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Joe Budden: Padded Room (Album Review)

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Reviews / Music

Joe Budden has his fans on the brink of insanity awaiting Padded Room. The composition had been pushed back from the fall of 2008 to the chagrin of his “internet soldiers,” loyalists that ride-n-die for the New Jersey rhyme animal. The Padded Room is here, but how crazy does Joe get with it?

“Now I Lay” provides a fast-paced intro to the album, but many will fast forward to the collaboration with The Game, “The Future.” The song presents an unholy alliance of sorts since these two were once embroiled in a huge rap beef. The results are impressive on a commercial level, but the core fan base may be disappointed. Both rappers are known to be lyrically superior to their peers so this euro-sounding song about girls may not bode well with the aggression-filled underground. However, with the right push, “The Future” could be a hit at radio – an issue that forecasts a creative dilemma for Budden.

This is Joe’s second release at retail in about six years, but it feels like a man that has an IV dripping success in the veins, not a pill-popping head case fit for a psychological examination. Joe has become a favorite of the hood paparazzi though the internet (joebuddentv.com), his voluptuous girlfriend and various social networks. Joe comes off like an exceptional talent in a pick up game on a court with lesser talent – it seems like he’s kind of toying around. There are a plethora of adequate songs (“In My Sleep,” “Don’t Make Me,” “Pray For Me”), but most don’t make the neck snap like the Prodigy diss “Blood On The Wall” does.

“Happy Holidays” is a terrible attempt at a radio song, and “Adrenaline” rocks, but the heavy metal joint is sorely out of place here. “I Couldn’t Help It” and “Do Tell” are very reminiscent of the Joe Budden that fans have rallied behind for the past six years. Certainly, a new song from Slaughterhouse (Joell Ortiz, Crooked I & Royce Da 5’9″) would have been appropriate with the positive energy surrounding the super group.

The idea of Joe Budden in a padded mental ward evokes the physical and mental struggle that it took to produce a second anticipated album. Followers know the struggle is there, but vibes don’t translate clearly on Padded Room. When you get to the songs, you will likely feel the struggle of a person trying to convince mainstreams consumers he’s worth their money and appease his core audience, which are basically two warring factions. When his first, self-titled CD dropped in ’03, we knew that his potential was vast, but Joe might have to pick a side to solidify his spot somewhere.

Perhaps Budden should have called this album The Growth, like his official second Def Jam album was meant to be. Padded Room shows expansion, but doesn’t top his album-like mixtape Mood Muzik 2 and certainly demonstrates how sane he is.

Reviewer’s Recommendation: scoop up the Halfway House, Joe Budden’s 2008 digital only album release.

Joe Budden – “Blood on the Wall”

Joe Budden – “I Couldn’t Help It”

N.O.R.E. Busted For Battery In Fatburger

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Queens, New York rap star N.O.R.E. was arrested in Miami Beach, after getting into an altercation with a customer inside of a Fatburger restaurant.

 

According to Miami Beach police, N.O.R.E., 31, was arrested early Sunday morning (February 22).

 

The rapper and another unidentified man were reportedly arguing inside of Fatburger, when N.O.R.E. ripped up a bouquet of flowers and threw a cup of liquid at the man.

 

The Associated Press reports that N.O.R.E. then punched the man in the face and yelled “Do you know who I am?”

 

N.O.R.E., born Victor Santiago, was charged with misdemeanor battery and disorderly conduct and booked into Miami-Dade county jail, but has since been released.

 

N.O.R.E. and has longtime partner Capone are preparing a highly anticipated album Channel 10, which their first album together in over eight years.

 

Channel 10 is due in stores March 17.

M.I.A. Wins Best Original Song At Academy Awards

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Award-winning British rapper M.I.A. can add another accomplishment to her list of accolades, courtesy of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

 

The entertainer took home an Oscar for best original song last night (February 22) at this year’s Academy Awards.

 

M.I.A. received the honor for her work on the tune “O Saya,” which was composed by Indian music director A.R. Rahman for the critically-acclaimed film Slumdog Millionnaire.

 

M.I.A.’s win on Sunday was among a string of awards given for Slumdog.

 

The feature captured eight Oscars, including best picture, best cinematography, best adapted screenplay, best score, best editing, best sound mixing and best director for Danny Boyle.

 

The Oscar for “O Saya” caps off an eventful February for M.I.A.

 

The Sri Lankan entertainer performed the hit “Swagga Like Us” alongside fellow rappers T.I., Lil Wayne, Jay-Z and Kanye West at the Grammy Awards.

 

The song went on to win the Grammy for best rap performance by a duo or group.

 

M.I.A., who also received a record of the year nomination for her song “Paper Planes,” gave birth to a baby boy just days after the Grammys on February 11.

Jamaica Eliminates Sex and Violence From Airwaves

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

The nation of Jamaica has instituted an island-wide ban of all music which glorifies violence or sexual activity.

 

The ban, which became official earlier this week, is targeted at quelling the growing dancehall trend called “daggering,” where participants stimulate sexual intercourse on the dance floor.

 

The style was popularized by dancehall star Mr. Vegas, who released a song and video of the same name last June.

 

Under the new regulation, all music with lyrics detailing murder, arson, rape, and gun violence cannot be heard over Jamaica’s TV and radio broadcast systems.

 

Furthermore, DJ’s are not even allowed to be play censored versions of songs, as the intent and suggestive nature of the tracks would still be discernible.

 

As the country’s most popular music genre, dancehall stands to be the most affected by the new ruling.

 

In recent years, the genre has endured heavy international criticism for the vehement anti-gay stance many of its artists advocate.

 

However, the decree will also limit the accessibility of Soca and Hip-Hop on the island.

 

Soca music is rarely explicit, but sometimes utilizes sexual innuendo in its lyrics and is a staple sound of Jamaican street carnivals.

 

Hip-Hop has strong roots with the Caribbean island due to Jamaican-born DJ Kool Herc, who helped launch the genre of Hip-Hop in the 70s, after migrating to New York City in the late 1960s.

 

At press time, there has been no organized movement to challenge the government’s ruling on free speech grounds.

The Quick Rise and Long Fall of Yung Berg…A Timeline

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Features

2008 was like a reality show gone wrong for Yung Berg. And

we watched.

 

Sure, he had two hits singles on the charts and dropped his

proper debut, Look What You Made Me,

but the Chi-Town representing MC was best known for controversy. Disagreements

with rappers, catching a beat down and a slap, offending women, a stolen chain,

name calling, threats, and endless Internet videos overshadowed any success he

may have had. 

 

Signed at 15 by DMX, his story began with that of a young

upcoming MC taken under the wing of an established rapper. While his project with

DMX never fully materialized he still worked his way into the Hip-Hop industry

and eventually made it big with “Sexy Lady,” showing an inkling of a promising

career.  Before his first single he

already had a resume that included working with established rap acts he’d

written and produced for, so all credit due.

 

However, Berg is still a fairly new artist and it’s probably

not the best game plan to attract that many foes in the industry when you’re

still establishing yourself as an artist. Some are already questioning if the

23 year-old has signed the death certificate of his career. That may be too

early to determine since he shows no signs of slowing down with more projects

underway along with rumors of his own reality show.  

 

Will 2009 be better than 2008 for Yung Berg?  Here’s a career-spanning run down of

what happened, who was involved, and what’s still going on.

•2001 –  A

young  15 year-old  from Chicago known as “Ice Berg” [check

the video below] impresses DMX at the shooting of the “What These B###### Want”

video and is signed to DMX’s then label, Bloodline

Records through  Def Jam.

•2001 – Unlike some parents who often shove their musically inclined children

into the limelight, at 15 Berg’s parents send him off to boot camp.

•2005 – Now under the moniker Yung Berg, he returns to the Hip-Hop game and

links up with Disturbing The Peace’s Shawnna, serving

as her hypeman.

 

•2005– Along with partners JFK and Rob Holiday, Yung Berg launched

the Yung Boss Imprint, a conglomerate of his production crew  (Yung Bosses)  and a roster of artists; since

forming they’ve produced for Eve, Juelz Santana,

Memphis Bleek and Shawnna.

 

•April 13, 2007 – After pushing his mixtape with the single “Sexy Lady” to several L.A radio

stations and signing with Epic Records, the song becomes a hit. The single

easily climbs charts clenching a number 18 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

 

 

 

•July 24, 2007 – Berg’s EP Almost Famous (Epic/Koch) drops, featuring five songs including

“Sexy Lady” featuring Junior.

 

•December 21, 2007 – Yung Berg is arrested in Miami

during the video shoot of “Sexy Can I” on marijuana charges.

 

•January 22, 2008 – 2008 starts off on a good note for

Yung Berg when he’s featured on Ray-J’s  single “Sexy Can I” ; in the following

weeks and months the single spends time on the Billboard Top 10 for three weeks

later becoming a platinum single and selling over half a million ringtones.

 

 

 

•March 2008 – On his radio show, DJ Envy asks Yung Berg

about his street single, “Do That There” and if the intro

is directed at Bow Wow. Yung Berg insinuates he doesn’t respect the new Bow Wow

and doesn’t recognize him without being “Lil’ Bow Wow”.  Rumors later circulate that Bow Wow

approached the rapper at an event resulting in an altercation, but that rumor is

later found to be false.

 

•April 2008 – Responding to lingering questions about

the lyrics to “Do That There”, Yung Berg reveals to XXLmag.com that 50 Cent

advised him to move Bow Wow out the Hip-Hop game. Yung Berg states: “First and

foremost, 50 gave me some good advice. 50 told me move him out the game,

period. He told me to crush him. He told me demolish him”. He later says he

doesn’t want to end Bow Wow’s career and he actually would like to work with

Bow Wow, and in fact, if he hops a song with him they’re cool, but if he doesn’t

there will be more problems. (well, who wouldn’t want

to jump on a track with someone after that ultimatum?)

 

 

 

•April 2008

– Terrence J from BET’s 106th and

Park catches the short-lived wrath of Yung Berg when he mentions the music

video host’s name in a freestyle telling him to keep his name out his mouth

after he apparently calls him a “ringtone rapper.”

 

•May 13, 2008 – The third single off his then upcoming

album, “The Business” featuring on the rise singer Casha

is released. Catching good buzz, the single goes on to reach #33 on the

Billboard top 100 successfully reaching high digital sales and also at one

point ranking #8 on the Ringscan chart.

 

•May 2008 – Yung Berg jokes about his album delay

saying in his Internet video, “My album was supposed to be released July 1st,

but like I’ve been saying all day it’s been pushed back further than Flo- Rida’s hairline.”

 

Oddly enough, Flo Rida’s reaction

to the comment is barely heard or pretty non-existent while his label mate and

friend, Brisco, takes it upon himself to deliver the

message to Yung Berg.

Brisco:  See n***as from the streets, when they make that transition

to rap they gotta understand

to stay in character, there’s certain things you gotta

watch what you say. Before you say things you got to pause then I’ma say it, so I’ma pause, then I’ma say this. Yung

Berg I’m not Flo-Rida, I’m his twin, Brisco, how you doin’. You did a

record with me and Lil’ Wayne we was at the studio me,

I’ma f**k you up. Only reason I’ma

f**k you up is because you talkin’ too much and you a

lil’ guy. I thought you was Ice-T’s son, they said

Yung Berg I thought you was Ice-T’s son you feel me that’s why I was tryin to feel you, but  b***h lied to me.  When a n***a catch you, Yung Berg,

“Sexy Lady like to know you”, that boy, I’ma

beat your little red a** , boy”.

  

 

•July 2008 – While appearing on Shade 45’s Lip Service

Radio, Berg responds to the Flo Rida/Brisco question by

saying he squashed the beef and that he and Flo Rida

are on good terms, but if he has to he’ll punch Brisco

in the mouth for his involvement

 

 

 

•July 2008 – Yung Berg makes more comments on the Lip

Service radio show. This time he has the Internet going nuts after he makes derogatory

statements about dark-skinned women calling them “dark butts.”

Yung Berg:  “I’m

kinda racist, not even like that. I don’t like dark

butts. You know how some women prefer light skin men or dark skin dudes. It’s

rare that I do dark butts – that’s what I call’em.  It’s like no darker than me.  I love the pool test. If  you can be like baby, I met you

at the club  let’s go back to my

house jump in the pool exactly like you are and you don’t come out looking better

than you looked before you got in the pool – then that’s not a good look.  Eyelashes coming off…any girl that use brown

gel to lay down her baby hair is not poppin’.” 

 

 

 

•July 11, 2008 –Attempting to numb the uproar over his

comment, Yung Berg appears in a video exclusive on AllHipHop.com and issues an

apology for his comments citing his own mother is a “lovely dark skinned lady” and

that he would never want to insult any woman. [click here for vid] 

•August 2008 – It wasn’t all beef and beat downs for

Yung Berg.  On a positive spin he

aligns himself with the Declare Yourself campaign to help register young people

to vote.

•August 10, 2008 – Yung Berg and four others are arrested in

NYC and charged with possession of a weapon, marijuana and menacing following a

limo driver’s complaint about an altercation with the five men (later that

month, despite not showing up for court the judge drops his gun charges).

 

•August 12, 2008 – Yung Berg’s first full-length album Look What You Made Me (Epic/Koch) is

released. Despite one of the biggest hits of 2008 (“Sexy Can I”) being featured

and the success of his single, “The Business,” the album only reaches #20 on

the top 200 .

 

•August 22, 2008 – In town for 102.7’s Summer JAMZ Yung

Berg drops by the Plan B Nightclub in Detroit where he catches a beat down

ending in his signature Transformer chain being snatched. Trick Trick, who has ties to the club

speaks to AllHipHop.com days later to clear the air that he didn’t set Yung

Berg up and actually stopped the fight.

Trick Trick: “My lil n****s got him. The label called and told me he wasn’t

coming, so I wasn’t expecting him. So there was no need for

me to tell the lil homies

that ‘aye, the n***a’s straight,’ because he wasn’t

coming. I saved that n***a’s life. He would

probably be dead right now or in a coma if I hadn’t ran over there and pushed the

lil homies back so they

could quit stomping this n***a.”

 

In the same time span, Trick Trick

speaks to Power 92.1’s Sean Anthony and Big Keith saying that he doesn’t know the

whereabouts of the chain but that Bow Wow may know (Bow Wow having any involvement

was pretty much never taken seriously since after the incident pictures

circulate on the Internet of everyone from unknown men to Trick Trick’s brother

and daughter with the Transformer chain)

 

 

 

•August 27, 2008 — Brisco’s

alleged twin brother Jay Stones takes offense at Trick Trick

and what went down in Detroit. Stones, and everyone else in the vid, proceed to incriminate himself

by busting guns on the Internet via YouTube. Okay.

 

 

 

• October 3 2008 – The slap heard around the world; as Maino explains to Hot 93.7’s

Jenny Boom Boom that he slapped Yung Berg to teach

him a lesson…

“Yeah, I did smack him, but it was in a club in Atlanta, I’m

in Atlanta. Yeah he was a little disrespectful, so I just tried to clean him up

a little bit and you know just give him some togetherness that’s all.  I just wanna say this Jenny ‘cause people try to make it

seem like I’m out here bullying these kids, like this kid is a little boy to me

and I like him. We’ve been on tour all summer together. I like him, he put me on his remix. I don’t know what his problem

was last night, I seen him earlier in the day we was at a concert, we performed

at the same concert and for some reason later on in the club he approached me,

he said to me, ‘yo I heard I heard you was talking

reckless about me’. So I said ‘What?’ He said ‘Yeah, I heard you were talking

reckless about me.’ So his body language and his mannerisms lead me to believe

he was being disrespectful to me, so I slapped him, that’s all I did to him.

For people who are like oh he’s this big or this, that, I smacked him, it ain’t like I beat him up or tried to hurt him, I just

smacked because he of what he said to me I took to be disrespectful. He didn’t come

to me and ask me a question, he was like steppin’ to

me or something.”

•October 2008 – Yung Berg sets his attention on R&B

singer Ne-Yo after the R&B star tells Power 106’s

Big Boy that Yung Berg is the artist he’d like to three finger

slap the most.  He later explains

that he likes Yung Berg and thinks he’s talented but said he wanted to smack

him for “lack of originality for jockin’ Lil’Wayne.”  Showing

he’s truly in the year of the gentleman, Ne-Yo says

in an interview with MTV that he refuses to engage in beef despite Yung Berg’s

video response to Ne-Yo questioning Ne-Yo’s sexuality, dragging up old pictures, and talking about

Ne-Yo’s girl.

 

Ne-Yo:  “Response for what? That ain’t my lane, dude. I don’t beef.

I don’t do that. That ain’t

my thing. I don’t do diss records. I don’t do beef. I

don’t do any of that blogs talking about cats. I don’t do that. That ain’t my thing. I’m a grown man. I

got money to make.”

 

 

 

•December 2008 – Catching heat

from all angles, Drew Sidora, an ex-girlfriend of

Yung Berg’s, releases an unofficial version of her first single “Not Alone”(Yung

Berg Diss)” featuring Young Jeezy

circulates on the Internet and is rumored to be directed towards Yung Berg.

However, the official released song is “Not Alone,” minus a Young Jeezy appearance and confirmation it’s about Yung Berg

 

•January 2009 – A video that doesn’t quite explain

when the incident took place surfaces on line showing Yung Berg getting

arrested in Miami for public intoxication after crashing a motorbike with a

female companion riding with him [the vid has been

removed].

When arrested he pleads with the officer that he doesn’t

deserve to get arrested because he’s signed to Universal and is an artist.

 

•January 12, 2009 – New year,

new drama.  Young Trump, a rapper

from New Orleans and the son of C-Murder goes on record to put to rest rumors

there was a physical fight in a club between him and Young Berg and that he that

he started the rumor himself.

Young Trump tells VladTV: “Pretty

much I don’t know where the rumor came form but it’s crazy. I’m

 chillin’,

I’m getting like mad calls people asking me about that. It’s a little rumor

going around but I heard from a mutual friend in Los Angeles that he took it

real serious and that he really wanna war with me. So , I’m like bring it on it’s whatever like I’m like dude

don’t do that don’t get in that war. You don’t really know if the rumor true. Like

I feel like he ain’t do nothing to Trick Trick when he jacked his chain, he ain’t

do nothing to Brisco but when Ne-Yo

say something he attack Ne-Yo and Ne-Yo a R&B dude so when you get  real street n***as he ain’t do nothing  you feel me. Plus I know a lot of dudes in Chicago so I got a

lot on him”.

 

Young Trump records a diss track

called “Career Ender” featuring Chi-Town Harry where Young Trump calls Yung

Berg Hip-Hop’s punching bag and a snitch while Chi-Town Harry says he’s an

embarrassment to Chicago,

 

 

•January 11, 2009 – Our own Illseed “reports”—it’s the Rumors section, for all you sensitive rappers out there—that Yung Berg’s “Big Brother” (no Kanye & Jay-Z) has skewered him with a dis record where he basically calls him a swagger jacker. (Click here to hear song)The saga continues…

AHH Stray News: T-Pain Concert Canceled Over Death Threats

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Under intense death and kidnapping threats, hitmaker T-Pain has pulled out of a scheduled concert in Guyana. According to show promoter Kerwin Bollers, T-Pain was set to perform a headlining Monday Mash set today (February 23) as part of the nation’s Carnival celebration. The promoter elaborated that the repeated threats, made through phone and email, were deemed “credible” enough by authorities that the singer immediately canceled his appearance. At press time, authorities are currently attempting to trace back the calls and emails to determine the identity of the perpetrator(s). T-Pain’s third studio album, Thr33 Ringz, was released last November.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Common Hates Lil Wayne? Xzibit Might Have Beef!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Rumors

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!

THE DAILY TWO CENTS

I know that I have had a lot of rumors on this page about Chris Brown and Rihanna and the case of alleged domestic abuse. I’ve noticed some of the comments and I wanted to state that this stuff isn’t funny. Furthermore, its not justifiable. People want to know what Rihanna did. The sad thing is people have friends and family that are victims of abuse. If you know

www.ndvh.org (National Domestic Violence Hotline) or call 1.800.799.SAFE

(7233)

COMMON HATES LIL WAYNE?

Common has been known to drop a subliminal diss here and there. Remember that line that was supposedly for 50 Cent? I don’t know if you do, but that’s of no consequence. Over the weekend, Luda and Common headlined the LA Hip-Hop 101 festival and it was there to educate the youth about real Hip-Hop. When I say real Hip-Hop, I mean more than rap. Common finally came out, and he put on an amazing show, I was informed. He was breakdancing, playing old-school classics it was sick. BUT, according to the people that were there, I heard he dropped a freestyle where he said, “I hate Wayne but I have a lollipop, I hate Wayne but I’d f**k a cop.” I have yet to find any video on the show, but if you do send it over.

Just for the other half of the show…Ludacris, was the the headliner. He was pretty ill and gave the crowd classics like Common before him. He also showed up with Hip-Hop’s favorite booty clapper Shawnna and she did her thing too – killed it. I hope their album together comes out right.

Shout out to Lo for the info

DEATH THREATS STOP T-PAIN’S TRIP TO GUYANA!

Death Threats are not to be played with and T-Pain apparently believes this. Both the FBI and the local US embassy in Guyana have been informed somebody has made death threats to T-Pain to the s#####. The replacement is a Jamacian named Serani, who AHH recently interviewed. The fact is, there may be some sabotage here. This all surrounds a huge concert and there may be some beef between some of he local promoters. Some have suggested that one promotional company “hated” on another one by issuing the death threats They say the threats came from both email and phone so the thugs were well connected to be sending such direct messages. Hits and Jams promotional team tried to assure T-Pain that his team would be safe, but I heard they weren’t having it.

JOE BUDDEN HACKED…AND EXTORTED?

Everybody knows, Joe Budden is a “friend” of the site. Well, I heard a crazy rumor. I heard that some rapper guy is trying to start some mess with Joe Budden. Budden is about to release his new album called Padded Room (tomorrow so go get it!) and this other dude seems to wanna help promote. Here is the drama. I HEARD the dude hacked in to Budden’s website (joebuddentv.com), but I couldn’t see any evidence of that. NOW, I heard that the dude allegedly has nude pictures of Joe’s girlfriend. The dude is threatening to give the pics to Saigon for a fee or something. Who knows? I keep it real about my rumors and this is one I don’t really believe.

XZIBIT THROWS DIDDY UNDER THE BUS!

You just have to see this!

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

They say The Game’s sister B-fly just got a new deal at Universal Records.

Nicole Ritchie has leveled off. She and her husband guy are expecting a new baby. This is number 2!

Shout out to Slumdog Millionaire! I have to see that movie now!Dr. Dre has a mole that keeps leaking songs. Looks like T.I. is doing some ghostwriting. Maybe this is done on purpose?Shout out to Heath Ledger! He won the best supporting actor at The Academy Awards last night for playing The Joker in “The Dark Knight.”

LIL KIM’S PROMO PICS!

She’s really going hard with tis “Dancing With The Stars” thingy.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WILL HAVE CHRIS BROWN!

Lookie here! I don’t see anybody boycotting Chris Brown. Why should they YET – he hasn’t been convicted. Anyway, they didn’t boycott R. Kelly…ANYWAY. Now, the question is do we care that Saturday Night Live is supposedly going to have Chris Breezy on the their show performing? I haven’t confirmed this, but it does seem odd that he would rear his head so fast after the picture of Rihanna surfaced.

SPEAKING OF THE PIC!

People are furious at TMZ for leaking the picture of Rihanna getting beat up. Rumor has it, the site paid over $62k for the image, which was leaked from a source inside of the police department. The source is reportedly somebody very close to the investigation and a family member was given the actual money to mask the insider. I think somebody is going to get burned to a crisp. This is will have disastrous results a potential jury pool. Now, everybody already thinks Chris Brown is guilty! I heard thesmokinggun.com has called TMZ out! Internet beef!

If you want TMZ to apologize to Rihanna, join the petition right HERE.

HOW LONG?

How long will this Officer Rick go for? Here is the latest that came a day late.

DA BAND UPDATE – YUNG CITY.

Choppa aka Yung C is still out here thuggin…where, I don’t know! See what a reader wrote to me!

What up Illseed:

Remember Choppa from Making da band 2? Just spotted him checking in a hotel in Cleveland OH. I always wondered whatever happened to dude. He was a character on the show. I said what up to him and asked him how he’s been. He said he just came in from out of the Country. He said he’s been in Europe. So I guess hes doing okay and still doing shows. He got one tonight at the Metropolis Niteclub in Cleveland. I asked him if he still talked to any of the members from the band and he said no. He said he was just grinding by hisself. He said he still talk to a little bit. I also asked about hurricane katrina, cuz I remember that lambo Diddy boutght him was under water. He said he got all his cars back, but he wasnt even thinking bout that, he was concerned about the people. He told me he was coming out with an album this year, he doing his own thing, he said he been doing alot of mixtapes. He said go to youtube and look up Choppa Yung City and also google him. He said he has a bunch of free music out there.

Kush

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

An 11-year-old boy killed his father’s pregnant girlfriend. Need I say anymore? Well, the boy is in an adult jail facility. I don’t really get that part of it…a kid that young in a facility for grown folks?! Anyway, here is why. Jordan Brown may be 11, but his killing was very adult. He took a shotgun and blasted 26-year-old Kenzie Marie Houk, his daddy’s gal pal. She was also eight months preggers and also had a pair of young daughters, aged 4 and 7. After the murder, he then jumped on a school bus with the 7-year-old daughter. The 4 year old told some adults that she thought her mom was dead and they called 911. In Pennsylvania, you can charge a kid as young as 10 as an adult. Does this mean there are no more kids, just a lot of adults?

Anyway, the boy is only 4-foot-8-inch and they are moving him to a juvie facility because they don’t have the means to take care of him.

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY!

Where is Mr. Cartoon when you need him? Tyga let Lil Wayne tattoo him on the face. No, boy…what is his problem!? Damn son!

Lil’ Wayne been doing tats for two weeks he said. SMH.

CAPTION THIS!

I bet Diddy has something to say about this pic of Xzibit! I will say this: X to the Z is on the way back!

CAPTION THIS TOO!

Budden and his girl T. Is Joe THAT cool!?

CAPTION THIS THREE!Joe’s babe again.

CAPTION THIS FOUR!

Beyonce and Hugh Jackman last night at the Academy Awards! You have to caption this one!

BET’S RIP THE RUNWAY!

T.I. Swagged it up!

Joy Bryant

Busta Rhymes!

My boo Keri Hilson!

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AHH Stray News: Naughty By Nature Touring Canada

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

East Orange, New Jersey Hip-Hop group Naughty By Nature will embark on a cross-Canada tour starting tomorrow (February 23). The group will kick off the tour at The Queens Hotel in Nanaimo and will travel through 16 different markets before winding down March 15 in Ottawa at the Capital Music Hall. Toronto rapper Peter Jackson will open for the group during the tour. Naughty By Nature is currently in the studio working on Anthem Inc., their first album in over eight years. “There’s no set date, but before this New Year comes in, you’re definitely gonna be hearing some exclusives, some appetizers to let them know we coming,” the group’s front man Treach told AllHipHop.com in a previous interview. “We’re gonna be giving the people stuff to let them know the music is there, the group is there.”

 

Tour dates are listed below: Feb 23 Nanaimo, BC The Queens Hotel Feb 25 Vancouver, BC The Commodore Feb 26 Whistler, BC Garfinkels Feb 27 Penticton, BC Element Feb 28 Castlegar, BCElement March 1 Banff, AB Wild Bills March 3 Calgary, AB Cowboys March 5 Lethbridge, AB The Roadhouse March 6 Ft McMurray Cowboys March 7 Edmonton, AB Edm Event Centre March 9 Winnipeg, MB (venue TBC) March 10 Thunder Bay, ON The Rockhouse March 12 Toronto, ON Circa March 13 Barrie, ON The Roxx March 14 Montreal, QC (venue TBC) March 15 Ottawa, ONThe Capital Music Hall

The Game Faces $1.5 Million Lawsuit Judgment

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

The Game may be ordered to pay over $1 million in damages stemming from an alleged basketball –fueled assault in February 2007.

 

Shannon Rodrick, a basketball coach, claims that the Compton star, real name Jayceon Taylor, punched and threatened him almost 2 years ago during a Los Angles City Hoop game.

 

According to Rodrick’s March 2008 suit, he was coaching his Blazers team to a double digit blowout of the Litem-up, whom the Game was playing for.

 

During a timeout, the filing states the Game accosted Rodrick verbally before the alleged physical assault.

 

“Your team is garbage,” the lawsuit reports Game as stating. “You guys are nothing but a bunch of busters.”

 

After subsequently punching Rodrick in the face, the coach claims Game vowed to shoot him after he followed the Hip-Hop star outside the Rita Walters Learning Complex.

 

To prevent this, Rodrick details that he hid inside the venue until the rapper left.

 

Since the incident’s fallout, Game has already pleaded no contest to firearm possession in a school zone, served 8 days in jail, received three years probation, and is in the process of completing 150 hours of community service.

 

However, the popular emcee never responded to civil court allegations resulting from the altercation.

 

Rodrick’s attorney, Rosely George, is pushing for a default outcome at the next court session, which would force the defendant to pay $1.5 million dollars to Rodrick as compensation for the attack.

 

To avoid the hefty payout, the Compton emcee will need to attend and make a case at the next scheduled court session on April 22.

 

Since releasing his gold certified third project LAX last summer, Game has so far maintained his vow to “retire” from making any further studio albums.

 

At press time, the Game could not be reached for comment.