Do you remember when Foxy Brown had a screen shot of a supposed sex tape a ways back? I do. Well, we (as far as I know) never knew who was the culprit behind that whole thing. Only thing I knew was somebody was trying to put Inga’s sexcapades on blast! Anyway, I recently heard it was actually Maino that was putting the screws to Foxy.
Remember, Fox was beefing with Kim and Maino was riding crazy hard for Kim at the time. He was like the Deebo of the rap game. Anyway, I don’t know how he may have obtained it (if he did), but that screen shot got everybody looking for a money shot, because Fox was seemingly going down on some dude. The video never happened and I heard Foxy was somehow able to get it stopped. Whether or not it was Maino for sure, I don’t know….for sure.
The fine folks at Brooklyn Bodega, planners of the Brooklyn Hip Hop Fest (BHF), are gearing up for what promises to be a historic event series in July in the borough that boasted Big Daddy Kane, Biggie, and now a visit from the one and only Bussa Buss.
Prior to Busta’s Saturday, July 14 headlining concert, the BHF’s Show & Prove Super Bowl will feature three winners from preliminaries rounds competing for a chance to perform on the festival’s main stage during the finale concert.
Other events throughout the week include ”You Wasn’t With Me Shooting In the Gym” on Wednesday, July 11, The Dummy Clap Film Festival on Friday, July 10, Family Day and an After Party at the Knitting Factory on Saturday, July 14.
(AllHipHop News) In its third year, the Toronto-held “October’s Very Own Festival,” which Drake has headlined since its creation, will feature performances from A$AP Rocky, The Weeknd, and 2 Chainz.
Drake tweeted the news out last night: “OVO Fest August 5th. A$AP Rocky, 2 Chainz, The Weeknd, Drake. A special night we’ve created for the greatest city…Toronto.”
The nine-time Grammy Award-nominated rapper and singer said in a statement, “Bringing together the 3rd Annual OVO Fest is such a milestone for me. This year, we’re going to bring it just like we do every year-with high energy and music at its best.”
In past years, the “OVO Festival” has featured such acts as Nas, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, and Rick Ross. “That’s the most important show of the year to me, OVO Fest, so I’m hoping that we really make it special this year,” he told MTV earlier this year. “The premise of OVO Fest is you never know who you gonna see.”
Drake, who is currently on the second leg of his “Club Paradise Tour” with 2 Chainz, J. Cole, Meek Mill, and others, hasn’t performed in his hometown since last summer. “A lot has happened over the last three years – a journey that I’m so grateful for – but it’s always coming home and performing for my hometown that means the most,” he said.
Tickets for the 3rd Annual “OVO Festival” will go on sale this Saturday.
Unless you were fortunate enough to be there, you may have only heard about Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert at MetLife Stadium in the Meadowlands, New Jersey last night (June 3). The jam-packed and star-studded show saw a who’s-who of Hip-Hop heavyweights coming together to rock on the main stage for the over 50,000 people in attendance.
J. Cole, Nas, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka, Lauryn Hill, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Tyga, the list goes on. If you’re looking for a first-hand recap of the event, make sure you check out AllHipHop.com’s coverage from earlier in the day, as well as our “backstage-pass” recap, which caught a ton of last night’s behind the scenes events and interactions.
Check out a few select pictures below, followed by an entire gallery of flicks from last night’s concert below:
(AllHipHop News) Detroit born and raised rapper Boldy James, cousin of Cool Kids producer/rapper Chuck Inglish, has struck a deal with Decon Records for one album exclusively produced by the Alchemist.
The two developed a chemistry while working on the Alchemist’s recent project Russian Roulette, when the duo got to work in Alchemist’s Los Angeles studio several months ago.
“It was supposed to be a mixtape, and it turned into an album, and we got a deal for the album,” Boldy James told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview. “Al is one of the most easiest going producers, one of the dopest producers to work with so far besides, of course, my cuzzo, Chuck Inglish.”
Boldy James was tight lipped about the actual title of the project after he and Jadakiss used the same title, Consignment, for their recent projects. So, Boldy believes there’s good reason to hold back the title until it actually releases.
“I been noticing, at the moment its not nobody like me, so I’m just trying to preserve the style,” Boldy James told AllHipHop.com.
Boldy James, who was also featured on the Cool Kids project, When Fish Ride Bicycles, has developed quite a buzz online, cumulatively generating well over one million views on his official videos.
While the project is in the final stages of recording, Boldy confirmed that the untitled project will feature Action Bronson, Chip tha Ripper, Twin Gambino from the Infamous Mobb, and a few special guest surprises.
“I only got like two more songs to do and it’s done. As me and Al vibed out, I was gonna crank out as many joints as possible. At first, I was just gonna give y’all 10, but Alc said maybe I should give y’all 12,” Boldy James explained. “It might actually be done, I don’t know how Al is feeling, but it might be done.”
Boldy James performs in the basement of the historic St. Andrews venue called The Shelter with Stretch Money and Ro Spit, starting at 9 p.m. on June 9. Tickets are $15 at the door.
Many people don’t get a chance to see what goes on behind-the-scenes at Hot 97’s Annual Summer Jam concert. This year, I had the opportunity to go behind the velvet rope at one of the biggest concerts in the world, with one of the biggest controversies of the year unfolding right before my eyes.
Yesterday afternoon, Lil’ Wayne sent out a tweet announcing “Young Money ain’t doing Summer Jam”. The HOT 97 lineup was heavy with YMCMB artists and affiliates, including Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled, Busta Rhymes, and Tyga. Drake and Birdman were also rumored to be coming out as surprise performers. Tyga was on stage at the time the news broke, and word began spreading around the artist backstage area like wildfire. DJ Khaled was already in the building, as well as many of both Khaled and Nicki Minaj’s special guests. In an instant, the feel-good energy of a family reunion began to feel like complete confusion.
Fat Joe and T-Pain were suppose to perform alongside DJ Khaled, and Beenie Man and Movado alongside Nicki Minaj. All four artists were in the artist green room with a look of disbelief on their faces. Were they going to perform or not? T-Pain was visibly peeved and stormed out of the green room when it was confirmed that Nicki would not be performing. DJ Khaled was in business mode and seemed as if he was on the fence about performing. After holding a secret, closed-door meeting with his people right before he was scheduled to go on, he decided to side with Lil’ Wayne and not perform.
After the initial shock of the controversy settled in, there was an even bigger main attraction making his way down the halls backstage, that was about to soak in all of the attention. Former Bad Boy artist Mason “Ma$e” Betha was strutting down the hall surrounded by his Harlem World crew of Cardan and Suga J, and looking very much like the Ma$e of old. Swagged out in a blue NY Giants snap back cap to the back and a metallic blue baseball jacket, Ma$e was hard to miss.
French Montana, Fat Joe, Wale, Big Sean, DJ Khaled, and Rick Ross came out of their green rooms and into the hallway to greet the Harlem rapper, who had not touched the Hot 97 Summer Jam stage since 1998! At that moment, Ma$e was definitely your “favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,” as all of the artists proceeded to take photos with Ma$e and show an extreme amount of love for him. Ma$e would later come out with French Montana and Wale to perform the “Slight Work” remix.
Bronx-bred rapper French Montana’s green room was the place to be during the show. Many of the artists congregated to Montana’s green room where the rapper, who was decked out in a gold scarf draped over his head and a matching jacket, was in a joyful mood laughing and cracking jokes. Montana seemed to bring everyone together, as 2Chainz, Future, Wale, and Rick Ross crowded around him and tried to soak in his positive energy.
Noticeably missing from the green room area was Meek Mill, who was spotted walking the hallways with a small posse of his friends. Young Jeezy was also kept away from this area, with one industry insider telling me that they were trying to keep him and Rick Ross as separate as possible.
Busta Rhymes, who is notorious for not being very friendly with the media, was in no mood to take photos. His security guard was seen aggressively yelling at several unsuspecting photographers who tried to snap photos of Bussa Buss after he made his way back to the green room after his performance. Check out the photo above with Busta’s security guy trying to block the shot.
Nas was seen getting carted around in a go-cart backstage right before he was set to hit the stage. HOT 97 scrambled to set up a performance time for Nas and Lauryn Hill who had shown up at the stadium ready to perform as part of Nicki Minaj’s set. The radio station quickly salvaged the situation and had them perform their own set, to the surprise and glee of the fans. Lauryn Hill was escorted directly to the stage and back to her waiting vehicle before and after their set.
Waka Flocka Flame performed early on in the show’s lineup, and was spotted walking around the green room area after his performance telling his entourage that he “killed it” on stage.
Overall, the setting of the Met Life Stadium, and the artist green rooms being in the player’s lockerrooms, gave the whole night a feeling of watching athletes prepare for the All-Star game. They were all excited to be there, and even though one of the star players – aka Nicki Minaj and one of their star coaches aka DJ Khaled – could not perform in the big game, everyone still came out and played their hardest!
Being backstage at Hot 7’s Summer Jam revealed that there is indeed a lot of camaraderie going on in Hip-Hop right now. Artists these days are loyal to one another, even if that means breaking the hearts of 60,000 fans like Nicki Minaj and Khaled did. But in the end, Rick Ross and MMG, along with French Montana and special guests Raekwon and Method Man, closed out the show and helped the crowd forget about what could have been, and reminded them that the show must go on.
Check out a few exclusive shots from backstage at Summer Jam 2012 courtesy of our boy J.D. at Thelifefiles.com:
(AllHipHop News) Grammy-Award winning rapper and actor Common is taking over NBATV’s Twitter account tonight for coverage of the NBA Western Conference Finals tonight (June 5).
Starting at 7:45pm ET for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals (#WCF) between the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder, Common will provide his own analysis on the game, chat with fans and studio analysts, and more.
To interact with Common via the @NBATV twitter account, use the hashtag #COMMONTAKEOVER.
Currently, the Western Conference Finals is tied at two games a piece, with the San Antonio Spurs hosting the game tonight live from the AT&T Center.
The game features NBA baller/rapper Stephen Jackson, who has rapped on songs with Bun B, Alley Boy, and others.
(AllHipHop News) Jurors began deliberating the fate of James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond today (June 4), as the music industry mogul’s federal cocaine distribution trial comes to a close.
Judge John Gleeson, who tried legendary gangster John Gotti, gave instructions to the jury, who listened intently after 12 days of controversial, blockbuster testimony.
Family and friends packed the court room as Rosemond sat calmly in a black pinstriped suit and listened to the instructions, with his hands clasped and folded.
Actor Michael K. Williams of “The Wire” and “Boardwalk Empire,” came to court today to support Rosemond, with whom he grew up with in Brooklyn.
“I’ve known Jimmy since we were kids, growing up in Flatbush, so we are talking about a good 30 some odd years,” Michael Williams told AllHipHop.com.
Michael Williams said that Czar Entertainment managed his career between 2005-2008, and that Rosemond was instrumental in helping him land acting jobs and live appearances, in addition to placing him in videos.
“Even though the charges against him are horrific, I feel hopeful that he’s going to beat them,” Williams told AllHipHop.com.
Williams, who played a drug king named “Omar Little” on “The Wire” and “Chalky White” on “Boardwalk Empire,” noted the similarity between his characters and the real-life accusations against his former manager.
“It’s ironic, but I really have no thoughts on that,” he said.
In addition to Williams, family members and close associates of Rosemond gathered outside of the court as the jurors deliberated.
“The government doesn’t play fair, and everyone gotta keep an open mind,” said longtime friend Black Primo of Black Primo Entertainment. “The government’s not going to treat a Black man fair.”
Rosemond’s publicist Sabrina Stowe de Fernandez said that she was hopeful that the jury would return a verdict favorable to her client:
“I have faith that the jurors will come back with a favorable verdict. Our prayers are with Jimmy and his family and we are praying for an acquittal.”
James Rosemond is facing a life
sentence if jurors find him guilty of the charges levied against him.
DJ KHALED HELD A CLOSED DOOR MEETING FOR SUMMER JAM!
He was in talks of whether or not he should go on the stage. he was visibly stressed, because he was technically Cash Money, but he kept it in solidarity with YM. He didn’t go on. T-Pain and Fat Joe were a part of Khaled’s set and therefore didn’t perform either. I heard T-Pain was extremely p##### off at the entire situation! He was walking around a lot and pacing. You know how Khaled loves to pump up the crowd. I guess, he should have gone on early like Tyga.
WALE: WHERE’S MEEK MILL?
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I heard yesterday, Wale was walking around very jaded and peeved. It may be that the fans at Hot 97 were very interested in seeing his MMG cohort Meek Mill! But, the problem was that he is WALE! Wale was going into the Platinum Lounge area doing a live interview and all the fans had to say was “Where’s Meek Mill, where’s Meek Mill!” Wale appeared to be very annoyed at it. Later in the artist dressing rooms Wale seemed cool. Only thing, Meek Mill was nowhere to be found backstage where all the other artists were like Busta, Fat Joe, and the gang were. Not to suggest beef, but he did join the crew on stage when they performed.
S**t was mad real, y’all.
ILLSEED’S QUICKIES
I heard Movado didn’t show up to Hot 97’s Summer Jam either. Only thing is, nobody I know cared.
I am hearing Mr. Cheeks of the Lost Boyz is working with Stephan Marley on a duet album.
Rumor has it Ma$e is trying to closes that joint venture with Bad Boy and Rick Ross’ Maybach. He performed yesterday with French Montana at Summer Jam.
I don’t believe this one, but somebody hit me up and said Nas and Kanye are working on a whole album. Maybe a joint, but an album? Nah….too much dopeness.
Rumor has it, Dr. Dre had the option to choose Eazy E over Pac and the went with Tupac.
Rick Ross brought out Method Man and Raekwon of the Wu Tang Clan in an awkward moment at Summer Jam.
Tyga may be off the hook for performing, because the phone were acting crazy with all the reception. He may not have known. Read the rumor here.
Overall, I heard there were a lot of rappers and singers and rastas walking around with nothing to do because Lil Wayne pulled the plug on Young Money.
Funk Master Flex is known to get into a beef or two. But, is he ready to get in the mix with the whole Young Money on behalf of his Hot 97 family? It seems so. I am hearing that Hot 97 is going to blast them seriously like he did yesterday. I heard that Flex said he is going to end careers TONIGHT on his show. So listen up later. Not sure if Flex and end any of those guys careers, but I’d like to see him try.
Filled with dozens of today’s hottest Hip Hop artists, lots of music, concertgoers, and plenty of controversy, Hot 97’s annual Summer Jam concert was nothing to miss this year! From the headlining act being a no-show, to surprise performances from Nas, Lauryn Hill, Mase, T.I., and others, there’s so much to cover.
Set at the Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the 10-hour event began with the Festival Village. It featured artists including Azealia Banks, Big K.R.I.T., A$AP Rocky, Fred Da Godson, and Kendrick Lamar.
Joined by his Mafia click, Maino bursted out from behind the stage and performed many of his fan favorites including “Hands in the Air”, “Million Bucks”, and “That Could Be Us”. Maino brought out A$AP Rocky, Swizz Beats, and Brownsville, Brooklyn-bred duo, M.O.P.
Shady Records’ own Slaughterhouse was met with much applause as they came on stage. As they concluded their set, group member Joe Budden said, “You’re looking at four of the best motherf*ckin’ rappers in the universe!”
Next up – Tyga. Performing songs like “Faded” and “Rack City”, the crowd was rocking to his recent hit songs. His energetic performance reminded us why Tyga is in the game – like him or not. It was during his performance that fans received the news that Nicki Minaj, his YMCMB labelmate, had pulled out on the show.
This was unbeknownst to the crowd, however, and the show went on as planned. Waka Flocka then came on stage with Brick Squad Monopoly, his imprint. Waka, of course, spent much of his time performing in the crowd, energizing up the audience and going wild. He repeatedly pushed the question: “We in New York, right?!”
No, we’re in Jersey, Waka, but we get your point.
During Waka’s performance of “No Hands”, Wale came out to a huge pop. He performs his favorites like “Sabotage” and “Lotus Flower Bomb”, the latter of which found R&B singer Miguel joining him on stage.
Cole World. J Cole’s band set up, and then we knew no games were being played. Cole started his set with “Mr. Nice Watch”, and the crowd went insane. Performing songs like “Work Out” and “In The Morning”, Cole’s greatest reaction came when he sang his fan favorite, “Can’t Get Enough” featuring Trey Songz. Of course, Trigga was in the building and joined Cole on stage.
Hot 97’s Mr. Cee took over the turntables, and in probably the best crowd reaction of the night, played some of our favorite jams from today’s favorites to ’90s classics.
Barack Obama comes up on screen. It’s the video of the POTUS explaining his love for rapper Young Jeezy. As the crowds roars in excitement and love for the snowman, he appears on stage. Not to be alone, Jeezy is joined by his CTE group, including Freddie Gibbs and Tone Trump. For what seemed like a ‘greatest hits’ set for Jeezy, performing hits like “I Luv It”, “Soul Survivor”, “Put On”, “Lose My Mind” and more. His greatest stage performance came when he took his time with “I Do”.
In LoveRance’s “Up”, Jeezy held it down, and boom out of nowhere, T.I. walks out and joins Jeezy, and in the process, The King got one of the best receptions of the night. Not to be upstaged, Ne-Yo joined the snowman on stage for” Leave You Alone”.
And, in the best move of the night, “Supafreak” dropped and 2Chainz bursted onto the stage. You’d think Mr. TRU was born and raised in New York the way the crowd screamed.
G.O.O.D. Music’s Big Sean was up next. Clearly a fan favorite, Sean opened up with “My Last”. After a string of hits, he tore up the crowd with “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay”, complete with a robe on and a glass of the delectable white wine. The crowd proceeded to go insane for “Dance (Ass)”.
“Mercy” brought out Pusha T, and immediately the crowd responded by screaming at the top of their lungs for the performer. 2Chainz returned to the stage to finish things off. Not to be outdone on his own set, as Big Sean leaves, he sends a message to his high school teacher: “My high school teacher said I’d never make it. I just want to say ‘f*ck her,’ and I hope she sees this on the Internet later tonight!”
Then, Funk Flex – was on. He immediately began to address Nicki Minaj’s “I won’t be at Summer Jam” incident, pulled just an hour before.
His response?: “We don’t give a f*ck if you commercial and pop and you afraid to touch down in Jersey.” Flex went on to say “If you lose the street, it’s your fault!” Flex also revealed that, on this night, he was ending her career, saying: “I’m dedicated to tearing you down… Tune in to me tomorrow at 7 o’clock as I ruin a career.”
The crowd, not truly understanding what was happening between Minaj and Hot 97, didn’t respond much, but everyone who knew what was happening was on the edge of their seats!
“The Voice of New York” Angie Martinez came out and introduced a surprise guest. It was none other than Queensbridge’s own, Nas. He opened up with “Made You Look”, then went straight into “Hate Me Now”. Soon after, the beat of “Ready or Not” comes on, and the crowd begins to look around saying, “I know The Fugees aren’t performing…” We hear someone singing “Ready or not, here I come, you can’t hide…”
And out comes Lauryn Hill to the stage. The crowd goes bananas!
She performed “Lost Ones” and “If I Ruled The World” with Nas.
The show was winding down, and everyone was feeling better since they got to see L-Boogie. French Montana was up then. During his performance of “Slight Work”, Wale returned to the stage, and to everyone’s surprise, Mason Betha hits the stage for his verse! That’s right! Harlem’s own Mase was in the building.
After a series of ‘Maybach Music’ drops, Meek Mill appeared, and though the crowd had endured over five hours of Hip-Hop, they were still standing on their feet for the Philly rapper. The first up was Meek’s “I’m A Boss” – which the crowd seems to know word-for-word.
Now, the headliner. The actual bawse. Rick Ross came on stage to join Meek. Behind him – an entire mob of MMG goons. Similar to Jeezy’s set, Ross seemed to perform a ‘greatest hits’ show, hitting us with past favorites including “Hustlin” and “Push It”.
To cap off the night, “C.R.E.A.M.” came on the speakers, and out came Method Man and Raekwon. After much crowd excitement, the arena faded to black, and Summer Jam 2012 had officially closed out.
All in all, this event was well worth everyone’s time and cheese. Though the headliner, Nicki Minaj as well as DJ Khaled pulled out, the show went on without a hitch.
AllHipHop.com got a chance to speak with attendee Cynthia from Brooklyn, who admitted, “They had her face all on the posters, and she wasn’t even there,” in reference to the missing Nicki Minaj. This was the sentiment across everyone’s face as they exited Met Life Stadium and headed home, not too happy with the Rap-turned-Pop star.
Kalenna, one third of Diddy’s Dirty Money collective, partied in Atlanta last week with a select group of media and music enthusiasts who filled her private studio. She was celebrating her release party for the upcoming album, Chamber of Diaries, and celebs like Bei Major, V-103′s DJ Kash, and others enjoyed some drinks while listening to the Bad Boy star.
AllHipHop.com caught the action and sat down with an interview with Kalenna, where we spoke about working with Diddy and her new album, and also got time with Kalenna’s new artist, Steelo Steezy. Take a look at the video:
(AllHipHop News)With last week’s festival announcement including names like Nas, Slick Rick, Immortal Technique, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, and a heap of others, Guerrilla Union and Rock the Bells have loaded this year’s roster by adding DMX, Eve, Jadakiss, Future, and Pusha T to the 2012 lineup.
According to a press release, “Four-time Platinum selling artist DMX will play a headlining role at Rock the Bells this summer, performing songs from his six Billboard chart-topping albums. Joining him will be label-mates Eve and Jadakiss, slated to perform their own sets.”
In addition to the festival’s just-added performers, Rock the Bells has rounded up Ghostface Killah, Raekwon, Sheek Louch, Styles P., and Jadakiss as mentioned before, to perform their brand new collaborative album, Wu-Block, for the first time in it’s entirety.”
Following performances at yesterday’s Hot 97 Summer Jam concert event in New Jersey, Guerrilla Union as also announced the inclusion of both Future and Pusha T to this year’s lineup, both of which will be making their first appearance at the festival as solo artists.
In other Rock the Bells news, J. Cole and 2 Chainz will join the lineup for the New Jersey festival stop while Common will be at the San Bernardino stop. Guerrilla Union founder Chang Weisberg said, “I am thrilled to announced all the great artist additions to Rock the Bells. The Variety of talent makes this lineup the most dynamic yet. There’s a nice combination of legendary and up-and-coming acts, and a majority of them are releasing new material as well. Plus, believe it or not, there is still more to be announced.”
In other Rock the Bells news, Beastie Boys’ DJ Mix Master Mike will be releasing the official Rock the Bells mixtape later this summer.
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