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112 Reaches Out to Fans, Voting Begins For Battle Of The Boy Bands on MTV

By: @KareemTaylorCategory: Alternatives

Today, voting went live for MTV’s “Battle of the Bands”, and influential R&B group 112 are among 31crews competing for the coveted title of “Best Boy Band.”

Not just R&B, the competition features groups like Backstreet Boys and N’Sync. Similar to NCAA’s March Madness, the competition pairs off the bands, and as they win, you move on to pair off with another winning group, until there is one final winner.

We spoke to Slim from 112 earlier today (April 23), and here’s what he had to say:

“Right now, they’ve got us paired up with LFO. To pair us off with LFO, no disrespect to them, I’m pretty sure they’re a talented group, but, Naw man, naw! [laughter] So, I’m reaching out to our fans. We’ve put too much hard work into this. Right now, this is crazy. It’s 78% to 21%. How? All of our 112 fans, I’m pretty sure you like one of us in the group. I think we should beat these guys.”

In 1997, Bad Boy’s112 won a Grammy for “Best Rap Performance by A Duo Or Group,” for featuring in the song “I’ll Be Missing You” with Puff Daddy and Faith Evans. They have released five albums, with their final being 2005’s Pleasure & Pain, and its Billboard charting single, “U Already Know.”

Round-one voting closes on this Thursday at noon ET. Vote now at MTV.com.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Cam’Ron Throws Shots At Kanye West and Kim Kardashian!

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Cam’Ron took to Twitter over the weekend to take a few shots at Kanye West and his new boo, Kim Kardashian. Kim K. instagrammed a photo of her and Yeezy wearing matching Jordan Cement 3’s in NYC, and Cam re-tweeted the photo and called Kim a h*e, among other insults. Check out the photo and tweets below:

At this point, everyone knows that Kanye is dating Kim Kardashian, so is Cam’ron trying to start a lyrical beef with Yeezy by calling out his girl? What do you think?

Floyd Mayweather’s Hip-Hop Label Teams With Sugar Shane For “Spring of Style” Event

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

(AllHipHop News) Boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and “Sugar” Shane Mosley are teaming up to present the fund-raising event “Spring of Style” in Las Vegas next month.

The event is being sponsored by Floyd Mayweather’s Hip-Hop label, Philthy Rich Records, along with his philanthropic foundation The Floyd Mayweather Junior Foundation (TFMJF).

Proceeds from the high-profile event, which will take place during the weekend of Floyd’s bout with Miguel Coto, will benefit both boxing legends’ respective charities.

“I am committed to giving back to the community and this fundraiser will assist my foundation’s continued efforts to do so,” Floyd Mayweather told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Shane and I are both fighting for our careers in the ring, but we are blessed to be in a position to help those less fortunate and support causes outside the ring too. I know the entire boxing world will be in town for my fight and I expect a great turnout for the event.”

According to Floyd, a number of celebrities, athletes and entertainers will attend the event, which costs $75- $100 per person.

“Everyone who is in town for the weekend can buy a ticket to attend the event,” said Mayweather. “Working together works and through the support of each and every one of us, something really positive can happen.”

Sugar Shane is also a sponsor of the “Spring of Style” event via his Diamond’s Love foundation, which was founded in honor of his nephew, Diamond J. Johnson.

Sugar Shane’s charity focuses on implementing child car seat safety programs, as well as running programs that assist single fathers raising their children.

“I am thrilled to be a part of this fight and have the opportunity to work with Floyd outside of the ring to support our charities,” Mosley added. “We both feel strongly about helping at-risk youth so the two of us coming together to better the community is a great opportunity.”

The “Spring of Style” event will take place on Thursday May 3 at MGM Grand In Las Vegas.

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

Hip-Hop Rumors: Forget Cars, Rick Ross’ YACHT Gets Pulled Over For Smelling Like Weed!

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta)Category: Rumors

Amidst rumors of signing Ma$e and having Suge Knight vocally admitting that he wants to “beat the dog sh*t” out of the MMG head, Mr. Rozay is having no problem staying in the headlines.

TMZ reported that Ross and a number of his “pals” were pulled over during some partying they were doing in Miami…on a boat!

Rick Ross on his boat talking to the FWCC

Get this, it wasn’t even the Miami Police that “pulled” Ross over. It was the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission who claimed “the odor of weed” as grounds for them to see what was up on the boat.

According to TMZ, “cops” boarded the vessel and conducted a search but found nothing, and word has it that the only reason Rozay and Co. were let go is because one of the yacht-travelers did what any rationally thinking person would do, which is throw that sh*t overboard!

At the end of the day, all is well for Rozay as “the officers didn’t find any marijuana on board, no arrests were made and no further investigation will be conducted.”

Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Dr. Dre Shoot Down Tupac Hologram Tour Rumors?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

On the final day of Coachella, Dr. Dre made a video to thank all of his fans for their support during his two shows at the festival. In the video, Dr. Dre shoots down rumors that the Tupac Hologram was created to go on tour, but does leave the door open for future opportunities, saying:

“I want to get rid of all the rumors out there. This was not done for a tour. If a tour happens, we’ll see. This was done strictly for Coachella 2012.”

Check out the video below:

Hmm, this sure doesn’t sound like the door is closed on this one.

The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Dre and Snoop were plotting a tour involving themselves and the holographic ‘Pac, which reportedly cost between $100,000 and $400,000 to produce.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Are Tyga and Blac Chyna Having A Baby?

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

There is a “blind item” floating around the Internet that sounds an awful lot like it’s referring to YMCMB’s Tyga and King of Diamonds strip club star, Blac Chyna. Check out the blind item below:

Blind Item: Young Money Rapper Expecting Baby With Girlfriend
This Young Money rapper has kept his asset endowed exotic lady friend as a constant companion since they first linked up, but word on the street is her stomach will soon be bigger than that bubble butt and there’s no dancing around the situation any more. The moral of the story may be don’t get too fawked up while getting “Faded” cuz when it comes to keeping the kid “She Will.”

With the hints that this blind item is revealing, could it be anyone else other than “Faded” rapper Tyga?

Wale Debates On ESPN First Take; Bets His Hair On Tim Tebow

By: Jake CratesCategory: News

(AllHipHop News) Maybach Music Group/Washington D.C. bred rapper Wale sat down and debated sports today (April 23rd) on “ESPN First Take.”

Wale, who has made several appearances on “ESPN First Take” in the past, has developed a reputation for having heated debates with the show’s regular cast member, Skip Bayless.

Wale debated a host of issues including Meta World Peace’s (formerly Ron Artest) elbowing of James Harden, the Washington Redskins’ expected draft pick Robert Griffin III, Tim Tebow and the NBA’s MVP.

“Lebron is having the most efficient season in NBA history,” Wale said during his third appearance on “ESPN First Take.”

Wale got so into the debates with Skip Bayless, that he even said that if Tim Tebow started six games for the New York Jets, he would cut his hair.

Wale isnt the only rapper to hit the set of “ESPN First Take,” as Slaughterhouse’s Joe Budden, Nelly, Lil’ Wayne, Common, Bow Wow and LL Cool J have all appeared on the show.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Nicki Minaj Thinking About Leaving Music

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

Nicki Minaj seems like she is really feeling herself a little too much these days. She recently stopped by the Tim Westwood show in London and hinted that she was ready to leave music. Referring to herself in third person the whole time as “the kid,” Nicki went in about what she feels she is not being appreciated. Check out what she said below:

“People aren’t even giving the kid props for taking it back to the essence… This is my fourth mixtape, really. The kid did like that so she could feed her fans. But really, now the kid is thinking maybe she should leave the game.”

Taking it back to “the essence.” What in the world is she talking about? I know she’s not talking about the essence of Hip-Hop….is she?

Hip-Hop Rumors: Suge Knight Threatens To “Beat The Dog Sh*t” Out of Rick Ross!

By: ginatorres27Category: Rumors

If you ever wondered what Suge Knight thought about the track, “Tupac Back”, wonder no more. Suge put it all out on the table during a recent interview and didn’t hold anything back, even threatening Rick Ross in the process. Check out Suge Knight’s comment’s below:

“I can’t sit up here and say I’m bitter to Rick Ross, ‘c## like anybody else, we don’t know Rick Ross,” Suge said. “That’s a guy who uses somebody else’s name. This guy comes from being a correctional officer. I don’t got nothing negative [against him] personally, I just feel like he do do good music, and you can’t take that from him. That boy got bars, he’s gonna write…at the same time, I feel like there’s a line you cross, and Rick Ross crossed that line. If you’re gonna be with guy [Diddy] who killed Tupac, you can’t go turn around and do a record [called] ‘Tupac Back’…Rick Ross is a grown *ss *****. I’ll beat the dog sh*t out of Rick Ross for manipulating these people out here.”

Well, back in 2010, Rick Ross and Suge Knight’s niece were spotted together all over Miami, Las Vegas, Atlanta, Chicago, and Los Angeles. We hear that the two of them are actually best friends. Do you think Rick Ross should respond to Suge Knight?