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“I Can Jig Too”
“Sweepstakes”
“That’s My Attitude (Remix)”
“King”
“Way Out”
“Flashing Lights Pt. II (Stars Fall)”
“The Problem Is”
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne has released a statement to fans as he prepares to be sentenced to prison in a New York courtroom today (March 2).
Judge Charles H. Solomon was scheduled to sentenced the rapper to one year in prison for attempted possession of a weapon, after police found a loaded .40 caliber handgun inside a Louis Vuitton bag on his tour bus in July 2007.
The sentencing was delayed again, after a fire broke out in the basement of the court house today (March 2). “Yesterday i smiled, today i smirked, tomorrow i stop,” Lil Wayne Tweeted. “Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, they’re needed. The F is for family, friends, and fans……….thank u………..your love and prayers are felt. They kant lok up my heart bekuz y’all already have it on lok. ……thank u.”
After months of legal wrangling, which included a fight between prosecutors and defense attorneys over a controversial method of collecting DNA, Lil Wayne pleaded guilty to the charges in October.
Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter, was originally due to be sentenced on February 9th, but the date was postponed so the rapper could remove his platinum “grillz” and have dental work done.
During his absence, the 27-year-old rapper will still maintain a presence in the entertainment industry.
According to MTV, Lil Wayne shot nine videos over a 48-hour-period last month, in addition to another seven videos in one night last week. Lil Wayne shot videos with Sean “Diddy” Combs, Rick Ross, Drake, Travis McCoy from Gym Class Heroes and a number of solo videos.
Additionally, Lil Wayne is planning to release his eighth album Tha Carter IV, in early 2011.A new sentencing date was not available as of press time.
(AllHipHop News) Wu-Tangs Method Man will treat his overseas fans to an extensive 2-month European tour starting on March 16.
The tour has been arranged by Wu-Tang affiliate Cilvaringz Ringz & Partners Entertainment group. Cilvaringz will handle opening act duties, with additional appearances from Street Life and DJ Allah Mathematics.
According to a spokesman for Method Man, each performance will span the popular Wu members 17 year catalogue, which features memorable singles such as the Grammy winning All I Need, Method Man, Release Yo Delf, and Break Ups 2 Make Ups.
The tour is sponsored by clothing designer Karl Kani, whose brand has remained popular in Europes urban fashion market.
The tour will coincide with the March 30 release of Wu-Massacre, a joint album between Method Man, Raekwon, and Ghostface Killah.
Below are the verified tour dates:
16 March Madrid, Spain @ Sala Old School
17 March Barcelona, Spain @ Sala Apolo
18 March Amsterdam, Holland @ Paradiso
19 March Zwolle, Holland @ Hedon
20 March Tilburg, Holland @ 013
21 March Antwerp, Belgium @ 5 Voor 12
22 March Hamburg, Germany @ Ubel & Gefährlich
23 March Aarhus, Denmark @ Train
24 March Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller
25 March Copenhagen, Denmark @ Vega
26 March Stockholm, Sweden @ Göta Källare
28 March Helsinki, Finland @ The Circus
29 March St.Petersburg, Russia @ Glav Club
31 March Warsaw, Poland @ Stodota
01 April Budapest, Hungary @ PeCsa
02 April Prague, Czech Republic @ Sasazu
03 April Munich, Germany @ Backstage
04 April Zurich, Switzerland @ X-Tra
05 April Lausanne, Switzerland @ Les Docks
06 April Nancy, France @ L’Autre Canal
07 April London, United Kingdom @ Matter / O2
09 April Toulouse, France @ Le Phare
10 April Nantes, France @ La Carriere
11 April Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre
12 April Groningen, Holland @ Oosterpoort
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CHANCE ENCOUNTERSTATTED UPWhy did Baby tattoo over his oil company? Maybe his detractors got to him? Well, he got more stars and I don’t mean Young Money. Check out
Birdmans newest ink:
DMX: GOSPEL RAPDMX has been flirting with leaving the rap game alone for the
priesthood for a while now. Well hes not going Ma$e yet but he has
agreed to help out the Morning Star Sanctified Church. Hell be
performing for the parishoners Saturday night. And word is hes doing
it for free. Theyre also saying hes stopped cursing so well see how
that goes.
KHIA WEIGHS IN
Khia has had a
long running beef with a lot of females in the game. Well when Trina’s
naked pictures and STD allegations hit the net she decided to take the
opportunity to air a few folks out. LMAO you can always count on Khia
to go in like no other:
(read from bottom up)
PLIES NEW PIECE
Some people say the days of over the top displays of wealth are over.
I say if you got it flaunt it. Check out Plies new “Goon” fitted:
WASN’T ME
Over the weekend the internet was in an uproar over Jasmina Amena’s
mother questioning wether Rihanna befriending her dying daughter was
all for publicity. She now says she didn’t actually tweet the tweet in
question but she does wish more celebs reached out after Jasmina
passed. Here’s her statement:
Although I did not Tweet this particular one, I do wish that Rihanna
had responded to me on Jasminas passing. It would have meant the world
to me. Jasmina adored her. Rihanna was so kind to come
and visit her. I just felt hurt not hearing anything from her. Or of
any other celebrities for that matter. The only ones who reached out to
me personally during this time of grief were the Obamas.
You know Barack was gonna do the right thing.
LIL KIMS FANS JUMP SHIP
There’s a really big Lil Kim Fan site that reached out to Kim’s camp in
an attempt to prevent her from becoming the next “Michael Jackson or
Anna Nicole Smith”. They say she is surrounded by YES men who are
telling her her skin bleaching, heavy make-up wearing ways are cool and
if she keeps on this path it will destroy her career.
Kim’s people were not happy and lashed back at the fansite claiming THEY
were the problem and they needed to mind their own business. Needless
to say the site has withdrawn their support and they are urging Kim to
get her s**t together before it’s over. Kim’s old assistant/cousin even
weighed in saying she left because Kim isn’t listening to the people
who are trying to help her.
Kim Now:
Kim Then:
I’M JUST SAYINLil Wayne shot 7 videos Saturday night. That’s 17 in the vault for his prison stint.The IRS says Nas owes them $3,365,671.26. On top of that he owes Kelis six figures.
Solange says Jay and Bey ask to babysit her son a lot. She says the
only thing she doesn’t like is that they don’t give him a bedtime when
he sleeps over.
Allen Iverson is supposedly on leave from the 76ers to take care of his
daughter but people are mad he was in Charlotte hosting parties with
Jermaine Dupri.
They’re saying Trina has an STD because of a rash in one of her nude pics. How can you tell that???
Freaknic!!!! Somebody hit me on Facebook and gave me dates and all that…If it goes down catch me in the A!!!!There
was a lot of false information on Guru floating around last night
including an RIP Guru Trending Topic … well he’s out of surgery and
so far doing fine:
CAPTION THIS Peace – Check Out More @ ChancesWorld.comDMX, WE LOVE YOU!!!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about
them then they should worry!
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(AllHipHop News) Gangstarr founding member rapper Guru is recovering from a successful surgery yesterday (March 1) , after suffering a massive heart attack over the weekend.
Sources close to Guru told AllHipHop.com that the rapper is doing fine and should make a full recovery, despite chatter on the Internet that the 43-year-old artist had died. Guru is alive and recovering from his surgery. Doctors are expecting a full recovery luckily, a source told AllHipHop.com.
Guru’s partner DJ Premier also confirmed the news on his official Twitter page. More information will be released to AllHipHop.com today (March 2) regarding Gurus health condition.
(AllHipHop News) A promotional billboard for Atlanta rapper T.I.s AKOO clothing brand has encountered less than positive reaction among residents in Newark, New Jersey.
The billboard, which is prominently displayed on the corner of Market and Washington Streets, features a woman knelt down in front of a guy whose jeans are unbuckled with his underwear exposed and the womans hands grabbing his jeans. Those noticing the advertisement did not hesitate in expressing their disdain as they deemed it offensive.
Founded by T.I. and fellow Grand Hustle Entertainment co-founder Jason Geter, AKOO offers various types of clothing that include blue jeans, jackets and shirts. The clothing brands name is an acronym that stands for A King of Ones Self.Newark major Cory Booker echoed the concerns of onlookers over the suggestive advertisement while vowing to take a stand against questionable images that are present in his city.
So often when I am out in the community I see kids wearing their pants too low and others using inappropriate language in public, Booker said in a statement. I will work with my city council to see if we can address it so we dont see these types of advertisements displayed in our city in the near future.
News of the controversy triggered an immediate reaction from AKOO, which issued a statement on the controversy and criticism surrounding the billboard.
The AKOO brand has always aimed to inspire individualism and creativity. Our advertising campaign was not created to offend or insult anyone but to simply provoke dialogue and thought regarding male/female sexuality within urban culture, the company said as it alluded to exposing more sides of the brand in future promotions. We hope that as more of the campaign is debuted, people will see the multifaceted personality of AKOO.
Despite AKOOs statement, the company attempt was not enough to say Newark City Council President Mildred Crump, who feels the AKOO billboard is an example of a lack of regard over the impact of images that paint a negative picture of the city.
Im so sick of people seeing Newark as a place where they can do whatever they want, she said. They think they can put it in a Black community and nobody is going to say or do anything,
(AllHipHop News) Gurus partner MC Solar has released an official statement regarding the health of Gangstarr founding member, Guru.
The rapper, born Keith Elam, suffered from a massive heart attack over the weekend and is in a comatose state according to sources. “Guru is struggling with a serious health issue. We, the whole 7 Grand Records family, appreciate all your love and well wishes, Solar said in a statement. We continue to hold out hope that Guru will make a full recovery from this. We ask that his privacy on this matter will be respected. Again, thank you for all your support through this trying time.”
Guru, who is one of the first rappers to represent Boston, before moving to Brooklyn, New York, released a series of classic albums with DJ Premier as Gangstarr beginning in 1989, with the debut album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
In addition to being one of the most vocal and religious rappers during the past 20 years, over the years, Guru has collaborated with a whos who in every genre of music.
His breakout 1993 album Jazzmatazz was the first album to solidify Hip-Hop and Jazz, by not just sampling, but actually playing with legends in the Jazz world.
Gurus collaborations include features with artists like Herbie Hancock, Bob James, Jamiroquai, Macy Gray, Damien Marley, Issac Hayes, Ramsey Lewis, Brandford Marsalis, The Roots, Common and others.
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THE DAILY TWO SENSE.
I am doing a mini contest. I get letters, email, inquires and I cannot seem to stop people from submitting! So, I give up! I am going to pick a day in the next week or so, where I am going to listen to just about everything for about 1-3 hours on a certain day. I will pick the rappers that I like and will personally post their music in some form or fashion. OK?! Stay tuned.
TRINA IS P#####!
Check out her status!
THE DREAM AND CHRISTINA MILLI HAVE THEIR BABY?
That’s the rumor! I don’t know when they were expecting or anything,but hopefully they delivered a fresh biscuit out of the oven.
T.I.’s CLOTHING LINE ANGERS NEWARK, NJ!
IF you saw this outside of your house, would you get mad?
T.I.’s Akoo issued the following statement:
The AKOO brand has always aimed to inspire individualism
and creativity. Our advertising campaign was not created to offend or
insult anyone but to simply provoke dialogue and thought regarding
male/female sexuality within urban culture.
We hope that as more of the campaign is debuted, people will see the
multifaceted personality of AKOO.
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
AW MAN! If this isn’t a definite sigh, nothing is! In Georgia, a Domino’s Pizza delivery man got straight jacked! The dude was trying to do his job and sudden they came with force (pause!) and told him to run the…chicken wings? That’s right! Two men ran up on the delivery man and they jacked him for a large order of wings. They never tried to take his money. They even had a gun. What is the jail time look like for armed robbery for hot wings?
This is equally as funny as a friend of one of my readers getting jacked by a group of 10-11 year olds for her Chinese food in Brownsville, BK. People are hungry!
GOOD DAY, MATENot much else going on. Shout out to Guru. He had surgery today. Hopefully he’s doing a bit better. YUNG BERG, WE LOVE YOU!!!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about
them then they should worry!
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(AllHipHop News) Floyd Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley will hit the Nasdaq tomorrow (March 2), where the two rivals will unite to ring the opening bell to promote their May 1st boxing match in Las Vegas. The event is part of a tour the two boxers are on to promote their highly anticipated bout two months from today. Mayweather recently checked in with AllHipHop.com, where he discussed a number of topics, ranging from the failed match with Manny Pacquiao, his decision to take on Sugar Shane Mosley, and his former Hip-Hop rival with rapper Rick Ross. Mayweather trashed Manny Pacquiao during the interview for not taking a $25 million dollar random blood, urine and drug tests.I felt that in todays time, theres too much cheating going on in all sports, Im not just making a stand in boxing, Im making a stand in all sports. Its about being fair, Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. We got athletes that live in our own country that lie to American citizens about taking certain enhancing drugs. Manny is not even from this country, he doesnt live in this country. Imagine what he would tell the American people. Mosley (46-5, 39 KOs) , who has won seven out of his last eight fights, had no issues with taking the tests and has agreed to the Olympic-style random blood testing. During the interview with AllHipHop.com, Mayweather shot down Mosleys comments that he was stronger, faster and better than Mayweather. I wouldnt have chose the fight with Shane if it wasnt a good fight, a solid fight. But Im an A-lister, and Shane Mosely is a C-lister, Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. But when you involve yourself with the Mayweather brand, it takes you to the next level in the sport of boxing.”Outside of the ring, Mayweather and rapper Rick Ross squashed their growing feud, although the boxing champion took issue with Sean Diddy Combs proclamation that rapper Rick Ross was the next Biggie Smalls. Ross, who is featured on Diddy and Dirty Moneys remix to Angels, has had a well documented feud with rapper 50 Cent, in addition to Floyd Mayweather. The pair buried the hatchet last month, after a New Years celebration almost turned violent when their respective entourages clashed at a party hosted by Diddy at new nightclub, Vanity, inside of the Hard Rock Hotel. I hear lately that Puff Daddy has been saying Rick Ross is the next Biggie Smalls. Thats not true,” Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. “Hes a good artist but hes not the next Biggie Smalls. Theres only one Biggie and theres only one Pac. The thing is this, rap is story telling. Its not true. If somebody had those many guns, done that much killing or sold that much work or hustled that much, of course they would be in prison.”Mayweather admitted that Rick Ross is a good Hip-Hop artist, but stated that he has no plans on supporting the rapper’s releases. “A lot of times people think Ima downplay somebody because we may not get along or we may not see eye to eye,” Mayweather told AllHipHop.com. “Hes had songs thats been cool. Im not saying that Im a fan or Im gonna go buy his album. The only thing I can say is Floyd Mayweather is in his lane. I stay in my lane and I want everyone else to stay in their lane. Period. Mayweather and Mosley will hit the road to promote their May 1st boxing match starting tomorrow (March 2nd) in New York. Dates are listed below: Tuesday, March 2: Nokia Theatre, Times Square, New York City Wednesday, March 3: The Lincoln Theatre, Washington, D.C. Thursday, March 4: Nokia Plaza’s L.A. Live, Los Angeles
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Rocko Da Don and DJ Scream have teamed to release a new mixtape featuring all new material.
The mixtape, titled Wildlife, features production from a number of top name producers, including Zaytoven, Drumma Boy and The Honorable C Note. The mixtape is Rockos first since 2007s underground release Swagg Season. His last official album was 2008 debut, Self-Made.
“I named this s**t Wildlife because out here in these street you got the snakes, you got the rats, you got the leaches… You really gotta be a beast to even survive, We out here amongst these lion and tigers,” Rocko told AllHipHop.com.
Rocko, whose best known hit to date is the single is “Umma Do Me,” was signed to Island Def Jam by the late Shakir Stewart himself.
At that time I was in the process of closing a deal somewhere else but Shakir was like, Roc, you gotta come up here, LA Reid wants to meet with you, Rocko recalled. My first time meeting with Def Jam we closed the deal the same day. There were no negotiations. They had their mind made up. I couldnt even leave the building.
Wildlife will drop for free today (March 1st) on Rockos official website, itsrocko.com.
Watts, CA native Glasses Malone with his grizzly slow rhyme-style which he refers to as a steady moving Beach Cruiser flow, has been waiting in the wings to blow up since he signed his $1.7 million dollar deal with Sony a few years back. With the backing of Sony, it looked like Malone was set to become the next big national face from the West Coast, however Sony decided that it wanted out of the Urban market and dumped it’s entire division dedicated to it temporarily leaving him without a home. Glasses began his hunt looking for a new outlet to put out his album, The Beach Cruiser, and soon found help from West Coast veteran Mack 10 and his Hoo-Bangin’ Records company who in turn took the promising star to Baby & Slim’s Cash Money Records. Things looked good for Malone at his new home as his single Certified featuring Akon took to Southern California radio and soon found itself on rotation in other stations around the country and it appeared as though The Beach Cruiser album was shortly on it’s way. Months after the Certified single, the album was pushed back and has been time after time since 2007 when we last spoke to Glasses Malone & Mack 10 in an exclusive interview. Glasses Malone is armed with hope though as he’s gone back to the drawing board for The Beach Cruiser album and still has the backing of Cash Money Records. AllHipHop.com met up with the self -proclaimed President of the New West out in Long Beach, Ca to talk about his album and get the story on what’s been going on with his career since we last spoke with him. AllHipHop.com:
The last time we at AllHipHop.com caught up with you, we were at your Certified video shoot in 2008 with Mack 10. You were preparing to release your album The Beach Cruiser on Cash Money Records but since then it’s been continually delayed. Why has your album been pushed back so much?
Glasses Malone:
It has to do with not having a chart topping single. When you are with Cash Money Records, you’ve got to have a chart topping single. None of my singles have done that and when you’re with a number one label, you’ve got to have the number one goods. Hopefully my next single I Get Doe will chart. Glasses Malone Feat. Akon – Certified Video
AllHipHop.com:
Does that mean if your next single doesn’t chart, your album will not come at all?
Glasses Malone:
If my single doesn’t hit the top 70 or 80, it’s not coming out.
AllHipHop.com: So there is that chance that we will never hear The Beach Cruiser album.
Glasses Malone:
You are going to see the album regardless because if it ever gets to that point, I will put the album out myself. But yes, there is that chance that it might not come out on Cash Money Records. I respect Baby and Slim as businessmen and they have a certain level of expectations as they should. Lil Wayne set the bar high and Drake came in and matched it with his songs and and then came Kevin Rudolf and Jay Sean. You either get in line or you get out.
AllHipHop.com:
Certified with Akon was a big song that received some nice radio play. Did that song not chart well enough for your album to be put out at that time?
Glasses Malone:
It charted in the 70’s but they wanted to released a second single because they felt that they jumped on it late and it could have been bigger. The label wanted to keep that momentum going with a second single and then drop the album but Haters didn’t chart. Lil Wayne then came out and everything was about Lil Wayne at that time. That was probably the best education that you could get as an artist, being next to someone that sold a million records. I just sat back and watched it all. 2008 became my tutorial year.
AllHipHop.com:
I imagine with the album pushed back so many times that you’ve re-recorded it several times by now. Glasses Malone:
I re-did the whole album completely in December of 2009. All I kept from the original album was Certified and Sun Come Up. I made the album straight from the street. When you think of Cash Money, you think of getting the top name producers and the biggest features for your records. I did that and honestly I thought that I lost myself in doing so. I wasn’t making West Coast music. I was making music for everybody, instead of making music for here (the West Coast) first. When I came back from the tour with Tech N9ne back in October, I came back with the right mind-state. My A & R Pun took my music back to the streets of California. When I took the album to Baby and played it for him and Lil Wayne back in January, they were blown away. I am back on track. This next single called I Get Doe is going to chart.
AllHipHop.com: Altering your original sound is one of the criticisms that have received by fans. So you admit that now?
Glasses Malone:
I’ve always admitted that. When you are with Cash Money and producers like DJ Toomp, Cool & Dre want to make records for you, how do you say no? When T-Pain or Lil Wayne want to work with you, how do you say no? I’ve never denied it. I’ve had some doors and opportunities open for me and when the best of the best come to you, you take advantage of it. When I came home from the tour, it wasn’t about having the best of the best anymore. I had to step back and remember what got me here. I had to go back to being Glasses Malone. AllHipHop.com:
You mention previous producers like DJ Toomp, who produced Certified for you. Who are you going to for beats now?Glasses Malone:
You wouldn’t even know them. These are straight Glasses Malone records. When you hear them, it’s not going to be about who produced them and who is on them just about how they sound. I went for the sound instead of the name. My goal was to make an LP that will be around for the West Coast for a long time.
AllHipHop.com:
That’s a very noble approach but there are some people that will pre-judge a CD based on the tracklist alone. If they don’t see a familiar producers name, then it won’t interest them. Glasses Malone:
The best part of the CD is that you won’t know what’s on it until you buy it (laughs). Hopefully people will judge the songs for their sound instead of the name to where they don’t care who made it. That’s a risk and gamble that I am willing to take.
AllHipHop.com: You released a single called Sun Come Up featuring Rick Ross, T-Pain and Birdman. Then another version popped up without you on it. Did Birdman take that single from you and make it his?
Glasses Malone:
Sun Come Up was my song. I thought I could be slick since they (Birdman & Rick Ross) were doing an album and I gave it to them so they could use it too. When they decided to push my album back, I wanted to take the song back but they had already done several versions to it. I got it back though. Birdman gave it back to me but all of the other versions are out there already.
Glasses Malone Feat. Rick Ross, Baby, T-Pain Sun Come Up video
AllHipHop.com:
You’ve referred to yourself as the President of the New West movement. The New West was a collective of young artists from the West Coast working together but it seems that you all have disbanded. What’s the deal?
Glasses Malone:
I think we are still prevalent but a lot of people don’t use that term New West anymore because a lot of the OG’s got upset about it. I still continue to believe in it as a movement. The new artists are following the legends like Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. I say on my album, New West on my motherf***in’ lonely, even if nobody else says it. I’m still the President, although it’s just me now (laughs).
AllHipHop.com: You are the President and the only citizen?
Glasses Malone:
I’m the President and like on that Hair Club For Men commercial, I’m also a client.
AllHipHop.com:
A while back there were some differences with the veteran West Coast artists like Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube and you’re name came up a lot because of your status within the New West. What’s the story on that?
Glasses Malone:
I’ve always stated that I’ve never had personal problems with Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube. Snoop Dogg is one of my favorite rappers and Ice Cube influenced my style. You can hear Ice Cube in my style. I don’t think it was ever an issue of me not liking or disrespecting them but I am a competitive dude and I come up under their reign of competitive nature. The veterans are very competitive with each other. Naturally I come in to this business as a competitor, especially if that artist is not responsible for my career. I want to be as dope as Snoop Dogg and Ice Cube, damn it. I didn’t get in to this business to be below anybody. That competitive nature on the microphone tends to make me an outcast.
Ice Cube, I don’t know if I will ever get that collaboration because him and Mack 10 aren’t seeing eye to eye anymore and I’m Hoo-Bangin’ to the motherf****in’ fullest. As long as those two aren’t getting along, I can’t see myself ever working with Cube. Plus, Kam is my mentor so who knows how all of that is going to work out. There is no disrespect though. A video surfaced online saying that I said Ice Cube was scared when I first met him and he was! He was in a Watts V.I.P. Records Store and he was not comfortable. It was weird to me because he’s f***in’ Ice Cube the Predator! He’s supposed to be the Predator. You would think he would be comfortable in any environment. In the West Coast Connection group he was the Killa out of the Gangsta and the Dope Dealer. It was awkward to me and that’s when I first learned that making music is just music. I admit that being a kid and having all of his albums that I believed he was what he said in his music. Saying that though is not calling him out or disrespecting his name. I was speaking as a fan meeting his favorite artist anybody would be shocked. That’s like someone meeting Too $hort and him being respectful to women (laughs). You expect Too $hort to call a woman a b***h because he’s Too $hort. People can get sensitive in this business but Ice Cube has to know that I don’t mean no disrespect. I’m your favorite f***in’ fan g########!
Snoop Dogg has respected me from day one. I’m pretty sure he’s thrown some bars at me but he’s a competitive dude like me. We’ve talked quite a few times and there was a time when he thought there was some disrespect but I’ve always been open with him. There is no disrespect and I would never disrespect Snoop Dogg but on that microphone we are competing for being dope and respected on the mic. That’s how Hip-Hop is! That’s how it was when I was growing up and that’s how it’s going to be with all of the new voices that I’m putting on. When I do songs with the new guys under me, they aren’t laying down just because I’m on the song with them. They are writing to be the best on the record.
Me and Snoop Dogg have records together and when we do make music together, I’m trying to be dope so all of the fans that listen to his music can become a fan of mine. Everybody else can suck d*** if they want to, but me I’m going for mine and that’s why Snoop respects me.
Glasses Malone Feat. Snoop Dogg Eastsidin’ (Crip Gang)
AllHipHop.com:
Snoop Dogg wasn’t offended by the skit at the end of your Ghostwriter mixtape song when you had someone impersonate him asking for ghostwriting services? Did that ever make it back to him that you know of?
Glasses Malone:
I’m sure it did but I’m funny just like they are funny. I’m a stupid n***a. I’m funny and I love making jokes. I’m sure they make jokes about me and talk sh*t about me. This is a fun and competitive sport. The humor in West Coast Hip-Hop has been around from day one. Dr. Dre’s The Chronic album had the best skits. Snoop knows damn well that I mean no disrespect. I even came to watch his kids play football. I’m trying to have fun with music and make jokes and that song was intended to make you laugh.
AllHipHop.com:
As we end this, let’s rewind and go back to your album and your situation with Cash Money Records. Let’s say your album gets pushed back again; How much more of it are you going to take?
Glasses Malone:
When it comes down to it, Baby & Slim are the coolest dudes breathing. I know that they get a lot of lawsuits and people talk sh*t, but they are the coolest dudes breathing. If I wanted to put The Beach Cruiser out independently through Cash Money, I could do that myself. I feel comfortable that is coming out this year finally. I can honestly admit that sometimes I have not felt comfortable and I had to go see what they were thinking. I’m happy who I work for and I’m not saying this for political reasons. When I fly out ot Miami, I have money in my pocket and I stay at the Trump Towers and I record at a studio all day. I am happy with my situation and now it’s up to me to finish the job. Drake isn’t the only one on Cash Money that’s going to shine this year. It’s going down like a plane crash. I had to step up my efforts and for a while I wasn’t seeing things clearly. My mother passing away recently brought a certain level of clarity to me and my music and you will see it.
“Mindfreak”