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Hip-Hop Rumors: Who’s Kendrick Response Got Crushed By Politics?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur)Category: Headlines

Guilty as charged!

I have heard that the music industry has formed a force field around Kendrick Lamar in the aftermath of his verse on Big Sean’s “Control.” You forgot that was Big Sean’s song, eh? Well, I am hearing that the “game” tried to stop the Joe Budden joint, but definitely prevented a Loso response. Seems like people up the chain want and need Kendrick to be successful at this time. Kendrick’s success now means success for a lot of people, even those that may want to battle him.
SEE ALSO: Hip-Hop Rumors: We Weren’t Supposed To Hear Joe Budden’s “Control”?

I have been told, several responses have been talked out of rappers or outright squashed to prevent friction. Who is doing the crushing of these higher profile replies? I’m hearing Interscope may be doing damage control.

Would Fav have anything for K-Dot if he did reply? He’s not exactly a battle-type MC even though he’ got punchlines historically. Anyway…yep. After Joe Budden, I don’t see a lot more high-profile responses coming…except one, which I will tell you about in a bit.

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

Illseed, Out.

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Daily Word: Be Blessed and Highly Favored!!

By: Ash Cash (@IamAshCash)Category: Lifestyle
Happy Monday my fortunate creatures of promise! Welcome to the day that you recognize your blessings and use them to get what you need out of life! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to being blessed and highly favored! Joel Olsteen once said “One of the main reasons that we lose our enthusiasm in life is because we become ungrateful..we let what was once a miracle become common to us. We get so accustomed to our blessings that it becomes a routine and we devalue it..” Make sure that on your road to greatness that you don’t take for granted all of the advantages that you already have in your corner! Realize that the mere fact that you are still alive means that your life still has purpose! Right now as we speak your life is exactly where it needs to be! The good, the bad, and the ugly has brought you exactly to this place and what you do with it RIGHT NOW will determine how high you continue to go! Stop being ungrateful and appreciate where you are and where you are about to go! As Jay-Z recently said “Get the hell up off your high horse, you already have the things that most people will die for, dry yours, why you mad, take the good with the bad, don’t throw the baby out with the bath water…. #FoodForThought! As you analyze those words you must remember to never curse your blessings but instead use them for your greater good! I repeat… Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water! Cherish it! Nourish it! and Help it grow! The Baby will give you all that you need! Count Your Blessings!

-Ash’Cash”Each new day greets us with no rules except for the rules we place on it. Greet this new day with open arms and endless possibility.”
-Steve Maraboli

“To witness miracles unfold in your experience, count your blessings and be thankful. Perceived small blessings accumulate to be the most powerful.”
-T.F. Hodge

“You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.”
-Elizabeth Gilbert

“Those who expect to reap the blessings of financial freedom, must, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.”
-Thomas Paine

“Don’t be concerned with what you can’t do. Work on what you can do – then count your blessings.”
-Alan Robinson

“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”
-Charles Dickens

“The unthankful heart discovers no mercies; but the thankful heart will find, in every hour, some heavenly blessings.”
-Henry Ward Beecher

“Live your truth. Express your love. Share your enthusiasm. Take action towards your dreams. Walk your talk. Dance and sing to your music. Embrace your blessings. Make today worth remembering.”
-Steve Maraboli

TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD **CLICK HERE

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Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com

Jay Z To Perform First Ever Middle East Show In Abu Dhabi

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Jay Z is scheduled to take his latest tracks off Magna Carta Holy Grail to the region of the world where legend says the real Holy Grail is hidden. According to Gulfnews.com, Jigga will perform at the Yasalam After-Race Concert on November 1 at Abu Dhabi’s du Arena .

The performance will be a part of the final evening of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend in the United Arab Emirates. The concert series will also feature appearances by British bands Muse and Depeche Mode.

“Jay Z is the biggest rap mogul and music icon on this planet. He was an obvious choice. Booking artists of high calibre is important since Abu Dhabi is one of the top circuits in the world,” said Flash Entertainment Vice President Mike Fairburn.

Jay just rapped up his Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour with Justin Timberlake on August 16 in Miami.

The Yasalam After-Race concerts are only available for F1 ticket and invitation holders.

Bodega Bamz: I Once Thought I Got HIV From A High Tech G##### (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire)Category: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Making the right decisions growing up in New York City is tough. Especially if you’re a “young n*gga getting it” as Harlem-native MC Bodega Bamz said he was to the sold out crowd for Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal this past Friday (August 17th). At the Upright Citizens’ Brigade Theater, Bodega Bamz (accompanied by flag bearing “Tan Boys”)  recalled a scary story of believing he contracted HIV from a w######### (which “G#####” is apparently slang for) on 155th St and Broadway.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Jim Jones Was Almost Killed For Dissing Farakahn (VIDEO)]

UCB regulars and improv collective “A Tribe Called Yes” Neil Casey, Brandon Gardner, Phil Jackson, Christian Capozzoli, Lydia Hensler, Anthony Atamanuik and Cipha Sounds take his story and twist it into a few hilarious scenes.

Take It Personal is every Friday at 9pm at the UCB Theater on 153 3rd St on Avenue A.

Check out Bamz explain his scary G Spot experience:

Neil Casey, Brandon Gardner, Phil Jackson, Christian Capozzoli, Lydia Hensler, Anthony Atamanuik and Cipha Sounds

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West: The Movie?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur)Category: Rumors

Ahhhh…this stupid! I was perusing the IC today and saw an interesting thread called “Kanye West: The Movie.” The main imaged was of a dude that actually looked like Kanye West and so I decided to go deeper into it. But, it went in a different direction. Seems like some dudes got together and decided to do a comedy about Kanye West and his recent exploits in the media and life. I gotta admit, I was hoping for a real movie, but this made me chuckle and therefore I may watch it as long as its free. But, I have to admit, I thought somebody was going to do an unsolicited Kanye West movie. You know, at some point in the future, they are going to have actual movies on these rappers’ lives.


Since this turned out to be a non-factor essentially, check out this interview of Immortal Technique from VladTV.

Technique always brings the real.

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

Illseed, Out.

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I Don’t Camouflage: dead prez

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur)Category: Alternatives

“Everything Changes!” I Don’t Camouflage sat down with dead prez one day after the show in Brooklyn. Check out how M1 and Stic.man define “Camouflage-ing” and how they relate to it. You can also see how deep they go in answering questions such as “Has dead prez gone through changes?”

Loaded Lux Says He Wants To Battle Eminem

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Loaded Lux is one of the most respected battle rappers in the game today, and the SMACK/URL veteran recently told VladTV the one high-profile emcee that he wants to see get that work is Eminem.

“If one day I could get that bout, that would be something,” said Lux. “I’m letting the brother know, if he’s willingly to oblige, respectfully, that’ll be the pinnacle. I have a lot of respect for Eminem as a battle emcee.”

Lux named Eminem vs Juice as one of his all-time favorite face-to-face rap battles along with the legendary Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee, Murda Mook vs Jae Millz, the rumored Jay Z vs DMX, and his own classic bout against Calicoe.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Math Hoffa vs T-Rex Rap Battle]

Watch Loaded Lux call out Eminem and explain his choices for the greatest in-person rap battles in the video below.

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Schoolboy Q Comments On Kendrick Lamar Response Tracks On Twitter

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Even though the man who has forced numerous emcees into the studio to record responses to his verse on “Control” has remained quiet about the situation, Kendrick Lamar’s fellow Black Hippy member Schoolboy Q has shared his thoughts about the response tracks on Twitter.

One of those rappers that released his own version of “Control”, Joe Budden, replied to Schoolboy asking the TDE rapper to call who he was talking about.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Joe Budden’s Control]

Kendrick and the rest of Black Hippy are currently on tour in Europe. They are set to return to the States for the Made In America Festival in Philadelphia on September 1st. Jay Rock, Ab-Soul, and K. Dot will also be performing at Williamsburg Park on September 10th in Brooklyn.

[ALSO READ: NYC Emcee Bishop Nehru Added To Kendrick Lamar’s Brooklyn Show]

Ryan Leslie Being Sued By NYPD Detective For Using His Voicemail In Song

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY)Category: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Anthony Ryan Leslie’s decision to use a NYPD detective’s voicemail on his song “Joan of Arc” may land the singer/rapper in court. Detective Luis Mortimer is suing Leslie for violating his civil rights by including the message on the track according to the New York Post.

[ALSO READ: Ryan Leslie Ordered To Pay An Extra $180K Interest On $1 Million Laptop Reward]

The incident started when Leslie’s supermodel ex-girlfriend, Nicole Trunfio, called police in 2011 because Leslie allegedly would not stop calling her and knocking at her door.

Detective Mortimer left a voice message for Leslie asking him to contact the officer about the matter. That message was then added to “Joan or Arc”. Mortimer claims he did not find out that his voicemail message was sampled on the song until a few months ago.

“The song has caused him embarrassment and has damaged his credibility as a detective,” said Mortimer’s attorney Monica Kipiniak.

“[‘Joan of Arc’] is actually based on a personal experience that I went through over that week,” Leslie told MTV in 2011. “Maybe in certain moments in life you want to sing something. But when you’re upset sometimes or when you really want to get your point across, you don’t want to sing to someone, you want to directly let them know what’s going on and that’s what the ‘Joan of Arc’ record is about.”

The Mortimer/Leslie lawsuit was filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. Mortimer is seeking unspecified damages in the case.

[ALSO READ: Robin Thicke, Pharrell, & T.I. Suing Marvin Gaye’s Family & Bridgeport Music Over “Blurred Lines”]

Listen to Ryan Leslie’s “Joan of Arc” below.