“Ghetto A** Bi**h”
“Ghetto A** Bi**h”
It’s time to break down and discuss some of the most notable trends of 2009 in the urban market.
Kanye West
Although some of these trends may not be new, they were prominent this year.
We want to know whether you think they should stay, change up, or just die a painful death. Let’s start with perhaps the biggest one –
The Rock Star:
Going beyond rock, it was more like heavy metal that infiltrated runways, hip hop and everything in between. As with most bold trends these days, it’s another hit from the beloved 80s.
80s group Judas Priest
Common colors/shades associated with this trend:
All black everything, gray, silver, gold.Common fabrics associated with this trend:
Leather, spandex, vinyl, lace.Key pieces:
Leather leggings or pants, lace/fishnet tights, statement making black boots, black shades, fingerless gloves, ripped jeans, motorcycle jackets – add studs/spikes to all of the above, black nail polish, a half shaven head and/or mullett like Kelis – you’re good to go, rock star.
Black Splatter Studded Bracelet by Hip Hop Wholesale
Hip Hop Meets Prep School:
Kanye West Nerd meets bad boy with this trend, as clever bow ties are mixed in with edgy colors, sneakers/boat shoes, and cardigans branded by streetwear labels rather than the college you attended.
David Beckham Common colors/shades associated with this trend:
Navy, red, white, tan, brown, pastel shades. Common fabrics associated with this trend:
Seersucker, cotton, linen, twill, wool, corduroy.Key pieces:
Bow tie, cardigans, flat front chinos, short shorts, “murses”, plaid button down shirts, polos, boat shoes, rugby shirts denim shirts – now just cuff your pants and roll up your shirt sleeves for the true prep boy experience.
Wool Tartan Bow Tie by French Connection
Ska & Skate:
The ska trend stems from a music genre that falls between rocksteady and reggae, with roots from Jamaica. It falls somewhere between punk rock and skater, with an added Caribbean feel.
No Doubt really brought it back years ago, and somehow, it has found its way into hip hop.
Common colors associated with this trend:
Red, green, yellow, black. Common fabrics associated with this trend:
Canvas, flannel, cotton, polyester. Key pieces:
Dickies pants, Converse All Star kicks, graphic tees, bomber jackets, cargo shorts, plaid shirts, wallet chains – and of course a skate board.
Alfred Black Wallet by Nudie Jeans
The “Hopster”:
The hopster is basically a spawn of the “hipster” – he just has more of a hip hop edge. Whereas hipsters are known for rocking muted colors and dirty off-white Vans canvas sneakers with more of an 80s punk look, the hopster more vibrant – think 80s hip hop.
Run DMC
He may throw on one of those retro thick gold chains, splashes of neon colors, and chunky sneakers that he tucks his super skinny jeans into. Instead of rocking a vintage graphic tee, he may rock a fresh colorful one by Billionaire Boys Club – with a lego heart by Dee & Ricky attached.
Common colors associated with this trend:
Gray, black, white, anything bright and/or neon – blue, pink, yellow, green – you get the idea.Common fabrics associated with this trend:
Denim, cotton, fleece, nylon.Key pieces:
Colorful skinny jeans, high top retro sneakers, “smedium” graphic tees and crewneck sweatshirts by streetwear labels, retro shades and scarves. Hop on, hopster.
B&W New York Sunglasses by SUPER
Hip Hop Meets Biker:
Thomas Jones What we are referring to here is west coast, tattoo inspired apparel and accessories (Ed Hardy, Affliction, etc.), paired with heavily embellished jeans, lots of bling, and fitted hats that must match up to your sneakers – exactly. Fans include southern rappers, NBA and NFL players. Common colors associated with this trend:
Primary and secondary colors (red, green, blue, orange, etc.), gold.Common fabrics associated with this trend:
Leather, cotton, denim.Key pieces:
Loud tattoo/bling’d out tees, denim with heavy embroidered images, leather patches, studs, etc., flashy sneakers, gold chains and lots and lots of ice.
Hearts A’Fire Tee by Christian Audigier
So you be the judge – and let us know if we missed any other trends that you love or can’t stand anymore! What do you think the future holds for urban fashion? Will men’s style continue down the “metrosexual” route, or will trends like American workwear take over (think Timbs, baggy jeans, rugged leather jackets)?
Jay-Z – Classically hip hop
Will Lady Gaga and Amber Rose influence girls with their futuristic goth feel, to the point where girls will start rocking leotards to dinner and blue lipstick?
Lady Gaga
Amber Rose
In part 3 of this extensive conversation with Kool G Rap, the Corona, Queens legend debunks a number of rumors, talks ghostwriting, tells about when Big Daddy Kane shot somebody and how he felt when Bell Biv Devoe sampled his voice on their hit record. (Click here for Part 1 and click here for Part 2 of this series.)
AllHipHop.com: How long had the Juice Crew been around before you joined?
Kool G Rap: They had been around for a couple years maybe. I had definitely heard about the Juice Crew before, but that really didn’t become the Juice Crew until they got a G Rap, a Kane, and a Biz. Before they name was really buzzing on the radio they name was already buzzing to me because I was dead smack in the middle of Queens Bridge, between Queens and Corona. I seen them bubbling from beneath.
AllHipHop.com: Did you ever work with Tragedy (Intelligent Hoodlum)?
Kool G Rap: I knew of Tragedy before I even heard of the Juice Crew, he goes even before me. I didn’t work with Trag too much. I worked with Kane more, worked with Biz. I never recorded with Shan even though we was homies, I mean we used to hang out and we would be booked on the same shows, I had a real close relationship with Shan.
AllHipHop.com: Was there any truth in the rumor that you and Kane had a rivalry?
Kool G Rap: There was really no rivalry with me and Kane. I think me and Kane always been in competition but it was always like a friendly competition.
AllHipHop.com: I heard Scoob and Scrap were your dancers first.
Kool G Rap: Nah, not at all. Scoob and Scrap was always with Kane, they was from Brooklyn where Kane is from. Scoob and Scrap was just as much a part of the clique as anybody.
AllHipHop.com: Was that them in the New York Streets video?
Kool G Rap: Those were my dancers. And I have to be honest I had the better set of dancers. They were the TCF crew they had come out with an R&B record on Cold Chillin’, TCF meant The Chosen Few.
AllHipHop.com: I was told a story about King A from the Kings of Pressure, he said Kane accidentally shot him in the arm and ended up giving him that huge Nefertiti chain, a Gucci suit, and some other stuff to keep it out of court.
Kool G Rap: Yeah. That was a true incident that did happen. I don’t think he was trying to shoot nobody really. It was a small caliber gun and he was trying to shoot out the window, but by the bullet being a small caliber it kind of bounced off the window and hit somebody. (Laughs)
Nobody never wrote nothing for G Rap. I wrote for Shante and I produced for Shan. I wrote a whole song for Shante called ‘Straight Razor.’
-Kool G Rap
AllHipHop.com: Who was writing for who within the Juice Crew?
Kool G Rap: Nobody never wrote nothing for G Rap. I wrote for Shante and I produced for Shan. I wrote a whole song for Shante called Straight Razor. I wrote at least two songs for Shante and it was more like the horror s###. Kane wrote most of the radio commercial records and when they wanted something more sinister and lyrical then they came to G Rap to give her that element for her albums. I believe Kane may have wrote some stuff for Biz but I know the main writer for Biz was Grandmaster Caz from Cold Crush Four.
AllHipHop.com: I love the Cold Crush, one of the best crews ever. Caz is the f*cking dude.
Kool G Rap: My favorite groups was Cold Crush Four and The Force MCs. USA Rollerskating rink in Queens I seen Cold Crush Four and Force MCs before they was the Force MDs. The Cold Crush used to come out a little dressy because rappers back then used to dress up. They wasn’t as dressed up at Soul Sonic Force or Melle Mel and the Furious Five but they was dressed up. I guess they lacked the same amount of money. Rappers didn’t really come out in street wear at that time. When I first heard the Cold Crush I was already loving Hip-Hop but to hear the routines and the harmonizing they took it from the level of the Yes yes y’all, to the beat y’all, and they would take harmonies from songs that you know and convert them to Hip-Hop and rap form, and the beats they were doing it over those were the ultimate break beats of that time, sh*t like Rocking in the Pocket. Oh my God, what they were doing was hot. That was a hell of a time for Hip-Hop.
When I was younger I thought Kool Moe Dee of the Treacherous Three was one of the most phenomenal rappers ever, him and Melle Mel. I never thought Soul Sonic Force was no phenomenal rappers to me they just made great records and thats the credit I give them, but DJ Bambaataa I give a lot of credit because he was one of them dudes that helped push Hip-Hop period to the forefront, cause his name’s been prominent from a very long time ago. Kool Herc might have started it and everybody knew Kool Herc, but Bambaataa I think pushed it out there more and more because his name started to eclipse Kool Herc.
The Juice Crew – the 1980’s
AllHipHop.com: I talked to Scorpio and he told me that Furious Five basically invented modern rapping.
Kool G Rap: DJ [Grandmaster] Flash took it to a whole ‘nother level, they started to bring it from the parks and into the radio, to put Hip-Hop in its first vehicle to take it all the way mainstream. But I remember Funky Four Plus One before the Furious Five and they was rapping. I heard people rapping and became influenced before I knew who the Furious Five was. There was a Rapper named Ray Rock, they had Silky Sam, they had crews and stuff back then, a clique of girls called the Fly Girls, these are people from my neighborhood. I remember DJs from my neighborhood, Disco Twins they was a prominent name in Queens, DJ Polo, DJ Smalls, C and C crew. I was rapping and stuff soon as I heard it. But I was more mimicking other peoples s### then. I didn’t really get deep and write until age 13, when I had all my own written s###. Back when it first started, there wasn’t a whole lot to rapping, it wasn’t like you had to write verses. It was like Yes yes y’all, to the beat y’all, freak freak yall, ya don’t stop, this is like the beginning stages I’m talking about. The rapper that really inspired me and really created the burning flame in me to be better than everybody was a rapper by the name Silver Fox of the Fantasy Three. He was a problem. At the time when the best rappers were Kool Moe Dee and Melle Mel, when I heard Silver Fox I was like Oh my God they got someone better than the f*cking best! He sounded futuristic, like he was from 5 years in the future. On the underground level he was like a monster, he was a beast. A lot of cats was scared of Silver Fox, because of his skills.
The pioneers and the dudes who really brought Hip-Hop to the masses was Run DMC, Furious Five was hot but they had a lot more records that was loved by the hood, except for The Message and White Lines which broke big on the radio. The first artist to take that sh*t completely over the top was Run DMC, they introduced us to the whole world.
“When (Bell Biv Devoe) came to New York for the ‘Poison’ video they had me in the video, I don’t know if that was a way to keep me cool so there wouldn’t be no lawsuits.” (Laughs)
-Kool G Rap
AllHipHop.com: I have an old tape of the Juice Crew tour in London in like 1989 where at the beginning of your set it sounds like maybe you dissed Ultramagntic Emcees and the Get Fresh Crew in your routine.
Kool G Rap: Did I?
AllHipHop.com: Maybe it was Polo, you started the set saying We are not… and Polo dropped the record that said Ultramagnetic then you went And we are not… then Polo dropped The Get Fresh Crew and the crowd went ape sh*t.
Kool G Rap: (Laughs) Wow! Yeah I do remember that. You talking ancient history right now. At the time I didn’t know them like that but I did have a respect for them because I liked they records. There wasn’t any intention to diss, it was just showmanship.
AllHipHop.com: Bell Biv Devoe sampled you on Poison and it was a huge smash, did you ever meet them?
Kool G Rap: There was times we did meet, there was even a Cold Chillin / BBD basketball game. They slaughtered us! You would think Kane and Shan and G Rap could ball because we was more like the street dudes who would be in the courts, I know I used to be in the parks playing. We had no idea that these dudes could ball. Them dudes slaughtered us! (Laughter) When they came to New York for the Poison video they had me in the video, I don’t know if that was a way to keep me cool so there wouldn’t be no lawsuits. (Laughs)
AllHipHop.com: How did you find out they had used your sample?
Kool G Rap: I heard it on the radio like Oh sh*t thats my voice!
AllHipHop.com: How do you feel about sampling and compensation, being as you’ve been sampled but also you’ve used hella loops on your records?
Kool G Rap: I have two ways I feel about that. I feel if somebody uses your whole creativity and makes profits without giving some kind of reward (payment) for that, I mean that’s one thing. But something as limited as taking your voice is more a complement than anything. It was an honor to me, that they would want to use G Raps voice saying Poison in the song and use it as many times in the song as they did. If I was thinking more back then I might have used it as an advantage to say, Listen, I need a song with Bell Biv Devoe on it. Especially at that time, that was like they heyday.
AllHipHop ChartWatch for December 16, 2009 Ive
spent the last few weeks pointing out the sales of reality TV star Susan
Boyle which has raise a lot of questions amongst readers. Mainly,
Who the f— is Susan Boyle? Well, Ill tell you. Shes
a British, reality show star. Now British music artist + Reality
TV should equal your album going double wood here in the states but
for some reason this lady is selling more albums then they can keep
on the shelves. I know shes not Hip Hop but Boyle managed to
sell another 580,000 copies of her album I Dreamed
A Dream pushing her sales well over the million mark.
I
gave that little intro on Boyle because 1) I find it slightly interesting
and 2) the closest thing to Hip Hop in the Top 10 is Chris Brown.
He aint Hip Hop either but at least he has a rapper or two on the
album. The R&B singer took time off of community service to
sell 102,000 copies of his latest album, Graffiti. Flip over
to rumors if you want to see about Chris Twitter tirade.
Now
I dont want to make it seem as though this was a bad week for Hip
Hop. We actually have a few artists from last columns
Dropping this Week make it into this weeks top fifty.
Lets continue on to find out who made it.
First
up is an MC out of the south. Although many critics question
his musical ability he continues to sell and please his fan base.
Im hearing the album is on point, so congratulations to Gucci Mane
for selling 89,000 copies of his new album, The State vs.
Radric Davis. The Atlanta rappers major label album debuts
at the number 11 spot and places him as the top selling rapper for this
week.
This
next album has been on the charts since June and is still pushing big
numbers. I dont know how and I dont know why but this group is
getting at least 50,000 people to buy their album each week. The
Black Eyed Peas move up two spots, from 22 to 20, and sell another 64,000
copies of their album, The E.N.D.
Long
Beach representative Snoop Dogg enters the chart this week and grabs
the twenty second spot. The Westcoast MC sells 61,000 copies of
his tenth studio album, Malice N Wonderland.
Hip
Hop super-producer Timbaland continues his foray into pop music with
his latest album Shock Value II. His latest album enters
the charts at the 36th position and sells 37,000 copies.
Finally,
the Virginia duo, Clipse, enters the charts this week and claims the
forty eighth spot. Their Neptunes produced album Till
The Casket Drops sells 29,000 copies.
Dropping This Week
Its
an all Westcoast Dropping this week. Well start of first
with Sacramento MC Bueno who is dropping his new cd Cant Knock
The Hustle. The album features The Jacka, Dubb 20, and Mistah
F.A.B with production by DJ Epik and Hallway Productionz.
Finally,
coming out of the Bay area is Messy Marv and Berner who team up to release
Blow. The album features guest appearances from C-Bo, B-Legit,
Yukmouth, Husalah & Fed-X of the Mob Figaz, Killa Tay, J-Stalin,
Ampichino and others.
Vibe.com got an exclusive peek at Sade’s new album Soldier of Love. Here is how the magnificent event transpired. Few recording artists in the time of continuing shrinking record distribution, digital music downloads, and a never-ending recession, would receive the posh red carpet roll-out exhibited last night (Dec. 14) at New York’s historic Lincoln Center. But not every artist has the immense mystique and event-like cache of Sade, an act who has meticulously stayed away from the proverbial spotlight since her neo jazz-based 1984 debut Diamond Life.
At an exclusive listening party for the Nigerian-born British singer-songwriter’s sixth studio release Soldier of Love (due Feb. 8), the atmosphere was as elegant as the 50-year old singer herself. Pink roses, pear bellinis, and a mammoth window overlooking a postcard-worthy view of Manhattan’s bustling Columbus Circle proved to be a savvy backdrop. But you get the sense that the diverse range of individuals who made it out to hear Sade’s first new studio album in nearly a decade (who else could get the likes of golden age hip hop producer DJ Marley Marl, legendary radio personality Tom JoynerNew York Times‘ respected veteran music critic Jon Pareles in the same room together?) would have gladly listened to the album at a greasy hamburger joint in Queens. and the
Sade: Soldier of Love
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Musically, the 10-track Soldier of Love doesn’t stray too far from the classic Sade sound. Mournful lyrics that dive into the emotional cost of lost love as well as hope-driven introspection fuels much of the album’s dramatic tone. And that voice? It’s still there: haunting, calming, gorgeous all at once.
Still, nothing could have prepared those in attendance for a rare sighting of the reclusive Sade, who following the session, appeared with members of her backing band that have been with her since the beginning of her career. Dressed in an all black silk outfit, with her trademark crimson red lipstick and pulled-back hair, Sade was greeted enthusiastically by the usually jaded music industry tastemakers who stood in line just to take a picture with the singer who seemingly ages every twenty years.
“She’s been signed to the label for 25 years now, so obviously she’s an incredibly iconic artist,” glowed Rob Stringer, Chairman of Columbia and Epic label Group, Sade’s longtime label home. “We are just thrilled that she wants to make music again. She doesn’t have to put records out every year to be relevant. She’s earned that respect and credibility to where she can put records out whenever she wants.” To hear a straight-no-chaser record-man like Stringer make such a
statement runs counter to the strike-while-it’s-hot mindset of a music
industry in which a much hyped pop star like Rihanna has
released four albums in five years. But Sade, who has sold more than 50
million records worldwide, is known for taking long hiatuses between
albums. Her last studio album, Lovers Rock, was released in
2000. So why the long break this time? “She’s been busy raising her
daughter,” said Sade’s longtime manager Roger Davis. When asked about
the prospect of a tour, he laughed and said, “We can only hope. We have
to get the record out first.”(Story continues after image)
And what does the lady herself have to say about all the outpouring of support? “I’m just happy that everyone came out,” Sade told VIBE in a whispered British tone. “Thank you.”
Highlights on Soldier of Love include:
?”The Moon and The Sky”
A seductive Latin groove accented by Spanish guitars is paced by an assertive rim shot. “Why didn’t you come get me one last time…we could have had the moon and the sky,” Sade sings. Intensely sexy.
?”Soldier of Love”
The official first single and album title track has been a curve pitch for longtime Sade fans. The harder edged Portishead-style production and winking western-standoff feel of the track (complete with rumbling military snares) takes a minute to get used to. But its relentless groove and Sade’s sincere vocal performance makes it more than believable.
?”Babyfather”
Sade at her most whimsical. “For you, he’s the best he can be…daddy loves you,” she says on the reggae-tinged track.
?”Bring Me Home”
One of the tracks that will surely get play from club DJ’s who worship at the alter of early ’90s, digging-in-the-crates hip hop. With it’s thumping bassline, this standout cut is easily the fastest paced song on Soldier of Love. There’s ominous talk of tears. But this dramatic line says it all: “I’ve cried for the lives I’ve lost…” Wow.
?”Skin”
Ranks among Sade’s most heavy vocal and lyrical performances of all-time. A Fender Rhodes keyboard can be heard. So can the pain of a romance gone terribly wrong. “I wish I could wash you off my skin.” There’s no room for ambiguity here.
?”The Safest Place”
Sade finds comfort in another’s arms. Lush harmonies. Hope closes out the album.
Busta Rhymes may be known for his lively stage persona, but the Flipmode Squad leader has put his energy towards a different cause by supporting former Universal/Motown Records music executive Shanti Das efforts to bury unclaimed deceased residents of Detroit.
Rhymes, along with R&B hitmaker Akon, were among the artists who helped Das raise more than $20,000 for May We Rest in Peace, a recently launched initiative designed to aid those who cannot afford to properly lay their loved ones to rest.
To date, the nonprofit organization has been able to cover 20 burials in Detroit in its first two months of existence.
May We Rest in Peace resulted from Das desire to help the city of Detroit after reading a CNN Money story about the locations struggle to handle its growing number of unclaimed bodies.
The story, which came out in October, highlighted Detroits economic hardship as it noted the increasing number of unclaimed bodies piling up in the citys morgue freezer, some of whom have been dead for up to five years.
Realizing the financial challenge for loved ones as well as her own experience of paying to bury deceased family members, Das launched May We Rest in October.
While she is not from Detroit, the music executive found a common thread with which to create her organization.
What if it was my mother, father, or loved one lying there in the morgue and I couldnt afford to properly lay them to rest? Das explained. There were just a lot of things that hit home for me, and I just wanted to immediately take action.
Within weeks of starting May We Rest, Das provided burials for six of Detroits unclaimed deceased amid raising $6,000 via early support from family, friends and loved ones as well as donors such as Rhymes, Akon and the Kid Rock Foundation in the name of Detroit Clothing Company.
The support of the entertainers and the community has impacted the number of unburied bodies in Detroit, which is now down to 50.
In an effort to centralize his many industry hats, Nick Cannon has announced today (December 15) the formation of NCredible Entertainment to handle his projects in TV, film, music, digital music, publishing and radio.
Cannon adds the NCredible CEO position with his role as Chairman/CEO of TeenNick, the 24-hour Nickelodeon network.
NCredible offices have opened in New York and Los Angeles, with a supporting cast of industry veterans in Ray Brown (Music Division), Tracy Nguyen (PR and Marketing), Dorian Graham (Television Division), and Cannon manager Michael Goldman.
First up for the versatile entertainer will be a currently untitled Hip-Hop puppet project for Adult Swim.
The show, which is said to hold similarities to HBOs#### series Entourage, will revolve around members of a Hip-Hop group who live as roommates and struggle to become stars in the industry.
In partnership with MTV, Cannons NCredible collective has produced a docudrama pilot on Bronx emcee Cory Gunz entitled Son of a Gun: A True Bronx Tale.
Gunz is signed to Cannons label, and at press time additional episodes are being filmed.
Other music acts in development under the NCredible umbrella include R&B group RydazNRtist, Malibu Hip-Hop/pop star Colette Carr, and Trinidadian artist Aaron Fresh.
Cannon returns to TV on December 25 at the 26th Annual Disney Parks Christmas Parade with co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest.
The 2 hour ABC special airs at 10AM EST. On New Years Day, the entertainer will conduct his year end segment, Nick Cannon Presents Hatin on 09, exclusively for MTV.
At press time, Nick Cannons early 2010 projects will be a 6AM-10AM radio slot for CBS 92.3 Now (http:923now.com), and director duties for the Nickelodeon film School Gyrls, airing February 21.
Lil Wayne appeared in a New York court today, where he received a February sentencing date for a weapon violation last October.
The rapper, born Dwayne Carter, appeared in court around 10:30 AM, flanked by members of Cash Money Records, including label CEOs Bryan Birdman Williams and Ronald Slim Williams.
Lil Wayne remained silent as the judge set a February 9th sentencing date, where he is expected to be sentenced to at least a year in prison for weapon possession in New York.
In October, the rapper pleaded guilty to one criminal count of attempted possession of a weapon.
The charges stem from a 2007arrest in which a .40 caliber gun was found on the rapper’s tour bus.
In a popular remix to O Lets Do It featuring Georgia rapper Waka Flocka, Lil Wayne references the crime.
Lock the CEO up/and Im the CEO f**k/prison in February and I aint in no rush and later: Hit them with the shotgun/call that s**t the spot bust/Call me Doctor Carter/aka young wild n***a/aka no trial n***a/aka click clak blow n***a/”
The news on Waynes sentencing date comes as a new track featuring the Young Money Records’ CEO and Eminem titled “Drop The World” hit the internet.
In related news, Lil Wayne’s album Rebirth has been pushed back to a February 1st release date. The album will land in stores just days after Wayne begins his jail sentence.
“Drop The World”
“Grindin”
“Wishing On A Sucker MC”
“No Relationship”
“Almost There”
“Money Getting Taller”
“My Radio”
“Tap It”
New Orleans rapper Juvenile and Canadian import Drake will share the stage with an all-star lineup of legendary Jazz and R&B artists during The 41st Annual Jazz Fest.
The rappers will perform alongside artists like Aretha Franklin, Van Morrison, Lionel Richie, Pearl Jam and former Hootie & The Blowfish front man Darius Rucker.
“It’s just a way cool thing that Jazz Fest is so broad that it can embrace all these different things, all these different artists,” festival producer, Quint Davis told the Times-Picayune.
Hundreds of acts – mostly from New Orleans – will perform during this years festival, which takes place from April 29-May 2.
In addition to Juvenile, hometown favorites like The Neville Brothers, R&B legend Irma Thomas and Trombone Shorty will make appearances at the festival.
A number of acts will hit the stage for the first time during the festival, including The Dead Weather, rapper Drake and Anita Baker.
The event takes place at the Fair Grounds Race Course. Tickets to the 41st Annual Jazz Festival go on sale December 22.
“I’m On Fire (Hot Tamale)”
“What You Want”
DISCLAIMER:
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.
T.I. PROB NOT HOME YET!
After doing some investigating ok I didnt, but some others did. It would appear that T.I. is probably still in jail.
This is where they say Tip is and will be until late March:
FCI Forrest City Low
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) – Low in Forrest City is a low security facility housing male offenders. It is part of the Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex (FCC). A satellite prison camp adjacent to the facility houses minimum security male offenders.
FCI Forrest City is located in eastern Arkansas, 85 miles east of Little Rock and 45 miles west of Memphis, Tennessee.
Judicial District: Eastern Arkansas
Actively Hiring: This location is in urgent need of physician assistants to fill vacant positions.
Now, I am not some expert here, but this says he is technically still in a minimum-security facility. Hey, they are hiring. Maybe I will go work there and leave the rumors to Chance and Miss Mouth?
Here is the previous rumor.T.I. IS HOME?
The streets are talking. Peep this email I got:
TIP HAS BEEN HOME IN ATL FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER “HOUSE ARREST”….IF YOU DONT BELIEVE ME CHECK N SEE IF HE IS SOMEONE HAS SEN HIM IN JAIL!! HE WAS IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY SO NOT ALOT OF PEOPLE SAW HIM, NUT HE HAD A PHONE AND BLACKBERRY IN JAIL WIT HIM THE WHOLE TIME…
Now, what do we have here? There is more to the email, but it looks like T.I. is going to be riding out the rest of his time out of the bing. Now, theres another source saying hes not home per se but in more of a halfway house or something until hes actually released. I am certain his family is happy and hes writing raps if hes home.
THE DAILY TWO SENSE!
Click here to read my late updated rumors from yesterday!
GOODNIGHT TWITTER – Love, CHRIS BROWN.
I dont know if you read it, but AllHipHop ran a story this
year called, Twitter
Will End Your Music Career. Did you read it? The reason for the rumor is
Chris Browns Twitter was recently ended following the controversy that he has
been blackballed from retail outlets like Wal-Mart. Over the weekend, Chris
just went off on everybody from haters to people at the stores. He may have
some valid points, but Twitter is probably not the best outlet. ANYWAY, somebody
with some sense pulled the plug and rightfully so. Chris was doing more harm
than good.Shout out to Michael Jackson. I cannot believe he’s gone! If Chris thinks he’s going through something, he should look at that man’s life and times.
THE DAILY TWO SENSE
You know, its getting harder and harder for me to reveal
certain rumors that I get. Man, thats the one thing I like about not really
being too cool with artists or their people. You can say whatever when you
dont know them. As soon as you are cool with them BAM you start thinking
about their feelings and alla that. With that said, I got a couple rumors and I
feel like a nut for not being able to say anything.
RAPPERS R IN DANJA?
I got this email right here. Rappers: stay in your lane.
if u havnt heard me & my ni**as ran soulja boy b####
ass up outta chi town false clamin blood..we shut his show down,we ran n his
show bustin shots & cleared that b***h out..them s.o.d n##### is pu***sies
they aint bout bout shyt & that n***a j bar waz bout 2 cry when i had tha
piece 2 his face,i jacked that n***a 4 hit chain & t0ok his 3 grand he had n
his pocket..so let tha rest of des gay ass wanna b blood rap[pers come 2 tha
chi its a wrap
I never knew Soulja Boy to be a Blood, but I hope not. On
the other side, I havent heard about any of this so I cannot verify it at all.
Oh man whew! more on this later down the page.
BUSTA IN AFRICA
I got word from my peeps in Africa that Busta Rhymes was in
Nigeria to grace the 2009 edition of the Star Mega Jam. The Flipmode General
was there over the weekend alongside Spliff Star. From what I was told Bussa
Buss performed in Lagos & Abuja on December 11th and 12th. I
heard Luda was there, but my people didnt say much about him. I did see Luda
twittering something about Africa, but I didnt think much of it. Luda said
something like he feels at home whenever hes in Africa.
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
According to the Associated Press, this girl should have
just taken a shower and her mother should be taken to jail. This story is from
November, but a girl allegedly was tasered, because she refused to take a
shower. What seems to have happened was the 10-year-old was just acting a fool
all day and the cops were called. When the cops got there, she dumbed out on
them too. Apparently, she kicked one cop in the sack. Then she got tazed and
dazed. The mother allegedly gave the OK, but the father later denounced the
move. The cop has been put on leave or something pending an investigation.
ITS TIMBALANDS LOSS
This is what Timbaland had to say about Hip-Hop to MTV:
“I was done with hip-hop a long time ago. Once my
generation left, I left. I do it, but there’s nobody from my generation besides
Jay-Z who’s doing it. I look at Lil Wayne as being from my generation. Some
people are still acceptable. Kanye (West) is acceptable from my generation.
It’s just not the same. By it not being the same, I kind of fade to black. I
did music that fits where I was going to in my age bracket.
I believe Tims got some points, but I think that it’s
actually his own loss in abandoning Hip-Hop and it’s all too convenient if you ask
me. I mean, Tim is a legend and a trendsetter like no other so Im not dissing.
I just think that cats are looking for that pop paper and dont think rap can
do that anymore. Jay-Z/Kanye/Wayne and others are definitely proof thats not the
case.
EPIC WIN OF THE DAY
LOL! How to beat a bully!
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SNOOP DOGG IS NEVER GOING TO RETIRE!
Why should he?
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS!
HIP-HOP VERSION OF THE VIRGIN MARY?
Can you get kicked out of the house if God is your babydaddy? Oh man…this is too much!
Hey, people…illseed and Chance are two different people so please take note, when you see CHANCE ENCOUNTERS, that is the end of illseed until further notified. I keep getting people talking all crazy about what Chance said. SMH.
PLEASURE P UNDER ATTACKSo while I was gone it came out that Pleasure P was playing with little boys. I was hoping it wasn’t true and was relieved when he issued a statement denying the whole thing. But now a woman is coming forward saying although he did not m##### her son, she was told about his past by authorities who asked her not to leave her son in the same house as him. SMH if this is true…
KID CUDI NOT SO TOUGHAHH posted the footage of Kid Cudi punching a party-goer he thought threw something at him and it looked like he really gave it to dude. Well, the guy is saying it was nothing and not even worth pressing charges over. Seems like he’s a real fan. He says: “I just want to meet
him and be like Im the guy you punched.'” Good to he’s not going to try and milk the $ituation.
MORE ON TIMBO
It’s no surprise that Hip-Hop isn’t high on Timbaland’s list of priorities these days. Ever since he got down with Nelly Furtado, he’s been a lost cause to us. Well, he’s come out and said he wont come back since we don’t support our artists and the fans that support him are (basically) white women. Here is more of what Timbo had to say from what illseed already said:“I know 75 percent [of the people who buy my album] are women…I did this research. It’s the women who watch Sex and the City, Desperate Housewives all the real go-to-the-bar women…and mostly European women. It’s not a person who loves mostly Hip-Hop. It’s a person who loves everything besides Hip-Hop…”
Is he turning his back on the next generation or is it the young boys fault for not exciting him anymore…whatever genre he’s making now, you can’t deny Timbo was one of the “best we ever had.” Let the debate begin.P.S. He obviously still supports Drake.
HIYA!!!!So the dude from Twilight who also happens to be Taylor Swift’s boyfriend took this opportunity to pretend beat up Kanye…where was all this chivalry at the VMA’s when he ran up on your jawn???
DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK
Beat boxing has been a major part of Hip-Hop from day one and it’s good to see this tradition isn’t dead yet:
PLAYERS WIVES
Shaq’s soon to be ex-wife just got the go ahead to produce a reality show centered around the wives, ex-wives and baby mothers of Jermaine ONeal, Antoine Walker, Udonis Haslem, Eric Williams and Dwight Howard, who is suing his wife for posting not-so-flattering information about him online (he’s looking for $500 a view or $9.5 million). Even though Shaunie O’neil wont be a regular on the show she may make occasional appearances. At least the wives are getting some shine and not the mistresses this time around.
TELL EM WHY YOU MAD SON!!!!The 2010 Grammy nominations came out a little while ago and not everyone is happy about the list. The Dream went in on Twitter about his disgust with the academy and the industry in general…how dare they not recognize his brilliance…”BaBy, yo Baby, yo Baby, Yo Baby etc…”
Isnt it funny the best album of 2009 didnt get a nomination for the second year strait [sic]…Man, Im black. Im paranoid, I already
expect bullsh anyway. When I see the names nominated, Im saying, Are
you saying my name dont belong with the people in this category?…Nobody released more titles. Its not even close. Its not even close, dude…When youre growing up, it means so much…the Grammys always pull out the best s**t. I dont think that happens now. I should be able to get nominated or be able
to win based off the strength of music if were talking about the
best music. If its a popularity contest, lets just say its a
popularity contest.”Does anybody even still believe the Grammys are based on quality???
I’M JUST SAYIN’The Game says he’s going to win a Grammy with his new album … it has Justin Timberlake on it.MTV says So Far Gone was the ’09 mixtape of the year…big surprise there…what else had as much impact???In a ceremony on January 30, 2010, Michael Jackson will receive a lifetime achievement Grammy Award.Jim Jones says even though he doesn’t like Jay-Z, he still respects his music…he wrapped it up by saying “f**k that ni**a and the camel he rode in on”.Chris Brown deleted his Twitter yesterday. Didn’t say why.Kelis says RiRi and and Cassie duplicated her style. I credit FeFe Dobson as the originator of RiRi’s persona.
Some people were upset Floyd Mayweather left a photo shoot for 2 1/2 hours to go to the bank. That must have been a hell of a withdrawal and we know Floyd has a penchant for making it rain.
Here is the pic of Soulja Boy and Lil Scrappy’s matching tattoos I told you about yesterday:
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They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
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