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Dubb #BGA "Game Spitter"
Kepstar "Who Are You"
Hip-Hop Rumors: So Scrappy Put A Seed In Rasheeda's Soil?
“No, seriously. Did you let Scrappy smash?”
YOOOO! I had put this into the rumors yesterday, but I didn’t REALLY think that RASHEEDA was out there with Scrappy! But, damn…this rumor is getting some serious traction in the blog world. But, I saw on “Love & Hip-Hop,” where Rasheeda’s man hubby Kirk questioned her pregnancy. Well, there was good reason for it. Now, right now, I don’t think Scrappy or R have taken it to twitter or anything. Wouldn’t that spoil everything? Really. They could debunk this rumor just like that. But, until then, they are saying that these two have been smashing for a minute now. I thought Rasheeda was the one person with sense on LHHA! DAG!
By the way, Rasheeda and Kirk are headed for divorce.
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
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Future Says Lil Wayne "Raised Awareness" About Emmett Till; "Karate Chop" Producer Speaks
(AllHipHop News) Future’s “Karate Chop” has been a topic of interest in Hip-Hop for the last several months due to the controversial lyrics by the song’s featured artist. Lil Wayne’s reference to Emmett Till, the African-American teenager who was brutally murdered by two white men in 1955, upset the Till family and eventually cost the Young Money rapper his endorsement deal with Mountain Dew.
[ALSO READ: The Till Family React To Mountain Dew Dropping Lil Wayne]
Future feels despite all the negative attention the line “beat that pu**y up like Emmett Till” garnered, the end result was actually positive.
Future told Power 106:
I never thought it was going to get so much attention, but I think overall, the whole situation, he did bring light in a positive way to what happened. Even though they probably thought it was negative, he brought positive energy to the situation because a lot of people don’t even know [who Emmett Till was]. My dad didn’t even know who Emmett was, he think I was talking about Emmett Smith. I’m talking a lot of that are people around me, credible people, that should be like, ‘Man, you don’t even know who Emmett Till is?’ He raised awareness to people who didn’t even know Emmett Till. The young kids that never even knew what happened to him… I don’t believe he in any way, form, or fashion did it out of disrespect toward the family.
[ALSO READ: 2 Chainz To Replace Future On Lil Wayne’s ‘America’s Most Wanted Tour’]
Another important player in the creation of “Karate Chop” weighed in on the issue as well. Metro Boomin, the producer of the track, spoke with Vibe recently. The 19-year-old Morehouse College student revealed that the version of the song with the Till line was never meant to be released.
According to Metro, the lyrics were removed from the track, because the people who had been working on “Karate Chop” felt they would be too controversial. The version with the Till reference was then leaked to the internet without permission.
“We didn’t even intend for it to come out like that,” said Metro. “It got ripped. I’m not even going to say his name… one day he lucked up on the f*cking ‘Karate Chop’ video and he ripped the one with the Wayne verse and put it out.”
Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine Donate $70 Million To USC For New Academy
(AllHipHop News) Super-producer Dr. Dre (born Andre Young) and influential music executive Jimmy Iovine are using parts of their substantial fortunes to help cultivate the next generation of music business moguls. It was announced that the pair is giving the University of Southern California $70 million to create a new music academy.
“The vision and generosity of Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young will profoundly influence the way all of us perceive and experience artistic media,” said USC President C.L. Max Nikias in a statement.
[ALSO READ: Nas and Pusha T Invest in Urban Media Company]
The four-year program will teach undergraduates the necessary skills to be successful in the music industry. Courses focusing on engineering, computer science, fine arts, graphic design, business, and leadership training will be taught by members of USC’s Thorton School of Music, Roski School of Fine Arts, Marshall School of Business, and Viterbi School of Engineering.
According to a statement issued by USC, “industry icons and innovators as visiting faculty and guest speakers” will also take part in the program. It will also provide one-on-one mentoring by professors.
“Academy students will have the freedom to move easily from classroom to lab, from studio to workshop individually or in groups, and blow past any academic or structural barriers to spontaneous creativity,” said Erica Muhl, the first director of the new academy, in a statement.
USC’s Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation is set to open in the fall of 2014 with an initial class of 25 students.
[ALSO READ: University of Arizona Introduces First Ever Hip-Hop Minor]
EXCLUSIVE: ODB and Eazy-E Holograms Will Perform At Rock The Bells
(AllHipHop News) Ol Dirty Bastard and Eazy-E’s spirits will return to the stage at Rock The Bells this year, AllHipHop has learned.
The pair of Hip-Hop legends will have holograms performing this year at the 10-year anniversary of the rap festival.
Eazy-E will perform virtually with Bone Thugs-In-Harmony and ODB will rock with Wu Tang. Organizers said Eazy never blessed the Rock The Bells stage and ODB only did once.
Also, the “holograms” are approved by Eazy-E’s wife Tomica Wright and Ol Dirty’s mother, Cherry Jones.
Tupac’s Coachella appearance inspired the new virtual performances at Rock The Bells, organizers admitted.
For more on the tour and line-up, read below.
SAN BERNARDINO, CA
SAN MANUEL AMPHITHEATER
SEPTEMBER 7-8
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA
SHORELINE AMPHITHEATER
SEPTEMBER 14-15
WASHINGTON, DC
FESTIVAL GROUNDS @ RFK
SEPTEMBER 28-29
RUTHERFORD, NJ
MEADOWLANDS RACETRACK
OCTOBER 4-5
Below is the entire line-up of Rock The Bells, 2013:
Big Krit
Black Hippy
BODEGA BAMZ
Bone Thugs N Harmony
Brother Ali
Chase and Status
Common
Currensy
Danny Brown
DILATED PEOPLES
Dizzy Wright
Dom Kennedy
E-40 & Too Short
Earl Sweatshirt
Flatbush Zombies
Hit-Boy
Hopsin
Immortal Technique
Jhene Aiko
Juicy J
Jurassic 5
Kid Cudi
LeCrae
Mimosa
Prof
Rakim
Snow Tha Product
Supernatural
Talib Kweli
Tech N9ne
Tyler the Creator
Wu-Tang Clan
Hip-Hop Rumors: Does Kanye West Have To Kill A Bish?
I could be wrong, but this may be the worst week ever for Kanye West.
This is no Taylor Swift or GW Bush situation. This is just pure botched luck.
First of all, Yeezy ran into a sign trying to avoid the papz. Then the papz caught Kanye’s lambo catching an “L” going into Kim Kardashian’s compound. It got crunched when her dungeon-like doors closed too fast on the back of the Lambo.
Gotdamn!
Honestly, they need to create some kind of harassment law against the papz. Cause looking at Kanye’s face, seen below, says it all. Look at it. I think he is going to straight up mark something one day. He looks like he’s a Viet Nam vet with a 1,000 yard stare, b!
Next time, they see him…i think its going to happen.
Sometimes, you gotta say f**k it! F**k ’em!!!!!!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
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The Full Run Down Of The 2013 BET Awards Nominees!
(AllHipHop News) There was quite a buzz in the air on the rooftop of Icon in Downtown Los Angeles, as media outlets from all over gathered for the announcement of the nominees at this year’s BET Awards ’13. Chris Brown, Kendrick Lamar, host Chris Tucker, Cadillac Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Charlie Wilson, Tamar Braxton and BET’s President of Music Programming and Specials, Stephen G. Hill, were all on hand to talk about this year’s awards, and the expansion of the BET Awards into the BET Experience at L.A. Live.
Chris Brown and R. Kelly were announced as the first two performers for the BET Awards ’13, but Stephen G. Hill also announced that other big names were going to be performing at the Staples Center during the BET Experience at L.A. Live. Most notably, Beyonce’ will be performing the first night of the BET Experience, for her first U.S. arena show in 3 years. Snoop Dogg, R. Kelly, Miguel, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, ScHoolboy Q, R. Kelly, New Edition, Erykah Badu and many more artists will also be performing throughout the weekend.
Drake garnered the most nominations this year, with an impressive 12 nominations, including Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Video of the Year, while Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz tied with 8 nominations. Also, the category for the Video of the Year Award has expanded to 10 nominees; including Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Miguel and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis.
While fielding questions from reporters, Chris Brown revealed that previously unreleased vocals from Aaliyah would be on his new album X, on a song called “They Don’t Know” that he already shot a video for around Los Angeles. – (reported by Michael Marshall)
Stay tuned for our BET Awards ’13 Press Conference Picture Gallery tomorrow!
Here’s the full list of nominees for the BET Awards ’13.
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Rihanna
Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Miguel
Justin Timberlake
Usher
Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West & Jay-Z)
Best Collaboration
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
French Montana f/ Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne – Pop That
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Kendrick Lamar
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Azealia Banks
Eve
Nicki Minaj
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Video of the Year
2 Chainz f/ Drake – No Lie
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Drake f/ Lil Wayne – HYFR
Kendrick Lamar f/ Drake – Poetic Justice
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis f/ Wanz – Thrift Shop
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz – Mercy
Video Director of the Year
A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca
Benny Boom
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best New Artist
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Kendrick Lamar
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Best Gospel Artist
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Mary Mary
Marvin Sapp
Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Kerry Washington
Best Actor
Don Cheadle
Common
Jamie Foxx
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
Young Stars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Think Like A Man
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
LeBron James
Ray Lewis
Coca-Cola Viewers Choice Award
A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar – Problems
Drake – Started From The Bottom
Kendrick Lamar – Swimming Pools (Drank)
Miguel – Adorn
Rihanna – Diamonds
Justin Timberlake f/ Jay-Z – Suit & Tie
Centric Award
Tamar Braxton – Love and War
Fantasia – Lose To Win
Miguel – Adorn
Nas – Daughters
Charlie Wilson – My Love Is All I Have
Best International Act: Africa
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: UK
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Emeli Sandé
Wiley
DJ Young Legend Ft. Tiani Victoria & Chase N. Cashe "Geared To They Money" Remix
Gangsta Ft. Master P & Play Beezy "Put That On My Life"
Gucci Mane Ft. 2 Chainz "Use Me"
Ace Hood Ft. Lil Wayne "We Outchea"
ASAP Ferg Ft. ASAP Rocky, French Montana, Trinidad James & Schoolboy Q "Work (Remix)"
#HeaterOfTheDay: Young Dolph Ft. 2 Chainz "Get This Money" [P###. By Drumma Boy]
Rakim "Get Visual" (Unreleased)
Emilio Rojas #BGA "Did It Again"