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Promoter Of Nicki Minaj Concert Defends Expensive Event

(AllHipHop News) The promoter of a controversial Nicki Minaj concert in Trinidad has spoken out in defense of the pricey concert, which caused friction between members of the government earlier this week. Promoter Daryl Braxton and his independent, Trinidad-based record label D Project Records brought Nicki Minaj over for the concert, which took place on October 8th. The concert draw condemnation from Diego Martin`s Central MP Amery Browne, who called for an audit of the event, which totaled $825,000 including $382,000 to Nicki and her entourage. “People need to understand that the ‘Rep Your Colors/Localize Itt’ concert was not about packing the stadium and making a million dollars for ourselves,” D Project Records’ CEO Daryl Braxton said.“It was a strategic investment in ourselves and our talent,” Braxton added. “Like her or not, Nicki Minaj is ours and not because we claimed her, but because she claimed us as her own! The fact that she’s currently at the top of her game makes it even sweeter.”The concert, which drew headlines around the world, will open the door for other acts from the island according to Braxton, who recently inked a worldwide distribution deal through iMG/Universal Records. “By this time next year, at least four acts from Trinidad and Tobago will have a greater presence in the global music industry,” Braxton told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t going to happen. I told Trinidad that we were bringing Nicki Minaj home and we did and as a result of that event and the work we have been doing to promote the acts we signed, we have now secured global distribution and are preparing to take our company to the next level.”D Projects Records has four acts signed to the label they will introduce to the United States throughout 2011. The acts are: Nebula 868, Judah Bharath, Terri Lyons and 3Suns. “When we were able to market and showcase our talent alongside her in a professional manner, that- and the quality of the talent we showcased- attracted even more attention from the major labels outside and now, iMG has come on board to help us take this talent from T&T to the world that’s waiting out there,” Braxton said.The first act to be released in the U.S. under the new deal will be Nebula 868, who is expected to release their full length debut in March. “That single they presented to me called ‘Hello Goodbye’ is huge,” said iMG CEO/Founder, Rick Robinson. “We’re not going to hold it and wait: we’re going to make strong moves and strong decisions and let the system that iMG Recordings has in place work these acts in sequence and establish this brand and this unique culture and style in the market.” For more information visit www.dprojectrecords.com or www.imgrecordings.com.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Brandy And Terrence J Cuddle Up At Knicks Game

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.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.comtwitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at al*************@***il.com.BRANDY AND TERRENCE J

Terrence J and Brandy got very friendly at the Madison Square Garden recently. Hmmm…what’s this all about.

 

 

 

BRAN BRAN & TERRENCE J, WE LOVE YOU! YOU CAN DO IT! 

Plies Accused Of Stealing Mixtape Track ‘Bond Money’ In Lawsuit

(AllHipHop News) Miami record label Slip-N-Slide, Plies and an independent label formerly based in Miami have been named in a lawsuit filed by a Charlotte, North Carolina songwriter.Songwriter Romell Caldwell filed the lawsuit in The United Stated District Court For the Southern District of New York on Monday (December 6th) claiming Plies stole the song “Bond Money.” The lawsuit names Slip-n-Slide, Plies, UDigg Records and 101 Distribution as defendants in a copyright infringement lawsuit. According to Caldwell, he wrote and copyrighted a song titled “Dim Hits” in 2001. Around 2004, Caldwell claims he submitted a copy of his copyrighted song to Trina, who is not named in the lawsuit, in 2004. Caldwell was shocked to learn that portions of his song had been incorporated into the song “Bond Money” from Plies’ 2008 mixtape, 36 Ounces. Caldwell claims he was never authorized the use and that the track continues to be sold through various retail and online outlets without his consent. The songwriter claims Trina, Slip-N-Slide and Plies copied, reproduced and distributed the work without his consent. He is seeking an injunction halting the sales of the song, in addition to all allowed damages and losses for missed licensing and sales revenue.

DMX Denied Bond Again, New Court Date Set

(AllHipHop News) Rap star DMX appeared in court this morning (December 9th) at Maricopa County Superior Court, where he was ordered to remain held without bond, after violating the terms of his probation in November. According to reports, DMX was granted a continuance at the probation hearing, but he will remain jailed until at least his next court date, which has been set for December 16th, raising hopes that he may be home in time for Christmas. DMX, born Earl Simmons, was arrested on November 18th at his home in Cave Creek, Arizona. According to the Phoenix New Times, the 39-year-old rapper was charged with violating his probation after he allegedly tested positive for alcohol, cocaine and Oxycontin. Additionally, DMX allegedly failed to get the required drug testing and counseling. DMX was also charged with driving on a suspended license. “Mr. Simmons has several felony convictions, and has been given multiple opportunities to succeed on probation,” according to Prosecutor’s complaint. “He has been directed to treatment, as well as chose his own treatment program and continues to use illegal drugs following their opportunities.” DMX is being represented by attorney Glen Allen.

Hip-Hop Rumors: T.I.’s Jail Sales! Beyonce’s Jay Day! The New Weed Willie?

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.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.comtwitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at al*************@***il.com.DID JEEZY GET ARRESTED OR NOT?

 

I reported a couple days ago that Jeezy may have gotten arrested in the Bahamas. Then all the confirmers said later that it really did happen, but now there are new reports that he didn’t actually get knocked by the cops. In fact, AllHipHop.s news section has the issue.

(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy’s manager has denied claims that the Atlanta rapper was arrested in the Bahamas last weekend.

According to the rapper’s manager Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee, the reports of Jeezy’s arrest in New Providence are false.

“It’s not true,” Ellerbee told MTV News, dismissing a report by Bahama-based newspaper The Tribune, who claimed Jeezy was booked before a show in the tough, Fox Hills section of the island.

Click here for the details on how this happened.

T.I. LOOKING GOOD FROM JAIL!

 

Pause. But  YO! It looks likeT.I. wont be suffering from the sales slump that others have gotten recently. Dude is looking like he’s going to bust out with a nice sale number in the range of 135k – 145k according to early estimates. Now, according to hitsdailydouble, this isn’t exactly a win. His last album debuted selling 568k in the first week. But when you are incarcerated and cannot promote, this ain’t bad.

YOUNG WILLIE NELSON

Where the heck has Justin Timberlake been? I’m sure I could find out if I did a search on him. But, that’s not what I am trying to do. I basically heard something wild about him, even though he’s not on the scene these days. I’m hearing a rumor that Justin is quite the weed connoisseur. Some people that know people say homey has a really nice briefcase and when you open it up, he’s got 100 different types of weed in it like a lil baby Amsterdam Coffee Shop. Crazy! Maybe that’s why he’s not busting it out on the charts? More on the weed topic later on the page.

 

JAY-Z AND BEYONCE – CELEBRATE GOOD TIMES!

 

I wasn’t going to say anything about this, but it seems to be on every site. Australia’s Herald Sun details the birthday celebration that B gave Jay.

 

R’N’B royalty Beyonce and Jay-Z had eyes only for each other as they dined on martinis, wine and sumptuous desserts at their favourite Melbourne hangout on Monday night.

 

The king and queen of hip hop are certainly no prima donnas and put on no airs and graces during their Melbourne sojourn.

They have flown under the radar while in town, preferring to dine out on romantic “date nights” to hitting the city nightspots

And they have shown an obvious taste for Melbourne chef – and Conviction Kitchen host – Ian Curley’s cuisine.

The dynamic duo have visited Curley’s Spring St restaurants Siglo Bar and The Supper Club a handful of times while here, with Jay-Z dropping in for a quick bite at The European on his birthday last Saturday.

But Monday night was something special. Beyonce donned a “dazzling dress” while her mogul hubby left the baggy jeans and oversized sunnies at home and suited up for the occasion.

The lights of Parliament House made the perfect setting on the balmy Melbourne night, as the pair dined together on Siglo Bar’s rooftop.

Curley, who served the Crazy in Love couple, said the zucchini flowers proved an obvious favourite during the week, with Beyonce also sipping some martinis to get the night started.

For the rest:

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/ipad-application/queen-bs-costume-party-for-jay/story-fn6bn80a-1225967894231%20

EDDIE LONG IS WRIGGLING!

 

Edde Long has been totally condemned and vilified in the media, as a gang of young men say he sexually abused them and a bunch of other stuff. BUT, a recent development suggests that Eddie Long is wriggling his way out of this one. All parties have quietly agreed to mediation behind closed doors. Pause. On the real, they aren’t talking about it, but they are trying to avoid a court case, it seems. Apparently, this mediation is basically an admission of GUILT on some level. The Huffington Post’s Morris W. O’Kelly wrote, “Mediation for the accused is a forfeiture of the right to ever claim innocence, and readers should be absolutely clear on this point.” So, even entering into mediation is an admission of SOME GUILT. The way Eddie Long denied the allegations, wouldn’t he simple wait for his day in court in July? I can’t speak on that, but it would seem so. After all, God is on his side, right? As a pastor, wouldn’t he be able to call in a favor? Those boys are going to be getting a nice check and I would imagine that Long’s congregation is going to be footing the bill.

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

You remember Prop 19? I don’t know how true this is, but I heard an insane rumor from the West Coast. I heard that politicians over there were basically told that they better not pass that s**t. My sources – however credible – were told that if they try legalizing weed in Cali, that they would turn the state into a war zone. Who is “they,” you might ask? The Mexican Drug Cartels. I guess they don’t want to start dealing with people being able to legally grow their own weed, because it would take out a major source of revenue? I really don’t know how true this could be, but its interesting to me. Prop 19 was voted down by the people though, not the politicians…or was it?

KIM KARDASHIAN CAVED!

LOL! Seriously, Kim K is back on the market..the meat market.

 

Nah, one of my Twitter Buds that is connected hit me up and told me that Halle Berry won’t be kickin’ Kim’s big booty. Kim and Gabriel (Halle’s ex) broke up so the Halle’s baby being on the show has been deaded. I’m sure there were other factors like HALLE BERRY. Furthermore, Halle’s new dude has no problem knuckling up.  He just got into a scrap with some photographers the other day. I’m sure he’ll fight Gabby.

ILLSEED’S QUCKIES

Pray for Aretha Franklin. She’s got pancreatic cancer and its serious. That is one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat forms of cancer. Patrick Swayze had that as well. Aretha is 68.

Wesley Snipes is going to have to do that time. He told Larry King he’s looking for a miracle.

Another p#### actor has been diagnosed with HIV. He’s demanding they start using condoms as a requirement. Too little, too late. Pause.

Speaking of that, Ashton Kutcher is looking like he’s going to get the Ray-J/Kim K treatment. Vivid Pictures is looking to release a new sex tape of him and he cannot stop it.

Oh yeah..Kim K made $6 million last year on her reality TV endeavors.

How in the world did the government of Trinidad think it was a good idea to almost put 1 million dollars into a concert for Nicki Minaj? It was good for Nicki, because she reportedly got over 300k for ONE SHOW! CRAZY!

How crazy is it that Soulja Boy only sold 13k? CRAZY CRAZY! Even crazier is that he spent a reported $3 million in gold jewelry. Im not going to say what he could have used that money for.

I hope Diddy is braced for impact.

Oh yeah, supposedly Soulja Boy has some gay kid that says they dating  or something. I’ma leave that alone. Sounds silly. Same with Chris Brown.

Meagan Good is reportedly singing again.

There are some interesting nude and semi-nude pix of Christina Aguilara floating around.

Dougie Fresh owes about $2.3 million in back taxes. Hope he can pay. Don’t want him to get the Wesley Snipes treatment!

LIL KIM’S 10 DATING COMMANDMENTS

Hmmmmmm….what do you think of this? A new singer named Amber got Lil Kim on the track for “10 Date Commandments.”

 

 

Kim was mostly singing…I think.

MONSTER TRAILER!

This is certain to make for interesting conversation..and controversy. Kanye West presents “Monster,” the video and he brought his friends along. Judging by the trailer, this is going to be a dark excursion through some sick geniuses. What are your thoughts based on the video below?

50 EXPLAINS HIS MONEY FEAST

In an upcoming story in Black Enterprise, 50 Cent will explain this:

 

“Everyone has a right to their opinion on you when you’re public property. Some people who may not be in a good financial state are angry that you have the ability to do that. I sent a joke on Twitter at the wrong time and it was completely misinterpreted. You could say my name and it will provoke emotion. Some people love it–some people hate it. Some people don’t have enough interest in it to care either way, but they [still] know who you’re talking about. They’ll say something negative [about] where you can put that money. Then, when you have no money, they’ll have something negative to say about that [too], whichever way, whatever situation you’re in, they have something to say about it, regardless.”YUNG BERG, WE LOVE YOU! YOU CAN DO IT! 

Eve Announced As Host of MTV Africa Awards In Nigeria

(AllHipHop News) Philadelphia Hip-Hop star Eve has been tapped to host the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) this weekend in the city of Lagos. Organizers of the MAMA’s made the announcement yesterday (December 8th) during a press conference at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos. The MTV Africa Music Awards, which are being presented by Airtel, honor the top artists from across the continent. The event is now in its third year. In addition to Eve, American rappers Rick Ross and T-Pain are slated to perform, in addition to African artists/presenters like Nneka, D’Banji, Big Nuz, Teargas, Banky W., Dama Do Bling, Liquideep and others. The MTV Africa Music Awards takes place at the Eko Expo Hall on December 11th in Lagos, Nigeria.

Young Jeezy’s Manager Denies Arrest Reports

(AllHipHop News) Young Jeezy’s manager has denied claims that the Atlanta rapper was arrested in the Bahamas last weekend. According to the rapper’s manager Demetrius “Kinky B” Ellerbee, the reports of Jeezy’s arrest in New Providence are false. “It’s not true,” Ellerbee told MTV News, dismissing a report by Bahama-based newspaper The Tribune, who claimed Jeezy was booked before a show in the tough, Fox Hills section of the island.According to reports, the rapper was simply “in the wrong place at the wrong time” when he was arrested and released, just before his performance at Club Luna, later that evening.Police in the Bahamas have yet-to-reveal any more details about the alleged arrest.

Rap Pioneers Create First Hip-Hop Bowling Team For Cancer

(AllHipHop News) A variety of rap legends are banding together to raise breast cancer awareness in what is being labeled as Hip-Hop’s first official nationwide bowling team. UTFO’s Kangol Kid, veteran female rapper Roxanne Shante and film executive Shaunda Lumpkin have formed the Hip-Hop Pin Drop, which is designed to raise funds and cure cancer “One Pin at A Time.”The first event is slated to take in January of next year, at New York City’s FRAMES Bowling Lounge. The first artists slated to bowl include Hip-Hop pioneer Kool Herc, Dana Dane, Doc Ice of UTFO, DoItAll, Sugar Hill Gang, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell and Jam Master Jay’s son Jason Mizell Jr. The event is part of the Mama Luke Organization’s efforts to raise funds to fight breast cancer. The organization was formed when Lumpkin, who manages former foes Kangol and Roxanne, lost her mother after a three-year battle with the disease. The first Hip-Hop Pin Drop takes place January 6th, 2011.