The Game is back with “It Must Be Me,” a song produced by The Neptunes. Game has a bit of a different sound with this one. With Pharrell on the hook, can he go wrong? Listen to it below.
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Big Boi is taking off, Andre 3000 is on the Runway
Atlantas lyrical dynamo and one half of Hip-Hops biggest selling group Outkast, Big Boi is back with the same fire, new label. Sir Lucious L. Leftfoot recently signed with Def Jam, and his first single “Shutterbug” is classic Big Boi with fresh focus and content.Big Boi took some time out of his busy schedule to first talk about how “Shutterbug” came to be. I flew down to Miami for a meeting with Scott Storch, said Big Boi. Scott said that he had a beat for me that he was sitting on for a few years. He played it, it was bananas. I brought it back to Atlanta, put all that funk on it; bringing my keyboard players in, my guitar players in and then commenced to lyrical destruction. I wanted this song the capture the good times of getting back to emceeing, real lyrical content and having fun. Thats what we do and what we specialize in. The music has always been funk, bass, that Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. Were bringing it back to the essence.Big Boi was very calm and confident in delivering long-awaited information to industry professionals in attendance. His new album is currently untitled. However, his production for the album is well known. Of course I got Organized Noize, started out with them first, Big Boi stated. They got like four cuts on the album. I got my own production company, Boom Boom Room Productions; we did a couple of joints as well. Lil Jon and Scott Storch (as previously mentioned). Gucci Mane is featured on the album. Me and Stacks got two songs on the album together. He (Andre 3000) also produced a track on the album. So youre getting that whole OutKast energy! I got Jamie Foxx on the album. B.o.B. is on there. I wanted to use my special guest like ingredients, as we do on the OutKast albums. Not to just get somebody to get them. But to get somebody that will add something to the pot. I put together a nice collection, 18 tracks on the deluxe version, 14 on the regular album.The internet has been buzzing for a while now about the disappearance of OutKast. All types of correspondence echoed on social networks about that need; that yearning for huge records that touched the soul and brought people together. Big Boi also talked about whether or not the fever pitch of his fans affects his daily grind. It doesnt affect how I do music, but it feels good to know that people still want to hear the music, he told AllHipHop.com. I definitely hear and see everything thats going on. At the same time, were already stuck in the zone once were in that studio. We got our own little world going on and everything on the outside is null and void. You just gotta want to do this. Andre 3000 is in the studio right now, laying down bars. It feels good to know that people still want to hear our music.So there you have it, Big Boi and Andre 3000 are back to the music. As for another OutKast album. Well, well just have to be happy with whats happening right now.
Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid Trailer
Janelle Monae continues to be one of the most provocative, confounding and interesting artists. With the upcoming opus, The ArchAndroid album, she is destined to push the envelope further. The “trailer” to the album is proof. Check it out here.
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay-Z & Dr. Dre’s Master Plan! Nicki Minaj Snaps! A Thug Among Us!
DISCLAIMER:
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on. SEE SOMETHING? SAY SOMETHING!!!!!
THE DAILY TWO SENSE!Here are those rumors I told you about from this morning that I forgot to add earlier! They are still good! DO DRE & JAY HAVE THEIR MASTER PLAN?
AYE! Everybody thought they were going to get that Dr. Dre / Jay-Z song last Friday. The joke was definitely on yall. The next one might be on me, unless this rumor turns out to be correct. Coachcella is a MASSIVE three-day event in California. It mostly deals with rock and roll, but there are some rap acts there. B.O.B. is going to be there, Wale is going to be there .AND JAY-Z is playing Coachella this weekend. You see where this is going. I am hearing that Jay-Z will use the massive festival by bringing Dr. Dre on stage to perform their HIGHLY ANTICIPATED song Under Pressure this weekend. Jay plays on Friday, April 16th so maybe people just got their Fridays wrong? Well see, wont we!?
DETOX!!!
CHILLI GOT BEEF?
I watched the first episode of Chilli’s new reality show and boy did I hate it. I hated it mainly because it seemed so scripted. One moment, where she and her “life coach” Tionna Smalls got into a “fight.” But the fight seemed so fake to me that I dismissed it as something in the show. Now, it seems that the reality of the matter is they are fighting ins this parallel universe called real life. What kind of life coach calls their client a “has been.”
NICKI IN THE LAMBO
Did you see this?
On the flip side, Nicki M told the good people at Spin magazine, people need to lighten up!!!!!
It bothers me when people take themselves too seriously. Its like, loosen the f### up. At the end of the day, this is entertainment. We should be entertained. Ive gone through the 12-Step Hip-Hop Program: the mixtapes, the DVDs, the low-budget videos, the small shows. I thank God that I wasnt signed years ago and that I didnt have a hit record before I did the grind. Im ready now.
D.WADE STANDS UP TO THE MOB
Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade is a wild boy. I dont know if Carmine Gotti is a made man, but hes the grandson of the Mob God John Gotti. Carmine wanted to get to D. Wade and take a picture with the point guard. Thats when the real guards stepped in and halted it. D. Wade apparently said he wasnt in any way interested in taking a picture or meeting with a Gotti. Their securities clashed. Both D. Wade and Gotti ended up leaving. Poor Carmine. I bet he thought he was giving D.Wade an offer he couldnt refuse.
WHO WOULD HIT THIS?
Apparently, her husband is some sort of nut. He reportedly physically attacked Stacey Dash and now the actress has filed for a restraining order against him. Its wild how something beautiful is ugly to somebody else.
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
Hopefully this isnt true, but if it is we have a sign. The personal assistant of action hero Steven Seagal is charging that dude is a sexual harasser and was trafficking females for sex. Seagal hired his assistant from Craigslist and allegedly treated her like a sex toy. They also said that, Seagal had a pair of Russian woman (assistants) that tended to his every sexual need. The suing former assistant, Kayden Nguyen, says she was forced to watch Stevie boy get is tryst on with his two Russian slaves. But, you know hes not going to stand for that, right? His attorney said the charges are unfounded and baseless. They called her a disgruntled ex-employee.
EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY
WTF? Waaaaaaaaaay back in 1940 McDonald’s refused to hire women employees. Well, somewhere in the mid-50’s they changed the policy and hired their first females. There was a big-time rule though. Founder Ray Kroc, unhappy, decided he would just hire women that were – quote – flat-chested and unattractive.” Dag on! That’s crazy! I cannot for the life of me understand why a man would take that route. He didn’t want women that were attractive to men. So, if you grand mom was working at McDonald’s in that era…you know why. SMH.
DRAKE IS ALREADY WORKING ON HIS NEXT VIDEO
I hope Drake can sustain his buzz.
ILLSEED’S QUCKIES
The National Enquirer is saying that Oprah has dumped Stedman and has moved it with Gayle. I’m not going any further with this one.
A club owner in North Carolina reportedly threw a chair at Fantasia after she got him so mad. She didn’t get hit though.
I am aware that Nicki Minaj has a new manager and I heard that manager is non other than Diddy! No, actually, whoever Lady Gaga’s manager is, I heard that is Nicki’s manager is now.
What do you think happened with the Proof documentary that was supposed to come out shortly afterwards.
Swizz Beatz isn’t confirming or denying that he has a 2-year-old half Russian baby.
JAY-Z’S TURNS DOWN FAT BOY FOR M&Ms????
This poor kid tried to sell Jay-Z some M&Ms and Jay didn’t want any. Now some people are all pissy at Jay, but I have a theory on this. Jay-Z was caught totally off guard that a human of regular proportions got that close to him that he was thrown totally off guard. His first response to the question was, “no,” because that’s what people do. I always say no to those dudes when I get asked, because that my first instinct. So, that’s my theory on Jay-Z right now. LOL!
COLUMBUS SHORT IS A WILD DUDE!!!!
That basketball player that he beat down crazy has gotten a restraining order against him because Columbus allegedly showed up to his house with a few goons. Whoa! This dude is more thug than a gangsta rapper!!!
YUNG
BERG, WE LOVE YOU!!!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about
them then they should worry!
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Olivia Gets Testy With Drake! Young Buck Rumors Are False!
DISCLAIMER:
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.
T-PAIN : ” I AIN’T DOWN WITH SEAN HANNITY!”
People saw this video and thought T-Pain was down with Republican bigmouth Sean Hannity.
T-Pain Statement:
“T-Pain was on the final leg of a national radio promotional tour when he
encountered Sean Hannity in New Orleans at a local radio station. Mr. Hannity approached T-Pain and they engaged in conversation. T-Pain regrets that this impromptu interaction with Sean Hannity is being disseminated as an endorsement or promotion for a specific political agenda.”
THE DAILY TWO SENSE!!
I messed up! I had some rumors for you, including some from Jazzy F and I forgot them! So, I am adding these now and will add those later. They may be a lil stale later but I’m gonna add them anyway.
Moving on…
OLIVIA ADDRESSES DRAKE’S ETHERIZATION
Drake said:
I support artist collaborations and sampling music that inspires you but I dont support taking unauthorized recordings and marketing them as features, Drake told AllHipHop.com. Ive never worked with Olivia and I apologize to any fan who was duped into thinking that Control was a collaboration of mine.
Olivia said:
“In no way was I trying to deceive anyone. The producers, Rony Arzoumanian, Raffi “DJ Special K” Kenadjan and DJ Finesse approached me about the record and asked if I could create a song around the beat and Drake verse they owned and created. Since I had not spoken to Drake, I was very clear that the record could not be used for my album and could only be used for mixtapes. After the record was done, it was released without my knowledge and we were quick to let people know it was a mixtape record. The producers put together the record and leaked it before they confirmed with Drake. The record “Control “was for my mixtape “Under the Radar” which comes out on the 25th on Oliviaworldwide.com. I was not pleased when the record leaked and made a statement regarding that on my twitter. My team and I were not ready but it leaked and I did not leak it. It is what it is. It’s the internet age we live in, it’s a gift & a curse”
THE BUCK RUMORS ARE FALSE
I don’t want to start anything with Buck, he’s the man. Love the music and everything. Wendy Day hit me up and somebody else sent the following video. The video doesn’t show any chain snatching at all. It doesn’t show there was a fight either, even though that could have happened outside of the footage period.
Here is what somebody else said to me:
Hey Illseed! Hope you are doing well! I heard about the rumor regarding Young Buck on AllHipHop yesterday. There is footage of that entire show in Iowa. The incident mentioned on the AHH website is nowhere to be found in the footage. No fights, no raised voices, no drama. Just a sold out show in Cedar Rapids. The promoter additionally confirms there was no robbery, fights, or drama and that the person who “leaked” you this info was a disgruntled opening act that got bumped from the show.
WERE THE GIRLS THE KEY?
Tiger came in 4th place in the Masters. I don’t watch golf, but somebody hit me up and asked the question, “Where the women the secret weapon?” Its pretty funny to ask, but think about it. Where the women the key to his success in some weird way? I actually think that they made Tiger feel all-powerful and confident. They probably fed into his feelings of being invincible or something. But as we know he ain’t nothing but another man. Now, he’s feeling regular and isn’t faring too well.
MY IDOLDude painted a picture for real. Bob Ross, b**tches.
POSTSCRIPTYes..the rumors were weak! More later.BOB, WE LOVE YOU!!!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
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South Bronx Legends Support South Bronx Earth Fest
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legends Jazzy Jay, GrandMaster Caz and artist Carlos Mare 139 Rodriguez are teaming with a group of local business, community activists and environmental groups for the third annual GetGreen: South Bronx Earth Fest. The free, all ages event aims to promote the culture of the South Bronx, while celebrating and promoting a clean environment. The afternoon will feature family activities, entertainment and education, in addition to local performances, and an award ceremony honoring local businesses for their greenness.”Get Green in the South Bronx is an inspiration to someone who grew up in these once burnt out and rubble filled streets, Mare 139 told AllHipHop.com. Sustainability and wellness programs like this uplift the community and bring awareness to our potential role in the ‘green movement’ that is taking place.The third annual South Bronx Earth Festival takes place on Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 12pm to 4 pm at St. Mary’s Park, on St. Ann’s Ave. and 146th St Bronx NY 10455. The public is encouraged to bring old cellphones, computers, TVs, printers, clothing and sneakers that will be used for recycling and to help reduce waste. Over 30 local businesses are participating in, or sponsoring this years festival. As an artist I want to communicate this message through the youth and their hopes, Get Green is a catalyst for them to learn how to take care of themselves and the community they live in, Mare 139 stated. For more information visit: www.grownyc.org/recycle.
Murs Reveals Process Of Making ‘ForNever’ With 9th Wonder
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles born and raised rapper Murs and Raleigh, North Carolina producer 9th Wonder are gearing up for what could be one of their most successful releases to date. In what is widely regarded as their fourth release, ForNever is a 10 track album that features the assistance of Kurupt, Verbs, 9thmatic, Suga Free, Sick Wonder and Uncle Chucc.I try to combine everyone, so its not just Hip-Hop, or gangster rap or Latino rap or backpacker Hip-Hop. I just put them all on the same record and put my name on it, Murs told AllHipHop.com. I am all of that. Its just like lets rap. Let make good music and to me its the album I always wanted to make. Its extremely West Coast, but its still real Hip-Hop because 9th Wonder gives it a traditional Hip-Hop bed or foundation.Many fans regard this as the pairs fourth collaboration, due to the fact that the artists record labels were holding back the third project they worked in 2008, called Sweet Lord. I count it as the fourth, Murs told AllHipHop.com. This one was different. We did it in LA, we did it in Inglewood and we were on the West Coast. So I got to bring through my patnas and my homies and I was more in my element. Usually we are out East, where 9th records around Thanksgiving time.When asked about how the project came together, Murs stated that 9th always came with between 12-15 beats to choose from. From there we narrow it down, or he narrows them down. I definitely dont pick any of them. I believe in letting the producer produce, so whatever he comes up with [that] sounds good. I never argue with him, Murs revealed. Murs has also announced that he will sell limited edition products through his new online store called MursWorld.com.While users can immediately download the new ForNever album on the site, they can also purchase a deluxe package, that includes a Murs t-shirt, the physical CD, an immediate download of the new project, and the rare and unreleased DVD/CD, Murs for Dummies, of which the first 20 ordered will be autographed.Murs recently finished up his Paid Dues 2010 festival in L.A., a festival that he has been putting together for the past 5 years featuring independent artists relevant in the Hip-Hop community, in association with Guerilla Union. This years concert featured Ice Cube, Tech N9NE, Raekwon, Tha Dogg Pound, Jay Electronic, Freeway + Jake One, Dilated Peoples, Del tha Funky Homosapien, Strong Arm Steady, Necro, People Under the Stairs, and the legendary Freestyle Fellowship.This year I wanted to expand the brand and include West Coast legends, Murs told AllHipHop.com. In the end its what we grew up on. For us, Kurupt is just as dope as Rakim is to people in New York. We all hear it coming out of the cars here. Big Daddy Kane and DJ Quik are the same to me. Why cant they be on a Hip-Hop festival?
B.O.B. Ft. Hayley Williams
“Airplanes”
Judge [Heater Of The Day]
“Money All Around”
Proof Ft. Jay Dee
“On The Go” [R.I.P. Proof]
Marvo Ft. Twon Gabz and Mikkey Halsted
“Tired”
Sparkdawg P### by Kajmir Royale [BGA]
“iWill Not Lose”
Ab Soul Ft. Alori Joh
“Take Em There”
Big Bang Ft. Craig G
“Leggo”
Square Off Ft. Paul Cain
“Dinner Is Served”
Santa
“Art of Seduction”
Game Reunites With Dr. Dre On R.E.D. Album
(AllHipHop News) Compton, California rap star Game has officially confirmed June 15th as the date he will release his fourth solo release, the R.E.D. Album. The release is being executive produced by Game and Pharrell Williams, who produced tracks on the album along with Dr. Dre, who offered his production expertise, in addition to laying down rap vocals for the R.E.D. Album.Game is good kid and I’m excited for the world to hear the many facets of his character…what’s even crazier is that as a fan, I cannot believe I am actually producing songs on the same album as Dr. Dre. Humbling, man I owe Game for that one. His album is gonna be a problem,” stated Pharrell. The first official single from the album will be It Must Be Me, which will be followed up with Aint No Doubt About It, which features Justin Timberlake. I never thought I would have the chance to work with Justin, but to come up with a smash like we did, its only fitting, Game said today (April 13th). Game also expressed excitement in reuniting with his mentor Dr. Dre on the R.E.D. Album, which he believes could be the biggest release of his career. Dre is a hip hop legend and one of the reasons Im making music,” Game continued. “To be working so closely with him again man, I dont even have words to describe it my two favorite producers are helping me with the direction of this album, I couldnt be in a better position.
Lil Jon Ft. Jay Sean And Claude Kelly
“Oh What A Night”
Quintescence Ft. Brizz
“Ghetto Opera”
Hell Rell Ft. Stack Bundles
“Rappers Never Learn”