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DJ Jazzy Jeff To Judge 2015 Red Bull Thre3style National Final DJ Competition

(AllHipHop News) DJ Jazzy Jeff will join Z-Trip and Four Color Zack as judges for the Red Bull Thre3style National Final. The world’s largest DJ competition’s USA Championship is scheduled for April 2-4 in Phoenix, Arizona.

[ALSO READ: Victor Montalvo To Represent The U.S. At Red Bull BC One World B-Boy Championship]

Twelve finalists will be divided into two groups of six. The first six DJs will compete on April 2, and the second group on April 3. The four wining DJs will go head to head on April 4.

The champion will advance to the Red Bull Thre3style World Final in Tokyo, Japan. The competitors will be judged on technicality, originality, skill, creativity, crowd engagement and stage presence.

“I’m privileged to be apart of the Red Bull Thre3style movement,” states DJ Jazzy Jeff. “Each year, the DJs bring their ‘A-game’ to the Finals and it’s exciting to continue to put new talent on the map for the world to see.”

The 12 finalists include: Washington D.C. winner Trayze, Philadelphia winner DJ Reed Streets, Pittsburgh winner DJ Bonics, Chicago winner Boi Jeanius, Indianapolis winner DJ Spare Change, Kansas City winner DJ B Stee, Eugene winner J Espinosa, San Diego winner Dynamix, Phoenix winner DJ Akshen, Tampa winner DJ Obscene, Charlotte winner DJ Jaycee, and New Orleans winner DJ Buck Rodgers.

[ALSO READ: Red Bull’s BC One World Final Finds New Champion]

 

G-Unit Reality Show?

It seems like G-Unit may be making a move to reality TV. There isn’t much more to that other than to say that it seems that 50 Cent is talking about doing this in interviews and press runs. 50 Cent, Tony Yayo, Young Buck, Lloyd Banks and others – in one show?

Hmmmm….does this interest you?

And homie seems funny.

kidd kidd press

Demrick Ft. Dizzy Wright – "We Still Here"

Demrick’s Battle Axe debut “Losing Focus” is out today and teams up with Funk Volume emcee Dizzy Wright for the release of his new video for “We Still Here”. Together, Demrick and Dizzy Wright drop a fresh cut as they rap about their ironclad hustle over a sick beat by Cali Cleve.

Safaree Dating K. Michelle Now

I knew there was something going on when dude sent K. Michelle a bunch of sunflowers when she was in the hospital. It has now been revealed that Safaree is seeing the big booty singer. I think K’s booty might be bigger than Nicki’s boulder butt. They previously also had spent the Valentine’s Day holiday together. I guess they are seeing other people, but what does that mean? This is just a damn silly fake reality show romance to get people talking. AND IT WORKS!

But. Yeah. With Meek and Nicki on a world tour, not a lot is taking away from their shine.

Ray Rizzle – "One Day"

Huntsville native Ray Rizzle is here to make noise releasing his highly anticipated debut project entitled “In Due Time.” With a distinguished voice and hearty lyrical content, Ray presents the official video for “One Day,” produced by TWaun47. Watch the Isabelle Visual directed video for and download the “In Due Time” project on Live Mixtapes.

French Montana Ft. Jeremih – "Bad B####"

French Montana is preparing for the 2015 release of Mac & Cheese: The Album and while we wait, he drops the video for the Jeremih assisted “Bad B####.” French’s pool-side mansion party is complete with dozens of beautiful women. Eif Rivera handles the video direction.

FRESH HEAT – Dee Boi – "No Rap"

Orlando rapper Dee Boi’s new video for “No Rap” is the song is the first release off of his upcoming 10 Toes Down mixtape that will be dropping March 9th on Live Mixtapes. The tape will include features and production by Woop, Caskey, Mojo, The Colleagues, K.E., The Avengerz, Yung Ladd, Ton Hitz and more.

Project Pat Ft. Wiz Khalifa, Wale & Ty Dolla Sign – "Twerk"

Off his Mista Don’t Play 2: Everythangs Money album which hits stores March 24th, Project Pat releases the video to “Twerk” featuring a few artists who know all about making twerk music — Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign and Wale.

“Twerk” was produced by K.E. On The Track and is guaranteed to be a banger in strip clubs across the country.

Jodeci Releases Teaser For "Every Moment" Video + New Album

The Bad Boys of R&B aka iconic R&B group Jodeci have released a teaser video for their new single “Every Moment.” The Hype Williams directed video will premiere soon and seems to give that outdoor “Cry For You” video quality. The single “Every Moment” is the second single off their new album The Past, The Present, The Future slated for release on March 31, 2015. After a reunion performance at the 2014 Soul Train Awards, the iconic quartet has been none stop with the surprises. Sticking to the signature Jodeci sound, the mad band brings back that timeless music with sound production and lush harmony through the record and has delivered the same with the visual. The record offers a ’90s nostalgic R&B vibe that takes one back to the golden era of R&B. The 1990’s garnered many R&B groups but none quite like Jodeci. It was an era dominated by New Jack Swing where Jodeci married R&B soul and Hip Hop to create a sound that is classic and timeless even today.

Check out the teaser video below:

Also pre-order The Past, The Present, The Future album on iTunes. Check out the tracklist below.

01. “Too Hot”
02. “Sho Out”
03. “Checkin For You”
04. “Those Things” (co-p###. Timbaland)
05. “Every Moment”
06. “Nobody Wins” f. B.o.B.
07. “Incredible” (co-p###. Timbaland)
09. “Jennifer”
10. “Body Parts”
11. “Stress Reliever”
12. “Sho Out” f. Liana Banks

Noisey Atlanta – The Psychedelic and Bizarre World of iLoveMakonnen

The new wave of Atlanta stretches beyond the reach of Gucci Mane. The last year has seen the rise of a more alternative and bizarre sound, led the likes of Awful Records with a guy named iLoveMakonnen at the forefront. His smash single “Club Goin’ Up on a Tuesday” was remixed by Drake after its release last summer, and went on to be nominated for a Grammy. Since, he’s released songs with Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, Gucci Mane, and more. In episode seven of Noisey Atlanta, Thomas enters Makonnen’s strange world, which is driven by peace, love, and mushrooms.

FRESH HEAT – Korleon (KOJ) – "Rollin Out Da O" feat. Tracy T & Boo Rossini

Atlanta residing rapper Korleon has been riding a wave of success stemming from several packed shows in Europe, opening up for Migos and posts on the who’s who of blogs. This time KOJ pulls up with Tracy T and Boo Rossini on the remix.

Theres definitely some hype building and Korleon has the tracks to back it up. Case in point is this track that is the follow up to the Fabo featured track “Won’t Leave Me Alone” that achieved some critical success online.

While Korleon was bred in Jackson, Mississippi and has received heavy support online from Southern based sites, Korleon has also studied the game and appreciates music from all regions being a pure fan of HIp-Hop music.

“I was introduced to most music through my family, we got real close knit family back in Jackson, Mississippi so my family influenced me a lot. My cousins listened to more of the Southern music like UGK and 8 Ball & MJG, but I actually got into East Coast music on my own, the first one was that Biggie Life After Death album,” Korleon explained.

With most of his DJ MLK hosted project Made Man completed, Korleon is ready to make a real impact in 2015 not only online but at shows. Right now he is gearing up for SXSW and looking to make an appearance there. Look out for more details soon.

Watch Kanye West's Acceptance Speech For The Visionary Award At The BET Honors (VIDEO)

During his acceptance speech at the BET Honors for his Visionary Award, Kanye West slammed racism and encouraged black men to think beyond stereotypical goals of “making it.”

Yeezy started off by talking about being in a interracial marriage and told a story about how his wife’s father, Robert Kardashian, forseen that she would have a black child.

“She told me [about] where her father, Robert Kardashian, walked out and on the side of his Bentley, they wrote, ‘N##### Lover,’ because Robert Kardashian was the genius that put together the defense team that got O.J. off,” he said. “She had never saw her father curse, get mad. He was the most laidback human being and he went so crazy and tried to chase the people down. And she stood there crying and said, ‘Dad, why are you going so crazy?’ And he said to her, ‘One day, you may have a black child. A beautiful, beautiful, beautiful black child. And it’s going to be hard. You’re going to see how hard it is.'”

Ye’ also said that most of his rants from last year were taken out of context and that he was trying to encourage black men to expand their goals.

“Yes, part of the reason why I’m not allowed to be empowered is because of race, because of people’s perception of celebrity, because all they want to present to young, black men is the idea of making it to the league or making it to be a rapper, but not the idea of becoming an owner.’ And they would do anything they can to make it seem like a truthful idea is a stupid idea or crazy idea.”

Watch his speech below.

HEATER OF THE DAY: Bad Lucc Ft. Problem, Ab-Soul & Punch – "Top Of The Diamond"

Check out Bad Lucc’s new song Top Of The Diamond produced by League Of Strarz. The song features Problem, Ab-Soul and Punch. The track is to help promote Diamond Lane America album releasing this Spring. This song will not be featured on the album. Stream below.

Chamillionaire Is Now An Entrepreneur-In-Residence For A Venture Capital Firm

Chamillionaire isn’t riding dirty anymore. He’s now an entrepreneur-in-residence for Upfront Ventures, an investment firm.

In a letter written by Upfront Ventures’  investment partner Mark Suster, he detailed how his relationship with Chamillionaire began and how the “Hip Hop Police” rapper is flourishing into quite the entrepreneur. The Houston spitter caught Suster’s eye after a 2009 speech about social media engagement in the music industry.

A few years back he started many mini investments in tech firms with Suster, which led to Cham wanting to becoming more involved with the tech start up world.

“A while back Chamillionaire started telling me he wanted to immerse himself even more in the tech world – learning to build products, studying different business models and committing himself to being a true tech entrepreneur,” Suster wrote. “Chamillionaire has a way more refined sense of what customer behavior is like than most ivy league graduates with nice Powerpoint slides that I meet.”

Now as an entrepreneur-in-residence for the next several months, Chamillionaire is soaking up knowledge about start ups and is also advising Upfront Ventures along with his business partner and producer Nsilo Reddick.

“And while Cham is always the guy on stage blowing away the audience, Nsilo has always been the quiet, reflective guy in the background with all the answers,” Suster said. “They make a great pair.”

Don’t sleep. Cham still raps for a living in addition to his new ventures.

Busta Rhymes' Son Trillian Releases Video For 'No Type' Remix

Busta Rhymes is passing the torch to his youngest son TRILLIAN and has signed him to his The Conglomerate record label. The 14-year-old has made his debut in his first music video where he remakes the Rae Sremmurd hit “No Type.” In the visual, the young buck uses New York City as his backdrop with his pops cheering him on as he shows that he can hold his own.

Watch the “No Type Remix” below.

Jasiri X – “Don’t Let Them Get Away With Murder”

Jasiri X drops his new song “Don’t Let Them Get Away With Murder” which further fights against the American scoundrel of “police brutality.”

“Unarmed people of color are being killed wholesale by police officers across the country. Their deaths are being ruled as homicides, yet no one is being held accountable. It is my hope that this song will serve as a reminder of how severely broken the justice system is and that we need to take action now to make sure all people are treated equally and given justice.” – Jasiri X

Directed by Susanne Rostock