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The 2018 NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest to discover a great unknown artist to come play a Tiny Desk concert is now open! Anyone interested? - HipHop

The 2018 NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest to discover a great unknown artist to come play a Tiny Desk concert is now open! Anyone interested? - HipHop

The 2018 NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest to discover a great unknown artist to come play a Tiny Desk concert is now open! Anyone interested?

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:29 AM PST

NPR Music's Tiny Desk Concert series has hosted over 600 concerts in our office. We've had acts like Anderson .Paak, Wilco, John Legend, Hozier, Chance The Rapper, Tyler, The Creator and Iron & Wine. We've hosted the Tiny Desk Contest once a year since 2015 to find an undiscovered artist to perform in the series. Fantastic Negrito, our first winner, took home a Grammy last year. Gaelynn Lea, winner in 2016, has gone on several international tours, playing venues like Christ Church in Dublin and The Kennedy Center in DC. And our most recent winners, Tank and The Bangas, have taken the world by storm—you can catch them at upcoming music festivals SXSW and Coachella!

The Tiny Desk Contest for 2018 is now open! We'll be open for submissions until March 25 at 11:59pm ET, and I wanted to see if anyone here was interested in entering. The contest is open to all unsigned musicians of all genres from all over the states. Following the concert, the winner will go on a U.S. tour with NPR Music and Lagunitas Brewing Company.

Here's how you enter:
* Make a new video of you or your band performing an original song behind a desk of your choosing (we also accept desk-like surfaces — get creative)!
* Upload it to YouTube and fill out the entry form at npr.org/tinydeskcontest before it closes at 11:59pm ET on March 25!

There are just a few requirements:
* Since this is about undiscovered talent, you can't have a current recording contract.
* You must be at least 21 years old and a U.S. resident.
* Read the official rules here or take our rules quiz—it's less of a quiz and more of a checklist, so take it to make sure your video is eligible to win.

Every year, we have one winner. But this Contest is about much more than that. It's about building a community of musicians across the states, and shining a light, even on the musicians who don't win by showcasing their videos in our newsletter and even on All Songs Considered. Even some entrants who didn't win have ended up at the Tiny Desk – just ask River Whyless, Valley Queen and Deqn Sue. We'd love for you all to join us this year.

If you have any questions, you can comment here or email us. We also have a Facebook group for members of the Tiny Desk Contest community, a space for artists and fans of the Contest to connect with and inspire each other.

Don't post your videos here — if you submit them through the Tiny Desk Contest site, we'll watch them all. Literally, every single one. Thanks so much, and happy music-making!

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January + February 2018 RIAA Certifications

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:05 AM PST

Eminem Singles

Artist Single Certification Label
Eminem Love The Way You Lie (feat. Rihanna) 12x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem The Monster (feat. Rihanna) 6x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Rap God 4x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem When I'm Gone 4x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Mockingbird 4x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Real Slim Shady 4x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Berzerk 3x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Beautiful 3x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Like Toy Soldiers 3x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Space Bound 2x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Crack A Bottle (feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) 2x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Cleaning Out My Closet 2x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Stan (feat. Dido) 2x Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Headlights (feat. Nate Ruess) Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Cinderella Man Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Won't Back Down (feat. P!nk) Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem You Don't Know Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Ass Like That Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Sing For The Moment Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem The Way I Am Platinum Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Guts Over Fear (feat. Sia) Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Kings Never Die (feat. Gwen Stefani) Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Phenomenal Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem 25 To Life Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Cold Wind Blows Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem 3AM Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Hallie's Song Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Kill You Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope
Eminem Guilty Conscience (feat. Dr. Dre) Gold Shady/Aftermath/Interscope

Singles

Artist Single Certification Label
Katy Perry California Girls (feat. Snoop Dogg) 8x Platinum Capitol
Post Malone Congratulations (feat. Quavo) 7x Platinum Republic
The Weeknd Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) 6x Platinum Republic/XO
Post Malone rockstar (feat. 21 Savage) 5x Platinum Republic
French Montana Unforgettable (feat. Swae Lee) 5x Platinum Epic
Bruno Mars 24K Magic 5x Platinum Atlantic
Logic 1-800-273-8255 (feat. Khalid & Alessia Cara) 4x Platinum Def Jam
Cardi B Bodak Yellow 4x Platinum Atlantic
Childish Gambino Redbone 4x Platinum Glassnote
Bryson Tiller Exchange 4x Platinum RCA
Camila Cabello Havana (feat. Young Thug) 3x Platnium Epic
G-Eazy I Mean It (feat. Remo) 3x Platinum RCA
The Weeknd I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk) 3x Platinum Republic/XO
Jeremih Don't Tell Em (feat. YG) 3x Platinum Def Jam
Jason Derulo Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) 2x Platinum WB
Gucci Mane I Got The Bag (feat. Migos) 2x Platinum Atlantic
Yo Gotti Rake It Up (feat. Nicki Minaj) 2x Platinum Epic
Travis Scott Butterfly Effect 2x Platinum Epic
Playboi Carti Magnolia 2x Platinum Interscope/AWGE
Drake Portland (feat. Travis Scott & Quavo) 2x Platinum YM/CM/Republic
Post Malone I Fall Apart 2x Platinum Republic
blackbear do re mi 2x Platinum Beartrap/Alamo/Interscope
Russ Losin Control 2x Platinum Columbia/Russ
Lil Uzi Vert You Was Right 2x Platinum Atlantic
Russ What They Want 2x Platinum Columbia/Russ
Tory Lanez LUV 2x Platinum Mad Love/Interscope
MadeinTYO Uber Everywhere 2x Platinum Commission/Private Club
G-Eazy Him & I (feat. Halsey) Platinum RCA
Chris Brown Pills & Automobiles (feat. Yo Gotti, A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Kodak Black) Platinum RCA
Lil Uzi Vert The Way Life Goes Platinum Atlantic
Lil Pump Gucci Gang Platinum WB
A$AP Ferg Plain Jane Platinum RCA
Kodak Black Roll In Peace (feat. XXXTentacion) Platinum Atlantic
Tay-K The Race Platinum 88 Classic
Playboi Carti wokeuplikethis* (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) Platinum Interscope/AWGE
Ariana Grande Everyday (feat. Future) Platinum Republic
Katy Perry Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj) Platinum Capitol
Drake Free Smoke Platinum YM/CM/Republic
Wale My PYT Platinum Atlantic
Ty Dolla $ign Wavy (feat. Joe Moses) Platinum Atlantic
Jacquees B.E.D. Platinum CM/Republic
The Weeknd Die For You Platinum Republic/XO
Joey Bada$$ Devastated Platinum CMG/Pro Era
NF Let You Down Platinum NF/Caroline
Kanye West Pt. 2 (feat. Desiigner) Platinum Def Jam
Snakehips All My Friends (feat. Chance The Rapper & Tinashe) Platinum Columbia/RCA
E-40 Choices (Yup) Platinum Heavy On The Grind
DJ Esco Too Much Sauce (feat. Lil Uzi Vert & Future) Platinum Epic
Bryson Tiller Let 'Em Know Platinum RCA
Bryson Tiller Been That Way Platinum RCA
Miguel All I Want Is You (feat. J Cole) Platinum RCA
Kent Jones Don't Mind Platinum Epic
Rihanna What Now Platinum Def Jam
6ix9ine KOODA Gold Ten Thousand Projects
6ix9ine GUMMO Gold Ten Thousand Projects
N.E.R.D. Lemon (feat. Rihanna) Gold Columbia
Chris Brown Questions Gold RCA
Cardi B Bartier Cardi (feat. 21 Savage) Gold Atlantic
Rich The Kid New Freezer (feat. Kendrick Lamar) Gold Interscope
Famous Dex Pick It Up (feat. A$AP Rocky) Gold 300
Lil Uzi Vert Sauce It Up Gold Altantic
NBA Youngboy No Smoke Gold APG/Atlantic
Jay-Z The Story of OJ Gold Roc Nation
Bryson Tiller Run Me Dry Gold RCA
Bryson Tiller Self-Made Gold RCA
Young Dolph 100 Shots Gold Paper Route/Empire
NAV Wanted You (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) Gold Republic/XO
Lil Yachty Peek A Boo (feat. Migos) Gold QC/Motown/Capitol
Lil Pump Boss Gold WB
Trippie Redd Poles 1469 (feat. 6ix9ine) Gold Ten Thousand Projects
Trippie Redd Love Scars Gold Ten Thousand Projects
Jhene Aiko While We're Young Gold Def Jam
Bryson Tiller Let Me Explain Gold RCA
Russ Pull The Trigger Gold Columbia/Russ
Russ Do It Myself Gold Columbia/Russ
Russ Me You Gold Columbia/Russ
Lil Yachty Minnesota Gold QC/Motown/Capitol
Yelawolf Best Friends (feat. Eminem) Gold Slumerican/Shady/Interscope
Yelawolf Til It's Gone Gold Slumerican/Shady/Interscope
Yelawolf Let's Rock (feat. Kid Rock) Gold Slumamerican/Shady/Interscope
Yelawolf Daddy's Lambo Gold Slumamerican/Shady/Interscope
Vince Staples Norf Norf Gold Def Jam
Logic Nikki Gold Def Jam
Logic Gang Related Gold Def Jam
Tank When We Gold Atlantic
Miley Cyrus FU (feat. French Montana) Gold RCA
Kid Ink Money And Power Gold RCA
Jay-Z Renegade (feat. Eminem) Gold Roc Nation

Albums

Artist Album Certification Label
Rihanna Unapologetic 3x Platinum Def Jam
Miley Cyrus Bangerz 2x Platinum RCA
Chris Brown Heartbreak On A Full Moon Platinum RCA
Lil Uzi Vert Luv Is Rage 2 Platinum Atlantic
XXXTentacion 17 Gold Bad Vibes/Empire
Playboi Carti Playboi Carti Gold Interscope/AWGE
Aminé Good For You Gold Republic
6LACK FREE 6LACK Gold LVRN/Interscope
Lil Uzi Vert The Perfect LUV Tape Gold Atlantic
Ty Dolla $ign Free TC Gold Atlantic
Leon Bridges Coming Home Gold Columbia
Tyler The Creator Goblin Gold XL Recordings
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[SHOTS FIRED] Waka Flocka: "LiL Xan banned from hip hop"

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:56 PM PST

Migos Sued for Allegedly Inciting Riot

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:59 AM PST

Chance the Rapper Talks New Music With Childish Gambino, Kanye

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:21 AM PST

Reginald Graham, the arresting officer and key witness in Meek Mill's 2007 case, put on list of cops who cannot be used as witnesses by The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 03:07 PM PST

Meek was granted appeal last month based on this guy lying on the stand.

Philly.com article about the list

Officer Reginald Graham

Date of misconduct: Nov. 1, 2013

Summary of facts: Graham "investigated by federal authorities for several alleged acts of corruption."

Finding by Police Board of Inquiry/Arrest: Retired before his hearing.

Penalty: N/A

Note: Graham's testimony was central to the arrest of Meek Mill more than a decade ago — a case that has since landed the rapper back in prison due to probation violations. Mill's attorneys recently filed a motion accusing Graham of lying under oath to secure Mill's arrest.

Meek's lawyers statement

"The release of the so-called "Do Not Testify" list – which includes Meek's arresting officer, Reginald Graham – supports everything in the motions filed by Meek and others wrongfully arrested by Officer Graham for post-conviction relief. We are hopeful that this is the final step in the process to get Meek and the other defendants released on bail and to have their convictions overturned."

Here's what Meek has said in the past about the arrest/conviction:

Lips swollen .... Stitches in both swollen eyes! One of my braids ripped out! I weighed about 130 at the time And I was found guilty of assaulting cops! It's clear 2 see I was punched and stomped by a few cops! If I wasn't blessed the way I am I still would have hatred in my heart towards cops but I forgave bcuz I know all cops ain't the same! 2 "black cops" got on the stand and lied and cried about how I chased them down with a gun and tried to kill them! I caught that case at 18 and was stripped of my freedom and taken away from my family 4 times for the same case and still on probation.. 1 step away from jail if I make one mistake! I can't blame my judge because the law labels cops as "expert witnesses" and it was cops against a black kid and she's suppose to believe a cops testimony first!!

This is my police report they actually charged me with assault because the cop said I injured his hand! But my mugshot clearly says he injured his hand from punching me in my face ....

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THENEEDLEDROP- Memories Don’t Die by Tory Lanez ALBUM REVIEW

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:15 PM PST

[FRESH] PLAYBOI CARTI - Red Bandanna Santana (prod.poloboyshawty

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:57 PM PST

[3/6] Three 6 Mafia winning the 2006 Oscar for "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp"

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:37 PM PST

[3/6 Day] Three 6 Mafia - Anyone Out There

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:02 AM PST

Eric B and Rakim announce North American tour.

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:45 AM PST

[Discussion] A Theory - The Hidden Meaning Behind Kendrick Lamar's "BLOOD."

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 07:15 AM PST

EDIT: I just rewatched the youtube video I linked below, where Kendrick is asked about what "BLOOD." means. He skirts around the question for about a minute before he says "It's a new life. It's a new life." Which just happens to be exactly how the woman in "Dying of Thirst" refers to his baptism. She says this is the beginning of a new life, his real life.

This is a cross post from my original post on r/kendricklamar, but I thought it would fit well in this sub too. This is my theory with regards to the title of the song "BLOOD." and how it fits into the themes of the albums DAMN and GKMC, and specifically how it ties into the song "Dying of Thirst." If you're not familiar with these classic fucking albums then I have no idea what you're doing on this sub. There is a TL;DR at the bottom if you don't feel like reading all the details, but I recommend you read the whole thing as there is a lot going on here. I'm not positive this is correct but it seems like there are too many connections for it to be just a coincidence, would love to get some feedback.

Kendrick has been very coy about the song "BLOOD." and it's meaning in interviews. See the 23:01 mark of this interview, where Kendrick is very hesitant to say too much about the meaning of the song, and I don't think anyone has really figured out why the song is called "BLOOD." I haven't seen any theories about the song or the title that I really buy into, but I think I may have stumbled upon some clues in Good Kid, M.a.a.D City (GKMC). Before we go there let's discuss what we know about DAMN.

The album explores the duality of wickedness and weakness, and the choices we make that define who we are. Kendrick has acknowledged the album can be played forwards and backwards to illustrate this duality, and even released an official backwards version of the album. At the end of "DUCKWORTH.", Kendrick explains that if Anthony killed Ducky he might have grown up without a father and died in a gunfight, but instead he is the Kendrick that we know - on top of the rap game and following in the path of God to bring positivity to his community. He emphasizes that it was the choices these men made that allowed him to be where he is today. However, the truly important choice that allowed Kendrick to escape the cycle of violence and despair that have taken so many of his friends and family members in Compton was Kendrick's own choice - a choice that he made as a young man in Compton, during the events of GKMC.

There are a ton of great articles and posts about GKMC, but to make my point I'll try to just skim over the narrative path that Kendrick takes throughout the album as he slowly loses his innocence and strays from God's light.

Although he starts out as a "good kid," the city changes for him (and starts to change him) as he grows from a child to a young black man in Compton. He loses his virginity, rides around with his friends smoking blunts and drinking (which he says he normally wouldn't do, but he succumbs to peer pressure), they jump out of the car and beat up someone wearing different colors, they rob a house and almost get caught, Kendrick gets jumped while trying to find Sherane again, then he and his friends drink it off until they decide to strap up and retaliate. Kendrick's friend Dave dies in the ensuing gunfire, which brings us to the narrative, thematic, and emotional climax of the album, the powerful "Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst."

The article I linked above has a pretty good breakdown on "Sing About Me", but they don't cover "Dying of Thirst" at all, which starts with Kendrick and his friends fleeing from the gunfight, and ends when they encounter an old woman. I'm going to post most of her dialogue here and then discuss it piecemeal in relation to "BLOOD."

Fuck! I'm tired of this shit! I'm tired of fuckin' runnin', I'm tired of this shit! That's my brother, homie!

At the beginning of "BLOOD." Kendrick says he was "taking a walk the other day," when he saw a woman. In this song he and his friends are running from the gun fight when they encounter a woman. She speaks:

Young man, come talk to me! Is that what I think that is? I know that's not what I think that is.

The article linked above (and genius for that matter) assumed that she saw one of the boys with a gun, but why would they be carrying it around openly when they're fleeing a crime scene? Maybe she saw that they had Dave's blood on them or their clothes. Or, if she is a blind woman (I admit this is the one aspect of BLOOD that isn't accounted for in this theory - why is it important that the woman is blind?), maybe she smelled it or sensed it some other way.

In fact, on "Sing About Me," Dave's brother refers to Dave's blood when talking to Kendrick:

As blood spilled on your hands my plans rather vindictive

Later in the track, when Kendrick is addressing himself, he says:

If it's today I hope I hear a Cry out from heaven so loud it can water down a demon With the holy ghost till it drown in the blood of Jesus

So I think there's a fair amount of evidence that it's Blood, and not a gun, that the woman sees on Kendrick and his friends. And then, when she then offers to baptize them and they accept, she has them repeat the sinner's prayer that opens the album:

"Lord God, I come to You a sinner." "And I humbly (ahem) repent for my sins." "I believe that Jesus is Lord." "I believe you raised Him from the dead." "I would ask that Jesus come into my life." "And to be my Lord and Savior." "I receive Jesus to take control of my life." "And that I may live with Him from this day forward." "Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving me with Your precious blood." (!!!!!!!) "In Jesus name, amen."

They come to her, covered in their friend's blood, literally covered in their sins, and leave having been baptized with the blood of Jesus. It's worth noting that the album starts with the sinner's prayer, further emphasizing its importance to Kendrick.

Now, to tie it all together, I said above that Kendrick made a choice as well. His choice was to accept the baptism (admitting his weakness but vowing to overcome it through God) from the woman, but he could have refused her just as easily, and gone down the wicked path that he started going down throughout GKMC until that point. Why do I think this was the inflection point of Kendrick's life? This choice is the precise point in time DAMN. rewinds to, when Kendrick was "taking a walk the other day" and came across the woman. Not only that, but after the boys recite the sinner's prayer, the woman even explicitly tells Kendrick that this is the start of his new life, his real life. The sinner's prayer is clearly very important to GKMC, as it is recited at both the beginning and narrative climax of the album.

I think "Sing About Me" and "Real" are both very important in this discussion too, but I've already written way too much here, so that's for another post. I have yet to figure out how this theory ties into Section.80, TPAB, untitled, unmastered, or the Black Panther soundtrack…

TL;DR If you go back and read the outro skit of "Dying of Thirst," you'll see many hints that "BLOOD." picks up where "Dying of Thirst" ends, and Booker Kendrick either chooses to accept the baptism from the woman and experiences the DAMN. version of the album, or he chooses not to accept the holy water (referred to as "the Blood of Jesus") and goes through the NMAD. version, eventually dying in a gunfight as he alludes to at the end of DUCKWORTH. Since his choice to be baptized determines whether he lives a life of redemption or wickedness, he essentially copied the story of Bioshock Infinte, but I'm u/NotKenLevine so I'm not going to sue him for it.

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Daily Discussion Thread 03/06/2018

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:26 AM PST

Welcome to the /r/hiphopheads daily discussion thread!

This thread is for:

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[3/6] Three 6 Mafia - Ridin In Da Chevy

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 11:08 AM PST

Yung Lean on Frank Ocean, Fredo Santana & His Battle w/ Addiction & Death | MTV News

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:43 PM PST

Joyner Lucas - Backwords (Raps same verse both backwards and forwards)

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 04:47 AM PST

[3/6] Three 6 Mafia - Late Night Tip (Suicideyear Remix)

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:55 AM PST

Rick Ross- 100 Black Coffins (from the Django Unchained soundtrack)

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:48 PM PST

[3/6] Koopsta Knicca - Stash Pot

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 10:56 AM PST

dvsn - Don't Choose

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 09:08 PM PST

[3/6 Day] Triple Six Mafia - Sleep: The Original Migos Flow

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:24 PM PST

JJ DOOM - Guv'nor

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 08:07 AM PST

[FRESH] Lil Skies "Pop Star"

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 06:32 PM PST

[3/6] Three 6 Mafia ft. Chamillionaire - Doe Boy Fresh

Posted: 06 Mar 2018 12:24 PM PST
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