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One 2 Ft. Chace Infinite “This Life Of Ours”
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Ice Berg “Squares Out Ya Circle Freestyle”
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Alternative Pick: Tory Lanez “Remembrance Day”
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J Stalin and AP9 “Pull Up Spinnin”
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Cris Cab Ft. Mavado and Wyclef “Rihanna’s Gun”
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Non Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Whitney Houston Flat Broke???!!!
RadarOnline.com is reporting that Whitney Houston is flat broke and has lost her fortune.
A source close to the legend singer and The Bodyguard star, 48, who sought help for her crack addiction last year, has revealed that the singer has hit rock bottom.
“Whitney’s fortune is gone,” the source said. “Music industry heavy hitters are supporting her and her label is fronting her cash against her next album, but no one knows when that will be released.”
The six-time Grammy winner has blown through an enormous fortune that she amassed over decades of stardom.
“She might be homeless if not for people saving her. She is broke as a joke.”
Bobby Brown’s ex-wife’s financial woes have her so cash-strapped she’s been begging friends for help.
“She called someone to ask for $100,” the source said.
“It is so sad. She should have Mariah Carey money, and she’s flat broke.”
Whitney, please get your life together. You are too talented to go down in flames!
Source: RadarOnline.com
Leaders Call Barack Talk 2012 a Success with Over 32,000 Viewers Tuning In
(AllHipHop News) The League of Young Voters Education Fund (LYVEF), in partnership with AllHipHop.com and Rock the Vote, engaged young voters with an interactive viewing party and panel discussions in Washington, D.C. with #BarackTalk 2012.
Shown live on Ustream, the interactive experience allowed young voters to witness top political, music, and media pundits voice their opinions on President Obama’s State of the Union Address.
#BarackTalk 2012 was highlighted by three discussion panels featuring Dee-1 (rapper/activist), RhymeFest (hip-hop artist), Chuck Creekmur (AllHipHop.com), Janee Bolden (Bossip.com), Andreas Hale (TheWellVersed.com), Shaheem Reid (MTV and XXL), Michael Skolnik (GlobalGrind.com), and more. Viewers joined the conversation by tweeting #BarackTalk, with panelists answering their questions. During the event, the Ustream viewer count exceeded 32,000 viewers.
Additional partners included Cashmere Agency, UStream, TurboVote, Busboys and Poets, Sierra Club, Energy Action Coalition, Green for All, USSA, Black Youth Project, and Headcount. The event was funded in part by the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Check out the recap video below of all of the festivities and lively discussion from Tuesday’s event.
Non Hip-Hop Rumors: An iPad You Can Have Sex With???!!!
What is the world coming to?! An inventor has created a makeshift v##### for your iPad! The “FleshliPad Holder” allows horny, desperate, nasty men an opportunity to “interactively reach self-gratification with various pre-recorded multimedia (photograph, video, or animation).”
The product, which is still going through the approval process, can also be used on a tablet. Okay, this is just plain gross. Who would want to have sexual relations with their iPad????
Etta James Funeral Planned for Saturday; Public Viewing Held Today
(AllHipHop News) Fans of singing legend Etta James will have an opportunity to mourn the late singer today (January 27) during a public viewing.
The viewing will be held in the Los Angeles, California, area in Inglewood. A private funeral for James is scheduled for Saturday (January 28) in Gardena, also located in the Los Angeles area. The Rev. Al Sharpton will be on hand to deliver the eulogy.
News of the funeral comes after James died last Friday (January 22) following a struggle with various health issues, including leukemia and dementia. She was 73.
James is best known for her influential singing voice and recording of the song “At Last.” Since her death, sales of the vocalist’s music has surged, with her overall catalog of albums selling 30,000 copies for the week ending Sunday, January 22, a 378 percent increase over the previous week, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
In addition, James’ 1997 greatest hits collection, Her Best, debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 59. “At Last” re-entered the Billboard Digital Songs chart at No. 29 with 63,000 downloads.
The family of Etta James requests that any donations be sent to the Rhythm & Blues Foundation in Philadelphia.
Snoop Dogg Shares Thoughts with Kris Humphries; Calls Kim Kardashian “Cold-Blooded”
(AllHipHop News) Snoop Dogg has rarely been one to hold his tongue when addressing issues. And the topic of Kim Kardashian is no exception, as the West Coast rap veteran dispensed his own advice to the reality star’s soon-to-be ex-husband, Kris Humphries, in a new web video.
Appearing onscreen in a segment called “Nemo’s Advice,” Snoop Dogg recalled Kardashian’s past relationships with NFL star Reggie Bush and R&B vocalist Ray J, as he argued in favor of Humphries who he believes should have avoided marrying Kardashian.
“Advice for Kris Humphries and Kim Kardashian? The first advice, you dumb a** n*gga, you shouldn’t have tried to wife the b*tch, man. She’s not that type of a h*e. She gets around man,” the rapper conveyed in the 59-second clip. “You see when Reggie took the b*tch to Africa, she was lookin’ at the Africans because they had bigger d*cks than his. He didn’t know how to act afterwards.”
Despite Snoop Dogg’s passion, the entertainer’s advice comes a bit too late. Humphries and Kardashian were married in August in a highly-publicized wedding that generated high ratings for the E! network, which broadcast the event along with Kardashian’s#### reality show, “Keeping Up With the Kardashians.” The newly married couple ultimately filed for divorce 72 days later, triggering a backlash from fans and claims of the wedding being a publicity stunt.
Noting Kardashian’s affect on men, Snoop Dogg referenced Ray J as the only man that “bounced back from the b*tch.”
“She’s cold-blooded. I’m pretty sure she’ll have a book in a month talking about all the n*ggas that she got and how she played them,” Snoop says of Kim. “So, my advice is, look, you can’t make a h*e a housewife. Don’t try to reinvent the wheel.”
To view the Snoop Dogg video, click HERE.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Sasha Fierce 101??!! Rutgers Offering a Beyoncé Course???!!!
Rutgers University is offering a course on Beyoncé!!! Well, it’s about time! The course will explore Bey’s ability to “effect social change,” as well as compare her to the works of Bell Hooks, Alice Walker, and Sojourner Truth!
Professor Kevin Allred, who will be teaching the course has this to say about it:
“She certainly pushes boundaries. While other artists are simply releasing music, she’s creating a grand narrative around her life, her career, and her persona. This isn’t a course about Beyoncé’s political engagement or how many times she performed during President Obama’s inauguration weekend.”
This course actually sounds like a very fascinating and insightful look into the role of pop culture and its ability to affect people on a large scale! Consider me registered for THIS!
Daily Word: Be Ready!!!
Happy Friday!!
Welcome to the most exciting day of the week!! The day that allows you to start fresh once you wake up….. Yup, not Friday, but every single day!! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to being ready!!
Life will give you exactly what you ask for! Whatever you expect is what you will get!! If you are talented but don’t expect to win, then you will not win! If you are the best but believe that something is standing in your way to success, then you will not be successful!!
You must be ready!! Not getting ready, not hoping to be ready, but 100% ready to take your dreams for ransom! All of that “I need more time” is all excuses!! Your success is closer than you think! All of the “I’ll believe it when I see it” is nonsense…. You’ll see it once you believe it!!! The only thing that is holding you back is your own thinking! You are as successful as you prepare yourself to be!
No one usually falls into success… Deep down inside, they knew it was coming! They prepared for it and did everything in their power to bring it to life! Stop waiting on the sidelines and get in the game! The stage is yours, the tickets are sold out, and folks are waiting for the performance of their lives. Step up and do what you do!!! ABSOLUTELY NOTHING CAN STOP YOU!!!
-Ash’Cash
“Talent alone won’t make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: ‘Are your ready?”” -Johnny Carson
“Before everything else, getting ready is the secret of success.” -Henry Ford
“Happy are those who dream dreams and are ready to pay the price to make them come true.” -Leon Joseph Cardinal Suenens
“Sometimes opportunities float right past your nose. Work hard, apply yourself, and be ready. When an opportunity comes you must grab it.” -Julie Andrews
“There is no such thing as luck. It’s a fancy name for being always at our duty and being ready when good time comes.” -Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
“Be ready to be surprised.” -Loesje
“While we deliberate about beginning it is all ready too late to begin.” -Quintilian
“Create a definite plan for carrying out your desire and begin at once, whether you ready or not, to put this plan into action.” -Napoleon Hill
“Whatever you’re ready for is ready for you.” -Mark Victor Hansen
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 Rumors: Why is Drake Studying President Obama’s Speeches???!!
Drizzy Drake has confessed (yet again) that his long-time dream is to play President Barack Obama in a major motion picture. Well, they do kind of look alike! The Canadian rapper is already preparing for the role by studying the president’s speeches in hopes of getting his cadence down. Check out what he said about his ultimate dream role below:
“I hope somebody makes a movie about Obama’s life soon because I could play him,” said Drake. “That’s the goal. I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don’t change the channel, I definitely pay attention and listen to the inflections of his voice. If you ask anyone who knows me, I’m pretty good at impressions.”
What do I think? YES HE CAN!!!
Source: NY Mag.com
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Nipsey Hussle Joining Maybach Music Group???!!
I guess “out with the old and in with the new” would be appropriate to use in this situation. After parting ways with rapper Pill a few weeks ago, we hear Rick Ross has his eye on a replacement…. none-other than West Coast rapper, Nipsey Hussle. Nipsey fueled the flames of this rumor when he retweeted the Maybach Music Group tweet below.
What do you think about Nipsey joining the crew? Do you think he’s a good fit?
Jazz Legend, Rap Collaborator Miles Davis Honored With USPS-Issued Stamp
(AllHipHop News) Legendary jazz musician Miles Davis will be on the receiving end of a new honor, with the U.S. Postal Service recognizing him with his own stamp.
As part of a joint issue with the U.S. and the French postal service, La Poste, stamps honoring Davis and French singer Edith Piaf will be issued in 2012. Davis’ latest achievement comes more than 20 years after his death on September 28, 1991, in Santa Monica, Ca.
During his lifetime, the trumpeter became known as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th Century, and was instrumental in the creation of bebop, jazz fusion, cool jazz, and hard bop. Davis, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, also delved into Hip-Hop with his final studio album, Doo-Bop, on a collaboration with DJ/producer, Easy Mo Bee.
The posthumous honor for the musician was nothing more than “fitting” in the eyes of Lee Barham, chairman of the steering committee for the Miles Davis Jazz Celebration.
“Miles Davis was one of the greatest jazz musicians and trumpet players in the world. Before Michael Jackson and Elvis Presley, there was Miles Davis,” Barham told The Telegraph.
To listen to Miles Davis’ “The Doo-Bop Song”, click the link below:
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Ludacris Cause Kanye West’s Career Catapulting Car Accident??!!
Man, DJ Whoo Kid’s got stories for days!! In the latest edition of “Whoo Kids Untold Stories,” the G-Unit DJ speaks about his studio session with Kanye West and Ludacris the night of Kanye’s life-changing car accident. As we all know, before Kanye West became known as one of the best rappers in the game, he was in a terrible accident back in 2002 that left his jaw broken in three places which had to be wired shut while it healed. Kanye was inspired to create “Through the Wire” and utilized actual footage from his recovery, which in turn, made him a household name and catapulted him to fame.
According to Whoo Kid, both Ludacris and Kanye West were in the studio with him to contribute to one of his mixtapes when Kanye went, well, all “Kanye” in the studio and spit for an hour straight in the booth. Luda didn’t know Kanye very well and was super annoyed with him for wasting his time, because basically Luda just wanted to come in, lay his verse down and bounce.
“So Kanye’s looking crazy, you know, trying to impress Luda, but it wasn’t that time. Luda wanted to come in, do that verse and get the f–k out. So, what made it worse is he went out there and played a beat but by the time he got out there, Luda picked a Red Spyda beat. So now I gotta tell Kanye ‘Your services are not needed.’”
According to Whoo Kid, Kanye left the studio angry and screeched out of the parking. Soon after Whoo Kid got a call that Kanye was in a car accident, that could have killed him. Check out Whoo Kid explaining the story below. The video includes actual footage from that night as well as Kanye predicting his success and relationship with Jay-Z. Interesting stuff!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did 50 Cent Really Take Floyd Mayweather’s 13-year Old Son to Get A Tattoo???!!
Apparently, 50 Cent took Floyd Mayweather’s 13 year-old son Koraun, to a tattoo shop and allowed the young boy to get a tattoo! What in the world is wrong with 50 Cent!? 50 tweeted photo of Floyd’s son’s showing off his tattoos. Check out the tweet and photo below:
Floyd, who must have been furious at 50, tweeted:
“What the hell is wrong with @50cent got my son hanging out getting tattoos at 2:30am on a school night.”
Since 50 Cent isn’t in the hospital recovering from a Floyd Mayweather beat down, I’m going to assume this is all a publicity stunt. What do you think?
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Rihanna Starring in a New Fashion TV Show???!!
Rihanna is adding executive producer to her list of occupations. The hot-to-trot singer is executive producing her own original show for Sky Living HD in the U.K. The untitled show is basically a “Project Runway” knockoff that will search Britain for the next generation of undiscovered designers.
“I’ve always had a great love of fashion,” said Rihanna. “It’s a constant source of inspiration in my life, and is a big reason why I’ve grown into the person and artist I am today.
“I have been very fortunate to work with some truly amazing designers and stylists throughout my career, and they have been instrumental in making sure my creative vision reaches the stage. I am excited to follow the journey of our aspiring contestants and see how their individuality influences their efforts during the course of the show.”
Over the course of 10 weeks, Rihanna will challenge the contestants to create outfits for musicians and celebrities. For the final task, designers will have the opportunity to dress Rihanna for her Wireless performance in Hyde Park in July. The new show will debut this summer. If you think you have what it takes to be part of the show, you can apply online.
DJ Khaled and Rev Run Set to Participate in BMI’S “How I Wrote That Song” Panel
(AllHipHop News) BMI is bringing the best of the best together for the their annual pre-Grammy weekend event, “How I Wrote That Song.”
The panel discussion is set to take place on February 11th and will give winners and nominees an opportunity to discuss songwriting and writing hit songs.
“How I Wrote That Song” is taking place at Los Angeles’ Key Club, where hip-hop icon Rev Run, Grammy nominee/producer/artist DJ Khaled, and Grammy winning songwriter/producer RedONe will discuss what it takes to consistently make hit records.
The discussion serves as a platform for panelists to discuss the process of writing, producing and performing hit songs.
Previous participants have included artists like will.i.am, T-Pain, Nas, Common, T-Pain, Keri Hilson, Cee Lo Green and super producer Chad Hugo (N.E.R.D., The Neptunes).
The conversation will be moderated by Catherine Brewton, BMI Vice President, Writer/Publisher Relations and the panel is open to the public for those 18 years and up.
Tickets are $15 in advance, $20 day-of the panel and can be purchased at http://www.keyclub.com/