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MAYDAY! Ft. Dead Prez “TNT”
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M3 Ft. Fred the Godson “Mathwerk”
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E Train Ft. Jqwest and Rubydell “As Loud As You Want”
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Frank P “Xanax Bar”
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Cashmere Agency, Vibe, MMXLII Present The Vibe House At SXSW; Respect The West, Breeding Ground Showcases
(AllHipHop News) A number of top rappers will hit the stage at The Vibe House during the 2012’s SXSW conference and music festival this year.
The annual Vibe House is being presented by Cashmere Agency, Vibe Magazine and MMXLII and adidas Originals.
The Vibe House will feature two of the most anticipated showcases of the SXSW festival.
The first event to take place is AllHipHop.com’s Breeding Ground Showcase, which takes place on Friday, March 16 from from 8pm – 2am at Kiss & Fly nightclub in Austin, TX.
The Breeding Ground showcase will feature emerging artists from around the country, along with a live DJ set by Jay-Z’s engineer/producer, Young Guru.
Confirmed artists to perform during this year’s Breeding Ground showcase include Six Reasons, Jabari & Dres, King Louie, Erreon Lee, Chevy Woods, The Airplane Boys, Travis Porter, Don Trip, Smoke DZA, Big K.R.I.T, Mystikal, Trae the Truth, Juvenile and others.
The second event to take place is the annual “Respect the West” showcase, which will be hosted by DJ Skee and is being presented in conjunction with Stampede Management and Cashmere Agency.
A number of top West Coast rappers are confirmed for the event, which will take place on Saturday, March 17 from 8pm – 2am at Kiss & Fly nightclub in Austin, TX.
Artists like Strong Arm Steady, Self Scientific, Terrace Martin ft. 9th Wonder, Pac D##, Dom Kennedy, Jay Rock, Ab Soul, Kendrick Lamar Nispey Hussle and others are confirmed.
The Vibe House is located at Kiss & Fly on 404 on Colorado St. in Downtown Austin.
The Vibe House is brought to Austin by adidas Originals.
In addition, it will feature exclusive gifting by top lifestyle brand, HEX who will be showcasing their 2012 Spring/Summer line.
The Vibe House will also feature an on-site activation from mobile gaming community, MocoSpace, and Social Click Studio, an ultra-mod marketing photo booth that captures the essence of great events to spread through social media.
For more information visit: new.livestream.com/vibehouse
Full Breeding Ground Showcase line up:
Friday, March 16th from 8pm – 2am at Kiss & Fly nightclub in Austin, TX.
Live Set by DJ Young Guru
Six Reasons [BGA]
Erreon Lee [BGA]
Jabari & Dres
The Airplane Boys
Dee-1 [BGA]
Joi Starr
The Stepkids
BJ the Chicago Kid
Tito Lopez [BGA]
King Louie [BGA]
Chevy Woods [BGA]
Rockie Fresh [BGA]
Chase N. Cashe
Travis Porter [BGA]
Don Trip
Smoke DZA [BGA]
Big K.R.I.T
Mystikal
Trae the Truth
Juvenile
Stampede Management Present Respect The West Showcase at Kiss & Fly nightclub in Austin, TX
Saturday, March 17th from 8pm – 2am
Hosted by DJ Skee
Alexander Spit
Six
Roccett
Rocky Rivera
Stereotypes
Bad Lucc
Problem
Skeme
Thurz
Strong Arm Steady
Self Scientific
Terrace Martin ft. 9th Wonder
Pac D##
Dom Kennedy
Jay Rock
Ab Soul
Kendrick Lamar
Nipsey Hussle
Fwey Ft. Gucci Mane “Take Yo Girl”
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Kidd Russell Ft. Cisco Adler “Pulaski Day”
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Young L Ft. OT Lucci “3 Hunna Remix”
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Spot Ft. Rich Hil “Hold Me Down”
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Tyler the Creator Crashes Gucci Mane Show, Gets Yoked Up & Dragged Off By Security!
Tyler the Creator is insane in the membrane! The Odd Future member jumped on stage in the middle of a Gucci Mane concert and was dragged off stage by his collar by Gucci’s security, who thought he was just an out of control fan. Tyler had a huge smile on his face while he was being hauled off, like he enjoyed being mishandled. This kid is weird. Check out the video below:
Oh, man! Did you see Tyler come back on stage jumping around like he was auditioning for a rock video or something?? Security came back for him a second time, but someone in Gucci’s entourage told him Tyler was okay. He is out of control!
On a side note, why did the audience drop him like that when he tried to crowd surf? Sorry, Tyler, wrong show!
BIG K.R.I.T. Releases “Boobie Miles”, First Video from His Acclaimed “4Eva N A Day” Mixtape
(AllHipHop News) Big K.R.I.T. is on a roll these days. After producing and being featured on countless records with MCs from Bun B to Ludacris and everyone in between, the Mississippi native found time to release his 4Eva N A Day mixtape earlier this week to industry-wide praise.
Just before he heads to perform on five showcases at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Music Conference next week in Austin, Texas, Big K.R.I.T. has issued the first visual from the mixtape for the single “Boobie Miles.” WATCH THE VIDEO BELOW:
Download Big K.R.I.T.’s 4Eva N A Day HERE. For more info on his and other SXSW showcases, visit www.sxsw.com.
Problem [BGA] Drops New Mixtape “Welcome To Mollywood”
AllHipHop.com Breeding Ground’s own Problem recently released a new mixtape, Welcome To Mollywood.
The 19-track Diamond Lane Music Group presented mixtape features appearances from a number of California’s best and brightest MC’s like Freddie Gibbs, Kurupt, Bad Lucc, Skeme, E-40, YG, IamSU, Ya Boy, Show Banga, and Dom Kennedy.
Production on Welcome to Mollywood comes mostly from members of the League of Starz, encompassing the likes of Diana Wehbe, Jaynari, HBK-Polo, and even Problem himself, who produced four of the mixtapes tracks – “Welcome,” “Thuggin,” “Cheerleader”, and “R You A Freak”?
Download Problem’s Welcome To Mollywood Now!
Follow Problem on Twitter (@ItsAProblem).
Exclusive – Kerry Washington: Scandalous
Actress Kerry Washington probably never imagined that being involved in “Scandal” would also give her a place in history, but that is exactly where it has landed her. As the star in the upcoming network drama, “Scandal”, Washington is only the second African-American woman to star in a network drama, and she’s bringing her A-Game to the role.
As an award winning actress who President Barack Obama appointed to the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, Washington’s character in “Scandal” plays “The Fixer” in the president’s administration and she pulls no punches in the ABC drama. AllHipHop.com caught up with the incomparable Ms. Washington while she was promoting her upcoming theatrical release, “A Thousand Words” alongside Eddie Murphy, and she gave us her take on being a Black actress in Hollywood:
AllHipHop.com: Aside from your film with Eddie Murphy, “Scandal” debuts April 5 – you’re making history with it as the second African-American woman to star in a network drama. How does that feel?
Kerry Washington: Sometimes our role as actors is to look at the material and make it three dimensional, and my character, Olivia Pope, is complex and interesting and as a women and a woman of color. It’s rare that you’re handed that opportunity and don’t have to create it for yourself. She’s smarter than me, more sophisticated than me, and has much better clothes than me! On all levels, she calls on me to bring my “A-Game” to work everyday in a way that I never have before.
AllHipHop.com: There was a lot of controversy behind Octavia [Spencer] and Viola [Davis] winning awards for their roles in The Help. How do you feel about them receiving an award for those roles?
Kerry Washington: I talked about this at the Essence “Black Women In Hollywood” luncheon, and what I think is that we get nervous about stereotypes in the media. But the role of the artist is to bring humanity to the project, and when we do our jobs and make you look past what could have been a stereotype and instead we connect to a real human experience, then that is a great opportunity for transformation because that’s what art is about… And I think they both did that with their work tremendously, and were therefore of service. If I say there’s something wrong about playing the role of a maid, then I’m saying there’s shame about what my grandmother was, and that’s not the case at all.
AllHipHop.com: You’re stumping for Obama again. Why is it important?
Kerry Washington: I think we’re so lucky to live in representational democracy and to live in a place where we have a vote and where our vote matters. People died for us to have that right. People like Susan B. Anthony went to jail in petticoats so that women could have the vote. People are working to protect the voting rights for people of color. People were riding busses and being bombed so that Black people could vote. And even in the student movement, it used to be that you could fight in a war at 17 but could not vote until 21, and young people stood up and said, ‘If I am going to put my life on the line, then I earned the right to vote’.
AllHipHop.com: Whose music are you listening to in Hip-Hop?
Kerry Washington: I was born in 1977 in the Bronx. I grew up in a Hip-Hop context. I’m a product of Hip-Hop culture, and I’m proud of it. I listen to a range of music, from Broadway showtunes to Watch The Throne.
Kerry Washington’s A Thousand Words with Eddie Murphy opens tomorrow, March 9 – WATCH A CLIP BELOW. For more info, click HERE. “Scandal”debuts on April 5.
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AllHipHop.com’s “Top 5 Dead or Alive” with Flavor Flav
Legendary Public Enemy co-founder turned reality show star Flavor Flav has a great ear for music. And, you may not realize this, but the rap pillar can play several instruments, including the piano, drums, and guitar.
During an interview, the “Flavor of Love” star presented AllHipHop.com with his list of his “Top 5 Rappers Dead or Alive.” Check out the video below:
BIGGIE WEEK: Join AllHipHop.com This Friday as We Celebrate “The Legacy of The Notorious B.I.G.”
(AllHipHop News) Tomorrow, Friday, March 9, friends, family, and fans of The Notorious B.I.G. are welcome to join AllHipHop.com as we partner with Down Lo Music Inc. and NYC Compton to celebrate the legacy of the late, great icon on the 15th anniversary of his death.
Faith Evans and Junior Mafia member Lil Cease will co-host the legacy celebration, which is being held in partnership with AllHipHop.com for the second year in a row. Special guests Fred The Godson, Black Rob, Peedi Crack, and Vadodara will perform tribute tracks from BIG’s catalog, along with a few of their own hits.
In addition to the tribute concert, DJ Mister Cee of HOT 97FM in New York City will be spinning live at the event, which takes place at Club Rebel at 251 W. 30th Street, New York, New York. Doors open at 10PM with the first 50 ladies in free. Purchase tickets here.
BIGGIE WEEK: Daily Word – “Kick In The Door”!!!
Happy Thursday, my Creators of life!
Welcome to the day that you take back total control! As we wind down our #BiggieWeek theme, we are dedicating today’s Daily Word to kicking in the door! As much as we would like to do this literally in many situations, “Kicking in the Door” is a metaphor for taking what you want out of life!
No longer is it OK to be nonchalant about our dreams and aspirations! No longer is it OK for us to just sit there as our dreams just past us by! If you really want it, then it’s time to stop making excuses and go get it! YOU are the only person standing in the way of your dreams! Many people view obstacles as a sign that their dreams don’t work, but they’re merely an indication that you need to try something different!
The more you overcome what’s in your way, the closer you get to your goals! In this game of life, we can wait at the door knocking hoping someone lets us in, or we can Kick in the door and get what is rightfully ours! Life is Your house, so don’t be timid about getting to your rightful place! As Biggie once said… “Excellence is your presence, never tense, never hesitant, leave life bent, real quick, real sick, at all nights, so you can perform like Mike Anyone — Tyson, Jordan, Jackson Action!!” So make it Happen!!
-Ash’Cash
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan
“You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.” -Shirley Hufsteddler
“Things may come to those who wait…but only the things left by those who hustle.” -Abraham Lincoln
“The path to success is to take massive, determined action.” -Anthony Robbins
“Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” -Michael Jordan
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” -Milton Berle
“Some pursue happiness and success – others create it.” -Unknown
“Don’t lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality.” -Ralph Marston
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.
Non Hip-Hop Rumors: Is there a “Boondocks” Movie on the Way?
“Boondocks” fans rejoice! Regina King, the voice of Huey and Riley Freeman, says there may be a “Boondocks” movie on the way and hints that the show may be coming back to television!
“I talked to Aaron and it looks like their working things out. It looks strong, like we’re coming back.”
Check out Regina chatting about it and showcasing Riley’s voice on “Sway in the Morning” below:
Game Announces New Album “F.I.V.E. (Fear Is Victory’s Evolution)”; Speaks On Title’s Significance
(AllHipHop News) Compton rapper Game, who was recently granted an appeal in an ongoing $5 million defamation case, spoke with XXL and announced the title of his fifth studio album, F.I.V.E. (Fear Is Victory’s Evolution), as well as the significance behind its name.
“The meaning behind that is like—me as a rapper, you as a journalist, Kobe as a basketball player—you gotta be afraid to do something, or have those butterflies in your stomach. We all get that feeling. Before you did your first interview, you probably was like, ‘Damn, I don’t want to ask the wrong questions. I want to do this right.’”
He continued, “Me, before I wrote my first rap, or the first time I was in the booth. Fear. But then fear is victory’s evolution. After a while, you become a dope journalist, I become a dope rapper, Kobe is Kobe. You achieve and you pass over that fear. Now it ain’t fear; it’s just victory. It’s victory of all.”
Although no release date has been confirmed, expect Game’s fifth studio album F.I.V.E. (Fear Is Victory’s Evolution) to drop later this year.
Game will next be seen in the music video for his The R.E.D. Album track “The City”, which features Kendrick Lamar.
The Dean’s List: In A Class All Their Own
Hailing from Boston, Massachusetts, The Dean’s List members Sonny Shotz, Mik Beats, and DJ Mendoza have been creating a unique sound and style of music since the moment the three got together in a studio. The outcome of their time resulted in their first mixtape, The Drive-In, which was released last year to much acclaim and praise.
Fast forward to 2012 and The Dean’s List are preparing to release their debut album, Generation X, while touring constantly to help expand their fanbase and perfect their crafts. Molding genres to create one uniquely uniform sound is not as easy as it seems, but it’s a task that the producing duo of Mik and Mendoza have almost perfected as they lay the foundation for MC Sonny Shotz to do his thing on the mic.
AllHipHop.com spoke to the trio while they had some downtime from headlining the “Road To SXSW Tour” they’re currently on with fellow Breeding Ground artist Rockie Fresh. The guys talked about their background and influences, the impact that The Drive-In had on their careers, and what they have planned musically in the near future:
AllHipHop.com: How’s it going, guys?
The Dean’s List: Good, man, really good.
AllHipHop.com: So first things first, how did the three of you hook up and ultimately create The Dean’s List?
The Dean’s List: In my [Mendoza’s] senior year of high school, I was playing basketball with Sonny, and then we started doing music together and didn’t really take it to seriously. Then the summer before Berkeley, I met Nick in the dorm rooms and we were just doing a lot of Techno production and having fun with that. And then Sonny came into the picture, and we all started doing music together in the dorms; that led to doing music full-time.
AllHipHop.com: How would you guys personally describe your style and sound?
The Dean’s List: I [Sonny] think it’s just a mix of a bunch of different genres. I’d say it’s like Indie, Rap, Pop, Electro, I don’t know [laughter]. It’s a little bit of everything.
AllHipHop.com: That being the case, I’m curious to hear who you guys are most influenced by when you’re creating music?
The Dean’s List: I [Sonny] always looked up to and really respected Bob Dylan as a musician. I think he’s an awesome songwriter, and I love how he puts stories together. I’m also a big Jay-Z fan and a big fan of The Beatles. Mendoza is a big fan of a lot of classical music. Also Jay-Z and Kanye, I think the way that they connect with their fans beyond music is just amazing and also what their music stands for.
AllHipHop.com: Do each of you guys remember the first Hip-Hop related purchase you made?
The Dean’s List: First Hip-Hop record I [Sonny] bought was Get Rich or Die Tryin’. Actually, no, that’s a lie. It was G-Unit’s Beg For Mercy. I [Mendoza]didn’t listen to a lot of Hip-Hop when I was really young, but I remember really connecting with Kanye’s Graduation. I used to really listen to a lot of other music, and then I started getting into Hip-Hop later on.
AllHipHop.com: I hear you guys. So let’s get into the music that you three create. I want to start with The Drive-In, which you guys put out last year. I believe that it was the project that really elevated you guys at least in terms of having the industry take notice. In your own words though, what do you think The Drive-In did for your careers?
The Dean’s List: I [Mendoza] think it really helped launch us and gave us a really great start. We weren’t touring or anything like that before it came out and after The Drive-In. Even though the numbers at the shows were kind of small, it was really cool for us to be able to go all these different places across the country and have people know our music. That alone was really cool; that was really the breaking point for us.
The Drive-In really established us and helped us as artists. Especially because we were creating music, going to shows and seeing people recite our songs. That was also around the point where we were half in school and half doing all of The Dean’s List stuff, so it was kind of an interesting transition for us.
AllHipHop.com: So let’s fast-forward to your upcoming album, Generation X. This will be the first project you guys release that you all focused 150 perent on as a group. Is that fair to say?
The Dean’s List: Yeah, that’s fair. We definitely had a lot of trouble when we released The Drive-In since we were dealing with school and stuff like that, and we were barely passing classes at a certain point with all of the traveling and stuff like that. Generation X is really the first time we were able to focus completely 150 percent to a project and be committed to it.
AllHipHop.com: What is the difference musically between what you guys were creating when you were juggling school and music and what you have been able to create now? How has the sound evolved?
The Dean’s List: I [Sonny] think it’s just a lot more mature, the stuff coming from us, like the song topics and the things we’re talking about and also the production on Generation X is a lot bigger then The Drive-In. I think, overall, like lyrically and melodically, everything came together really well, and we kind of matured as we were working on it so it’s definitely a step up.
AllHipHop.com: And you guys produce all of your own music, right?
The Dean’s List: Yeah, we produce and write everything. It’s all in-house.
AllHipHop.com: Is that something that’s done collectively between the three of you, or is that more-so Mendoza’s job?
The Dean’s List: It’s Mik and myself [Mendoza] that do the production pretty much. Overall, it’s done as a collective. Mik might start working on something, and then I’ll jump in and work on it and we’ll just finish it up. Sonny will put his two cents in, too, on what he’s feeling or maybe not feeling so every track is touched on collectively by us. It’s a group process, for sure.
AllHipHop.com: What is the significance of the title Generation X to the three of you?
The Dean’s List: It’s basically saying that Generation X is the generation before us, and we are influenced by the people and music that came before us. And it shows through the music we’re making now, that the past is just as important as the future. That’s the message we’re trying to get across with the album.
AllHipHop.com: How far along in the recording process are you guys with the album?
The Dean’s List: We’re finished with it. We’re done with everything.
AllHipHop.com: So when can the fans be expecting to hear Generation X?
The Dean’s List: April 3.
AllHipHop.com: I know you guys had a select few features on the last project. Are there any features on the album?
The Dean’s List: There are 16 tracks on the album plus two bonus tracks. We didn’t really get any rapping features besides this vocalist Danny that was on our last project and Sid Sriram who’s on the single “Youth”. We’re not really too into doing features.
AllHipHop.com: Now, you guys have pretty much been on the road for the past year, and you’re now on the “Road to SXSW Tour” with Rockie Fresh and Casey Veggies popping up on a few dates. What is the experience on this tour like compared to the last one?
The Dean’s List: So far the tour has been going well. We look forward to rocking the stage every night that we have to perform. It’s always a wild time.
AllHipHop.com: If you could either make music or performing, which would you prefer?
The Dean’s List: I’d [Sonny] say the making music part of it, because that’s where you can be the most artistic and it allows you to perform. I [Mendoza] think it’s really cool to perform the music that I created and see the fans and people in the crowd respond to it directly. It’s definitely cool to be able to perform in front of people and get out there and have that one-on-one fan connection.
AllHipHop.com: And seeing as how the tour is called the “Road to SXSW,” I have to ask what your plans are for SXSW? Is there anything special going on?
The Dean’s List: We definitely do have some things coming up at SXSW that are pretty exciting, and we’re definitely looking forward to getting down there to Austin.
AllHipHop.com: Any plans to tour immediately after Generation X drops?
The Dean’s List: Yeah, we have a lot of college dates and a lot other stuff coming up in April that we’re excited about. I can only imagine what it’s going to be like once Generation X drops. There may not be an immediate tour, but we’ll be doing a ton of shows throughout the country.
AllHipHop.com: What do you feel sets you guys apart from everyone else who makes music and is trying to get their star to shine so to speak?
The Dean’s List: We don’t strive to be different or anything; we just strive to make the music that will inspire other people. I’d like to say that we’re the best thing out there and the most different group you’ve heard, but at the end of the day, there’s a million people making music like you said, so it’s really up for the listeners and fans to decide what’s worth listening to. Our fans love us and support us so much, and they also have a great taste in music and that helps us create and be responsible for what we make.
AllHipHop.com: Is there anything else you want the fans or readers to know?
The Dean’s List: Generation X is coming April 3, and we’re going to have a video for the single “Youth” dropping really soon. There’s actually going to be a video for every song on the album, so we’re really striving to bring the visuals to life. It’s going to be a great year for us.
AllHipHop.com: Great guys. I’m looking forward to hearing the album. Thanks for your time.
The Dean’s List: Thank you, man. We definitely appreciate it.
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