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Barclays Names Jay-Z Director of Brooklyn Arena Firm; Grand Opening Set For Late September

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) The NY Post is reporting that Jay-Z, who is already a minority investor in the Brooklyn Nets and their new home, the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, has been named director of the Barclays Arena firm.

Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, who recently helped design and debut the new logo and line of apparel and gear for the Brooklyn Nets, is now listed as director for the company that runs the Barclays Center, Brooklyn Arena LLC.

“The new title emerged in papers filed by arena developer Forest City Ratner Cos. in its bid to secure a liquor license for the future home of the Brooklyn Nets,” according to the Post. “As one of seven directors, the rapper and music mogul will attend board meetings and help direct arena senior staff on daily operations, Barclays Center officials confirmed today.”

The Post states that “Jay-Z is listed as an arena director along with Forest City CEO Bruce Ratner, David Berliner, Mary Anne Gilmartin, Christophe Charlier, Irina Pavlova, and David Carlock. Pavlova is Nets majority owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s right-hand woman in the United States and president of his Onexim Sports and Entertainment Holding USA, Inc. The Russian oligarch Prokhorov owns 80 percent of the Nets and also has a 45 percent share in the arena.”

The new title comes several days after news broke that Jay-Z plans to open a brand new 40/40 Club in the arena later this year. The rapper, entertainer and all-around business man is also planning to officially open the Barcalys Center on September 28 with a headlining concert.

For the full story visits NY Post.

EXCLUSIVE: Chevy Woods Offers Update On Taylor Gang Compilation; Speaks On His Recently Released "Gangland" Mixtape

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Following the release of his new mixtape, Gangland, last week, Taylor Gang general Chevy Woods is already setting his sights on the his crew’s future music releases and upcoming tours.

With Gangland, Chevy originally set out to create a more “edgy, street sound,” and in his opinion that’s exactly what he has provided his fans with.

“Yeah, I think I did,” he told AllHipHop.com. “Especially because I sat down and went through the beats that I wanted to create that sound. So I would take beats that people sent me or that people told me I should rap over and really went for the sound of – not nobody else sound – just a sound of the street and where I come from and what like to listen to.”

Since its release, Gangland has already amassed almost 500,00 views and close to 200,000 downloads on DatPiff.com. In terms of what’s next for Chevy Woods, a Taylor Gang compilation album, Wiz’s sophomore Atlantic Records release, O.N.I.F.C., on August 28, and two high-profile tours: The Smoker’s Club and Under the Influence of Music Tour.

Regarding the constantly in-the-works Taylor Gang compilation project, Chevy said, “While Gangland was getting recorded, everybody was working on their own projects, and we were working on that [compilation], too, so we never slow down on that. We’re always recording new songs for that.”

He continued, “I don’t even know how we’re going to come to the table and figure out which songs to put out. There’s just a ton of music and some songs won’t make the cut, but yeah, the Taylor Gang compilation is going to be crazy! There’s not going to be no features or anything. It’s just a block of music from us, and everybody is going to love it – especially those that have been around us. It’s for the fans, it’s what they want.

“If the project is ready to go, and we all feel like it’s ready to go then it’ll go,” Chevy told us regarding the compilations release. “We’re not just going to throw anything out there but we all ran through the things that we wanted to do and being that he’s [Wiz] the Captain of the whole gang, we won’t just put it out to put it out.”

In regards to his own solo album, Chevy told AllHipHop.com, “I’m going to keep doing mixtapes, but we’re in the process of working on the album, too, so you know people should be looking out for that. I’m not saying that it’s right around the corner but we’re working on it. Just a lot of shows and being in people’s faces is what I expect to be doing for the next, at least year or two.”

Chevy Woods’ Gangland mixtape is available now.

EXCLUSIVE: Bangladesh Titles Album "Flowers & Candy"; Speaks On Debut West Coast Collaboration

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) With the recent release of his first single “100” featuring Pusha T, Jadakiss and 2 Chainz, Grammy Award-winning producer Bangladesh has announced the title of his debut album and details on some of the collaborations that fans can expect when Flowers & Candy is released.

Bangladesh announced the Flowers & Candy title during a video blog he filmed in London and stated that the album, which currently doesn’t have a release date, would be coming soon.

Bangladesh spoke on some of the other collaborations to expect from Flowers & Candy. “I got a song with Ice Cube and Kendrick Lamar and Snoop [Dogg] that’s just so crazy. I just can’t be on that one,” he told AllHipHop.com.

In addition to providing the sounds for Flowers & Candy, Bangladesh also plans to rap on the album, which fans were given a preview of on “100.” “I’m rapping on it, I’m making beats, I’m doing everything on there,” Bangladesh told AllHipHop.com. “I’m not rapping all over the album, but there are some songs I’m on and there’s some songs that I just don’t belong on so I didn’t get on them.”

On the Kendrick and Ice Cube collaborations, Bangladesh continued, “It’s a West Coast theme, and it’s stupid! Kendrick killed it, Ice Cube killed it! When you hear the album, you’re gonna be like, ‘Damn, that’s Cube; he came hard!’ And that’s what to expect from this album; your favorite artist or artists that you didn’t think could spit are busting and really going in because they hear the beat and the beat influences them to go in, cause I never heard some of the artists rapping as good as they are on this.”

In addition to his upcoming work on Brandy’s sixth studio album, Two Eleven, Bangladesh recently produced tracks for Fra East Movement, E-40 and revealed that some of his work will end up on a record from Pusha T’s currently untitled major label solo debut that features Lil Jon on the hook.

Flowers & Candy is expected to be released later this year.

EXCLUSIVE: Juicy J., DJ Paul Accused Of Ditching Show And Keeping Money

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Three 6 Mafia members Juicy J and DJ Paul are being sued over a concert in which they failed to appear.

Micah S. Carver filed a lawsuit against Juicy J, DJ Paul, Lord Infamous, and their company Tear Da Club Up Tours LLC.

The lawsuit, which was filed on June 8, claims that the pair were booked for an April 2011 show in Orlando, Florida, but never made the date.

The lawsuit claims that Three 6 Mafia ditched the Orlando performance, in order to “attend another activity and appear on VH1 subsequent to executing the agreement,” Carver claims in the lawsuit.

To make matters worse, Three 6 Mafia never returned a $9,000 advance for the performance, which was to take place at a venue named Firestone Live.

Carver is suing for a total of $50,000, for economic loss, out-of-pocket expenses and loss of income and revenue.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West Wants To Do P###?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Rumors
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What the hell? Kanye West is reportedly looking to do something crazier than he’s ever done and we know he’s pushed art to the limits in rap. Well, I’m hearing that Ye is looking to do pornographic versions of his rap videos. Basically, they will take a song or video that he’s already done and make a version of it like a p-flick. Weird, right? Well, this seems to be the case. Sources say Kim Kardashian is losing her mind over it and possibly going insane. Well, insane may not be the word, but she’s definitely not happy about it. But, I must reason that Kanye is probably just looking to resolve inside his head that Ray-J tape that Kim made. It has to be on his mind. So, I say: Go forth and prosper, Yeeezy!

Source: illseed.com

Hip-Hop Rumors: Meek Mill Speaks Out, Says He Saw "Girls Throwing Bottles"

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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MMG artist Meek Mill has decided to finally speak to the press about the bottle melee between Chris Brown and Drake, and is placing the blame at the females in their entourages versus the two stars themselves. Check out what he said below:

“Things just happen in the club. I seen girls in there throwing bottles, all types of sh*t. All types of people. I never seen Chris Brown or Drake throw a bottle and I was there.”

“Chris and Drake, them two was there, but it’s other people that be around that take sh*t to the next level.”

Meek was reportedly one of the main instigators in the fight, but when asked if he threw a bottle, Meek replied, “F*ck no.”

Meek Mill claimed that he spoke with Chris Brown on the phone directly after the brawl, and both sides agreed they had no problem with the other.

“Chris Brown be in clubs. He be around situations like this. Things get out of hand … that don’t mean it’s out of hand with me and him or whoever, not even him and Drake.”

So many sides to this story, my head is spinning. Do you believe Meek’s recollection of the incident? Could it had been a woman who split open Big Pat’s head like that, or a woman who clocked Breezy with a bottle in the chin?

Hip-Hop Rumors: Birdman Says He Has "No Respect" For The OKC Thunder Arena

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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Cash Money head honcho, Birdman, has spoken out against the OKC Thunder arena for treating Lil’ Wayne “like sh*t”. Baby feels that the OKC Thunder need to pay for the way they treated his son, Weezy. Check out what he told MTV News in a recent interview below:

“OKC gotta pay for their disrespect that they did with my son — that never would be honored,” he said.

Baby, who regularly attends Heat games, makes it clear that his issue isn’t with the people of Oklahoma City or the team’s individual players.

“The arena, just the arena because I love the people of OKC — it’s the arena and how they been disrespectful,” he said.

“F— them, I have no respect for them and the way they just disrespected another black man who tryin’ to come to their arena that happens to be my son. It’s Miami Heat all day every day anyway, but that’s just how I feel personally.”

We all know Baby is always going to ride for Lil’ Wayne, but how exactly does he expect the OKC Thunder “to pay” for not accommodating Weezy?

EXCLUSIVE: Lil Scrappy Speaks on Film and TV Projects; Debuts on "Love & Hip Hop Atlanta" Tonight

By: Mikey T The Movie Star Updated Category: MOBILE
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Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy recently sat down with AllHipHop.com to discuss his role in the upcoming season of VH1’s “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta”, which will premiere tonight (June 18).

Scrappy is featured on the show as he attempts to rebuild his relationship with the mother of his daughter. And while “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” is a reality show, the rapper said that he was looking forward to acting in more films.

Lil Scrappy - The Grustle
Lil Scrappy – The Grustle

“It’s kind of weird with the camera on you like that, and it’s not a video, it’s acting,” Lil Scrappy told AllHipHop.com. “You can’t be yourself; you have to be a whole other person that you’re not.”

Scrappy, who had a role in Tyler Perry’s “House of Payne” television series, said that seeming himself on television made him want to perfect the craft of acting, something he is taking very serious.

“I was just in Tyler Perry’s “House of Pain”; it was a good look for me; I loved it,” Lil Scrappy told AllHipHop.com. “I want to keep doing it..I just know there’s a time and place for everything, and when that time comes, I’m going to be all the way in it.”

Although Scrappy has been involved in television projects, he is still focused on the upcoming release of his third studio album, The Grustle.

VH1’a “Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” is set to premiere tonight at 8:00 PM ET.

Check out the full interview with AllHipHop.com’s Mikey T. The Movie Star below:

Mary J. Blige's Protege Starshell Releases "Birthday Girl"; Is It Any Good?

By: @KareemTaylor Updated Category: Alternatives
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Mary J. Blige’s signee, Starshell, is carving our her own lane in “Birthday Girl”, the first single off of her upcoming debut Liberation.

In 2008, Starshell came to the industry’s attention when she co-penned Kanye West’s “Love Lockdown”, a song that appeared on his 808’s & Heartbreaks effort.

Are you feeling Starshell? (And doesn’t she look like Beyonce’s doppelganger in that album cover pic?)

Hip-Hop Rumors: Are Lauryn Hill And Rah Digga Working On A Song Together?!

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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Lauryn Hill and Rah Digga were spotted last week at the premiere of Ice T’s new movie, Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap, in NYC. The two ladies were allegedly overheard chatting about a possible collaboration together! Rah Digga has been quiet since her split with Flip Mode Squad back in 2007, but it would be great to hear her on a track again, especially with Ms. Hill.

Lauryn was at the premiere with her singer/model daughter, Selah, who is a splitting image of her, as well as her son, Joshua. Check out a photo of the family at the premiere below:

NecoleBitchie also snapped a photo of Rah Digga catching up with former Flip Mode leader, Busta Rhymes.

Would you be checking for a track from Lauryn Hill and Rah Digga?

Rev. Al Sharpton Set to Be Honored At 2012 BET Awards; Releases Statement Calling Rodney King A "Symbol Of Civil Rights"

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Reverend Al Sharpton will be honored with the Humanitarian Award during this year’s BET Awards, which is being hosted by Samuel L. Jackson and will air live from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium on July 1.

The longtime political activist will join a list of previous honorees that include Magic Johnson, John Legend, Quincy Jones, Denzel Washington,  Muhammad Ali, Wycelf Jean and others.

According to THR, Sharpton was specifically selected for “his work as the founder and president of the National Action Network, a nonprofit civil rights organization based out of Harlem, as well as his radio talk show (Keepin’ It Real) and his national cable television show (Politics Nation on MSNBC).”

In addition, following yesterday’s (June 17) troubling news that Rodney King was found dead at his home on Father’s Day at age 47, Sharpton has gone on record in a statement to call King a “symbol of Civil Rights.” He stated  that King made the country “focus on the presence of profiling and police misconduct.”

He later praised King for spreading peace in the years following his vicious beating nearly 20 years ago by the LAPD that ultimately set off the infamous L.A. Riots. “Through all that he had gone through, with his beating and his personal demons, he was never one to not call for reconciliation and for people to overcome and forgive,” Sharpton proclaimed.

The 2012 BET Awards will air live from the Shrine Auditorium on July 1.

EXCLUSIVE: Jay-Z Sued Over Book "Decoded"

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Mogul Jay-Z has been hit with a lawsuit over his hit 2010 book “Decoded.”

According to a lawsuit filed on June 13, Patrick White claims that portions of “Decoded” were somehow stolen from him.

The lawsuit, which was filed in United States District Court, Central District, claims that White’s laptop was stolen in 2009.

“In 2009, my personal computer was compromised, resulting in my personal work to be used in Jay-Z’s book Decoded which was released in 2010,” White claims.

In the hand-written lawsuit, White claims he was shocked when he saw that portions of a book he had been working on were strikingly similar to portions of “Decoded.”

“The book contains various expressions/colors/phrases, which correlates to my work,” White alleges. “After contacting or attempting to contact the co-author, I got no reply.”

White is suing for copyright infringement and invasion of property.

In addition to Jay-Z, author Dream Hampton and Random House are also named in the lawsuit.

Check out the lawsuit below:

Hip-Hop Rumors: Are Lupe Fiasco Fans "Elitists"? Killer Mike Thinks So!

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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Hold on now, there is no beef here between Killer Mike and Lupe Fiasco! (that we know of) – BUT, Killer Mike did say, “When you have Lupe and the audience that he brings, a lot of times that audience can perceive [themselves] to be more than or elitist.” Do you agree?

Killer Mike was recently on the Green Lantern Invasion Radio Show and was talking about how there are two extremes in rap, and both can be damaging. He cited Waka Flocka Flame as the rowdy or ignorant rap style, and Lupe Fiasco as the intellectual style. Check out what he said about both styles below:

“Waka gets presented as ignorance, but he’s not,” said Killer Mike. “But the people who present him that way and who accept him that way, they take bless in that ignorance. Taking bliss and being ignorant meaning, you’re just going to stay ignorant. But Waka’s not ignorant. He’s progressively moving his family [and] his future forward. But if you only think the ignorance in the music that makes me feel good for three minutes is it, then you’re going to stay in that place where you at; that’s welfare, no healthcare…I mean we know who like the hood music, the hood.”

“On the other side, when you have Lupe and the audience that he brings, a lot of times that audience can perceive [themselves] to be more than or elitist,” explained Mike. “I watched the Roots work their audience back. I remember when the Roots audience used to shimmy up like, ‘We don’t do the Jay-Z.’ And the Roots and Jay worked together like, ‘Nah, ee all Black men, this all Hip-Hop.’ And then those two audiences fused together. With audiences like [Lupe’s] a lot of times you can protect yourself behind the ‘I don’t really deal with rap, but I listen to Lupe.”

Do you agree with Killer Mike? Make sure you pick up Killer Mike’s new album, R.A.P. Music, in stores now, ’cause it’s great. In the meantime, you can watch the interview with Killer Mike below:

Daily Word: Don't Stop The Unstoppable!!

By: seandrasims Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Happy Monday, my Pushy and Persistent!

Welcome to the beginning of your life-changing week! This week will bring with it many of the
opportunities that you worked so hard for! The only trick is to recognize them when they come, and take full advantage. Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to Not Stopping!!

Starting immediately, I need you to fully realize that you are the only one that is standing in the way of your success!! Starting immediately, I need you to fully recognize that there is absolutely nothing that can stop you but you!! Starting NOW, I need you to vow to never stop chasing your dreams!!!

Be stubborn, be annoying, be relentless, be unstoppable!! The time to get what you deserve is upon you! The days of hoping that you reach your goals are gone! Know that no matter how long it takes, you WILL achieve everything that you put your mind to, as long as you never stop! This
is the beginning of your new and best life! Claim it! Take hold of it! And NEVER let go!!! No More Excuses!! Stop blaming other people, places, things, or circumstances!! Right now, you are in control!! Take the wheel and start heading towards your destination!!! STOP GETTING IN YOUR WAY!!! DON’T STOP THE UNSTOPPABLE!!!
-Ash’Cash

“There’s no need to be stopped by what you cannot do. Instead, move yourself ahead by doing what you can do.” -Ralph Marston

“Victory is always possible for the person who refuses to stop fighting.” -Napoleon Hill

“The only time you run out of chances is when you stop taking them.” -Unknown

“A person starts dying when they stop dreaming.” -Brian Williams

“The only thing that will stop you from fulfilling your dreams is you.” -Tom Bradley

“The question isn’t who is going to let me; it’s who is going to stop me.” -Ayn Rand

“Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.” -Bo Jackson

“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” -Confucius

TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD – CLICK HERE.

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.