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FAMU Students Protest Gucci Mane; Rapper To Miss Concert
Legal challenges have forced Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane to drop a highly anticipated performance at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) next weekend.
The controversial rapper was slated to headline the Gucci Mane and Friends concert, during FAMUs homecoming on October 24.
According to sources, Gucci Mane was not allowed to travel to the concert due to the conditions of his house arrest.
He will appear in court next Monday (October 26) to answer allegations that he violated the terms of his probation.
Gucci Mane will be replaced by Plies, who is featured on a new track with Gucci titled “Wasted.”
They performed the track during the taping for The 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
During the taping, host and comedian Mike Epps made continual references to Gucci Mane, joking that the rapper war a diamond studded ankle monitor.
Other performers on the bill for FAMUs homecoming concert include Lil Webbie, Hurricane Chris, Ice Berg and Midget Mack from VH1s reality show I Love New York.
Some students that attend FAMU voiced their dissatisfaction with Gucci Mane headlining the concert prior to the legal setback, which is preventing him from attending.
A meeting will take place tomorrow at 7:00 PM between FAMU students and alumni, to discuss future concerts and its participants.
The news comes as Gucci is scheduled to travel to Greensboro, North Carolina this weekend, where he will give a performance at North Carolina A&T University.
Last week, A&T officially dropped all backing for an upcoming homecoming concert featuring Gucci Mane after students protested his appearance.
Royce Da 5’9, Slum Village Headline Benefit Concert For Hex Murda
On Saturday, October 17, Detroits Hip-Hop community will come together to celebrate, honor and support one of their own.
Artists including Royce Da 59, Slum Village and Trick Trick are set to perform at the legendary St. Andrews Hall in a benefit concert billed the F*ckin Get Better Bro Benefit.
Proceeds for the event, being held from 9pm to 2am, will go to Detroit mainstay Hex Murda to assist with medical bills and other expenses his family has incurred since the writer, manager and business man suffered a massive stroke last month.
“Hex is the bridge between a lot of different families,” said Royce Da 59. “Hes the reason why a lot of different families are not fighting with each other.
News of Hex Murdas condition spread quietly among friends and supports on Twitter, when the hashtag #weloveuhex began appearing in tweets, just hours after the outspoken Detroit elder statement had been joking online about the MTV Video Music Awards.
However, out of respect for his familys privacy, details were not revealed until days later. Today, Hex Murda, who is a regular columinst for AllHipHop.com, remains hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit of an area hospital.
Born Eugene Howell, Hex, who currently manages producer Black Milk and rapper Guilty Simpson, is considered one of the most important behind the scenes power brokers in the Detroit Hip-Hop community.
Hes one of the reasons why Detroit is one unified front, Royce continued. Thats a big deal to us. So the whole citys gonna rally behind him in a major way and do whatever we gotta do financially, physically, whatever we gotta do.
The F*cking Get Better Bro Benefit for Hex Murda will also feature performances by Black Milk, Guilty Simpson, Paradime, Fatt Father & Marv Won as the Fatt Killahz, Phat Kat, Danny Brown and DJ House Shoes.
Every person admitted to the venue will be required to pay the $10 cover. St. Andrews Hall is located at 431 E. Congress in Detroit.
AllHipHop ChartWatch: Platinum Sales & Bricks
The top 10 this week has the same amount of Hip Hop that it had on it last week. Jay-Zs eleventh studio album, The Blueprint 3, holds the number five
spot. This week the Marcy MC managed to
move up one spot in the rank and sell another 64,000 copies of his latest disc.I
know shes not totally Hip Hop but you cant deny that the music has a heavy
influence on her albums. Mariah Carey is
right behind Jay-Z with her 12th studio album, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.
She sells 53,000 copies of The Dream and Tricky Stewart produced disc
but takes a drop from the third spot to sixth.
Moving
above the top ten we have The Black Eyed Peas at the 23rd position. Their latest album The E.N.D continues to
move units selling 25,000 copies this week.
Next
we come to Drake at the 30th spot with his mixtape-turned-album So Far Gone. This is a rerelease of the mixtape released
almost a year earlier and containing five out of the original 18 songs. This
week Drake Drizzy Rogers manages to sell 19,000 more copies of the EP. So far the Canadian MC has managed to sell a
little over 140,000 copies of an album that was already released and has less
than half the original songs. If thats
any indication of how his debut album will sell then it looks like
CashMoney/YoungMoney will have a good year.
Kid
Cudi falls from 32 to 48 but still manages to sell 12,000 copies of his debut Man On The Moon: The End Of Day. So far the G.O.O.D Music artist has sold over 150,000 copies of his first disc and has been pretty competitive on the charts. Fat Joe and Ghostface sold under 10,000 units. of Ghostface Killah’s Ghostdini: The Wizard Of Poetry In The Emerald City pushed 7,200. 73. Fat Joe Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 sold 8,300
Lets
move on to Dropping and see if any of the artists are going to help Jay and
Mariah hold it down for Hip Hop next week.
Dropping
This Week
We
have a lot of duo and compilation albums coming from some well respected
individuals in Hip Hop this week.
First up in Dropping we
have members from a well known group that has worked with artist like Tupac,
Notorious B.I.G, Swizz Beatz, and Mariah Carey.
Bone-Ified appears to be mainly Bizzy Bone and Layzie Bone of Bone
Thugs-N-Harmony. The new album, Thug Smoke Out, features the duo plus
two songs by Krayzie Bone. Im not sure
if this is official or not but Im sure someone in the comment section will let
me know. Any BTNH fans out there?
Next
up we have another duo consisting of Del Tha Funkee Homosapien & Tame
One. The West Coast MC and the New
Jersey native get together to release Parallel
Uni-Verses. Tame One has been a part
of the Artifacts and The Weathermen while Del has worked with everyone from Ice
Cube to the Gorillaz. This album should
definitely be a display in lyricism from two well respected underground MCs.
Keeping it underground we come
to D.I.T.C which is short for Diggin In The Crates. The 90s crew consisted of Showbiz & A.G. (Andre the Giant), Lord Finesse, Diamond D, Fat Joe, O.C., Buckwild, and the late great Big L. Each one of these individuals has separately
gone on to achieve success in the rap game in some form or another, but in the nineties
they displayed their serious lyrical skill as a group. Those that arent in the know
and want to hear some
of their favorite MCs earlier works may want to pick up Rare and Unreleased, Vol.
II or Rare
Breaks: Stack Two.
Heres another underground group
that had its debut in the nineties and has been making lyrical music ever
since. People Under the Stairs returns
with their seventh studio album, Carried
Away. The Los Angeles duo rap over hard
hitting underground production which should please any Hip Hop head if youre
into that sort of thing. P.U.T.S is
usually a consistent group so you may want to give this album a shot.
R.A the Rugged Man has been
rapping since the mid nineties and is now releasing Legendary Classics, vol. 1.
The Long Island MC is also an accomplished writer, contributing to books
and magazines directed at the Hip Hop audience.
This album is a collection of legendary classics. Get a sense of history and pick up a copy.
Moving back to the present we have
DJ Khaled and E-Class who drop DJ Khaled
and E-Class Present From the 305.
The album features Billy Blue, Red Eyezz, Bizzle, Piccalo (yall
remember when Tupac played Piccalo in that episode of A Different World? This is
only the second time in life I have seen someone named Piccalo), and Flo Rida. This should be a typical DJ Khaled/Florida
affair so if youre into the sound then pick it up.
You may know him as Lil
Sci but on this album he goes by John Robinson. Sometime last year he made an album that was
entirely produce by MF Doom and now he returns with J. Rawls, an underground
producer best known for his work on Mos
Def and Talib Kweli are Blackstar.
Together Rawls and Robinson are known as Jay Are (get it .J Rawls and J
Robinson J Are I like stuff like that..moving on) and are releasing a new album
The 1960s Jazz Revolution Again. The duo summarizes the album
as an education of the past that is relevant to
our present times, while giving ode to a period that flourished in political
activism, progressive social movements, and cultural creativity. Its always nice to see creative projects
like this so if you get a chance give it a listen.
Ruff Dog entertainment gets a mention this week for having
a .I believe I call it an interesting album cover. The
Package. Thats it for them.
Thats it for Dropping This Week. They are selling cds for five dollars at
places like Wal Mart and on Itunes.
Thats bootleg prices. Go pick up
an album or two.
Crooked I Preps Debut LP for Horse Shoe G.A.N.G.
Fresh off the success of the Slaughterhouse debut album, West Coast lyricist Crooked I will release his own group Horse Shoe G.A.N.G. (Grind And Never Give Up) next month.
The ensemble is unique in that it consists of Crookeds 4 younger brothers: Demtrius Capone, Julius Luciano, Kenny Siegel, and Andrew Dice Deniro.
Crooked I is officially not a group member, but will make guest appearances on the album, titled Gangsta M.C.
Others who appeare on the album include fellow Slaughterhouse member Royce da 59, ConiYac,, KareLezz, Kid Vicious, Dynamic Certified, Kobe, and Mykestro.
Production duties for the album are handled by in-house prodcuers Komplex, Jim Gittum, and Dae One.
The first preview of the LP is the track 4 Headed Monster, which has an accompanying viral video making rounds on various sites.
At press time, Horse Shoe G.A.N.G.s Gangsta M.C. is set to drop on November 3 via C.O.B./Treacherous Records (INgrooves/Universal Music Group).
Below is the finalized tracklisting:
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Em On DJ Hero: “Even the Biggest Fan Has Something New”
Fans of Jay-Z and Eminem fans will have the option of picking up a special Renegade version of the game when Activisions newest music-play simulation game DJ Hero hits stores.
The special edition will include the standard game, a premium Renegade turntable controller and a hard shell turntable carrying case that converts into a performance-ready DJ stand.
But most exciting for fans of Hov and Em is the special 2-CD DJ Hero Renegade album, available exclusively as part of the game pack.
While neither disc features the track from Jay-Zs 2001 Black Album from which DJ Hero Renegade Edition draws its name, the Jay-Z Disc features singles from each of his eleven solo releases, including Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem), Izzo (H.O.V.A), and Roc Boys (And the Winner Is ).
The 12-track disc also features Jigga My N***a from the 1999s Ruff Ryder compilation Ryde or Die band Jay-Zs hometown anthem Brooklyn Go Hard featuring Santigold. The DJ Hero Renegade albums Jay-Z disc is the Roc Nation founders first best of CD. In selecting the music for his half of the project, Eminem took a bit of a different approach.
Of the twelve cuts included on the Eminem disc, only half have been previously released as part of an album: Soldier and Say What You Say from The Eminem Show, his first release under Shady Records; Lose Yourself and Rabbit Run from 2002s 8 Mile soundtrack; the title track from Eminem Presents: The Re-Up, featuring 50 Cent; and Lady from Obie Trices 2003 debut Cheers.
The tracks we put on this disc are mostly overlooked or rarer favorites of mine from all different parts of my career, he explains. I also put a brand new, unheard song on there so even the biggest fan has something new.
Em will debut the new song Taking My Ball, this Friday (October 16) at 6:00pm on the All Out Show on his Sirius XM Radio channel, Shade45.
In May, Eminem announced that he would also release new tracks available as downloadable content for DJ Hero players before the end of the year.
Jay-Z and Eminem are two of the biggest selling artists of the last decade and have influenced music, arts, entertainment, fashion and technology around the world, commented Guitar Hero president and CEO Dan Rosensweig. Their involvement with the game, especially the Renegade Edition and DJ Hero Renegade album, shows their commitment to being on the bleeding edge of entertainment.
VH1 Celebrates Def Jams 25th
For the third consecutive year, actor/comedian Tracy Morgan served as the host of the sixth annual VH1 Hip-Hop Honors, which aired last night. The annual celebration was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn, New York last month. This years highly anticipated show celebrated the 25th anniversary of Def Jam Records, the imprint which most would say catapulted Hip-Hop.
Tons of celebrities came out to pay respect to Def Jam including Public
Enemy, Warren G, Kid Rock, Chris Rock, Eminem, Rick Ross, Fabolous,
Ludacris, DMX, Mary J. Blige, Redman, The Roots, Method Man, ONYX, Wale, KRS-One, the Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy, Kid Rock, Jimmy Fallon, film/video director Brett Ratner, Trey Songz, Ja Rule and Scarface, among others.
In
front of a packed house and with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the ones and twos
Black Thought of the Roots and Eminem opened up the show with a tribute
to LL Cool J performing his hit Rock the Bells. In 1984 LL Cool J
became Def Jam’s flagship artist. He was the first rap artist to
accrue ten platinum-plus selling albums.
During
the course of evening video interviews of the pioneers of Def Jam were
broadcast featuring the likes of Russell Simmons, Rick Rubin, Lyor Cohen, Kevin Liles and
Julie Greenwald, who told stories reflecting on the label
since its inception.
Other
performances of the night included Scarface with Guess Whos Back and Ludacris hit
the stage performing Southern Hospitality, representing for Def Jam
South. Redman and Method Man performed Da Rockwilder, Foxy Brown
made an appearance performing I’ll Be Good with Fabolous, who replaced Jay-Z.
The
Def Jam legacy transcends through many generations, and the new
generation of Hip-Hop and R&B also came out to pay homage. Def Jam
has created legends, not only stars and superstars, but legends. I
would definitely say this award or honor is very well deserved and Im
honored to be here, Trey Songz told AllHipHop.com, who performed Nate Doggs part on
Regulate alongside rapper Warren G.
Rapper
Wale performed Kanye West‘s Touch the sky and he also reflected on
the importance of Def Jam. First of all Krush Groove is one of my
favorite movies of all time, its synonymous with Hip-Hop. You got to
respect the company thats for the artist, for the culture. They
havent bastardized the culture at all so you got to respect that, he said.
Birthed
by Russell Simmons and Rick Rubin in 1984, Def Jam Records continues to
be a major player in the Hip-Hop industry today with a roster that
currently includes Young Jeezy, The Dream, Fabolous, and Ace Hood to
name a few.LL Cool J, Jay-Z and Kanye West were among some of artists that was noticeably missing from Def Jam’s 25th Honors celebration.
Jam Master Jay Documentary Added to New 50 Cent Album and Movie
50 Cents official return to music will highlight more than the rappers way on the mic.
AllHipHop.com has learned a new documentary on the late Jam Master Jay will be included with the rappers highly-anticipated album and accompanying DVD, both titled Before I Self Destruct.
The second DVD, titled Two Turntables and A Microphone: the Life and Death of Jam Master Jay, will offer a look inside the world of the Run DMC member, who was regarded as a mentor and friend of 50 Cent.
The G-Unit leader, who served as the executive producer of the 85-minute documentary, appears in the film along with rap moguls Russell Simmons and Shawn Jay-Z Carter, among others.
Prior to his death, Jam Master Jay played an important role 50 Cents career.
The turntablist provided the rapper with his first taste of the music industry by signing him to JMJ Records in the late 1990s.
The signing ultimately paved the way for 50 Cents first official recording was an appearance on a 1998 album from the group Onyx that was produced by Jam Master Jay.
The pair continued to work together as Jam Master Jay produced 50 Cents first album, which was unreleased.
The addition of Two Turntables and A Microphone comes as fans await the release of Before I Self Destruct.
The rappers fourth studio effort follows 2007s Curtis album, which spawned the Top 40 hits I Get Money, Ayo Technology and Straight to the Bank.
For his newest project, 50 Cent re-enlists the talents of Dr. Dre and Eminem, who also contributed to his official debut, Get Rich or Die Tryin.
Evidence of the musical direction of Before I Self Destruct can be found on the Dr. Dre-produced single OK, Youre Right and Baby by Me, produced by Polow da Don.
Although Before I Self Destruct reintroduces 50 Cents musical persona to fans, the rapper will also showcase his acting ability with the Before I Self Destruct.
The original 90-minute film, which 50 Cent wrote, directed and starred, centers on an inner city youth raised by a hardworking single mother.
When his dream of becoming a basketball player fails to materialize, the young boy finds himself employed in a supermarket. After his mother is tragically gunned down, Clarence (played by 50 Cent) is consumed by revenge and takes up a life of crime in order to support his younger brother.
The Before I Self Destruct movie marks 50 Cents directorial debut. It is the latest in a string of films featuring the entertainer, who has appeared the semi-autobiographical feature Get Rich Or Die Tryin as well as Righteous Kill with big screen legends.
Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. In recent years, 50 Cent has found success in various business ventures surrounding literature, video games, clothing, footwear, beverages, personal care products, automotive and books.
The rappers latest page turner, The 50th Law, recently landed on the New York Times best sellers list. 50 Cents Before I Self Destruct album and movie is slated to hit stores November 23.
The DVD for Two Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay will be available with the release and first DVD for a limited time.
Wednesday Fashion Feature: Trend Alert – Double Denim
Whether you like it or not, one trend that is hot on the runways and streets this season is double denim.
Along with acid wash and bleach splattered denim, its another one from the seemingly never ending 80s.
This trend definitely seems to be difficult to digest for many.
One blog, Fashionising.com, called it “a trend that shouldn’t”. One of the reasons they stated “you shouldn’t” is because it is dull. They referred to William Rast‘s collection fall 2009 collection, where denim jackets match up with the jeans of the same shade.
It seems the way to do it this time around is by combining clashing shades of denim – check it out:
The Dream
Rihanna
Kanye West Are these 80s denim trends going to far?
Have you let any of them infiltrate your wardrobe? Check out a few ways to get the look from DJPremium.com and DrJays.com.
Savoy Classic Rise Skinny by William Rast
Thriller Zipper Detail Jacket by Rocawear
Skinny Jean With Zipper by BLANK
See more on DrJays.com and DJPremium.com.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Jay-Z Mad At VH1? Drakes New Girl? Slaughterhouse’s Real Sales!
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
Check out the new blog from Erick Sermon of EPMD, where he talks about the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors!
Email me your rumors, sightings and various stuff you may be hearing.
JAY-Z MAD AT VH1?
I have a source and that source knows what they are talking about. They are talking about Jay-Z and his relationship to VH1. That source tells me that Jay-Z has a bone to pick with VH1 for some reason or another. They didnt know the actual reason. But, whatever the reason, Jay-Z refuses to do anything with them. I was under the impression that it was an issue with Def Jam or something, but it is not. Anyway, this scorn caused Jay to basically pull all of his talented cohorts like Kanye, Rihanna and Memphis Bleek! I mean, nobody from Roc-A-Fella was even there! Thats crazy!
SLAUGHTERHOUSE SALES WHAT HAPPENED?
There have been so rumors surrounding the whole Slaugherhouse project. Remember how disappointed the internet was and how Hip-Hop was totally down on itself, because SH moved under 20,000 units? This is an example of what I was saying about Jay-Z and those damn numbers. Numbers can give a false impression. Why? From what I understand, 1) Slaughterhouse was selling through about 80% of all copies of their album were SHIPPED. 2) From what un understand, a lot of the album sold were actually promo copies and those wont actually register with SoundScan. God willing they got the money from those sales.
DRAKE DATING CLASSY?
First I had to ask myself, WTF is a CLASSY? Did Drizzy go back to school? NO. I got a rumor that Drake is dating this girl:
So, here is the rest of the rumor from a female source of mind that saw this with her own two eyes.
So I’m in orlando a couple days ago shopping at Polo in the premiere shops and who do I see together??… Classy from Real Chance of love 2 and Drake along wit a kid. She looked amazing..looks way better than how she does on tv. So they’re shopping and the funniest thing happens. A Polo employee walks up to Classy and askes her if she watches the show cuz she looks like classy but better and while she denies it the kid that’s with them says “mom just tell him”…smh the lil boy looks like both drake and classy so that had me thinkin. Another crazy thing that happened was the Polo employee ask her for an autograph and did not pay drake any attention..I mean did he not know who drake was?? He was just looking at clothes with the kid and on top of that they didn’t even buy s###. DIDDY SAYS WHITNEY DISSED BOBBY!
Diddy says that he won’t get married, because of Whitney and Bobby…and crack. SMH…poor Cassie. I see where this is headed!
CHINO XL DISSES EVERYBODY AGAIN!
Check out as Chino XL goes in on Chris Brown, Kanye, Nick Cannon, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett and a whole bunch of other relevant celebrities. He gives a shout out to DJ AM.
THE SOCIAL LOUNGE IS COMING TO NEWARK, NJ!
This year’s Social Lounge is going to be crazy! Come to Newark, NJ at the NJPAC center for a night of political and community discourse! This year we are bringing to you Raekwon, Killer Mike aka Mike Bigga, Saigon, Rosa Clemente, Immortal Technique, Ras Baraka and Blitz The Ambassador….we’re getting it in! Click below to see the last event, that event! Killer Mike was so good on the panel, we brought him back! BIGGA!
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Click here for the details of the new Social Lounge. Killer Mike went in, right?TWITTER FOLLIES
Is Fabolous riding for Jay-Z again? The day after Gucci Mane dies Jay-Z, Fab goes in on him.
#anybodyseen Gucci Mane chapstick?? He’s in ATL but his lips r in Alaska.. BURRRRRRRR!!!!! LOL
This Twitter is going to get somebody hurt.
ILLSEEDS QUICKIES
Shout out to Kingpin outta Southend, UK!
What is the status of JR Writer? Dude got shot and that was it. I hope it wasnt a promotional shooting.
Why do people really take stock in what Asher Roth says about Obama? Seriously.
Check out the new Triple Cs song. Triple Cs ft. Gucci Mane Trickin Off
Rumors are swirling that a lot of people, if not all, of the Bad Boy staff was laid off.
Roxanne Shante has said sorry for lying to us. I am sure there is more, but I am disappointed. She was reppin something totally fake.
CAPTION THIS
You know, I totally hate when I censor myself. So, when I got this, I ignored it. It was likei didnt see it. Then it hit me people need to have fun with this. LOL. What was going on at the African MTV Awards for Clef and Akon to have a picture like this snapped?
EPIC WIN OF THE DAY!
If it is your birthday, this is for you! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Abbu-La-Sha-Dubble-Bo!
JUVIE IS COMING AT RAPPER LYRICALLY!!!!
Fans of Juve are about to be impressed by his lyrically prowess. Here, he also talks about the Hot Boys reunion. This happens to be exclusive!
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SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
Here you go. The whole AllHiphop staff likes this dude Jasiri X. Why is he under the signs the world is coming to an end? Hes somebody you should consider listening to when it comes to Obama, not Ashy Asher Roth. No disrespect to Asher, but hes a party rapper and hes clearly not the DUDE in politics.
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CANDID CAMERA DOES NOT WORK IN BELGIUM!
I dont know much about Belgium, but it is clear they dont like pranks. These dudes straight got pranked and it turned into an a$$ kicking session!
I AM OUT! MORE LATER!
Yes, don’t get too exciting, my readers!
CHANCE ENCOUNTERS
For those that dont know, Chance encounters is the section of the site for Chance, the other guy that does rumors. His views are his and ours are ours. Here he goes.
50 CENT VS. RIHANNA??
Looks like November 23 is going to be fun…50 Cent and Rihanna both plan to release highly anticipated albums that Monday. This will be Rihanna’s first album since the Chris Brown incident. Drake and Justin TImberlake are amongst some of the people rumored to have helped her this go around. She has been out in Europe shooting for the album and was spotted in NYC the other day having dinner with Jay-Z, maybe getting some game time advice from the ex-boss??? 50 on the other hand has kept us waiting all year for Before I Self Destruct and it’s finally ready. He will be releasing the album along with a fictional hustler movie of the same title and another DVD, a documentary about his late mentor and hip hop icon Jam Master Jay. Does this mean Detox is on deck???
RAPPERS GIVING BACKI love hearing about rappers giving back to the community so if a local celebrity is doing something to help people in your hood hit me up and let me know. Today I’m focusing on Master P and his effort to feed and clothe over a million kids whose parents lack education, are homeless, have mental
or physical disabilities, have life threatening illnesses, are facing addiction or come from single family homes or the
foster care system. He’s partnered Onemilliongifts.org to give money and time to make sure this holiday season is a little better for these kids.MELYSSA FORD EXPOSEDApparently Melyssa Ford p##### off the wrong people yesterday Natasha Ellie and Denyce Lawton went IN on her via Twitter. Apparently they are upset they helped her out when she was down and now Melyssa is acting shady. They are looking to “slap [their] names” out of Miss. Fords mouth which has serviced a lot of the music industry as well as her a** which has been her pass through life seeing as she didn’t graduate High School. I’d love to see these 3 go at it…wrestling each other…ripping each others clothes off…sweat glistening off of their ….let me stop before I end up looking like Slim Thug on here
IM JUST SAYIN’After Al Pacino dropped out of school and before his acting career took off he spent some time in Italy trading sex for food and shelter … damn Tony Montana was out there on the track … SMH
Someone recently stole Solange’s handbag and her bicycle … she is devastated … at what age are you to old to get your bike taken??The Yankees have made Run This Town their official song changing the lyrics to “The Yanks gonna run this town tonight” … Thats some Who Let The Dogs Out ish right there
Tyra Banks made $30 million last year making her the highest paid women in primetime TV … she’s making a good run for Oprahs spotI met Nicki Minaj back in ’07 and maybe it was the jeans but she wasn’t carrying that a** around back then…(I know my hat was too green…sorry)
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GAME REVIEW: NBA 2K10
Developer/Publisher: 2K SportsPlatform: XBOX 360
Players: 1 – 10 (Online)Release Date: 10/6/09
Rating: A-
In the world of gaming, few releases fill the calendar with a yearlong hype until it hits the street. From role playing, first person shooters, sandbox adventure to driving; every genre has that one franchise title that commands every gamers attention. When it comes to basketball, the NBA 2K series is tops.
For the last couple of seasons 2K has reigned king with little contest. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, 2K Sports upgrades its core gameplay in an attempt of absolute dominance. While NBA 2K10 comes close to perfection, it is hampered by some nagging problems that hold it back from true greatness.
What has previously kept 2K atop the totem pole is its on court experience and this years installment doesnt disappoint. First off the graphics are exceptional. The player models are realistic with ballers looking like the splitting image of their real life counterparts.
Even smaller details like visible sweat stains on jerseys and tattoo accuracy are covered. Superstar signatures are also nicely represented here from Shaquilles awkward free throw launch to Lebron James pre-game talcum powder handclap shower.
Sonically the game is well rounded with chants of MVP bound to be heard when a star player has a great night. The beautiful presentation is heightened with what could be the best play by play in any sports title thus far.
Announcers Kevin Harlan and Clark Kellogg adjust their commentary depending on how your season unfolds. So if your team stunk it up the previous night, youll hear about it in your next game.
After the ball is tipped you get a true look at how impressive this game plays. The action is fluid from jump shot form to guys swimming around picks. Offensively this series has been pumped up with the addition of more plays and on the fly coaching. Previous complaints of an arcade feel have been addressed with the addition of a stamina bar; quelling any rampant abuse of fast breaks sprints.
A new feature that is sure to take engross the gaming community is the My Player mode. My Player lets users create their own baller to any specifications. After building a player, you join the NBA summer league in hopes of getting picked up by a team. If not you get shipped to the development league where you can grow your players skills while waiting for that call from your agent. Its not an easy mode but very rewarding once you really start to excel.
Unfortunately unacceptable technical issues do arise throughout regular gameplay. While the informational pop-up menus detailing up to date season stats add great depth to the game, they sometimes take way too long to disappear making it difficult to navigate throughout the court. Framerate also plays culprit with some noticeable slowdown during some high traffic breaks. Furthermore, the A.I. presents some wacky computer behavior with a great deal of backcourt violations, and bad time clock management.
All things considered though 2K10 is still impressive. This simulation presents the closest basketball experience without lacing up your hi-tops.
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Erick Sermon’s Blog: The VH1 Hip-Hop Honors!
I do this for Hip Hop!
VH1 Hip Hop Honors celebrates 25 years
of Def Jam
I have yet to be officially invited to
the VH1 Hip Hop Honors. Yes, I know many of you are sitting there with
your mouths open and a cloud with a question mark over your heads wondering
how such an incredible oversight like this could ever happen, 5 years
in a row. Although I say that with a pompous amount of sarcasm I still
believe that EPMD is synonymous with Hip Hop- am I alone on this? Yet
the two times weve been included in this occasion, which is supposed
to honor those who have made great contributions to Hip Hop culture,
it has been at the request of other artists or by some strange turn
of events. This year, I spoke with a VH1 producer from the show who
told me that he found a spot for me. At the time, this remark
didnt bother me that much because it was buffered with the rundown
of all the great people involved and a rumor that I had said I didnt
want to be a part of the festivities. Of course no executives contacted
me directly to establish if this were true or not- so they took me off
the original schedule because of this so-called rumor they heard.
But thats beside the point. I did this for Def Jam. I did this for
Hip Hop.
The show was set off with a non- Def
Jam artist, Eminem who did an amazing job performing LL Cool Js
Rock the Bells. He set the bar for the performance levels
for the night. Most of us were able to keep up but unfortunately the
energy wavered as the evening progressed. I heard Jay was overseas and
L was in Cali taping NCIS so I understand they had prior obligations
but it wouldve been hot if they made it. All the executives from
Lyor Cohen to Rick Rubin to Russell Simmons were in attendance.
Def Jam was instrumental in both L and Jays careers so a celebration
to their 25 years of success didnt feel right without them.
Im still waiting for the day when
EPMD gets their respect! LOL! Yes, folks I know my internet acronyms.
Heres my recap below
MVP: Rick Rubin and Russell Simmons
sitting Indian style reminiscing over the heydays of Def Jam
Best Performance:
Ludacris Throw them Bowz
Best Song Choice:
Redman and Method Man Tha Rockwilder
Best Rendition/Likeness:
Eminem Rock the Bells
Best Reunion: DMX and Ja Rule
peace-ing up before the night was through
WTF? of the Night:
Method Man and Mary J. Blige performed All I Need- one of Def
Jams biggest records and arguable one of the most popular Hip Hop
songs of all time. Shockingly after their set, the crowd reaction was
strangely delayed leaving an awkward silence with a few delayed claps
bellowing through the theater. I could actually hear people in the audience
asking yo, wheres Jay-Z at? and I was backstage!
Shouldve Beens:
Besides the obvious LL Cool J and Jay-Z not being there- the Beastie
Boys were missing, Slick Rick, 3rd Bass, Nice & Smooth,
Jadakiss…
Shouldve Dones: DMX should
have performed Whats My Name? Ja Rule should have started with
Holla and went into Always On Time. Scarface shouldve
rocked the crowd with My Minds Playing Tricks on Me. EPMD should
have had more time LMAO
Signing off,
Green Eyed Bandit
Russell and Rick Chop It Up: Indian Style.
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NFL Week 5 Wrap-up: T.O. for G.M?
This past weekend in the NFL was instrumental in giving us a glimpse into who are the potential teams to be reckoned with this season. Josh McDaniels and his undefeated Denver Broncos pulled out a gutty victory against his mentor Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots for starters. The student hardly ever beats the teacher the first time around. But thanks to Denvers solid defense and the leadership of their QB, Kyle Orton, which lead his team on two scoring drives of over 90 yards, Josh pulled out his Tiger Woods Fist Pump to a ecstatic home crowd.
Dear Brandon Marshall, if you really wanted to be traded from the now undefeated Broncos, all you had to do was pull a Braylon. It was simple. You could have gotten into an altercation with one of Carmello Anthonys camp, being that you are in Denver, the way that Braylon allegedly brought work to one of Lebron James friends. Braylon Edwards was traded to the Lets Here It for New York Jets the same week.
In the Jets loss last night to Mark Anthonys Miami Dolphins, Braylon played huge under the bright lights with five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown. Braylon is known for playing big on Monday Nights. I wonder if it is because of the lighting. Makes it a lot better to see the ball, doesnt it?
I understand that the player I am about to talk about is playing under relative obscurity and most likely under a self-inflicted gag order, but we need the old Terrell Owens back. If not us, the Bills need him back. And not for his on the field production either. Let me be the FIRST to say that I believe Terrell Owens would make a great General Manager. T.O. knows the game and he knows what it takes to win. A few years ago when he supposedly through Donovan McNabb under the bus by saying that the Eagles have a better chance of winning the Superbowl with Favre 4.0, you ask the Minnesota Vikings if they feel the same way about Favre 4.0. As for Donovan, an ex-Eagle stated that the starting QB was so sick during the Superbowl that another player had to step in and call the play.
Dallas fans, Terrell told you what was going on with your team and the QB that he shed a few tears for, Tony Oh No Romo. He told you not to blame Jessica Simpson for your QBs efforts on the field. Terrell also told you that Tony was out there winging the ball to his Witten whether he was open or not. Terrell wasnt going off on the sidelines just to hear himself speak. He knew something then that people are just beginning to find out now.
And Dallas, you are 3-2, with all of your wins coming to teams that havent won a game. A win is a win, but this spells a possible miss of the playoffs if Americas Team cant turn around their fortunes. You tell me how Jerry Jones is going to feel when the only spectacle that graced his new stadium in the first year started with Jonas, and ended with Bros.
Buffalo, you are 1-4 with a list of season-ending injuries, an offensive line that is well, offensive and a star wide receiver with slimmed chances of catching a pass because of your offensive line. Let T.O. loose, not literally, just his mouth piece.
And to round up this wrap-up, the Tennessee Titans are 0-5. Tennessee, you were just stomping on towels and talking smack last season, and now, unless you go on an 11 game winning streak, youll have to throw one of those towels for the season. Next up, you will face a vengeful Patriots team. New England has played an undefeated team every week up to this point, and they just signed Junior Seau out of his Favre-like retirement. However, a win could be just what the Titans need to go on an epic streak. Well see what you got this weekend.
I need to hear from my NFL loyalists. How do you feel your team is holding up, and do you feel that your team is playoff bound?
More Weirdoes In Hip-Hop Please
I’m sure there are quite a few people that are going to disagree with me on this, but I am going all out.
There is a very big issue with Hip-Hop.
Not enough weirdos in the game to sustain the voyeurs and the Hip-Hop head itching for something that doesn’t look like it walked off the block.
We have enough “block stars” in rap to last us for the next million years or so. And, there is nothing inherently wrong with a rapper from the streets – nothing at all. Unless that rapper’s mind remains stuck on the block.
I’m not going to name names, but there are some highly skillful rap artists that have lost relevance like Cross Colours after gangsta rap. These rappers sound good, but after 5 or 10 years of saying the same thing, they no longer matter. They went the way of the dinosaurs.
Back to the weirdos.
I love weirdos and I am a self-proclaimed weirdo myself.
Weirdos are creative in a way that defies all convention and logic.
We study weirdos.
We look at weirdos.
We p### and poke at weirdos.
We cut them up to see what makes them tick.
We love weirdos.
We hate weirdos.
Why are we still talking about Andre 3000? I mean, seriously. Andre is a weirdo! The guy used to wear there craziest clothing and say the illest things and we miss it. Admit it. You miss the weirdo named Andre 3000. In theory, rappers have come and goes and come back and we’re still putting Andre in our Top 5 Dead or Alive. You favorite thug rapper emcee killer loves Three Stacks.
Lil’ Wayne has proclaimed himself the “Greatest Rapper Alive” for quite some time, but that’s not why we are enthralled by him. Wayne has been a marginal rapper since the 90’s. And, he cranked out a near-classic album on Carter II, but did that make him a superstar? NO. It wasn’t until Wayne turned into a weirdo did people (HIp-Hop and others) truly care about Lil Wayne. Even the whole kissing Baby was mystifying to people. I don’t see Hip-Hop – which is supposedly so homophobic – giving Wayne the heave-ho after that. Why? Dude is a freakin’ weirdo that you really can’t fully comprehend and therefore, he’s something to entertain you at no end.
That is what is all boils down too: entertainment.
Kanye’s last album, 808s & Heartbreak, was god-awful. It was terrible and still sold a gaggle of records and he became more interesting to the paps, the fans and even the haters. Honestly, I watched his first video about 300 times trying to figure out exactly what he was trying to say as an artist. I tried to understand why he broke the new single at that time on “Ellen.” And we have been trying to decode Kanye ever since. Hell, AllHipHop’s Staff has consistently wondered why we haven’t gotten an interview in years despite our unwavering support for Kanye (past and present), but that’s another story. He’s a freakin’ weird person! Who cares about that past stuff!
The point is, we can talk about Kanye on any given day and its most likely going to be interesting. People are going to be passionate, scornful, supportive, understanding or the opposite of each. They are going to feel something though and they will not be indifferent.
Think about a typical rapper these days.
On the real, dudes are getting shot and the public doesn’t bat an eye. A lot of them are spitting lyrics like crazy and nobody really…cares. Not about them, not about their life, their health, lyrics, family, well-being or anything. They are just there until the next write up on a weirdo comes around.
But, don’t take my previous examples of weirdoes and try to find some common thread or some pattern. There is none.
KRS-One is a weirdo! Dude said that Hip-Hop could be a new religion and he’s written a 900-page book about it. Who DOES THAT?
Look at Redman’s first three album covers! Weirdo!
Look at the creative genius of Q-Tip. Man, everything about him – from his beats to his rhymes to his dress – sceams weirdo! That’s why he’s still here.
Why are we dying for Lupe to come back with a new album called We Are Lasers? Come on, you already know!
Ol’ Dirty Bastard- Weirdo!
I mean, you can go back even farther to the founders of Hip-Hop that engaged in all sorts of crazy garb, crazy activities and crazy lyrics and look back with reverence.
There’s no shame in being a weirdo.
There is a shame in not pushing the culture and yourself forward in some way. There is a shame in not evolving. There is a shame is being an artist that is inherently boring as a human being. There is a shame in doing what everybody is doing just, because you are afraid…or keeping it real.
Well, if you see people getting bored with Hip-Hop and sick of it…you know why.
Not enough weirdoes.
SOME WEIRDOES!
Andre 3000
De La Soul In The Daisy Age
Lil Wayne
Eminem and his Mexican wrestling mask
Redman’s Muddy Waters
Pharrell’s ode to the ultimate weirdo – Michael Jackson!
Juvenile ‘Cocky and Confident’ On First Album In Three Years
New Orleans, Louisiana rapper Juvenile has announced the release of Cocky and Confident, his first studio album in over three years.
The album is the rappers follow up to his album Reality Check, which landed at #1 on Billboards Top 200 chart when the album was released in March of 2006.
Juvenile will release the album via a deal between his label, UTP and Atlantic Records. E1 Records will handle the marketing and promotion of the album.
Producers on the album include Mouse, Precise, Lu Balz, C. Smith, S-8ighty and Juvenile himself.
Rappers B.G., Dorrough, Kango Slim, Q Corvette and R&B singers Rico Love, Bobby V and Pleasure P round out the album with guest appearances.
The first two singles from the track include Gotta Get It and Hands On You featuring Pleasure P.
According to reps for Juveniles Cocky and Confident will land in stores on November 17.