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Kreayshawn: Illseed’s Person Of 2011

By: seandrasimsCategory: Uncategorized

The list started out with 5: Herman Cain, DJ Mister Cee, Kreayshawn, Kelly Rowland, and Drake…

You know the winner…KREAYSHAWN!

Kreayshawn is here, and now her success is cemented in stone as “Illseed’s Person of the Year” for 2011. This distinct honor now places her in a special, pointless place with the luminous likes of Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, MC Hammer, George W. Bush, Will Smith, and some other great people.

If you can properly pronounce her name, Kreayshawn will evoke an intense scorn or adoration from the recipient. She’s White, yet as colorful as a rainbow in The Village. She knows no Black or White. She’s winning.

For those that lived under a rock with the grubs, Kreayshawn rose to prominence in the Oakland underground unbeknownst to most of us. When she did surface – after traveling through the viral universe – she emerged with a hit record, “Gucci Gucci.” Believe it or not, I liked the song for quite a while, whereas others will eternally hate it. All of that doesn’t matter now, because Kreayshawn is here to stay.

Why?, some of you may wonder. Well, allow me to explain what is about to happen to you (and your nerves if you hate Kreayshawn).

1) The Movement. – She has the White Girl Mob, which includes V-Nasty (more on her later). And then there is the mob behind the mob. Now that posse is a seemingly endless group of millions that retweet her, like her on instagram, watch her videos on Youtube, and re-blog her Tumblr. Yes. This is a movement. Men like, women lie, social media doesn’t.

2) The Media. – In 2011, Kreayshawn was nominated for a VMA in the “best new artist” category. We all know this honor shoulda, coulda and woulda been nominated to any number of others in entertainment. But lets face it, Kreayshawn – in 2011 – became a force that had yet to be fully realized. Nobody was going to chance her becoming the next great White hype and be left out in the cold. MTV made a bold move, most likely in an effort to stay in good. Or, perhaps they had an agenda for this young girl. Either way, everybody covered KreayKreay. Even AllHipHop.

3) The Hate. The Beef. – At the very end of the year, Kreayshawn’s magnificent year ended off as most soon-to-be-smashing-successes do. The real hate came in. Sure, she had more than her fill of hate from the names, anonymous faces on social media, but Lil B solidified it. Apparently, after they worked together on videos, he snubbed her in her face –dissing her. But, this is the course that most future beasts take to the top. Somebody has to get upset.

See, Kreayshawn is a part of the new music and entertainment game. You have to have all the bases covered twice. She does videos, she’s got fashion SWAG (yes, “swag” isn’t dead yet), she’s got charisma, and remains and all around interesting human being.

Do I love her? Do I hate her? It doesn’t matter. All of this matters not, when hate translates in to success as much as love does, you have arrived. Think about the uproar over her homegirl V-Nasty’s use of the N-Word. Kreayshawn denounced it, but didn’t denounce V-Nasty. V kept saying it and people kept hating/loving it, and she went on and did an album with Gucci Mane with no problem. See? It doesn’t much matter about your or my love or hate. As much as there was an uproar over just about everything she did, Kreayshawn emerged as one of the top trending topics of the year.

So, here we come to the conclusion:

Kreayshawn hit the bullseye with “Gucci Gucci,” but the fact is, there hasn’t been much more traction in the music department. If there has, it hasn’t reached anything or anybody that’s reaching me. But, does that really matter? Does it matter that Kreayshawn doesn’t have bars? If she did, she may give Nicki Minaj a run for her tutu. If she even had the skill level of say a Iggy Azalea, she might get the powers-that-pull-strings to give her the crown next to Eminem.

Blasphemy?

Maybe, but stranger things happened in 2011. And you know that.

So, at this time, I toast to Kreayshawn.

Continued hate/love/beef/music/fashion and whatever else gets you to whatever you are about to do. Whatever that is at this point.

Lil Flip Releasing New Album Via Arkansas Label

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

(AllHipHop.com News) A new album titled Ahead Of My Time 1.5 by Houston rapper Lil Flip will be in stores this spring.

Ahead Of My Time 1.5 will released by Twenty Two Recordings, LLC a new label headed up by Arthur “AJ” Burton III, of Hope, Arkansas.

“I’m extremely honored to have the opportunity to work with Lil Flip,” Burton told AllHipHop.com. “He’s incredibly talented and I definitely feel that we both were in the right place at the right time to make this happen. I look forward to many great things to come with this.”

In addition to Lil Flip, Twenty Two Recordings is preparing to release records by Lil Zane and other upcoming artists.

The first single from Ahead Of My Time 1.5 is titled “Lucky Charm,” and the record is being service nationwide now.

Frank Ocean To Release Def Jam Debut This Spring

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) In an interview with BBC News that was released earlier today (January 5), Frank Ocean revealed that since his relations with Def Jam Records have been repaired, both parties are ready to release his highly-anticipated second album this spring.

Despite past frustrations with the label, Ocean simply stated, “we’re cool,” and that “there is a new album coming. I’m super proud of it.”

When asked if he wished he handled the release of his first album, Nostalgia.Ultra, differently with proper marking and promotion behind him, he said “no.” He then followed up his answer about the album and charts not mattering with: “I make pop culture.”

The interview was conducted due to Ocean’s claiming of the #2 spot on the BBC’s Sound of 2012 list. Other topics discussed included the initial signing of his Def Jam deal, and the loss of his New Orleans studio back in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina. The entire interview can be found here.

Last week, Ocean released a new song via his Tumblr called “4 Tears,” which you can check out below:

Rick Ross Reveals Tracklist For “Rich Forever”; New Mixtape Drops Tomorrow

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: News

(AllHipHop News) With the impeding release of Rick Ross’ new mixtape, Rich Forever, less than 24 hours away, the Maybach Music Group founder has released the official tracklist for the project.

Rich Forever, which contains a total of 19 tracks, features appearances by Diddy, Drake, Nas, French Montana, 2 Chainz, Future, Pharrell, and MMG members Wale, Meek Mill and Stalley.

Production on the mixtape was handled by a number of top-tier producers like J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Boi-1da, Lex Luger, The Incredibles and many more.

Rick Ross’ Rich Forever drops tomorrow (January 6) at 3:05 PM EST.

Check out the full tracklist below:

1. Holy Ghost ft. Diddy
2. High Definition (Produced By Saint Denson)
3. MMG Untouchable (Produced By Arthur McArthur & Boi-1da)
4. Yela Diamonds (Produced By Beat Billionaire)
5. F### ‘Em ft. 2 Chainz & Wale (Produced By Academy Productionz)
6. London Skit
7. Rich Forever ft. John Legend (Produced By DVLP)
8. Triple Beam Dreams ft. Nas (Produced By J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League)
9. Mine Games ft. Kelly Rowland (Produced By Arthur McArthur)
10. New Bugatti ft. Diddy (Produced By D. Rich)
11. Keys To The Club ft. Styles P (Produced By The Inkredibles)
12. Last Breath ft. Meek Mill & Birdman (Produced By D. Rich)
13. I Swear To God (Produced By Beat Billionaire)
14. Off The Boat ft. French Montana (Produced By Lex Luger)
15. King of Diamonds (Produced By Mike Will)
16. Ring Ring ft. Future (Produced By DJ Spinz)
17. MMG The World Is Ours ft. Pharrell, Meek Mill & Stalley (Produced By Boi-1da)
18. Party Heart ft. Stalley & 2 Chainz (Produced By Chuck Inglish)
19. Stay Schemin’ ft. Drake & French Montana (Produced By The Beat Bully)

Hip-Hop Rumors: Quickies Edition With Danny Brown, Kanye West, The Outlawz, Tech N9ne And More!

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Rumors

Mr. MFN eXquire Is The “New Biggie For New York”?

Yup, according to Detroit rapper and Fool’s Gold artist Danny Brown, who was making some noise last week for calling Mac Miller “the worst guy around.” In a recent interview with XXL Brown said, ““[He’s a] Big Brooklyn n*FFA with bars. The verse from [his track] ‘The Song That Never Ends’ is the best verse of the year. Real recognize real. He’s the new Biggie for New York. I see it.”

SOUND OFF!

Twista and Tech N9ne Project Is A No Go!

Tech N9ne Twista Mixtape

That Twista and Tech N9ne project, Midwest Fury, that was supposed to be dropping sometime this year has officially been deaded. It was all a rumor, which is a shame ’cause that project would have been CRAZY!

Kanye West, Creative Director of The Jetsons Movie!?

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We’ve all seen or heard about Kanye’s Twitter announcement/essay/rant/whatever you call it from last night. Well, something that may have slipped through the cracks based on everything else Yeezy was announcing was this intriguing yet ridiculous sounding “reveal”:

I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the Jetson movie, and someone on the call yelled out…you should do a Jetsons tour! … This just happened a few hours ago. I was very insulted of course because for anyone that’s seen the Watch the Throne Tour… Or Coachella or Glow in the Dark or Runaway.. you know I have real ideas…

The only concrete thing to be taken away from that is that there’s a Jetsons movie being made at some time in the near future, and Yeezy may be connected to it. Until then…

Tha Outlawz and Lil Cease “Bury the Hatchet”:

Shouts to Kay Slay!

ALLHIPHOP.COM EXCLUSIVE RUMOR: Kanye and Kim Kardashian Going Public with Their Relationship?!

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Do I have an exclusive rumor for you! Our sources tell us that Kim Kardashian was frantically trying to get in contact with Kanye West yesterday after Amber Rose spilled the beans to Star Magazine about Kim’s homewrecking ways. After calling everyone and their mama looking for Yeezy, who was out of the country in London, Kim finally got a hold of him and begged him to say that Amber Rose was lying. You see, after her sham wedding, being called a homewrecker is the last thing this celebrity guzzler needs….after all, she IS in the process of rehabilitating her image.

Everyone knows Kanye adores Amber and we’re told he would have none of that talk. Instead, he shocked Kim right out of her Christian Louboutin’s by suggesting that they GO PUBLIC with their romance. After hearing this, and probably seeing dollar signs, Kim told Kanye she would call him back. She’s probably meeting with E! executives right now about a “Kim and Kanye Take New York” show.

We’ll keep you posted on any updates we receive!

In related news, RUMOR CONFIRMED! — Amber Rose admitted to dry snitching to Star Magazine about Kim Kardashian’s “homewrecking ways” (I wonder how much bank Amber was paid for this juicy tidbit). Peep the magazine cover above, with “Kim Cheated with Kanye” in the top left hand corner. Here’s what Amber posted on her blog about it:

I know there has been a lot of rumors circulating the internet today. After being asked the same questions over and over in every interview for so long i had to be honest and get this off my chest … I don’t lie, i don’t embellish I’m not trying to hurt anyone just setting the record straight. #FAME is a Crazy thing But I’m so thankful I have a AMAZING husband that Loves and supports me to the fullest he’s my Angel and soulmate. Thank u Rosebuds and Rosestuds for understanding me Muva loves y’all so much

Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I. Shoots Down Young Jeezy Joint Album??!

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

The answer to that question is….maybe? Although both T.I. and Jeezy have confirmed interest in recording a collaborative album together, nothing solid has been confirmed. The two have been flirting with the idea, but right now T.I. has made it clear that he needs to focus on recording his new project, telling Los Angeles Leakers:

“Jeezy and I, we have discussed doing a collaborative album. Right now, we’re both focused on putting Atlanta back on top where we once knew it to be,” T.I. explained. “In my absence, I’ve seen the city take a backseat, if you will, to other areas and other regions. I’m not trying to sleight nobody’s efforts or nobody’s contributions to the game, but I know what my city represents and I know what my city’s capable of. And if I feel like we’re not living up to our full potential, I’m going to gather all the cats who I know who supposed to ride for the town like I ride and we gon’ get it back right. So that’s what we focused on right now. After we do that, then we can focus on anything else. But first is first.”

Back in October, Jeezy told Billboard magazine:

“Me and Tip actually were together and we [talked] about it,” he said. “We’ve just hit the ground running and been doing so many records that I don’t think it’s impossible. And we’ve known each other [long] enough to put something like that together, and I definitely think that the city would need it, because it would be a good look. And it would be an amazing album release party, by the way.”

T.I. needs to make the time to collaborate on an album with Jeezy. We need that in our lives!

RZA Goes Pot-Free, Expands Into Film Directing, Retail Headphones & More

By: seandrasimsCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Wu-Tang producer/rapper and actor, RZA, recently appeared on E‘s “Chelsea Lately” show to talk about his many entrepreneurial and creative ventures, including making his debut as a film director this year.

In the opening seconds of the interview, however, show host Chelsea Handler plugged RZA’s line of headphones – called “Chambers” – and also prodded him about smoking weed.

“I presume you smoke a lot of weed, and that’s just because you’re Black and a musician,” Handler joked.

“Making music and weed went together for me – many years, I’ve been in the studio making hits, and weed was always there. But I’ve transferred myself…,” RZA offered as a surprising reply, saying he’s been working to stay “Superman-focused” as a director.

The producer of some of Wu-Tang biggest hits is set to make his directorial debut in October with the film, The Man With The Iron Fists, which is set in “feudal China” and is said to star ’70s Blaxploitation vixen, Pam Grier, along with silver screen vets, Lucy Liu and Russell Crowe.

In the meantime, RZA is promoting his “RZA’s World App,” which offers advice to users, while priming for his role in the cable series “Californication” as a rapper turned film hopeful.

Watch a clip from RZA’s “Chelsea Lately” interview below: