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Japanese Monks Use Hip-Hop To Recruit New Members

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) A group of Monks in Japan are using Hip-Hop music to attract new followers to the Buddhist religion.

 

The Buddhist monks refer to their style of teaching as Buddhism 2010 in an article on CNN.

 

The new style of monks have dropped traditional Buddhist chants and have incorporated rap and Hip-Hop as a way to introduce new people to the faith.

 

“Getting the young people back to religion is key to Buddhism’s survival,” Kansho “Mr. Happiness” Tagai told CNN. “In Japan, it’s a religion in crisis.”

 

The monks are also putting a spin on traditional Buddhist temples to attract young people, by serving alcohol while they teach.

 

They reason that their followers talk at ease in a bar like setting, as opposed to the traditional temple, because they are disconnected with modern times.

 

According to Tagai, Monks’ new recruiting technique are paying off.

 

“Twice as many people, especially the young, are now visiting the temple,” Tagai said. “Other monks are even calling me up for advice.”

Rapper Lupe Fiasco Assists Democrat Running For Obama’s Vacant Seat

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop star Lupe Fiasco could help determine who sits in the controversial vacant seat left by President Obama.

 

The rapper will perform at a fundraiser for Chicago Urban League Chief Cheryle Jackson, who is one of five democratic hopefuls running for the seat in the February 2 primary.

 

The seat was held by ousted Governor Rod. Blagojevich, who was impeached and removed from office twice for trying to sell Obama’s seat.

 

Cheryle Jackson, who was Blagojevich’s press secretary during his initial inauguration, left the governor’s office to head up the Chicago Urban League.

 

“I am running to fight for our families and to help our communities all around the state of Illinois prosper, particularly at a time of such tough economic declines,” Jackson said during a press conference. “The people of Illinois deserve an honest, independent broker and a bold advocate in Congress who is a problem solver and not another politician.”

 

Lupe will perform at the Shrine Chicago in support of Jackson on January 28.

Diddy To Host Super B-Day For Son, Justin

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Justin will be featured on an upcoming edition of MTV’s reality show “My Super Sweet 16.”

 

The show features the children of various moguls and celebrities celebrating their birthdays in lavish style.

 

Artists like Bow Wow, Soulja Boy Tell ‘Em, Meagan Goode, Allen Iverson, Fabolous, Chris Brown and Sean Kingston have been featured on the show.

 

The elder Combs is throwing Justin a “Prince of New York” birthday party that will include guests like Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Floyd Mayweather, Lil Kim, Jay-Z and Beyonce.

 

Diddy, who recently celebrated his own 40th birthday, is also asking patrons of the party to donate money to the relief effort for Haiti. Justin is Diddy’s eldest son.

 

The mogul named his popular eatery “Justin’s” after his son and one of his publishing companies is also set up under Justin Combs Publishing.

 

The event, which is being produced by famed event planner Bronson Van Wyck, is slated to take place this Saturday (January 23) at M2 Ultra Lounge in Manhattan.

 

Justin’s “My Super Sweet 16” will air in March.

TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Lupe Fiasco

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Reviews / Music
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AllHipHip caught up with the Lupe Fiasco and talked him about his

present activities, including his upcoming project Lasers. But, in the

midst of the interview, it was essential to get Lupe’s Top 5 Dead or

Alive, since he’s one of the flag wavers for Hip-Hop’s Future. But,

Lupe breaks protocol and ventures outside of emcees. Check out his list

and then watch the video.

Nas

Bob Marley

Joe StrummerNote: Joe Strummer, was the lead singer, rhythm guitarist and

co-founder of the legendary British punk rock band The Clash. He died

in 2002 from a heart defect. 

 

Tupac

Stack Bundles

Note: Lupe recorded with Stack Bundles, at one point signed him to his

1st & 15th imprint and ultimately considered him family up until

his untimely death.

THE SIDEBAR

In the full interview, Lupe lets AHH know that he’s not retiring, who is on the album, and the advice for the upcoming artist.

Full interview:

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Flavor Flav Avoids Injury In Las Vegas Car Crash

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(AllHipHop News) Public Enemy group member/reality star Flavor Flav escaped serious injury last night (January 20), when he was involved in a two-car accident.

 

The self-proclaimed “World’s Greatest Hypeman” was in Las Vegas when the accident occurred.

 

While Flavor himself was not injured, the status of the other driver is not known.

 

The accident was bad enough that Flavor Flav’s car had to be towed away from the scene and Flavor had to leave with the driver of the tow truck. Flavor Flav is in Las Vegas often.

 

According to reports, the mother of his seventh child stays in the city and he also held his 50th birthday party last year at Jet Night Club.

 

Flavor recently released a new single titled “I’ll Never Let You Go,” which makes use of the popular Auto-Tune technology.

 

His main group, Public Enemy is also working their new, untitled 13th album as well, utilizing Sellaband.com to raise money from fans to record the project.

The 21 Challenge with Rosa Acosta

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Alternatives
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It’s a New Year, a new perspective and a new way of living. 2009 wasn’t the best year for many. However, if you needed an extra push to step your life up, 2009 did the trick. People are on the move and going harder than ever to stack up as many paychecks as possible.

Social Networking has brought your favorite stars 140 characters closer to your admirations and fantasies. That’s cool and all if you enjoy reading Reverend Run quotes over and over again (not that there’s anything wrong with that). Since everybody is on the go, in 2010, we’re gifting you with the 21 Challenge; 21 random questions with the feel of being on the hot seat. And first to accept this challenge was the lovely, flexible and addictive, Rosa Acosta. How will she fair in the challenge? You be the judge.

AllHipHop.com: Rosa, you use Twitter on a consistent basis. Are you addicted to the site? What do you hope to convey to your followers through using it?

?Rosa Acosta: I’m not addicted to it, but I do LOVE it! I think it’s a great way to keep in contact with the fans about my projects and share random things… it makes me feel closer to them.??AllHipHop.com: Cool, well AllHipHop will make you feel even closer. A woman as desirable as you are must get hit on often, from all walks of life. Who has the best game, entertainers or Sports athletes? Give your reason why?

?Rosa Acosta: I honestly don’t know as I have never dated any entertainers or athletes. I have dated a classical dancer, a lawyer, a construction worker and a restaurant manager. I love a guy with a schedule since I don’t have one, and if you wear a uniform to work, you get extra points!AllHipHop.com: This is your opportunity to solidify a rumor or squash one.

?Rosa Acosta: I haven’t dated any celebrities yet. The media make my love life a lot more interesting than what it really is! I can’t wait to find out who is next to date me. Don’t you all take pictures with your friends and the people you work with???AllHipHop.com: Yeah, we do. You can’t blame us, at least not AllHipHop. Blame the celebrities that date their directors and the artists that date their producers. So I am guessing that Souljaboy link to you was clearly a rumor…?Rosa Acosta: That was totally a rumor. Me and him among other friends went to have dinner (we were not alone), took some pictures and I happened to be wearing an engagement look alike ring that is actually a present from my mom. We have never been on a date and he has never even tried to take me on one. After all I do have lots of love and respect for him for being such a gentlemen. It’s hard to see young guys with those qualities now a days.??AllHipHop.com: Wow, so I guess Souljaboy isn’t ‘supermaning’ anybody then. Gentlemen never ‘Superman’ women then rap about it. What does your weekly workout regimen consist of??Rosa Acosta: Right now I’m training to participated in the NYC Metropolitan Fitness Championships, so I’m working out 5 times a week for about 2 hours a day and under a special diet.??AllHipHop.com: Nice. Name three weaknesses that you have.?Rosa Acosta: I’m not a weak person. I could never be weak with food or material things. My only weakness is my family and the ones I love. I would stop everything for them if they need me.??AllHipHop.com: So how did the idea of all that stretching in your popular video come about? How much say did you have in making it public???Rosa Acosta: I was contacted by the owner of  www.flexichics.com to do it. I didn’t put them up since I don’t own them. He did it and I never imagined he would have them on YouTube. So I was not expecting anything from them.

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“The idea of me having [butt] implants is just ridiculous. My old pictures and my new pictures are the same the

only difference is my breasts that I got done one year ago and that is

not a secret.?”-Rosa Acosta

??AllHipHop.com: Are you a regretful person??

Rosa Acosta: Not at all…??AllHipHop.com: What is the one song you will never be able to get out of your head??Rosa Acosta: Probably a Spanish one… very romantic or naughty??AllHipHop.com: Your image probably gets questioned often? Is there anything about your image that people say about you that gets on your nerves, or hurt you? How do you handle the rumors about you getting your backside enhanced?

?Rosa Acosta: What people say doesn’t affect me. The idea of me having [butt] implants is just ridiculous. I’m a 37 in my hips which are a lot smaller than 95% of the rest of the urban models out there. My old pictures and my new pictures are the same the only difference is my breasts that I got done one year ago and that is not a secret.?The now infamous Rosa Acosta stretching video.

?AllHipHop.com: Where other models failed in making the transition, how will you succeed?

?Rosa Acosta: Things worked out for me… I just happened to be that girl you like or dislike so much you can’t have enough of me.??AllHipHop.com: Uh, ok. What was the last movie that made you cry??Rosa Acosta: “7 Pounds” (with Will Smith) almost made me cry??AllHipHop.com: “7 Pounds” almost got me too; ALMOST! What is the one thing that you have no tolerance for in a relationship?

?Rosa Acosta: I have zero tolerance right now. I’m still not ready to be in a relationship but I’m getting there.?AllHipHop.com: If you could choose something about you that people notice first about you, other than your body, what would it be??Rosa Acosta: My voice. It is a combination of sweet, funny and annoying. Guys’ love it when I call them “PAPI” or say lil things in Spanish.?AllHipHop.com: Yea, we get kind of loopy over that Papi stuff. Are you a fanatic about anything??Rosa Acosta: FACTS, can’t stop searching for them!??AllHipHop.com: What do you struggle with the most in your current profession??Rosa Acosta: I would have to say the perception of me. I really don’t “struggle” with it because at the end of the day I know who I am and I understand this business. I’m at peace with myself. I love and accept the person I am. Not everything you hear is true… Things are not always what they look like.??AllHipHop.com: Talk about your most recent Tweet.?

Rosa Acosta: My last tweet read: “I need a HUG!” and at this present moment I do! Some days I feel “unboyfriendable” Yes, I know is not a real word but I love to use it. ?

“I hope in the future to meet that person that I can share my life with

and have a family. I don’t just dream about my own self…”-Rosa Acosta

?AllHipHop.com: I administer hugs, but not longer than five seconds. Do you dream about marriage, having a family with a huge home with the white picket fence? If not, what do you dream about??Rosa Acosta: I don’t exactly dream about it, but I hope to, in the future, meet that person that I can share my life with and have a family. I don’t just dream about my own self… I also dream about a better world where no kids go to sleep without a meal.??AllHipHop.com: And she is a humanitarian. That’s a good look. Speaking of going to sleep at night, could you go to bed with someone, while feeling anger?

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Rosa Acosta: Yes, but I can not assure you he will wake up alive ha-ha – just kidding!??AllHipHop.com: [scoots my chair back a few inches] What is your favorite dish to cook??Rosa Acosta: Whatever my partner wants!??AllHipHop.com: And the last question is, should Jay-Z retire??

Rosa Acosta: No, why should he!? ###

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