(AllHipHop News) Jet Life founder/CEO and New Orleans bred rapper, Curren$y, will be streaming live tonight from New York City in support of the impending release of his project, The Stoned Immaculate, set to release on June 5.
“Spitta will appear live before fans to perform at New York’s Webster Hall tonight @ 9:30pm EST as he wraps up his 47-city long “Jet Life” tour.
The tour included members of his Jet Life family including, but not limited to, Young Roddy, Cornerboy P, Fiend, and Trademark the Skydiver.
The tour also featued Styles P and other guest appearances at select dates along the trip.
To stream the show live tonight watch here starting at 9:30PM EST.
The Dirty South’s hottest city for Hip-Hop hosted eight of the nation’s top aspiring battle rappers, as they fought for the champion title of the Red Bull EmSee National Finals. The final battle, held at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, was hosted by Little Brother’s Phonte, and judged by David Banner, Def Jam breakout artist, Big K.R.I.T., and Hip-Hop legend, DJ Premier.
The explosive competition featured top freestyle rappers who won regional qualifiers, including Dirtbag Dan (Los Angeles), Bishop I (Seattle), Mic Stew (Philadelphia), Phranchyze (Houston), Pat G (Boston), D’Meitz (Washington D.C.), Hostyle (Detroit), and Jonny Storm (Miami), all fighting to earn the respect of the judges and crowd and ultimately, the coveted title of Red Bull EmSee National Champion. Along with bragging rights, the winner is awarded a $10,000 prize purse and the opportunity to collaborate with a producer of his choice at Red Bull Studio Los Angeles.
“When I was coming up in the battle rap game, there weren’t opportunities like this,” said David Banner. “This is a serious for these guys – to get this type of prize and support. If they want to win they need to bring the creativity, showmanship, flows and be original.”
The highly-anticipated final round pitted Philly’s Mic Stew against Detroit’s Hostyle, and made for one of the most intense battles in Red Bull EmSee history. They faced off in a traditional head-to-head freestyle battle format rapping over beats and acappella. But, the judges had a difficult time picking the winner and called for a tiebreaker battle to end it all. The gloves came off as both MCs inched closer and closer to capturing the title, the cash prize, and the studio session with a producer of their choice.
In battle rapping, nothing is off limits, but Phonte may have said it best: “You can rap about peoples’ mamas, but not if they are in the room.” In the deciding battle, it was Mic Stew who reigned victorious over Hostyle. The judges agreed that the battles were tight all the way to the end, but it was really the last line that Mic Stew dropped that sealed the win. “…and f%#! you for dissin’ my beautiful mom.” Mic Stew’s actual mom (Momma Stew) was standing in the front of the audience watching as the finalists spat vicious lines at each other –giving it everything they had.
After being named Red Bull EmSee National Champion, Mic Stew admits, “That last line really shut the house down! “I feel amazing, I feel relieved, I’ve been nervous for 24 hours. And I just came to win and I buckled down. I am pumped to go into the Red Bull studio and make a great record.”
Check out video below of Mic Stew, the winner of this year’s Red Bull EmSee battle series:
That would be a resounding yes! YMCMB’s Drizzy Drake was bragging on Twitter about money and tweeted out, “The first million is the hardest.” Drake’s tweet was spotted by billionaire T. Boone Pickens, who decided to put him in his place by tweeting out: “The first Billion is a helluva lot harder.”
Pickens is ranked by Forbes as one of the wealthiest people in the world and was probably trying to remind Drake that he has a long way to go before he can start bragging about ends.
Check out their tweets below:
Drake decided to stick his tail between his legs and give Pickens his props by tweeting: “@boonepickens just stunted on me heavy.” Yes, he did Drake, yes he did.
(AllHipHop News) Roots affiliate and member of the Money Making Jam Boys, Dice Raw, is prepping the release of his new single ,”Rear Window,” for release tomorrow before this weekend’s 5th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.
Dice, who has appeared on 10 of the Roots’ 11 studio albums, will release the free “Rear Window”, which is featured on the rapper’s upcoming The Greatest Rapper Never: The Transformation project, just in time for his hometown’s popular event.
The two-day lineup for this year’s 5th Annual Roots Picnic includes performances from the legendary Roots crew, De La Soul, Rakim, Wale, Kid Cudi, Mr. MFN eXquire, Danny Brown, and many more.
Jason Bourne is our version of James Bond. Plain and simple. The franchise, which kicked off in 2002 with Academy Award-nominated actor Matt Damon in the role of Bourne, has earned more than $1 billion dollars at the global box office.
So when Damon and Paul Greengrass, who directed the franchise’s last entries, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum, decided not to return, the folks at Universal Pictures put their money on Jeremy Renner, now more famously known to the world as Hawkeye from Marvel Studio’s blockbuster The Avengers.
Renner is no stranger to action and espionage though as he’s previously starred in The Hurt Locker and one of 2011’s top money-makers, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.
Check out the new trailer below followed by the official plot synopsis:
“The narrative architect behind the Bourne film series, Tony Gilroy, takes the helm in the next chapter of the hugely popular espionage franchise: The Bourne Legacy. The writer/director expands the Bourne universe created by Robert Ludlum with an original story that introduces us to a new hero (Jeremy Renner) whose life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the first three films. For The Bourne Legacy, Renner joins fellow series newcomers Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Stacy Keach and Oscar Isaac, while franchise veterans Albert Finney, Joan Allen, David Strathairn and Scott Glenn reprise their roles.”
We are hearing rumors that Diddy is getting ready to sign Canadian singer and Drake collaborator, The Weeknd, to Bad Boy Records. The R&B crooner, who is most known for singing the hook on Drake’s#### “Crew Love” as well as getting into a Twitter war of the words with The-Dream, was spotted chilling with Diddy and Cassie in Miami over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Check out a few photos The Weeknd posted on his blog from his weekend after being courted by Diddy:
The Weeknd, who is part of Drake’s OVOXO crew, has blown up in just one year, thanks to his mixtapes House Of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes Of Silence featuring fan favorites like “High For This” and “D.D.” Do you think The Weeknd will make a good addition to the Bad Boy roster of French Montana and Cassie?
Side note – Cassie looks like a straight model in this photo. I can see why Diddy keeps her around.
Check out the video below of Diddy and The Weeknd at Mansion 360:
(AllHipHop News) The DEA case agent presiding over the cocaine trial of James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond offered up some shocking testimony today (May 31) during the proceedings.
Prosecutor and lead case agent Steven Miller spent the majority of the morning testifying about evidence that was seized from Rosemond’s Brooklyn, New York luxury apartment.
Through his investigation of the “Rosemond Organization,” agent Miller and investigators managed to flip several key members of the organization, who recorded wires and testified against the mogul.
During his testimony, Miller said that Rosemond had as many as eight different suppliers of cocaine.
Agent Miller said that James Rosemond was introduced to an individual named “Two T’s,” through Compton, California rapper Game.
Two T’s, who is a member of the Bounty Hunter Bloods, supplied Rosemond with cocaine between 2008 and 2009.
Two T’s and Rosemond would ship the drugs to Atlanta, using R&B singer Akon’s name, since Two T’s had a number of drug retailers in the region.
Another individual who supplied cocaine to Rosemond was an individual known as “Superman.”
Agent Miller said that in addition to selling cocaine to Rosemond, he also supplied Compton rapper Slim Da Mobster with rifles and cocaine.
Rosemond also had a relationship with Slim Da Mobster, who allegedly sold Rosemond a firearm in 2008.
Their relationship soured, when Slim Da Mobster, an artist on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, allegedly stole $250,000 from Rosemond’s brother, Mario, who was is also charged in the case.
Agent Miller also claimed that Rosemond had information relating to the murder of a man named Kenji Harris, who was murdered in 1996.
According to agent Miller, the murder was allegedly committed by another cocaine supplier known as “D-Mac.”
“Fail,” an online urban comedy show for youth, will premiere its second season exclusively on AllHipHop.com in a partnership with Hip-Hop legend Christopher “Play” Martin of Kid-N-Play, and acclaimed producers, Vanessa Baden and James Bland. Watch the exclusive airing of “Fail” Episode #5 here on AllHipHop.com.
Episode 5: Where the Party At: The whole gang has their own reasons to be excited for Tammy’s big house party, but when Alicia’s agenda involves giving Tammy the stank look, all fail breaks loose.
Don’t go crazy just yet! YES, French Montana was bumped from Summer Jam, but it was from Summer Jam 2011! In an interview with the NY Daily News, Bronx native French Montana tells the paper that he was supposed to come out as a surprise guest during Rick Ross’ set last year, but was bumped due to Ross’ set running too long. Check out what he said about the incident below:
“I was kinda hurt,” Montana said of the missed chance to perform “Choppa Choppa Down.”
But fear not, this year Montana has his own set and he promises lots of surprise guests.
“It’s a big thing for me, especially being from New York. It’s the night that everybody talks about,” he said of the concert, adding that over the years, the Summer Jam stage has seen the biggest entertainers, from Jay-Z to Michael Jackson.
“It’s going to be the biggest event of the year,” the “Shot Caller” rapper said.
Who do you think French Montana is going to bring out during his set? Definitely Diddy, maybe Waka Flocka Flame and Rick Ross since they’ll already be there. Who else do you think is on Frenchie’s list?
The myth that is Detox is no closer to release than it was 10 years ago. Instead, Dr. Dre is finding the time to appear in his new signee’s music video, Kendrick Lamar’s “The Recipe”.
The Doctor was in the house earlier this week when the two shot the music video at a Malibu mansion. ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul also stopped by the set to show their Black hippie support for the Compton rapper.
I guess hanging out at a Malibu mansion with a bunch of bikini clad babes ranks higher on the list than completing Detox for Dr. Dre these days. What can you do!? Check out the photos from the set of “The Recipe” below, courtesy of ScHoolboy Q’s instagram:
Kendrick Lamar is currently prepping his major label debut via Aftermath/Interscope/TDE.
He’s fending off his the competition at every turn as a young crop of artist rises in Hip-Hop. Still, Curtis Jackson isn’t too concerned. As he points out, “I been on the Forbes list 10 years straight – consecutively.” The mogul looks at the rap game like the corner and his options for making money are increasingly limited. He’s decided to release his 5th and final obligation to Interscope whether the label supports it or not.
Money isn’t every thing and 50 gives the status of his relationship to the rest of G-Unit, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. It may be time for them to fly on their own, he asserts. But, when asked about estranged member Young Buck, who has had a myriad of personal and business problems, the General goes even colder. [Watch Young Buck “review” 50 Cent’s “Lost Tape” ] “Where I’m from we got a code of conduct we follow: Don’t bite the hand that feeds you,” 50 Cent says. “N***as is lucky you don’t just kill ’em. N***as shot me for $5,000.”
Here is Part 2 of the exclusive interview with 50 Cent, where he talks about his revenue, the status of G-Unit, and why the boot will not soon come off Young Buck’s neck.
Agent Miller said that James Rosemond was introduced to an individual named “Two T’s,” through Compton, California rapper Game.
Their relationship soured, when Slim Da Mobster, an artist on Dr. Dre’s Aftermath Entertainment, allegedly stole $250,000 from Rosemond’s brother, Mario, who was is also charged in the case.
