(AllHiphop News) Jeezy’s under the law more than any other influence these days. Earlier today (August 25th) reports surfaced that Jeezy and a few of his affiliates were arrested in connection to gun possession after Jeezy’s tour bus was searched.
The Irvine Police Department obtained a search warrant to search Jeezy’s tour bus yesterday (August 24th) during their criminal investigation in connection to a man who was murdered backstage at the Under The Influence tour last Friday (August 22nd). A number of members Jeezys’ entourage were arrested for gun possession, the police believe to have uncovered an assault rifle believed to belong to Jeezy.
I didn’t trust that damn Ice Bucket Challenge for one second. And I knew that the people were being bamboozled!
So, check it. All these goof ball celebs and also your everyday Joe and Josephine are doing it. I ain’t doing that BS! Give me the Sickle Cell Challenge and maybe we can talk. Either way, the organization that’s doing this, ALS, is under scrutiny. Check the video below and you tell me what you think.
Still wanna do the challenge?
I am glad Iggy did the challenge, because it looks like that booty ain’t fake after all.
And then there’s 50…
And then there’s Orlando Jones.
Wounded Warrior Project…you next. I heard some stuff a ways back.
(AllHipHop News) When Drake said “diss me, you’ll never hear a reply for it” on 2009’s “Successful”, it’s starting to be come glaringly obvious he meant you won’t hear your name mentioned. Days after Rihanna attended the New York City leg of Lil Wayne vs Drake tour, Drake addresses their past relationship on a leaked song.
During the European leg of Drake’s Would You Like A Tour? in late February, Rihanna performed with Drake at Bercy, Paris. The following two weeks included Rihanna and Drake holding hands and video of the pair entering a men’s bathroom separately. Titled after his upcoming fourth album Views From The 6, Drake seemingly addresses the alleged two week tryst in February on the song’s lyrics:
You must remember wakin’ up in Paris with the blunt / You must remember f*ckin’ me like anytime you want/What made us wanna act like we were married for two weeks? / Now we back in California, we don’t even speak / That’s a no-no.
In the song Drake also remarks “you make more money than I do, that sh*t attractive”. Forbes reports that in 2012 and 2013 combined, Draked earned $30 million whereas Rihanna earned $48 million in 2013 alone. The song also features a snippet of Rihanna’s vocals from a YouTube video who says “Say hi M”, after Drake raps “with Jen and Melissa”. Melissa Forde is Rihanna’s best friend.
Check out Drake’s leaked song “Views From The 6” below:
Last night during the VMAs, the Queen Bee felt as thought some serious shade was threw her way from K. Michelle.
K. Michelle tweeted about impressed she was with Nicki Minaj’s VMA performance and referred to her as the queen of rap. Needless to say, Kim’s fans didn”t take lightly to the remarks and banned together to put K. Michelle in her place.
Obviously never one to back down, the Memphis hot head responded Kim’s fans.
Lil Kim responded back with:
Photo: MadameNoire.com
Kim later deleted her tweets but we’re actually surprised at K. Michelle’s response. Known for not giving a damn about ruffling feathers, K. was the bigger person and handled the situation very well. We wonder who picked up the phone first, or if anyone picked up the phone at all?
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop is not dead but the culture vulture seem to be running rampant. Earlier today (August 25th), Jim Jones accused former business parter Dame Dash of being “the real culture vulture” and accusing the mogul of stealing from him.
Dame Dash appeared on Jim Jones and Smoke DZA’s collaboration “Don’t Be Scared” in May and has discussed an upcoming Dipset reunion in interviews this past year. Jim Jones posted a photo of Dame Dash on his personal Instagram account with the caption “This n*gga here is th real culture vulture n a thief f*ck f*ggot lol back to my day”.
Dame Dash posted a photo on his personal Instagram account of his newest venture Dusko Blue, a wine product. Jones posted a scathing comment on the picture’s post alleging Dash stating he is not “built for no street sh*t”:
Dame responded minutes later to Jones’ allegations and slanderous remarks on an Instagram photo of the two:
I’m not sure what exactly would make @jimjonescapo disrespect me publicly or any kind of way but if it’s over money or Buisness i really don’t think that’s the most productive way to deal with things…but I’m always open for discussion as long as we speak as men… I would never be ignorant enough to get on some tuff s###… That’s what’s killing our culture… I have nothing but love for you despite your disrespect…we are all kind of used to the way you react in the moment but it’s just not positive or productive for the culture….let’s lead by example…we can’t be fighting each other it makes us all look dumb harlem does stick together we never fight each other… Please don’t try to make a positive thing look negative….if you have a real issue we can talk about it…my daughter is on this Instagram…. And I love your family my n####… Let’s hug it up…. We dont need to be fighting #harlemstickstogether
Though he infamously battled Warner Bros. Records in the 90s over the rights to his work (which included hits like “Purple Rain,” “Diamonds & Pearls” and “1999;”) Prince has since not only earned the rights to his own music, but has announced that he will be pairing with the label to release two new projects simultaneously this fall on September 30th.
In addition to a new offering from his all-female band 3rd Eye Girl titled Plectrum Electrum, which was confirmed by band members earlier today on Good Morning America, the rock icon will also release a solo project named Art Official Age, his first studio album since the release of 20Ten in 2010.
Per a press release for the project, this solo venture will be “a mix of soul, R&B and funk,” and promises to be a return to “Classic Prince.”
She first denied the rumors that were spreading via social media, but recently revealed to The Shade Room that she did indeed have the reality show bus driver star’s child.
“Yes it is official I did have a baby by Stevie J. We are actually co-parenting very well. The reason why I told the world that I was having an abortion was because I have had complications with pregnancy in the past I was put on bed rest my whole pregnancy with absolutely no stressing and social media would have been actually too much for me so I did what I had to do in order for my child to get here safe and sound without all the f*ckery of social media.”
Fast forward to now, this chick is so thirsty for attention, she’s been stealing pics of another woman’s child, claiming that it is she and Steebie’s.
The child’s mother is P##### and wants the nonsense to come to a screeching halt. SMH. Stealing an innocent baby’s pic for a few minutes of fame?
(AllHipHop News) Greatness is rarely premeditated and as improvisational as B-Boy dancing is, a few of its greatest evolutions were by complete accidents. During the final part of our EXCLUSIVE interview with Crazy Legs, the legendary dancer explains how losing got him into Rock Steady Crew, the origins of his famous “Windmill” and more.
Rock Steady Crew was established in 1977 by its founders Jimmy Dee and Jimmy Lee. Crazy Legs would not join the group until 1979 after battling the founders and according to his recollection, his initiation happened following a loss:
I don’t remember the music, but we battled at Jimmy D’s building on Echo Place in the Bronx. It was me and my cousin Lenny Len versus Jimmy D and Jimmy Lee. Honestly, I remember losing. [Laughs]. That’s what I remember the most. But, the best thing out of that is we already knew them and they had noticed the progress we were making and they saw the potential in us and they gave us a shot.
One of Crazy Legs’ claims to fame is his famous “windmill”. Originally referred to as the “continuous backspin”, Crazy Legs describes the discovery of one of the most impactful B-boying moves “accidental evolution”:
I was going into a backspin. I was coming out of the backspin and I was going to go into a chair freeze, I over rotated and went back on my back again.
Check out the third and final part of our EXCLUSIVE interview with Crazy Legs below:
On Saturday, August 23, 2014, a capacity crowd of around 45,000 filled Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, for the final night of Eminem and Rihanna’s six show Monster Tour run. Over the course of 2.5 hours, the two powerhouse performers went through over 50 songs, which included hits both new and old. Yes, the video segment leading up to the artists emerging on stage was dope, and Rihanna looking sexy and cool the whole time was captivating, but, based on the vibe of those who were in attendance, Mr. Mathers was clearly still the main attraction. Plus, with the Motor City skyline in sight, it is impossible to put into words the electricity that culminated when Em came out on stage alongside his co-headliner in front of his hometown audience.
After an opening segment where the two superstars performed a few ditties together, including their 2012 collaboration, “Numb,” and a cool rendition “Run This Town” where Eminem kicked a “Renegade” verse over that beat, the stage became Rihanna’s. The 7-time Grammy winner not only delivered stellar performances of smash singles like “What’s My Name?” and “Umbrella,” but, with the assistance of back up dancers, provided the showmanship needed to support the upbeat nature of many of her high-energy records. The highlight of Rihanna’s solo set though was her singing her ballad, “Stay.” Taking in the thousands of lighters and cell phone lights against the night sky was truly an amazing experience. Keeping with the mellow tone of that song, she then transitioned into “Love the Way You Lie” via Skylar Grey’s version with her sung verses in addition to the popular chorus. Not surprisingly, Eminem then came out to join Rihanna and spit his bars. It was there that the show was passed off to him.
With hype man and collaborator Mr. Porter by his side, Eminem proceeded to go through his catalog of hits. Material from his lesser acclaimed albums such as Encore and Relapse didn’t receive as much airtime as tracks from his other LPs, but he did deliver a powerful rendition of “Evil Deeds.” Having seen him perform this almost a decade ago on The Anger Management 3 Tour, Em’s performance of the haunting Encore song opener this go round was a vast improvement and it left a lasting impression. Watching him perform “Rap God” immediately after proved he was just that. While the crowd rapped along with every other part, it stopped at the 4:26 mark in the record and watched in awe as Eminem had “lyrics coming at [them] at supersonic speed” live.
One of the greatest moments in Eminem’s set was when he brought back his Slim Shady persona and did “Just Don’t Give a F**k” and “Still Don’t Give a F**k” one right after the other. Rihanna then briefly accompanied Em for the choruses to “Airplanes Pt. II” and “Stan.” He later, in the midst of other noteworthy records, paid homage to Proof and Nate Dogg during “Like Toy Soldiers” and “‘Till I Collapse” respectively. And to close out his portion of the show, he ended with the Oscar-Winning “Lose Yourself.” The night’s musical finale was Rihanna and Eminem sharing the stage one more time for a fireworks inclusive performance of their #1 song, “The Monster.”
However, the show wasn’t over!
It was all fantastic. The turnout for the last night of Monster and non-stop roaring excitement in response to the great music spoke volumes. The performers’ appreciation for the audience wasn’t withheld either. From Rihanna thanking Detroit for making her feel at home to Em thanking everyone for their support before launching into “Not Afraid” to Mr. Porter’s “Thank God” shirt, the admiration was mutual. The concert was a win-win for everyone involved and served as a perfect ending to The Marshall Mathers LP 2 era of Eminem’s iconic career… which is why so many are now chomping at the bit for Shady XV.
(AllHipHop News) All men are created equal..even criminals. Yesterday (August 24th) 50 Cent and the West Hollywood Mayor separately addressed Suge Knight’s shooting early Sunday morning.
Suge Knight was hospitalized after sustaining six gunshot wounds at Chris Brown’s pre-VMA party in West Hollywood. The West Hollywood Mayor John D’Amico addressed the shooting to The L.A. Times mentioning that the person responsible for the shooting is still at large:
This was just a regular night of fun on the Sunset Strip, and it was disrupted by criminals. Hopefully the sheriff’s department will find out who the person or persons were and prosecute them to the full extent of the law.
50 Cent is no stranger to multiple gunshot wounds and took a different approach to addressing the Death Row Records founder’s shooting. On his personal Instagram account, 50 referenced his TV show Power in his commentary:
(AllHipHop Features) After taking the top spot on Billboard’s Hot Rap Songs chart in 2012 with “Cashin’ Out,” it appeared Georgia rapper Ca$h Out was on the cusp of major stardom. Complications with his then label put a wrench in the young artist’s plan of releasing a studio album, but a new indie deal has Ca$h ready to share his first official LP Let’s Get It with the world.
The Bases Loaded representative was not on a complete hiatus during his transitional period though. He released the mixtape Ya Feel Me?, toured extensively, and appeared on projects by Uncle Murda, Rich Homie Quan, and Lil Durk over the last two years. But August 2014 marks the moment where Cash hopes to raise his game to another level.
The forthcoming release of Let’s Get It was preceded by the DJ Montay produced “Mexico” and the YouTube hit “She Twerkin.” The latter track also found its way onto the Billboard charts and DJ sets throughout the South setting up Ca$h to make a noticeable re-entrance back into the greater musical landscape.
AllHipHop.com caught up with Ca$h Out to talk about his new album, Atlanta Hip Hop, and more.
“Let’s Get It” Cover Art
Your “Cashin’ Out” single was a huge hit for you in 2012. What took so long for you to follow that up with your debut studio album?
Going through different situations from Epic to the new situation we’re in with eOne. I wanted the album to drop back then when we were with Epic, but due to the facts that certain things happened – I mean we left on good terms. We just weren’t feeling the way things were moving at the time, so we asked for our release. They granted that with no problem, because everybody made good money.
Once we left, we just turned all the way back up with “She Twerkin.” We already had the streets as far as my mixtapes and doing shows. It was just about getting back on the mainstream with the single. That’s what “She Twerkin” did.
Why did you decide to team up with eOne for your latest label deal?
Just having more control and more digits when it comes to dollars. If we get out there and do a certain amount of records or singles sold, it’s different than points or signing with a major where you gotta do all these extras. So if we’re out there grinding and working, who knows what we might do. Who knows, we might do some crazy numbers – a Mac Miller type of situation.
All these artists got good independent situations. It’s great for your team if you know how to move a certain way. Then you never know. You might team up with a major. You just gotta make sure the situation makes sense.
So you would be open to signing with another major if the deal is right?
All the time, it’s teamwork. A lot of artists have been on different labels. It’s about the best situation. Sometimes it goes good when you come in. It might go another way, and you just have to do something else. But hey, we all move on like in sports.
You dropped the video “She Wanna Ride” featuring Shanell. The tracklist for Let’s Get It doesn’t have very many features. The one I saw only had four features. Why did you decide to limit the number of guests on this album?
We got Ty Dolla [$ign] on the album. We got Wiz Khalifa. They just got added after the hard copy was made. They’re on the “Let’s Get It” intro song. We got Waka Flocka. We got Rich Homie. We got Shanell. We got French Montana. I felt like that was enough. That’s 6-7 features on a twelve song album. That’s great to me.
So the digital copy will have the song with Wiz and Ty?
Yeah, Wiz, Ty Dolla, and me. Yeah, it’s on the album. If you get the pre-order right now you’ll hear the verses. We sent everything in to iTunes, they made the cut after that. When you get the album you will hear Wiz and Ty on there. That’s the second single too.
Why do you think the track “She Twerkin” is doing so well? It charted on Billboard and it has over a million views on YouTube. What do you think it is about that song that connected with people?
The music is speaking for itself. The people are loving it – the females, the bosses. When you get in there and make music that just speaks volumes, and it’s nothing you gotta force – you’re definitely going to push it – but it’s nothing you gotta force. I feel like that’s what my music does when I go in the booth. When I let people hear the album they were like, “Wow, this is amazing.” We’re just turnt up right now.
Since you first came out there have been new Atlanta rappers to come out with a melodic flow like Rich Homie Quan and Young Thug. How do you see yourself breaking out musically from the Atlanta pack now in 2014?
Making music. Everybody’s making good music. That’s what you gotta focus on, making your music, making your hits. And let everybody else make their hits. That’s all I’m focused on. My team Bases Loaded as a label, and Cash Out as an artist. Just keep continuing to make this music these people keep playing. That’s my focus, my album Let’s Get It.
A lot of people feel like one of the reasons why so many artists from Atlanta can all do so well at the same time is because there’s more a sense of camaraderie in the city among the rappers there. Do you think that’s the case?
Yeah, that’s what it is. Everybody’s working. Everybody’s working together. Even if you haven’t work with the artist, in some point in time you’re gonna work with them. There ain’t no beef that I know of going on right now. It’s a beautiful situation. Let’s keep the city on fire. Let’s keep the world on fire with the songs that they wanna hear, and we’re gonna keep getting it. Everybody keep getting money.
Who are some of your favorite rappers?
Definitely 2Pac. Out of the new artists, I like Kendrick Lamar, Drake, and myself. Biggie, Jay Z, just to name a few. And my boy Pimp C.
Outside of music, are you interested in doing any other areas of entertainment? What about a reality show or acting?
No, reality [show], unless it’s some real movies. I might even do p### with a n***a’s girlfriend [laughs]. Anything – commercials, endorsements, I’m with it. I’m a real street hustler. We’re with getting this money all type of ways. It’s never one hustle.
What are your expectations for Let’s Get It?
To just take over the world. When they hear this music off this album – just take over the world. To really be real, this is the best album of the year and going into next year.
Ca$h Out (via Instagram)
Ca$h Out’s Let’s Get It album is scheduled for release on Tuesday, August 26 via eOne Music.
(AllHipHop News) 15 years of being Shady is about to be rewarded. Earlier today (August 25th) Eminem announced that he will be releasing Shady XV, a 2-CD compilation album commemorating Shady Records’ 15 year anniversary.
The 2-CD compilation album will feature the label’s hits such as “In Da Club”, “Lose Yourself” and others as well as a full CD of new material. Eminem is also giving out 500 limited edition “ShadyXV” T-Shirts.
Today (August 25th), Eminem’s collaboration with Sia “Guts Over Fear” released on iTunes for the soundtrack of the Denzel Washington-starring film The Equalizer.
ShadyXV will be released on Black Friday, November 28th, 2014. Check out the full details here.
I don’t know all of what was supposed to happen at the VMAs regarding Ferguson. I did not actually watch the VMA’s though, so I am not sure. I heard a diverse scope of opinion ranging from the show sucked to Beyonce rules.
But a young lady says that they had conducted a bevy of interviews and they allegedly made promises. Those interviews didn’t make it. Peep:
I’m thinking MTV had way more footage than they could use and had to cut, cut, cut! But you can’t play with Ferguson. Tensions are high as Snoop in Amsterdam.
(AllHipHop Editorial) Yesterday (August 24th), the Afropunk Festival closed out its 10th anniversary in a manner befitting a concert historically known for a diverse musical display:Four stages of non-stop music. Commodore Berry Park was engulfed in the Afropunk experience, with vendors such as Nubian Heritage lined in the back of the main Green Stage while performers such as Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings on Day 1.
Near the end of Cakes Da Killa’s performance on the Red Stage, the 360 degree musical experience of Afropunk appeared to sprout organic surprises such as Brooklyn United Marching Band began a seemingly impromptu performance:
SZA, in nothing more than her signature smile and a Cheech & Chong T-shirt swayed around the stage while crooning songs from her Z EP. The sheepish and stationary movements of her performance at Rough Trade last month began to give way to more energetic movements to the vibrating bounce of “Hiijack” and the stuttering drums of “Babylon”.
Afropunk’s four stage design was a manifestation of the “music everywhere, anytime” movement that has grown in prevalence with the advent of mobile music streaming. However, that sheer volume of choice becomes overwhelming once the machine is delayed. Once Cakes Da Killa and SZA’s back-to-back performances were delayed by over 20 minutes, The Internet’s originally scheduled 6:15 P.M. performance was pushed back until fans had to choose between 20 year veteran Meshell Ndegeocello on the main Green Stage and the upstart new age funk band.
This was not as easy to mask when 8:30 P.M. arrived and the collective crowds of the Gold, Black and Red Stage(along with the food truck ) converged on the Green Stage lawn to witness D’angelo. The reclusive genius, whom performed at Brooklyn Bowl with ?uestlove last year, did not emerge until an hour afterwards and after roughly 30 minutes was thanking a dejected and withering crowd for coming out.
With ?uestlove on drums, D’angelo’s time was used expertly with his first song being a stirring rendition of Bob Marley’s “Burning & Looting” which speaks on police brutality. D’angelo’s short performance was an emblem of the past 14 years of his career: Sudden, spectacular and short.
Check out AllHipHop recap of Day 2 of Afropunk below:
Mariah recently put a gag order on Nick Carey Cannon, so that he is not able to speak on the details of what is soon to be their messy a** divorce.
But sources are reporting that Nick is the one who walked out on Mariah, not the other way around as it seems, word is he also fears for Carey’s mental stability and being around their kids.
BallerAlert reports:
“Sources close to Nick say he believes that the environment around Mariah is toxic and he wants to create an environment separate from Mariah for the kids without all of the chaos at home. Nick is also telling his people he’s deeply concerned about Mariah’s mental health and believes her people don’t care about anything but her ability to make money and pay their salaries.
Why are “sources” speaking for Nick, you ask? Allegedly Mariah put a gag order on him and he’s not allowed to speak on the divorce at all. Somehow, I believe what he is saying. Something seems a little off and Mariah is definitely surrounded by way too many “yes-men”.”
Beyonce showed up and showed at last night at the VMAs, while her hubby and daughter looked on gleaming with pride, but word is backstage The Carters weren’t as picture perfect as they seemed onstage.
MediaTakeout reports that Bey and Jay were spotted backstage in a “heated” argument, possibly over Solange.
“The insider who WORKED WITH THE SHOW explained, “Beyonce had her whole area backstage. It was like 5 dressing rooms in one corner so there were no cameras and no one in there other than her people, and us [The MTV personnel].” And we’re told that it was Beyonce’s sister SOLANGE that caused the mess.
According to our snitch Solange was ‘BANNED’ from entering the area, and Beyonce didn’t know about it. It’s not clear whether Solange’s ‘bannin’ was a request made by Jay Z, or by MTV. But the insider explained, “Beyonce was arguing with security asking about Solange. I always thought that Beyonce was very soft spoken, she’s not. She was all in the [security guard’s] face.”
Jay z, we’re told, then came by and tried to calm down Beyonce, The insider explained, “Jay tried to calm her down but she started yelling at him too. She wasn’t really yelling, but she was talking mad. Her neck was twisting too, like she was giving him hell.”
The insider ended, “Beyonce then walked away, and everyone was quiet. It was very awkward to see Bey act like that towards her husband.””
Would you ban Solange from being backstage, or would you let the elevator incident slide?
