I was unaware that producer Jim Jonsin had paperwork on rapper B.O.B., but that seems to be the case. It seems that B.O.B. is signed to Jim in some form or fashion – forgive my ignorance – and that’s been a very successful situation for the most part. But, I am hearing that Eminem is looking to get B.O.B. on Team Shady or already has tried. Apparently, sometime in the recent past Em said he would be willing to buy Bob out of his contract for a few milli. But, I am hearing that Jim isn’t with it and may have already turned Em down for the offer. I guess B.O.B. remains to be a hot commodity.
Maybe if this doesn’t work out, he’ll try to put the boy Yelawolf back on the scene!
Man, listen. I need Oprah to call Beyonce if she is depressed over singing (or not singing) for the president and the world. Because, us common folk have much more to be depressed about. Nevertheless, B poses the question.
Remember when Jay asked that very question?
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) At one point it was a regular occurrence to see a New York hip hop artist’s name at the top of the album chart, but over the last few years only a small hand full of rappers from the Big Apple have managed to drop an album that reached number 1. Less than a month into 2013 and one NYC newcomer has already met that feat.
According to Soundscan, A$AP Rocky’s debut album, LONG.LIVE.ASAP, sold 138,503 copies in its first week of release. That total was enough for the Harlem emcee to secure his first number one album on the Billboard 200. He also joined Fabolous, Nas, Nicki Minaj, and Jay-Z as only the fifth rapper hailing from New York to reach that accomplishment since 2008.
While New York is regarded as the birthplace of rap music, over the last five years the center of power in mainstream hip hop has shifted below the Mason-Dixon line. Southern rap acts Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., B.O.B, Young Jeezy, J. Cole, and 2 Chainz have been able to push a large enough number of units to see their respective LPs reach number one. Meanwhile the mainstream East Coast rap scene has been held up mostly by two New York legends from the 90’s and a pop-friendly performer who relocated to the south to start her career. A$AP Rocky’s uncommon commercial appeal could be a landmark moment for New York rap.
Boosted by the Hit-Boy produced lead single, “Goldie” and the Top-20 hit “F#####’ Problems” featuring 2 Chainz, Drake, and Kendrick Lamar, LONG.LIVE.A$AP reached the top spot despite the fact it leaked online a full month before its official release. The album was also a critical success. Metacritic.com gave the album a weighted score of 73 (signifying “generally favorable”) based on 31 professional critics reviews, 22 of which gave the album a “positive review”.
With several other rising New York artists garnering attention from online rap fans and hip hop media, A$AP Rocky’s achievement may not be that much of an rarity in the new future. A$AP Ferg, Azealia Banks, Flatbush Zombies, Joey Bada$$, and Action Bronson (the latter two were guests on LONG.LIVE.A$AP) are just a few of the young New York rappers that are set to drop anticipated studio albums in the coming years.
List of Number One Albums By Rap Artists Since 2008:
2008
Rick Ross, Trilla
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Nas, Untitled
Young Jeezy, The Recession
T.I., Paper Trail
Kanye West, 808’s & Heartbreak
2009
Rick Ross, Deeper Than Rap
Eminem, Relapse
Fabolous, Loso’s Way
Jay-Z, The Blueprint 3
2010
Ludacris, Battle of the Sexes
B.O.B., The Adventures of Bobby Ray
Drake, Thank Me Later
Eminem, Recovery
Lil Wayne, I Am Not A Human Being
Kanye West, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
2011
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday
Lupe Fiasco, L.A.S.E.R.S.
Bad Meets Evil, Hell: The Sequel
Jay-Z & Kanye West, Watch The Throne
Game, The R.E.D. Album
Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV
J. Cole, Cole World: The Sideline Story
Mac Miller, Blue Side Park
Drake, Take Care
2012
Nicki Minaj, Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded
Nas, Life Is Good
Rick Ross, God Forgives, I Don’t
2 Chainz, Based on a T.R.U. Story
(AllHipHop News) Compton emcee Kendrick Lamar made his first appearance on Saturday Night Live last night as the special musical guest. K-Dot hit the stage with a live band to perform “Swimming Pools (Drank)” and “Poetic Justice” during the episode which was hosted by Maroon 5’s Adam Levine.
Kendrick’s debut performance on the celebrated program was the final triumph of a very notable week. His single “Swimming Pools (Drank)” earned the TDE rapper the first platinum plaque of his career when the song reached over one million downloads last week. It was also announced on Thursday that the 25-year-old will be one of the performers at The Governors Ball NYC Music Festival in June. He’ll also be hitting the stage with his Black Hippy partners- Jay Rock, ScHoolBoy Q, and Ab-Soul- to headline the 8th annual Paid Dues Festival on March 30 in San Bernardino, California.
Kendrick’s early success in 2013 is an extension of an extremely accomplished 2012. Last October he released his major label debut good kid, M.A.A.D. city to universal acclaim. The album has gone on to sell over 650,000 copies and has been certified gold by the RIAA. Kendrick also spent part of last year appearing on Drake’s Club Paradise Tour and performed sets at several high profile music festivals including Boonaroo, Coachella, and Rock The Bells. He also headlined the 23-city BET Music Matters Tour last fall.
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CHEMTRAILS CONFIRMED
De-classified documents about ChemTrails reveal another “Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment” type program, where participants of the low income Pruitt – Igoe houses in St. Louis, and other cities, were unknowingly sprayed with poisonous, radioactive chemicals, daily, by the U.S. Army during the 1950‘s and 1960‘s to study the effects of inhaling poisonous, radioactive chemicals.
ChemTrails De-classified
WELCOME TO NEW ORLEANS
“Welcome To New Orleans” is a documentary about vigilante incidents during Hurricane Katrina. “Prisoners Of Katrina” looks at the prisoners of Orleans Parish Prison that were abandoned during the flood. Looters vs Vigilantes may depend on perspectives. Prisoners fall into a different category. The forced evacuation of residents appears to raise other issues. The Former Mayor Of new Orleans, Ray Nagin, has been indicted by the Federal Government for Corruption, regarding kickbacks.
SANDY HOOK INCONSISTENCIES ADDRESSED BY MIKE POWERS
Some people feel politicians are exploiting the Sandy Hook tragedy, others feel that it was a staged event, reminiscent of the CIA’s MKULTRA mind control program. MKULTRA saw experimentation with LSD and other drugs, in a government attempt to control minds. Another side of the theory, is that the shooting was staged like NASA’s moon landing is alleged to have been. Joyce Riley interviews Mike Powers about a few things that he investigated with Sandy Hook.
BANNING FULL AUTO
New York has passed the strictest gun control law in the nation. Full auto weapons were used in the infamous “North Hollywood Shoot Out”, a real life re-enactment of the shoot out scene in the movie “HEAT.”
HEAT – Shoot Out Scene
As in the movie, the North Hollywood bandits moved as a unit, unlike the movie, only the bandits were killed in the shoot out. Two thousand rounds fired, eighteen people injured, including eleven police officers, and duration of the shoot out, make it the most notorious shoot out in U.S. History.
“The Great Dictator”, starring Charlie Chaplin, produced the greatest speech ever made, for a Hollywood movie, even though it was made in 1940. It is just as applicable today, as it was 75yrs ago.
There can’t be a “Greatest Speech” discussion, without Martin Luther King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech being considered.
I HAVE A DREAM
Martin Luther King Jr. opposed violence, but he never opposed action. At times, he sounded angry, yet still peaceful, and opposed the U.S. domestic and international policies, in retrospect, he opposed what some would call “The New World Order”, etc.
THE MEN WHO KILLED KING
Malcolm X’s security chief, pictured kneeling over a mortally wounded Malcolm X, performing CPR, was undercover NYPD Officer Gene Roberts that had infiltrated Malcolm’s organization, moving closest to Malcolm. Martin Luther King Jr.’s security chief, undercover Memphis police officer Merle McCullough , performing CPR on Martin Luther King Jr., had infiltrated King’s organization, and moved closest to King, as his security chief, who moved King into the line of fire.
The Assassination Of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Young white, talented rapper signs to his idol’s label only to find out all is not perfect. Well, that’s what I have been hearing for a minute about Yelawolf. Like many of my rumors, I didn’t say a lot. But, basically I am hearing that Yelawolf has been unhappy for sometime now, but has a tremendous amount of respect for Eminem. So, much that he stayed in a bad situation that wasn’t benefitting him as an artist.
Now, I’m hearing that things have changed. Hearing Yela is seeing life as it is. He’s getting older and he’s seen also what the boy Machine Gun Kelly has done. He’s got a kid and he’s looking to handle his…and that means leaving Shady. Not totally sure about the paperwork, but heard he’s gone (or trying to be gone). If this is true, I can’t blame him. Yelawolf is dope! I once theorized that Eminem got Yela off the market, because he was coming up so crazy. I don’t know. Stranger things have happened to a young rapper.
Now, the question is, can he do it alone?
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
According to Media Take Out, Chris Brown’s Angels got into it on Thursday. Rhianna stepped to Karrueche on Thursday at a Los Angeles club called Playhouse. Apparently, RiRi got a tip that Chris Brown’s on and off girl Karrueche was at the spot. Who knows why she was on K’s bra strap so hard, but she was – reportedly. Anyway, RiRi reportedly came to the club and went to K in VIP like WHAT. An MTO source said: “Rihanna didn’t yell or act beligerant or anything, she just said, ‘So you wanna TURN UP rice cakes.” Why Rihanna uses these racist terms for Karrueche is beyond me, but they say she does. Anyway, another source said, “We were all stunned that Rihanna was so bold. Karrueche just turned away and tried to ignore her. Rihanna’s friend [Melissa] was just there laughing.” Rihanna just left the club. Sounds like a fail to me.
Chris Brown….On Mad Drugs?
The word on the street is that people are concerned that Chris Brown is on drugs way too much. Honestly, I thought he was just touched. Nothing wrong with being touched, but when you couple that with drugs, stuff happens. Seems like people are concerned and worried. I gotta admit, CB does have “the meth look.” Unfortunately, “they” are mostly concerned with staying in CB’s good graces that forcing him to look at these hard choices.
More on this in a bit….
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) A rock singer who fronted a successful band that collaborated with rapper Game for a minor hit single, is facing up to 30 years in prison, for swindling a bank out of $6 million.
Robert Mawhinney aka Robb University, fronted the band Lights Over Paris, which featured Game in their video “I’m Not A Gangsta.”
Prosecutors allege that Mawhinney, 30, claimed that he was a millionaire, thanks to royalties he earned by ghostwriting for other musicians.
Mawhinney is accused of inflating his net worth to $8 million, when he was really only worth about $10,000.
In addition to living in a luxury penthouse in downtown Los Angeles, the band traveled around the world and even had a customized tour bus that cost $750,000.
The singer also sent hundreds of thousands of dollars to Cyprus, but authorities did not elaborate.
Meanwhile, two brothers who worked with Mawhinney were also charged with obtaining $1.2 million in fraudulent loans, so they could run a recording studio.
Matt Salazar, 29, and his brother, Jason Salazar, 28, also provided phony documents for the recording studio
Mawhinney is being held without bond, because he was labeled a flight risk.
He’s scheduled to be arraigned on February 11.
Check out Lights Over Paris’ video with Game below:
Illseed, Out.
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Can’t say I didn’t see this coming. Young white, talented rapper signs to his idol’s label only to find out all is not perfect. Well, that’s what I have been hearing for a minute about Yelawolf. Like many of my rumors, I didn’t say a lot. But, basically I am hearing that Yelawolf has been unhappy for sometime now, but has a tremendous amount of respect for Eminem. So, much that he stayed in a bad situation that wasn’t benefitting him as an artist.
