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Shakir Stewart Hip-Hop Channel Looks for Video Submissions
One of the dreams of late entertainment icon Shakir Stewart will become a reality next month courtesy on his very own Hip Hop Music Channel (HHMC).
The network was originally conceived by Stewart, his childhood friend Shawn Granberry, and movie producer Robert Watts as an outlet to showcase the diversity and power of Hip-Hop culture.
The network, which launches on April 12, bills itself as the only interactive music channel where viewers help determine the content.
Viewers will have the ability to chose up to 5 music videos per day from a list of 40,000. The selected clips will then play in the order that they’re received.
In addition, consumers will be able to buy available items seen in the videos.
Currently, the network has its sights aimed at conquering the mostly untapped Asian market.
“The Hip Hop Music Channel is focused on becoming the number one distributor and marketer of Hip-Hop culture in the world, “ stated Shawn Granberry, CEO of HHMC. “Our focus on the emerging Asian market will introduce new and old Hip-Hop artist to emerging markets around the world. There are hundreds of millions of Hip-Hop fans worldwide and we are positioned to deliver top tier Hip-Hop culture to those fans. I am honored to complete the dream’s Shakir and I had as children in East Oakland.”
Artist interested in having their work showcased on the network can visit www.hhmctv.com for submission details.
A hard copy DVD is requested for all inquiries. Shakir Stewart rose from a local Oakland concert promoter to one of the industry’s most well known and successful A&R’s.
Before accepting the Senior Executive Vice President position at Def Jam, he was responsible for signing current stars Ciara, Rick Ross, and Young Jeezy.
Last November, Shakir passed away of an apparent suicide in his Atlanta home.
He was 34 years old. The Hip Hop Music Channel will be available April 12 on the web (www.hhmctv.com) and through traditional network broadcasting in Japan, the Philippines, China, Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, India, Cambodia, Laos, Australia, and Nigeria.
K’naan: Africano
Somalian born
lyricist K’naan is far left of the normal gangster, hipster, or baller acts
that rip the air waves today. His anti-norm noise
contains worldly sounds of reggae, rock, and Hip-Hop which
lay background to lyrics of struggle, spiritually and empowerment.
Without being anymore obvious, K’naan simply cannot be compared to the musical
efforts of the mass amounts of self contained artists sprawled across the
musical universe.
K’naan gained his first breath of wax on the
afro-beat compilation Building Bridges
and since has propelled into a solo calling as the voice of the struggle seen
in distant places that most Americans fears to think about. His debut, The Dusty Foot Philosopher, was an
extreme success, winning awards and accolades validating himself as an artist
and a musician, and more importantly, as a voice of the unheard.
Now four years since
his dusty debut, K’naan has decided to release the
beast in the form of his sophomore effort Troubadour.
The LP has already acclaimed success in frontiers spanning above and beyond
Hip-Hop and is another example of the thoughts, stories, and rhymes that dwell
within the soft spoken wordsmith.
AllHipHop.com: So many artists claim that they are “different” from
the norm, some rightfully so, but the sound of Troubadour cannot be denied as being unique and diverse Do you
agree that it’s a sound of its own?
K’naan: Yeah, I feel like it’s a sound of its
own. And so I want it to be recognized as such. That it’s a standard on its sound;
it’s not trying to mimic something. It’s creating something, so that’s kind of
how I see it. With no ego attached, I feel like that’s what it is. It just
happens though, that’s the thing. I only realize after listening to the whole
thing, that it’s doing those things. But it’s just my instinct that works like
that. I’ll be in the studio with another artist and we may be collaborating or
just thinking about a song and then we’ll play some chords and the way that I
might do, the way I might accent a thing or do the time signature of the drum
pattern or think of certain melody or the chord progression, all the artists I
meet always say, “That’s different, I would never think of it that way.”
AllHipHop.com: How
do you think you acquired that musical talent?
K’naan: I think from growing up in a whole
other culture and also really being musically wide open, listening to different
kinds of music and traveling. And having a real sensibility, a lyrical
sensibility, street sensibility, but then being able to transfer that to the
world.
AllHipHop.com: You
really do bring your experiences of the world to your music, most artists in
Hip-Hop do not take these experiences and bring them to their music, and they
stay one dimensional.
K’naan: Yeah! And that’s weird to me because
if you have the opportunity to do that, see the world, how could you not bring
something back for the people that you come from. It’s kind of selfish.
AllHipHop.com: Nothing
against artists who do not do so, but it’s almost like cheating their fans out
of a new knowledge and experience through the words.
K’naan: Yeah, you are right. They do travel
the world, these artists have been everywhere, some
have even heard orchestras from the Czech Republic. How could that not be
interesting at some point? I just think we all have equal opportunity in that
we hear it while we travel as musicians and artists. But giving credit where
credit is due, some of these artists focus is expressing the moment in time and
where they’re at. So that’s where they’re at and they feel they need to talk
about that. So that’s cool, but for me I’m interested just as well on where
we’re going.
AllHipHop.com: The
title, Troubadour, means a traveling
poet. Why do you feel that these world issues that you talk about are so
important for people to hear especially when we’re in an America where
everything is focused on our
problems, our economic troubles, our woes.
K’naan: It’s kind of strange in that people
still don’t realize that those are not separate things. That
the [world’s] issues are your economic crisis; it’s really the same thing and
its one thing. And when you travel you get to really see that it’s one
thing, that the cause and effect is not state wide, cause and effect is global.
Honestly man, from knowing my music, you know that I don’t preach nothing. It’s
just there; if we don’t talk about it it’s actually true to say that we’re
making an effort to ignore it. It’s not making an effort to say it, because
it’s there. It’s making an effort to ignore it.
AllHipHop.com: You’ve always stated that that music has not
changed since your debut, but as an artist how have you evolved since you first
penned The Dusty Foot Philosopher?
K’naan: I grew as an artist, I grew musically.
A lot of the musical growth is something I put together on this album. But I
think that the most interesting place for me as far as growing as a lyricist
and an artist is that during The Dusty Foot Philosopher I cared to show
you and for you to know. In some subconscious way a lot of people can’t hear it
in the music, I think I partly cared back then that you know I’m good. Like, I
had lines on that album that are like, “Oh s**t, that’s dope.” And I know it is
too, but I didn’t really need to say that because I know it’s good. If you know
it’s good do you always have to show that it’s good too? So like for this album
I didn’t do that, for this album I felt so grown about things that I stayed
away from ill lines and similes that I could’ve put in there because I’m
telling a story. This is good that’s it, I don’t need
to show you that it is.
I think it is grace because that’s the kind of artist I love. Bob
Marley wasn’t trying to show you nothing. Even literature, when I read books,
for example there’s a girl named Zadie Smith and she has a book named White
Teeth and she’s brilliant. I remember reading this book and thinking, “Wow,
she’s a genius. Her similes are incredible, it’s amazing.” At some point I was
like, “Ah, I get what you’re doing. You’re showing me: one too many similes,
one too many good lines, one too many flexing of this thing.” It’s like well,
you don’t need to show me anything as an artist you just need to reveal a
world, not show me how good you are at revealing the world.
AllHipHop.com: Do you feel that your songs have appropriately
revealed your world in Somalia and your struggles of your past?
K’naan: I
try, and I know songs that I have constructed out of real personal scenarios,
which otherwise I couldn’t have a conversation about. It would not have been
physically possible for me to sit down with my friends and recount those things
without completely falling into serious depression. I made rhymes out of them
and kids sing along and I’m watching them sing it and at some point it’s just
a song.
AllHipHop.com: How do you handle putting out your story especially
when like you said, it becomes just a song?
K’naan: Well,
that’s an interesting question. The truth is that my story is a country
disguised as a person. So in that sense it’s all personal
but at the same time it’s all universal because my story speaks to millions of
people. I feel comfortable because it’s bringing to life something necessary
for an entire people. I’m just kind of like the prototype story, like the norm
for them, the strange for everybody else. And that’s why that’s okay for me.
AllHipHop.com: Critics of your music always try to compare your
sound because they simply cannot display your music alone. Instead of being
infused between this artist and that artist, what do you feel you should be
seen as?
K’naan: Wow,
good question. An artist; possibly someone who is in their
personal life rebellious, and maybe that leads over to the music. Someone who is truly interested in contributing something genuine
to the world of music. That’s it. I don’t think of myself as any other man.
All the other things they bring up to make sense of my music and who I am and
all of that are complements, everything from Eminem to Bob Marley (laughs), it
spans massively. But I’m really just K’naan, and I’m trying to get songs off of
my chest.
The Chris Brown Chronicles: Bouncing Back
In
life, a person’s name carries a lot of weight. The weight of the world at
times, if you’re an entertainer.
With
Chris Brown, a name can translate into many descriptions. Until this year, his
name was synonymous with the words “teen heartthrob” and
“role model” while being positioned next to other names like
Michael Jackson and Usher.
Who
would’ve thought the one thing shared most between Jackson and Brown is one word:
Controversy.
And
Brown has yet to drop a third album. Rewind to 2005 when the 20 year-old crooner
hits the scene in a big way with his first single, “Run It.” The
song, whose remix featured Dipset affiliate Juelz Santana, provided the perfect
introduction to Brown’s powerful vocals, as well as those synchronized
dance routines that have become his trademark.
Reaction
to the new sensation was instant as Brown became a fixture on BET’s 106
and Park, not to mention the cause of Jonas Brother level screams among female
fans. “Run It’s” stint on the charts was a no-brainer, to say
the least. The tune debuted at number on on the Billboard 100 and remained
there for five straight weeks, giving Brown his very first charttopper. Run It – Chris Brown ft. Juelz Santana
And,
as expected, the good fortune created the perfect anticipation for more to come
with Brown’s self-titled debut album. The project, which hit stores in
November 2005, cemented the crooner’s grip on the market as “Yo
(Excuse Me Miss)” and “Gimme That” featuring Lil
Wayne,” “Say Goodbye” and “Poppin” powered the
release to double platinum status.
Talent
wasn’t the only factor in Brown’s popularity. The entertainer with
the boyish face and nice guy demeanor came across as the boy next door. Someone
who genuinely enjoyed what he did and loved nothing more than to bring
different elements of dance to his live performances.
From
the MTV VMAs to the BET and Grammy Awards, no music show wrap up was complete
without some mention of how Chris dazzled the crowd with his creative and entertaining
dance routines. In short, a Chris Brown performance resulted in more album
sales and tour anticipation for him and more free publicity for any event
associated with him.
Brown’s
ability to cut a rug even struck a nerve with Justin Timberlake, who expressed
what many in the audience thought after seeing his competition perform at the
2007 VMA’s.
“Nobody likes to be reminded that
they’re getting older,” the former boy member expressed. “And
whatever Chris Brown just did reminded me of how I’m getting older
– ’cause damn. It’s just exciting to see.”
The
performance was indeed one for conversation as Brown’s set included
choreography set to two singles from his sophomore album, Exclusive, “Wall to Wall” and
“Kiss Kiss,” as well as an homage to Jackson’s “Billie Jean.”
The event was also noted for the appearance of the woman who would later
become Brown’s girlfriend, Rihanna.
The
pop diva joined Brown to sing her megahit “Umbrella,” thereby
giving fans something more to talk about. Talk soon gave way to actual evidence
with rumors of Rihanna and Brown being more than friends starting to ring true.
Whether they were photographed at a beach or swimming pool or just enjoying
each other’s company, it became clear that Chris had someone around to
spend his spare time with and share in his success.
Released
in November of 2007, Exclusive
sold roughly 294,498 copies to debut at number four on the Billboard 200.
Capitalizing off the album’s popularity, the album was re-released on
June 3, 2008. The Forever Edition,
as it was called, included four new tracks as well as a bonus DVD of unreleased
concert and behind the scenes footage. “Kiss Kiss” as well as
“Take You Down” and “With You” were certifiable hits
from the original version, but the Polow da Don-produced title track from the
new edition propelled the project towards worldwide sales of more than a million copies. Add to that the income generated from Wrigley using
“Forever” in its Doublemint gum ads and Breezy was definitely
coming into his own has a businessman.
Professionally,
life couldn’t be better. Television roles on UPN’s One on One and Fox’s The OC only prepared Chris for life on the
big screen with his film debut in Stomp the
Yard and co-starring with Lauren London in the family drama This Christmas. It was the icing to a cake
that couldn’t get any sweeter. All leading to a fond farewell of the
years leading into and including 2008.
2009?
Well that’s another story.
Things
seemed to start out strong with Chris riding his good forturne while becoming music’s
newest go-to guy. Collaborations with Bow Wow (2006’s “Shorty Like
Mine”) as well as T-Pain and Lil Mama, David Banner and Jordin Sparks
(2008’s “Shawty Get Loose,”“Get Like Me” and
“No Air” respectively) only heightened Brown’s exposure
outside of his normal fan base.No Air – Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown
So
much so, that the latter hit was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award for Best Pop
collaboration with vocals. Meanwhile, speculation on Brown’s relationship
with Rihanna was relegated to talk of whether or not the entertainers would
officially come out as a couple as well as the occasional unfaithful rumors.
Then
the levees break.
February
8, 2009. Surprising reports surface of an altercation between Chris and an
unidentified woman the night before the Grammys.
The
crooner, who was expected to perform on music’s biggest night, turns
himself in as California
authorities look into accusations made by the woman of Brown assaulting her
after a heated argument heated inside a vehicle. No charges were filed, but the
entertainer is booked on suspicion
of making a criminal threat.
Although
he is later released on $50,000 bail, Brown’s world was already coming
undone. Grammy officials scramble to fill the holes left from him and Rihanna,
who was rumored to be the victim at the time, being no-shows to the event.
Artists
and fans alike expressed shock at the turn of events. Media outlets swarmed
upon the news as they struggled to cover every aspect of the case. Little by
little, details leading up to the alleged beating came out. A week after the
incident, Chris finally spoke out on what happened via a statement.
“Words cannot begin to express how sorry and saddened I am
over what transpired,” said Brown , who also dispelled false
reports of what happened as well as reveal that he is “seeking the
counseling of my pastor, my mother and other loved ones and I am committed,
with God’s help, to emerging a better person,”
Brown’s
statement came as prosecutors constructed a case against the vocalist, who has
become unpopular among those who used to love his music. The issue especially
hit home with TMZ.com’s posting of a photo of a battered and bruised
Rihanna that was taken shortly after police responded to the assault.
Some
time later, Brown and Rihanna reportedly put aside the incident and reportedly
reunited. Debate further ensues with the message this sends to young fans of
both singers as well as abuse victims. As it stands now, it looks as though
Rihanna has had her fill of Brown and dumped him. This coming after seemingly
every celebrity has weighed in on the situation and both stars gradually return
to the studio to record new music.
Overall,
the issue has divided fans, some of whom blame Rihanna for what happened. Others charge it to Brown’s history of domestic violence in his family, as mentioned in a past interview with AllHipHop Alternatives. In
addition, parents are stuck having to explain why one of their child’s
favorite singers is looking at jail time for allegedly beating up a woman.
Whether
or not Brown is able to rebound remains to be seen. His relationship with
Wrigley has soured in light of the company suspending his Doublemint ads. In
addition, the marketing campaign for his upcoming movie with rapper T.I. has
all but excluded him from the promotion of the film.
Nevertheless,
history has proven that artists are able to win back fans once they deliver a
solid hit to make all the negativity a memory. No matter what, the name of
Chris Brown will be something for people to love, hate or just talk about.**To get the latest AllHipHop Alternatives Features, follow us on Twitter @ www.twitter.com/AHHalternatives**
Hip-Hop Rumors: Dame Dash Dated Mary? Ciara Swagger Swiping Beyonce? The Game Blasts Bow Wow!
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.
TODAY’S RUMORS!UPDATEJIM TELLIN’ ON HIMSELF?I don’t know how well Jim Jones knows the internet, but he better be careful or he’ll be the next fail! Apparenly he’s on Twitter somewhere and he sent to a message for all to wewed, I mean, read. “I’m late 4 court wit marijuana eyes” and “sittin in court wit a pocket full of weed.” UH…HELLO! You can’t be in court and revealing that you are doing illegal activities right there in court. Obviously, its possible that it’s a fake Jim Jones and equally possible that he was lying on Twitter. Either way, cut it out! We don’t want to see another rapper with a legal mess. MARIAH IS READY FOR A BABY!I wonder if Nick Cannon was an ends to a means for Mariah Carey? I don’t think so, because they seem really happy. But, I have to say, there is a rumor that Mariah is going hard with having a baby. As far as we know, she’s not preggers, but people are saying that the pair paid over $200k on all sorts of baby stuff. They are reportedly buying a lavish mini-palace in the Los Angeles area, where they will put the baby cribs and whatever. I do believe that he reps have denied this rumor so who knows!
DAME DASH USED TO DATE MARY J. BLIGE?
All my real G’s will know where this rumor came from and the remainder of it will come in due time, but for now, I must keep it under wraps. During the making of Reasonable Doubt, Jay-Z and Dame were on their grind in the early 90’s and they needed a hit. Well,. Before they locked in Foxy Brown, they locked in Mary J. Blige, who was breaking out as the queen of R&B Hip-Hop. She was doing her thing, but Jay was just starting. I heard that Dame Dash and Mary had a lil’ thing going on at the time. He was allegedly able to leverage his relationship with MJB to get her to sing on “Can’t Knock The Hustle.” That’s pretty much it, but I had never heard that rumor until just yesterday when a person closely related to Dame Dash started talking.
THE GAME CHALLENGES BOW WOW!
Remember the first time that The Game and Bow Wow played? heck out the video below and watch The Game call out Bow-Wow! Bow Weezy never paid Game his $100,000 when he lost the Madden. Now, The Game has called Bow-Wow to the carpet double or nothing to face off with Black College Football Xperience! I don’t see it going down for Bow Weezy since he got beat pretty bad that first time.
LLSEED’S QUICKIES
Rihanna’s Covergirl commericals are running again. She looking very awesome.
Rumor has it, there may be a reunion of the A-Team. I’m not so sure, but…lets if Ransom and the gang can agree to agree.
Chino XL, Sinful and Crooked I – the Dirty Dodgers.
Shout out to my girl, Devi Dev. She sent this over to me for a great cause. There is a fairly new charity called www.lovecurescancer.com and 100% of their proceeds are going to St. Judes Children’s Hospital. Check it out. All you have to do is send a kid some love via a video message.
Basically through Videogram’s they send personal messages of strength to the children in the Hospital and to urge people to donate for Cancer Research!
I just want to send a shout out to IC Member Durtysouf! The guy went and got married! Congrats to Durtysouf and his wife! He’s a good man!
I don’t know how this happened, but somebody confused Wendy Williams with Reese Steel from Ms. Rap Supreme? How did that happen?
Rumor has it. Oprah Winfrey is looking to make Steve Harvey’s book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like A Man” into a movie. I heard that DJ Tre the Chocolate Jock was seriously hating on Steve too. OUCH! Steve was on O twice…that’s big, G.
Remember how I told you Storch was having some issues? Well, he’s now in rehab. God bless the guy. He’s had it rough. Jeez.
The fact is, RiRi is still looking to pay about $6 million for a house in Cali. C. Breezy is still on time out.
Damn!!! Remember Trina Johnson? She was booked to do a show in Suriname as Toni Braxton. But she is an impersonator and the people over there thought they were getting the real thing. Now, the alleged scam has in JAIL! Since February! She thought it was a tribute show!
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
Check out this dude who, out of his head said, “Butt Naked Wonda, Big Brotha Thunda and The Masta Blasta.” This dude is crazy, homeless or both. But, its not safe for work.
Purple rock cocaine!LOON IS NOW MUSLIM!
This really isn’t a secret, but its actually kinda cool. Mase went to Christianity and Loon went the Muslim route. “We love you God!” Very cute of the kiddies.
EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY
This is a great fail! IF you are going to have a fail, this is certainly the one! It is a recession and (as I have pointed out) people are doing more and more crazy things to “get over.” A series of windows were broken all through Sacramento, California. Nobody really knew what was going on, but police got on to the scent of the perp. Guess what happened? The local owner of a Glass and Mirror company was arrested and charged with breaking out the windows of several small business. Andrew Krogh, 47, opened his store, lowered prices and advertised all over town. He then allegedly repeatedly broke the windows in a marital arts studio. The studio’s sensei and students staked out the place and caught dude readhanded with a sling shot and ball bearings. LOL. They also matched his car with the car in video from other cameras in previous crimes. Lastly, dude creepily stepped to his victims and offered to fix their windows! Dude pulled a Shaggy to police and said it wasn’t him.
A PRETTY FUNNY JOKE
A nice, calm and respectable lady went into the pharmacy, walked up to the pharmacist, looked straight into his eyes, and said, “I would like to buy some cyanide.”
The pharmacist asked, “Why in the world do you need cyanide?”
The lady replied, “I need it to poison my husband.”
The pharmacist’s eyes got big and he exclaimed, “Lord have mercy! I can’t give you cyanide to kill your husband.
That’s against the law! I’ll lose my license! They’ll throw both of us in jail! All kinds of bad things will happen. Absolutely not! You CANNOT have any cyanide!”
The lady reached into her purse and pulled out a picture of her husband in bed with the pharmacist’s wife.
The pharmacist looked at the picture and replied, “Well now, that’s different……………………………..
You didn’t tell me you had a prescription.”
NEW SLAUGHTER HOUSE!
IS CIARA BITING OFF BEYONCE’S BIG SWAG PIE?
THIS BROKE YESTERDAY
…But I figured you would want a “spoof.”
SPEAKING OF LIL KIM!
She checks in with her fans at myspace! I might add, there was no mention of the TLC addition. Or is there? I didn’t read it all.
Hey to all my wonderful fans, I’m up late on MySpace, Twitter, and Facebook so decided to post a Facebook blog for all my personal Facebook fans. I’m only doing this here, hahaha, MySpace have been getting all my attention for the past few months.
First I want to take the time to personally thank you all for voting so much. It’s the reason I am still on Dancing with the Stars and doing so well. I appreciate it so much from the bottom of my heart. Please continue to watch me this and every monday night on abc and vote vote vote.
Right now I’m in LA rehearsing non-stop with my team Hillary(manager), Chelsea(assistant, personal photographer), Lisa(abc publicist), and they are all going to make sure your girl is moving into the right direction and looking good for the cam. I want to give a big-shoutout to my Ken, Derek Hough, he’s an amazing teacher and I love him, expect more from us soon. After the show hopefully I can release my new album because I just got out of the deal with Trackmasters and I’m now officially off of Atlantic Records (yeeeeees) now I can do my own thing and release my s### independently how I want to.
The new album is going to be a whole new evolution of Lil’ Kim. With T-Pain, Kanye, and Lil’ Wayne singing and rapping, the Queen of this s### need to hold it down for the females and show that I can do it too. You guys are going to love it. It’s picking up where my second album The Notorious K.I.M left off (remember, people aren’t ready for that album when it dropped) but with hip hop and music changing so much, it’s time for me to do my thing. I’m working with so many people but it’s a surprise I’m not going to say who but just say, a lot of people owe me favors and a lot of people are getting back on the Queen Bee wagon and wants to work with me so look forward to a lot of collaborations on the album, HUGE ONES!
I just recently did a song with Fat Joe called “P### Star” so be on the look out for that on his album and I’m working with Derek Hough and his band, my dancing partner, and I love it. We might even get to dance to the song we might be working on.
I really do read all of my comments, wall posts, and messages, I really do. Please don’t think I don’t but it’s just that I get so many that I can respond to them all but I occasionally check my messages and you might get a reply. My assistants, management, and publicist also check my page occasionally to give you all updates so it’s not just me on my page as well. I’m running a lot of pages now, LOL. I’m a computer addict.
Some more upcoming projects I’m working on is my autobiography, which is set to be released at the end of the year because it’s time for me to tell my story. My clothing line is still in the works, 24-7 Star, by the fall. Once my album is out and rolling, I’m going to be launching my Queen Bee label full force and I’m in talks right now with a network to possibly do a reality show searching for artists on my label around the world. So I do listen to all of your songs people tag me in so continue to tag me and check for updates about casting information with that, just bare with me. It’s coming!
Shout out to my people in Croatia, I love you all. I’m going to be back there soon!
Also check out my new official website www.lilkimsworld.com and my Twitter www.twitter.com/lilkimsworld. They will be updated soon!
I love you all and please continue to vote and show your support for me on Dancing With The Stars. We can take this home!! Brooklyn!
Love, Lil’ KimILLSEED IS OUT
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Police Seek To Question Flo Rida, Entourage Over Rabbit Killing
Local police are seeking to question two unidentified men traveling with rapper Flo Rida, over charges of animal abuse.
Flo Rida was in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday and Wednesday (March 25), to promote his upcoming CD R.O.O.T.S.
The trip went bad when a witnesses allegedly saw two men step off of Flo Rida’s and kill a rabbit.
A witness saw the men brutally kill the animal before they re-entered the bus and leave the location.
Now, Lexington Police, Kentucky Police and Animal Control are investigation the incident and simply want to question the occupants of the bus.
Flo Rida is currently one of the most popular rappers in the world.
His single “Right Round” recently surpassed 2 million in sales and is currently #1 on iTunes’ Top 10.
His second single, “Sugar” featuring Wynter, is also #5 on iTunes’ chart this week. R.O.O.T.S. is due in stores on March 31.
Electrik Red & Lil Wayne – “So Good”
Electrik Red has just created the R&B come up of the year. The group has joined forces with Lil Wayne for the remix of their single “So Good,” which has been gaining traction on the charts. The sexy black and white video has yet to be released, but the screen shots are enticing enough to leave fans wishing for more.And the music? Check out “So Good” remix Electrik Red featuring Lil Wayne!
Electrik Red!
Sarah
Lesley
Naomi
Binkie
Lil Wayne!
Weezy and the ladies!
Kanye West Launching International Tour
Kanye West is planning a tour of Europe and the United States to promote his latest album 808’s and Heartbreak.
The tour is set to begin this summer in Europe, and arrive in the U.S. by the fall. West has consulted with many of the same people who helped inspire staging for his last set of shows, the “Glow in the Dark Tour” to plan for his upcoming tour.
“The last one was done because I didn’t feel like doing a rap show, because of all I was going through in my life. All I felt like was playing with ‘Star Wars’ (toys) and being Luke Skywalker. So I figured you know, ‘I’ll do a rap show if I can just be like Luke Skywalker every night.’ And so I just wrote my own sci-fi and played in it.”
They include filmmaker Spike Jonze, who directed West’s upcoming “See You In My Nightmares” video, and The Jim Henson Company.
No tour dates have been announced as of press time.
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Jean Grae, Jazzy Joyce Inspire With “Women on the Move”
Revered female rapper Jean Grae will take time out tonight (March 25) to motivate and inspire young women towards finding professional success at this year’s Women on the Move school tour.
The third annual event, which takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. tonight, at the New York University Kimmel Center in New York, is geared towards providing awareness to high school and college students regarding available career opportunities.
Influential female leaders representing business, fashion, entertainment and politics will share their first hand experiences as well as offer professional advice.
Moderated by Hot 97 radio host Dee Vasquez, the Women on the Move seminar will feature Grae as well as appearances from renowned DJ Jazzy Joyce, Vibe Magazine editor-in-chief Danyel Smith, model Christina Mendez, G-Unit director of finance Sharon Salamone and Miatta David of the MVD PR firm.
With this year’s line up of seminar guest speakers, Ravenel Records recording artist Nina B could not help but envy those who plan to take advantage of everything offered by the event.
“Women on the Move is something I wish I had when I was young. I grew up in the hood, and we didn’t have many role models,” the entertainer stated as she emphasized the responsibility of the panelists to do their part in starting students on the road to a successful future.”
The women that are in powerful positions must realize that they can be and are role models.
We should want to share our knowledge with the youth, and pass it on to the next generation of women to come.”
The Women on the Move seminar will take place at the Rosenthal Pavillion at the Center.
Attendees are encouraged to arrive 15 minutes early for the event.
Russell Simmons Leads NY Protest Against Rockefeller Drug Laws
Pioneering Hip-Hop mogul and activist Russell Simmons led a protest today (March 25) in Manhattan to end the controversial Rockefeller Drug Laws.
The rally began this afternoon in front of Governor David Paterson’s Manhattan office, located at 633 3rd Ave. Enacted in 1973, Rockefeller Drug Laws decree stiff mandatory sentences of 15-25 years to life in prison for selling 56 grams or more of narcotics, including marijuana.
The bill has received criticism for its perceived focus on low-level and minority offenders, mostly incarcerated for possessing small amounts of crack cocaine.
Although moderate reforms were made in 2004, Simmons is pushing for the New York Senate and Governor Paterson to support a new Assembly bill that will restore judicial discretion in sentencing.
The bill would also expand drug treatment, and apply retroactive relief to those previously convicted for low-level offenses.
“We are at the pivotal point where our hard work pays off,” Simmons told AllHipHop.com in exclusively. “But we can’t let up now. The fact is the Governor and State Senator both fought for the changes that the assembly has proposed to them. But both the Governor Patterson and the State Senate Majority Leader Malcolm Smith need to hear your voices. They are being pushed by forces that are not interested in changing this horrible law which has devastated black and brown communities for two generations.”
To date, it is estimated that of the 12,000 individuals convicted on Rockefeller charges, 90% are African-American or Latino and annually cost the state $45,000 per person.
Simmons was joined by various community organizations such as FREE (Families Rally for Emancipation and Empowerment), New York Civil Liberties Union, and the Correctional Association of New York.
Meile Rockefeller, granddaughter of Rockefeller Drug Law founder and former Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, will also be in attendance.
Simmons also urged those who could not attend to take action and apply continuous pressure until the bill is passed.
“Call or write Governor Paterson or State Senate Majority Leader Smith and push them to be true to the communities that made them. Tell them now that they are in power they can make the difference.”
Report: Suge Knight Affiliates Rob Akon Affiliate At Gunpoint
A man that works for Akon’s producer said that he was the victim of a home invasion by men representing for Suge Knight.
Christopher Walker, an employee of Akon producer Detail, told news/gossip site tmz.com that five men broke into his Van Nuys, CA home at about 3 am and stole about $170,000 in jewelry.
Walker said that the men were there to collect a debt that Detail owes Suge Knight.
Walker also stated that Detail was in the house at the time of the invasion, but the men let him sleep. Instead, they opted to take the jewelry.
Walker reportedly stated that the men threatened to kill everybody in the house if they weren’t given the key to a save that contained the jewelry. They weren’t given the key, so they took the entire safe.
The men also took stereo equipment, a key to a Mercedes Benz and goods that equated to about $300,000, a police source said.
Walker said this home invasion was the direct result of an altercation where a pair of men that work for Akon beat Suge Knight during the NBA All-Star Weekend in Arizona. The altercation was also allegedly over the debt as well.
Walker said the men put a gun to his head.
There were four people in the house at the time of the alleged home invasion.
Suge Knight has yet to comment or issue a statement on the allegations.
Hip-Hop Label Pay Up Records Expands Into Rock
Pay Up Records is giving music fans something different to listen to with the digital release of Novel of Lies, a new EP from the rock collective The Chase.
The quartet — which consists of lead singer/rhythm guitarists Cory Kelly, lead guitarist Ryan Stancil, bass player Kyle Nicholson and drummer Matt Douglas — is currently enjoying a healthy buzz for the offering among fans while sharing the stage with established artists such as Ryan Cabrera, Hawthorne Heights and others.
With Hip-Hop among the musical influences for Novel of Lies, guitarist Kelly is sure old and new fans will find something to savor on the new project.
“I don’t think we’re gonna have a problem pushing the music to all audiences,” the vocalist told AllHipHop.com as he labeled his group’s sound as “organic.”
“Almost every genre of music is bridging the gap between each other nowadays. And I think people are looking for something fresh. I believe the openness between Hip-Hop and rock and even country pop. Anything like that is starting to be a little more acceptable nowadays as far as rap artists, Hip-Hop artists wanting to remix rock and roll songs.”
Pay Up owner Mickey Bentson, who also manages Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members Grandmaster Mele Mel & The Furious 5, echoed Kelly’s point while taking note of the shift towards what he views as “real music.”
“If the music sounds good, you can actually get on it and it doesn’t make a difference if it’s someone with an 808 or someone beating a drum for real with guitars in their hand,” Bentson explained. “That’s what music is turning back to. It’s turning back to real music and not just those sampling machines.”
Formerly known as Roadside Theory, The Chase cites Pearl Jam and the Black Crowes as influences in addition to Hootie and the Blowfish.
The Seneca, SC-based unit opted to change their name after their original bass player left the group.
According to Kelly, the new moniker also reflected the mature direction of The Chase’s music.
With its alliance with Pay Up, the group is looking to expand its presence among listeners by becoming more accessible through digital exposure.
Although Novel of Lies met with favorable feedback among fans and critics, upon its original November 2008, Kelly sees more opportunity to bringing The Chase’s music to the masses with the reintroduction of the album.
“The first time around it didn’t get into people’s hands like we wanted it to. The people we knew and that came initially to a lot of the shows got a hold of the album and we’ve gotten really good reviews about it,” he said. “I feel like a lot of people didn’t even get around to knowing that we released it the first time. So I think this re-release is refreshing to us, I think, because the fans that did get the album realize that we’re trying to push the album even more and they’ll be happy to know that we’re in the studio again right now.”
And while they look to attain the same level of stardom as their musical influences and release a full-length album, Kelly is proud of the fact that The Chase maintains quality over quantity.
The Chase’s Novel of Lies EP is available now at various digital outlets, including iTunes, Rhapsody and AOL.
The group’s follow-up release is scheduled to come out in the fall. To learn more about the group, visit www.chaseband.net.