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Psych Study Suggests Listening To 50 Cent's "In Da Club" Before A Job Interview
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent’s #1 hit “In Da Club” was one of the most popular Hip Hop songs of the 2000’s. The Get Rich or Die Tryin’ track ruled the radio, MTV, and nightspots back in ’03, and according to a new study by the Society For Personality And Social Psychology, Fiddy’s single is also one of the most effective tunes to listen to before a job interview or business transaction.
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NME reports the organization had two groups listen to different styles of music. One group listened to bass-heavy “high-power music” like “In Da Club,” Queen’s “We Will Rock You,” and 2 Unlimited’s “Get Ready For This.” The second group listened to “low-power music” like Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa”, Fatboy Slim’s “Because We Can,” and Baha Men’s “Who Let The Dogs Out?”
The study was designed to help determine the “psychological empowerment” of music. Inspired by athletes’ use of music to “pump themselves up” before games, researchers sought to see if certain musical styles could make someone feel more powerful and in control in situations like interviews.
The experiment determined the “high-power music” group tended to be more focused and productive. The “low-power music” group made more mistakes when measured for abstract thinking.
“One thing we know from prior research is that people who feel powerful tend to make the first offer in negotiations. Essentially, power is a propensity to act, to take charge of the situation,” said Derek Rucker, the report’s co-author.
Rucker added, “Just as professional athletes might put on empowering music before they take the field to get them in a powerful state of mind, you might try [this] in certain situations where you want to be empowered… Empowering music might be used strategically to get us in the right frame of mind.”
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Pharrell Williams & Tyler, The Creator To Headline Odd Future's Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival
(AllHipHop News) The third annual Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will feature headlining performances from Pharrell Williams and Tyler, The Creator. The California event will also showcase Rick Ross, Earl Sweatshirt, Mac Miller, Freddie Gibbs, Action Bronson, Vince Staples, the rest of the Odd Future collective, and more.
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Tyler and Pharrell worked together on the OFWGKTA member’s Wolf album. Skateboard P appeared on the track “IFHY.” Tyler was also one of the many celebrities to make a cameo in Pharrell’s 24-hour video for the global smash “Happy.”
Odd Future’s Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival will take a place at the Los Angeles Coliseum on November 8th. For more information visit campfloggnaw.com.
[ALSO READ: Odd Future Launches Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival]
Check out the full line-up below.
Gillie Da Kid Says Soulja Boy Tried To Squash Beef Behind The Scenes; Demands Public Apology (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) The online spat between Gillie Da Kid and Soulja Boy has gone from Twitter to YouTube. Gillie gave an interview with Forbz DVD to address his issues with the “Crank That” performer.
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“Man came on Twitter and said he’d slap me. So I found that amusing, considering that if you slap me, what hospital’s going to put your f**king hands back on,” said Gillie. “But then he call up n***as behind closed doors and try and get n***gas to squash it.”
Gillie then directed his comments straight to Soulja, telling the 24 year old he needs to apologize on Twitter. The whole ordeal began when Gillie posted the image below on Instagram with the caption, “N I Got 1 N I’m Lookin 4 U N***az!!!! #HideNseek #Ctfuuu #ImaCatchUn***az #souljaboyassn***az.”
Soulja Boy had recently been publicly criticized for showing fake money on Vine, and he took Gillie’s IG post as a blatant direct shot. Soulja responded on Twitter saying he would slap the Philadelphia rapper. The two then went back-and-forth via social media.
When asked if he was surprised that Soulja Boy didn’t take the infamously customary route of claiming he was hacked, Gillie added, “He better. He better be hacked before I catch his ass and hack him. I already know that was cocaine, so if he apologize Ima let it go.”
[ALSO READ: Hip Hop Rumors: Soulja Boy Caught Flashing Fake Money]
Watch Gillie Da Kid’s interview below.
Keith Murray Recalls Fights With Prodigy & Dame Dash + Being Confronted By 2Pac (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop veteran Keith Murray is preparing to face-off in a rap battle against Onyx’s Fredro Starr at an upcoming MC World event, but the Def Squad member recently spoke about real life battles he has had with Prodigy, Dame Dash, and Tupac Shakur.
[ALSO READ: Keith Murray & Fredro Starr To Battle At MC War’s “New World Order II”]
Murray was a guest on Power 105’s The Breakfast Club. During the interview, he was asked about past physical altercations with other members of the Hip Hop community. He talked about fighting Mobb Deep’s Prodigy outside The Tunnel nightclub over lyrics he felt were directed at him.
“I seen them one day, and Havoc said, ‘Nah, we ain’t talking about you. We can go up to Hot 97 and clear it up.’ I said, ‘Nah, it’s cool,’ but then Prodigy is the one that kept talking, talking,” said Murray. “So when I seen him at The Tunnel… We went outside. They happened to be outside. Then he was like, ‘Yeah, it’s time. It’s time.’ I was like, ‘Time? Time?’ They started crossing the street, so I’m thinking it’s time to get busy. So ‘bang,’ ‘pow,’ ‘pow,’ ‘boom.’ He hit the ground, jumped up, started running. I’m chasing him. Then my cousins and them beat his mans and them up.”
The two New York rappers later spoke and were able to move past the incident. But that was not the only time Murray had a confrontation that started at a club. He also got into a fight with Roc-A-Fella’s Dame Dash at another location.
Murray was performing at Sweetwaters, and the DJ at the location kept messing up. Keith told the crowd to yell, “F**k the DJ.” The DJ happened to be connected to Dame.
“I didn’t know Dame Dash was in the house. I didn’t know he was associated with the DJ. I’m walking through, and somebody punches me in the eye – plow! I don’t know who did it. Come out to find out me and 50 Grand was in there. 50 Grand hits [Dame] in the eye with a bottle,” explained Murray. “Then I hear [Dame] goes to Jive [Records], demanding 10 gs for the stitches in his eye.”
[ALSO READ: Dame Dash Blasts Kanye West For Being Disloyal (VIDEO)]
Murray said the problems with Dame eventually “fizzled out,” thanks it part to the Erick Serman and Jay Z’s close relationship. He then spoke on meeting 2pac at The House of Blues. At first, it was all peace between the two, but someone in Pac’s crew confronted Murray over the song “I Shot Ya.”
“I was like, ‘I just seen 2Pac. He didn’t say anything to me.’ Rest in peace to 2Pac. I love and respect 2Pac to death,” said Murray. “[2Pac] walked up like, ‘I just wanted to know, because I got shot five times in New York, so I thought n***as was talking about me.’ – It was, ‘I Shot You’. I was like, ‘Nah, I Love you Pac.”
2Pac and Murray were able to settle the situation before it got physical.
[ALSO READ: Jeezy: Nobody In This Game Got My Credentials… It’s Me & 2Pac, That’s It]
Watch Keith Murray’s full interview below.
Chicago Rapper Ayoo Kd Disses Bobby Shmurda For Using Drill Sound
(AllHipHop News) When Brooklyn rapper Bobby Shmurda’s street single “Hot N***a” started gaining steam, some listeners noticed the song resembled the Drill music sound made popular by Chicago rap artists.
One of those Chitown representatives has now addressed Bobby and his YouTube hit on a new diss track.
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Ayoo Kd released a video of him rapping over the “Hot N***a” beat. On the song Kd accuses Shmurda of stealing Chicago’s “swag.” Fellow Windy City rapper Donyaee later jumps on the track to “shout out New York,” but he continues the verbal assault against the recent Epic Records signee.
[ALSO READ: Brooklyn’s Bobby Shmurda Signs With Epic Records]
Watch the video for Ayoo Kd featuring Donyaee “Bobby Shmurda Diss” below.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Chris Brown Joins Trick Daddys Eata Booty Gang?
LOL! Yooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
Chris Brown is going all the way in and when I mean “in” i mean – look at the image below. LOL!
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Two Of The Best Rappers EVER Are Beefing!!!
Damn. You know old head legends don’t do beef the way the young boys do. Young dudes will hop right on twitter and air their best friend of 6 months! LOL! That’s the funniest stuff ever. And then like a week later, make up. Old school dudes ain’t like that. They beef quietly and, in most instances, for a long TIME. On the other side, some of them come up together and later in life they start beefing. This is what this one is. I apologize for not being able to disclose who they are, but I can pass some hints. These two dudes are two of the best ever. They emerged in the late 80’s and moved into the 90’s. But somewhere in there and I am not sure, friction ensued. Now they have done a couple of shows in the past years (I think exactly two) and there was friction at both. According to my sources, one of them accused the other of being a prima donna and the other seems to have lost respect for their former friend. They still work together in this limited capacity. The weird thing is friends have attempted to get them in a room to talk man to man and they won’t do it. So they continue to make people around them uncomfortable, but stopping short of real beef. There is just awkwardness. At any rate, there is certainly possible that they could get it together but I don’t think so.
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Stalley "Ball"
With an album on the way this year, Stalley lets loose the Rashad-produced “Ball”, to heat things up.
Stalley is looking to put on for Ohio on the music scene, while Lebron James and Johnny Manziel hold it down in their respective arenas. #TheBigThree
Juicy J Ft. Nicki Minaj, Lil Bibby & Young Thug "Low"
Juicy J grabs Nicki Minaj, Lil Bibby and Young Thug for his new single “Low”. New Juicy J album “The Hustle Continues” drops later this year.
Bobby Brackins Ft. G-Eazy & Mila J "Hot Box"
Bobby Brackins links with G-Eazy and Mila J for his new single “Hot Box”.
360 "Green Light"
360 drops “Green Light” from his upcoming #Foot2NeckSeason EP dropping 8/26
Lil Durk Says Rick Ross And Jeezy Collaborated For "Publicity" (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) War and competition is profitable for almost every profitable American industry, but reconciliation is a close second. In a recent interview, Lil Durk explains how him and Chief Keef can still collaborate after their Twitter feud and comments on Rick Ross and Jeezy’s collaboration.
In Feburary of this year, Jeezy and Rick Ross ended their four year feud and collaborated on “War Ready” for Ross’ Mastermind album. In his interview with DJ Vlad, Durk claims the Ross and Jeezy collaboration “didn’t get as big as it was supposed to have got” and that it was purely for publicity, as opposed to his potential collaboration with Chief Keef:
I can tweet a mothaf*cka and get into it with them and we be on a song together [in] two weeks. That’s the type of sh*t—Fans like that type of sh*t, bro. A real mothaf*cka like us we don’t look at it like that. But that’s when you come out with an album and I come out with an album and—Just like how Ross and Jeezy did. The song didn’t get as big as it was supposed to have got, but they were like ‘Damn, they been into it for so long they need to get on a song with each other’…The publicity sh*t, but the s### we was doing it wasn’t publicity.
Durk recently plead guilty to gun possession charges and as part of his plea deal was given 18 months of probation.
Check out the full interview here.
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Big Sean and Curren$y Collaborate For Coors Light Axis (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Red Bull, Pepsi, Coors Light. Brands established on internationally recognized beverages now are helping produce original music and put on concerts. Recently it was announced that Curren$y and Big Sean will be collaborating as a part of Coors Light Axis.
For Coors Light Axis, Curren$y and Big Sean will not only record two songs together, but will also put on two shows in New Orleans and New York. Big Sean will also participate in a Q&A video session answer fans’ questions.
Currem$y explained how the topics of his lyrics have changed as he’s progressed through the music industry:
As I’m more successful, I’m getting more money. In the beginning when I was working on my mixtapes, the most I could talk about was changing a carburetor on a car, because that was about all that I could pay for. Now, I’m doing other things so..that’s why it’s like that. So, that’s how my sound evolved.
The New Orleans show is set for August 14th and the New York show is set for August 22nd. Find out more information here.
Check out Curren$y and Big Sean speak with Coors Light Axis about recording together, their music evolution and more:
Hip Hop Rumors: Jay-Z Switches Up 'Big Pimpin' Lyrics
Jay-Z and Beyonce’s marriage is rockier and rockier by the day according to sources, but that’s not stopping Hov from showing Bey that he wants to make things work.
The Daily Mail is reporting that during his performance Tuesday, Jay took a note from his wifey and switched up a few words…
“Amid rumors that the couple have been preparing to separate after their tour ends in Paris next month, Jay Z mysteriously cut lyrics from his iconic hit Big Pimpin’ during Tuesday night’s show, proving he may be doing his best to keep his wife.
In the second line of the song he usually raps ‘Cause I don’t f****** need ’em’ in reference to women, hinting he’s too afraid to even consider a future without his wife.”
Like Drake said, “been about ya and I’m still about ya…”
Hip Hop Rumors: Remy Ma Will NOT Be Joining LHHNY
Despite rumors running rampant that Remy Ma and hubby Papoose will be joining next season’s cast of Love and Hip-Hop New York, Papoose took to Instagram to let the world know that they were definitely false.
Sighs…sorry to get your hopes up people. Mona, you may need to work on this one though…just saying…
Hip Hop Rumors: Kim And Kanye Marriage in Shambles?
Kanye speaks highly of wifey Kimmy in every interview he gives, but according to insiders via InTouch, it could be just a from because the couple is having troubles in the lovemaking department…
“Their marriage is a sham,” an insider tells the magazine. According to InTouch, “Kanye and Kim haven’t slept together in weeks,” a source says.
Indeed, while Kardashian has spent much of the new marriage living in mother Kris’ Calabasas, Calif. home, West has been away on tour, at his Paris apartment, or recording his upcoming album in the studio.
But even when they do spend the rare night in the same bed, “Kim feels like Kanye makes excuses not to have sex with her.”
The s*** was all good just a week ago…