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Spike Lee & Monica "Dollphace" Floyd Host Media Dinner For 'Da Sweet Blood Of Jesus' Film

By: Rea Davis @IamReaDavisCategory: Lifestyle

Photo by Arnold Palmer

Executive producers Spike Lee and Monica “Dollphace” Floyd hosted a private media dinner with VIP friends, cast members and selected media for their new stylized thriller film, “Da Sweet Blood of Jesus”. The event was held at the savvy Red Stixs restaurant in New York. Attendees included host-Karen Civil, Angela Simmons, Claire Sulmers (Fashion Bomb Daily), Yomi Desalu (MTV), Paul Juma (NY Times), Nandy Mason & Mercedes Vanderbunk (BET), Tahiry Jose, Marquetta Moore (Revolt), and Po Johnson. Fellow cast members of Da Sweet Blood of Jesus, Zaraah Abrahams, Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson, and Elvis Nolasco were also in attendance.

Spike and Monica both shared intimate stories and laughs of when they met and how this movie came to fruition. Spike Lee even jokingly recited Ciroc’s catch phrase, “Step Into The Circle” as he said his thank you speech. Host Karen Civil, gave a heart warming toast while guests raised their glasses over Belaire Rose’. The evening ended with a celebratory cut of a grand three-tier cake of Spike Lee’s image in Lego form provided by Alyina’s Cakes. As guest departed they were gifted with an exclusive Sprayground backpack designed by Spike Lee and Mars Blackmon filled with a Ben James hat, and the soundtrack for Da Sweet Blood of Jesus provided by Epic Records.

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus will be the first horror-thriller film by producers, Monica Floyd and Spike Lee. The thriller is due to hit theaters on the infamous superstitious day, Friday the 13th (February 13, 2015). This film was mostly funded in the new non-traditional way via Kick Starter, which raised over 1.4 million in funds.

“Whenever Lee ventures away from the outrageous particulars of the plot, Da Sweet Blood of Jesus transforms into a stylish means of exploring contemporary struggles in urban black America by depicting it as a ballet of navigating personal and practical conflicts alike”, says Eric Kohn of Indie Wire.

Check out the Da Sweet Blood of Jesus trailer below.

Also check out more photos from the event below. Photos by Arnold Palmer.

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Video Shows Suge Knight Was Ambushed Before Hit-And-Run Says Attorney

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(Allhiphop News) A lot of the public information involving Suge Knight’s current murder case did not seem to favor the former Death Row Records executive, but his attorney is now claiming video evidence could help exonerate his client.

[ALSO READ: Suge Knight Arrested For Hit-And-Run Death; Witnesses Say Act Was Intentional]

According to an AP report, members of attorney David Kenner’s office viewed surveillance video of the incident. Kenner says the footage shows Knight was “ambushed” before the 49-year-old was involved in the hit-and-run that left one man dead and another injured.

Knight killed Terry Carter when he hit the 55-year-old man with his truck. Cle “Bone” Sloan was also hurt during the encounter. Witnesses have expressed to police Knight’s action seemed to be intentional.

One woman told a 911 operator the driver of the vehicle “pulled back and pulled forward” over the victims. The caller stated she saw a fight happen at the scene as well.

Suge Knight has pled not guilty to the charges of murder, attempted murder, and two counts of a hit-and-run. He is currently still behind bars until a bail-review hearing in March.

Deputy District Attorney Keri Modder is seeking Knight’s bail in a separate robbery and felony threat case to be raised to $1 million. The prosecutor cites the murder charge against Knight as the cause for a higher bail. Kenner is planning to fight the motion at another hearing next week.

[ALSO READ: Judge Ordered Suge Knight To Stay In Jail]

Murda Mook Discusses Almost Battling Drake At KOTD's "Blackout 5" Event (AUDIO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) The much talked about challenge laid down by Murda Mook to battle Drake almost took place this weekend at King Of The Dot’s’ “Blackout 5.” Drizzy amped up the heat on the lyrical contest when he told a crowd at the Friday press conference, “I don’t know if Mook deserves it but… I definitely have a folder full of bars in my phone for somebody one day, so we’ll figure it out.”

[ALSO READ: Murda Mook and Dame Dash Call Out Drake For a $15 Million Dollar Battle]

BattleRap.com reports KOTD’s Dirtbag Dan admitted there was a plan for Drake and Mook to face-off at the event. The site also spoke with KOTD co-founder Organik. He told the site, “Drake just really wanted to help us push it further the way that we do. He wasn’t trying to step in and do that. It’s not to bring [the battle rap scene] mainstream, it’s just to provide the best events and continue to do what we do and build our own little niche market and run with that.”

BR’s Chris Mitchell spoke with Mook about how the Drake showdown almost happened. The veteran battler revealed the idea he could jump in the ring against the Toronto emcee at “Blackout” did initially cross his mind, but at first Mook was not fully convinced the match-up would go down.

“It was gonna happen. It actually developed maybe about two hours before [the event] was over,” said Mook. “Organik came to me like, ‘If I could get [Drake] to commit to doing a one round battle, would you?'”

Mook responded by saying he would need to speak to Drake before agreeing to the impromptu battle, because the Harlem native admitted he did not have bars specifically aimed at Drake. Mook also took issue with performing for free, though he acknowledged it would have been the biggest battle in history.

The Dot Mobb member wanted to make sure he gave the public his best performance against Drake, and he felt the last-minute battle would have been a disservice to fans of the culture.

Despite the hesitation, Mook said he began to work on material for a one-rounder at the event, but Drake’s management apparently shut it down. However, he is still open to a face-off in the future.

“Hey my man Drake, I know this sounds familiar, but what are we on this Earth for? Let’s try to get this thing worked out in a real manner,” stated Mook. “I know he wanted to do it. I seen it in his eyes.”

[ALSO READ: Profiles In Battle Rap: Murda Mook]

Listen to Murda Mook’s full interview with BattleRap below.

Charlamagne Tha God Chats With Larry King About Kanye West & Beck (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God sat down with media legend Larry King for an interview set to air this week. During the discussion, the co-host of Power 105’s The Breakfast Club was asked about Kanye West’s highly publicized criticism of Beck’s “Album of the Year” Grammy win over Beyoncé.

[ALSO READ: Patriots Cornerback Brandon Browner Blasts Kanye West For Beck Grammy Incident]

“It worked until I realized he actually was serious,” said CTG about Kanye’s on stage protest at the Grammys. “If you saw the after show he did on E!, he went into this whole rant about how Beck needed to respect Beyoncé’s artistry and give his award away to Beyoncé which I think is super wack. Because Kanye is calling for somebody to respect people’s artistry, but he doesn’t respect anybody else’s artistry.”

Kanye has since clarified his comments about Beck on multiple occasions. He told paparazzi in New York City that his “respect artistry” statement was meant to be directed at the Grammys, not Beck.

Ye later told Ryan Seacrest, “When I said that thing about respect artistry, I think it came off the wrong way, and that was a mis-wording on my part because obviously Beck is one of the most respected artists and respects artistry.”

Charlamagne has also been critical of West in the past. In 2013, the Guy Code star and the “New Slaves” rapper got into a debate during an interview when Charlamagne chided Kanye on his complaints about corporations.

The two men also went back-and-forth after Kanye told Charlamagne to “shut the f**k up” at a concert in Pennsylvania. Charlamagne then responded by saying the Chicago native was acting like a  “single, bitter b***h.”

Charlamagne’s full interview on Larry King Now will premiere Friday, February 20th at 2pm EST/11am PST on www.ora.tv/larrykingnow.

[ALSO READ: Charlamagne Tha God Addresses Azealia Banks Calling Him A “Coon”; Warns Against Riff Raff]

Watch Charlamagne Tha God’s interview segment on Kanye West/Beck below.

PREMIERE: Demrick Ft. Logic & King Chip – "Skyscraper" (Lyric Video)

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Breeding Ground

“Skyscraper” featuring Logic and King Chip was produced by Cali Cleve and is the latest single from Demrick’s new solo album “Losing Focus”, which drops February 24th on Battle Axe Records. The track is available as an instant download if you pre-order the album on iTunes.

Rapper Big Pooh Announces "Words Paint Pictures" Album With Apollo Brown (Artwork/Tracklist)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Big Pooh is set to release his first full length project since signing with indie label Mello Music Group. The Little Brother alum tapped Apollo Brown to provide all the production for the forthcoming Words Paint Pictures album.

The 9-track LP also features a L’Orange remix of the track “Augmentation” as well as guest appearances by Steve Roxx, Ras Kass, Eric “Blakk Soul” Keith, Marv Won, and more. Words Paint Pictures is now available for pre-order at mellomusicgroup.com. The album is scheduled for release on March 24.

[ALSO READ: Rapper Big Pooh Signs New Deal With Mello Music Group]

Check out Rapper Big Pooh’s Words Paint Pictures cover art & tracklist and the single “Stop” below.

Words Paint Pictures

Tracklist

1. Augmentation
2. STOP (feat. Steve Roxx)
3. Eyes Wide Open (feat. Ras Kass)
4. Promise Land
5. How I Move (feat. Eric “Blakk Soul” Keith)
6. Candlelight (feat. Marv Won)
7. Kings (feat. Jalen Santoy, Novej, Lute)
8. Augmentation (L’Orange Remix)
9. Promise Land (Apollo Brown Remix)

[ALSO READ: Big Pooh & Other Key Players Reflect On The Making Of Little Brother’s “The Listening”]

Rap-A-Lot CEO Releases Warning Track To Diddy And More For Disrespecting Drake (AUDIO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

Drake was not the only one left feeling some type of way after he was allegedly punched in the face by Diddy in Miami last December. The scuffle has left Drizzy’s mentor, Rap-A-Lot Records CEO James Prince, feeling uneasy and though he is not a rapper he entered the booth to issue warnings to those who have disrespected him.

On “Courtesy Call,” Prince tells Diddy that now that he has laid hands on Drake that it “open the doors for his family to be touched.” He had also had some words for Suge Knight, whom he called Sugar Bear, who mentioned Drake during a chat about Lil’ Wayne a few months ago.

Listen below.

Kasim Allah – "Starvin' Marvin"

By: Jake CratesCategory: Videos

Since the release of his latest album, ‘Living Mathematics’, New Rochelle veteran Kasim Allah has been in the lab continuously orchestrating new music with new production on a new label for 2015. The first joint is a personal one for Kas, in which he takes his listeners, and in this case viewers, on a journey through his life from Knowledge to now. Set in his old junior high school, the Brand Nubian affiliate’s visual to “Starvin’ Marvin” is the premier offering from his forthcoming project “Return Of The God Emcee”. Directed my Kasim himself, the production comes courtesy of Scratch God and available via Sandy’s House Entertainment in conjunction with R & E Entertainment.

Kendrick Lamar Wrote The Song Performed On 'The Stephen Colbert Report' The Day Before

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

Kendrick Lamar blew everyone away when he debuted a new track on the season finale of the The Stephen Colbert Report back in December. That was the song’s first and last performance and it upped the anticipation for his follow-up to his Grammy-nominated debut good kid, m.A.A.d city. 

Producer Terrace Martin stopped by the NPR Microphone Check show and dished some details about the talked about performance. He revealed that the song was written the night before the performance because they “didn’t want to do nothing that’s already been done.”

“We came with that the day before at rehearsal,” said the LA native. “He didn’t want to do “i.” Let’s just, you know, fly out, New York. Let’s rehearse in New York and get that energy and do something a little different.”

The freshness of the untitled track caused Martin and fellow beatsmith Thundercat to forget the arrangement during the performance and have to freestyle their way through it.

Listen to his interview below.

 

Bobbi Kristina's Aunt Says She Is Improving And 'Doing Well' (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

According to published reports, Bobbi Kristina Brown was supposed to be taken off of life support yesterday (Feb. 11) so that she could pass on the third anniversary of her mother Whitney Houston’s death. It has been reported that Bobbi Kristina’s brain activity is minimal and that doctors have been telling the family that her condition will not improve and that there isn’t much that they can do. Bobby Brown’s sister Leolah Brown sat down for a interview to inform the public about how she is doing and refuted what has been said in the media.

Brown told FOX Atlanta that she has no clue where the claim of Bobbi Kristina being taken off life support came from and said that she is “doing well,” even opening her eyes at times. Her aunt also spoke about Nick Gordon, who she says she has never met. She says that she once lived with her brother and Houston and never knew Gordon, who is said to have grew up with Bobbi Kristina after living with her family since he was 12-years-old.

Watch the two-part interview below.

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ILOVEMAKONNEN Says Rihanna And Drake Will Be On His Debut Album (VIDEO)

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

ILOVEMAKONNEN is still on floating on cloud nine from the success of his breakout hit “Tuesday.” Not only did it catch Drake’s eye and led to him doing a remix but it also snagged a Grammy nomination.

On the red carpet for the Grammys last Sunday (Feb. 8) the Atlanta rep said he was working on his debut album and revealed that he was looking to get in the studio with some heavy hitters.

“Diplo, Skrillex, Snoop Dogg, Drake of course, Rihanna,” he told MTV.

After going on tour in April, he says his album will drop in “June-July-ish.”

Peep his interview below.

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Azealia Banks Will Pose For Playboy

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

Azealia Banks always has other things going on besides her music. Whether it be a twitter battle or writing her new book, the “Ice Princess” knows how to keep us talking. Now she is baring it all for Playboy in their music issue, which is set to hit newsstands in late March.

In a spread shot by photographer Ellen Von Unwerth, her naked flicks have been described as a “frisky pictorial that’s sure to break the Internet.”

The “Heavy Metal & Reflective” rapper was uber-excited about her risque endeavor when she took to her Twitter to inform her fans.

Banks has more to celebrate about. After she was dropped from Interscope Records, she released her debut album on her own on iTunes.  On Mar. 3rd Broke With Expensive Taste will be hitting store nationwide.

Benzino Arrested For Marijuana Possession And Driving With A Suspended License

By: Tanay Hudson (@NYStateOfMind2)Category: News

Benzino is not starting 2015 off on the right foot. He’s been arrested for the second time this year and it’s only February.

After being stopped by the police for riding around with no seat belt on, the former Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta star was caught riding dirty. Cops searched his car during the stop and found marijuana. It was also discovered that ‘Zino was driving with a suspended license. He was then hauled off to jail and charged with belt violation, suspended license and possession of marijuana. His bail is set at $2,269.

Benzino was also thrown in the slammer in January when he was caught trying to smuggle a gun through the security checkpoint at an Atlanta airport.

Sal Capone Ft. Sho-Biz (of Da YoungFellaz) – "Reminiscing"

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Videos

As he gears up to release his forthcoming project titled ‘The Capone Era’, Bronx, NY native Sal Capone keeps things strictly NYC as he links up with Sho-Biz of Da YoungFellaz on ‘Reminiscing’. The track, which is produced by Bravestarr, finds the pair reflecting on the lives of fallen comrades. With a soulful backdrop and heartfelt lyrics, the song can strike up memories for anyone who has lost a loved one.

Rapper Big Pooh – "Stop" (P###. by Apollo Brown)

By: Scooby Wilson (@mcscoobins)Category: Music

Previously known for his work in rap trio Little Brother, Rapper Big Pooh returns with the announcement of his most powerful work yet, “Words Paint Pictures”, the North Carolina MC’s forthcoming project completely produced by Apollo Brown. Consistent with the project’s theme of race relations and the black experience in America, the first single, “Stop” featuring Steve Roxx, vividly tells the story of a classic case of racial profiling in a harrowing tale of a racist police stop, and in the process eulogizes Oscar Grant, Mike Brown, and those killed by brutal law enforcement. With the current climate of matters concerning police brutality, this song resonates especially deeply.

Set for a March 24th release, “Words Paint Pictures” will be Pooh’s debut project via powerhouse indie label, Mello Music Group.

Rae Sremmurd – "Lit Like Bic "

By: Jake CratesCategory: Videos

Who hotter than the 2015 version of Kris Kross? Kidding… but in all reality these guys got everyone trying to rap like them and once again Mike Will Made It is looking like a genius. Press play and get “Lit Like Bic.”