I Don’t Camouflage sat down with EvitaN (Dres from Black Sheep & Jarobi from A Tribe Called Quest) one night during the rehearsal with their band at Shinobi NInja studio in Manhattan. Dres, who was once a member of famed Hip-Hop group Black Sheep, and Jarobi, former member of A Tribe Called Quest, decided to link together to form Evitan, which means “Native” backwards. “The stakes are definitely higher now, because we’re wiser, smarter, fathers and we aim to constantly inspire. But we were in control from the very beginning, and free to take it to a whole other level,” Dres told AllHipHop.com. Check out how the two compliment each other and why Dres describes Jarobi as Jordan…yep. Jordan.
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne may be realizing that the Miami Heat supersede him in the pecking order of Miami celebrity. After Miami’s honorary President, Pitbull released a scathing diss record titled “Welcome to Dade County,” directed at the Young Money boss, Weezy took to Twitter to voice his shock and dissatisfaction:
While Pitbull never mentions Lil Wayne’s name directly in the inflammatory record, he makes it clear that disrespecting the Miami Heat while residing in Miami is grounds for a verbal attack:
You talk Miami, if you talkin’ Heat
moral of the story: don’t s### where you eat.
Lil Wayne is not only receiving flack from past collaborators but other Miami music legends. Luther “Uncle Luke” Campbell of 2 Live Crew fame responded to Lil Wayne’s disparaging remarks to the Miami Heat with an Uncle Luke’s Gospel blog post that called for Rick Ross to speak some sense into the 30-year-old skateboarding rap titan claiming Wayne “”treats Miami like his b**ch because people let him.”
Back in October of 2011, the former king of raunchy rap took to his personal blog to denounce Lil Wayne and others (DJ Khaled and P. Diddy to be exact) for living in Miami and not giving back to the community.
Not one to bite his tongue, Wayne returned to Miami’s 99 Jamz and claimed he never read Luke’s post and actually has never actually met him. The man who has sold in excess of 12.5 million records in his career also feels it has been an anti-Lil Wayne movement since he first arrived:
“Ever since I got out here there were billboards saying ‘Lil Wayne go back home,’ and I never did anything.”
Lil Wayne’s I Am Not A Human Being II album is set to be released on March 26th and plans on releasing his sequel to 2006′ collaborative album Like Father Like Son 2 with Birdman and Tha Carter V in the future.
(AllHipHop News) Another person has been added to the February 21st shooting on the Las Vegas Strip that took three lives including aspiring rapper Kenneth “Kenny Clutch” Cherry Jr. Las Vegas police believes Tineesha Lashun Howard is suspected to have been driving with prime suspect Ammar Harris in the black Range Rover police impounded.
Howard is 22 years old, goes by the name Yenesis Alfonzo and has a criminal history, which includes soliciting prostitution similar to Harris. The police believe Harris is “involved in the sex trade,” according to Las Vegas Metropolitan Police sp0kesman Officer Bill Cassell. “She’s listed as a missing person,” Cassell said. “How she went missing is part of the Miami Police Department’s investigation.” Cassel also mentioned how Howard could be “endangered”.
The taxicab service has already pledged $35,000 toward a reward fund for information helping locate the heavily tattooed 26 year old Harris.
Harris’ description is 26 years old, Black male with a height of about 5-foot-11 and weight around 180 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.Howard is describes as being 5-feet 8-inches tall, a weight roughly 120 pounds with green eyes and dark hair. The couple appear to be a couple with various pictures together online.
If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Ammar Harris or Tineesha Lashun Howard call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555.
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Lil Jon is partnering with Zumba Fitness to create a new nightclub tour titled “Zumba Nightclub Series.”
According to reps for Zumba Fitness, the outing will combine the party atmosphere of the Zumba dance class, with Lil Jon’s turntable antics, to hype up the experience.
Lil Jon will be joined by celebrity Zumba instructor Gina Grant, who will lead the dance fitness class.
“Fitness and health are important to me, and Zumba fans hit me up all the time tellin’ me how my songs and voice motivate them to get them through their workout,” Lil Jon told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Now we’re helping to bring the Zumba experience to the nightclub scene. I’m excited to DJ this tour and give Zumba fans a fitness party they’ll never forget!”
The goal of the new tour with Lil Jon and Gina Grant is to attract new users to the Zumba Fitness program, in a nontraditional work out atmosphere that will include club lighting, special-effects and a cutting edge sound system.
“I love being a Zumba instructor because my goal is to get people to move and be active in a fun way,” said Gina Grant. “This nightclub series is such an incredible opportunity to get the world to dance and be healthy. The nightclub is the perfect venue for this and Lil Jon’s DJ skills will light up the room with energy!”
Lil Jon recorded a new song titled “Work” specifically for Zumba Fitness, which debuted earlier this month at a conference in Los Angeles, where over 3,000 instructors attended.
The “Zumba Nightclub Series” will start April 9 in Boston, Massachusetts and conclude April 13 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
As a co-founder of Stetsasonic, one of Hip-Hop’s first groups, Daddy-O, has witnessed a lot over time in the music biz. Today, he still has his hands in artist development, internet strategy, public speaking, as well as being a celebrity DJ. As a producer, Daddy-O was responsible for Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” remix, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Higher Ground” remix, plus many more. Daddy-O has decided to share exclusively with AllHipHop what he has seen since he started as an artist in the late 70’s. From Lil Kim and Foxy, the East/West Coast beef, to behind the doors of labels, he speaks on it all.
Labels Really Do Stop Artists’ Careers
Never leaving the mic, but putting it aside to help those with Hip-Hop dreams similar to his, Daddy – O took on the executive role and was shocked by what he saw.
“I went to work for labels to prove the critics wrong, but they were actually right. I wanted to see how things really went down behind closed doors. When I got to MCA/Universal I signed an artist and had to literally get MCA to take the advance back. I wanted the money to be given back because they were messing with his career. I felt they didn’t understand what they were dealing with.”
There Wasn’t a Real East/West Coast Beef Daddy-O has no idea where the beef came from because he always saw Tupac and Biggie joined at the hip.
“The first time I saw Pac he was coming down Fulton Street with Big and Cease, and all of them. I asked who was that and was informed it was Tupac, I say Digital Underground Tupac? I’m told it was. I also recall, because I was there, that the first time Pac was shot Biggie didn’t have anything to do with it.”
Keep up with Daddy-O on Twitter: @ProfessorDaddyO
Foxy Brown Was Jealous Of Lil Kim
Daddy – O feels it was clear that Foxy Brown wanted what Kim had around her. He could see that anytime he worked with, or were around the two of them.
“Kim and Foxy both started in my home. I knew Foxy’s management, and Junior Mafia were pretty much created in my basement. Foxy wanted that type of team Kim had. That solid unit. I feel that Foxy Brown is a better rapper of the two though.”
Stetsasonic Had Varying Visions
Being in a group isn’t always easy. It presents different challenges. Learning to accept that comes with making music.
“They didn’t always agree with Delite and me, the founders of the group. The hardest part about it, and also the dopest part, is so many people being involved. You come up with an idea and other members doubt it. But that’s what makes it work, because you figure out how to work together.”
Bonus: LL wrote MC Lyte’s rhyme for Self Destruction
Tawni Fears is a freelance writer and contributor to AllHipHop.com. Follow her on Twitter: @brwnsugaT.
(AllHipHop News) The owner of the Connecticut nightclub Club Sinergee has spoken with local police officials multiple times in the past week, to add extra officers to 50 Cent’s March 1 party.
In order to ensure the guests orderly exits at the conclusion of the party, club owner Michael Carusone has scheduled eight to 10 officers to be outside the club, in addition to the private security guards in the club.
The venue holds roughly 700 people and the extra police force is a precautionary measure to handle any excessive crowding outside of people who are denied admission.
This event is the after party for ESPN’s Friday Night Fights event at Foxwood Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.
50 Cent’s new boxing promotion company SMS Promotion is collaborating with DiBella Entertainment for the fight, which will begin at 7pm. Club Sinergee plans to broadcast the fights and await the G-Unit general’s arrival after the conclusion of the final fight.
Carusone says VIP passes are still available and people can call (203) 440-2750 for reservations.
50 Cent started the new boxing venture in November of 2012 and has already had to handle a high profile scandal.
In a recent interview with the New York Daily News, Mr. Jackson denied that one of his boxers, Yuriorkis Gamboa, was a customer of the Miami anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis, which is accused of selling performance enhancing drugs.
Gamboa’s name appeared on the questionable clinic’s records, a fact that 50 Cent attributes to Gamboa being an unlucky bystander of the embattled rapper’s perceived reputation:
“The additional publicity and notoriety that Gamboa has received from being in connection to me — the timing of it makes me feel like that’s a part of it, of why he would actually be mentioned at that point.”
(AllHipHop News) Gun violence has become a major social and political issue recently, and now one high-profile Hip-Hop executive is proposing a plan to encourage young people to trade in their firearms for mentorships and concert tickets.
The New York Daily News is reporting that hugely successful artist manager and president of Family Tree Entertainment, Michael “Blue” Williams, sent a letter to the New York Police Department pitching the idea for “Guns For Greatness.” If approved by NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, William’s program will be the city’s first private sector gun buyback initiative.
“We want to get as many guns off the streets, and if this works, we’d like to support it,” Kelly told the Daily News.
After meeting with top brass at NYPD last week, Williams wrote an open letter addressed to Kelly. The letter was co-signed by Richard Buery (President and CEO of the Children’s Aid Society), L. Londell McMillan (publisher of The Source), and former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson. It read in part:
This program aims to provide young people with an opportunity to receive guidance and inspiration from committed mentors, an important option that will enable them to experience possibilities other than a life surrounded by gun violence and unnecessary shootings and killing.
One way Williams hopes to help get the guns off the streets is by offering tickets to see superstars like Beyoncé and Jay-Z at their next New York concerts.
“The Beyoncé show is coming to Brooklyn; the Jay-Z show is coming to Yankee Stadium. Our goal is to reach out to individuals who are in my industry, in my world and who I have an association with and get their support,” said Williams.
Williams has a long history working in the music business. He has managed Hip-Hop heavyweights like OutKast, Cee-lo Green, and Scarface. He started his managerial career at Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, and worked at both Def Jam and LaFace Records. He was also a business partner of the late Chris Lighty.
It was Lighty’s death last August as the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot and his own recent gun charge that inspired Williams to propose “Guns For Greatness.”
“It was just sort of like a pushing point,” Williams said. “It eventually convinced me that one person can make a difference if they believe in something.
Williams says he has already raised $75,000 for “GFG” with the goal of reaching $100,000.
New York has had a city-run handgun buyback program in place for years. With participants receiving up to $200 for each firearm the costs for such a deal can be expensive for taxpayers. Similar programs in San Francisco ran out of money. William’s privatized “Guns For Greatness” could be a financial remedy for cash-strapped city governments.
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Happy Wins-Day my centers of influence! Welcome to the day that most people write off as simply hump day, but the day that YOU know is a day that will get you closer to your dreams! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to winning your battles! Life isn’t easy for those who dream! Those who have goals and aspirations fight a daily battle in an effort to get from where they are to where they’re suppose to be! These battles sometimes knocks us to our feet and drag us around in the mud! Despite that, we need to keep going! Realize that even though some temporary defeat has entered our lives, we are better off by fighting than by just sitting there and allowing that defeat to become permanent! Each time you have the courage to keep going, you gain some valuable headway towards your dreams and aspiration! Never take your hard work for granted! Focus on the little successes that you have everyday and Keep Winning Your Battles!! You are closer to your dream than you even realize! Keep Striving and Keep making it happen!! -Ash’Cash“Stop focusing on your defeats so much and start acknowledging your accomplishments…” -Unknown
“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.” -Unknown
“Believe in your own abilities. That’s all you need to accomplish anything.” -Unknown
“Write down 10 things you would do in your life if you had absolutely no fear. Then pick one of them and do it.” -Steve Chandler
“Sometimes when you attempt the so-called impossible, you do end up falling short, but in the process you end up accomplishing something incredible.” -TJay Taylor
“We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do.” -Martha Grimes
“Life presents us with a new opportunity every day. Learn from both your mistakes and accomplishments to help build a better future for yourself today.” -Unknown
