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AHH Stray News: Mase, Master P., T-Pain/Akon, Kia Shine Vs. Drake

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

Rapping preacher Mason “Mase” Betha will host a conference this Friday (September 18) in Columbia, South Carolina. Mase will headline the No Limits Youth Conference, which is a free, all-ages event at the Right Direction Christian Center. Mase continues his comeback to Hip-Hop music, having recently released his latest single “Something for the Radio” at the end of last month. For more information visit rayg.org.

 

Master P. is producing a video for Romeo and a new rap group named The College Boys this October in Indianapolis. Scenes from the video will be shot during the Battle of the Bands portion of the Circle City Classic Football game, which takes place October 3. Locals who wish to try out can visit Circle City Classic’s Facebook page. The video shoot is part of a recent partnership Master P. struck with the Indianapolis-based Circle City Classic, to produce a series of community events for local youth. “I’m excited to join Circle City Classic in this effort,” Miller told the Indianapolis Recorder. “This is a great opportunity to encourage more people to value education and explore our culture. I attended Southern University, so I understand the value of having a college education. I appreciate the work Circle City Classic is doing to promote historically Black colleges and universities, and that is a cause close to my heart, so I’m glad to be doing my part to help out.”

 

R&B singer Akon will return to the Philippines with producer/rapper T-Pain this October as part of the Freedom Tour 09. The pair will shair a bill with homegrown Filipino talent Billy Crawford, who hit big with the single “Trackin,” which was #1 in France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium and other countries. He recently released an album titled Groove. The concert takes place October 23 at the Araneta Arena. Tickets are available through TicketNet.

 

Kia Shine has replied to comments Drake made on his blog regarding ownership of Drake’s#### song “Best I Ever Had.” Kia Shine was spotted at the BMI Awards holding plaques for his involvement in the song’s creation, which utilizes a sample from an earlier record Kia Shine produced for Lil Wayne titled “Do It for the Boy.” Drake denied ever meeting Kia Shine, but admitted to sampling a line from the Kia Shine -produced Lil Wayne song. Drake also denied that Kia Shine owned up to 25% of the song and labeled the public discussion of publishing royalities as “distasteful.” “First of all, no one is bragging about it,” Kia Shine told Angela Yee during an interview on Lip Service radio show. “Once I got the BMI award and it happened and it started to get out. I’m just giving the information about what happened…it’s been quiet. I’ve known about this since January.”

Drunk Driver Injures Del Tha Funkee Homosapien

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

Oakland, California rapper Del Tha Funkee Homosapien was forced to cancel a show in Denver, Colorado, after being injured in a collision with a drunk driver.

 

Denver’s weekly newspaper Wordword reports that Del and entourage were heading from Colorado Springs to Denver, when they were rear ended on I-25.

 

Del, who was reportedly sleeping when the accident occurred, escaped the incident without major injuries, although he and another companion suffered from whiplash as a result of the collision.

 

The rapper canceled his scheduled appearance at the Larimer Lounge tonight (September 18), although the show has already been rescheduled for November 6.

Newark, NJ Focus Of ‘Brick City’ Documentary

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

The hometown of rapper Redman will be the subject of a Brick City, a new documentary series premiering on the Sundance Channel Monday (September 21).

 

Brick City is a five-part series executive produced by filmmakers Forest Whitaker, Marc Levin and Mark Benjamin.

 

Between the two of them, Levin and Benjamin have directed critically acclaimed documentaries like Slam, Gang War – Bangin’ in Little Rock , Street Time, The Last Party and Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop.

 

The series takes a look at the city of Newark, New Jersey, its mayor, Cory Booker and the challenges the city faces as it attempts to become a model for urban renewal in the United States.

 

In the five one-hour episodes, the lives of Mayor Booker and Police Director Garry McCarthy intertwine with a Bloods gang member -turned youth counselor named Jayda and her boyfriend Creep, who happens to be a Crip.

 

“Mark Benjamin and I were captivated by this city and Mayor Booker’s charisma. I grew up near Newark and I can testify, change is real here,” stated the series director Marc Levin. “But change is hard. It’s authentic human drama and that’s what we wanted to capture. From the personal to the political, the stories were so compelling, we used to joke, ‘We’re going to put the real back in reality programming’.”

 

Brick City premieres Monday, September 21 at 10:00 PM and runs until the 25th each night at the same time, on the Sundance Channel.

 

In related news, AllHipHop.com will host its annual Social Lounge in Newark, New Jersey on October 17 at the NJPAC Center.

 

Guests include AllHipHop.com’s CEO and Co-Founder, Chuck “Jigsaw” Creekmur, Killer Mike, Raekwon, Immortal Technique and others.

 

For more information click here.

Stephon Marbury Launches Startronex; Still Free Agent

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

Stephon Marbury continues to expand his Starbury Corporation with the launch of Startronex, a new telecommunications company.

 

Marbury launched Startronex with DasNet Corporation to execute IT and Communications programs for the Military and Federal Agencies in the United States and throughout the world.

 

The companies are currently negotiating multi-billion dollar contractual agreements with DasNet to support its Navy Seaport-E ($19 billion US), GSA Alliant SB ($15 billion US), and US Army Afghanistan MACC ($90 million US) contracts.

 

“I’m so blessed to be able to work with DasNet, as this partnership will allow me to further cultivate and grow my burgeoning enterprise working alongside one of the world’s most celebrated Engineering providers” Marbury stated.

 

Startronex is the latest company in Marbury’s Starbury Corporation, which also launched his Starbury Shoes and Apparel clothing line.

 

The company is also overseeing the launch of an affordable clothing and footwear line from rapper Bow Wow.

 

Stephon Marbury is a two-time NBA All-Star who averaged 19.3 points and 7.6 assists during his career.

 

Marbury, who made headlines over the summer via a series of viral videos, is currently a free-agent, after playing for the Boston Celtics last season.

JW: Young Jeezy’s Musical Muscle

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg)Category: Breeding Ground

 Perhaps divine providence brought JW to Hip-Hop. If he is recording in the booth or if he is delivering his message live on stage, J Dub’s lyrics carry his testimony. The sheer depth and pure authenticity of his lyrical psalms resound with his Hip-Hop congregation. Building on his respect for the music, Dub has earned the respect industry pace-makers like Jazzy Pha, Todd Cutter and Jae Millz. They were among the fist people to recognize and challenge JW to embrace his then, dormant lyrical ability. The Broward County native is thriving in his new Georgia home. JW’s raw talent is complementing the other artists on Young Jeezy’s CTE label. “Baik At It,” the initial single from his debut album Fully Focused, is constantly spinning throughout the South. Only time will tell if JW will be back at it for years to come.

 AllHipHop.com: On June 20th you got put on in a very public way. Young Jeezy gave you your CTE medallion and chain during Atlanta’s Hot 107.9’s B-Day Bash. How would you describe that experience?

 

JW: That was a great experience; big up to the whole CTE fam. You know that n***a Young that’s my dude, that was big. That was love. The birthday bash is a big event that they throw every year in Atlanta. I come from Ft. Lauderdale, FL. I appreciate Atlanta; they have embraced me. The city of Atlanta got a lot of different people from everywhere.

 I’m always ready, man. It ain’t nothing, a n***a ain’t camera shy. I got out there and repped; I repped CTE, I repped Grade A. I repped [for] every n***a that’s in the struggle and every person that’s vibbing with me…

 

JW Gets His CTE Chain From Jeezy

 

 

AllHipHop.com: What characteristics do you possess that will help distinguish you from other CTE artists?

 JW: I’m me. I’m not knocking anybody. Big shout out to everybody from the label—we’re all blessed in our own ways. There’s nobody in this world like me; ain’t nobody like J Dub. I know I’m blessed. I come from the core, I come from the heart, I’m not a rapper; you can label me a preacher if you want to. I just keep it real. I’m here to enlighten these people, to motivate to encourage them and to let them know that this ain’t just any type of music; I deal with life. I’d just like to share my story; because, I know that my story is like millions of other people’s stories in the world. I just try to motivate, man, and keep it real…

 

AllHipHop.com: Let’s get on “Baik At It.” That beat by M-16 is stupid, wow.

 

JW: That’s a hot beat and I just kept it real on the track. So, you can’t get nothing but something good on the track. As long as the people enjoy the music we will continue to make that good music. Shout out to my boy M-16 [and] shot out to Jagged Edge; they showed me a lot of love—Twin and ‘nem. I got a song called “You Already Know,” produced by M-16 [and] “I’m So Arrogant.” There’s other hot tracks right now, down in Miami, shout out to DJ Nasty down in Dade [county and] DJ Khaled; they’re going in. M-16, he’s doing his thing; he’s very talented. He did “Duffle Bag Boy,” too.

 

JW’S “Get IT From The Muscle” Mixtape

 

AllHipHop.com: It seems the public is experiencing a love/hate relationship with Hip-Hop. We love its essence but hate the commercialization; how would you describe your relationship with music?

 

JW: Man, I’m in love with music. I’m married to music; it’s something that I appreciate. I appreciate the culture [and] I appreciate the art. I know that y’all probably hear this so often; but, I’m not a rapper. I say that; because, I literally only been doing this for about a year and a half. I know that God done brought me so far and so fast, in a year and a half— I don’t want to speak too fast but I got a major, major label looking at me with a great deal looking ahead of. So, I’m praying on that there. I don’t want to disrespect n***as that have been doing this s*** for 10-15 years and haven’t accumulated as much success or potential that I’ve got in so little time. You know what I’m saying?

 

 

AllHipHop.com: According to JW is there a distinction between Rap and Hip-Hop?

 JW: As far as Hip-Hop, I know that Hip-Hop is a culture and with Rap—I feel that either you’re going to be an artist that respects the culture or you’re just going to be somebody that respects the art. You got n***as out there that haven’t been through half the s*** [that] they talk about; but, the s*** sound good. They [are] rappers, you feel me. Unfortunately, I’m not that type of person. What you hear in my music is real life. If it ain’t me [then] it’s my n****s or it’s my family; it’s real life. The s*** that I’ve done dealt with [shaped] the way that I see life. My lyrics reflect life through my eyes. Rap or Hip-Hop—it is what it is—I’m just here to make my mark in it…

 

AllHipHop.com: I want to discuss your identity as a man and your image as an MC. How do you plan to prove to the public that you’re not an empty gimmick?

 JW: By just being me; I ain’t got nothing to prove to nobody. I’m me; I’m okay. I’m making music that expresses me and the people that I represent—which is who ever is motivated to make something more for they life—whether they’re still in the streets or if they have a job or a career. I want to motivate and empower them. I talk about God in my music. I talk about college in my music. I talk about football and I talk about hustling; because, this is my life. So, I ain’t trying to prove nothing to nobody. I’m just being me [and] either you’re going to like it or you ain’t, you feel me. I want the majority to like it because it’s honest and it’s the truth…

 AllHipHop.com: Well check you out. [laughs] I respect your confidence.

 JW: …I ain’t in no competition with nobody. I’m just expressing my life. Big shout out to DJ Khaled. You know, Nobbs, Rick Ross, Young— these people that [I’m] meeting in the music world, they are respecting it. They get the authenticity from me, they get the realness from me; I don’t have to try to be nobody else, all I got to do is be me. I’m that n****. I’m great. I’m magnificent. I’m blessed; I’m highly favored. Why would I have to try to prove something to somebody?

 AllHipHop.com: I think I might like you.

 

JW: I’m just keeping it real; that’s something that the game is missing. When I speak I ain’t trying to be arrogant; but, my voice is very powerful; it’s been that way since I’ve been young. I feel that God has given me a platform to just be able to talk and give expression to more people. Some people say, ‘Damn, Dub, you know, you talk about God on this here—I can feel that—you talk about the streets [and] I can feel that.’ Yeah [that’s] because; it’s real. I ain’t trying to prove nothing to nobody—I ain’t got to prove nothing to Young—he can be the biggest D boy in the world—that ain’t my life. I did it; so, I talk about a little bit of it.

 

I earned my degree so I talk about that, too. I played football; I talk about that, too. There’s a million n****s out there that wish they would have made it to the NFL—they are in the streets right now—wishing that they would have kept playing ball. I just try to motivate and tell my story and tell my life and motivate people. I think that’s why I’m here for. I think that’s why God gave me this gift. I ain’t just doing this s***… I’m grateful for where I’m at right now.

 

AllHipHop.com: You earned your degree in Business Management from the University of Illinois; how has this established knowledge assisted you with your time being an artist?

 JW: I’ve been a businessman [and] I followed up with that in school. Just like many other athletes, they’ll probably tell you [that] when they first went to college—I’m from the hood. I’m from Ft. Lauderdale, Broward County—I’m from the heart of it. Every n**** from the hood, you can go to Ft. Lauderdale, they will tell you I’m from the hood. I caught a delivery charge back in ’99; them n****s be talking that s***. I did that s*** when I was 18 years old, I’m talking about out here really hustling, they can check the record for that. I ain’t bragging. [chuckles]

 

[When] I went off to the college, it was more like the hood really wanted to see me make it the league; they really wanted me to make it. So, it’s like every other athlete that’s in the world; they really ain’t focued too much on a degree, they thinking they gonna make it to the NFL. I got into the business thing because I always knew I was a businessman; that’s one of my advantages. I think that’s helped to get me to where I am, too, and by the grace of God. I handle everything as a business…I ain’t never worked no 9-5; it just helped me to be able to deal with a lot of different types of people. …I think that the business part is something that I’m really on. I know if my business is right I’m going to be straight.

 AllHipHop.com: Get It From The Muscle, your 2008 award-winning mixtape earned you respect from the streets. Now that you’re working on your debut album, Fully Focused, how do you plan to maintain your core audience as you transition to the mainstream?

 

JW: Shout out to Figga Records and Real N***a Radio—every n***a in the ghetto and in hood knows about Figga Records—they supported me; I gotta give a shout out to them. Me and the DJs we have been working the streets hard. I got Get It From The Muscle, Vol. 1 and I got Get It From The Muscle, Vol. 2 out right now with DJ Folk; it’s hot. Y’all go get that, it’s out there. I’m working on the second part of my album. It’s going down. I’ll be working with Khaled [and] I’ll get with Trick [Daddy] and them.

 

AllHipHop.com: You have the last word; what do you want to say?

 JW: I always say keep your head up; whether you’re in the streets or if you’re working. Stay faithful to yourself and stay true to yourself. That’s what it is; it’s all good. Shout to all my fans. I’m going to give you something authentic; it’s going to be real. To all my ladies, y’all are starting to help a n***a’s buzz. All the real n***as out there y’all are feeling me; I appreciate y’all. I’m going to keep pushing. Man, I love this here; I’m going to be around. Ain’t no way that I’m ever giving this up.

 

“Baik At IT”

 

 

Jamie Foxx Stars In Law Abiding Citizen, Tours To Support Album

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

Oscar-winning actor/singer Jamie Foxx is preparing for the upcoming release of his latest movie, Law Abiding Citizen.

 

The psychological thriller, which also stars Gerard Butler, centers on a man (Butler) who, 10 years after his wife and daughter are brutally murdered, returns to exact justice from the assistant district attorney (Foxx) who prosecuted the case against their killers.

 

His vengeance threatens not only the man who allowed mercy to supersede justice, but also the system and the city that made it so.

 

In addition to Foxx and Butler, Law Abiding Citizen will feature Bruce McGill, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meaney and Regina Hall.

 

The F. Gary Gray-helmed film is expected to hit theaters in 2010.

 

Law Abiding Citizen will premiere next week during the 13th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival in New York, as the festival’s opening night film.

 

In related news, Jamie Foxx is currently on the road promoting his latest album Intuition, which features Timbaland, Kayne West, T.I. and Rick Ross.

 

 

 

Tour dates are listed below:

Columbia, SC The Colonial Life Arena September 18, 2009

Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena September 19, 2009

Charleston, SC North Charleston Coliseum September 20, 2009

Shreveport, LA Municiple Auditorium September 24, 2009

Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre September 25, 2009

Dallas, TX Nokia Theatre September 26, 2009

San Antonio, TX AT&T Center September 27, 2009

Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre October 1, 2009

Palm Springs, CA Agua Caliente October 2, 2009

 San Diego, CA Civic Center October 3, 2009

Fresno, CA Sarayon Theater October 4, 2009

Vancouver, Canada River Rock October 7, 2009

Seattle, WA Key Arena October 8, 2009

Las Vegas, NV Ceasars Palace October 9, 2009

Concord, CA Sleeptrain Pavillion October 10, 2009

Sacramento, CA Arco Arena October 15, 2009

Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre October 16, 2009

Los Angeles, CA Nokia Theatre October 17, 2009

will.I.am, Fergie Accused Of Stealing “Voodoo Doll”

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

Black Eyed Peas group members will.I.am and Fergie have been hit with a new lawsuit claiming they stole Fergie’s song “Voodoo Doll.”

 

Grounded Music Inc. filed a lawsuit in United States District Court for the Central District of California, alleging will.I.am and Fergie stole their song “Waterfall,” from an album titled Each One Teach One, by the group Groundation.

 

The lawsuit alleges that will.I.am, born William Adams Jr. and Fergie, born Stacy Ferguson., stole the song after coming into possession of the track sometime between 2001-2006.

 

“Voodoo Doll” was produced by will.I.am and released on Fergie’s 2006 hit album The Dutchess, which has sold in excess of six million copies worldwide.

 

Additionally the album sold another 20 million units in total digital sales based off of the five #1 singles the album produced.

 

In addition to will.I.am and Fergie, EMI April Music, Headphone Junkie Publishing, will.I.am Music, Interscope Records and Universal Music Group are also named in the lawsuit, which seeks an undisclosed amount in damages for copyright infringement.

Kanye Tops BET Nominees

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

Rapper Kanye West has emerged as the frontrunner for this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards.

 

The 32-year-old Chicago-based entertainer captured nine nominations.

 

Following West are Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, who earned seven nominations apiece.

 

Coming in with six nods is T.I. In addition to recognizing the best in rap music, the BET Hip-Hop Awards will honor iconic West Coast rhymesayer Ice Cube with the I Am Hip-Hop” icon award.

 

The announcement of the Hip-Hop Award nominees comes after BET recently named comedian Mike Epps was the host for the fourth annual event.

 

The 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards will take place October 10 in Atlanta.

 

The event will be broadcast on BET on October 27.

 

The following is a partial list of 2009 BET Hip-Hop Awards nominees:

 

Best Hip-Hop Collaboration

“Pop Champagne,” Jim Jones & Ron Browz featuring Juelz Santana

“Mrs. Officer,” Lil Wayne featuring Bobby Valentino “Magnificent,”

Rick Ross featuring John Legend “Live Your Life,”

T.I. featuring Rihanna “Put On,” Young Jeezy featuring Kanye West

Best Live Performer Busta Rhymes

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

T.I.

Kanye West

Lyricist of the Year

Drake

Eminem

Jay-Z

Lil Wayne

Kanye West

Video Director of the Year

Gil Green

Anthony Mandler

Mr. Boomtown

Chris Robinson

Hype Williams

Producer of the Year

Ron Browz

Cool & Dre

Tha Bizness

T-Pain

Kanye West

 

Track of the Year

“Day “N” Nite,” Kid Cudi

“D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune),” Jay-Z

“Every Girl – Young Money,” Lil Wayne, Drake, Jae Mills, Gudda Gudda & Mack Maine

“Live Your Life,” T.I. featuring Rihanna

“Turn My Swag On,” Soulja Boy Tell’em

CD of the Year

Relapse, Eminem

The Renaissance, Q-Tip

Paper Trail, T.I.

808s & Heartbreak, Kanye West

The Recession, Young Jeezy

Rookie of the Year

B.O.B. Dorrough

Drake

Kid Cudi

Wale

Best Hip-Hop Video

“Ice Cream Paint Job,” Dorrough

“We Made You,” Eminem – We Made You

“D.O.A. (Death of Auto Tune),” Jay-Z

“Day “N” Nite,”

Kid Cudi

“Live Your Life,” T.I. featuring Rihanna

REVIEW: Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story

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

Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story is like most love stories…sometimes uplifting, passionate, funny, truthful, but ultimately heartbreaking. Moore is a master at melding all of these emotions into what is, so far, easily the movie of the year.

*Warning may contain spoilers*

When I heard Michael Moore was going to premiere Capitalism: A Love Story in Pittsburgh; I thought to myself, “wow I would love to go”. But, since I had zero information about how to obtain tickets, I went back to my normal routine aka work. One of the reasons why I love my brother Paradise Gray (The Arkitech of X-Clan for those that don’t know) is that he has this New York attitude that translates into, “If it’s important I should be there and I refuse to take no for an answer.” So we headed down to the David Lawrence Convention Center with no press passes or tickets and no idea if they would even let us in. As we approached the door Paradise said, “God got us. We will get in” and low and behold we saw our fellow One HOOD member, Mikhail Pappas, who is also an aid to State Senator James Ferlo! Mikhail took us directly into the event and showed us where they were giving out the tickets. Yep, God is Good.

After Michael Moore gave an impassioned press conference where he spoke about how he shed tears after he voted for President Obama, he proceeded to lead a health care reform march (which we really ended up leading) through downtown Pittsburgh and to the theater. We took our seats in the back and after introducing the movie Michael Moore came and sat in the row directly in front of us (very surreal).

Trailer for Capitalism: A Love Story (Story Continues After Trailer)

The movie begins with security video of people robbing banks and leads right into a story of the banks robbing us. A small town family, the victim of predatory lending, having to move out of a farm that has been in their family for generations (a prevailing theme throughout the movie). There are so many shocking moments in Capitalism: A Love Story it’s hard to touch on them all, from airline pilots making so little they have to get food stamps to big companies like Walmart taking out insurance polices on their employees and collecting at the expense of the employee’s family. Moore even shows how prisons for profits resulted in two judges being jailed for receiving over 2 million dollars in kickbacks and thousands of juveniles improperly incarcerated right in my home state of Pennsylvania!

Moore is at his best when breaking down current events in a historical context and it’s no different here when he begins to ask the question, “Would Jesus be a capitalist?” Hilarity ensues when Moore puts Jesus in the role of these current so call “compassionate conservatives” who seem to think it’s “godly” to deny basic rights to the poor. It also crystallizes one of Moore’s main points in the movie, that Capitalism is inherently evil, (a notion which I agree with 100%). Moore is extremely convincing showing example after example of regular every day hard working Americans being raped at the hands of the rich, and some damning internal documents directly from Citigroup’s own reports.

This isn’t just a movie it’s a rallying cry to take action. Moore wants to make us mad! And you can’t help to be p##### off when watching how the big banks used fear, money and influence to push through the $700 billion dollar bailout. The only Congressman that had the balls to stand up to Wall Street and President Bush was a Congresswoman from Ohio named Marcy Kaptur. Moore also wants to wake us up to the fact that we have the power to make change, which he brilliantly parallels with never-before-seen footage of FDR outlining a “Second Bill of Rights” and the improbable rise and election of Barack Obama. But, even then, Moore shows how President Obama’s biggest campaign contributor was the bank that received the most financial gain from the bail out….Goldman Sachs.

Michael Moore said that Capitalism: A Love Story was the end result of his 20 years of movie making from Rodger and Me to Bowling for Columbine to Fahrenheit 911 to Sicko. This is arguably his best work and comes at a time where progressives are in desperate need of a battle call and President Obama is fighting for his political life. If we don’t take Moore up on his offer and join him in making America what it ideally is supposed to be, we will continue to be the battered wife in this abusive relationship. Capitalism…we need a divorce!

Jasiri X is a Hip-Hop artist and community activist. He can be found at twitter.com/jasirix.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Diddy to Sign Raekwon? Max B Getting Out? Tupac Returns!

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.

THE DAILY TWO SENSE

After today, the Kanye / Lil Mama mess is over. It has indeed been a week of tremendous humor and photoshopic creativity! After today, I am going to let it all go and move on…unless somebody has something undeniably funny! LOL!

DIDDY TO SIGN RAEKWON TO BAD BOY?

How crazy would this be? You young buckaroos may not know this, but in the 90’s Wu Tang and Bad Boy/Biggie had some serious beef going on! Here is how it went down…

Of The Notorius BIG, Rae said he was going to The Source Awards with a burner in a CAST!

“My intentions was if someone try to come harm me I got the burner and the gats. I was coming in with the fake broke arm with the ratchet and whatever.”

“You know when you dealing with grimey Brooklyn n***as you can’t let them get the drop on you first.”

Rae said he never went through with the diabolical plot, but he was ready! Now, how crazy would it be for him to be on Bad Boy!?

SPEAKING OF DIDDY…

Diddy recently commented on his run in with the Hip-Hop police. I guess Diddy’s rebel yell had to calm down a bit. Here is what he had to say:

“It was just a little misunderstandin, miscommunication. Me and the officer, we worked it out … things were a little aggressive for me, which I’m not really used to.”

I heard that Diddy! Dude had some dirt on ya! I get it!

SOME RUMORS…

The homey Mikey the Movie Star hit me up and wanted to pass off some rumors that he had heard.

Eminem is rumored to be in a movie with Mark Walhberg playing his brother . Rumors say the role was originally intended for Matt Damon. Speaking of eminem and the Walhberg’s tell me Em doesn’t look a bit like that other Donnie Wahlberg from the 6th Sense?

I kid, I kid!

The rap gangs are all getting along. Seems like Spider Loc has taken a liking to acting and is getting paid to do it! Check out this classic clip with Rog from what’s Happening fam. The sound is all messed up, but this is the BEST!

MAX B? Max B has a lot of people in his corner! Maybe he didn’t do it! I don’t know and I wasn’t there. Still, they are saying that Dame Grease has opened a site up and is taking a dollar per fan to help with Max’s legal defense. 75 YEARS. Frenchie and Dame say that Max may be out on appeal by the year’s end. We’ll see!

ILLSEED AND BEYONCE?

I’m taking it there! I used to love Kelly, but I recently went out with Beyonce at an exotic beach.

IS KIA SHINE LYING OR NOT?

After a few, the rumors came out that Kia Shine was not involved in the creation of “Best I Ever Had.” Here is what he said in a flurry of Twitter Follies:

“this message is for all the non-believers YES kia shine OWNS 25% OF THE DRAKE SONG “THE BEST I EVER HAD” 3 BMI AWARDS FOR THE SONG GOING #1 ON 3 BILLBOARD CHARTS. GO BUY HIS EP TODAY! MY FAMILY APPRECIATES IT!”

I believe Shiney, but somebody I know at BMI pulled some official record and told me that Kia was not listed unless he has some other identity that he goes by. I don’t think dude would lie about this.

DOES PITBULL WANNA TO THIS TO KANYE?

As you may have seen, Pitbull recently said that “Kanye knows who to do that (rush the stage) with.” Alluding that Taylor Swift was weak and he could easily get away with it on on. And he suggested that he would do this to Kanye if the Louie Don did that to him:

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Pitbull will knock fire out a person getting on stage unannounced.

TUPAC TALKS ABOUT BIGGIE AND WU TANG

Damn, Pac was the man.

REPORTER ASKS LADY GAGA ABOUT HER PEWN!

I didn’t see anybody get kicked out but the question was asked. This all went down in Germany.

THIS IS GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE HATE JAY MORE

Apparently, Jay-Z is like the king of the kings now. He was at a radio station recently and dude straight up had the side walk cleaned around the entrance to his Maybach. I would expect Jay to be on a spaceship or something by now. A Maybach is so 2000’s.

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

Set lil man free! Let him go!

LMAO! SERENA LOOK IS PRICELESS!!!!!!!

Captions everybody!

CHANCE, CHANCE, CHANCE

AS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW ILLSEED HAS SOME HELP. CHANCE IS HIS NAME AND HERE ARE HIS RUMORS AND CHIT CHAT.

SUPERSTAR TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL

Janet

killed it at the VMA’s and Madonna gave a pretty moving speech, the

details of which have been called into question, but moving

nonetheless.  Well they were both impressed with one another and

decided to get a bite to eat after the awards.  It’s rumored that

during the meeting the two started making plans to collaborate in honor

of Michael…THAT WOULD BE HUGE…Speaking of Madonna what do you think

of her new record with Weezy F. Baby?DRIZZY HAS SOME ‘SPLAYNIN TO DO

Isn’t

it funny how quick the tables can turn on you???  Remember when Drake

was rumored to BE a ghostwriter now this. Yesterday ILLSEED let you all

know Kia Shine had a hand in writing “Best I Ever Had” well according

to this quote Drake is no stranger to recieving a little help:

“I used to stay in Toronto…Drake and Nickelus F.

used to be seen everywhere in TO about 6 years ago.  He used to fly Nick out and bring him to

Raptor games…Drake

used to throw a lot of money around to get into the industry which is

why him and Trey Songz is cool…Drake paid for many of [Nickelus F.’s] videos and things of that nature for the

songs he was writing…Numerous guys in Toronto have contributed to Drake’s music. Richie

Sosa being one of them…This information wasn’t too confidential because the studio sessions

had many people present so everybody saw Drake and 40 asking for the

rhymes. Another thing you can ask people is if they’ve EVER seen Drake

actually write/think/freestyle/type/ or just overall create a song on

the spot. NEVER.”The

guy also says Drake wanted to buy some records from a rapper named IQ,

a protege of Rakim’s but it didn’t work out.  Nickelus F stopped by my

show about a month ago and dropped a dope freestyle to Incarcerated Scarfaces. 

I must admit it sounded Drake-ish but that might just be friends

sounding similar.  The last part of that quote is what really raises my

eyebrow *remembering that suspect Flex freestyle* hmmmmmm….Drake and Nickelus F:DID MAINO JACK SOMEONE (PAUSE)???I vaguely remember somebody

claiming Just Blaze and T. Pain stole the record “All The Above” a few

months back.  I also remember that rumor was dispelled by Just himself

and Maino even spoke to the accuser on the radio.  Well the accusations

are BACK!!!!  I received an e-mail yesterday from a gentleman who goes

by the name Rosavel and he believes the beat for the record in question

was stolen from a record he did about a year and a half ago, “Above It

All”.  He told me he and his homey ran into “Maya da s#####”I’m skeptical about this but I must admit the songs sound alike and in the second verse one of the featured artist, Solo, (who he let me know is Z-Ro’s brother)

says “I come from the city where the PRESIDENT LIVES” … since dude is

from Texas, same place as Bush, I believe this was recorded sometime

last year before Barack was on duty.  Maino on the other hand speaks about Obama in his verse.Check it out for yourself: Maino – All The Above and S.U.S.P.E.C.T.S. ft. Don Solo – Above It All

[Mya] around the same time she was rumored to be dating Maino and gave

her a CD of their music including the record “Above It All”.  A few

months later….well you get the picture.

I’M JUST SAYIN’Daaaaaammmmmnnnnnn

…. The Jackson 3 (Michaels kids) get $60,000 a month … I was

literally receiving 3 dollars a week in ’93 and I thought I was cakin

…Anybody gonna storm the stage if Kanye wins one of his 9 nominations at the BET Awards????A

few people told me Wayne got Cali from that Real & Chance show

pregnant.  It’s NOT TRUE if your hearing it too.  It started when a

friend tweeted her jokingly asking if she had told people.Speaking of that show NO I’m not that Chance or taking his name …

I’ve been Chance for 14 years and that’s not gonna change…I also

answer to George Kush, Issac Haze or Pill Clinton.

Scott Storch was gettin’ it in he said “I’d decide to take everyone to Las Vegas. Do more

coke, f### a bunch of girls. Be up for two days and decide at 11 in the

morning to go buy a Rolls-Royce.”  He even hit Kim Kardashian … SCORE minus the coke!!!I

said I would tell you what underground NY legends are working on an

entire album with one of the most respected producer in history today

…. but … I can’t just yet … Sorry … the underground cats gonna

love it though.  Any guesses??Thanks for all the feedback this 1st week has been great and I hope you enjoy my posts as much as I enjoying sharing them.  Thanks Illseed!!!!

Hit The Twitter CHANCECDR – Peace

ILLSEED’S INTERVIEW!

Illseed is getting into the interview game. The only thing is I only interview on email or instant messenger or anything else that doesn’t use a phone or in person.

With that said, I got up with the sexy Jacki-O and got her take on a recent promoter that accused her of bailing on them after getting her retainer money.

I asked her a few additional questions too. Here is the interview.

What happened with the promoter?

JUST ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO THROW DIRT ON MY NAME. NOTHING HAPPENED I NEVER MET THAT PROMOTER

What would make them say these things about you?

HIS OR HER NEED TO DRAW ATTENTION TO BETTER THEIR SITUATION…. NEVER MET “EM

Did you and Brisco make up? How did you all get past him physically assaulting you?

BUSINESS IS FIRST AND FORMOST,..I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH HIM, AS FOR HIM PHYSICALLY ASSAULTING ME? THAT TOO NEVER HAPPENED.. ASK HIM ABOUT THAT. WE ALL ARE MAKING MOVES TO CONTINUE MIAMI’s MOVEMENT.. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTION DRAWN ON MIAMI IN THE NEGATIVE FORM..BUT THE FACT REMAINS WE ARE ALL FAMILY AND WE WILL HAVE DISAGREEMENTS, THERE WAS NEVER AN ALTERCATION, JUST AN ARGUMENT.

What is your status with other rappers from FL?

WE ARE ALL GOOD IN THE 305.

Why were you so interested in the real Jackie-O?

JACQUELINE ONASIS WAS THE LATE PRESIDENT JFK’s WIFE, HOWEVER AS A CAUSIAN WOMEN SHE NEVER KNEW THE STRUGGLES OF BEING AFRICAN AMERICAN. SHE WAS A VERY STRONG MINDED WOMEN THAT WAS ABLE TO STAND ON

HER ON, I FEEL WE HAVE SIMILAR CHARACTERISTICS, IM JUST ABLE TO TELL MY STORY FROM THE STRUGGLE.

So, is Michelle Obama the new Jackie O and has she affected your life?

NO SHE IS NOT THE NEW VERSION OF JACKIE-O,… SHE JUST IS … MICHELLE OBAMA HAS PERSONIFIED A STRENGTH THAT IS IN ALL OF US..ME BEING A BLACK FEMALE FROM THE HOOD, SHE CONTINUES TO MAKE ME FEEL LIKE THERE IS NOTHING I CANT DO.. BUT BECAUSE SHE IS AFRICAN AMERICAN, WE PUT A LOT OF PRESSURE ON BOTH HER AND THE PRESIDENT.. THEY ARE NOT OUR SAVIOURS, JUST A FORM OF STRENGTH THAT WE CAN LOOK UP TO, WE STILL GOTTA DO OUR PART.

What is new with you?

NEW SONG SINGLE FROM THE 305 COMPILATION SCHEDULE TO DROP OCT CALLED M.I.A. FT. BRISCO.. ALSO AN ALBUM OF MY OWN COMING SOON, STILL PROMOTING LITERACY WITH MY BOOKS , ONE OF WHICH IS OUT NOW GROWN AND GANGSTA”, RELENTLESS DROPPING SOON, NEW MIXTAPE OUT NOW BBBP.. MORE MIXTAPES IN THE WORKS, IVE BEEN READING SCRIPTS FOR UPCOMING MOVIE PROJECTS..NEW PHOTO SHOOTS AND MAGAZINE COVERS!

For more, go to illseed.com. Or just follow me at http://twitter.com/illseed

JACKI-O, WE LOVE YOU!!!

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

-illseed

WHO: illseed.com

WHAT: Rumors

WHERE: AllHipHop.com, MySpace.com/TheIllseed

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

Saigon: You Better Believe It

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

AllHipHop bumrushed the set of Saigon’s music video, “Gotta Believe It”, the inspirational street record that features Just Blaze on the controversial Autotune.

Saigon gets in depth about the background behind the song and his viewpoint on major record labels. The New Yorker also states how his bout with the majors is a story of many-a-rapper and how he’s tested the limits of creative freedom

In collaboration with Just Blaze, Saigon created his new record using his own money for complete creative control of the project and also his destiny.

This video and song weaves a personal meaning to Saigon and he told AllHipHop.com it exemplifies how he feels music today.

On a side note, Saigon will be featured in the AllHipHop Social Lounge at NJPAC in Newark, NJ with Killer Mike, Raekwon, Ras Baracka and more. They will discuss president Obama, the generational gap in Hip-Hop and other pressing matters on Oct. 17!

Check it out.

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50 Cent Speaks on New Book, Recession, Piracy

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

Mogul 50 Cent  made a recent appearance on MSNBC to speak about his success as a businessman and the release of his new book, The 50th Law.

 

Promoting the book with co-author Robert Greene, the Queens emcee first spoke on his staggering $100 million dollar profit as an original investor in Vitamin Water before its sale to Coca-Cola.

 

“It’s an exciting deal. The opportunity to get in [during] the infant stages of that company was amazing for me,” 50 Cent stated. “It’s the biggest deal [for me].”

 

With the music industry struggling overall for sales, 50 reflected on how personal brand extension is essential when previously it was frowned upon in Hip-Hop.

 

“The technology is absolutely shifting things. The marketing dollars that the major companies would provide for artists in the past is gone with the actual record sales,” 50 explained. “This is taboo; this is almost like selling out. 5 years ago what is great business from an artist perspective now would be absolutely going in the other direction of what they think is cool.”

 

As an innovator of the mixtape scene, 50 views piracy as a reality that should be embraced by artists.

 

“I see it as part of the marketing. Because even the people who purchased the music from a pirating perspective end up at the concert. They can’t help but fall in love with the material at that point whether they consumed it from downloading it on the actual Internet or they went and purchased the material. We can’t stop it. If the major record companies could, they would.”

 

In The 50th Law, 50 and Greene hope to empower those who feel economically lost by the nation’s current recession.

 

“We’re living through times where people are very frightened,” Greene explained. “The message of the book is you need to move past that fear. Because in a couple of years this recession will be over, and will you be in a position to seize the moment? I think its going to be a new entrepreneurial era. Or are you just waiting on some job?”

 

“And I think the majority of the companies who are the Fortune 500 were established during a recession,” 50 added. “The recession is predominantly for the middle class. Where I come from the majority of those people have always lived in a recession.”

 

50 Cent and Robert Greene’s 50th Law is available now.

 

At press time, 50 Cent’s latest LP Before I Self-Destruct is still set for a November 17 release.

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LOX’s Styles P, Green Lantern Announce ‘Green Ghost’

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

Fans of Yonkers, New York based Hip-Hop trio The Lox will be treated to a new release from group member Styles P.

 

Styles P. aka “The Ghost,” has teamed with “The Evil Genius: DJ Green Lantern to create a “sinister,” dark, new album titled The Green Ghost Project, which is slated for a November release.

 

The album features original production from an all-star cast of noted Hip-Hop producers, including The Alchemist, Statik Selektah, Scram Jones and DJ Green Lantern himself.

 

“Don’t call me ‘The Ghost’ right now, call me ‘The Green Ghost’” Styles P. told AllHipHop.com in reference to the new release. “It’s a different display of talent. We got together and brainstormed about it and it came out crazy.”

 

The album features guest appearances by Lox group members Jadakiss and Sheek Louch, in addition to guests like N.O.R.E., M.O.P., Uncle Murda, Junior Reid and others.

 

The Green Ghost Project is due in stores November 17 via Invasion Records/The Orchard.

Lil Boosie Takes On Movies; Talks Upcoming Trial

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

Lil Boosie is planning for his future, despite an upcoming trial that has the rapper looking at a five-year stint in prison.

 

The Trill Entertainment rapper revealed in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com that he plans on hitting the big screen.

 

“I also have a movie coming out called Ghetto Stories: The Movie,” Lil’ Boosie told AllHipHop.com. “I think we’re going to release it in November. We’re just at the table right now figuring out how I’m going to get paid for it.”

 

The Baton Rouge, Louisiana native released his anticipated fourth studio album, Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz on Tuesday (September 15).

 

The 16-track LP features his single “Better Believe It” featuring Young Jeezy and other artists including Webbie, Bobby V. and Trina, among others.

 

Lil Boosie, born Torrence Hatch, is currently facing a trial for drugs and gun charges stemming from an incident that took place last year.

 

Police arrested the 26-year-old rapper with his third-offense for possession of marijuana, which carries a term of up to 20-years in prison.

 

Lil Boosie also faces a chare of possession of a firearm with a controlled dangerous substance, which carries a mandatory minimum of five-years in prison.

 

“They [the police] just made all these statements,” Lil Boosie told AllHipHop.com. “It was for rumor of the day. I don’t know where all these statements came from. I had a couple altercations that went down but they’re really trying to take me down. They made all kinds of false statements saying I said all kinds of stuff like ‘How much ya’ll want’ and ‘I’m going to tell the judge this.’ They got me all messed up.”

 

Lil Boosie’s trial is scheduled for September 28.