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Hip-Hop Rumors: Is 50 Cent Working On A “Juice” Remake With Soulja Boy?

By: ginatorres27Category: MOBILE

We’ve been hearing rumors for a while now that Soulja Boy has been looking into doing a “Juice” remake. The Atlanta rapper even released a mixtape where the cover portrayed him as Tupac’s legendary character “Bishop.” Well now, Soulja Boy may have some Hollywood power behind him in the form of Cheetah Vision – 50 Cent’s movie production company. 50 scored a $200 Million movie budget deal and has been on the prowl for new projects.

Check out what Soulja Boy told XXL Magazine about 50’s involvement:

“With the ‘Juice’ movie…50 Cent, that’s my big bro. He got a movie deal that gave him millions to come up with content. Me and him are going over the Juice movie now. That’s still coming.”

“I know that’s a big thing, I know. You can’t just jump right into a movie like that and rush it. It’s a delicate thing, I know. But I got y’all.”

Soulja Boy still has his heart set on playing “Bishop,” but do you think he can pull it off? Who would you like to see play the other characters?

Election 2012: What Rocks Your Vote?

By: seandrasimsCategory: Uncategorized

This time of year is pivotal in our country’s history, and to our current and future well-being. Politics isn’t a favorite subject in the urban world, but since the election of President Obama in 2008, it has sparked interest among all groups of people.

From Black to White, college students to blue collar workers, to well-to-do socialites, the excitement was and still is rampant. Even in entertainment, various artists, actors, and recognized figures are speaking out on who they support. Many are strong Democrats, others solid Republicans, and then some aren’t sold on any side at all. The same holds true for everyday young people, middle class, and wealthy Americans.

Voting is something people do out of right; other times, ritual. It is well known that more Blacks and young people of different ethnicities vote Democrat. Often times, their parents instilled that in them, along with their ABC’s, prayer, and saying ‘thank you.’ Now that you’re older, it’s time to make an educated decision of your own.

It’s not about how or why you vote, but more so what your vote means to you. Research is fairly simple, with the vast array of information available by simply clicking on Google, or any other search engine. Of course, all of the information you’ll find isn’t accurate, but being a voter includes educating yourself. Especially in local and state elections – those decisions impact us greatly, and shape the bigger elections.

In 2008, the world witnessed a shift. Voting became the coolest thing to do. Hip-Hop artists and executives played a major role in that phenomenon. Plenty of ads, songs, and rallies were everywhere, all for voting, all for change.

This election, and those that follow, remember, young people and young adults, that the power in the booth is yours.

What are your views on politics? Does the Hip-Hop community have a larger responsibility to get fans more involved in the process? Let us know what you think.

Tawni Fears is a freelance writer and contributor to AllHipHop.com. Follow her on Twitter (@brwnsugaT).

Featured photo credit: eurweb.com

The Hip Hop Dance Experience | Trailer

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze)Category: MOBILE

Drop it like it’s hot with hip hop’s hottest dance game. The Hip Hop Dance Experience is the first authentic hip hop game in the dance category. Dance to the most popular tracks of the genre with original moves designed by the most famous hip hop choreographers. Trigger lavish visual effects worthy of the best music videos and customize your avatar like never before. Experience the world of hip hop through music, dance, and design with The Hip Hop Dance Experience.

B.o.B. to Perform Secret Shows with MySpace;Tickets Available All Week

By: Jake CratesCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Myspace has announced a free, secret show starring Grammy-nominated artist and producer B.o.B. at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on Sunday, July 22.

Free tickets will be given away at the Highline Ballroom during regular box office hours starting July 13 at 11AM on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

The B.o.B show is one of Myspace’s two free “Secret Shows” in July, brought to fans in part by the makers of Trojan Charged™ condoms.

For more information, visit the “Secret Shows” page on MySpace HERE.

FAIL Episode 8: Cereal Killa on Trial @AllHipHopcom

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze)Category: Features

“Fail,” an online urban comedy show for youth, will premiere its second season exclusively on AllHipHop.com in a partnership with Hip-Hop legend Christopher “Play” Martin of Kid-N-Play, and acclaimed producers, Vanessa Baden and James Bland. Watch the exclusive airing of “Fail” Episode #8 here on AllHipHop.com.

FAIL SHOW | Episode 8: Cereal Killa on Trial

When C.K. goes on trail for his cereal attacks, his friends pull together to help prove his innocence with the help of a smooth talking lawyer from Texas.

Catch up on previous webisodes of FAIL:

FAIL SHOW | Episode 7: Rock the Vote

FAIL SHOW | Episode 6: One More Chance

FAIL SHOW | Episode 5: Where the Party At

FAIL SHOW | Episode 1: Teach Me How to Study

FAIL SHOW | Episode 2: B.J. Finds Herself

FAIL SHOW | Episode 3: How To Get The Answers

FAIL SHOW | Episode 4: Desperate Measures

Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I. Says “The Authenticity Has Diminished In The Game”

By: ginatorres27Category: MOBILE

T.I. has been toying with the option of retiring completely from the rap game and going full on Hollywood, and it seems like Tip is closer than ever to that decision. In a recent interview with Radio One Miami, T.I. took a moment to give props to new artists Big Sean and Kendrick Lamar, but spent a good portion of the interview saying that he can’t relate to popular Hip-Hop music today. Check out what he said below:

“No disrespect to any of the new talent that’s coming out, ‘c## there are a lot of guys that I tip my hat to and I salute their success like Drake, Kendrick Lamar, and Big Sean. There are a lot of cats out there that are grinding and doing it the right way, but there are a lot of things going on out there that quite honestly are a contradiction to what I’ve always stood for and represent. I just feel like in some ways the game is going in a direction that I can’t follow, and I always told myself when that day comes I won’t become the old man talking about ‘Hip-Hop in the old days’, I’ll just find me something else to do.

“The authenticity has diminished in the game, now it’s about what sounds good. And nobody is doing any fact checks, you know? And nobody is getting called on their bullsh*t either. I feel like the level of integrity that I have been able to maintain throughout my career, 11-12 years, I’m going to continue to maintain that same level of respect, that same level of integrity and I’m not going to compromise that for anybody. And if the day comes where the things that I represent ain’t really marketable, ain’t really fashionable to the consumer of the day, then I’m going to break.”

Do you agree with Tip?

Ubisoft Announces New Game “The Hip Hop Dance Experience”

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

(AllHipHop News) Gaming company Ubisoft has announced the launch of a new game in their “Experience” dance game franchise.

The latest version of “Experience” is “The Hip Hop Dance Experience,” that will feature an extensive selection of Hip-Hop music to dance along with.

Additionally, “The Hip Hop Dance Experience” features routines by famed choreographers LaurieAnn Gibson and Dave Scott.

Gamers can play in several different modes including “Dance Party,” “Marathon,” “Battle” and multiplayer mode, with varying degrees of difficulty.

“The Hip Hop Dance Experience” soundtrack features tunes from some of Hip-Hop’s biggest names, including Drake, Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Flo Rida, Kid Cudi, Mystikal, Naughty By Nature, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Outkast, Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg and others.

“The Hip Hop Dance Experience” will be available for preview this Saturday (July 14) at the 8th Annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival.

“The Hip Hop Dance Experience” by Ubisoft will be available for commercial release worldwide for Kinect for Xbox 360 and Wii for Nintendo, this November.

For the latest information on The Hip Hop Dance Experience, please visit: TheHipHopDanceExperience.com

• Amerie – “1 Thing”
• B.o.B – “So Good”
• B.o.B featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore – “Airplanes”
• Cassie – “Me & U” **
• Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana – “Run It!”
• Chris Brown featuring Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look At Me Now”
• Ciara – “One, Two Step (featuring Missy Elliott)”
• Da Brat – “Funkdafied”
• Drake – “Over”
• Flo Rida featuring Sia – “Wild Ones”
• Iyaz – “Replay”
• Jay Sean featuring Lil Wayne – “Down”
• J-Kwon – “Tipsy” **
• Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Night”
• Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – “Lollipop”
• LMFAO – “Sexy And I Know It”
• M.I.A. – “Bad Girls” **
• Mark Morrison – “Return of the Mack”
• Mystikal featuring Nivea – “Danger (Been So Long)”
• N.E.R.D. – “She Wants to Move”
• Naughty by Nature – “Hip Hop Hooray”
• Nelly – “Hot In Herre”
• New Boyz – “You’re A Jerk”
• New Edition – “If It Isn’t Love”
• Nicki Minaj featuring Drake – “Moment 4 Life”
• Ol’ Dirty Bastard featuring Kelis – “Got Your Money” **
• Outkast – “B.O.B.” **
• Pitbull featuring Chris Brown – “International Love”
• Q-Tip – “Vivrant Thing”
• R. Kelly – “Ignition (Remix)”
• Rihanna featuring Jeezy – “Hard”
• Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock – “It Takes Two” **
• Run-DMC – “It’s Tricky” **
• Snoop Dogg featuring Pharrell Williams – “Drop It Like It’s Hot”
• Terror Squad featuring Fat Joe, Remy – “Lean Back”
• The Sugarhill Gang – “Rapper’s Delight” **
• TLC – “Creep”
• Too $hort – “Blow the Whistle” **
• Trey Songz featuring Fabolous – “Say Aah”
• Wiz Khalifa – “Work Hard, Play Hard” **
(** Denotes songs that will appear only on the Xbox 360 version)

Hip-Hop Rumors: Which Rapper Plunked Down $200K For An All Leather Ferrari?

By: ginatorres27Category: MOBILE

Have you ever heard of a car with an all leather exterior? Me either. Well, L.A. rapper The Game has reportedly just plunked down $200K for an all leather Ferrari 430. Check out a few photos that Game instagram’ed of the car below.

Um, is that a gun in his hand? Wow. Soon after purchasing the vehicle, Game seemed to be having some buyer’s remorse. Check out his tweet below:

So what happens when it rains? Do you think that was a good investment? Oh, well – check out a few more photos of the car below:

RECAP: Flo Rida Breaks Down New Album “Wild Ones” During Artist#Talk Series In New York City

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Features

Last night (July 11) at the Rivington Hotel penthouse, HP, Windows, and ArjanWrites.com came together to present a unique discussion with two-time Grammy-nominee Flo Rida. Having sold over 60 million records since 2008, Flo Rida’s success and career are interesting to say the least, since his story is not common for artists nowadays.

The “Inside the Actor’s Studio”-like event, which took place in an intimate area at the top of the Rivington Hotel overlooking New York City, lasted about an hour and offered those in attendance the chance to hear 90-second snippets of Flo’s already released fourth studio album Wild Ones.

After a brief introduction and dubbing Flo Rida the “king of hooks,” Arjan, who moderated the event, began playing short snippets of the nine – yes nine – songs on Wild Ones starting with the album’s next single, “Whistle.” The first of Flo’s two current singles, “Wild Ones” was next, which he said he knew “was a hit and would be huge the second he heard Sia sing the hook.”

“Good Times Roll” was next, which Flo stated was a saying that his “grandaddy always used to say.” He then joked that “not knowing what the next single is is always a great problem to have.” In this case, he literally meant it because, at nine songs long, Wild Ones contains no filler, and is literally single after single in album form.

The Etta James-sampled and Aviici and Dr. Luke-produced “Good Feeling” was next. The song, which went number one around the world is the “type of record that you can play in any club whether its electronic or urban. It’s just that kind of record,” Flo said. He also stressed the importance of the song’s first line that exclaims “yes I can,” since he always believed that he could make it to the top.

Following the next song “In My Mind”, which was for “the fans that wanted to know what goes on in the mind of an artist” and “is just about keeping a positive attitude and just having a great time night after night,” was “Sweet Spot” which features Jennifer Lopez. It was at this point where Arjan asked Flo what inspired him on this album and he answered that he wanted to “create something similar to Michael Jackson’s Thriller,” in the sense where there is no filler.

“Thinking Of You,” “I Cry” and the bonus song, “Run” featuring Redfoo of LMFAO, closed out the album which Flo said he recorded over 60 songs for.

“There’s always going to be one person who isn’t satisfied,” Flo said. “I want to do great things and make sure everyone is treated the right way.” When Arjan asked Flo how he keeps challenging himself, he responded, “Stay positive and never forget my roots and where I come from. I always want to do better than I did the last time.”

Flo Rida’s new album Wild Ones is available now in stores and on iTunes.

Check out a few pictures from the event below:

Images courtesy of J.D. Tuminski

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Target Pull Frank Ocean’s Album Because He’s Gay?

By: ginatorres27Category: MOBILE

Target has decided not to carry Frank Ocean’s new album, Channel Orange. The mega-store is claiming the reasoning behind the slight is because Ocean has an exclusive deal with iTunes that gives the mac store the digital album a week earlier than the hard copy albums actually hit stores.

Frank Ocean’s manager, Christian Clancy wasn’t buying that excuse and took to his Twitter account to vent his frustrations. Check out his tweet below:

According to Entertainment Weekly, Clancy is referring to Target’s past donations to a political organization that supported Tom Emmer, a right-wing politician who unsuccessfully campaigned to become Minnesota’s governor back in 2010.

In an effort to be impartial, I will tell you that Target does carry other gay artists music including Adam Lambert and Elton John. So do you think Target really stopped carrying Frank’s album because of his coming out letter, or do you think it was the exclusive deal with iTunes that made them jump ship as they are claiming?

Either way, it looks like Frank Ocean is going to rise to the top with or without Target. We hear his album is expected to sell between 100K-120K first week on digital only. That’s double what the label was projecting. Also, instead of the album being in stores next Tuesday, Billboard is reporting that the label has authorized the retailers to sell the album as soon as they receive it.

I guess Frank Ocean won’t be shedding any tears over Target! Take a listen to “4 Tears” by Ocean below – one of my favorite records right now.

Beanie Sigel Sentenced To Prison Over Taxes

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

(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel will spend the next 24 months in federal prison, for failing to file income tax returns.

Beanie Sigel, born Dwight Grant, is being ordered to pay the IRS $728,536, for taxes on six years of income, from 1999-2005.

In April of 2012, Beanie Sigel pleaded guilty to three counts of failure to file income tax returns.

In total, Beanie Sigel earned over $2.2 million in taxable income during those years, yet he only paid $10,000 in taxes.

Part of the prison sentence was due to Beanie’s conduct, according to the sentencing memorandum.

The IRS accused the rapper of failing to cooperate with his probation officer’s attempts to determine his financial condition.

“For all we know, Grant has earned a significant sum of money and simply squirreled it away out of the reach of the government,” the sentencing memorandum reads. “He would not even cooperate with the probation officer to permit a home visit, a most basic part of the pre-sentencing procedure.”

The sentencing was also based on the rapper’s previous convictions and “his overall poor criminal history.”

According to the government, Beanie Sigel began his criminal life at the age of 15 and 23 years later, despite being a world-renowned artist, continues to run into trouble with the law.

The prison sentence comes as Beanie Sigel was mounting a comeback in his recording career.

In March of 2012, the rapper inked a deal with Chris Schwartz’s new record label through EMI and released a mixtape titled “Broad Street Empire Vol.1: Lost Files.”

Beanie Sigel was also working on an album of all new material titled The Classic.

So far, representatives for Beanie Sigel have yet to comment.

Check out some footage of Beanie leaving court after he pleaded guilty to the charges below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2wa5kTtY8I

EXCLUSIVE: Twista Releasing “Reloaded” Mixtape with Don Cannon; Clears the Air on G.O.O.D. Music and YMCMB Signing Rumors

By: Jake CratesCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) This past weekend, AllHipHop.com sat down with Chicago rapper Twista before his packed performance at the Key Club on Sunset Strip Blvd in Hollywood, California.

During the interview, the former Guinness Book of World Record’s fastest rapper explained the sound and type of songs that he’s been recording for his upcoming effort titled, The Dark Horse.

“I got the Reloaded mixtape – that’s what they call it – Reloaded with my man, DJ Don Cannon, and it’s got a bunch of stuff that I just been having brewing, that I’ve been ready to let out there. And I think its time to, because I’m gearing up for the album. The name of the album is The Dark Horse; that’s my baby right there, so make sure y’all are ready for that. But Reloaded is definitely what’s gonna hit them first, man,” Twista told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview.

While Twista was quiet about who will be featured on his project, he did acknowledge that he had taken note of the other Chicago rappers, like Chief Keef and King Louie. Twista tipped his hat to the younger generation of rappers, saying that Chicago’s rise was long overdue, and he even hinted at a possibility that one of the new Chicago up-and-coming rappers would be featured on his project.

“Well, a lot of the artists in Chicago, really everybody I pay attention to, everybody that you see coming up out of Chicago, from the Chief Keefs, on down to his whole camp, King Louie, my guys GMG, Mello Tha Guddamann, B-Hype, Showtime, everybody, man,” Twista explained. “I be paying attention to everybody, and I feel it’s long overdue, man. It’s just funny how the universe works. I just sit back as an OG, watch it all, have a ball, and smile.”

Twista also took the time to clear the air on a few rumors about a potential signing with Kanye West’s GOOD Music or Lil Wayne’s YMCMB label.

“Yea I know him [Kanye West] and Trackster been talking a little bit lately, but you know I just been kinda grinding on this mixtape real hard, and now that I’m bout to sink into the deep part of the album, I’m finna reach out to him. But for the most part, I be doing my thing, but we still cool, everybody vibin’. I just haven’t gotten to that part,” Twista said of his work with West. “That’s crazy – none of it is really true; it’s just that when people heard that I was going into a new situation, it just started spark, just from the way questions was being answered and misinterpreted and things like that, it started sparking. You know, but I definitely love the vibe of the fans on how they think and how they vibe with stuff. It’s funny and it’s definitely something to pay attention to, and you want to vibe with it, but I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I do know that its going to be unique. “ Fans can expect more big news from Twista in the coming months, as he confirmed that he is working on some sort of agreement and restructuring for his label situation. “I’m right in the middle of something right now, because it didn’t manifest that far yet. But it’s definitely going to be unique, but one thing that I do is always try to set trends on the business end as far as the type of deals that I do – not just ‘this big deal or that.’ But as far as the actual recording agreement on how I release my music, I always try to come up with new and innovative ways for artists or the label, because I’ve been in this for so long.”