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Line Up For 6th Annual Roots Picnic Revealed

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The lineup for the 2013 Roots Picnic has been announced, and a number of diverse groups will be featured during this year’s concert.

This year’s Roots Picnic will feature performances by a number of rappers, including The Roots, Trinidad Jame$, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, Naughty by Nature, Macklemore and Joey Bada$$.

Other groups performing include The Gaslamp Killer, How to Dress Well, Gary Clark Jr., Robert Glasper, Lushlife and others.

The 6th Annual Roots Picnic is expected to take place the first weekend of June.

The past five years, the Roots Picnic has taken place at Festival Pier at Penns Landing in Philadelphia.

More details will be announced.

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Hip-Hop & R&B Grace Official Inaugural Ball

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Alicia Keys set off the Official Inaugural Ball by tweaking one of her hit song’s to mark the occasion.

She crooned, “Obama’s on fire!” to the tune of her song “Girl On Fire” before a large group of Barack Obama supporters.

And, the New York-bred songstress set the tone for an evening of celebration for the 44th president’s second inauguration.

“He’s got both feet on the ground, and he’s not backing down,” Keys continued, “[he’s] filled with catastrophe and knows he can find a way.”

Stevie Wonder, Brad Paisley, Maná, fun, John Legend and DJ D-Nice joined in the entertainment to the satisfaction of the ball attendees.

Stevie also altered certain hit records and tailored them to the occasion. He also sang his ode to Martin Luther King, Jr., “Happy Birthday.”

Later on, Obama and the First Lady were serenaded by Jennifer Hudson as they slow danced before the audience.

The pair seemed to genuinely enjoy the moment as they took in a rendition of Al Green’s “Lets Stay Together.” Towards the end of the evening, actor Jamie Foxx would sing for vice-president Joe Bidden and his wife, Jill.

D-Nice kept the party jumping with a very eclectic mixture of songs from different eras of pop, soul, Hip-Hop and R&B.

According to reports, another event is slated for Tuesday, which will feature the likes of Lady Gaga and Jay-Z.

Roughly 800,000 people descended on Washington DC to see Barack Obama sworn in as president for a second four-year term.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Some Fashion Dude Says Kanye West Had Gay Affair? HUH?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Look. This is crazy. Even though Yeezy has a penchant for the eccentric that doesn’t make him homosexual. On Twitter, anybody can say anything and it fly. Well, here is the latest. Some dude named Bryanboy goes off on Twitter and says that Kanye had a gay affair but here is the catch. This dude works on America’s Next Top Model. Does this make him more credible? No. But it does separate him from being a total slanderous bum, unless of course this is pure slander. In that case, Kanye should sue!

Here is what he said about Kanye:

There is no proof at all, not that we want that.

He kind of slick talked around it so its not full legal slander. But, I suspect a lawsuit would get him in line.



They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.

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Hip-Hop Rumors: Pusha T Disses Consequence For Dissing Kanye!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: MOBILE
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I knew this Love & Hip-Hop stuff would take a wrong turn!

Pusha-T has already declared war on The Cons for saying slick stuff about Kanye Da Boss. Basically, I exercised my right to take a break over the MLK holiday weekend and this is what happens.

Pusha got a hilarious sense of humor though.

Peep this tweet.

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Damn…these dudes used to be Grammy family…

You probably heard even though I just heard, but Cons did an interview with Power 105 and they gave him a platform talk ill of Ye and Q-Tip.



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Chief Keef Sued By 15-Year-Old Girl Over Child Support

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Chief Keef is being sued by a 15-year-old girl, who claims he impregnated her.

The teen filed a lawsuit against Chief Keef for child support, medical expenses and insurance.

According to reports, Chief Keef was 15 years old when the girl became pregnant with his daughter.

While no charges are expected to be filed against the rapper, it is illegal for two people under the age of 17 to have sex in Illinois.

When it does happen, the older person involved is usually charged with a misdemeanor for “criminal sexual abuse.”

The news comes amidst a lawsuit against Chief Keef, born Keith Cozart, for missing a show in London on December 29.

The rapper is currently serving a 60 day jail stint for violating the terms of his probation.

Cash Out Breaks Down Success of ‘Cashing Out’ and Closing 2012 BET Awards

By: Mikey T The Movie Star Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Atlanta Hip Hop Sensation Cash Out took a moment to sit down for an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, while recording his debut album “Patience.”

The Atlanta rapper has been in various Miami recording studios, working with a number of producers and artists in the game, to craft his major label debut.

“The grind coming up was staying out of trouble,” Cash Out told AllHipHop.com of his time spent honing his skills. “I knew I had to get my ish together, it was about going in. ‘Its My Time’  and ‘Cashin’ Out’ was bubbling before we got signed to Epic. We was going hard and we still is…Epic is going to do their part too.”

He also explained the sudden success of his hit single “Cashin’ Out,” which peaked at #1 on Billboard’s rap chart.

“I recorded it in December and it took off in January,” the rapper told AllHipHop.com. “It took off in my city in January and the surrounding areas. We got signed in March, we already had crazy spins and that’s what caught their eye, so we just joined hands and got behind it and it went to #1.”

Check out the first part of the exclusive interview with Cash Out here:

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Lupe Fiasco Removed From Inaugural Performance After Anti-Obama Rant

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Last night (January 20), Lupe Fiasco was removed from the stage at Sunday’s StartUp RockOn concert at the Hamilton Live in Washington, D.C., as part of the weekend’s inaugural festivities.

In an anti-Obama performance, Lupe Fiasco performed his 2011 track “Words I Never Said,” in what has been described was a 30 min rant.

Taking his stance on the United States and Israeli conflict, and stating that Glenn Back and Rush Limbaugh were racists, Lupe ripped President Obama for what he viewed as a lack of support for the Gaza strip and other issues close to his heart.

“And these the same people supposedly telling us the truth/ Limbaugh is a racist, Glenn beck is a racist, Gaza strip was getting bombed, Obama didn’t say sh–/ That’s why I ain’t vote for him, next one either/ I’m part of the problem, my problem is I’m peaceful,” Lupe rapped.

While many have speculated that Lupe was kicked off the stage for his political beliefs, in a statement released by HyperVocal, the event’s organizers say they were dissatisfied with his overall performance and that it was time for the next act.

“This was not about his opinions. Instead, after a bizarrely repetitive, jarring performance that left the crowd vocally dissatisfied, organizers decided to move on to the next act,” HyperVocal said in a statement to the press.

Lupe is well-known to be outspoken with his political beliefs, as Lupe has been quoted in the past stating that he refuses to pledge allegiance to the United States flag due to his belief that it goes against the Muslim faith.

In the past Lupe Fiasco has even gone as far as to call President Barack Obama a terrorist and refused to vote in last November’s elections.

Talib Kweli Rocks Out S.O.B.’s for MLK

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(AllHipHop News) Last night at the world famous S.O.B.’s, Brooklyn’s finest Talib Kweli delivered a powerful performance in front of a sold out crowd.

Surrounded by a live band, Kweli dedicated the concert to the lives and memories of Civil Rights revolutionaries, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Gil Scott-Heron.

Kweli was proud to carry on the tradition Scott-Heron set forth in celebrating the memory of Dr. King, by celebrating them both.

Opening acts Cory Mo. and Kris Kasanova held their own in front of packed crowd.

Setting the stage for Kweli to make his entrance. Everybody went crazy for Jay-Z’s favorite rapper. The drummer clicked his sticks four times, then Kweli stormed into new and classic hits with a technicians’ flare.

A crowd full of Hip-Hop heads sung along to every lyric, participated in hooks and kept their hands where he could see them. Clearly, the energy was of soul music… not pole music.

After an hour of reigning supreme, Kweli closed the show with his 2002 critically acclaimed hit ‘Get By’.

However, he couldn’t get by AllHipHop.com backstage for three questions.

AllHipHop.com: Talk about your history here at S.O.B.’s.

Talib Kweli: The first time I came here (S.O.B.’s), ever, was to see Gil Scott-Heron perform when I was fourteen years old. It’s a beautiful thing to continue on his tradition. The first time I performed here was Lyricist Lounge. Q-Tip was hosting. It was me and Rah Digga, as well as Young Zee.

One of my favorite works from Gil Scott-Heron is “The Spirit”. Tell us one of your favorite works.

My favorite Gil Scott-Heron piece is “Rivers of my Fathers”.

Can we expect a new album from you in 2013?

Definitely, there’s a new album on the way. Javotti Media is the label. The title is “Prisoner of Conscious”. I’m looking for to what this year holds.

Outside of Mos Def, who would you like to see Talib Kweli collaborate on an album with?

Mixtape Download: Hannibal Stax : The Honorable Hosted by DJ Premier

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze) Updated Category: MOBILE
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Hannibal Stax is back with a new mixtape “The Honorable”. In gearing up for his joint album”Seize The Day” with producer Marco Polo, Stax decided to drop the clean & dirty version of one of the mixtapes’ standout cuts produced by Marco titled “Field Ni**a”

Listen to “Field Ni**a”

Mixtape tracklist [Download]

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Daily Word: Happy MLK Day! (Live The Dream)

By: Ash Cash (@IamAshCash) Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Happy Monday and Happy MLK Day! Welcome to the day you continue to live out your dreams! Today marks a special day in which we celebrate the birth of Martin Luther King Jr. who would’ve turned 84 this year as well as the celebration of the inauguration of president Obama for his 2nd term… As Jay-Z said “Did the impossible then did it twice!” No matter what your political views are seeing President Obama do what no one would of thought in a million years was possible is a true testament to how possible your dreams are! No matter how far fetched you dream may seem to others! No matter the amount of naysayers, always believe in the power of your dreams! The only thing that can stop you is YOU! Your deep desire and commitment to achieve your goals and aspirations will give you all the power you need to overcome any obstacle! Never give up and never take no for an answer! Your dream is yours for the taken! Do the impossible and live the Dream!!

-Ash’Cash

“Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance.”
-Bruce Barton

“All our dreams can come true; if we have the courage to pursue them.”
-Walt Disney

“Hold fast to dreams. For if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”
-James Langston Hughes

“The vision that you glorify in your mind, the ideal that you enthrone in your heart – this you will build your life by, and this you will become.”
-James Allen

“Mind is all that counts. You can be whatever you make up your mind to be.”
-Robert J. Collier

“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they’ve got a second. Give your dreams all you’ve got and you’ll be amazed at the energy that comes out of you.”
-William James

“If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.”
-Henry David Thoreau

“All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible.”
-T. E. Lawrence “of Arabia”

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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

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President Obama to Use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lincoln’s Bibles for Inaugural Ceremony

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) When President Obama is ceremonially sworn into office tomorrow (January 21) in Washington D.C., he will use two bibles.

One bible is the bible that Martin Luther King Jr. owned and traveled with, and the other bible will be a bible owned by 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, which was used during his first inaugural ceremony.

Dr. King’s Bible is the same Bible used when Dr. King gave his first sermon at the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in 1950.

It is also the same traveling Bible that Dr. King actually used just before he was assassinated in 1968.

Tomorrow when he is sworn into office, Obama will face the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech 50 years ago.

“We know our father would be deeply moved to see President Obama take the oath of office using his Bible,” King’s children said in a statement provided by the inaugural committee. “His traveling Bible inspired him as he fought for freedom, justice and equality, and we hope it can be a source of strength for the president as he begins his second term.”

The theme of this year’s inauguration is “Our People, Our Future,” and it is believed that as many as 800,000 people will be on hand for the celebration that will ceremoniously swear Obama into office.

Earlier today, Obama was officially sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, in a small ceremony in the Blue room of the White House using Michelle Obama’s family Bible.

Based on the Constitution’s 20th amendment, Obama’s first term officially ended at noon Sunday and his second begins subsequently there after.

“Two figures that I admire probably more than anyone in American history are Dr. King and President Lincoln. So for me to have the opportunity to be sworn in using the Blbles of these two men that I admire so deeply on the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 50th anniversary of the ‘March on Washington’ is I think fitting because their actions and I think the movements that they represent are the only reason its possible for me to inaugurated,” Obama explained in an official inaugural video preview.

Rappers from across the industry have weighed in on the historical significance of the inaugural ceremony and its activities as well.

“Obama got inauguration weekend feeling like All Star weekend, DC is turnt up!” Talib Kweli said via Twitter.

“”No matter what you want to do in your future, you have to WORK for it, train for it & learn for it” Barack Obama #letswin!” and inspired CTE’s Tone Trump said via Twitter.

“Good Sunday Morning To One And All.Special Shout Out, All The Folks In DC To Witness President Obama Putting Hand On Bibles Of Lincoln/King,” Spike Lee said.

Watch Obama below explaining the significance of this years inauguration: