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SXSW Video: Rockie Fresh On Opening For Hip-Hop Legends and “Driving 88”

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Features

Although there were a ton of acts, showcases, events, and overall experiences to take in at South By Southwest (SXSW) SXSW, the VibeHouse was hands down the place to be. With a lineup that included The Airplane Boys, Chevy Woods, Mystikal, BJ the Chicago Kid, Timbaland, King Louie, Snoop Dogg, and Chicago’s Rockie Fresh, there is no denying that AllHipHop.com’s Breeding Ground showcase at the VibeHouse had all of SXSW on lock for at least one night.

We caught up with Rockie Fresh – the man behind the critically-acclaimed project Driving 88 – backstage to briefly talk about his experiences as a first-timer at SXSW, what his plans are once he heads back on the road, and most importantly, how it felt to technically be opening for Hip-Hop icons Timbaland and Snoop Dogg.

Check out our interview and some performance footage of Rockie at SXSW below:

Follow Rockie Fresh On Twitter: (@RockieFresh)

Club Owner Demands Compensation For Drake Private Party Incident

By: seandrasimsCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Young Money rap star Drake is on the receiving end of demands from an Oklahoma City club owner, who wants the entertainer to pay money for an incident that took place at a recently-held private party.

In a letter sent to Drake and his manager that was obtained by TMZ.com, the owner of Dollhouse Lounge claims Drake asked him to open the club just for the rapper on March 1 to host a private party. Drake arrived at the club with his entourage, the owner stated, adding that several Dollhouse employees noticed the smell of marijuana come from Drake’s VIP section as the party was going on.

As a result, the owner claims the party was shut down immediately, as the Oklahoma City police soon arrived to restore order and usher partygoers out of the Dollhouse Lounge. The owner further stated that the club’s manager was arrested after authorities issued her a ticket upon discovering a half-burnt marijuana cigarette in Drake’s section.

In light of what happened, the owner wants Drake to compensate him for several thousand dollars worth of trouble he experienced … “or ELSE.” TMZ reports the owner thinks it’s “BS his club is taking the blame — because he’d never be in this mess if Drake never asked him to host a party.”

At this time, Drake’s reps have yet to comment on the situation.

TDE’s Schoolboy Q Reveals Dates and Cities For “THeGroovyTour” With Ab-Soul

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Top Dawg Entertainment’s Schoolboy Q has revealed dates and cities for his upcoming “THeGroovyTour” with special guest and fellow Black Hippy member, Ab-Soul.

The 19-date tour will kick off on April 2o in San Francisco at the Bill-Graham Civic Auditorium and wrap up one month later on May 20 in Seattle, Washington at Neumo’s.

After showcasing a number of performances at SXSW last week alongside Kendrick Lamar, Jay Rock, and the rest of the TDE and Black Hippy squad, Schoolboy Q will hit the road for his own headlining tour in support of his recently-released Habits and Contradictions, which is available now on iTunes.

Check out a full list of tour dates and cities below:

  • 4.20.12 – San Francisco, CA (Bill-Graham Civic Auditorium)
  • 4.24.12 – Providence, RI (The Met)
  • 4.25.12 – Boston, MA (Middle East)
  • 4.26.12 – Philadelphia, PA (TLA)
  • 4.29.12 – Washington D.C. (930 Club)
  • 5.01.12 – Baltimore, MD (Sound Stage)
  • 5.02.12 – New Haven, CT (Toad’s Place)
  • 5.03.12 – North Hampton, MA (Pearl Street)
  • 5.04.12 – Burlington, VT (Higher Ground)
  • 5.06.12 – Buffalo, NY (Soundlab)
  • 5.07.12 – Cleveland, OH (Grog Shop)
  • 5.08.12 – Chicago, IL (Reggies)
  • 5.09.12 – St. Louis, MO (Old Rock House)
  • 5.12.12 – Boulder, CO (Fox Theater)
  • 5.14.12 – Salt Lake City, UT (Kilby)
  • 5.17.12 – Portland, OR (Peter’s Room)
  • 5.18.12 – Eugene, OR (Wow Hall)
  • 5.19.12 – Seattle, WA (TBA)
  • 5.20.12 – Seattle, WA (Neumo’s)

For tickets and more information, visit TopDawgMusic.com.

Hip-Hop and “The Hunger Games”: Why We Shouldn’t Miss Out on a Worldwide Phenomenon

By: seandrasimsCategory: Uncategorized

I read The Hunger Games while home sick one weekend. By that Monday, I was officially addicted. I follow the games on Twitter, am a fan on Facebook, have visited the website numerous times, especially in the week leading up to the film. In fact, the week before the debut has been nothing but a big distraction from the waiting for The Hunger Games to begin.

The premise is simple. In the distant future, children are chosen at random to compete in annual games where they are forced to fight each other to the death. The “Hunger Games” are a national pastime in Panem, the new world, and therefore, the winner becomes fabulously famous and wealthy.

Sounds like an interesting story. And it is. What makes the stories so compelling are that they are not a completely fictionalized world like Harry Potter, full of things that could never happen. The Hunger Games is so plausible, that you worry about the future. Even more fascinating about The Hunger Games and the other two books in the series, Catching Fire and Mockingjay are the underlying subplots. This is a love story. It is an adventure story. It is a story of revolution, one that will be televised.

The Hunger Games is actually a story that should appeal to the Hip-Hop generation. Katniss Everdeen is a young woman who is trying to be a provider for her small, single-parent led family. She bends rules when necessary to provide for their needs. She and her community are under the influence of a greedy and manipulative ruler and an oppressive security force. Katniss is forced into a situation out of her comfort zone where she has to show and prove that she is more than just another competitor. She has to fight for her life, while yet retaining her own humanity.

The Hunger Games trilogy has sold over 20 million books. There are action figures, costumes, recipes, and of course, a soundtrack. The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond features only one Hip-Hop artist, Kid Cudi with, “The Ruler and the Killer.” MTV describes it as “dark and haunting.” Perfect for this book and film.

The Hip-Hop generation should not miss out on The Hunger Games – not the film adaptation of the book, or the books themselves. As a worldwide phenomenon, the film is getting comparisons to Star Wars and is breaking opening weekend, box office records nationally. The Hunger Games is an opportunity for the Hip-Hop generation to support a storyline about what can happen when one person stands up to what appears to be an indomitable system. The Hunger Games is an amazing book and film about activism, something that has been sorely lacking from much of Hip-Hop, but remains a seed within the generation, waiting to bloom.

The Hunger Games is in theaters now. May the odds be ever in your favor.

Biba Adams is a Senior Staff Writer and Book Editor for Allhiphop.com. Follow her (like a Mockingjay) on Twitter @BibatheDiva.

IRS Seeks To Garnish Nas’ Publishing Income

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

(AllHipHop News) Nas’ financial battle with the Internal Revenue Service continues, over a $6 million delinquent tax bill.

According to TMZ.com, the IRS recently filed court documents seeking to garnish Nas’ earnings from his publishing companies.

The government is garnishing wages Nas earns through ASCAP and BMI, the two largest performing right Society organizations in the United States.

The performing rights organizations collect and track Nas’ music earnings from radio, television and other sources.

In February, the IRS put a lien on property Nas owns in Eagles Landing, Georgia, as well as a $339,000 tax bill for income earned in 2010.

Nas is reportedly preparing to release a new album tentatively titled Life Is Good.

Curren$y Suing Dame Dash For $1.5 Million; Claims Dash Released Music Without Consent

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) TMZ is reporting that Jet Life Recordings founder Curren$y is suing Dame Dash, co-founder of both Roc-A-Fella and DD172.

Curren$y, whose real name is Shante Scott Franklin, is suing Dash for $1.5 million for releasing his music without  permission or compensation. TMZ states that both Dash and Franklin began negotiating an agreement to release music together back in 2010; while the deal never materialized, music was still released.

The lawsuit states that two of Curren$y’s albums in 2010, Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk II, were released by Dash despite the New Orleans MC striking a deal with Warner Bros. who had exclusive rights to his music.

At press time, Dash has responded by claiming that he had the right to release “the albums in question because he was given permission.” Dash states that Curren$y stabbed him in the back by “reneging on their agreement and signing instead with Warner Bros.”

A judge has yet to rule in favor of either side. More details will be released soon.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Drake Get Secretly Married?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

The streets are talking, and they’re saying that YMCMB rapper Drake ran off to Las Vegas and secretly married a young woman he met on Twitter! And get this, he’s reportedly only known the Miami model/college student for ONE WEEK. Check out a photo of the two allegedly wearing matching wedding bands below.

I can’t really tell from the photo if those are wedding bands, but Drake IS wearing the ring on his wedding finger. The source says that Drake and the woman have been inseparable for the last few days and actually jumped the broom last Monday.

Drake tweeted a cryptic tweet and then deleted it moment later. The tweet said “Streets talking….they’ll confirm.”

Necro Denies Lyrical Connection To 8-Year-Old’s Murder in Canada

By: Jake CratesCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn, New York gore and metal rap emcee Necro is sticking up for himself, after his lyrics were recently used as evidence in a murder trial taking place in Canada.

The trial centers around the murder of an 8-year-old girl named Victoria “Tori” Stafford, who was killed in Canada in 2009.

Necro issued a statement to defend himself, after discovering reports of the evidence used in the trial according to reports across the net.

“I see I am being mentioned in this Big Canada murder case. I wasn’t gonna say anything but it seems a lot of fans want me to address this. I do not support the killing of kids,” Necro said in a statement. “I love children and feel they should be protected and loved and cared for, especially when they are your family…”

When the prosecutors discovered that Terri-Lynne McClintic, girlfriend and alleged accomplice of co-defendant Michael Thomas Rafferty, was a fan of Necro, lawyers sought to prove that Necro’s music was the cause of the violent behavior exhibited by the defendants.

According to reports, Tori vanished after walking away from school in Woodstock, Ontario, on April 8, 2009.

The third grader’s remains were then found three months later, in a rural area near Mount Forest, Ontario.

“I’m against anything that brings harm to children,” Necro continued. “A lot of us grew up fu**ed up because we weren’t loved as kids or got fu**ed over. As for this case, every few years some lawyer or court or newspaper tries to blame some rapper or metal group but that’s bulls**t. Whether Ozzy or Judas Priest, or ICP, or now Necro. We all have 100,000 to a million fans+ and none of them do this s**t.”

Necro told his fans that the lawyers in the case were targeting him, while ignoring the large corporations and movies that visually show violence and murders.

Necro also went on to add that he blames parenting and schools for violence amongst the youth in the world. “I am not responsible for the bad parents and sh**ty school systems and governments of the world. Teach your kids and show them love. If anything I’m more in touch with your kids than the parents or schools are in a positive way because I talk to them, I respond and you see me making positive moves in life revolving around art, whether or not the art is violent or not is not the point, its art!”