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EXCLUSIVE: George Zimmerman Says Rapper Game Is "Perfect" Opponent For Celebrity Boxing Match

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Feb 1, 2014 at 12:11pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) George Zimmerman is still seeking an opponent for his upcoming boxing match and is open to all challengers, despite reports that rapper Game has been ruled out as a potential candidate to fight the acquitted murderer.

In July of 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a controversial case that included issues involving racial identity, gun-rights and civil rights, during a trial that captured the nation’s attention.

Last week, George Zimmerman agreed to a celebrity boxing match on March 1.

So far, rappers Game and DMX have stated that they would be willing to scrap with Zimmerman.

Game appeared on TMZ Live and said that over 4,700 people had applied to fight Zimmerman and that he was ruled out because Zimmerman feared his 6’5 height and 240 pound weight.

But according to Damon Feldman, the promoter of the event who has 55 celebrity boxing matches under his belt via his Celebrity Boxing Federation (CBF), George Zimmerman believes Game is the best opponent.

“He [George Zimmerman] is open to any challengers that make sense, but he is training hard and he said ‘Game is the perfect opponent,'” Damon Feldman told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview.

Game said that he would be fighting George Zimmerman for Trayvon Martin’s legacy and to “show him you can solve your disputes without a weapon.”

DMX told TMZ.com that he would step in the ring with George Zimmerman on behalf of black people and then he would “p### on him, right in his muthaf**kin face.”

Feldman told AllHipHop.com that Zimmerman has definitely signed his contract, but so far, despite the bravado and boasting from both Game and DMX, neither has officially signed any document binding them to the boxing match.

“Zimmerman is signed now,” Feldman told AllHipHop.com. “If anyone still wants the shot at it, you can email fi*********@*****il.com.”

Jimi Hendrix Biopic Starring Andre 3000 Debuting At SXSW

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 6:49pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) After years and family disagreements, the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side will debut at this year’s South by South West event in Austin, TX.

The biopic starring Andre 3000, directed and written by the scriptwriter of 12 Years A Slave, John Ridley. The film will document Hendrix’s rise to fame in London during the years of 1966 and 1967. Jimi Hendrix’s family owned estate, Experience Hendrix LLC, refused to allow Hendrix’s original music to be included in the film since they were not asked to participate in the movie’s formation. As a result, the only music Andre 3000 will be playing as Jimi Hendrix will be covers of The Beatles, Troggs, Muddy Waters and others that Hendrix frequently performed during his burgeoning years.

Along with Jimi, South By Southwest will also debut director David Laven’s SVDDXNLY which follows the rise to stardom of A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob.

The South By South West Festival will run from March 7th to March 16th.

Slaughterhouse Members Speak On Battling TDE's Black Hippy

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 5:30pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Two of the leading crews in Hip Hop at the moment are Shady Records’ Slaughterhouse and Top Dawg Entertainment’s Black Hippy. Both collectives made waves during last year’s BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers, and SH members Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz were among the emcees who responded on wax to BH member Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Complete 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers (VIDEO)]

Some rap fans have wondered what would happen if Slaughterhouse (Budden, Ortiz, Royce da 5’9″, Crooked I) faced off against Black Hippy (Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul) in a head-to-head rap battle. Slaughterhouse spoke on the hypothetical contest on RapFix Live. According to Crooked, his team would come out on top.

“Let me tell you something, that’s not a shot, because I really appreciate what they do,” said Crooked. “But as a rapper, I feel like I’m supposed to believe that. When I get on the court, nobody could see me. That’s just what I’m supposed to do. But that doesn’t stop me from being a fan of other great lyricists.”

Royce feels that the match would not pair up easily. His perspective is that the two groups take different approaches to their rapping styles and the winner would be decided mostly on the preference of the judges.

“I don’t think that we’re in the same lane,” added Royce. “I think that we get compared to them because we’re crews. But I’m not so sure that me and Schoolboy could really go at each other, with what he does, versus what I do. It’s not really the same thing.”

Slaughterhouse is teaming with Shady boss Eminem for a rap battle competition featuring some of the stand out names on the circuit. The “Total Slaughter” tournament includes Math Hoffa, Arsonal, Dizaster, Daylyt, Big T, Marvwon, Aye Verb, and Cortez.

[ALSO READ: Eminem & Slaughterhouse Present New “Total Slaughter” Battle Rap Tournament]

Watch the Slaughterhouse interview below.

A$AP Mob Reportedly To Drop "L.O.R.D." Album In March

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 4:56pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Harlem Hip Hop collective A$AP Mob is prepping to drop their compilation album in the coming weeks. According to XXL, the crew’s L.O.R.D. album will be available March 4th.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: A$AP Ferg – “Hood Pope”]

The A$AP Mob mixtape Lords Never Worry came out in 2012. Members of A$AP released the solo albums Long. Live. A$AP by A$AP Rocky and Trap Lord by A$AP Ferg in 2013. Method Man joined A$AP Nast for the track “Trillmatic” released in December as an A$AP Mob single.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: #HeaterOfTheDay: A$AP Nast Ft. Method Man “Trillmatic”]

AllSports: Dom Kennedy Explains The Racial Dynamic of Richard Sherman's Rant

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 4:39pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop Original Series ) Earlier this week (January 28th) Dom Kennedy spoke EXCLUSIVELY with AllHipHop about Get Home Safely, his rise to fame and more. During the interview, Dom Kennedy gave a profound and poignant analysis of the uproar over Richard Sherman’s rant on San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree following the NFC Championship game. For this edition of AllSports, Dom’s unedited and full analysis is placed on center stage:

It’s America. It’s America. It’s America. That’s really what that came down to. People getting out of line, and not even getting out of line, but showing their emotions over showing a passion. He probably been playing football since he was younger than 10 years old. Seven or eight years old, you know what I’m saying? That’s like doing the same thing for 20 years and getting to the top of your sport and making a great play and letting some of that emotion off against somebody who wants it as bad as you.

I feel like that’s what you want to see, you know. That’s what you want to see. You don’t see the NFL suspending them or fining them or none of that. If anything it helped the NFL and it brought more awareness to the cause. I don’t think it was bad at all. You hear a lot of words thrown around now by people who don’t know nothing about racism and this and that.

It was just two young Black guys competing on the football field. It’s like, it got to end somewhere. Man, they on the football field. Those are two guys who went to college who make a living playing professional sports. It has to end somewhere. They didn’t do nothing wrong or anything bad. It’s just unfortunate, now it came down to two Black guys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an instance where it was two Black guys and there was this much racism.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: EXCLUSIVE: Dom Kennedy Talks Tour, Never Releasing Free Mixtapes Again + More]

Kennedy spoke with MTV News about his Super Bowl pick and what the spread will be:

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Jadakiss and Styles Talk Being Free Agents, Says "Grammy's Aint Hip Hop" + More

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 3:57pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Give Jadakiss and Styles P a microphone and whether a beat is on or not but something unexpected will be said. After explaining Macklemore winning the rap album Grammy’s over Kendrick Lamar as “60/40, the white man still win”, Jadakiss further explains his stance by claiming the Grammy’s are out of touch with Hip Hop:

Grammys ain’t Hip Hop. We they do the Hip Hop categories on the Grammy’s. Every nominee, only one or two are really Hip Hop.

Jadakiss also revealed that Def Jam did not want to “put the money up” for his song “Big Body Dialogue” released in May of 2013 Jada says The Lox have been free agents for “about two, three weeks.” While Jadakiss was voiced his hesitance to signing with an independent label, Styles P

I’m the opposite, man. I think with The Lox, our perfect situation would be an indie/major kind of movement.

The Lox’s Trinity EP was released through their label D-Block Records directly to iTunes last December. Check out the full interview as Jadakiss talks how he explains weed references in his music to his daughter, Styles P discusses the possibilities of the first openly gay rapper and more with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club below:

Rutgers Professor Explores Race In New Course Based On Beyonce

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 3:35pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) She helped Bootylicious be recognized in the Oxford English Dictionary and now she will help Rutgers students understand media consumption. The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University is now officially offering a course called “Politicizing Beyonce.”

The course,being taught by doctoral student Kevin Allerd, will focus on analyzing Beyonce’s work in the context of black feminist text.

The last few years has experienced the rise in Hip Hop and R&B-related academia. Georgetown University has a course called “The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z” and University of Missouri offers “English 2169: Jay-Z and Kanye West” which examine Jay Z and Kanye West’s art in the context of the American Dream and traditional poetry.

WTF News: Paraplegic Man Allegedly Stole a Car From Dealership

By: Friday Foster Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 2:18pmCategory: Rumors

A man who is paralyzed from the waist down allegedly stole a care from a Florida dealership Wednesday, reports WKMG. The suspect, who is wheelchair-bound, reportedly got into a white 2009 Pontiac G8 at a Ford dealership in Ocala, with the assistance of a salesman.

The 28-year-old then locked the doors and sped out of the lot by using a collapsible cane to work the gas and brake pedals. Police chased him for 50 miles across three counties before authorities gave up.

The suspect was eventually nabbed as he tried to refuel in Bradford County.

The Bradford County Sheriff’s office charged Battice with a non-moving traffic violation and vehicular theft.

Rick Ross, Chris Chambers Collaborate For Fundraiser

By: keepitexclusive Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 2:00pmCategory: Lifestyle

Last night, Chris Chambers and The C.A.T.C.H 84 Foundation (Children Achieving through Community Help) held its annual Strikes for Scholarships, At Lucky Strikes South Beach.

A number of athletes and celebrities came out to support the Hennessy-sponsored event, including Trina, Brianna Perry, Uncle Luke and the co-host for the cause Rick Ross.

Also in attendance was TruTV stars of “South Beach Tow” Bernice, Robbie and J-Money.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Draya Michele Still Beefing With Chantel Christie

By: Friday Foster Updated Jan 31, 2014 at 1:47pmCategory: Rumors

Draya Michele of Basketball Wives LA has been beefing with Jackie Christie’s daughter, Chantel…over a man. Apparently, the two got into a fight during filming for the reality show, over Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick. Draya was claiming him as her boo and had him all up on Instragram in pictures but in the trailer for the forthcoming season of Basketball Wives LA we see Jackie Christie telling Draya that Scandrick was double dipping.

Looks like it’s not over because the women took to Twitter (what else is new) to throw some digital darts at each other. According to Draya, who is allegedly still dating Scandrick, the situation was manipulated for TV.