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Drake Responds To Kendrick Lamar's "Control" on Future's "Sh!t" Remix

If a n*gga say my name he the hot sh*t/but if I say that nig*a name he still the hot sh*t

(AllHipHop News) In the most subliminal manner possible, Drake has finally responded to Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse on the remix to Future’s “Sh!t”.

After that line highlighted above this post, Drake further hints that he is speaking on Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse by rapping “funny how they dangling the bait but I’m one killing n*ggas on the hook.”

Terrence “Punch” Henderson and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith, CEOs of Top Dawg Entertainment quickly responded to Drake’s diss on their personal Twitter accounts:

The song is featured on DJ Esco’s No Sleep mixtape.

Check out Drake’s response Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse below:

Jay Z Has Two Of The 10 Most Searched Songs On Google In 2013

(AllHipHop News) There are no quantifiable ways to determine who is the best rapper alive, but there are a few to show who may have been the most talked about. Today (December 17th) Google released its year-end list of the most trending and popular searches in the United States and Jay Z snagged two spots in the Top 10 of Most Searched Songs.

Jay Z’s Magna Carta Holy Grail songs “Tom Ford” and the Justin Timberlake-assisted “Holy Grail” rank #6 and #7 respectively on the Top 10 list. Fellow Hip Hop artist Macklemore & Ryan Lewis earned the honor of most searched rap song of 2013 with their ubiquitous single “Thrift Shop” landing at #3. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” was also the most streamed Hip Hop song on Spotify in 2013 and was the #1 most popular song across all genres on Billboard’s Hot 100 year end list. 

Drake was the most Googled rapper of 2013 ranking in at #2 on the Most Searched People list behind Miley Cyrus. 

Check out all of Google’s year-end lists here.

WTF News: Firefighters Accidentally Spray Burning House With Jet Fuel

This. Is. Wild. Luckily, it was only a practice run.

Via Huffington Post:

A late-October training exercise in North Bend, Wash., went seriously awry after firefighters there mistakenly sprayed jet fuel on a fire instead of water.

Video of the mishap, recently obtained by area news outlet KING5, shows firefighters attempting to extinguish a mock-up of a burning aircraft on a runway. As firefighters arrive and begin spraying the area down with what is supposed to be water, the fire explodes in size rather than shrinking.

Investigators think a malfunctioning oil-water separator may have mistakenly contaminated the firefighters’ water. Using a separator to filter water from fuel allows departments to recycle water used for training. It’s a practice that has usually been successful by other agencies.

Two firefighters suffered minor burn but no one was seriously injured.

Talk about being lucky!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Tanisha Thomas Taps Natalie Nunn, Others For New Bad Girls Club Show?

That’s what the rumor mill is saying. I heard that Tanisha Thomas of Bad Girls Club Season 2 is stepping into the executive producer role and working on a new show featuring a couple of other infamous bad girls from various seasons.

A couple of those women are Natalie Nunn (season four), Flo Kaja (season Flo) and Sarah Oliver (season 11) but folks are tight lipped on what the show will actually be about. It will be interesting though because, Flo and Natalie are frenemies, and Tanisha and Natalie are also frenemies. It gets really explosive when they all get to feuding.

I can say that Tanisha once mentioned that she was tired of all the so-called bad girls thinking that life is just about fighting, and being the Queen B by ripping other girls to shreds and that her hope is for the girls to see themselves acting a fool on TV and start to make positive changes in their lives. That being said, perhaps this show will feature more positive aspects of Flo, Natalie and Sarah’s lives. Flo is married with a daughter and wants to make sure her baby girl grows up to be a good girl, Natalie is married and also a business woman and Sarah also has a few business ventures going on so maybe this show will go a more positive route if it gets picked up.

Slightly more positive anyway because you know a hot temper, especially when cameras are on, doesn’t just simmer down over night. It takes time.

World's Fair Trip To The Bronx = Hugs for Drugs, Bathrooms W/ No Stalls + More (VIDEO)

(AllHipHop News) What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas but what happens in The Bronx usually crawls out at some point. This past Friday (December 13th), upstart Hip Hop group World’s Fair appeared on Cipha Sounds’ Hip Hop improv show Take It Personal and explained a harrowing journey to a party in a Bronx rec center in search of alcohol.

The seven man group acted out scenes of a wild adventure that involved a woman exchanging hugs for drugs, losing a relative in a broken down bathroom and more. The improvisers at the UCB Theatre in Lower East Side New York turned those hilarious tidbits into a brilliant sketches.

Check out World’s Fair eccentric journey to the Bronx and the UCB improvisers take on them below:

R. Kelly Talks Black Panties, Lady Gaga, & Classic Songs In CRWN Interview

(AllHipHop News) R&B legend R. Kelly sat down with Elliott Wilson for the sixth edition of the veteran Hip Hop journalist’s CRWN interview series. In part one of the discussion, the “Pied Piper of R&B” speaks on his new album Black Panties, his appreciation for Lady Gaga, overcoming throat surgery, his relationship with his mother, why Public Announcement broke up, his past issues with Gerald Levert while on tour, and how songs like “You Remind Of Me Something,” “Down Low,” “It Seems Like You’re Ready,” and “I Believe I Can Fly” came together.

[ALSO READ: R. Kelly: A Pair of Flying Black Panties Inspired My New Album (VIDEO)]

Kelly shares how he played “I Believe I Can Fly” for The Notorious B.I.G. in a hotel lobby after waking up with the tune in his head. According to Kells, Biggie told him “that’s a hit.”

Kelly also reveals that he did over 360 songs for his latest album. He says he even recorded songs like “Shut Up” right after his throat surgery.

[ALSO READ: R. Kelly’s Working On A Christmas Album & Another 12 Play LP]

Watch R. Kelly’s CRWN interview below.

Beyonce's New Album Will Not Be Sold At Target

(AllHipHop News) Beyoncé’s monster roll out of her new self-titled album went practically flawless. The so-far digital only LP broke an iTunes record for biggest first week sales and the singer topped her own personal best in opening sales as well. Despite that success, the BEYONCÉ project may have finally hit a snag. Billboard reports that retail giant Target will not being stocking the album.

[ALSO READ: Beyonce Shocks The World, Drops New Album Exclusively On iTunes]

Apparently, the store has decided not to sell BEYONCÉ because it was released exclusively online before it was available for sale in CD form. Target spokesperson Erica Julkowski told Billboard:

While there are many aspects that contribute to our approach and we have appreciated partnering with Beyonce in the past, we are primarily focused on offering CDs that will be available in a physical format at the same time as all other formats. At this time, Target will not be carrying Beyonce’s new self-titled album Beyoncé.

This seems to be a new policy for Target considering their customers are able to buy albums like Jay Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne which was also released exclusively through iTunes before physical copies were available for sale.

Beyoncé and Target have partnered together in the past. Bey’s 2011 album 4 was released with an exclusive Target version that included bonus tracks.

BEYONCÉ will be available at other music retailers like Walmart on December 20th.

[ALSO READ: Justin Timberlake, Beyoncé, & Kendrick Lamar Make iTunes “Best of 2013″ Lists]

Ohio Police Chief To Kanye West: "Check Yourself, Before You Wreck Yourself"

(AllHipHop News) Once again something Kanye West said is upsetting someone. This time it was Ye comparing himself to police officers and military members. During a recent interview, West said, “Wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something” in reference to what he sees as the danger of being a performer.

[ALSO READ: Louis Farrakhan Tells Kanye West Not To Bow To Jewish Pressure]

One cop took offense to those assertions and penned an open letter to the “I Am A God” rapper. Police Chief David Oliver of Ohio’s Brimfield Police Department wrote a post on the department’s Facebook page addressing Kanye’s “very ignorant assessment.”

Oliver also calls Kanye “misguided,” suggests he sign-up for the military to fight in Afghanistan, and ends his letter with “check yourself, before you wreck yourself.”

Read Chief Oliver’s letter to Kanye West below.

Dear Kanye West,

I am honored to be writing such an important star. I am a mere Internet sensation. I’m not sure I am worthy to address you, although the Huffington Post did say I was “Humorous and Insanely Popular.” I don’t pay much attention to those things. Anyway, please excuse my interference in your life for a quick second.

I read your interview and also watched it on video.  You said:
“I’m just giving of my body on the stage and putting my life at risk, literally.….and I think about it. I think about my family and I’m like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.”

I want to thank you for putting your life on the line for all of us every day.  I know that being a rapper is tough work.  I have tried to rap, and it is very difficult to keep up with the pulse of the rhyme flow…although when Ice Ice Baby comes on the radio, I can usually keep up with ol’ Vanilla. Anywho, your job is just some very dangerous work. Most people don’t consider… if you rap really fast, without a chance to inhale, you could pass out and hit your head.

That last paragraph was covered in sarcasm.  I’m letting you know,  just so you do not think I agree with your very ignorant assessment of your career (or any other performer)as it relates to a person in the military or a police officer’s service.  You sir, are as misguided as they come.  I do have a suggestion for you.  Since you are accustomed to danger, from your life as an international rapper, I am strongly encouraging you immediately abandon you career as a super star and join the military. After joining, I would like you to volunteer to be deployed in Afghanistan or one of the numerous other forward locations where our men an women are currently serving.  When the Taliban starts shooting at you, perhaps you could stand up and let the words flow. It could be something like “I’m Kanye West, wearing a flak vest.”  I’m sure they would just drop weapons and surrender. You could quite possibly end all wars, just from the enemy being star-struck.

Your line of thinking is part of the problem in the world today….which include entertainers thinking they are something more than just entertainers.  I know it is supply and demand and the demand for your services is high. I get economics.  What I do not get is you EVER comparing what you do for a living to our heroic military members, who are always in harm’s way… and my brother and sister police officers who have to go to work carrying weapons and wearing a bullet-proof vest to protect themselves.

Check yourself, before you wreck yourself….Chief Oliver.

via HuffPost

Songs By Jay Z, Pharrell, & Jennifer Hudson In Contention For Original Song Oscar

(AllHipHop News) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their list of 75 songs that are up for contention for the Best Original Song Oscar this year. Among those vying for one of the five spots is Jay Z’s “100$ Bill” from The Great Gatsby, Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” from Despicable Me 2, and Jennifer Hudson’s “Bleed for Love” from Winnie Mandela and “He Loves Me Still” and “Test Of Faith” from Black Nativity.

[ALSO READ: Pharrell Williams Releases 24-Hour Music Video For “Happy”]

The Great Gatsby soundtrack, which was executive produced by Jay Z, has five songs on the Academy’s list. Black Nativity’s “Hush Child (Get You Through This Silent Night)” performed by Jennifer Hudson, Jacob Latimore, Luke James and Grace Gibson is also amongst the contenders.

“In The Middle Of The Night” and “You And I Ain’t Nothin’ No More” from The Butler, “My Lord Sunshine (Sunrise)” from 12 Years a Slave, and “Ordinary Love” from Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom are also in contention.

The Academy Award for Best Original Song is presented to the writers of the winning the song. Past winners include Eminem (“Lose Yourself”- 2002), Juicy J, and DJ Paul (“It’s Hard Out Here For A Pimp”- 2005).

[ALSO READ: 10 Essential Hip-Hop Soundtracks You Need In Your Music Collection]