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Lil Wayne Writes Letter From Jail

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Features
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Editor’s Note: Lil Wayne wrote a letter to his fans from jail in Rikers Island.

Love. Live. Life. Proceed. Progress. That’s who I am and who I’ll always be. You see, we’re all living on borrowed time, so I’m not worried about this situation. Life happens quick. The more time you spend contemplating what you should have done…you lose valuable time planning what you can and will do. Trying to tear down the past prohibits you from building up your future. So for my time here, my physical will be confined to the yard. My love and my spirit, however, know no boundaries.

I’m in good spirits man, for real. My kids race through my mind all day. They know they were created with love, so love is how their life will be defined. I just hope my love and adoration for them provides a temporary bandage on a wound I unknowingly inflicted on them.

Real soon, you can catch me blogging for ESPN again thank you espn for not letting my passion for sports perish. I work out a lot because it helps pass the time. I read the Bible everyday. Jail didn’t make me find God, He’s always been there. They can lock me up, but my spirit and my love can never be confined to prison walls.

But this isn’t all about me, you are the reason for this letter. It’s because of you Rebirth went gold when critics aborted it. It’s because of you Young Money is and will always be a movement. If the weight of the world is on your shoulders, I beg of you, place it on mine. That’s the least I could do for you, after all you have sacrificed for me. If I could, I’d write each one of you back. Because of this, my team and I have created a website where you can view my letters. Each week I’ll answer as many questions as I possibly can.

Mia Edwards (Southern California) – I wish you nothing but the best for you. Earning your Masters in Library and Information Science is beautiful. I’ll keep you in mind whenever I decide to do an autobiography on my life.

Kelly Holloman (Brooklyn) – I still remember your letter. You have a great spirit. Thank you for the words and being a real fan. I love you.

Nurris Terrero (New York) – Your letter was so thoughtful and sincere. The way you worded everything left me in awe. Please send suggestions on books I should read. I look forward to checking them out.

For real, this will be the best way we can communicate for the coming months. The same way yall miss me, I miss yall, only 100 times more. To those who hate. Hate is only a form love that hasn’t found a way to express itself logically. Keep sending the letters and I promise keep responding. Thank YOU, thank YOU, thank YOU. No matter what they do to erase me, my love for you will always be permanent. Remember that. Take care. God bless.

Give me the patience that I need

To keep my piece of mind,

And with life’s cares, I hope, Dear God,

Some happiness to find.

Give me the courage to face life`s trials

and not to from troubles run.

let me keep this thought in mind.

“Thy Will,” not “Mine,” be done.

– “Pray”

There Aren’t 10 Great MC’s?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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Melle Mel is the Grand Master and we know this. However, the legendary rapper feels there are less than 10 great emcess? See the video below to see his explanation.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. Could Lose $600k In Dispute Over Rapper Freck Billionaire

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been hit with a lawsuit over Philadelphia rapper Freck Billionaire. Just for You Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Mayweather, claiming the boxer stole Freck Billionaire and signed him to Philthy Rich Records, the label Mayweather heads up. Freck Billionaire was originally signed to Mayweather’s imprint in 2008, but the relationship quickly deteriorated Within a year, Freck and Mayweather were at odds, after Mayweather accused the rapper of entering into an agreement, with knowledge that he was signed to another company.  “We were working with an artist named Freck Billionaire,” Mayweather told AllHipHop.com in 2009. “When he came aboard we asked if he had any contracts and he said no. Come to find out he was signed with somebody. The guy was trying to sue us and Freck stole one of our watches and left. So we’ve been looking for Freck Billionaire but he’s been ducking and dodging us. He stole a diamond watch and left.”Mayweather was originally served with the lawsuit in November of 2009, so Just for You is claiming that since Mayweather never formally responded, they are owed a default judgment in the case. Just for You Entertainment is seeking over $600,000. Freck Billionaire denied the accusations levied at him in a previous interview with AllHipHop.com. “Since you really at the bottom of your heart don’t wanna see anyone around you with anything, I’ll send a courier to you with my watch. Maybe you can use it to lure in your next victim,” Freck told AllHipHop.com.Freck stated that the watch was actually a gift, given as a signing bonus  by Mayweather.

T.I. To Release New ‘Aggressive Album’ August 24th

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(AllHipHop News) Rapper T.I. has revealed that August 24th is the official release date for his new untitled album, his first since 2008’s####, Paper Trail.T.I. was sentenced to a year in prison last May, for attempting to purchase machine guns and silencers in October of 2007. He is currently finishing the terms of his sentence.  Last week, he was officially released from a half-way house to house arrest,  with a curfew. The rapper released a statement via his official website TrapMuzik.com last night (April 1) and talked about his time behind bars and the direction his new album is taking. “I’m happy to be home. I feel better than I’ve ever felt,” T.I. said. [I] learned a lot, grew a lot. And now, I think it’s time to put all of that to good use.”T.I. said he didn’t do much writing while he served his time a low-security prison facility located in Forrest Arkansas. He cited lack creativity as the mean reason for not producing material while locked up. “I didn’t get a lot of time to. It was a lot of activity around me so, I wasn’t really motivated to create,” T.I. stated. Earlier this month, T.I. debuted a new song titled “I’m Back,” the first single from his untitled “come back” album. The track showcases the new direction T.I. will take with his untitled album. “This album is different in many  ways, I think that Paper Trail was a lot more about arts and this is more about feelings,” T.I. said. “This is significantly more aggressive, at least in this period of the production of it. Who knows I could do ten love songs tomorrow and change the direction. As of right now it’s going hard, classic T.I.”

TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Pharaohe Monch

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Reviews / Music
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As fans eagerly await rapper Pharaohe Monch’s summer time release entitled W.A.R. (We Are Renegades), Pharaohe is prepping for a Canadian tour and gearing up for future releases on his WAR Media L.L.C. imprint.   While his solo album W.A.R. will be released collaboratively with Duck Down Records, Pharaohe is learning a lot about how to maintain a successful music business by getting a behind the scenes look at how Duck Down maintains a solidified independent movement that continues to grow with each release and tour date.  AllHipHop sat down with Pharaohe his legacy in Hip-Hop and his Top 5 Dead or Alive. 

AllHipHop.com: Can you tell us your Top 5 Dead or Alive and why?

Pharaohe Monch: (Sigh) S###. That’s pretty hard to do.  I’m going to answer this question with, F**K THAT S**T man (laughs). I’m kind of tired of it. I expressed it on the record.  I’m tired of it.  Man, F### that Top 5 s### man. It’s impossible to do, because every time I hear a Jay-Z record I’m like how can he not be number 1?  Or every time I listen to some old [Kool] G Rap s### I’m like how can he not be the greatest? “

As well, most of artists

will try to include themselves. With tons of fans it varies, it varies

so much.  With me it varies so much, and sometimes it’s a relevant

question.  9th wonder posed the question on his Twitter page like “If 5 aliens came to the planet to destroy the planet and they had to battle, what 5 MC’s would be chosen? He asked the fans who the five MCs would be? It’s a relevant question, but I’m just kind of exhausted by that s###. I’m tired of it.  I say F**K THAT S**T . (Laughs)

AllHipHop.com: That’s hilarious. Some people will sit down and spend mad time coming up with an answer and you say F**K THAT S**T ?  (Laughs) So, you don’t have a Top 5, then who were you influenced by, or who did you listen to as you were forming your style, or what rappers did you listen to and say “I want to give the listener this type of feeling?”

Pharaohe Monch: [Kool] G Rap. (Silence)

AllHipHop.com: Kool G Rap. He was in the tape deck? (Laughs)

Pharaohe Monch: That’s it.  (Silence)

AllHipHop.com: Ok man, that’s what’s up. Can you give us a little perspective on your legacy in Hip-Hop culture and where you feel you stand in hip hop history?

Pharaohe Monch: I feel great man, I feel like its halftime right now. Just coming up, I was fortunate enough to be inspired and listen to the 70s artists like Stevie Wonder and great artists like that, so the way that I viewed things had a long length to them. They had a body of work already, so my mentality wasn’t that you make a rap album, ”Laffy Taffy” record, you blow up and you’re happy and that’s it.  I wanted to have number of records and a discography that people could look back on.  From the Organized [Konfusion] to all the stuff now, I just feel really good. I’m really happy with it.