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“Ralph Lifshitz”
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“I Got Dat Dirty”
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“Making A Killing”
Chrisette Michele, Def Jam Heading To Court Over $20 Million Dollar Lawsuit
(AllHipHop News) A $20 million dollar lawsuit against Def Jam involving R&B singer Chrisette Michele will proceed through the courts, it was recently ruled.Judges for the New York Supreme Court rejected the label’s request to dismiss the lawsuit on December 7th, paving the way for a courtroom showdown between production company Four Kings Productions Inc. and Island Def Jam. Douglas “Biggs” Ellison filed the lawsuit against Island Def Jam Music Group, Shalik Berry (A&R) and Michele’s parents Lynette and Lemuel Payne in June of 2008. Ellison claims the defendants engaged in unlawful business practices, in an attempt to get Michele out of her exclusive contracts with his Queens-based production company, Four Kings Productions Inc.Michele, who is featured on Rick Ross’ current #2 hit single “Aston Martin Music,” set the court proceedings in motion in July of 2007, when she filed a lawsuit against Four Kings Productions.The original lawsuit claimed that Four Kings’ CEO, Ellison, embezzled money from her Def Jam contract and harassed her.While Michele eventually withdrew those allegations from her lawsuit, Ellison claims that his reputation was severely damaged when the accusations hit the press.Four Kings claims it entered into an agreement with Def Jam in September of 2005 and completed multiple songs, which appeared on Micheles debut album, I AM.”As soon as the artists mother saw that Chrisette was receiving money, all a direct result of the efforts of the production company under its contracts with the artist, Lynette Payne quit her job as a teacher and, in willful disregard of the artists contractual obligations to Four Kings, usurped management functions regarding her daughters newly found success, in an effort to keep the money in the family,” Ellison claims in the lawsuit.A representative for Chrisette Michele dismissed the lawsuit shortly after it was filed in 2008. Her publicist Rochelle Brown claimed that Michele’s relationship with Ellison turned romantic, after the two met while the singer attended 5 Towns College in Long Island.”This is just a case of the jilted lover and gold digging manager getting caught,” her publicist Brown told AllHipHop.com June of 2008. “The Payne’s and Mr. Berry did not unlawfully try to get Chrisette out of her contract with Four Kings. Mr. Ellison’s devious plot to exploit and rip Chrisette off began to be revealed.”In addition to Rick Ross, Chrisette Michele has worked with rappers like Ghostface Killah, Nas and Jay-Z.
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“Buzzin”
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Tha Centop P###. by Spain [BGA]
“Numb3rz”
The Next 48 Hours With Lloyd Banks Pt. 2
Watch day 2 with Lloyd Banks as he visits Hot 97, Power 105 and his concert at Best Buy Theater.
Lil Kim The Most Popular Rapper On Twitter In 2010
(AllHipHop News) Rap star Lil Kim may not have dropped an album in over five years, but her popularity soared in 2010, according to new data recently released by social networking website Twitter. Despite many high profile releases and events in Hip-Hop over 2010, Lil Kim was the only rap artist to place on Twitter’s “2010 Trends on Twitter” People list. The Queen Bee landed at #5 on Twitter’s “People” list, just one slot behind Mel Gibson (#4) and ahead of celebrities like Zilda Arns (#7) and future princess, Kate Middleton (#8).Pop singer Justin Bieber landed at #1 on the list, which also includes Lady Gaga (#3) and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange (#4). Other top trends on Twitter in 2010 included the Gulf oil spill, the Haiti earthquake, the conflict’s between the Koreas, “Cablegate,” Lebron James, Mike Vick, Google Android, Apple IOS and others. Rappers Drake, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Rihanna all landed on Twitter’s “Top 10 Most Retweeted Tweets” list as well. For a full list, click here: http://yearinreview.twitter.com/trends/
Associate Of Rapper Rick Ross Murdered In Front of Wife, Children
(AllHipHop News) A man with close ties to Miami rapper Rick Ross was shot and killed last night (December 14th) in front of his wife and three kids, in a murder that has the city of Miami in shock. Police are seeking multiple suspects in a home invasion robbery that ended in the murder of Raymond Adderly, who was arriving home from a Christmas party with his children when masked intruders barged into his home. The men shot and killed Adderly in front of his wife and three children, who were all present in the home when the violent criminals took the man’s life. “We’re in shock. It’s awful. It’s awful my nephews and sister have to go through this during the holidays,” Gentry Chambers, Adderly’s brother-in-law told WSVN Channel 7 News.While Adderly’s exact connection to Rick Ross is not known at press time, family members labeled the man an aspiring rapper, and close associate of Rick Ross.
Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj Tapped To Headline NYE Show With Carson Daly
(AllHipHop News) Recently freed rap star Lil Wayne will make a high profile appearance on New Year’s Eve as the headlining act for Carson Daly’s “New Year’s Eve With Carson Daly 2011.”Lil Wayne, CEO of Young Money Records, will hit the stage with his artist Nicki Minaj, during the two-hour event, which will be pre-recorded.In addition to Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, My Chemical Romance, Bono and The Edge from U2 will make appearances during the New Year’s Eve celebration.With performances from Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and My Chemical Romance, this will truly be an energetic and celebratory night, Carson Daly said in a statement.NBC’s New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly 2011 is slated to air December 31st, from 11PM-1:00AM.
Why T.I. Needs Chuck D .(and Soulja Boy Needs T.I.)
Listening to the new T.I. album made my heart heavy. The album has some of the best introspective songs and personally moving music I have heard in years but at the same time is a mess in terms of scattered subject matter and song placement (which I think is a symbol of the lack of focus in his career). Ever since his legal issues intensified in October of 2007 I have expected that T.I. would mature as a person and artist and we have seen evidence of that in much of the community work he was forced to do, and that which he voluntarily sacrificed to do, since that time.
Equally true though are the obviously self-inflicted wounds and inconsistent commitment to maturity in his creative work. I believe he had a chance to do something very powerful musically but to date has fallen short, I imagine partly because of the usual pressures to be marketed in a certain way by industry folks who still believe that corporate radio and cable video outlets are how you make and maintain star power. With people thinking like that around them no artist will ever take chances, creatively or do for self.
T.I.s career and personal life like so many others in rap music – scream out for guidance and I hope that he will seek that and accept that as soon as possible.
He is a born leader, with incredible talent and I believe a heart full of love for people. His best days are still ahead of him, I think.
For years people have asked me why rap is in the state it is – in a negative sense – in terms of the immaturity of its lyrical content, the lack of innovation in its sound (until very recently), and the inability of its music to generate radical and truly progressive mass movement.
There are three primary reasons I give:
1) Immaturity is bred into the very culture by marketing and advertising influences
2) The culture (especially the conscious and political wing) has an economic blindspot and in self-defeating ways is even anti-entrepreneur and Hip-Hop media forfeits coverage of its business side to others outside of the industry
3) There is no institutional memory, mentoring or guidance that the younger members of the culture and industry inherit from the older members, from decade to decade.
On the first point I explain the problem thoroughly in my 17-Year Old as the God of Rap (https://allhiphop.com/stories/editorial/archive/2010/03/24/22153820.aspx).
On the second point I elaborate in my The Decline of The Conscious M.C.: Can It Be Stopped? (https://allhiphop.com/stories/editorial/archive/2010/08/03/22319386.aspx)
The final point is perhaps the key to solving the first two and I have decided to approach it in two ways: with this weekly Hip-Hoppreneur column and through my consulting business both of which have and will hopefully encourage and groom a new caliber of consumer and artist entrepreneurial, creatively progressive and activist in nature.
The third problem the lack of a transfer of institutional memory, mentoring and guidance from one generation to another is something I think of every time I see or hear Chuck D. (http://www.publicenemy.com/) He is, to me, the best we have ever produced in terms of balancing love for the culture and the people who produced it without losing an appreciation for the business side of the game, and just as importantly – the need to stay current on technological change.
Yet, he is not respected or sought after as he should be to give the culture and industry the benefit of what he has to offer. Some, are even afraid to seek his counsel out of fear of being politically incorrect or labeled in a way that would hurt their chances for advancement in major power centers.
[In some ways Chuck D. is from the Hip-Hop perspective what James Mtume is from the era of Soul music an individual willing to share his knowledge with others and defend the purity of the art form without condemning those who are younger who take the music in different directions, creatively.
For an example of how it is done watch how James Mtume recently handled music critic and New York Daily News columnist Stanley Crouch in a public debate. The footage is properly titled on YouTube, Composer James Mtume Destroys Jazz Critic Stanley Crouch in a Debate about Miles Davis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OLqid9RABs]
What makes Chuck special to me is that as much as he is political and activist in outlook, he is still a fan and one who appreciates the art form. He doesnt allow his ideology to cause him to dismiss or diminish the work of others who may not think the way he does.
All of these qualities were on display when he recently shared the following in the Financial Times in an article on what sets the best rappers apart.
My own history in hip-hop goes back decades. I started out in 1979 as a mobile DJ/MC under a crew called Spectrum City in Long Island, New York. The content of my rhymes was heady because of what I knew. Id been influenced by big voices like Melle Mel of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. I studied the rhymes and rhythms that worked and tried to incorporate my voice and subject matter in a similar manner. I had to be distinct in my identity to propel me beyond the pack.
Lyricism is vital to rap, and because rap fuels hip-hop, this means that lyricism is vital to hip-hop culture as a whole. A rapper who really wants to be heard must realise that a good vocabulary is necessary. Something should separate a professional rapper from a sixth-grader; lyricism does that. Even when a middle-school kid learns a word and its meaning, social comprehension and context take time to master. Even when a term or a line is mastered, the challenge should be how many more peaks a rapper can scale to become a good lyricist. We should all know that the power of a word has both incited and prevented war itself.
Good lyrics, of course, existed before rap. Theyre the lifeblood of song: they direct the music, and the music defines the culture. This is true for rap even though some mistake the music as being all about the beat. People sometimes overrate the beat, separating it from the song itself. I ask folks, would they rather just listen to instrumentals? The general response is no. Listeners want to have vocals driving the beat, but importantly not stopping it or slowing it down. It takes a master to ride any wild beat or groove and to tame it.
Someone with this perspective and who is not anti-youth and anti-technology is exactly what rap needs today to provide guidance to the younger generation.
I read these words while listening to No Mercy and just thought to myself, I wish Chuck D. were in a position to guide T.I.
While many intellectuals in Hip-Hop are quick to speak of a generational divide between the supposed Civil Rights generation and Hip-Hop generation, these same intellectuals perhaps because many of them are so old relative to the youngest members of the culture seem unwilling to address a perhaps even bigger problem; the lack of a progressive relationship between those who are decades apart within the Hip-Hop generation.
Until that divide is addressed and the reasons for it confronted, the culture and industry will never reach the full power of its economic, political, and cultural impact.
People who think this is not a problem are in a state of denial.
How is it that artists who grew up on conscious music in the 80s didnt make that kind of music themselves in the 90s? And how is it that artists in the 2000s made the same mistakes in business as those in the 1990s (some even worse)?
We are simply not learning the lessons of history or even worse, not sharing them after learning.
Over time, in certain ways, we have gotten both dumber, poorer, and less relevant and something is wrong with that picture (and sound).
Its up to us who love Hip-Hop and want to see it survive and thrive, to change its condition.
Cedric Muhammad is a business consultant, political strategist, and monetary economist. Hes CEO of CM Cap where he provides brand management services to Hip-Hop artists: http://www.cedricmuhammad.com/cedric-muhammad-unveils-hip-hoppreneur-%E2%84%A2-advisory-service-for-international-artists/. Cedric is a former GM of Wu-Tang Management and author of The Entrepreneurial Secret (http://theEsecret.com/). His Facebook Fan page is: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedric-Muhammad/57826974560?ref=ts and he can be contacted via e-mail at: cedric(at)cmcap.com.
Signs The World Is Coming To An End! A CURE FOR AIDS FOUND IN GERMANY?
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END?
A CURE FOR AIDS?
I don’t know that I can love this. I know that AIDS is a terrible disease and it serves a purpose of some sort. But, I’m not gonna get all crazy with the conspiracy theories, not that they are all crazy. I’m here to say there is a cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Now, there was a link on another site, but that link was killed so I am wondering if there is some funny BIZ going on. The Huffintonton Post has something up though and it remains. I’m assuming this means it is more credible that false.
On the heels of World AIDS Day comes a stunning medical breakthrough: Doctors believe an HIV-positive man who underwent a stem cell transplant has been cured as a result of the procedure.
Timothy Ray Brown, also known as the Berlin Patient, received the transplant in 2007 as part of a lengthy treatment course for leukemia. His doctors recently published a report in the journal Blood affirming that the results of extensive testing strongly suggest that cure of HIV infection has been achieved.
Browns case paves a path for constructing a permanent cure for HIV through genetically-engineered stem cells.
Last week, Time named another AIDS-related discovery to its list of the Top 10 Medical Breakthroughs of 2010. Recent studies show that healthy individuals who take antiretrovirals, medicine commonly prescribed for treating HIV, can reduce their risk of contracting the disease by up to 73 percent.
While these developments by no means prove a cure for the virus has been found, they can certainly provide hope for the more than 33 million people living with HIV worldwide. Alongside such findings, global efforts to combat the epidemic have accelerated as of late, with new initiatives emerging in the Philippines and South Africa this week.
The reason this is a sign the world is coming to an end is because there is always some ulterior motive when there is breaking news this great. It will probably cost an arm leg leg arm to get it.
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CHARLAMAGNE GOES IN ON DIDDY DIRTY MONEY! OUCH.I don’t know what C has against Diddy, but DAG! He just went berserk. I guess Diddy didn’t feel like talking to somebody that was going to give him some friction. Pause. Click here for the AHH review of Last Train To Paris.
OUCH!!!!!!![source: RR]
Hip-Hop Rumors: Trey Songz & Lauren London! Lil Wayne Ends Beef With Bangladesh!
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NEW LIL WAYNE F/ CORY GUNZ
Bangladesh must have gotten paid, because he is working with Lil Wayne and Cash Money again. This is from “Carter 4” and it features the homey Corey Gunz too.
DOPE!
MIKEY T TALKS TO JOE BUDDEN
Mikey T may be the dude to just col’ take over the rumors. no rumors here though. Joe Budden drops info on his new album and book.
TREY SONGZ IS DATING…
I thought this was just a rumor, but NEWS FLASH! They are dating. I wonder what Drake and Lil Wayne think.
EPIC WIN OF THE DAY!
This is funny, but it isn’t funny. Shout out to Joe Paterno even thought he may not hear it.
ILLSEED’S QUICKIES
I heard Jay Electronica’s “choking” comments went the exact opposite in Baltimore when he was down there with Mos Def and Kweli.
LOL! People still don’t realize Ja Rule got hacked. All the insults and the requests for collaborations were done by a hacker. But, he wasn’t hired by 50 Cent as some have speculated.
I heard Bizarre has been selling verses for $500 since the D12 / Eminem high point so may be he was simply just making some paper on the side.
Rick Ross also just signed Meek Millz from Philly. He was once signed to T.I.’s Grand Hustle. So that’s Meek, Roccett and Wale from T.I., Jeezy and Jay-Z. LOL!
WWE Superstar Dave Batista’s 18-Year-Old Daughter “Athena” has a sex tape. I don’t even know who dude is. But, sex tapes and teens = bad.
The Game may have a new beef on his hand. I’m hearing that Jayceon is starting a new record label called KushHouse. The only thing is, there is already a KushHouse Records. I’m hearing the original KushHouse is going to sue The Game if he doesn’t respond to a cease and desist.
While Bizarre is selling verses on Craig’s List, Dawaun Parker is back with his brand new single Schemin, from his EP The Decision.”
USHER GOT KICKED IN THE FACE!
If you are into that stuff, check it out at the 5:25.
EPIC WIN OF THE DAY!
J. Cole is hilarious in this interview by Nardwuar, the Human Serviette out in Toronto, Canada.
YO! EPIC WIN FOR BOW WOW!
Bow Wow gets his James Brown on! RIP to the Godfather of Soul and Hip-Hop!
BOW WOW, WE LOVE YOU! GET DOWN NOW! They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
AHH Stray News: Waka Flocka Christmas, MC Hammer, Flavor Flav
(AllHipHop News) This Christmas, Waka Flocka’s mother/manager Debra Antney and her Mizay Entertainment are planning to give back this Christmas. Antney’s roster of rappers, which includes Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka, French Montana OJ Da Juiceman are planning to give away toys, clothes, furniture, electronics, gift cards and even cars, to families in need this holiday season. The event, which is still being organized, will take place on December 22. It will feature a variety of acts, including a performance by Waka Flocka. Money towards the event will benefit various organizations and families in the Atlanta metro-area. MC Hammer will be presented with the first Gravity Summit Social Media Marketer of the Year Award during a ceremony at UCLA’s Covel Commons. The award will be given to MC Hammer in person at the Third Annual Gravity Summit, which is one of the premier social media marketing conferences. Hammer, who has almost 2 million followers on Twitter, has been involved in tech related ventures over the past decade, including DanceJams.com. “The Gravity Summit Excellence in Social Media Marketing awards are designed to highlight innovators in this important new communications platform,” said Beverly Macy, CEO of Gravity Summit. “We are delighted Hammer has agreed to appear at the event and accept the Social Media Marketer of the Year award. We’re equally delighted that Jeremy Blacklow, a leader in this new field in his own right, will be on hand to add his remarks to the event and present MC Hammer with the award.” Hammer will receive his award on February 22, 2011. Public Enemy frontman Flavor Flav is the latest celebrity to lend his vocal stylings for GPS systems with a new deal between the Hypeman and NavTones.com. The rapper’s voice can be used in TomTom and Garmin GPS systems for turn-by-turn directions audio commentary and his signature ‘Yeah Boyee’ catchphrase. Several animated videos have hit the Internet featuring Flavor Flav giving drivers his Top 10 driving tips for motorists being followed by the authorities. Flavor Flav’s GPS vice is available for download at NavTones.com.
Wyclef, Kim Kardashian Host Party To Raise Funds For Haiti
(AllHipHop News) While Haitians are still facing darkness and despair almost a year after the tragic earthquake that rocked Haiti, their courage and vibrancy continue to shine and inspire.On December 16th special musical guest Wyclef Jean, popular socialite Kim Kardashian, fashion icon/Urban Zen founder Donna Karan and music mogul Andre Harrell are hosting The Truth.The Truth” is a multimedia exhibition and auction of film images and artworks by Haitian, Haitian American and Haitian inspired artists.A whos who of film music and television will be in attendance as Forest and Kiki Whitaker, Spike Lee, Erykah Badu, David Arquette, Maria Bello, Gary Dourdan, Michael Stahl and Jimmy Jean-Louis will step out to support Haiti this holiday season.The premier reception, exhibition and auction for Haiti relief features human rights activist Kerry Kennedy as Master of Ceremonies,” renowned fashion photographer Marc Baptiste will act as the Exhibition’s Curator, and Christies Lydia Fenet will take the role of as the evenings Auctioneer.”In addition to musical performances from Grammy Award-winning artist Wyclef Jean and special guests there will be a live three-hour Twitter party hosted by Kim Kardashian.The Premier Exhibition and Auction will raise funds to give Gifts of Love packages to the Haitian people this holiday season and into the New Year.These packages will include vital supplies: shoes, solar flashlights and whistles to offset night attacks and rapes on women living in the Haitian camps. Cholera relief supplies will also be added as a critical component in these Gifts of Love.Tickets can be purchased for $125 at www.UrbanZen.org.
2Pac Ft. Snoop Dogg, The Outlawz and The L.B.C. Crew
“The New Untouchables”
Maino Ft. Swizz Beatz, Jadakiss, Jim Jones and Joell Ortiz [BGA]
“We Keep It Rockin”
Yo Gotti Ft. Waka Flocka, Zed Zilla and Starlito
“Blow Your Ass Off”