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Epic Fail of the Day: Saudi Arabian Couple Divorces After Wife Tries to Look Like Kim Kardashian

A Saudi man divorced his wife after she tried to look like Kim Kardashian, thinking it would please him. The wife began her quest to imitate Kim K after noticing his admiration for the reality star, reports Emirates 247.

The woman changed her hair and visited a plastic surgery clinic in an effort to look like Kimmie Cakes because she thought it would make her husband more attracted to her.

“I noticed that he admires Kim Kardashian so I decided to be like her and even more beautiful,” she told the Saudi Arabic language daily Sada.

“I changed my hair style and visited a plastic surgery clinic.

“I even tried to walk like Kim Kardashian in the hope my husband would be more attracted to me, but the results were not as I had wished.

“He said he did not like what I have done and started to argue about what I have done before he decided to divorce me and marry another woman.”

Womp womp. Be yourself folks.

Props to Bossip.

J. Cole Speaks on Dreamville/Interscope Records Deal For The First Time

(AllHipHop News) J. Cole is an acclaimed rapper, producer and is now throwing his hat in the record executive ring.

Following his Madison Square Garden show last night (January 29th) Cole spoke with Forbes about his newly announced label deal with Interscope for his Dreamville imprint. Cole spoke on how his musical talents can work complimentary to his upcoming executive obligations:

As an executive it gives me the opportunity to sign acts and break them, but as a producer it allows me to produce someone’s entire album and put it out – that’s what I really look forward to

Dreamville’s roster includes Bas, Omen and KQuick and were featured on the The Revenge of the Dreamers mixtape Cole released in conjunction with the label deal news. The imprint was started in 2007 and Cole says learning the inner workings of the music industry is the reason Dreamville took almost seven years to launch commercially:

This is a result of years of learning and figuring this game out,” said Cole. “It’s not an overnight thing but every time you make it up a level you still appreciate and remember level one.

Stream Dreamville’s The Revenge of the Dreamers below:

Hip-Hop Rumors: Are the Allegations Against Apollo Nida True?

Angela Stanton is fishing for an outlet to allow her to continue telling her side of the story. For those who might be out of the loop, Angela Stanton came forward a few years ago and alleged that she was involved in a criminal ring that involved identity theft, fraud and embezzlement, lead by Apollo Nida, who is married to Phaedra Parks of Real Housewives of Atlanta, and his brother.

Stanton wrote a book entitled, Lies of a Real Housewife presumably alleging that Phaedra Parks might not have physically been involved with the crimes in question but that she probably knows more than she lets on about the situation.

Welp, we’re having déjà vu because Nida is in trouble on similar charges, once again, and Stanton is working hard to push her book. She released the following statement:

In 2012, I released my personal memoir, Lies of a Real Housewife: Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil. In the book, I detailed the struggles I faced as a young woman drawn to the temptations of crime and the false glamour it affords. I alone am responsible for the mistakes I made as a young woman. Yet, I have felt a certain sense of anger toward the people who used me during that period of my life. Certain individuals found me at a time when I was vulnerable and searching for friendship, and used those traits to lure me into doing their bidding.

She added:

I read with sadness the news that Phaedra Parks’ husband, Apollo Nida, was arrested for alleged schemes that are remarkably similar to those that lured me years ago. I was troubled to learn that the alleged crimes involved the use of a vulnerable woman to carry out the schemes. The story is all too familiar to me. I sincerely hope that Ms. Parks has not been part of his alleged crimes. I hope that she, like I, learned from her mistakes.

And her last bit:

Although tragic, the news of Apollo’s arrest has been vindicating for me. Since I published my book, Phaedra Parks has used her wealth and influence in an attempt to silence me. She filed lawsuits against my publisher, and threatened them with years of expensive litigation if they did not cease publication of my book. As a result, I lost nearly all the royalties I was owed. Ms. Parks used her influence in the media to discredit my story and smear my name, casting me as a delusional liar on the pages of popular blogs. After going to prison and losing everything, my story was all I had left, and she took that from me.

Stanton is involved in a legal battle with Phaedra Parks, probably for defamation, but she mentioned that she can’t speak about it at the advice of her lawyer. Stanton claims that she really just wants to share her story–you know, as a cautionary tale and that she is seeking the “appropriate forum” to do so.

In other words, she’s looking for big dollars.

Mmhmm…

[NEW MUSIC] Freddie Gibbs feat./ Domo Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt "Robes" (P###. Madlib)

“Skull and bones out the same closet I grow reefer”– Earl Sweatshirt

Gangsta Gibbs and Madlib are back at it again and brought in a few of Hip Hop’s newest luminaries. On their new song “Robes” Madlib’s patented boom bap, soul sample chops are met with ferocious bars from Freddie Gibbs along with his collaborators Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt.

Freddie Gibbs and Madlib are releasing their long awaited album Cocaine Pinata on March 18th after its original February 4th release date was pushed back.

The duo will also head out on a short tour to promote the project. Here are the dates:

03-07 Chicago, IL – Metro
03-08 Denver, CO – Cervantes
03-15 Austin, TX – North Door (Stones Throw SXSW showcase) (Madlib Only)
03-21 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs (Madlib Only)
03-22 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
03-27 San Francisco, CA – 103 Harriet
03-28 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex

Check out the clean radio rip of Freddie Gibbs and Madlib’s “Robes” with Domo Genesis and Earl Sweatshirt below:

Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I. Clears Up Breakup Rumors

It seems like people are saying that Tiny and T.I. played everybody with the rumor that they broke up. A couple of instagram images got everybody talking, but they are supposedly all good.

T.I. says we, the people, got it all wrong.

He told TMZ that he and Tiny got into a big fight over whether or not to walk the red carpet at the Grammys. Tip didn’t wanna do it, but Tiny did. They separated, dissed each other on instagram and came back the next day happy. By that time, the fans and rumors had run wild.

TMZ didn’t have any quotes, but we believe them anyway.

If Biggie were alive, do you think Bad Boy would still dominate? Has Diddy’s bad reputation with signing artists finally caught up to him?

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

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Def Jam To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Throughout 2014; Reveals New Logo

(AllHipHop News) Seminal Hip Hop label Def Jam is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2014. Universal Music Group, DJ co-founders Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin, and a “#DefJam30″ team of affiliated artists and innovators will participate in year-long events to commemorate reaching the milestone.

“It’s hard to believe it was 30 years ago when we first put the Def Jam logo on a hip-hop recording at an NYU dormitory,” says Simmons and Rubin in a joint statement. “Since that time we have seen this homegrown American music grow from a local underground scene to a worldwide phenomenon. Today Def Jam remains the gold standard for taste, culture, and revolutionary thought. To quote the Chuck D line: ‘Def Jam tells you who I am…’”

The first part of the anniversary celebration is the revealing of a brand new logo. Def Jam will also schedule albums, events, films and more throughout the year as well.

[ALSO READ: Rick Rubin Talks Russell Simmons Being Surprised He Was White & His Return To Producing Hip Hop]

Check out the new Def Jam logo below.

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Kendrick Lamar Responds To Macklemore's Grammy Win For 1st Time

(AllHipHop News)  Kendrick Lamar could be infuriated with his 0 for 7 performance at this year’s Grammy Awards but you would never know it. In his first response to his Grammy snub, Lamar says Macklemore deserved to win Best Rap Album and Best Rap Performance.

While talking with XXL after last night’s (January 28th) Dom Kennedy show, Lamar attributed Macklemore’s work ethic, not his race, to his success but also alluded to anticipating future success for himself:

It’s well deserved; he did what he did, man. He went out there and hustled and grinded. Everything happens for a reason; the universe comes back around, that’s how it go.

While Lamar was understanding of the Grammy’s choice in regards to Macklemore’s wins, he does believe the award show should include Hip Hop a bit better.

We part of the world. We part of the movement. So I think any awards, including the Grammys, should always push for more hip-hop because it’s music as a whole, it’s not just splitting different regions. Everything moves as far as sound and vibrations, and that’s how it goes. And we are a part of that.

Check out Kendrick Lamar perform “Backseat Freestyle” with Dom Kennedy at Kennedy’s Irving Plaza show last night below:

[NEW MUSIC] Cam'ron x A-Trak- "Humphrey" (P###. Party Supplies)

Cam’ron did not “fight all the way to the top of the food chain to be a vegetarian” and wants the world to know on his new song “Humphrey”

Off his collaborative EP with Fool’s Gold owner entitled Federal Reserve, Cam’ron flips Party Supplies’ soul sample bounce into his usual flashy lyrics detailing his crime past and what it has helped him achieve.

Federal Reserve will be executive produced by Dame Dash and feature appearances from Dipset members Jim Jones and Juelz Santana. However, the EP does not have a release date as of yet.

Check out the first single off Cam’ron and DJ A-Trak’s Federal Reserve, “Humphrey” below: