Last night Amber Rose tweeted a photo of herself and Monica in the studio together in NYC. They could have just been chillin’, but being that both lovely ladies are working on finishing up their albums, perhaps they could be working on a duet?? Only time will tell.
In related news, Wiz Khalifa was recently in the studio with Chris Brown and Adam Levine of Maroon 5, possibly working on Wiz’s upcoming second album O.N.I.F.C. That’s a great look for Wiz. Check out a twitpic from the studio below.
(AllHipHop News) President Obama has taken a stance against SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act), a bill that would allow the justice department to force Internet providers and search engines to block all sites accused of copyright infringement.
For now, it appears that President Obama has stalled the controversial legislation. Read the details according to Forbes.com:
“The growing anti-SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) support that has swept through the gaming and Internet community found a very big ally today. With websites like Reddit and Wikipedia and gaming organizations like Major League Gaming prepared for a blackout on January 18th – the same day that the House Judiciary Committee hearing on HR 3261was scheduled in Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama has stepped in and said he would not support the bill.
SOPA has been delayed, for now. The House has agreed to revisit the issue next month, but they now know the White House will veto any bill that’s not more narrowly focused.
Much to the chagrin of Hollywood, the Entertainment Software Association (which has been a backer of the bill from early on), and Internet domain company GoDaddy.com (which lost many accounts as a result of its support for the bill); SOPA has been shelved. The Motion Picture Association of America, one of the bill’s largest sponsors, is expected to regroup.”
Contributor: Xaviera. Follow her on Twitter at @MsXaviB.
(AllHipHop News) A Las Vegas judge dismissed his cocaine possession charge stemming from his 2010 arrest.
In September of 2010, Bruno Mars (born Peter Gene Hernandez) was arrested for drug possession following a concert at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. He later plead guilty to having 2.6 grams of cocaine.
Since then, Mars has been on good behavior, completing his probation and 230 hours of community service. He also paid a $2,000 fine and participated in eight hours of drug counseling.
Mars’ lawyer, Blair Berk, told TMZ, “Bruno earned the dismissal of his charge. He exceeded the expectations of the court in both his service to the community and his counseling.”
Judge Jessie Walsh agreed and dismissed the charges against the pop star.
Contributor: Xaviera (@MsXaviB)
2012 is wasting no time trying to one-up 2011 with the major label signings of buzzing artists. Last year, we saw Kreayshawn make $1 million in one of the biggest busts of a deal for a label, then A$AP Rocky cashed in a rumored $3 million from RCA. (He’s actually been one of the more consistent rappers out there as of late, though.)
Then, last week, it was rumored that Australia native Iggy Azalea had landed a deal at Def Jam, which was pretty much confirmed by her tweets, as well as those of A&Rs at the label. Now we have word from Harlem’s own Azealia Banks that she just inked a deal with Universal Music!
Check out the tweets below, and congratulations to Ms. Banks, a.k.a. Kanye’s Twitter pal! We’re rooting for you!
(AllHipHop News) Last night (January 17) as part of his The Dreamer/ The Believer promotional run, Common gave an impromptu performance, as he hosted a private listening session at Privae, an upscale lounge just north of downtown Dallas.
Entitled the “Common Play Back”, in association with Grey Goose, X Rated Fusion Liqueor, Dallas’ K104, and 97.9 The Beat, tastemakers were treated to freestyles and an in-depth introspective of Common’s most recent work.
With Virdiko’s big daddie THE DJ at the helm, the Grey Goose and X Rated Fusion Liqueor flowed as Common hosted the intimate listening session, going through several of the songs on his new album, giving explanations of each song, and rapping along the acclaimed project produced entirely by No I.D.
Highlights from the listening session included Common rapping over “South Dallas Swag” beats – more specifically, over T Cash’s “Spread Ya Legs.” Common also spoke about his love for Maya Angelou as his mentor, and his love of Hip-Hop music and culture. Common brought every bit of Chi-Town to Dallas, as he embraced the crowd. Take a look some of the pictures below. Photo credit: Sonny Digital
Philadelphia-bred, Brooklyn resident Santigold is back finally.
The alt-pop siren has released a new song called “Big Mouth,” which is the first release from her upcoming album Master Of My Make Believe. MOMMB is the follow up to the singer’s 2002 self-titled debut. “Big Mouth” was released with a frenetic animated video. The colorful short even seems to have a Lady GaGa diss included.
Master Of My Make Believe is due in the spring of 2012 on Downtown Records.
(AllHipHop News) It seems like Gary, Indiana’s Freddie Gibbs never stops working.
After releasing A Cold Day in Hell and Lord Giveth, Lord Taketh Away and a looming project with Madlib, Freddie is as focused as ever.
Now just to tip the scale, Freddie has joined forces with Ski Beatz, on a collaborative LP, yet to be titled.
“Skibeatz Freddie Gibbs lp in the works…. just thought i would throw that out there…” Ski Beatz Tweeted from his Twitter account
@Skibeatz.
Fresh off the adidas sponsored Love and Hip-Hop tour with Tabi Bonney and Murs, Ski Beatz has been back in the lab working on his new project, 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight.
Ski recently released the Curren$y assisted video for “Fly By,” featured below, which can be found on Ski Beatz album, 24 Hour Karate School Presents Twilight set to hit stores February 14, 2012.
SKI BEATZ FEAT. CURREN$Y – FLY BY from DD172 on Vimeo.
R&B singer Mike Posner, whose soulful sound is a bi-product of his love for Hip-Hop, released a video featuring an acoustic cover of the new single from Rick Ross’ mixtape, Rich Forever.
The track, “Stay Schemin,” originally features rappers French Montana and Drake and has made a big splash on both the Internet and radio since its release. However, French and Drake do not appear on this version of the song as you will see below, but Posner friend and guitar player, Blackbear, does.
Regarding how the “Stay Schemin” interpretation came to fruition, Posner exclusively told AllHipHop.com: “I was in Miami the last two weeks working with Pharrell, and after I would finish recording, I would kick it with Rozay at his crib. Rick [Ross], French [Montana], and I went to the club one night in Miami, and I saw the reaction people had to “Stay Schemin”, even though it had only been out for a day. That made me fall in love with the song, and I knew Blackbear and I could put a fresh spin on it.”
“Shout outs to Pharrell for letting me borrow his keyboard in the making of,” he continued, while laughing.
Check out the video of Mike Posner and Blackbear’s acoustic cover of “Stay Schemin” below and download a free version of the song here.
News and reports have swirled for the past week about newly anointed father, Jay-Z, swearing off the word “b*tch” now that he has a daughter in the sure-to-be-beautiful, Blue Ivy Carter.
Well, that’s not exactly the case according to representatives for the father, rapper, and mogul, who recently reopened the New York location of his 40/40 Club.
Via Billboard: “The first publication to report the poem’s existence, Rolling Out, cites no publication source for the poem and could not be reached for comment. Sources close to the rapper have declined to confirm or deny its authenticity. “
And according to The Daily News, Jay-Z told the newspaper directly that “the poem and story are fake.”
Hmmmmmmmm…
(AllHipHop News) The 2012 Bamboozle Festival has announced the addition of a number of emerging and buzzing Hip-Hop artists to its three-day lineup, which takes place from May 18-20.
This year’s Bamboozle Festival will also serve as the 10th anniversary celebration for the concert series, which has switched locations between Asbury Park and the Meadowlands in New Jersey since its inception in 2003.
Musicians Action Bronson, Outasight, Riff Raff, Mike Posner, Mac Miller, Kreayshawn, A$AP Rocky, and world-renowned artist David Garibaldi will perform and make appearances at this year’s festival, with a number of artists yet to be revealed.
The Bamboozle Festival, which is primarily a Rock, Punk, and Pop-based event, has ramped up its outreach to Hip-Hop artists to help expand the festival’s brand. Artists such as Snoop Dogg, Method Man, and Lil Wayne have all either performed or headlined the festival in the past.
2012’s main acts are primarily Rock, with the likes of Bon Jovi, Foo Fighters, Blink 182, and Incubus headlining the three-day bill.
Tickets are available now at www.Bamboozle.com.
Switzerland based watch maker Swatch has announced a new collection of sports-inspired watches, the Gents Originals – Olympic Games Collection.
Swatch said the watches were created with “one eye on fashion and the other on the upcoming London 2012 Olympic Games.” They added that the wristwear will “merge pro-sport aesthetics and a classic London design.
“The designers have given a nod both to British fashion’s mod heritage and the London 2012 Olympic Games logo by means of a two-toned palette.”
The watches have already caught the eye of Hip-Hop artist Jadakiss, who recently tweeted information about them to his over 400,000 followers and encouraged them to check them out.
Via SoRaspy.com
(AllHipHop News)An Atlanta music company has filed a lawsuit against Yung Joc and Block Enterprises, claiming legal control over the rapper’s career.
Master Mind Music Inc. filed a lawsuit against Yung Joc and Block Enterprises in United States District Court, Northern District of Georgia on January 17.
The lawsuit claims that Yung Joc signed an artist development and exclusive recording agreement with Master Mind Music in February of 2005.
Under the deal that Yung Joc signed, each record that was created by the rapper during the duration of the deal, was to be the property of Master Mind Music.
Master Mind Music also reserved the exclusive right to copyright the recordings of Yung Joc in its own name.
In addition to administrative rights, the lawsuit claims that Master Mind Music was entitled to co-ownership of all of Yung Joc recordings, in addition to a 50% share of Yung Joc’s publishing during the term of the agreement.
The lawsuit claims that Master Mind Music helped with the recording and eventual release of Yung Joc’s debut album Hustlenomics, which contained the rapper’s biggest single “Coffee Shop.”
Around October of 2005, Master Mind Music linked with Block Enterprises, in order to place Yung Joc on the Bad Boy/Atlantic Records record label.
The lawsuit claims that Block Enterprises presented Yung Joc as its sole artist, effectively cutting Master Mind Music out of the deal.
The lawsuit also claims the Block Enterprises illegally granted copyright interest in Yung Joc’s recordings to Bad Boy.
“Block knew or should have known that he did not have the rights to the artists’ exclusive recording services which he purportedly granted to Bad Boy/Atlantic,” the complaint reads. “Further, Block never subsequently acquired those rights from Master Mind.”
According to Master Mind Music’s lawsuit, Yung Joc debut album for Bad Boy, New Jock City, sold over 1 million copies and contained the single “It’s Goin Down.”
Master Mind Music claim that Block Enterprises didn’t have the authority to distribute Yung Joc’s master recordings.
Master Mind Music is suing for copyright infringement, breach of contract, torturous interference with contractual relations, fraudulent misrepresentation, and fraud.
Check out a copy of the lawsuit below:
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Happy Wins-Day, my Outgoing and Outspoken!
Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to not being silenced! For those who are not aware, there are two proposed controversial anti-piracy bills that are being voted on today in Congress called The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA). The bills would allow the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as copyright holders, to obtain court orders against websites that are accused of enabling or facilitating copyright infringement. Depending on who makes the request, the court order could stop online advertisers and payment facilitators from doing business with the alleged infringing website, search engines from linking to those sites, and requiring Internet service providers to block access to those sites as well.
So what does that mean? It means that if this bill passes, your right to surf the Internet freely will be compromised! It means that the government and big corporations will control what you are able to see online, similarly to how they control television and other forms of media!! It means that this so called democracy that we live in will be less and less controlled by the people!! It means that your right to free speech or free expression is in jeopardy!
Today, as many protest these bills and try to stop Congress from infringing on our rights, let’s remember the right we have as individuals that we most often take advantage of! The right to free our minds!! The right to make decisions in our lives that will move us forward!! Let’s remember that we must never be censored! Let’s stop accepting everything that is given to us as fact, and do our own thinking! As Djimon Hounsou so eloquently said in Amistad… “:Give us Free!!!” Freedom to think as we want! Freedom to do as we will!! Freedom to be as we see fit!! DO NOT BE CENSORED!!! THE WORLD IS YOURS!!!!
-Ash’Cash
“I know but one freedom and that is the freedom of the mind.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” -Harvey Fierstein
“Nothing is more difficult, and therefore more precious, than to be able to decide.” -Napoleon Bonaparte
“The only valid censorship of ideas is the right of people not to listen.” -Tommy Smothers
“Every man is free to rise as far as he’s able or willing, but the degree to which he thinks determines the degree to which he’ll rise.” -Ayn Rand
“If you hear a voice within you saying, ”You are not a painter,” then by all means paint… and that voice will be silenced.” -Vincent van Gogh
“The free man is he who does not fear to go to the end of his thought.” -Unknown
“You are always free to change your mind and choose a different future.” -Richard Bach
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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.
