Murderkill Hundred was a hundred in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Murderkill Hundred was created in 1682 as one of the original Delaware Hundreds. It was divided into North Murderkill Hundred and South Murderkill Hundred in 1855.
(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop artist and actor Common is speaking out against the overwhelming violence that has consumed his hometown of Chicago. Speaking with the Associated Press, Common suggests that a “peace summit” with fellow Chi-town rapper Chief Keef is a necessary first step to curb the violent crimes happening in the city.
Chief Keef has become one of the public faces to the Chicago violence in the mainstream press because of the references to gun violence in his music and his several run-ins with the law. Common makes the points that rap music is not the root cause of the violence, but the music does impact the minds of young people.
[ALSO READ: Chief Keef Arrested Again]
“To decide to take someone’s life, I don’t think they let a rap song determine that,” said Common, but then adds that the youth are “influenced by that energy and take it the wrong way.”
The “Ghetto Dreams” rhymer offers that more educational programs would play an important part in turning around the current state of violence perpetrated by some young people. He believes that Hip Hop artists should play a greater role in making these changes happen.
Common has already began taking a personal stance to help underprivileged youth with his Common Ground Foundation. The CGF provides programs such as the Dreamers & Believers Summer Youth Camp and a mentoring program for public school students in Chicago. A benefit concert for the non-profit organization was held last night (9/20) at Chicago’s House of Blues.
[ALSO READ: Yancey Boys Release J Dilla Produced Single “Quicksand” Feat. Common & Dezi Paige]
On the Common Ground Foundation Common wrote:
I started the Common Ground Foundation because I wanted to help. Most of all help people to help themselves. I always believed that if we started with the youth then we would be planting the seeds for our future to blossom. Give the children a sense of hope, self-esteem, and love that will better the world…I think making a difference in the lives of others is life’s greatest purpose. I walk this path with faith knowing that the Common Ground Foundation will Change the World.
(AllHipHop News) Last week Hot 97 DJ Mister Cee finally admitted on the air that he had engaged in sexual acts with transsexuals, and members of the Hip Hop community began to discuss how this admission would impact not only Cee’s career but also homophobia in Hip Hop.
[ALSO READ: Mr. Cee Admits To Soliciting Transgender Men, Decides Not To Resign From Hot 97 (AUDIO)]
Hot 97’s program director Ebro Darden recently spoke with Rap Radar’s Elliot Wilson about the situation. Darden says he was first mainly more concerned with Mr. Cee than how the news of his sexual preference affected the culture.
He also speaks on what he calls the “big issue”; the fact that Cee was breaking the law by soliciting sex from transgender prostitutes and deciding if he should be kept on at the station.
“I can’t fire somebody for enjoying something that we as a society may think is different or weird,” said Ebro. “But if conduct is detrimental to the brand, and they’re out committing crimes then now this is a conversation we have to have.”
Ultimately, the decision was made to allow Cee to stay at Hot 97 after he began therapy. Ebro feels Mister Cee’s private life should not, and will not, affect his professional life.
Ebro also had a few words for those individuals that have an issue with Mr. Cee’s lifestyle. “Some people’s premise for giving a f**k what goes on in someone else’s bedroom they claim it to be some sort of mark on society. Shut the f**k up man. Who are you?”
Watch the full interview in the video below.
(AllHipHop News) Tyga’s got another lawsuit to contend with, stemming from an alleged sexual assault by a person in a rabbit suit.
Allison Brown charges that she was invited to the set of Tyga’s video to be a vixen at a shoot in a Hollywood Hills mansion. She says she was grabbed by a person in a rabbit suit, who proceeded to grind on her from behind. Upon trying to leave, another man grabbed her breast.
Brown also claims Young Money Entertainment gave her liquor when production started, but she was underage at 20.
Eventually, she says was forced to take her top off, exposing her breasts. She claims that he was told that her nipples would not be included in the final edit for “Make It Nasty.”
Brown has charged Brown with sexual battery, fraud, invasion of privacy, and infliction of emotional distress, according to TMZ.
Three other women have sued Tyga in a similar fashion.
(AllHipHop News) Pusha T’s debut solo album, My Name Is My Name, will hark back to the 1990’s according to the Virginia rapper. Pusha sat down with MTV to discuss the upcoming LP and revealed that his main focus for the project was to recreate the exceptional lyrical content associated with the Golden Age of Hip Hop.
“I wanna go to an era and revisit an era that was strictly about lyrics,” said Push. “So I had to go to ’95-’99, a great mixtape era, a great B.I.G./Jay era. To me it was just more so about recreating the greatness of an amazing time.”
Pusha’s appreciation for New York Hip Hop from the late 90’s is even more understandable after he shared a little known fact about him during the interview. The G.O.O.D. Music emcee and his brother, No Malice, were actually born in The Bronx, New York and later moved to Virginia as young children.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: NEW MUSIC: Pusha T Featuring Kendrick Lamar “Nosetalgia”]
My Name Is My Name is scheduled for release on October 8th.
Watch the full MTV interview below.
(AllHipHop News) Mack Maine has turned himself in on charges that he sexually assaulted a female fan earlier at the end of August.
Maine, the president of Lil Wayne’s Young Money, stands accused from an incident that happened on his boss’ tour bus with a pair of females.
According to MTV News, Maine turned himself in earlier today, as confirmed by the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Office.
The the 31-year-old Maine , born Jermaine Preyan, turned himself in to to the Sheriff’s Office Detention Center and was released on bail.
He has been charged with one count of aggravated assault and battery and one count of sexual battery.
According to reports, the rapper/business man invited a pair of females on Wayne’s tour bus during at the Oklahoma City leg of the America’s Most Wanted Tour. On the bus, he allegedly put his hand down one female’s shirt and squeezed her breast with out her consent. The woman says she slapped Maine at the time and she and her friend tried to get off of the bus. It was then that he allegedly punched the friend, breaking her jaw.
Maine has yet to comment on the matter at press time,
Why is Chris Brown talking slick about Jay Z? I’ll tell ya! He’s talking trash, because Jay Z has had a couple bumps in the road (Un Rivera and drug past), but nobody seems to care anymore. Here is what he said in the latest issue of JET Magazine.
“No disrespect, because I’m a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that [Jay Z] stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass.”
There is a big difference:
Thugging is one thing, but beating women is another. JUST SAYING! Plus, Hip-Hop ( and general American culture: likes the renegade. And Jay is a rapper. Some things are more acceptable than a singer.
Remember when people swore this was Jay beating on a chick?
I said this eons ago…but here she is – Jay’s cousin Chaka. She brought Jay and Dame to her birthday earlier this year.
SOME MORE BS….
What’s Carmen talking about? Jeez, this is Nas’ ex that also slept with Jay Z. Apparently, she feels very important these days.
Strange.
STRANGER…
This ain’t Hip-Hop, but its an update.
For those that care. Antoine Dodson is doing the damn thing. He’s straight and about to get married with a kid.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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(AllHipHop News) Today (September 20th) Eminem took to his personal Twitter account to let fans get the first look at the cover of his new album The Marshall Mathers LP 2.
Alright I’m gonna ask a trivia question…first person to get it right gets the #MMLP2 album art before anyone else
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) September 20, 2013
The album cover features the same house Eminem sat on the stoop of on the cover of The Marshall Mathers LP. That house, the Detroit home, is noticeably boarded up on The Marshall Mathers LP 2 cover.
Eminem’s highly anticipated The Marshall Mathers LP 2 comes out November 5th.
REWIND Check out VH1’s 2003 mini-documentary on Eminem’s The Marshall Mathers LP for their Ultimate Albums series.
(AllHipHop Features) Jamie Hector entertained audiences for three seasons on HBO’s seminal crime drama The Wire. The 37-year-old seasoned actor has parlayed the success of playing Marlo Stanfield into a successful acting career that includes Noel Calloway’s tragedy-to-triumph tale Life, Love, Soul about the effects of absentee fathers in the African American community.
The New York City based drama also stars Chad Coleman (The Wire), Terri J. Vaughn (The Steve Harvey Show), Tami Roman (Basketball Wives), Valerie Simpson (Ashford and Simpson), radio personality Egypt Sherrod, model Mia Michelle, and newcomer Robbie Tate-Brickle.
Jamie Hector’s extensive work does not stop with Life, Love, Soul. The Brooklyn native has numerous other projects on the horizon as well. AllHipHop spoke with the artist about his work on Life, Love, Soul, The Wire, and his upcoming film and television roles. Hector also shares his thoughts on hard work, Pusha T’s My Name Is My Name, and which Hip Hop artists stay on his radar.
AllHipHop: How did you get involved with the movie Life, Love, Soul?
Jamie Hector: I met Noel at screening of another project, and he told me about the script. I enjoyed it and said I wanted to be a part of it.
What attracted you to the role of Mr. Roundtree?
That’s probably one of the closet parts to my life. I’ve been mentoring for a long time and having the opportunity to express it on film has been a passion of mine, so when I read the script I was like it’s a go. I really enjoyed how Mr. Roundtree took it a few steps further and really went out of his way to get those kids involved in college, went to visit their parents, and stayed after school or before school. I really enjoyed that process.
What do you think is the ultimate message the movie is trying to convey?
Hope. Never give up, no matter what the obstacles or struggles may be. Everything will be a challenge and everything worth getting is worth fighting for. I think that will be the ultimate message of the storyline, that you don’t have to give up. Even if you have newborn baby. Even if your circumstance seems like it’s over. It’s not. As long as you have breath in your lungs you can fight the fight and get it.
You mentioned before about your work in mentoring. What inspired you to start the Moving Mountains Theatre company?
I was involved in the community and mentoring way before I was working on The Wire. This is when I was on stage doing plays. I was a part of a theater company called Tomorrow’s Future Theater Company that changed my life, so it was a response to what affected me when I was a kid. I see that was pivotal – the arts in the community. Without that, there is no telling what direction I would have taken, so I decided to start Moving Mountains Theatre Company.
You’re probably best well-known for playing Marlo Stanfield on The Wire. During the show’s the last season Marlo tries to go straight, but the last time we see him he’s back on the street confronting two corner boys. How do you envision Marlo’s life would have turned out if the show had been able to continue?
He seemed like a very smart guy, so hopefully he would have taken a different path and decided, before he went to prison, to put his finances in a different area. To answer your question specifically, I don’t know. That’s for the audience to tell me. That’s a journey in itself. That’s a conversation to have.
A lot of the stars from The Wire have gone on to very successful careers which is not always the case when you have such a large ensemble cast. Why do you think so many of The Wire alum have managed to become so productive in the industry?
Hard work and I guess respect for the show also. Everything is just not giving to you. The Wire being what it was and doing what it has done and being a part of such an extraordinary show has opened doors, and people recognize [that]. But it’s still hard work. When I say hard work I mean nurturing a character, just loving the work, and being passionate about the work. Whether it’s on stage, on film, or television go hard. I read a tweet from Kevin Hart the other day, and he said, “I’m going hard yo, I’m going hard.” He was on the set of his new film. That’s the name of the game – no rest. Hard work and dedication.
[ALSO READ: Tristan “Mack” Wilds Talks Mini-Doc ‘New York: A Love Story’ & The Best Season Of ‘The Wire’]
What was your reaction when you found out Pusha T was naming his album “My Name Is My Name” after a quote from your [Marlo] character?
I respect Push T. I dig what he’s doing. Him and his brother. I actually gotta reach out to Pusha cause he’s a real dude. I was honored. You got to be. It’s a quote from the show, “my name is my name.” That stands for so much. It’s powerful in itself. IBM, that’s their name. Apple, that’s their name. Pusha T, that’s his name. You can’t let anybody taint your name or throw your name in the dust. You just got to respect that. My name is my name, and don’t try and disrespect my name in any way. Also, I respect the fact that he respects the show.
You were raised in Brooklyn. What’s your opinion of the new generation of rising emcees from the borough like Joey Bada$$ and Mr. MFN Exquire?
They’re coming through. There’s some good water in Brooklyn, if you just see the guys that came from Brooklyn, and the guys that are going to come from Brooklyn also. We’re drinking that quality water. It’s one of those things where again, an art form, there’s no getting past the fact that you are going to have to work hard even if you are coming from Brooklyn. Now you have a couple of dudes out of Brooklyn going hard with it, and they’re just going to have to go even harder. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it. No matter how good you are, it’s just not going to fall in your lap like that. So how I feel for them? I respect what they’re doing. I respect the game to go hard, but go even harder than that. We’re global now.
You’re appearing in the upcoming movie The Magic City. Can you describe your role in that film?
I really had a good time on that project. We shot it in Miami. It’s directed by Malcolm Jones [and stars] Keith David and Jenifer Lewis. The reason why I appreciated the character is because I worked on a play in Germany called Ajax. Ajax was a solider suffering from PTSD, post traumatic stress disorder, and he wasn’t alone. This character in The Magic City was another character, the brother of Jenifer Lewis, back in his home and suffering from the disease post traumatic stress disorder. It shows how he copes with that and the obstacles that come along with that. So the film shows how he can be in such a dark place and still be an angel to somebody else.
What Hip Hop artists are you listening to now?
J. Cole. The young boy Kendrick Lamar. He’s really trying to make the heat. He’s really trying to make the boys get back in the room and put their pen to work. Also, I never stopped listening to the boys of that culture that kind of shaped me. I always wish Rakim was still making music, but definitely Jay and Nas. They will definitely stay the test of time. They are still putting out those good albums. Meek Mill. The kid he’s got a mean flow. His flow is ridiculous. I really dig it. Of course Pusha. Drake. I coped his first album, and I really respect what he’s doing on the remixes also. All these cats that are coming up in the game and their ability to keep up with the rest of them. Kanye. I’m listening to these guys right now, making sure that they stay on deck.
You’ve got Life, Love, Soul out now. You have The Magic City hitting festivals. What’s next?
Life, Love, Soul is On Demand and in Walmart. I just finished on a pilot called Quarry about a vet just coming home from Vietnam trying to reestablish myself in my hometown in Mississippi in ‘73 when America hated me and my boy, a Vietnam vet. Things turn up, because all they taught him how to do is kill and then we come back and we can’t get work. And then a couple of other projects, but primarily right now I’m really focused on The Magic City and Life, Live, Soul. I’m working with Diggy Simmons and Teyana Taylor on a show for BET called The Start Up. They’re doing their thing too. I like what they’re doing. It’s like a new Entourage, and I play the C.E.O. of a magazine company. That was a good look. I had a real good time with them down in Atlanta. [The pilot was] directed by Mara Brock Akil, the same one that created The Game and Girlfriends. When BET sets it straight and puts it on the air, I can’t wait to see it.
Do you have an idea when that will start airing?
We do the work, and we let it go. I’m big on that. The powers that be decide when it’s going to come out.
Anything else you want to add?
Check me out on Twitter at @JamieHector, and also come check out The Magic City screening at the Riverside Church on the 17th as well as the Urbanworld Film Festival on the 21st. Come check it out and let me know what you think afterwards on Twitter.
Life, Love, Soul is now available for purchase at Walmart and for viewing via On Demand.
Watch the trailers for Life, Love, Soul and The Magic City below.
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Over the past few months Chicago rapper Caleb James has taken the internet by storm with a series of clean visuals and a project called The Jones, now critically acclaimed by the who’s who of Hip-Hop critics. Taking a page out of your favorite rapper’s rhyme book – circa 1992 – Caleb James seems to be what the game has been asking for amidst all the twerking and trap music that’s out today. With the release of Kendrick’s “Control” verse, Hip-Hop is in a new era where rapper’s lyrics and their ability to their flip words is paramount relative to previous critic’s standards.
But fear not, Caleb James does more than meeting the bar, Caleb is well above the bar when it comes to the quality of music that he is putting out at such a young age. Having grown up under the tutelage of his father who was a multi-platinum producer for Avant, Caleb was fortunate enough to grow up in an active musical environment where his father was also R Kelly’s bassist on tour. At an early age Caleb James was able to experience life on the road, on tour and behind the scenes.
Now as he preps for his own performances at AllHipHop’s A3C stage and the College Music Journal (CMJ) week, it appears Caleb has all that it takes to take things to the next level. Welcome the newest inductee to AllHipHop’s acclaimed Breeding Ground: Caleb James.
Check below for our exclusive AllHipHop Premiere of Caleb’s new video, “Flexin.”
AllHIpHop Premiere: Caleb James – “Flexin”
Caleb James: My dad a was a multi platinum music producer and he did R&B. He wrote and produced Avant’s first three albums and he owned and pretty decent studio in Chicago, then called Battery Studios. He bought it from Jive and bought the floor of the building and I was just always in the studio as a kid running around.
I saw a lot of big R&B records get made and I started making beats at like 13. It was dope, just growing up in that environment was very different. My dad was a bass player before he was a producer. He played bass for R Kelly on tour and when he stopped playing bass he became a producer full-time.
My dad used to f*ck with Hip-Hop too, he did records with Bump J and G-Unit, but I always wanted to rap. Bow Wow was hot when I was younger and he had braids, I had braids so I was like sh*t I can rap too. (Laughs)
AllHipHop: That’s funny man…. So talk about the “Mr. Jones” song if you could and what the inspiration behind that song is about. That song spread like wildfire online.
Caleb James: Me and my dad produced that joint, definitely old school is really the only type of music that I listen to. All the music from 1992-2003 and 2005, everything circa that era. Its just music for that era. We got together with Davy Greenberg he directed the video and it came out clean.
AllHipHop: Talk about the Chicago Hip-Hop scene… Has the violence of Chicago influenced your music in any ways?
Caleb James: Everyone is f**king with each other and that’s beautiful. I think we are all fans of each other – at least I am a fan of all the other rappers – but it’s a great thing for Chicago.
I make feel good music, I don’t make music for mu’ fuggas to go kill each other too. I make music that you listen to on your way to the party or if you finna to get in bed with your significant other. I’m not the one for that I’m not down with the negative energy so my music reflects that good vibes only, positive energy.
Chicago is a great city, it just has a bad reputation because of the media and violence recently. Chicago people don’t take well to bull sh*t so you have to be strong to grow up here in this city. I want my son to be raised here so he is able to have his bike stolen. He’s gonna have to fight to get it back. I wouldn’t be the person that I am if I was from LA for instance. I love Chicago for how it raised me.
Caleb James: I skateboard, I have R Kelly concerts in my living room. People be in the club all the time, but I’d rather fall back and chill with the homies and do fun s###. Laser tag and sh*t, a big ass arcade. I like to go to Whirly ball with my friends and just do fun stuff. Its like bumper cars and laser tag all in one. I just like to have fun man and chill with the homies. Really n*ggas that’s getting money aren’t in the club every week, they getting money.
AllHipHop: Talk to me about what you’ve been listening to and the music you’ve been checking for
Caleb James: Just with the way music is now, just some of the weirdest music is just the hottest s###. Technology and sounds that are just weird as f### and its just like the future.
As far as artists, I listen to all my n*ggas hot, we all cold. I be like damn Sterling, damn Dolly got a new joint and Chance and Vic got everyone buggin. Leather Corduroys, Tokyo Shawn got some ill s### coming out. I just think mu f**ka’s aren’t ready for all the Save Money stuff that we got. Hot s### after hot sh*t after hot s###. Ugly Eddie just got out of jail, he came back with notebooks of raps so y’all need to be on the lookout for that, he got raps for days.
AllHipHop: What you got up next as far as performances and shows?
Caleb James: I got shows at A3C, and I got shows at CMJ that I can’t really talk about. But you gotta just stay updated on me via Twitter. @CalebJamesFBSM.
Check out Caleb James Perform on AllHipHop.com’s Stage at A3C With Too Short
(AllHipHop News) Either Chris Brown has been listening to Jay Z’s “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” or he still harbors resentment, because the troubled R&B singer spoke extremely candid with JET Magazine.
In excerpts from the upcoming Jet Magazine interview, Brown speaks on the hypocrisy over the media attention given his assault on Rihanna in comparison to that of Jay Z’s 1999 stabbing of Lance “Un” Rivera:
No disrespect, because I’m a fan, but nobody brings up the fact that [Jay Z] stabbed somebody and sold drugs. He gets a pass.
I identify with Trayvon 100 percent as far as living in 2013 and still dealing with blatant racism. This generation is so used to racism that it’s normal; we don’t care. We aren’t on drugs or catching AIDS, but they still look at us as ni**as.
Hailing from the Southside of Atlanta by the way of Ft Worth TX Solo Lucci is next up. After the release of his RIP TUPAC video with over a half million views Lucci’s 1st release Fucc Ya Favorite Rapper bout fucc the streets up.
(AllHipHop News) Something I, as well as anyone over the age of 15, never thought would happen actually happened on The Angie Martinez Show Thursday afternoon (September 19th). Irv Gotti and Ja Rule admitted to losing the epic battle between 50 Cent & G-Unit in the early 2000’s.
Speaking candidly during Ja Rule’s first post-prison interview, Irv explains how hearing 50 Cent’s megahit “In Da Club” signified that they may have bit off more than they could battle:
We were in my office, me and Rule. Flex was about to play In Da Club [Laughs]. So Flex played In Da Club and that record was so dope. I looked Rule like ‘we have a major problem.
Irv says they are in such a great place that he could say “yeah, we took an L.”
I compare it to Diddy, I was the same dude [as 50 Cent] but I just didn’t want to beef with nobody. But I was watching Diddy when he was reigning terror. I love the music and I was vibing with it but I want that spot.
Ja Rule also revealed that at the height of the beef, 50 Cent’s connections to Hip Hop power players Eminem and Dr. Dre resulted in Murda Inc getting blackballed in certain senses from the mainstream media:
There were things that were behind the scenes that made us seem more irrelevant. We couldn’t go to award shows. They would make calls. ‘If Murda Inc is in the building Em is not going to perform’. We would get word from MTV, shout out to MTV. We would get calls from BET, shout out to BET. They’d say ‘we love you guys but they’re doing their thing this year and we don’t want y’all in the building because of this.
Irv Gotti & Ja Rule Speak on “Taking An L” To 50 Cent
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(AllHipHopNews) Over 100,000 people are expected to crowd Atlanta’s Piedmont Park today (Sept. 20) and tomorrow (Sept. 21) for the annual Music Midtown festival. Considered THE Atlanta music festival, past performers include Coldplay, T.I., and Ludacris. This year’s Music Midtown festival is back even bigger than ever with performances by 2 Chainz, Kendrick Lamar, and Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Held annually in Piedmont Park, the outdoor event is the climax of what is a busy festival season every September in Atlanta. Music Midtown attracts both natives and out of town guests to see the pop, rock, and hip-hop artists, many of whom do not tour often.
2 Chainz will perform on today (Friday, Sept. 20 at 5:15pm) and Kendrick Lamar will perform on tomorrow (Saturday, Sept. 21 at 7:45pm).
Two day tickets started at $110 but Saturday’s show is completely sold out. A one-day pass tonight (Friday, Sept. 20) is $50.
Visit musicmidtown.com for more info. Stay connected to the show via Instagram and Twitter @MusicMidtown and to AllHipHop.com for pictures.
