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Hip-Hop Rumors: Trey Songz & Joe Fight? Tahiry & Trey Songz? Why Tiger Got His Head Bust!

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.

THE DAILY TWO SENSEWhat’s up everybody!? I had a great weekend.

I hope the weekend was as good to you as it was to me. I don’t do

Thanksgiving, but I definitely took time to get my “thank” on. So, with

that I thank you for all the emails and stuff that were sent to me. I

got a few “hate” emails from people that wanted me to update every day

over the vacation. That’s all good, but I needed that break.

I have never seen as much hate as the hate directed towards 50 Cent

after the poor sales of Before I Self Destruct. Sheeeeesh! I know 50 is

the subject of scorn and all that, but the average person is acting

like they are Rick Ross. I can see Ross celebrating! LOL! Anyway, I’m

actually interested in seeing how 50 Cent responds to this. This is

really is first slump since he came out. I want to see what he does.

SEE SOMETHING?

 

SAY SOMETHING! 

Email me rumors and sightings at [email protected].

 

 

 

TREY SONGZ AND TAHIRY?

 

Aw man, what is going on? Joe Budden and Tahiry were the Hip-Hop King and Queen, you know, of the regular-types. But now, it looks like Tahiry is doing her own thing crazily. Right now, I have a rumor about here and Trey Songz in Montclair, NJ on Saturday. Here is how it went down, according to sources. First, they are saying Tahiry was escorted into the VIP of the club by security. Now, I heard she and Trey were chilling in the VIP most of the night. Now, when Trey was performing, it was a different story. Dude was wiling out! I heard he was pouring Champagne in girls mouths live on stage. One girl even plopped out her boobs for all to see! I heard he said something about, “What girls are going home with ‘Trigger’ (his alias name)?” But I HEARD at that moment he looked over at Tahiry, saying, “I’m going to have some amazing sex tonight.” For some reason, that disgusts me…not the Tahiry part. But, according to onlookers, Tahiry didn’t look comfortable after he said that part. ALAS, the night ended in a fight between Trey’s security and some patrons. I heard Trey’s team messed those dudes UP and the club was torn apart!

 

Now according to theybf.com, this whole fight started after singer Joe and his crew came in the place to be. All this tussling happened in the VIP. Here is another firsthand account of the fight part.

 

“R&B singer Joe came through Lounge 501 last night, but wasn’t a booked act. So naturally the club tried to accommodate him. Here’s the underlying drama, Joe was seated in Trey Songz section. Now Trey arrives and although everything appeared to be cool, Trey wasn’t that excited about Joe taking up his space. No one really wanted to let Joe know he had to move from that area (assuming because he had the gonnies with him). And Joe’s goons weren’t that excited about them being side eyed by Trey’s people! Joe’s goons got a lil roudy with Trey’s security and a small scuffle begin. And based on the looks of Joe’s camp they weren’t victorious. By this time, Joe’s people are being escorted out by Trey’s security looking a bit hurt, but the situation appears to be tamed. That’s when they turned back and attempted to finish what they started. Now Trey’s skinny ass gets involved and gets knocked down. And more so than Joe’s camp being involved, all the regular dudes were throwing punches and trying to get at him. They were trying to kick him and punch him. Eventually the situation was ceased and Joe’s camp left the building. In all the mayhem Trey and his camp left without a scratch. Joe’s camp on the other hand, not so much!”

 

TAHIRY TALKS 50 CENT

 

In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Tahiry talked about working with 50 Cent. Nothing is going on, he would seem.

 

“Being involved with 50 – the video shoot. He’s awesome. No, no, no, [denying an affair] he’s awesome. He is a very smart person, he’s very care-taking. He took very good care of me. See, let me explain something to you, I’m not with the whole [revenge sex stuff], everything that’s happening, people have their issues. It is a [coincidence] on my part, I was called for a part in the video, his love interest and I said ‘Okay, 50, why not?’ I’m not thinking about Joey, I’m not thinking about anybody else, I don’t care what he’s doing, what he’s with who, anything that has to do with him, it’s no longer my business…Let’s move on, can I live? I’m going to continue to do me whether another record comes out about me, another blog. I don’t really care.”

 

Nuff said.

 

MY SISTER’S A BONE THUGS GROUPIE

 

I felt bad about this reader, who was clearly being very honest. He told me that he was upset about his sister and that he didn’t even know how she came to be a damn groupie for Bone Thugs! All he knows is that they came to town one time and he “heard” she was at the hotel that the Thugs were at. Well, his brother-in-law went down there to handle his biz like a man. Do you understand? This was one man’s sister and another man’s WIFE. Well, dude kicked in the door, but wasn’t waving a .44. I heard he crashed into the wrong room and the Bone Thugs beat that a$$ like e broke in the wrong room! Dude ended up with multiple cuts to the face and a broken leg! What’s worse is he didn’t even find his wife or the reader’s sister until the next day. I hope the thugs didn’t splack that! 

 SNOOP WANTS TO REPLACE OPRAH?

Snoop is a wild dude.

“I’m trying to proposition the networks right now. If you’re wanting to hire a nice black exciting young male who wants to turn the TV world right up – get at me. I heard Oprah Winfrey is leaving and there ain’t nobody do what Oprah did but ahem – hello! hello! And I can bring my wife on so we can have the women and the men on there discussing things.”

RICK ROSS TRIED TO GET AT 50’s BABY MOM?

 

This is getting a lil’ TOO serious. Well, it has been too serious. But, 50 Cent alleges that Rick Ross or somebody acting on his behalf tried to get at 50’s son’s mom. And 50 suggested they would get something they didn’t want had it occurred.

 

“See, you know what’s interesting about them (Ross and Tia) that’s different from me is even when I’m upset, I’ll think things out, you see what I’m saying, and make the best possible move under those circumstances. Like, they actually indirectly tried to contact my son’s mom. Yeah, and then like, they would have only had them show up somewhere for me to have ’em shot at that point. You see what I’m saying, because she would have told me. You gotta understand, even when I’m completely p##### at her, she’ll go, ‘Yo, drop it off kid, they gonna be at the corner of such and such.'”

 EMINEM’S MOTHER MARRIES HER BI-SEXUAL FORMER ENEMY!

Last year, Eminem’s mother is now married to a bi-sexual man that sued her last year, according to Radar Online. Peep this:

 The mother of superstar rapper Eminem, Debbie Nelson, is reportedly engaged to her agent who sued her last year.

 As reported earlier, Neal Alpert sued Nelson in 2008 over profits of her book My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem.

 According to Radar Online, Alpert found love with Nelson and dropped the lawsuit against her over the summer.

 Alpert confirmed the wedding plans to Radar and the couple are looking for a venue to make their matrimony official.

 “It’s going to be a nice-sized wedding, that’s for sure,” an insider told Radar.

 Adding a twist to the story is the fact that Alpert is bisexual.

 “When it comes to marriage it’s not about the sex, it’s about being

with your best friend,” the insider explained about Alpert’s sexuality.

“He has always been a gentleman and respectful and never sold her out

for a penny, even when he had the chance.”

DUDE BLASTS RIHANNA!

 

This dude goes in on Rihanna and calls her a flat out liar. Its not like he was there, but this is…interesting for some reason.

 

 

TIGER WOODS GOT HIS HEAD BUSTED?

 

Tiger Wood has something to hide. Well, he categorized it as a “private” matter, but there is something going on. He even sounds a bit like a rapper. Dude has repeatedly turned down police requests to speak to him about a car accident. The “accident” ended up with his wife using a golf club to break out his windows. Also the “accident” resulted in Tiger being unconscious for about 6 minutes! Just yesterday, Tiger said that the accident was “his fault” and his wife acted “courageously.” Courageously upside his head!!!!! LMAO! Here is the statement in full.

 

“Although I understand there is curiosity, the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family and me are irresponsible. The only person responsible for the accident is me. My wife, Elin, acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble. She was the first person to help me. Any other assertion is absolutely false.”

 

Now, the National Enquirer is on the case and they are making additional claims. The main on is that Rachel Uchitel is the mistress. Rachel reportedly has a history dating married men, regardless of their marital status. In other words they are saying she is a professional jumpoff. Rachel denies it all and if she knows what’s good for her, she will continue to do so. FOURRRRRRRRRRRR!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

Wow. I’m so stupid, I didn’t know Rosa Acosta had implants.

 

Also, shout out to all the people I may have offended last week. I’m not going to highlight it, but “my bad!”

 

Looks like the day of reckoning is coming down. Jennifer Lopez’s sex tape is expected to “leak” any day now.

 

50 Cent has declared in a recent interview that he intends to put out Young Buck’s album….ohhhhhhkaaaaayyyyyyyyy!

 

Did I mention, Mya got robbed? No? Well, she did!

 

The whole Rick Ross to Floyd’s crib was Floyd Mayweather’s idea!

 

Rihanna is expected to sell like 200k in her first week.

 

Uhmmm… Scottish singer Susan Boyle is looking like she is going to sell like 500k her first week.

 

I was watching football last night and Prince was watching. I think he was going for the Vikings for all that purple.

 

Jay-Z is supposedly going to celebrate his 40th in the Dominican Republic. I swore in my brain Jay turned 40 already.

 The P#### Cat Dolls have disbanded.

Mariah Carey is looking to have that baby in 2010. Give Nick his lil present.

RANDOM QUOTES

 

Rihanna on her sex life status:

 

“I don’t miss sex because I still have fun by myself. You get what I mean?”

 

Will.I.am on J-Lo’s fall at the American Music Awards.

 

“She didn’t fall. That’s a move called “The Pop Up.”

 

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY

 

Somebody did an R&B remix of “Forever.” Cool remix, but the gems of this are the historical pictures in the video.

 

 

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

 

Four uniformed police officers were shot and killed on Sunday morning as somebody bent on revenge walked into a Seattle coffee shop and let off. The police were the victims of a “targeted attack,” according to police. Nobody know what really happened, but details are emerging. The cops were prepping for their shift on their laptop. And a man casually walked in and left off enough rounds to kill all four men, but nobody else in the shop were harmed. Also, the person got away without so much as some money. A police rep called the scene a “carnage and a scene out of a horror movie.” The person that did it is supposedly a Black man. They are saying this same person bombed a police car lot.

 

THIRSTON HOWL III TALKS THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF BK

 

Same Damn Lo Sweater from Gasface on Vimeo.

 

SPEAKING OF RIHANNA

 

She had some issues with her umbrella last night in London.

 

Also, while her sales may not be crazy, RiRi has been offered, 500k to perform in the Middle East.  According to reports at Page Six, Rihanna slated to rock a huge New Year’s show at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi! She was supposed to do this back in May but that CB fiasco got in the way.

 

 

MORE LATER!

TIGER’S WIFE, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

-illseed

WHO: illseed.com

WHAT: Rumors

WHERE: AllHipHop.com, MySpace.com/TheIllseed

HOW: Send your rumors and ill pics to illseed at [email protected].

Tech N9ne: Success -vs- Sacrifice

Each time his voice molds the wax, Tech N9ne shares his soul with the world.  He poetically transforms his mental sonnets into audible sixteens. Perhaps, it is his destiny, to lyrically manifest across every inch of the entire globe. In the relentless pursuit of achieving his dream, the already hitched MC, became a polygamist; he got married to his music. Unable to nourish the core requirements of these two demanding relationships, Tech’s marriage eventually withered. While in the midst of juggling these competing relationships, Tech was granted a glimpse into his future. It was cruel in its clarity. Possessed by his muse,  his prophetic pen summoned the end of his marriage. “This Ring” flaunts a tormentingly complex yet simplistic premonition: “What/Can a n**** do/When he makes ends/Add more to the time they spend/While he make ends/Everything else breaking/And the bond at the house/May end/And your wifey/ steady yelling/’bout quality time/And you think/With all the fame and fortune/S*** ought to be fine/But what happens/When the divorce papers/Just gotta be signed/And you lose half/And your children/Cause you gotta be N9NE…”The ink has dried on the divorce decree; but, he is still making music. Among other things, Tech N9ne discusses with AllHipHop.com: his perception of success versus sacrifice; his sobriety; and his thoughts on the commercial success female MCs.  AllHipHop.com:  I want to delve into your perception of success verses sacrifice. In respect to your profession and your personal life, what will it take for Aaron Yates and Tech N9ne to be fulfilled? Tech N9ne: For the whole world to know my story. If I’m walking through the mall, if b###### ain’t falling to the floor—Michael Jackson style— then that means, I ain’t doing my job 100%. That means I got more people to infect…It’s supposed to be like that everywhere I go. I ain’t supposed to be able to walk into a mall and shop without being stopped. I get stopped a lot, baby; don’t get me wrong. I’m spreading; but, not as much as I need to be. It needs to be to where I can’t go nowhere, to where I’m the Beatles… AllHipHop.com:  How much are you willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of success? Tech N9ne: I’ve sacrificed everything; my wife is gone because of this music. I don’t get to see my kids because of this music. I’m always on the road working for their future. That’s all I give a f*** about—that’s why I’m working. I love my kids, my family and my fans. That’s what keeps me going.  I got Hip-Hop in my bones, in my blood, in my soul—that’s what I work for. So, I lost what I was working for; but, God still gives me a glance…  I sacrificed everything—But the things that I can do with them—it’s not just all the s*** that I can do material-wise—I’m just saying that when we do kick it, we go all the way, it’s for them. It’s about them I do this for them; so, they can have whatever the f*** they want. Because daddy ain’t there to take them on the first day of school. Daddy ain’t there to go to their teacher conferences, mommy has to do it all. Daddy’s out here grinding for their future.  AllHipHop.com: Do you think that the money is capable of replacing the time that you’re not being  able to spend with them? Tech N9ne: F*** no, money can’t make up for none of that s***. Money, this is what money does, money buys you time. What I mean by that, money buys you time to plan for happiness. Because I got money, I already booked a  Caribbean cruise for us January 3rd and they can’t wait. I’m taking them to St. Thomas, St. Martin, all that, Bahamas, all that on the Royal Caribbean. Money buys you time to plan for happiness. If you don’t have money you can’t plan for nothing, you can just plan to be on your ass. I know that because I been there. The only thing that money does, it will never make up for the time that I missed. I didn’t miss the first steps of every motherf***er; because, I wasn’t always successful, gaddamit. I was a bum having these m############ kids. I saw the first steps and I heard the first words. From the school age and when they started growing up a little bit; I missed a lot of s***. I missed some birthdays, I’ve done blew that. Money will never make up for that time. But, money buys me time to plan for happiness with my children. It buys you time; that’s all it does. It doesn’t buy you the time that you missed. But, it buys you time to plan for happiness in the future.  AllHipHop.com:  Are you at peace with the things that you’ve sacrificed thus far in order to reach your ultimate goal of success?  Tech N9ne: No, I’m not; because, I’m still sacrificing. They need me; but, I’m still gone. Nah, I ain’t at peace, I ain’t at ease. I’m just on a constant grind. I know that if I stop that all they s*** stop. That beautiful school that I gotta pay for, the braces that they need for their teeth, you know what I’m sizzling, health care. All that s*** stops. I gotta keep going; this ain’t it. I ain’t living the life. I ain’t Jay-Z; but, I’m getting there.  AllHipHop.com: Sometimes a life in the limelight will lead folks to indulge in excess. Do you recall what compelled you to start experimenting with drugs? Tech N9ne: Yeah, I was running from life. Life was f***ed up. Ecstasy made me feel like I was on my own planet. I was sexing b****es all around me. I’m a Scorpion male; so, I’m girl crazy. When I was on Ecstasy I had women around me. I had six chicks in my bed, sleeping, a lot of the time, trying to recover from the night before… I was running from a life of not succeeding, not having the money that I wanted to have or needed. I didn’t want to go home because the wifey kept b****ing about it. I took ecstasy to run and I almost got stuck in the sky. I took 15 pills in one night, I wouldn’t stop. I almost stopped my heart. AllHipHop.com:  In what ways is sobriety affecting your creativity? Tech N9ne: I mean, when I listen to Anghellic, and my fans are going to hate me when I say this; because, they don’t understand. When I listen to Anghellic and when I listen to Absolute Power. To me a lot of that s*** is raggedy. AllHipHop.com:  Raggedy? How dare you! Tech N9ne: Yeah, don’t get me wrong. The s*** is dope, it’s really dope, m############ “God Complex” dope! But it’s raggedy than a m###########, the drums and s*** be off beat. What I’ve noticed is that [now] I’m more precise with my s***, with my technique. Back then I was a little loose. My fans appreciate it, they don’t understand, I’m real technical, yaddamean…. When I listen to a lot of my older s***, a lot of that s*** is loose, baby. It ain’t totally cool; but, it’s monumental s***. You can’t talk bad about “This Ring” or “God Complex.”  I just dissect it. The albums got better when I was the highest, going from Anghellic to Absolute Power. But a lot got to do with the angel inside of me also got better. But, how do I keep going? As I get more sober I get more sharp. I could never rap drunk or none of that s***. My s*** is hella technical.  AllHipHop.com:  One thing that I respect about you is your willingness to work with emerging talent. Why do you feature the upcoming MCs the way that you do? Tech N9ne: Because music is supposed to inspire, like Lauryn Hill say…So, these young motherf***ers are the future, baby. Luckily I’m still young in it. I turn 38 in November [Nov. 8th] and I’m still rapping like I’m f***ing 19, n***a; it’s wonderful.  But, these youngsters they got from the set and I’m still scouting these young m############. When I hear a young m############ busting—on “In The Air” on Sickology 101 [starts singing] I’m iiiiiiiiiiiiin the air…” When I first got that beat it had Jay-Z all over it. I was at the studio doing my verse, Craig Smith and Nesto, [who are] from Philly, originally—Nesto is the owner and they came monstrous. So, I put them on it, instead of [reaching out to] Jay-Z. It’s hard to get into contact with Jay-Z.  Them n****s was so dope, I was like uh uhn, y’all are going on here. Then this n**** named Craig Smith, he was in the studio just killing it. I was going to put Jay-Z on that song and Rich The Factor, you know what I’m saying’ but, these little homies were so dope—I didn’t end up calling Rich up or Jay-Z. You know what I’m saying, and I know—my status on that, I know that Jay-Z probably  would have considered doing it for a nice price. It was something that we could afford; but, I didn’t have to wait on that. Because these young n****s are so hungry and talented; they’re worthy. I got to fly out, kick it with them, yadda’mean. AllHipHop.com: Solé  is a good friend of yours, why do you think that female MCs haven’t enjoyed the same type of commercial success as their male counterparts? Tech N9ne: Why do I think that women don’t get the same look that men do; because, it’s a man’s world.  You heard James Brown [starts singing] “It’s a man’s world!” N****s act like they don’t respect women, you know what I’m saying? Then you got m############ like Eve and Lil Kim that go platinum. AllHipHop.com: That’s two. Tech:  The reason why I think that they don’t get as much is because it’s a man’s world. Men are one-sided. We’re the king of double standards. Anything you can do, I can do better, you know what I’m saying. You can do this but you can’t do this. You know what I mean; but, women always prove that they can hang with all the men. And I respect it. I’m crazy about a woman…  AllHipHop.com:  Until the next time, what would you like to share with the folks out there? Tech N9ne: To you folks out there, get ready for ’09, we have a lot of stuff happening. We have a DVD [Strictly Strange Concert DVD]…. We got K.O.D., murdering the street. We have an international tour movie, we have a tour in the states, the K.O.D. tour with Slaughterhouse, Glasses Malone, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko, Short Dawg, Tech N9ne!

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Perform At Raggamuffin Festival

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will appear on the same stage for separate performances during the Raggamuffin Music Festival, which will take place in Rotorua, New Zealand.

 

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will be co-headliners of the festival, which takes place at Rotorua International Stadium and also features headliners Shaggy, Julian Marley, Sly & Robbie, Sean Kingston and others.

 

The pair’s performance together comes amidst new reports that Wyclef Jean was hoping for a Fugee’s reunion.

 

“Some how, The Fugees is the soundtrack to everyone’s house,” Wyclef told DJBooth.net. “What I’m hoping is that this group really gets inspired by the new movement that I’m on right now.

 

“I’m hoping they’ll get inspired and be like, ‘Yo, let’s find Clef and let’s get this thing cracking.’ And it would be an honor to go in and make it a super album,” Clef said of reuniting with Hill and group member Pras Michele.

 

The announcement of Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill’s involvement in the Raggamuffin Festival is the singer’s first major outing since cancelling a string of high profile dates in June of 2009.

 

Hill had been scheduled to headline the Stockholm Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

 

Wyclef filled in for Hill on a number of the cancelled dates, which she canceled due to health reasons.

 

As members of The Fugees, Wyclef, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michele released two albums including 1996’s The Score, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

 

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will perform during the Raggamuffin Music Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand on January 23rd, 2010.

Jay-Z Headlines 2010 Isle of Wight Festival

Rapper Jay-Z is among the top name artist who will perform during next years Isle of Wight Festival in June of 2010.

 

Jay-Z joins an eclectic group of artist that will perform at the festival, including Blondie, The Strokes, Pink, Blondie, Orbital and Squeeze.

 

Over 55,000 people are expected to attend the concert, which takes place from June 11th to June 13th. Jay Z will headline the event on Friday, June 11th.

 

“Ever since I heard the first Strokes album, I’ve wanted them for the Isle of Wight. Jay-Z and Pink are two of the best live acts I have ever seen and the Blondie hits speak for themselves. I can’t wait,” Isle of With festival promoter John Giddings said.

 

Notable acts that have performed at the Isle of Wight Festival throughout the years include The Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Police, Coldplay and others.

 

Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival go on sale this Friday (December 4), the same date that Jay-Z turns 40 years old.

Healing Hip-Hop’s Racial Wounds—Between Blacks and Browns, That Is

 

“Hip-Hop Kulture

doesn’t recognize haters.

Haters within a

culture of love are traitors.”

—KRS-One, The

Gospel of Hip-Hop. New York: powerHouse Books, 2009, p. 395.

A few weeks back AllHipHop.com ran a feature news report, “Rap Group

Calle 13 Dominates Latin Grammys,” celebrating its recent sweep of 5

awards, including “album of the year” and “best urban album of the year,” at

the 2009 Latin Grammy Awards ceremony. The courageous

duo, unlike certain rappers I know, decided to use this prestigious

platform not as a soapbox upon which to remind the world of their divinity, but

to pay homage to their roots; more pronouncedly, Mercedes Sosa—a pioneer and

pillar in Latin American folk music heritage. If I knew no better, I would

assume this great win for Hip-Hop would be heralded by fans of diverse

shades—especially Black ones—as a moment worth pausing for and championing;

but, unfortunately, my deepest fears were soon confirmed.  

The first commenter wasted no time

establishing his hatred for all things Latin: “only thing they dominating is

d**k in foreign places.” The second, non-spam comment read: “Those f**king

hispanics steal everything and bring it back to their Country…..Cant knock

the hustle though.” The next few would reaffirm similar sentiments: “who gives

a f**k looks like paul wall and pitbull,” “WHO CARES…………I DON’T LISTEN

TO THAT SH**………..TO THOSE WHO DO………..THAT’S YOUR CHOICE……….I

WONT LISTEN TO IT,” “… Latinos be on some bullsh** … Don’t get me wrong, I have

love for some Latinos but some of them are conceited for whatever reason, and

two face.” 

Soon after, it developed into a

full-blown misogynist café, filled with intellectually-paralyzed rants against Latina

females: “…Latin chicks are only in it to get married so that she can get her

papers,” “s**tI HERE THEY HAVE A HIGH RATE OF THAT HIV IN BRAZIL BRA. SOME OF

THAT p***y WE SEE THAT LOOK GOOD MAY COME WITH CONSEQUENCES FEEL ME,” “Yeah you

right, about they be having them diseases, but them muthaf**kas, be looking

good. Especially them Afro Brazilian Chicks,” “HELL YEA THEM MUTHAF**KAS LOOK

LIKE LIL CARAMEL CANDIES. MAKE YOU WANNA EAT THEY *** UP. BUT THEN YOU FIND OUT

THE CANDY IS ROTTEN INSIDE,” “Word up Ive heard alot of stuff about brazil,

mostly because i hear the women there are very loose and you got ppl from all around

the world trying to smash.”

Of course this embarrassing display

ticked off many of AllHipHop’s Latino/Latina readership, including one who

poignantly explained why Blacks who view Latin folk as outsiders aren’t only

being bigoted but also exposing a crippled sense of history and memory: “Wats

with the comments about Hispanics? What was stolen music is music. Dam! We was

there in the beginning just like black ppl. Alot of the founding fathers was

latino also. Sometimes You realy can sound stupid as hell.  Im Dominican and let me tell you something

the same slaves that was brought to the US was brought to DR, PR, Cuba and other

Latin American countries. We all in this together.”

If only intelligence reigned

supreme in the dreaded age of cyberspace: “an age when critical thinking is

outlawed—an age when the aim is to talk first and think later. No one wants to

be the last involved, thus no one wants to take the time to absorb the consequences

of an issue before adding their voice to the chorus of a caustic choir.”

I don’t see those responses in any way

as an isolated incident—or the artwork of immature fans. For far too long, many

have tried to ignore or defend this unmasked, mild hatred brewing within the

Black community; but the time has come for blunt talk and straight speech.

Some argue, in very convincing terms,

that no such divide or “tension,” as I call it, exists, as Hip-Hop has

successfully united diverse groups who ordinarily would have nothing to do with

each other. No doubt: Afrika Bambaataa’s partnership with the White Punk Rock

community in the late ‘70s comes to mind. I do think, though, that the signs

have become too apparent to discard.  

First, it’s critical to admit the tension

exists. It might not be explicit on the surface, but it exists nonetheless.

It’s evident in the number of Blacks usually found at a Latin Hip-Hop concert (and vice versa); it’s also evident in the

reality that such a sub-genre as “Latin Hip-Hop” exists at all. It was evident

when Fat Joe was celebrated, much to the excitement of the Latin-American

community, as the first “Latino rapper” to achieve considerable mainstream

status; it was also evident when the late (much too great) Big Pun was crowned,

in equal order, the first “Latino rapper” to pass platinum. These events sent

shockwaves through the Black Hip-Hop bloc which failed to see why special

emphasis was being placed on the success of a not-so-small sector of the

Hip-Hop community. From then on, no matter how successful these artists became,

no matter how much they collaborated with prominent Black artists (Fat Joe with

KRS-One and LL Cool J; Big Pun with Black Thought, Nas, Raekwon, etc.), they

would forever be pigeonholed as “Latin Rappers”—rather than rappers with Latin

origins or, better yet, simply Hip-Hop artists. 

This “tension” exists for a number of

reasons, but two appear central: 1) For lack of history and memory 2) For fear

of depopulation and displacement, prompted by White Supremacy-infused inferiority

complex, but also triggered by a dilapidated understanding of reality:

“How many hours

I waste, trying to figure this sh**/

‘Til I finally realized: we’re just Ni**ers and Sp**s/

‘Cause ain’t no brothers running sh** in the system/

You going straight to jail if you Colored and fit the description/”   

The field known to most as “Latin

Hip-Hop” is special in the hearts of Latinos/Latinas, as they tend to view it

as an extension of the legacies pioneered by Afro-Cuban, Salsa and Latin-Jazz

artists since the early ‘20s. When many Latinos/Latinas see Big Pun, Fat Joe, N.O.R.E.,

Tego Calderón, Pitbull, or Calle 13, they are reminded of the hard labor toiled

by Machito, Noro Morales, Rubén Blades, Willie Colon, Carlos Santana and,

perhaps most prominently, the inimitable Héctor Lavoe. When they see Angie

Martinez, Ivy Queen, or Nina Sky they find crystal clear the faces and voices

of Celia Cruz and Anacaona—women who pushed past all barriers to assert their

humanity in the male-dominated, often dehumanizing, world of show business.   

The journey of Latin music is far from

over. So it gives Latino brothers and Latina sisters great pride to see the

wheel kept rolling with great inventions like Reggaeton. This should be cause

for joy within the Black community, but the reactions have mostly been

reflective of the comments highlighted above. I’ve heard a lot of Blacks claim

Reggaeton is inferior to Hip-Hop or not musical

enough—as though these fools don’t recall the same was said about Hip-Hop

in such esteemed publications at Time and

Newsweek, shortly after its

inception, refusing to give it breathing space to blossom or, at the very

least, prove itself.   

This dismissal of any musical creation

unrestricted to the Hip-Hop rhythm meter must be curtailed before it spills

over—as it’s starting to—and wreaks far more havoc than intended. Immigration

raids are sweeping the country, separating

husband from wife and brother from sister, and some Blacks couldn’t be happier.

“Them Latinos are taking away our jobs, anyway,” I’ve heard some say.

A

little Lou Dobbs goes a long way.

It’s unclear whether the Black people

who have no—or so little—sympathy for the callous ways undocumented Mexican

immigrants are being treated understand fully the historical ramifications of

their concerns, but, increasingly, Blacks are being used as milk carton headshots to

pass draconian legislations against, and criminalize, poor Latino/Latina

immigrants. The racists fronting these projects figure no other community can

lend greater credence to a movement endangering the lives of a booming

population of color than the people most discriminated against—second only to

Native American peoples—on these shores. And not only is this foolish,

ahistorical anti-Immigration stance taking shape in black working communities

amongst adults facing unprecedented economic turmoil, younger Blacks are also

beginning to link arms with White counterparts to terrorize undocumented school

kids. Again, lack of history can be brutal.

This is double-dutch on the minds of

Black people. In Hip-Hop there seems to be no universal concern for the plights these populations are being

subject to. Our (Black) best and brightest, those to whom we look in times of

social unrest, have been all but mum about the immigration crisis. When was the

last time Talib Kweli or Mos Def raised their voice against this mess? When?

Thank God for courageous voices like West Coast legend Ice Cube who can see the forest from

the trees!

What many Black Hip-Hop fans don’t

realize, or are too cowardly to admit, is that a division between Black and

Brown artists, Black and Brown fans and, inevitably, Black and Brown

communities would not only lead to disenfranchisement and self-destruction in

the long haul, but would also guarantee a complete overhaul of the Hip-Hop

demographic. If this “tension” goes unchecked, and is left to build up steam,

it would most likely be exploited by corporate forces who’ve had their eyes on

a dominant White Hip-Hop roster for over two decades. 

Of course the Brown community isn’t all

innocent. Many Blacks rightly feel a sense of condescension or superiority from

Latino/Latina peoples. Those of darker skin, especially, believe their lighter

kinfolk adopt the same sensibilities of racist Whites who contend dark skin is

a blemish signaling intellectual inferiority. And it doesn’t help matters when

certain Brown folk subscribe to the same White supremacist dogmas that describe

Blacks in primitive and petulant terms. I can bear personal witness to such

encounters. But it’s critical that Blacks come to terms with what prompts such

presuppositions—media-misinformation—and apply greater compassion when dealing

with their misguided family.  

The Black and Brown wounds of Hip-Hop

would only be healed when we can look each other in the eye, fair and square,

and see the common ancestry, common purpose, common struggle inherent in our journey:

“Cash pays, and

rules—the root of all evil/

Shooting Amigos for looting perico,

polluting our people/

Moving kilos, like it’s all good, through every ghetto/

I ain’t judging but bugging how we floss so many levels/

The devil’s got us by the ba**s—that’s why the law allows/

The drugs to overflood, knowing we gonna buy it all/

It’s time to call a world order where every girl’s your daughter/

And priceless as ices and pearls fresh out the water/” 

For broader respective, I reached out to

a few colleagues and comrades whose responses were concise and cogent—and worth

sharing.

Edward Sunez Rodriguez is a Hip-Hop

veteran writer and thinker whose work has appeared in The Source, XXL, and VIBE.

Tony Muhammad is an educator

and Hip-Hop activist of Cuban origins who writes a regular column titled, “Trials

of a Hip Hop Educator.” As member of the Nation of Islam, he also works to

spread the teachings to Brown communities through its National Latino Ministry.

“A bond of the highest measure can only

be strengthened by honoring the truth of its roots. Throughout Hip-Hop’s years,

a profound truth promoted has been the similar oppression and common

oppressor(s) [of Black and Brown people]; we voice our reality and emotion and

despair against, and direct our talents and hopes and revelations towards, our

many barrio and ghetto residents. Yet, the deeper truth is that the

African-American and Latino are co-creators of Hip Hop culture in the most

natural sense.

“With a common ancestry and blood line,

this culture reunites all of our journeys since separation into the countless

categories of ethnicity and race over past centuries: That the words of the MC

are as dominant in the Cuban soneros as the Last Poets’ words; that the break

beat has isolated the swiftest dancer and cleverest of musicians in the freest

jazz and salsa’s clave as clearly as reggae’s roots; that graffiti’s toughness

and beauty are deep like the ancient hieroglyphs of Kemet as they are present

in our Mexican brother Diego Rivera’s murals of protest. When we search out

this truth once again, express it and share it with anger, love and swagger,

the bond between our peoples will strengthen naturally.

No culture of a people lives if its

ultimate truth is diluted, disregarded and categorized for profit and gain. As

it is now, we continue to think we are all different, but that illusion was

once let go to create our Hip-Hop

culture.”

—Edward Sunez

“What is needed to bring about a sense

of unity between Black and Brown people is the establishment of

programs aimed at bridging the gap culturally, morally, politically and

spiritually—beginning with the Youth who hold the most potential but also

the greatest disappointment. In the process, knowing our combined histories is

very important, especially knowing where they have intersected.

“If we know where we have been and how

we have strongly impacted each other throughout time, we would be able to

understand our present, shared condition. It is through our unity after

receiving the knowledge that we can grow and mature and learn how to work with

each other as one family, and work together to get out of the

negative circumstances that govern our communities, bodies, hearts and

minds.  

“Hip Hop music and culture is a perfect

avenue through which to express this need, as it has made a tremendous impact

on young people for over three decades. In fact, Hip Hop from the

very beginning, in the Bronx (mid-1970s), addressed the needs of young

people. It manufactured the option of street violence into peace, unity and having fun. After

a while, the youth began to cultivate their own identity through this new

medium of expression, guided by the wisdom of organizations such as The Universal

Zulu Nation, The Nation of Gods and Earth, and The Nation of Islam.

“Those most affected were Black and

Latino—living in the same environment, experiencing the same things,

influencing each other: musically and culturally. To begin effecting

change, the original essence of the movement needs to be updated and applied in

the classrooms, community centers, and community concerts.”

—Tony Muhammad

Tolu

Olorunda is a cultural critic whose work regularly appears on TheDailyVoice.com

and other online journals. He can be reached at: [email protected].

 

Monday Fashion Feature: Rihanna Loves Her Work Boots – Do You?

Rihanna

 

Leave it up to the ultimate fashionista, Rihanna, to incorporate one of the hottest trends this season in men’s footwear into her wardrobe – the work boot.

 

We featured men’s work wear in this recent “Trend Alert“, but can a lady like Rihanna pull off the look?

 

 

 

She was spotted twice recently rocking a pair of rugged black boots loosely laced up, once with a knit dress and the other time with skinny pants and a sweater.

 

 

Ladies – for this worn in, touch chic look in all different heights, try these boots from DrJays.com and DJPremium.com:

 

Laura Cowboy Boot by Miss Sixty

 

Victorina Moto Boot by Pour La Victoire

 

Earth Keepers 6 Leather Boot by Timberland

 

Agna Leather Short Boots With Rib by Charlotte Ronson

 

Images: Bossip

Chris Brown On Jay-Z: “I Get My Money, He Gets His”

R&B singer Chris Brown has responded to reports that he called Jay-Z a “cornball” during the rapper’s acceptance speech during the American Music Awards.

 

Brown‘s “cornball” tweet in question came as Jay-Z accepted the award for Best Male Hip-Hop Artist on November 23.

 

Last night Brown called into DJ Whoo Kid’s Shade 45 show, where he discussed a number of topics, including his upcoming album Graffiti, his relationship with Rihanna and the alleged Tweet about Jay-Z

 

“My Twitter didn’t get hacked, people blew it out of proportion,” Brown told DJ Whoo Kid. “I was also commenting on certain things going on the AMA’s but I was still Tweeting randomly about what as going on. So like the homies was out the house and everybody was like ‘oh he’s making an excuse.’ I just said ‘cornball.’ I was talking about homie at all.”

 

Brown immediately removed the post when his followers began flooding his page with messages.

 

The Tweet was quickly circulated around the Internet, making headlines.

 

“At that moment, I started seeing the comments, ‘oh you talking about Jay? You talking about Jay?’ I was like hell nah, then I said let me delete this before this gets out proportion. I don’t need no problems right now, I don’t need no more people cussing me out.

 

“People just being on some extra s**t.. I was just like man go ahead with all that,” Brown stated. “They blew it up and I was like man whatever.”

 

Brown has also denied any strained relationship with Jay-Z, because the two have not spoken.

 

Jay-Z did reportedly have unflattering words for Brown in February, after Brown was charged with punching and biting Rihanna during a spat in Los Angeles.

 

US Weekly cited unnamed sources that claimed Jay-Z “hit the roof” when he found out about the assault and labeled Brown a “walking dead man” for assaulting Rihanna, whom Jay-Z discovered.

 

“I never really talked to homie,” Brown said. “It aint no beefs, I just get my money and he gets his.”

Shyne Spends Thanksgiving With Belize Inmates

Recently freed rapper Shyne spent Thanksgiving Day speaking to hundreds of incarcerated inmates at a prison in Belize.

 

Shyne spoke with over 400 inmates at Belize’s Hattiesville prison, on Thursday, November 26.

 

The rapper shared his experiences behind bars for a 1999 shooting, his career and his strategy for post prison, which he said every inmate should develop.

 

Shyne served almost 9 years in prison for his role in the shooting, which occurred inside of a New York nightclub in 1999, while he was partying with Bad Boy CEO Sean “Diddy” Combs and his then girlfriend, Jennifer “J. Lo” Lopez.

 

He was convicted of first degree assault and reckless endangerment for his role in the shootings.

 

Shyne was released from prison in early October but due to his conviction, the rapper was deported to his country of origin, Belize.

 

His bid to stay in the United States was rejected due to stricter post 9-11 immigration laws.

 

To date Shyne has yet to reveal his plans for the future as a recording artist.

Ross on 50’s Sales: “R.I.P. We Buried Him”

Now that 50 Cent’s disappointing first week numbers are official, rival Rick Ross is now claiming victory in their 2009 feud.

 

In a recent concert for DJ Khaled’s birthday, Ross proclaimed full credit for 50 Cent’s lowest debut week (161,000) of his previously multi-platinum career.

 

“So we celebrating my n#### birthday, but we’re also celebrating the demise of a p####. R.I.P. to the donkey, we buried him,” Ross stated on stage with Khaled. “It feel good, n####. Don’t look surprised, you knew we was gonna do it. There’s only one record that can describe the feeling.”

 

Concluding his victory speech, Ross went into “This Is the Life,” the fourth single from his 2008 gold sophomore LP Trilla.

 

In January, Rick Ross began his feud with 50 Cent courtesy of “Mafia Music,” where he ridiculed the Queens’ emcee about his relationship with his child’s mother, and the controversy surrounding the fire destruction of his Fort Dix, Long Island mansion.

 

50 Cent retaliated with songs (“I’ll Be the Shooter”) and satirical cartoon clips (Officer Ricky Series). Also, the G Unit CEO enlisted Ross’ estranged son’s mother Tia Kemp to disparage Ross in clips and an autobiographical book.

 

DJ Khaled was brought into the conflict as well when the Queens mogul had entourage members film Khaled’s mother unknowingly at her job (“A Psychic Told Me”). 50 Cent would later express regret for the act, after receiving negative responses from media and fans for the viral clip’s allusions to violence.

 

Earlier this month, 50 and Floyd Mayweather further mocked Ross by taking pictures with his children after Kemp had brought them to the rapper’s mansion.

 

At press time, Rick Ross is working on his fourth album Teflon Don, set to be released in Spring 2010.  

 

 

 

COA Introduces Money Clothing, MILKCRATE NYC And More

 

DrJays.com’s Kiki and EMitts at COA’s grand opening

 

Last week, Kiki hit up the COA (Coat Of Arms) store grand opening party in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

 

The exclusive boutique was opened by three well known names in the NYC streetwear industry: Daymon Green, and Jason Jacobs, as well as Frank 151‘s Todd Nisbet.

 

The trio has relaunched the U.K. brand, Money Clothing, for spring 2010 in the U.S.

 

 

Jason Jacobs, Daymon Green and Todd Nisbet

 

Having worked with the brand previously, with both Jason and Daymon, it’s refreshing to see the clean yet colorful direction it has taken for spring 2010.

 

 

 

 

Located at 43 Clinton Street, COA is a full service fashion agency housing Money Clothing, MILKCRATE NYC, Frank 151, New Era, and Godspeed footwear.

 

The space also features a retail vintage/dead stock area filled with Polo, snap back hats, Starter jackets and footwear.

 

 

 

 

MILKCRATE NYC

 

 

twon

 

 

 

 

Godspeed

 

 

It also dubs as an event space and art gallery, with their first exhibit being “Don’t Become The Things You Hate” – a “canvas to clothing” project by Sea Sick Mama.

 

 

In today’s recession, one of the industries struggling to survive is the print and magazine world.

 

 

To reach out, Sea Sick Mama has asked almost a dozen magazines, bloggers, and other local favorites to express “how they survive” during this difficult time – but in only six words. These poetic proclamations (some comical, some foul) are beautifully printed on large scale canvases, but also onto a limited edition series to t-shirts.

 

 

 

 

The exhibit is bringing the community together to celebrate fashion, art, music and the creativity that springs when people work together.

 

 

If you’re in the NYC area, make sure you pay my homies at COA a visit for a unique shopping experience!

 

 

Find Money Clothing on DrJays.com by clicking HERE, and check back for MILKCRATE NYC which will be hitting our site soon.

Lil Wayne Doc ‘The Carter’ Shoots To #1 on iTunes

A controversial new documentary about superstar rapper Lil Wayne has shot to the top of the iTunes movie charts.

 

QD3 Entertainment’s film The Carter is currently the No. 1 selling documentary on iTunes in the U.S.

 

In addition to landing the top slot on Apple’s iTunes U.S.’ music store, The Carter is also in the Top 10 on the Canadian iTunes music store alongside such blockbusters as Bruno and GI Joe.

 

“Having our Lil Wayne The Carter documentary place in the Top 10 on both U.S. and Canadian iTunes store within the first 48 hours, competing neck and neck with multi-million dollar studio films such as Bruno and GI Joe during Christmas season is quite a feat for a self distributed indie doc and beyond our expectations,” QD3 Entertainment CEO Quincy Jones III told AllHipHop.com. “We are very excited about continuing to innovate within the digital space.”

 

The Carter was released on November 17th and is an in depth look at the personal and professional life of rapper Lil Wayne.

 

Lil Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., is known for his rigorous touring schedule and frequent drug use, which is spotlighted in the documentary.

 

In April of 2009, a judge rejected a request by Lil Wayne’s lawyer to block the distribution of the DVD, due to several scenes in the movie which the rapper and his management objected to, reportedly because of his drug use.

 

The rapper’s management claimed they requested to have the questionable scenes removed, but those scenes were still in The Carter, when it premiered at the Sundance film festival in January.

 

Despite the lawsuit Jones told AllHipHop.com that the documentary’s release is in line with a digital distribution strategy the company has been developing in 2001.

 

“It was my goal since the inception of QD3 Entertainment in 2001 to have a strong focus on digital distribution and multi platform innovation,” Jones told AllHipHop.com. “Since 2001 our primary means of marketing have been organic and viral on digital platforms. Using this approach we’ve been able to sell over 2 million DVD’s via the QD3 (DVD) collection at physical retail….this is the era we have preparing for all along by retaining all rights to our content and were about to launch a couple of digital content and social media platforms by early 2010 utilizing our over 3,500 hour library of high quality content that includes films such as Tupac Shakur – Thug Angel and the multi platinum Beef

 

QD3 Entertainment’s The Carter was directed by Adam Bhala Lough and is currently available on iTunes for $14.99.