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Jay-Z Endorsed Champagne Ranked #1 In The World
Rapper Jay-Z recently appeared on Angie Martinez Hot 97 show, where he revealed the Armand de Brignac (Ace of Spades) champagne he endorses was ranked #1 in the world after taste tests.
The results were published on September 24 in Fine Champagne magazine, the only international publication devoted to champagne.
Each Champagne was rated on a 100-point scale.
The process was so strict that, if judges’ assessments were more than four points apart, the Champagne would be re-tasted and re-assessed.
Im feeling really excited right now, Jay-Z said from Paris as he popped bottles of the drink.
While the list contains many well known brand names, the surprise first-place finisher was Armand de Brignac Brut Gold, with a taste score ranking of No. 1.
The bubbly is now officially ranked the best tasting champagne in the world, topping brands like Dom Perignon and Jay-Zs arch-rival brand, Roederer Cristal.
Jay-Z stopped endorsing the brand after Cristal CEO Frederic Rouzaud made disparaging comments to The Economist about rappers association with the pricey brand.
“To be selected as the best-tasting Champagne in the world is a remarkable achievement, but to receive such an award in a large blind-tasting competition is testimony to the quality of our product,” said Armand de Brignacs CEO, Jean-Jacques Cattier. “It is a further incentive to continue making the best Champagne in the world for those who are truly passionate about the art of Champagne.”
Footage Fa Dayz – Redman – 1999
In this weeks Footage Fa Dayz, we go back in time to 1999 and check in with Newark, New Jersey bred -rapper, Redman.
Its almost hard to believe that its been almost 20 years since Redman stormed upon the scene in 1990, with his debut performance as a member of EPMDs#### Squad on the tracks Hardcore and Brothers on My Jock.
The rapper has managed to maintain a solid, underground following during the past two decades, while dabbling in the world of pop, with artists like Christina Aguilera (“Dirrty”).
Redman and Method Man were also part of a new breed of rappers in the mid-1990s to bring Hip-Hop to the small screen, with their short-lived Method and Red TV series, which aired for one season on Fox in 2004.
Its amazing to see the consistency – and humility – of these rappers who have managed to maintain their careers for decades.
The first album went gold, the second album went gold, the third album went gold and the fourth album went platinum, Redman said. I wanna thank everyone out there for getting my s**t. Cause you know Ima bring the raucous regardless if I go wood. If I go wood Ima still bring the raucous I dont give a s**t bout the platinum s**t. I give that s**t to my n***as.
Almost 20 years later, Redman is still releasing material. He was recently on the road with Meth promoting their new album Blackout 2.
The rapper is also currently in the studio, working on material for his seventh solo album. Redman recently celebrated Def Jams 25th Anniversary during VH1s salute to the legendary record label.
Redman will perform with Method Man during Cypress Hills two-day Smoke Out festival in Southern California October 23 and 24th.
Everything I say is off the street, or about smoking, about chickens or its about straight up f###### funning and buggin. Just going by how we act, you know?
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Hip-Hop Represents At 2009 Nobel Peace Prize Concert
Hip-Hop will be represented during the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year in Oslo, Norway.
Rapper/actor Will Smith will host The Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year with his wife and actress, Jada Pinkett Smith, while Wyclef Jean will be one of the feature performers.
The opportunity to recognise the laureates contributions to the world peace movement will be an awe-inspiring experience – we are both humbled and honoured to take part in the Nobel Peace Prize Concert this year, The Smiths said in a joint statement released to media today (September 29).
The Nobel Peace Prize Concert will take place December 10 in Oslo.
Other performers include Toby Keith, Donna Summer, Luis Fonsi and Amadou and Mariam.
According to reports, US President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were among the record 205 nominees this year.
The Peace Prize was created by dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel.
Atlanta Rappers Unite To Help Local Flood Victims
A number of rappers, R&B singers and celebrities will gather in Atlanta tomorrow (October 1) for a special charity project to raise money for recent flood victims in the city.
Jermaine Dupri, Nelly and V-103 will present Atlanta Stand Up: Jermaine Dupri & Nelly Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament.
The goal of the tournament is to raise funds for the victims of severe flooding in Atlanta, where 17 counties in the state have been disaster areas, making the region eligible for federal disaster assistance.
In addition to Jermaine Dupri and Nelly, rappers and artists like Outkasts Big Boi, Polow Da Don, Nitty, Lil Ronnie, Bryan Michael Cox and T.I.s Grand Hustle label will compete in the tournament, which will donate all proceeds to the flood victims.
Jermaine Dupri and Nellys Charity Celebrity Bowling Tournament takes place tomorrow at Red Carpet Lanes in Atlanta.
Hometown rappers Ludacris and T.I. have already donated $10,000 each with the Home Depot and Sams Club to help over 20,000 people impacted by the flooding, which has caused an estimated $61 million dollars in damages.
Rapper DMX Found a New Direction; Preps New Material
Yonkers, New York-bred rapper DMX has had a run of bad luck over the past year or so, but he’s back in the lab preparing to release new music for his fans by any means necessary.
“I’m putting out a Gospel album and a Hip-Hop album.”I’m trying to put it out this year, if I gotta leak it myself I’m going to put it out,” X told AllHipHop.com. His new efforts are highly anticipated amongst his fans due to the fact that the last album, Year of the Dog….Again, was released three years ago.
Although DMX has been away from the Hip-Hop scene, his name has been in news headlines for his run ins with the law.
The rapper was arrested several times last year for charges including possession of drug paraphernalia, animal cruelty and identity theft.
In related new, DMX recently squashed his beef with rapper Ja Rule at the sixth annual “VH1 Hip-Hop Honors.” X’s manager, Nakia Walker, told AllHipHop.com, He has a new attitude, a new team. He looks good and now he is squashing beefs. His performances are breathtaking.
DMX recently made an appearance at the VH1 event honoring Def Jam where the group Gym Class Heroes joined him on stage to perform his hit single “Party Up.”
Other performers at the event included Ja Rule, Eminem, Black Thought, Trey Songz, Warren G, Ghostface Killah and Chrisette Michele, among others.
“VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors” airs on the network on October 13th at 9:00 PM [ET].
Wednesday Fashion Feature: Good Girl Gone Bad
Whether you’re tired of seeing the half shaved head of Cassie or Rihanna strutting around in punk rock inspired clothes, this edgy look is definitely not going anywhere.
Cassie in the Gonna Get Yours Tee by DimePiece
Stud details on shoes and bags are still prevalent, chains are hanging off jeans and stilettos, and black is as evident as ever. Get it done without looking like you’re rocking a Halloween costume.
You could throw on a tough leather motorcycle jacket, shredded skinny jeans with bleach/paint splatters, or even just black nail polish. The key is to keep it feminine and sexy. Get your bad girl on by pairing unapologetic pieces like the Gonna Get Yours Tee by DimePiece or the Love Bites Tee by Hellz Bellz, with a pair of Ripped Olivia Leggings by LNA.
Continue reading “Wednesday Fashion Feature: Good Girl Gone Bad”
9th Wonder Responds To Gladys Knight’s Comments About Hip-Hop
Last week soul and R&B legend Gladys Knight publicly criticized rap music, addressing the genre with a rather broad stroke. Professor Patrick Douthit, aka 9th Wonder, who has made music with Jay-Z, Beyonce, Jean Grae, Torae and other, has responded in this editorial that originally appeared on newsblaze.com. Click here to read Knight’s original comments. Dear Editor,
I recently read the legendary Gladys Knight’s comments about Hip-Hop and the culture thereof as it pertains to hindering the growth of black music. In a lot of ways, present day black music in a general sense is in a very bad state. From Hip-Hop to the level of R&B and Soul or the lack of in mainstream media, we are seemingly suffering across the board. However, my concerns are focused on the comments about Hip-Hop.
Once AGAIN, the attempt to separate the generations amongst us as black Americans is having much success. In dealing with the older generation of our people, our elders refuse to see or seek the GOOD facets of Hip-Hop, or even the cultural aspects of Hip-Hop when it comes to improvisation, creativity, research, and skill. The fact that TRUE Hip-Hoppers respect, glorify, and honor the great ones who came before us in our records, and the use of what we call “samples” speaks volumes. A lot of musicians I’ve spoken with such as Michael Henderson, Gamble and Huff, Robert Allred from the Dynamic Five, and Leon Sylvers understand the BRIDGE we are building between generations. The reason I now listen to Bobby Bland, Mandrill, Billy Paul, The Dells, The Drells, Choice Four, The Undisputed Truth and countless other 60’s and 70’s greats, and why my 60 yr old brothers and sisters listen to it have two totally different paths.
Looking at my life as a 34 year-old and being from the South, my parents believed that anything outside of James Cleveland was secular. So an abundance of 70’s soul, even Gladys Knight and the Pips, was not played in my house. Hip-Hop was the way that I found all of these artists, traveling the world and collecting records. I learned my history of black music through a vessel that a lot of my elders see as vulgar and offensive in a GENERAL sense. Hip-Hop was not always that way. In 1976, Afrika Bambaataa started the Universal Zulu Nation in the Bronx, New York, to give a creative outlet to rival gangs. However, today our law enforcement believes that hip-hop incites gang violence.
It was because of artists like Public Enemy, KRS-One, Brand Nubian, and A Tribe Called Quest that I heard names such as Carter G. Woodson, Medgar Evers, Steve Biko, Kwame Toure’, Marcus Garvey, Fannie Lou Hamer, Shirley Chisholm, or ANYBODY outside of Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman in public schools. These artists spoke about our elders in song, whether using the funk and soul records, or telling stories and mentioning names. From 1988 to 1993, black teens’ enrollment in college, especially HBCUs, rose to 45% because of the nature of the arts; from the African Medallions, to the Malcolm X t-shirts, the African-American College Alliance shirts Martin Lawrence wore on Def Comedy Jam, to School Daze, to the most powerful hour in black TV, The Cosby Show and A Different World. “Droppin’ Knowledge” if you will was made to be a “cool” or “in-crowd” thing. Unfortunately, the powers that be were against Hip-Hop being used as a NEW vessel to open the eyes of black kids and remind them to honor the struggles of the Civil Rights Movement of the 60’s. It is very odd that around the same time, a more negative form of hip-hop was being PUSHED to the forefront, so our elders could turn their heads away from what we were REALLY trying to say, and divide us as ALWAYS.
Our elders turned away from our younger generation, which resulted in a lack of understanding of the TRUE essence of the Hip Hop art form. Subsequently, this led to resentment amongst the younger generation. The younger generation speaks- if there is no patience to understand our voice, then why should we try to learn where we came from? This only widens the divide.
HOWEVER, the true essence of what hip-hop was built on was and STILL is the tie that binds. We must learn and understand that the true version of ANY art form is not and will NEVER BE displayed in the mass media. As a result, it will stay “underground,” or stolen from us. Do we actually believe that those same powers that control radio stations want our children educated through an emcee or an R&B singer who could inspire social change amongst the youth?
Do we actually think that those powers want the two, now three generations to be united and have a full understanding of each other’s side of the story? I agree that YES the present state of hip-hop on THESE SAME AIRWAYS are less desirable; the same way the blacks who survived the Ragtime, Great Depression and Big Band Jazz looked down upon the black exploitation films of the 70’s, your Fred Williamson movies, Ohio Players Album Covers, or the language on Millie Jackson records.
Let’s pray that my generation loses the feeling of resentment, and at the same time, my elders take the time and patience to seek the GOOD messages and highlight the BEAUTIFUL things about Hip-Hop that mass media WILL NOT show you. Otherwise, we as a race will always be divided, and once again, they will have succeeded in their mission.
Here is a verse from the Hip-Hop song entitled “You Must Learn” as performed by Boogie Down Productions (KRS-One), from the album “The BluePrint” released in 1989. This verse was one of the key reasons why I went to college:
“I believe that if you’re teaching history
Filled with straight-up facts, no mystery
Teach the student what needs to be taught
‘Cause black and white kids both take shots
When one doesn’t know about the other one’s culture
Ignorance swoops down like a vulture
‘Cause you don’t know that you ain’t just a janitor
No one told you about Benjamin Banneker
A brilliant black man that invented the almanac
Can’t you see where KRS is coming at
With Eli Whitney, Haile Selassie
Grandville Woods made the walkie-talkie
Lewis Latterman improved on Edison
Charles Drew did a lot for medicine
Garrett Morgan made the traffic lights
Harriet Tubman freed the slaves at night
Madame CJ Walker made a straightenin’ comb
But you won’t know this if you weren’t shown
The point I’m gettin’ at, it might be harsh
‘Cause we’re just walkin’ around brainwashed
So what I’m sayin’ is not to diss a man
We need the 89 school system
One that caters to a black return
Because you must learn.”
Today, ANY type of revolution, even in SONG…will never by televised…..
Peace, Love, Soul, and Hip-Hop,
Professor Patrick Douthit, aka 9th Wonder
Grammy Award Winning Producer/DJ/Lecturer
National Ambassador for Hip-Hop Relations and Popular Culture-NAACP
Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil Wayne’s New Fight! Rick Ross & Nick Cannon Pal Around! Onyx Disses Dame Dash!?!
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.
DMX IS “JUST” BOXING?
Both boxing and MMA are brutal sports, but I am being told that DMX is actually going to be boxing, not MMAing. As you know, both are very skilled sports, but I would say that MMA has many more fundamentals to learn. Dont kill me if I am wrong, but it just seems that you have to have all sorts of skills. Anyway good luck X!
ALL YOU RAPPERS! YOU KNOW YOU WANNA WIN!
AllHipHop.com and uPlaya have a contest that every rapper needs to be a part of. Here are some of the details. uPlaya and AHH will weed down all the contestants to 1 winner and three finalists. The contest is, in part, based on hit potential and the other part is based on who we like. Non-rappers are also welcome to enter. Winners are featured on AllHipHop and AllHipHop radio.
The deadline for Music Universe applications is November 1, and can be submitted at http://uplaya.com/contests/allhiphop.
GOOD LUCK!
ONYX IS GETTING AT DAME DASH!
Now, this could be innocent, but that doesnt matter to Onyx! In an interview with Angela Yee, they went off on Dame and his rock group Black Rock. Why? For sometime now, they have announced a rock project called Black Rock. LOL! Here is what they said:
“N****s is biting the whole f***in’ movement. The ‘Black Rock’ s**t, we been rocking with that. Now I’m hearing other n****s coming out with it…I ain’t sayin’ no f**in’ names. You know what it is man, holla at me n****s, 100 mad n****s with guns n****s, stop playing games with me!”
Here is the vid of Onyxs project!
I am mad that Sticky used the word swag! Hes still in my Top 5 dead or alive! Click here for my list!
Here is Dames:
RICK ROSS AND NICK CANNON?
My homeboy hit me up and let me know something about the Dub car show down in Miami. I heard Nick Cannon saw my homey, who was there with a very beautiful girl, and my homey gave Nick props (for all that hes done in life). And, Nick looked at his girl and said, No, man props to YOU. HAHA! Nicks not blind! Anyway, thats not even the rumor. I heard that Nick and Rick Ross linked up. I heard there was quite a bit of guffawing about Eminem, since Nick doesnt care for Em and Ross tried to battle him. I heard there were some competitors of Ross there, but no drama popped off. Nick and Ross reportedly swapped numbers so maybe they do some work together.
AL SHARPTON AND LISA RAYE: REAL OR FAKE?
One of my more reliable readers hit me up the other day and dropped a bit of information on me regarding Al and Lisa. He said that he doubted they were an item, but couldnt fully tell. However, he said that he saw them at a party at Club Love, hosted by T.O. he said that they came together and he saw them together earlier in the evening. Now, as far as I am concerned, that makes them out on a date. LOL thats just me.
LIL WAYNE DOES WHAT HE WANT, NIVEA!
I dont know why these jawns think they can stop a dude like Lil Wayne from doing whatever he wants. The latest rumor is that Nivea is mad at Weezy for knocking off Shanell, a singer and writer that works with Wayne.
I dont know if you saw this, but I think a lot of people like Lil Waynes new facial tattoo.
JIN A MILLIONAIRE?
Remember Jin Da MC? Yeah, the dude that was a member of The Ruff Ryderz crew? DMX? Eve? The Lox? Drag-On? Well, I heard a lilrumor from a source. We all have been in the know that Jin has become far more in tune with his Christian religious beliefs. Well, I got this like diddy to share too. I heard Jin was also a pure millionaire, even though his rap career hasnt exactly been legendary HERE. I heard that Jin took his skills over to China and has recorded several albums that have sold platinum many times over there. I heard the people love him!!! Im glad for him.
By the way, Jin has some clarification on the notion that he is a Christian rapper. Not exactly, but fairly close.
You should read us more Jin! Much love to dude for growing and progressing as a human being.
ILLSEEDS QUICKIES
How old is that fight footage REALLY? Some people say it is way newer than Yung Berg has suggested. But, thats neither here nor there to me.
I heard at the last show Jay-Z did in the UK, he fared a lot better. One of my readers tells me this good news.
DJ AMs death has been ruled an accident. He was doing a lot of drugs that caused his death as they were mixed.
I heard Diddys Bad Boy records was going under, but in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com, he denied saying that he was going to Interscope as a solo act.
These Kanye West / Rehab rumors just wont die. When is he going to debunk it on his blog?
Oprah is reportedly looking to buy all of Bernie Madoffs huge collection of first edition books as his assets are sold off.
There was a rumor that rocker Axel Rose was dead, but thats not true. Im sure hes still licking his wounds from that flop comeback album though.
Janet Jackson plans to wear black for an entire year to mourn the death of her brother. Is that even healthy? I dont know, but black is very slimming so shell be good to go!
TWITTER FOLLIES
Fat Joe took the time to address 50 Cent’s lil funny video and fake leak of the album. He said the following:
Tell 50 to get off my D**K already, He was sick that my album is SO HOT that real music not that wack s**t him and his clowns are making!!
MoNique, the comedian, took to Twitter to diss Keri Hilson. I wonder why? Im not really sure why, because, as far as I can see, Keri is just doing her thing. Maybe, it is the notion that Keri had an issue with Beyonce. I dont know, but the folly is below.
“I like that Keri Wilson girl…she remind me of a fake ciara im just saying…I no damn well that skinny bird looking b*tch didnt [mean] what she say suga…Keri wilson fcuked up Beyonce is My girl…How that b*tch gon hate on Beyonce Ms. Wilson get it together…Wilson, Hilson hell i dont give a damn!…Suga as i said im not a hater but if you have the guts to hate on anotha sis. yo ass need to be checked and thats real talk.”
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
The rappers are to blame, somebody told me on twitter. Suggested that rappers push already troubled youth over the edge, said the person. I dont know about that one. Chi-town is in the news again. A19-year-old Chicago man has been charged in the death of his 5-month-old son. Randel L. Thomas stands accused and hes not even 20 yet. The DA say he suffocated his kid. A 911 call was placed and a police investigation, by way of interviews with the childs grandparents, turned up that dude just killed the kid. He pushed the babys face down so he couldnt breath. We have to get these kids and fast. I know violence has always been there. Crazy mess has too. This all just seems like sensory overload or something.
NEW CHRIS BROWN!
The name of the song is I Can Transform Ya and it sounds like something that should have been on the Transformers movie.
R.I.P. DERRION
Here is a rap song for Derrion Albert. Very good, by a rapper named Big War.
D.O.D (DEATH OF DUMB S**T)
Another rap song for Derrion. Lets get Hip-Hop back to a more positive place. You can still be gd up and still be positive rappers. Stop being scared to do good. The money isnt that good anymore! Stop selling us up the river.
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AllHipHop ChartWatch: Jay-Z Sells Another 130k, And CRAZY Rap CD’s Are Hitting Stores
Not too much Hip Hop in the top 10 this week. Jay Z is the only one representing in the top 10 and continues to sell a lot of of albums. The other Hip-Hop from last week suffered from some serious drops in sales.
We have a new number one this
week. Pearl Jam enters the countdown
with their new album Backspacer. They are followed by Jay-Z who drops a spot
on the countdown. The Blueprint 3 sells
130,000 copies and claims the number two spot.
Three Days
Grace enters the countdown at number three with their new album Life Starts Now. Whitney Houston comes behind them in the
number four spot with her latest album, I
Look To You, selling 62,000 copies.
Miley
Cyrus Time Of Our Lives comes in at
number five. She is followed by Brand
News, Daisy, and Five Finger Death
Punchs War Is The Answer.
The King of
Pop, Michael Jackson, come in at number eight with his compilation, Number Ones.
Rounding
out the top ten is Harry Connick Jr. with My
Songs and David Gray with Draw The
Line.
Moving beyond the top 10 we have Drake whose latest album, So Far Gone, sells 34,000 copies but drops from the sixth position to 12. Also, let me give a quick clarification. So Far
Gone is not Drakes debut album. It is a re-release by his record company of a mixtape. There were a few comments last week that he
didnt sell enough but in actuality he sold a pretty decent amount of an album
that is available for free on the internet.
70,000 last week and 34,000 this week? Hate it or love it thats pretty
impressive.
Kid Cudi also take a drop this week from four to 17 with his debut album Man On The Moon: The End Of Day. The Kanye West protégé sells 30,000 copies of
his album this week.
The Black
Eyed Peas sell another 28,000 copies of their latest album The E.N.D and secure
the number 18 spot.
Last up Lil Boosie takes a drop from the number nine spot to number 44 with his new album Superbad: The Return of Boosie. The southern MC sells 13,000 copies of his
latest.
Even though there were quite a few drops for Hip-Hop on the countdown, there are a lot of new albums coming out this week.
Dropping This Week
For the
last few weeks we have had some good artist coming out with albums. Hopefully fans are starting to see that
decent music is getting out there. This
week has some nice new ones.
Lets get
things started off right with Staten Islands own Ghostface Killah. His brother from the Wu, Raekwon, dropped a
well received album a couple of weeks ago so hopefully Ghost can keep the Wu
numbers up. Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry in Emerald City is a title that
would mean career suicide for most rap artist, but with eight other critically
acclaimed albums under his belt Ghost is sure not to disappoint. The album features duets with R&B artists
including Shareefa, Raheem DeVaughn, Jack Night, Estelle, John Legend, Lloyd,
Ron Brownz, and (of course) Ne-Yo.
Next up is the New York group
Anti-Pop Consortium with their fifth album Fluorescent
Black. The group has done a lot of
work in the underground since their debut back in the late nineties. After going through a break up, getting back
together and dropping another album, the group returns with their experimental
blend of Hip-Hop.
Then we
come to Corey Miller a.k.a C-Murder.
Although recently losing his appeal the incarcerated rapper drops his
ninth studio album with guest appearances from Snoop, Juvenile and B.G. I could be wrong but I thought he had made a
name change to get away from the whole murder image. At this point members of the NAACP are
calling for an investigation into the case but for the meantime it appears
Corey Miller will remain in jail for awhile.
Fans out there can support him by getting the album.
Across the
pond we have Dizzee Rascal who is dropping his fourth studio album Tongue N Cheek. The London born MC usually puts out good
music that is well received by the U.K. crowd where each of his albums have
sold over 100,000. He doesnt get the
same response here in the U.S but this album could be the turn around.
South
Florida MC Dynas did some work with Rawkus records a couple of years back and
now comes forward with his debut disc. The Apartment is not being released
through Rawkus but should still maintain that underground sound with guest
features from Slick Rick, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and J. Dilla. If you get a chance take a listen and give
him a chance to show you there is more in Florida than Rick Ross and Plies.
Underground
Houston rapper E.S.G returns with his actually you can never really tell how
many albums he actually has but I think the count is somewhere around
sixteen. His latest, Everyday Street
Gangsta, has features from Houston regulars including Bun B (yeah I know hes
from Port Author), Slim Thug, Hawk, Chamillionaire, Big Moe, and Trae. Those that are fans of the Houston sound
should not be disappointed by this.
Keeping it
in Houston we have Lil Flip with his fifth studio album Respect Me. The album
heavily features Jay Townsend and comes two years after the release of his 2X
Platinum disc, I Need Mine. As a matter of fact Lil Flips last three
albums have gone at least platinum so well see if he is able to keep up the
streak in this economy.
Former
Westside connection rapper Mack 10 returns with his ninth studio album, Soft White. The album is supposed to delve into some
personal issues from the last couple of years and features artist like Red
Café, Glasses Malone, J. Holiday, Anthony Hamilton, The Game, Jim Jones, Lil Wayne,
Birdman, Akon, and Mannie Fresh. Mack 10
is coming with an army on this album so hopefully fans will be satisfied.
Lebron
James has a documentary coming out about his trials, tribulations, and eventual
success in his high school and NBA career. You know what that means .super produced
soundtrack having very little to do with the film. There should be some good music on here though. The soundtrack features Drake, T.I., Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Rich Boy, Soulja Boy, Tank, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Tyrese, Toni Braxton, Jordin Sparks, and Omarion. There has got to be a hit or three on
there. Eminem is spitting pretty hard on
that Drake song so this may be one you want to pick up. So keep an eye out for the More Than A Game soundtrack.
Playaz Circle is back after their 2007 Disturbing tha Peace debut, Supply & Demand with
their new album Flight 360: The Takeoff. Now some would say they played second fiddle
to Lil Wayne on their hit song Duffle Bag Boy, but the duo returns with Mr.
Carter as well as Raekwon, OJ Da Juiceman, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino, Jagged
Edge (Im as surprised as you are), Young Dro, and Cee-Lo.
The next album comes from New York Mc Skyzoo. I would say something about his disc, The Salvation, but he already did a good
job so heres his quote. “If you’re looking for mixtape tracks, you may have to
look elsewhere. But if you’re looking for music that tells a story (possibly
yours), music that is the most honest of its kind, music that makes sense when
you play it, then this is where your $15 belongs on September 29th. The album
is everything I’ve ever wanted to say.” -SKYZOO
Last, but certainly not least, is
Westcoast MC Warren G. The man who
brought us The G Funk Era drops his seventh studio album The G Files. Dude is a
legend on the West so there is not much to say about him. The album features Snoop Dogg, Raekwon (Snoop
and Rae are busy with the features this week), Travis Barker, Nate Dogg, Ray-J,
and Cassie.
Thats it for Dropping This
Week. Go out, find a store, and find an
album.
Bump J Gets 10 Years In Jail for Bank Robbery, Gun
Rapper Bump J was sentenced to 10 years in prison Tuesday (Sept. 29) after admitting to guilt in a 2007 local bank robbery in August.
The artist, real name Terrence Boykin, received the minimum sentence for both charges, according to Chicago Hip-Hop blog Fake Shore Drive. The Chicago native will serve seven years for an illegal gun and 37 months for the bank robbery.
The jail terms will be served consecutively, and the rapper will also get credit for the time he has already served in jail.
In November 2008, the former Atlantic Records artist was arrested during a routine traffic stop in Carbondale, Illinois, about two hours east of St. Louis, Missouri.
He was charged as one of two gunmen suspected of robbing a Chicago Chase Bank on January 4, 2007.
The robbery, during which no one was injured, was captured on a surveillance camera.
At the end of his sentence Bump J will be eligible for placement in a halfway house.
EXCLUSIVE: Diddy Reveals Details Behind Interscope Deal
After almost five years as part of the Warner Music Group, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has relocated his Bad Boy Records imprint to Interscope Geffen A&M, Combs told AllHipHop.com Tuesday afternoon (September 29).
The first release to come from the joint venture will be Diddy’s experimental forthcoming album, Last Train to Paris.
Under the new partnership, all of Diddy’s future releases will be distributed via Interscope Records, as will albums by any future artists to join the Bad Boy roster.
All artists currently signed to Bad Boy Records will still continue to release projects through WMG.
I had started some previous business relationships with Jimmy Iovine, Sean Diddy Combs told AllHipHop.com. We had a great chemistry with each other. When I sat down with Julie [Greenwald, Atlantic COO] and told them that I had an interest to go sign with Jimmy and they didnt make it rough for me. Lyor [Cohen, WMG Chairman] and Julie were nice enough to let me get my [Bad Boy] name. I was able to take the name over to Interscope and to still in stay in business with them. I am not abandoning any of my artists over there, I still have that imprint. But all my future recordings, including my recording contract, that will be at Interscope Records.
According to Combs, the new Bad Boy label with Interscope will operate like a small boutique label, with an emphasis on signing unique talent.
We are going to take our time with the amount of acts that we sign, Combs stated, adding that the label will cater to superstars.
We want to find those very unique artists. We want to build something very special thats not already out there, Combs told AllHipHop.com exclusively.
Since being purchased by Warner in 2005, Bad Boy has released projects from a new generation of pop, R&B and Hip-Hop acts, including B5, Gorilla Zoe, Yung Joc and Making the Band alums Danity Kane, Donnie Klang and Day 26.
“Puff is a rare person in the music industry today, that can move the culture in many areas – fashion, TV, music – as well as making records,” commented IGA Chairman Jimmy Iovine. “Whenever a free agent like him comes along, which is rare, you grab him.”
I was at a point where I felt like I needed a fresh start. I felt like A-Rod going to the Yankees, Combs said of his decision to move on.
Combs’ upcoming Interscope debut Last Train to Paris comes three years after his fifth studio album, Press Play, which is certified platinum.
Last Train to Paris, which Combs has described as “electro-hip-hop-soul funk,” will follow the rapper/entrepreneur along a fictional European tour.
Along the way, he pursues the woman of his dreams, losing her twice before finding their happily ever after.
Its Hip-Hop and it has a lot of different ingredients going into it. As soon as people heard the word ‘electro,’ they automatically assumed it was electro-heavy. Its not electro-heavy, its a musical gumbo of the different sounds Ive experienced throughout my travels and through producing.
Diddy and Dirty Money’s new single, titled “Love Come Down” is set to be serviced to radio stations nationwide.
AllHipHop.com/uPlaya Partner for International Artist Contest
AllHipHop.com and digital music leader uPlaya have announced a deal designed to bring new artists into the limelight.
The two companies have created the Music Universe Contest, which will use uPlayas patented Hit Song Science technology to determine a winner and three finalists.
The unique software rates songs based on hit potential regardless of genre.
To make sure a human element is in place, the staff of AllHipHop.com will have the final say on the winner, who will then receive exposure on the sites radio channel and a feature editorial.
Interested artists can submit their work on the Contest page located at uPlaya.com. All participants will have access to widget applications to post their albums, songs, and awards on the webs various music blogs and social networking sites.
David Meredith, CEO of uPlaya parent company Music Intelligence Solutions, lauds the partnership as a great tool in bringing exposure to the unrecognized talents representing Hip-Hop worldwide.
“AllHipHop is the most respected Hip Hop portal on the Internet today,” Meredith told AllHipHop.com. “Hip-Hop represents a global community that includes talented new artists from around the world and the combination of AllHipHop and uPlaya will provide exposure and recognition for their talents.”
AllHipHop.com co-founder Chuck Jigsaw Creekmur framed the deal as a building block in further unifying the now global Hip-Hop community.
“uPlaya’s patented Hit Song Science and Music Universe services identify the most talented Hip Hop artists from around the world which expands AllHipHop’s brand and exposes our audience to emerging trends within the Hip-Hop culture,”Creekmur explained. “Our partnership with uPlaya represents an innovative approach to breaking new talent in the Hip Hop community globally.”
The deadline for Music Universe applications is November 1, and can be submitted at http://uplaya.com/contests/allhiphop .
Flavor Flav Talks About New Reality Show
Hip-Hop veteran Flavor Flav is planning on jumping back into the spotlight very soon.
In a recent interview Flavor Flav told AllHipHop.com, “I’m working on a reality show and a talk show, going back to high school. I got a talk show coming, yall ain’t going to be mad at ya boy.”
Flav caught the reality TV bug when he first appeared on VH1’s “The Surreal Life” and then “Strange Love,” which stemmed from the relationship that he formed with Brigitte Nielsen.
Later Flav would go on to start is own reality series that continued for three seasons the “Flavor of Love.”
Flavor Flav’s reality TV success did not come without scrutiny. The rapper turned reality star come under fire from who labeled performance a “coon act” on “a modern day minstrel show.”
Flav gained his stardom with the rap group Public Enemy in the late ’80s as Chuck D’s hypeman.
He is known for sporting his huge trademark clock around his neck.
Souls of Mischief Launch Montezuma’s Revenge World Tour
Independent Hip-Hop crew Souls of Mischief will commemorate their upcoming Prince Paul-produced album Montezumas Revenge, with the Montezumas Revenge World Tour 09 featuring Prince Paul on select dates.
Group members A-Plus, Opio, Phesto and Tajai will play 19 dates in the United States and another 16 in Europe and Asia to support Montezumas Revenge, which drops November 10.
The album will be released on Hiero Imperium, the label that houses Souls of Mischiefs Hieroglyphics collective.
Prince Paul will join the group during five dates in Europe, while rappers Swollen Members and Ghostface will appear with the group on select dates.
The tour is most expansive and ambitious for Souls of Mischief, who dropped their first album 93 Til Infinity in 1993.
“Its a new album and a new beginning for us. Also, the fact that it truly is a world tour makes it exciting, said CEO Tajai. We plan to hit Japan, Australia and New Zealand as well as a Canada and the rest of the US next year. We even have a show in Bulgaria. That should be exciting!”
Montezuma’s Revenge World Tour ’09 Dates:
Wednesday, 9/30 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour Saturday, 10/03 San Diego, CA Canes (w/Andre Nikatina) Sunday, 10/04 Scottsdale, AZ Chasers Monday, 10/05 Flagstaff, AZ The Green Room Tuesday, 10/06 Albuquerque, NM LaunchPad Thursday, 10/08 Denver, CO Marquis Theatre Friday, 10/09 Colorado Springs, CO Black Sheep Saturday, 10/10 CO TBA Sunday, 10/11 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge Tuesday, 10/13 Missoula Badlander Wednesday, 10/14 Seattle, WA Neumos Thursday, 10/15 Bellingham TBA Friday, 10/16 Portland, WA Berbati’s Pan Saturday, 10/17 Eugene Wow Hall (w/Swollen Members) Sunday, 10/18 Eureka Red Fox Tavern (w/Swollen Members) Tuesday, 10/20 San Francisco, CA Slim’s (w/Ghostface) Wednesday, 10/21 San Jose, CA Avalon Thursday, 10/22 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw Friday, 10/23 San Bernadino, CA Smoke Out (w/Hieroglyphics) Saturday, 10/24 SLO Downtown Brew Thursday, 10/29 Linz Kapu Friday, 10/30 Helsinki Nosturi Saturday, 10/31 Wien Szene Tuesday, 11/03 Lyon La Marquise Wednesday, 11/04 Leipzig Conne Island Thursday, 11/05 Berlin Bohannn Friday, 11/06 Jona Zak Saturday, 11/07 Wil Gare De Lion Sunday, 11/08 Paris Batofar Tuesday, 11/10 Amsterdam Fouronefour Wednesday, 11/11 Copenhagen Rust (w/Prince Paul) Thursday, 11/12 Basel Kaserne (w/Prince Paul) Friday, 11/13 Koln Bogen2 (w/Prince Paul) Saturday, 11/14 Bulgaria TBC (w/Prince Paul) Sunday, 11/15 Heidelberg Karlstorbahnhof (w/Prince Paul)
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