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Diddy, Chris Rock, Actors Set To Roast BET Exec Stephen Hill Next Week

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(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs will be among the celebrities who will “roast” BET executive Stephen Hill next week in New York as part of the annual Music and Entertainment Industry (MEI) Comedy Roast.  Combs will be joined by actors Chris Rock, Nick Cannon, Anthony Anderson, Mike Epps and actress Gabrielle Union, who will roast Hill, the popular executive in charge of BET’s music and programming.The comedic roast is set to take place during City of Hope’s Fourth Annual Music and Entertainment Industry event (MEI). Hill is an honored City of Hope supporter. “The complete bludgeoning of my ego during this roast is absolutely worth it for the support and attention that will be brought to City of Hope’s efforts,” Stephen Hill told AllHipHop.com in a statement. The annual MEI Comedy Roast has helped raise over $1.3 million dollars to benefit the City of Hope’s research and care for patients with cancer and diabetes. Previous celebrities who have been roasted include John Mellencamp, Fat Joe and legendary music executive Clive Davis. This year’s Celebrity Roast of Stephen Hill will take place at the Frederick P. Rose Hall Home of Jazz at the Lincoln Center, on December 9th.

Just Blaze Kind of Comments On Relationship With Jay Electronica

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Features
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(AllHipHop Exclusive) Just Blaze ended up leaving more questions than answers when AllHipHop asked him about his relationship with Jay Electronica in an interview in his new uptown recording home. Jay and Just worked together to craft the viral hit song, “Exhibit C,” which spawned countless spins and remixes for the pair. Then a curious thing happened, Sean “Diddy” Combs came along. And eventually, Jay Electronic opted to sign with Jay-Z and his Roc Nation. When asked about Jay Elect, Just Blaze told AllHipHop frankly, “I can’t comment on anything Jay Electronica related. Me and Jay [are] still cool. But there are things we gotta talk about.”Alas, Just did talk about his New Orleans comrade, but not exactly in the manner expected. Watch this exclusive interview and count how many questions you have for the heralded producer.

Just Blaze is also the host of the Hip-Hop series Master of the Mix, which features the likes of DJ Scratch, Kid Capri, DJ Jazzy Joyce and others. Below, the Patterson, NJ DJ-turned-producer talks to AllHipHop’s Gina Torres about the show, which telecasts on Centric.

Eminem Receives 10 Grammy Noms, Bruno Mars, 7 and Jay-Z, 6

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(AllHipHop News) Eminem topped the Grammy nominations with a whopping 10 nods when the honors for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were announced on Wednesday night.Jay-Z and Lady Gaga garnered six nomination apiece with newcomer Bruno Mars snatching up seven.Eminem’s distinctions included the coveted best album nomination for his top-selling opus Recovery.     Oddly, Bruno Mars’ solo album Doo-Wops & Hooligans was not included in the honors, but he was due to his collaborative work with B.o.B., Cee-Lo and others. The Roots and Cee-Lo also received four nominations for their critically acclaimed worksBelow is a partial list of the nominations for the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards, which will be televised on February 13, 2011. Album of the Year

Recovery – Eminem

Need You Now – Lady Antebellum

The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga

Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

The Suburbs – Arcade Fire

Record of the Year

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna

“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars

“Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

“F**k You” – Cee Lo Green

Song of the Year

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna

“F**k You”- Cee Lo Green

“The House That Built Me” – Miranda Lambert

“Beg, Steal, or Borrow” – Ray LaMontagne

“Need You Now” – Lady Antebellum

Best New Artist

Drake

Esperanza Spalding

Justin Bieber

Florence + the Machine

Mumford & Sons

Best Pop Vocal Album

My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber

I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle

The Fame Monster – Lady Gaga

Battle Studies – John Mayer

Teenage Dream – Katy Perry

Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

“Don’t Stop Believin’ (Regionals Version)” – “Glee”

Cast “Misery” – Maroon 5

“The Only Exception” – Paramore

“Babyfather” – Sade

“Hey, Soul Sister (Live)” – Train

Best Female Pop Vocal Performance 

Sara Bareilles – “King of Anything”

Beyoncé – “Halo”

Norah Jones – “Chasing Pirates”

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”

Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”

Best Male Pop Vocal Performance 

Michael Bublé – “Haven’t Met You Yet”

Michael Jackson – “This Is It”

Adam Lambert – “Whataya Want From Me”

Bruno Mars – “Just the Way You Are”

John Mayer – “Half of My Heart”

Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals

“Airplanes II” — B.o.B, Eminem & Hayley Williams

“Imagine” — Herbie Hancock, Pink, India.Arie, Seal, Konono No. 1, Jeff Beck & Oumou Sangare

“If It Wasn’t For Bad” — Elton John & Leon Russell

“Telephone” — Lady Gaga & Beyoncé

“California Gurls” — Katy Perry & Snoop Dogg

Best Dance Recording

“Rocket” – Goldfrapp

“In For The Kill” – La Roux

“Dance in the Dark” – Lady Gaga

“Only Girl (In The World)” – Rihanna

“Dancing on My Own” – Robyn

Best Female R&B Vocal Performance

“Gone Already” – Faith Evans

“Bittersweet” – Fantasia

“Everything to Me” – Monica

“Tired” – Kelly Price

“Holding You Down (Goin’ in Circles)” – Jazmine Sullivan

Best Male R&B Vocal Performance

“Second Chance” – El DeBarge

“Finding My Way Back” – Jaheim

“Why Would You Stay” – Kem

“We’re Still Friends” – Musiq Soulchild

“There Goes My Baby” – Usher

Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals

“Love” – Chuck Brown, Jill Scott, and Marcus Miller

“Take My Time” – Chris Brown & Tank

“You’ve Got a Friend” – Ronald Isley & Aretha Franklin

“Shine” – John Legend & The Roots

“Soldier of Love” – Sade

Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance

“When a Woman Loves” – R. Kelly

“Hang On in There” – John Legend & The Roots

“You’re So Amazing” – Calvin Richardson

“In Between” – Ryan Shaw

“Go (Live)” – Betty Wright

Best Urban/Alternative Performance

“Little One” – Bilal

“F**k You” – Cee Lo Green

“Orion” – Carolyn Malachi

“Tightrope” – Janelle Monáe & Big Boi

“Still” – Eric Roberson

Best R&B Song

“Bittersweet” – Fantasia

“Find My Way Back” – Jaheim

“Second Chance” – El DeBarge

“Shine” – John Legend & The Roots

“Why Would You Stay” – Kem

Best R&B Album

The Love & War Masterpeace – Raheem DeVaughn

Back to Me – Fantasia

Another Round – Jaheim

Wake Up! – John Legend & The Roots

Still Standing – Monica

Best Contemporary R&B Album

Graffiti – Chris Brown

Untitled – R. Kelly

Transition – Ryan Leslie

The ArchAndroid – Janelle Monáe

Raymond v. Raymond – Usher

Best Rap Solo Performance

“Over” – Drake

“Not Afraid” – Eminem

“How Low” – Ludacris

“I’m Back” – T.I.

“POWER” – Kanye West

Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group

“Shutterbugg” – Big Boi & Cutty

“Fancy” – Drake, T.I. & Swizz Beatz

“On to the Next One” – Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

“My Chick Bad” – Ludacris & Nicki Minaj

“Lose My Mind” – Young Jeezy & Plies

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration

“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B Featuring Bruno Mars

“Deuces” – Chris Brown, Tyga & Kevin McCall

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna

“Empire State of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

“Wake Up! Everybody” – John Legend, The Roots, Melanie Fiona & Common

Best Rap Song

“Empire State Of Mind” – Jay-Z & Alicia Keys

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna

“Not Afraid” – Eminem

“Nothin’ on You” – B.o.B & Bruno Mars

“On to the Next One” — Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz

Best Rap Album

The Adventures of Bobby Ray – B.o.B

Thank Me Later – Drake

Recovery – Eminem

The Blueprint 3 – Jay-Z

How I Got Over – The Roots

Best Short Form Music Video

“Ain’t No Grave/The Johnny Cash Project” – Johnny Cash

“Love the Way You Lie” – Eminem & Rihanna

“Stylo” – Gorillaz, Mos Def, and Bobby Womack

“Cee Lo Green” – “F**k You”

Lady Gaga – “Bad Romance”For the full list of nominees, click here.

Hip-Hop Rumors: The Game Makes Fun Of Lloyd Banks!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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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.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at al*************@***il.com.THE GAME GOES IN ON LLOYD BANKS!

Well that was fast. The Game has gone back to his regular antics with G-Unit. He had some words for Lloyd Banks and the sales of Hunger For More 2.

I’m sure Banks will have some words for Game when his next album drops. This ain’t a game out here with the sales.

GAME AND BANKS, WE LOVE YOU!!  They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

Kurupt To Smoke Up The ‘2010 Doesha Cup’

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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop vet Kurupt will join a celebrity group of marijuana supporters as a judge during the 2010 Doesha Cup this Saturday (December 4th) at an undisclosed location in Los Angeles. The Doesha Cup, now it its fifth year, is a private event hosted for California’s medial marijuana growers. The annual event is presented by Dr. Ingleweed, who owns the All American Healing dispensary in Inglewood, California. The event is being hosted for valid Proposition 215 patients and caregivers and all performers, vendors, media and attendees must be credentialed for legitimate medical marijuana use. Kurupt, Rodney O and Joe Cooley, The Elevators and Reggae legend Junior Reid will perform for attendees and growers during the event, which is also a competition amongst growers to determine the dispensary with the best medical marijuana. Judges and attendees will sample 15 to 20 strands of medical marijuana, with the best three strands determining the champion. This year’s sponsors for Doesha Cup 2010 include The Liberty Bell Temple, Culture Magazine, Cloudz Magazine, Canna Fresh, Compassionate Cannabis Care and Holistic Gourmet Edibles.

What Does HIV Mean To Hip-Hop?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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Since HIV is hitting the African American community the hardest it should mean a lot.While HIV is not something that just affects African American, and Hip Hop is not something just black people enjoy or support, we can’t ignore the facts.Just like Hip Hop runs through the blood of our inner cities, so does HIV.Like Hip Hop, the fight against AIDS has been watered down. We are complacent with the medical advancements made just as Hip Hop is complacent with its commercial success.Hip Hop’s lyrical content seems to be only about sex, popping bottles, and clothes. It has forgotten how to make people think. Today’s Hip Hop reflects a void of understanding within our community.  When it comes to AIDS in the African American community we have chosen to turn a blind eye and not talk about it. It makes us comfortable to ignore the subject.The fact is our community is being hit the hardest. How can we remain silent any longer?What happened to the Hip Hop campaigns in the early 1990s that told us to “Rap It Up?” Maybe some people are happy that we, as a community, have not learned how to work together in fighting HIV/AIDS or learned how to educate our brothers and sisters on safe sex. A line that replays in my head from Nas’ song “If I ruled the World” exclaims, “It’s elementary, they want us all gone eventually.” AIDS has not gone away. It has become a silent killer in the African American community because we have forgotten how to speak up and speak out. We don’t seem to care about our neighbors or ourselves. This is evident in the lack of responsibility people are taking with their own sexual health. CDC estimates that more than one million people are living with HIV in the United States. One in five (21%) of those people living with HIV is unaware of their infection. This means that people could be unknowingly infecting others. At what point will we start talking about HIV without our minds drifting to the long held misconception that it is a gay disease? The H in HIV stands for human, meaning any part of the human body that gives life, or preserves life can transmit HIV.  While African Americans make up only 12% of the US population, we make up 50% of all new diagnosis of HIV. For my African American women, HIV infection is nearly 15 times as high as that of white women and nearly 4 times that of Hispanic/Latina women.My Black men, unlike the lyrics in today’s Hip Hop would have you believe, our sexual behavior does have consequences. You account for two-thirds of new infections (65%) among all blacks. We have to talk to our sexual partners about HIV and STD’s like our life depends on it because guess what, it does. We have to become responsible for the images we portray and the lifestyles that we glamorize. I challenge you today to:  1) Get tested. Know your status. Early detection can be the difference between life and death. 2) Educate yourself on HIV/AIDS. 3) Talk about it to your family friends’ co-workers. Talk about HIV on Twitter, Facebook or whatever social media site you may use. Just speak up. AIDS is killing our people because of our fear of being judged if we bring up the subject. Well excuse me but I cannot and will not sit back and watch the demise of my community because of fear of what people will think of me, can you? Who will be the new pioneers in Hip Hop? Who will be the new voice of protest within our community? December 1st is World AIDS Day. This is an opportunity to raise awareness, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services, BUT December 1st is also the day Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott.The act of one person standing up for what is right set in motion the act of followers following and speaking up! Who will be the Rosa Parks of today?Hydeia Broadbent was born with HIV and abandoned at birth. At age 26, she has now become an international HIV activist since first appearing on Oprah at age 6.For more information visit: http://www.weenonline.org and http://www.hydeiabroadbent.com.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Jennifer Lopez Shows Her Chocha? Redman Goes In On Def Jam!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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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.com, twitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at al*************@***il.com.THE SALES ARE IN…KANYE AND NICKI!

Kanye West busted out at No. 1 as we expected, selling a full $518k in his first week. Nicki Minaj on the other hand, pushed an impressive 371k, a bit less than people expected. It was looking like she would do a cool 400k. Still, good numbers for a couple of cats. Now, we just gotta get Skillz, 9th Wonder, Joe Budden, and Tech N9ne selling more and we’re good money, dunny.

ALLEN IVERSON PLAYING IS HIGH SCHOOL GYMS?

I hate to say this, but Allen Iverson is probably a fail. I know I don’t know, but he’s over therein Turkey playing ball. How do you end up in TURKEY of all places? Anyway, I’ve been talking to a few people and they are telling me that AI isn’t playing in anything thing that supports a large number of people, but rather the once-megastar is playing in venues that pack crowds about the size of high school gyms. Not good. MTO recently reported that he’s totally broke. Not that I put any stock in what they say, but you have to say…there is something to say. Here is what I say, “NBA, let A.I. Play!”

REDMAN GOES IN ON DEF JAM

Redman is the longest runny signee to Def Jam records and he’s got something to say. He told XXL something that we’ve heard from both Shyne and Nas.

You’ve been on Def Jam your whole career. How do you feel about Def Jam now as opposed to the 1990’s, when you first signed there?

Well [now], Def Jam are not leaders. They’re not leaders plain and simple, because it’s changed. They’re not leaders like they used to be. In the ’90’s they were leaders. They were the label that you considered the mechanics of hip-hop; they’re under the car. They were the ones under the car getting greasy, getting dirty, fixing that muffler that drags when everybody loved that s### and was following it. Now they’re playing the follower. They’re followers, they’re not building artists no more like they should. And that’s just the game. It’s not they fault. We got into the Internet world and s### is moving fast and came so fast and came so quick that labels couldn’t exist, but still they got the money and they’re a company. They’re supposed to adjust. I think they need to get that going. Being a label, being on top.

Here is the full interview.

MONTANA FISHBOURNE’S BACK…

And she is changing her name to Sasha Grey and a bunch of other weird stuff.

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SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

Oh no. A pair of obese women have set us all back 400 years by hiding merch in the rolls of their fat.

 

EDMOND, OK — Two women are arrested for shoplifting and police say they used their bodies to conceal the goods. Edmond police authorities say it was at the Edmond TJ Maxx that loss prevention officers found the duo stuffing items under their belly fat and breasts.

They say they took four pair of boots, three pair of jeans, a wallet and gloves; $2,600 worth of store merchandise.

Ailene Brown, 28, and 37-year-old Shmeco Thomas were arrested for shoplifting and are facing felony charges.

Officer James Hamm said, “These two were actually concealing them in areas of their body where excess skin was, under their chest area and armpits.”

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J. LO SHOWS OFF THE CHOOCH IN CUBA…AND GETS ARRESTED?

Oh no. This cannot be good news. Radaronline.com has the inside scoop on a new case against Jennifer Lopez. Here it goes.

 RADAR EXCLUSIVE: JLo Exposed Herself In Public & It’s On Video – Court Papers Charge

 

Jennifer Lopez is caught on hours of new video “exposing her genital area in public” and displaying other “deviant behavior”, according to documents just filed in the singer’s high-stakes legal fight to keep the tapes secret, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

 

“JLo is riding a scooter in public in Cuba, while talking to the camera and numerous by-standers, with her privates in as plain view as Paris Hilton, Brittany Spears and Lindsay Lohan have in the past,” Ed Meyer, a rep for Lopez’s ex-hubby, told RadarOnline.com exclusively.

 

It is the first time that this section of tape has been revealed.

 

“This is among other nudity on her part in the now 21 hours of home movies, that we have so far recovered,” said Meyer, who told RadarOnline.com that JLo’s ex has now found four more hours of tape.

 

For more details, go to RadarOnline.com:  J. LO, WE LOVE YOU!!  They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

Doug E. Fresh Hosts Big Apple Classic Black College B-Ball Tourney

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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop legend Doug E. Fresh will participate as a host of the fifth anniversary of the Big Apple Classic at Madison Square Garden on Saturday (December 4). The CIAA/MEAC basketball tournament is the only basketball event that showcases teams from Historically Black Colleges and Universities at Madison Square Garden. Doug E. Fresh, whose name inspired the “Dougie” dance craze, will host the drumlin competition portion of the basketball tournament. “I think that what the Big Apple Classic is doing to support young people getting an education is very important. Education is key. We are coming to a basketball game, but education is still the focus and I respect that,” Doug E. Fresh told AllHipHop.com. “It’s positive and it’s fun and that’s what I’m all about.” Last year’s Big Apple Classic drew over 10,000 attendees, with tickets priced at $29.50 and $54.50.The Big Apple Classic takes December 4 with rival games between Virginia State University and Virginia Union University and Hampton University and Howard University. Games start at 4pm and 7pm respectively.

ChartWatch: Nicki Minaj and Kanye On Top Of The Charts!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Reviews / Music
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ChartWatch for December 01, 2010

As predicted last week the top two artists are Kanye

West and Nicki Minaj.  The two have given

a pretty big sales boost for the slumping record industry.

Kanye West and his fifth studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy enters

the charts this week at number one.  The

Chicago MC/Producer moves 496,000 copies almost making the half-a-million mark

in a week. 

He is immediately followed by Nicki Minaj, whose

debut album, Pink Friday, takes the

number two spot.  Minaj sells 375,000

copies.  She also has the second-best

sales week for a female hip-hop artists, right behind Lauryn Hill. 

Not bad for two albums that were heavily leaked

before their release.

Rihanna drops a few spots but remains in the top

ten.  Her latest album, Loud, lands at number 6 and sells

133,662 copies.  That brings the Def Jam

artist’s total sales to 339,680.

Fellow Def Jam singer Ne-Yo also enters the charts

this week, moving 117,800 copies of his fourth album, Libra Scale, and taking the number eight spot.

Kid Rock comes in at….wait does Kid Rock still

rap?  Did he ever rap?  I’m skipping him.

Eminem drops from 18 to 23, selling 49,858 copies of

his latest album, Recovery.  To date the Detroit MC has sold 3,055,678.

Lloyd Banks enters the charts two spots behind Em

with his third studio album H.F.N. 2 (The

Hunger for More).  Banks moves 45,188

copies and claims the 25th spot.

Lil Wayne takes a slight drop, falling from 28 to

30, with his EP I Am Not A Human Being.  The 38,509 copies moved by the EP this week

brings its total sales to 512,415.

Nelly takes a 27 spot plunge and lands at number 37

with his return-to-the-game album 5.0.  This week Nelly moves 28,528 copies bringing

his total sales to 90,982.

Kid Cudi also takes a dip, landing at the 38th

spot with his sophomore album Man on the

Moon 2: The Legend of Mr. Rager. 

Cudi moves 27,978 copies bringing his total sales to 229,083.

Finally, Jay-Z hits the charts.  That’s right Jay-Z.  His label released album, the Hits Collection, Vol. 1, enters the

charts at number 41, moving 26,044. 

Twenty six thousand people didn’t already have these Jay-Z songs?  Ya’ll needed the hits collection?

Dropping

This Week

The Black Eye Peas drop this week.  Ya’ll know how I feel about them.  They’ll be on the charts next week so I’ll

talk about them then.  Moving on…..

Soulja Boy drops The

DeAndre Way this week.  The album

features Trey Songz, Lil B, 50 Cent, Bei Maejor, and Ester Dean.  This album should probably hit the charts

next week as well.

Slim Thug releases Tha Thug Show.  Slim usually puts out some solid music so

fans might want to take a listen to this one. 

The album features Z-Ro, Rick Ross, Rimidi, Nipsey Hussle, Yo Gotti, Big

Chief, Lil Keke, Dallas Blocker, B.o.B, Devin the Dude, J-Dawg, Big K.R.I.T,

and Keisa.

That’s it for ChartWatch.  See you next week.

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AHH Stray News: Lil Twist, DJ Hero 2, Imperial Stars Charged With Felony

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(AllHipHop News) Young Money rapper Lil Twist is heading back to his hometown of Texas to perform at local high schools throughout the state as part of the holiday season. Starting on December 3, the 16-year-old budding rapper will visit Fulton, Denton, Arlington and Dallas, in what is being billed as Lil Twist’s first solo tour. Lil Twist is currently working on his debut album Don’t Get It Twisted for Lil Wayne’s imprint, Young Money Records. The album will feature guest appearances by Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Sean Kingston, Justin Bieber and others. Don’t Get It Twisted is due in stores in early 2011. Lil Twist is managed and booked by Cortez Bryant of Bryant Management. Activision, makers of DJ Hero 2 has announced the release of three new exclusive downloadable Mix Packs for the latest version of the game. Yesterday (November 30th), DJ Hero dropped the Hard Edge Mix Pack that features The Beastie Boys’ “Body Movin'” mixed with Lenny Kravitz’ “Rock and Roll is Dead, along with the mixes features Pixies with The Prodigy. On December 14th, the Old School Mix Pack will be released featuring The Fat Boys, Mantronix, Tag Team, The 45 King, Beastie Boys and Tone Loc. On December 21st an exclusive Linkin Park Mix Pack will drop featuring remixes to popular tracks by the band, by FSG and Diplo. The Mix Packs retail for between $5.99 and $7.99.Police have filed criminal charges against Imperial Stars, a budding hip-hop group who blocked three lanes of the Hollywood Freeway in October with their tour bus, and gave a performance in front of thousands of angry motorists. To make matters worse, the group, which has a song titled “Traffic Jam 101,” disregarded police officers orders to halt their performance. Also, the driver of the bus fled in a previous car, resulting in the tour bus having to be towed off of the freeway. Christopher Wright, 32, Keith Yackey, 32 and David Hale, 30, were each charged with one felony count of conspiracy, two misdemeanors for resisting arrest and another for false imprisonment. “This was not a matter involving free speech or lawful protest,” Los Angeles County District Attorney Steve Cooley said. “This was a well-orchestrated commercial stunt perpetrated by these defendants and their accomplices with no concern for the lives or well-being of thousands of innocent victims who were caught up in the prank.”

Rhymefest Announces New Reading Program ‘CPR’

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Rhymefest has announced a new literacy program aimed at enhancing local Chicago youth’s ability to read. Rhymefest, born Che Smith, has launched the Catch People Reading (CPR) program, which will launch during the Christmas Holiday on the Southside of Chicago. The rapper is hosting a book drive and is asking fans and community members to donate old books laying around the house, so they can be put to use by those in need of further education. Literacy is the lifeline to our education system. Not only will CPR help bring literacy awareness to our youth but it will also encourage students to read over the holiday season,” Rhymefest told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Donated books from across the city will reach the inner city youth (coupled with exciting incentives designed by yours truly) to keep literacy alive.”Last month, Rhymefest teamed with fellow Chicago rap artist Lupe Fiaso to host the “Vote to Eat” Turkey Drive, which provided over 300 turkeys and cheesecakes to over 300 families on the West and Southside of Chicago during Thanksgiving. Books can be sent to or dropped of at: – Kennedy King College: 6301 South Halsted Street Bld W144 – SGA Office- Exclusively Yours Auto Spa: 5820 S. State St. Chicago, IL 60621