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Case Of Trayvon Martin Takes A Twist; George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Quit

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) The case of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was thrown into a tailspin today (April 10), when lawyers for murder suspect George Zimmerman abruptly withdrew from the case.

Lawyers Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig held a press conference in front of the courthouse in Sanford, Florida and delivered the shocking news.

George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin, who was unarmed, on February 26.

Zimmerman’s former attorneys said they had not had contact with him in over two days, and revealed that they have never met him face to face.

Additionally, George Zimmerman’s former attorney said they didn’t know where he was, but that he was not in Florida.

In addition to losing contact with their client, Sonner and Uhrig said that George Zimmerman’s behavior over the past few days was cause to drop him as a client.

According to the lawyers, George Zimmerman contacted Angela Corey, the special prosecutor in the case over the weekend, gave an interview to Sean Hannity and launched a website for his defense fund, without their knowledge.

The special prosecutors office refused to speak with George Zimmerman, as Angela Corey decides whether or not Zimmerman will be charged with murdering Trayvon Martin.

George Zimmerman remains in hiding.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Kanye West Going To Appear On “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Now that Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are officially out as a couple, the next logical step for the two would be to flaunt their love on reality TV. Rumor has it that Kanye West will be making several appearances on Kim’s show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians”. If you all remember, Kanye made an appearance on “Kourtney & Kim Take New York” two seasons ago, when the two were just “friends.”

A source revealed to Radar Online that “Kanye is head over heels in love with Kim, and he has told her he would love to appear on the reality show if she wants him to.”

“Kim is a bit leery of having her man appear on camera because of the whole fiasco with her soon-to-be ex-husband, Kris Humphries, but watch for Kanye to make several appearances on the show towards the end of the season. Viewers won’t see him featured in the first part of the season, and it won’t be all about Kanye.”

But is their romance real, or is it a showmance? Over the weekend, sources told Hollywood Life that Kanye and Kim actually orchestrated the first shots of the two on their date and have since chronicled their every move.

How soon before the two lovebirds get their own spin-off show and then a wedding special!? (I’m being sarcastic people!) I’m sure Kim Kardashian is getting excited just thinking about all of the new money-making opportunities.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Was Havoc Caught Talking Smack About Prodigy On Tape?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

There are so many twists and turns in this Mobb Deep saga that it’s hard to keep up with. After Havoc denied sending out the disparaging tweets about Prodigy, this morning Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club played audio of someone who sounds an awful lot like Havoc making similar comments.

In the clip, the voice on the audio also said the following:

“He gay, I had to smack him like a month and a half ago when we was doing South by Southwest.”

Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Angela Yee then called up rapper Noreaga, who confirmed that the voice was indeed Havoc’s. Check out the audio here and decide for yourself if you think this is actually Havoc.

For those having trouble keeping up with the story, Havoc claimed that his phone was lost at a gas station and someone used his twitter handle to talk smack about Prodigy. But now with this audio being released, it raises ever more questions about their relationship. Does the audio sound like Havoc to you?

Benny Boom Producing Documentary On Native Tongues Posse

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) A new documentary examining the influence of Hip-Hop collective Native Tongues will be released this year.

Film and music video director Benny Boom has signed on as a producer for the documentary, titled “Speaking In Tongues.”

The full-length documentary will explore the influence of the Native Tongues, which included acts like The Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah and others.

The group of emcees helped inject a new sense of consciousness and fashion into hip-hop in the early and mid/1990s.

The sonic legacy of the group can be heard and acts like Common, Little Brother, Mos Def and countless others.

Award-winning veteran filmmaker Omar Akil is directing “Speaking In Tongues,” which slated for a fourth quarter 2012 release.

“Speaking In Tongues” is slated for a fourth quarter 2012 release.

Fans can receive updates on the documentary via FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/NativeTonguesDoc

Hip-Hop Rumors: Are Dr. Dre and Kendrick Lamar Releasing a Joint Album?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

West Coast rapper Kendrick Lamar recently revealed that he has over 30 unreleased songs with the legendary Dr. Dre. Kendrick previously teamed up with Dr. Dre on the track “The Recipe”, and the two had so much chemistry during that session that they collaborated on a ton of other tracks.

Could this mean a joint collaborative album for the two? If so, what does this mean the elusive Detox album?

Check out the full interview here. Kendrick Lamar’s debut album, “Good Kid In A Bad City” will be released this summer.

 

Diggy Simmons and KnightPKF Give Back on Easter With Concert for Ecstatic Connecticut Teens

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Features

Over the Easter holiday weekend, Hip-Hop artists Diggy Simmons and KnightPKF got into the holiday spirit by coming together to perform for a good cause in the form of a crowded room of excited teens at the Coco Key Convention Center in Waterbury, Connecticut.

The CoCo Key “All-White Teen Affair” saw both entertainers giving back to their fans, and more specifically teens in Connecticut who couldn’t have been happier to have both stars within their reach.

Diggy, whose debut album Unexpected Arrival is available in stores and on iTunes now, is currently promoting his new single “Two Up“, while KnightPKF is pushing “Smoovin” from his upcoming EP, Ladies Love Night.

The event concluded with the ecstatic teens pleading for Diggy and Knight to stick around and take photos after their performances, which you can see parts of below, as well as some pictures from the event. Naturally, the fans’ wishes were granted.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Nicki Minaj “Irked” By Lady Gaga Comparisons

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Nicki Minaj is officially tired of being compared to Lady Gaga. In a recent interview with ABC’s Nightline, Nicki said that she is “irked” by the comparisons, and that they have become “tiresome.”

Nicki was so annoyed when the journalist asked her about the comparisons, that she challenged the reporter to tell her why her and Gaga are alike. The reporter responded by stating the obvious – crazy get-ups and multi-colored wigs. But Nicki was not satisfied with that answer and told the journalist to “try again.” Nicki stated that she is an MC from Southside, Jamaica, Queens, which is totally different from Lady Gaga.

It’s interesting that Nicki still refers to herself as an MC and not a Pop star. Do you still consider Nicki an MC?

You can check out the full interview with Nicki Minaj and Nightline below:

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I Don’t Camouflage: New Hip-Hop Series With Sadax X, AHH’s Jigsaw and More

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur)Category: Lifestyle

“I Don’t Camouflage but I wear camouflage!” – Sadat X of Brand Nubian

Hip-Hop has traditionally prided itself on sticking out, but as of late, as the culture assimilates, that art becomes harder to put to canvas. Standing out in a crowd seemingly becomes synonymous with conformity, if that makes any sense.

Then there are those that push the envelope in other ways: fashion, culture, technology, music, and life. These are the ones that refuse to blend in and who set the barometer. This mark knows no age, genre, gender, or background. It’s universal.

“I Don’t Camouflage” is a new series from cultural rebel Aiko Tanyaka, a native of Japan now residing in Brooklyn, and she’s putting her own spin on nonconformity. The series has started with Sadat X,

Sadat X of Brand Nubian

Sadax X has worn lots of camo, but he still managed to stand out as one of the vocalists in the legendary rap collective, Brand Nubian. He speaks on the concept and what it means to him as he departs on a tour of Japan:

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Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur of AllHipHop.com

AllHipHop’s leader-in-chief speaks about this come-up of one of Hip-Hop’s enduring brands. He also reveals parts of his life that have never been discussed anywhere else:

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Rapper J-Lie

J-Lie says, “Do I look like I camouflage? Probably to a graffiti wall.” The young rapper explains his version of not camouflaging by talking as he gets the remainder of his body tatted up.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Juvenile Demands A Paternity Test

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Rapper Juvenile is currently going through a custody and a child support battle with the mother of his 13-year old son, and is demanding a paternity test. Juvenile tells TMZ that he believes that he is the biological father of his son and is only demanding a paternity test as a procedural step to “get custody” of the kid.

“My son acts and looks just like me. I am doing this for procedural reasons to get custody.”

Juve allegedly owes $160,000 in unpaid child support, but he is claiming that he never established paternity when his son was born and didn’t even sign the birth certificate at the time. So if the boy is not his, he may not have to pay the over due balance.

He is also claiming that the boy’s mother has had sexual relations with other people, so there’s a small chance that he may not be the father.

But Juvenile has said that he “highly doubts” the test will come back negative … and says, “I love my son to death … I hope the test proves that he is mine.”