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DJ Drama: The DJ ABC’s & 1,2,3’s

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Features

 

In a recent interview, AllHipHop.com got up with DJ Drama in Atlanta where the mixtape legend chronicled his formative days as spin maestro and how he established himself as a prominent force in the industry. The early years started in his native Philadelphia, Pennyslvania, where he would call local stores and pass out free mixtapes in order to build his base. That based would grow like a fungus, but it was one that he cultivated.

 

In marketing himself, Dram made certain fans automatically knew – on sight – that his material contained new, quality music. The now Atlanta resident admits times have changed since he first began, but mixtapes are still an important resource for upcoming artists to use.

 

Check out DJ Drama as he reveals some secrets and lots of wisdom about his rise to fame and fortune.

 

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NC A&T Drops All Support For Gucci Mane Concert

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Officials at North Carolina A&T have decided to remove the university’s name and association with an upcoming homecoming concert featuring controversial rapper Gucci Mane.

 

Students on campus protested Gucci Mane’s headlining slot during A&T’s upcoming homecoming concert, which also features performances by OJ Da Juiceman, Fabolous, Trey Songz and Keri Hilson.

 

Gucci Mane’s alleged gang ties and his violent lyrics are at the center of the dispute.

 

“The headliners booked for our student concert have generated dissonance among our student leaders and our constituents,” Chancellor Martin said. “This dissonance has provoked internal discussion and policy reviews which are both necessary and welcomed and which will undoubtedly make us better as a university community.”

 

Because Gucci’s contract was already signed and over 6,000 tickets have been sold, he will be able to perform during the homecoming festivities, which takes place October 31.

 

But, after several meetings, A&T has officially withdrawn all support and any association with the concert, due to Gucci Mane’s appearance.

 

“We have agreed with the promoter to remove the name of North Carolina A&T State University from the event,” Chancellor Martin revealed. “While this does not absolve us of our connection to the event, it allows us, within our limited options, to take a moral stand while we simultaneously honor our legal obligations.”

AllHipHop ChartWatch: Depressing Sales, Some Hang On!

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Reviews / Music

What

do Jay-Z, Drake, The Black Eyed Peas, Ghostface Killah, and Kid Cudi have in

common?  They are all in the top….fifty.  Over the last couple of weeks there has been

a surge in the release of Hip Hop albums.  We have had everything from Brother Ali to

Playaz Circle in “Dropping this Week”.  A

few of them, like Kid Cudi and Drake have managed to make it into the top ten

but it looks as though now the only representative for Hip Hop in the upper digits

is Jay-Z…unless you want to count Mariah Carey.

The “Obsessed” singer enters the charts at number three with her latest album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.  This is the R&B Diva’s 18th

album (if you include greatest hits and compilations) and features writing by

Tricky Stewart and The Dream.  Although

Carey did work with producers Timberland and Jermaine Dupri during recording

those particular songs did not make the final tracklisting.  Hey, at least she got Gucci Mane for the

remix.  That’s a good thing…right?  Although there is not a lot of Hip Hop

represented on the original album expect some of her more popular songs to be

remixed and feature the latest flavor of the month from the rap world.

Meanwhile,

the owner of Roc Nation (and occasional Mariah collaborator) Jay-Z, drops from

two to six with his latest album The

Blueprint 3.  The album sells a

steady 86,000 copies after entering the charts a few weeks ago.

That takes care of Hip Hop in the top 10. 

Drake grabs the number 18 spot with his mixtape-released-as-an-album So Far Gone.  The Cash Money/Young Money artist moves

32,000 more copies this week and continues to build up anticipation for his

debut album, Thank Me Later.

At

the twenty third spot are The Black Eyed Peas who continue to sell more of

their monster album The E.N.D.  This week the group moves another 29,000

copies.Cudi’s, Man on

the Moon: The End of Day sells another 17,000 copies and lands the number

32 spot.

I don’t usually endorse

an album but if you haven’t picked up Ghostface Killah’s Ghostdini The Wizard Of Poetry then I just don’t know what you’re doing with your

life.  This week he picks up the number 30 spot.  The album

features duets with R&B artists including Shareefa, Raheem DeVaughn, Jack

Night, Estelle, John Legend, Lloyd, Ron Brownz, and Ne-Yo.  It’s Ghostface!  When was the last time you heard a Ghostface

album and went “Uhhhh……it was ok” (I’m not counting that 718 compilation

album).  Go to a store people.  Get an album or something.

 

Dropping

This Week

 

Depressing

album sales aside, there have been some solid albums coming out in this section

for the last few weeks.

            I’m

going to be biased and start off with Joe Budden.  One fourth of Slaughter House releases his

sixth official studio album, Escape Route.  You may love him or hate him but can you

really say dude can’t rap?  As a matter

of fact, I have rarely heard anyone that has listened to the Mood Musik series

say he can’t rap.  His latest album has

Slaughterhouse, Young Chris, and Wale on it so it should be an interesting

listen.

Don’t

tell him autotune is dead.  Harlem’s own

DJ Webstar releases his latest album, The

Rooftop.  The album is actually a collaboration

between Webstar and Jim Jones and features Juelz Santana, Brucie B, and Styles

P to name a few.

            I’m

going to finish of the week with BK representative Fat Joe.  He releases his ninth studio album Jealous Ones Still Envy 2 (J.O.S.E 2)

with guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Ron Browz, Akon, Pleasure P, T-Pain, Lil

Kim, Raekwon, and Swiz Beatz.

            Told

you guys it would be a short week.  We’ll

see if the numbers get better for next week’s ChartWatch.

Shyne Faces Deportation To Belize

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Hours after his release from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, New York, rapper Shyne has yet to taste freedom.

 

The former Bad Boy artist, born Jamal Barrow, was transfered directly to a federal detention center, while authorities review his immigrations status to determine whether or not he will be deported to his native Belize.

 

Since the passing of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996, resident aliens and naturalized American Citizens have been exposed to a much larger number of deportations, based on criminal acts.

 

The laws became even more heavily enforced after the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York and Washington, DC.

 

Even small misdemeanors such as drunk driving or shoplifting can be used as the basis to start an often lengthy removal process.

 

Shyne, who changed his name no Moses Michael Leviy after upon converting to Judaism in 2006, served more than nine years of a ten year sentence on assault and attempted murder charges.

 

If it is determined that Shyne will face deportation or removal proceedings, he would likely remain in federal custody until an immigration judge rules on two points.

 

The proceedings would require for a judge to first make a determination of the Brooklyn MC’s removability according to all current and applicable laws. The judge would then determine whether, as a permanent resident alien or naturalized American citizen, Shyne qualifies for any form of relief from removal.

 

The news of Shyne’s pending release on Tuesday (October 6) was viewed as only a possibility by fans until the announcement that he had in fact been released was made early Tuesday afternoon.

 

It was not the first time rumors of the rapper’s release had hit the internet. His attorney, Oscar Michelen, blames the New York Department of Corrections Inmate Lookup system.

 

“If you have the information, it will show you that [Shyne’s] earlier release date was originally April [of this year] and then June,” Michelen told MTV News. “And we don’t now how that was in there. But it showed that. And then what would happen is before a release date, [an inmate] would get produced before a parole board, and in the institution, there would be rumors that [Shyne] was up for parole.”

Hip-Hop Rumors: Shyne Signs To Black Wall Street, Will He Get Deported?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Rumors

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.WILL THEY DEPORT SHYNE?Uh OH…I hope they give Shyne a fair shake, bit I am getting some stuff that may not sit well. Apparently, he’s totally free, but there is some sort of clause that says he is free on a “conditional release” pending some sort of immigration review. I am not sure of that is just standard jargon or if they are actually considering some sort of deportation move like with Shyne. I know with Bang ‘Em Smurf, he was considered a violent offender so they shipped him out. SHYNE SIGNS TO BLACK WALL STREET AND CZAR ENT!

 

Well that was very fast! Jimmy Henchmen’s son – Lil Henchmen – posted the news! Shyne has signed with Black Wall Street and CZAR and his own Gangland. Peep the tweet!

 

Lil Henchmen:

 “WELCOME HOME THE BIG HOMEY OF ‘HIP-HOP’ SHYNE!!!!! YES SHYNE IS HOME…… SHYNE IS NOW UNDER CZAR-ENT/BWS/GANGLAND ! cut the check suckerz”

 

Uh oh! I don’t think there are any wars about to break out. Lets just say that there are a few key people that need to do Shyne very nicely. Lets all get along and let us all make some GREEN. Me too…I need some green that doesn’t require me going to jail for 9 years.

 

JOE BUDDEN REALITY SHOW?

The saga and the rumors around Joe Budden is like a never-ending soap opera. And the streets are talking…I really don’t know why, but they are talking about Budden and his ex. Rumor has it, Tahiry and Joey staged their recent break up to up the ante on their reality show. I don’t know if you remember, but AHH talked to Joe about the possibility of a reality show with the two of them. That was a minute ago and I guess now we are really looking at a “plot” that somebody could care about. I do know that these reality shows always have a relationship component like Irv and his wife so anything is possible.

Speaking of which, Tahiry did an interview with Complex Magazine about this mess. Slightly, eh, but Tahiry did start crying and admitted she loved Joe. They were together for five years. They might wanna work it out. That’s half a decade!

Complex: What was the biggest deal-breaker for you?

Tahiry: I just feel like…I’m never going to speak bad about Joey. I love him. Five years. It was a long time. We were just growing apart. We were not in the same zip codes. I just didn’t feel like after five years we were building that foundation together. For a long time it was, “Joe, Joe, Tahiry, Tahiry.” When it was beneficial, it was Joe and Tahiry. But you know after five years, you’re supposed to feel like you’re building something. I didn’t feel like we were building anything.

I hope they get the reality show. I don’t watch them, but I would watch this one. LOL.

LIL WAYNE’S OTHER BABY IS ON THE WAY…

Weezy is one…rolling stone. I’m amazed at this level of responsibility. Kids, strap up.

SHAWNNA TO SIGN WITH T-PAIN?

This is one we’ve seen bubble up for quite sometime. At a recent Heineken event, Ludacris told us the following.

AllHipHop.com: What do you have coming up, Luda?

Ludacris: Battle of the Sexes is coming soon, the movie “Gamer” just came out, and more movies, more music and Ludaversal after that.

So, the word is out that Shawnna may be looking to head over to T-Pain. One thing we do know and contrary to rumors, she has NOT signed to Mr. Autotune yet. That’s for sure. What’s next…we’ll see!

NAS INTERVIEWS WITH CNN

Don Lemon kinda set up Nas with the beginning of this clip, but Nas repped well.

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

I am not sure, but I am getting word that Ashanti is hammering out details on a new record deal.

Bang ‘Em Smurf has a launch party coming up in his native Trinidad. Rumor has it, Rick Ross will show up.

Good luck Meth! I will say that the IRS is the only thing to fear in this worldly existence.

I am hearing by 2010, Interscope Records will totally clear out the Hip-Hop roster and start over with the next generation of rap. This is nothing new, I was saying this at the top of ’09 and it has basically come true.

Rumor has is BMF is not dead. In fact, I heard  a rumor that they have a new rap protegee that they are set to unleash on the world.

One of DMX’s relatives emailed me and said he hoped DMX got knocked out. He also said that X couldn’t even fight. LOL!

Rick Ross is looking pretty unstoppable and his Triple c’s project goes hard from what I can hear. Did Ross win that battle with 50 Cent?

Gwen Stefani is 40! I had no idea! Maybe 40 is the new 30?

Jay-Z reportedly thinks that Rihanna’s partying ways makes her image cheaper to the masses.

Damn, Rock. Chis Rock is getting sued over his hot, new movie “Good Hair.”

Even though I don’t believe her, Solange says she and Wale aren’t a couple. I don’t have picnics with friends, but that’s me.

Please say no. I am hearing there is a Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman sex tape. The Earth is not ready for such a horror to be released.

TWITTER FOLLIES

Here is what Stat Quo has been saying about his Dr. Dre efforts. Props to this brother.

“Last night was crazy……I’m surprized I’m up this early, didnit leave the studio till after 5….just Detoxin!!!!10:46 AM Oct 3rd from TwitterBerry”

“I’m in the studio right now mixin my new single called “What I Like” produced by myself & Louie Keyz. Still out here in LA detoxin!!!!9:34 PM Sep 25th from TwitterBerry”

I AM NOT A FASHION DUDE…BUT…

For all my people into fashion and online shopping I recently stumbled across a dope shop that happens to have an online site called Limited Edition (www.limitededitioninc.com/shop). The people were very cool and the prices are right on! I ended up doing some online shopping and the shipping turnaround time is great. They very good to the homey ‘Seed so I’m giving love back. They have Crooks & Castles , Rocksmith, 10 Deep and Rich Yung. Speaking of Rich Yung, Limited Edition is one of the only exclusive retailers online with all the new heat for the winter. Check that out right here.

THIS WHERE HIP-HOP IS HEADED…?

Maybe Interscope will sign this dude. It is me or is this where Hip-Hop is going. This dude is Master Shortie.

Interesting video and visually cool. Musically, I am not sold.

OR IS IT?

I hope Lupe knows that I don’t hate him. LOL! Check out this clip of Lupe performing Nas. Lupe gets the Epic Win of the Day for this.

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY!

Serena wins for this!

Dwight Howard got the other look/cover.

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS!

JAMIE FOXX AND KIRSTIE ALLEY

I remember Kirstie Alley said she wanted Jaimee and he replied “I do like them thick …and she is thick.”  Well apparently they have been doing their thing in a not so private way.  Here are some of Kirstie’s recent tweets:

-NOW i gonna get a massage…lol..thats what Jamie and I like to call it..either that or …a rodeo..later, cowboys

-SEE HOW FUN EXERCISE CAN BE??? GET YOURSELF A LITTLE FOXX and U might just want to work out 7 hours a day like me..

-LOL…YES….WE CALL IT A FOXX-ATHLON….

-I don’t need to see Mr. Foxx’s naked picture, I see him naked three times a week…standing over me..ooo be still my dirty talk

MONIQUE GETS A BIG HEAD?

Monique is definitely doing her thing with a talk show on BET and there is a lot of OSCAR talk about her role in the new Oprah film starring Mariah Carey-Cannon.  Word is all this success may be going to her head.  Some of her demands a recent promotional events include having her stylist flown in first class and a $100,000 fee to appear at premiers.  Word is her attitude made Oprah tell Lionsgate to promote Mariah more to push her into the Oscar race.

GET THAT GHOSTFACE

If you don’t already have Ghostfaces’ album make sure you go and cop your copy (BUYING CD’s is cool kids).  Need a reason to go get it??  Here are some of the stories your in for straight from Pretty Toney himself:

“You got your songs where I f***ed up,

where I might have got a girl pregnant. Songs where I’m feeling lonely

and s**t, where my girl left me and there’s another man that moved into

my house with kids. And you got situations where you bump into a

pregnant girl, but she’s so pretty, and you wish you could have her,

but she’s pregnant and she’s married. Just problems when I might have

messed around, let the cable man come to my house, fix my cable, but

two weeks later he’s somewhere on my property in my guest house,

screwing my wife”

Ummmmm…Ok.  Meanwhile this is his last album on Def Jam no word on where he’ll be next and that Ghostface, Rae and Meth collaboration “Yolandas House” will be distributed by Def Jam as well…They start recording in about 2 weeks.

IM JUST SAYIN’

Mariah Carey will be addressing pregnancy rumors when she talks to DJ Clue today.

DJ AM was working on a show about battling drug addiction before he died of a drug overdose on August 28 … the show will air on MTV starting October 12.

Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush are back together … she’s been at his games and been flying back and forth to NO

Off the market:

Peace – ChanceCDR @ Twitter or Gmail

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

-illseed

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P.E. Announces New LP Using Revolutionary Funding Method

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Pioneering Hip-Hop group Public Enemy will introduce a new concept into the music business using technology that will allow fans to finance and share proceeds from their upcoming album.

 

P.E. is the first major group in the world to utilize SellaBand.com’s technology to raise $250,000 from fans in increments of $25.

 

Fans will received an exclusive numbered copy of the album in addition into sharing in the revenues generated from the group’s upcoming untitled album.

 

“SellaBand’s financial engine model goes about restructuring the music business in reverse,” PE frontman Chuck D said in a statement released today (October 6). “It starts with fans first, then the artists create from there. The music business is built on searching for fans and this is a brand new way for acts to create a new album with fans first, already on board.”

 

The announcement of the Public Enemy partnership marks SellaBand.com’s entry into the United States market, according to the company’s CEO, Johan Vosmeijer.

 

“Working with Public Enemy is an incredibly exciting way to take the European success we’ve built over the past three years and offer it to stateside bands,” Vosmeijer added. SellaBand is based in Amsterdam.

 

The company has coordinated recording sessions for 34 acts, who have had over $3,000,000 invested into their projects via the SellaBand fan funding engine.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Royce Signs To Shady?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Rumors

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.

 

Whats up everybody? This is the Gunshow aka The AllHipHop Staff. We’d like to take the time to interrupt the normal rumors with a Rumor Buster Report.

 

DJ Butta, a long running DJ from Detroit sent the following out on Twitter, to the internets’ delight.

 

“chillin chillin. Just heard Eminem signed Royce (Congrats). Detroit need the unity back R.I.P. to all Detroit’s Rap Pioneers”

 

The office went crazy!

 

We were cheering and screaming and hip-hop hooraying and suddenly we realized that this could be wrong. We like DJ Butta, but we had to know.

 

Well, almost as fast as we cheered, we got to work and got to the bottom of this one, because it was spreading on the net so fast.

 

The truth is, there is no deal between Shady and Royce at this time. We talked management for Royce and got a good vibe. Still here’s the facts in the form of what was told to AllHipHop.com:

 

“Anything is possible.”

 

“Hopefully, the Hip-Hop gods smile down on Slaughterhouse (and sign them).”

 

“All of these rumors are great for Hip-Hop. [Slaughterhouse] signing to Shady would definitely balance things out.”

 

What we got out of it takes us back to square one, that it seems like Slaughterhouse as a group is closer to some negotiation with Shady and any one of its individual parts.

 

HAPPY?

 

Should be!

 

Slaughterhouse is currently on tour with Tech9ne through the rest of the year.

 

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Shawnna’s Label Status Remains Unclear

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

While her latest appearance on wax has sparked some rumors, Chicago-based femcee Shawnna seems to remain very much a part of Ludacris’s Disturbing Tha Peace.

 

All parties involved are officially staying mum, however, with Ludacris declining to comment, and his business partner, DTP CEO Chaka Zulu telling AllHipHop.com he “does not know” her status.

 

The most recent round of speculations surrounding Shawnna’s status started late last month.

 

On “Dope,” the newest leak from T-Pain’s forthcoming RevolveR, he prefaces Shawnna’s verse with “Ladies and Gentlemen, I wanna introduce y’all to the newest member of the Nappy Boy Fam.”

 

On Tuesday (October 6), video footage of a recent T-Pain performance surfaced online during which he once again introduces Shawnna as Nappy Boy Entertainment’s latest signee.

 

Yet, the previous day, an executive at DTP told AllHipHop.com that Shawnna is “forever DTP” and confirmed that the label’s A&R’s are still accepting submissions for her future projects.

 

This is not the first time Shawnna’s status at Disturbing Tha Peace has been unclear.

 

In an April 2007 interview, Shawnna announced her amicable split from the label stating that she was looking forward to continuing her career as an independent artist.

 

The following year, however, Ludacris told XXL Magazine that Shawnna, who appeared on his first hit “What’s Your Fantasy,” had never actually left his imprint.

 

T-Pain’s on record and on stage announcement notwithstanding, no official statement has come from Disturbing Tha Peace, it’s parent company Def Jam, Nappy Boy Entertainment, or Shawnna’s management team.

Ludacris, Melanie Fiona Bring Heineken Red Star Soul To Philly

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Reviews / Music

 

The Heineken Red Star Soul Event hit Philadelphia with the impact of a meteor by bringing some of Hip-Hop’s finest artist to Shampoo Night Club last week. Artists such as Ludacris, Melanie Fiona, and Ab-Liva of the Re-up Gang were in the building. Not to mention, the legendary DJ Jazzy Jeff was on the turntables with Skillz and comedian/actor Kevin Hart played host for the evening.

 

Leading the performances was first lady of Roc Nation Melanie Fiona with her single “Give it to me Right.” Fiona’s debut album, The Bridge, has been pushed back to a November 3rd release date.

 

“The bridge is a good symbol to bridge the gap of the things that separate people whether it be genre’s of music, genders, or cultures even for me this album has become my bridge to the rest of the world,” Fiona told AllHipHop.com

 

The album was prematurely released by iTunes but Melanie was still in good spirits as if the album had officially been released.

 

“I think the wonderful thing about that and as frustrating as it can be as an artist is that it is giving me more time to expose myself to a bigger audience,” she continued.

 

Ludacris performs

 

 

As the night progressed, comedian Kevin Hart entertained the crowd producing a bevy of fun and laughter.

 

“Working with Heineken doing the Red Star Soul Event is a great thing. They’re happy to have me and I’m just as happy to have them,” quipped Hart. “All of my checks have cleared so this has been amazing.”

 

Ludacris’ rocked the crowd performing a set including songs “What’s Your Fantasy” and “Move B***,” as well as some new cuts from his soon to be released disc, Battle of the Sexes. The rapper/actor/philanthropist/restaurateur connected with the crowd giving a mini concert.

 

“It’s an opportunity to embrace the fans its more private and I get to do more songs. It’s totally unorthodox and I love doing shows like that. Whenever we get it intimate like this its great,” he told AllHipHop.

 

Melonie Fiona rocks the Philly crowd

 

 

Melanie Fiona discusses new album The Bridge @ Heineken Red Star Soul – Philadelphia

 

 

Cory Gunz Talks Nick Cannon, New Gangsta Grillz Mixtape

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: News

Cory Gunz is hard a work on a variety of projects that will close out 2009 for the rapper and set up a strong new year.

 

Cory Gunz revealed that he will be dropping a Gangsta Grillz mixtape with DJ Drama, his first in the legendary series of mixtapes.

 

His Gangsta Grillz: Heir to the Throne mixtape will feature 26 new cuts from Cory Gunz, who just dropped a single with the same title last week.

 

Perhaps the biggest move for the Bronx, New York bred emcee, who is the son of rapper Peter Gunz (“Deja Vu (Uptown Baby”), will come away from the microphone.

 

Cory Gunz is working on an untitled reality show with actor and sometimes rapper Nick Cannon.

 

“Nick is like my big brother now,” Cory Gunz told AllHipHop.com. “He’s opening a lot of doors for me. He’s bringing a lot to the table – all of which I know is going to contribute to the success of all of my upcoming projects.”

 

Cory Gunz, 22, is hard at work on his debut album titled God Forgives, I Don’t, which will be released on After Platinum Records.

 

The first single from the album will be “Get Right Tonight” featuring Ryan Leslie.