debut album

Nearly 300 people gathered at the Echoplex night club on Jan. 16 in Los Angeles to await a performance from Long Beach MC Vince Staples. The event featured a Converse photo booth, two bars and a clothing station where Vince Staples posters and t-shirts were being sold, with the nightclub dimmed and a house DJ getting young hyped fans ready to dance and turn up. ...

After nearly a year of working on his debut album Under Pressure, Logic’s release date is finally here. Within that timeframe, the 2013 XXL Freshman has signed to Def Jam, recruited No I.D. as the executive producer for Under Pressure, and built his fan base to the fiercely loyal one we see today. The ...

Last year, Logic graced XXL’s Freshman cover and many fans seemed to question who he was. The Maryland MC was unknown to some, but quickly became a household name in a matter of months. After reaching the milestone of becoming a Freshman, something he’d been dreaming about since 2010, he has released the impressive Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever mixtape, signed a deal with Def Jam and toured wi

Nipsey Hu$$le's been awful busy of late, breaking down the barriers of what, exactly, an independent artist can achieve with a mixtape. Quickly following his Crenshaw project—which he sold for $100 as part of his Proud2Pay campaign—Nipsey will be dropping his debut album Victory Lap soon, which he says is ready to see the streets. "Victory Lap...

Kid Ink dropped the tracklist and for his debut album, My Own Lane, today, and the features pack a punch. The album, due out January 7 on Tha Alumni Music Group/RCA, has Chris Brown on two tracks, Pusha T, MGK, Tyga, and Maybach cohorts Meek Mill and Wale, as well as Def Jam up-and-comer August Alsina, to name a few. Check...

Logic sat down with HotNewHipHop.com recently and spilled some details on his upcoming debut album for Visionary Music Group/Def Jam. "The album. Expect the album," he said about his plans for 2014. "Been working on it with my homie 6ix, with C-Sick, with No I...