(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z is not just rapping for six hours in art museums, he’s also hopping on EDM tracks. A teaser video just leaked announcing Jay-Z will be pair up with Baauer and old friend Just Blaze for the remix to their smash hit “Higher”. The song will arrive August 13th.
This will mark the first time Just Blaze and Jay-Z have put out music together since 2007’s American Gangster bonus cut “American Gangster”. Let’s hope this is not the last time the two pair together.
Check out the teaser video directed by NABIL (Frank Ocean’s “Pyramids”, G.O.O.D. Music’s “Mercy”):
(AllHipHop News) Jim Jones has never been one to hold his tongue. He once threatened to knock Nas’ kufi off, told Jay-Z to “slow down before your old as* gets killed” and plenty of other disses. However, he once said disparaging things about Minister Louis Farrakhan and quickly learned why Farrakan ain’t nothing to f*ck with.
Jim Jones shared the story of how he was almost killed by Farrakahn’s goons and how he escaped at Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal Hip Hop Improv show this past Friday (August 2nd). With UCB regulars Abra Tabak, Brandon Gardner, Phil Jackson, Christian Capozzoli, Lydia Hensler and Cipha Sounds himself reenacting Jones’ story the crowd was literally in tears.
Take It Personal is every Friday at 9pm at the UCB Theater on 153 3rd St on Avenue A.
Check out Jim Jones’ near-deadly encounter with Farrakahn and the hilarious reenactment:
(AllHipHop News) As part of its celebration of the 55th anniversary of the Hot 100, Billboard magazine complied a list of the top 100 songs in the chart’s history. Each single’s placement on the list is based on performance on the Hot 100 chart. Several mainstream rap and R&B hits made the list.
Kanye West’s ode to female money lovers “Gold Digger” featuring Jamie Foxx came in at 58, Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise” from the movie Dangerous Minds reached number 79, Nelly’s duet with Kelly Rowland “Dilemma” landed at the 75 spot, and Puff Daddy’s (aka Diddy) tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. “I’ll Be Missing You” was number 94.
“Family Affair” by Mary J. Blige (89), “The Boy Is Mine” by Monica & Brandy (63), “Let Me Love You” by Mario (53), “No One” by Alicia Keys (48), and “We Belong Together” by Mariah Carey (11) were a few of the contemporary R&B hits to make the list.
Usher had two tracks represented – “You Make Me Wanna…” at 100 and “Yeah!” featuring Ludacris and Lil Jon at 13. As did The Black Eye Peas with “Boom Boom Pow” at 51 and “I Got A Feeling” 6.
1990’s group Boyz II Men held down three spots on the list with “End of The Road” (50), “One Sweet Day” with Mariah Carey (34), and “I’ll Make Love To You” (19).
Late iconic singers Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, and Marvin Gaye all had respective classic songs recognized. Jackson’s “Billie Jean” was at 81, Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” was at 49, and Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” was at 37.
The number one spot on Billboard’s list of the all-time Top Hot 100 songs went to “The Twist” by Chubby Checker.
(AllHipHop News) The legal troubles for teenage rapper Chief Keef seem to keeping mounting. The latest matter is going to cost him $230,019 for damages, loss of earnings, and reputational harm for missing out on a performance.
TMZ reports that the Team Major concert promotion company sued Keef in March for not appearing at a booked show in London on December 29, 2012. This was just 2 weeks before Keef was taken into custody for parole violation on January 15, 2013. He served a 60-day sentence in a juvenile detention center for the charge.
Apparently, Keef never responded to the Team Major lawsuit, and a judge ruled in their favor by default.
(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent is to be arraigned in court today for domestic violence and vandalism charges. The G-Unit leader is being accused by the mother of his child of attacking her and destroying $7,100 worth of property. Daphne Joy claims that 50 (born Curtis Jackson) trashed her Toluca Lake, California condo and then kicked her as she tried to hide in the bathroom.
In July, 50 issued a statement through his lawyer denying the accusations.”Curtis Jackson denies these allegations as made against him. It is important to note, Mr. Jackson has not been arrested and there is no warrant outstanding for his arrest.”
(AllHipHop News) BET’s President of Programming and Specials Stephen Hill started a media firestorm with one simple tweet this weekend. Hill mentions that André 3000 revealed that the “Hey Ya!” performer was planning to release a new solo album in 2014, but that may not necessarily be the case.
According to Billboard, a representative of the OutKast emcee says the LP is not confirmed.
“Regarding reports of a specific plan to release an album in early 2014,” said Dre’s publicist. “There is no official confirmation on that report.”
While Andre has appeared on projects by Beyoncé, Drake, Young Jeezy, T.I., Frank Ocean, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross in recent years, he has not released an official album since OutKast’s 2006 LP Idlewild.
Dre did contribute a remake of Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” as a duet with Beyoncé to this year’s The Great Gatsby Soundtrack. He was also recently filmed in the studio with producer Mike Will Made It.
Andre will also star in the upcoming Jimi Hendrix biopic All Is by My Side directed by John Ridley.
Watch the brief clip of 3K and Mike Will in the lab below.
Happy Monday my controllers of life! Welcome to the day that you realize that your past decisions are what has given you your current life and what you decide today will determine how you live tomorrow! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to accepting your full responsibilities! Your life is your life alone and no matter who you decide to share it with the outcome of your being is and will always be in your control! Weather you go up or down, forwards or backwards, understand that the life you are living is all of your fault! The moment you take full responsibility for your life’s actions or lack thereof is the moment you begin to be free! Blaming others for your circumstance is not only a ridiculous notion but a surefire way to ensure you stay trapped in what you don’t want! Stop blaming others for the decisions you’ve made! Accept Your Responsibility then take the power to change it! You are in total control! NOTHING CAN STOP YOU BUT YOU!!!
-Ash’Cash
“Most people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.” -Sigmund Freud
“The right thing to do and the hard thing to do are usually the same.” -Steve Maraboli
“The price of greatness is responsibility.” -Winston Churchill
“Eventually we all have to accept full and total responsibility for our actions, everything we have done, and have not done. ” -Hubert Selby Jr.
“Man is nothing else but what he makes of himself.” -Jean-Paul Sartre
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so.” -Noam Chomsky
“It’s time to care; it’s time to take responsibility; it’s time to lead; it’s time for a change; it’s time to be true to our greatest self; it’s time to stop blaming others.” -Steve Maraboli
“When given an opportunity, deliver excellence and never quit.” -Robert Rodriguez
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(AllHipHop News) The Brown/Houston family have experienced quite a bit of family turmoil following Bobbi Kristi’s announcement of her engagement to Nick Gordon. Bobbi Kristi and her father Bobby Brown have become estranged and recently her grandmother Cissy Houston said the 20 year old was “too young” to wed in a letter.
Bobby Brown’s eldest son Landon Brown talked with AllHipHop recently about his burgeoning music career, media misrepresentation of his mother’s legacy and more including his sister’s recent engagement.
Check out an excerpt from Landon Brown’s EXCLUSIVE interview with AllHipHop dropping next week:
How do you feel about Bobbi Kristi’s engagement?
I feel like it’s inevitable, isn’t it? You have a daughter or you have a sister and one day there’s going to be a man who makes her feel like she wants to be with him forever. How else can I feel? It isn’t my decision so I have to accept it.
How do you feel about the allegations of her fiance being her brother because of the fact your mom took him in?
People keep bringing this us about him being her brother. I just feel like they’re trying to transform it into something bad. That is not her brother. If Whitney would have found you somewhere, and you had become friends with Kristi and then you decide to travel with them on the road that wouldn’t make you her brother and that wouldn’t make you their son. Especially when you’re a grown man already so I don’t know where people are coming with this brother thing. He was like a brother to her and now he’s going to be like her husband. [Laughs]
A little known secret is that Kanye West can ball. But even the best ball players get crossed out their sneakers Eery now and again.
In another snippet from our extensive interview with producer extraordinaire DJ Camper, he reveals THE time he played ball with Kanye, Common and a few others during the Yeezus sessions in London.
Peep what they are reporting about Jay Z and how he’s treating his Roc Nation fam.
He wasn’t joking when he talked about his “whole team ball!”
Jay Z is making it rain! Fresh off the release of his 12th solo album. Magna Carta…Holy Grail, the music and business mogul has been showing his gratitude with lots of zeros. “Earlier this year he handed out $50,000 bonuses to everyone in his company, which includes assistants and very low-level people,” a Jay Z employee tells Star. “He even promised another bonus for Christmas.”
“He’s extremely generous – most celebrities are supercheap when it comes to running their businesses,” says the insider. “He knows if his employees are happy, it will benefit him in the long run. His only demand was for everyone to have fun with the money.”
You remember Ransom? He’s the dude that used to have beef with Joe Budden and is a pretty good dude on the mic. But now, he has a different distinction in his own regards. He’s claiming that he ghostwrote for Nicki Minaj. Yeah. This is a new one since I have always been of the mind that Nicki wrote her own stuff.
But, in a new song, Ransom alleges something else.
In the video, you will hear him make this claim at the 2:34 mark.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
I have been staring at this in the Ill Community for weeks. I have not found the f**ks to write about it. I am not suggesting this is hardly new or breaking…just that I never documented it.
But, I should and I do now! This dude could be the biggest new thing in Hip-Hop with the titans Jay and Rozay behind his movement! His man is Fat Trel and he’s posted a picture of his deal…well he did last month. And everybody on the internet congratulated him! That’s dope. I will have to research him a bit. But see below.
He’s also very cool with Wale and that seems to have lead him to Roc Nation.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) Jay-Z has been very nice with the media these past few months. Earlier this morning (July 2nd) Jay-Z called into Big Boy’s Neighborhood on Power 106 L.A. for a highly informative and entertaining interview.
In the interview, Jay says he will appear on Justin Timberlake’s second installment of his 20/20 Experience series due out September 30th. He also says the Legends of the Summer tourmates are also currently filming the video for their Magna Carta Holy Grail collaboration “Holy Grail”.
Hov unfortunately says that the reported collaboration between him, Nas and Justin, “Sinatra In The Sand” was still unfinished calling it “a little more than a concept in Timbaland’s mind.”
Check out the full interview below where he talks Beyonce and himself bouncing back and forth between each other’s tours, Watch The Throne 2, the new school of Hip Hop and more:
(AllHipHop News) Last month BitTorrent, Inc and Jet Life Recordings founder Curren$y announced that the two brands were joining forces to present an inventive way of providing content in support of the Jets upcoming “Red Eye Tour” through a BitTorrent bundle.
“Jet Life Recordings together with BitTorrent, we will be able to introduce new music in new innovative ways while changing the perception of the torrent site,” says Curren$y.
The multimedia package features a Red Eye Tour poster and the new single “Right Now” by Curren$y and Young Roddy. Users that provide an e-mail to unlock the Bundle also get the entire The Red Eye mixtape, cover art, and back cover as well as the 8 minute documentary Chef Menteur. Other features include a chance to win a trip to New Orleans to hang with the Jet Life crew and a discount coupon for merchandise at Jet Life shows
“Today we are dropping a bundle package with BitTorrent, and we’re changing the way music is digitally delivered. In order to stay on top of your game you have to stay ahead of the circle,” added Mousa Hamdan, Jet Life International president.
AllHipHop connected with Matt Mason, Vice President of Marketing for BitTorrent, via e-mail to discuss the new Jet Life Bundle.
AllHipHop: How did the deal with Jet Life come together?
Matt Mason: Full credit goes to Austin Briggs, Curren$y, and the Jet Life guys, they had the vision. We’ve been working on creating a new format, or as Curren$y and Jet Life see it, the next evolution of the mixtape, called the BitTorrent Bundle.
You can think of the BitTorrent Bundle as a new social object that helps artists to connect with fans. The idea is that rather than creating another walled garden, or content store, we can put the store into the content. You can also think of the BitTorrent Bundle as a giant container that can hold any file type, any number of files and size of file then distribute that quickly to a massive audience of over 170 million fans.
They had the idea that this could help bring a new vision for what a mixtape could be. So Austin reached out to us and told us what they were looking to do in support of the Red Eye Tour coming up this fall. It was such a good fit, we had to do it.
Why did BitTorrent decide to do this deal with Curren$y and Jet Life?
When you look at what they are doing as a collective, the Jet Life guys are rewriting the rules. They have the star power of Curren$y, and he’s working with a roster of exciting new talent bringing all brand new material to the table and rich, engaging fan experience. It was something we had to be a part of.
Do you think this bundle will set a precedent for future deals with other artists?
We certainly hope so. Our program is still in it’s infancy, in the world of technology we say that the BitTorrent Bundle is still in Alpha. But we’ve been working hard with Jet Life to deliver the ultimate fan capsule, something that will deliver real value for both fans and for the creators and something that will make people stop and take notice.
Our long-term vision is not to be a content store, or another walled garden. Our vision is to create the technology that puts the store into the content and to let the artist decide what the exchange should be. They know best what the value of a fan is and can judge that better than we can. Our job is to create the best possible tools for creative people, and then get out-of-the-way of them and their fans.
Do you think providing free music content is an inevitable advancement for the music business as album sales continue to stagnate?
It’s definitely one route. We’ve been talking with artists for a long time now. It’s especially true that rap artists understand that a track or a remix can serve as a flyer for your show and a way to build a fan base. That’s what the mixtape culture has been about for decades.
But it’s important to understand that “free” isn’t the only model with the BitTorrent Bundle. There is going to be a different business model for every type of content. We don’t want to impose that model on the content, that will be up to the content creators and rights holders.
What has been the response so far from fans and people in the industry?
We’ll know better once we go live. But since we announced the Jet Life Bundle was coming a few weeks back, the response has been very positive. The fans see this is an evolution of the mixtape. It’s no longer just about a CD on a blanket on 125th Street. It’s a rich, multimedia fan experience.
From the industry side, the response has been overwhelming. Our biggest problem has been to try and find a way to work with all of the people who are reaching out to us. We’re working toward a way to make that happen and we definitely want to hear from people out there with crazy new ideas. But for now we have to be somewhat selective with who we work with.
