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Alternative Heat: K’La Ft. Nas “Blame”
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Uno Hype Ft. Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly “Aromatherapy”
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Marcus Canty Ft. Wale In and Out”
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Groove Chambers “Test The God”
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Odd Couple Ft. Smoke DZA, Mikkey Halsted and Donny Goines “Salute The King”
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Messy Marv “Back Down Memory Lane”
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The Blk Hands Ft. Smoke DZA and Fenix “Smoke Good, Live Good”
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Clinton Sparks Ft. Mike Posner “ID Kur Name”
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Mac Miller Responds To Lord Finesse’s $10 Million Lawsuit
Mac Miller better get lawyered up quick because one of the legends in the game is coming after him with a $10 Million lawsuit! Legendary rapper and producer Lord Finesse is suing Miller for the unauthorized use of Finesse’s 1995 hit song, “Hip 2 Da Game” from his album The Awakening. Check out the full story here.
The lawsuit claims that Miller used the instrumental for his “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza (The Kool-Aid Song)” on his mixtape Kickin’ Incredibly Dope Sh*t without Finesse’s permission.
Mac Miller has responded to the lawsuit on twitter. Check out what he said below:
“I’m supposed to be on hush but lemme speak on this real quick. 1. I made that record and video as nothing more than an 18 year old kid who wanted to rhyme and pay homage, no other intentions. 2. Finesse and I spoke on the phone for an hour after he heard the record and cleared the air. We even planned to work on music together. 3. All I wanted to do is shed light on a generation that inspired me. 4. When I heard there was a problem, I reached out to him to try and solve it. No response. 5. Finesse never cleared the Oscar Peterson sample on the original record. I did nothing wrong. We spoke on the phone had a good conversation, he was cool with the record. It’s all love tho. I ain’t even mad at dude. He still a legend.”
Oh okay, so the original sample wasn’t even cleared. Hmm, does Finesse still have a case then? How do you feel about the lawsuit? Do you think Finesse deserves a cut of Miler’s career?
Bobby Brackins Ft. Roach Gigz “Bo55 Player”
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Charlamagne Tha God Almost Jumped By 5 Men!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Not Everyone In Philly Has Love For Meek Mill – “Amen” Boycotted
Although Meek Mill has brought Philly back into the rap game in a major way – even possibly bringing about a new and improved State Property – not everyone in Philly has love for the rugged rapper. According to the Philadelphia Daily News, Reverend Jomo K. Johnson of the Open Air Church is not a fan of Meek’s#### single, “Amen”, and has gone so far as to organize a boycott of the song.
“I’m a Hip-Hop fan, but I believe there is a need to really call him out and say enough is enough,” said Reverend Jomo K.Johnson. “He seems to really be using the church as a backdrop and a parallel for some of the sinful things that he does.”
Johnson is getting his congregation together and is hawking the self-published e-book No Amen: Why Boycotting Meek Mill Will Help Save Hip-Hop.The reverend is selling the e-books for $2.99 a piece – major side eye!!! This Reverend is no stranger to controversy, and has previously targeted Lil Wayne via the book Deadest Rapper Alive, which challenges Weezy’s self-proclaimed title as the “greatest rapper alive.”
“As a Hip-Hop fan, I want to encourage every rap fan in Philadelphia who is a believer in Jesus Christ, to boycott Meek Mill until he acknowledges this blatant disrespect, and being resident of North Philadelphia and pastor, I revoke Meek’s ‘hood pass’ until this happens.”
Do you think this Reverend is boycotting Meek for the money and publicity, or is he really concerned for the church?
Diggy Headlining Scream Tour 2012; Event Expands To Include Dance
(AllHipHop News) Organizers of the Scream Tour 2012 have announced they are expanding the brand, by combining Hip-Hop, R&B and dance.
This year’s tour will feature some of America’s top dance crews, in addition to an A-list lineup of Hip-Hop and R&B acts.
Rapper Diggy Simmons will headline the Scream Tour 2012, which will also feature the OMG Girlz, which features the daughters of Lil Wayne and T.I.
Other acts on the bill include Jawan Harris, Torion and TK-N-Ca$h.
The dance crews that are featured on the Scream Tour 2012 include Jungle Boogie, and Collizion Crew.
The tour is also holding auditions for upcoming dancers to be featured on future dates.
The Scream Tour 2012 is presented by Michael Mauldin, who is also the father of Hip-Hop mogul Jermaine Dupri.
“After eleven years of bringing the Scream Tour to our Nation’s youth, it was important for me to continue to give young people what they want and long to see when they go out, “ said Michael Mauldin, Founder and Creator of the Scream Tour. “We are not deviating from the true essence, feel and look of the Scream Tour, we are expanding on it and making it bigger and better than ever. Young people these days do it all. From rapping to singing to dancing, it’s all an intricate part of their culture. We wanted to give young people from across the country the best of everything that has become a part of their life and lifestyle, just within a concert and teen dance party setting.”
The Scream Tour 2012 is slated to kick off on Thursday, August 16, in Richmond, Virginia.
For tour dates and more information visit www.screamtour.com
Daily Word: Stop Being Average!!
Happy Wins-Day, my Over-Achievers!
Welcome to an above-average day where you can make the above-average happen! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to saying no to the mediocre and yes to excellence! When you become average, you would rather be certain you’re miserable, than risk being happy! When you risk being happy, you only do the bare minimum, instead of maximizing your full potential! And when you don’t maximize your full potential, you die unfulfilled!
Don’t die unfulfilled! Switch to excellence, and leave mediocrity alone! We are all put on this earth to be the best that we can be, and live out our truths to the fullest. Those who are comfortable being regular can never become great, because great always sits on the north-side of average! Only those who dare to do the extraordinary can make the extraordinary happen!
As Lou Vickery once said… “Nothing average ever stood as a monument to progress. When progress is looking for a partner, it doesn’t turn to those who believe they are only average. It turns instead to those who are forever searching and striving to become the best they possibly can. If we seek the average level, we cannot hope to achieve a high level of success. Our only hope is to avoid being a failure.”
-Ash’Cash
“Don’t be content with being average. Average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top.” -Unknown
“Average is like having one foot in ice water and one foot in scalding water – on the average you are comfortable.” -Unknown
“The average man doesn’t want to be free. He wants to be safe.” -Henry Louis Mencken
“The average is the borderline that keeps mere men in their place. Those who step over the line are heroes by the very act. Go.” -Henry Rollins
“If excellence is an option why even settle for average?” -Unknown
“Excellence consists not in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.” -Angelique Arnauld
“Refuse to be average. Let your heart soar as high as it will.” -A. W. Tozer
“Do a little bit more than average and from that point on our progress multiplies itself out of all proportion to the effort put in.” -Paul J. Meyer
TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD – CLICK HERE.
Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com.
Hip-Hop Icon Lord Finesse Suing Mac Miller, Rostrum Records and DatPiff For $10 Million
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop icon, producer and founder of the D.I.T.C. rap crew Lord Finesse is suing Mac Miller for $10 million for reportedly using the beat to his 1995 song “Hip 2 the Game,” which the producer claims essentially launched the 20-year old Pittsburgh native’s career.
According to reports, the $10 million suit, which alleges “copyright infringement, unfair competition, unjust enrichment, interference, deceptive trade practices, and a number of related state law claims, was filed in a New York federal court on Monday (July 9) against Mac Miller, Rostrum Records, and Datpiff.com.
The rapper has seen immense success since the release of his first mixtape, K.I.D.S., hit the internet in 2010.
The suit states that the case is “about a teenage rapper – Mac Miller -copying the music from a song written, produced and performed by Lord Finesse, a Hip-Hop legend, changing the title and then distributing it under his own name in order to launch his music career.”
Finesses’ “Hip 2 the Game” was the same beat used on Mac’s “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza” from K.I.D.S. which was the song that’s mostly credited as initially getting Mac attention as an artist when he first hit the scene.
Robert “Lord Finesse” Hall has also sued DatPiff.com, the website which initially made the mixtape available for download upon its release as well as the independent label of Rostrum Records which signed Mac Miller in 2010.
As of the time the suit was filed, the music video for Mac’s “Kool Aid & Frozen Pizza” had been viewed over 24 million times on YouTube while his K.I.D.S. mixtape has been downloaded over half a million times since its release.
Finesse is stating that Mac, whose real name is Malcolm McCormick, has “profited from the unauthorized use of the song.” The recently filed lawsuit cites a New York Times article from November of 2011 where Mac explained how the alleged infringement is “part of a strategy to build a fan base.”
According to the Times article, “A new generation of rappers is actively trying to build a new business model in which releasing oodles of free material online builds a fan base that paves the way for revenue streams: touring, merchandise, even something as old-fashioned as a record deal.
Finesse, who is being represented by Brian Levenson and Matthew Schwartz of Schwartz & Ponterio, has publicly stated that he filed the lawsuit against Mac, DatPiff.com and Rostrum Records after all three parties “refused to respond to a cease and desist letter that was issued earlier this month.
More information will be released as the story develops.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Waka Flocka Fire His Manager Mother?
Looks like Waka Flocka and his mogul manager mother are going their separate ways, says blogger Sandra Rose. Well, Rose didn’t actually say it, but she sparked it. In a not-so-blind item, she says that Waka let his mother Deb Antney go on Monday as his longterm manager. What is rumored to have happened is Waka cold went on tour with Drake and when he got back, he expected to have about $350K. Only problem is that he never got it. They are trying to say that she spent it all on various things, including handbags and shoes. Apparently, said rumor may lead to actual litigation against the mother. The person that spilled the beans? Apparently, the office manager did. Just so you know, there are no names named, but what other rapper has a mother for a manager? I can’t think of one off the top. I think Waka may want to chill because his mother is a real G. Like a female Suge Knight before the KO.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Mysonne Calls Frank Ocean A “Coward”
While industry heavyweights like Beyonce and Russell Simmonds are praising Frank Ocean for revealing his bisexuality, New York rapper Mysonne took to his Twitter account to do the complete opposite. Mysonne feels deceived by Ocean, and accuses the singer of using his announcement for publicity. Check out what Mysonne tweeted below:
“i think these n*ggas is cowards that looking for exposure and buzzes, so they wait til albums drop to tell you there true Sexuality,’ he tweeted July 10.
“Never mind that youve built a career off of obvious deceit and false hood, but people say its ok cuz he can sing. What happen to integrity?”
“What happened to judging a man by his character. There are no more boundaries or rules and this is why Suckas can Rule!”
“the fact that he’s gay means nothing to me and had he been real and i still liked his music i would support him, But fake sh*t is fake sh*t!”
Wow, those are pretty strong comments. Is there more than meets the eye here? Why do you think Mysonne is so upset? Do you agree with him?