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VIDEO: Beautiful Eulogy Reinvents Via "Entitlement"; Their "Misconceptions" Featured on Lecrae's Mixtape
Beautiful Eulogy is a Portland, Oregon-based group made up of artists Braille, Odd Thomas, and Courtland Urbano. The group introduces a distinct and directive sound based in the context of its members’ Hip-Hop roots and shaped by influences like electronic music, folk songs, and old hymns.
The natural way Beautiful Eulogy came together parallels its organic creative process. As its members cooperated on various musical projects, they realized their chemistry and the opportunity before them to form a completely collaborative group that would emphasize a new gestalt — one that would allow them to steer away from a pure Hip-Hop trajectory, while holding onto its origins, and that would free them from the courses of their solo careers while applying their individual talents to a collective.
“We’re reinventing ourselves together,” the group says. Its members enjoy their creative freedom within self-imposed boundaries, by predefining their work’s message, sound and purpose.
AllHipHop.com first posted about Beautiful Eulogy back in January, when they first popped up on a benefit compilation projected entitled, King Kulture. The trio offered the title track on the project, and the music video we added to the post has cracked over 100,000 views with no albums out and via an indie label they run on their own.
Listeners may have also heard Beautiful Eulogy featured on “Misconceptions,” a track from Lecrae’s Church Clothes mixtape which has now been downloaded nearly 300,000 times. Beautiful Eulogy’s debut album, Satellite Kite, serves as a foundational prototype of the group’s approach and ambition.
The first sneak peak into the album is a short music video for the track “Entitlement” – watch it below:
Pre-order Satellite Kite on iTunes before the June 19 release date, and follow the group on Twitter (@BeautifulEulogy).
Find more from AllHipHop.com contributor Chad Horton at Rapzilla.com, and follow him on Twitter (@chadhorton).
Frank Ocean Releases 10-Minute Song, "Pyramids", Plus Announces New Tour Dates!
Just hours after releasing a snippet of “Pyramids”, Ocean follows up with the official version of the 10-minute track. Accompanied by the release of this new song is a tour schedule that includes trips to Los Angeles, Atlanta, and New York, among eleven other cities.
Check out “Pyramids” and see Ocean’s tour dates below:
Tour Schedule
ROOTS PICNIC VIDEO: Without An Arm He'll Spit; Freeway Hops Another Philadelphia Stage
You never know what might happen at a festival. Legendary MCs might show up. Fights between artists and journalists might ensue. And one-armed rappers might get a shot to rock, when other rappers don’t show up due to plane trouble.
That’s just some of what happened at last weekend’s Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. Flexibility was key – with things like flash thunderstorms and sound systems that didn’t want to cooperate.
But if you’re Freeway, the dexterous rapper from Philly’s State Property clique, you just might know the art of capitalizing on a moment. Before the weekend, when last we heard from Freeway, he was busy storming the stage in the middle of Mayor Michael N##### and Jay-Z’s “Made In America” photo opp.
That little ditty landed him everywhere, including on the pages of Rolling Stone recently, and he’s been on a roll ever since.
So, when The Roots called on Freeway to help rock the show on a day that could have been a disaster, he obliged. Even with a cast on his arm and a sling to hold it down.
And the hometown crowd loved him for it.
But before that, he caught up with AllHipHop.com in the backstage artist village to fill us in on a few things. Namely:
1. Why his arm was in the huge and painful-looking cast
2. What The Legendary Roots Crew means to Philadelphia
3. What the heck was up with him barnstorming the event with Jay-Z
4. What’s next for him and State Property, especially Beanie Sigel and Peedi Crakk
Check out our interview with the always entertaining Philly Freezer:
Follow Freeway on Twitter and Instagram (@PhillyFreezer).
Shower Posse Leader Christopher "Dudus" Coke Gets 23 Years In Prison
(AllHipHop News) Jamaican drug Lord Christopher “Dudus” Coke was sentenced to 23 years in federal prison yesterday (June. 8).
Dudus was the infamous leader of The Shower Posse, a Jamaican gang well-known within the urban community.
The Shower Posse was the subject of several specials, including an episode of BET’s “American Gangster.”
Dudus pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and one count of conspiracy to commit assault with a dangerous weapon, in aid of racketeering.
Federal prosecutors said that Dudus presided over an international drug and weapons trafficking organization, that used a “small army of soldiers” who controlled used violence and intimidation on the streets, for nearly two decades.
“With his conviction, he is no longer able to traffic drugs in the U.S., move guns across our border, or terrorize people, and with today’s sentence, he will now spend a very long time in prison for his crimes,” said Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Christopher “Dudus” Coke controlled “The Shower Posse” as well as “The Presidential Click,” which was responsible for over 1,400 murders in the United States alone.
In June 2010, over 100 people were killed when authorities attempted to raid Tivoli Gardens in Jamaica to arrest Dudus, in the area he controlled with armed gang members.
After a month-long manhunt, Dudus was finally apprehended in Kingston, disguised as a woman, in a wig and glasses.
Before his death, Shower Posse Vivian Blake called upon Hip-Hop mogul Irv Gotti and director Curtis Scoon, to produce a biopic on the violent gang.
“I spoke with Irv Gotti, [and director] Curtis Scoon. Irv Gotti is a young man where I think hell bring the best out in this movie, show the rawness of this movie,” Blake told AllHipHop.com exclusively in August of 2009. ”This movies not just about gangsta and drug dealing, its about a culture that nobody has ever seen.”
The Mysterious Frank Ocean Releases New Video on Tumblr, "Channel Orange"
Frank Ocean posted a video on his Tumblr, and it happened to be a teaser trailer for “Channel Orange”, his new song.
The project, “Channel Orange”, is slated to release on July 7. If so, we’re ready!
channel orange-TV from christopher francis ocean on Vimeo.
50 Cent Talks With Oprah; Discusses Philosophy on Death
(AllHipHop News) In a sit down that many people never expected, 50 Cent and Oprah have connected for an introspective interview on a number of issues on her new show Oprah’s Next Chapter, on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN).
In the converstaion, the two have dialogue about rap culture, being a father, spirituality, 50’s life growing up, love, and even 50’s philosophy on death.
Despite his many violent run-ins with the streets, including being shot and having grown up in an environment of where his mother was murdered, 50 does not fear death and has found a way to come to terms with death itself.
“I’m not afraid of dying, I’ve accepted that I’m not in control. You know and I know that when the time comes, when you have that type of situation take place, or happens to you, and you dont have an answer, you go to the concept of your higher power. And they say there is a plan for you, and if you believe in it – I used to have a issues with the plan. When you getting ready to take off [on a plane],” 50 Cent said crossing himself as he traced the sign of the cross in the air.
“I only do it one time. I don’t – either pray or worry, dont do both. If you gonna sit there and say a prayer and then worry, then how does God feel about you? He knows you sitting there worrying.”
While the two had a nice conversation at 50’s grandmother’s house, in the past, the pair did not get along.
50 even named his dog after Oprah and it was widely believed that Oprah did not like rappers.
Rappers Ice Cube, Ludacris, 50 Cent and others chastised Oprah for supposedly turning a cold shoulder to Hip-Hop.
But many were mistaken as Oprah has fondness for several Hip-Hop songs.
“I listen to some hip-hop. You know, I’ve been accused of not liking Hip-Hop, and that’s just not true. I got a little 50 on my iPod. I really do. ‘Love In Da Club.’ – Love that, and you know, love Jay-Z, love Kanye, love Mary J,” told Ed Lover on New York’s Power 105 back in 2006.
The two-hour interview is broken down into two parts and debuts this upcoming Sunday (June 10th) at 9 p.m., EST, on the OWN cable network.
Check out a short clip from the interview below:
Hip-Hop Rumors: The Dream Admitted He Lied About Gwyneth Paltrow's "N***as In Paris" Tweet
I knew this fool lied! If you look at illseed.com, I predicted that The Dream was doing a lil’ jig to cover up for how homegirl Gwyneth Paltrow the N-Word. Well, guess what? he admitted to MTV’s RapFIX that he lied.
“Well, we were there, of course. We were Patron’d out of our minds, number one. Number two, I was moreso trying to take the heat for a friend because I knew that the reaction was going to be silly. I know what she meant; I know what she didn’t mean.” Source: Rap Fix
Man, these dudes are determined to coon it up to the max. Not, Turnt up, COONT UP.
Why would he take that hit? He needs to tell her to apologize instead or at least take the heat.
Email me your rumors at kingillseed [at] gmail.com.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Kim Kardashian Got Kanye West WHAT For His Birthday?!
Today, Kanye West is celebrating his 35th birthday and TMZ got the scoop on Kim Kardashian’s super expensive gift to her new boyfriend. Sources say Kim purchased a rare Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 for Kanye. Check out the photos of the car below:
The car allegedly costs $750,000! Since Kanye and Kim are in Ireland for the Watch The Throne Tour, sources say
Kim took a video of the car to show him. Kim is reportedly screening the video in person tonight on the Emerald Isle. Talk about ballin’!
Meanwhile, HollywoodLife spoke EXCLUSIVELY with a member of Kanye’s entourage who says that Kim is presenting herself as the ultimate present after his concert in Dublin, Ireland!
“Kim gave Kanye the best gift ever: her,” source said. “She’s here supporting him and will be front and center at his concert. What more can a guy want on his birthday than to have his girl right there with him? They had a nice breakfast and we popped a few bottles and doing that right now as we speak. Kim and Kanye are enjoying themselves now and after the show it’s going to be on and poppin’.”
Are we really suppose to believe that these two haven’t slept together yet? Please! Either way, I’m sure this will be a very happy Birthday for Kanye West, indeed.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay Electronica's "Illuminati" Adulturer Says "Jay Electronica Saved My Life"
Last week, news broke that Jay Electronica was in the middle of a huge divorce between a powerful and filthy rich “illuminati couple,” Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild. To bring you up to speed, Kate Goldsmith is an heiress of the Rothschild banking family, who has had infamous links to the Illuminati. Ben is her husband who is currently filing for divorce from Kate because he found out that Jay and Kate were having an affair and found illicit and sexy text messages to back up his suspicions.
Well, now Kate is coming to the defense of Jay Electronica and has even said that he “saved my life in many ways.” Check out the messages Kate posted on her Twitter page below:
Wow, the chick is going through a divorce and is accused of cheating with him, and she still defends Jay Elect and even praises him on the last tweet above. In the words of illseed, “Jay Elec went in and snagged him an heiress.”
Jay Electronica also recently tweeted the photo above of Kate accompaniyng him on a helicopter ride to a “Watch The Throne” concert recently. Jay is bold, isn’t he? I guess he ain’t scared of the Illuminati. Below is a photo of Jay Electronica with Kate’s estranged husband, Ben.
Jay is cold!
Boo Rossini x Lil Boosie "Money Cash Hoes" [RIP Lil Phat]
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Happy Birthday Kanye West! Here's A Collection Of 10 Yeezy Approved Birthday Cakes
Today is Kanye West’s 35th Birthday, and he is probably celebrating at this very moment with his girlfriend Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce. The couples are currently in Dublin for the “Watch The Throne” tour. Even though he’s out of the country, we want to let Ye’ know that we are still thinking about him here in the good ole’ USA!
In honor of Yeezy’s birthday, TheUrbanDaily put together an awesome post of surefire Yeezy approved birthday cakes. Check out the selection of cakes below:
MPC CAKE – It all started with the beats so what better cake for the Super Producer than an AKAI MPC confection?
AIR YEEZY BIRTHDAY CAKE – Talk about putting your foot in your mouth…
DAFT PUNK CAKE – Will eating this make him feel “Stronger” ?
JESUS CAKE – He made “Jesus Walks” so he ain’t going to hell, he might as well celebrate properly.
LOUIS VUITTON CAKE – The Louis Vuitton Don can put all of his personal baggage in this cake and wish it away.
KANYE WEST HORUS CHAIN CAKE – Yeezy’s bling makes a tasty treat.
KANYE CHOCOLATE CAKE – This one looks like it has weed in it.
YEEZY’s 2 BIRTHDAY CAKE – The sneaker hasn’t even officially dropped, and people are already caking it up.
KANYE “CAKES” – This young lady not only changed her name to Kanye West, she got his name tattooed on her cakes. Would you blow out the candles on this?
Now blow out your candles and make a wish, Yeezy!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Vanilla Ice Returning To "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Reboot?
I thought you may get a quick little chuckle out of this rumor. Twenty years ago, Vanilla Ice was the original “white rapper” and made an unforgetable cameo in The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Part 2 in a scene that has become part of movie trivia history. Well, Vanilla or Ice or Rob Van Winkle, or whatever you want to call him, hinted during a recent interview with MTV, that he may be participating in the reboot for the movie.
If you were too young to remember the Ninja Turtles movie, the scene that includes Vanilla Ice birthed one of the chessiest fight anthems ever, but kids everywhere, including myself ate it up! In the scene, the turtles are battling the bad guys when their fight spills into a nightclub, where Vanilla Ice just happens to be performing. The Ice man improvises a rap song to prevent a panic by creating the impression that the fight is part of his act. And the Ninja Turtle anthem, “Go Ninja, Go Ninja Go” was created! Check out the scene with Vanilla Ice below:
The revamped Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie will reportedly start shooting in Vancouver later this year. Watch the clip of Vanilla Ice’ interview below:
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EXCLUSIVE: Rapper Yo Gotti Accused Of Stealing "28 Bars" Track
(AllHipHop News) Memphis, Tennessee rapper Yo Gotti is the subject of a lawsuit that claims he stole his popular song “28 Bars.”
Eric Dion Flemming filed the lawsuit against Yo Gotti and his manager Brandon Cottrell, in United States District Court, for the Middle District of Tennessee, Nashville Division.
According to the lawsuit, which was filed on June 6, Flemming claims that he submitted a musical composition that was provided to an artist name Starlito, who is signed to Yo Gotti’s Inevitable Entertainment.
According to Flemming, Starlito provided a copy of the track to Yo Gotti, who used it for his track “28 Bars.”
The track was offered for sale through a variety of online music retailers, including iTunes, eMusic, CdBaby, Amazon, Spotify, Rhapsody, Datpiff and others.
The track also appeared on a variety of mixtapes, including “All Things White,” “DJ Scream Presents: Cocaine Muzik 3,” “On My Own, Yo Gotti – 5 Star General” and others.
Popular video producer Jordan Tower of Jordan Tower Films is also named in the lawsuit, for producing and directing a video for “28 Bars.”
Flemming said that he e-mailed Yo Gotti about the track, and Yo Gotti did not deny the infringement.
Dion Flemming is suing for copyright infringement and seeks a trial by jury, to determine damages.
A copy of the lawsuit is listed below:
Frank Ocean Readies Possible Def Jam Debut "Channel Orange" For July 17th Release; Drops Video Teaser
(AllHipHop News) Def Jam recording artist and Odd Future member Frank Ocean has officially revealed a title and date for what many believe to be the singer’s Def Jam debut album, Channel Orange.
The singer released a video teaser on his Tumblr last night (June 7) that features what many believe to be a new song from Channel Orange and concludes with a date of July 17th.
If Channel Orange does turn out to be Ocean’s Def Jam debut, it will drop in what is becoming a crowded, but anticipated month for the label, who will also be releasing Nas’ tenth studio album Life Is Good on the same date.
Two weeks later, Rick Ross will be releasing his fifth album, God Forgives, I Don’t, on July 31st.
Despite his appearance on Odd Future’s March-released The O.F. Tape Vol. 2, Channel Orange will be the first full-length project from Frank Ocean, who is following-up last year’s critically acclaimed project, Nostalgia. ULTRA.
Frank Ocean, who was featured on two of Watch the Thrones’ tracks, is also said to have worked with Jay-Z at the tail-end of last year on the MC’s upcoming new solo album as well.
Check out the teaser below:
Channel Orange will be released on July 17th.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Rihanna And Chris Brown Exchange Dirty Looks At The Club?
After reuniting to collaborate on two tracks together and then apparently having a falling out and sub-tweeting about each other on Twitter, Chris Brown and Rihanna came face to face at Hollywood nightclub, Greystone Manor. According to several sources inside the club, the two exchanged dirty looks all night and never interacted. Brown was there with his girlfriend, and Rihanna was at the club with her girls. Check out the full recap of their unfortunate run-in according to Page Six below:
Rihanna and her ex Chris Brown — with his girlfriend Karrueche Tran — came face to face at West Hollywood club Greystone Manor on Sunday, where spies tell us they “shot dirty looks” at each other during the night. The run-in occurred after months of targeted tweets, online feuding and a few other close encounters. At the club’s weekly “urban” night, Brown and Tran partied at a table with The Game, drinking Ace of Spades Champagne. RiRi arrived shortly after with friends, and sat with comedian and actor Kevin Hart at a table near the DJ booth, overlooking the dance floor where Brown and Tran were sitting. A spy told Page Six, “Chris and Rihanna sat a few tables away from each other and shot dirty looks at each other all night. No one saw them actually interact. Rihanna was escorted to the bathroom multiple times and walked by Chris’ table each time, not even batting an eyelash.”
Awkward!