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OG Professor Daddy-O Delves Into Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five Beef

Professor Daddy-O, a revered MC from the Brooklyn collective Stetsasonic, has weighed in on the debacle between Grand Master Flash and Furious 5 members Melle Mel and Scorpio. He offers his esteemed opinion and backs it up with cultural facts. Step aside. This is old school versus old school.

Professordaddyo on Melle Mel's claim that Grandmaster Flash is the Milli Vanilli of Hip-Hop from professordaddyo on Vimeo.

By the way, if you don’t know about Daddy-O or Stet, get to googling. The group ( Wise, Daddy-O, MC Delite, Frukwan, Prince Paul, DBC (Devastating Beat Creator), and Bobby Simmons) was Hip-Hop’s first band and predated The Roots by several years. They also dropped a number of epic albums. Their group spawned off into working with other acts like De La Soul, The Gravediggaz and more!

PREMIERE: Bizz-E Blaze – “20 Days Later”

Bizz-E Blaze returns nearly 20 Days Later with yet another piece of heat from his vault. The New York artist has shown no signs of letting up in 2015 as he has been on a total onslaught of releasing new material. You certainly do not want to sleep on the young 24 year old, with a new record that is sure to keep your attention throughout with his clever wordplay and signature style/tone. A project in the midst and some major behind the scenes moves being made lately, Bizz-E is sure to pave his own lane to success. Question is when will you join the movement?

FRESH HEAT – Country Cousins – “Takin Risks” (P### by Kydd Jones)

Fresh off a successful run at SXSW landing the front page of the Austin Chronicle (SXSW Edition), the Country Cousins release, “Takin Risks,” the first official single off their Country Kingz mixtape hosted by DJ Smallz. The song is produced by Kirko Bangz producer Kidd Jones. After premiering their video “Gettin to tha Racks” ft Trae the Truth on Noisey, Texas rappers the Country Cousins (K-Paul & Pimpin Pen) are looking to have a BIG 2015.

Having toured with Slim Thug and Mike “5000” Watts several years ago and having racked up features from Kirko Bangz, Trae the Truth, Propain, DJ Screw’s Original Screwed Up Click and more over the past few months, these guys are TEXAS approved. Most recently these guys got the co-sign from Boosie Badazz certifying their street presence. Press play and lay back for the ride!

The Americanos Ft. Lil Jon, Juicy J & Tyga – “Black Out”

With Memorial Day Weekend just upon us, LA fixture DJ Felli Fel is debuting his new DJ/production group The Americanos to the world. Their debut single “Black Out” is a massive anthem featuring Lil Jon, Juicy J, and Tyga.

PREMIERE: Al Ca$ino – “Me & My Brodies”

Al Ca$ino, a Bay Area native, is an up and coming emcee, producer, and owner of Westgate records/BRODIES Inc. The video for his hot new single was directed by the legendary Damien Sandoval (Jeremih, Bobby Brackins, E-40 and more), with a backing track by Andreonthebeat, and mixed by the Multi-Platinum, Grammy Award winning super-producer Jared Lee Gosselin.

This release by Al Ca$ino brings something new to the Bay Area. Al Ca$ino says, “The reason why I wanted to drop this song first is to present something different representing my city besides club music. I feel we don’t have any Kendrick Lamar’s, Drake’s or J-Cole’s. Everything sounds the same. It’s time for a lyrical change and a message change.”

This track will resonate with people worldwide, and especially those in the Bay Area starving for fresh hip-hop artists. Casino say’s “We all strive to do better, not only for ourselves but for those we consider family”.  Al Ca$ino’s efforts are clearly evident in this next step forward in an already notable career.

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Layzie Bone Saved A Wyoming Man’s Life (VIDEO)

Layzie Bone made his way to Riverton, Wyoming for a show not knowing that he would be saving a man’s life before going on stage, KTWO reports.

While driving, the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony spitter saw a man’s car swerve off of the road. He turned around to offer the man some aid and found him in diabetic shock. Layzie and a few other travelers then gave him chocolate and fruit to help him regain consciousness.

The Cleveland native took to his IG share his experience.

Dear Lord, thank you for your mercy, grace and forgiveness for 2nd chances. We just witnessed a man 24 years old driving super erratically from Casper Wyoming to Riverton Wyoming. We thought he was a drunk doing 60mph when he spun out of control and did a complete 180• degrees, Thank God he didn’t flip he was 30 ft in front of us. Turns out after we stopped to check on him he was having a diabetic shock. Thanks to the EMS on the scene that happens to be driving right behind us from Indiana and the cute old couple in the RV for the apples and oranges we gave him. My heart is still racing. Again, thank you Jahovah for protecting this young man and thanks that we didn’t have to witness the worse. @TONYBFBG WHEW now let’s do this show. Be safe people Layzie loves ya.

Watch what happened below.

Dear Lord, thank you for your mercy, grace and forgiveness for 2nd chances. We just witnessed a man 24 years old driving super erratically from Casper Wyoming to Riverton Wyoming. We thought he was a drunk doing 60mph when he spun out of control and did a complete 180• degrees, Thank God he didn't flip he was 30 ft in front of us. Turns out after we stopped to check on him he was having a diabetic shock. Thanks to the EMS on the scene that happens to be driving right behind us from Indiana and the cute old couple in the RV for the apples and oranges we gave him. My heart is still racing. Again, thank you Jahovah for protecting this young man and thanks that we didn't have to witness the worse. @TONYBFBG WHEW now let's do this show. Be safe people Layzie loves ya.

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Teacher Fired For Letting Teens Have Sex In Storage Closet!

A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a DeKalb County middle school teacher and coach after a mother claims he allowed students to have sex in his classroom closet. The mother told Regan she looked at her 14-year-old son’s phone and discovered a shocking exchange of text messages last Thursday between him and Quinton Wright, a math teacher and coach at Champion Theme Middle School in Stone Mountain.

 

Russell Simmons x All Def Digital Present: Quadry – “Tropic Blu”

Nineteen year old QUADRY, from Baton Rouge, LA is this week’s Signal of the week, with his debut visual, “Tropic Blu,” from his Dopè project, which dropped last year. Thelonious Martin provides the rapper with an assist on the composition for the record, while creating a soundtrack for QUADRY to wax poetic about internal conflicts he has regarding some of his friendships.

Drake Announces 2015 Houston Appreciation Weekend Schedule

Drake is heading back to H-Town for Houston Appreciation Weekend and has shared the scheduled festivities for the jam-packed weekend. Kicking off Thursday May 21st, the four-day fest will feature a Bun B tribute concert, a celebrity softball game and performances by Fetty Wap, Future, Boosie Badazz and Drake himself. Drizzy’s performance will be the first stop of his Jungle Tour featuring Future.

Tickets for the softball game are available here. Take a look at the schedule below.

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What Rapper Could Zoe Kravitz Be Dating?

Photo via Zoe’s Instagram

Is Zoe Kravitz dating Mos Def? Wellll Kravitz has been spending a lot of time with Mos Def at the Cannes Film Festival as she has been promoting her roles in “Mad Max” and “DOPE.” Zoe was recently photographed with rapper/actor Mos Def while the two were out shopping. Zoe has been known to date a few entertainers. Who wouldn’t want to date the beautiful Zoe Kravitz? Mos Def is also allegedly a ladies man so the two may be on their way to becoming an item. It also didn’t help that Kravitz referred to Mos as “Bae” on her Instagram.

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Snoop Dogg Wanted Nipsey Hussle To Play Him In ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (VIDEO)

Snoop Dogg recently sat down with DJ Whoo Kid for the Whollywood Shuffle radio show and spoke about the upcoming N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton.

When the cast was being put together, the “Peaches N Cream” rapper had a certain person in mind to play him in the movie. Snoop said the actor that is playing him, Keith Stanfield, is “dope” but he “preferred Nipsey Hussle for the look.”

“But Nipsey wanted to do his own thing, which I respect that,” said the GGN host.”He don’t wanna be in my shadows as far as being so much associated with Snoop Dogg. And he’s doing a great job of creating his own lane right now, so I respect him for that. I tried to holler at him though…I feel him cause I’m like, I’m the same kind of way. Like ‘I don’t wanna be up under your shadow forever. I wanna be able to say that I’m just as big as you if not bigger than you.’”

The Doggfather also spoke about Suge Knight’s current murder charges and admitted that he feels “sorry for him.” He said that he and his former CEO had made amends and were in a great space before Knight was arrested.

“I don’t ever kick a man when he down,” he said. “And I always look forward to building a relationship with somebody who I had a relationship with. And I feel like a lot of times it just be misunderstandings. And it be people in the entourage. As opposed to the two people really hating each other. I never hated him and he never really hated me. How could you hate me when I made you $100 million? And how can I hate you when you helped me build a team to beat my murder case?”

Watch the interview below.

Haitians Call Beyonce’s Trip A Photo Op

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The American Embassy in Haiti wanted to show Beyoncé some of the progress made since the 2010 earthquake. So the Embassy turned to Facebook to ask for advice from the 119,000 people who have “liked” its page. Many took the occasion to post skepticism with the parade of such celebrity visits and frustration with the slow pace of rebuilding in Haiti, reflecting the strong sentiment there that things could be a lot better five years later. “Just another celebrity photo opportunity,” griped one user, La’Keba Garcia. Another user said, “Beyoncé should go, nowhere, because there’s no progress.” People are wanting to know what Beyonce and Valerie Amos’ itinerary consisted of since they are having a hard time accepting the small amount of progress that has been made since the earthquake that took 300,000 lives and left millions without homes.

Did Iggy Azalea Get More Plastic Surgery?

Photos via Iggy’s Instagram

Wait… did Iggy Azalea admit to getting plastic surgery? Apparently fans criticized her for allegedly getting work done on her chin and nose, and debuting her new face during the Billboard Music Awards. A source told Us Weekly that the Aussie native got both a nose augmentation and a chin implant just a few months after she admitted to getting a boob job. The latest procedures were allegedly done very recently, and the source adds,

“She loves the results! She wasn’t happy with her nose for a long time, so after the boobs she wanted to get that taken care of and then got the chin done at the same time.”

After the awards show, Azalea posted a photo saying “Loving my new look.” The question is was she admitting to having work done or commenting on her pink hair?

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Gods’Illa – “ForestReal”

With just two weeks left until the release of the highly anticipated album from DMV Hip Hop trio Gods’Illa; Acem, Truth, and Powerful give us their visuals to the Joe.D produced first single “ForestReal”. Directed by Langston for Chop N Shoot Films.

Believe In Gods’Illa is available now for pre-order on Bandcamp or iTunes; UGHH and Fat Beats for compact disc. Believe In Gods’Illa drops on June 2nd!

Dom Kennedy Reveals Tracklist For ‘Dom Kennedy’ Album

Dom Kennedy is ready to unleash the summertime sounds with his upcoming self-titled album, due out June 2nd. For the 11-track effort, the OPM general is light on features, with only one appearance from Bonic of the rap duo Philly’s Most Wanted. The beats were supplied by J.Lbs, DJ Dahi, Jakeone and Mike and Keys.

The left coast rep already dropped the first single, “Represent (I Like That),” a few months back. Peep the track list below.

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