Maino overcomes struggles of artist appreciation as he hones in on his sophomore album. He also sits with A&R Jean Nelson and Funkmaster Flex.
Previously: Maino – Up Close & Personal (Season 3 Trailer)
In episode 5, the #SQUARIANS come out in Madison, WI for the Midwest State Of Mind Tour, while XV adds elements to his live show.
Previously: XV – Preview Freestyle
Meek Mill takes a trip to the Bahamas and performs on the island.
Sean “Diddy” Combs announces REVOLT, his new cable TV network. REVOLT is a revolution in music on television, a place where artists and their viewers come together and engage with technology and social media. It’s a channel where new artists can share their work in the way it was meant to be: raw, uncut, and uncensored. REVOLT was selected by Comcast to be the first music network to truly leverage the power of social media, fueling the live music dialogue and influencing the music culture for the video-centric generation.
Previously: Diddy – Jimmy Kimmel Interview (Video)
With Niq Niq’s sixteenth birthday approaching, she only has one thing on her mind – learning how to drive. But teaching Niq Niq to drive only solidifies that she is growing up and Tip isn’t ready to let his little girl go. When Tip’s overprotective nature starts interfering with Niq Niq’s work with the OMG Girlz, Tiny must give Tip a reality check.
Previously: Episode 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 | Episode 7 | Episode 8 | Episode 9 | Episode 10
Topping MTV’s Hottest MCs In The Game for 2011, is none other than Rick Ross, who not only kept giving us new music, but made moves to expand his MMG label and even had 2 of his artists land on the Hottest MC’s list.
Previously: #10 Wale | #9 Wiz Khalifa | #8 Big Sean | #7 Meek Mill | #6 Jay-Z | #5 Lil Wayne | #4 Nicki Minaj | #3 Kanye West | #2 Drake
Drake had an amazing year and then released one of the best albums of 2011 so its only right he holds down the #2 spot on MTV’s Hottest MCs In The Game list.
Previously: #10 Wale | #9 Wiz Khalifa | #8 Big Sean | #7 Meek Mill | #6 Jay-Z | #5 Lil Wayne | #4 Nicki Minaj | #3 Kanye West
Kanye West beats his mentor Jay-Z and gets higher placement on MTV’s Hottest MCs In The Game list, coming in at #3.
Previously: #10 Wale | #9 Wiz Khalifa | #8 Big Sean | #7 Meek Mill | #6 Jay-Z | #5 Lil Wayne | #4 Nicki Minaj
Coming in at #4 is the Young Money mistress Nicki Minaj, whose popularity grew at a crazy rate in 2011.
Previously: #10 Wale | #9 Wiz Khalifa | #8 Big Sean | #7 Meek Mill | #6 Jay-Z | #5 Lil Wayne
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