“I got TLC on the album. T-Boz and Chilli. It’s crazy,” said Cole. “Nobody’s rapping on the album other than me.”

The Roc Nation rapper recently decided to move up the release date of Born Sinner one week to compete against Kanye West’s new album dropping the same day.

[ALSO READ: J. Cole: “I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album.”]

In the interview, Cole also speaks about Miguel’s infamous leg drop at the Billboard Awards and Paris Hilton signing to Cash Money Records.

“I think it’s awesome,” says Cole on the heiress joining Lil Wayne’s label. “It’s just gonna make for great jokes and great entertainment for some reason.”

When asked if he would collaborate with Hilton, Cole responded, “Never.”

Born Sinner is scheduled for release June 18th.

Listen to the J Cole interview with Charlie Sloth below.

Hustle Gang’s Iggy Azalea and Detroit native Angel Haze have been putting in work to create their buzz for their individual music, but now the only two females to ever make XXL’s Freshman Class list have decided to build together for at least one track.

[ALSO READ: Iggy Azalea Signs To Def Jam]

The new collaboration dropped the same day Azalea went on a Twitter rant about how the media constantly pits female rappers against each other even when there is no personal beef between the performers. Apparently, Iggy feels she was misquoted in a recent article that made it seem like she had issues with Nicki Minaj.

ive always been a supporter and fan of NM and it is really fucking frustrating to me, that you cant mention another person without media

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) May 23, 2013

trying to twist any word you say and turn it into something negative. why do you do that people of the press? youre all fucking snakes.

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) May 23, 2013

why ask questions about “why do females in rap all hate each other” we DONT you assholes in thepress just love to try making it that way.

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) May 23, 2013

and it sucks, because i actually liked that interviewer. but as it turns out you are a complete typical media cunt. and thats a shame.

— IGGY AZALEA (@IGGYAZALEA) May 23, 2013

[ALSO READ: Lil Kim Goes Off On Peter Rosenberg For Asking About Nicki Minaj During Tiffany Foxx Interview]

Check out Angel and Iggy trading verses over the Otis Redding sampled track below.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Russell Simmons announces launch of ‘All Def Digital’ YouTube Network]

The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that Simmons is now joining forces with HBO again. The “Godfather of Hip Hop” signed a two-year “first look” deal to create and develop new projects.

This means that HBO will get the option of reviewing any proposed projects developed by Simmons, but if the cable channel decides not to pick up the project, Simmons can then shop it to other networks.

Simmons is most well-known for co-founding the seminal Hip Hop record label Def Jam. He also produced the HBO programs Def Poetry and Brave New Voices.

[ALSO READ: Russell Simmons Writes Letter To Obama Urging Him To End “The War On Drugs”]

[ALSO READ: J. Cole: “I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album.”]

On his The Realness show, Peter Rosenberg informed Ebro that J. Cole may have a song on his new album Born Sinner entitled “I Disappointed Nas” about his reaction’s to Nas’ alleged criticism.

Check out the clip below:

Filed under: Headlines, MOBILE, News Tagged: Ebro, Hot 97, J. Cole, Nas, Peter Rosenberg ]]> http://allhiphop.com/2013/05/23/j-cole-i-disappointed-nas-allegedly/feed/ 3 nas-j-cole-super-bowl-after-party-1 justinaire http://allhiphop.com/2013/05/23/malcolm-xs-grandson-buried-two-days-after-malcolm-xs-birthday-jaheim-sings-at-funeral/ http://allhiphop.com/2013/05/23/malcolm-xs-grandson-buried-two-days-after-malcolm-xs-birthday-jaheim-sings-at-funeral/#comments Thu, 23 May 2013 15:42:50 +0000 Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) http://allhiphop.com/?p=192625 ]]> (AllHipHop News) On May 9th, 2013 the world lost a impassioned  activist and direct link to one of the most iconic figures of the Civil Rights Movement when Malcolm X’s grandson Malcolm Shabazz was murdered in a bar fight in Mexico City, Mexico. Shabazz was buried at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, NY on May 21st, two days after what would have been Malcolm X’s 88th birthday.

[ALSO READ: Malcolm X’s Grandson, Malcolm Shabazz, Reported Dead]

NewsOne released the funeral program which detailed his burial placement and a special singing tribute to the fallen activist:

Malcolm Shabazz was laid to rest today, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, at 11:30 AM near his grandparents (Malcolm X and Betty Shabazz) at Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, NY. He was surrounded by his mother Qubilah; his aunts–Attallah, Gamilah, Ilyasah, Malaak, Malikah, other family & very close friends. Surprise guest and friend, R&B recording artist, Jaheim, offered his condolences and sang acapella “I Miss You (For Moms)” from his 1st album entitled “Ghetto Love”. Malcolm and Jaheim met at a youth rally The Terrie Williams Agency hosted at a Queens Public Library many years ago.

Shabazz was allegedly beaten viciously over a $1,200 bar tab at the Palace bar on Garibaldi Plaza. Two employees at the Palace bar, David Hernandez Cruz and Manuel Alejandro Perez de Jesus are suspects in the homicide.

[ALSO READ: Malcolm X’s Grandson Releases Statement ,Details Lengthy Police Investigation]

For more info about the tour and to purchase tickets visit topdawgmusic.com

[ALSO READ: TDE’s Black Hippy Movement Tapped to Headline NYC’s Downtown Festival]

Listen to Black Hippy’s “U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)” in the video below.

Smith will join Robinson Cano of the New York Yankees and Skylar Diggs of the WNBA’s Tulsa Shock as clients of Jay-Z’s latest business venture.

[ALSO READ: Jay-Z Signs Hooper Skylar Diggins To RocNation Sports]

Smith was selected as the 39th pick in this year’s NFL draft by the New York Jets. During his senior year at WVU (2012), the 6’3” Miami native threw for 4205 yards, 42 touchdowns, and a 71% completion rate.

He left his alma mater holding the school records for career completions, touchdown passes, passing yards, and consecutive pass completions. He also holds or shares conference and NCAA records as well.

Smith allegedly fired his previous agents after he slipped all the way to the second round in the draft even though he was expected to be a first round selection. According to his mentor, former NFL player John Thornton, Roc Nation was now the perfect fit for Smith.

“It really all came down to who he was most comfortable with,” Thornton told CBS Sports. “I was in those meetings and Jay-Z connected with him on many levels.”

With Mark Sanchez’s noticeable struggles in the QB position for the Jets, Smith may get an opportunity to see some playing time as the starter in New York.

And now all NYC residents await the decision of a judge in another case involving the policy. Floyd v. City of New York covers a much larger scale as the constitutionality of the entire program is in question.

The Center for Constitutional Rights (part of the defense team in the case) is now trying to get the word out about the upcoming ruling by enlisting rapper/actor Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def) to appear in a new public service announcement.

The 3 minute ad is called “Don’t Tread On Me” and features some staggering facts like 85% of the 5 million stops under “Stop-and-Frisk” were Black or Latino. In the video, the voice of a police officer can also be heard sharing the story of his commanding officer telling his precinct, “we’re gonna go out there, and we’re gonna violate some rights.”

[ALSO READ: Reverend Al Sharpton, Rappers Protest NYPD’s Stop & Frisk Policy]

For more stats about the NYPD’s “Stop-and-Frisk” visit thinkprogress.org.

Watch Yasiin Bey’s “Don’t Tread On Me” PSA below.

The socialite-turned-singer has signed to the iconic label, according to Rap-Up.com.

Paris told Roger Friedman of Showbiz 411 the big news.

The report says, “But the big news: this nightfly who is really a successful businesswoman is recording her second album of music right now. It will be issued by CashMoney Records and will feature many hip hop acts such as Lil Wayne. Paris told me Afrojack is producing it, and she hopes to have it out this summer.”

“This is a lot different than my first album. It’s really going to be house music,” Paris said.

The name of the album has not been announced. Her 2006 debut was Paris.

Last March, T’yanna exclusively informed AllHipHop that she was taking over her father’s Brooklyn Mint clothing line. She is currently a freshman at Penn State and informed XXL that she is studying fashion in hopes of resurrecting the defunct clothing line.

[ALSO READ: Biggie’s Daughter Taking Over Brooklyn Mint Clothing Line, Wants to Marry A$AP Rocky]

In 2005, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace along with B.I.G.’s former managers Mark Pitts and Wayne Barrow, unsuccessfully attempted to bring the Brooklyn Mint clothing line back.

According to a report by TMZ, the rapper officially failed a court-ordered urine test.

He’s now going to be entering rehab to help him get over his addiction.

TMZ spoke to Scrappy’s lawyer and he said that Scrappy will be in rehab as of June 16. The rapper didn’t contest the order.

Scrappy was temporarily jailed for violating his probation.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: HOT 97 & Pepsi Present: The Road To Summer Jam Episode 3 [VIDEO]]

Summer Jam XX is on June 2nd and tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.

The BK rapper made the announcement at a tour stop in Los Angeles, where Rap-Up TV interviewed him.

He did offer details on the album, including that it would feature Future, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Ne-Yo, 2 Chainz and Trey Songz.

He was to drop on the same day as Kanye West and J. Cole, but now he’s claiming late July.

He did specify why he was moving it back.

The whole video is below.

In the first installment, Flip Mode Squad’s Busta Rhymes and the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard from the Wu-Tang Clan freestyle in a cipher. Future chapters will feature Guru, Big Pun, and other prominent stars from Hip Hop.

Tony Touch’s 50 MCs Reunion LP will be released July 9th.

Watch Busta and ODB trade verses in the video below starting at the 2:50 mark, and then check out episode 2 featuring behind the scenes footage of Guru, Inspectah Deck, and more from 1996.

According to a new report from WREG, a judge has issued the arrest warrant after a report that there was no proof of his death existed.

Reports emerged that the controversial 90′s rapper died in February due to complications with diabetes.

ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Rumors: Somebody Thinks Tim Dog Faked His Death!

At the time of his death, Tim Dog, real name Timothy Blair, was convicted of swindling a number of women out of money to a tune of $2 million.

Hernando Prosecutor Steven Jubera said they need to verify the rapper’s death.

“I need proof,” said Jubera to WREG. “I need a death certificate showing that’s he’s dead because as far as I’m concerned, he’s alive.”

ALSO READ: Rapper Tim Dog Dead From Seizure

If family members can produce proof of death, the arrest warrant will be dropped.

ALSO READ: RIP! ALL HAIL TIM DOG!

Earlier this week reports began to circulate that Heavy’s brother, Floyd Myers, was seeking to take control of the rapper’s entire estate, but according Eulahlee, all of Heavy’s assets are going to his surviving daughter Xea.

In a statement issued to AllHipHop.com, Ms. Meyer says that 13-year-old Xea will obtain all money collected from her father’s social security, pension, and future royalties. Xea will also get all of Heavy’s personal belongings that are currently being held in storage.

As far as Floyd’s involvement with the estate, Eulahlee explains that the petition filed in the Los Angeles court in his name was to sell a condominium that both Heavy and Floyd owned together. A California law requires that this action be taken by a probate when a property owner passes.

Ms. Myers goes on to say:

Heavy’s Estate needs to be managed. It cannot be self-managed or self-administered and it has to be Court approved. Open bills, unfinished business, taxes and day to day decisions including future plans for his daughter all need be done. This management needs someone who is capable, smart, honest and close to this family.

The family all wanted Floyd as that person to represent Dwight’s estate. This decision was made by Heavy’s mother Eulahlee, Heavy’s father Cliff and Heavy’s sister Portia. The family has a great relationship with Xea and her mother and are “all” working diligently to raise Xea the way Heavy intended.

Heavy D passed away in November of 2011 at the age of 44.

[ALSO READ: Heavy D.’s Family Remembers Rap Star]

The album hits on June 25.

The track listing for the album doesn’t reveal all the guest appearances. He recently was seen in the studio with Rihanna, which was briefly the talk of the internet..

The album is all ready for preorder on iTunes. You can order by clicking here.

1. The Curse of the Gifted
2. LoveHate Thing (Ft. Sam Dew)
3. Sunshine
4. Heavin In the Afternoon
5. Golden Salvation (Jesus Piece)
6. Vanity
7. Gullible
8. Bricks
9. Clappers
10. Bad (Remix)
11. Tired of Dreaming
12. Rotation
13. Simple Man
14. 88
15. Black Heroes
16. Bad (Ft. Tiara Thomas)

ALSO READ: The ReChristening of The Clipse: A Tale Of Two Brothers

… the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet. Nahum 1:3

— HEAR YE HIM 07/02/13 (@NoMalice757) May 14, 2013

Lord, how dare I sin against you, then seek after you to clean up my mess?#HearYeHim

— HEAR YE HIM 07/02/13 (@NoMalice757) May 17, 2013

No Malice made the revelation in a new trailer for the opus, seen below.

According to the New York Medical Examiner, Chris Lighty committed suicide on August 30, 2012.

The mogul, who worked with artists like Sean “Diddy” Combs, Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Busta Rhymes, 50 Cent  and others, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in his Bronx, New York apartment, after an alleged argument with his wife Veronica, whom he was in the process of divorcing.

But an investigation ensued, after 50 Cent , business associates and even Chris Lighty’s own mother, questioned the circumstances surrounding her son’s death.

In September of 2012, 50 Cent hired a private investigator to look into a variety of questionable circumstances relating to the powerful music executive’s death.

50 Cent eventually hired attorney Scott E Leemon of Leemon Law and private investigator Les Levine, to spearhead the investigation.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: 50 Hires Attorney; P.I. To Investigate Chris Lighty’s Death]

“After many months of investigation, led by Les Levine, I am in a position to provide the following update on the inquiry into Darrell ‘Chris’ Lighty’s death,” Scott Leemon Esq. told AllHipHop.com in a statement released today (May 21, 2013).

According to Scott Leemon, after hours of interviews and reviewing a number of documents, many questions are still unanswered.

“The main problem that we encountered was that the NYPD did not do a thorough investigation into Chris’ death,” Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com. “In fact, what they did do was cursory, at best.”

According to the investigation, the gun recovered at the scene was part of a multi-gun purchase in North Carolina.

“The weapon was never reported stolen. Despite this fact, no follow was done with the information nor was the individual ever interviewed,” Scott Leemon revealed to AllHipHop.com. “More importantly, no DNA tests were done on the gun.”

According to the investigation, the Medical Examiner  never tested Chris Lighty’s hands or his clothes for gunshot residue.

“This is a simple test that can be done in hours. Luckily, records indicate that an actual sample was taken for this purpose, but it was never tested,” Leemon said.

According to Leemon, his team attempted to obtain the sample so it could be test, but the piece of evidence has sat dormant in the office of the Chief Medical Examiner .

“For months we have requested that the sample be tested and even offered to pay any costs relating to the testing, but our offer was ignored,” Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com.

The investigation, which began in September 2012, is ongoing.

Scott Leemon said he is urging the Bronx County District Attorney to open a formal investigation into the death of Chris Lighty.

“I have met with a veteran prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office to discuss this matter and hope for their continued cooperation in our search for the truth,” Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com.

Check out this  statement from Jessica Brooks, Chris Lighty’s mother.

Kanye West is one of the greatest artists of our generation.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) May 20, 2013

Which is exactly why I’m moving my release date up.

— J. Cole (@JColeNC) May 20, 2013

Whether you view it as career suicide or an auspicious move by a precocious lyricist, you can not deny that J. Cole moving his sophomore album Born Sinner up to the same June 18th release date as Kanye West’s Yeezus album is an unexpected move.  Cole spoke with Billboard.com’s The Juice about the move and stated it was premeditated and that he knew about Kanye’s release date before the public:

 I made one phone call to somebody that would know, just to make sure first. As soon as I got it confirmed, I was like, ‘Yo…’ The idea hit me instantly: ‘You got to go to that date,’

Cole is not oblivious to Kanye’s remarkable catalogue of music, deeming it “flawless” but attests that his competitive spirit (and matured understanding of promotion) fueled his desire to compete with the man who has released classic albums such as College Dropout and Late Registration:

“I’m not going to sit [here]… I worked too hard to come a week later after Kanye West drops an amazing album. It’d be like, ‘Oh and J.Cole dropped too, a week later.’ Nah. I’m going to go see him on that date. He’s the greatest. So it’s like, I’m a competitor by nature so it was instant, it wasn’t even a thought,”

In 2007, Kanye had a similar Soundscan battle with 50 Cent during the promotion of their albums Curtis and Graduation both releasing on September 11th 2007. Kanye won that battle quite handedly with Graduation’s 1st week sales clocking in at 957,000 and Curtis’ first week sales entering in at 691,000.

Check out J. Cole utterly completely outshine Kanye and Kanye’s only collaboration so far off his Friday Night Lights mixtape, entitled “Looking For Trouble” which also features Big Sean, Pusha T and Cyhi The Prince:

[ALSO READ: Chris Rock and Eminem Pictured In The Studio, REWIND: Clip of 2002 Interview Together]

According to the suit, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg showcased an ad by  Portland, Oregon ad company Wieden + Kennedy entitled “Airplane” when he debuted the new Facebook Home app in April. In the advertisement was music uncannily similar to “Under The Influence”, Eminem’s collaboration with his D12 group from The Marshall Mathers LP.

The lawsuit claims that initial viewers of the unedited advertisement noticed the similarities and in perceived admission of guilt, Facebook released an altered version of the ad on their YouTube channel:

“The alteration of the Airplane advertisement was an admission that Facebook knew it had infringed on the Eminem/D12 Composition,” says the lawsuit.

Even  after Facebook altered the song for the ad, 8 Mile Style still released a cease and desist order because Facebook and Wieden + Kennedy did not have the “permission to alter the Eminem/D12 Composition” according to the lawsuit.

This is when things get heated.

The lawsuit alleges that Facebook and the ad agency’s response to the cease and desist order contained disparaging accusations aimed at someone virtually unrelated to the song, Dr. Dre:

Counsel falsely and wrongfully alleged that Andre Young, professionally known as Dr. Dre, composed ‘Under the Influence.’ Yet, a simple Internet search of the Eminem/D12 Composition would have revealed that “Under the Influence” was composed by Marshall Mathers, III, and members of D12, including Denaun Porter, Von Carlisle, Ondre Moore, R. Arthur Johnson, and DeShaun Holton. Dr. Dre likewise did not produce ‘Under the Influence.’

The suit continues to allege that the defendants made additional allegations regarding Dr. Dre, including accusing him of illegally sampling a Michael Jackson song for the Under The Influence beat he did not produce.

Eight Mile Style are suing for up to $150,000 per infringement.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Freestyle: Eminem & D12 Freestyle Backstage on Tim Westwood TV]

The 17-year-old rapper tweeted soon after his release:

Jus Got Out Of Dekalb County jail In Atlanta Mad As f**k.”

Beyonce’s filter is as invisible as her baby weight. Off The Dream’s new album  IV Play The Dream enlists 2 Chainz  and Beyonce but it is the “Grown Woman” brash lyrics which steal the show and possibly giving a private peek into her and her husbands private life:

“I’m ready to go,

ready to blow.

Like,

Grammy Night in the back of that limosuine,

Billy Bob and Angeline”

Billy Bob Thorton and Angelina Jolie infamously revealed they had sex in the limo on their way to the 2000 MTV Movie Awards. Jay-Z and Beyonce attended the Grammy’s together this past February.

Moving on.

The Dream has also let loose his entire new album IV Play on YouTube a week before its May 28th release.

Check out the Beyonce and 2 Chainz assisted “Turnt” here:

Stream the entire album below:

The Maybach/Bad Boyd artist packed the Miami hot spot Club Bamboo with this release party for the highly anticipated Excuse My French.

Party goers included DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Bobby V, Field Mob’s Shawn Jay and others .

DJ Khaled spoke with us about Montana’s success.

“French Montana, this is real we out here. We came to support him at his album release party in Miami, the whole city came out.”

Check out the exclusive album release party for Excuse My French

Excuse My French is in stores today.

Follow Mikey T The Movie Star on Twitter @MTMovieStar 

Shawn Carter has no time for two things: rumors and interviews. On Hot 97′s The Realness, Ebro Darden stated Jay-Z denied that Beyonce was pregnant with the couple’s second child after Ebro attempted to get his Godfather on and congratulate the upcoming bundle of joy via email.

Keeping it concise and direct, Hov quipped “The news is worst than blogs”.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Hip-Hop Rumors: Check Out What Jay-Z Got His New Roc Nation Superstar!]

Check out the rest of The Realness episode below:

(AllHipHop News) Kanye West does not need promotion. Kanye West IS promotion. After premiering his new video and “single” “New Slaves” on 66 buildings across the world, Mr. West has already put his new album Yeezus up for pre-order on iTunes.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Tumblr To Kanye: You Did Not Create Us, Kim K to Kanye: I’m Coming On Tour]

Curiously, 13 of the 14 tracks are listed with a run-time of 3:02 with the final one being 3:01. Kanye seems to be elevating the game to new heights and in Matthew 3:02 of the King James Version of the Holy Bible it reads:

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

The album is slated to arrive on June 18th.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: WATCH: Kanye West Perform On SNL]

“Coming from Connecticut, the upper East Coast its very lyrical. Everybody has to have punchlines. You’ve got to have bars. There’s a lot of people rapping out there but as a whole Connecticut has never been on the map or the Hip-Hop radar.”

Webby continued about his upcoming projects.  “Right now I’m working on a EP that’s going to lead into a album. I expect the EP to be 6 or 7 tracks kind of give a launch pad for the album that’s coming afterwards.”

Prescription Drug use has been at a all time high, Chris Webby broke down his use of both illegal and prescription drugs in the studio.

“I’m high pretty frequently, sometimes you just have to get in your little zone. When you’re taking Adderall in the studio you get all geeked up. I’m prescribed by the way.  I have very bad attention deficit disorder but its cool I was diagnosed at a early age, I been on attention medication for a long time. I don’t like to rely on it but sometimes it helps me because my ADD is kind of crazy.”

When we asked Chris Webby about his Top 5 Number 1 was a no-brainer.

“To Every rapper that is in my age range, it doesn’t matter whether they’re white, black, Hispanic, Asian Eminem when he first came out he changed the way Hip Hop was and how it still is to this day.”

Check Out the Exclusive Interview with Chris Webby Here :

Follow Chris Webby on Twitter @ChrisWebby

Follow Mikey T The Movie Star on Twitter @MTMovieStar 

The latest project features guest appearances by Havoc of Mobb Deep, Blu, Raheem Devaughn, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and Big Pooh. Production credits include T3, Young RJ, and Focus.

The founding members of Slum Village (T3, J Dilla, Baatin) started the group in the early 90′s in Detroit’s Conant Gardens neighborhood. Dilla later left the group in 2002 and was replaced by fellow Detroit emcee Elzhi.

Soon after Baatin also departed due to health complications, and T3 and Elzhi performed as a duo. Baatin would later return to the group.

Unfortunately, both founding members J Dilla and Baatin have since passed away. Dilla died in 2006 at 32. Baatin died in 2009 at 35.

Now T3, RJ, and Illa continue the Slum Village legacy with Evolution. The present-day crew has released the lead single “Forever,” and they are currently on a world tour to support their new album.

Evolution will be released on June 25th.

Check out the remaining dates for Slum Village’s tour and the video for “Forever” below.

K-Dot sat down with MTV’s Sway Calloway recently and revealed he appreciates the way Kanye West rolled out his new single “New Slaves.”

Rather than releasing a traditional music video or even premiering the track on radio or online, West projected a video of the song onto 66 buildings around the world.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Creatively Releases New Song Called “New Slaves”]

“That whole marketing scheme is crazy,” said Kendrick. “It’s very inspiring. After a while you get to a point in Hip-Hop where certain tactics get watered down. How much music can you release on the Internet to get it hot? How many singles can you put out? How many videos can you possibly do?”

Over the weekend rumors began to swirl that Kanye’s upcoming 6th solo album will be titled Yeezus. While some may see this as a controversial name for the performer’s LP, Kendrick co-signs Kanye’s creative license as an artist.

“That’s that creative Kanye genius stuff out the box,” says Kendrick. “It’s art. It’s Hip-Hop. Whatever way is his way of being creative and getting his message across through that album, that’s the culture. Period. So, I can’t wait to hear it.”

[ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Rumors: Will Nas And Kendrick Lamar Get In the Studio?]

Watch Kendrick’s MTV interview below.

According to TMZ, Blige is being accused of not paying all of her federal taxes in 2009, 2010, and 2011. The I.R.S. says that the “I’m Goin’ Down” singer owes a total of $3,426,255.43.

Blige’s financial troubles also include over $900,000 in back taxes owed to the state of New Jersey, and in February the Grammy winner was sued for allegedly defaulting on a $500,000 loan from Bank of America.

Prior to that lawsuit, she and her husband were accused of defaulting on a $2.2. million Signature Bank loan in November of 2012.

Blige’s federal tax issues became public two weeks after Lauryn Hill, her duet partner on “I Used To Love Him,” was sentenced to three months in prison for unpaid taxes.

[ALSO READ: BREAKING NEWS: Lauryn Hill Sentenced To Three Months In Prison Over Taxes]

Snoop Lion, Fat Joe, and Swizz Beatz have all had to address alleged unpaid taxes in recent months as well.

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Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne

Chris Brown

Bruno Mars

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

Prince

via MrWorldPremiere

Are you looking forward to it?

[LISTEN: Kanye West “New Slaves”]

Check out the lyrics to “Black Skinhead” which Kanye tweeted below:

Singer/producer/writer Akon filed a paternity test against one of his many baby mamas asking the court to establish custody, child support and legally recognize him as the two boys biological father.

After the tests proved that Akon was the father, he had to submit docs proving his monthly income — a whooping $40,000.

Based off of that the judge ordered him to pay $5,000/month for the two boys. That may not seem like much but considering that Mr. “Locked Up” has six other children the system didn’t want him going broke.

This past Friday, D. Wade stopped by the senior prom of Archbishop F. Coleman Carroll High School senior Nicole Muxo. Muxo had original invited the fellow Miami resident to her prom via Twitter and even when she didn’t hear back she sent the address through a direct message.

The New York Daily News reports:

Wade said he decided to “go and make this a memorable moment for her.”

The Chicago rapper has gotten quote the reputation in Chicago, but now he has fallen under far more intense scrutiny than before.

According to reports, the slapped and threaded to kill and 8-year-old boy for snitching. The family of the boy fear that Lill Mouse may actually hurt the boy has have requested that the student get permanently transferred away from West Pullman Elementary to aanother school.

According to Fox 32 in Chicago, the family is looking to leave Chi Town for good.

“I wanna pack up and just go,” the boy’s grandmother said. “I’ve already lost one child and I don’t want to lose another one.”
Furthermore, the threats have continued.
“The students, the eighth graders have grouped up together…made a phone call and said he’s snitching, He need to get killed for snitching,” she said.


Lil Mouse has been charged with assault, according to reports, but these have not been made official by authorities.

Here’s “Get Smoked” by Lil Mouse

The rapper has projected his song “New Slaves” onto the walls of 66 location all over the nation.

In the song, Kanye talks about the New World Order, paparazzi, his frustrations over a sparse, but bouncy beat.

All the locations can be found at KanyeWest.com.

Below, is the Williamsburg, Brooklyn projection of “New Slave.”

She told news magazine Rolling Out that she is the only person that can approve such an event.

“I am disappointed that Rock the Bells would not contact me directly about the use of my husband’s image,” she told Rolling Out. “I am looking forward to talking to Wu-Tang about this matter and coming up with a positive solution in order to bring my husband’s image to the stage once again.”

“My son, Young Dirty Bastard, [also known as] Boy Jones has always performed at Rock the Bells and looks forward to working with his Uncle RZA every year,” she said.

ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: ODB and Eazy-E Holograms Will Perform At Rock The Bells

Earlier in the week, AllHipHop exclusively broke the news that Rock The Bells had secured “virtual performances” from the late Eazy-E and Ol’ Dirty. Organizers touted that they gotten the thumbs up from Eazy’s widow and ODB’s mother.

Earlier in the week, AllHipHop exclusively interviewed the man that will manage the process of these virtual performances, Chris “Broadway” Romero.

“This would not be happening without family approval, and without the involvement and excitement from the groups ODB and Eazy E anchored,” Romero told AllHipHop. “There will always be opposition to new the great power of new technology, but fans should rest assured that this power is in responsible hands.”
ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: The Man Behind The New Eazy-E And ODB Holograms
AllHipHop will keep you abreast of this as it unfurls.

Changing the opinion of a man openly tells you you can’t tell him nothing and he’s a god is close to impossible. However, Tumblr’s Music Evangelist, Nate Auerbach wants Kanye West to come back to reality for a second.

Last week, West’s long time stylist, Ibn Jasper quoted the arrogant lyricist on his Instagram account during West’s performance at an afterparty for the Met Gala event in New York City. In an interview with Soundctrl.com, Auerbach claims Kanye was not an inspiration for Tumblr’s creation, however does attest that the Chicago rapper had an indirect influence on the revolutionary microblogging site:

“How many rap lyrics do you take literally? Lil Wayne says he’s a Martian. Tumblr is influenced by our users and by the creators on our platform. It would probably be more accurate to say that Kanye’s fans have influenced Tumblr. One of my favorite tumblogs is All Yeezy Everything.”

Prior to Tumblr’s inception in February 2007, West’s personal website kanyewest.com featured a very similar layout including a continuous scroll and a streamlined design for posting picture sets.

Chances are that the father-to-be has more pressing matters to deal with than validating his influence. According to TMZ, Kim Kardashian is planning on accompanying Kanye on his upcoming tour in October and has made demands to have soundproof  hotel rooms and cribs at every tour date for the newborn child.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Kanye West Debuts New Song And Goes On Another Rant In NYC]

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Hot 97′s Summer Jam will take place on June 2nd. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

“Some people seem like they are afraid to commemorate him due to how he died,” Bizzy Bone told TMZ. “But Bone never once has, nor will, stop commemorating him.”

Eazy-E (born Eric Wright) died from complications from AIDS on March 26, 1995 at the age 31. He was one of the first members of the Hip-Hop community to publicly reveal that he had contracted H.I.V.

Within two years of Wright’s death two other major Hip-Hop stars lost their lives as well. According to Krayzie Bone, the violent deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. are revered while the way Eazy passed away holds his legacy to a different standard.

“[Pac and Biggie] died being known as gangsta heroes,” says Krayzie. “Eazy died from a disease, so many look at that differently.”

Bone plans to showcase Eazy during their set at this year’s Rock The Bells festival with a virtual version of the former N.W.A. rapper performing along side them.

“We are going to make sure we have the stage full of Eazy love,” says Layzie Bone.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: ODB and Eazy-E Holograms Will Perform At Rock The Bells]

[ALSO READ: Remembering Eric “Eazy-E” Wright’s Impact on Hip-Hop]

Watch the video for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Eazy-E tribute song “Crossroads” below.

Prior to the spoof debuting, Diddy trolled the world by sending out a tweet claiming he was a new cast member on the actual Downton Abbey.

MY BIG NEWS: So happy to announce that Im a series regular on DOWNTON ABBEY-my favorite show+i’ll be debuting a sneak peek tonight 12am PST!

— Diddy (@iamdiddy) May 15, 2013

Watch Funny or Die’s “Downton Diddy” skit below.

[ALSO READ: AllHipHop x Hot 97 Summer Jam Ticket Giveaway Contest , Test Your Summer Jam Knowledge]

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Hot 97′s Summer Jam will take place on June 2nd. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.

“I just wrapped up my mixtape. Bout to drop it in 1-2 weeks. Right now, I’m just working on album cuts as well working with the big homie Rico Love learning the ins and outs of the melody R&B.”

With his mixtapes already earning him radio play, Kirko Bangz is finally preparing his debut album.

“The Album is called Bigger than Me. I got crazy [songs] on the album already, I’m just trying to take my time, do all the right way. [I'm taking] baby steps.”

Kirko also spoke about getting in the lab with the King of the South, T.I,  “We’re going to get in the studio and make some classic[s] for sure.”

Check Out The Exclusive Interview with Kirko Bangz Here :

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DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Daniel Coursey decided to reschedule another hearing for next Wednesday so that Scrappy’s urine sample could be processed.

Scrappy turned himself in to police last month after his parole officer alleged he provided a drug sample that was cold to the touch, meaning it may have been old urine or someone else’s. Officials claim he was asked to give another test, but he refused. Scrappy was released from jail on April 24th.

[ALSO READ: Lil Scrappy Released From Jail]

Scrappy gave his side of the story in an interview with Streetz 94.5.

“They didn’t even test the pee,” Scrappy told host Rashan Ali. “I said, ‘you can check me or whatever you gotta do.’ He didn’t wanna check me. He got a little hostile with his voice, and I ain’t feena let nobody put they paws on me.”

Listen to the interview below:

“Pharrell’s unique aesthetic and commitment to individuality combined with Rihanna’s vision for this series will enable our aspiring designers to hone their craft and learn from the very people who set the trends,” said Salaam Coleman Smith, president Style Media.

Pharrell has extensive history of working in the fashion field. He is a co-founder of the Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream apparel lines, and he has also designed for Louis Vuitton in the past.

The N.E.R.D. member was also recently announced as a guest designer for BAPE’s 20 year anniversary limited edition collection.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West, Pharrell, & 18 Other Artists To Take Part In Bape’s 20th Anniversary]

Frank Ocean and James Blake will join the Toronto native as part of the two-day event at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre on August 4th and 5th. Other special guests will also make appearances.

Watch Drake and The Weekend perform “Crew Love” from OVO 2012 and a recap of the festival in 2010 (with Jay-Z, Eminem, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Fabolous) below.

Kanye performed another new song, an auto-tuned ballad apparently dedicated to his girlfriend Kim Kardashian. He also went on one of his famous rants about his recent troubles with the paparazzi, his celebrity status, and his upcoming stint on Saturday Night Live this weekend.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West to Perform on Saturday Night Live Season Finale]

Read text of Kanye’s personal message to the public and watch videos of his performances and rant below.

One thing about me. I’m the worst kinda, worst kinda, worst kinda celebrity, because all I do is make real music. All I do is sit in the studio and make real, real shit, and that’s it. That’s motherfucking it. That’s motherfucking it. So I don’t want nobody running up on me with no cameras, trying to sell pictures and shit to magazines, asking me no dumbass questions. Throwing me off of my focus and shit. Harassing you all motherfucking day. I ain’t no motherfucking celebrity.

…go on SNL and you’re going to do like a skit about the paparazzi and shit and like humanize yourself?’ I ain’t here to apologize to no motherfuckers man. It ain’t about me humanizing myself. At what point did I become unhuman where I had to turn myself back? Or maybe i was demonized. Or maybe I was treated inhumane and not human in that type of situation.

I ain’t no motherfucking celebrity. I ain’t running for office. I ain’t kissing nobody’s motherfucking babies. I drop your baby and you sue me and shit. I’m trying to make some music that inspires people to be the best they can be. I don’t want nobody to ask nothing else of me. Don’t ask nothing else of me. Motherfuckers chasing you down ’bout to make you crash and shit. And all they want is for a nigga to laugh and shit. Hell nah, I ain’t doing no motherfucking SNL skits, this my goddamn life. This ain’t no motherfucking joke. That’s it. Stop that shit right there.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Becomes Focus Of 45 Minute Fan-Made Documentary]

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[ALSO READ: Jaden Smith Wants To Be Emancipated From Will & Jada]

“I’m not going anywhere,” Jaden told Ellen DeGeneres during an appearance on her show yesterday. “I can get anything and everything that I want at [Will's] house, so I think I’m going to be there for 20, 30 more years.”

Will claims that the quote credited to him that started the story of Jaden asking for emancipation was a misunderstanding.

“I think I made a joke in Tokyo,” said Will. “No, no emancipation for the Smith kids.”

“[Will] says as soon as I have a movie that’s bigger than one of his movies I can get my own house,” joked Jaden.

Both Smiths will appear in the new movie After Earth opening May 31st.

[ALSO READ: The Till Family React To Mountain Dew Dropping Lil Wayne]

Future feels despite all the negative attention the line “beat that pu**y up like Emmett Till” garnered, the end result was actually positive.

Future told Power 106:

I never thought it was going to get so much attention, but I think overall, the whole situation, he did bring light in a positive way to what happened. Even though they probably thought it was negative, he brought positive energy to the situation because a lot of people don’t even know [who Emmett Till was]. My dad didn’t even know who Emmett was, he think I was talking about Emmett Smith. I’m talking a lot of that are people around me, credible people, that should be like, ‘Man, you don’t even know who Emmett Till is?’ He raised awareness to people who didn’t even know Emmett Till. The young kids that never even knew what happened to him… I don’t believe he in any way, form, or fashion did it out of disrespect toward the family.

[ALSO READ: 2 Chainz To Replace Future On Lil Wayne’s ‘America’s Most Wanted Tour’]

Another important player in the creation of “Karate Chop” weighed in on the issue as well. Metro Boomin, the producer of the track, spoke with Vibe recently. The 19-year-old Morehouse College student revealed that the version of the song with the Till line was never meant to be released.

According to Metro, the lyrics were removed from the track, because the people who had been working on “Karate Chop” felt they would be too controversial. The version with the Till reference was then leaked to the internet without permission.

“We didn’t even intend for it to come out like that,” said Metro. “It got ripped. I’m not even going to say his name…  one day he lucked up on the f*cking ‘Karate Chop’ video and he ripped the one with the Wayne verse and put it out.”

“The vision and generosity of Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young will profoundly influence the way all of us perceive and experience artistic media,” said USC President C.L. Max Nikias in a statement.

[ALSO READ: Nas and Pusha T Invest in Urban Media Company]

The four-year program will teach undergraduates the necessary skills to be successful in the music industry. Courses focusing on engineering, computer science, fine arts, graphic design, business, and leadership training will be taught by members of USC’s Thorton School of Music, Roski School of Fine Arts, Marshall School of Business, and Viterbi School of Engineering.

According to a statement issued by USC, “industry icons and innovators as visiting faculty and guest speakers” will also take part in the program. It will also provide one-on-one mentoring by professors.

“Academy students will have the freedom to move easily from classroom to lab, from studio to workshop individually or in groups, and blow past any academic or structural barriers to spontaneous creativity,” said Erica Muhl, the first director of the new academy, in a statement.

USC’s Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation is set to open in the fall of 2014 with an initial class of 25 students.

[ALSO READ: University of Arizona Introduces First Ever Hip-Hop Minor]

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