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Lil Scrappy Lands New Deal

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Lil’ Scrappy has inked a new deal to release his upcoming album The Grustle.

According to reps for Lil Scrappy, the rapper has partnered his G-Sup label with a company named S–Line, which is owned by his manager, Kevin Clark.

G –Sup and S–Line have created a joint venture with Bonzi Records, a label that label is owned by platinum Chicago producer Jay Wells, who has worked with Keyshia Cole, Snoop Dogg,  Goodie Mob and others.

The deal will allow Lil Scrappy to release The Grustle, which will be distributed by Universal/Fontana in early 2012.

Reps for Lil Scrappy told AllHipHop.com that The Grustle will feature guest appearances from Twista, Bun B, 2 Chainz and others.

The first single from the album is titled “Helicopter” featuring 2 Chainz and Twista and is currently on sale now on iTunes.

Piers Morgan Goes Hip-Hop With 50 Cent

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Queens, New York rapper 50 Cent made a high-profile appearance last night (October 31) on CNN’s talk show “Piers Morgan Tonight.”

Piers Morgan, who took over for legendary journalist/personality Larry King, made a shocking revelation during a lengthy interview with 5o Cent.

Piers Morgan revealed that he’s a fan of hip-hop music, and that he works out to 50s hit single “In Da Club.”

“No one is going to believe me when I say this, but I work out to that song,” Piers Morgan told 50 Cent. “Literally it’s on my iPod. It’s the top of my gym collection. It never fails to get me going. It’s one of the great workout songs ever.”

50 Cent agreed with Piers Morgan and stated that the hit single, which is the most played song on radio in history, is obviously a staple of his performance catalog.

“The problem with that kind of song, Piers, is you got to create something that’s equivalent to it… every day, it’s someone’s birthday, so it’s relevant all over again,” 50 Cent said. “That’s the old reliable. I can’t move the crowd, put it on. It’s going to work.”

50 touched on a number of topics during the interview, including his new anti-bullying book “Playground” and his efforts with his Street King energy shot, which has a program designed to provide meals for 1 billion people who are starving.

In one of the more interesting parts of the interview, Piers Morgan questioned  50 Cent about his father.

According to 50, he has no desire to meet the man who fathered him.

“I never knew my father,” 50 Cent said adding that he was “grateful” that the man has never attempted to contact him, especially since he has become a world famous star.

During the interview 50 also stated that he still has bullet shrapnel in his tongue from a 2000 incident, when the rapper was shot nine times.

“I slur a little bit from time to time. But this is the new voice, the voice that works,” 50 Cent said. “The one that I had before I actually got shot and went through that actual altercation was only strong enough to make people aware of me in the ten-block radius that I grew up in musically. And this voice is the one the world embraces.”

A$AP Rocky: King of “The New Kids on the Block”

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: Features
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Harlem’s self proclaimed “pretty mother f*cker” has taken the viral Hip-Hop game by storm as of late. Making his debut on the scene with the infectious ode to Houston screw music, “Purple Swag,” A$AP Rocky immediately raised eyebrows, taking all curious minds away from a slew of fellow recent viral stars, and placing the focus on his Uptown crew – who simply like to hold each other down, get high, drink brew, and kick it.

Then, his follow-up single dropped, the even better tune, “Peso,” which found its way straight to New York radio airwaves as Hot 97 quickly adopted the loose hit. His eclectic grace makes most wonder how a young Harlem cat can bust on the scene with early Houston-influenced flows, “swaggy” bars similar to Wiz Khalifa, and a brotherhood lifestyle last depicted in the early ’90s on the West Coast. Fond of Old English 40’s and tied up gangsta-style bandannas – A$AP Rocky is going in for the kill, and he’s bringing his crew alongside with him.

AllHipHop.com spent some time with the newly-signed artist at the Polo Grounds Music offices in Manhattan. In the first part of the interview, Rocky speaks on his rumored $3 million deal, his new label, A$AP Worldwide, and what venues that book him in the future need to know after his well-publicized Fader Fort performance/debacle during October’s CMJ Music Marathon in New York City:

The rapidly rising star will soon be seen touring alongside Drake and Kendrick Lamar as part of the “Club Paradise Tour.” In the second part of the interview, he shares his thoughts on his tour-mates’ music before he compares Drake to “the modern day Jay-Z,” and Kendrick Lamar to a combination of OutKast and Nas. He then comes up with an interesting comparison for himself involving two Hip-Hop titans and one Rock ‘N Roll idol:

His first mixtape, Live.Love.Asap, released for free on Halloween, mostly features in-house production and guest verses coming from the likes of Clams Casion, A$AP Ty Beats, Spaceghostpurrp, and more. Aside from being a collective of rappers and producers, “the new kids on the block,” as Rocky refers to all of the A$AP crew, includes a number of “fashion n*ggas,” too. In the last part of the interview, he speaks on his mixtape and the entire A$AP movement:

During the interview, Rocky also revealed that he had recently directed the music video for Fool’s Gold rapper Danny Brown’s new single, “Blunt After Blunt.” On the set, he shared that artists like Mos Def and Kendrick Lamar made appearances, as did comedian Dave Chappelle. You can check a video of Rocky sharing some advice that Chappelle gave him here and also see and hear his thoughts on the rumored Odd Future beef here.

Download “A$AP Rocky – Live.Love. A$AP.” Now!


Epic Win of the Day: “In Living Color” Returning in 2012!

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: Rumors
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Two mid-season specials of the iconic sketch comedy show “In Living Color” are in the works for the Fox Network’s 25th Anniversary. If proven to be successful, the specials will have a series option for the 2012 season. The show’s previous creator, Keenen Ivory Wayans, will act as executive producer and host for its remake.

The 1990s sketch show which broke a number of stars including “Fly Girl” Jennifer Lopez, Jamie Foxx, Jim Carrey, David Alan Grier, and Damon Wayans, featured a number of hilarious sketches and characters. Fire Marshall Bill, Handi Man, and Homey Da Clown all became household names during the show’s run.

Currently, no cast has been announced, although it has been said that an all-new comedic crew will be a part of the relaunch.

Wonder if we’ll get a new Homey?

Odd Future’s Left Brain Accused Of Assault

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) A member of hip-hop collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All has been accused of striking a female photographer over the weekend at a music festival.

Odd Future’s Left Brain is accused of striking a female photographer during the Voodoo Experience Festival on Sunday (October 30).

According to the Chicago Tribune, the group ‘s frontman Tyler the Creator voiced his dislike for photographers during the performance and complained that they were blocking fans of the group.

Shortly after Tyler’s rant, Left Brain allegedly showered photographers with water kicked their equipment and finally assaulted a woman named Amy Harris.

“I have worked many shows before, and I’ve had to deal with a band flinging water at the photographers, but I never expected this to happen,” Amy Harris told Chicago Tribune.

Although she was allegedly assaulted, Ms. Harris declined to press charges against Left Brain or the group.

A rep for the group dismissed the charges.

“There simply is no truth to the accusation floating around the internet,” a rep for Left Brain said in a statement to Billboard. “It’s no secret that Odd Future has a love/hate relationship with photographers at shows. (It’s) simply because they are given access the group wishes their fans would have instead. After telling the photographers to clear out multiple times (as they’ve done before) Vyron (Left Brain) took a swipe at a few cameras, NOT people. To manipulate the situation to insinuate an attack on a woman specifically is careless and manipulative.”

 

Hip-Hop Rumors: Rihanna Goes To The Hospital!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Rumors
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RIHANNA GOES TO THE HOSPITAL

This is fact. Rihanna had to cancel a concert and was freakin’ hospitalized with the flu. She was so dear that she gave the fans and apology to Sweden.

“I am sorry to everyone who was coming out to my show in Malmo, Sweden. I was so excited to perform for you all. It would have been a great time…so much better than being sick with the flu, ugh! I’m really disappointed I couldn’t be there.”

She’s all good.

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

Amber Rose will now be a prominent feature on Master of the Mix, a show on BET. I guest Just Blaze and a bunch of celebrity DJs wasn’t enough.

LMAO! Kim Kardashian getting a divorce. I know that dude Kris couldn’t take that his wiz was on camera with Ray-J. He couldn’t take it!

Terrell Owens is requesting a reduction in his child support. Dude isn’t working and he claims that he need a break on the cake. Believe it or not, I agree with him.

Drake is rumored to be creeping around with former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger. She just broke up with her man, the race car driver dude.

How to Rob an Industry…2011

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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“To the sellouts living it up, one way or another you’ll be givin’ it up.”                                                                             Tupac on “Holla if ya Hear Me” A decade ago, 50 Cent had the industry shook when he put out “How to Rob;” a song where he threatened to hit cats up for their jewels. In 2011, people are threatening to hit them up for their stocks and bonds. For years, snatchin’ somebody’s gold chain was seen as the ultimate diss in Hip Hop. Now, the symbolic act has taken on a political significance. Naw son, we don’t want your Jesus piece, you gotta give up that NASDAQ money! There has always been an element of class conflict within Hip Hop since the Sugarhill Gang blew up because of the commercial success of “Rapper’s Delight.” This did not sit well with hood cats such as the Cold Crush Brothers and others who felt that Sugarhill did not really rep the streets. Perhaps the closest that Hip Hop came in addressing class-ism was the 2002 beef between Nelly, representing corporate Hip Hop based on Wall Street  and KRS One, holding the torch for the original movement based in the South Bronx. However, for the most part, members of Hip Hop’s millionaire boys club were given a ghetto pass for the sake of “preserving Hip Hop unity.” Also, in earlier years, there was still that pipe dream that although you were poor today, if you just got a chance to get your demo in the right hands or spit a hot 16 bars for a rapper backstage at a concert, you too could live the lifestyle of the rich and shameless. But with just a handful of people lockin’ the whole game down, even the most optimistic, aspiring artist is beginning to realize, that just ain’t gonna happen. Like Mobb Deep said, “there’s a war goin’ on outside, no man is safe from.” And I’m not talking about some East Coast/West Coast beef or some confrontation over a lyrical diss. No, the war on the horizon is between the haves and the have nots. With the current socio-economic unrest in this country, it was only a matter of time before the threat of a full scale class war would come knocking on the gates of the Hip Hop Nation. Recently, we have seen a call to not only occupy Wall Street, but to #occupyhiphop , as well,  and this call will only get louder. Why?  Because now, it is not only the streets that are hungry but the ‘burbs too. Thanks to the US economy the whole world has become a “ghetto.”‘ No dude who is hustlin’ on the bitter cold streets for money to buy his baby girl some diapers wants to hear about how some Hip Hop superstar just blew a milli on a crib for his unborn child. Also, the middle class kid who used to only live out his hood fantasy, vicariously through, “gangsta rappers” has found out that being broke ain’t no joke when his dad lost his six figure job. One of the basic principals of dialectical materialism is that the seed of the destruction of capitalism lies within its own contradictions. As Kwame Nkrumah wrote in his book “Consciencism,” “running with the hares and hunting with the hounds is more than a pass-time to capitalism: it is the hub of a complete strategy.” The same can be said about Hip Hop, as rappers have tried to serve the interests of Wall Street and “the streets” simultaneously. So, the “ballin’ outta control” attitude of commercial Hip Hop artists has produced a growing resentment among those who are strugglin’ to make a dollar. It is now more evident that in the war between the oppressed and the oppressor, some Hip Hop artists have enlisted in the oppressor’s army. They have been on the front lines destroying an entire culture. As Carroll Quigley wrote in “Tragedy and Hope,” “the destructive impact of Western Civilization upon so many other societies rests on its ability to demoralize their ideological and spiritual culture as much as its ability to destroy them in a material sense with firearms.” Also, they have used the art form to mentally enslave the masses, thus helping to pacify the permanent underclass that is necessary for the present economic system to survive. Despite the idea that the rap kingpins got rich propagating that the drug game is a way to survive in poor communities, the powers that be can shut that down just as easily as they can cut off your electricity. They control both legal and illegal money and can shut down the entire hood if it goes against their economic interests. See, it’s much bigger than Hip Hop. Today, because of 360 recording deals and “branding,” a Hip Hop artist is a corporation all by himself. So, our beef is not with Shawn Carter, the artist, but with “Jay Z , Inc” and other exploiters of the poor. According to Dr. Richard Oliver and Tim Leffel in “Hip Hop Inc” “to be a member of the Hip Hop Nation, today’s consumer must not only listen, look and drive the lifestyle, they must do their financing, vacation planning and whatever else the moguls can convince them belongs in this category. “ This is a fantasy world that 99% of us can’t afford. So, we have the beginning of an uncivil, civil war between artists who sip thousand dollar bottles of booze and Hip Hop fans who can’t feed their families. How long will it last? Like Pac said “till the poor get more cash.” TRUTH Minista Paul Scott represents the Militant Mind Militia. He can be reached at mi*****************@***il.com  Website http://www.militantmindmilitia.com