(AllHipHop News) Less than three weeks after Chicago reported its lowest monthly total for homicides in over 55 years, seven people were shot at an album release party in the Gresham neighborhood of South Side Chicago early this morning (March 21)
The event was a launch party for the record label Heat Squad Records, which was held at Mr. G’s Entertainment Center.
A fight broke out around 1 a.m. and a gunman opened fired, according to Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
Of the seven victims, one was a 19-year-old female with the rest being males between the ages of 21 and 36.
There is no word if any of the people shot were one of the gunmen.
Chicago Tribune reporter Peter Nickeas reported that there were shell casings found inside and outside the club, a table was flipped, further validating the claim that a chair was thrown initially to spark the fight.
Unfortunately, the camera, inside the club, was not functioning properly.
However, the Chicago police are checking surveillance camera footage across the street from the club.
King Samson and Lil Mouse performed at the label release party.
Both artists took to their personal Twitter pages to address the shooting:
CONDOLENCE TO THE PEOPLE WHO GOT HURT IN THE CLUB VIOLENCE LAST NIGHT..CHICAGO WE GOTTA DO BETTER #STREETGOD
(AllHipHop News) No Limit Forever CEO and Founder Percy “Master P” Miller is at it again, and hes showing no signs of slowing down.
In a recent interview with Miller, the legendary New Orleans mogul talked about his upcoming movie Until Death Do Us Part.
“In my experience, the most important thing is believing and being passionate about the movie you are directing. Making the actors feel comfortable onset is key, if you want to catch great chemistry on the film,” Master P explained.
In the movie, characters Uncle Willy and Khan Joon are caught up in an opposites attract comedy after Uncle Willy gets a Persian mail order bride named Khan Joon.
When its revealed that there’s no annulment on this marriage, the two different cultures collide and there is a competition between families and their values.
Out of love, the couple takes risks for their families that could threaten their own freedom in what turns into a Bonny and Clyde romance.
“The movie business has successfully gone into comedy. After doing I Got The Hook Up, and also seeing the achievements that my homeboy Tyler Perry has made with Madea, I knew that an untapped marketplace had opened up. As a director, I wanted to focus on a character driven movie. I’ve been working with Uncle Willy for years, and when I got a chance to meet Hahn Jun, all the pieces came together.”
Fans familiar with the legacy of Master P know that he previously released a string of movies including the highly successful, I Got the Hook Up.
Master P’s new flick will also feature cameos and appearances by E-40 and Snoop.
Pressing play on any of the six albums and mixtapes in the outspoken Killer Mike’s discography and you will instantly be slapped in the face with lyricism. Packed in those bars are topics as diverse as the man who utters them ranging from dreaming about sex to Black community reunification. Oh, and he’s glad Ronald Reagan is dead. Before the Morehouse College graaduate performed at Scion AV’s Open Mic event at Public Assembly in Brooklyn, he spoke exclusively with AllHipHop about a how Obama hoodwinked him, how him and producer El-P will be the modern day EPMD and more.
AllHipHop.com: You have said recently that you may be working on three albums this year. What are the differences between R.A.P. Music 2,Pledge 4 and The Elegant Elephant?
Killer Mike: Pledge is motivational music. The marriage of street knowledge and higher knowledge. The difference in this Pledge will be the quality in production. I always had dope production within the parameters I would set. This time you should hear Harry Fraud, El-P and a lot of big names. You can also expect the mixing and mastering to be top notch because Im going to be paying out of my own pocket. In terms of R.A.P. Music 2, I’ve done that as a chapter and want to see how far I can push RAP music 2. How far can I be? How stranger it can get? How darker? How angrier? How boom bapper. El-P and I are dropping a group record together this summer. It’s me and him on every record. We have aspirations of being the new EPMD. Making classic joints and being a dope duo.
AllHipHop.com: What is The Elegant Elephant?
Killer Mike: The Elegant Elephant is me. Elephants are, without being too literal in definition, these huge, scary looking creatures and the minute they start to walk it’s gentle, and effortless and beautiful. And I am trying to figure out how to put that emotion into music. As a kid I always viewed elephants as wise. The Elegant Elephant is something new and different and I know the emotion of it but I haven’t found the soundtrack for it yet. I’m chasing that. I’m chasing that like Moby Dick and I’m Captain Ahab. [Laughs]
AllHipHop.com: You are joining Big Boi on his Shoes For Running tour in April. You two have been working together for over a decade, correct?
Killer Mike: Yeah, I was his little brother’s friend in college so I have been running with him for a long time. 10, 11 years. He is a brother to me, A confidant. A mentor. We are walking living proof that reconciliation between Black men can happen and it should happen. I hope the reunion of me and Big Boi makes a great tour. On some rap fan s### I hop it makes some other guys get back together. I think we’re making dope friendships in music that we needed to make dope music. I want to see other people hook back up. I want to see fu**in’ Outkast make another album.
AllHipHop.com: What are some issues in the world right now going on that you feel like you want to touch on musically?
Killer Mike: The loss of American rights. This whole gun lobbying debate. For me, from an African American male standpoint, my overall disappointment of some of the current administration’s A really big thing for me is the legalization of marijuana. The equalization of marijuana and the attacking of it by someone I voted for twice is a real source of contention for me, so there might be a record about him.
AllHipHop.com: Obama?
Killer Mike: Yeah you know who I am talking about, there’s only one President. [Laughs] This doesn’t mean I’m an Obama hater. That means when our President told me to vote for him he said he’d go easy on weed. Since he’s been President they’ve got harder on weed. I’ve been tricked. Hoodwinked. Bamboozled.
AllHipHop.com: Recently it was revealed that the NYPD spent A million hours on Marijuana-related arrests
Killer Mike: All that does is further criminalize Black and brown boys. If you in New York and you’re in Manhattan you can call a weed delivery service to bring you your weed. But if you’re in Crown Heights and Washington Heights you have to go buy your weed and you’re more prone to stop and frisk, you become a marijuana statistic. That f**ks up your record and makes you not be able to get certain jobs. So I am a very much a proponent of the legalization and the equalization of marijuana.
AllHipHop.com: You said you have a strong opinion on gun control. What is your view on Christopher Dorner’s situation? Do you sympathize with him or see something different?
Killer Mike: I sympathize with any African American male that is living under this unspoken martial law for African Americans, brown people and poor people in general. I am sympathetic to the plight of the Black police officer because I am the son of a Black police officer and I know how terribly difficult it must be to reconcile the fact that you are being an agent to harass and dominate people that look like you. In terms of him personally and that situation, I do not have an opinion because I do not know everything. But what I do have is the logical thought of why are we not researching the factual stuff that he put in this “manifesto”? Beyond that my opinion is that evil always begets more evil. Police institutions, especially the LAPD and NYPD, in my lifetime, the last 20 years, it has show me very very evil acts. There is no way you can continue to foster an environment of evil and it not at some point turn itself inward.
AllHipHop.com: What are some measures you feel people can do to combat these injustices?
Killer Mike: The first thing people can do in terms of combating police harassment and brutality is that they need to stop electing these b####### mayors. If a mayor is allowing a police force to harass and beat down your constituency they need to understand that you will find another candidate to vote for. Another way is to protest and your police chiefs. The cities where Black men and Brown men are harassed and beaten badly the police chief is a person of color. Google Atlanta, GA within the last few weeks, a Dekalb county prosecutor drops case due to lack of sufficient evidence. You’re going to watch a tape of an Atlanta police officer plant drugs on a kid. But because the cop was caught on camera, the prosecutor dropped the case on the kid. We need more people with organizing background to work as liaison between the police and the community, because the police have to have the understanding that you work for the community. You are not an agent of oppression but to serve and protect us.
AllHipHop.com: What is the difference between Hip Hop now and in the past?
Killer Mike: Hip Hop is still dope sometimes and some crazy ignorant and b####### some days. It is the entire spectrum of young America. The thing that makes me uncomfortable about Hip Hop is elitism. Elitism is not right in any form. It si not right in regular society and it is not right in Hip Hop. Hip Hop is not for the elite, it is for the commoner. In our lust to be rich and famous or elite,we have abandoned what made us unique. Our lust to have Louis Vutton, Saint Laurent and Margiela acknowledge us we’re forgetting that we built FUBU, we made Karl Kani , we made Carhartt cool in the hood. I think that when you forget those things and you aspire for these elite things that everyone cant be apart of or have then it can start a sort of dissension between the audience . I’m not saying you can’t buy nice things, when I met Outkast they had all that s**t. But their music spoke to people who can be immediately affected by it in the hood and I think we need to hold true to that aesthetic.
AllHipHop.com: Who are some new artists you like?
Killer Mike: I like Joey Bada$$. I am a huge fan of Gunplay. Freddie Gibbs is my dude. I love Pill. I love S.L. Jones. I just heard 8 record from Pill that are incredible. He just got back to being who he was. There’s a kid called Will Thumbs Up. Will is really dope, I think he’s going to be one of those next guys.
AllHipHop.com: Most rappers get liquor companies or clothing lines but you actually started your own barbershop. Why?
Killer Mike: I got into the barber business for a few reasons. I got into the Barber business because I can immediately start making money. I can immediately hire Black men who are double the unemployment rate. I can immediately get money from the money that I put back into the community through giveaways, through sponsorships and more. I can immediately affect my community. That’s why I went into the barbershop business.
AllHipHop.com: 20 years from now when Killer Mike’s 57 years old, what do you hope to accomplish within the next 20 years?
Killer Mike: That I’ve become one of the most heralded MC’s that ever did it. Not only did I do that but I took what I rapped about and made it real. By really starting businesses. By really starting an economy. Also becoming a successful politician. By that I don’t mean a life or career politician. But someone who runs for office and makes a difference in the community.
(AllHipHop News) South Florida based producer and MC, SpaceGhostPurrp has announced a new tour presented by his Raider Klan movement.
Dubbed the BMW (Black Money World) Tour, SpaceGhostPurrp and friends will hit the road starting tomorrow night (March 21) in Atlanta, GA and work their way up the East Coast, through the Midwest and then down the West Coast.
To date the Raider Klan has released a string of online mixtapes garnering a cult-like underground status, which culminated with the release of Purrp’s debut commercial release, Mysterious Phonk: Chronicles of SpaceGhostPurrp released on the 4AD imprint last summer.
Of the scheduled tour dates, Purrp has confirmed several performances at California’s famed Coachella festival in April performing on both the 14th and the 21st.
Check out the promo flier below and list of tour dates:
TOUR DATES
3/21/13 @ Vinyl – Atlanta, GA
3/23/13 @ Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
3/24/13 @ Rock N Roll Hotel – Washington, DC
3/25/13 @ Santos Party House – New York, NY
3/26/13 @ Middle East Downstairs – Boston, MA
3/27/13 @ Underground Arts – Wolf Building – Philadelphia, PA
3/30/13 @ Grog – Cleveland, OH
3/31/13 @ Blind Pig – Ann Arbor. MI
4/01/13 @ Bottom Lounge – Chicago, IL
4/02/13 @ 7th Avenue Entry – Minneapolis, MN
4/04/13 @ Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
4/05/13 @ Kilby Court – Salt Lake City, UT
4//07/13 @ Neumos – Seattle, WA
4/09/13 @ Fortune Sound Club – Vancouver, BC
4/10/13 @ Roseland Theater – Peter’s Room
4/11/13 @ Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
4/14/12 @ Coachella – Indio, CA
4/21/13 @ Coachella – Indio, CA
(AllHipHop News) Shady Records artist Yelawolf hit the Monster Energy stage last week at the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas in celebration of the release of his latest project Trunk Muzik Returns, and now the Alabama native has uploaded footage of the energetic event on his YouTube channel.
Besides performing tracks from Trunk Muzik Returns, Yelawolf also took time to talk about being a “single artist” versus an “album artist” with XXL.
“If it ends being that I have a single so be it, but looking back I may just not be the person that is built for that,” says Yelawolf. “I might just make albums… If I get a hit record cool man. If not, f*ck it.”
Yelawolf is currently working on his sophomore LP tentatively titled Love Story. It is expected to be released later this year.
In the meantime, Yelawolf dropped his sequel to 2010’s Trunk Muzik mixtape last week.
The 10 track Trunk Muzik Returns is produced entirely by frequent collaborator WillPower. It features appearances from Paul Wall, A$AP Rocky, Raekwon, and Killer Mike.
This is a pretty sad one. I am hearing that the dude “Real” from “Chance and Real” (or whatever that show was) is suffering from colon cancer. And, unfortunately, its not a rumor. The dude seems to have it pretty damn bad too. You may remember these dudes from when “New York” spun off from Flavor Flav.
They had a strange image and it wasn’t my “cup of tea,” but they became stars in the reality world for a while. I don’t think there is an insurance policy provided by “television” or “celebrity” though.
So, now he is requesting that people give him money to pay for his bills. Here is that information:
Send donation to Chase bank acct # 407662563 under the account name name “Cancer Funds For Real.”
Here are some pics.
His cancer is advanced, stage four. So, if you want to help, I suggest you hop to it and transfer those funds. Maybe VH1 will help him out.
GOOD LUCK “REAL”
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
N.O.R.E had his camera lens behind the scenes of Hip-Hop for decades and prepares to release the compilation of that footage in a documentary entitled What What?. The rapper, who know goes by P.A.P.I (Power. Always. Proves. Intelligence), recently spoke with PNC Radio’s The Combat Jack Show about secrets from his long musical career.
“I MIGHT BE THE KING OF ENTERTAINING RAP INTERVIEWS DON’T FRONT” — P.A.P.I. (@noreaga) March 20, 2013
The Combat Jack Show host, Reggie Osse Messed Up NORE’s First Recording Contract
Dallas Penn: “So basically you signed away N.O.R.E.’s publishing?”
Reggie Osse: “Yes!”
In 1996, two 20-year-old former criminals formed a group called Capone-N-Noreaga and signed to Penalty Recordings. At the time, The Combat Jack Show‘s host Reggie Osse was a famous entertainment lawyer who had represented everyone from Jay-Z to Notorious B.I.G and a variety of others. P.A.P.I even jokingly says around 1998 he wanted to fight Osse after the Queens rapper had reviewed the original 1996 contract and discovered all his publishing was gone. Luckily, N.O.R.E. purchased his publishing back and the rest is Super Thug history.
Wanted Posters Were Used For Promotion
“What [Tragedy] did was make Wanted posters signs. Every three or four days people would hit me on the two-way pager like ‘Hey, I just pulled down your poster sign.” I’m like‘Nah nigg* that’s for promotion.”-N.O.R.E
In today’s age of social media promotion, flyer promotion is somewhat of an antiquated means of promotion. Famed Hip Hop producer/rapper/manager Tragedy Khadafi knew of Capon and Noreaga’s infamous reputation with guns and decided to use it to spawn a grassroots promotional campaign. Tragedy just did not expect people to take them serious. According to Osse, Tragedy informed him that one time on the train platform a few people recognized him from the wanted poster and went to approach him. Long story short, sometime in the mid-90’s Tragedy was running through the projects ripping down Wanted posters.
Prodigy Had a Verse Removed From “LA, LA” Record, Video Shot On Same Day 2Pac’s “Hit Em Up” Debuts
Reggie Osse: “He wanted to be off the hook too?”
N.O.R.E: “He wanted to be off of everything.”
Back in 1995, tensions between the West Coast and the East Coast were reaching violent levels. In November of 1994, two months after Ready To Die released Tupac was shot in Manhattan’s Quad Studios where Notorious B.I.G. and the Junior Mafia were recording. Following that, Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre were partly booed by the crowd at the 1995 Source Awards in New York City which prompted Snoop Dogg and his Tha Doggpound group to release the NYC diss song “NY NY” in November of 1995. In early 1996, Mobb Deep and CNN cooked up a response record however, Loud Records’ President called N.O.R.E. and said Prodigy wanted his involvement on the diss record taken off. On the day of video shoot for “LA, LA” Tupac released the legendary incendiary diss track “Hit Em Up” in mid-1996. Prodigy’s verse was later used on Nas’ “Live N*gga Rap” song off his It Was Written album which was released less than a month after Tupac released “Hit Em Up”.
Capone-N-Noreaga Got Banned From Infamous The Tunnel Nightclub
“Capone was trying to mess with Foxy Brown. One of Foxy’s people hit Capone in the head with a bottle. I then hit homeboy in the head with the bottle.”-N.O.R.E.
If you ask anyone who frequented the infamous nightclub The Tunnel during its 90’s supremacy they will tell you it was a melting pot of delinquents and debauchery that was the most fun you could have in Hip Hop. N.O.R.E. could no get entrance into the club after a while under no circumstances. Even the late great Big Pun, at the height of his double platinum popularity in late 1998 could not get N.O.R.E. into the Tunnel without “seven undercover police officers” stopping him from entering. That should give you some idea of how wild CNN were at that time of their career.
Big Pun Tricked N.O.R.E. Into Buying Him KFC, N.O.R.E. Was Later Shocked At His Passing
“I think Busta Rhymes and Pun are the only two people who can make me do things I don’t want to do.”-N.O.R.E.
In 1999, Big Pun, born Christopher Rios, was put into a weight loss program at Duke University to battle his morbid obesity at the time. When longtime friend and collaborator N.O.R.E. came to visit, Pun used his often talked about persuasive skills and some faux medical knowledge to help him sway N.O.R.E. into purchasing him some unhealthy food. When NORE initially opposed buying the Kentucky Friend Chicken, Pun dropped a little medical knowledge he learned. “I found out, the fat is just in the skin,” N.O.R.E recalled the late Pun saying. After Pun’s unfortunate passing on February 7th 2000, N.O.R.E was so traumatized and shocked by his close friends death that he says he had an actual conversation with Pun’s corpse at his funeral.
N.O.R.E.’s Last Time Seeing Chris Lighty Was As Chris’ Daughter Entered College
“My father died July 3rd, 1998. Chris Lighty started managing me June 1998. Maybe May. At least 3 months before the N.O.R.E album came out. So essential Chris Lighty kind of in a funny way took my father’s position.“-N.O.R.E
The last time Noreaga laid eyes on his longtime manager and close friend, Chris Lighty was as Ligthy watched his daughter enter college. N.O.R.E, as well as other entertainers close with Lighty vehemently suggest that Lighty was too happy and content with life to commit suicide, which has been his official cause of death since his August 2012 passing.
N.O.R.E. is releasing his sixth studio album, entitled Student of the Game on April 6th.
Check below for the recently released music video for the song “Built Pyramids” featuring Large Professor off Student of the Game:
(AllHipHop News) There are two lawsuits brewing over music by deceased R&B singer Aaliyah.
A publishing company named Reservoir Media Management is suing Craze Productions for illegally selling tracks off Aaliyah’s self-titled 2001 album on iTunes according to TMZ.
In the lawsuit, Reservoir is claiming that they purchased the rights to those songs last year and that Craze does not have permission to sell them.
Craze is an independent record label and film distributor that was started in 2004. The company has had issues with copyright concerns in the past.
In 2011 three of the company’s YouTube channels were allegedly suspended due to violation of YouTube’s copyright policy.
In the suit Reservoir states that the songs are not legit and wants a judge to order that they be removed. Reservoir is also seeking an unannounced amount of money in the lawsuit.
Reservoir’s website also has tracks from Aaliyah available for download, and it provides a request option to license the material as well as tracks from Aaliyah’s other albums One In A Million, I Care 4 U, and the soundtrack to Romeo Must Die.
The legal battle between Reservoir and Craze is just the latest court room contest over Aaliyah’s music.
Last month music producer Jeffery Walker II (aka J-Dub) sued Blackground Records, Barry Hankerson, his son Jomo Hankerson, and Black Fountain Music in Georgia claiming that he is owed hundred’s of thousands of dollars in royalties from working on Aaliyah’s music back in 2000 and 2001.
Aaliyah’s projects were released on Blackground Records which was started by her uncle Barry Hankerson. The label is currently a part of Universal Music Group.
Walker claims the he never received royalty checks between 2003-2011, because the Hankersons forged his signature, cashed those royalty checks intended for him, and then deposited the money in Blackground Records’ account.
As a result he was taxed on income he never received and now owes the I.R.S. taxes on $262,580 worth of income from 2004-2011. He says the Hankersons cost him nearly $500,000 in total.
Walker’s complaint does state that Blackground records subsidiary Black Fountain Music was purchased by Reservoir Media Management in 2012.
(AllHipHop News) “What is real Hip-Hop?” is a question that has been asked since its inception. As the culture continues to expand artistically and geographically some see parts of Hip-Hop’s new direction as a fake interpretation of the true essence while others feel it is an inevitable growth as younger generations take the lead.
Former Fugees member Wyclef Jean seems to be in the latter group.
“[Hip-Hop’s] a lifestyle that’s around the entire world,” Wyclef tells the thedrop.fm. “A form of expression through the youth, that at the time, whatever their environment is going through they are going to reflect it in the music.”
In the interview Wyclef also addresses some of the more polarizing forms of recent rap music like Psy’s hit single “Gangnam Style,” Chief Keef’s brand of street rap, and Lil Wayne’s controversial “Emmett Till” line from Future’s “Karate Chop (Remix)”.
You have graffiti and dance culture, that you constantly see, like “Gangnam Style,” which you can clearly see is inspired by an MC Hammer video, parts of the culture shares spaces.
On Chief Keef:
I can hear Chief Keef and appreciate him the same way I did N.W.A. when they were coming out and showing you what their area felt like.
On Lil Wayne’s Emmett Till Line:
I think that’s his form of expression. If I said it as Wyclef Jean, I would be wrong because you know what I stand for, everything I stand for I already said… So you can’t dwell on anyone, I can’t have an opinion on that because knowledge of self is key. His opinion is his opinion.
Regarding the Emmitt Till line, Wyclef did go on to say that he would prefer to have a personal conversation with Wayne about the reference rather than speaking through the press.
He did publicly praise the work of one young emcee that has also been making a lot of headlines over the last few months.
“I love Hip-Hop when I hear the innovation of Kendrick Lamar, where you can hear a CD from beginning to end,” admitted Wyclef.
Clef recently paid homage to Hip-Hop’s Golden Era artists and shouted out members of the culture’s new school on his track “Hip Hop.” On the song Wyclef talks about the connection between rap’s past and present.
Wyclef is set to release his new mixtape April Showers later this spring.
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Happy Thursday my brave and courageous! Welcome to the day you continue to not be smart enough to know when to give up! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to taking chances! Confession: I am a serial chance taker! I have probably failed at more things than I have succeeded at, and despite that fact I continue to take more chances on a daily basis! Most people view this a crazy, insane, and even irrational but if they knew like I knew they would understand that taking chances is the best way to get what you deserve out of life. What stops most people from taking chances is fear and scarcity mentality. What we need to realize is that no matter how things look right now, they can always get better! Understand that the universe is abundant so never be afraid to give up good to get to great! Even if you have to take a step back in order to take a step forward, staying focused and keeping your eyes on the prize will make your move more than worth it. So go ahead…. Keep taking chances! and if at first, second or third, you don’t succeed…. Keep trying until you get it! NOTHING CAN STOP SOMEONE WHO REALLY WANTS SOMETHING!! The World is YOURS and Everything in it! (If You Want it) -Ash’Cash“What would you try if you had no fear? Fear is not your enemy. It is a compass pointing you to the areas where you need to grow.” -Steve Pavlina
“If you are going to live a risk free life, you are going to die without having lived.” -Shuping Mokgothu
“Its better to die with memories than to live with dreams.” -Unknown
“Make a decision to take reasonable, responsible risks. If you never try, you will never succeed.” -Pelumi Bello’
“Life is like a boat without a paddle, you have the option to swim. Not knowing if you’ll survive or when you’ll make it to shore. But it’s better then sitting in a floating boat to nowhere.” -Jennifer Amorelli
“Take the risk and deal with the consequences it might just be the best dam thing you’ve ever done.” -Nishan Panwar
“Don’t wait for the ‘perfect’ moment. Take the moment and make it ‘perfect’!” -Unknown
“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.” -Unknown
Most is quiet on the home front with these dudes, but there are a couple of new developments. First of all, it looks like The Weeknd is naming his new album Kissland. That’s pretty good for the ladies and the drug-addicted male fans he may have. As for me, I’m not really checking for it, respectfully. But, dude has apparently made his way in the game and he’s not looking back at Drake or anybody else for that matter. As for Drake and the new crew he’s supposedly running with. I heard this crew Reps Up is not as new as I originally suggested.
These street dudes were down with Drake well before Weekend and his hugs and kissy XO movement. Apparently, the Reps Up dude P. Reign caught a very bad gun charge a few years ago and needed some financial help with that. I was told that when Drake rapped, “Loaning a little money and keepin’ them out of prison” was for P. Reign. I cannot confirm nor deny that that is a fact. If so, the Weeknd has a problem. DRAKE GOT GOONS!
RELATED: Hip-Hop Rumors: Its A Wrap For Drake And The Weeknd!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
(AllHipHop Rumors) Bow Wow was ordered to pay a p### star $80,000 but the TV host of BET’s “106 & Park” is refusing to pay.
The adult film star Katsuni sued Bow Wow and said that her likely was used in a rap video without her consent. Bow Wow has alleged that he’s got nothing to do with the video other than being one who reposted it.
(AllHipHop News) Redman, Treach of Naughty By Nature And DoItAll of Lords Of The Underground, a trio of New Jersey legends, have convened to support a good cause that encourages literacy in children.
Doitall, Redman, Treach And Hakim
Community Impact (211 Ci), Newark, NJ-based non-profit community organization, announced “Move for the City,” a black tie affair, set to support “Reading is for Life.” “Reading is for Life” stresses the importance of reading, but also educates parts on academic standards kids should meet in school. ” The event is tomorrow. Ticket information is below.
Dr. Lauren Wells, Co-Founder and Executive Director, said the this is of supreme importance.
“Literacy is an issue that affects the wellbeing and life opportunities of our entire community. 211 Community Impact is committed to creating a community driven strategy to increasing literacy in our city and to bringing meaningful and relevant literacy resources and opportunities to families and children. We are excited about “Reading is for Life” and about working with our sponsors and community to address such an important issue.”
Redman and Du “DoItAll” Kelly are on the board of Community Impact.
As a board member, I believe in the mission of the organization and support the founders as they work to build a strong organization that will improve the lives of Newarkers,” said Kelly. “As a product of Newark, I want to see this organization be successful for the residents and the children.”
The event will start at 6:30PM at Newark Museum; 49 Washington St, Newark, NJ, 07101, and will honor Dr. Larry Levert, Executive Director of Panasonic Foundation, DJ Marley Marl, Hip Hop Pioneer, and Newark Councilwoman Mildred Crump.
According to the official statement, Shabazz states that he had known since the beginning of 2012 that he was “under investigation by the F.B.I.’s Counter Terrorism Task Force Unit located in Goshen, N.Y.”
While early reports claim he was arrested by FBI agents in an undisclosed location, Shabazz asserts that he was arrested by police from the City of Middletown, N.Y. Police Department.
According to Shabazz, the story goes that he was arrested by Middeltown police officers a few days following him requesting a visa to travel to Iran for The Hollywoodism International Conference.
Out of shock, Shabazz gave officers a fake name and was subsequently charged with grand larceny and false impersonation.
The grand larceny charge was dismissed and he bailed out in two week after not accepting a 90-day jail sentence for the False Impersonation charge.
This arrest was apparently the culmination of months of “a pattern of harassment from law enforcement which is usually reserved for important figures,” according to Shabazz in the statement.
That pattern included, but was not limited to being stopped arrested for disorderly conduct, an arrest for jay walking and inordinate bail amounts.
At one point in late October of 2012, after entering a car with his mother and friends, two police cars converged on their cars and drew guns on the vehicle. Shabazz was being stopped due to warrants out for his arrest, however the statement alleges that an officer by the name of “R. Ribeiro” stated this was Shabazz’s “lucky day” as he actually did not have warrants out for his arrest.
Shabazz was also highly critical of the Lifetime Network’s movie Betty & Coretta which detailed the relationship of the widows of Martin Luther King and Shabazz’s grandfather, Malcolm X:
“This film aside from being poorly acted, and shallow in depth also threatened to inflame old controversies, and open unhealed wounds and to remind the public of sad outcomes without ever identifying B.O.S.S.I., the C.I.A., F.B.I. and other forces that set the climate for my grandfather’s assassination, and made my family a long-suffering casualty of COINTELPRO, and other anti-Black repression programs.”
(AllHipHop News) In today’s edition of Rihanna and Marijuana, the Barbadian R&B superstar’s tour buses were stopped at the border of Michigan and Canada and later found to be carrying marijuana in one of the buses.
According to TMZ, Rihanna was not on any of the tour buses and in fact another passenger was found to be possessing marijuana on one of the tour buses and was only cited with a civil penalty.
The bus was stopped on the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Canada.
Coincidentally, around the same time as these reports came out, Rihanna released the remix to the hit single, “Pour It Up” off of Rihanna’s 7th studio album Unapologetic to her Soundcloud account.
Check below for the remix featuring the superstar cast of rappers T.I., Juicy J as well as rivals Rick Ross and Young Jeezy:
