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Hip-Hop Rumors: Wiz Khalifa’s Next Album Title Inspired By Prodigy Of Mobb Deep!!
Following in the footsteps of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, the self-proclaimed H.N.I.C., Wiz Khalifa is dubbing himself the O.N.I.F.C., which is also the title of his next album. What does O.N.I.F.C. mean? “Only N*gga In First Class.”
In Wiz’s recent interview with Sway from MTV, he revealed that the album’s title was inspired by the Mobb Deep rapper’s first solo album, 2001’s H.N.I.C. (Head N*gga In Charge). Wiz stated that the album’s title comes from several incidents he was involved in with plane personnel while flying first class during his the enormously successful 2011 that he had.
“I’m just going to tell you it’s the Only N*gga In First Class. It’s inspired by Prodigy’s H.N.I.C. When he dropped that, I felt like that sounded so strong and it really meant something and it had the n-word in it. I wanted to figure out something [along those lines] that was me, too…I said it on one of my songs, like, ’Ain’t it funny when time pass?/Only n#### in first class,’ and I was just talking about me being a young, rich dude and being black.”
While speaking on his “flying incidents” Wiz said, “It looks crazy when I walk up to them and I show them a ticket, or I’m going to priority seating and they’re like, ’You sure?’ It’s kind of like that feeling – it’s a good feeling, but it’s like it’s a bad feeling, like ’Damn, why y’all even feel like that about me?’ When I look around and I see people in first class and they’re getting they’re dinners a little quicker than mine or they’re looking at me or I don’t get the pillow or extra treatment – or I get more because they know that I’m supposed to be there, so it’s like the positives and the negatives.”
Rumor has it that with this new-found “revelation,” Prodigy is looking to get Wiz on his next album, the appropriately titled H.N.I.C. 3, which is set to drop later this year.
Daily Word: Have Some Courage!!!
Great Morning, My Great People!!
Welcome to the best week of your life!! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to having some courage!! Effective immediately, I need you to start being more courageous! Effective immediately, I need you to stop allowing fear to stop you from doing what you ought to be doing! The life you want to live is yours if you only make bravery part of your daily routine!
I am not advising that you stop being afraid because fear is not what is holding you back…. it is allowing fear to paralyze you that is the problem. Having courage is about turning your dreams into reality no matter what! Knowing that nothing can stop you, and you have nothing to lose!
Starting today and until forever, make sure you are conquering at least one fear each day! If it scares you to death but you know that’s what you should be doing…..then do it!! Your best life lives on the other side of fear!! Be brave and take what’s yours!!
-Ash’Cash
“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one minute to the next.” -Mignon McLaughlin
“Courage is never to let your actions be influenced by your fears.” -Arthur Koestler
“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear – not absence of fear.” -Mark Twain
“Courage is simply the willingness to be afraid and act anyway.” -Dr. Robert Anthony
“Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.” -Earl Wilson
“Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing.” -Unknown
“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” -Paulo Coelho
“Promise me you’ll always remember: You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” -Christopher Robin to Pooh
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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.
MC Lyte, African-American Celebs Support National Black HIV/AIDS Day
(AllHipHop News) Rap legend MC Lyte is one of 60 African-American stars who are banding together to bring awareness to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the black community.
MC Lyte joins actors and actresses like Nia Long, Affion Crockett, Samuel L. Jackson, Naturi Naughton, Jill Marie Jones and Tatyana Ali have teamed with organization Greater Than AIDS,
The celebs will use their star power to help shed light on the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which is impacting Black Americans in record numbers.
New data released shows that Black Americans account for half of the approximately 1.1 million people living with HIV/AIDS in United States.
To compound the problem, blacks represent 44 percent of new infections, although they make up just 12 percent of the population.
MC Lyte and the celebrities partnered with Greater Than AIDS and The Black AIDS Institute, to release a special PSA to mark National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which is today (February 7).
“This is an unprecedented response from the Black Hollywood community to an issue that has touched so many of our lives,” said Phill Wilson, President and CEO, Black AIDS Institute.
Each celebrity in the campaign are all members of the Black AIDS Institute’s Black Hollywood Task Force on AIDS.
They works to engage the Hollywood community in an effort to fight HIV/AIDS.
“The artists and executives who have joined us in this campaign realize that no matter the celebrity, they are also members of the Black community, and they are trying to do their part,” Phill Wilson said.
AllHipHop.com’s Living Monuments: Renaissance Man Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
February is Black History Month! And, in honor of those who have paved the way and pioneered in Hip-Hop culture and beyond, AllHipHop.com pays tribute all month with its “Living Monuments” series. Read on for some interesting tidbits about the life and times of Mr. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
With 38, 387 points, six NBA Championship titles, six Most Valuable Player awards, and 19 All-Star appearances, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has reached a status of greatness that only a few out of millions of athletes have attained in the world of sports. However, that greatness doesn’t stop in the sports arena for Abdul-Jabbar, as he’s made it a priority to educate today’s generation of kids about the importance of Black History in America.
With the recent release of his film, On The Shoulders of Giants, the basketball legend takes us through the journey of The Harlem Renaissance and the basketball team associated with it – one that time has seemingly forgotten. It’s definitely a must-see for basketball fans and those interested in learning about a pivitol piece of its history. The documentary, which makes its cable network premiere on Showtime on February 9 at 8:30p.m., also includes priceless commentary from sports legends, entertainers, and educators.
In addition to the film, Abdul-Jabbar has also released a new children’s book called What Color is my World? The Lost History of African-American Inventors, which tells the story of a young boy named Herbie and his sister Ella as they learn about all of the great Black inventors that have been left out of traditional history books. AllHipHop.com sat down with the NBA’s all-time scoring leader and newly appointed U.S. Global Cultural Ambassador before his book signing in Los Angeles to talk about the film, Black history, and the imperative behind his new book:
AllHipHop.com: Although it was recently released on DVD, your On The Shoulders of Giants documentary is going to make its cable premiere on Showtime this week. Please tell the audience about this great film.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I always wanted to do something about the Harlem Renaissance and the Harlem Rens basketball team that kind of slipped by the attention of everybody, because they were before the NBA. People are really unaware of how good they were and what they meant to the game. This documentary is an opportunity for me to talk about all of those things. Harlem is where I was born, and I’m very proud of my community.
AllHipHop.com: The musical style of that era was Jazz, and you incorporate a lot of that in to this movie.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: The Harlem Rens played at the Harlem Renaissance Casino, and that was also a dancehall. All of the great Jazz players played there like Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, and Fletcher Henderson. After the games, they would have a dance because they were played on the same floor. You would see a game and then have Cab Calloway play until like 2 or 3 in the morning.
I heard the stories from my father. He was aware of the Rens and what they did as a great basketball team, and he also went to the Renaissance Casino at certain times to dance. The Renaissance and The Savoy were the two great dancehalls in Harlem.
AllHipHop.com: You also have a new children’s book out called What Color is my World? What inspired you to make this?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Basically, it’s a situation with kids and their history books only dealing with Black Americans in regards to the issues of slavery and civil rights. By doing this book, I was able to point out another field that Black Americans have been very capable of and their contributions to the American way of life – that very few people know a little about.
AllHipHop.com: The book talks about African Americans who came up with inventions such as open-heart surgery and blood banks. It would be nice if these things were taught on a normal basis instead of just Black History Month.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: It should be taught on a regular basis because it’s American History. The fact that these inventions were initiated by Black Americans caused it be suppressed or ignored, because it wasn’t done by the mainstream culture. These achievements happened in America, and they were initiated by Americans. They just happened to be of African descent and not European descent. Because of this, we now have a division in teaching historical accomplishments instead of a continual one – and it doesn’t make much sense.
AllHipHop.com: You hold the All-Time NBA Scoring record. Do you think it will ever be broken?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I don’t know. We’ll have to wait and see, but I guess that’s why they keep records [laughter].
AllHipHop.com: Any thoughts on the Lakers this year?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: No. I’m not the coach, so I really don’t feel comfortable speaking on that.
AllHipHop.com: I understand. How about Hip-Hop music? Do you have any thoughts on it?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: I don’t really listen to Hip-Hop music – because there’s not much music to it [laughter]. I know that its foundation is in other genres like Jazz. Chuck D is a real musical historian and an expert on this subject. He did some music for the documentary along with will.i.am. My whole thing in doing the documentary, I was trying to find a way to connect the present generation with the generation of The Rens because all of those things are related. Swing, Jazz, Big Opera – those genres are fathers and grandfathers of what you now call Hip-Hop.
AllHipHop.com: What is your message to this current generation?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: My whole message is that knowledge is power. I think when young people understand what went on before them – and the values that helped those things come in to existence – that they will figure out what they want to do in order to build on them.
Singer Jazmine Sullivan Tweets Her Return to Music
Grammy-nominated Jazmine Sullivan announced over the weekend that she’s returning to the studio for a brand new album.
Sullivan took to her Twitter on Saturday to reveal, “Btw… I’M WORKING ON MY NEW ALBUM!!!”
Last year, the soulful, raspy-voiced singer announced, via Twitter, that she was “taking a break from music.” This was weeks after being nominated for a Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for “Holding You Down (Goin’ In Circles).”
In case you forgot how dope she is, check out the video for her last big hit, featuring the legendary DJ Pete Rock and an all-star cast on a “House Party”-inspired set:
Kevin Cossom’s “Excuses” Helps Cement His Solo Artistry
After making huge moves in the writing world, Grammy-nominated songwriter/ producer Kevin Cossom is now venturing out on his own to make his mark as a solo recording artist, with a brand new single and video entitled “Excuses”.
He may not yet be a household name, but you definitely know his work. His biggest hit to date has been Keri Hilson’s “Knock You Down” featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo, but you’ll also hear his talents on records featuring Chris Brown, Pusha T, Rick Ross, and Akon, to name a few.
Even with number-one records, and working with many of the industry’s A-list, Cossom’s remained humbled saying, “There’s nothing guaranteed in this game… I try to be happy with it, pat myself on the back, but move on as fast as possible because there’s so many other things that I want to do.”
Kevin just released “Excuses”, one of several tracks from his highly anticipated pre-album extended EP. To learn more about Cossom, check out his in-depth video EPK below, where he describes what it was like working with Keri Hilson, Rick Ross, Pusha T, and several others!
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Jill Scott Assists Pharoahe Monch In “Still Standing” Video; Nominated For NAACP Image Award
(AllHipHop News) Grammy-winning singer Jill Scott has joined up with rapper Pharoahe Monch in the new video for his single “Still Standing” off last year’s Duck Down release, W.A.R. (We Are Renegades).
The Terence Nance-directed clip, which depicts a young Monch getting injured and regaining his strength and power, premiered exclusively on the music page of Red Bull’s website yesterday (February 6).
Scott, who is featured on both the song and in the video, continues to add collaborations with rappers to her resume, after previously working with artists like Lupe Fiasco, Eve, Young Jeezy, and Paul Wall, who she most recently collaborated with on her single “So Gone” off of her 2011 album, The Light of the Sun.
She also leads nominations alongside Beyonce for the 43rd NAACP Image Awards which takes place Sunday, February 17 and airs at 8 PM EST on NBC. Scott, who will also be performing at the awards show, is nominated for the following four awards:”Outstanding Female Artist,” “Outstanding Music Video,” “Outstanding Song,” and “Outstanding Album.”
EXCLUSIVE: Rap Legend Erick Sermon: The Solitary Savior of Hip-Hop?
Erick Sermon, one half of the iconic rap group EPMD, has been called a Hip-Hop pioneer by many. His hits – like “You Got To Chill”, “Strictly Business”, and “Crossover” – showcased some of the genre’s earliest commercial success and quality music videos. With partner Parrish Smith, he helped to cement New York as the mecca of rap in the late 1980s, subsequently spawning a number of other unforgettable artists such as Keith Murray and Redman.
When his own career began to slow, and to the dismay of fans, he and Smith disbanded EPMD, Sermon found a long, success-filled career producing music for countless R&B and rap acts. He was one of the early MCs to extend his brand beyond the booth – a wise move at a time when label deals were shaky and corporate America was still being sold on the commercial viability of rap.
Sermon never stopped rapping and performing, however, dodging personal woes to release critical achievements like the Marvin Gaye-inspired “Just Like Music” in 2001 off the J Records release, Music. Still, the audience was slow to shower him with the praise he might have otherwise received if Smith was by his side.
For all his years in the game and his ability to stay alive – literally – Erick Sermon feels like saying, “I’m already me.” Being him, he says, makes him uniquely qualified to speak on the major problems he sees these days within the rap movement he helped to cultivate. After all, people like a young Rick Ross, who at the time was known as the Teflon Don, have come to the “E-Double” for guidance as budding artists over the years. And the “Green-Eyed Bandit’”s got new music, too, in the form of a new mixtape set to drop in just a few weeks.
AllHipHop.com listened in as Erick Sermon broke down his new mission to educate the New School in part 2 of our exclusive interview:
Erick Sermon’s not finished yet! Check back for the rest of his interview this week, and read up on the previous story about his recovery from a life-changing heart attack!
R&B’s Miguel Leaks “Adorn” Single, Video from Forthcoming EP
Mr. “Sure Thing,” also known as R&B crooner Miguel, has returned with a leak from his forthcoming three-song EP, Art Dealer Chic, Vol. 1.
On the meaning behind the visual, Miguel says: “The visual for “Adorn” is the projection of a dream I recently had. I wanted to use simple creative elements in a symbolic way to communicate the intense desire to understand its meaning.”
Art Dealer Chic, Vol. 1 is slated for a February 27 release. Watch the video below:
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AllHipHop.com Previews Footage From “The Amazing Spider-Man” In New York City
Earlier today, (February 6), Sony Pictures held a worldwide event in select cities that allowed fans and movie-goers an exclusive preview of the new trailer and footage from the director Marc Webb’s upcoming film,The Amazing Spider-Man.
The event was the perfect opportunity for the film’s creators and Sony Pictures to build anticipation and gauge reactions to the footage from the very people who would be paying to see the film when it hits theaters later this year.
The preview event, dubbed “The Untold Story,” began with the The Amazing Spider-Man’s new theatrical trailer, which debuts via an online premiere tonight. The trailer looks great and showcases a large amount of the film’s action as well as the the transformations that both Peter Parker and the film’s villain, Dr. Curt Conners, experience throughout the film.
The highly anticipated sizzle reel was next. A description of some of the scenes that the audience was shown is below:
- Peter Parker gets bullied in school, gets some revenge, and has to be picked up by his Uncle Ben who’s played by Martin Sheen. We then get to see him and Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy share some awkward dialogue as he asks her out.
- We then meet the film’s villain, Dr. Curt Conners, played by Rhys Iffans, in a lab working on experiments to get his arm back. Parker than finds a room at the lab filled with elaborate webs and glowing spiders. Of course, he gets bitten.
- He then begins to test his powers, after waking up one morning, smashing his alarm clock, and finding himself to be super-strong. This leads to a montage of him accidentally breaking stuff and swinging throughout the city.
- We get to see brief shots of Parker building his web-shooters, just like in the comics, and then testing them very humorously on a car thief.
- Next, there was a great scene where Spider-Man is caught by the police, gets unmasked, and proceeds to beat down a large group of officers in a very spider-like way. They never actually get to see his face.
- Several clips of the Lizard ripping at innocent people, Spidey, and nearby cars and attempting to flip them over is shown. Throughout the reel, it’s hard to get a real good look at the Lizard’s face, although you can make out his large, green, scaly body multiple times.
- A battle on the Manhattan Bridge follows and Spidey fights back while managing to save all of the cars the Lizard threw off the bridge.
- One of the last scenes has Parker dressed as Spider-Man outrunning a collapsing building in what looks to be one the central set pieces for the film.
Overall, the footage looked amazing, and it appears that a lot of the backlash from some fans for rebooting this franchise so soon will be silenced once the film is released on July 3.
Sony Pictures will be debuting the new action-packed theatrical trailer at midnight online. In the meantime, check out the previously released trailer below:
First Ever Authorized Documentary On Bob Marley To Premiere This Month
(AllHipHop News) The family of Bob Marley has announced the first ever authorized documentary on the singer will be in theaters this April.
Magnolia Pictures has teamed with VH1 to obtain the United States rights to Academy award-winning director Kevin McDonald’s documentary “Marley.”
“Marley” is being executive produced by Island Records’ founder Chris Blackwell, as well as Bob Marley’s son Ziggy Marley.
The documentary will make its world premiere at the 62nd Berlin International Film Festival in February, and will premiere in North America, at SXSW this March.
“This documentary is the ultimate revelation of my father’s life,” Executive Producer Ziggy Marley told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (February 6), on what would have been his father’s 67th birthday.
“The family is proud to be able to have the world finally experience this emotional journey,” Ziggy Marley said.
“Marley” is the first official autobiography to tell the definitive life of Bob Marley, who was a musician, political activist and father.
The documentary is comprised of rare footage, archival photos and interviews with family, friends and bandmates.
Marley, who was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, is a best selling artist around the world.
His compilation album Legend has sold over 10 million copies around the world by itself, while his Facebook page has over 35 million fans.
Bob Marley was born Robert Nesta Marley on February 6, 1945.
He’s the son of white quartermaster Captain Norval Marley of the British West Indian Regiment and an eighteen-year old black Jamaican woman, Cedella Malcolm.
He died on May 11, 1981, at the age of 36, from melanoma cancer.
“Marley” is slated to open in theaters and all VOD and digital platforms on Friday, April 20th.
“Bob Marley is a fascinating, towering figure in musical history, and ‘Marley’ is the biography that he deserves,” said Magnolia President Eamonn Bowles. “Kevin Macdonald has once again shown himself to be a master documentarian with this eye-opening, entertaining, beautifully crafted film.”
VH1 has licensed the documentary through their Emmy-Award winning VH1 Rock Doc franchise.
Cash Money Preps New Book “Get It Girls”; Signs “Basketball Wife”
(AllHipHop News) Cash Money is preparing to release the new installment of the Harlem Girl Lost series by author Treasure Blue.
“Get It Girls,” is the latest release from Cash Money Content, the book company that Cash Money CEOs Bryan “Baby” Williams and his brother Ronald “Slim” Williams launched in November of 2010.
“Get It Girls” is the latest installment of the Harlem Girl Lost series, which was formerly self published.
Harlem Girl Lost sold over 100,000 copies before Treasure Blue was signed to Cash Money Content.
“Get It Girls” will land in stores tomorrow (February 9).
In related news, Cash Money Content is preparing a high-profile release in June.
The company will release the book “Inner Circle,” which is the first novel from a new series titled “The Wives Association” by Evelyn Lozado.
Lozado is a star in the #1 VH1 reality series “Basketball Wives.”
Cash Money Content’s books are being distribute by Atria Books, a division of Simon & Schuster.
The brothers also have the rights to a number of books from Iceberg Slim’s legendary collection of urban literature.
Royce Da 5’9 Launches Tour of Canada
(AllHipHop News) Detroit rap star Royce Da 5’9 has announced that he will tour Canada starting next week, in support of his new solo album Success Is Certain.
The rapper will run through 14 cities on the new tour, with major markets like Winnipeg, Vancouver and Windsor included on the tour.
“I really enjoy touring in Canada because the people are so live. They have so much energy and show so much love up there,” Royce Da 5’9 said in a statement. “I can’t wait to reconnect with friends there.“
Royce will perform tracks from his solo album Success is Certain and Hell: The Sequel, his release as Bad Meets Evil with Eminem.
The news comes as Royce prepares to release Welcome To: Our House, his group effort with Hip-Hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, which includes Joell Ortiz, Crooked I and Joe Budden that’s due in stores on May 15th.
Check out the dates below:
THU, FEB 09 Sydney, NS @Joan Harris Pavilion
SAT, FEB 11 Peterborough, On @ Club 172
SUN, FEB 12 Oshawa, ON @ Status Nightclub
WED, FEB 15 Winnipeg, MB @ Marquee Room
THU, FEB 16 Saskatoon, SK @ Odeon Events Centre
SUN, FEB 19 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room
MON, FEB 20 Jasper, AB @ The Horseshoe Club
WED, FEB 22 Vancouver, BC @ Red Room
THU, FEB 23 Whistler, BC @ Garfinkles
FRI, FEB 24 Nanimo, BC @ The Queens
SAT, FEB 25 Victoria, BC @ Temple Bar
FRI, MAR 02 Windsor, ON @ Boom Boom Room
SAT, MAR 03 Bellville, ON @ Little Texas Nightclub
SUN, MAR 04 Waterloo, ON @ Cameo Nightclub
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English Rapper M.I.A. Flips the Bird During Super Bowl Performance; NBC and NFL Issue Apology
(AllHipHop News) Last night (February 6th), U.K. female rapper M.I.A. gave the crowd the middle finger during the Super Bowl Halftime show which has prompted an apology from NBC and the NFL.
The Super Bowl is becoming known for its racy halftime shows.
It was only a few years back that Janet Jackson’s “Nipplegate” with Justin Timberlake caused an outcry around the world.
During last night’s performance though, M.I.A. flipped off the crowd and mouthed the words “I don’t give a f**k.”
While both the NFL and NBC are pointing fingers at each other for not censoring the middle finger fast enough, the NFL placed the blame on NBC.
“There was a failure in NBC’s delay system,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said in a statement. “The gesture in the performance was completely inappropriate, very disappointing, and we apologize to our fans.”
CBS was fined $550,000 by the FCC for the Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson incident.
Last fall, a federal appeals court ruled against the FCC despite an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case.
The three-judge panel reviewed three decades of FCC rulings and concluded the agency was changing its policy, without warning, by fining CBS for fleeting nudity.