(AllHipHop News) Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Tank has partnered with a New York City-based multimedia company, to launch a new record label.
Tank has teamed with CMG Entertainment to create a new label within the company.
The label has already signed two acts: Bronx-bred rapper M$G and female rapper Siya.
“I am excited to partner with CMG to develop projects on these new artists,” Tank told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “We are beginning with artists that are extremely talented and I look forward to their success.”
CMG Entertainment is a full-service multi-media company that is currently headed up by Cisco Rosado, the former Head of Entertainment production at PepsiCo.
Tank will serve as President of the new label within CMG Entertainment.
“This partnership marks a new chapter for CMG Entertainment” said CMG Entertainment CEO Cisco Rosado. “We are very happy to partner with Tank and we look forward to successful launches with our artists.”
More information on M$G and Siya’s album’s will be released in the coming weeks.
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rap artist Chief Keef was jailed after a judge determined he violated his probation for a previous gun conviction.
The rapper conducted an interview with a Pitchfork Media that showed him holding a rifle at a gun range in New York, an infraction.
Judges juvenile Court Judge Carl Anthony Walker ruled in favor of jailing the 17-year-old South Side rapper based on a 2011 arrest for pointing a gun at a police officer.
He will appear again with the judge on Thursday. Sources with AllHipHop.com said Keef, real name Keith Cozart, could be jailed until Tuesday.
Police continue to investigate of Keef had a role in the September murder of rival rapper Lil JoJo.
Chief Keef’s debut album, Finally Rich, hit retail last month.
YOOOOOOO! I heard a serious rumor! You know Hip-Hop is in a strange space these days, but that means they are ripe for the picking…the businesses that is. And Baby being that he is a business man and, maybe the last real mogul, he’s on the prowl. I heard he is looking to buy one of the top Hip-Hop magazines left. I can’t say which, but I am sure you can guess which one. (wink wink) Apparently, Baby sees this as a perfect way to market and promote his properties and YMCMB! I’m not sure I agree, but who am I to question a multimillionaire? I will give you a hint: IT AIN’T MURDER DOG!
By the way, that would definitely mark the end of Hip-Hop journalism offline. In fact, it probably means somebody straight up peed on the grave.
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) Kid Cudi reportedly has a new project he can officially add to his acting resume. According to HollyWoodReporter.com, the rapper recently landed a role in the upcoming film adaption of “Need For Speed,” which is a popular video game series created by Electronic Arts.
The G.O.O.D Music artist will join “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul, who stars as a street racer seeking revenge for being framed for a friend’s death in the DreamWorks flick.
Cudi’s supporting role will see him portraying a member of Paul’s crew in the movie. Scheduled to hit theaters on February 7th, 2014 and mirror the tone of 1970s car-culture films, the Scott Waugh-directed project will also include features from Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek and Harrison Gilbertson.
The 28-year-old rapper made his acting debut on HBO’s “How to Make It in America” and just wrapped up filming “Two Night Stand,” an indie romantic comedy produced by Beau Flynn and Ruben Fleischer.
In related news, the hip hop underdog currently graces the cover of Complex magazine for the February/March 2013 issue. After he recently vented about label woes, the entertainer spilled on taking “a trip on antidepressant lane for a little bit.” He told the mag, “After the WZRD song ‘Dr. Pill’ everyone thought I was talking about molly or ecstasy. But I’m talking about prescription meds. I had just gotten a shrink.”
He recalled going through “an emotional breakdown with this breakup” and he even sampled “different pills for five months.” Scott explained, “It f**ked me up. They weren’t working. It was every side effect on the bottle. I couldn’t f**k.”
The entire feature is available to read here, the issue also hits newsstands on February 4th.
(AllHipHop News) It’s hard to believe that 20 years have passed since Jermaine Dupri first established So So Def Recordings. Through a joint venture with Sony Music and Columbia Records, the hip hop mogul’s vision first began with female R&B group Xscape. Dupri’s label would later become responsible for classic material from top artists including Da Brat, Jagged Edge, Anthony Hamilton, Dem Franchise Boyz, Dondria, 3LW, Bone Crusher, Bow Wow’s triple platinum debut LP and many more.
To say the least, Dupri’s contributions to the music industry via his unique production skills, songwriting, and ability to hone artists has in turn birthed some of the best records within hip hop and R&B.
To commemorate two decades in the industry, JD recently released a song aptly titled, “Celebration,” which boasts features from current So So Def artists as well as notable alums. The song was recorded over Game’s latest single, “Jesus Piece.”
More importantly though, the famed music producer has announced that he will be hosting a So So Def anniversary concert at Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on February 23rd. Dupri recently posted the official flyer for the upcoming concert event as well as photo of him discussing plans for the show alongside the twins from Jagged Edge, Brandon and Brian Casey. Tickets will be available on Saturday.
Hopefully the forthcoming all-star showcase will include memorable songs like “My Boo” from The Ghost Town DJs, J-Kwon’s party anthem “Tipsy,” Rocko’s biggest hit “Umma Do Me”, and perhaps Da Brat will treat the crowd to “Funkdafied.”
(AllHipHop News) During a recent interview with Glocawear Radio, Cassidy discussed various topics including his on-going beef with Meek Mill, focusing on his new music and clearing up rumors with his involvement in a rape case.
Following the 10 minute diss record titled “R.A.I.D.”, which was a response track to Meek Mill’s “Repo”, the Philly rapper plans to no longer respond. Instead he revealed that he is looking forward to focusing on his upcoming album.
“If [Meek] don’t answer back or say nothin’ else or influence me to keep goin’ at him, I’ma just do what I do,” Cassidy explained. “I got a lot of projects I’m workin’ on, my next album, my next mixtape. I got a lot of music that’s about to drop so I can stick to that but who knows what he gon’ do.”
In addition, Cassidy touched on the rape allegations that AR-Ab revealed on the internet. The rapper wants it to be known that he’s not out here “taking p*ssy.”
“One of the things I definitely want to clear up is that they said I need to claim a rape case. When I was 16, there was a chick we was training every day from my school. Me and all my homies was messin’ with her, trainin’ her all the time,” recalled Cassidy.
“She came straight from school, came to our way. We had her for a long period of time and took her home probably at like 10 o’clock at night. She probably got in trouble with her mom and said we raped her. But her mom found out that she was dealin’ with us and sent a statement in, saying that she don’t want to press charges and she don’t want to go no further. But because Philly a commonwealth state, the state picked it up anyway. The way I was able to beat the case was because we made it into a p####. We had it on tape. They was able to see how it was goin’ down…That’s how I was able to beat the case.”
(AllHipHop News) In the midst of her American Idol press tour, Nicki Minaj appeared on NBC’s The Tonight Show With Jay Leno where she opened up about past career aspirations (“Doesn’t everyone grow up wanting to be a bus driver?”), first thing she would do as President of the United States (“I would legalize illegal U-turns”) and more. Nicki refers her gig as the new American Idol judge as “getting a day job” in between working on her third album.
. Here’s video of part of Nicki Minaj’s interview:
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Clip of Nicki Minaj speaking on Mariah Carey:
This interview faired considerably better than the young mogul’s recent run-in with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club where she demonstratively accused the radio hosts of giving her bad interviews because of a lack of interest in researching.
Nicki Minaj’s as-of-yet untitled follow up album to 2012’s Roman Reload: The Re-Up is slated for a 2013 release.
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Happy Tuesday my wise ones! Welcome to the day you make a decision as to which way you want your life to go! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to making the right choice! Life is a sum total of all of the choices you’ve made. Good or bad who you are today is based on what you chose yesterday! The good news is that no matter where you are right now, you will be tomorrow where you choose to be today! MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE! Realize what you want out of life, figure out what you are willing to give up to get it… Then get to work! Even if things don’t look like they’re going in the right direction know and understand that if you a choice to make lilfe great that is what will happen! No Surrender!! No Retreat!! Ash Vera Nazarian once said… “If you are faced with a mountain, you have several options. You can climb it and cross to the other side. You can go around it. You can dig under it. You can fly over it. You can blow it up. You can ignore it and pretend it’s not there. You can turn around and go back the way you came.Or you can stay on the mountain and make it your home.” The choice is yours! Choose wisely! -Ash’Cash
“Life is not a matter of chance…it is a matter of choice.” -Ka
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them” -Denis Waitley
“It’s not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.” -Roy Disney
“Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.” -Dallin H. Oaks
“You cannot continue on the same path and arrive at a different destination. Make the choice to have your actions reflect your goals.” -Steve Maraboli
“Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional.” -Roger Crawford
“You can enjoy anything if you make up your mind to.” -Joyce Meyer
“In life one has a choice to take one of two paths: to wait for some special day – or to celebrate each special day.” -Rasheed Ogunlaru
Equipped with a roster of the games hottest acts, Atlanta has become the South’s, and Hip-Hop’s, go-to city for new talent. Arguably one of the leaders of a new surge of artists; BMFBG member Young Scooter has already solidified himself as an artist worth paying attention to in 2013.
With features from the likes of Bun B, Travis Porter, Chief Keef, Future, Cash Out and Gucci Mane just to name a few; his latest project Street Lottery has already been certified in the streets.
AllHipHop.com: With tracks like the Chief Keef assisted “On It” pushing the already major buzz behind Street Lottery, you’ve already gathered some notable features. How did some of these come about?
Young Scooter: I grew up with Future, and I met Gucci in the streets and connected like that.
AllHipHop.com: Your early collaborations with Gucci really made people take notice of your own individual talents; was it difficult getting to this point?
Young Scooter: It gave me a voice. You know how hard it is getting someone to listen to your music? Once I knew people were listening I just started putting more and more music out.
AllHipHop.com: Your music has found a real presence in the streets, why do you think you’ve found so much love in the hood?
Young Scooter: Let’s be real. A lot of rappers make CDs full of lies. I just talk about the streets, I don’t want to talk about things I ain’t actually did. I feel like I’m in my own lane, I gotta do it for the streets.
AllHipHop.com: Hosted by DJ Scream and DJ Swamp Izzo, Street Lottery has been well received. Do you have any videos coming out in connection with the project?
Young Scooter: We’re pushing it hard. There’s a video coming out for “Columbia” and I’m releasing a track featuring Monica for Valentine’s Day.
AllHipHop.com: Your recent success already has many wondering if a major deal could be on the horizon; do you have a preference?
Young Scooter: I’d rather stay independent. I’m getting more money that way right now.
AllHipHop.com: Have you considered any other roles within the city outside of that as an artist?
Young Scooter: I’d be interested in being an A&R. I don’t want to rap my entire life.
AllHipHop.com: Street Lottery has a slew of features from prominent artists; how do you determine who you work with?
Young Scooter: I don’t do that fake s###. It’s some people in the game that don’t even like each other. If I don’t like you, why the hell am I going to do a song with you?
AllHipHop.com: So what’s the move for the future?
Young Scooter: I’m going to be headlining a show at SXSW, (An annual film and music festival held in Austin, TX) and Gucci and I will be releasing Free Bricks 2 this summer.
Already well on his way to being a nationally recognized artist, Atlanta can rest well knowing that they are firmly on the back of Young Scooter.
Illseed, Out.