(AllHipHop News) Lil Twist, the YMCMB rapper, has been arrested for DUI.
The rapper recently has been more associated with Justin Bieber and that’s how he was arrested – driving Beebz’s chromed- out Fisker Karma.
TMZ reports that the 20-year-old was pulled over for speeding on the way to Bieber’s California mansion.
Twist was allegedly speeding about 3:30 AM on Parkway Calabasas in California.
Arresting officers didn’t think he was drunk from alcohol, but was under the influence of some other substance, which was not identified at press time.
Through utilizing the perfect blend of lyricism and California flow, El Prez has been tearing up speakers from sea to shining sea for some time now. But most recently he’s found himself as one of the voices of reason in DEMOS a brand new Hip Hop documentary out now!
If you aren’t familiar with El Prez, it’s time to get familiar with him! He’s not only an extremely talented emcee, he’s also kicking knowledge back to the culture and educating other emerging artists! AllHipHop.com caught up with El Prez and sat down to discuss his career and what this music means in the grand scheme of things! Please check out the AllHipHop.com interview with El Prez!
AllHipHop.com: Thanks so much for taking a few moments out for us sir, let’s just get right to it! For those who aren’t familiar with your work, can you please share with us how you got started.
I got started rapping in a group in college, then I ventured out on my own back in 2007 and started popping up on all the popular blogs/sites, doing shows, and working with all of the dope artists in LA.
AllHipHop.com: Ok cool. Now how did you come to be in the DEMOS documentary that’s out now?
I’m in the DEMOS documentary thanks to the Director/Producer of the film, Kareem Fort. He’s followed my career and interviewed me on several occasions before, so he’s witnessed my grind and how hard I go with my music throughout the country. He’s also seen the help I’ve provided other artists by connecting people so when it came time for the DEMOS documentary I was one of the first people he contacted.
AllHipHop.com: Can you please speak on your biggest musical influences thus far and how or what their influence contributes to your music?
My biggest influence has been the City of Angels, because its the environment that I’m engulfed in and it’s represented in every aspect of my music. It’s a part of my conscience so you hear it every time I step in the booth. Other than that some of my rap idols are cats like Nas, Kurupt, Hova, the usual suspects.
AllHipHop.com: Of course! (laughter) Alright so what do you hope that your music reflects to the listener?
I hope my music reflects the lifestyle that we live in the city. It’s a laid back place but just as hectic as NYC, so you have to grind and hustle hard to survive in LA, yet we enjoy the best weather on earth year-round so that lighter slice of life is represented well on my projects. I have a laid back persona and you can hear that the second you press play.
AllHipHop.com: E.P. what is one thing the fans don’t know about you that you wish they did?
I wish that fans could truly see all the hard work and dedication that goes into making records and appreciate this music a little more. Maybe if they saw all the behind-the-scenes work involved they wouldn’t be so quick to treat the music like its disposable. Fans need to sit with these records longer and appreciate great music.
AllHipHop.com: So can you give us just three words that best describe your view of your music?
Urban. Street. Americana.
AllHipHop.com: Nice! What’s in the pipeline for you at the moment? Who are you working with and what can we expect?
At the moment I’m working on two projects, a collab EP with a west coast producer named Jansport J, that’s in the same vein of a ‘MadVillain’ and ‘Below the Heavens’. Which is basically a rapper and producer combining forces for a whole project of hard rhymes and crazy sampled beats. I also have a untitled tape dropping this summer so I’m definitely working!
AllHipHop.com: Please tell the people how they can keep up with you!
You can follow the LEADERSH!T by copping the album at all digital music outlets, and you can keep up with my crazy life at IAMELPREZ.COM or on twitter at @elprezdeLA. Salute to my WGGP compadre Sean Falyon, Kareem Fort and DEMOS, and Inglewood CA.
Thanks again to EL Prez for the chop up session. We look forward to hearing the forthcoming music and be sure to check him out in the DEMOS Documentary!
But, the good folks over there at RhymesWithSnitch are saying it: DRAKE AND RIHANNA ARE BACK AT IT!
Away from the stage Rihanna is said to have rekindled her romance with Canadian rapper Drake following her break-up with Chris Brown. ‘When she was dating Chris, he banned her from talking to Drake,’ a source told Look magazine.
‘She really missed him that time – yes, they went out years before but he was also a good friend to her – so calling him was one of the first things she did when she realised she was over Chris.
(AllHipHop News) Back in the day, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels of Run DMC fame once boasted, “I’m DMC, I can draw” and now he’s the creative force behind his own publishing company.
DMC’s Darryl Makes Comics will produce a graphic novel set in the 80’s and he’s working with Rigo “Riggs” Morales (of Shady Records fame) and editor-in-chief Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez. The whole affair will be jumpstarted by a KickStarter event, seen below.
DMC explained Darrly Makes Comics at a press conference at Midtown Comics.
“I’m just the bait. This ain’t about a rapper starting a comic book, this is about a life-long fan!”
Miranda-Rodriguez told The Source magazine, “We’re putting it into the fans hands, just like hip-hop pushed CDs out of trunks. There’s no corporate backing behind the comic, we’re looking for the fans to [enjoy the comic and] push this for us.”
DMC will work with other artists like Damion Scott, Dexter Vines and Ronald Wimberly to fulfill the creative vision of the comic.
DMC has long made clear his love of comic books and often makes appearances at comic book conventions.
Considered one of the earliest urban lifestyle festivals of its kind, FunkJazz Kafe was the pre-eminent cultural experience in Atlanta for over a decade. In recent years, lower corporate sponsorship has been a hindrance to the presentation of the memorable. Once a quarterly staple, FJK was reduced to once-a-year and some years, not at all.
But, this weekend FunkJazz Kafe returns to Atlanta and the whole city is holding its breath. What **** is FunkJazz Kafe? You ask, dismissively. Don’t worry, I can’t wait to tell you.
Here is everything you need to know about The FunkJazz Kafe Arts & Music Festival.
What FunkJazz Kafe is, is a uniquely offered unscripted environment of mixed-media installations, live video mixing, turntable DJs, live percussion interaction and live painting with a backdrop of innovative music. Creatively speaking, anything goes!!! The goal has been to introduce new artistic talents and lifestyle concepts in a creative, multi-activity atmosphere filled with music and memories.
It is a sensory overload of culture. Poets, performers, and people. “We want to preserve our music and events,” says founder Jason Orr, “we’re showing you culture.” Proclaimed as “A Legendary Carnival of Art and Music” and “Best Performance Arts Festival” by Vibe Magazine and voted “Best Multimedia Event” in 2002 by Creative Loafing, The FunkJazz Kafé creates one of the most anticipated and original interactive/cultural arts festivals in North America.
Who might you see at a FunkJazz Kafe? Goodie Mob has rocked with a live band. Erykah Badu showed out. So did Jill Scott. Janelle Monae put on her dancing shoes. And so many other artists have participated in what is a magical night. Public Enemy, Jamie Foxx, Outkast, India Arie, Talib Kweli, Common, Omar, Bilal, Loose Ends, Raphael Saadiq, Goodie Mob, Van Hunt, Doug E. Fresh, MC Lyte, Too Short, Cee Lo, Donnie, Sleepy Brown, George Howard and many others each leaving a taste of their past, present and future sounds with the support of our house band and interacting DJs.
Why is FunkJazz Kafe important? Truth of the matter is, we all know that music has changed and people have changed. “Nothing is for real anymore, not even the music,” Orr explains. That’s true. FunkJazz Kafe feeds a need that exists in any true music lover. To hear music in an amazing atmosphere surrounded by good people and to be able to come away from the event feeling good and recharged.
When you leave FunkJazz Kafe, you will go home thinking about all the amazing and creative talents that you possess and how you should be doing more with them. You might just put pen to paper, and brush to canvas. The event is July 12th and 13th in Atlanta. On the 12th, you can catch a screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary about the festival, Diary of a Decade: The Story of a Movement.
Where is this amazing night going to be? (I knew you were feeling it.) The event is held at The Tabernacle, one of Atlanta’s best music venues. The former cathedral-turned-concert space has an almost-holy feel to it and is the perfect venue for FJK.
After hearing all of this, I know your last question: How can I get there? Tickets for the FunkJazz Kafe Arts & Music Festival are available at the official website: www.funkjazzkafe.com
MetroPCS’ new all-in-one messaging app, joyn are flying two lucky people to New York City to hang in the studio with French Montana. French and joyn also giving those two lucky winners $1,500 in spending money.
To enter to win all you have to do is go on Twitter and tweet @MetroPCS your answer to “What is the best part of using joyn?”
The swiss army knife-type app allows for seamless group chatting, file transfers (picture, video, audio), wifi and even video alling.
Check out French use the app with the owner of Platinum Morotsports George Keshishyan:
Kanye West supposedly proposed to Kim Kardashian shortly after their baby North was born. I have little to now inroads into dude’s life, but others seem to. And they are saying that Kanye is now backing off the idea of marriage.
It seems like everyone cannot wait for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to get married – that is everyone, except mother/manager Kris Jenner.
“Kris is encouraging the couple to NOT get married,” one family friend tells NAUGHTY BUT NICE ROB. “After Kim’s last, 72-day, marriage, Kris feels like the Kardashian brand does not need another marriage disaster on its hands. She is telling them to take their time, to really think about it. A third divorce for Kim, is not something Kris wants for her daughter or her family business.”
(AllHipHop News) This past Tuesday Jim Jones and his wife Chrissy Lampkin celebrated the release of his new single “Nasty Girl” with a party at The Griffin in New York City.
Somehow, I just cannot see this happening.
