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Rich Homie Quan x Jacquees x Trinidad James x Fly = TIG

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze) Updated Category: Headlines
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Think It’s A Game Entertainment (TIG) continues to lead the way as Atlanta’s fastest-rising independent record label, touting the likes of Rich Homie Quan, Trinidad James and R&B phenom Jacquees on its roster. In the midst of celebrating the recent Platinum success on Bompton, California’s YG “My Hitta My Hitta” featuring Rich Homie Quan, Young Jeezy with a later remix including Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill and Lil Wayne, Rich Homie Quan released his anticipated mixtape “I Promise I Will Never Stop.” Up and comer Jacquees, publically endorsed by Chris Brown is the voice of McDonald’s Snack Wrap and is currently enjoying the success of his highly anticipated album “19” which topped the itunes charts placing #3 in R&B.

Trinidad James has kept his beloved fans in the loop with his popular YouTube series Camp James “1st and 15th” recently released his 10th fashion forward edition. The “All Gold Everything” star alongside of his TIG comrades Rich Homie Quan and Jacquees also gave an explosive and one of the most talked about performances on the grand finale AllHipHop.com stage at this year’s SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. In addition, AllHipHop.com will be releasing The Next 48 Hours With Rich Homie Quan at SXSW documenting Quan, Trinidad James and the TIG movement at SXSW 2014.

In addition to charting success in the music world, Think It’s A Game (TIG) Entertainment values its relationship with the local community in Atlanta and isn’t afraid to show it. TIG visionary FLY was recently awarded a plaque of Proclamation by the City of Atlanta and recognized for his charitable contributions through his companies TIG Entertainment and Fly Kix. Just a few days later Fly also accepted the Diamond Award for TIG as Indy Label Of The Year. Followed suit he and his artist took time out to visit patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta personally encouraging the kids in addition to a special performance for 30 eager young fans recovering in the hospital.

With a golden roster full of original talent who continue to release hits after hits while rocking stages nationwide, coupled with Fly’s business savvy and respected reputation, Think It’s A Game Entertainment has established itself as a thriving example of what a successful independent label should look like in today’s industry.

Stay connected with Think It’s A Game Entertainment and its artists online at www.thinkitsagame.com/main.

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Lil Wayne’s Manager Says Carter V Will NOT Come Out May 5th (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) An unfortunate result of the proliferation of social media networks is that the truth gets manufactured, but good ol’ fashioned video can dismiss any misconception. During a recent interview, Lil Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant shot down the rumors that Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V is coming out May 5th.

Back in February, Drake announced on his personal Twitter account and on stage with Lil Wayne beside him that Tha Carter V will be released on May 5th. When asked to confirm this date, Bryant simply said it will not be released on May 5th. However, Bryant did reveal that he knows when the date is. “You know I push dates back and sh*t, so I’m not going to release that date ’til I really, really, really know when it really, really, really is.”

Cortez later says in the interview released last Friday (March 21st) that more information will be revealed “later this week”.

Check out Cortez Bryant’s interview below:

Wyclef Jean’s Accountant Says Wyclef Has “No Money”

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean once sold five million records worldwide with his solo debut album The Carnival a year after The Fugees’ The Score sold six million records worldwide. However, today (March 27th) it is being reported that 15 years after his commercial peak, Wyclef Jean is “broke”.

Wyclef Jean is currently being sued by the law firm over non-payment of a $133,000 debt, according to New York Supreme Court documents. As part of the confidential agreement, Wyclef could reduce his debt by paying $100,000 and would be off the hook for $40,000 of that amount if he made the stipulated payments of $10,000 by August 1, 2013, and $50,000 by the end of 2013.

After Wyclef failed to make the payments, the law firm informed Wyclef’s accountant, David Levin, that they would file a judgement for $102,027.40. Levin responded to the law firm with an email that professionally informed them that Wyclef did not have the money necessary to pay them back:

In my most professional verbiage…there ain’t no money.

Back in August of 2010, Wyclef was hit with a $2.1 million tax lien by the IRS, which allegedly remains outstanding.

Check below for images of Wyclef’s accountants’ email with Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman and their judgement filing with the New York Supreme Court provided by BlackMediaScoop:

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Shyne Bustin’ Shots At Diddy?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Diddy is about to drop a new project over there at Bad Boy Record. You think he can do it again? I think so. But, as he promotes, the past comes up to have a conversation. In this case, that past is Shyne. Shyne seems to want to 1) make sure history isn’t being re-written and 2) make sure there is a distinction between him and Diddy aka Puff Daddy! Peep what Rhymes With Snitch hunkered down and saw on both of their instagram accounts.

 

 

 

 

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Anthony Mackie Talks Captain America & Tupac

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze) Updated Category: Features
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On Monday, March 24th acclaimed actor Anthony Mackie took over Atlanta! He stopped through town to promote his upcoming film CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLIDER. In this film, Mackie portrays the iconic character The Falcon, which was Marvel’s fist mainstream African American comic book Superhero. The character made its debut in 1969. The film will hit theaters on April 4, 2014.

AllHipHop caught up with Mackie to discuss what it meant to take on the role, his super powers, and previous roles such as his role as Tupac in Notorious. Check out the video.

50 Cent: Eminem Is More Hood Than A Lot Of People

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Eminem has been described as comedic, devilish, remarkable, horrible and almost every other descriptive under the sun, but 50 Cent may have just given him a new one. During an interview with Noisey, 50 spoke on Eminem being “hood”, how he is still underrated and more.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: 50 Cent: I Told Lloyd Banks To Get Back To Work After His Father Died (VIDEO)]

Eminem is by far the highest selling rapper alive and has won numerous awards for his lyrical capabilities. According to 50, Eminem “is really underrated because people have always been talking about him like, ‘The WHITE rapper Eminem’ instead of just ‘the rapper.’ He elaborates on why he views Eminem as underrated

Yeah, because the skin color thing is still there. He has so many skills and he’s more hood than so many people out there, people still put the skin color before anything and don’t give him enough credit. It’s like people saying Elvis Presley was only famous because he was white. He had, y’know, the rhythm of James Brown but he had his own thing. He was Elvis, he wasn’t just a white man. Things like that are going to be picked up between black people and white people and anybody, it doesn’t mean a person isn’t great because they’re influenced by something associated with another race. It doesn’t matter.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: 50 Cent Shares His Thoughts On Jay Z’s Drake Diss]

50 Cent and Eminem’s last collaboration on the same label was 50’s “My Life” single released in November of 2012. The song peaked at #6 on Billboard’s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.

Kobe Bryant: African Americans Shouldn’t Have Supported Trayvon Martin Just Because He’s Black

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Kobe Bryant wants to know all the facts before he shows any support for anyone. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Kobe spoke on how African Americans’ support of Trayvon Martin was not “progress” if those people supported him without knowing all the facts.

On March 26th 2013, less than a month after Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman, the Miami Heat players took a photo donning Black hoodies with the caption “#WeAreTrayvonMartin”. Even though the Heat’s head coach Erik Spolestra called it a “powerful move”,Kobe informed The New Yorker that it was indicative of a larger problem in the African American community and was not “progress”:

I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, we’ve progressed as a society, then don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.

While Kobe did not publicly show support for Trayvon Martin, he did show support on his personal Twitter account for the fallen 15 year old Hadiya Pendleton less than a month after she was murdered in late January of 2012. Ironically, he displayed this support on the day Trayvon Martin was murdered:

Pharrell Signs With Addidas, Reveals First Collaboration (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Pharrell is back in the fashion game with his recent collaboration with Addidas. Today (March 27th), Pharrell and Addidas announced their partnership and Pharrell released a short teaser video with what appears to be their first collaboration.

This announcement comes less than a month after Pharrell announced he will be designing for Uniqlo. The collection of sneakers will also use Pharrell’s Bionic Yarn, which turns plastic waste into yarn and fabric. Pharrell spoke on the collaboration in a press release:

Working with an iconic brand like adidas is such an incredible opportunity. From the classic track suit, to growing up in Virginia wearing Stan Smiths, adidas has been a staple in my life. Their pieces are timeless. This is an exciting partnership for both me and for Bionic Yarn

Pharrell appeared on the red carpet of this year’s Academy Awards last month with a pair of custom Addidas sneakers. Those same sneakers appear in a teaser video Pharrell released on YouTube to announce his partnership with Addias.

Check out the first look at Pharrell’s first collaboration with Addidas below:

NYU Course Covers The Entrepreneurship Of Sean “Diddy” Combs

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs is the latest Hip Hop figure to become the subject of a college class. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music is offering “Topics: Sean Combs & Urban Culture” at the Tisch School of the Arts.

[ALSO READ: Smarten Up, Nas: Harvard Begins Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellowship]

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The course is being taught by Jayson Jackson. Professor Jackson was formerly Vice President of Marketing and Promotions at Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment. His resume also includes stints at Columbia Records, Mercury Records, and Def Jam.

“Topics: Sean Combs & Urban Culture” course description reads in part:

No single personality dominated the landscape of urban mainstream popular culture in the 1990s (and since) more than producer, rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs.

This class will investigate the social and cultural and political changes of the 1990s and how Sean Combs was catapulted to success by those changes. Through critical readings, viewings and listening assignments, the brilliance, tragedy, strategy and serial entrepreneurship of Sean Combs will be interpreted, discussed, and dissected.

[ALSO READ: Diddy Clears Up Rumors On Name Change; Releases Teaser To “Big Homie” Video]

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Kanye West Reportedly Buying 10 Burger Kings In Europe

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is looking to expand his empire to include Burger King restaurants according to reports. The Watch The Throne rapper is said to be buying ten BK locations throughout Europe including the U.K., Italy, and France.

[ALSO READ: Future Says New Song “I Won” Featuring Kanye West Will Empower Women]

West already owns Fatburger restaurants in his hometown of Chicago via KW Foods, LLC. His fiancée Kim Kardashian has a history with burger chains as well. The reality television star appeared in a commercial for the Carl Jr’s franchise.

Sources say Kanye’s Burger King purchases are a wedding gift for Kardashian.

50 Cent Shares His Thoughts On Jay Z’s Drake Diss

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is no stranger to battles on wax, so it’s no surprise the G-Unit leader was asked about the recent verbal spat between Jay Z and Drake.

While appearing on The Russ Parr Morning Show, 50 shared his thoughts about Jay’s shot at Drake on his “We Made It” verse, if Drizzy should clap back at Hov, and how the situation will play out with each rapper’s respective partners.

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[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Talks Possible Collaborations With Lil Boosie & Nas]

When asked “who won?” 50 replied:

I think it’s just getting started. We didn’t actually hear any verses or raps from Drake. But you know what, it’s interesting I think you’re supposed to rap about things that are in your actual life. But those are laws that were a part of our culture when I actually came in, when I fell in love with it, but it’s old school. The kids don’t actually care, because they’ve accepted things in front of me that I know that they know wasn’t right. He was just saying, “f**k with me you know I got it.” So… did he have dope? What has he got? The Picasso?

When asked if he was encouraging Drake to respond, 50 said:

I think I would respond to it. I don’t know. It depends. Sometimes it has to be the right timing surrounding the response. Like if other people say things I just look at them.

50 continued:

He went to calling him Mrs. Drizzy. And then you gotta see what kind of lines would come out relationship wise. It might actually create a separation here people where there’s team RiRi and Drake on one side and Jay and Bey on the other… You with me or you with them baby? I’m gonna be in the house like this: “So you gonna be right with me and let this old man say this about me and you ain’t rolling with me girl? You got a fashion icon award. You mean tell me you scared of Bey? Why? Cause she’s drunk in love?”

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent: Jay Z Quit Competing With Me During My Prime]

 

Eminem, OutKast, & Nas To Play Lollapalooza Festival 2014

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Fans headed to Chicago for Lollapalooza 2014 will have the chance to see Slim Shady, 3K, Sir Lucious Left Foot, and God’s Son. The line-up for the festival has been announced, and among the acts to appear during the 3-day event are Eminem, OutKast, and Nas.

[ALSO READ:“One Mic” Festival With Nas, Lauryn Hill & More Begins At The Kennedy Center]

Other Hip Hop stars on the bill include Childish Gambino, Chance The Rapper, Run The Jewels, and Rich Homie Quan. To view the full list of performers visit Lollapalooza.com.

The Lollapalooza Festival is scheduled for August 1-3 at Chicago’s Grant Park.

[ALSO READ: Eminem Is Now The Second Highest Selling Male Artist Of The SoundScan Era]

 

50 Cent Gets Victory In Lawsuit Against WorldStarHipHop

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent received some good news this week. After 5 years, the New York rapper gained a partial victory in his copyright lawsuit against WorldStarHipHop.com

50 sued WSHH for using his likeness as part of the site’s banner. The judge in the case ruled in favor of the “Hold On” performer.

[ALSO READ: Washington Post Columnist Calls For “Death Of World Star Hip Hop”]

The Hollywood Reporter reports:

The main controversy in the lawsuit had to do with the website’s masthead featuring an image of the rapper. In a ruling on Monday, a federal judge granted the hip-hop star summary judgment on copyright and right of publicity claims. In doing so, the judge rejected affirmative defenses including fair use. According to the ruling, “Defendants provide no authority to support the fair use of a celebrity’s image or likeness. This is not surprising, as a celebrity’s image, standing alone, only evokes that celebrity’s persona. Jackson’s image does not, by itself, describe anything about Defendants’ website.”

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Talks Possible Collaborations With Lil Boosie & Nas]

Hip-Hop Rumors: Tiny Answers The Butt Implant Question!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Wendy Williams in under the gun herself, but for now, she asked all the pertinent questions in the rumor realm. Basically, she asked about the marital situation with Tip and also about the allegations that she had had some augmentation in the tail region.

Tiny is honest. I’ll tell give her that.

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Chief Keef Allegedly Involved In Shooting

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Chief Keef may have been involved in a shooting that hospitalized at least one person, according to reports.

At press time, police were investigating the situation. No charges have been filed yet, but authorities have questioned several people.

The incident happened at Keef’s manager’s home in Northfield, IL.

The 18-year-old Keef was at the residence when the shooting occurred, but was not the shooter, according to TMZ.

Some reports have stated the opposite – that Keef was indeed the one that shot the unnamed person. Other sources say Keef actually drove the injured person to the hospital, but the notion is largely speculative.

The victim is currently in intensive care.