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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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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?
Hip-Hop Rumors: Will The Game And 40 Glocc Do A PPV Fight?
You remember the dudes that offered up that $10 million to get Chris Brown and The Game in the ring for a fight? Well, those two dudes don’t seem to be “game” to fight in the ring. So, therefore Damon Feldman is looking for other prospects to get some money to fight on PPV for the cash. The Game and 40 Glocc. Now, Big Bad 40 is already steaming because he got clocked on camera by The Game, who apparently had dudes with guns on him (but he denies that happened). He offered to fight Game in a FAIR FIGHT. No word on that as of yet. I’m thinking that they may just go and do it! I don’t know, but I think it’s a good idea since there are deadly rumors out there.
Oh, what’s funny is there are rumors that Floyd Mayweather will train Chris Brown if he decides to fight Drake. Or is that if Drake decides to fight him? Let’s do a double billing! Let’s get ready to rummmmmmbbbbblllllllleeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Game, 40 Glocc Call Cosmic Kev To Discuss Latest Skirmish
(AllHipHop News) Rappers Game and 40 Glocc called into Philadelphia radio station Power 99FM tonight (July 10), to discuss their recent altercation.
The two rappers were featured on Cosmic Kev’s “Celebrity Tuesdays” segment of his long-running, popular, nightly radio show.
Game checked in from France, where he offered up his opinion on the altercation, which took place during a mansion party in the Hollywood Hills over the weekend.
“This is the guy who ran up on Weezy [Lil Wayne] with 40 guys pulling out guns, you know? This is the guy who ran up on Plies at Jamie Foxx’s video shoot with 40 guys you know? This is the same guy with five or 10 guys with him at the pool party, I don’t know,” Game said. “They all disappeared, he ended up by himself. That’s how it happens when you’re rolling with suckers.”
Game denied reports that he was at the party with dozens of gang members, and stated that 40 Glocc had more people in his entourage than he did.
Game described the altercation for Cosmic Kev.
“He’s walking down the driveway and he’s looking behind himself, trying to see if anybody’s coming because he’s terrified,” Game said.
Game claimed the rapper attempted to flee and tripped running while running downhill.
“I gave him a left to the rib cage, a right to the rib cage and then he hit this wooden piece, I guess somebody was cementing their driveway,” Game said. “He hit that with his face. He got up, I punched him [again] and knocked him down.”
Game explained that during the altercation, he managed to unlock his iPhone himself, pull up his video recorder and videotape a portion of the incident.
Game said that after his camera stop rolling, he left the scene, but a member of his entourage also assaulted 40 Glocc, which was also videotaped and will be released shortly as “the directors cut.”
40 Glocc called in shortly after Game’s interview and discussed his side of the altercation.
“I got jumped three, four times. I say three, cause the other one was him trying to pistol whip me and him missing,” 40 Glocc told Cosmic Kev. “Any footage you see of me with my hat off, it’s all edited. All of it started with guns drawn on me from the back. I had to dip and run and they had to chase me down with the pistols.”
40 Glocc claimed that Game pulled his pistol and put it to his head during the altercation, but that footage was edited to make it look like 40 Glocc was simply running away.
“At the car, I was already jumped. I wasn’t just jumped once, I was jumped three times. The whole thing started when they ran behind me with the guns, they chased me with down with the guns,” 40 Glocc said.
40 Glocc said a possible resolution to his issue with Game was a one-on-one fist fight, live in front of the cameras.
Check out both interviews below:
Game Calls in to Cosmic Kev to Comment on 40 Glocc Altercation
40 Glocc Calls in to Cosmic Kev to Comment on Game Altercation
1982 (Statik Selektah & Termanology) Ft. Big KRIT “Lights Down”
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VIDEO: Apollo The Great Is Shooting For The Stars And Carrying South Jersey On His Back
Despite being a new artist, Camden native and South Jersey representative, Apollo the Great, already has something to brag about. At 22 years old, Apollo has already gotten major co-signs from the likes of respected MCs and lyricists like Sean Price, Freeway, and Joell Ortiz.
With the recent re-release of his highly touted project, Apollo 21, Apollo the Great has made every effort to make sure he’s heard by those that may have passed him by the first time around.
AllHipHop.com spoke to Apollo and was more than happy to welcome the well-deserving lyricist to our elite class of Breeding Ground artists. Apollo spoke to us about his first experiences within Hip-Hop, the originality that is lacking within the industry today, what sets him apart, and much more. Check out our exclusive interview with Apollo the Great below:
AllHipHop.com: So for those that might not be familiar with you, tell me a little bit about where you’re from and how you got the name Apollo the Great.
Apollo the Great: Well, I’m from Camden, New Jersey. That’s the southside of New Jersey, and the eastside of that city; shout out to everybody in Camden. Basically, I got the name from the Roman god Apollo who was the god of music, so I took that name to stand for myself, my music, and what I plan on doing with my career.
AllHipHop.com: When did you first fall in love with Hip-Hop?
Apollo the Great: Early on, like the ’90s when I grew up around older cousins that were listening to all of the classics, so I really fell in love with the Golden Era of Hip-Hop, and it really all started from there.
AllHipHop.com: Do you remember what your first Hip-Hop purchase was?
Apollo the Great: The first one I purchased with my own money was The Blueprint.
AllHipHop.com: What would you say is your favorite album of all time?
Apollo the Great: It has to be a toss-up between Nas’ Illmatic and It Was Written. I’m back and forth between which one is my favorite.
AllHipHop.com: Since you just name-dropped Nas and Jay-Z in the past 30 seconds, I have to ask who you think is the greatest rapper alive?
Apollo the Great: The greatest rapper is Jay-Z. Nas is the best MC though.
AllHipHop.com: Please elaborate on that [laughs].
Apollo the Great: I just feel like throughout his career Nas always stayed true to himself, and to me, that’s really important when you’re an MC. And with Jay-Z, he’s always just been perfect walking that line and crossing over to be commercially successful.
AllHipHop.com: Of course, you are your own man and artist, but let me ask, 10 or 20 years from now, who would you rather be compared to Nas or Jay?
Apollo the Great: That’s tough, ‘cause like you said I’m my own artist, but if I could, I would love to blend both of those in together – if I could figure out a way to do that. I would have to say, though, I would want my legacy to rather stand up to someone like Nas’ legacy.
AllHipHop.com: You originally released Apollo 21 last year, and now you recently re-released it as a “deluxe edition,” with a number of new tracks and features. What was the reasoning behind putting the project out again, as opposed to starting from scratch?
Apollo the Great: Well, first, I landed a distribution deal, and I felt that Apollo 21 was full of a lot of good and original material, and I wanted to get it out to the people again, ‘cause I wasn’t sure who got to hear it the first time. It was a good way to get people to catch up and hear about where I was coming from.
AllHipHop.com: It’s pretty common nowadays for new artists to get that one big-name feature on their single or project to get that added attention from the community of listeners. You, on the other hand, got Freeway, Sean Price, and Joell Ortiz all on your first major release. Aside from having them on the project with you, how does it feel to know that these guys weren’t just doing a favor, but were all truly co-signing you and your music?
Apollo the Great: It means a lot, man, and I’m humbled by the fact that artists of that stature wanted to work with me. Ever since I met Sean Price, that’s like the big homie, man. He looks out for me anytime I’m in the city, and I appreciate because it helps navigate me as a young artist for my career.
AllHipHop.com: Let me ask you about another emerging artist: Jon Connor. What happens when the two of you get into a studio together?
Apollo the Great: Jon Connor is a true lyricist, too, man. Shout out to Jon; he definitely blessed me with a crazy verse, and he’s cut from the same cloth I am so you know. He’s a talented MC, and when we get together we’re just going to make good music, and that goes for him or whoever else I decide to collaborate with.
AllHipHop.com: Well, you and Jon certainly complement each other lyrically on “Above Average.” Has there been any talk of you two doing an entire project together?
Apollo the Great: Nah, not as of yet, but it’s definitely a possibility. I’m open to that.
AllHipHop.com: I noticed that two guys handled a majority of the production on Apollo 21: YFame and The Incredible Stro…
Apollo the Great: Shout out to YFame. I been working with him since I put out my first mixtape, and we always had a real good chemistry; Stro as well. He’s a dude from the South Jersey area, and those are just two guys that I normally work with.
AllHipHop.com: Before Apollo 21 was created, what was the sound that you guys we’re going for when you first began working on it?
Apollo the Great: When I started working on it I didn’t have a title for it, and I was just really making music. On a lot of my other mixtapes, I’m using a lot of samples, and that’s been my main thing, ‘cause I love that sound. But on this one, we just decided to try and create every song from the beginning. I think we used like two samples on the whole project, but everything else was all-original music from the ground up, so we could give the people something different.
AllHipHop.com: For the listeners that have what I call “musical A.D.D.,” what would you say are two of the best songs that act as a total embodiment of you as an artist and rapper?
Apollo the Great: [Laughs] That’s tough, man; there’s like 21 songs on there. I would say you have to listen to the last record, “Scattered Thoughts”, just to get a glimpse of where my mind frame is. If the ladies are looking for something on the record, it’s gotta be “Thug In Your Life”, just to address how I handle things with the females. One more joint on there would probably be the remix of “Call It Quits”.
Check out the remainder of Apollo the Great’s interview below:
Apollo’s Deluxe Edition of Apollo 21 is Available Now on iTunes.
Follow Apollo the Great on Twitter: (@Apollo_TheGreat)
RECAP: Brooklyn Hip-Hop Fest’s “Show and Prove Bowl” Delivers Multi-Generational Skills
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn Bodega’s popular, annual celebration of Hip-Hop music and culture kicked off last night in Brooklyn, New York, with variety in mind for the light but enthusiastic crowd on-hand.
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2012 (BHF’12) is currently in full swing, having begun its week-long festivities last night (July 9) with the annual “Show and Prove Bowl.”
The Bowl, a showcase for amateur MC battles and seasoned sets, was held at the borough’s well-known performance venue, Brooklyn Bowl. The night, which started with MC battles between some lesser-known, but fiercely competitive rappers early on, seemed to be about “showing and proving” that great rapping at any stage or age takes skills.
Evitan (‘Native’ spelled backwards) – also known as Dres from Blacksheep and Jarobi from A Tribe Called Quest – were crowd favorites, as they remixed Old School samples of their respective group’s music with updated production and lyrics.
Late in their performance, the duo brought out a rap celeb lineup that included Craig G, Rah Digga, Homeboy Sandman, and Sadat X. and had the entire crowd involved in a lively call-and-response session.
Philadelphia’s Freeway performed a headlining set, featuring a medley of his Roc-A-Fella/State Property hits, and anchoring his show with a performance of “All My Life” as a tribute to Nate Dogg, the song’s producer and hook vocalist.
From his hometown, Freeway brought along rapper Jakk Frost for the ride, who joined him on two songs.
The “spirit of Philadelphia” was a running theme during the night, as longtime collaborator and composer for The Roots, Dice Raw, gave a brief, surprise performance during Young Guru’s nearly hour-long DJ set.
Young Guru, DJ and engineer to Jay-Z, opted for an Old School set to underscore the roots of his Hip-Hop influence.
1982 (Statik Selektah and Termanology) – with fellow rap pal REKS of Miami – ended the night with an uplift by joining M.O.P’s Lil’ Fame on his performance of “Ante Up”. From the VIP area, previous BHF’11 participants and femcees, Rah Digga and Eternia, took in the sights and sounds, along with M.O.P., Smif ‘N Wessun, and more.
Earlier in the night, Charmingly Ghetto from Boston was the winner of the “Show and Prove Super Bowl,” after beating out regional favorites, May’s preliminary winner 330 from the DMV (D.C./Maryland/Virginia) area, and April’s winner Rasheed Chappell from the New Jersey/New York area.
As winner of the “Super Bowl,” Charmingly Ghetto will receive a high-exposure opportunity to open for rapper Busta Rhymes at the BHF’12 final day concert on this Saturday (July 14).
For tickets or more information about Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival 2012, visit www.bkhiphopfestival.com.
Check back tomorrow and later this week for interviews with Evitan, Young Guru, and more.