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Eve Plots Return To TV With Role On Upcoming Episode Of NBC’s “Whitney”

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: News
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Following her recent stint on the hit FOX show Glee as rival coach Grach Hitchens, rapper, actress, and fashionista Eve took to Twitter earlier today (February 17) to reveal that she would be making another return to television later this year on the NBC comedy Whitney.

Senior Director of NBC Entertainment Publicity, Tracy St. Pierre, has announced that the episode featuring Eve will air in March.

While speaking to The Grio, St. Pierre said,”Grammy-winning and multi-platinum recording artist, Eve is set to guest star in an upcoming role on NBC’s Whitney. In this episode, Whitney has a confrontation with Eve’s character and comes to realization about her relationship with her boyfriend Alex (played by Chris D’Elia). It all leads to a pivotal moment in the series.”

Eve, who starred in three seasons of her own self-titled show on the UPN network from 2003 to 2006, has taken a hiatus over the past few years from entertainment to focus on herself and other ventures as she told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview.

However, Eve also revealed that she was officially back and hard at work on her upcoming album, which will be released this year.

Whitney airs on NBC on Wednesday nights at 8 PM EST.

Hip-Hop Rumors: G.O.O.D. Music Cooking Up Something Special In L.A.!

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: Rumors
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First, it was recording time in London with Mannie Fresh, Frank Ocean, Jay Electronica, and some others about a month ago. Now, it’s recording time in L.A. with Common, Big Sean, and CyHi The Prynce.

This G.O.O.D. Music compilation is going to be something special, but will it live up to the hype??

Shots by Steven Taylor; Spotted at RR

Quadruple Threat Kevin McCall’s “February XIV” Video

By: @KareemTaylor Updated Category: Alternatives
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Rapper, singer, songwriter and producer Kevin McCall has released a video for his latest song, “February XIV”.

The mostly late-at-night visual takes us into the life of McCall’s during his studio sessions, as he raps and sings throughout the track. McCall asks that couples “fight for each other” and reflects on love, dreams and heartbreak. The video is directed by Los Angeles/Bay Area director, RJ Sanchez.

McCall was nominated for a Grammy in 2011 for his work on Chris Brown’s huge hit single, “deuces”. Recently, McCall has co-writing credits on R&B crooner Tank’s latest single, “Next Breath“.

Exclusive: Don Trip Talks “Allen Iverson” Single; Guerilla Mixtape Set For Feb

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Interscope signed/ Memphis bred rapper Don Trip spoke with AllHipHop.com about his upcoming mixtape, Guerilla, set to drop February 27th online.

The mixtape, which features the song “Allen Iverson,” samples clips from Iverson’s famous rant about practice

Don Trip laces the Cool and Dre produced track, while examining the role that the media has on shaping the lives of musicians and athletes alike.

“That Allen Iverson record, it’s a saying so to speak, that even though I’m not in the light of an Allen Iverson in my career where he was, somehow we forget that celebrities are human and we forget where they come from and we forget who they really are, ” Don Trip told AllHipHop.com. “The more we start to see who that person is, the more we put them higher on a pedestal, and we start to crucify them when they start to make mistakes, as if we all aren’t human and we all aren’t entitled to make mistakes.

Don Trip’s own buzz and popularity led him to writing the song that he says was necessary, due to the frenzy of paparazzi, websites and bloggers.

“I feel that record shows that I go through the same things, even though I’m not on the same level, but I go through the same thing to where I got a little bit of notoriety, and at this point when I do certain things, people look at it like I’m a superhero, like I’m not supposed to do like things,” Don Trip said. “I feel like its a record that needed to be done.”

Don Trip’s Gansta Grillz Guerilla mixtape with DJ Drama is full of features, with 17 tracks.

Big names like Wale, Yo Gotti, 2Chainz and Juicy J, and production from The Renegades, Drumma Boy, Infamous, Cool & Dre and Mark Henry rounds out the mixtape

But Don Trip wants to keep the official album mostly just himself, by limiting features, except on the hooks.

“As far as the album so far all I got is Cee-Lo. I feel like when it comes to the album, I gotta present more of me than anybody and me flooding it out with collaborations is only gonna taint it and make the picture more blurry than I need it to be. For the most part, I need that to be HD clear, so you know, the only person I need on that is me,” Don Trip explained.

Public Enemy Headlining “Movement Electronic Music Festival”; Plan To Premiere New Music

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News)</strong> Rap icons Public Enemy have been scheduled to headline and perform at this year’s Movement Electronic Music Festival which takes place in Detroit during Memorial Day weekend.

In addition to their headlining performance on Sunday, May 27, Public Enemy will be previewing new music from their upcoming album, Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear On No Stamp, which is set for release later this year along with a second brand-new album titled The Evil Empire of Everything.

In 2011 alone, the Movement Electronic Music Festival drew a crowd of almost 100,000 fans to Detroit’s Hart Plaza. In an interview with Billboard, festival artist coordinator Chuck Flask said, “Our lineup for 2012 is comprised of artists who are innovators in their own right and who have deep roots within the underground worlds of their respective musical genres. With Movement, our goal is always to book artists who represent the purest form of the music we all fell in love with, whether they have been doing it for decades, or are an emerging talent new on the scene. With this announcement, we are well on our way to achieving our goal.”

Other performers at this year’s festival inciude Lil’ Louis, Mr. Oizo, Busy P, Damian Lazarus, Major Lazer, Radio Slave, and many more. In addition to Movement’s five stages, the festival will feature art exhibits and an interactive technology center.

Tickets for the Movement Electronic Music Festival are now on sale and are priced at $75 for a three-day pass and $200 for a V.I.P. ticket.

For tickets and more information, visit www.Movement.us

Movie Review: DJ Premier and “The Re:Generation Music Project”

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Rating: 8/10

For only two dates, one of which was last night (February 16) and the other on February 23, The Grammys and the Hyundai Veloster teamed up to present and release a one-of-a-kind documentary film entitled The Re:Generation Music Project in select theaters nationwide.

The film, which was directed by Amir Bar Lev, is a veritable visual and sensory gumbo, where some of the world’s most renowned and heavily praised producers and DJs are each assigned a musical genre to remix and “regenerate.” Their stories and creative processes are intertwined throughout the film, with DJ Premier playing more of a “leading star” role as he helps connect the dots between the artists and genres featured.

Over the course of the film’s 90-minute running time, viewers get to experience the creative and collaborative process of each producer, as they set out to work with some of the greatest artists in their assigned genres. For example, Mark Ronson, who is given the Jazz genre to “regenerate”, works with The Dap Kings, Trombone Shorty, Erykah Badu, and Yassin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def, on a amazing song that is appropriately titled “Good Gumbo.”

While Premier is tasked with handling the Classical music genre, Dubstep producer and recent Grammy-winner Skrillex is tasked with handling Rock. Producing duo The Crystal Method worked with R&B, Electronic-music star Pretty Lights was set to handle Country, and Mark Ronson, who helped develop Amy Winehouse’s sound, was tasked with handling Jazz. Each producer is filmed during their processes of remixing, recreating and re-imagining five traditional styles of music.

Not only is it amazing to watch these gifted musicians work outside of their comfort zones, it is even more amazing to see and hear the final product once it is played and debuted on the screen. The Re:Generation Music Project manages to capture some of the most influential and trending musical styles as they are forced to merge together and produce a product and sound that is just as natural as anything you’ve heard from the genre before.

The Crystal Method are shown hard at work in the studio on their R&B song, which features singer Martha Reeves and the Funk Brothers as they create what they believe is the perfect ode to the the fallen city of Detroit, Martha Reeves’ hometown. A highlight is the actual Martha Reeves taking The Crystal Method on a tour of to better give them a sense of the city’s despair, in stark contrast to the striving goldmine it was just a few decades ago.

When we see Pretty Lights try and explain his vision to a Nashville band and attempt to direct Country star Ralph Stanley, we can feel the frustration that he has as he cannot effectively break down the barriers between his style and the Country genre. Fans will enjoy the end product he creates – a truly amazing record to be loved by diverse audiences – the main purpose for this “experimental film.”

On the downside, one of the film’s only pitfalls is that we are never shown how or why these specific producers were selected or why they are given the genres that they are assigned to “remix.” Perhaps the filmmakers know that we, as forward-thinking individuals, can pretty much figure it out on our own. Overall, The Re:Generation Music Project is a highly-recommended, one-of-a-kind film. Catch it in theaters next week, or be sure to look out for it on DVD and Blu-Ray later this year. You will not be dissapointed!

Behind-The-Scenes of SWV’s Video for New “Co-sign” Single

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SWV, the Grammy-nominated R&B group  known for their ’90s hits “Right Here” and “Weak”, have returned with a behind-the-scenes video for their brand new single, “Co-Sign”.

It’s been 15 years since SWV’s 3x platinum-selling debut, “It’s About Time”, and they appear to have the same youthful, energetic voices they had when they debuted. The visual, directed by Israel Jacobs with AllHipHop.com right on set, takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, and shows us that all three original members have returned to give us new music.

SWV’s fifth studio album, I Miss Us. is scheduled for a April 7 release. Get “Co-Sign” on iTunes HERE.

Funk Pioneer George Clinton Gets Doctorate From Berklee

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Legendary funk music icon George Clinton received an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music last night (February 16).

The legendary musician was honored with the degree as the culmination of a four day residency that he held at Berklee College of Music this week, in Boston.

During the ceremony, George Clinton hosted a performance with Berklee College of Music’s P-Funk Ensemble, which consists of student musicians.

During the show, George Clinton changed into a silver suite and performed classic P-Funk songs like “Testify,” “Give Up the Funk,” and “One Nation Under a Groove.”

P-Funk’s legendary horn players Bennie Cowan and Greg Thomas joined him on stage.

Hundreds of Hip-Hop artists have sampled George Clinton, P-Funk, Funkadelic, Parliament and other artists in his catalog.

Check out some pictures and video below:

A$AP Rocky Tapped To Perform At MTVU’s “Woodie Awards Festival”

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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Rising rapper A$AP Rocky has been tapped to perform at the 2012 “Woodie Awards Festival” being presented by mtvU.

A$AP Rocky joins new artists like Walk The Moon, Wallpaper and fun., who will all hit the stage during the event, which will take place on March 15 during the SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas.

All of the acts are nominated for a “Breaking Woody” award, for their success over the past 12 months.

“I’m excited to be performing at this year’s ‘Woodie Awards Festival’ and I feel blessed that people are recognizing the work me and my A$AP team are putting in,” said A$AP Rocky.

The performances lead up to the 2012 mtvU Woody Awards, which will air on MTV’s 24-hour college network, mtvU.

On Sunday, March 18, 2012, mtvU will air highlights from the show on the half-hour “2012 mtvU Woodie Awards” special.