In an interview with HipHopDX, Bad Boy producer Antwan "Amadeus" Thompson talks about working with Diddy and Bad Boy, preparing to go on tour with Trey Songz and more.
DX: Well, let me ask you this as people always go on about Diddy not doing things for them when they are signed to him in whatever way. When you look at him and how he came up, he certainly didn’t have things handed to him on the proverbial silver platter. Do you think that that is what he is looking for when he signs people to the label, people who are able to be self-sufficient?
Amadeus: That is a great question. I couldn’t say that any better as that’s exactly how I feel. You have to show and prove and that is the same with everybody, the artist deals, producer deals. You can’t just sign on the dotted line and then watch everything fall into place. It’s the total opposite, even though you signed on the dotted line and your name is now connected with Diddy and Bad Boy [Records] and you wear that brand, you can’t just sit back, I had to work harder when that deal came about. Diddy has earned and created a lot of what he has on his own and I look at that as inspiration. Of course if I need something that is there or things given, of course I am going to take them, but as I always say, no one will work harder for you than you.
"Get Er Done," the new single from rapper GP, features Day26. The song was produced by Fred "Blaze the Champ" Crawford. Listen below. The music video is coming soon.
Earlier this week, we learned that The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Big Poppa" would be sampled for Omarion's new single, "Let's Talk" featuring Rick Ross. You can listen to a snippet in the behind the scenes video from the music video shoot below.
Machine Gun Kelly is among the long list of acts set to appear on this year's iteration of the Warped Tour. They caution that not all acts will appear on all dates, but you can buy tickets on their website.
Machine Gun Kelly is currently in the middle of the Hostile Takeover tour with Tech N9ne and, last night, he performed in Seattle. The same venue is hosting a second show tonight, but Machine Gun Kelly was not able to take the stage, due to an altercation with security the previous night.
"There was an altercation between the venue security and our team last night, as a result, I'm banned from the show tonight," he wroteon Twitterin a series of messages. "I apologize to all the Seattle fans that are affected. This really sucks... I'm only human, I still have some growing up to do. Thanks to everyone who understands and still rides for the kid. Stay laced."