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Hip-Hop Rumors: Benzino’s Got A New Reality Show?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Rumors
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Just GREAT.

It looks like the reality show bug has bitten Benzino so badly that he’s going to be called Zion soon. I don’t know what that means, but that just is what it is. The latest is that Benzino is going to be STARRING in his own reality show called “Sucker For Love.” Now, the details on this show are next to none, but apparently it will be some kind of new version of “Flavor of Love.”

YEAHHHHHH BOYEEEEEEEEE!

Soon he’s going to be looking for women to co-star with him. Zino crunshin’ these chick like whaaaaaaaaaaaa! LOL!

And to think, at one point the Feds were looking for Zino for all sorts of crimes. I’m personally glad he’s cleaned up!

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

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Timbaland Previews New Track With Jay Z & Drake In UK (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) While performing in Birmingham, United Kingdom earlier this week, Timbaland previewed a new track that features appearances from Drake and Jay Z. The three superstars previously worked together on Jay’s “Off That” from The Blueprint 3.

Tim played a major role in Jay’s latest album Magna Carta Holy Grail producing 11 tracks. Tim and Drake worked together on the number one rap single “Say Something” off of 2009’s Shock Value II. Jigga and Drizzy recently collaborated for Nothing Was The Same‘s “Pound Cake.”

There’s no official word on which project this new record will end up on. Timbaland is currently participating in Jay Z’s European tour.

[ALSO READ: Timbaland Says He’s Producing New Michael Jackson Single “Chicago” (VIDEO)]

Watch a clip of the Tim/Jay/Drake collaboration in the video below.

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Another Rapper Gunned Down In Chicago

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Tavache “Trife” Kizer becomes the latest rapper to be killed in Chicago. The 38-year-old father and husband was murdered in South Dorchester on Monday afternoon. Kizer was shot in the head while getting his car repaired by an alley mechanic.

Police suspect that Kizer was not the intended target of the shooting. His killing comes just weeks after teenage rapper Leonard “L’A Capone” Anderson was killed near a recording studio in the city.

[ALSO READ: Lil Durk Friend L’A Capone Killed In Chicago]

Trife had recently shot a video for the song “Respect The Youth”. He had been working on the final edits to the visuals with his brother Larry “Shaciaren” Kizer before he was killed.

“He wanted to show the true pain of the violence. He wanted it to be a tribute to Hadiya Pendleton, Trayvon Martin and the kids at Sandy Hook,” said Shaciaren about his brother’s vision for the video. “It was ironic that the last thing he wanted in that video were scenes of emptiness — empty playgrounds, basketball courts, swings and school hallways. Now, he has become a victim of the violence.”

No arrests have been made in the case.

[ALSO READ: Common Wants Hip Hop Artists To Help Stop Chicago Violence]

Questlove Pens New Book About The History Of “Soul Train”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of the Roots is about to release his second book this year. The Roots’ drummer previously published his memoir Mo’ Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove in June, and now the Philadelphia native is adding a historical account of one of the most celebrated music programs in television history to his writing credits.

[ALSO READ: Questlove of The Roots Planning To Release Memoir This Summer]

Questlove calls working on Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation a “dream come true.” He had the opportunity to view rare pictures from the show and watched the entire series in preparation of penning the book. More than 350 photos will be featured alongside the text.

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Soul Train was created by Don Cornelius in 1971 and ran until 2006. Some of the biggest names in music appeared on the show during its 35 years on the air. One of those legendary performers, Gladys Knight, provides the foreword to Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation. Television personality Nick Cannon contributed the book’s preface.

[ALSO READ: Questlove Named First “Artist In Residence” At Made In NY Media Center]

Questlove’s Soul Train: The Music, Dance, and Style of a Generation will be released October 22nd.

Watch Questlove discuss his new book with The Urban Daily in the video below.

Daily Word: Honor Your Calling!

By: Ash Cash (@IamAshCash) Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Happy Takeover Thursday! Welcome to the day that you realize that you were put on this earth to achieve your greatest self, to live out your purpose, and to do it fearlessly! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to honoring your calling! Imagine if your stove didn’t heat up, or your faucet didn’t give out water! What if your light bulb didn’t light up, or refrigerator didn’t refrigerate your food! Without even going further I know you already catch my drift and while it may seem ridiculous that I am comparing your life’s purpose to household appliances, I pray that you remove the ego and take heed to the true message! The fact of the matter is that everyone and everything serves a purpose… But what good is that person or thing if it isn’t functioning at its highest self! Stop making excuses and stop allowing the noise of the outside world move you away from doing what you ought to be doing! Honor your calling! The only reason you are not living the life of your dreams is because you keep listening to everything but yourself! Follow your intuition and let it guide you were it will! You were born to be great so by all means take what you deserve!

-Ash’Cash

“There is no greater gift you can give or receive than to honor your calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”
-Oprah Winfrey

“When you can’t go forward, and you can’t go backward, and you can’t stay where you are without killing off something deep and vital in yourself, you are on the edge of creation.”
-Sue Monk Kidd

“The only thing that stands between a man and what he really wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible.” -Richard DeVos

“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.”
-Robert Fritz

“To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift.”
-Steve Prefontaine

“You have to do stuff that average people don’t understand, because those are the only good things.”
-Andy Warhol

“To be no longer content to pick up what is floating on the surface of life, and to want only the pearls at the bottom of the sea, this is grace, welling up from deep inside.”
–Eknath Easwaran

“Always remember, what you seek is also seeking you.”
-Paulo Coelho

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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

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Meek Mill Get Robbed At During A3C?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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“N!99ga try to snatch my chain, that’s a death wish.”

– Meek Mill on the “Pound Cake Freestyle”

From what I heard, the streets are on FIRE in Atlanta. They are saying that Meek Mill got robbed surrounding the events called The A3C festival. A3C was dope and honestly, there were next to no reports of anything crazy happened. Then THIS leaked:

RELATED: Hip-Hop Rumors: Whew! Who Got Robbed In Atlanta?

So, at the time, nobody knew what was going on or, more significantly who got robbed. BUT, as the streets heard about the wealth of the person robbed, the streets got to talking. Suddenly, I am getting rumors that Meek Mill was the one that was robbed down at the Hilton Hotel in Atlanta. BUT, there was some confusion.

RELATED: Hip-Hop Rumors: Jim Jones And Meek Mill Go At Each Other On Twitter

It seems that one of Meek’s dudes, somebody named Louie V Gutta (Dream Chasers artist) was robbed at a Waffle House and people are confusing the two situations. I don’t know these guys like that. This is what was told to me, but I see there are written reports to support the rumors of this. Somebody posted the following video.

SO, long story shorts, I don’t believe Meek Mill was robbed in the A at all. In fact, the person that did get robbed still remains nameless.

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

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Viral Video Pushes Kanye’s “Gone” Into Top 20 On The Charts

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) It only took one viral video for a Kanye West song off 2005’s Late Registration to hit the top 20 on Billboard. Ye’s “Gone” was used by video editor Marina Shifrin in the extremely popular clip of her quitting her job. Shifrin’s video currently has over 15 million views on YouTube in just 2 weeks.

The success of the video titled “An Interpretive Dance For My Boss Set To Kanye West’s Gone” led to the song getting downloaded 9,000 times according to Billboard. Add in a reported 6.2 million streams in the United States and “Gone” lands at number 18 on the Hot 100, number 6 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Song, and number 4 on the Rap Songs charts respectively.

Despite releasing his 6th album Yeezus in June, “Gone” becomes Kanye’s highest charting song on the Hot 100 in 2013. “New Slaves” previously peaked at 56 while “Black Skinhead” reached number 69 and “Blood On The Leaves” currently sits at number 89.

[ALSO READ: Pusha T Hints That Kanye & Pharrell Want To Produce Full Clipse Album]

Watch Marina Shifrin’s video below.

Rick Ross Announces Release Date For “Mastermind”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Rick Ross let the world know that his 6th studio album Mastermind will be hitting stores by the end of the year. The Maybach Music boss has scheduled the release of the project for December 17th.

[ALSO READ: Russell “Block” Spencer Teams With Rick Ross To Promote Belaire Rosé Champagne]

Mastermind

Fans of Ross are sure to be able to hear many of his hit records and some new tracks off his latest LP during the “Mastermind Tour” starting November 11th.

[ALSO READ: Rick Ross Announces Fall “Mastermind Tour”]

Watch the video for Rick Ross’ “No Games” below.

[FULL VIDEO] Kanye West Talks To Jimmy Kimmel

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West took to Jimmy Kimmel for an exclusive interview, where the pair clarified their position with each other. The rapper had taken issue with a skit that Kimmel played on his late night talk show that mocked a BBC interview. Kanye returned with a barrage of disparaging tweets to which Jimmy Kimmel responded with an unflattering comedic monologue. However, the pair, who are very familiar with each other, set aside their public differences for this exclusive interview.

Below, see the interview in its entirety.

RELATED: Memes, Tweets & Personals, Oh My!: Kanye West Disses Jimmy Kimmel After Interview Spoof

RELATED:Jimmy Kimmel Responds To Kanye West’s Twitter Rant, Reveals What Kanye Said On Phone With Him (VIDEO)



RELATED: Hip-Hop Rumors: Was The Kanye West / Jimmy Kimmel Beef Fake?

Kelis Pays Huge Federal Tax Debt

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) R&B siren Kelis owned a heavy debt to the federal government and now she has satisfied that debt – a whopping bill over $700k.

Kelis owed the federal government $701,027.59 in back taxes, the State of New York, and State of California respectively.

TMZ reports that Nas’ ex-wife paid the balance of $400,000 this past August.

The singer still owes about $300,000 in tax liens for New York and California.

Deniro Farrar Signs To Vice Records/Warner Bros Records

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) It has been a monumental year for Deniro Farrar. The buzzing North Carolina emcee dropped the well-received mixtapes The Patriarch and The Patriarch II, and he opened shows for Wiz Khalifa and Kendrick Lamar. Farrar’s 2013 just became even more memorable now that the Leader of Cult Rap has officially signed with Vice Records/Warner Bros Records.

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[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Deniro Farrar Talks “Cult Rap”, What Motivates Him & His Issues With Mainstream Rappers]

“Signing to VICE/Warner is the greatest feeling in the world,” said Farrar. “I’ve always been a fan of their media content, and it was clear that they understood my brand. I feel special signing to them because they don’t have that many rappers on their roster. I feel like a student in a small class that will get more attention from the teacher. Plus, they’re also under Warner Bros. Records which means I get the best of both worlds.”

Farrar joins Queens rapper Action Bronson at Brooklyn-based Vice Records. The label, founded in 2002, is a division of VICE Media which also includes a magazine and the HBO series Vice. Farrar’s future projects, including his debut EP slated for 2014, will be distributed by Warner Brothers Records.

“What first impressed and attracted me to Deniro Farrar, was his brutally honest lyrics and his ability to display an unconventional amount of passion through music, both on record and live on stage,” said Eric McLellan, Director of A&R, Sire Records/Warner Bros. Records. “Deniro had what I thought were interesting songs, a unique voice and delivery, a charismatic and confident personality and major star qualities.”

Farrar recently performed at the A3C Hip Hop Festival in Atlanta, Georgia and was featured on the A3C Volume 3 album. He is about to set out on an East Coast tour running through November.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: “A3C Volume 3″ Tracklist Revealed Feat. Deniro Farrar, Scotty ATL & More]

Listen to the “Get To Know Deniro Farrar” compilation and check out Farrar’s upcoming tour dates below.

October 12 – Vibe Lounge – Rockville Centre, NY
October 13 – Barbary – Philadelphia, PA
October 15 – SOBs – New York, NY
October 16 – Santos – New York, NY
October 23 – The One Stop – Asheville, NC
November 16 – Nocturne – Toronto, Canada
November 17 – The Fillmore (Charlotte, NC)

Fail of the Day: Woman Literally Gets Kicked Off Train For Trying to Hold the Doors

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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As a born and raised city dweller, I understand how frustrating it is to be sitting on the train trying to get to the intended destination and then someone gets on and holds the doors for a person who isn’t even close.  It’s annoying but it’s not serious enough to get violent…well, not for me. But in the following video, peep how this woman gets fire kicked out of her for holding the train door open:

Man, I have fast reflexes. I would have been back on that train whooping that azz in seconds!

Epic Win Of The Day: Could This Knife Ping Pong Be Real?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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The internet is incredible! I saw this online as a moving image at first and just thought it was some sort of special affect. But, after seeing the video, I am wondering if its real. I just can’t see the special affects in the video if its not real.

On the other side, I cannot see how some people would DARE toss knifes at each other like this without nary a drop of blood being draw! How many times would you have to do this for it to be so flawless?

That said, some people say its fake (which it has to be somehow), but I just can’t see it visually. Either way, its dope.

They are Swedish duo named Slightly Mad Max & DJ Coolman. The lady is named Miss Ping.

But is it real?

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

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Kim Kardashian Wishes Kanye Would Let North be in the Spotlight

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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You know Kanye West has Kim and baby on lock when it comes to public exposure. Shortly after Kimye became a couple, Kim Kardashians started trying to convince everyone that she wasn’t going to be in the spotlight as much but Radar Online reports what we all know–Kimmy was fronting. Apparently, Kim  and Kanye have been battling about the public exposure they’re going to give their daughter but have allegedly come to a compromise.

Via Radar:

“Kanye never wants anything public to be out there about his daughter. He wants to keep her all to himself and her family, he doesn’t think anyone else deserves to see her, but things are slowly changing,” the source said.

“Kim is the one that wants to share every single thing Nori does with the whole world. She loves when people gush over her daughter and talk about how cute she is. It’s a huge sense of accomplishment for her and she doesn’t want to give that up.”

The source said the new parents have come to a compromise about handling the press around their daughter.

“Kim is ok with just sharing pictures for now, but she is really anxious for people to see her interacting with her daughter. She loves Nori and knows the whole world will too, she just has to convince Kanye that nothing bad will happen if she’s in the public eye more often.”

If Kim had her way, her Instagram would probably be flooded with nothing but glamor shots of she and her new baby. The secrecy surrounding the baby is probably short lived. It’s only a matter of time before Kris Jenner steps in and let’s the E! cameras roll on Kim interacting with Nori while Kanye is away on tour.

“Kim can be really persistent. She isn’t backing down but she’s happy to do whatever Kanye wants for now.”

Respect The Hustle: Jay Z Buys 100 Copies of Nipsey Hussle’s $100 Mixtape

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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“y’all don’t know all the sh*t I do for the homies”-Jay Z on “Nickels and Dimes”

(AllHipHop News) Jay Z is not one to knock the hustle of another and yesterday (October 8th) he put his money where his hustle appreciation is as he purchased 100 copies of Nipsey Hussle’s $100 mixtape Crenshaw.

A picture of a stack of the DJ Drama hosted Crenshaw copies appeared on Jay Z’s  Life+Times website earlier today (October 9th):

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Nipsey claims he has already sold the 1,000 $100 dollar copies of Crenshaw  and confirmed Jay’s purchase on his personal Twitter account:

During an interview with Power 106, Nipsey also revealed that he shipped 100 copies of his Crenshaw project to New York for Jay Z.

Nipsey Hussle’s Crenshaw mixtape can be streamed and downloaded at DatPiff

Check out the interview exceprt with Power 106 where Nipsey discusses the Jay Z purchase:

Hip-Hop Rumors: Jim Jones And Meek Mill Go At Each Other On Twitter

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Jim Jones and Meek Mill. An unlikely beef, right? Well, it seems that Harlem is the domain of Jim, Cam, Juelz and other diplomats. So, when Meek has a song called “Rick Porter,” there is an issue. Why? Rich Porter is the reluctant celebrity drug dealer who was killed by Alpo Martinez, another drug dealer who eventually turned snitch. Both were from Harlem and were the subject of the movie “Paid In Full.”

Cam’ron knows about this,. Not only is he from Harlem, but he played Alpo in the movie. Here is is killing “Rich Porter” in the movie:

Well, here is the song…”Rich Porter”

And here is the reply from Jim Jones:

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Meek Mill decided to come back at Jim on the sublime.

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Can’t we all just be paid in full?

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

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WTF News: Grandmother Beats Granddaughter to Death With Sledge Hammer

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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An Illinois grandmother has been charged with murdering her granddaughter after she allegedly hit the infant with a sledgehammer and then slit her throat.

Via Chicago CBS:

The grandmother, of Oak Lawn, Illinois, allegedly placed the baby on the floor of the suburban home and hit her repeatedly with the sledgehammer.  She then retrieved a carving knife from the kitchen and slit the baby’s throat.

Oak Lawn Police said Alfreda Giedrojc, of the 6600 block of West 91st Street, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of her 6-month-old granddaughter. The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force identified the girl as Vivian Summers.

“I have never seen anything like this. It’s a tragedy,” Oak Lawn Police Chief Michael Murray said at a Monday news conference. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family. This is going to be a very difficult time for everybody.”

Giedrojc was being held without bond at the Cermak Hospital in Cook County Jail, for continuing observation.

That’s the just of the story but at the moment there’s no word yet on what will happen to the murderous grandmother nor talk of what her mental state was like before this. Some people are truly evil but how much y’all wanna bet she tries to cop the “insanity” plea?

Raekwon Headling AllHipHop’s 15th Anniversary Concert For CMJ Music Festival

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) For 15 years, AllHipHop has been a pioneering outlet for Hip Hop news, music and respected opinions. On October 17th, SOBs will host the concert celebration for AllHipHop’s 15th Anniversary headlined by the Wu Tang Clan legend himself, Raekwon.

The event will be a part of the 2013 CMJ Music Festival and will also include performances from Hustle Gang artist Doe B, Ken Rebel, Caleb James and Rockland County upstart Bishop Nehru and more to be announced soon.

Doors will open at 7pm with a prompt 7:30 PM showtime start.

Tickets for the show are $20 and can be purchased here.

Check out Raekwon’s feature on The Kid Daytona’s “Damier Suitcases” off of Daytona’s upcoming project Savoir Faire:

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Hip-Hop Rumors: ‘Love & Hip-Hop Miami’ Too?

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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We’ve been hearing quite a lot of behind the scenes buzzing about Love & Hip-Hop branching off into new cities but from what I’ve been told, you can add Miami to the list. Miami was ideally supposed to come before Atlanta but casting had a hard time getting solid names who were down. Most of the wives and babymamas who would have been key players are with or affiliated with heavy hitting executives and rappers who could easily put the kabosh on them if they get out of line and reveal too much. In other words, folks were a little shook. So, other than strippers, wanna be video girls and jump offs, casting has been hard but sources say producers are still looking.

Remember Winter Ramos from Love & Hip-Hop New York? She currently lives in Miami and would consider joining the fray if they land the right names but that still remains to be seen.