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Lupe Fiasco Ft. Ellie Goulding & Bassnectar “Lightwork”
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Immortal Technique P###. by J Dilla “Toast To The Dead”
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Lupe Fiasco Gives Update On CRS Project With Kanye West and Pharrell
(AllHipHop News) Fans have long awaited the release of CRS (Child Rebel Soldier), a special project from Kanye West, Lupe Fiasco and Pharrell, but the project has not manifested after about four years.
The outlook on the super group’s feature is bleak, according to Fiasco, who said an album wasn’t likely.
“Um, probably not. I don’t foresee it. I don’t know,” he said in an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com.
The Chicago rapper proceeded to explain, at length, how things have progressed since the trio released “US Placers” in 2007.
Lupe continued: “Everybody has their different approaches. Do you want a CRS album or do you want a ‘Friend of the People‘ mixtape or do you want a ‘Food and Liquor 2‘ or do you want… It’s like, you know, you can’t do all of it. And then with CRS I have to get Pharrell on the same page and get Kanye on the same page – is it something that we even still want to do, you know? It was something that we maybe thought about doing 3 or 4 years ago. 3 or 4 years later, is that something that we still want to do?”
On several occasions, it seemed like the highly-sought opus would release new material to no avail. Lupe Fiasco did leave a sliver of hope for fans.
“It ain’t on me, it ain’t on Lupe,” he continued. “There’s three other people that’s involved; three different record labels; three different kinds of systems and management and all this other kind of stuff involved. So, creatively I’m always down to collaborate but, this particular thing, I don’t know.”
This is an excerpt of a larger interview, where Lupe Fiasco discusses his thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street movement, President Obama, The Republicans and other matters concerning the state of affairs in America. The full interview is forthcoming.
Duck Down Artists Release Song for Alzheimer’s Research Foundation
(AllHipHop News) Duck Down Records has released a new song titled “Run To Remember” in an effort to raise donations and awareness about Alzheimer’s.
Today (October 20), the song is available exclusively at iTunes for .99 cents.
Proceeds from the sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Research Foundation.
The new audio from Buckshot, Smif N Wessun and Promise, is produced by Double-O of Kidz In The Hall and is also a project in support of Dru Ha (co-owner of Duck Down Music), who lost his father to a 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s.
Earlier this year, Dru Ha announced that he would be running the ING New York City Marathon on November 6th in remembrance of his father and in support of the disease that affects over 5 million people in the United States.
“I’m running it for the Alzhiemer’s Disease Foundation, a team called Run to Remember, based out of New York City. My father this past January passed away from Alzhiemers and I just felt like I needed to do something really challenging that personal to me and that would pay tribute to the man that he was,” Dru Ha said of his pursuit to complete the marathon.
To date, Dru Ha has raised over $10,000 in donations for the disease
Hip-Hop Rumors: Who Will Catch Soulja Boy’s Charge?
WHO’S GOING TO TAKE THE CHARGE?
From what we are hearing, somebody is going to have to take that gun charge for Soulja Boy. Now who?
The good news is that SB sold out of his DVD all over the place since he got arrested the same day it was released. What’s funny is that there are now rumors that he got arrested on purpose. Do you see the look on these faces? I don’t believe that.
RAY-J CAN’T COME BACK TO NYC?
Well, just when you thought we were over the whole Ray-J vs Fabolous thing, I am hearing some new stuff that makes me think there are some fumes still being emitted. I am hearing that Ray-J is presently banned from coming to NYC by Fab’s Street Team crew. Now, I don’t know a whole lot about that shadowy crew, but I know they have been in their share of mischief. With that said, it may be something to it, since Ray-J eventually said sorry – not Fab. What do you think?
Lil Wayne Details Plans For Retiring At 35
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Lil Wayne recently detailed his plans for retirement in the November issue of GQ Magazine.
Lil Wayne and Eminem are featured on the cover of the new issue, which lands and stores in stores this month.
In the magazine’s “Music Issue” which also features Eminem and Rolling Stones founding member Keith Richards on the cover, Lil Wayne explains what his life will be like, when he retires at the age of 35.
“I feel like I’ll be a new me, and how good is that? To actually be opening a brand-new door of life at 35? That’d be awesome. Totally awesome. I’m looking forward to it,” Lil Wayne told the magazine about his retirement plans.
The rapper, who has been forced to live a sober life due to the terms of his probation for gun possession charges, said that going to jail was the best thing for him, in terms of beating his addiction to a number of hard-core drugs, including “syrup,” which is a mixture of promethazine, Kool-Aid, soda or sweet candy.
“It just helped me on my way, helped me with life,” Lil Wayne told GQ. “Cleared me up, cleaned me up, opened my eyes to things. I definitely thank God for that moment instead of looking at it as a problem or a bad situation. I needed it.”
In related news, Lil Wayne recently became the first artist in history to land six #1 singles on Billboard’s Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Radio Airplay Chart in just one year.
The Coming of Age of Diggy Simmons
It’s not easy being a Simmons. Just ask Daniel Dwayne, better known to the entertainment and music industries as “Diggy.” Hot on the heels of a major label signing with Atlantic Records, 16-year-old New York rapper Diggy has been working day and night to stay in the public eye and, more specifically, to stay tied to the fans he hopes will support his debut release later this year. He has spent countless hours on the road touring all while putting the finishing touches on his untitled debut.
The legacy and history of the Simmons family is synonymous with Hip-Hop, which makes these recent moments all the more meaningful and special for Diggy. He has no time for the haters, of which he has many, as a new artist and a Simmons. He radiates honesty, realness, and humility, and he doesn’t seem to be trying to be someone or something he’s not. According to him, Diggy is Diggy, and that is what everyone needs to know about the teenage rapper.
AllHipHop.com got a chance to talk to Diggy in the New York offices of Atlantic Records last week about his thoughts on the BET Hip-Hop Awards, what it means to be a “Simmons,” and the pressure, if there is any, to fill the shoes of his legendary family. He also set the bar high for his upcoming album – read more here:
AllHipHop.com: What’s going on? How you feeling, Diggy?
Diggy Simmons: I’m good, man.
AllHipHop.com: First things first, unfortunately you didn’t win but congratulations on your nomination for “Rookie of the Year” at the BET Hip-Hop Awards! Can you tell me a little bit about your experience at the awards show this year?
Diggy Simmons: I actually wasn’t there this year. I was on tour. I’m on the “Scream Tour” right now, so I was in Alabama that night.
AllHipHop.com: Did you get a chance to check them out on TV or at least check out the cyphers online?
Diggy Simmons: Yeah, I saw the cyphers online, and I caught a little bit of the show like the Heavy D performance and the Tyrese thing and stuff like that. I didn’t see too much of it, but I did watch all the cyphers.
AllHipHop.com: So, which one was your favorite or who had some of your favorite verses from all of them?
Diggy Simmons: Shady 2.0, for sure. I mean, who didn’t love that? Kendrick is my homie. Kendrick killed it. Machine Gun Kelly killed it. K.R.I.T. killed it. That whole cypher was dope. Tech N9ne, of course, Tyga, Chris Brown, a lot of people did their thing.
AllHipHop.com: Should we expect Diggy Simmons in a 2012 BET Awards cypher?
Diggy Simmons: Hopefully. I did it last year, which was really dope, and I had fun. I always wanted to be in the cypher so when I got the call, I was bouncing off the walls. I’d love to do it again.
AllHipHop.com: You’ve been riding high on the success of the Scream Tour lately, and a recent concert reviewer wrote that you “perfectly straddle the line between teen idol and legitimate rapper.” What do you think about that critique?
Diggy Simmons: That’s an incredible feeling right there. I mean, that’ s just flattering of course. I saw that, too, in the Washington Post, and it felt good especially because it’s such a highly respected publication.
AllHipHop.com: Well, you are Diggy Simmons, keyword ‘Simmons,’ which has a long history and strong legacy tied to the name. So I’d like to know, are you ready for the challenge and pressures of carrying on that legacy in the future?
Diggy Simmons: No pressures, honestly, because I just do me, of course. So I’m just going in and making my music and doing what makes me happy.
AllHipHop.com: I’m sure your father and uncle are both huge mentors to you. Who do you find yourself speaking more to about the whole music industry, the ins and outs, and questions about the business? Who do you go to first?
Diggy Simmons: I mean, if I ever need any sort of advice or questions about what to do with anything, I go straight to my management, Chris Lighty and Laurie Dobbins, and that’s really it. Sometimes, there will be certain things that I think of and take into my own hands, but if there’s anything else than it’ll be them.
AllHipHop.com: I got you. I remember from watching Run’s House that JoJo was always the one with the aspirations to be a rapper, and your sisters were taking the fashion world by storm, while you always had this mini-entrepreneurial glow and swagger to you. Did you always want to be a rapper, or was that a result of the show’s success?
Diggy Simmons: No, not at all. I wasn’t staying away from it, I was just doing it on my own. My dad didn’t even know that I was going to put out a mixtape, which came out in December of ’09. That’s what I always wanted to do. I just wanted to take it into my own hands, ’cause I was confident that I could make it by myself and let my music speak for itself, besides for my last name and that legacy that people know of. That’s really just how I went about it.
AllHipHop.com: Any plans to step back in front of the camera sometime soon, maybe a Run’s House spinoff starring Diggy?
Diggy Simmons: Not right now but in the future, acting is something that I definitely wouldn’t be opposed to. Right now though, music is the only thing that I’m focused on.
AllHipHop.com: Everyone has haters, and of course you’re subject to them too. From those that don’t even listen to your music and just want to say negative things about you being signed because of who your family is, or that you can’t rap, etc. Other than telling them to “listen,” what do you have to say to the haters?
Diggy Simmons: You know, just don’t be skeptical before you don’t even know. Of course I’ve shown and proved already and I’m just going to keep doing that, that’s what my album is going to be. I feel that my album is so much better than what I’ve done before, I just feel that I’m going to convert a lot of people that don’t believe or don’t like the music or haven’t even heard me yet. There’s people that don’t know about what I did before my first single “Copy, Paste” so they’ll just judge off of that. That’s just more of a fun, party song. Everybody has stuff like that. So, it is what it is, and that’s what I’m going to keep doing, just showing and proving.
AllHipHop.com: Speaking of the album, you said recently, “I want my debut album to be a classic, not even Hip-Hop album, but album in general – one of those albums that people love, and that’s what it feels like.” Other than it being your own body of work, what about your album screams “classic” to you?
Diggy Simmons: I think as a debut album I’m definitely confident that it’ll be looked at as a classic. People may not believe or know it now, but I can’t wait for it to speak for itself. It’s definitely going to go over people’s heads just how incredible it is.
AllHipHop.com: Have you looked at or studied some other praised debut’s from Drake with Thank Me Later and J. Cole with Cole World: The Sideline Story to help mold your own to a degree?
Diggy Simmons: Yeah, I definitely did that. People have taken different formulas to get to their first album or to garner a certain type of buzz or attention, and I definitely looked at those different things. But, different things have also worked for me cause your path is your path, and that’s what it’s all about. You have to know who you are and what works for you.
AllHipHop.com: So, what can you tell me about your debut album? Is it still set for a release before the end of the year?
Diggy Simmons: December or, you know, early next year. It’s almost done. I’m on tour right now so as soon as that wraps, it’s just about me going in and brushing up certain things, but it’s basically finished.
AllHipHop.com: How about some of the producers you have on there?
Diggy Simmons: Pop and Oak. Of course, they produced “Copy, Paste,” but they have more than one track on the album, I think they have like three. I think that their production on my album alone is going to do something great for them, and that’s what I want to do. I have another great producer on my album, D. Mile, and I feel as though his sound is going to be really big and people are going to enjoy it.
AllHipHop.com: Do you have plans already for a second single, or is your team still working “Copy, Paste?”
Diggy Simmons: We’re still going to let “Copy, Paste” do its thing. My second single, however, is going to be coming out in a few days, so I’m very excited.
AllHipHop.com: So I have to ask, Diggy, what is up with the All City Chess Club?
Diggy Simmons: [laughter] All City Chess Club? You have to ask Lupe about that. That is definitely an honor, and when he wanted me to be a part of it, I said yes in 1.5 seconds.
AllHipHop.com: As a man looking ahead to the future who is just starting a career as an artist, what do you want people to say about Diggy Simmons in 10 years?
Diggy Simmons: In 10 years? That I was innovative, that I inspired people to be different and be themselves, and also helped create a lot of different trends and styles as far as flows and sounds – a lot of different things like that. I just want people to enjoy my music and be able to relate to it, and for it to be timeless and classic.
AllHipHop.com: You’re definitely a very interesting breed of artist. You seem to be setting yourself apart by not wanting to ride the coattails of your family. You’re proud to be doing your own thing, so do you think that being a Simmons is a blessing or curse in terms of carving your own lane?
Diggy Simmons: It’s certainly not challenging at all, because I never wanted to use my dad’s name to get to where I had to be. As far as it being a gift, I wouldn’t mind my dad not being who he is, or my uncle having his legacy that he’s had, and both of their successes, I wouldn’t mind if it wasn’t there. Me having to work from the bottom up, which I have done as much as I could is great. So being the fact that it is there and a part of my life, it’s not my fault. I was born into what I was born into, and who says that the son can’t do it after his dad did it? It’s all from me. I do it cause I love it and I’m dedicated, and I work hard every single day, more than people even know.
AllHipHop.com: That is very true. This past year you were named one of XXL’s 2011 Freshman Class members, where history has shown that half of the artists featured on that cover tend to not really make it like people think they will. This year we have Big K.R.I.T., Mac Miller, Yelawolf, and Kendrick Lamar all doing their thing and blowing up. You seem to be next in line. What did being a part of that mean to you, especially now that you get to see your peers succeed, too?
Diggy Simmons: That was a HUGE honor. I’ve always wanted to be a part of the XXL Freshman List so when I got that call, I went crazy. Who doesn’t want to be on that list when you’re a brand new Hip-Hop artist? That was definitely a big deal to me, and I’m happy for everybody on that cover. A lot of those dudes are my homies, so I’m happy for them, very happy for them.
AllHipHop.com: In a friendly sense, who do you think your biggest competition was out of the other freshman?
Diggy Simmons: I don’t know, I feel like everybody has certain things about them that are different from everybody else, so I feel as though everybody is my competition for different reasons
AllHipHop.com: Since you’re signed to Atlantic Records and have seen the enormous success that their artists like B.O.B., Lupe Fiasco, and Wiz Khalifa have had, what does it mean to you to be the next batter up at Atlantic?
Diggy Simmons: It means a lot. Honestly, even past what those artists did, Atlantic is just an incredible label and being next up for them in any genre that they have means a lot. Just having the whole label behind me and having my back and believing in me and putting there all into my project, it means a whole lot. I’m just excited for what’s to come in the future.
AllHipHop.com: So, what does Diggy Simmons have in store for 2012?
Diggy Simmons: My tour. Of course, [I’m] going to be celebrating the release of my album, and a whole lot more, a whole lot more. Just stay tuned.
For more on Diggy Simmons, check out www.DiggysWorld.com
EPIC WINS OF THE DAY: The White Rapper Edition: Justin Timberlake and Asher Roth
JUSTIN TIMBER LAKE THE RAPPER….TAKEOVER IS NEXT.
You gotta love it. Justin Timberlake and Asher Roth. Before you get going, this isn’t a diss. But, I have to admit, I thought Timberlake was kidding with this song, where he busts out in a rap. Suddenly, I realized…he’s NOT kidding. He borrows from Drake with the flow, who borrowed from Big Sean. Anyway….son, this is a real rap. I’m telling you, ODB warned y’all about this!
Justin’s taking over. Usher still mad. RIDLIN!
Asher Roth & Chuck Inglish – In The Kitchen
On the flip side and more authentic side, Asher Roth and Chuck Inglish get together and they cook up a banger here. Here is the synopsis from the directors Mike Waxx and Mike Carson.
For the past couple years, Asher Roth and Chuck Inglish have been two artists that we’ve been eager to create music videos for. The first time we heard Ash rock over a Chuck beat was in 2008 when The Greenhouse Effect mixtape was released and the remix to ‘Black Mags’ was recorded. Here we are now, both artists have released albums since then, and what a better time for the two to team up and create new material. When Chuck first sent this song over to us, we knew a video had to be shot immediately. From kitchen to kitchen, we ran around New York City creating the above visual which we find as the perfect representation to the bass heavy banger.
T-PAIN Releasing New Album “rEVOLVEr” in December
(AllHipHop News) Today (October 20) RCA Records announced that they will be releasing T-Pain’s fourth album entitled rEVOLVEr on December 6th this year.
The album includes the latest single “Best Love Song” featuring Chris Brown and “5 O’Clock” ft Wiz Khalifa and Lily Allen.
With the release, T-Pain looks to build upon his well known knack for making hit records.
“rEVOLVEr is drawn from seven albums’ worth of material,” said T-Pain. “There are so many different things on this album. I couldn’t settle on what I wanted to include, but the final result I think will really hit all of my fans and different audiences.”
The song “5 O’Clock” is Billboard’s Hot 100 Greatest Gainer, moving from #62 to #25 in its third week on the charts, and “Best Love Song” is already a platinum selling radio hit.
T-Pain is currently on tour with Chris Brown on the F.A.M.E. Tour which was just recently extended through November.
In 2008 T-Pain released the platinum-plus circus themed album Thr33 Ringz, but in 2011 T-Pain is looking to show more development in his music.
The title rEVOLVEr is said to “demonstrate the evolution of T-Pain as an artist.”
The past year was a busy one for T-Pain, who launched his own auto tuning software, as well as the T-Pain digital microphone.
Additionally, he collaborated with country star Taylor Swift on the song “Thug Story.”
“I’ve developed a new audience from the Taylor Swift stuff, the Bud Light and Toshiba commercials, the T-Pain Mic and App. There is music for everyone on this album, but definitely still classic T-Pain at the same time.”
The two time Grammy Award winning Tallahassee, Florida native made his solo debut on the music scene in 2005 with his album Rappa Ternt Sanga which produced the hit singles “I’m Sprung” and “I’m N Luv (Wit A Stripper).”
Bone Thugs Hit With Lawsuit Over Tour Bus Altercation
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony were hit with a lawsuit yesterday (October 19), over an incident on their tour bus in Chicago in June.
A Chicago man filed the lawsuit in Cook County court yesterday, claiming that group member Bizzy Bone assaulted him.
The group was in town for a concert at the Congress Theater on June 10, when the incident unfolded.
According to the Chicago Tribune,
Joseph E. Zeidel paid $80 to a tour manager so he could meet the group with other fans on the tour bus.
Things went awry when they ended up in a confrontation with Bizzy Bone, for unknown reasons.
According to the lawsuit, as the two men attempted to leave the bus, Bizzy struck one of the men multiple times in the face and head, knocking him to the ground.
No one was arrested in the incident, although Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the Congress Theater and the concert promoters of the event are named in the lawsuit.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Ol’ Dirty Bastard Steal Rhymes For His Albums?
Method Man is letting all of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s secrets out of the 36 Chambers. In a recent interview with Complex magazine, Meth claims ODB stole a majority of the lyrics on his debut album, Return to the 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version, from RZA and GZA.
“Dirty took all their sh*t and made it his own, and GZA ain’t say sh*t. Most of [Dirty’s verses] was GZA’s sh*t. I remember GZA and ODB got in an argument one night, and GZA was like, ‘N#### most of that sh*t on your f*cking album is mines anyway!’”
Meth did give ODB credit for writing “Brooklyn Zoo,” but not without throwing Big Baby Jesus under the bus one more time:
“I could go through the discography, I could tell you which ones he wrote. Like “Dog Sh*t” on Wu-Tang Forever? ‘Calling me a dog/But leave a dog alone/Because nothing can stop me/from burying my bones’ – I wrote that when I was 15 years old.”
I’m not sure why Method Man would attempt to tarnish what’s left of Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s legacy, but it’s foul nonetheless.
Until next time…Xaviera
Wiz Khalifa [BGA] “You’re Gonna Love Me” [Unreleased]
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Common “Funkmaster Flex Freestyle”
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Trey Songz “Hunnadz”
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Twista Ft. T-Pain “Make A Movie” [OG Version]
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HEATER OF THE DAY: Schoolboy Q “There He Go”
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Fat Joe Ft. Chris Brown “Another Round”
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Bow Wow “Who F##### Wit Me”
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FRESH HEAT: Bad Lucc “Murda Murda”
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