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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.

Jim Jones P###. by Jim Jonsin

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

“I’m All That”

Legendary Singer Gladys Knight Slams Hip-Hop Music

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

Legendary R&B singer Gladys Knight had some harsh words for the genre of Hip-Hop in a recent interview.

 

Knight is making the press rounds promoting her role as church elder named “Wilma” in Tyler Perry’s latest movie I Can Do Bad All By Myself, while she prepares for an October tour of Europe.

 

In addition to the high profile role in Perry’s latest hit movie, Knight is revered around the world for hits like “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “Neither One Of Us” and “Heard It Through The Grapevine.”

 

During an interview with BlackNews.com, Knight said that Hip-Hop had created opportunities for young artists, but the slammed the genre of music, claiming it had set back African-Americans as a race.

 

“It’s been bad, in my opinion, as far as the quality of the music and the stories that they tell. It’s one thing to be raw about your history, but they took it to another level and it became vulgar,” Knight said.

 

She also claimed that Hip-Hop had not “elevated our industry musically,” before blaming the music for a number of issues within the African-American community.

 

“It definitely has not elevated us as African-Americans, because we show disrespect for our partners, men and women,” Knight stated. “I believe we have lowered our self-esteem with these performances and presentations.”

 

Gladys Knight’s catalog has been sampled extensively by a number of rappers, including The Wu-Tang Clan, Scarface, Madlib and numerous others.

Knockout Nation: Mayweather-Marquez Prediction, Berto vs. NFL, Arum Blasts MMA, Pacquiao-Steroids?!

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

Poll: Who Do You Predict Will Win?

Mayweather-Marquez Breakdown

 

After an injury delay and much hyping courtesy of HBO 24/7, Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez will finally square off this Saturday (September 19, HBO PPV). As expected, a fight that was initially met with widespread chagrin from critics now has an air of excitement amongst fans and experts alike.

 

The main intrigue centers around Mayweather, who will have been out the ring nearly two years since introducing Ricky Hatton to a turnbuckle back in December 2007. Of course, there will be some degree of ring rust, but how much? Will Mayweather’s great accuracy be anywhere near what it was? Also, how will stamina play a role, especially if the fight goes into the later rounds?

 

For Marquez, most are skeptical of how his body will carry the move to welterweight. In his last bout at 140 pounds, Marquez had to dig deep to score a nice KO over volume puncher Juan Diaz. Still, what many point to is not Marquez’s adjustments to win, but how Diaz was able to tag and hurt him over the bout’s first half. Marquez looked ponderous early on at lightweight (135 pounds) in spite of the gutsy performance. How will his body respond now that he’s jumping a weight class to compete against a bigger, established elite fighter at welterweight?

 

The best asset of both fighters is their adaptability. Mayweather and Marquez can adjust strategies several times over the course of a fight. Their versatility allows them to fight off the backfoot as precise counterpunchers (Marquez-Medina, Mayweather-Castillo II), or carve up aggressive fighters on the inside (Mayweather-Chavez, Marquez-Diaz). Make no mistake; boxing IQs don’t come much better than these two men.

 

Early on, expect an intense chess match as both fighters seek to dissect each other’s styles and tendencies. Here Mayweather’s ring rust will show, and he’ll likely be consistently off the mark with his lead right, allowing Marquez opportunities to clip him with his own great counter right.

 

However, by the middle rounds expect Floyd to find the range and begin breaking down the slower and smaller Marquez to the head and body. Mayweather normally reserves stick and move strategies against fighters that are considerably bigger (Castillo II, De La Hoya, Baldomir), so an aggressive Floyd is very likely to emerge and walk his Mexican foe down.

 

Unless Floyd Mayweather has completely lost most of his Hall of Fame skills, he should easily shake off any rust after a few rounds and brutally stop Marquez sometime by the eighth round.

 

Still, anything is possible in a fight. Who’s your money on?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Berto Eyes 2010 Match with Bengals’ Chad Ochocinco

 

WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto does have a December HBO date, but that hasn’t stopped the young titlist from entertaining a potential bout with outspoken NFL wide receiver Chad Ochocinco next year.

 

The two athletes went at it over Twitter (where else…) over the summer. Apparently, Ochocinco utilized boxing as part of his off-season training regimen and now thinks he’s good enough for the big dogs of the ring.

 

Berto, who holds a Fight of the Year candidate bout via his gutsy January 2009 win over Luis Collazo, feels that Ochocino needs a painful lesson on the limits of his abilities.

 

“I respect Chad’s abilities on the field, but once he enters the ring, he steps into my world,” Berto explained in a prepared statement. “And once he is in my world, I will have to show him who runs it. I am here to say when the [NFL] season is over, which should be before the playoffs start, I’ll give him the beating of his life…when I am finished with him his name will no longer be Ochocino, it will be no mas!”

 

The Bengals have invested too much money to allow any of their players, let alone a star one, to put himself in a situation to get injured. A legit boxing match is not happening. And on Berto’s side, an errant headbutt could cause a cut that could keep him out of the ring for months and cost him millions of dollars.

 

If this comes off, it’ll be a “light” sparring match akin to the “fight” we saw a few weeks back between Shaquille O’Neal and Oscar De La Hoya. With that said, Berto-Ochocino would be for a good cause, so we’ll see where things develop over the next few months. The funniest thing is Berto requesting the fight after the regular season, as if he’s already assuming the Bengals aren’t making the playoffs!

 

Promoter Bob Arum Calls MMA Fans and Fighters “Skinheads” and “Homosexuals”

 

I’ll admit it humors me to hear ignorant comments from uninformed boxing fans on MMA and vice versa. Both sports require tons of intense training and dedication. I would like to believe most fans of both disciplines don’t think like this, but it’s still hilarious nonetheless. Check out legendary promoter and Top Rank CEO Bob Arum going in on MMA and his former star fighter Floyd Mayweather.

 

 

 

 

Mayweather, Sr. Calls Out Manny Pacquiao for Steroids

 

The Mayweather camp looks to be beating the drums early (and perhaps prematurely) for a showdown with Manny Pacquiao by accusing the Filipino icon of abusing steroids.

 

The wild claim came out of nowhere, with Mayweather, Sr. having no evidence aside from Pacquiao jumping from super-featherweight (130 pounds) to welterweight (147 pounds) in just a year with no loss of speed or punching power.

 

“I believe he’s on some type of supplements. I’m convinced about a lot of (boxers),” Mayweather Sr. speculated. “That’s what they’re doing right now. Everybody should be checked a little bit more thoroughly. Sometimes people know what’s going on but they ain’t saying nothing. I don’t think he can beat Lil’ Floyd with steroids in him or not. He don’t have that kind of talent. He don’t have that kind of skill, whatever he has in him.”

 

Regarding Pacquiao’s schedule, Mayweather feels Top Rank is moving too quickly.

 

“I think they’re pushing Pacquiao a little too much, even if he’s got ‘roids in his body,” he stated. “The steroids aren’t going to make him no faster. It’s going make him relentless and hit strong, but that’s it. It ain’t going to put no knowledge in your head.”

 

Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach took no time responding and setting the record straight.

 

“Maybe all of them, they’re using steroids, and not me,” Pacquiao told AOL Fanhouse. “You know what? I don’t even know what a steroid is. I’ve never done that.”

 

Roach, who helped give Mayweather fighter Ricky Hatton a crushing defeat in May, stated Mayweather, Sr  is just a flat out sore loser.

 

“Steroids? Where in the hell did that come from?” Roach challenged. “You know, these guys, they had to come up with a reason why they lost. They lost because Floyd Sr. sucks as a trainer and I had the better fighter.”

 

Don’t expect these two camps to stop throwing shots anytime soon.

 

Kessler-Ward Dominate

 

Last Saturday Mikkel Kessler (42-1, 32 KOs) and Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) were successful with convincing tune-up knockouts in preparation for their November 21 showdown (Showtime).

 

The fight will be the first of the highly-anticipated Super-middleweight Super Six tournament. This promises to be a great fight, and one that can go either way. But if I had to pick today, I’d go with Kessler via mid round TKO. Ward’s speed will give him fits, but the Viking Warrior throws lethal straight punches down the pike and has good power as his equalizer.

 

 

 

 

 

Throwback Fight of the Week: Julian Jackson vs. Terry Norris (July 30, 1989)

 

A young “Terrible” Terry Norris was a fighter on the come up when he faced feared power puncher and WBA light-middleweight champion Julian Jackson.

 

6 years younger than Jackson and much faster, many felt that Norris would have the edge against Jackson if he could avoid the power shots.

 

In the first round Norris did just that, stinging Jackson with sharp right hands and constant circling to avoid retaliation. Jackson couldn’t get set to punch, and was stunned early in the round by Norris’ fast combinations.

 

The success perhaps made Norris too confident, and he began to allow Jackson to close distance and eventually trap him against the ropes. Jackson landed a crushing right that put Norris to sleep on his feet, and added a left hook and another right that sent the challenger face first to the canvas.

 

Norris beat the count, but was gone and in no shape to continue, giving Julian Jackson a definitive 2nd round knockout.

 

Julian Jackson would move up to middleweight, and make several defenses of the WBC title before losing to Gerald McClellan. He would retire in 1998 with a record of 55-6, 49 KOs. Jackson is considered today one of the hardest punchers pound for pound in the history of the sport.

 

Norris would bounce back after scoring a career highlight win over a faded Sugar Ray Leonard and Donald Curry in 1991. He also won several titles at light-middleweight before retiring in 1998 with a record of 47-9, 31 KOs. Norris would also successfully sue Don King for a million dollar settlement over brain damage suffered during his boxing career.

 

 

 

 

BOOK REVIEW: Cell Block Z By Ghosface Killah

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

Cell Block Z

Ghosface Killah with Chris Walker – Shauna Garr – Marlon Chapman

It just seems natural. These Shaolin students over in Staten Island have always been obsessed with the martial arts and the kicks and throws of Eastern combat training. Meth broke the ice with Method Man plowing new frontiers in the field of Hip-Hop graphic novels. Now it’s Ghost’s turn to play disciple with Cell Block Z, a fist-pumping comic book assisted by illustrator, Chris Walker (Marvel Comics, Virgin Records, Bad Boy Entertainment) and screenwriters, Shauna Garr and Marlon Chapman.

Cell Block Z tells the story of  Cole Dennis (which also happens to be Ghostface’s government reversed), a heavyweight contender falsely imprisoned for armed robbery and murder. After a prison official discovers his fighting background, Cole Dennis is convinced to train with the hopes that a few match victories will grant him entrance into Cell Block Z, a more comfortable detention unit. The black and white illustrations may not give the novel the classic look it’s intending, but they do give it an artsy sketchbook quality. Meanwhile, Carr and Chapman equip the book’s storyline with the necessary hidden plots and faithfully reveal a conspiracy behind Cell Block Z, a conspiracy that Cole Dennis and, his main advocate, Officer Johnston spend the rest of graphic novel trying to unravel.

Surprisingly enough, besides the actual style of fighting, Cell Block Z is a not a martial arts comic. Instead of the ancient texts, senseis, and codes of discipline that one would expect from Shaolin students, the book relies more on brute hand-to-hand combat. In this regard, Cell Block Z is more like Fight Club with the prisoners forming an underground battle zone of sorts. Then again, Cole Dennis , who later becomes Ghostface Killah, does direct his rage toward his own imprisonment, an abstract, more honorable opponent compatible to the martial arts philosophy. In a place where his peers are pummeling each other just for the sheer destruction, Ghostface Killah, in an eastern sense, emerges as a hero.

If not for entertainment value, Cell Block Z, like the Jackson Five cartoon show on ABC or the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine Lunchbox is a valuable relic. It serves as another product in the era of Wu supremacy and swiftly takes advantage of a untapped outlet.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye Back With EX? Kia Shine Writes With Drake? Swizz Beatz Alicia Keys Chain!

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

Well, what do we have here? AllHipHop.com went and got nomination for a BET Hip-Hop Award! How did they go an do that when illseed.com is the real dope, homey! LOL! I’m just kidding, everybody! I want to say that I am going to make the acceptance speech if we will! Again, I’m just kidding! But I want to give a resounding props to the team! It ain’t easy, but somebody’s gotta do it, eh? Anyway…Thanks, BET and shout out to the AHH Gunshow!

In the second part of the Daily Two Sense is this. This section is devoted – BY NATURE – to content which is 1) unconfirmed, 2) possibly untrue and 3) conjecture, innuendo and speculative. NOW, if for some reason, you begin to think one content is more true or more false than other content…THAT’S ON YOU! I’m telling you what it is. It would seems that some of these videos regarding the occult, Illuminated ones and so on have gotten folks in a bunch. This is nothing new. This stuff has been out there forever – take it for what you take it for. Come on now…real, not real?

KANYE DID WHAT WITH WHO?

You know, I have grown to like Amber Rose. Right? She’s doing her thing. No hate. But, I always liked Kanye’s fiancée. In fact, I wish she was my fiancée if she never dated Yeezy. LOL…so…the point is…I heard they recently hooked up. Recently, they sat down for lunch or something. Nobody really know what was said, but something was said. Some have speculated that ‘Ye is looking for some stabilizing force in his life and Alexis may be it. He’s moms would approve! No shots!

KIA SHINE CO-WROTE FOR DRAKE?

This is a very interesting rumor that people are telling me is FACT. Last week, there were the BMI Awards and all the stars showed up. One of those stars was rapper Kia Shine. Well, the Memphis rapper was there to get a BMI Award for “Best I Ever Had” from rapper Drake.

Here is the pic.

Kia Shine is a talented dude and definitely his royalty check is going to be the “best he ever had as well.” PROPS! By the way, I don’t research much, but I did verify this one. It’s a keeper and I heard that Kia gets about 25% of the profits.

Shout out to Lo-Smooth!

SWIZZ MIGHT BE MARRIED BUT SON IS ALREADY GONE!

This clip is going to infuriate some and get others HYPE. Swizz is brazen with it! Mashonda’s party crashing days are probably over.

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CHRIS BROWN STARTS MANUAL LABOR!

Chris Brown began his sentence of 180 days of community service in his native Virginia. More later….

ELLIS LANKSDER! PEOPLE ARE RIDING FOR YOU!

Ellis Lanksder – we love you, man! Its gonna be alright, big homey! Looks like Chance got a couple people mad over yesterday’s rumors. If Ellis has a stuttering problem or speech impediment, we apologize and if he was just nervous…he’s GOOD. SMH. Dude is in the NFL for goodness sake…he’s winning!

LADY GAGA’S NO HERMIE

I know a lot of you think that Lady Gaga has men and women parts, but it would seem that is just another terrible lie. Case in point, Gaga kicked a reporter out for asking about her privates. According to published reports, a writers asked, “I love your Marc Jacobs outfit, you look great. I do have one question for you though – have you got a penis or not?” WHOA! Where did this due go to school? Lady Gaga replied with, “My wonderful v##### is very insulted by this question” and she had the dude removed from the venue. SMH.

DIDDY IS MY NEW IDOL

I know some of you may have seen this already, but I have to give Diddy props for standing up to the Hip-Hop police. AW…that’s G right there. HAHAAHAHA!!!!

“I don’t give a F**K who you are either MF! I’m a man!” Go Diddy!

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

Shout out to all the masons and the free masons. If you are one, and whatever theories are out there DON’T apply to you…don’t be offended. All of that stuff is mere fodder for conversation and you are impressed at how I just used the word “fodder.”

Looks like Salt & Pepa ain’t the only ones on the radar for Wendy Williams’ former radio gig. Reliable sources have told me that Egypt, radio, TV and blogging diva, may be emerging as one of the top front runners as well. She’s a keeper but we’ll see.

Looks like Kid Cudi is going to push about 100-150k…not bad, young man!

Buffie The Body said Lil Wayne offered her a mere $750 to appear in a rap video for him.

I know Chance talked about this yesterday, but I gotta say…its cool that Nas and Kelis are working it out. I won’t even crack a joke…ohhh and I have a doozie!

I’m hearing rumors that Chris Brown may want to go the way of the cloth and become a minister like Ma$e. Well, not like Ma$e…the ordained type.

Rumor has it, Madonna kinda lied about that dinner with Michael Jackson. I heard she was very bored of him at that time and stole away to be with Warren Beatty. Damn opportunist!

The FCC is re-opening the Janet Jackson “Nipplegate” situation, stating that broadcasters may have been able to blot it out by a delay in use.

Diddy has gone an signed to Interscope Records, leaving Warner.Whitney Houston

may have a biopic movie in the works and  Lark Voorhies is rumored to be playing a young Whit. I’ll be Bobby Brown!

THE TWITTER FOLLIES!

Ahhhhh…that Chris Brown is a funny dude. He finally broke down and tweeted his fail:

“My heart is incomplete … The part that is complete is my love for fans, career, friends, family … god. But I’m missing someone or something.”

Fail is as fail does. Son lost a good one in Rihanna. He later removed the post and sent the following:

“I AINT POSTIN S*** ELSE ABOUT ME(PERSONALLY)…. IM SO OVER ALL THIS BULLS***..”

Maybe the heartache was triggered by rumors that RiRi was recently spotted at the 40/40 club making out with Justin Timberlake. FAIL!!! Arrrrgh…I know that boy is sick with heartache right now.

He also took time to lick a shot at Wendy Williams. I assume this is one of the dudes at community service that looks like Wendy.

“One of the guyz looked like wendy williams. Or was it the other way around….lol.”

What made Kid Cudi dead his Twitter account?

CONAN THINKS KANYE PLANNED IT!

Speaking of Conan, they are saying that Jay Leno is coming back for that a** for taking his show. LOL……………………..PAUZITO! Seriously, Jay dwarfed Conan’s rating for that one.

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY?

Rapper Young Ruga goes hard on all these conservative talk show cats on Fox! He goes at all the Republicans! But, is this an Epic Win or an Epic Fail? It is not in the bag!

EPIC….

Suddenly I feel bad for Kanye. I think I will do something to cheer him up.

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END!

If somebody dies, you have to turn them into something. An ambulance, a hospital…call 911. Well, none of that crossed the mind of John Ferguson, 23. His friend that was 19 died from what seemed to be a drug overdoes. Well, Johnny decides to do the “right” thing in the druggie world. What does that entail? He drives his friends corpse around the town visiting friends as his dead pal sits in the front seat propped up. After a while somebody called the cops. He then goes to his grand parents and calls the authorities himself. I don’t know if he was charged with anything. I charge him with being crazy and all getout.

THE MAKING OF JAY-Z’S ALBUM COVER!

I had no idea it took this much effort to make the album cover. Can’t photoshop everything I guess.

CHANCE’S CHAT SECTION

AS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW, CHANCE DOES HIS THING HERE. DOESN’T SPEAK FOR ILLSEED OR ALLHIPHOP.COM.

CHANCE – JACKIN’ FOR HOOKS

I

got an e-mail from a Cleveland rapper by the name of Kevo that strongly

suggested Gucci Mane may have jacked the melody for the hook on “Wasted feat Plies” ; from Kevo’s “Oatmeal & Raisin” hook (sorry he didn’t send an mp3).  He claims:

“…i sent dis track 2 oj

da juiceman myspace page askin 4 a feature a long time ago… im a

gucci fan, i actually wanted him on dis song so i hope it wasnt any

wrong doing. rap my hook 2 wasted beat or vice versa”In

my opinion they sound similar but all of Gucci Mane’s s**t sounds the

same to me; it’s like he has one flow and he just plugs in different

words each song.  With that being said I think both hooks sound like

standard Gucci so I’m a little hesitant to call him a thief.  But hey

it does happen; you have the facts you have the records what do YOU

think?   ANOTHER SIMMONS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS???We

already know Jo-Jo is following in his fathers footsteps with his Team

Blackout “movement” (he may have changed that I’m not sure).  And now

it appears another branch of the Simmons family tree is taking a shot

at super stardom.  Now I have to be honest and say I looked around for

some info on this guy and I didnt read anything about him being related

to Russel or Run; but this is the RUMORS so I’m reporting what I’m

HEARING.  Somebody hit me with this e-mail:

“This kid Chris Classic is fire.He’s Russell and Rev. Run Simmons’ nephew.  Check him out. 

On the site you can see some rare footage of him rockin out with RUN

DMC and Jam Master Jay. Jam Master was his mentor…[he] was the one who gave him his nickname Classic. He’s in the

biz as far as movie soundtracks and company ads ( Sex in the City,

Chipmunks, Speedracer, Transformers, Dodge Motors, McDonalds , NBA

etc.)   His latest mixtape “Summer Classic” is HOT.”Here’s a pic of dude:

If anybody out there can confirm or deny his lineage let us know

cause if it’s not true hmmmm…Russel flips on people about taking

his SEAT what’ll he do for taking his NAME??RIHANNA SHOWS THE GIRLS AGAINRihanna is back in NYC and looking good.  She hit up Da

Silvano, a restaurant in the Village, yesterday in a see through black

wife-beater.  See through clothing and camera flashes = NSFW:

I’M JUST SAYIN’

There’s a legendary

underground NY rap group working on an entire album with one of the

most respected producers in Hip-Hop history … I’ll tell you who

tomorrow.

 

Cassidy’s ex-group Larceny family had some choice words for him. 

A credible source tells me a lot of people in his inner circle arent

really feeling Cass right now.  This may be the beginning of some

problems for “Tha Problem”.Chris … tweeting pictures of yourself doing community service with captions like “Check Out My Outfit” is NOT a good way to show you’ve been humbled by this and are learning your lesson. 

Pitbull claims if Kanye were to run on stage while he

was receiving an award he’d teach him a thing or 2 about respect. 

Don’t you hate when people make these claims that they’ll never be able

to prove?  Pitbull doesn’t win awards … (I kid I kid) seriously though

Hit a me on Twitter ChanceCDR – Peace

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

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Redman’s Adidas Shoe & T-Shirt Set

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

Ahhhhh..this one is bitter sweet.

 

Adidas has created a limited edition line of clothing for one of Hip-Hop’s favorites – Redman. The line is actually a part of a year-long celebration of Def Jam Record’s 25th Anniversary.

 

For the anniversary, the clothing brand has manufactured a number of items for acts like Young Jeezy and others, as well as the label itself.

 

Redman has stomped around Hip-Hop since his first LP, Whut? Thee Album, hit on September 22, 1992 and these kicks and t-shirts pay homage to that classic work of art. The artwork on the album cover (seen above) consisted of an aggressive motif that included simulated blood splatter. The shoe is reflective of that enduring 90’s image and the music that went along with it.

 

As for the bittersweet part? I just wish these came out 1992-93. Haha!

 

Toast to Redman! Now, peep the legacy as seen by adidas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whut? Thee Album

4.5 mics out of 5.The Source magazine.

1992.

 

 

AHH Stray News: Slip-N-Slide/Trina, New C-Murder, Pitbull, Dizzee Rascal

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

Miami based label Slip-N-Slide Records has extended their partnership with EMI Label Sevices based on the success of Trina’s last album Still Da Baddest. Under the new deal, EMI will market, promote, merchandise and license new albums and tracks from Trina, Deuce Poppi and Jagged Edge. “I’m excited to continue working with EMI Label Services,” Slip-N-Slide CEO Ted Lucas told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “They’ve played a role in the enormous growth of Slip-N-Slide Records. I look forward to another ground-breaking year of great albums by Jagged Edge, Trina and Deuce Poppi who are phenomenal Slip-N-Slide Records recording artists.” Trina is preparing to release her 5th album, which is titled Amazin, which will land in stores March 30, 2010.

 

Despite being convicted for murder and sentenced to life in prison last month, New Orleans rapper C-Murder is planning to release a new album. C-Murder’s Calliope Click album is being released by RBC Records and will hit stores on September 29. Sources close to Miller stated that the rapper will be appealing the conviction. “It’s amazing that this sort of thing is still happening in 2009. Corey had been hard at work attempting to rebuild his life and career,” said Brett Morrow of RBC Records. “RBC believes in Corey and for the local Parish judicial system to attempt to sideline the rebuilding of his life by convicting him unfairly solely based on his race is an outrage.”

 

Music Choice will celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with almost a month of featuring stars like Pitbull, Daddy Yankee, Don Omar, Jennifer Lopez, Nelly Furtado, Shakira and others. The specially themed programming is available for viewing any time on Music Choice On Demand network, which reaches over 41 million homes in the United States. “Super serving the new generation Latino market is very important to us,” said Lamonda Williams, Director of Urban and Latin Programming for Music Choice. “Spotlighting the diverse and rich culture of this demographic by offering the best music, videos, and Original programming will make us all proud to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.”

 

This Friday, U.K. rapper Dizzee Rascal will release his own customized limited edition Nike Air Max “Tongue N’ Cheek sneaker. Dizze created the sneaker in collaboration with Nike and creative director Ben Drury. The shoe will be sold exclusively at Nike’s 1948 store in London’s Shoreditch. The news comes as Dizzee Rascal prepares his fourth album, Tongue N’ Cheek this Monday (September 21).