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Philly Rap Pioneers Honored During 2009 Philly UMA’S

A number of Philadelphia Hip-Hop legends will honored next month during the 2009 Philly Urban Music Awards.

 

The event will be hosted by Hip-Hop radio pioneer Lady and will bestow the Lifetime Achievement Award on Gangsta Rap pioneer, Schoolly D., who released some of the earliest and most influential records of the genre, including “P.S.K.,” “I Don‘t Like Rock & Roll,” “It’s Crack,” “We Get Ill” and others.

 

Other Award recipients include Ready Rock C., who served as the beat boxer for Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, graffiti artist Cornbread, “The Guitar God” Mike Tyler (bass player on early rap classics) and DJs Baby DST & Gary-O.

 

The event was established by Philadelphia Hip-Hop entrepreneur Docta Shock, to recognize Philadelphia’s contribution to the genre since its inception.

 

In addition to the awards ceremony, there will be three performances and a video presentation.

 

The 2009 Philly Urban Music Awards are slated to take place November 19th at the First District Plaza, from 7:00 PM-11:00 PM.

 

For more information visit http://www.PhillyUrbanLegendAwards.com.

Wednesday Fashion Feature – Brand Profile: MadeMe

Brace yourself for some “Tough Love” from MadeMe.

 

 

Erin Magee, the brand’s creator, is now presenting fall 2009 – a “handsome” collection featuring “traditional masculine silhouettes with feminine fits and New York street sensibility”.

 

Continue reading “Wednesday Fashion Feature – Brand Profile: MadeMe”

Jay-Z, Alicia Keys World Series Debut Delayed

Fans hoping to see a Lil Mama-free performance of Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ “Empire State of Mind” during the opener of the World Series will have to wait one more day.

 

The duo were supposed to open the World Series tonight with a rendition of the hit single, which pays homage to New York City.

 

According to representatives for MLB, inclement weather is the reason the highly anticipated performance has been delayed one day.

 

“Staging for the performance could adversely impact the field if it is wet, creating damaged and unsafe playing conditions,” a rep for MLB said in a statement today (October 28).

 

Jay-Z and Alicia Keys’ performance has been rescheduled for Thursday’s pre-game ceremonies, which will air on FOX starting at 7:30 p.m. EST.

 

Game 1 of the 2009 World Series starts tonight at 7:30 on Fox.

Crooked I: Slaughterhouse Superman

Last year, Long Beach rapper Crooked I hooked up with AllHipHop.com for a special two-part interview where he gave us his thorough story from his beginnings to his time with Death Row Records, to where he is now. Although we are still waiting for the debut album, Crooked I has made some big moves since then by aligning himself with Royce Da 5’9”, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden to become the group known as Slaughterhouse, who released their self-titled debut about this past August to much praise by Hip-Hop fans worldwide. Crooked I himself will be releasing his very own EP called Mr. Pigface Weapon Waist this upcoming November 10th. The biggest surprise on the EP is a song that came out of nowhere called “Guess Who’s Back” which features long-time enemy and rival, Snoop Dogg. How did this surprising reconciliation of Long Beach rappers come about? Crooked I answers that question and more in this new exclusive interview that he gave us while on the K.O.D. Tour with Tech 9ine, Glasses Malone and others.

 

AllHipHop.com: Last year you did an interview with us in which you state that in order for you to reconcile with Snoop Dogg, he would have to come to you and apologize. I see that you two are now working with each other. What’s the story?

 

Crooked I: I had a meeting with some of my homeboys in Long Beach and we were talking about getting the city together. That same day that I was having that meeting with the O.G.’s, I received a phone call and it was Snoop. He actually texted me first and said, “Yo. I want to holler at you. I’ll be getting at you in 10 minutes.” 10 minutes passed and he hit me up – and we had a long discussion.

 

AllHipHop.com: Did he say what prompted him to call you after all this time?

 

Crooked I: I just think it was a timing thing. It was that time to do it. It was becoming unnecessary tension in the air. As I am taking my position in this industry, it’s going to be pretty hard for us to avoid talking to each other. I think he just felt the same way. He called and said some things to me on a man to man level that I respect. When we hung up the phone, whatever tension that was there was dead.

 

AllHipHop.com: It sounded pretty easy to solve and fix. Shouldn’t this have happened year ago?

 

Crooked I: My whole thing is any time has a problem with me or any kind of drama, I like to address it with that person man to man and face to face. I’m always willing to reach out. A lot of times it’s about communication. One conversation can squash anything. If people can go over to the Middle East and talk peace amongst different countries then you can also get Crips and Bloods to talk peace, or Blacks and Mexicans – all it takes is a good conversation. I think that is the reason they gave President Obama that Nobel Prize because he’s willing to go in to hostile territory and promote peace – and he understands communication – and that’s something that we can learn in this rap industry. There wouldn’t be so many beefs if people could just talk to each other face to face, man to man, and leave their egos at the door.

 

AllHipHop.com: Patching things up with Snoop Dogg is so big for the West Coast. What impact do you think this is going to have on the rest of the rappers from the West Coast?

 Individually, there are

rappers like Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock and Glasses Malone that are doing

it but if you unite all of us on the West it will be like a nuclear

explosion.-Crooked I

Crooked I: I think it will have a big impact because he [Snoop Dogg] has always been the King of the West. In a lot of people’s eyes, Snoop has been the King of the West for a minute. In a lot of the eyes of the underground, I’ve been the King of the Underground. If you bring both of those elements together, that’s a powerful force. I bring a lot to the table and Snoop brings a lot of success and inspiration to rappers that are trying to do this and get paid for it. The first time I went to Snoop’s house when he was still on Death Row Records, I was inspired! I was homeless but they didn’t know that. I was living at my homeboy’s bookstore on Atlantic and Hill in Long Beach. I had to sleep in that mother***er every night. I went to Snoop’s house and was inspired. He had the UCLA basketball court in the back and all of this other stuff. I was young – a teenager. I thought, “He got all of this sh*t from rapping!” He didn’t go to college for 12 years and doesn’t have a PhD and yet he’s living next to lawyers and doctors. So I know what kind of inspiration that he can give to young dudes coming up. I inspire people just because I’m still doing it! I have people tell me that they feel like quitting but then look at the ups and downs that I’ve had and how I keep going. I know that by me and him coming together, we can inspire the Coast. Individually, there are rappers like Nipsey Hussle, Jay Rock and Glasses Malone that are doing it but if you unite all of us on the West it will be like a nuclear explosion.

 

AllHipHop.com: Snoop Dogg is on your new single, “Guess Who’s Back”, but he only did the hook. Are you two going to do a song with full verses?

 

Crooked I: We definitely are. We just scratched the surface real quick. It was the tip of the Iceberg. We’ve spoken about some projects and upcoming joints together. I am just happy that its one less piece of tension in the air for me.

 

AllHipHop.com: And it was a big one at that!

 

Crooked I: It was a big one! I came in to the industry to get away from bullsh*t. A lot of dudes come in to the industry to be fake a** gangstas and they run towards drama in their lives. That ain’t me – I came in to this business to get away from that type of sh*t. It’s always good to have less tension in the air. Anytime that you can turn a potential enemy in to an ally – that’s the sh*t to me. I’d rather be on the side of unity than to be smashing against people. These rappers don’t understand! They’ve got people and I’ve got people. What are we going to do? Take some petty a** rap sh*t to another level and start getting in fights, and having our homeboys injured or end up in jail? All over some rap sh*t? That’s not the business. Let’s do what we do and take care of the ones that we love.

 

AllHipHop.com: You have this new EP coming out November 10th called Mr. Pigface Weapon Waist. What the hell does that name mean?

 

Crooked I: When I started doing shows with Slaughterhouse, I would come out with a black Dickies suit and a Pig mask. A lot of the fans started calling me Pigface. The “weapon waist” comes from a line that I said on a Slaughterhouse song where I say, “I’ll never throw a gun in the trash but they call me weapon waist.” I just took the Pigface and weapon waist and put it together but it was just sh*t said around the Slaughterhouse brothers. When I would come in to the studio they would say, “Pigface Weapon Waist.” It was an inside nickname. I decided to bring it out and make it public. They say that when I drink Hennessey that I turn in to Pigface. That side of me is real rebellious so I decided to put out a project that reflects that side of me. I decided to make some G-sh*t and I don’t give a f**k who doesn’t like it. That’s the lane I was in when I made and I actually intended for it to drop in the summer. There was a sample on there – and I really wanted to give this song to the people – I didn’t want to take it off the record. I kept fighting for it but by doing that it kept f**king up the release date. I had to finally take it off and bow down. The people didn’t want to release it. I didn’t even go real hard on it but you know how it is.

 

AllHipHop.com: What sample was that?

 

Crooked I: I’m not going to put them on blast because I got some more samples from that I want to use (laughs). I don’t want to p### them off. It was just that particular sample; they didn’t want to let it go. They have cleared samples for me in the past so I don’t really want to put them on blast. The EP is still rocking though. I am going to do a full length to it and probably drop that in January.

 

 You can’t make money on the West and I can’t make money where you’re at. How smart is that? Why flex that power and focus on the negative and feed in to the beef?-Crooked I

AllHipHop.com: How does this coincide with the debut album that we are all still waiting on?

 

Crooked I: I’ve got one of the most unique stories in Hip-Hop – that’s not a setback for me. I’ve been rapping my mother***ing a** off for almost a decade. I’ve jumped on songs for people in Australia, Germany, Russia – I get more orders for COB shirts overseas than I do in America. I’ve expressed myself to the fullest and my body of work speaks for itself without putting sh*t on the shelf. The debut is like this: I might do the full length Pigface in January, the second Slaughterhouse album, and then the debut album. I might do it like that – I don’t know. I want to keep my supporters with some fresh sh*t in their rotation. It’s coming. I am going to load the clip for them in a minute. I’m going to load the clip because I ain’t going out of this b*tch without being one of the best ever.

 

AllHipHop.com: How is the group thing working out for you? I know that being in a group is so different because you have to deal with different egos and plus you guys are all extraordinary MC’s. Is there ever tension between you all?

 

Crooked I: We respect each other so much as individual artists, that when we come together, the ego doesn’t make a difference. Royce Da 5’9” is a monster, so if he has a suggestion for a song what are we doing to do? Say no? We don’t even come with the egos. We just click like an assembly line.

 

AllHipHop.com: Is that something that was worked out before hand? You guys agreeing to work as a team without the egos?

 

Crooked I: We just went in an operated like that. No plan was set – nothing. We liked that first song that we did and it was dope. I went out to New York and Royce was already out there working with DJ Premier and we just recording more sh*t for the internet and we clicked. We didn’t have to sit down and set no ground rules or anything like that.

AllHipHop.com: You mentioned a second Slaughterhouse album. Care to share more info on that?

 

Crooked I: That’s going to be something dangerous. I want to call it No Muzzle so we can air out all of these suckers. I don’t know if that’s going to go down (laughs).

 

AllHipHop.com: Over the summer it seemed as if your group was involved with beef after beef. What’s up with that?

 

Crooked I: Aw you know, when you are going up the ladder there will be people trying to pull you down. The fans of Hip-Hop play in to it too. Some dudes I have respect for and some dudes I don’t. It’s like me sitting back and watching Benzino say, “I respect Crooked but Slaughterhouse is over-rated.” I’m Slaughterhouse. If you disrespect Slaughterhouse then you are disrespecting me. But what am I going to do? I am not going to waste my breath rapping a million bars about somebody. If I did that, I would put it on an album and get paid. I’m not going to air anybody out for free. All of these little beefs pop up and to me they are just silly. To me it’s like, you do something to me when I’m on your Coast and I’ll do something to you when you’re on mine. You can’t make money on the West and I can’t make money where you’re at. How smart is that? I have that power on my Coast to make hell for anybody on that Southern part. Forget about getting on that stage if you’ve got a real issue with me. Why flex that power and focus on the negative and feed in to the beef? Whatever you focus on is going to expand. If I focus on beef it is going to expand. If that person that I’m beefing with has as much power as I have, that sh*t can hit the news. It can be bad for a lot of people and you have to ask yourself, why? How did we get so deep in to this sh*t? Just because somebody said that I’m over-rated? It’s ridiculous but nobody believes that they can rap better than Slaughterhouse – nobody!

Hip-Hop Rumors: Cassie Takes Another L? The Lox Go Back To Bad Boy? Illseed’s R&B Date!

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 SENSE

I want to say Thank You to BET for the BET Hip-Hop Award! Yes! Illseed.com won an award for the best blog! What? I didn’t win? AllHiphop Won the BET Award? Well, damn! Congrats to the whole site then and me too since I am a part of it. I wish I could have gone on TV and gotten wild like Lill Wayne with a hundred people.

DAMN! THIS AIN’T CASSIE’S YEAR!

The other day, Diddy got caught red-handed…or is that brown-handed? Anyway, Diddy was seen coming out of the terrace of a hotel and he appeared to be having a “night cap.” Dude had a towel around his waist like he was tapping something. In the background emerged his lady…or was it? No, it wasn’t his girl friend Cassie. It was his ex-girl and mother of his kids, Kim Porter back there in plain sight in some night clothing. Yeahhhhhhh….oh man. Casse has some decisions to make now. She’s had a crazy year and this is not the way she wanted it to go. How do I know? I don’t but I am assuming and assuming doesn’t make as a$$ out of me this time.

Anyway, maybe there is something that we don’t know!

This is about to get interesting.

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

From what I understand, Trae Tha Truth go banned because he dissed a jock of the radio station in question.

Anyway, you may have seen the BET Hip-Hop Awards last night. There was something missing though. Missy screamed on Diddy about owing her some money…BET edited that out. LOL!

I heard T-Dot is super hype that he won a BET Award last night! And they should!

WHAT I DID LAST NIGHT!

You see that girl in the middle of that pack of hip people? That’s Roc Nation artist Melanie Fiona. She’s the cutie in the middle! And that nerd on the left? That’s ME! We were at the Limited Edition show and had a ball! You know, in the spirit of giving to the people, I want to bless you with a gift. If you cop something from these dudes and use the promo code “rumors,” you will be blessed with a discount!

 limitededitioninc.com/ have the largest number of Crooks N

Castles gear, Rch Yung and all sorts of goodies!’ They have The fall line that just dropped and the holiday line up is crazy – Co-CO-NUTS Those new clothes should arrive Nov. 1. They also have a sale running on certain crooks items, winters cold stock!

By the way, they also have a collabo shirt with

Rogue Status and also have other things in the works with several top brands! Yeah, hopefully, I get laced! Here you go! Check them out!

LIMITED EDITION INC

 

LIMITED EDITION INC

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS!

JAY CANCELS ON THE YANKEESSo a lot of people in Ohio were p##### when they heard Jay was going to be performing for the opening game of the World Series tonight.  Why?  He’s supposed to be performing at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus.  They were considering doing the Yankee game then hoppin a private jet to Ohio but they’ve decided to just move the Yankee performance to Thursday.

COMING SOONCheck out this sneak peak of 50’s video for Baby By Me feat illseeds ex-squeeze Kelly Rowland:

and here’s the trailer for “Before I Self Destruct” if my memory serves me correctly this will come with the album along with a DVD about Jam Master Jay:

ON TO THE NEXT ONEAfter breaking up with his H.S. sweetheart 6 months ago (she was the inspiration for “Break Up”) Mario has moved on.  He’s been rumored to be dating Audra Simmons of the group Rich Girl.  The two have been seen out and about for a few weeks now but word is they are getting pretty “hot and heavy”.  They met when Rich Girl opened for Mario on his promo tour and she is starring in both of the videos he’s shot.

LEAVE T.I. ALONEJim Jones tweeted about Lil Wayne getting a year for gun possesion and threw a shot at T.I. in the process…he wrote Thts crazy lil Wayne gets a year for a hand pistol and ti gets the same time for having army issued rifles wit silencers U tell me“…hmmmmmm…he does have a point but in NY if you get caught with a handgun you automatically get 3 1/2 years so Weezy definietly got off easy.

LOX BACK WITH DIDDYRemember when I told you Diddy wanted the LOX back?? Word is they are seriously considering an offer from Puff for a one album deal.  Kiss sounds like he’s already made up his mind and it sounds like they are just working out the details.  IDK if this will be a good look but we need another LOX album so more power to them. 

WHERE THE CASH AT???

About 20 employees at the Brian McKnight Show (yes Brian Mcknight has a talk show) have filed a complaint against the production company claiming they are owed $86,300

in wages.  Executives at the show say they will be paying everyone real

soon.  Apparently they were having some trouble when they started but

now they have new investors and it’s all gravy.CORMEGA CLARIFIESSome excerpts from an interview Cormega did were floating around the net last week and it seemed like he was saying he didn’t like Drake because he was rich before rap and he should go do something else.  Well he has elaborated on the situation saying he was answering a question about Drake rapping “some street thug sh*t” after the interviewer read him some of Drakes “gangsta” lyrics.  He didn’t intend to diss Drake nor did he mean to say only people from the ghetto should be rapping.

I’M JUST SAYIN’RiRi has found a new friend in Jennifer Aniston, Brad Pitts ex and Rachel from Friends … they’ve been getting closeKid Cudi says Kanye is cool and may even be working on an album … Im praying for more Late Registration than 808’s

Plies, who usually doesn’t feature rappers on his album, recently recorded a song with “a cat that’s real, real big in Atlanta”…hmmmmm I’m hearing it’s JeezyJ. Lo’s first husband is working on a comedic documentary about how he met and married pre-fame Jennifer Lopez

When Diddy was 4 and his mothers friends used to hold him he would pretend to be asleep all the while “enjoying the way it felt to lay on a pair of beautiful breasts” … he also used to watch a lot of Midnight Blue

YES!!!!!!  I dont have to be ashamed to LOVE Fergie’s Big Girls Don’t Cry anymore … Hov says “I would sing it really loud no matter where I was at in the gym, nd I

know a couple other guys were singing and they won’t say it, but I’m

man enough to say [it]”Peace – CHANCECDR @ Twitter and Gmail

A DIVORCE FOR D-NICE?

 

D-Nice is one genuinely nice guy from what I have been able to determine. He’s what I call A Legend on the Low. He’s a renaissance man. A rapper/photographer/DJ and recently a husband. And this is where the ugly rumor starts. I have received intel from a bitty birdie that D-Nice and his wife actress Malinda Williams are experiencing sever difficulties and may be starting at divorce. There are other details, but I’m a fan of Nice and hope the rumor turns out of be false.

 

 

FABOLOUS GETS DISRESPECTED?

 

I heard Fabolous was in the middle of doin’ his “Throw It In The Bag” Remix in Boston (Oct. 26) when the concert people thought he was going too long. What did they do? They just started Pitbull’s set! The CROWD was not happy at all!

 

And Fab did what is customary these days…he took it to Twitter!

 

myfabolouslife: RT @jennjenn320: @myfabolouslife #shouldbillegal for fab to get cut short!!!we want fab!

 

myfabolouslife: RT @Tatianaxcutie: @myfabolouslife we want fab, we want fab, we want fab, we want fab!!! You did your thing please come back to Boston

 

myfabolouslife: RT @RICHYUNGSTAR: They just turned @myfabolouslife mic off while havin the best performance, for the night, and put Pitbul on stage, wow

 

myfabolouslife: RT @keegee1230: @myfabolouslife: I left the buildin since they want 2 cut ur set…what afterparty are u headed 2!!!

 

myfabolouslife: RT @MissDeno: @myfabolouslife wouldnt be sittin at MonsterJam if it wasnt for FABOLOUS!! u made the show, we love you!!

 

myfabolouslife: RT @MiszBeautyMark: I’m so mad they cuz @myfabolouslife off staqe when he was about 2 do throw it n the baq remix 🙁 I love you fab

 

TRAE DA TRUTH GET BANNED FROM THE H-TOWN RADIO!

 

Houston radio station 97.9 the Box is banning the playing of Trae the Truth or any music associated with him. I am hearing that his songs will no longer be played and any songs that he has been featured on will not be played unless his verses are edited off. Apparently his music is deemed to violent and unsavory in the Houston community since the shooting at the Trae Day Event. Didn’t they honor dude with his own day for the last few years? Backstabbers! Dude just had a lil baby too!

 

CAREFUL WAYNE – TOYA’S GOT A GUN!

 

I really don’t know the nature of Lil Wayne or Toya’s relationship, but it would seem that Toya is in tune with everything coming down the pipeline. Nah, I’m kidding. Her new man gave her a present and she happily accepted:

 

 

Source: theybf

 

JAY-Z AND B TRY TO EAT…

 

Jay-Z’s face says it all. I wonder if this is what he wanted?

 

 

I heard the food cost them $1,200. Must be nice! They left soon after being photographed.

 

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!

 

I thought I would give everybody a damn BREAK from the signs the world is coming to an end, but I guess not! These freaking people keep acting fool. Here is the latest from the Associated Press:

 

Police believe as many as a dozen people watched a 15-year-old girl get beaten and gang-raped outside her high school homecoming dance without reporting it.

 

Two suspects were in custody Monday, but police said as many as five other men attacked the girl over a two-hour period Friday night outside Richmond High School.

 

“She was raped, beaten, robbed and dehumanized by several suspects who were obviously OK enough with it to behave that way in each other’s presence,” Lt. Mark Gagan said. “What makes it even more disturbing is the presence of others. People came by, saw what was happening and failed to report it.”

 

What is going on!? I know I am far from a high schooler, but what is in the Kool Aid at this school in Cali to make people at this way?

 

EPIC FAIL OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE DAY!

 

I could NOT let this dude get away! This guy was arrested for drinking in public or something, but they should have arrested him for coming out of the house looking like THIS:

 

Click here to comment on this poor bum.

 

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

 

If you didn’t know, I get some help with the rumors from CHANCE. The rest of the rumors is from the homey and he speaks his own mind and own views. These are not necessarily that of illseed.com or AllHipHop.com. CHUUUUUUCH!

 

IT HAS BEGUN!!!!!!President Obama has officially

declared the Swine Flu outbreak a national emergency.  This official

classification will allow hospitals to go “off-site” to treat victims

and will make the vaccine a lot more accessible.  In the U.S. alone

1,000 people have died from the disease including 100 kids and 46

states have widespread flu activity.  I still dont know if I should be

suspicious of all this hoopla or if it’s really in the publics best

interest but after seeing that girl who can only walk backwards after receiving the shot I think I’d rather get the Swine Flu.

50 CENT LOSING MONEY?

…but who isn’t nowadays.  Even 50 Cent, who recently ran up a $123,000

bar tab in the UK, has been hit by the recession.  He says it’s so bad

that he can’t even buy diamonds as regularly as he used to.  He even

has to sell old pieces before he buys new ones.  But 50 isn’t letting

the credit crunch get him down … that’s just how the game goes … he

says “If you don’t lose money in this recession it means you didn’t

have

enough to start off with. Sure, I lost a few million but that’s because

I have so much.”

STAY OFF THE F**KING STAGE

For gods sake can we just go back to WATCHING shows … every time you

turn around someone is jumping on someone elses stage and it’s not

always pretty.  The other day Atlanta rapper Donnis was in NY

performing for a CMJ event and an audience member decided to jump up on

stage (2:15).  After Donnis’s manager (shouts to Dan) tries to get the guy off the

stage he sucker punches him and all hell breaks loose.  Donnis is a

pretty cool easy going guy and so is his manager … but he definitely

SNAPPED:

LUDA & YVETTE???Looks

like Luda may have a new squeeze in Oscar nominated actress Taraji P.

Henson.  The two have been spotted at events and spent this weekend

together in DC celebrating Howard Universities homecoming (Taraji is an

alumni).  Word is they shared a luxury suite while in town.  I think

they look good together.  Also shout out to Luda for flexing some

political muscle, while in DC he hosted a fundraising dinner for his

charity before flying back to Atlanta to help Kasim Reed become mayor of The

(original) A.

JOE JACKSON: MODEL PARENT (Really???)Reverend

Al Sharpton awarded Joe Jackson for his parenting skills in Harlem the

other day.  He says he cant believe people are “arrogant” enough to

criticize Joe for being a strict parent and even wished for more

“stern” parents saying “then we wouldn’t be

shooting each other up.”  He does have a point though … a lot of

these kids are in desperate need of an a** whooping nowadays … can I

get an AMEN???

I’M JUST SAYIN’Sony, who

already owns most of Michael Jacksons music before 2004, is close to

closing a deal with the estate for the 70 songs he recorded after ’04

… but word is his representatives are flirting with Universal as well

… They are waiting to see how well the movie does to use as much

leverage as possible.

Looks like Wayne is going to have to cut his signature dreadlocks

… New York State inmates cant have long hair unless it’s in cornrows

and even then not past the neckAside from being featured in

Beyonce’s top secret video for “Video Phone” … Lady GaGa will

collaborate with Mrs. Carter on a song called “Telephone” produced by

Darkchild

Chris Brown is really starting to get pathetic … she has definitely moved on you might want to tooKhloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom got each others first initial tattooed on their hands … this better be permanent or else he’s gonna be writing some pretty big checks

Lil Boosie already has an album and DVD ready to drop when he

finishes his bid … he also says he’s not into the “lyrical thing”

when it comes to music he perfers straight real talk…Jay-Z and Alicia Keys will perform “Empire State Of Mind” tomorrow for the start of the World Series

Hov jumped on the virtual 1’s and 2’s at the DJ Hero Launch party the other day:

THIS IS TOO FAR..

If you thought skin tight jeans were pushing this metro-sexual thing

too far your gonna HATE what’s up next.  Guys have started wearing

skirts.  Apparantely this is a fad amongst the urban youth in Japan and

they say it might start catching on.  They are known as “skirt boys”

and want to make it clear this is not cross dressing…they say:

“Cross-dressers are people who want to be girls. I’m not wearing this

because it’s what girls wear, but because I like the line and the

texture of the material.”

SMH … I pray this doesn’t hit the states but who knew guys would be wearing spandex…i mean skinny jeans…one day

Peace – CHANCECDR @ Twitter or Gmail D-NICE AND MALINDA, WE LOVE YOU!!!

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

-illseed

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Da BET Cypher: Who Bodied it?

Now, the 2009 BET Awards are all over and all that, we have to say we were mighty impressed by Da Cypher, where all the rappers spit their raps to impress the audience.

This particular Cypha was impressive. I had KRS-One, Nipsey Hussel, Wale, Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, Black Thought, Buckshot and others.

But the main question that we want to know is, Who BODIED DA CYPHER?

We have our opinions, but want to know yours. So we put the entire list of rappers down there and now it is up to you do decide who did the best job!

Watch the videos and then take the poll!

Da Cypher: Nicki Minaj, Buckshot, Crown Royyal & Joe Budden

Da Cypher: Wale, Nipsey Hussle, Gsan, KRS-One

Da Cypher: Mos Def, Black Thought, Eminem

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Stars Shine at BET Hip-Hop Awards

The stars were in attendance as tonight BET aired its annual Hip-Hop awards show from Atlanta.

 

Jay-Z took home the first award of the night for MVP of the Year, beating out Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Drake, and T.I. The Brooklyn mogul kicked off the show with an orchestral rendition of his Jeezy-assisted “Real As It Gets,” and dedicated his award to Mr. Magic.

 

Young Money star Drake took home Rookie of the Year honors, beating a strong nomination list that featured B.O.B., Wale, Kid Cudi, and Dorrough.

 

The self-proclaimed world’s most dangerous site, AllHipHop.com, took home Hip-Hop Blog Site of the Year over four other competitors.

 

Tiffany “Tiny” Cottle was on hand to accept two T.I. awards for CD [Paper Trail] and Collaboration of the Year [“Live Your Life” feat. Rihanna].

 

“To all rappers and critics, I’m coming back with a vengeance. It’s the king, b####!” Tiny and Grand Hustle members exclaimed from a prepared statement.

 

West Coast pioneer and Gangsta Rap icon Ice Cube received a standing ovation as a video montage preceded his receipt of the BET “I Am Hip-Hop” Lifetime Achievement Award. In his acceptance, Cube challenged his peers to create art with integrity, and not for sale to the highest bidder.

 

“We gotta do what we feel. We can’t be slave to video programmer, radio programmers, or A&Rs. We gotta be slave to our own creative minds,” Cube urged. “To all the older rappers, keep doing what you doing. Don’t let the industry push you out. As long as you got a tongue, u ain’t too old to rap. BET I hope you give out two of these, because I have a whole ‘nother life of work ahead of me.”

 

The show was highlighted by its anticipated cyphers, which this year featured strong verses from Joe Budden, KRS-One, Nicki Minaj, Mos Def, Black Thought, and Eminem.

 

All was not celebratory, as the show had to take a moment and acknowledge several deaths that have devastated the Hip-Hop community.

 

Busta Rhymes took time to offer condolences and celebrate the achievements of Mr. Magic, DJ Roc Raida, and DJ AM.

 

AM, who died in August of a drug overdose, was posthumously honored with DJ of the Year honors.

 

Below is a select list of winners from tonight’s broadcast. For the entire list, fans can visit www.bet.com/hiphop

 

A comprehensive recap can be found HERE.

 

Winners

Best Hip-Hop Blog- AllHipHop.com

Best Hip-Hop Collabo- T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”

Best Live Performer- Jay-Z

Lyricist of the Year- Jay-Z

Producer of the Year- Kanye West

CD of the Year- T.I. Paper Trail

Rookie of the Year- Drake

Best Hip-Hop Video- T.I. feat. Rihanna “Live Your Life”

MVP of the Year- Jay-Z

DJ of the Year- DJ AM

Hustler of the Year- Jay-Z

 

 

 

Swizz Beatz Honored By Russell Simmons, Ethnic Non-Profit

Hip-Hop producer Swizz Beatz was honored by Russell Simmons and the Foundation For Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) last night (October 27).

 

The non-profit foundation was started by Rabbi Marc Schneier as a way to strengthening relations between ethnic community through face-to-face dialog.

 

Simmons currently serves as chairman of the organization, which has been in existence for over 20 years. Swizz, born Kaseem Dean, is a Muslim.

 

He told those in attendance that he was frequently profiled by police and security while traveling through airports.

 

FFEU has recognized other rappers in the past, including LL Cool J, who received the organizations Joseph Papp Racial Harmony Award last April at Simmons’ home.

 

According to reports, Swizz has offered to produce a record that Simmons, Nas and the FFEU are backing in support of Queens activist Erica Ford and her program “Bury Da Beef,” which aims to curb youth violence.

Soulja Boy To Drop Three Mixtapes On Halloween

Soulja Boy is following in the footsteps of Gucci Mane by releasing three mixtapes on Halloween.

 

The series will be distributed in a variety of locations on and offline.

 

“Paranormal Activity” is the first named mixtape and it is hosted by DJ Woogie and DJ Neptune. The opus offers guest appearances by Drake, Guccie Mane, Sean Garrett, Kanye West and others.

 

Soulja Boy made the announcement via his twitter account.

 

DJ Neptune told AllHipHop.com that fans will see the young rapper in a different light on the project.

 

“Soulja Boy is showing growth on these new mixtapes, if you want to evolve as an artist you have to try new things and I’m glad to be a part of this great project,” he said.

 

In addition to Soulja Boy, there are a number of mixtapes coming out on Saturday for the holiday.

 

Lil Wayne’s drops “No Ceilings,” D12’s leaks “Return Of The Dozen: Volume 2.” and a number of others are expected.

 

Preview: Ryan Leslie’s “Transition”

Ryan Leslie is one of the best self promoters around. Any avid YouTube watcher knows to check out his videos of beat making or promotional teasers of potential music videos since about 2004. With all the controversy surrounded by him and his love life, it’s fitting that his sophomore album is titled Transition. After dealing with a bad breakup, the album focuses on that in between time we all have after moving on from a deeply committed relationship.

 

On Transition, Ryan experiments more with sound by adding electric guitar and other instruments one wouldn’t expect from an R&B singer. The upbeat track “You’re Not My Girl” that has been getting light radio play is a hit simply because it’s appealing to the ear. The fast pace and lyrics make it so real to those friends with benefits relationships.

 

In other instances, he gets some help from his pals on Transition.

 On the track “Something That I Like” dares to rap, but receives help from Pusha T of The Clipse, which adds some extra spices to the song. His rapping skills are not quite up to s#### per se but on this song he manages to hold his own and it works. Another notable track is “Nothing” because the chorus takes the horn sequence from Jay-Z’s Roc Boy’s and turns it out.

 Outside of the music, you Ryan crafts a story on Transition.

 Throughout the album you see the transgression of Ryan pining for a lady and it going nowhere. It’s more of him trying to make a rebound situation into something more. With the hot syrupy smooth track “To the Top” it makes you want to dim the lights and cuddle up. The song “Zodiac,” deals with some rather cliche matters that has been rehashed on a lot of R&B songs. “Zodiac” is an exception on this work by Mr. Leslie.

 Overall, Transition is sweet and worth listening to. One of the reasons Ryan Leslie’s music should be appreciated is because it’s always positive. It’s seldom today to have artists have music a grandmother and child can listen to at the same time. . His work usually leaves listeners with a smile and bopping their heads to his simplistic beats. As long as he doesn’t try to rap on every track and stays true to his audience he’ll always do well.

 Transition is set to release November 3:

Tracklisting:

 

1.       Never Gonna Break Up

2.       Something That I Like (feat. Pusha T)

3.       Zodiac4.       Is It Real Love5.       Sunday Night6.       You’re Not My Girl7.       To The Top8.       Nothing9.       Guardian Angel10.    All My Love11.    I Choose You

DMX Speaks on Boxing Debut, New Album

DMX will become the latest emcee to enter the boxing world when he faces actor Eric Martinez this December.

 

In a recent interview on Washington D.C.’s 106.7 The Fan radio show, DMX (Earl Simmons) explained the origins of the fight and why he felt it wasn’t necessary to train for the contest.

 

“We got a phone call, you know, asking if I wanted to participate in it. Yeah, why not?” DMX stated. “I used to participate in…oh, nevermind. But yeah, I figured I could do it. I’m just going to walk in as it is, you know what I mean? It wouldn’t be fair if I trained.”

 

In a sport which suffers fatalities every year from head trauma, DMX was surprisingly unconcerned about fighting in Alabama, a state that has no organized athletic commission.

 

“I can fight for real though, so it is what it is,” X maintained.

 

Regarding his corner and entrance music, X revealed he hasn’t made any decisions yet.

 

“I have no idea [about my corner]…I haven’t even thought about that yet,” X admitted. “[The entrance music, I] haven’t thought about that either….More than likely I’ll pick one of my own songs, [like] ‘What’s My Name.’”

 

According to DMX, a new album will be in stores by the first quarter of 2010. Before his legal troubles and incarceration this year, the rapper had originally planned to release a Hip-Hop and gospel LP on the same day in early 2009.

 

The fight card, entitled Alabama Pride, will take place in Birmingham on December 12 at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex.

 

Tickets can be obtained through ticketmaster.com.

Kanye, John Legend Featured In New “Chicken Soup” Book

Kanye West and a number celebrity songwriters and artists are featured in the upcoming book Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind The Song.

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul partnered with Hollywood publicist/manager Jo-Ann Geffen for the book, which analyzes 101 popular songs.

 

The book is the first all-celebrity release for the popular brand, which has released Chicken Soup titles focused on a variety of subjects, including breast cancer, teenagers, sports, fitness, entertainment and other interesting topics.

 

The brand has sold over 112 million copies of various titles, which have been translated into over 40 languages.

 

Other songwriters featured in the book include Christina Aguilera, John Legend, Daryl Hall and John Oates, Smokey Robinson and numerous others.

 

Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind The Song is due in stores November 10 and will retail for $14.95.

Hip-Hip Rumors: Eminem and Asher? More on Jay/Beanie “Beef,” Amy’s New “Friend”

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 SENSE!

 

I have nothing much to say today. I guess I need some excitement in my life and sadly, that is determined by this rap game. Pathetic, I know. So, I am getting some readers hitting me up about the Beanie/Jay-Z stuff and I guess I will share that with you. Here is another one.

 

I was at the Powerhouse concert as well on 10/23/09 in Philly. I will say without a doubt that Beanie Siegal definitely came at Jay’s neck while performing a set with Jadakiss. The first time he spoke on Jay was when he was yelling ” I love you Philly. I love You! This my mutherf#@&ing city! Im gone run this town tonight! ” He repeated that several times.Of course everybody went crazy because he was talking about Jay. Then after Jada and the Lox performed, Beans started spitting the freestyle from the intro to Bliueprint 3. He specifically referred to the part when Jay said, “N##### want me to sit them on my lap, but I aint got a beard and Santa Clause aint black.” Beans said something to the tune of ” Nobody needs Santa Clause, F### that n####. Tell Santa Clause to get off my sack!” He repeated this several times and they eventually cut his mic off. At this point people started booing Beans and yelling get off the stage! Then everybody started yelling “Hova, Hova” People were not happy about him dissing Hov. Plus when Jay came out at the end, he was like “Ya’ll still love me Philly? Ya’ll not mad right?” Everybody went crazy of course. This is not an eyewitness from the nosebleed section. I was front and center for the action. So whoever says it wasnt directly aimed at Jay must not have been in the building! Sidenote- Beanie Siegal did seem to be a little intoxicated.

 

Philly people siding with Jay-Z instead of Beans…IN PHILLY? Scary!!

 

EMINEM AND ASHER ROTH – COLLABO?

 

Certainly, Eminem wants the younger generation to love him like us 90’s people. So, there is more and more evidence that Eminem is doing so by making strategic collaborations with new dudes. It started seemingly with this Drake stuff. But now, it appears to be taking an odd twist in the form of a rumored Asher Roth collaboration. Asher is doing some talking, but not specifically saying Eminem’s name. That makes me wonder. Who knows! I think it is a great thing and I don’t thing Jay-Z got enough credit for working with younger artists like Drake and J-Cole in a way that doesn’t compromise what he does.

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

My homey Jazzy F. Baby hit me up and told me that he heard Lloyd may be going to Young Money. Maybe they should have just kept Omarion.

 

Obama’s not having his kids vaccinated for H1N1. Wonder why?

 

Bobby Brown is charging that Whitney Houston only got married to stop the rampant rumors that she was bi-sexual.

 

Melyssa Ford is reportedly working on a American’s Next Top Model Reality show. I pray it has nothing to do with video vixens.

 

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY

 

There is so much wrong with this video, I don’t know where to start. Lookie here. You cannot just talk to people any old way these days. A mom and her sons continually berate a tranny, who was defending a gay dude. Well the tranny kept warning them and they all kept on joking. It was the tranny’s birthday tomorrow and they wouldn’t stop with the jokes so the tranny did what he had to do. See the fail.

 

 

LMFAO!!!!!

 

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

 

K-Ci of Jodeci is really looking to be on that ish! Look at these video clips! Dude looks like a Chapelle skit, but it’s the real thing!

 

 

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY

 

My homey Sac Tha King is ne crazy dude! But I have to give him props. Apparently, somewhere in “South Central” (Cali), there is a person that still lives in the old South. The person has a Confederate Flag up like he’s about to fight the Civil War. Anyway, Sac wasn’t having it and did something. This is a three video series, but they aren’t long.

 

The Preamble – Sac Tha King shows the news reports and explains his actions.

 

 

 

Part 1- On his way to do the deed.

 

 

Part 2 – Taking down the “rebel” flags.

 

 

The man that has the flags up is so old, he looks like he died during the Civil War. Good gracias…you know he owned a couple slaves. They probably revolted on his a$$ and he’s still mad or something!

 

THE CLIPSE DO COMEDY!

 

 

AMY HAS A NEW SET!

Amy Winhouse is getting ready for a comeback and what better way than a fresh set of breast to get people’s attention.

 

 

Here she is before the job was done.

 

 

THEY DID IT – FOREVER!

 

Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian are not playing! They got their initials tatted on each other!

 

 

THE TWITTER FOLLIES!

 

Diamond and Princess of Crime Mob fame hve been beefing for years. Now they bring it over to Twitter…if you can make heads or tails of it…here!

 

# @DiamondAtl I just wanted to b da kat dat caught yo tongue, U always c me! 3d! See ya when I see ya! Keep talkin on ya lil pageabout 4 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to DiamondAtl

 

@PRINCESSDIGITAL 2b quite honest Ibeen quiet abut a lot of ya lil tempertantrums. But jus had2letcha knw! People iswatchin. Dn’t getexposed

 

@PRINCESSDIGITAL same hea honey! Funny thngis I wus jus wea u wus 3wk ago, an udidn’t saynun at visitation, NOW UALL hard on twit. talk ish.

 

Fellaz I know sumone that can suck u OFF real quick! Let me knw if u NEED SUM ASSISTANTS, ill direct u to HER! Lol

 

@princessdigital WAKE UPPP!!! SLEEPIN IS 44444 DREAMERZ!! Lol!!

 

@THEGANGSTABOO imma do it on twitter, youtube, in front her, beside her! All dat ish!! I’m tyed of that MUT BARKIN!!

 

@princess digital!! AND QUIT TEXTIN MY PHONE BEGGIN 4 ME TO RAP BACK WIT U!! if u need a personal stylist hire one! 5star b####! Believe it!

 

@Princessdigital now now!! U betta simmer dwn little1 b4 u gt 2EXPOSED. B####! U need 2 b tryin to record a sng, so yo bills can GET payed!

 DIAMOND & PRINCESS, WE LOVE YOU!!!

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

-illseed

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WHAT: Rumors

WHERE: AllHipHop.com, MySpace.com/TheIllseed

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

Master P: Making Change With No Excuses

Those who stopped following Master P’s career since the rapper’s No Limit heyday have a lot of catching up to do. The former founder and CEO of the influential New Orleans- based label may not rap as much as he used to, but his behind-the-scenes work in music, television and humanitarian causes have made the 40-year-old mogul busier than ever.

Having made numerous appearances on Fortune Magazine’s “40 Richest Under 40” list—in 1998, his estimated $56 million net worth earned a Guinness Book of World Records mention for Richest Music Producer—the rapper/entrepreneur used his wealth to help fund a number of different projects, most recently Better Black Television (BBTV), a “family-friendly” network set to launch in mid-2010 for which P will assume the role of Chairman/CEO.

As he prepares for the channel’s launch, the man known as Percy Miller has partnered with One Million Gifts, a charity aimed at feeding and clothing one million homeless people around the country and recently finished shooting the first season of “No Excuses,” a new VH1 show aimed at turning the lives of various downtrodden people around. In a lengthy interview, the businessman, entertainer and motivational speaker spoke with AllHipHop.com on the genesis of the show, why face tattoos are a bad idea and sends message to young killers.

AllHipHop.com: Can you talk about how “No Excuses” came together? Was this an idea you had or were you approached to do this?

Master P: This was something that I had been brewing for a while. It was about the changes that I made in my life and how I was able to be successful without making excuses. Also, it was knowing where I could end up if I didn’t change my life. Why do so many brothers end up dead or in jail and not realizing that if we just got out and did the right thing to better ourselves, that we could go a long way? I just had to break those cycles and show people that come from the places I come from that can say, “What can we do to make a change to survive to be around and grow up?” I figured out a way to give entertainment and education in one show that will hopefully save lives. This is the first positive, entertaining reality show on television.

AllHipHop.com: Unlike similar shows, this one doesn’t talk down to the person needing help. Was that tone a conscious decision?

Master P: Oh yeah, I’ve really thought about this and I want people to learn something from this. I think that education saves lives and watching other peoples’ mistakes can help save or change your life. This is something that our culture needs. All we got now in is entertainment and most of it’s negative. There’s a lot of African Americans that want to see stuff that make them feel good.

AllHipHop.com: How do you think “No Excuses” differs from T.I.’s “Road to Redemption,” which aired earlier this year?

Master P: I like that show, but this show is not just about a road to redemption. You got shopaholics. You got people that are overweight. I really liked T.I.’s show, but this show is about motivating people to go out and do what it take to better yourself. I think T.I.’s show was more about somebody getting in trouble and trying to change their past. But this show is not about the past. It’s about the future.

Don’t be afraid to grow up. If you in Hip-Hop and you have a kid, that means that now you gotta be responsible. You should think twice before putting tattoos on your face ’cause one day you gonna have to look for a job in Corporate America.

-Master P

AllHipHop.com: On the show, the topic of pride comes up a lot and some of the people you work with feel certain work is “beneath them.” How do you counter this way of thinking?

Master P: You gotta do what you gotta do, because your pride could take you away from your family. I’ve learned that firsthand from my brother [C-Murder, currently serving a life imprisonment sentence for murder]. He know he didn’t commit this crime but for him keeping it real in the streets and not saying who did it, where he at? He in the penitentiary. So sometimes your pride could kill you. My whole thing is: don’t let pride get in the way of what you want to do. Hip-hop artists got this “keep it real” thing like they on the streets now. You making money and making records! All those people that’s trying to feed into your ego, they not going to be there for you in the end.

It’s been a struggle for me the past eight years to keep doing what I’m doing right. What I’m dong right now ain’t about money. I realize you can’t take none of this with you. I’m about building a legacy and about changing other peoples’ lives. I’m teaching my people how to fish. I’m not giving them a fish. A lot of people in the community mistake kindness for weakness and that’s where we gotta draw the line. Ain’t nothing wrong with your legs and your arms. You got a great body. You in shape. Now go out there and find you a job.

AllHipHop.com: Were there any defining moments in your life that made you reconsider the negative path you were on?

Master P: I think that losing my brother—watching my mom lose her son—and then losing another brother to the prison system affected me and made me get harder on my kids now. It’s like, “Look. You got an uncle dead, you got an uncle in jail. Now you see this is what could happen to you if we don’t break these cycles.” Right now, C-Murder is a victim of a crime himself. He’s innocent on this case but because of his name, image and past, that’s given them the right to take him away off the streets. That’s why I get out here in the communities to try to help save these other kids. I’m trying to show y’all, “This is why I’m still here on the streets because I chose to do the right thing.”

AllHipHop.com: That being said, do you find it hard to stay connected to the places you grew up?

Master P: When kids see me coming back and I’m there, they know P come from here. They don’t think he better than us. He even know he don’t want to come back and live here. Guess what? I work hard because I don’t want to end up back here. Somebody who’s feeding you crap that you got to “keep it real” by staying here for life, they feeding you bullcrap. I’m feeding you the real. Anybody get a taste of the good life, they don’t want to be living back in that environment, but they can’t forget where they came from. That’s why I’ve always been connected and give back. I say to myself, “What can I do to put a smile on one kid’s face that might turn out to be better than me?” These people bought my music and allowed me to live the lifestyle I could live, so I could at least give back to their kids. There’s a lot of sponsorship money that Romeo could get that I couldn’t get because of my music. I realized that peoples’ lives are affected [by music] and I was part of the problem and I want to be a part of the solution. I owe this to my people.

AllHipHop.com: Do you regret any of the music you’ve put out?

Master P: I really don’t, but I know that I’m at a level of exposure that I worry about it [going forward]. Don’t judge me on my past. Judge me on the path that I’m going on for my future.

AllHipHop.com: You’ve spoken a lot about youth violence. What was your reaction to seeing the video of Derrion Albert’s murder?

Master P: We live in a violent world right now and without education, a lot of young people are making moves but they can’t think. I hope that people learn that this is not what you want to go through and send yourself or your family to. So now you’re in trouble. Now what? What are you gonna do? People are making excuses like, “They ain’t got nothing. They live in poverty.” Guess what? There are a lot of people that live in poverty that changed their lives and are successful right now. It’s easier to pick up a gun than to pick up a pen.

AllHipHop.com: What would you tell the kids accused of his murder?

Master P: I’d tell them they probably took a life from somebody that could have been the next president or somebody that could have changed somebody else’s life. That could’ve been one of your family members. But whatever you do, you have to suffer the consequences for it, so why not do right?

AllHipHop.com: Going back to music, do you ever envision a time where you’d go back to being a full-time emcee?

Master P: It’s like Michael Jordan. When he was in his prime, nobody could touch him and as he got older, I think a lot of people took cheap shots at him. They felt like, “Wow, I just beat the best man in the NBA.” I just feel that people would respect me more and I could offer a lot more to the Hip-Hop world in corporate America. I’ve been working on building a union for Hip-Hop because we have no retirement funds. Corporate America’s not gonna respect us if I’m on the stage.

AllHipHop.com: But Michael Jordan retired and came back to the game. Have you officially retired from emceeing?

Master P: I think you don’t retire from something you good at. I just think my fanbase is older and it’s a young person’s business on stage. Now me getting up on stage just to have fun, I’m fine with that. But me actually going out on tour, I don’t see that happening ’cause it don’t make sense to me. I can be the person behind a lot of these younger artists and offer y’all advice and give y’all more resources so you can get more money and people won’t be afraid of you because of the sacrificing that I and other artists done paid. People still be like, “You older now. What is you still doing rapping?”

AllHipHop.com: Any last words for AllHipHop.com readers?

Master P: Don’t be afraid to grow up. If you in Hip-Hop and you have a kid, that means that now you gotta be responsible. Hip-hop has to grow up now. You look at Russell Simmons and Run-D.M.C., those people are older now but living a good life because they realized they had to grow up. I don’t care who you are. You should think twice before putting tattoos on your face ’cause one day you gonna have to look for a job in Corporate America.

AllHipHop.com: Let’s go 40 years into the future. You only have one sentence to sum up your legacy. What would it be?

Master P: No limit. That’s it.