I guess people are tryin' to get away from Def Jam and Interscope these days... RedMan expressin' he's ready to leave Def Jam for Shady, Russel Simmons suing Def Jam, and now Jay buying out his contract. What the hell are they doin' over there at the "Hip Hop" Label? Oh, that's right, pushing 808's N HeartBreak over Theater of The Mind.
As Roc Nation, Jay-Z's new home under the Live Nation umbrella, takes shape, the hip-hop superstar has reportedly bought back the last remaining record on his Island Def Jam deal for what some say is a whopping $5 million, raising a number of intriguing questions. How does the album figure into the plans of Roc Nation's brain trust, which also includes the A&R-savvy Jay Brown and Tata, as well as Jay-Z's business managerJohn Menielly? How will it be marketed and distributed? Will Roc Nation employ a traditional distribution channel or take the LP direct to retail? (Hits Daily Double)
Not saying that I have absolutely no love for my big girls, but your body is a temple, and you should treat it as so. With that said, Chrisette is looking SUPER SUPREME these days, she's subtracted a few sizes from her bodily equation and still kept those pretty eyes. Wit a SMOKIN voice to boot.
Imeem has released the album for a few days before it actually comes out in stores. Take a listen, I promise you'll enjoy! May 5th is the official release date. Pick it up, good music conquers ERRRYYYYYTING. =!=
You know...it's not super deep, and he doesn't need to sing...but as least he got some help on the hook from whoever that girl is. Good job for Zoe. I'm happy to see more mainstream artists trying to switch up their schtick.
Lil Wayne is on the song too btw. Props to Zoe for not using Wayne for the video. Get your money by your lonely player.
Def Jam has just confirmed that Nas will change the title of his new album... It will NOW be called untitled.
"It's important to me that this album gets to the fans," Nas told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “It's been a long time coming. I want my fans to know that creatively and lyrically, they can expect the same content and the same messages. It's that important. The streets have been waiting for this for a long time. The people will always know what the real title of this album is and what to call it."
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.
