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Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 Cent’s Final Mixtape! Tahiry & Joe: A Witness SPEAKS! Joe & Trey Didn’t Fight!

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JOE DIDN’T FIGHT TREY!

I didn’t want to believe it, but I am forced to see it how the streets see it. One of my contacts hit me with this full run down of what happened at that club in New Jersey. So, basically, the first thing I want to say is that there was no fight between singer/crooner JOE and TREY SONGZ. All the blogs are wrong about that one. Sorry Blogs! It was local guys from the NJ area fighting Trey’s security after one of his security punched a local guy in the face for trying to get too close to Songz. They must not know about Jersey! All HAIL broke loose and a lot of Newark, NJ cats were in the place to be. Whoever got hit, had a LOT of friends. And, after somebody threw a bottle at Trey Songz, it was over! The night went to hell. BOOM! BASH! CRASH!!!!!

Here is the other part and they speak on the Tahiry and Trey Songz part of it.

Seed, I don’t know HOW u get your info so quick, but i was in 501 VIP section that night. The info u have is 100% correct. Tahiry was with Trae all night…and they DEFINETLY left together after the brawl. Almost like they were a couple, they were both huddled up in the midst of Trae Song’s security until the floor was cleared out. They were literally held hostage on stage for about 15 minutes. Dudes AND girls were getting messed up, It was almost like a prison riot. The other websites were wrong in saying it was with Joe’s people.

But Tahiry was DEFINETLY huddle up with Trae during the fracas surrounded by his security team in a protective wall. And they DEFINITELY left together after the crowd was dispersed. He dod say the amazing birthday sex tonite thing. But during t he brawl, Trae looked scared as HELL dog…thats no bulls**t. I was so shocked by his expression that I tried to take a picture but it was too damn dark…lol No cops were inside, so no one was really sure how it was going to end up!! Luckily no one got any firearms inside.

TIGER WOODS SAID…

After Tiger Wood got his butt beat down with a golf club by his doting European wife, the golf champ reportedly stated, “She’s gone ghetto.” This is way too funny! Now, I never regarded Tiger as nothing but a puritan type of dude, but if she got “ghetto,” what does that make him? SMH at him. I don’t think she got ghetto, I think she got VIKING on his tail!! Anyway, Tiger has a lil’ ghetto on him too, because he’s not trying to talk to the cops. The cops WILL get to the bottom of this.

J-LO’S SEX TAPE IS ON THE WAY….

Check what I jacked off of VIBE.com!

In the tale of Jennifer Lopez‘s intimate home videos, she may have won the battle but her ex-husband and his team is fighting to win the war.

Earlier this month, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge granted J. Lo a temporary restraining order to stop the release of private home videos from 1997 that Lopez’ ex, Ojani Noa, was planning to release.

The movie, How I Married Jennifer Lopez: The J. Lo and Ojani Noa Story, featured Lopez in “sexual situations,” her attorney claimed in court documents. Lopez, who reportedly got a confidentiality agreement with Noa years ago, sued for breach of contract, where she sought $10 million in damages. In court documents, Lopez says she’s suffered “shame, mortification, hurt feelings, embarrassment, (and) humiliation.”

Now the film’s executive producer, Ed Meyer, is threatening to put photographs and 11 hours of footage into court files accessible by the public, the New York Daily News reports.

“It’s time for someone in Hollywood to stand up to [Lopez’s attorneys], and I’m that person,” Meyer said. “If the judge finds me in contempt on Tuesday, then the world media will be there to see me led out of the courtroom in handcuffs.”

Noa originally threatened to release a tell-all book, accusing Lopez of cheating on him with her current husband Marc Anthony, in 2007 but a judge killed his plans due to the confidentiality agreement. —Linda Hobbs 

50 CENT TALKS ABOUT HIS FINAL MIXTAPE

For those that musta forgot, 50 Cent and G-Unit used to be the premier mixtape monster many year ago. Now, he discusses the LAST mixtape he’s going to do. On top of it all, he’s got some movie stuff in the works.

Interesting. 50’s got no interest in working with Mase. How he said it was kind of crazy. No beef, just honest.

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SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END PART 2

The suspected gunman in the slaying of four police officers was categorized as mentally unstable from people that knew him. YA THINK? The cops are after a man named Maurice Clemmons and they are certain he was wounded in the melee that ended up with those four cops dead. They thought they knew where to find him, but they didn’t find him there…somebody’s home. Authorities allege he killed Sgt. Mark Renninger, 39, and officers Ronald Owens, 37, Tina Griswold, 40, and Greg Richards, 42, as they worked on their laptop computers at the beginning of their shifts, the Huffington Post said. The cops said Clemmons is so mentally sick, they don’t think there is any motive of note.

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY

Peep this news story from the Associated Press!

FLINT — Six Flint-area party stores and gas stations paid drug users for food stamps the retailers used to stock their shelves and, in some cases, buy steak and crab leg dinners, police said.

The scheme drew drug dealers and crime into neighborhoods surrounding the businesses, police said.

Detective Trooper Stacey Moore of the Flint Area Narcotics Group told the Flint Journal that most of the sellers used the cash to buy drugs. The retailers often paid just 20 cents on the dollar for government cards intended to provide food for needy households, he said.

The drug unit had an undercover officer go into the stores and sell a fake food stamp electronic benefits card, often to the owner or owner’s relatives, Moore said. The stores often paid just $50 for food stamps intended to buy $250 worth of groceries.

Drug dealers set up shop outside the stores because the cardholders often used the cash to buy drugs, she said.

“It brings in crime, it brings in guns and drugs — stuff you don’t want in the neighborhood,” she said.

Each store is accused of more than $1,000 in fraud during the undercover investigation, which lasted more than a year. Stacks of cards were found behind counters in some stores, Moore said.

People are gone! Using people’s food stamps to STOCK THEIR BODEGAS? They have lost it completely!WIC CHECK THIEVES, WE LOVE YOU!!!

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

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Giant Magazine Folds

Radio One, owner of urban publication Giant Magazine, has announced that the print edition will cease publication after the upcoming issue is released to newsstands.

 

Sources told AllHipHop.com that factors in the magazine’s demise included the economic downturn, as well as media dollars being shifted away from print magazines to Internet properties.

 

The Giant brand will continue to operate under Radio One’s subsidiary company, Interactive One.

 

Interactive One was launched in 2008 to compliment Radio One’s portfolio of digital properties, which include BlackPlanet.com, NewsOne.com and Hellobeautful.com.

 

Giantlife.com will launch with an exclusive video series featuring Alicia Keys.

 

“Suspending the print vehicle marks the end of an era, but I am thrilled with the opportunity to bring more Celebrity, Style and Culture to our audiences through my exclusive video series, and other integrated rich media opportunities,” said Interactive One’s Chief Content Officer, Smokey Fontaine. “In the coming months consumers can look forward to more exclusive content from trend-setter and celebrity bloggers and active user participation and dialogue through TheGIANTList.”

 

Giant was a bi-monthly publication that was acquired by Radio One in 2007. The magazine published a total of 33 issues.

 

Alicia Keys is featured on Giant Magazine’s final cover of the print edition, which lands on newsstands December 15th.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Trey Songz & Joe Fight? Tahiry & Trey Songz? Why Tiger Got His Head Bust!

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 SENSEWhat’s up everybody!? I had a great weekend.

I hope the weekend was as good to you as it was to me. I don’t do

Thanksgiving, but I definitely took time to get my “thank” on. So, with

that I thank you for all the emails and stuff that were sent to me. I

got a few “hate” emails from people that wanted me to update every day

over the vacation. That’s all good, but I needed that break.

I have never seen as much hate as the hate directed towards 50 Cent

after the poor sales of Before I Self Destruct. Sheeeeesh! I know 50 is

the subject of scorn and all that, but the average person is acting

like they are Rick Ross. I can see Ross celebrating! LOL! Anyway, I’m

actually interested in seeing how 50 Cent responds to this. This is

really is first slump since he came out. I want to see what he does.

SEE SOMETHING?

 

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TREY SONGZ AND TAHIRY?

 

Aw man, what is going on? Joe Budden and Tahiry were the Hip-Hop King and Queen, you know, of the regular-types. But now, it looks like Tahiry is doing her own thing crazily. Right now, I have a rumor about here and Trey Songz in Montclair, NJ on Saturday. Here is how it went down, according to sources. First, they are saying Tahiry was escorted into the VIP of the club by security. Now, I heard she and Trey were chilling in the VIP most of the night. Now, when Trey was performing, it was a different story. Dude was wiling out! I heard he was pouring Champagne in girls mouths live on stage. One girl even plopped out her boobs for all to see! I heard he said something about, “What girls are going home with ‘Trigger’ (his alias name)?” But I HEARD at that moment he looked over at Tahiry, saying, “I’m going to have some amazing sex tonight.” For some reason, that disgusts me…not the Tahiry part. But, according to onlookers, Tahiry didn’t look comfortable after he said that part. ALAS, the night ended in a fight between Trey’s security and some patrons. I heard Trey’s team messed those dudes UP and the club was torn apart!

 

Now according to theybf.com, this whole fight started after singer Joe and his crew came in the place to be. All this tussling happened in the VIP. Here is another firsthand account of the fight part.

 

“R&B singer Joe came through Lounge 501 last night, but wasn’t a booked act. So naturally the club tried to accommodate him. Here’s the underlying drama, Joe was seated in Trey Songz section. Now Trey arrives and although everything appeared to be cool, Trey wasn’t that excited about Joe taking up his space. No one really wanted to let Joe know he had to move from that area (assuming because he had the gonnies with him). And Joe’s goons weren’t that excited about them being side eyed by Trey’s people! Joe’s goons got a lil roudy with Trey’s security and a small scuffle begin. And based on the looks of Joe’s camp they weren’t victorious. By this time, Joe’s people are being escorted out by Trey’s security looking a bit hurt, but the situation appears to be tamed. That’s when they turned back and attempted to finish what they started. Now Trey’s skinny ass gets involved and gets knocked down. And more so than Joe’s camp being involved, all the regular dudes were throwing punches and trying to get at him. They were trying to kick him and punch him. Eventually the situation was ceased and Joe’s camp left the building. In all the mayhem Trey and his camp left without a scratch. Joe’s camp on the other hand, not so much!”

 

TAHIRY TALKS 50 CENT

 

In an interview with DJ Whoo Kid, Tahiry talked about working with 50 Cent. Nothing is going on, he would seem.

 

“Being involved with 50 – the video shoot. He’s awesome. No, no, no, [denying an affair] he’s awesome. He is a very smart person, he’s very care-taking. He took very good care of me. See, let me explain something to you, I’m not with the whole [revenge sex stuff], everything that’s happening, people have their issues. It is a [coincidence] on my part, I was called for a part in the video, his love interest and I said ‘Okay, 50, why not?’ I’m not thinking about Joey, I’m not thinking about anybody else, I don’t care what he’s doing, what he’s with who, anything that has to do with him, it’s no longer my business…Let’s move on, can I live? I’m going to continue to do me whether another record comes out about me, another blog. I don’t really care.”

 

Nuff said.

 

MY SISTER’S A BONE THUGS GROUPIE

 

I felt bad about this reader, who was clearly being very honest. He told me that he was upset about his sister and that he didn’t even know how she came to be a damn groupie for Bone Thugs! All he knows is that they came to town one time and he “heard” she was at the hotel that the Thugs were at. Well, his brother-in-law went down there to handle his biz like a man. Do you understand? This was one man’s sister and another man’s WIFE. Well, dude kicked in the door, but wasn’t waving a .44. I heard he crashed into the wrong room and the Bone Thugs beat that a$$ like e broke in the wrong room! Dude ended up with multiple cuts to the face and a broken leg! What’s worse is he didn’t even find his wife or the reader’s sister until the next day. I hope the thugs didn’t splack that! 

 SNOOP WANTS TO REPLACE OPRAH?

Snoop is a wild dude.

“I’m trying to proposition the networks right now. If you’re wanting to hire a nice black exciting young male who wants to turn the TV world right up – get at me. I heard Oprah Winfrey is leaving and there ain’t nobody do what Oprah did but ahem – hello! hello! And I can bring my wife on so we can have the women and the men on there discussing things.”

RICK ROSS TRIED TO GET AT 50’s BABY MOM?

 

This is getting a lil’ TOO serious. Well, it has been too serious. But, 50 Cent alleges that Rick Ross or somebody acting on his behalf tried to get at 50’s son’s mom. And 50 suggested they would get something they didn’t want had it occurred.

 

“See, you know what’s interesting about them (Ross and Tia) that’s different from me is even when I’m upset, I’ll think things out, you see what I’m saying, and make the best possible move under those circumstances. Like, they actually indirectly tried to contact my son’s mom. Yeah, and then like, they would have only had them show up somewhere for me to have ’em shot at that point. You see what I’m saying, because she would have told me. You gotta understand, even when I’m completely p##### at her, she’ll go, ‘Yo, drop it off kid, they gonna be at the corner of such and such.'”

 EMINEM’S MOTHER MARRIES HER BI-SEXUAL FORMER ENEMY!

Last year, Eminem’s mother is now married to a bi-sexual man that sued her last year, according to Radar Online. Peep this:

 The mother of superstar rapper Eminem, Debbie Nelson, is reportedly engaged to her agent who sued her last year.

 As reported earlier, Neal Alpert sued Nelson in 2008 over profits of her book My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem.

 According to Radar Online, Alpert found love with Nelson and dropped the lawsuit against her over the summer.

 Alpert confirmed the wedding plans to Radar and the couple are looking for a venue to make their matrimony official.

 “It’s going to be a nice-sized wedding, that’s for sure,” an insider told Radar.

 Adding a twist to the story is the fact that Alpert is bisexual.

 “When it comes to marriage it’s not about the sex, it’s about being

with your best friend,” the insider explained about Alpert’s sexuality.

“He has always been a gentleman and respectful and never sold her out

for a penny, even when he had the chance.”

DUDE BLASTS RIHANNA!

 

This dude goes in on Rihanna and calls her a flat out liar. Its not like he was there, but this is…interesting for some reason.

 

 

TIGER WOODS GOT HIS HEAD BUSTED?

 

Tiger Wood has something to hide. Well, he categorized it as a “private” matter, but there is something going on. He even sounds a bit like a rapper. Dude has repeatedly turned down police requests to speak to him about a car accident. The “accident” ended up with his wife using a golf club to break out his windows. Also the “accident” resulted in Tiger being unconscious for about 6 minutes! Just yesterday, Tiger said that the accident was “his fault” and his wife acted “courageously.” Courageously upside his head!!!!! LMAO! Here is the statement in full.

 

“Although I understand there is curiosity, the many false, unfounded and malicious rumors that are currently circulating about my family and me are irresponsible. The only person responsible for the accident is me. My wife, Elin, acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble. She was the first person to help me. Any other assertion is absolutely false.”

 

Now, the National Enquirer is on the case and they are making additional claims. The main on is that Rachel Uchitel is the mistress. Rachel reportedly has a history dating married men, regardless of their marital status. In other words they are saying she is a professional jumpoff. Rachel denies it all and if she knows what’s good for her, she will continue to do so. FOURRRRRRRRRRRR!

 

 

 

 

 

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

Wow. I’m so stupid, I didn’t know Rosa Acosta had implants.

 

Also, shout out to all the people I may have offended last week. I’m not going to highlight it, but “my bad!”

 

Looks like the day of reckoning is coming down. Jennifer Lopez’s sex tape is expected to “leak” any day now.

 

50 Cent has declared in a recent interview that he intends to put out Young Buck’s album….ohhhhhhkaaaaayyyyyyyyy!

 

Did I mention, Mya got robbed? No? Well, she did!

 

The whole Rick Ross to Floyd’s crib was Floyd Mayweather’s idea!

 

Rihanna is expected to sell like 200k in her first week.

 

Uhmmm… Scottish singer Susan Boyle is looking like she is going to sell like 500k her first week.

 

I was watching football last night and Prince was watching. I think he was going for the Vikings for all that purple.

 

Jay-Z is supposedly going to celebrate his 40th in the Dominican Republic. I swore in my brain Jay turned 40 already.

 The P#### Cat Dolls have disbanded.

Mariah Carey is looking to have that baby in 2010. Give Nick his lil present.

RANDOM QUOTES

 

Rihanna on her sex life status:

 

“I don’t miss sex because I still have fun by myself. You get what I mean?”

 

Will.I.am on J-Lo’s fall at the American Music Awards.

 

“She didn’t fall. That’s a move called “The Pop Up.”

 

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY

 

Somebody did an R&B remix of “Forever.” Cool remix, but the gems of this are the historical pictures in the video.

 

 

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

 

Four uniformed police officers were shot and killed on Sunday morning as somebody bent on revenge walked into a Seattle coffee shop and let off. The police were the victims of a “targeted attack,” according to police. Nobody know what really happened, but details are emerging. The cops were prepping for their shift on their laptop. And a man casually walked in and left off enough rounds to kill all four men, but nobody else in the shop were harmed. Also, the person got away without so much as some money. A police rep called the scene a “carnage and a scene out of a horror movie.” The person that did it is supposedly a Black man. They are saying this same person bombed a police car lot.

 

THIRSTON HOWL III TALKS THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF BK

 

Same Damn Lo Sweater from Gasface on Vimeo.

 

SPEAKING OF RIHANNA

 

She had some issues with her umbrella last night in London.

 

Also, while her sales may not be crazy, RiRi has been offered, 500k to perform in the Middle East.  According to reports at Page Six, Rihanna slated to rock a huge New Year’s show at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi! She was supposed to do this back in May but that CB fiasco got in the way.

 

 

MORE LATER!

TIGER’S WIFE, WE LOVE YOU!!!

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

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Tech N9ne: Success -vs- Sacrifice

Each time his voice molds the wax, Tech N9ne shares his soul with the world.  He poetically transforms his mental sonnets into audible sixteens. Perhaps, it is his destiny, to lyrically manifest across every inch of the entire globe. In the relentless pursuit of achieving his dream, the already hitched MC, became a polygamist; he got married to his music. Unable to nourish the core requirements of these two demanding relationships, Tech’s marriage eventually withered. While in the midst of juggling these competing relationships, Tech was granted a glimpse into his future. It was cruel in its clarity. Possessed by his muse,  his prophetic pen summoned the end of his marriage. “This Ring” flaunts a tormentingly complex yet simplistic premonition: “What/Can a n**** do/When he makes ends/Add more to the time they spend/While he make ends/Everything else breaking/And the bond at the house/May end/And your wifey/ steady yelling/’bout quality time/And you think/With all the fame and fortune/S*** ought to be fine/But what happens/When the divorce papers/Just gotta be signed/And you lose half/And your children/Cause you gotta be N9NE…”The ink has dried on the divorce decree; but, he is still making music. Among other things, Tech N9ne discusses with AllHipHop.com: his perception of success versus sacrifice; his sobriety; and his thoughts on the commercial success female MCs.  AllHipHop.com:  I want to delve into your perception of success verses sacrifice. In respect to your profession and your personal life, what will it take for Aaron Yates and Tech N9ne to be fulfilled? Tech N9ne: For the whole world to know my story. If I’m walking through the mall, if b###### ain’t falling to the floor—Michael Jackson style— then that means, I ain’t doing my job 100%. That means I got more people to infect…It’s supposed to be like that everywhere I go. I ain’t supposed to be able to walk into a mall and shop without being stopped. I get stopped a lot, baby; don’t get me wrong. I’m spreading; but, not as much as I need to be. It needs to be to where I can’t go nowhere, to where I’m the Beatles… AllHipHop.com:  How much are you willing to sacrifice in the pursuit of success? Tech N9ne: I’ve sacrificed everything; my wife is gone because of this music. I don’t get to see my kids because of this music. I’m always on the road working for their future. That’s all I give a f*** about—that’s why I’m working. I love my kids, my family and my fans. That’s what keeps me going.  I got Hip-Hop in my bones, in my blood, in my soul—that’s what I work for. So, I lost what I was working for; but, God still gives me a glance…  I sacrificed everything—But the things that I can do with them—it’s not just all the s*** that I can do material-wise—I’m just saying that when we do kick it, we go all the way, it’s for them. It’s about them I do this for them; so, they can have whatever the f*** they want. Because daddy ain’t there to take them on the first day of school. Daddy ain’t there to go to their teacher conferences, mommy has to do it all. Daddy’s out here grinding for their future.  AllHipHop.com: Do you think that the money is capable of replacing the time that you’re not being  able to spend with them? Tech N9ne: F*** no, money can’t make up for none of that s***. Money, this is what money does, money buys you time. What I mean by that, money buys you time to plan for happiness. Because I got money, I already booked a  Caribbean cruise for us January 3rd and they can’t wait. I’m taking them to St. Thomas, St. Martin, all that, Bahamas, all that on the Royal Caribbean. Money buys you time to plan for happiness. If you don’t have money you can’t plan for nothing, you can just plan to be on your ass. I know that because I been there. The only thing that money does, it will never make up for the time that I missed. I didn’t miss the first steps of every motherf***er; because, I wasn’t always successful, gaddamit. I was a bum having these m############ kids. I saw the first steps and I heard the first words. From the school age and when they started growing up a little bit; I missed a lot of s***. I missed some birthdays, I’ve done blew that. Money will never make up for that time. But, money buys me time to plan for happiness with my children. It buys you time; that’s all it does. It doesn’t buy you the time that you missed. But, it buys you time to plan for happiness in the future.  AllHipHop.com:  Are you at peace with the things that you’ve sacrificed thus far in order to reach your ultimate goal of success?  Tech N9ne: No, I’m not; because, I’m still sacrificing. They need me; but, I’m still gone. Nah, I ain’t at peace, I ain’t at ease. I’m just on a constant grind. I know that if I stop that all they s*** stop. That beautiful school that I gotta pay for, the braces that they need for their teeth, you know what I’m sizzling, health care. All that s*** stops. I gotta keep going; this ain’t it. I ain’t living the life. I ain’t Jay-Z; but, I’m getting there.  AllHipHop.com: Sometimes a life in the limelight will lead folks to indulge in excess. Do you recall what compelled you to start experimenting with drugs? Tech N9ne: Yeah, I was running from life. Life was f***ed up. Ecstasy made me feel like I was on my own planet. I was sexing b****es all around me. I’m a Scorpion male; so, I’m girl crazy. When I was on Ecstasy I had women around me. I had six chicks in my bed, sleeping, a lot of the time, trying to recover from the night before… I was running from a life of not succeeding, not having the money that I wanted to have or needed. I didn’t want to go home because the wifey kept b****ing about it. I took ecstasy to run and I almost got stuck in the sky. I took 15 pills in one night, I wouldn’t stop. I almost stopped my heart. AllHipHop.com:  In what ways is sobriety affecting your creativity? Tech N9ne: I mean, when I listen to Anghellic, and my fans are going to hate me when I say this; because, they don’t understand. When I listen to Anghellic and when I listen to Absolute Power. To me a lot of that s*** is raggedy. AllHipHop.com:  Raggedy? How dare you! Tech N9ne: Yeah, don’t get me wrong. The s*** is dope, it’s really dope, m############ “God Complex” dope! But it’s raggedy than a m###########, the drums and s*** be off beat. What I’ve noticed is that [now] I’m more precise with my s***, with my technique. Back then I was a little loose. My fans appreciate it, they don’t understand, I’m real technical, yaddamean…. When I listen to a lot of my older s***, a lot of that s*** is loose, baby. It ain’t totally cool; but, it’s monumental s***. You can’t talk bad about “This Ring” or “God Complex.”  I just dissect it. The albums got better when I was the highest, going from Anghellic to Absolute Power. But a lot got to do with the angel inside of me also got better. But, how do I keep going? As I get more sober I get more sharp. I could never rap drunk or none of that s***. My s*** is hella technical.  AllHipHop.com:  One thing that I respect about you is your willingness to work with emerging talent. Why do you feature the upcoming MCs the way that you do? Tech N9ne: Because music is supposed to inspire, like Lauryn Hill say…So, these young motherf***ers are the future, baby. Luckily I’m still young in it. I turn 38 in November [Nov. 8th] and I’m still rapping like I’m f***ing 19, n***a; it’s wonderful.  But, these youngsters they got from the set and I’m still scouting these young m############. When I hear a young m############ busting—on “In The Air” on Sickology 101 [starts singing] I’m iiiiiiiiiiiiin the air…” When I first got that beat it had Jay-Z all over it. I was at the studio doing my verse, Craig Smith and Nesto, [who are] from Philly, originally—Nesto is the owner and they came monstrous. So, I put them on it, instead of [reaching out to] Jay-Z. It’s hard to get into contact with Jay-Z.  Them n****s was so dope, I was like uh uhn, y’all are going on here. Then this n**** named Craig Smith, he was in the studio just killing it. I was going to put Jay-Z on that song and Rich The Factor, you know what I’m saying’ but, these little homies were so dope—I didn’t end up calling Rich up or Jay-Z. You know what I’m saying, and I know—my status on that, I know that Jay-Z probably  would have considered doing it for a nice price. It was something that we could afford; but, I didn’t have to wait on that. Because these young n****s are so hungry and talented; they’re worthy. I got to fly out, kick it with them, yadda’mean. AllHipHop.com: Solé  is a good friend of yours, why do you think that female MCs haven’t enjoyed the same type of commercial success as their male counterparts? Tech N9ne: Why do I think that women don’t get the same look that men do; because, it’s a man’s world.  You heard James Brown [starts singing] “It’s a man’s world!” N****s act like they don’t respect women, you know what I’m saying? Then you got m############ like Eve and Lil Kim that go platinum. AllHipHop.com: That’s two. Tech:  The reason why I think that they don’t get as much is because it’s a man’s world. Men are one-sided. We’re the king of double standards. Anything you can do, I can do better, you know what I’m saying. You can do this but you can’t do this. You know what I mean; but, women always prove that they can hang with all the men. And I respect it. I’m crazy about a woman…  AllHipHop.com:  Until the next time, what would you like to share with the folks out there? Tech N9ne: To you folks out there, get ready for ’09, we have a lot of stuff happening. We have a DVD [Strictly Strange Concert DVD]…. We got K.O.D., murdering the street. We have an international tour movie, we have a tour in the states, the K.O.D. tour with Slaughterhouse, Glasses Malone, Kutt Calhoun, Krizz Kaliko, Short Dawg, Tech N9ne!

Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Perform At Raggamuffin Festival

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will appear on the same stage for separate performances during the Raggamuffin Music Festival, which will take place in Rotorua, New Zealand.

 

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will be co-headliners of the festival, which takes place at Rotorua International Stadium and also features headliners Shaggy, Julian Marley, Sly & Robbie, Sean Kingston and others.

 

The pair’s performance together comes amidst new reports that Wyclef Jean was hoping for a Fugee’s reunion.

 

“Some how, The Fugees is the soundtrack to everyone’s house,” Wyclef told DJBooth.net. “What I’m hoping is that this group really gets inspired by the new movement that I’m on right now.

 

“I’m hoping they’ll get inspired and be like, ‘Yo, let’s find Clef and let’s get this thing cracking.’ And it would be an honor to go in and make it a super album,” Clef said of reuniting with Hill and group member Pras Michele.

 

The announcement of Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill’s involvement in the Raggamuffin Festival is the singer’s first major outing since cancelling a string of high profile dates in June of 2009.

 

Hill had been scheduled to headline the Stockholm Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.

 

Wyclef filled in for Hill on a number of the cancelled dates, which she canceled due to health reasons.

 

As members of The Fugees, Wyclef, Lauryn Hill and Pras Michele released two albums including 1996’s The Score, which has sold over 20 million copies worldwide.

 

Wyclef Jean and Lauryn Hill will perform during the Raggamuffin Music Festival in Rotorua, New Zealand on January 23rd, 2010.

Jay-Z Headlines 2010 Isle of Wight Festival

Rapper Jay-Z is among the top name artist who will perform during next years Isle of Wight Festival in June of 2010.

 

Jay-Z joins an eclectic group of artist that will perform at the festival, including Blondie, The Strokes, Pink, Blondie, Orbital and Squeeze.

 

Over 55,000 people are expected to attend the concert, which takes place from June 11th to June 13th. Jay Z will headline the event on Friday, June 11th.

 

“Ever since I heard the first Strokes album, I’ve wanted them for the Isle of Wight. Jay-Z and Pink are two of the best live acts I have ever seen and the Blondie hits speak for themselves. I can’t wait,” Isle of With festival promoter John Giddings said.

 

Notable acts that have performed at the Isle of Wight Festival throughout the years include The Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Police, Coldplay and others.

 

Tickets for the Isle of Wight Festival go on sale this Friday (December 4), the same date that Jay-Z turns 40 years old.