Soulja Boy is going to jail, but for what charge? The once-young rapper was living a simple life of goofy raps and dances, but now he’s graduated to the big time. JAIL. Nobody quite knows why he’s announcing going to jail. It could be the gun charge he recently caught, but I’m being told it could be something else – maybe SIZZURP!? Anyway, he made the announcement on Twitter.
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“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
B*tch I’m only 24/Everybody salty/N*ggas stop your b*tching/Everybody making money we don’t need to kick it
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye has never done anything conventionally and instead of simply celebrating his 24th birthday heavily intoxicated partying, he decided to release new music. The Toronto singer released the remix to Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love”.
(AllHipHop News) Charlagmagne has never been in a rap battle in his entire life, but he seems well equipped to respond to rappers. During a segment on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne responded to Kanye West’s on-stage rant and is no less explicit.
Following Kanye effectively telling Charlamagne to “shut the f*ck up” at his Yeezus tour stop at Bryce Jordan Center this past Thursday (February 13th), Charlamagne believes Kanye is acting like a “single, bitter b*tch.” Charlamagne questions the validity of Kanye’s gripe with the radio personality by the timing of the rant:
If you felt that way and you sat here in this studio for over an hour and didn’t say none of that. But, now three to four months later you ranting about me again.
As you may or may not know, All-Star Weekend is in full swing in New Orleans. This means every rapper, baller, fake baller, industry person, s####, thot, and homeless person is down there trying to make something happen. Some people are just having fun thought. But, there of something else brewing that most people don’t know. Sources have revealed to me that 50 Cent and Rick Ross are working on an 11th hour song to be added to Rozay’s Masterpiece album, that drops on March 4. YUP. This is going down, y’all. Now, there may be some variation on this rumor like its for a DJ Khaled song or something, but its SOMETHING. I know Khaled is there too, so that’s just why I said it MAY be for something else. Looks like Rick Ross is ending beefs with everybody. Remember what these guys were going through? It takes real forgiveness to get past what they went through years ago. No need to rehash THAT.
NBA Champion and Emmy Award winner Kenny “The Jet” Smith orchestrated one of the hottest NBA All Star weekend parties at The Metropolitan.
His annual “All Star Bash” featured Nick Cannon on the wheels, who rocked the hottest in old school R&B, Hip-Hop and more. Terrence J. assisted Kenny with the MC duties, while celebs like Shaquille O’Neal, modelDamaris Lewis, Charles Barkley, Flo Rida Steven A. Smith, D.L Hughley, Romeo Miller and others partied until the wee hours of the morning.
(AllHipHop News) Chief Keef may have finally seen the light. Chief Keef admits that his past addiction to promethazine hampered his musical quality before entering rehab in November. In his first interview since entering Wavelengths Recovery rehabilitation center in Orange County, California, Keef tells Billboard that his last two mixtapes, Almighty So and Bang Pt. 2 were “mistakes” due to his drug problems:
My last two mixtapes were mistakes. I was on promethazine, all drugged out. I was tweaking. I don’t sip the lean no more though.
Keef also revealed that the single from his upcoming project Bang Pt. 3 will be entitled “F*ck Rehab”. A music video for the song has already been filmed. Bang Pt. 3′s release date will be undetermined until Keef’s February 28th court date in Chicago to assess his progress in rehab. Check out Keef’s behind the scene footage of the video shoot for “F*ck Rehab”:
(AllHipHop News) “Ball so hard…this sh*t cray” was not what Chris Brown said during a pick up Basketball game at a Los Angeles gym, but he may have been thinking it. According to a lawsuit filed by Malcolm Ausbon this past Thursday (February 13th), Chris Brown and his entourage allegedly assaulted the man during a basketball game in which he and Brown participated in.
The suit alleges that Ausbon called a foul on Brown and then the singer threatened to “put these hands on you.” Brown’s alleged entourage of four men not dressed in “proper workout attire” threatened to assault the man, retreated and then commenced assaulting him along with Brown once the game basketball game resumed.
Ausbon was rushed to the emergency room and sustained injuries to his face, neck, head, back, ribs and legs.
Brown already has two upcoming court dates scheduled. On February 20th, Brown’s case regarding his alleged assault of a man outside a Washington hotel resumes in D.C. On February 28th, Brown is to appear in Los Angeles court in regards to his probation violation in connection to the D.C. assault. Brown was not placed into jail following the assault, which would have violated his probation conditions, due to his progress in the rehab program according to Superior Court Judge James R. Brandlin.
(AllHipHop News) No looking a*s n*ggas but Nicki Minaj’s use of an iconic Malcolm X photograph has some very important people looking. Yesterday (February 14th), members of Malcolm X’s family and estate sent statements denouncing her use of the historic photo of Malcolm X looking out the window holding a gun.
Calling Nicki Minaj’s use of the photo that was featured in a 1964 issue of Ebony “disrespectful”, Malcolm X’s daughter Ilyasah Shabazz disassociated her family from Nicki’s actions. In a statement obtained by New York Daily News, Shabazz spoke on the controversy:
Ms. Minaj’s artwork for her single does not depict the truth of Malcolm X’s legacy, is completely disrespectful, and in no way is endorsed by my family.
Nicki Minaj responded to the controversy the day before Shabazz (February 13th) by removing the photo from her social media pages. She apologized to Malcolm X’s estate and then responded by addressing the hypocrisy in the treatment of the term “n*gga” in a statement on her personal Instagram account:
The word “n*gga” causes so much debate in our community while the “n*gga” behavior gets praised and worship.
“If you ain’t On Sight/then you on Skype/I put you on the bike, you Bound, girl.”
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are reportedly getting married in May and Kanye wants the entire world to know what made him fall in love with his soon-to-be wife. On the Mike Dean-produced remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love”, Kanye alludes to Kim’s father, Robert Kardashian, speaks on “impregnating” her mouth and more.
Check out Kanye West on the remix to Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love” below:
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne’s career just got an end date. At his performance during the NBA All Star Game Weekend in New Orleans, Drake announced the release date to Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V.
Lil Wayne stated in November of 2012 that Tha Carter V would be his final album and at during his performance, Drake let the release date slip:
If you want to hear Lil Wayne at his best, if you wanna hear Young Money at they best… Carter V, May 5.
Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V will come less than two months after Young Money is scheduled to release Rise of an Empire, which is set for a March 11th release. Rise of an Empire will be the first Young Money compilation since 2009’s We Are Young Money.
Check out video of Drake announcing Tha Carter V release date alongside Lil Wayne:
Continuing the Valentine’s day massacre of tracks getting released, we have another one coming from R&B singer Emanny and his two homies Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz. The two Slaughterhouse spittas go back and forth on the opening verse of Emanny’s official remix “P#### So Amazing”. The original version of this sexy song appeared on Emanny’s 2013 EP Songs About You. Listen and download the new remix below. And if your feelin’ in so much that you want to hear more? Then check out some of his more recent releases in “Would You Mind“ and the Joe Budden featured cut “SLV”.
JM aka Joe Moses gave us the premiere of his brand new mixtape, JMHUHHH! which he’s delivered for fans to celebrate Valentine’s Day today. The project consists of different freestyles, including this particular track (over a Dom Kennedy beat, you may recall), which is also the project’s title track.
I thought it was pretty self-evident that Mr. Papers was Lil Kim’s baby poppa, but the rumor net is starting up again. But this is exactly what they are saying. Sooooooo…here is the deal. We all know that the homey Floyd has a very close relationship two the Queen Bee. But how close? That has never been defined. But, it has implied that they had something going on. Again, never defined.
So, apparently Kim was talking Floyd up a few months ago, extolling how Floyd is going to take care of her for ever. She said it in an interview with Sway.
Apparently the video corresponds with Kim’s present 5 month pregnant status. Now, this rumor is being exacerbated by those folks that follow Kim very closely. They are saying Kim is muddying the waters with Mr. Papers, but Floyd is really the father. Anyway…’I’m thinking that Floyd is NOT the father – just a BFF. Time will tell though. Mr. Papers is already naming his son, whom he called “lil homie.” “Royal is a good name for the little homie,” he said on social media.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
You might have heard it, but Remy Ma is coming home!
I used to have a big ol’ super crush on Remy back in the day. I don’t know how possible it is, but I hope she is able to come back as a prominent female in the rap game. But, in a recent vid, Pap revealed the former Terror Squad member revealed the good new.
“They locked my b*tch up for six years, but guess what? July she coming home,” Papoose said.
Why he calling his wife his “b**ch” though? Anyway, this is a sign of the times, I guess.
The big day is:
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) From Cipha Sounds’ story of being deathly threatened to drink alcohol by the intimidating late Big Pun, it is easy to surmise that Christopher Rios loved to get people drunk. The consequences of this love of intoxication can be dire as Ja Rule explained that he once got into a high speed car chase with the police due to a night out with Big Pun and Fat Joe.
On the anniversary of Big Pun’s death last week (February 7th), Ja explained to the packed crowd at Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal event that after drinking with Big Pun and Fat Joe, he got intoa high speed chase with cops from Manhattan to Queens. Ja was eventually arrested, but not before trying a hilarious evasive technique. Ja dedicated his story to Big Pun and Fat Joe because “they got me f*cked up.”
Check out Ja Rule explain his high speed chase with the police and the improvisers hilarious take on being friends with a man whose nickname is “Crack”:
(AllHipHop Features) Isaiah Washington is not a fan of the Hollywood movie system’s interest in profit over art. After appearing in over 30 films including Crooklyn, Clockers, and Romeo Must Die, the 50-year-old actor/producer is still taking on parts that reflect his interest in sharing thought-provoking stories rather than dictating mindless messages to the masses.
Washington’s latest work, Blackbird, is director Patrik-Ian Polk’s interpretation of the 1986 novel by Larry Duplechan. The coming-of-age film centers around a Mississippi choir boy (Julian Walker) coming to terms with his sexuality. While same gender love plays an important role in Blackbird, the picture addresses several other topics such as child abduction, abortion, teenage pregnancy, church loyalty, marital separation, and father-son relationships.
“It’s not just about homosexuality in the Black church,” says Washington. “That’s the overall story, but that’s not all the themes that we address in 95 minutes so brilliantly, poetically, innocently, and tragically.”
Alongside appearing in the movie, Washington serves as a producer on the project as well. He was also the person who got the script into the hands of Mo’Nique who is making her return to the big screen for the first time since her Oscar-winning turn in Precious. Other actresses were considered for the role at one point, but according to Washington the production found the perfect match to play his wife “Claire.”
“Other people were given offers – Janet Jackson. She passed. She’s going to regret it after seeing this film,” Washington says. “I just couldn’t see anyone else playing that role but Mo’Nique.”
Washington & Mo’Nique in “Blackbird”
Washington takes pride in the movie he, Mo’Nique, Walker, Polk, and the rest of the cast and crew created. In his eyes, it’s an undeniably powerful film that could be a contender during next year’s award season.
“No one will be able to say it’s a poor film. They just may not agree with all the themes, but they’ll never say it’s a poor film. Never,” states Washington. “I hope one day Patrick-Ian Polk can stand up at the Golden Globes like Matthew McConaughey and go, ‘alright, alright, alright.’”
While Washington can visualize Polk taking home one of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s trophies in the future, he makes it clear those critics still focusing on the perceived homophobic statements he made at a past Golden Globes ceremony and on the set of Grey’s Anatomy will finally be silenced by Blackbird.
The controversy over the claim he called fellow Grey’s star T.R. Knight a “fa**ot” was brought up again recently when E! Online placed Washington on its list of “9 Other Anti-Gay Celeb Scandals.” The site published the article in response to Duck Dynasty patriarch Phil Robertson’s “anti-gay” remarks in an interview with GQ.
Washington’s reaction to E! linking him to Robertson is a rebuke of what he sees as the media’s lust for hits at any cost.
“They’re trying to make money of some stuff that’s seven years old, and got it wrong,” says Washington. “By the time this movie comes out, if I ever go back to Grey’s, which is possible, they’re gonna look stupid. And then they still gonna try and use my name to pay their rent.”
Blackbird is set to premiere at this year’s Pan African Film Festival. The Los Angeles event also screened another Isaiah Washington project – 2013’s Blue Caprice. The picture, inspired by the 2002 Washington D.C. Beltway shootings, earned Washington Best Actor nominations at the Gotham Awards and Black Reel Awards.
Blue Caprice’s Washington & Tequan Richmond
“[Blue Caprice] is an art film inspired by those events. You’re not going to learn any more or less about the actual John Allen Muhammad, because I didn’t want to make that movie. That movie is too toxic,” explains Washington. “All I wanted to do as an actor and a producer, to make it worth my while, is see how I can inject some empathy for the character.”
Besides the movies Blackbird and Blue Caprice, Washington is set to return to the small screen as well. He will be appearing in the upcoming CW sci-fi drama The 100. Washington plays the leader of the surviving members of the human race after a nuclear holocaust.
“I’ve been hired to change the face of the CW network,” Washington claims. “I couldn’t be more thankful to [President of The CW] Mark Pedowitzwho is the same man that let me go when he was ABC president. Begrudgingly, he let me go on Grey’s Anatomy, but now he’s put me on a show that’s probably more profound, more provocative, more uplifting and educating than Grey’s Anatomy ever was the day I left.”
Don’t call it a comeback, but Isaiah Washington’s star is clearly rising once again. As the Texas native continues to make major moves in front and behind the camera, still don’t expect for him to fall in line with the status quo in show business. Washington is more concerned with inspiring and uplifting people.
“Hollywood tells people what you should and what you shouldn’t see. They make sure you don’t see enough positive images of yourself, but you’re going to give up that money for Lone Survivor; you’re going to give up that money to their dream, so their kids can feel secure around the world, and don’t feel hated,” expresses Washington. “We really have what you need. If you want to grow; you want to have questions; you want to stop hating yourself, then come check out Blackbird.”
(AllHipHop News) Less than two months before Andre 3000 is set to embark on his first Outkast tour in over 5 years, his biological father has been pronounced dead.
According to sources with Straight From The A, Andre’s father, Lawrence Walker suffered an apparent heart attack this past Wednesday (February 12th). Andre 3000’s mother, Sharon Benjamin-Hodo passed away less than 9 months earlier on his birthday, May 27th from natural causes.
Andre 3000’s starring role in the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side is set to debut at this year’s South By South West festival between March 7th and March 16th.
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