Writer: William DeVaughn - Be Thankful For What You Got
Biter: Ludacis - Diamond in the Back
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March 31, 2008
Sample Of The Day!
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Joell Ortiz - Message to Obama
Joell gives a preview of his song that is to appear on the Obama mixtape.
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SEMTEX HOMEPAGE
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Russel & Green Lantern Speak on Obama Mixtape
The two have been putting in calls to the likes of Common, Q-Tip and Will.I.Am to get original songs for the project. But, according to Green, the mixtape is going to feature 50 percent new material and 50 percent of his remixing. They're aiming to finish the project before next month's HSAN summit in Pennsylvania.
"I'm having a field day with these Obama speeches," Green explained. "I actually got joints where I'll make a beat, I'll get somebody to sing a hook, and where there's supposed to be verses, it's just straight speeches. I played one for my mother, and she started crying. So it's gonna be inspiring, but then on the street side, it's just gonna be some descriptions of life on the street, but not any of the thuggery."
This tape looks to be fresh. Stay here for more information regarding the release date.
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Fifth & Fashion: Lupe Fiasco X Product [RED] Converse All-Star
Lupe Fiasco, Product [RED], and Converse have come up with a custom charity All-Star. They're are not scheduled for release, but could be with enough buzz. This is part of Product [RED] x Converse project with 100 different artists for charity. Look out for Common's Red Weapons coming soon.
pix from Complex
Consequence Ft. Kanye West - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
a stand out track from "Don't Quit Your Day Job"
Bump Teddy Bump
Jay Smart
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March 29, 2008
Sample of the Day!
Writer: The Spinners - Saide
Writer #2: All in My Wildest Dreams - Joe Sample
Biter: 2pac - Dear Mama
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Lil Wayne - The Drought is Over Part 5
The last of the Drought mixtapes.
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1. Carter III Is Coming (Grand Closing)
2. I
3. Walk It Off
4. Open Shop
5. Done It
6. Introducing Milli
7. Milli
8. Damn I’m Cold feat. Bun B
9. I’m A Dog Ya (Freestyle)
10. Stunt When I See You
11. We Hustle
12. I Got My
13. Lick The Rapper
14. Certified
15. Girls All Around
16. Single Again
17. Drought Is Finally Over
BONUS TRACKS
18. Too Clean feat. Lil’ Chuckie
19. Nike Boots feat. Wale (Official Remix)
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U-N-I TV. Blog 001
Check Out U-N-I's muzik HERE.
I'm gonna see if I can get an interview with them soon. I think that would be pretty dope. In the mean time, check out this video blog they created.
UNI TV: Blog 001
Supreme.
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March 28, 2008
Sample Of The Day! Special Edition (Part 2 of 2)
Ok. Part 2 special edition. The sample I left out of yesterday was Long Red by Mountain. Because this song deserves it's own SOTD. People really like this song. I realize each song could spawn a whoollleee web of new samples, but those will just have to be future SOTDS because 50,000 Imeem players will probably take 10 minutes to load. So for now just enjoy the top 10 Biters of Mountain's song. CLICK HERE FOR A FULL LIST:
Writer: Mountain - Long Red
Biter #1: Common - The People
Biter #2: Kanye West - Barry Bonds
Biter #3: The Game - Wouldn't Get Far
Biter #4: De La Soul - Verbal Clap
Biter #5: EPMD - Strictly Buisness
Biter #6 Artifacts - The Ultimate
Biter #7: Public Enemy - "Louder than a Bomb"
Biter #8: NWA - "Real Niggaz Don't Die"
Biter #9: Eric B and Rakim - "Eric B is President"
Biter #10: Nas - "It Ain't Hard to Tell"
Again if you want a FULL LIST CLICK HERE.
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March 27, 2008
Really Doe ft Kanye West - Plastic
The First Single from his debut album coming "First Impression"
DOWNLOAD HERE
Shout out to FAKE SHORE DRIVE.
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Sample Of The Day! Special Edition (Part 1 of 2)
Back with your sample of the day. This is also only part 1 of the SOTD. I left out one sample used in the game song on purpose. Part 2 will be continued tomorrow. Do you know what one I left out? Check back tomorrow in the new sample of the day post to find out. Until Then Enjoy:
Writer: I'd Find You Anywhere by Creative Source
Biter: Wouldn't Get Far by The Game
Biter #2: By Your Side - Jadakiss
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Let The Truth Be Told! 2pac Story Bogus.
"In relying on documents that I now believe were fake, I failed to do my job," Philips said in a statement Wednesday. "I'm sorry."
In his statement, Duvoisin added: "We should not have let ourselves be fooled. That we were is as much my fault as Chuck's. I deeply regret that we let our readers down."
Go to the LA TIMES for more info.
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Remy Martin Found Guilty
In other Rappers going to jail news...
Remy took her case to the Jury and was found guilty on 4 of 9 counts. Two counts of first-degree assault, attempted coercion, and criminal possession of a weapon. Remy was not found guilty of gang assault and witness tampering. Apparently the victims family TAUNTED Remy after the sentence was revealed. She is looking at a cool 25 years in prison. Remy was cuffed and escorted out of the court screaming “Oh my God!”
One Less...
Courtesy of that Celebrity Gossip Bullshit Website. :)
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T.I. Has Pleaded Guilty to Weapons Charges
The 27-year-old singer, whose real name is Clifford Harris, was expected to be sentenced to 1,500 hours of community service talking to youth groups around the country, followed by about 12 months in prison, according to two people familiar with the negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plea deal had not been finalized yet Thursday morning.
Damn... He got a great deal considering what he faced:
He was charged with possession of unregistered machine guns and silencers, as well as possession of firearms by a convicted felon. He faced a maximum of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine for each count.
Nothing is final yet, so if any changes are announced, I will surely edit the post.
UPDATE:
TIP is to serve one year and one day in prison, perform 1000 hours community service and pay a $100,000 fine. The sentence of over 1 year makes him eligible for %15 reduction in time for good behavior. He will be sentenced March 27th 2009 and likley start his prison term then. HOWEVER, if he fails to abide by these terms, and fails to show responsibility for his actions, he may end up sentenced to 97 Months (8 years + Change) in jail.
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March 26, 2008
Q-Tip interview in Filter Magazine
Filter Magazine's newest issue just hit the stands. The cover man for ya'll DEDheads out there is none other than Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. The interview wit the Abstract covers a few different bases. He talks about Tribe, and also the current state of music and Hip-Hop in particular..it's a REALLY good interview. Pick up a copy. GOOD READ. There's some commentary afterward too from some good friends of the Tribe.
Here's what Talib Kweli had to say:
"I loved hip-hop but I wasn't dressing or talking like the rest of the kids in my school. Q-Tip provided me with a template of how I could be myself. I was 14 and thought I was in Native Tongues. I had a VHS of Tribe live in Europe. It was incredible; these guys from Queens who I completely related to and were talking directly to me were touring the world.
The first time I saw them was Howard University Homecoming when I was 17......The mainstream media was dismissive of hip-hop; there was still the idea that it wasn't art. Tribe were our saviors for stopping that shit. The music was good, intelligent, clean. Tribe made it easy to defend. Someone says hip-hop is not musical, you say 'What? Listen to Low End Theory. It's got Ron Carter on in.'..."
Drop-Bomb got a Zone.
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Kanye - "Good Life" Lawsuit
A wacky songwriter-producer in Maryland says that Kanye West is diggin' his gold, lifting his tune "Volume of Good Life" for the Kanye smash hit "Good Life."
In a rambling lawsuit filed in Maryland District Court, Dayna Staggs (aka D'Mystro) is suing Kanye -- and his record label, Roc-a-Fella -- for copyright infringement. Staggs says that West "didn't obtain a license to use 'Volume of Good Life'" for his tune, and points out that Kanye was "only at the age of 6 or 7 years of age [sic]" when his song was written.
D'Mystro is also peeved because Kanye's song "contains vulgar and offensive" images and "harms the reputation" of his much cleaner song. He wants 85% of all world sales of the proceeds from the music that uses his work, though he doesn't explain how he came up with that number. Kanye's label hasn't returned a message seeking comment.
Good Luck. I've been searching all over for the original song to try and use in a future SOTD. Never heard of it, can't find it.
TMZ
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Sample Of The Day!
Writer: Tom Brock - There's Nothing in This World
Writer: Disco Dave / Cash Crew - High Power Rap
Biter: Jay-Z - Girls Girls Girls
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Diddy Didn't
While we're on Diddy. It appears that the whole LA Times 2pac shooting story that connects Biggie and Puffy to the assualt on Pac, is bunk.
The Smoking Gun
Decided to do it's own investigation. Turns out (according to TSG) that half the FBI documents and eyewitness secret testimony was made up by some kid who needed attention.
Some parts I thought were interesting:
The con man, James Sabatino, 31, has long sought to insinuate himself, after the fact, in a series of important hip-hop events, from Shakur's shooting to the murder of The Notorious B.I.G.. In fact, however, Sabatino was little more than a rap devotee, a wildly impulsive, overweight white kid from Florida whose own father once described him in a letter to a federal judge as "a disturbed young man who needed attention like a drug." Sabatino is pictured in the above mug shot.
And then there's the small matter of Sabatino's whereabouts on March 9, 1997, when Wallace was gunned down while seated in a GMC Suburban outside the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. While he enjoys repeating the "theory" that he mysteriously bailed on a planned meeting with the rapper that fateful night, Sabatino was actually 2400 miles away from the crime scene. He was imprisoned in Miami's Federal Detention Center, where he still had six months to serve on a two-year sentence for separate felony convictions.
Sabatino has frequently claimed to have managed a number of leading hip-hop acts, including Notorious B.I.G., Lords of the Underground, and Heavy D and the Boyz. Du Kelly, a member of Lords of the Underground, described Sabatino as a "scam artist" who briefly tried to befriend the group's manager. Kelly said that he recalled Sabatino as a "short, Caucasian, little chubby fat guy" whose "father was supposed to be Mafia or something." Sabatino was "just a con artist who tried to get close to artists, but he was a nobody," said Kelly. He added that Sabatino also tried to get near the Wu-Tang Clan, "but I heard they beat him up."
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P.S. While we're talking about dead rappers: Aspiring Rapper "Cavlar" got shot & killed at a fish store in Brooklyn. He was in Papoose's crew and had beef with Uncle Murda. This might turn into a big situation. Considering Uncle was just shot in the head something like 2-3 weeks ago. Retaliation? Read about it here.
Diddy - No Bitch Ass Ness
While I love the movement, I'm not sure the T Shirt is the way to go about that. How many clubs are gonna let you in with a "NOBITCHASSNESS" T down to your ankles? Because at the club is the likley place where the people who need to see that shirt, need to be. What you NEED to do, is get with my man, H DILLA (Henry McComas) and buy one of his "FREE HIP-HOP" T's. Because we need to Free Hip-Hop from it's prison of stereotypes, and defend it's attacks from angry white people all over. (I'm allowed to say that, I'm white)
Anyway, What's up with his LL impression at the end?
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Bye Bye Birthday Bia!
Okayplayer.com got word from The Roots that their first official single "Birthday Girl" will not make the U.S. cut of the Album Rising Down. It will be on the International Version as well as iTunes.
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Banana Creme Pie - Spider Loc - Just Askin'
wtf is Banana Creme Pie? In short: a Kat Williams reference I've adapted into a random video segment. why is this video in banana creme pie? I'll leave that up to you to decide
UPDATE: Video that Works
at least we're fair
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Hi-Tek Ft. Push Montana - KILL YOU music video
latest video from Hi-Teknology 3.
Sal Green on the slate
Don't Body Yourself
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
March 25, 2008
Banana Creme Pie - Rev. Jeremiah Wright
Fox news has tried to attack
Rev. Jeremiah Wright saying he's racist
Unamerican and other off top bullshit.
judge for yourself
White Folks Say the Darndest Things
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
FrankenFunk : Syl Johnson - Is It Because I'm Black
it spawned such hot fire tracks as
Hallow Bones - Wu-Tang Clan (click to listen)
The Message - Cassidy (click to listen)
Cause I'm Black - Styles P. Ft. Black Thought (click to listen)
all these are good tracks.this is the best version by far.
Hallow Bones - Wu-Tang Clan (click to listen)
The Message - Cassidy (click to listen)
Cause I'm Black - Styles P. Ft. Black Thought (click to listen)
all these are good tracks.this is the best version by far.
Don't fight the Funk
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Rumored Tracklisting for The GAME - LAX
1. Intro
2. Bounce! Produced by Swizz Beatz
3. The Sound Collector (featuring Quan) Produced by 9th Wonder
4. Street Rydaz (featuring NaS & Akon) Produced by Cool & Dre
5. Los Angeles Times Produced by Scott Storch
6. Blood Brothers (featuring Lil’ Wayne) Produced by NJD
7. The Terrordome Produced by Just Blaze
8. Wanna Get High (featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes) Produced by Hi-Tek
9. You Owe Me (featuring Alicia Keys) Produced by Quincy Jones
10. Big Dreams Produced by Cool & Dre
11. Cruisin’ (featuring D’Angelo) Produced by Scott Storch
12. House Of Pain Produced by KanYe West
13. Any Means Necessary Produced by J.R. Rotem
14. People (featuring Mary J. Blige) Produced by Cool & Dre
15. Lights Out! Produced by Just Blaze
Bonus Tracks:
16. Hustlers Dream (featuring Anthony Hamilton) Produced by Dre & Vidal
17. Gangsta Music (featuring Juice, Clyde Carson, Ya Boy & Jay Rock) Produced by NJD
Found HERE
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Sample Of The Day!
Back with a whole lotta sample of the day goodness. Someone put together a sample mixtape for Doggystyle. So I'll post that link up for you, and I'll use one for a SOTD.
Writer: Isaac Hayes - The Look of Love
Biter: Snoop Doggy Dogg - Gz Up Hoez Down
Biter #2: Jay-Z - Can I Live?
On with the Tracklist:
01. Funkadelic’s “(Not Just) Knee Deep” (G-Funk Intro)
02. Slave’s “Watching You” & George McRae’s “I Get Lifted” (Gin & Juice)
03. Funkadelic’s “Flashlight” (Tha Shiznit)
04. Slick Rick & Doug E. Fresh’s “La Di Da Di,” Kyu Sakamoto’s “Sukiyaki” & Rose Royce’s “Ohh Boy” (Lodi Dodi)
05. James Brown’s “Funky President” (Murder Was The Case)
06. Ohio Players’ “Funky Worm” (Serial Killa)
07. The Counts’ “Pack of Lies,” Parliament’s “Give up the Funk” & “P-Funk,” Funkadelic’s “(Not Just) Knee Deep,” George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog” & Tom Brown’s “Funkin’ 4 Jamaica” (Who Am I [What’s My Name])?
08. Lyn Collins’ “Think (About It)” ( Ain’t No Fun [If the Homies Can’t Have None])
09. Richard Field’s “If It Ain’t One Thing, It’s Another” (Doggy Dogg World)
10. Bernard Wright’s “Haboglabotribin” & Curtis Mayfield’s “Eddie You Should Know Better” (Gz and Hustlas)
11. Isaac Hayes’ “The Look Of Love” (Gz Up, Hoes Down)
Download HERE!
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P.S. Some fun Sample trivia for you. I might have been mistaken when I said that Audio Two's Top Billin had the most samples ever in Hip-Hop. Technically, as far as the beat and the whole thing, it could be. However, in this mixtape, Lyn Collin's "Think (About it)" is the original source of that "WOO! YEAH!" James Brown Sample that pops up in EVERY GOD DAMN SONG. (The Lyn Collins song was written and produced by Mr. Brown) Just for fun, I went and found a list. Check it out HERE.
Lil Wayne - Drought is Over pt 5http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
Some new joints released off the last of the drought series the other day. I didn't hear anything worth posting until today though.
Done it ft Young Money Ent
Lil Wayne - I
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More Graduation Listening Party Videos
GRADUATION ALBUM LISTENING EXPERIENCE PT. 3 - I WONDER from kwest on Vimeo.
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Banana Creme Pie - Joey Jihad Sucker Punched/Car-Jacked
Todays random moment is of an old video that's been on the net, but surprisingly a lot of people don't know about it.
Joey is asked to step out of his car to freestyle on camera. he is then sucker-punched mid-verse. The car is stolen. The puncher was later gunned down. 19 year old William Boggs. He was a Golden Gloves Contender.
THEN WHY WAS HE CARJACKING NIGGAS SMIZZ?
HE WAS GOING PLACES!
I don't know.
Can't a brotha just confom?
Can't he just be another casualty
of a poverty stricken society?
I mean who doesn't love a good stereotype?
deezam
Philly is WILD!
WaKE UP
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
March 24, 2008
Sample Of The Day!
I was doing the random selection on my entire itunes library over the weekend and Pattii Labelle came up. Plus the big bosses are gone for the week, I figured it was an opportune time to jump start the Sample of the Day with a double feature. Miss me?
Writer: Patii Labelle - Love, Need and Want You
Biter: Nelly ft Kelly Rowland - Dillema
Biter #2: Outkast - Ghettomusick (could only find an instrumental on imeem, so ur stuck with the video)
Peace & Love (except for soulja boi's ass! lol)
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Blu Interview
HHDX has an interview up with your girls fav color.
Check it out HERE.
Also an interesting short interview with JOE SCUDDA! Check that out too!
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The Boondocks Season 2 Episode 15 - The Uncle Ruckus Reality Show
Another episode banned in the U.S.
What a helluva way to god damn wake up (c) Andre 3000
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March 22, 2008
Warren G - Mr. President
Good track from an old favorite. Featuring Blac Nic, Bad Lucc & Halla
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Attempted Assasination On Soulja Boy
This kid is my new hero!
Pre-teen arrested for rock throwing at Soulja Boy tour bus
There was one arrest at the latest Soulja Boy concert at U.S. Cellular Coliseum. A 12 year-old boy was taken into custody Wednesday night for throwing a rock through the windshield of Soulja Boy's bus. Why? The kid told arresting officers, "I hate Soulja Boy."
Bloomington police used a supervisor and five officers on overtime to provide security for the hip hop concert.
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Peace & Love (except on soulja boys ass!)
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While You Were Sleep(ing)!!! Special Edition: The Boondocks Banned Episode!
The Boondocks episode below was banned in America due to fear of legal action by B.E.T. It was aired in CANADA. There is a follow-up episode which was banned as well. B.E.T has made no comment thus far concerning the episodes in question. enjoy
they go SUPER HARD @ BET/Al Sharpton
The Boondocks Episode 214 "The Hunger Strike"
WaKe UP
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
March 21, 2008
Graduation Listening Party Videos
Kanye felt that those invited to his album preview party for graduation should have visuals to go along with his songs. These are those videos:
GOOD MORNING 2001 from kwest on Vimeo.
GRADUATION ALBUM LISTENING EXPERIENCE VIDEOS PT.2 - AKIRA CUT TO STRONGER from kwest on Vimeo.
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Outkast ft Raekwon - Royal Flush
The first single off Big Boi's album "Sir Lucious Left Foot"
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Fire!
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Jus like the cigarette patch, Lil Jon comes up with the Pussy Patch
I think it's brilliant. He even has a Bill-Clinton patch that helps your judgement Lol.
Ego Trippin' - Lil Wayne talks slick 'bout Jay-Z
I'm sorry, but it's no way you can defend that Strapped condom ad Weezy.
March 20, 2008
Bishop Lamont talkin' 'bout Detox
Man, Bishop Lamont's album needs to come out, and so does Detox. HURRY UP DRE!
-Freshness
The Results from Super Tuesday.. And The Winner Is
The big Boss himself.
Rick Ross clocked in with 198,000 copies according to Soundscan. That's actually really good for this day and age of album sales.
The Big Boss Dogg Snoop Dogg rang in 137, still pretty nice numbers.
The Elephant in the room who we later found out in the sand only scanned 46,000. And yall know good n well 50 is laughin' his ass off.
But other than this, this is a nice sign, three mainstream artists come out in the same day and we still get numbers like this. Hopefully it can stay like this.
-Freshness
March 18, 2008
Busta Rhymes Sentenced
Busta Rhymes has been sentenced for assaulting his former driver and a fan after pleading guilty in a deal that puts him on probation for three years and requires him to do 10 days of community service.
The 35-year-old rapper also was fined $1,250, plus court costs, for driving while intoxicated and with a suspended license, and must enroll in a drunken driving program.
Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Larry Stephen warned Rhymes on Tuesday: "If you mess up, you're going to jail."
Uh huh. Watch him violate and get off again.
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Gnarls Barkley Album Out NOW!
Bowing to heavy Bootlegging, The album has been moved up 3 weeks. Go COP!
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More Biggie vs 2pac Details
HHDX does an interview with the writer in the story on 2pac's shooting and robbery.
DX: And um… [Laughs]. I’m just gonna put this question to you the way I got it written down. Mr. Philips, Jimmy Henchmen and P. Diddy issued statements today that basically said you’re full of shit [click here to read]. What is your response to their statements?
CP: Well, I’m not full of shit. And they had ample opportunity to discuss things in my story. Neither one of ‘em wanted to talk for the story. And what Puffy says… I don’t accuse Puffy of being involved [in the plot to assault Tupac], and he’s saying he’s not involved in any way. I never said he was involved, I said he was told about it. Other people are writing that he was involved. I didn’t even suggest it. And in terms of what Henchmen says, he says I’m full of shit with my Vegas story because Biggie had got in a car accident [and couldn’t have been in Vegas because he was home recuperating]. Biggie didn’t get in that accident until after Tupac [was murdered]. So that part of [his statement] is wrong. He’s basing his attack on me on [information] that’s false.
Link
While You Were Sleep(ing)!!! Tanya Morgan & DJ Soul - TANYA MORGAN IS A RAP GROUP MIXTAPE
CLICK COVER TO DOWNLOAD
1. Dirt Weed (Intro)
2. Waiting For You (produced by suburb)
3. You Should Know feat. Naledge of Kidz In The Hall
4. Shake It Off feat Kam Moye & Torae (produced by brizzo)
5. Got Fans (produced by Eric Lau)
6. So Sweet
7. Walk My Way (produced by aeon)
8. Killa Tape Interlude
9. Stay Tuned
10. She Moved Outta Cincy (08 Mix)
11. Four Men feat. Kay (produced by Dj Cozmos & King Midas)
12. Golden feat. Elucid
13. Hello Brooklyn feat. Jay-Z & Lil Wayne (Von Pea Remix)
14. Go To Get It feat. Median
15. Che Tanya (produced by cj)
16. Brazilian Wax
17. Bathtub (Interlude)
18. Come Here Shawty feat. Ink Floyd (produced by h/r)
19. Kim & Cookie Interlude
20. Take The W (produced by 88 keys)
21. Bout To Be Some (produced by khrysis)
22. You May Die Now Interlude
23. Tanya Morgan Is A Rap Group
24. And You Say feat. Che Grand
Diddy's Rough Week
First the 2pac Murder is placed on his shoulders. Now this:
Shyne Trying To Tie Diddy To Lawsuit Over 1999 Shooting
Issue at center of suit is whether Shyne acted independently -- or as part of Bad Boy collective -- when he fired shots.
After nearly two years, Sean "Diddy" Combs completed his deposition last week in the $130 million civil lawsuit stemming from the 1999 Club New York shooting that sent the Bad Boy CEO's former protégé, Shyne, to prison, MTV News has learned.
Oooohh Child... Things are gonna get easier. OH! That's a 2pac song. Sorry no taste at all.
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D12's Manager Charge with Rape
A music industry manager was charged Monday with sexually assaulting two 16-year-old girls and giving them cocaine.Jeremy Geffen, 35, of West Hollywood was charged with 14 felony counts, including rape by use of drugs, rape of an unconscious person, and furnishing cocaine to a minor, the district attorney's office said.
Ouch!
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Lupe Fiasco - Hip Hop Saved My Life VIDEO
Lupe posted this bulletin up on myspace, thought I'd help him out a bit. The video is ILL. Cameos by Slim Thug, Bun B, Paul Wall, Willie D . . .
CHECK OUT THE WORLD PREMIERE OF MY NEW VIDEO "HIP HOP SAVED MY LIFE" ON ITUNES! ONLY $1.99!!! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT!!
FNF UP & AWAY!!!!
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P.S. This video took about 8 hours to make it to a youtube-like site.
March 17, 2008
London Fucks Up a Weezy Concert
Apparently some people started throwin bottles and stuff at him on stage and he said PEACE! lol.
Firsthand Account of Events
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B.G. Talks About Post Katrina New Orleans
Take a walk through his old neighborhood, with MTV.
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NERD Live @ SXSW
Posting this for Mike since he's NERD's #1 fan. The first one is a new track and the second one is "Everybody Nose"
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LA Times Article on the Studio Shooting in NY
www.latimes.com/tupac
I'm not sure what to make of it, or who I believe anymore. However, Diddy and Henchmen have this to say:
Says Puff:
"This story is beyond ridiculous and is completely false.Neither Biggie nor I had any knowledge of any attack before, during, or after it happened. It is a complete lie to suggest that there was any involvement by Biggie or myself. I am shocked that the Los Angeles Times would be so irresponsible as to publish such a baseless and completely untrue story."
Says Henchmen:
“In the past 14 years, I have not even been questioned by law enforcement with regard to the assault of Tupac Shakur, let alone brought up on charges. Chuck Phillips, the writer who in the past has falsely claimed that the Notorious Biggie Smalls was in Las Vegas when Tupac was murdered and that Biggie supplied the gun that killed Tupac — only to be proven wrong as Biggie was in New Jersey recuperating from a car accident, has reached a new low by employing fourth-hand information from desperate jailhouse informants along with ancient FBI reports to create this fabrication. I simply ask for all Rap fans and fans of Tupac to analyze this fiction for what it is along with Phillips’ motives behind it. I am baffled as to why the LA Times would print this on its website when a simple and fair investigation would reveal that the allegations are false. I am currently consulting with my attorneys about my legal rights regarding this libelous piece of garbage.”
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More DMX interviews
“I will be speeding, just give me the ticket and get the fuck out my motherfucking face!”
DMX- Already (First Single off upcoming album)
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March 16, 2008
Who is Chester French??
Stop-Motion Video.
I introduce the world to Colin Munroe.
A BOMB HAS BEEN DROPPED!!!!!
Chyea.
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March 14, 2008
While You Were Sleep(ing) - Film School Rejects: Workprint - Greatest Mixtape Of All Time & Cyrus The Great Presents: A Kite To Dilla
SUPER DUPER FIRE. COP NOW!!
1. Cyrus Speaks (Intro)
2. Rappin' On Acid (I'm Eat-Ting Food) (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
3. Pow Pow (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
4. No! (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
5. Websters (Prod. By J Dilla)
6. Cyrus Talks MIXTAPES (Skit)
7. Cyber Punk (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
8. 3 Wisemen (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
9. THE MIDNIGHT MOVIE PLUG (Skit)
10. F.S Carry The R (Teaser Snippet) (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
11. Sickfit (Prod. By Madlib)
12. Walk With Us (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
13. Words from L.A. (skit)
14. Big Binoculars (Prod. By Dr.Dre)
15. Cyrus Says NO! 2 Drugs (Skits)
16. Montega (Prod. Cyrus Tha Great)
17. Fake Friends (featuring CRISIS) (Teaser Snippet) (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
18. The Real (DJ Prince and Sheen Philips) (Prod. By Majestic)
19. The Champ (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
20. New Machines (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
21. Daytona 2008 (Prod. By RZA)
22. Timbz and Hoodies (Prod. by Cyrus Tha Great)
23. Radio Homicide (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
24. Sheen Philips WSHA 88.9 promo
25. WSHA 88.9 Freestyle (Sheen Philips and DJ Prince)
26. Time Freezer (Teaser Snippet) (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
27. NJ/Mass State Of Mind (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
28. Church (Prod. By Cyrus Tha Great)
29. Cyrus leaves (Outro)
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THIS IS OLD. but it's new to you. This mixtape is a dedication to J. Dilla, in which Cyrus serves up short sweet dilla-esque instrumentals .
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While You Were Sleep(ing) - The Empire & The Cartel Present : Young Buck - Rumors
the newest Young Buck mixtape. HoT... no really, hip-hop internet stan, it's good.
enjoy
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Update - Wale Ft. Bun B & Pusha T - Back In The Go-Go's
formerly known as "Go Mode"
got some new verses and added Pusha T. (nice)
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Sample of the Day!
Biter: Murs & 9th Wonder - The Pain
Writer: Buddy Miles - Pain
As soon as I posted and said I couldn't find the full song anywhere, magically the song popped up when I searched one more time. I downloaded it, uploaded and posted it to IMEEM. YES!
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Rumor: Diddy to Launch Car Service for Celebs
Paging all celebs: If you have too many cocktails at the club, call Sean "Diddy" Combs!
The mogul plans to launch a car service for A-listers too tipsy to drive after a night out, Us Weekly reports in its latest issue, on newsstands now.
"After partnering with Ciroc vodka, he wants to make sure everyone's partying responsibly," his rep tells Us.
One campaign goal? "Making sure nobody gets arrested!" Combs, the father of twins, says.
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DMX Interview
In case you wanted Earl's POV on the election, music industry and several other things, you can check it out over at XXL. VERY AMUSING.
How do you feel about the digital—like, everything going through the Internet as far as…
I don’t even think about it. I don’t even think about it
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Are you following the presidential race?
Not at all.
You’re not? You know there’s a Black guy running, Barack Obama and then there’s Hillary Clinton.
His name is Barack?!
Barack Obama, yeah.
Barack?!
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Yeah.
What the fuck?! That ain’t no fuckin’ name, yo. That ain’t that nigga’s name. You can’t be serious. Barack Obama. Get the fuck outta here.
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But it would be pretty big if we had a first Black president. That would be huge.
I mean, I guess…. What, they gon’ give a dog a bone? There you go. Ooh, we have a Black president now. They should’ve done that shit a long time ago, we wouldn’t be in the fuckin’ position we in now. With world war coming up right now. They done fucked this shit up then give it to the Black people, “Here you take it. Take my mess.”
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What do you think about Lil Wayne? People think he’s the hottest rapper.
He is nowhere near the hottest nothing right now. You can’t be serious.
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No Suspects Found in Grand Hustle Shooting
The Cincinnati Police Department refuted claims of suspects being found in the Philant Johnson homicide case.
"There have been no arrests in this case and there are no warrants pending," said Cincinnati Police Public Information Commander Lt. Mark Briede, according to AllHipHop. "We've heard that Atlanta radio is reporting it and we've gotten several calls about this. But we know nothing about it."
Media Liason Fran Cihon further explained that details would be unavailable because the case was under active investigation. "Our investigators don't discuss their investigations unless there is a major development or an arrest. Once a homicide takes place, we do a media release announcing the crime and it's investigation. But we don't do updates on a case, with the exception of situations where information is uncovered that the public could use to help us resolve the case. In those situations, we release that information to the press in hopes of driving up Crimestoppers tips."
Reports from an Atlanta radio station earlier this week stated that Cincinnati police apprehended two suspects, and were close to arresting a third, in the murder of Philant Johnson, a Grand Hustle Records employee.
Johnson was shot on I-75 in Cincinnati following an argument between rapper T.I.'s entourage (of which Johnson was a member) and several unknown individuals at Club Ritz.
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"If you wanted to get away with murder, shoot somebody in the head and put a demo tape in they pocket. This is a rap killing. Let's go home!"
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The Roots’ Rising Down Cover
?uestlove explains:
"This drawing is entitled NEGRO RULE. and it pretty much sums up the feeling of the Confederate Union towards the newly freed slaves and the idea that if given power they would reek havoc and chaos on the country."
Here's a new song "Rising Down (Hum Drum)" Ft. Mos Def and Dice Raw.
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Red Cafe - Paper Touching Remix
Red Cafe ft. Curtis, Jadakiss & Fabolous - Paper Touchin (Remix)
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I actually get down with Red Cafe sometimes. "My head bald like b b britney" was a really funny line.
Anyway, judge for yourself.
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Buckshot & 9th Wonder - Go All Out Video
Also Featuring Charlie Murphy
Also - 9th Wonder & Buckshot - Hold it Down
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I-20 - Down South Video
Luda hasn't had much luck getting any of his artists to blow yet. This is kinda catchy, and it sounds like he's been working hard on his rhymes, so maybe it's I-20's turn?
You decide.
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March 13, 2008
You Heard RIGHT! Game has BEEN OUT of Jail.
Kids will believe anything these days...The Game issued a statement on Thursday (March 13) apologizing for all of the confusion over his release from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles earlier this week. It all started on Monday when website TMZ.com announced that the rapper had been released after serving only eight days of a possible 60 day sentence on a weapons conviction. But later on that afternoon, his manager Jimmy Rosemond issued a statement stating that Game had not in fact been released and was simply being transferred to another jail. When MTV News attempted to get to the bottom of the discrepancy, both Game’s attorney and officials at Twin Towers insisted that he was free.
The Game’s statement read as follows:
“I apologize for the conflicting news on my release, but due to the sensitive negotiations on this matter I felt it appropriate not to give an exact date on my release. I am truly grateful to my attorney, family and management for doing a great job in this respect. Upon my release I went directly to the studio with producers Cool & Dre and recorded several records including my street record ‘Big Dreams.’ Thank you to all my fans as well for the support.”
Props to XXL for getting this story straight. We can all put our 'FREE GAME' T-Shirts away now, and look forward to hardcore records talking about the reality that is hollywood jail. Sidebar: Someone listen to GRODT and count how many times 50 Cent mentions he "did a 3 to 9."
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Sample Of The Day!
Sorry for missing yesterday. Today, I'm gonna double you up, and drop some knowledge.
Biter: Juicy - Notorious B.I.G.
Produced by Puffy for BIG. However, PETE ROCK swears on his life that Puffy jacked it from him. Here's the story from Wax Poetics:
I did the original version, didn't get credit for it. They came to my house, heard the beat going on the drum machine, it's the same story. You come downstairs at my crib, you hear music. He heard that **** and the next thing you know it comes out. They had me do a remix, but I tell people, and I will fight it to the end, that I did the original version of that. I'm not mad at anybody, I just want the correct credit.
But he also tells the same story for Tribe's "All That Jazz" too, So either dude is bitter about lot's of stuff, or just needs to stop playin records when people come over. We'll never know for sure.
Writer: Juicy Fruit - Mtume
Okay, now here's where I double it up and give you the lesser known biter:
Biter #2: The Ave- Dre Dog
There's only a 30 second clip available on Imeem, however, on youtube they have the full video, so check that if you wanna take a trip down memory lane.
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Hip Hop Karaoke
This came out a few days ago, but I never watched it until today. They get big stars to do Karaoke. Cool idea. Rhymefest does ODB's "Brooklyn Zoo"
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The Count & Sinden ft Kid Sister - Beeper
"Beeper" - The Count & Sinden ft Kid Sister from joseph monish on Vimeo.
N****s Wanna bring the 80s back,
That's okay with me, that's where they made me at.
I don't know if everyone feels the same way, but I can get down with Kid Sister.
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Hip Hop Is Evil: Barack Obama's feelin that American Gangster
Those right wingers really don't like Barack Obama now. I wonder what Fox News will say about this interview.
And you know Barack can't go without deliverin' a quoteable. So I'll post these two where he's talkin' 'bout Hip Hop shouldnt jus talk about the past.
"Hip Hop shouldn't just be a rear-view mirror, it should also have some headlights"
"Hip Hop should have the audacity of hope."
One reason why he got my vote.
-Freshness
March 12, 2008
A Fresh BreakDown - Flo Rida: Mail On Sunday
You gotta admit, yall ain't see this muthafucka comin' with the lil' pop smash "Low". Then he comes back 'round with "Elevators". You may think homie's all pop, but I'm here to tell ya, I've been on this cat for a minute, every since he was Mr. Birthday Man, peep the Khaled hosted mixtape... Ahem! Anyway, this new cat is different from alot of the new pack. Crazy voice, catchy delivery, and a hell of a flow.. Guess why the name Flo Rida fits him. Not to mention his play on the name of his homestate is clever. Anyway..
Since this is a blogg, I can mention whatever the fuck I feel right? Well, this kid is signed to Atlantic Records. They haven't had much poppin' from their rap artists as of late, so do you think we're gonna hear alotta concept come from their new popular guy? Uh.. Hell naw. So I'ma tell ya now, this CD ain't for the backpackers, lol. But if you wanna stunt infront of the club cuz you wanna bump somethin with alotta bass n a nice sound.. You might wanna put this CD in.
Concept.. Well, it ain't much on this CD. But Flo Rida finds a way to squeeze in a concept. In the song "Still Missin' ." He talks about his missin' ho... And it's gonna be some dumb people thinkin' he's actually talkin' 'bout a garden hoe since he says "the rakes still in the shed, but my ho's still missin'." Once again, clever, it ain't jus outta-this-world complexx, but it was clever, I'll give it to 'em. He also has another song talkin' 'bout his girl on "Me & U." The hook sounds like one of them ol' R&B songs in the mid-90s (think Keith Sweat, lol.) But it's nice though. And in "All My Life," it's pretty self explanitory, he's basically talkin' 'bout his up-bringin'. Nothin' to special. And my personal favorite track, "Ms. HangOver," he uses alcohol bottles to describe a woman, but is really talkin' 'bout the shots he's taken. And throughout the song, he potrays liquor as a woman, CLEVER!!! It'll go over people's heads, and some people will think he's jus talkin' 'bout a women of course, so I guess Atlantic thought it was safe enough to put on the CD. Sounds like a club banger, but it's more to it of course, lol. Gotta love hip-hop sometimes.
Now, Flo Rida can rap his ass off, but since I've been listenin' to 'em, he's suffered from that dope-boy trend, cuz he claims to have done the shit too. So I wasn't surprised to hear some songs like this on here. But Flo Rida has a new problem since he's gotten on Atlantic.... THIS NIGGA WON'T GET OUT THE CLUB! SOMEBODY GET THEM FLORIDA BOYS OUT THE CLUB! Since he's VIP with T-Pain, he's pretty much invited himself back to the club every night the doors open on most of these songs on this album. I mean, I can't lie, some of tha songs are hittin', some of 'em ain't hittin' on shit. But hey what do I know, I ain't think to much of "Low," but you see how well it's doin'. He even slows it down for the club with Trey Songs on "Freaky Deaky."
Now Flo Rida has no flaws in his flow, so we're gonna skip that criticism. Other than the subject matter in the songs, he's not really talkin' 'bout nuthin'.. I mean, it sounds coo', but he ain't talkin' 'bout nuthin'. (Kinda like Lil' Wayne.) And Flo Rida, you're a brand new artist. Why why why do you have 10 features and you only have 14 songs! It's your debut, people are suppose to hear YOU!! Not see who you got on ya album mayne! C'mon! You can rap! Stop bein' a Young Joc! Cuz nobody's outshinin' him on the featured songs, nobody. And the hooks ain't hittin' on much on these songs either.
Well, to sum it all up, like I say, the kid can rap. He jus ain't talkin' 'bout nuthin', n he has way to many features. All the songs are gonna have people lookin' at 'em more of a bubble-gum rapper, when he's not. But that's what happens sometimes when you stay in the club to much. I hope other-wise, cuz he's talented. "Ms. Hangover" shows that, coo' concept, no guest spot, why couldn't the majority of the album be like this?! Hope he does better next-go-round
Album Ratin' - 3.5
Worth Buyin' - Mmm, maybe.
Fav Tracks - Priceless, Ms. HangOver, Money Right, Me & U, Roll
-Freshness
Shaun Alexander Being Cut
I know this is mostly music blog, and I'll probably end up deleting this. But I had an interesting read over here.
Basically they stalked Ruskell and Holmgren after a practice and asked about Alexander, and all they said is "He has not been cut today."
Which means he will be cut by June 1st so that his 6.something bonus' would be spread over the next two years instead of just this year, allowing us to pick someone up for this year.
**The video is from the playoff game against the Bears two years ago. 4th and 1. Under 2 minutes to play, Score tied, Shaunzie falls. As usual. lol.
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G-Unit - Rider 4 Real
I'm not posting any more of these gay G-Unit "Mix" films where they jack other peoples movies*. Today is Gone in 60 seconds.
*Unless it has anything interesting or it's a good song or something.
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Juelz Santana Arrested for Excessive Jolly Ranchers
Oh and he also had some Pot and Hollow Tip Bullets in his car (Bentley), Which he was driving with a suspended license.
Santana, who was born in Harlem, also had a hand-rolled cigar laced with marijuana in his shoe, cops said.
In the trunk, police said they found 29 hollow-point bullets wrapped in a sock and $19,500 rolled in small bundles and hidden in a plastic bag filled with "hundreds of Jolly Rancher" candies.
Police also found a plastic sandwich bag of marijuana in the backseat of the cruiser, where Santana had been sitting after he was arrested.
He is expected to appear in court today.
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March 11, 2008
Ghostface - Wallabee Champ
A new Ghost b-sides and rarities compilation is dropping on March 25. Available at Amazon.
1. Intro
2. Wallabee Champ
3. ABC
4. Roosevelts (Raekwon And Trife)
5. Watch Your Mouth (Wu-tang Clan)
6. Tony Siegel (Beanie Siegel)
7. Trials Of Life (Prodigy)
8. Hidden Darts [Remix]
9. The Rich (Raekwon)
10. We Dem N****z
11. Run [Remix] (Jadakiss, Lil Wayne)
12. Good Times [Part 2]
13. Charlie Brown [Remix]
14. Clips
15. Clientele (Raekwon, Fat Joe)
16. Crockett & Tubbs (Raekwon)
17. 93 Freestyle (Method Man)
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Prodigy Would Like to Clear Things Up
I wasn't gonna fuck with this until I heard about P dissing my boys (Little Brother). *SMH* Prodigy of Mobb Deep (Sidebar: Why the fuck isn't he in jail yet? Got damn!) writes his little blog every day about nothing in particular, except that him and 50 got the rap game locked and everybody else should kiss the ring.
One of his recent blogs, he goes off on several people telling them they "suck at the maximum amount of sucking." That's ALMOST the amount of sucking P will be doing for 3 1/2 years if they ever put him away. Got damn. Including Jay-Z, Nas, Little Brother, Saigon, EMINEM, Lupe Fiasco, Jim Jones, Fat Joe, Joe Buddens, Talib Kweli, Red Cafe, *gasp* and there's more . Excerpts below:
WOULD SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP ME TELL THESE PEOPLE THAT ME AND 50 THE FIRST AND ONLY NIGGAS KILLING THIS INTERNET SHIT THE RIGHT WAY.
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I READ A BLOG A WHILE BACK BY ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS CORNY ASS GROUP CALLED "little brother" AND IN THE BLOG HE WAS EXPRESSING HIS OPINION AND FEELINGS ABOUT MOBB DEEP AND MYSELF IN PARTICULAR (PRODIGY) HE WROTE ABOUT HOW WE FELL OFF AND HOW UPSET HE WAS ABOUT IT. WELL LOOK HERE MEMBER FROM little brother YOU AND YA little GROUP NEVER FELL ON so YA NEVER EVEN GONNA EXPERIENCE FALLING OFF,,,,,YOU WILL NEVER BE AS RELEVANT, SELL AS MANY UNITS, OR EVEN BE ON THE SAME LEVEL AS PRODIGY OR MOBB DEEP SO DONT WASTE ANY MORE OF THE PEOPLE's TIME WITH YA ASSHOLE OPINONS.
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EVERYBODY COPIES PRODIGY'S RAP,SLANG,DRESS CODE, TATTOOS, HAIRSTYLES,JEWELERY AND MORE. SAME FOR 50.
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WHO THE FUCK REALLY LIKES ANY OF THESE OTHER RAP MU'FUCKAS? YOU REALLY LISTEN TO FAT JOE? YOU REALLY LISTEN TO CASSIDY? SHEEK LOOCH? MAX-B? JIM JONES? CAM? BLACK EYED PEAS? LUPE FIASCO? TALIB KWALIB? RED CAFE? JOE BUDDENS? UNCLE MURDER? FROM THE EAST COAST TO THE WEST COAST AND ALL IN-BETWEEN, IT's TOO MUCH BULLSHIT TO NAME IT ALL, I MEAN THE LIST GOES ON AND ON AND LETS BE FOR REAL HERE, ALL THAT SHIT SUCK TO THE MAXIMUM POINT OF SUCKING. I FEEL BAD ABOUT PUTTIN CERTAIN NAMES OUT THERE CAUSE SOME OF THESE DUDES IS ACTUALLY COOL PEOPLE BUT WHO THE FUCK! TOLD THESE PEOPLE THEY WERE GOOD AT MAKING RAP MUSIC.
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JAY-Z AND NAS????? FIRST OFF NAS WAS ONE OF MY BIGGEST INSPIRATIONS. HE MADE ME BECOME A BETTER WRITER/SONG MAKER. AS FAR AS JAY-Z ,,,,HE GREW ON ME. BUT THE REALITY IS THAT THEY BOTH LET ME DOWN THE MINUTE THEY STARTED LYING AND TRYING TO FOOL THE PEOPLE INTO FOLLOWING THEM. THE REALITY IS THEY ARE BOTH MUSICAL PUNKS AND STREET PUNKS. I FEEL SORRY FOR THEIR FOLLOWERS
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WE RUN OLYMPIC CIRCLES AROUND ALL AND ANY OF THEM. THERE IS NO COMPITITION FOR US.
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WHO THE FUCK LISTENS TO SAIGON, TRU LIFE, KEITH MURRY OR ANY OF THIS HORRIBLE SORRY BULLSHIT
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YO SOULJA BOY IS ORIGINAL, INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE
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WE LET EMINEM IN CAUSE HE GETS BUSY AND DRE CO-SINGED HIM BUT EVER SINCE EM IT SEEMS THAT WHITE PEOPLE/BLACK OREOS FEEL THEY CAN DICTATE WHERE THIS THING IS GOING. NA, YOU CANT.
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Anyway, He Also put out a list of MC's he DOES fuck with. I won't go nearly in depth but here's a taste:
KANYE - but only Sort of.
Snoop
Outkast
G UNIT
Nas - Didn't he just diss him?
Shawty Lo
Jadakiss
MAZARATI FOX - Who?
Swizz Beats -
2pac
Big Pun
Juelz Santana
and More
Would you like to read? Of course not. But here you go anyway: LINK
RElated: Here's a link to Phonte's blog about Mobb.
VH1 Continues it's SERCH
EXCLUSIVE! ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme Trailer
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Description: Join MC Serch as he gives you a tour of The Fembassy Hotel Suites... the premiere destination for female MCs. You too can check out The Fembassy for yourselves come this April 14th when ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme debuts on Vh1 @ 10PM.
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Roots- Birthday Girl Unofficial Video
A little warmup video to hold you over for the real one.
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Lil Wayne "Lollipop" Video Rough Cut
Don't ever tell the internet it ain't got something again, sucka! The Internet gawtzitawl!
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Sample Of The Day!
I guess it's UGK week for SOTD? I dunno. Just what I pop in the stereo the day before and decide what one I should do.
Biter: 1st Key - Lil Wayne & Birdman
WRiter: Pocket Full of Stones - UGK
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Polow Da Don Attempted Robbery
Polow Da Don has confirmed with AllHipHop.com that he was the victim of an attempted robbery inside of his Atlanta recording studio last night (March 10).
While Polow did not reveal the nature of the robbery, sources stated that an unknown group of unknown masked gunmen entered the recording studio and robbed those present of their money and jewelry.
"They thought they came to rob me, but I have heart and I have God shawty," Polow Da Don told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "These crack head ass niggaz I guess called themselves robbing me, but we robbed them…I wasn't scared I was mad. I was likes "these dumb ass weak ass n***as."
Polow Da Don, who runs the Zone 4 imprint and production company, frequently collaborates with Timbaland and bills himself "The King of the White Girls."
He has created hits for artists like Ludacris, Fergie, The Pussycat Dolls, Snoop Dogg, Rich Boi, Ciara, Young Buck and numerous others.
No one was injured during the attempted robbery, which Polow blamed on morally bankrupt individuals.
"You gone have to shoot me because until then, I dont believe you. I am a man…and nine times out of ten a n***a calling himself a ‘robba‘, a ‘thug’ or a ‘gangsta’ is a cover up for being too weak (weather it be physically, spiritually or mentally) to be a man. It's hard to learn how to be a man…luckily my teacher stuck with me....thanks Dad, I love you! Kids…do you know where your father is right now?"
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Busta Rhymes discusses mistakes in marketing "The Big Bang"
While hard at work on his new album "Back on My Bullsh--," Busta Rhymes talked to MTV.com about how things could have gone differently with the marketing of his last album, "The Big Bang."
"I think that "The Big Bang" was my best album, overall," said Busta. "Out of all of my albums, that was my best body of work in one project, to me, from top to bottom. I don't really feel like there's anything that I wanted to do to regroup or change the situation. I just think that that album came out in a time where the transition was happening, in terms of just how the game is fluctuating right now. And I also feel like the single after 'Touch It,' you know, people waited three years to see that Big Bang album happen, so I think people were really looking forward to seeing a Busta Rhymes-produced-by-Dr.-Dre single. Especially after the 'Touch It' record and how big that was."
After the huge success of "Touch It," Bus says he gave in to label pressure to make "I Love My Chick" the second single.
"If you feel the slightest reluctance to do something, even if being a team player might mean compromising, don't compromise in the way that you're gonna have to live to regret," Busta said. "And that's creatively. [So] for me, I will never allow that process to happen in that way again. So I don't live with regret, because I learned from it."
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Talib Kweli & Mick Boogie - The MCEO Mixtape
01) Mick Boogie and Talib Kweli: Intro
02) Talib Kweli f/ Busta Rhymes: Follow The Leader
03) Talib Kweli: Independent (Amadeus Remix)
04) Jean Grae: Think About It
05) Talib Kweli: Hard Faces
06) Interlude: Origins Of Blacksmith
07) Jean Grae: Mean
08) Strong Arm Steady f/ Planet Asia: A Problem
09) Talib Kweli: D’Evils 2008 (Produced by 6th Sense)
10) Talib Kweli f/ Fly Union: Say That Again
11) Talib Kweli and Buckshot: Hold It Down
12) Interlude: MCEO Breakdown
13) Talib Kweli f/ Krondon and Phil Da Agony: Hunters
14) Jean Grae: Love Thirst
15) Talib Kweli and Phil Da Agony: Dat Piff
16) Interlude: Kweli Speaks on Strong Arm Steady part 1
17) Strong Arm Steady: Stack It
18) Krondon: Big Homie
19) Interlude: KRS-One Speaks
20) Talib Kweli and KRS-One: The Perfect Beat
21) Talib Kweli, Nina Sky, Blu & Joell Ortiz: Hostile Gospel Remix
22) Interlude: Kweli Speaks on Idle Warship
23) Idle Warship f/ MC Chris: Screamin’
24) Talib Kweli and Jean Grae: Thas Wassup Now
25) Interlude: Kweli speaks on Jean Grae
26) Jean Grae: Number Eight
27) Talib Kweli, Jean Grae and Ne-Yo: Hot Thing Remix
28) Talib Kweli and Dr. Cornel West: Bushonomics
29) Talib Kweli & Novel: I Am
30) Idle Warship: Industry Diary
31) Talib Kweli f/ UGK: Real Women
32) Talib Kweli: Outro
"Holy Shit Mick Boogie"
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Lil Wayne "Lollipop" Full Version
So much for "The internet ain't got this shit yet"
The Internet has EVERYTHING BITCH! haha.
Download here
Not usually a fan of everyone jacking the Telonious Pain Vocoder BS, except for Snoop. But this is alright by me. Whatchu think?
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While You Were Sleep(ing)!! Drake - Comeback Season
You know me. WAKE THAT ASS UP! That said, I have a gem that I know caught me by surprise when i found out about it, so i know you'll be delightfully startled. Keep out of mind where you may know this man from. That wouldn't prepare you for the caliber of skill that is displayed. To ignore true talent is to hate... hate not ya'll. Looks like there may be more hope for the next generation of emcees. still don't know how i missed this in 07'...i had the single... damn.
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- "Intro"
- "The Presentation"
- "Comeback Season"
- "Closer"
- Featuring Andreena Mill
- Replacement Girl"
- Featuring Trey Songz
- "Barry Bonds Freestyle"
- "Going in for Life"
- "Where to Now"
- "Share"
- "Give Ya"
- Featuring Trey Songz
- "Dont u Have a Man"
- Featuring & Dwele
- "Bitch is Crazy"
- "The Last Hope"
- Featuring & Andreena Mill
- "Must Hate Money"
- Featuring Rich Boy
- "Asthma Team"
- "Do What u Do (Remix)"
- Featuring Clipse
- "Easy to Please"
- Featuring Richie Sosa
- "Faded"
- "Underdog"
- Featuring Trey Songz
- "Think Good Thoughts"
- "Teach u a Lesson"
- "Missin You (Remix)"
- "Man of the Year"
- Featuring Lil' Wayne
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yeah i did that
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{A.T.A.M}
A Fresh Mixtape - G-Unit : Elephant In The Sand
G-Unit : Elephant In The Sand
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For those who thought Buck was gone.. Buck's back, lol. And of course it's a slap in the face for Fat Joe since his album drops today.
1 - Rat Joe = skit =
2 - Hollow Through Him
3 - Rider Pt. 2 (Hilarious, 50 usin' the T-Pain effect)
4 - Red Light Green Light
5 - I'm On It Like That
6 - Hip Hop Cop = skit =
7 - Fully Loaded
8 - Rat Joe = skit 2 =
9 - Confrontation
10 - Sunroof Open
11 - Fucked Your BITCH
12 - Chase Da Cat
13 - Lifetime Achievement
14 - Outro
March 10, 2008
Sample Of The Day!
Biter: UGK - Something Good
Writer: Rufus & Chaka Khan- Tell Me Something Good
**Top Billin**
*note. I'm running sorta slim on TOP Billin samples, and it's getting time consuming to keep up with it every day. So I'm switching it to once a week. So here in memory of Notorious BIG who passed away yesterday 11 years ago, is your Top Billin SOTD:
Biter: Ready to Die Intro- Notorious BIG
Writer: Top Billin- Audio Two
Peace&Love
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Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes Admits Drug Addiction
I'm only gonna post a sentence or two, because the dude goes on for a while, but if you have an interest, check out his blog for the whole thing. I guess it's the new trend to admit your addiction. I'm thinking this is a good thing. Remember what our boy Weezy says: " to the KIDS DRUGS KILL I'm acknowledging that.
but when I'm on the drugs I don't have a problem with that." Lol - Onward.
Baby I’m a blur…… So i’ve had a little time on my hands lately. Recovering from a relatively new procedure that cleans your opiate receptors and basically gives you a new beginning. I feel like a layer of shit as been peeled off of my brain. I’m sure alot of you who really pay attention to our music know that i’ve been addicted to pharmaceuticals since I was 15 years old...
Travis' Official Blog
Don't say I neva toldya
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You Heard Wrong!!! The Game gets TRANSFERED
People and their celeb-web gossip....
anyway children... Rapper "The Game" WAS NOT RELEASED from prison! He was transfered from Twin Towers to another facility because of his well-known gang affiliation. He is scheduled for release sometime in April. "Welcome to Oz, nigga SURPRISE nigga!" - Kurupt
get it right
or pay the price
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
P.S.
Edit: GET YOUR "FREE GAME" T-Shirts back out! Thanks Smizzy!
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The Sheriff Is In Town Mixtape Ft The Roots, Common & U-N-I
Download HERREE
Legend - The Sheriff Is In Town (Hosted by 2ew Gunn Ciz)
01. 2ew Gunn Ciz - Intro
02. 2ew Gunn Ciz - Cold Life (Prod by All Purpose)
03. Torae feat Stimuli & Kep Spencer - Save The Day
04. Skyzoo - Necessary Evils (Prod by Needlz)
05. Pete Rock feat Redman - Best Believe
06. Termanology feat Big Noyd - Kilo Rap (Prod by MosS)
07. Stimuli feat Cashmere - Dont Come Outside
08. AC - Get Em
09. Mark Ronson feat Radiohead & Blaq Poet - Just (Justremixit) (Prod by DJ Premier)
10. Ciz - Sheriff Is In Town Freestyle
11. Gnarles Barkley - Run
12. The Roots - 75 Bars (Black's Reconstruction)
13. The Cool Kids - Action Figures
14. Talib Kweli - Independent Hustle Freestyle
15. 2ew Gunn Ciz - The Sheriff Speaks
16. 2ew Gunn Ciz - Kill A Whole Lot (Prod by Khari Mateen)
17. Naledge - Apollo Kidz Freestyle
18. Saigon feat Grand Puba - Who Can Get Busy (Prod by Just Blaze)
19. 2ew Gunn Ciz - Where Im From (Philly) Freestyle
20. Godchild - Shotgun Blast
21. Termanology ft Ghetto - Whos The Nicest (Prod by DC)
22. U-N-I - Beautiful Day
23. Blu - MyBoyBlu
24. Common - The Light 08 (Prod by Just Blaze)
25. Joell Ortiz - 90's Free Agent Freestyle
26. Method Man & Redman - Broken Language 2008
27. Fat Joe - That White (Prod by DJ Premier)
28. Torae - Crash (Prod by Krysis)
29. Phene feat Big Skeem - Weekend (Prod by Sean Ross)
30. Ciz - Outro
Bonus Track
31. ESSO feat Ms. Williams - PTI
Looks like a bunch of stuff that came out over the last week or two all wrapped in one. So if you didn't cop some of the files while you had a chance, WAKE THE FUCK UP!
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Barack Obama to Appear on Q-Tip's Album
Q-TIP has gone political. The rapper, formerly of the group "A Tribe Called Quest," will debut a solo album this June that's heavy on guest stars, including presidential hopeful Barack Obama, who speaks throughout one song. "I've got Norah Jones on there, but Barack is the big one. You'll see what happens, I can't reveal too much," Q-Tip told Page Six Thursday at the Details magazine party at Le Royale for his album, "The Renaissance," and a photo shoot he did for the March issue. Spike Lee also makes an appearance on the album in a number with a political twist.
Props to New York Post
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Lil Wayne "Lollipop" w/ Static Major *Exclusive Sneak Peek
From "Tha Carter III" This Sounds ... Interesting. I can dig it after a few listens I think.
Sidebar: Static Major the producer of the record passed away Feb 27th. His hit list includes:
"Pony" for Ginuwine
"Are You That Somebody?" for Aaliyah
"Say My Name (Timbaland's Remix)" for Destiny's Child
"Try Again" for Aaliyah
"Change the Game" for Jay-Z (featuring Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, & Static)
"Rock The Boat" for Aaliyah
"More Than a Woman" for Aaliyah
"Addictive" for Truth Hurts
RIP
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The Game Released From Jail
The Game is out of jail after serving just eight days out of a possible 60, TMZ has just learned.
The rapper -- real name Jayceon Taylor -- walked out of Twin Towers Correctional Facility, according to his lawyer Shawn Chapman Holley, after serving less than a fifth of his sentence for pleading no contest to a felony charge of possession of a firearm in a school zone.
TMZ
So put away your "FREE GAME" T-Shirts until next time.
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The Roots - Birthday Girl ft. Patrick Stump
So the first few joints were just a tease. This is the first official single. (SIDEBAR: Is there any point with internet destroying and leaking albums and all that. Does it really matter which is official?)
Aside all that. This is pretty dope. It features Patrick Stump from Fall Out Boy.
Lainkage
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Gnarls Barkley - Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
Linkage
This is the one that ?uestlove leaked himself in that video a few days back for all you non rememberin mothafuckas.
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March 09, 2008
I Am Legend ALTERNATE ENDING!
A BOMB DROPPED!!!!
So apparently this was ACTUALLY the original ending, and for some reason the film studio didn't agree with the way this fit with the rest of the movie, so they changed it. Biggest Thanks to Slash Film for being the first to happen upon this and bring this gem to the light. I think I like this version better. Anyway ENJOY!
Trust.
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March 08, 2008
R&Beeeeeeeeeeffffffffffffffff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm sure you all know of the recent happenings with R&B Crooner Ne-Yo, and his subsequent shit talking after being removed from R.Kelly's PBS Sprout tour. Well, Kelz is now "So Sick" of love songs too(okay that was WACK) and has made a DISS track for Ne-Yo. Now why couldn't he be this tough back when has was fuckin' wit Mr. Biggs? Maybe he could have saved Garcelle Beauvais.
So apparently R. Kelly is a BEEEEAAASSSSTTTTTTT. Ne-Yo has been told to "get it understood, boy." Dude, I'm so done wit "Kelz." aka "it's your girlfriend's boyfriend" aka "it's your daughter's prom date" aka "I'll SHIT ON YOU" aka I'm getting the FUCK OUTTA HERE BECAUSE R&B BEEF IS SHITTY..Oh wait that last one's my alias.
Peace.
=FL!TE=
Listen here if you like the smell and/or taste of Urine from R. Kelly. Obviously someone did at one time or another.
Drop-Bomb XXclusive: Young Buck Ft Brainstorm - I Got You
I was listening to Sunday Night Sound Sessions with DJ Hyphen & J. Moore, and came across another sweet treat While You Were Sleep(ing)! They World Premiered a track from Young Buck ft. Brainstorm (who produced it as well). Anyway I did work again, and present to you the track as well as the interview prior. Brainstorm is a member of the Hip-Hop tri-squad DYME DEF. They hail from Seattle...you know what it is.
Interview W/Brainstorm
Young Buck Ft Brainstorm (produced by Brainstorm)
GET OFF THE nacalepTIP!
WaKE UP!
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
March 07, 2008
OMFG BEST REMIX EVEEERRRR!!!!!
Talib Kweli - Hostile Gosepl REMIX with BLU, and Joell Ortiz!!!!
This remix is EPIC. 3 of my top 10 emcee's on one track. NUTS!
Also worth checking out: Skillz ft Common - So Far, So Good
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Sample Of The Day!
Biter: 213 - Another Summer
and
Rhymefest - Sister
(Looks like Mr. West accidentally sold the beat twice. 1/2 the work, double the pay! HEYYYY!)
Writer: Sweet Sable - Old Time's Sake
**I'll come back for the Top Billin Sample for today too.**
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WTF?! Papoose and Remy Getting Married.
Last night on BET's The Black Carpet, rumors concerning a quiet-as-kept Hip Hop union were confirmed by host Egypt in revealing that rappers Papoose and Remy Ma are set to be husband and wife, with a wedding planned for summer. Remy Ma allegedly confirmed the rumors with the show host.
Both rappers have had a difficult last year. Papoose was recently let go of a blockbuster deal with Sony Records, after many speculated that the label had no intention of releasing the debut album from the Brooklyn emcee. Remy Ma, who remains in trial for attempted murder charges stemming from an early 2007 nightclub shooting, is also seeking a label home. Initially billed for 2007, Remy's next project is said to be PunisHER, which was to be released on Sureshot Records.
With a recent altercation between Papoose and former Remy Ma mentor and Terror Squad member Fat Joe, the seemingly unmotivated incident has two degrees of separation from Remy, who remains critical of Joe's ethics, leadership and integrity.
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WTF?
I'll believe it when I see it folks.
Source
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Weezy F. Baby - Condom Ad
http://nahright.com/news/wp-content/images/wayne-strapped-ad.jpg
Lil Wayne has agreed to appear in a series of public service announcements for Houston mogul J-Prince’s Strapped Condoms. Launched by the Rap-A-Lot Records founder in 2005, Strapped has embarked on a campaign to educate youth in identifying high risk behavior patterns that contribute to the continuous spread of HIV & sexually transmitted diseases. “In the midst of this crisis where HIV & AIDS is the #1 killer where our race of people is concerned, I salute Lil Wayne as an authority figure for taking a stand to inform our people to use Strapped Condoms & to Stay Strapped for Life,” J-Prince said in a statement announcing the effort. The campaign will consist of ads and PSAs targeting youth between the ages of 18-24.
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March 06, 2008
Notorious B.I.G. Tribute Song
Featuring ... Curtis, Chingy, Bizzy Bone, Bobby Valentino, Maino, Chris Notez, and Hav Boy.
........ I like ... the... beat, and whoever did the first verse.
Monte plans to release behind-the-scenes video footage from the recording of "Can I Speak to Biggie." He will also continue Biggie tribute songs each year but with different artists.
Monte hopes that the song will be linked to the upcoming Fox Searchlight biopic on the Notorious B.I.G., whose cast was coincidentally also released today.
"Can I Speak to Biggie" is being released nationwide to radio stations both today and tomorrow. Source.
I swear to god, if this gets played on my local Hip-Hop station (KUBE 93.3) 700 times a day. I'm going in there with a gun. lol. There's always next year, I guess.
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Sample Of The Day!
Biter: G-Unit - Wanna Get to Know Ya
Writer: Marvin Gaye - Come Live With Me Angel
I'll fill in the Top Billin Sample Later. I'm trying to decide which one to do and I think I'm going to go eat some food real quick.
N.E.R.D. Announces 3rd Album
“N.E.R.D. (Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo and Shae Haley) have revealed that they are ready to release their 3rd studio album, Seeing Sounds (in reference to a neurological phenomenon called Synesthesia) at the end of June.
The new single, “Everyone Nose,” a sly reference to girls and cocaine in the club scene, has been doing rather well amongst bloggers and fans. This will be N.E.R.D’s first time working as a group since 2004’s Fly Or Die.
What’s taken the boys so long? The Neptunes have just wrapped working on Madonna’s new album, Hard Candy, which is going for a more urban sound. But in an interview with Pharrell last October, with MTV, he was quoted saying:
“We’re just waiting for the right sounds,” comparing making music to going fishing. “You fish for it every day, and either you get it or you don’t,” he said. “And sometimes I have to wait. What I usually do with the N.E.R.D. albums is we wait a lot.”
Source
Damn man, Pharrell HALIBUT (like this fishes) your boys Jay Smart and Top Flite! Check out the song "LOVE COKE" www.myspace.com/theuptop
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Bun B Interview(s). Speaks on Lil Wayne
Rhapsody: Lil Wayne recently made a lot of headlines by admitting to being addicted to syrup [prescription-strength cough syrup]. What were your thoughts?
Bun B: I wish they would just leave the kid alone. When you have 100 people telling you to not do something, that sh*t doesn’t work like that. Now me, I hadn’t sipped syrup for a while before Pimp died. Does that mean I let all my vices go? F*ck no. I’m still drinking and smoking weed. Ike Turner died of cocaine use. People haven’t stopped snorting cocaine. Thousands of people die drunk driving every year and somebody is going to drive home drunk tonight. People stop doing things whenever they sort of feel their way up to it. The kid said he would love to stop, but the withdrawals symptoms are too intense for him. Anybody going through something like that knows that’s what it is. I say this to all media, you can’t force Lil Wayne to stop sipping drank. That’s gonna be a personal choice. For all these people that love to put his sh*t on blast, I would love for them to put their vices on front street. Walk around with your proverbial white cup with you all day and see if you could handle the pressure.
Read the Full interview here.
Edit: I have a feeling this question is going to be asked in every interview. Here's an interview with Complex.
Now there’s a lot of talk of Wayne having an addiction. He’s even addressed it. Have you reached out to him about it at all?
Bun B: No, because Wayne isn’t the only person I know that maybe has addiction issues, and if I call Wayne, then I have to call everybody. I love Wayne, I respect his talent, I’ve watched him grow up, but I don’t think it’s really my place to go to him and say, hey I don’t think you need to do this. I’ll send a general message to anybody who’s maybe living a little bit unhealthy. Whether you’re having sex without condoms, you might want to think about that, if you’re smoking too much cigarettes or drinking too much alcohol, or you’re eating too much cholesterol and fatty acids, or that high-fructose corn syrup, you might want to watch that shit. All that shit is unhealthy, and at the end of the day, everybody kind of knows what they’re doing and how they’re living, but just because Ike Turner died from a cocaine overdose, I’m pretty sure all the people he snorted cocaine with didn’t stop. Everybody does what they’re going to do. I hate to say it’s just a phase, but it’s just a moment in time that people have to learn to get over themselves.
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C-Pain I mean Curtis ft G-Unit - Rider pt. 2
Curtis using the T-Pain thingymajig.
Also of note. He didn't jack a gangster movie for this video, just took all his old videos and pulled clips from those.
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Playaz Circle - Dear Mr. LA Reid
Nothing very interesting here, but he HALIBUT (hella bit. I've been waiting to use that line since I thought of it *ghostwriter music* Also look for it in an upcoming song from TOP FLITE haha. EYEZDAGAWD) that one guy from the Joell Ortiz song. "If I wanted a challnge I'd battle my poster"
These guys suck at rap. lol.
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Gravy to Play B.I.G. in Biopic
Biggie is coming to the big screen. Fox Searchlight has hired Jamal Woolard, a Brooklyn-based rapper, to play late rap icon Biggie Smalls, a.k.a. the Notorious B.I.G., in its upcoming biopic "Notorious."
Voletta Wallace cited "Jamal's charming personality, warm spirit, wonderful sense of humor and beautiful smile" as reasons for the casting. "He is a talented and charismatic actor, and I am excited that he will bring Christopher's character to life," she said.
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March 05, 2008
A Fresh BreakDown - Fat Joe: The Elephant In The Room
Cook, Coke, Crack! He's been in the game for a minute now, but it seems like his popularity is finally comin' back alive since Pun was 'round (thanks to the 50 beef and chillin' in Miami.) Fat Joe seems to have been granted a 2nd chance in this game, cuz seriously, when has he ever been relevant? Anyway, The Elephant In The Room it suppose to be one of his most promising works, sales-wise and quality-wise.
Now I must say, one thing that Fat Joe stays on top of is his production game. He always has a nice line-up of production on his albums, it doesn't even matter if you've heard of the producer or not. Only problem is, the lyrics hardely ever meet the calibur of the beat. He did have his bright spots on the LP though. (We're gonna leave along who-wrote-what for him in each song, you listen and determine that.) Without a doubt, his hottest song on the CD is "My Conscience" with fellow Bronx bomber KRS-One. Even though it's apparent KRS is way ahead here, he keeps up enough to keep the song from goin' into a down-ward spiral. Funny part on this song is when Fat Joe says "I'm the Greatest Of All Time" KRS responds back with "Joe, I'm the best, you must be out your fuckin' mind." Lol. I thought that was hilarious. And it's 2008, post-make-it-rain-on-them-hoes, so it's not uncommon to see Lil' Wayne n Fat Joe hook up on "Crackhouse." But it seems like Wayne can't keep up with Wayne, I mean... Fat Joe can't keep up with Wayne on this song, so it kinda loses it's flare. Joey Crack also has a cut from Dj Premier, another beat where his lyrics can't keep up with the calibur of the beat. And at the end you get to hear Fat Joe get his own New Orleans / Atlanta swag on.
Now on to the dark spots. The words "hustler" n "crack" floods this album somethin' terrible. Yea yea yea, that's all he's been about, well wtf eva, every other older rapper is showin' growth, why not him? If he switches up from the crack, he takes it to the club. Now other than his one-tracked topics, the lyrics aren't attractive at all. Even it seems like he's doin' good on the tracks, you hear another rapper rappin' for 'em basically. It even sounds like he jacked some rhymes from Big Pun's rhyme book in the 1st verse of "K.A.R." Just when you try to give 'em the benefit-of-the-doubt, and say maybe it was all him, you don't hear a trace of what your just heard in that 1st verse, even if Wayne wrote the last verse.. Nuthin' even close. Now I like the song "300 Brolic", all it is... Is Lil' Wayne, with Fat Joe's voice, I mean, plenty of people have ghostwriters, but do you hafta jack Wayne's adlibs too?
The Elephant in The Room didn't do anything special but take up space and make the room stink. No Dumbo tricks or anything of the sort. Maybe when Joey finds his own swagger and talks about other things, maybe he'll have a good album under his belt in his Post-Pun career. The beats really hold this album up.
Album Ratin' - 3.2
Worth Buyin' - Na
Fav Tracks - "Aint Sayin' Nuthin, My Conscience, That White, CrackHouse"
A Fresh BreakDown - Rick Ro$$: Trilla
You hafta admit, Rick Ro$$ kinda snuck his big ass in the backdoor of the industry and blended right into the party. He's also kinda responsible for puttin' the state of Florida back in the limelight, well, that is if you don't give all the credit to T-Pain, lol. His last album wasn't bad, but this go 'round, we wanna hear alil' better effort with his hooks and hear alil' better rappin'. So how'd Mr. Ro$$ do?Well, the self-proclaimed boss can't leave the hustle alone as you'd prolly guess. But unlike all the other bland-ass rappers tryin' to sell dope every track, he does a good job of makin' it sound good. And he even becomes humble on the soft-felt song "I'm Only Human."
And like most sophmore efforts, they flex their star power to see how many feature spots they can get.. Well, Rick Ro$$ ain't no different, he's got plenty of feature spots, from Jay-Z, to Lil' Wayne, to Nelly, and plenty others. Now it's some features we can expect him to not out-shine, matter-of-fact it's damn obvious. But he does do a good job of hangin' 'round with Jay-Z n Lil' Wayne. Well, ok, he does his best, and he doesn't bring the track down. "Maybach Music" with Jay-Z, Mr. Carter gives alotta nice slick lines. You may think the song is all about the Maybach, but it's actually more of a "I made it" kinda track. And the other Mr. Carter threw in ALOT of nice lines in "Luxury Tax", the best effort he put in a song in a while.
He had alot of features, but surprisingly, it didn't bring his album down any. Maybe that was due to good production. Of course he has Cool & Dre doin' a few tracks, but he pulls a cat-out-of-the-bag with Mannie Fresh. Mannie turns a Tony Montana line into one of those "I gotta have this in my car" kinda beats, lol.
Lot of good things to like about this album, but, no album is flawless. He has a few tracks that seemed like he pulled from the scrap heap from his last album. Even the beats sound like Young Jeezy Summer '05. I guess he calls himself tryin' to be diverse by givin' a song for the ladies on "Money Makes me Cum," but it definately wasn't tha oragasm of the song, more like the one-minute-show of the CD. And the track "Speedin' " with R.Kelly was never hittin' on much... Period.
But, I must say Ricky Ross surprised hell out of me with this album, I ain't expect much, but he came out with a better album than his last-go-round, and it's somethin' he can be proud of.
Album Ratin' - 4.4
Worth Buyin' - Yup
Fav Tracks - Maybach Music, Luxury Tax, All I Have In This World, I'm Only Human, This Is Me, Reppin' My City
Fresh
Sample Of The Day!
Biter: Kanye West - Touch The Sky
Writer: Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
Top Billin Sample of The Day
Biter: MC Lyte- 10% Dis
Writer: Audio Two - Top Billin
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Bun B - II TRILL Tracklist
1. II Trill (prod. by Clinton Sparks)
2. That’s Gangsta feat. Sean Kingston (prod. by J.R. Rotem)
3. Damn I’m Cold feat Lil Wayne (prod by Chops)
4. You’re Everything (ft. Rick Ross, David Banner, 8 Ball & MJG) (Prod. by Mr. Lee)
5. Swang on Em feat Lupe (prod by Enigma)
6. I Luv That (Produced by Scott Storch)
7. My Block (prod by Jazze Pha)
8. Get Cha Issue (Produced by Bigg Tyme & Qwest)
9. Good II Me feat. Mya (prod by Bigg Tyme, co-produced by Intl Red, & Bun B)
10. Pop It 4 Pimp feat Phatz & Webbie (prod by Mouse)
11. Underground Thang feat Chamillionaire & Pimp C (prod by Cory MO)
12. If I Die 2Nite feat. Lyfe Jennings & Young Buck (Produced by J-Rock)
13. Another Soldier feat. Mddl Fngz (prod. by DJ Khalil)
14. If It Was Up II Me feat. Junior Reid (produced by Blackout Movement)
15. Angel in the Sky (Produced by Cozmo)
16. Keep It 100 (produced by Chops)
11. My Paper (prod by Bigg Tyme)
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March 04, 2008
Supra Trinity and Skytop Slim NS
Sneakers!! So Supra is a skate brand that's beginning to gain a TON of hype and well deserved credibility in the Streetwear forum of fashion. Their releases are getting alot of play with the DGK's out HURR. (P.S. If you don't know what a DGK is you need to lose life.) The lastest release, one of which is actually a quick strike re-release, are the Trinity and Skytop series. The Croc skin is MAJOR rite now. Check out some hot shots..
The Skytop Slim.
DOPE? Here's the True Whites.
Scope the Trinity's
And another one.
You can check out more from Supra HERE.
Til next time. Peace to the Get Up Kids.
CHYEAH!
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G-Unit - I'm Leavin'
50's new favorite thing is to take footage of him rapping in the studio and splice it with a good movie and call it a music video. Today's movie is Casino. Previously was Sin City. What will he do next?
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P.S. Not related at all except 50 Cent is in it. But WTF?
