SHYNE PO COMING HOME YALL!!!

AFTER NINE LOOOOOONG YEARS!!! Guess who's comin' back home...




And Guess who should probably be worried....








But Diddy's not worried, or at least that's the public face he's putting on. This is what he said according to AllHipHop.

I looked forward to this day. The whole situation was a tragic situation. He’s a young man that has a whole life ahead of him to live to be successful and to come out here and put his foot in the game....

I don’t have anything to do with his personal business or his career, Combs told AllHipHop.com. As far as our relationship, only time will tell.

Rumors have also swirled around about him being signed to Roc Nation with Jay-Z, but Jay-Z shot those rumors down, or at least not yet anyway.

Hollywood Divorce - Notorious Trailer

Hmmm... looks worthy of another look. Not sure they should have made this shit still but still to be determined whether it will get my money. Either way I'll see it though. They're being hella sly about not showing any of the real acting or the main character. Very creative and well done trailer for that purpose. Assholes. I'm onto your shit.

S.L.P. - Swagger Like Puff

Swagger at a hundred trillion ZILLION

Part 2 is the in related videos but this one is much more interesting. The other one he just drives around his jeep. But can we talk about Orange Juice and Fruit Loops?

I'm bout to try that. lol

CIROC OBAMA FOR PREZ! See him Kiss the Ring? lol. This is my joint!

Skillz Speaks on "Changing of the Gaurd"

Video Description:
He talks about Diddy and Jay not bringing in the next Jay and Diddy's.

Drop-Bomb Translation:
Skillz is mad nobody will sign him. Then he wanders into a bunch of "what ifs" like what if Diddy never got signed or something. Homie. The past is the past. You worry about what if too much. Here's one for you. WHAT IF: Skillz worked hard to get signed instead of whining about his situation.

Soulful Sundays: Day 26 - Since You've Been Gone

Definitely sounds like what R & B should sound like. I DUG.

New Unreleased Lupe Track - Diddy

The place for anything Chicago Fake Shore Drive posted some unreleased lupe love.

Lupe - D I D D Y freestyle

On a seperate note, A-trak made an appearance on Kanye's Blog to drop a new track for Nike. They couldn't keep Lupe on it for some reason, so the retail version replaced him, but now that the other one is released on itunes, he can drop this version: Lupe Fiasco - Mastered.

Edit: Lupe Fiasco - Mass Appeal Freestyle

Kanye's blog is actin funky though, so keep tryna get on if it takes a minute.

Diddy Talks about "Tha Carter 3"

Diddy believes Tha Carter 3 a Classic, and he also names off a few cats helping keep Hip-hop alive.

Interesting opinion.

I say it's a Solid Album. A few skips. but not quite classic, however, to each his own.

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How Diddy Did It!

Diddy talks about coming up and tries to teach everyone about business, marketing and stuff. This might only be an interest to me because I'm in the advertising industry, but either way, get your learn on mothafucka!




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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."

Enjoy

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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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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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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.

Source

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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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