(AllHipHop News) Jeezy has seen everything, except an assault rifle that allegedly killed a man backstage at one of his shows. This past Tuesday (August 26th) the CTE boss pled not guilty to illegal possession of an assault weapon.
Jeezy entered his not guilty plea in Superior Court in Newport Beach along with 5 other defendants charged with possessing the AK-47 discovered on Jeezy’s tour bus during a police search in Irvine, CA. Jeezy, nor any of the other defendant is being charged with the death of Eric Johnson whom was fatally shot backstage at the Under The Influence tour stop in Mountain View, CA.
Jeezy still has not paid his $1 million bail and will remain jailed. His next court date is September 5th, three days after his Seen It All album is set to be released.
To celebrate those who worked their way up from the streets to the stage, vitaminwater® and The FADER have partnered once again to present #uncapped, a series of concerts dedicated to supporting emerging musical talent and hydrating the hustle of today’s breakthrough artists.
This time around the vitaminwater & The FADER – Hydrate and Hustle #uncapped performance was with Jeremih, Run The Jewels (Killer Mike and El-P), Estelle and Fabolous.
The concert series kicked off last week in New York City with live performances by Jeremih and Run The Jewels. When the line of guests, wrapped around the block, entered the trendy loft venue (SIR Stage37), they began snapping photos for an interactive social media projection wall, screen-printing designed t-shirts and hydrating with an infinite supply of vitaminwater.
Opening the show, was Killer Mike and El-P – aka Run The Jewels, followed by a set by Power 105’s DJ Envy. Some highlights from the show include:
• Jeremih opening his set with a sexy rendition of “Bo Peep”
• Special guests made an appearance including Estelle, who joined Jeremih for their duet, “Be in Love,” before belting her classic hit “American Boy”
• Harlem’s Vado also made a surprise appearance and teamed up with Jeremih to sing their collaboration, “Bae”
• The last and biggest surprise of the night, was NYC hip-hop staple Fabolous, who collaborated with Jeremih on stage before singing a few of his own tracks
• Jeremih ended the show with two of his hits, “Birthday Sex” and recently released “Don’t Tell ‘Em.”
Peep the footage below and look for more content from vitaminwater & The Fader:
(AllHipHop News) One of the most famous images of Hip Hop mogul Dame Dash during his run with Roc-A-Fella Records was from Jay Z’s “Big Pimpin'” video. On the clip, Dash could be seen pouring bottles of champagne on various models.
Fourteen years later Dash is now remorseful for those actions. Speaking with Hip Hop Motivation, the 43-year-old music industry veteran offers his apologies to the women he showered with champagne back in 2000.
“There’s things that I see that I did on videos when I was younger that I be like, ‘Damn, I was bugging.’ Champagne Dame, that dude, he was bugging. I don’t even know that guy. If my son even did that I would be appalled,” said Dash. “I’m sorry to all the girls that I poured champagne… I’m not gonna say… because it was Champagne Dame, but I’m not gonna say that excuses it, but I do apologize. I really do. I wouldn’t do that now.”
Dash also discusses sections of the Roc-A-Fella business model that he believes ended up being more destruction than construction.
“The message that we put into the world when we were younger – besides the independence -wasn’t really the most positive, because it was about getting money by any means necessary. But my views have changed since then,” explains Dash. “It’s not the most positive thing to make a man feel bad because he can’t make as much money as you. And that was our business model – embarrassing dudes and making them feel bad cause we had more money than them.”
According Dame, it was that business model that helped open the door for others to be cutthroat and dishonorable in order to make it to the top in the industry. He also adds that he understands why certain people did not like him at the time, because he was “rubbing it in their face.”
(AllHipHop News) There had been conflicting reports on whether Suge Knight was the intended target of the shooting that took place at a Chris Brown hosted Pre-VMA party over the weekend, but police have now confirmed that Knight was in fact the person the gunman was aiming at.
Radar Online is reporting a representative of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has confirmed it appears Knight was the target and not Chris Brown.
Rumors began circulating that Brown may have been the person intended to be hit that night. Even Comedian Katt Williams, who says he was at the scene, suggested the gunshots were actually aimed at someone else and Knight was saving another person’s life.
Suge has reportedly refused to cooperate with authorities investigating the shooting. A source with Radar is also telling the site that the former Death Row Records head is leaving it to people not associated with the police to handle the situation.
“Suge is confident that the gunman will be dealt with on the street, as these matters usually are,” said the source. “Given that it’s gang related, there are serious expectations of a retaliation hit. The longer cops go without making an arrest, the more likely it is that the gunman won’t be caught.”
Knight was shot six times at West Hollywood’s 10AK Club. He is currently in intensive care at Cedars Sinai Hospital, and his room is said to be under police protection.
(AllHipHop News) While many foreign policy experts are calling ISIS one of the biggest threats to America’s national security, St. Louis rapper Chingy is contending that the group is nothing more than a made up creation of the United States and Israel.
The “Right Thurr” and “One Call Away” performer posted a picture of hooded men carrying weapons to his Instagram page. The caption for the photo reads:
On another note; I want everyone to beware that #ISIS is another made up terrorist group created by the #USandIsrael to create a major problem which sets off a major solution which is #WAR. Don’t be fooled by your tv programs showing you heads being cut off an all that; they stage things to create wars so that they (illuminati you can call them) can control population and natural resources while depopulating the worlds civilization down. #HELLO #FulldekkFullosiphy
ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria), also known as ISIL (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant), became a major news story in recent months after the organization made military advancements in Iraq and took control of large sections of territory.
ISIS has also been credited for the beheading of American journalist James Foley who was decapitated on video.
President Barack Obama is currently considering extending his military campaign against ISIS to include targets in Syria. The U.S. began airstrikes against the organization in Iraq earlier this month.
Throw it back! Now there were quite a few good house party videos in the ’90s but this has to be one of the best!
“One More Chance” was written and recorded by rapper The Notorious B.I.G., featuring additional vocals sung by Faith Evans, and an uncredited Mary J. Blige. It was certified platinum by the RIAA on July 31, 1995. The original version of the song appears on B.I.G.’s album, Ready to Die. The Remix features new lyrics, a new chorus, and a different beat than the original. The song peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It remained the highest debuting single for a rap song on the Hot 100 until Diddy’s tribute song “I’ll Be Missing You” debuted at #1. The music video was directed by Hype Williams and features appearances by Total, Luther Campbell, Heavy D, Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, D-Nice, Patra, Miss Jones, Queen Latifah, Craig Mack, Tyson Beckford, Aaliyah, Changing Faces, Kid Capri, Zhane, and Diddy. Enjoy the classic below.
(AllHipHop News) New Jersey rapper Joe Budden turned himself into police in Manhattan yesterday. The 33-year-old has been formally charged with robbery and grand larceny. The Slaughterhouse member was wanted by New York City police after his ex-girlfriend accused him of assaulting her and stealing her phone.
It appeared Budden began sending out tweets to his followers from jail. His Twitter timeline included posts about there being wi-fi where he was located and getting out in time to go to a strip club.
The series of tweets come days after Budden taunted the NYPD on Twitter. When authorities were searching for him earlier in the week, the Mood Muzik emcee sent out a messages that included threatening to sue the department and another that read “suck my d*ck.”
(AllHipHop News) It appears the fifth time was the charm for Wiz Khalifa. The Atlantic Records rap star’s latest album, Blacc Hollywood, will open in the number one spot on the Billboard 200 album chart. This gives Wiz his first chart topper.
Blacc Hollywood sold around 90,000 units in its opening week. While those numbers were lower than the first week totals for his previous major label LPs Rolling Papers (197,000) and O.N.I.F.C. (148,000), they were enough to land Wiz at number one above the Guardians of the Galaxy soundtrack.
Wiz’s Blacc Hollywood joins Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron and Rick Ross’s Mastermind as the only rap albums to reach number one on the Billboard 200 in 2014.
Last year at this time there were five different rap artists that held the number one album in the country at some point – A$AP Rocky (Long. Live. A$AP), Kanye West (Yeezus), Wale (The Gifted), J. Cole (Born Sinner), and Jay Z (Magna Carta Holy Grail).
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles emcee The Game collected over a dozen artists for his tribute song dedicated to Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager gunned down by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
“Don’t Shoot” features Diddy, Rick Ross, 2 Chainz, Fabolous, Wale, DJ Khaled, Swizz Beatz, Yo Gotti, Curren$y, Problem, King Pharaoh, Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank.
“I managed to get everyone on board fairly easy, simply because we have the hearts,” said Game. “We care and are inclined to take a positive approach to resolving an issue that has existed since the beginning of mankind and that is racism and hatred towards one another as human beings.”
The song is available for purchase on iTunes. Proceeds from the sale of the single will go to the Michael Brown Memorial Fund. The Go Fund Me description for the MBF reads:
Michael Brown was an 18-year-old that was killed by a Ferguson Police Officer on Saturday, August 9th. His family is now seeking justice for Michael’s death. Their pursuit for justice will be lengthy and hard but with the support of the community they will get justice. If you are willing to support Michael’s family please donate to Michael Brown’s Memorial Fund. These funds will assist his family with costs that they will acquire as they seek justice on Michael’s behalf. These funds will not be used for legal fees; all funds will be given to the family of Michael Brown. We appreciate your support.
I didn’t know either Joey, but now I do. The homey MC Brainz didn’t like something that Joe Budden said in a song. I honestly feel super lame, because I had no idea. Now that I do…lets get into it.
Uh…back in the day…Joe said:
These MC’s is lame, I try to be a MC with brains These n##### is MC Brains
This song, “Family Reunion,” is really old. I don’t know what the hell, b. Why MC Brains just now decided to respond. But, here it it.
This is weird to me. Uhm…I can’t really condone this…Joe “dissed” Brains in 07-08 and now…in 2014, he replies.
Here is MC Brains hit song from back in the day. He wasn’t really known as a battle dude. More pop-like/New Jack Swing.
R&B crooner Usher has had a successful year, decade, well actually a successful two decades. He even celebrated the 10 year anniversary for his most successful album yet, the fan favorite Confessions this year. Sunday he delivered an electrifying performance at the MTV VMAs as well. Usher has announced that he has an upcoming album and stadium tour. The album – titled UR is almost complete, so it only makes sense for the Prince of R&B to go on tour.
The tour promo shot in black and white, shows the star training, dancing and preparing for what seems to be an another epic concert series. The tour dates haven’t been announced, but we will keep you in the loop as soon as they are.
Earlier today Logic premiered “Driving Ms. Daisy”, featuring Childish Gambino, with Billboard. The song is also produced by Logic and will be featured on his debut album coming later this fall on Def Jam.
(AllHipHop Features) It was revealed this week that battle rap veteran Dizaster is set to meet Philadelphia emcee Cassidy in a face-off later this year.
Diz has made quite a name for himself in the culture. Besides his million plus viewed matches against DNA, Arsonal, and Loonie, the West Coast native has also made headlines for being one of the initial contestants in the Total Slaughter tournament, his Twitter beef with Lupe Fiasco, and the KOTD-banning fight with Math Hoffa. But it is the infamous 2012 “notepad” battle against acclaimed lyricist Canibus that garnered him widespread exposure.
As Dizaster prepares for what could be the biggest battle of his career, Hip Hop fans can find out which past match-ups are some of his favorites. Diz also shares his battle rap Mount Rushmore, his personal favorite emcee of all time, and what other top Hip Hop star he wants to see face-to-face in the ring.
Style Known For (ie aggression, wordplay, punchlines, freestyle)
I’m known for everything.
Crew
Krack City
Slogan
I don’t have a slogan. Slogans are for f*ggots.
Leagues Competed In
Grind Time, King of the Dot, Smack/URL, Don’t Flop, Basementality, Ozone, Sunugan, Got Beef?, Punchout
Mixtapes/Albums
None
Favorite Battle (Participant)
Me vs. Canibus
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Favorite Battle (Non-Participant)
Illmaculate vs. Bender
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One Of Your All Time Hottest Line
When I battled the guy that steals lines. His name is Arcane – “That’s why they call u a welder, Arc/That gotta be your job for real/Cause you hide behind a mask/And the only real reason you got a spark is cause of the bars you steal.”
Your Battle Rap Mount Rushmore
Me, Hollow Da Don, The Saurus, Illmaculate
One Mainstream Rapper You’d Like To Battle:
Kanye West
Name One Battler You Think Could Possibly Beat You On Their Absolute A-Game:
There’s absolutely nobody that can beat me when I’m on my A-game.
Artists You’ve Worked With Musically
I haven’t work with many artists musically outside of battle rap, but I’m heavily connected to all artists outside of battle rap. I do have a track with Crooked I. It’s me, Crooked I, and Horseshoe Gang.
Your Battle Rap Hit List
I’d like to go against Cassidy or Mook.
Top 5 Emcees DOA
Eminem would be number one. I’d throw Big Pun in there. I’d have throw Nas in there. I want to throw in Big L and Crooked I.
Do You Prefer To Participate In A Debatable Battle Or A Clear Victory?
A debatable battle. It creates more talk, longevity for the battle’s life. It’s more of a classic. Everybody wins. I hate hurting people’s feelings, because I’ve done it for too long.
Where Do You See Battle Rap Going In The Future?
Surpassing the industry. I see it getting bigger, becoming like boxing with getting pay-per-view fights, and becoming a huge part of Hip Hop.
We were introduced to Sisqo‘s gritty soulful vocals in the late 90s with the emergence of R&B group Dru Hill. Don’t call it a comeback!! Sisqo has a new release, an auto-tuned club track featuring Waka Flocka Flame called “A-List”. It’s catchy and upbeat. It has a different feel to it than his classic “Thong Song.” It’s more like a Trey Songz “Na Na” etc record. It definitely could become a club banger. It has a good party feel to it, but most R&B fans and Sisqo fans (myself included) always want to hear Sisqo’s uniquely soulful vocals at all times. LOL.
Take a listen below.
The video for “A-List” is on the way as well. Check out the teaser below.
Also if you are feeling nostalgic we got you covered with old Dru Hill and Sisqo classics below.
