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EXCLUSIVE: CyHi The Prynce Talks “Black Hystori Project”, Gangstas on Instagram + More (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) CyHi The Prynce might be one of the few G.O.O.D. Music artists yet to release a debut album to retail, but according to him he’s still the best rapper alive. In PART ONE of our exclusive interview with CyHi The Prynce, the G.O.O.D. Music signee talks why he made Black Hystori Project, social media ganstas, why he is the best lyricist from the South and more.

According to CyHi, the inspiration for the project’s concept derived from his nephew being told he could not do his Black History project on Cyhi due to his lack of importance. Cyhi explains that Black Hystori Project is a byproduct of ensuring the relevancy of Black History in the school system and proving his old school wrong:

My nephew, last year, tried to do his Black History project on me at a school that I used to go to and they told him I wasn’t important enough. I’m the most important person from this area. What do you mean I’m not important? I took it among myself…okay cool, I’m going to make the Black History project myself. It’s a bunch of things around it. I understand they’re trying to take it out the school system so, I did something to keep it relevant.

Black Hystori Project is founded on astute observations of culture. All the observations were not didactic lessons on Black history as on “Napolean” he rapped “how you a gangsta but on Instagram, emoji-ing?” In a world where gangsta rappers are sending threats through computers, CyHi explains what this phenomena says about the rapper mystique:

That was just a situation where dudes were talking like they crazy and be on Instagram with emjois. N*gga the gangstas I know ain’t on Instagram… They don’t even like you saying “k”. You need to say O-K. [Laughs]. Different things like that, man. But, I really wanted to give people the…let them know that sometimes what you believe is so super street and super real is not.

Cyhi’s lack of commercial success is an afterthought when he describes his ranking in Hip Hop. The man who has rapped on songs with Jay Z, Pusha T, J. Cole, Big Sean, Kanye West and many others proudly asserts that not only has Kanye called him “one of the greatest lyricists that ever lived” but that he has never been outshined on a song. His confidence even leads him to claim that he is the best lyricist from the South out now:

Where I’m from, the best rappers are T.I., Cyhi, [Andre 3000]. You might throw Jeezy in that. A few people say a Luda or whatever. I feel like I’m the best, as far as rap, lyricist wise. Those guys might be realer street ni**as than me, or richer than me, or have badder b*ches or have doper cars. But if you throw us in a circle, turn a beat on, I think I’ll be the last one standing.

Check out PART ONE of AllHipHop’s exclusive interview with CyHi The Prynce below:

Witnesses In Jimmy Henchman Murder Trial Testify He Ordered Violent Acts Against G-Unit & Chris Lighty

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Three former associates of James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond testified against their former boss during his current murder trial. As witnesses for the prosecution, Khalil Abdullah, Brian McCleod, and Mohammed Stewart told the jury that Henchman ordered them to engage in violent acts against 50 Cent and his G-Unit crew.

[ALSO READ: Jimmy Henchman Murder Trial Begins With Prosecutors Tying In 50 Cent/Game Beef]

Henchman and 50’s G-Unit had a long running feud that allegedly included family members being assaulted, gun shoot outs, and cars being burned. According to prosecutors the end result was a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated by Henchman that left G-Unit associate Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher dead.

Abdullah claims that after violent incidents involving Rosemond, his son, and G-Unit’s Tony Yayo, he hired gunmen to shoot at Yayo’s Bentley. The former member of the Rosemond drug organization also testified Henchman admitted to hiring hitmen to kill Fletcher.

[ALSO READ: Diddy Reportedly Tried To End The Beef Between Jimmy Henchman & 50 Cent’s G-Unit]

McCleod testified Henchman offered him $30,000 to ambush Fletcher. He also said Henchman wanted to kill Fletcher himself before being convinced to let someone else do it. McCleod stated he got Fletcher to go to the Bronx for the strike by promising money and women, then he and trigger man Derrick Grant received a kilo of cocaine as payment from Henchman.

Stewart’s testimony included admitting he shot at Chris Lighty’s Violator Records offices, slashing Lighty’s brother with a razor, shooting at G-Unit road manager Baja Walters’ Staten Island home, and stalking 50, Yayo, and Lighty hoping to kill them. He claims he did all these acts on Henchman’s behalf.

Rosemond’s lawer, Bruce J. Maffeo, pointed out that all three witnesses were testifying with the hopes of receiving reduced sentences for murder and drug convictions. Maffeo also expressed in court that Rosemond was in Miami at the time of Fletcher’s murder, and Henchman never specifically said he wanted him dead.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Jimmy Henchman’s Publicist Addresses Media Coverage Of Murder Trial & “Snitching” Allegations]

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50 Cent Hints At Rick Ross, P. Diddy and Steve Stoute Being Gay

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent once filmed DJ Khaled’s mother at her place of work during his feud with Rick Ross, so this man has no limits to his inflammatory tactics. Today (March 3rd), 50 Cent posted a photo of Steve Stoute, Rick Ross and P. Diddy on his personal Instagram account with a caption that insinuates the three men are homosexual.

Earlier today 50 stiched a photo of Rick Ross and Diddy in a suggestive position and another of Stoute with his arm around Diddy. 50 Cent quickly deleted the photo for an unknown reason:

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The photo comes a day after 50 posted a video of  Steve Stoute’s disparaging remarks about him on The Angie Review with subtitles that read “keep adding fuel to the fire”. 50 Cent and Steve Stoute were photographed having a heated exchange court-side at the New York Knicks game this past Friday (February 28th).

Pusha T Discusses First Time Meeting Pharrell & Kanye West

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Since first hitting the music scene as one half of the Clipse in the early 2000’s, Pusha T has had the opportunity to work closely with two of the most successful producers in Hip Hop history – Pharrell Williams and Kanye West.

In an interview with The Guardian the My Name Is My Name creator shared how he first connected with Skateboard P and Ye.

[ALSO READ: Pusha T Talks “King Push” LP, The Grammys Debate & Favorite Kanye West Song]

His initial meeting with Pharrell came in their hometown of Virginia Beach when Push was just 14 years old. The future “S.N.I.T.C.H.” collaborators first encounter was the result of Pharrell’s interest in a young a lady.

“There was a girl that Pharrell wanted to date and he thought I was dating her,” says Pusha on how he first met Pharrell. “But she was just a very good friend of mine.”

[ALSO READ: Pharrell Williams’ “Happy” Reaches #1 On Hot 100]

The G.O.O.D. Music emcee’s formal introduction to Kanye West came at the Chicago native’s birthday party in New York around the time the Clipse released their 2006 LP Hell Hath No Fury.

“I performed at the Louis Vuitton flagship store opening for his birthday. He called for me and my brother to perform Hell Hath No Fury. The whole album. For him. I was like, ‘Wait a minute, wow, no problem,'” says Pusha. “From there we went on to make records together. When it came to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, he called me. Actually, he didn’t call me, Rick Ross called me.”

Pusha also explains how he went to Hawaii to record for Kanye’s album expecting to stay for a weekend. He ended up staying a month and by the time he left he was signed to the G.O.O.D. Music label.

[ALSO READ: CyHi the Prynce Says G.O.O.D. Music Fridays To Return]

DJ Drama Shares His 3 Best Executive Decisions Since Joining Atlantic Records

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Earlier this year it was announced that DJ Drama had joined the A&R team at Atlantic Records. The man born Tyree Simmons now contributes to finding, signing, and breaking acts for the label.

[ALSO READ: DJ Drama Joins A&R Team At Atlantic Records]

Fellow music exec and rapper Anyextee caught up with Drama to ask the host of the Gangsta Grillz mixtape series to give his top three executive decisions since joining Atlantic. His first pick is putting together the posse cut for the remix to Que’s single.

“Today we just put out the ‘OG Bobby Johnson (Remix)’ which I executive produced. I put A$AP Ferg, Pusha T and Snoop on that,” says Drama.

Drama was not able to specify his second choice. According to the Philadelphia native, he played a role in a major signing for Atlantic that he cannot announce at the moment.

“When it comes out you can refer back to this interview and be like, ‘Yeah, Dram did say they had a big one,” adds Drama.

His final top executive decision was informing Atlantic about buzzing rapper Young Thug.

[ALSO READ: Anyextee Says Exclusive Max B Music To Appear In “Charly Rambo: The Max B Story” Film]

Watch the DJ Drama interview with Anyextee below.

Lil Wayne Owes IRS Over $12 Million In Unpaid Taxes

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Sometimes the richest people seem the poorest. Today (March 3rd), a tax lien has been imposed on Lil Wayne to the tune of over $12 million in unpaid taxes.

TMZ reportedly obtained the tax lien which states that Lil Wayne failed to pay taxes for the years of 2011 and 2012. Lil Wayne reportedly owes $5,843,952 in unpaid taxes for 2011 and $6,311,132 for 2012. Lil Wayne made the Top 5 of Forbes’ Hip Hop Cash King list in both of those years with earnings of $15 million in 2011 and $27 million in 2012.

Lil Wayne recently owed $7 million in back taxes for 2008-2009 and paid that amount in 2012.

Lil Wayne has a history of delayed payments as he and his record label Young Money has been sued by producers over unpaid royalties. In 2012 alone, Wayne paid settlements to “Lollipop” producer Deezle and “Love Me or Hate Me” producer David Kirkwood.

Kendrick Lamar’s iTunes Festival Performance AT SXSW To Be Live Streamed For Free

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Everyone and their mother’s mother’s father will be at South by South West in Austin, Texas next week and Apple’s five day iTunes Festival is shaping up to be the highlight of the . In addition to a list of performers that include Coldplay, Pitbull and Imagine Dragon will be joined by Kendrick Lamar.

Isaiah Rashad and Schoolboy Q will also be performing with Kendrick at the festival. Their performances are scheduled to take place on March 12th at 11 P.M.

If you can not make it to Austin, Texas, Apple has decided to live stream all five days of its iTunes Festival for free via the Apple Store.

 

Big K.R.I.T. – New Agenda feat. Rick Ross

By: DJ V.I.P. (@djvip510) Updated Category: Music
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Big K.R.I.T.’s got a new agenda– something which we were told about yesterday, with the launch of his “Week Of K.R.I.T.” The “Week Of K.R.I.T.” kicked off strong this morning, with a new record featuring Rick Ross aptly-titled “New Agenda.”

Kanye West’s DONDA Partners With Jay Z’s Roc Nation

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West and his “big brother” just got a bit closer.  Earlier today (March 3rd), it was announced that Kanye West’s creative house DONDA has signed with Roc Nation.

Announced on Roc Nation’s official website, the partnership is set to “focus on Mr. West’s international recording brand and worldwide touring ventures.” The announcement also says it will manage all “DONDA music”, yet there are no artists signed under DONDA as of yet.

While DONDA does not have any signed artists, the creative brand has been behind almost every facet of Kanye West’s touring and marketing campaigns. Since its official branding in 2011, DONDA designed the Watch The Throne tour, Kanye West’s “New Slaves” projections and the album packaging of artists such as 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne and others.

This signing comes a week after reports surfaced that West’s Yeezus tour had to reduce ticket prices due to diminishing ticket sales. According to The New York Daily News, less than 35% of the tickets were sold for the final North American Yeezus tour date at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, Long Island last Sunday (February 23rd). 

West’s Yeezus tour kicks off its Australian run on May 2nd in Perth.

Pharrell Performs “Happy” at Oscar’s + Sells Grammy Hat To Arby’s For Over $44,000 (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Pharrell did not take home the Oscar for Best Original Song, however his presence (and hat) was felt. Last night (March 2nd), Pharrell performed the #1 song in the country, “Happy” and finally sold his infamous Grammy’s hat on eBay to a well known buyer.

During the live telecast, Pharrell tweeted from his personal Twitter account that his Vivienne Westwood hat that he wore to this year’s Grammy awards had been purchased on eBay. Today (March 3rd), a tweet from the official Twitter for Arby’s claimed the sandwich shop were the ones who purchased the hat:

The $44,100 of proceeds will go to Pharrell’s charity From One Hand To Another which provides learning programs to “underserved youth” from ages 7 to 20 according to the charity’s official website.

Besides raising over $44,000 for charity by wearing a hat, Pharrell got the usually stoic Oscar crowd to liven up during his performance of “Happy”. With American Hustle‘s Amy Adams,. Meryl Streep and Best Supporting Actress winner Lupita Nyong’o dancing with the 40 years old musical genius, Pharrell’s “Happy” performance was the highlight of the night.

Check out Pharrell’s performance of “Happy” at the 86th annual Oscar’s below: