The real is BACK! Good times is about to be made into a movie! Now, for those of you that are too young to know, Good Times was a show in the 70s that was tremendously popular. It documented the struggle associated with Black life in the projects. Chicago is the setting for the movie. Now, I am worried. Why?
Man, Chicago ain’t the same! People like Chief Keef will kill Micheal and JJ! Remember how diesel James Evans was? He used to beat up thugs!
Thelma was hot too!
I hate to say it, but we will need Black Jesus to make this movie good!
Wonder who they can possibly think could fill these shoes successfully?
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
You know I am the last person that comes down on somebody for so-called “snitching,” but Chris Brown is well-known as a touch guy these days. He’s not lost a fight yet! But, there is a 911 tape floating around the net and it shows a very different side to the R&B singer. Well, he’s basically singing like a bird after he was “boxed in” by somebody threatening his well being.
That boy is a boy!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
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Happy Wins-Day my conscious and self-aware! Welcome to the day that you begin to love your work and work your love! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to self-development! No matter what you do for a living, it is imperative that you begin to learn to work harder on yourself than you do on your job.. If you work hard on your job you will make a living but if you work hard on yourself you will make a fortune. How can you play in the big leagues if you are not giving yourself the proper practice, conditioning or rest? Working on developing yourself is the best way to assure success in anything you do! Effective immediately I need you to enjoy your work! and if you don’t get it by now…. your work is simply to develop you! Do everything in your power everyday to be the best you that you can possibly be! Doing this will allow success to take care of itself! You are success magnet that can have anything that you prepare you mind to get! Think Big! Think Abundance! Think Happiness!! You are in control! Develop YOU and Take what you deserve!! -Ash’Cash“Let him who would move the world first move himself.” -Socrates
“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” -Steve Jobs
“In life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.” -Anthony Robbins
“Be the change you want to see in this world.” -Gandhi
“The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams.” -Oprah Winfrey
“The meaning of life is to give life meaning.” -Ken Hudgins
“For the best return on your money, pour your purse into your head.” -Benjamin Franklin
“Work like you don’t need the money, love like you’ve never been hurt, and dance like no one is watching.” -Satchel Paige
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rhymers Big Boi from OutKast and B.O.B from Grand Hustle joined forces on the new video “Double or Nothing” from the Electronics Arts new video game Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel.
Besides providing the music for the official theme song of the co-op action game, Big Boi and B.O.B also play the roles of Charles “Chuy” Rendall (Big Boi) and Anthony “Baker” Barnes (B.o.B) in the game as well. Gamers will be able to select the emcees’ characters as operatives of Tactical Worldwide Operations (T.W.O.) in order to defeat the ruthless Mexican cartel La Guadaña (the Scythe).
“I love action games, and getting a chance to star in one is definitely something I’m excited about,” said B.O.B in a press release.
“Partnering with B.o.B on the Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel theme song and inside the game has been a blast,” said Big Boi
Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel will feature both an online and split-screen co-op and provide users where greater options to customize their character. As the team of two fight their way through Mexican cities they will also have the ability to activate an “Overkill” ability that will briefly make the operative invincible with the ability to blast through walls, buildings, and vehicles.
“One of our primary goals with Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel is to bring the feeling of watching an action blockbuster movie to the game,” said Executive Producer Julian Beak. “Big Boi and B.o.B also delivered outstanding performances that are really going to add to the story.”
Army of TWO: The Devil’s Cartel will be released for Playstation and Xbox on March 26. Pre-order is available now at www.armyoftwo.com/preorder.
Watch Big Boi and B.O.B’s video for “Double or Nothing,” a behind the scenes look at the making of the game, and a trailer for Army of TWO :The Devil’s Cartel below.
Joe Budden called into the Hot 97’s Angie Martinez Show today because he states that Consequence sucker-punched on him backstage of the Love & Hip Hop: New York‘s reunion Filming today.
Apparently, Consequence was getting too much negative feedback when Joe Budden confronting him at Hot 97 last month.
(AllHipHop News) Boulder police responded to a riot situation that formed as fans lined up for free tickets to Tyler, the Creator’s first solo show outside the Fox Theatre last night (March 11th.)
Tickets for the 8 P.M. were offered on a firs-come first serve basis and the line grew unruly around 6 P.M., roughly three hours after the line began to form.
A manager of a nearby Jimmy John’s claims he was assaulted by an intoxicated fan, as he attempted to clear a way for customers to enter his establishment.
Despite this isolated incident,Boulder police spokeswoman Kim Kobel claims no one else was assaulted.
In the midst of the crowd unruliness, Tyler attempted to ease the tensions through his Twitter account with an equalizing proposition:
Monday’s free show was the first free show Fox Theatre has put out in five years.
“This is the reason we normally don’t do free shows,” Operational Manager of Fox Theatre Brian Carp said.
The eccentric MC is prepping his 3rd solo album, Wolfto be released on April 2nd. The new season of Odd Future’s Loiter Squad sketch comedey show returned this past Sunday (March 10th).
UH OH! I think the news section is on this so I won’t spoil it, but I am hearing that Jim Jones is two shakes of a rattle snake away from getting sued. Apparently, a very popular producer from on the west side is like “Yoooooooooooo!”
YEP! have you heard the song “Green Light Go” which features Swizz Beatz?
Here it is…
So, basically the song was produced by Scoop DeVille and he didn’t give his graces on the song, my sources say, because he was not paid for the track. Now the song has been released as a real song and somebody is like WTF? I’ve been informed that there has been a cease and desist to Jim Jones, which has been allegedly ignored.
Now what? I don’t know!
I think they will work out the business, because the song is getting traction already and is on mostly all the blogs.
Stay tuned!
RANDOM…
Where is Waka Flocka these days?!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) The rumored Tupac biopic has lost screenwriters, gained directors, lost directors, gained hope, rinsed and repeated since its mid-2010 announcement.
After John Singleton and Training Day director Antoine Fuqua left the movie within a year of its announcement, Fuqua says the movie is still on.
Citing bad timing of the announcement Fuqua asserted to The Playlist blog that the movie is not only real but has a deal and is waiting on a script to be hashed 0ut:
“It was announced too soon,” Fuqua lamented. “I have a deal for Tupac, but the script is not there yet, and its being worked on. Somehow someone started talking about it, it got out there and went crazy, but it was always a situation of, let’s make sure we have a great script, and get it right.”
Fuqua stated the movie, originally slated to begin production in Spring of 2011, will focus on “the last few days, that trip from LA to Vegas, and where his head was during that journey.”
Another rumored holdup for the film of the late great lyricist is Fuqua’s desire to cast an unknown for the starring role, a plight he has expressed since 2011. The Academy Award winning director has also had a busy slate as of late with him being attached a Miles Davis biopic starring Don Cheadle and releasing a new movie, Olympus Has Fallen on March 22nd.
With a unique sense of fashion, an up-beat style of music, and an undying desire to live “that life,” Typical Friday Night (TFN) brings a new video to the scene aptly dubbed “Bout That Life.” Directed by Dan Centrone, this bright visual coupled with the King Patrick’s production gives Hip-Hop heads something they’ve never seen before. With EDM and Hip-Hop joining forces and with the attention that’s been given to the new genre over the last year, we can only expect big things from TFN, comprised of Jet Phynx and Broadway. From their crazy get up’s to their party lifestyle TFN is up next, so follow along via @TFNParty on Twitter and enjoy
This is the best news I’ve heard in years! Well, it remains to be a bit of a rumor and I have some questions, but let me get to the actual gist of it.
The word on the street is that Lil Kim has a whole bunch of Biggie songs that she’s been hiding from us. But, it seems like these verses may be linked to a Lil Kim album, which could get interesting. This rumor alone probably has Diddy on the phone with his legal eagles.
Here is an interview where she talks about it.
What do you think?
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
Twenty years ago, a movie debuted that tackled the absurdity of Hip-Hop music, it poked fun at the music industry and the depth some will go to become rappers. That film is the cult classic CB4.
The film tells story of Albert (Chris Rock), Euripides (Allen Payne), and Otis (Deezer D), three middle-class friends who have ambitions of becoming rap stars. After Albert fails to get the help of nightclub owner and criminal Gusto (Charlie Murphy) to give them a break, Gusto is arrested and led to believe that Albert set him up.
While Gusto is behind bars, Albert takes Gusto’s name (sound familiar) becoming “MC Gusto” and forms a hardcore rap group, CB4 (Cell Block 4), with Euripides and Otis now known as Dead Mike and Stab Master Arson.
CB4‘s satirical depiction of gangsta rap still resonates with audiences today. Writers Chris Rock, Nelson George (author of the critically-acclaimed book, Hip-Hop America), and Robert LoCash are not only able to laugh at the sensationalism that was, and still is, such a part of rap, but also make a few poignant points about it as well.
In honor of the flick’s 20th anniversary , AllHipHop.com took another look at CB4 and came up with 5 reasons that the film should be deemed, “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected for the preservation by the United States National Film Registry just like its Rock-and-Roll counterpart, This is Spinal Tap.
Hip-Hop culture has made a lasting impression on music, and CB4 is one of the many ways it has done the same for film.
5) Music is a character in this film, and so the music supervision of the movie and its accompanying soundtrack are vital to the entire project’s success. Fortunately, neither disappoint. While the film’s focus is hardcore Hip-Hop, the music for CB4 ranges from gangsta rap to new jack swing and does a superb job of including all the popular types of urban music in the era of the film’s release.
4) Controversial lyrics and contemporary music go hand-in-hand. And while some younger rap fans may not be as well-versed in the 2 Live Crew obscenity trial as older ones, it is well parodied in CB4. But “offensive” material in pop culture is a never-ending debate between art and the establishment. So while the incident itself may be a dated one, the arguments for and against free speech still stand strong today and will probably remain intact well into the future.
3). One of the things that this film captures very well is the transition that Hip-Hop made from its early stages to the gangsta motif that was so apparent in the late 1980s and early 90s. While the opening credits of the film play, lots of old-school rap memorabilia is seen and there is a part where the three friends pretend to be Run-D.M.C. and rap along with a tape of “King of Rock.” As CB4 progresses though, the music changes and then focuses on the popularity of hardcore rap at the then present time. The group CB4 even mimics N.W.A with their hit single, “Straight Out of Locash.”
2). Unlike the aforementioned This is Spinal Tap, CB4 has its support from the Hip-Hop community and that is evident in the cameos made by Eazy-E, Shaquille O’Neal, Ice Cube, Flavor Flav, and most memorably Ice-T. And even if the Rock-and-Roll satire preceded the Hip-Hop one, the lack of rock music support in Spinal Tap (not counting The Runaways’ bassist Vicki Blue) costs it credibility when compared to CB4. Years later, in Ice-T’s documentary, The Art of Rap, Grandmaster Caz famously says, “Hip-Hop didn’t invent anything. Hip-Hop reinvented everything.” CB4 is a perfect example of that.
1). The message of the movie is that wrong-doing and disrespect is nothing to be glorified. And while Hip-Hop has always had a fascination with crime and punishment in cinema, CB4 is notably significant because it presents potentially real consequences for even just pretending to be a thug. And impressionable Hip-Hop fans can relate to that far more than Scarface killing people, doing a ton of cocaine in a mansion, and then being shot to death.
Why do you think CB4 is a cult classic? Would you be interested in seeing a sequel? Sound off in the comments section!
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