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Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I. Is Acting Again – Guess Which Beautiful Hollywood Actress Is His Co-Star?

Grand Hustle’s T.I. is back in front of the camera and has landed a role on Starz hit series, “Boss”.  T.I. will be a series regular and will be starring along side the show’s star, Kelsey Grammer, and the beautiful Sanaa Lathan. Sanaa instagram’ed some photos of her and T.I. on the set. Check them out below:

We hear that season two has already been shot in Chicago and T.I. was amazing on set. “Boss” will premier on Friday, August 17 on Starz.

T.I. has been mighty lucky when it comes to beautiful leading ladies. Between Lauren London and Sanaa Lathan, who do you think is the hottest leading lady?

VIDEO: A$AP Rocky and Danny Brown Interview Each Other On Sex, Drugs and Rap Music

Welp. This certainly isn’t Montel Williams meets Maury Povich! When it comes to interview mash-ups, it can’t get much more entertaining and zany than pairing up Harlem’s A$AP Rocky with Detroit’s Danny Brown.

AllHipHop.com just caught up with Danny Brown at last week’s Roots Picnic. He’s quite the character. As for A$AP Rocky? You already know about the wild times that ensue when he’s around.

Watch the video below as the two discuss women, sex, drugs, social media, and more!

Rich Boy Returns; Says New Music Is "Real Natural"

(AllHipHop News) Mobile, Alabama-based rapper Rich Boy is poised to make a return to the rap game thanks to a new deal with eOne.

Rich boy is the latest artist to join the eOne roster and is planning a new studio album.

“My upcoming album is a real natural. No records were forced, and I was just recording and having fun, just catching the moment.,” Rich Boy told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (June 12).

In the meantime, Rich Boy is dropping a mixed tape on June 21 titled “First Days of Summer.”

Rich Boy, best known for his platinum selling single “Throw Some D’s,” is currently in the studio working on his new album for eOne.

“We are proud and excited to officially be a part of the eOne family. Rich Boy is a talented and creative visionary who despite his surroundings in Mobile AL, was able rise above the negativity to have a Platinum hit record,” added Rich Boy’s manager Delaney McGill. “With continual drive determination and management direction Rich boy’s new music will be consistent with what all his fans have been waiting for.”

Rich Boy’s untitled studio album for eOne is due in stores in 2012.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Rick Ross Steal Waka Flocka Flame's Style? Waka Thinks So!

Bricksquad’s Waka Flocka Flame has taken a few shots at Rick Ross in a cover-story for Complex. In the article, Waka accuses Ricky Rozay of stealing his style and making a career out of it. Check out what he said below:

“This n*gga out here making 30 f*cking songs with your sound. He watering it down, just putting words together that sounded good. Sh*t would be harder if it was the truth.

“That sh*t made me tight. “N*ggas built labels off our sound—like, literally. You know how many n*ggas sound like Lex Luger and Southside? I go in n*ggas’ studios, all their beats sound like my producers. I be like, What the f*ck?” But above all he tries to maintain perspective: “You can’t be mad at something you can’t control.”

Waka also takes credit for creating the term “H.A.M.” and implies that the Watch The Throne single “H.A.M.”, which was produced by Lex Luger, was very similar to his signature sound. Check out what he said below:

“What are y’all gonna say now? Jay-Z stupid as h*ll? My sound is wack? You gonna say that? They love the sound. They can’t run away from it. That sh*t re-sparked n*ggas’ careers.

“My sound put life into a lot of people’s careers. I feel like my sound changed hip-hop. Period. It’s crazy when I came out with it everybody laughed at it, but the next year everybody’s doing it. They getting credit for the sh*t you started. You be like, Damn, how is this n*gga a genius for doing something I started?”

I guess “BMF” does sound a little like it could be a Waka song, but it was produced by Lex Luger. If anything that’s Lex Luger’s sound, and he is free to give it to whomever he wants. Right?

"Fail" Web Series Releasing First Official Mixtape In July; O'Hene Savant's "Superficial Girl" Tapped For First Single

(AllHipHop News) With the AllHipHop.com presented web-series “Fail” airing its sixth episode this week, the team behind the online urban comedy has released the official first single, “Superficial Girl” by O’Hene Savant, from their upcoming Fail Mixtape Vol. 1 which is set to drop in July.

Savant, who is a native of Philly, plans to follow-up the release “Superficial Girl,” with his debut EP, currently set for release this fall. He will perform “Superficial Girl” (click here to listen) tonight at the BET Music Matters showcase tonight (June 12) at Santos Party House in New York City. Other performers for tonight’s event include Paypa, BJ the Chicago Kid, King Mez, and Clinton Babers II.

The Fail Mixtape Vol. 1 is set to include music from such artists as T-Pain, Diggy Simmons, Jacob Lattimore and more.

Fail” began airing their second season exclusively on AllHipHop.com on May 31 to a positive response from viewers. The show, which is produced by Hip-Hop legend Christopher “Play” Martin, Vanessa Baden, and James Bland is geared towards an underserved demographic in Hip-Hop – students in middle, high school, and early college.

The comedy depicts a group of co-eds who are on the verge of academic probation as a result of the random misadventures they embark on after class. Contrary to the title, “Fail” is meant to inspire youth to stay in school, a notion that attracted “Play” to the project in the first place.

Check out a promo for this week’s episode of “Fail” below:

Fail” airs on Thursdays at 6PM EST on AllHipHop.com

MIXTAPE: Troy Ave [BGA] – "Bricks In My Backpack 3: The Harry Powder Trilogy"

AllHipHop.com Breeding Ground artist Troy Ave recently released his highly anticipated and long overdue new mixtape, Bricks In My Backpack 3: The Harry Powder Trilogywhich is the follow-up to his last project, 2011’s Bricks In My Backpack 2: Powder to the People.

The 16-track mixtape features appearances from artists such as Fabolous, Avon Blocksdale, Action Bronson, Chase N. Cashe, and Mila Brown. Production on Bricks In My Backpack 3 was handled by Lavish, DJ Uneek, Chase N. Cashe, Sunny Dukes, Chemical Beats, and many more.

According to Troy, who spoke to AllHipHop.com shortly after B.I.M.B. 3 dropped, the project has received over 10,000 streams within its first half hour, and he couldn’t be happier with having his work in people’s hands.

“It feels immaculate,” Troy said. “I wanted all the naysayers to hear it to correct the haters and more importantly I wanted to give the people that support me and have been telling everybody about me, I wanted to give them that feeling so they could say, ‘I told you so mother*cker! I told you he was dope!'”

When it comes to the first-timers or people have who have just started rocking with Troy, he told AllHipHop.com he believes the impact B.I.M.B. 3 will have is enormous: “I think they’re going to fall in love with it, man. I think they’re going to be shocked because of the amount of attention to detail I put into it when it came to presenting this project is incredible.

“I think they’re expecting an 8 out of 10 and it’s going to go beyond their expectations. The music will speak for itself.”

Download Troy Ave’s Bricks In My Backpack 3 Now

Follow Troy Ave on Twitter: (@TroyAve)

Non Hip-Hop Rumors: When Nas Wanted To Hang Jay-Z For Summer Jam

WOW! This was 10 years ago when Summer Jam was all about BEEF. Nobody that I know really cared about anything but seeing a rapper get destroyed. Well, at one point Nas wanted to take it to the utmost next level and stage a mock hanging of Jay-Z. Fortunately for Nas and Hip-Hop, Hot 97 (who frankly has had so many beefs) said this is going too far! I agree. Lynching is what the KKK does. We kill each other by shooting. What was Nas thinking? I think we interviewed him back in the day when this first happened. Anyway, here is the shocking video of just how far Nas was willing to take his beef with Jay-Z. This is real ether.

Theses dudes are kings, not slaves. Glad they worked it out in the end.

Reverend Al Sharpton, Rappers Protest NYPD's Stop & Frisk Policy

(AllHipHop News) Reverend Al Sharpton, Hip-Hop executive Kevin Liles and a variety of rappers are teaming up to protest the NYPD’s stop and frisk policy.

Rev. Sharpton will lead a silent march from Harlem to Mayor Bloomberg’s house this Father’s Day (June 17).

The purpose of the march is to protest the stop and frisk policy, which Sharpton’s National Action Network says unfairly targets young black and Latino men from the Hip-Hop generation.

“We want to end violence and crime in our communities and support law enforcement, but not in a manner that encourages racial and religious profiling,” said Kevin Liles, former
President of Def Jam and Warner Music Group and supporter of the march.

“Reduction in crime is achievable if we work together with law enforcement to strengthen our communities, and build trust on both sides,” said Liles, who currently runs KWL Enterprises.

In addition to Al Sharpton, Kevin Liles and the National Action Network, the NAACP, members of the clergy, community leaders, students and others will march down 5th Avenue in Manhattan, to demand an end to the stop and frisk policy.

“It is pitiful that our young people are more afraid of the Police when they walk outside, than they are of any potential Gang,” added NAACP Northeast Director Marvin Bing.

“How unfortunate is it that we have to teach our young people how to react and respond when a Police Officer stops and frisk them, and any kind of movement can get them killed. Stop and Frisk must end,” Bing said. “It is no longer a Police crime prevention tactic- its racial harassment, and racial profiling at its core.”

The activists are demanding that NYPD police Commissioner Ray Kelly also denounced this policy, which they claim blatantly targets minority youth.

“We must bring attention to the continued pattern by the NYPD of routinely stopping and searching people of color — especially young black and Latino men (often times without probable cause),” said Tamika D. Mallory, the 32-year-old National Executive Director of National Action Network

“We call on Police Commissioner Ray Kelly and Mayor Michael Bloomberg to implement reform at once. By creating databases of people that have been ‘stopped and frisked,’ the NYPD has criminalized an entire generation of racial minorities in this city. We are in a crisis,” Mallory said.

For more information visit http://www.nationalactionnetwork.org.

Daily Word: Fight For Your Dreams!!!

Happy Takeover Tuesday!

Welcome to your day and the day you continue to play for keeps! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to fighting for your dreams! Reality can be one cruel teacher! Even when it seems like
you are doing everything right, you may still not get exactly what you want, when you want it! Even though you refuse to give up, reality may now be painting a picture and having you feel like you are going nowhere! Even though you have the right mindset, you may be feeling
that it’s time to redirect your energy towards something different!

FIGHT FOR YOUR DREAMS!!! Whether you give up while being frustrated or give up while being calm… You are still giving up!! What’s the difference between the boxer who gives up in the 12th round, and the one who doesn’t even fight?? One may argue that at least the other
boxer showed up, but I say they’re both losers!! “At least” is a phrase used by losers!! If you are going to fight, then fight!!

IT IS ALWAYS TOO EARLY TO QUIT!!! I DON’T CARE HOW TIRED, OR HOW MUCH REALITY IS TRYING TO BEAT YOU DOWN!! YOU MUST NEVER EVER EVER LET GO OF YOUR DREAM UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES!!! YOU MUST LOSE EVER OUNCE OF LOGIC THAT TELLS YOU ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH WHEN YOU REACH YOUR GOAL!! IF YOU DON’T HAVE WHAT YOU WANT, IT SIMPLY MEANS YOU HAVEN’T FIGURED IT OUT YET… NOT THAT YOUR DREAM IS IMPOSSIBLE!! YOU ARE AT THE POINT OF NO RETURN!!! KEEP FIGHTING UNTIL YOU GET WHAT YOU CAME FOR!!! NO ONE SAID IT WOULD BE EASY!!!! BUT YOUR DREAMS ARE DEFINITELY WORTH FIGHTING FOR!!!!

YOU CAN ONLY BE STOPPED IF YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE STOPPED!! GET INTO THE RING AND TAKE WHAT’S YOURS!!!!!!!! (Excuse my shouting… I get too emotional at times)
-Ash’Cash

“Your big dream always lies outside your comfort zone… U have 2 choose between ur dream & comfort.” -Bruce Wilkenson

“The way of the dreamer is difficult, but anything less is hardly living at all.” -Bruce Wilkenson

“Do not lose hold of your dreams or aspirations. For if you do, you may still exist but you have ceased to live.” -Henry David Thoreau

“Your dream will challenge, p### and haunt you until you surrender to its call.” -Wayne Cordeiro

“You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.” -Mary Manin Morrissey

“You are never given a dream without also being given the power to make it true.” -Richard Bach

“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

“So long as breath remains in our lungs, untapped potential lies inside us, waiting to be released. The reason we are still alive is that we are carrying something inside us that this generation needs. That’s why we’re not yet in heaven.” -Wayne Cordeiro

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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.