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Daily Word: WAKE UP!!!
TGI…Everyday!!
Welcome to the end of a wonderful week! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to waking up and turning your dreams into reality! I know it sounds like a cliche’, but if you can dream it, then you can make it happen! Your thoughts are the most powerful tool you have in your arsenal, and if used correctly, can create a life beyond imaginable!
Many people waste their reality by only concentrating on what is probable! WAKE UP!! Stop allowing your dreams to only be available at night when you sleep! Believe in your power and turn your dreams into reality!! Only those who attempt the improbable can achieve the impossible! Miracles happen everyday! Take control of your life and get what you deserve!
-Ash’Cash
“Some men dream of worthy accomplishments, while others stay awake and do them.” -Unknown
“If you want to make your dreams come true, the first thing you have to do is wake up.” -J. M. Power
“The whole point of being alive is to evolve into the complete person you were intended to be.” -Oprah Winfrey
“Without change, something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. The sleeper must awaken.” -Frank Herbert
“You’ve got to get up every morning with determination if you’re going to go to bed with satisfaction.” -George Lorimer
“Determination is the wake-up call to the human will.” -Anthony Robbins
“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.” -Paulo Coelho
“There are some people who live in a dream world, and there are some who face reality; and then there are those who turn one into the other.” -Douglas H. Everett
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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.
Hostile “The Blue Pill”
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Mann Ft. Travis Porter “Making That Back”
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J Bar “Toke Sum”
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Singer D. Woods Honors Local Rappers, Artists For Working With Students
(AllHipHop News) Singer/songwriter D. Woods will launch the first annual “Foolish Dreamer School Tour” today (March 2) in Atlanta.
The campaign is designed to honor local Atlanta graduates, who have excelled since completing high school.
During the day, a number of Atlanta rap artists will be honored for their involvement with local high schools, and encouraging students to pursue higher education.
Tameka “Tiny” Harris, producer Bangladesh, rap artist Gorilla Zoe and Tri-Cities High principal and graduate, Dan Sims, Ph.D will all be honored today.
D. Woods, who was part of Diddy’s group Danity Kane, partnered with No Losing Inc. to present the “Foolish Dreamer School Tour.”
No Losing Inc., provides workshops, programs and seminars for inner-city students.
The event starts today at 11:40 AM at Tri-Cities High School.
V-103’s Lil’ Bankhead will serve as host of the event, which is being sponsored by Microsoft and SESAC.
For more information visit http://www.nolosing.com
Hip-Hop Rumors: Frank Ocean Threatened with Lawsuit For “Hotel California” Sample!
It looks like newcomer and Odd Future affiliate Frank Ocean has hit his first musical roadblock. Ocean is reportedly being threatened with legal action by Eagles founder Don Henley for his track “American Wedding”. The track features a samples of “Hotel California”, and if Ocean performs the song live, he will be hit with a major lawsuit.
“Don Henley is apparently intimidated by my rendition of hotel california,” revealed Ocean. “He threatened to sue if I perform it again. I think that’s f*ckin awesome.”
Henley’s spokesperson Larry Solters reached out to MTV News to clarify the matter. “Frank Ocean did not merely ‘sample’ a portion of the Eagles’ ‘Hotel California’; he took the whole master track, plus the song’s existing melody, and replaced the lyrics with his own,” he said in a written statement. “This is not creative, let alone ‘intimidating.’ It’s illegal.”
The sample was never officially cleared and the project was never commercially released. The song appears Ocean’s 2011 free debut, Nostalgia, Ultra.
On his Tumblr, Ocean spoke about the matter further.
“Sh–‘s weird. Ain’t this guy rich as f—? Why sue the new guy,” he wrote. “I didn’t make a dime off that song. I released it for free. If anything I’m paying homage.”
I guess we can forget about seeing Frank Ocean perform this song at Coachella! Oh well! Ocean is working on his first Def Jam release and will appear on Odd Future’s compilation, The OF Tape Vol. 2, due March 20.
Source: MTV
Esperanza Spalding’s Prepping New Album, “Radio Music Society”
Last night, Portland, Oregon, native Esperanza Spalding performed her rendition of “What A Wonderful World” at the Oscars, dedicated to those who have past away in the past year. In the midst of a new album release, Spalding is looking to shock the world – again.
In 2011 as a relative unknown, she surprised the music world and won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 53rd Grammy Awards, now, Esperanza Spalding is back with her most anticipated album to date.
This jazz bassist and singer won the Grammy last year over fan favorites like Drake and Justin Bieber, and she’s still keeping her music coming. Last week, (February 23), Spalding held a listening session in New York City for her fourth and latest album, Radio Music Society. Only a few writers were invited to attend the session, and they were exposed to 12 videos, all of which will be a part of the deluxe package of her new album.
Here’s Esperanza Spalding’s latest music video for “Black Gold”:
Hip-Hop Rumors: Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose are Officially Engaged!
Congratulations to the happy couple! Wiz Khalifa has finally popped the question and decided to make an honest woman out of Amber Rose. The two tweeted the news on Twitter today. Check out the rock Amber will now be sporting on her finger!
And everybody thought they were already married. Kanye Twitter rant in 5…4…3..2….
Exclusive : Rick Ross Heads To Europe On “Rich Forever” Tour
(AllHipHop News) Chart topping rapper Rick Ross has announced dates for his “Rich Forever” European tour.
Rick Ross will kick off the 14-date tour in Lille, France and will wrap the trek up in April, in Manchester.
The “Rich Forever” tour will make stops in major markets like Switzerland, London, Amsterdam, Norway, Geneva, Paris and Manchester.
Rick Ross will promote his latest mix tape “Rich Forever” and introduce material off of his upcoming fifth studio album God Forgives, I Don’t.
Rick Ross “Rich Forever” European tour dates are listed below:
March 21 – Lille, France @ Zenith De Lille
March 22 – Zurich, Switzerland @ Komplex 457
March 23 – London, UK @ Proud 02 Arena
March 24 – Amsterdam, Holland @ The Sand
March 25 – Toulouse, France @ Le Phare
March 26 – Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
March 28 – Bordeaux, France @ Espace Du Lac
March 29 – Lyon, France @ Le Transbordeur
March 30 – Geneva, Switzerland @ Geneva Arena
March 31 – Paris, France @ Dock Pullman
April 1 – Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Halle
April 2 – London, UK @ Proud 02 Arena
April 3 – Birmingham, UK @ Birmingham Ballroom
April 4 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Apollo
Win Tickets to Guerilla Union’s “Paid Dues Festival” With Wu-Tang and Odd Future
(AllHipHop News) A contest for several lucky fans to win tickets to this year’s Paid Dues Independent Hip-Hop Festival has been announced by one of the festival’s sponsors, Frank 151.
The Murs and Guerilla Union presented Paid Dues Festival takes place on April 7th at the NOS Events Centers in San Bernardino, CA.
This year’s incarnation of Paid Dues is being headlined by Wu-Tang Clan and Odd Future, with other notable Hip-Hop artists and groups like People Under the Stairs, The Diplomats, Mac Miller, Dilated Peoples, RA the Rugged Man, L.A. Symphony, Three 6 Mafia, Kendrick Lamar, Brother Ali, DJ Quik, Lecrae, Crooked I and Surf Club all being included in the lineup.
For your chance to win tickets to Paid Dues, like the Frank151 Facebook page and leave a comment answering the question: “Who’s paid the most dues and why?”
According to the rules, the best and most entertaining comment will win the tickets.
Entries close at midnight on March 4th, 2012.
You can purchase tickets to the Paid Dues and find more information about the festival at www.PaidDues.com.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Nicki Minaj Spends $50K On Accessories Every Month!
The phrase “it’s expensive to look this cheap” definitely applies to Nicki Minaj, when you realize how much money she spends on accessories every month.
In this month’s issue of Vogue, the first lady of YMCMB revealed that she used to spend $50K a month on shoes and handbags.
“At one time I was spending $ 50,000 a month on Giuseppe, Versace, YSL, and Fendi shoes. And I bought tons of Louis Vuitton bags.”
Homegirl is screaming new money! Slow down, boo! We’d hate to see you end up broke once your 15 minutes are up.
Source: Vogue
G-Unit Rapper Precious Paris Releases Her Debut EP “From Paris With Love”
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (February 29), G-Unit’s sole female rapper, Precious Paris, released her debut EP From Paris With Love, which is available for download exclusively on DatPiff.com.
The eleven-track EP features guest appearances from Twanee, Shaun White, G-Unit label mate Kidd Kidd and 50 Cent, who appears on five tracks including “Trick,” “No Hesitation,” “Queens,” “Everything OK,” and “Do Your Thing.” Production on From Paris With Love comes from the likes of Black Key Beats, Dready, Gnyus, Mr. Colt 45, Rockwilder, and more.
On signing with 50 Cent and G-Unit initially, Paris told AllHipHop.com, “Being from South Jamaica Queens, signing with 50, in my opinion, was the only move. I always believed that, with tunnel vision.”
Precious Paris got her “introduction” on 50 Cent’s mixtape The Big Ten and was also featured on the song “Queens” for which both she and 50 filmed a music video. When asked about the response she received since her “Queens” debut and what she hopes to achieve with From Paris With Love, Paris told AllHipHop.com, “I think the general response has been awesome. People seem to have appreciated the style of rap that I brought to the table on the record… It made them curious to hear more.”
“From Paris With Love gave me an avenue to display lyrics and flow on a different level.” She continued, “you’re able to see the diversity in patterns as well as topics. I’ve been waiting to show people how hungry I am and hope they recognize my conviction because I don’t plan on stopping. This mixtape was a no brainer. I’m always in the studio working so we never had a difficult time deciding what this mix tape was going to consist of. I’m very pleased with the out come and I feel blessed to have an opportunity to be heard.”
Regarding Paris’ plans post-From Paris With Love, she said, “moving Forward I will remain focused and keep grinding musically as if none of this ever happened in preparation for the official album. I’m ready.”
Download Precious Paris’ From Paris With Love now!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jeezy Concert Turns Into A Huge Brawl!
What’s with these rowdy fans throwing things at the stage while an artist is performing? A Jeezy show in Orlando during All-Star Weekend turned into Wrestlemania V when a group of angry fans got into it with the venue security after they were asked to back away from the stage. The fans got into a shouting match with security until someone threw a drink on stage and all hell broke loose!
The whole crowd erupted into a brawl with people throwing bottles, hitting each other with chairs, and even throwing a mic stand. Check out the footage of the brawl:
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That was intense! Jeezy tried to calm the crowd down to no avail and left through the back door. Sources say Jeezy was “very upset” with the venue and was not pleased with the way security handled the incident.
Source: TMZ
Rikers’ Hip-Hop Friendly Warden Busted For Assault; Retires Over “Kinky Affair”
(AllHipHop News) The Hip-Hop loving warden of Rikers Island has been charged with assault and harassment, over an affair with a female correctional officer.
Emmanuel Bailey was the warden of Rikers Island, before he retired last Thursday (February 23).
He retired under pressure from the Correction Department, after it was revealed that he was having an affair with a female correctional officer.
Bailey, who is 55-years-old, allegedly met the woman for sexual encounters in Brooklyn over the past year.
According to the New York Post, Emmanuel Bailey is a married man.
- Emmanuel Bailey
When his wife, who is also a correctional officer, learned of the trysts, she began sending the mistress on dangerous assignments.
Emmanuel Bailey is a fan of hip-hop music and several incidents took place while he was the warden at Rikers Island.
Emmanuel Bailey allowed rapper Papoose to perform at Rikers in 2006, sparking months of violence at the jail, due to Pap’s long-standing feud with a rival rapper/bloods gangleader named Dough Boy.
Papoose is also married to rapper Remy Ma, who is serving an eight year prison sentence at Rikers Island for shooting her friend over a stolen purse in 2007.
Rapper Foxy Brown allegedly received preferential treatment from Rikers correctional officers, when she served almost a year in the prison for violating her probation in 2007.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Bizarre Quits D12!
Bizarre from Eminem’s crew D12 has announced that he has left the group because of “creative differences.” Bizarre was a part of the group for 15 years and was definitely one of the most recognizable members. Now he has formed his own crew called “The Weirdo Movement.” Check out what he said about the split below:
“I’m not in D12 no more. We just had creative differences and decided to go our separate ways – well I decided to go my separate way. It’s a personal decision on my part. I think I’ve just grown as an artist and it’s time for me to branch off on my brand.”
“I got my own crew called The Weirdo Movement.”
Who knew he was still rapping? Will you be checking for Bizarre’s new group?
Source: Hip-Hop DX
Hip-Hop Rumors: Jim Jones Sends His Goons to Attack Disruptive Fan!
This, among many others, is the main reason why Jim Jones will never be able to elevate his career to a higher level. After being arrested twice in three days earlier this week, a video has surfaced of cry baby Jimmy going after a disruptive fan at his show in Boston last Tuesday night.
The so-called “fan” threw a red cup at Jimmy’s head while he performed, and Jimmy being his hot-headed self could not let it go, and instructed the crowd to “point him out.” Several of Jones’ goons then jumped into the mix. Check out the video of the melee below:
Yes, the fan was wrong for throwing the cup, but Jones and his goons could have hurt someone with that major over reaction. It’s not that serious, Jim Jones. Get over yourself!
In related news, last night, Jones performed a show from him “Vampire Life: We Own the Night Tour” to a very underwhelming response as the venue wasn’t even halfway full. The openers, Nyemiah Supreme and Ninjasonik, were barely shown any love; despite strong performances, there wasn’t much crowd energy to feed off of. Then, 45 minutes after he was supposed to hit the stage, Jim Jones got his set started, although based on how low his eyes were, he probably didn’t even know what time it was. Jones blasted through about 20 songs that he hardly performed outside of the hook and maybe a verse, all in under a half hour. When your special guests, Trav and Maino, get more love from the crowd than you, you know that something’s up.
Ballin’? I think not.
Source: TMZ
Breeding Ground’s King Russ: Reaching For The Crown
Not many new artists have mentors to show them the ropes through a tough and sometimes ruthless industry. Hip-Hop MC King Russ is blessed with the opportunity to have legendary Grandmaster Melle Mel in his corner and is ready to take the crown. Creating a heavy buzz from a Twitter-inspired song called “Twerk Song”, King Russ talks to us about his relationship with Grandmaster Melle Mel, how Twitter has helped his rap career, and how his lyrics and charisma will help make him a star:
AllHipHop.com: Why do you want to be an MC?
King Russ: I live for this, honestly.It’s not that I even want to be; it’s a calling. Some people cant deny the talents that they were blessed with, and that’s one of them I just couldn’t run from.
AllHipHop.com: First record that you listen to that made you fall in love with Hip-Hop?
King Russ: I cant really say. I could say one of the most inspirational records that had an effect on me was “The Message”. My father was a DJ, and that was one the records he played the most.
AllHipHop.com: You’re connected to Hip-Hop royalty, being managed by Grandmaster Melle Mel. What does that mean to you?
King Russ: Honestly, it’s a honor to have legend in my corner .It definitely means a lot to me. I just feel like we could do it alone from one legend to another. It’s just a honor.
AllHipHop.com: Working with him, do you feel some type of pressure?
King Russ: Actually, I have a lot to prove. I always felt like I did, even before Mel. Just being a young, Black male, you have a lot to prove anyway. Then the fact everybody wants to be MC nowadays, you have more to prove. Then when it comes to Mel, having a legend in my corner has definitely made me step it up 10 notches. So he definitely was a boost to my career and plays an effect on the music I make nowadays.
AllHipHop.com: Your single “Twerk Song” – how did you come up with that?
King Russ: I try to make music for everybody. I stay up on the trends and whatever is happening in the world to stay relevant.When the twerk dance became popular, I said let me do this and it just started hitting numbers
AllHipHop.com: How important has Twitter been for you career?
King Russ: I’m not even going lie – Twitter helped my career a lot. It might be one of main reasons I got as far as I have so far. Marketing-wise, I recommend that to everybody. Learn how to network. Networking is the key to success . After I started really taking the music thing to heart, I stopped running in the streets and I spent my time on the computer. I have had about 30 Twitter accounts suspended off of heavy promotion. I’m 22,000 followers strong. You feel me?
AllHipHop.com: Speaking of your career, your mixtape is called Punch 4 Punch. Explain the tittle and process.
King Russ: I stepped out the artist zone. I wouldn’t say that’s my best music. I would just say it’s exactly how it sounds – punch for punch. When I started writing, I was just like let me show you how lyrical I am. Let me show you I’m a beast and that I can really do this.
AllHipHop.com: So Punch 4 Punch is the official mixtape?
King Russ: Punch 4 Punch is out, but I make music everyday so it’s kind of old to me.
AllHipHop.com: Anything you want me to know?
King Russ: It’s definitely a takeover in process. Expect to see me on top. I shall soon be crowned best.
Follow King Russ on Twitter (@TheRealKingRuss).
Exclusive: Yelawolf Talks Touring, The Slumdon Bridge EP and Performing on Letterman
(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com recently caught up with Shady Records artist Yelawolf at a recent tour stop in Dallas, Texas.
The Alabama bred artist spoke about his recent tour, his newest EP The Slumdon Bridge and his recent appearance on David Letterman’s Late Night Show.
The rapper said that since the release of his debut effort Radioactive, his fan base has been growing in both age and the types of people who attend the shows.
“We did this same run over a year ago and coming back, we sold out all the same venues, so it’s a great feeling. I feel like the crowd is getting to know the records and the fans that come out are like the real core,” Yelawolf told AllHipHop.com.
“Not only that, I see the fans keep going up in age and down in age. I’m seeing s**t man, 15 year olds and going up to 35 year olds and s**t, of all colors and all styles,” the rapper revealed.
Over the past few years, Yelawolf has toured extensively in nearly every major city in the United States.
He has also made his way overseas to perform at dates throughout Europe, which was chronicled on his popular YouTube vlog called, “YelaVision.”
“I had a blast in Europe man, I really just went over there for the first time for the Hove festival, and I went to Norway, and then I went back on my tour. The first stop was London. We did really well and we went to all the other cities and we did festivals and all that s**t. Then I went back with Wiz on the last trip and it was just incredible man,” Yelawolf explained to AllHipHop.com.
A byproduct of Yela’s excursions across the pond is a new EP with Ed Sheeran titled The Slumdon Bridge, a play on Yelawolf’s popular use of the Slumerican concept and the world-famous London Bridge.
“What happened with Ed Sheran was I got hit up and they said ‘Hey this kid Ed wants to do an EP.’ I was like, ‘Whats up with his music?’ I listened to his music and I was like, ‘Damn this kid’s music rips, but I don’t know.’ I didn’t really know how the music was going to come out and I just didn’t really know, but I was just like ‘F**k it, lets just get in the studio and see what happens,'” Yelawolf explained.
“I literally pulled into LA and did the whole thing in one night. We just vibed man, that kid is something else, he plays guitar and sings like fool, you know, and he raps. He’s only 21 or 22 and its amazing that some people just get it so young. He’s just going to flourish as an artist, there’s no telling where he’s going to be in 10 years and he’s doing classic s**t right now,” Yelawolf continued.
Lastly Yela explained his recent performance on David Letterman with Kid Rock, and labeled the appearance a milestone for the “Bama” artist.
“Me and Kid Rock, we vibe really well man, he’s the OG man and you can’t reinvent the wheel and nothing under the sun he hasn’t done musically, and as far as growing from Hip-Hop, into rock n’ roll into country, he’s a legend man. So it’s an honor to share the stage with him man – thats one,” Yelawolf explained about his historical performance.
“Two being at Letterman – there’s two things that I think as far as talk shows or just television shows go, as far as performances that are pivotal for someone’s career – one is Letterman and two is SNL [Saturday Night Live]. I just remember being like, ‘Peppers are on Letterman!’ or ‘Snoop is on Letterman!’ or ‘Eminem is on SNL!’ I remember Eminem when he did one of his performances on SNL. So I think it’s one to check off, you know my Mom called me super emotional and my Uncle buddy, my management. It was a moment I will never forget you know and I vibed out and enjoyed myself which is the main deal, and hopefully someday I can go back and do another record someday. So another one in the books.”
Yelawolf will be touring at select dates across the U.S. going forward and will also be performing with his Slumerican label mates at SXSW in Austin, Texas during the second week of March.
YelaWolf Radioactive Tour: Texas from Scoremore on Vimeo.
Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo Release Video for “Think Like A Man” Soundtrack
Grammy-winners Jennifer Hudson and Ne-Yo, along with “The Bawse”, Rick Ross, have joined forces once again to bring the title track off the Steve Harvey adapted film, Think Like a Man. The video features a cameo from one of the film’s stars – the hilarious Kevin Hart.
Think Like A Man stars Taraji P. Heson, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut, and singer Chris Brown, while the video features Kevin Hart trying hard to win the heart of Hudson, while Ne-Yo steps in as the smooth criminal. Let’s see who wins!
The film’s soundtrack is available on April 10. Produced by Rainforest Films in Atlanta, Think Like a Man opens in theaters on April 20.