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Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Jay-Z Dissing LL Cool J? A Rick Ross (@rickyrozay) & Kanye West Album?

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All content within this section is pure rumor

and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have

whispered in our ear. Read on.IS JAY-Z TALKING SLICK ABOUT LL COOL J?Jay-Z had this to say about his longevity in the game in his cover story in Rolling Stone Mag.

He said, “One of the reasons I wanted to make Blueprint 3

was

because of the challenge. We’ve seen people like LL Cool J have

longevity, and

we respect the heritage of what he’s done, but it’s not like, right now,

he’s

competing on the same level as Lil Wayne. So for me to still be able to

compete

at that level at my age, that’s rarefied air. It’s never been done.”

He added, “I think the problem with people, as they start to mature,

they

say, ‘Rap is a young man’s game,’ and they keep trying to make young

songs. But you don’t know the slang – it changes every

day. You

can visit the topic, but these young kids live it every day, and you’re

just

visiting. So you’re trying to be something you’re not, and the audience

doesn’t

buy into that. And people wonder why. ‘I made a great Southern bounce

song!’

You’re from New York, and you’re 70! Why are you bouncing?” 

IS THIS A DISS? If it is, I think Jay may need a reminder…here it is.

TRIPLE C’S SCREAM AT ME!

Update: I’ve been informed that this is probably a song that they are doing even though I initially heard it was a whole album. Both are good.

I want to know about this! It looks like Rick Ross and Kanye West are about to do an album together. Peep what Rick Ross told us via his Twitter.

Well, I would say yes.

I would expect and album with JEEZY, rather than Yeezy, but this is more interesting if you ask me. I love the title, but I hope they plan to stick around. Also, I am wondering whether or not Ross is planning a name change? He’s using the Rozay name quite a lot. With the “real” Ricky Ross seeking damages, you think this is the way for Ross to escape a lawsuit?

ROZAY AND YEEZY, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about

them then they should worry!

-illseed

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Will Hip-Hop Return To Its Activist Roots? (w/ @TOUREX, @icecube, @kevin_powell, @chuckcreekmur)

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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WATCH THIS ORIGINAL REPORT ON THE EVOLUTION OF HIP-HOP AND POLITICS

Before hip-hop became the multi-billion dollar industry it is today, there was a group of young lyricists who were ahead of their time. Telling unfiltered truths about the struggles of blacks in the late 1960s and early 70s, they called themselves The Last Poets.”When we did that first album, I had no idea it was going to catch on like it did,” Abiodun Oyewole told theGrio. “We were dealing directly with issues that concerned us.”When Oyewole, one of the founding members of The Last Poets, listens to today’s hip-hop, he says the music has lost its political edge.”It’s like hip-hop has taken the backseat to the industry and they’re playing with it like you play with Play-Doh or something,” Oyewole said. “You don’t hear anything that’s got any kinda of impact.”From the raw sounds of spoken word on street corners, to block parties in the South Bronx, once hip-hop emerged in the late 1960s, it never looked back.But it wasn’t until Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five released The Message in 1982 when the harsh realities of poverty and broken neighborhoods were put front and center by hip-hop artists.The 1980s saw the rise of many emcees and groups who made political protest and social consciousness an integral part of their music. None more than the brash and uncompromising Public Enemy, whose music was as much a movement as it was hip-hop.”Public Enemy is forever linked to politics and hip-hop,” said Chuck Creekmur, founder of AllHipHop.com. “Songs like Fight the Power, which I think is the ultimate anthem for empowering the youth (and) By the time I get to Arizona — (about when) the MLK holiday which was being in dispute (in that state).””You think about the messages they were putting out, particularly at a time when the murder rates in African-American communities were probably at the highest they had ever been in history — at the time it was something that was absolutely needed,” said Fred Mwangaghunga, founder of celebrity website Mediatakeout.com.”Flavor Flav — as much as a fool as he presents himself on the mic in Public Enemy — he was a wise fool,” said music writer and critic Toure. “He did 911 is a Joke, talking about the difficulty of getting emergency medical services in the community. That is a political song.”At the time, other artists, like KRS-One of Boogie Down Productions rallied against black-on-black violence. And female emcees such as Queen Latifah and MC Lyte fought to empower young women.”If you’re talking about political dialogue in rap, of course Queen Latifah’s UNITY is going to come up,” Creekmur said. “Even MC Lyte’s Georgie Porgie. That was a political statement about a young black man who goes onto die of cancer.”Groups like N.W.A. rapped about the horrors of police brutality. Ice T and his heavy metal band Body Count released the single Cop Killer in 1992 — which the L.A. rapper was forced to pull after intense battles over censorship. Later that year, then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton criticized rapper Sister Souljah’s comments on the L.A. riots…setting off a storm of controversy and establishing a new political catchprhase.In the late 80s and early 90s, hip-hop and its artists had plenty to say – and more people were listening than ever before.”I grew up in New York City and in New York City in 1991, the same time they were talking about Fight the Power, there were 2,000 murders in the streets. Now there are 200 murders in New York City,” said Mwangaguhunga. “The political message was absolutely necessary in the 90s for young people, and while i think it would be very good to have it right now, it’s probably not as necessary.”According to Kevin Powell, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in New York who says he grew up in hip-hop culture, the politically-charged messages of the 80s and 90s simply reflected the times.”Most of the music, no matter what genre we’re talking about from jazz to hip-hop, is actually apolitical,” Powell said. “The music becomes political if there’s something political happening in the community.”But in 2010, with rap music more popular than ever, where have the messages gone?Powell says it’s largely the mass media and industry executives who promote just one side of the coin.”You know, you would think that all young people of color do is dance in videos and swing from poles and play basketball,” Powell said. “That’s unacceptable. What the hip-hop industry has done is ultimately destroyed hip-hop the culture.”But hip-hop pioneer and music mogul Russell Simmons says today’s hip-hop artists can still impact politics.”I think the hip-hop community is a very progressive community that speaks to the next america and reminds them of what’s important,” Simmons said. “So that’s political.”One rapper who isn’t shy about speaking out is Kanye West. In 2005, at a telethon to support victims of Katrina, he famously said: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.””Kanye’s message about ‘George Bush doesn’t care about black people’ was very powerful — not perfectly delivered — but very eloquently and passionately delivered, and definitely something many black people felt,” said Toure.No political leader has been celebrated on records nor attracted as much attention from hip-hop artists than President Barack Obama. Artists from Young Jeezy to Will.i.am to Common have created anthems for the first black man in the White House.But some say the title “First Hip-Hop President” might be a stretch for Obama.”Chuck D is the hip-hop president,” said Creekmur of AllHipHop.com. “I think if we had a president who was truly hip-hop, then I think a lot would be different.”Jay-Z is playing on President Obama’s iPod, and the Jay-Z single Dirt off your Shoulder became a signature moment during the 2008 presidential campaign when he mimic the motion as a way of also brushing off his critics.For more on this story, click here.

Philadelphia’s 10th Annual B-Boy BBQ

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Reviews / Music
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Philadephia’s legendary B-Boy BBQ returns to form for 2010. This year’s festivities included a 2 block mural which featured outstanding pieces from writers such as SEEN, ARAB, and SYE. B-Boys and B-Girls also represented over classic tracks from Michael Jackson, Nu Shooz, The S.O.S. Band, Shannon, and more. There were several local designers and vendors showing their wares as well as delicious chicken and burgers grilled to magnificence. The B-Boy BBQ was founded in 1997 by Pose2 who stated: “Our continued and sole purpose is to maintain and celebrate the styles and traditions of our community through HIP HOP culture.” This well attended family event entered its 9th year after a brief hiatus. Previously at the Hawthorne Rec Center at 12th and Carpenter, the event was forced to cancel the 2008 B-Boy BBQ due to complaints of excessive crowds and vandalism at the 2007 event. It was a gorgeous day on Westminster Avenue in West Philadelphia as Hip-Hop heads of all ages came out in numbers to celebrate the return of one of its finest parties.

Jay Z and Will Smith’s Musical “Fela!” Wins At Tony Awards

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(AllHipHop News) “Fela!,” the Broadway musical that Jay- Z helped produce, won three Tony Awards at last night’s (June 13th) televised ceremony. The play received 11 nominations in total, including a nod for Best Musical and Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In addition to Jay-Z,  Will and Jada Pinkett Smith also served as producers of the critically acclaimed musical.   The three categories in which “Fela!” won in were for Best Sound Design of a Musical, Best Choreography, and Best Costume Design of a Musical.“Fela!” is a musical based on the events in the life of Nigerian composer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti.The play depicts Kuti as the target of 1,000 soldiers determined to put an end to his public performances at a legendary nightclub. “Fela!”  opened on Broadway on November 23, 2009, after it’s 2008 off Broadway run ended.Both Jay-Z and Beyonce as well as Will and Jada Pinkett Smith were present at last night’s Tony Award ceremony.

Police Investigate Fabolous Link To G-Baby Slaying

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(AllHipHop News) A witness to the slaying of 22-year-old Brooklyn, rapper Greg “G-Baby” Brown claims the rapper was assassinated in front of a packed nightclub in March of 2009. G-Baby’s mother claimed Fabolous and her son had a longstanding feud that was supposed to have been put to rest. “My son was going to talk to Fab in a car, and he got shot three times,” Roxanne Brown told The New York Daily News. “I don’t know what’s going on. I just want to know who killed my son.”According to Ms. Brown, her son was going to meet Fabolous the night he performed at Club Amazura.  Another source said that G-Baby was supposed to perform with the rapper the evening in question. The unnamed source, who was also shot, claimed that as the shooting broke out, G-Baby ran. But a gunman followed G-Baby and shot him three times in the back.  Another innocent bystander was wounded in the groin, with as many as 10 witnesses nearby. “There was a whole bunch of people on the corner, like 10 people,” the source also told The New York Post. “G-Baby was next to me. When I turned around, I got hit. I heard four shots. G-Baby ran. They started shooting at him. They were targeting him.”The witness said the Bed-Stuy native, who was signed to Memphis Bleek’s Get Low Records, collapsed in front of Fabolous van and died. Bouncers for Club Amazura allegedly moved G-Baby’s body so that Fabolous and his entourage could leave the venue. Police are investigating if Fabolous had any role in the shooting, which they believe was organized. G-Baby and Fabolous had beef before, but they supposedly squashed all of that,” said concert attendee and former NYPD hip-hop crimes investigator Derrick Parker, aka “The Hip-Hop Cop.” Police have not questioned, or named  Fabolous as a suspect in the murder of Greg “G-Baby” Brown.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Dr. Dre/Jay-Z Collab Revealed! Fabolous Linked To Murder? Joe Budden’ Flotation Device!

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All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.

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DR. DRE AND JAY-Z – FINALLY!

I was going to do this over the weekend, but I had to hold it!

YES! We all know this Hip-Hop collaboration is one that will never materialize the way we want it to, but it has happened. HOW? Well, its not the song “Pressure” that Jimmy Iovine balked about a year or so ago (wait, that was just a month or so ago). This Jay/Dre collaboration is actually commercial for Beats By Dre and Jay-Z has a verse on it. On top of that, Friday my sources tell me they filmed a video for the song, which will push and publicize the thingy that they are selling. I guess, headphones are more promising than Detox. Look for a Diddy version/video/song too.

HIP-HOP AND POLITICS: FROM THE BEAT TO THE BALLOT

 

Peep this:

 NEW YORK – AllHipHop.com  and TheGrio.com, in partnership with NBC News, will debut “Hip-Hop and  Politics: From The Beat to The Ballot” starting June 14. The weeklong series will run on both websites as part of Black Music Month.

 

 

Throughout the week, theGrio and AllHipHop will feature original interviews, articles and editorials highlighting some of leading forces in hip-hop and politics – past and present – from The Last Poets to Jay-Z.  The series will also include video interviews with prominent Hip-Hop and political figures such as Russell Simmons, Talib Kweli, Al Sharpton, Questlove, Kevin Powell and AllHipHop’s Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur. The series will explore the evolution of Hip-Hop as an avenue for political speech, the genre’s impact on legislation, and the connection between hip hop artists and mainstream politicians – including President Obama, who many have called ‘the first hip hop president’.

 

 

TheGrio and AllHipHop will chart the evolution of Hip-Hop and politics by highlighting the best political Hip-Hop songs – from Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” to KRS-One’s “Stop the Violence” – and will address some of the key issues including censorship,  sexuality,  religion and racial discrimination,  that Hip-Hop has raised through the years. The series will also look forward at who will carry the torch of activism in the world of political Hip-Hop in the future .

Click here for more details!

MEANWHILE…

How did Khia get on ABC?

 THE NYPD IS TRYING TO LINK FABOLOUS TO A MURDER!?

I hope Fab can raise over this madness, because the NYPD is trying to link him to the murder of Memphis Bleek’s artist G-Baby. G-Baby was loved by people in the NYC area, as I could tell, but I never heard of him before that day.  Anyway, Fab was there that night. The police say that Fab left the club mere moments before the young rapper was shot. Now, I don’t know why that would make him a suspect, but you know the police tuck info away before they roll it all out. So,  they may have released this to the press with some other purpose. SMH. Still, G-Baby’s family told the NY Daily News that Fab and G-Baby had some beef, but it was over. They had planned to talk that night, but G-Baby was shot first. When G-Baby was died, Fab said, “”Lost a soldier in the field this morning. R.I.P. G Baby.” At the end of the day, it sounds like crap. Fab performed and left. After he left G-Baby was tragically slain.

Shout out to Sosa for the heads up.

LIL KIM DISSES BIGGIE’S MOM?

In a recent interview Lil Kim had a lot to say about Ms. Wallace, Diddy and more. Peep it.

 

  

DIDDY RESPONDS TO KIM!

 He told Tim Westwood of the BBC”

 “[Kim is] taking it the wrong way, it ain’t meant like that. Nicki has never did anything to her. She ain’t never not pay her homage. She ain’t swagger jack and say nothing negative about her. I think Kim needs to understand that Nicki as a whole, it’s always been respect. Nicki isn’t trying to be her. We still riding with Nicki and we still riding with Kim. We love and respect the days in history that we’ve had with Lil Kim but Kim is going to be an emcee. When emcees come back out, they talk crazy and do what they do but at the end of the day everyone respects Kim for being the Queen B… Anybody that comes after Kim, or me, or Jay or whatever, people get inspired. It’s nothing wrong with her being inspired as long as she takes that inspiration and carves out her own lane. If we do ever manage her, we’ll make sure she carves out that own lane.”

 Here is the audio by way of thisis50.com.

 I thought it was interesting that Kim got 3 letters and 3 books from Oprah.

 JOE BUDDEN AND HIS FLOATING DEVICE

 Budden and his women.

 

KANYE IS BACK!

 

The rap world is better with Kanye in it. The recent reclusive rapper popped up at a show with Jay-Z. Here us ‘Ye and Jay-Z At Isle Of Wright Festival.

 

 

SHOUT OUT TO CHAMILLIONAIRE

 

I applaud Chamillioaire for not succumbing to the fool’s gold called fame and handing his biz as a MAN. Below is a quote from a live stream with him explaining why he won’t be changing his name to Chathousandaire.

 

“My mother has cancer and she was looking at my house and my lifestyle and was afraid to come to me about money for medical bills. And I’m like, don’t do that. Whatever bills you have come to me about it. I had to ask myself was keeping a house that was not worth all the money I’d been paying on it worth more than my mother or my son? So that’s the decision I made. I gotta make sure I make good moves.”

 

Click here and read about a rapper that’s having some issues on the money tip.

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

People are telling me the dude that punched Lil B is obsessed with the rapper. I don’t know exactly why, but that’s that. I need Lil B to do another video.

 

Its funny how Lil Kim called Drake a “p***y” for riding for Nicki. Then what does that make people fighting over Kat Stacks?

SMH at Chevron spilling 20,000 gallons of crude oil in water around Salt Lake City.

Alicia Keys is hype to be a mother. ““I can’t wait to become a mom. No question. It’s the most beautiful gift in the world. Truly a gift from God,” she told The HT.

Rumor has it CNN is going to retire Larry King to a weekend gig. When he talked to Lady Gaga, she seemed way off.

Dennis Rodman owes $300k in child support. Cues up: “When the money goes”

Sarah Palin did go an get chest implants. Now…some of “you” wanted her as VP?

There is a new Killah Priest album on the way called The 3 Day Theory. Here is the video for the first single.

 

 

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY

What is going on? Ahhhh…so many Epic Fails, so little time.

The iPad is the hottest thing in the streets. Its so hot…that the heat may have fried some fools brains. Police in Arizona, an already hot place…politically and otherwise, say two men tried to sell/trade an iPod Touch and 7-grams of WEED for a 32G iPad. They did this with an ad on CraigsList according to ABC News. They even posted pictures of the weed on Craigslist and the cops swarmed on them. They were even more stupid for trying to get an expensive iPad ($600 – $730) for an iPod Touch worth under $300. Don’t know how much the weed was good for. Maybe it was some fine Jamaican good good. Well, they got all bad bad after they got told on.

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY!

Ghana gave Africa its first victory in the World Cup!!! Shout out to the US for almost beating the UK…a tie is a win for us!

 

I repeat! Shout out to Ghana for the big win over the weekend at the World Cup.

How did R. Kelly make it in the damn World Cup?

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

Sad days in Arkansas and further proof that something just isn’t right. About 16 people are confirmed dead in Arkansas after intense flooding hit the state. The flash floods hit campgrounds and there are dozens of people still missing. They expect people to be found for weeks to the ferocious speed and strength of the flash floods. The waters in the Caddo and Little Missouri rivers rose at about 8 feet per hour. You would think they would warn people if they knew that. Anyway, people lost everything, including their cars. They say one truck in the flood was like a boat tied to a tree it was so aggressive on the vehicle. That truck also saved their lives by shielding them from the water. The big question is… how can roughly 6 inches of rain rise a river 20 feet?

Here is another “sign.” It involves a man, his grand mom and cannibalism.

 

NICKI ON BLACK MEN MAG

Since Nicki is the woman of the hour, here is the latest cover she’s got. Rumor has it, she’s no longer doing interviews with mags unless it’s a cover story. Hope Newsweek doesn’t call.

THE 90’s COMES BACK.

Some dude named Neako remakes “Chief Rocka’ from Lords of the Underground. What do you think?

“Father of ya father, schooler of ya teacher.” Not bad!

DIP SET REUNITES!

Props to MissInfo.tv.

 

 

Here is something else I got off Miss Info…a new song from FaShawn. Dope.

 

Fashawn “Ecology”

KIM KARDASHIAN ON A BEACH.

 

Why not?

 

EVE AND FOXY, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

-illseed

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Weighs In On Lil Kim/Nicki Minaj Rap Beef

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(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs has weighed in on the feud between Lil’ Kim and Nicki Minaj during an interview with BBC’s Tim Westwood. The mogul responded to Lil Kim’s growing criticism of Nicki Minaj, who has been accused of slighting the veteran Brooklyn rapper backstage, in addition to borrowing her look. Over the past few weeks, Lil Kim has called out Nicki Minaj for her alleged transgressions, prompting a reply from fellow Young Money artist Drake. In a recent interview with Thisis50.com, Lil Kim chastised Combs for his support of Nicki Minaj. Now, Diddy himself has weighed in, explaining the two artists are in two different “lanes” and completely different types of lyricists. “I love Lil Kim and I’m sorry that she’s mad,” Diddy told Tim Westwood. “I never thought that by me working with another artist that she would take it the wrong way. But if she’s taking it the wrong way, it aint meant like that. Nicki never did anything to her. Nicki aint trying to swagger jack or say nothing negative about her.” Despite Lil Kim’s recent boasts of being ready for a battle with Nicki Minaj, Diddy said the newcomer had “no beef” with Lil Kim. “Emcees when they coming back out, a lot of times they like to talk crazy and do what they do,” Diddy explained. “At the end of the day, everyone respects Kim for being the Queen Bee. I am always going to love her and remember the good times I had with her. But I aint gonna make no apologies for working with Nicki Minaj. Especially somebody who has never said anything negative to Kim, or somebody in my eyes, who has paid homage to Kim.”In related news, while Diddy aims to continue producing hit records, he has revealed there is one thing he is done producing for now – children. During on the UK’s Friday Night with Jonathan Ross Show, Diddy urged fans to wait until they are married to have children. “I don’t condone having children out of wedlock, but they were my circumstances and I’m a proud father [of six]. I take care of them…I’m not gonna have any more kids until I get married.”