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Michael Brown Demonstrators Interrupt The St. Louis Symphony

Ferguson demonstrators have taken their protests from the streets to the symphony.

Over the weekend (Oct.4), peaceful protesters interrupted a performance at the St. Louis Symphony to sing a tune of their own in honor of the late 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was killed Aug. 9th by police officer Darren Wilson. A group of 50 musical protesters were scattered throughout the audience and surprised  unknowing concertgoers as they gradually stood to their feet to sing a Brahms Requiem entitled “Requiem for Mike Brown.”

The mixed group of demonstrators sang “Justice for Mike Brown is Justice for us all/Which side are you on friend?/Which side are you on?

As they rose to their feet, banners hung from the balconies that read “Racism Lives Here,” Rise up and join the movement” and “Requiem for Mike Brown.” Watch the video below.

NFL Players Prevented From Wearing Beats By Dre Headphones On Camera

Audio company Bose now has an endorsement deal with the NFL, which is not so good news for Beats By Dre.

Now that Bose has secured their deal with the league, the players cannot flaunt their beloved Beats By Dre headphones, on camera that is. Recode.net reports that under the terms of their agreement, Bose has the right to ban the players and coaches from wearing any other manufacturer’s headphones during televised interviews on game day,during practice or training camp. That means the days of players having their Beats By Dre’s hugging their neck comfortably as they chat with reporters during pre or post game interview or walk into the locker room are no more.

The NFL released a statement showing that they are standing behind the agreement.

“The NFL has longstanding policies that prohibit branded exposure on-field or during interviews unless authorized by the league. These policies date back to the early 1990s and continue today,” an NFL spokesperson said in a statement. “They are the NFL’s policies – not one of the league’s sponsors, Bose in this case.  Bose is not involved in the enforcement of our policies. This is true for others on-field.”

Beats By Dre also released a statement saying:

Beats issued a statement saying that its headphones have become part of the pre-game preparations for professional athletes like Kaepernick.

“Over the last few years athletes have written Beats into their DNA as part of the pre-game ritual,”said a Beats spokesperson. “Music can have a significant positive effect on an athlete’s focus and mental preparedness and has become as important to performance as any other piece of equipment.”

 

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Drake Put A Hit Out On A Stripper?

Drake loves them strippers, he’s never made a secret of that, but according to MediaTakeout this time around, he may have fallen for the wrong one.

A popular Houston stripper by the name of Jhonni Blaze (you know the one who reportedly had a miscarriage onstage during one of her sets) is claiming to be knocked up my the ‘Take Care’ rapper, and now he’s sent them goons after that a**.

MediaTakout reports:

“So here’s what happened. According to Jhonni, Drake and Jhonni have been messing around for the past 3 months. Jhonni claims it was MORE THAN JUST a jumpoff-type relationship, she says the two of them had “feelings” for each other. For example, Drake spent an entire week together, where they made MUSIC together, and spent every night in each others arms. She really believed that she was “special” to Drake.

The two of them had sex – A LOT OF SEX, and it was all UNPROTECTED. Jhonni told MediaTakeOut.com, “I asked him why he messed with me with no condom, what if I get pregnant. He said ‘I’m not worried about that, I just want to give you the best of me’. He wanted to feel all of me. He ate me out. He kissed me. He’s a loving sexual person.”

The two have had RELATIONS on his last TWO visits to Houston (where she danced at V Live). Jhonni explains, “I know it’s dumb, but I really believed that Drake and I were meant for each other.”

Of course, when Jhonni learned that Drake MOVED ANOTHER Houston stripper named Lira Galore INTO HIS TORONTO HOME – she went ballistic. You see, Lira and Jhonni were good friends. Jhonni told MediaTakeOut.com, “I tried calling Drake, texting him, asking him what happened, but he CURVED me.”

But Jhonni is no DUMMY – she had an INSURANCE POLICY. You see, whenever the two had RELATIONS . . . Drake would FINISH IN HER MOUTH. Well, Jhonni saved ALL OF DRAKE’S DNA . . . and she allegedly USED IT ON HERSELF. She now believes that she’s PREGNANT with Drake’s child.

But here’s where things get CRAZY. Jhonni claims that when Drake found out what she was up to . . . he threatened her, and eventually SENT GOONS TO HER JOB AND HER HOME. Jhonni claims that the thugs came to her job – and when then found out that she WASN’T THERE – they left a THREAT WITH HER co-worker. Then the next day came to her home and BROKE DOWN HER DOOR and threatened her life.

She was so scared that she FILED A POLICE REPORT IN HOUSTON. Jhonni told us that Drake is now WANTED FOR QUESTIONING in Houston.”

SMH. Don’t kno wis this one is believable or not, but Drake does have a tendency of falling for…well…I’ll just say the wrong ones.

 

Hip-Hop Rumors: Nick Cannon Covers Up Mariah Tattoo!

I have been rooting for Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey, but it looks lil its a full-fledged wrap for them. I didn’t even know Nick was a DJ, but he’s a DJ and he DJ’d shirtless the other day. Well, when he did that, somebody took a video and revealed that he has covered up his “Mariah” tat that spanned his back. When he was spinning, apparently Amber Rose was there too. They have totally debunked the notion that there’s something between them though.

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EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Peele Of “Key & Peele” Talks Reboot Of “Police Academy” Movie

(AllHipHop News) The Police Academy film series’ cast of quirky cops became some of the most popular movie characters of the 1980’s. Mahoney, Hightower, Tackleberry, Hooks, Jones, Captain Harris, Commandant Lassard, and others brought laughs to an entire generation of moviegoers during the Reagan era.

Two of the most prominent comedians of the 2010’s is looking to bring some of that oddball comedy back in a new installment of Police Academy. Jordan Peele reveals he is teaming with his longtime comedy partner Keegan-Michael Key to reboot the franchise.

The stars of Comedy Central’s#### series Key & Peele have not decided if they will star in the movie, but the MADtv alum do want to take on the job of remaking the cult classic.

“We’re going to finish shooting season four of Key & Peele in a couple of months,” says Peele. “After that we’re going into filmmaking, one of which is going to be the reboot of Police Academy.”

Since the tragic killing of teenager Michael Brown at the hands of Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, the sometimes tenuous relationship between the police force and the community has become a national discussion. Peele ensures a new Academy will appropriately cover that situation.

“We’re taking on this challenge of making it a Police Academy that isn’t blind to the complicated relationship between police and citizens these days and has been there for awhile,” Peele states. “I think we’re going to make a movie that’s silly but also relevant.”

New episodes of Key & Peele air Wednesdays 10:30 ET on Comedy Central. Check out a clip from the show below.

Lupe Fiasco & Amar'e Stoudemire Producing "Little Ballers" AAU Basketball Documentary

(AllHipHop News) Chicago emcee Lupe Fiasco and New York Knicks All-Star Amar’e Stoudemire have signed on to executive producer an upcoming documentary about four 11-year-old basketball players in NYC’s Amateur Athletic Union. Little Ballers is set to air on Nicktoons on November 26 at 9 pm ET.

[ALSO READ: Lupe Fiasco Urges People To Become “Peace Officers” In Response To Mike Brown Shooting]

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the 80-minute film will feature interviews with NBA and WNBA stars Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Russell Westbrook, Joakim Noah, Walt Frazier, Tyson Chandler, J.R. Smith and Chamique Holdsclaw. Sports journalists and executives are set to appear as well.

“I wanted to executive produce Little Ballers because I once was a little baller,” said Stoudemire. “It made a major impact on my life, helped me to become a better man and a better leader. Youth sports are very important for children — there are so many lessons to learn that impacts their lives forever. Sports help build character, discipline and teamwork, which are all important aspects for the future.”

[ALSO READ: Carmelo Anthony Launches Headphone Contest With New Ad For 50 Cent’s SMS Audio (VIDEO)]

Watch a promo video for Little Ballers featuring Kobe Bryant below.

 

Mumia Abu-Jamal Delivers Commencement Speech For Goddard College Graduates

(AllHipHop News) Goddard College’s decision to select Mumia Abu-Jamal to give a prerecorded speech to its graduating class sparked controversy across the nation. Jamal was convicted of killing Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981, but the 60-year-old ex-Black Panther repeatedly appealed his conviction on the grounds he did not receive a fair trial.

[ALSO READ: ‘Long Distance Revolutionary’ Documentary Presents Mumia Abu-Jamal As Journalist & Historian]

Police organizations were outraged that the Vermont college selected Jamal to speak to his alma mater. Goddard has now released the transcript of Jamal’s speech, and the majority of the address focused on the former political activist and journalist challenging the graduates to fight for social change.

Jamal was originally sentenced to death, but that ruling was later changed to life in prison. He has released several book since being incarcerated including Life From Death Row, Faith Of Our Fathers, and The Classroom and The Cell.

[ALSO READ: School Em Saturday: The Tuesday Edition!]

To read Mumia Abu-Jamal address visit here. Watch NBC Philadelphia’s coverage of the police protests below.

Drake Awards "Hood Grammys" To Bobby Shmurda, iLOVEMAKONNEN & More

(AllHipHop  News) The relationship between the Grammy Awards and rap music has been a complicated one. The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has been reluctant  to acknowledge some of the artists and works of the genre, so YMCMB rapper Drake decided to give out his own version of the award known as the “Hood Grammys.”

[ALSO READ: Drake Says Being Able To Dance Like Chris Brown Possibly Could Have Helped Him Keep Rihanna]

Drizzy posted pictures of golden gramophones to his Instagram page. Each photo’s caption named the act he felt deserved trophies for their contribution to rap music in 2014.

[ALSO READ: ILOVEMAKONNEN Says Troy Ave’s “Tuesday (Remix)” Is The Worst]

Check out the winner’s of Drake’s “Hood Grammys” below.

Vocal Performance of the Year

Bobby Shmurda – “Hot Ni**a”

@bobby_shmurda for Vocal Performance of the Year…we need it.

Best Performance by a Group or Duo

Rae Sremmurd – “No Flex Zone”/Rich Gang featuring Rich Homie Quan & Young Thug  – “Lifestyle”

No Flex Zone or Lifestyle best performance by a group or duo…haaaaa Grammy’s need to have a rap year. Run it up.

Best All Around Turn Up

OG Maco  – “U Guessed It”

OG Maco ft key! – B***h You Guessed It for best all around turn up…#HoodGrammys

Best Latin Club Anthem

iLOVEMAKONNEN –  “Tuesday”

@ilovemakonnen – Tuesday for Best Latin Club Anthem #HoodGrammys #WeNeedEverything

Mixtape of the Year

PartyNextDoor – PartyNextDoor Two

@partyomo Mixtape of the Year #HoodGrammys

Daylyt Kicked Out Of Battle Rap Event For Trying To Take A Dump On Stage (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) Battle rapper Daylyt has become known for his over the top antics during his matches. In past bouts, the Los Angeles native has stripped to his boxers and pulled out his penis, but during his latest battle Day literally tried to take a s**t on stage.

[ALSO READ: D12’s Bizarre In Talks To Battle Daylyt In December]

BattleRap.com reports Daylyt’s match against Real Deal at the “Duel In The Desert” event in Phoenix was cut short after Day dropped his pants in order to defecate. Prior to that, the crowd began to get annoyed with his antics throughout the battle and began booing.

“If I hear two more boos, I’ma take a boo boo on stage,” Day told the audience.

The booing continued and Daylyt attempted to keep his word of going to the bathroom right in front of everyone. Security was able to grab Day before he actually completed his mission. He was then thrown out of The Celebrity Theater.

“I’m just a gay Black man trying to make it in this world. That’s it,” said Daylyt outside the venue. “I told them weeks in advance don’t put everybody after me cause I’m gonna shut the event down. I told them.”

[ALSO READ: Cassidy Suggests He Wouldn’t Battle Daylyt Because He’s Gay]

Watch videos of the incident and a BR interview with Daylyt below.

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Charlamagne Tha God Reveals Why Nicki Minaj Said She’s Never Coming On His Show Again

(AllHipHop News) Charlamagne Tha God has been one of the biggest supporters of Nicki Minaj’s career. He appeared on a special edition of her album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded and has even gone so far as to call himself a Barb – one of Nicki’s superfans. Apparently, the love is no longer mutual.

During an interview on The Breakfast Club with Nicki’s rival Lil Kim, Charlamagne revealed that he and the Young Money rapper were no longer cool. The outspoken radio host further explained the situation with Nicki during his Brilliant Idiots podcast.

[ALSO READ: Lil Kim Talks New Mixtape, Reality TV, Beef With Nicki Minaj And More]

Charlamagne said:

I got mad love for Nicki Minaj even though she ain’t f**king with me right now. She unfollowed me on Twitter. She made calls to people in radio, people that I work for, and said she’s never coming on The Breakfast Club again.

I know she got upset when I said “‘Anaconda” was corny. My exact synopsis on “Anaconda” when it first came out was I’m not really feeling this record. It’s not for me. It’s for girls. It’s for kids. It’s for people who like to shake their ass. I said when the video comes out, I will probably appreciate this song more. But then I said, “It’s going to work. I just think it’s corny.”

Charlemagne goes on to suggest that his comments about Iggy Azalea deserving the BET Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist this year may have upset Nicki as well. He also recalls saying that she was “The King of New York” after seeing her performance at Summer Jam.

Apparently, Nicki’s “stans” also had an issue with Charlamagne and The Breakfast Club for their interview with Kim, because the Barbs thought the conversation was biased against Nicki. Charlamagne expressed that his job is to not show favoritism to any artist and fans cannot get upset at the radio show for giving Kim a platform to discuss Nicki.

[ALSO READ: G-Unit Address Rumors Nicki Minaj Auditioned To Sign With The Label]

Listen to the Brilliant Idiots “It’s Business like Show Business but Mind Your Business” episode below.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Gay Lover Duo!

OK, this is not who you think it is. I am going to annoy you with this blind item, but I am going to write it anyway. There is a Hip-Hop duo that’s on the old school tip. In the 90’s they were in separate situation – one in a rap group and the other a solo rapper. As time carried on these guys have gotten closer and worked together on the music side of life. They have toured internationally and gotten closer as friends. Now, I am hearing from eye witnesses that they were seen shopping in a department store walking hand in hand in a mall in a small town, that will remain unnamed. Now, these guys have NEVER exuded any sort of gay / homosexual tendencies in public, other than working closely together. But that’s a lot of rap groups or teams, like say Red and Meth. So these dudes got together and in a way kept each other buoyant and relevant. One is definitely more relevant than the other. Anyway, the person that saw them definitely said they were coupled up and were startled that somebody recognized them. (These are not A-listers, y’all.) They seemingly jumped away from each other, startled and disconnected their clasped hands. It was too late at that point. I want to stress, these guys have never been regarded as gay at all – EVER. They have kids and all that. It really makes you wonder how it all got started. Perplexing indeed.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: A Baby For Remy Ma And Papoose?


These two seem to be super career minded, but they also seem to be about their relationship too. I am hearing that the cutest couple in Hip-Hop is looking to take it to the next levee. No, I don’t mean Kanye, Kim, Jay, Beyonce or Drake and ILOVEMAKONNEN! I’m taking about Remy Ma and Papoose! Yesterday, the pair performed at the 50th Anniversary of the Nation of Gods and Earths concert and Papoose randomly said something like, “I’m gonna put a baby in Remy!” for everybody to hear. I heard the audience gasped. Now, the funny thing about that is that Pap and Rem just got reunited since she came home from the bing. I’m thinking they want to hold off on the seeds this early, but you never know. They are already wearing matching track suits and all that. I think they should do it so their baby can take all the other rapper babies lunch money.

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Soulja Boy Facing Jail Time Over Gun, Weed

Soulja Boy has been charged in a case where he was pulled over by police back in January. The rapper has been charged with unlawfully carrying a loaded firearm and marijuana possession. LAPD say they found a loaded Smith & Wesson .38 caliber revolver under the seat of his Porsche Panamera. The rapper was arrested at the time of the incident.


RELATED: Soulja Boy Caught With A Loaded Gun By Police

 

MIXTAPE DOWNLOAD: Curren$y – "More Saturday Night Car Tunes"

Spitta releases “MORE Saturday Night Car Tunes” with 7 new joints for your cruising pleasure with features from Wiz Khalifa & Mac Miller. Pilot Talk 3 coming soon.

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Big Pun's Mother Turned Bank Robber?

Yes, you read that correctly.

Back in late September, a 63-year old Gail Simpson was arrested on charges regarding armed robbery after robbing a Wells-Fargo in southwest Miami. It has now surfaced that the woman, is apparently the mother of the late legendary rapper, Big Pun. According to Necole Bitchie, an anonymous tip revealed that Gail Simpson and Gail Tirado are linked as the same person, both residing in the area of Bronx, NY (where Big Pun is originally from), and different parts of Florida. Prior to being arrested, she was already on probation for an attempted robbery back in June. To say the least, the rapper’s mom is expected to do some serious time.

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If this is in fact true, it’s a shame that the mother of a great and respected rapper like Pun, would have to resort to robbery. In an effort to gain financial stability, Simpson robbed two banks this year because of her family’s alleged frivolous misuse of Pun’s estate. There have also been accusations in a 2009 lawsuit from Pun’s wife, Liza Rios, against rapper, Fat Joe for currently making money off of Pun’s music, which rightfully belongs to her and her family.

The widow filed another lawsuit last month according to TMZ, where she claimed that she has not seen any of Pun’s profit since 2005. Fat Joe responded that he hasn’t made a dime off of Pun since his death. He also stated that he has legal documents to prove it. “I sympathize with Liza, but I have done already enough for her. In these economic times we as parents need to be resilient and do what it takes to provide for our own families.”

Hopefully, after everything has been settled, Pun’s entire family can land back on their feet.

Sisqo Talks Career, New Music, Altercations And More On The Breakfast Club

R&B veteran Sisqó recently stopped by Power 105’s The Breakfast Club to talk with everyone’s favorite morning show. Charlamagne, Angela Yee, and DJ Envy wasted no time asking the crooner about his infamous scuffle with a member of Jagged Edge. Sisqo added some comedy to what happened calling it a tussle and skirmish rather than a fight. He came in good spirits saying he prepared his answers for any jabs that the crew planned to throw at him.

The singer also discussed the ups and downs in his career, issues with then label Def Jam, career rumors, altercations, Dru Hill, and being a trendsetter. Sisqo stated that it was funny how things that he was ridiculed for like his blonde hair and clothing style are now the trend today. Charlamagne joked with him and asked him if he was hard to work with as people had alleged over the years. He also expressed the love and admiration that he and Dru Hill had for R&B pioneer group Jodeci by saying, “I can’t out sing K-Ci not even today. When we came out we tried our best to sound like Jodeci.” He also stated that former member Woody left the group on the set of the Wild Wild West video ( a collab with Will Smith), returned for a second and then quit again while the group was live on air doing a radio station interview. The R&B crooner also revealed that he wasn’t just the star power of the group saying that his band mate Jazz was one of the best singers on the planet. He dropped a lot of information that fans have been interested in knowing over the years, also confirming that his upcoming album The Last Dragon, would be the final piece to the Dragon trilogy. The album, which is led by the Waka Flocka assisted single “A-List,” is set to hit shelves on December 9.

Take a look at the interview below!

FRESH HEAT: Clinton Crowe – "Ghetto Gospel"

Newark, NJ emcee Clinton Crowe presents his debut mixtape, Ghetto Gospel. The thoughts and views expressed on this project is Crowe’s outlook on what organic rap music is suppose to sound like, just beats and rhymes!!!

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Questlove Helps Support “Don’t Steal Possible” Educational Campaign Rally (PHOTOS)

New York’s Foley Square was the site of the “Don’t Steal Possible” campaign mass rally this week. The event was held to bring awareness to the education crisis in New York City. Questlove of The Roots was on hand to serve as DJ.

“I took a stand for kids education,” stated Quest. “Every child deserves a good school and a great education.”

Noted artist Greg Lamarche debuted a brand new 8 ft. x 160 mural that thousands of students helped create. In the coming weeks, Lamarche will create murals for each of the five NYC boroughs.

The event was hosted by Excellence Girls Charter School, Uncommon Schools co-director Sam Tweedy. New York State Senator Jeff Klein, Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez and Assemblyman Marcos Crespo gave speeches. The rally also featured performances by the Bronx 2 Dancers.

Over 21,000 students, parents, teachers, and supporters called for bold, urgent action to expand access to great schools. City and state leaders were pushed to provide a comprehensive, forward-thinking plan to ensure no child is stuck in a failing school.

Check out photos from the “Don’t Steal Possible” rally below.

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Infamous Records Announce Two Joint Albums – Prodigy/Boogz Boogetz + Sam Scarfo/Ski Beatz

(AllHipHop News) Prodigy’s Infamous Records is set to release two new collaborative albums this November. P will join forces with fellow Queens rapper Boogz Boogetz for Young Rollin Stonerz. New Jersey’s Sam Scarfo enlists Ski Beatz to produce his entire upcoming LP 5 Million Stories Vol. 1 & 2. 

The Scarfo/Ski project will also feature appearances by Smoke DZA, Rick Gonzalez and label CEO Prodigy. 5 Million Stories Vol. 1 & 2 will be accompanied by a digital comic book illustrated by Marvel/DC Comics artist Damion Scott.

Young Rollin Stonerz and  5 Million Stories Vol. 1 & 2 are both scheduled for release on November 25 via Infamous Records.

Check out the cover art for both albums below.

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