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Common, Big Boi, & Wale To Appear On HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” Mixtape

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) The world of Westeros is about to be invaded by rap stars. HBO recruited Hip Hop performers, along with Latin musicians, to provide songs for an upcoming mixtape in support of the show Game of Thrones. The project is called Catch the Throne.

[ALSO READ: “12 Years A Slave” Director Steve McQueen & Russell Simmons Developing New HBO Drama]

Ten different artists including Big Boi, Common, Wale, Magazeen, Daddy Yankee, and Bodega Bamz rapped over tracks layered with dialogue from the show and music from its score. The project is part of a marketing strategy to promote HBO and its content to African American and Latino audiences.

The artist’s lyrics on Catch the Throne will center around the themes of the program: kings, queens, dragons, war, and politics. Common compares the mixtape to early Wu-Tang Clan projects when the group incorporated martial arts movie clips into their music.

“Twenty years ago, Wu-Tang was breaking ground,” Common told the WSJ. “Nowadays, people are open to anything. There are no limitations in Hip Hop culture.”

Some of the participants are not regular watchers of Game of Thrones, but OutKast emcee Big Boi is a huge fan of the fantasy series.

“I’m really happy. I get to be part of the process of one of my favorite shows,” said Big Boi.

Catch the Throne is scheduled to be released this Friday, March 7th. Game of Thrones season 4 premieres on Sunday, April 6th on HBO.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Big Boi feat. Phantogram – Objectum Shalamar]

Watch the trailer for Game of Thrones season 4 below.

Two People Killed Outside Rich Homie Quan Concert In New Orleans

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) For the third time in four months there has been a shooting at a Rich Homie Quan show. The latest incidents in New Orleans have left two people dead and one injured.

[ALSO READ: Police Identify & Charge Suspect In Rick Ross Album Release Party Shooting]

Nola.com reports that two separate shootings happened at the Mardi Gras World venue where Quan was performing Tuesday night. Two men were fatally shot outside the location and another was wounded inside the building.

A body was found in the parking lot around 11:15 pm and a second body was found in a car nearby. One victim has been identified as 25-year-old Deron Hitchens. The second man’s name has not been released. He was 28.

An hour earlier a 25-year-old man was shot in the shoulder when someone opened fire inside Mardi Gras World. Police do not believe the two shootings were related.

In December, 24-year-old Jeremiah I. Frazier was killed during a Rich Homie Quan show in Columbus, Ohio. The next month two people were shot at the Atlanta rapper’s show in Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

[ALSO READ: Two People Shot During Rich Homie Quan Concert In Missouri]

Rick Ross Reportedly Won’t Respond To 50 Cent Because He’s “Irrelevant”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) First it was Steve Stoute saying 50 Cent is no longer “influential.” Now Rick Ross is saying the G-unit leader is “irrelevant.” Ross’ latest jab at his longtime rival comes after 50 posted (then deleted) a picture on Instagram suggesting Ross, Stoute, and Sean “Diddy” Combs were gay.

[ALSO READ: Steve Stoute Explains Why 50 Cent Is No Longer “Influential”]

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TMZ apparently spoke with sources in the Ross camp, and they say the Mastermind rapper is not going to respond to 50’s IG post. The site claims Rozay is focusing on his music and not on someone who he sees as insignificant.

The two rappers were engaged in a feud in 2009 that included disses in songs, videos, and interviews. 50 Cent is currently involved in a lawsuit with the mother of Ross’ child as result of the back-and-forth.

Lastonia Leviston accuses 50 of uploaded a video to the internet of her having sex with another man. She claims it was done as a way to humiliate Ross.

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Still Facing Lawsuit For Sex Tape Appearing Online]

Murs Releases “Hip Hop Trivia: Starring Murs” Gaming App

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Strange Music’s Murs teams with Digital Dreams Entertainment to present the new gaming app Hip Hop Trivia: Starring Murs. The solo or multiplayer game includes exclusive commentary from Murs as he tests users knowledge of Hip Hop.

[ALSO READ: Murs Signs With Tech N9ne’s Strange Music]

Game categories include east, west, midwest, south, mainstream, old school, new school and underground. Hip Hop Trivia will also provide chances for users with the highest scores to win Murs merchandise.

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To download the Hip Hop Trivia: Starring Murs app for iPhone and iPad visit iTunes.

Watch a video about Hip Hop Trivia: Starring Murs below.

Schoolboy Q’s “Oxymoron” Becomes TDE’S 1st #1 Album On Billboard 200

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Q predicted this moment on Oxymoron’s “Break The Bank” when he rapped “tell Kendrick move from the throne I came for it.” Today (March 4th), HitsDailyDouble has provided the final tally and Schoolboy Q gives Top Dawg Entertainment its first #1 album on the Billboard 200 with Oxymoron selling 138,517 copies.

While Kendrick’s good kid, mAAd city sold over 100,000 copies more than Q’s Oxymoron, it was unable to debut at #1 due to Taylor Swift’s Red album selling over 1.2 million copies in its first week. 

Kid Cudi also enters the Top 5 at #4 selling 85,860 copies of his Satellite Flight: Journey To Mother Moon album, down from the 140,000 copies his previous album, Indicud sold in its first week. This is the lowest first week sales total for a Cudi solo album in his 5 year career and worst since his 2012 collaborative album, WZRD with Da Dot Genius sold 66,000 copies in its opening week.

Check out the full list at HitsDailyDouble.

Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 Cent Is At It Again…Kinda!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Rumors
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50 Cent started something and then took it back. I’m thinking he really didn’t want to start this “war” with Diddy, Rick Ross and then his latest nemesis Steve “The Commissioner” Stoute.

But, some time in the recent past, 50 posted a pic that seemed to suggest that Diddy was a gay man, spreading his love around. Now, we know Diddy beds women at a rate of 2.7 per day, but that’s beside the point. The point is, 50 took the post down, but…yooooooo….

The news covered this, but I wanted to get my look too. LOL!

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I’m wondering what 50 Cent is thinking these days. He’s sure on a tear.

The Ill Community didn’t let 50 off the hook either if you look at the comments over HERE—->> RIGHT HERE….

Schoolboy Q Rides The First Ever Hoverboard…Allegedly (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Mark Cuban says “this f*cking thing is going to change the world” and Schoolboy Q is in disbelief it actually exists. What is it? According to the website of Huvr Tech, they have created the world’s first hoverboard and had Schoolboy Q, Tony Hawk, Terrell Owens and more test it out.

The site claims that their product, Huvr is a real-life hoverboard offers auto-stabilizing  technology that allows riders to balance on the board while off the ground. Dallas Mavericks owner and venture capitalist Mark Cuban is touted as an investor. Schoolboy Q participated in the live demonstration and expressed how the Huvr’s performance quickly eradicated his initial disbelief:

I didn’t believe it. They told me they have a hoverboard that can fly. I didn’t believe it. This sh*t is a crazy board.

However, not everyone has suspended their disbelief in the product. Popular tech site The Verge claims they could not find any trademarks or company information for Huvr Tech.

While there is no official release date for the product announced, the Huvr site has a graphic that says “Destination Date: December 2014”.

Check out more information on Huvr at their official site and watch Schoolboy Q fly off the ground on a hoverboard below:

Hip-Hop Rumors: Look Who’s Grabbing Amber Rose’s Booty!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Well lookie here. Somebody has a handful of Amber and it ain’t Wiz. I don’t know if this is recent or old, but apparently somebody feels a way about it. And it ain’t Wiz. What do you think about a married mother of one getting her butt groped by a fan? Don’t bother me one bit. In fact, I wish I was him. Peep:

Dats a lucky dude. Wiz, I mean. The fan drove 17 hours…WOW.