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Snow tha Product Signs with Atlantic; Talks Other Female Rappers

By: Jake CratesCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Texas based and Cali bred femcee Snow tha Product has been making some noise in the industry over the past year and half and now she has finally found a label home.

Despite rumors that suggested she may sign somewhere else, Snow the Product has officially decided to call Atlantic Records her home.

While she was quiet about the specifics of her deal, Snow says that the situation is all encompassing and will surely allow her to retain her rights to her brands she worked so hard to develop.

“You know I’ve been in talks with several different labels, but right now I’m feeling like Atlanic definitely is the people that I want to partner up with and I think that with them, I can make sure that my movement is as strong as its ever been,” Snow tha Product told AllHipHop.com

When asked about other rappers that she listened to or that she likes, Snow said that she likes the fact that other female rappers are getting their chance to shine.

“Any female that’s out there doing it right, I actually like, from Kreayshawn, to Azalea Banks to Nicki Minaj to all the OG’s Missy Elliott, Lauren Hill and all the others that came before me,” Snow explained.

Even though many would think that Snow’s fanbase is largely female, the Latina rapper describes her fans as a healthy mix of both males and females.

“Its actually a really good mix of both, like thats the good thing about ‘Holy Sh*t and ‘Drunk Love,’ kind of poppin off at the same time, they both like my soft stuff and my hard core stuff, it gets both sides.” Snow tha Product told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview. “Like the females feel like I’m finally representing for them and the dudes like me going hardcore because I don’t talk about sex and I’m like one of the only chicks that does’t use the p-word. Just know that people that like me for my team and my music as opposed to any sexual sh*t.”

Snow tha Product makes her debut performance in New York City at a pre-fashion week at the Sound and Style Event hosted by Reebok and hosted by Simone “Boss Lady” Amelia.

Daily Word: The Secret of Success…

By: seandrasimsCategory: Lifestyle

Happy Wins-Day, my blessed and highly favored!

Welcome to the day that will change your life forever!! The day that you will learn how to get everything you desire… Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to the secret of success. There’s a secret that every successful person knows… This secret has been around for many years and is at the core of life and success!

The secret is that whatever you want in life in order to receive it you must first give it! Yup!! That’s it!! That simple!!! If you want to be happy, then make someone else happy… If you want to ease your pain, then help someone ease theirs… Life is reciprocal! What you put in is what you get out! If you are only taking from life, then life will take from you. Get rid of your lack mentality! There is more than enough in this world for everyone, and you truly start to live once you start giving back! Try this: Next time you are in need of something try giving it to someone else, and see how fast it comes back to you. You want love then give love… You’re running low on money then give some away… This never fails and will work every time! Believe in the laws of the universe and do what is right! Give to Get!! It’s the most selfish thing you can possibly do!!
-Ash’Cash

“Giving opens the way for receiving.” -Unknown

“You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” -Winston Churchill

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.” -Anthony Robbins

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” -Kahlil Gibran

“If you wish to experience peace, provide peace for another.” -Tenzin Gyatso, The 14th Dalai Lama

“In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich.” -Henry Ward Beecher

“If you have much, give of your wealth; If you have little, give of your heart.” -Arab Proverb

“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own.” -Benjamin Disraeli

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: Is Jay-Z Stiffing his Own Charity?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Just one day after Jay-Z’s historic concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City to benefit United Way and his Shawn Carter Foundation, The Daily released an article exposing his lack of financial support for the charity. While Jay-Z earned an estimated $63 million last year, his tax records show that he donated just $6,431 to his own charity in 2010, while Beyonce didn’t donate a dime.

Jay-Z’s long time publicist Jana Fleishman declined to say whether Jay-Z has given any cash to the fund since 2010, but notes that he contributes in other ways.

Jay-Z and his mother Gloria

“Jay, along with his family, provided office support, overhead support, [mother] Mrs. Gloria Carter’s 100% effort and time, computers, FedEx expenses, accounting, and treasury function support. This was at no cost to the charity,” Fleishman said in an e-mail to The Daily.

Still, tax records show the charity had to pay $1,209 for office expenses, $1,401 for telephone, and $4,696 in other expenses in 2010.

Fleishman also said that in 2011 — a year for which tax returns for the charity are not yet available — a Jay-Z performance helped raise $1.25 million for the charity at its Carnival at Pier 54 event.

This is really surprising. Do you think Jay-Z should donate more cash money to his charity?

Source: The Daily.com

Video: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Talk Touring and Legend Status at NYC Show

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Features

Last night (February 7) at Gramercy Theatre in New York City, Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone performed the last show on the North American leg of their Bone Thugs-N-Harmony tour.

This was not a show about the “buzz” of an artist or group or even attending the concert as part of a fad or trend. This was a show for real fans of Bone Thugs and the music they’ve been releasing for the past 20 years.

The influence of Bone Thugs’ accomplishments, music, and legacy, was on display for the packed house in the place where Hip-Hop was of course birthed, New York City.

Fan favorites like “Thuggish Ruggish Bone,” “1st of Tha Month,” “Crossroads,” “I Tried,” “Days of Our Lives,” “Notorious Thugs,” “Look Into My Eyes,” and many more were performed throughout the night. Wish and Krayzie closed out the show by having all the fans in attendance throw their X’s in the air as the group performed one of their biggest records, “Crossroads.”

AllHipHop.com spoke to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony members, Wish Bone and Krayzie Bone, backstage about their love for New York, as well as the love New York has for them. They also touched on the global appreciation they get from fans, and why they chose to close out the tour in The Big Apple. Check Part 1 of our interview below:

Next, Wish Bone and Krayzie Bone talked about their “legend” status, inspiring the next generation of artists, how the relationship is with their Bone Thugs brothers now, and what the fans can expect from them musically in the future. Check out Part 2 of our interview below:

Check out a gallery of pictures from the concert below:

Mixtape Review: Emilio Rojas’ “Breaking Point”

By: K1ng EljayCategory: Features

Rating: 6.5/10

Back in 2010, Emilio Rojas had a buzz similar to the one he currently has, but it inexplicably took a nose dive and the Latin spitter was sent back to the drawing board. Now, among MMG rumors and his usual co-sign from DJ Green Lantern, Emilio once again seems poised to make a breakthrough to listeners everywhere with his latest mixtape, Breaking Point.

Emilio is at his best when he is at his most vulnerable. Honesty is something Hip-Hop fans adore, and Emilio showcases it well. The album opener, “Breaking Point” utilizes the ‘me-against-the-world’ style synths for Emilio to vent (“My Daddy learned she was pregnant and he so angry/ He tried to end it, I’m no stranger to coat hangers”), but he gets more personal on tracks like “S###” and “Take A Good Look Around”. The first explores the hardships and racism suffered by Latin-Americans, and the second goes into detail about his lesbian sister. Emilio speaks about his trials and tribulations with an aggression that’s infectious, and every now and then that carries on to more shallow tracks as well. “Middle Finger” has corky synthesizer work and a Jay-Z sample (“Middle finger to the law”), and no matter how crude “P#### and Cologne” is, it proves to be mildly catchy.

The other half of the album is unorganized and forced, though. It feels that Emilio Rojas has yet to find his lane in the rap game. “Blame Me” has Drake written all over it- from the soft hook, the vocals, the production, to the flow. “I Thought You Knew” sounds like a throwaway Rick Ross track, and tracks like “Classic” and “Realization” are both underwhelming. Very few moments on the project stand out. A song like “Pimpin” will be to your liking one play, but the next will lose your interest very quickly. This is something that plagues the entire mixtape.

Ultimately, the highlights on Breaking Point are not all that spectacular, and the rest of it is very bland. It’s hard to pinpoint exactly where Emilio goes wrong here. It’s obvious he has talent as a rapper, but some of his production choice is questionable, his hooks are sometimes corny, and his identity as an artist has yet to be established. There are lots of negatives in this review but after the first listen, you’ll think to yourself, ‘It wasn’t that bad’- and it’s not. However, Breaking Point has very little replay value. It’s not something you’ll remember in November.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Chris Brown and Rihanna “Hook Up” at GRAMMY Rehearsals?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

We hear Chris Brown and Rihanna have been spending some quality time together as of late.   RumorFix.com is reporting that the two spent five hours holed up in Rihanna’s dressing room during rehearsals for the 2012 Grammy Awards on the Sony lot in Los Angeles. What the two were doing for five hours is still unknown, but source say Chris’ girlfriend Karrueche Tran was nowhere in site – although Chris was accompanied by one of his male friends.

Funny enough, Karrueche tweeted this tweet out last night:

Sorry, Karrueche, with Rihanna back in the picture, I don’t think you will be able to have it all.

Do you think Rihanna and Chris Brown getting back together would be a mistake? These two have a tumultuous history, but that was three years ago, and they both seemed to have grown up a lot since then. If they do, they would definitely be the new Whitney and Bobby. I just hope they don’t end up like them!

Source: Rumor Fix.com

T-Pain Launches New Foundation; Plans All-Star Concert At Florida State

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/singer/producer T-Pain has announced a new foundation in his hometown of Tallahassee, Florida.

T-Pain has launched the “If I Could Change the World” foundation, which will host a benefit concert in partnership with Florida State University’s Headliner Artists Series.

Artists like Chris Brown, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Young Cash and others will perform during the “Come To The Crib 2” benefit concert.

The concert is the second installment of a benefit series that T-Pain launched in 2007.

“I can’t wait to hit the stage for ‘Come to the Crib 2,’” said T-Pain. “Our fans and their support made it possible for us to build a new entertainment room for the kids at the Walker Ford Center and I hope this year will be even bigger.”

T-Pain’s “If I Could Change the World” foundation has partnered with Change Worlds, a non-profit which asks users to submit videos, and then selects an initiative to back, to make a difference.

“Hopefully my foundation inspires today’s youth to get involved with our communities, which is why I wanted to give my fans the control to choose this year’s charity. So go to www.changeworlds.org to help us select this year’s initiative.”

The “Come to the Crib 2″ benefit concert takes place at the Tallahassee Leon County Civic Center on March 31.

Tickets go on sale February 10, 2012.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Kanye West Filming a Reality Show?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

We hear that Kanye West may be putting together a reality show based on the launch of his new fashion label, KW.  Yeezy is currently working on the new women’s clothing line and has a camera crew following him around to document his new fashion creations.

I think a reality show based on Kanye West’s new fashion endeavors would be pretty interesting.  The man is a musical genius and hopefully that will translate into fashion for him.  And we all know Kanye knows a thing or two about women’s clothing!  I wonder what happened to his Pastel clothing line though?

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West’s Absurd Rider Requests!

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

We all know Kanye West can be a diva, but some of the items on his rider are way over the top! If you want to book Yeezy for a show, be prepared to have $378 Versace towels shipped in.  On top of that, you will need to hire a tailor so that they can cut the towels into customized squares.  Yeezy needs these so that he can wipe off his sweat while he’s on stage in style!

Also, Kanye demands no man-made fibers be worn by the minions who are serving him. So make sure that driver who you hire to pick Kanye up from the airport, is not wearing polyester or Yeezy may not get into the car. Mr.West prefers his servants be dressed in “100 percent cotton” only.

I guess when you’re Kanye West, you can demand these types of things.  At least he’s not asking for an all white room like J.Lo, or the removal of all the brown M&M’s like Van Halen famously requested.  Do you think Yeezy’s demands are over the top?

Source: Perez Hilton.com