Godfather??

We're not talking Marlin Brando Godfather here. Apparently Kanye feels very confident that he will be the Godfather of Bey and Hov's kid. The Sun (newspaper from the UK) reported the following:

KANYE West is so confident about being named godfather to Beyonce's baby he's probably already bought the china tea set.

The rapper has told pals he's nailed on to get the gig.

He's even been saying he feels like it's his baby because he's so close to the singer and husband Jay-Z.

A source said: "Kanye is as excited about the baby as Beyonce and Jay-Z.

"He's been saying he's going to be godfather and is absolutely chuffed."It will be a huge honour for him."

We will see if the official announcement comes out...or maybe Kanye will get Taylor Swift'ed again. The new O.T.I.S. video is below. Best video this year by far...

Video: Headlines by Drake

This song has been out for a bit now, but it just goes so hard I couldn't not post it.

Enjoy.

Photo of the Day: Kanye West x Jay Z

Video: O.T.I.S. by Kanye and Jay Z

This video is absolutely insane. This video changed my life. Two of the most successful, creative, most powerful people in the game, and it is very clear why. Enjoy. #morethanmusic

Video: Mac Miller Causes Riot at City Hall

Mac Miller's set at the Urban Music Fest at City Hall yesterday must have been pretty good. The almost 50,000 people that showed up seemed to enjoy the show. Fights broke out, bottles got smashed, weed got smoked, and 14 year old white kids got their day. Reminiscent of last summer's free Wiz Khalifa concert (at the same venue), when a similarly sized mob ran the Taylor Gang general off stage, Miller tweeted "50k people now rioting" minutes after the fighting broke out. Miller, a 19 year old Pittsburgh native, is most well known for his mixtapes K.I.D.S. and Best Day Ever, and his single "Donald Trump" has amassed over 20 million views on YouTube. Miller is signed to Rostrum Records and attributes his success to hard work and fellow Pittsburg rapper Wiz Khalifa, saying "Wiz has been a big brother to me with this music thing so far. Our relationship is beyond music. He really is just my homie, whether I will be making music or not." Mac Miller's debut album, Blue Slide Park is slated for a Fall 2011 release, with his first single "Miller Family Reunion" available for download here.

Watch the videos from yesterdays mayhem before they get taken down:

Video: O.T.I.S. by Kanye and Jay Z

New song from Watch the Throne album from 'Ye and Hov. Check back for an interview with the "Throne" stars.

Video: Black and Yellow (Boston Remix) by Flem

Here is the video for Flem's Black and Yellow Remix. Showing love for Boston and celebrating the Bruin's ownership of Lord Stanley's Cup, this song has propelled Flem to his spot in the Boston Urban Music Festival tomorrow at City Hall Plaza from 5-8 pm. Enjoy the visual. New HDC video blog coming soon.

New Crooks & Castles Fitted Fall '11Collection

CROOKS & CASTLES have just dropped the second part of their Fall 2011 collection, “Rivals”. Packaged with their new apparel is a selection of headwear. Expect to find several New Era 59Fifty fitted caps that range in classic styles to introducing original designs. Fans of Crooks & Castles Chain C fitted will be able to find new color choices including a nice camo based New Era. Find it all now in-store and online at Crooks.

Give It To You by HDC

Yet another track from HDC, just killin' it now with the new music!