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The Last Word: Milli Vanilli Speaks, Dru Hill’s Reality Show, Winnie Mandela vs. Jennifer Hudson

What’s the deal, Wordians? Sorry for the column being a bit late, but there is no shortage of news to go around this week! President Obama makes job security priority number in 2010 during his first State of the Union address, CBS gets mixed reaction for plans to air an anti-abortion ad during the Super Bowl ad featuring football star Tim Tebow and his mother, Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the iPad, and Toyota shuts down production and suspends sales of eight of its models after a safety issue caused it to recall millions of vehicles.  

 

Then we had the suspension of NBA players Gilbert Arenas and Javaris Crittenton for the rest of the season for bringing guns to the locker room and Elizabeth and John Edwards separating. Overall, it was another week in paradise.

 

Thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Jasmina Anema, who died Thursday after losing her battle with leukemia. Anema, garnered headlines and support from Rihanna and President Obama during her fight against the disease.  Condolences also go out to family and friends of Chi-Lites singer Robert “Squirrel” Lester, who died last Friday in his hometown of Chicago, and legendary author J.D. Salinger and Zelda Rubinstein (aka Tangina from Steven Spielberg’s horror classic Poltergeist), who both died of natural causes on Wednesday.

 

Shout out to sounding boards for paying attention to the signs on the road to the riches.

Now let’s take it from the top. Here is … the Last Word for the week ending Jan. 29, 2010.

 

 

 

1.        Dru Hill Returns With Upcoming Album and Reality Show

 

If you’re a fan of Dru Hill, this will come as welcome news to you. Media sources report the quartet is making a full-fledged return to music as they reunite for a new album. Although Sisqo, Nokio and Jazz are coming back, the group will be without original member Woody Rock, who has moved on devote his time and energy to his gospel ministry.

 

Filling in for Woody will be the new addition to Dru Hill, who goes by the name of Tao (pronounced Tay-oh). With a newly signed deal with Kedar Entertainment, the collective is moving forward with plans to release their forthcoming album, InDrupendence Day on April 13. The first single from the project will be “Love M.D.”

 

In addition to new music from the group, solo albums from Sisqo and Nokio’s rock group, Black Angel Down, are also on deck. Dru Hill will also enter the world of reality TV, courtesy of their labelmate Keith Sweat. The group will be a part of Sweat’s reality show called Sweat’s Platinum House. The series will feature interactions with Sisqo, Nokio, Jazz and Tao while chronicling the group’s return to the studio.

 

 

2.  Winnie Mandela Not Happy About Jennifer Hudson –Starring Biopic

 

If having your life story brought to life by an Oscar winning actress without your input makes you angry, then you have something in common with Winnie Mandela.

 

The former Mrs. Nelson Mandela is broadcasting her displeasure out of being left out of Winnie, an upcoming biopic starring Jennifer Hudson in the title role. In a letter leaked Tuesday (Jan. 26) to South African media. Madikizela-Mandela’s lawyers relayed their client’s feelings as they told filmmakers that she was “extremely concerned” to hear about Winnie, saying, “she has never been approached for consent or at all,” according to The Star newspaper.

 

“It is difficult to understand how a production bearing the name of an individual who has not been consulted at all could ever be appropriate or tell the full story of that individual’s life as media reports suggest this production is intended to,” Madikizela-Mandela’s attorney Bowman Gilfillan said in the letter. “This is certainly the case here, where our client has not responded to allegations and comment which have been made about her, precisely because she has sought to protect her sphere of personal privacy as best she can in extremely difficult and turbulent times.”

 

Madikizela-Mandela’s opposition to Winnie is the latest shot of negative publicity directed at the film. After news broke of Hudson playing the activist, South African actors voiced their outrage while complaining that local talent had been overlooked again by Hollywood.

 

 

 

3. Milli Vanilli Movie in the Works; Group Member Reflects on Today’s Lip-Synching

 

To sorta quote Lauryn Hill, It’s funny how lip-synching changes situations.

 

It was only 20 years ago when Milli Vanilli was on top of the charts with hits such as “Girl You Know It’s True,” “Baby Don’t Forget My Number,”  “I’m Gonna Miss You” and “Blame It on the Rain.” That and a Grammy win to boot for best new artist made it good to be Fabrice “Fab” Morvan and Rob Pilatus. But we all know how the story ends. Morvan and  Pilatus get caught lip-synching at one of their shows and later give back their Grammy amid the discovery that the vocals on their six times platinum American debut album were done by other singers.

 

Fast forward to now and lip-synching in shows and videos is the norm, a fact not lost on Morvan,  who believes he and his groupmate were musical “scapegoats.”

 

“It’s not about being authentic anymore, it’s about entertaining,” Morvan told USA Today, while admitting that “what we were crucified for you see everywhere.”

 

As for the real deal surrounding the fall of Milli Vanilli, the singer says that a movie he is consulting with will clear up misconceptions involving who did what when. Although he’s saving some of his revelations for the movie, Morvan didn’t hesitate in setting the record straight regarding the Grammy debacle.

 

“We wanted to give the Grammy back. We felt in our hearts that it would be a good gesture to do that,” the entertainer said. “But they made it look as though (the academy) wanted it back. They could have come to my house and gotten it.”

 

Despite all the drama, Morvan seems to have made peace.To hear him tell it, “there is no bitterness. It made me a better man. I feel like I have lived the life of 100 men.”

 

Whether you liked Milli Vanilli or not, Fab does have a point. Funny how things shift.Will the industry ever get to the point where talent and entertainment balance out? And would certain artists be around today if things were how they were back in the day?

What say you?

 

 

 

4. Omarion Acknowledges the Power of Bloggers; Expresses No Love for Perez Hilton

With a career going back to his days in B2K, Omarion is no stranger to fame and the negative and positive chatter it generates. Particularly from Perez Hilton, a guy who rubbed  O the wrong way after discovering what the celebrity blogger really thought of him when he went on the Internet.

 

“The drama he creates is amazing,” the singer told AllThatsFab.com about Hilton. “I was on twitter the other day and read something he said, it stated ‘does anyone care about Omarion anymore?’ Like he totally doesn’t even know me. I’m a nice guy, I would normally go up and shake his hand. But now when I see the dude I gotta look at him side ways. I just see what the game is turning into. Its inevitable people are gonna talk and say how they feel.”

 

Despite, Hilton’s opinion, Omarion isn’t fazed as he looks past the blogger and focuses on promoting his latest album Ollusion. Nevertheless, the power of bloggers on the Net can’t be denied as Omarion attests to the influence they have on the music buying public.

 

“Honestly you really can’t avoid being in the headlines or on blogs. I think its bloggers job to gossip and share their opinions. And usually bloggers have very very strong opinions,” he said. “I really just thinks blogs are apart of the game now. Like bloggers and twitter can really affect album sales now, and that wasn’t the case a few years ago.”

 

 

 

5. Tyrese Gets Set to Play Teddy Pendergrass in Planned Biopic

 

Although he is no longer with us, the memory of the late, great Teddy Pendergrass remains very much alive for fans and friends. So much so that Tyrese Gibson has vowed to honor his late friend as he prepares to star in an upcoming biopic on Pendergrass.

 

“I actually started going to Philly [for] like a week at a time because I was doing the research for the life story of Teddy Pendergrass,” Gibson revealed to George Lopez during an appearance on  the actor/comedian’s Lopez Tonight show. “I’ve never sung in a movie so it would be my first time singing in a film. It’s still in motion, but that’s why I was out there. I know I went out there for the movie, but we ended up getting really close and that’s like my step-pops, so it was a big loss.”

 

Although he has made his mark on the big screen with roles in Baby Boy, Waist Deep and the two Transformers movies, Gibson considers playing Pendergrass  to be “the role of a lifetime for me!”

 

“He’s one of the original raspy R&B singers out there and he had a real passion for life,” said the entertainer, who served as one of the pallbearers at Pendergrass’ funeral. “I know he’s watching down. Teddy aka Pops, I will honor you and do right by you … R.I.H, ‘Rest in Heaven.”

 

 

 

In Other Words…

 

Reggae superstars Shaggy and Sean Paul are coming together for a new song to help raise money for earthquake survivors in Haiti. The tune, called “Rise Again,” features the pair as well as Haitian musician Belo and soca singers Alison Hinds of Barbados and Destra Garcia from Trinidad and Tobago.

 

According to the AP, “Rise  Again,” which was written by Shaggy, is part of a relief fund established by mobile phone company Digicel.

 

 

 

She may be trying to take a break as he is gearing up to promote his next Iron Man movie, but if things go right, Beyonce and Robert Downey Jr. could be sharing time together on the big screen. According to reports, the pair is the favorites to take the lead roles in a new remake of the 1930s classic A Star is Born. Should they snag the parts, Downey and Beyonce would play Normal Maine and Esther Victoria Blodgett, aka Vicki Lester and star alongside Mad Men’s John Hamm, Alicia Keys and Rihanna.

 

The new remake would be the third version of A Star is Born, which was first released in 1937.

 

 

 

If she ever needed the proper motivation for her role as international jewel thief Doris Payne, Halle Berry now has it. People.com reports  that Payne’s desire to steal has gotten the best of her. According to police, the 79-year-old thief was arrested last week for removing the tags from a $1,300 Burberry trench coat at a Costa Mesa, Calif., Saks Fifth Avenue and walking out without paying.

 

Payne, who was out on parole at the time of her arrest, is currently in custody without bail for a probation violation.  No stranger to authorities, Payne is noted for making a career out of pilfering diamond rings from jewelry stores from Las Vegas to New York, and Paris to Tokyo.

Berry will play the West Virginia native in the upcoming film, Who is Doris Payne?

 

 

 

Samuel L. brings new meaning to the term Action Jackson. As if playing Nick Fury alongside Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man wasn’t enough, the actor is  lending his likeness to the main character in a new comic book series called Cold Space. According to reports, the sci-fi series will center on an outlaw who crash-lands on a foreign planet and looks for a way to profit off of a civil war between two factions.

 

In addition to literally getting face time in Cold Space, Jackson will play an active role behind the scenes as he collaborates with the Emmy-winning writer and producer of Afro Samurai Eric Calderon and artist Jeremy Rock.

 

 

Criminal Charges Against Kanye, Manager Dropped

Criminal charges against Kanye West and his manager Don Crowley have officially been dropped, after the pair fulfilled their community service obligations.

 

According to TMZ.com, West and Crowley’s attorneys appeared in a Los Angeles court this morning (January 29) and provided proof that the pair worked 50 hours at the Red Cross and completed an anger management class.

 

The rapper and his manager’s attorneys struck a deal with a judge to dismiss the charges if they successfully completed the court mandated services.

 

West and Crowley were hit with criminal charges after they smashed two photographers’ camera equipment during an altercation inside of LAX on September 11, 2008.

 

They were originally charged with vandalism, battery and grand theft but all charges have officially been dismissed.

Pharrell ‘Heart Broken’ Over Haiti; Organizes SOS W/Diddy, Latifah

Sean “Diddy” Combs, Queen Latifah and Pharrell Williams are teaming with BET, Pepsi and Procter & Gamble to present Saving Ourselves – Helpfor Haiti telecast.

 

The two-hour concert will be held at the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami Florida and aired live on BET, Centric, MTV and VH1 on Friday, February 5 at 8:00 PM.

 

Proceeds from the event will go to Yele Haiti, CARE, Project Medishare and Children’s Safe Drinking Water.

 

“The devastation that has occurred in Haiti has broken my heart,” Pharrell Williams said in a statement today. “My hope is that we can raise enough money to sustain a few of the relief organizations for quite some time as there is a lot of work to be done over there. The goal is not only to bring immediate relief to Haiti but to also rebuild the country and help the country move forward.”

 

Wyclef Jean, who has raised tens of millions of dollars to help his native land, will give a special performance during the telecast. “We have all been profoundly affected by the suffering in Haiti, while being moved by the faith and optimism of the Haitian people,” said Frank Cooper, Chief Consumer Engagement Officer, PepsiCo Americas Beverages. “Now is the time for action, for raising awareness and inspiring people to give to Haiti.”

 

A variety of artists and celebrity hosts will take part in answering the phones and taking donations during the telethon.

 

Tickets for the benefit concert are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.com, the AmericanAirlines Arena ticket office (www.aaarena.com) or 1-800-745-3000 (toll free).

AllHipHop.com & Stars Sign on For Hip-Hop 4 Haiti Concert

CLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE STREAM ACROSS AMERICA.The staff of AllHipHop.com will be joined by Styles P, Naughty By Nature, Saigon, and NY Oil for the first ever Hip-Hop 4 Haiti Benefit Relief Concert Series.

 

For 3 hours, a myriad of Hip-Hop artists past and present will grace the stage to raise funds for the Haitian Support Project Relief Fund.

 

The requested minimum donation is $20, and all proceeds will go to Haiti.

 

Other confirmed artists for the event include Emilio Rojas, ESSO, Ron Browz, DJ J. Ronin, and DJ Webstar.

 

A little over 2 weeks have passed since Haiti was devastated by a 7.0 earthquake.

 

To date, relief agencies continue to struggle in preventing child trafficking/molestation, shelter for the displaced, and removal of the excess debris from destroyed structures.

 

The goal of the concert series is to utilize Hip-Hop’s inclusive power to address the moral obligation of the international community in Haiti’s revitalization.

 

The concert will be held tomorrow (January 30) at the National Black Theater, located on 2031 5 Avenue, New York, NY 10035-1503.

 

Pictures and footage will be posted on AllHipHop.com following the event.

Big Bank Black & Duct Tape Ent: Atlanta’s Newest Movement

Atlanta has always been a city with artists that has had strong movements that seemed to willingly put the streets on their backs. Rappers like Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, Boyz n tha Hood, Shawty Lo and numerous others hold hip-hop down in the city and have transformed it into a breeding ground for great talent. Well if your ears are close to the streets, then you might be familiar with a new movement called Duct Tape Entertainment (DTE), founded by Big Bank Black and Alley Boy.

 

Hailing out of East Atlanta’s Zone 6, this family owned company has built enough buzz that the two main rappers finalized 50/50 deals with Atlantic in a 3 month span last year, with no Internet buzz or radio airplay. Impressive to say the least. While attaining numerous notable features on songs from Gucci Mane, CTE, Maino, Wacka Flocka and Rocko to name a few, they have also received cosigns from radio DJ’s across the nation. It’s clear that (DTE) is right around the corner from national success with a movement as strong as we have ever seen in Atlanta.

 

AllHipHop.com: What good wit ya man?

 

Big Bank Black: Out here getting a tattoo, we out here killin it.

 

AllHipHop.com: What kind of tat are you getting man?

 

Big Bank Black : I’m getting a cross on the back of my head man, so God can watch my back man. You feel me? What you got going on?

 

AllHipHop.com: Chillin on it man. So where you from man?

 

Big Bank Black: I’m from Atlanta. Originally born in Atlanta. Edgewood, Zone 6, East Side of Atlanta.

 

 

AllHipHop.com: Ok, Zone 6, that’s familiar, a lot of people talk about Zone 6.

 

Big Bank Black: Yea, yea a lot of folks, Gucci, n***as like that, all them n***as from out that way. I’m from Mason, they from the Bouldercrest. I’m from Mason Avenue, like the slum part of Zone 6

 

AllHipHop.com: Right, so tell me a little about how you got your name?

 

Big Bank Black: Well you know Jade gave me the Big Bank s**t, but you know I been Black, rap name, street name forever. Like n***as been calling me Black since I was 20 years old or whatever. That comes from my skin color. But you know my street name, just raised up with me and you know Alley and Jade were just playing around, “Big Bank Black, ” playing around, so and I came in the studio and did a record and when she said my name on the administration papers, she said the name on the papers is “Big Bank Black ” instead of “Black,” and that’s how the name came about.

 

AllHipHop.com: Now when did you first start recording records?

 

Big Bank Black : Last February, almost a year ago.

 

AllHipHop.com: So I heard the “Try It Out” joint, that sounds tight and it got a lot of response, I saw you were at Club Body Tap in the video. That looked tight.

 

Big Bank Black: Yea, I just received the first copy of my newest mixtape out n***a Reckoning. It’s a classic!. I received it and it’s got all kinds of s**t on there. Street s**t, club s**t. Its really stuff you can play in the beauty shop or the trap, you know what I’m sayin? Either way we hit both sides of the mixtapes.

 

AllHipHop.com: You’ve signed Alley Boy right?

 

Big Bank Black : Yea that’s my brother.

 

AllHipHop.com: How did you guys build the buzz and get signed to Atlantic with no real radio airplay or Internet presence? How did everything start so quickly?

 

Big Bank Black : It was the streets, like the streets backed us up 100%. Like at the end of the day we just killed the streets, stayed on all the street corners. Alley had a big buzz because you know he’s real lyrical. Like everybody knows of him. All the big artists and s**t know of him and he was just Atlanta’s best-kept secret. n***as tried to hide this s**t. Then when I dropped the “Try It Out”, it brought their eyes over to Duct Tape [Entertainment] and once they started looking over here, they looked up under the leaves and saw Alley, know what I’m saying?

 

 

AllHipHop.com: Right.

 

Big Bank Black: He was locked up, got out and signed to Atlantic less than two weeks from his release, signed to Atlantic on a 50/50 joint venture. We got buzz instead of budget, so that means that’s money that we get to keep. You know they really blessed us, shouts out to Julie out there. They really blessed us over there.

 

AllHipHop.com: What is one thing that you feel Duct Tape is bringing to the game, what would you say is it?

 

Big Bank Black: Real s**t.

 

AllHipHop.com: Real s**t? (Laughs)

 

Big Bank Black: Authentic. You can put authentic. Because I dunno, you know? Just put authentic. However you say it. Authentic s**t. Know what I’m saying. None of that knock off Gucci s**t, you know that real s**t. n***as got that knock off Prada s**t. You know how you have that knock off fake s**t?

 

AllHipHop.com: Yea

 

Big Bank Black: This is ain’t the knock off fake s**t. This the real s**t. You gonna get 100% Black. 100% Alley Boy. You gonna get 100% Duct Tape s**t. Like we put our lifestyle on wax. You know what I’m saying? Give it to them raw, uncut. You know America loves gangster s**t. They like gangster movies. You know what I’m saying? The biggest box office movies be gangster movies. We bringing that gangster s**t back really. I do music and what I always tell people is that my music is gonna what’s gonna keep their attention. Alley do music that is what’s gonna keep us there. You know what I’m saying. Like that’s the difference. I’m gonna pick up all the little s**t that Alley’s music don’t pick up, and he gonna pick up all the s**t I don’t pick up and the two work hand in hand. You feel me.

 

 

AllHipHop.com: I wanted to ask you, who are some of the artists that you are working with right now?

 

Big Bank Black: Well Alley’s been doing s**t with Wacka, Gucci, n***as like that. He did some s**t with CTE, Slick Pulla. You know just all the real n***as. Alley is doing a lot of s**t with n***as on the West Coast. I just got most of my people. I got Rocko, Rasheeda, Cannon, Young Ralph, you know. We f**k with everybody that f**ks with us, you know what I’m saying, you either with us or against us, that’s how we kick it, know what I’m saying. Either way it don’t matter.

 

AllHipHop.com: So who has been doing the production.

 

Big Bank Black : We got in house producers. I do beats too. Me and my in house producers. We try to build everything from the ground up. We aren’t no bandwagon dudes. They wouldn’t f**k with us then so why we just gonna jump on the bandwagon. Our s**t’s about to break and we are gonna bring our own sound to the game, know what I’m saying. We really f**k with underground producers to help people come up.

 

AllHipHop.com: So the All-Star Game is coming up soon out in Dallas this year, are yall gonna make it out this year?

 

Big Bank Black: We are gonna flood the s**t down there man. s**t we are gonna decorate the whole town, you gonna see Duct Tape everywhere! (laughs) They f**k with me hard down there in Dallas. I f**k with Bay Bay, Tape Masters Inc., I know a couple of dudes down there. I f**k with them. Its nothing, we gonna be home in when we go for All Star weekend.

 

AllHipHop.com: Tell me a little bit about Duct Tape Entertainment and how it started. Tell me about the movement, all about that.

 

Big Bank Black: Originally, me and Alley, we had caught a case together, but in the case Alley ended up going to prison. When he went to prison we caught us a case with pistol charges and weed charges, it was my first case so I ended up getting probation time. But it was Alley’s fifth offense so he went to prison. So when he went in to prison I was like “f**k it,” I started the company Duct Tape, so when he got out he could do his thing. I just took really, mainly people out of the neighborhood. It’s a neighborhood, like a family thing. Changing a lot of lives and turning everything on. I went out to the West side to get my partner Ricardo, my business partner, along with S6, that’s another one of our partners and we put everything together. The whole Atlanta, West, East, South, pushing for the real n***as. Its really just a family affair. In the video on 106 and Park, that’s all family. I known all those people 10 years or better. You know what I’m saying? We just wanna bring a whole new movement to the world.

 

AllHipHop.com: That’s what up I definitely checked out a lot of the videos on YouTube and it sounds like yall got a nice movement going.

 

Big Bank Black: Is the biggest and realest movement to come out of Atlanta. They can mark my word. You can mark my word. These ain’t no n***as I just met doing this music s**t. Like its n***as mommas, aunties, all my n***as locked up in prison, its just one big family. We never did contracts until it was a major deal. That’s when it came because it was all loyalty in the family. We ain’t worried about that over there. Some people try to ask about working with my brother. Is there any competition? Its no competition because if he won I won. If I win he won, know what I’m saying?

Murders Of Pac, B.I.G. Featured On ‘Famous Crime Scenes’

(AllHipHop News) The murders of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. will be subjects of a new VH1 documentary series that will premiere next month.

 

The new documentary series, titled Famous Crime Scenes, will look into the murders or deaths of a number of famed celebrities.

 

Shakur was gunned down on the Las Vegas strip in September of 1996 and died from his wounds on September 13 at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

His rival, Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, was gunned down just six months later, in front of the Peterson Auto Museum in Los Angeles, California, on March 9, 1997.

 

Their murders have been extensively reported on and investigated, yet no one has ever been charged in the deaths of either superstar rapper, both of whom are among the top-selling Hip-Hop artists of all time.

 

Five other artists who died violently will also be featured in Famous Crime Scenes, which includes pieces on John Lennon, Anna Nicole Smith, Selena, Marvin Gaye and Michael Jackson.

 

The show is part of VH1’s new programming lineup, which features the debut of nine new series, including Famous Crime Scenes.

 

Other shows set to debut in February include Transform Me, a series about for trans gendered women who give fashion tips to one of their friends.

 

Another is “Don’t Forget the Lyrics,” which is a game show that challenges contestants to remember the words to various songs.

 

Famous Crime Scenes will debut on VH1 February 12.

Friday Fashion Feature: Blowing Dough For A Good Cause: “Shop 4 Haiti” Recap

DrJays.com and DJPremium.com held theShop 4 Haiti event last night at La Pomme nightclub in New York City. Thanks to incredible donations from some of the sites’ favorite brands, it turned out to be a SUPER sample sale, with prices for product starting as low as $5.00.

Aleesha Smalls and Monee Perry (Rocawear/Roc4Life.com) and Boss Lady

Edmund Hon (Marketing Director, Eight 732)

Happy shoppers scoopin’ up deals

The amazing DJ Miss Saigon, who donated her time on the night (check out her Louis Vuitton slipmats!)

Boss Lady with Datwon Thomas, Editor-In-Chief of GlobalGrind.com

Bags from Rocawear and rows of sneakers from FILA

The club was turned into a pop-up shop for one night only!

Ebonne Jones (“Eb The Celeb”) going through the racks

DrJays.com’s Laurrell Smith and Ericka Mitton help Kel Spencer package up his goods

Lovely ladies of DrJays.com: Kiki and Laurrell Smith

Def Jam’s Jamal Jimoh scanning the racks

Rikers (Blue Route/Stall & Dean), Karen Civil (DrJays.com Live contributor/KarenCivil.com) and Boss Lady

Boss Lady with the inspirational Martine Cauthen, survivor of Haiti’s earthquake, who spoke on the night and reminded everyone of the night’s purpose. 100% of proceeds on the night were made into money orders that were sent to UNICEF today (see the image below) to assist their efforts with victims of Haiti’s devastating earthquake.

There were clothes left over on the night and we’re currently looking at the best way to ship them to Haiti to those who need them. A huge thank you to those who came out and shopped, those who promoted the event on Twitter, Facebook, etc, and most of all, thanks to the amazing brands for allowing such a special event to take place: Flud Watches, Blac Label, Eight 732, Rocawear, Ed Hardy, Apple Bottoms, FILA, LRG, Frank 151, MilkCrate, Live Mechanics, Blue Route, DimePiece, COOGI, Les Halles, Hello Drama, William Rast, Siwy Jeans and LaROK. Check out just some of the fly gear that went for next to nothing:

You’re Gonna Get Yours by DimePiece

 Gothic Glam Bag by Rocawear

 

Timeout Scoreboard Watch by Flud

Haiti needs us now more than ever…we must continue to show them we’re here to do what we can.

Mystikal Back In The Game With Mardi Gras Concert

(AllHipHop News) Rapper Mystikal is heading right back to work since being freed from jail after serving 6 years in a Louisiana prison or sexual battery and extortion.

 

The Grammy Award winning rapper has been tapped to headline the “Mystikal and Friends” Mardi Gras concert at the Mahalia Jackson Theater for Performing Arts.

 

The rapper, who was released from prison on January 11, will perform hits like “Danger,” “Shake Yo Ass,” “Bouncin Back (Bumpin’ Me Against the Wall),” and “Move B**ch.”

 

“I’m back. It almost feels like a dream,” he said in an interview with New Orleans’ radio station Q93 FM after his release on January 11. “Six years off the scene for most rappers, it would be over with, but it’s a new beginning for me….we cant be foolish especially when you are blessed and successful. We gotta tighten up”

 

Sources told AllHipHop.com that during his incarceration, Mystikal, born Michael Tyler, wrote hundreds of songs, which he plans on recording for a new, untitled release.

 

“The Mystikal and Friends” concert is slated to take place February 16 at 7:30 PM. Tickets range from $36-$63.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne & Eminem Are Shooting A Video!

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.

LIL WAYNE AND EMINEM ARE RECORDING A VIDEO!!!!!!!

Well, as Lil Wayne gets all set and ready for jail, we understand that he’s got to handle his business so that is seems he is still with us in the free world. Well, as you can see in the title RIGHT NOW…Eminem and Lil Wayne are shooting video for their song called “Drop The World.” Yeah, this is going down in Los Angeles. I love how artists make it work and get their schedules all merged together. So, Em and Wayne are also doing a version of Drake’s “Forever” and including Travis Barker. AHHH…this is dope. So, you heard about the videos, but illseed’s here to tell you that Eminem and Wayne are doing this! YAY!!!!!!

KANYE AND TAYLOR SWIFT TO REUNITE!

Ahhhhhh! That would have been a great moment in music history – YEAH RIGHT!? Well, They were big time rumors that Taylor Swift and Kanye West were going to get back together for the looming remake of “We Are The World.”When the word went out, it was recanted by Access TV, because it was soon realized that Taylor had a conflict in her schedule. She is on tour overseas. Kanye is still slated to be involved so that’s cool.

MIKE VICK IS TALKING REALITY

Mike Vick and his fiance Kijafa checked in with “LIVE with KENDRA G” and talked New BET Show, Prison, Football and MORE~!

PLEASURE P’s POPPIN GRAMMY PARTY

From what I hear, Capitol City in Hollywood is the hotspot for Grammy weekend. I hear 3x Grammy Nominee  Pleasure P is having his Official Grammy Party there Sat. Word is Trey Songz may come thru after his House of Blues performance invited by his celebrity friend and video director, Taj Mahall. I mean this supposedly is the same place Kanye and Amber rose had sex in the VIP bathroom! This might be the sleeper party of the Grammys.ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

I wonder if this is true. The Game and Ashanti? You think?

So Fabolous really is dating Adrienne, the former Cheetah girl.

A tranny in New York has filed a $10 million sex assault suit against Eric Green, an NFL player. Says dude rapped them…..

JAZZY F.’s RUMORS

Mike Tyson is not bankrupt or at least he may have been frontin on the how much money he has. He takes his wife shopping in Milan at Hermes with a entourage so I don’t know. They say Mike has some serious papers is what I’m hearing.

Barack Obama was talking some smack about Magic Johnson. They said it was good smack but no smack is good smack if you ask me.

Diddy Mr. Preserve ya sexy himself was seen rocking them plastic clog shoe things. I don’t even know what they are called but that’s not sexy Diddy and not fly. I wonder where you were wearing them ugly things.

Remy Ma is still trying to get out of jail I’m hearing. Sources say she is steady trying to get that sentence down sized. I say at this point she might as well do the time because she damn sure did the crime.

Word is Rihanna and Matt Kemp are not claiming one another because they don’t want people all in their business but too late for that. Word is they are really together though. The two are just frontin.

LIL WAYNE, WE LOVE YOU!!!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about

them then they should worry!

-illseed

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AHH Stray News: Nelly Vs. Bow Wow For $100k, Rev Run Does Wedding, Fabolous

(AllHipHop News) Rappers Nelly and Bow Wow will host their own celebrity basketball game this weekend in Chicago to foster peace and unite in the community. The pair will be on hand with various representatives of Nelly Derrty Ent as well as reps for the Cash Money Millionaires. Nelly’s team will play Bow Wow’s and the losing team will have to donate $100,000 to a charity. The event, which takes place January 31 at the UIC Pavilion on January 31, will also feature Nelly and Bow Wow speaking the students and children during halftime about the importance of education.

 

Reverend Run of Run-DMC is offering a fan the chance to be married on Valentine’s Day as part of the “Ultimate Rock-N-Roll Wedding.” The Borgata Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City is offering couples to share their love stories, with the grand prize being a wedding officiated by Reverend Run. The winner will receive the “once in a lifetime wedding” on February 14 at the Borgata’s Gypsy Bar. Additionally, the couple will receive “rock star” treatment at The Borgata, a custom cake designed Executive Chef Thaddeus Dubois and an post-celebration at MIXX nightclub for the official Kid Rock concert after party, where Rev Run and DJ Ruckus will perform.

 

Fabolous will join a number of rappers this weekend as part of Nike’s “Lace Up, Save Lives Concert.” The concert will features performances by Fabolous, Pac D##, Asher Roth, All American Rejects and others. Nike’s “Lace Up, Saves Lives” raises millions by selling specialized (NIKE)RED laces. The proceeds are donated to The Global Fund, which helps fight AIDS in Africa. The concert takes place at The Montalban Theater in Los Angeles from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. Admission is $4 with a high school ID.

Russell Simmons Announces International Hip-Hop Summits

(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) Founder Russell Simmons and CEO Dr. Benjamin Chavis have partnered with several organizations to create the Music 4 Peace Initiative and Tour.

 

HSAN will team with the Music4Peace Foundation, Tribes of the Worlds, SwaggMedia and The Gandhi Tour to promote a global message of peace, using music, artists and global resources.

 

Under the new partnership, Simmons and Chavis will launch an international extension of their Hip-Hop Summits, which have been active in every major city since it’s inception in 2001.

 

A Hip-Hop Summit will take place in South Africa in conjunction with the World Cup and FIFA this June, while another Summit is being planned for India in November.

 

Additionally, HSAN will support The Gandhi Tour’s International day of Peace in Brazil.

 

“Hip-Hop music artists are leaders in the youth movement,” Russell Simmons told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “We’re excited about the potential these diverse organizations have in coming together to harness music as a transformative and unifying power to promote peace throughout the world.”

 

Music4Peace has also announced a contest to raise funds for HSAN and Haiti with the Film 4 Peace contest.

 

One filmmaker will be awarded a trip for two to South Africa to attend The Hip Hop Summit’s inaugural concert and event during The World Cup this June.

 

For more information visit http://www.music4peacetour.com for more details.