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Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Jay Drop Drake? Tranny Trying To Destroy Ne-Yo?

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info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.DRAKE DROPPED FROM JAY-Z SINGLE?

 

Remember how they said that Drake was on Jay-Z’s first CD? Well, now I am hearing that Drake is no longer on the single. Now, back around May or so, Drake confirmed that he had been working with Jay-Z to DJ Semtex. He said, “I’ve been blessed enough to work with Jay in the last couple weeks and I mean people are just gonna have to wait, you’ll have to see what comes of it.” Well, it seems like we may not (or may) see this collaboration. Why? Not sure why, but that’s the rumor. Also, I am hearing that there will be a Kid Cudi/Rihanna collab on Jigga’s CD. Shout out to Kid. I know he hates me, but I think he’s groovy. LOL! For what its worth, I was unable to find any other info that suggested that Drake was no longer on the project so my source could be wrong. The single is coming on Friday and I heard it features Kanye and Rihanna.

 

RAGING TRANSEXUAL OUT TO DESTROY NE-YO?

 

There is a tranny online running insane against Ne-Yo. This particular person is online posting some very explicit imagery, which is not safe for most people’s eyes. But, in the midst of these explicit images, there is a picture of the transexual and Ne-Yo. People hit me up (without a fair warning) and said that the person is trying to destroy him and his reputation.

 

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NO CLASH WITH CAM and JIMMY JONES

 

We posted a good lil’ rumor that Jim and Cam were both set to play in Connecticut at the Fun Flex car show. Well, there were some goobers that thought there may be an impromptu reunion of some sort. Nope. My homey told me that they didn’t even cross paths the whole time. Cam walked around and left. Jimmy arrived about an hour later. Juelz didn’t even show up, but heis mother came to rep for the Skull Gang. They both performed.

 

SOMEBODY HAS SOMETHING TO SAY TO DALLAS!

 

Now, I know Dallas is hot right now, but I am not going to claim to know it all. So, here is a letter from a person that claims to know what they are saying with regard to Dallas, Hurricane Chris and Louisiana. Check it.

Illseed, what’s good. I’ve been worldwide travelin, but wanted to comment on the rumors about the J Kwon Beef wit Durrough and Hurricane Chris. Dallas has a dance movement going on, but they can’t cry foul. The original Jig movement was started in Baton Rouge wit a song called Jiggalators (circa 03/04) referring to pill poppers and BR’s nickname Jigga City. Boosie got on with lava house as an off-shoot for the song Ratchett. That was followed up by Hurricane Chris. Dallas is on some new dance music, but its different from Jiggin. The only reason they get a pass for it, is because a lot of people move from Louisiana to Texas to get work and because Dallas is 3 hours away from Shrevport. As far as J Kwon, that’s sound jacking is no suprise. I lived in the Lou 2 years ago and thought it was throwed that half of their music had a downsouth twist. Biggest high jacking was a group that sounded like Crime Mob on a song called Run Up Get Done Up. Just thought I’d drop that knowledge on those that don’t know.

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

Shout out to Prodigy. He is working on a book, an autobiography of his life.

 

Joe Jackson shot down those rumors of the Jackson 3 with Michael’s kids.

 

Rumor has it, Bang ‘Em Smurf has said sorry 50 Cent or there may be some sort of mending of the ways.

 

Mase and Cam’ron are rumored to be working on a mixtape by Kay Slay.

 

If you heard DJ Polo died, you heard wrong. He’s very much alive.

 

Superstar isn’t from Dallas. He’s from Killeen, TX.

 

Lil Scrappy has a new song called “On A Roll,” where he talks about a threesome with adult film stars Roxy Reynolds and Pinky. I don’t think Diamond would approve.

 

Gucci Mane didn’t even get arrested! What the blue hell is wrong with the internets?

 

Rumor alert! Usher and producer LOS DaMystro are about to work on a Michael Jackson tribute album together.

 

Looks like California is about to legalize weed to get themselves out of their massive debt.

 

Diddy and Oprah were wrking with Twitter one some other, higher form of business. But, it would seem that Twitter dissed Diddy. In their internal Documents, they state, “Diddy values his contribution [to the company] higher than we do.”

 

New reports suggest that JD and Janet are “taking a break.” That’s publicist-talk for broken up.

 

WACK ISH OF THE DAY!

 

 

The good ol wackadoodle cops of Cambridge, Mass. They arrested Henry Louis Gates…a Harvard professor of extreme PRESTIGE for breaking into his own house. WTF. Apparently, Skip Gates, 58, had locked himself out of the house. Well, he had to get in and he found a way in his house, but some ol’ neighbor called the cops. OK, fine. Well when the cops get there, they have nothing better to do that harass him…in his house! He gave them ID and everything and they still arrested him. They claim he was acting too rowdy or something…come on. All of the racial implications aside…this is WACK!!!!! He was in his house with ID…there were family pictures on the mantle for Chrissakes! Here is a copy of the police report.

 

 

EPIC WIN OF THE DAY

 

This show is fake, but it sure is entertaining. You probably have seen it already but check it out. It is an MJ impersonator that gets his Delorean repo’d.

 

 

Shout out to Cromwell out in Florida.

 

EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY

 

 

SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END

 

I am not even going to say anything, but this suburban White girl saying she would let Gucci Mane hit is raw is as scary as a dream with Jason in it.

 

 

CHRIS BROWN SAY SORRY!

 

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SOME STUFF FROM YESTERDAY – RIHANNA AND PHARRELL – A COUPLE?

 

Rihanna and Pharrell? WOW.

 

There are rumors flourishing (you like that word) that Pharrell and RiRi are working on making beautiful music together. I don’t mean a new song either. Dude was/is in London over the weekend (Click here to see what he was doing with BAPE) and the paps over their claim they are spending an interesting time together. What could that all mean? It could me nothing. But the UK Mirror said the following. “It’s no secret that Rihanna and Pharrell have chemistry and not just in the studio – they seem mesmerized by each other. But Chris will be gutted to learn he could have lost Rihanna to one of the sexiest men in music. Rihanna and Pharrell talk on the phone all the time and whenever she can get a break in her schedule she’ll go and support him at a gig.” Pharrell is in his 30’s and RiRi is early 20’s. Age is a number, I guess.

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

Well, they are saying that Paula Abdul may not be back for American Idol. Did you know that Hot 97’s Angie Martinez was originally up for that gig, but didn’t want to diss people?

 

On Twitter, Chris Brown’s former security has revealed what we all knew…Chris and Rihanna fought all the time. Remember my rumors from Chris’ VA home? They said she tossed some giant object through his flat screen TV.

 

Here is the rumor that I will probably elaborate on tomorrow. Did you know that Prince and Michael Jackson had a serious beef back in the day? I heard Prince used to terrorize MJ.

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50 Disses Game, Young Buck On BISD Snippet

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: News
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Snippets from 50 Cent’s highly anticipated upcoming album Before I Self Destruct recently hit the Internet.

 

At least four tracks reportedly taken from the G-Unit front man’s release are circulating on a 4:43 second snippet online.

 

On one of the unnamed tracks, 50 reignites his beef with former G-Unit cohorts Young Buck and The Game, where he disses both rappers in one line.

 

“I’m like a zebra/I got so many stripes/ “I’m the f***ing general/I run my click right/It was five of us/all of us millionaires/now one’s a f***ing junkie/the other one’s a f***ing queer/now it’s three of us/that’s how it started”

 

Sources have told AllHipHop.com that the tracks that hit the net could be from the version of Before I Self Destruct that 50 Cent decided to scrap.

 

In May of 2009, 50 Cent announced that he had scrapped the original version of Before I Self Destruct due to numerous delays of the album’s release.

 

The latest release date for Before I Self Destruct is September 29.

 

In an interview with MTV.com, 50 Cent said the album was almost finished, with just a few tracks left to be mixed.

 

“I’m ready,” 50 Cent told MTV.com. “I’m ready to put this album out. I really don’t need adjustments. I need a few songs to be finished, mixed. Dre, he drags his feet. He’s slow, but it’s because he’s so creative. He’s gonna make sure it’s perfect.”

 

Producers on the scrapped and upcoming version on the album include Ty Fyffe, Sha Money XL, DJ Premier and Play-N-Skillz, told MTV.com that 50 was creating a more “soulful” sound, fused with a “boom-bap” style of Hip-Hop (in reference to a straight, 4/4 time signature).

 

At press time, confirmation on producers on the final version of Before I Self Destruct could not be verified.

Busta Rhymes Goes Independent With Publishing Deal

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Hip-Hop star Busta Rhymes has taken a step towards independence via a new worldwide deal with independent publisher Kobalt Music Group.

 

According to the terms of the deal, Kobalt will administer 27 of Busta Rhymes’ tracks, including all songs on Back on My B.S., which contained the hit single “Arab Money.”

 

In July of 2010, Kobalt will begin administering over 150 of Rhymes tracks, which are currently being handled by Warner Chappell.

 

“We are thrilled to conclude this deal with Busta Rhymes which also includes synch licensing and creative services for film, TV, games, ringtones and other media,” said Willard Ahdritz, CEO and Founder of Kobalt. “He is truly one of the most influential artists in Hip-Hop history and we look forward to working closely with him.”

 

Busta Rhymes, born Trevor Smith, started his career as a member of the pioneering Hip-Hop group Leaders of the New School in 1989.

 

In 1996 Busta Rhymes began a successful solo career on the strength of his breakout single “Woo Hah!! Got You In All In Check,” taken from the album The Coming.

 

He has enjoyed numerous hit singles like “It‘s A Party” featuring Zhane, “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See,” “Gimme Some More,” “Break Ya Neck,” “What’s It Gonna Be” featuring Janet Jackson, “Make It Clap,” “Touch It,” “I Love My B**ch” and numerous others.

 

“We chose Kobalt not only for their competitive deal structure and fully transparent, online accounting system, but also because the team at Kobalt is knowledgeable, experienced and extremely involved and aggressive — all the key elements we were looking for in our publisher. We’re very happy to be here,” added Mona Scott-Young, manager of Busta Rhymes.

 

Busta Rhymes’ latest album Back On My B.S. debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 Chart upon its release in May of 2009.

BREAKING NEWS: Beastie Boy Member MCA Has Cancer; Album, Tour Postponed

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The Beastie Boys have announced that their upcoming tour and album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 have been postponed indefinitely, after a cancerous tumor was found in group member Adam “MCA” Yauch.

 

Representatives for the group told AllHipHop.com that a cancerous tumor was found in Yauch’s left parotid (salivary) gland.

 

Luckily, the tumor was caught early and is localized to one area, but the treatable tumor will require surgery and several weeks of treatment.

 

Also, reps said the tumor was in an area that would not impact Yauch’s vocal cords.

 

“Our thoughts, love and prayers are with Adam Yauch, his family and the Beastie Boys,” representatives for the group’s label, EMI told AllHipHop.com in statement. “The most important thing is to allow Adam to focus on staying healthy. We wish him all the best and a speedy recovery.”

 

The news comes as the group also prepares to launch a limited pressing of the track “Too Many Rappers” (featuring Nas), from the Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 album.

 

The single was recorded live at Bonnaroo in 2009. Only 5,000 vinyl pressings of the single are being distributed.

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Michael Vick Released from Federal Custody

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Former NFL star Michael Vick was released today from federal custody, allowing the former standout quarterback the opportunity to return to football.

 

Vick spent the last eight weeks of his 23 month sentence under home confinement, which required him to wear an electronic monitor.

 

He plans to meet soon with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss reinstatement from his NFL suspension.

 

Goodell was non-committal about Vick’s reinstatement, but explained that the disgraced star has paid his debt and should be given the chance to redeem himself.

 

“That’s something he has to prove to myself and the general public,” Goodell disclosed to the Associated Press.

 

If Vick is reinstated, he won’t be returning to the Atlanta Falcons, who released him last month.

 

Because of the cooperation of his three co-defendants, Vick’s 23 month sentence was the highest received between them.

 

For the past month, he has been working a low-key position involving children’s fitness and health at a Hampton, Virginia Boys and Girls Club.

 

At one time, Vick was the highest paid player in the NFL with a then unprecedented 2005 contract extension for $130 million over 10 years, including $37 million in bonuses.

 

Despite near universal condemnation throughout the mainstream media, Hip-Hop artists such as Jay Electronica and David Banner used several verses to reference the disparity of his punishment compared to other pressing social and political crimes.

 

At press time, Mike Vick could not be reached for comment.

Fashion: Pharrell’s Favorite Sports Jacket

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Uncategorized
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Pharrell is clearly in love with this Lanvin “Piped Blazer,” because the rapper-slash-producer-slash-rocker has been seen rocking it quite frequently this year.

 

Most recently, Pha-real, as Jay-Z once called him, was seen wearing it to the BAPE Flagstore opening in London. This time, The Neptunes front man wore it with a brown and beige plaid shirt and a seemingly mangled 10-gallon hat. This look was fairly safe compared to his previous style forays, where he had his blazer on with some knee-high horse riding boots. This ensemble had the internet talking quite a bit, yet didn’t isolate P from his core fan.

 

Here are some of the memorable moment with Pharrell and his favorite blazer along with the looks that he’s tried with it.

 In London:

 

A party earlier this summer:

Pharrell at the Soho House in NYC with some Clark Wallabees. Ghostface would be proud.

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UK Police Investigate The Game, Entourage Over Assault

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Police in the United Kingdom have launched an investigation into Compton, California native The Game, after a fan was assaulted by a member of his entourage during a concert.

 

The incident, which occurred at Liverpool’s O2 Academy, occurred after a 21-year-old man jumped on the stage to take a picture with the rapper.

 

A member of The Game’s entourage allegedly stuck the man, leaving him with lacerations and a broken cheek bone.

 

Police are currently investigating the incident, which took place on July 15.

 

The Game’s tour across Europe has drawn headlines at various stops, mainly because of his attacks on Roc-A-Fella/Roc Nation CEO Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.

 

Police in Rotorua, New Zealand have stated that they have organized a “special operation” when the rapper and his entourage plays at the Sportsdrome on August 15.

Twista: F5 (Review)

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Reviews / Music
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In the closing months of 2003 Kanye West, while introducing himself, reintroduced the hip-hop world to his fellow Chicagoan, a rapid-fire spitter known as Twista. Despite several break-out verses on projects from Do or Die, Puff Daddy and the Ruff Ryders, Twista had achieved limited mainstream success prior to the Kanye-featured-and-produced “Slow Jams,” and the follow up, “Overnight Celebrity.” The pair of hits lead to his fourth album Kamikaze to achieve multi-platinum status and secured Twista a place among hip-hop’s elite. However, since the release of Kamikaze, Twista has seen his stock fall due to the disappointing commercial performance of his Kanye-less follow ups The Day After and Adrenaline Rush 2007. In the midst of an ever-changing music industry now dominated by blogs and alternative hip hop, Twista attempts to reclaim his place at the top of the game with his eighth effort Category F5.

 

The album opens with the overly dramatic “Misunderstood,” a generic Twista introduction and a prime example of how Twista’s double-time delivery has lost its novelty. What was once a powerful weapon for Twista the rapper has become a crutch for Twista the songwriter. Even when he attempts to slow things down musically on tracks like “Talk to Me,” a clever concept record about misunderstandings turning violent, one can’t help but be distracted by his abrasive flow.

 

Twista is at his best on F5 when he operates outside of his comfort zone. Examples of this can be found on the Gucci and OJ featured “Walking on Ice” and the newcomers Good Will and MGI-produced “On Top.” On the later, Twista weaves in and out of the Alice Deejay-inspired production with a surgeon’s precision. “On Top” is what a Twista hit should sound like in 2009.

 

One interesting aspect of Category F5 is Twista’s reunion with The Legendary Traxter, the producer who introduced him to the world in 1996 via Do or Die’s “Po Pimp.” Traxter contributes six beats to the album including the seductive single “Wetter.” Unfortunately, Traxter’s other productions on F5 make up the bulk of the sleep induction tracks, including the shorty misses “Ya Body” and “Gotta Get Me One.”

 

It is not easy being Twista. While his delivery is certainly impressive, it does not lend itself to a diverse range of production and while it has been his key to many scene-stealing guest appearances, it becomes repetitive over the course of a full-length album. While there are a few moments of welcomed dabbling in new sounds, Category F5 upholds the sentiment, if you’ve heard one Twista album; you’ve heard them all.

 

Ebonics 101: Big L & E. B. White Break Bread

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“Euphemisms

are misunderstood as mistakes/

But

it’s a by-product of the ghetto music we make/”

—Canibus,

“Poet Laureate II,” Rip the Jacker,

2003.

Of the many reasons Hip-Hop music dogged

for, one of the most unremarkable is that it teaches bad English—broken

English—Ebonics. Critics argue that it celebrates anti-intellectualism, with an

emphasis on rhyme rather than reason. Hip-Hop music is largely a compilation of

half-thoughts, displaying no linguistic dexterity whatsoever, they say. Of

course, these mush-mouths have

never heard of The GZA or Lauryn Hill or Canibus; but that belabors the point.   

In his seminal 1979 essay, “If Black

English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” James Baldwin stood

up to those making such claims far back as the 1960s and 1970s. He wrote:

If this passion, this skill, this (to quote Toni

Morrison) “sheer intelligence,” this incredible music, the mighty

achievement of having brought a people utterly unknown to, or despised by

“history”–to have brought this people to their present, troubled,

troubling, and unassailable and unanswerable place–if this absolutely

unprecedented journey does not indicate that black English is a language, I am

curious to know what definition of language is to be trusted.

What critics who are yet to acquaint themselves

with the reality of the ghetto miss out, is that out of nothing has come

richness of language. Out of very little, has been developed a way to

communicate directly with one’s peoples, one’s peers and, even, one’s enemies.

The French understand this doing—the making of lemonade with lemons—as bricolage.  

For instance, one shouldn’t be surprised,

in certain parts of New York, to hear exchanges like “What up, son [or sun]?”

Detroiters are less casual: “What up, doe?” Through Hip-Hop, we also know that

in Atlanta it isn’t meant offensively to be asked, “What up, shawty?” The

Twistas, Do or Dies and Lupe Fiascos have made clear why Chicagoans don’t

assume everyone is named Joe when they ask, “What up, Joe?” It was also because

of Hip-Hop that an international audience was introduced to the theology of the

Five Percenters, which many MCs have since adopted. So, it came as no surprise

when the phrases “Peace, god” or “What up, god?” was watered on wax. 

That no other group has more contributed

to Hip-Hop dialect than the Wu-Tang Clan needs no mention. The 9-member Shaolin

army are not only responsible for sustaining New York Hip-Hop—at a time many

had begun expressing great skepticism about it—they also deserve due credit for

creating the explosion of social consciousness that made the early and mid-‘90s

an enjoyable period for Hip-Hop listeners. But their greatest contribution

might be the strange slangs and

terminologies the Hip-Hop community was exposed to, following Enter the Wu-Tang

(36 Chambers). Before Wu-Tang, very few believed that much good could come out

of Staten Island (let’s be honest); but after 1993, the verdict wasn’t

mistakable anymore. By fusing Martial artistry with ancient mysticism and

street speech, they created a brand-new form of dialogue that still unnerves

listeners today.

Hip-Hop might not, as of yet, be all we

want it to be, but it established rich rhetorical transactions that youth

around the world have found great treasure in.  

No one knew this more than slain Harlem

rapper Big L (R.I.P.). On his second album, The

Big Picture (posthumous release), the lost lyricist addressed the issue with

a song titled, “Ebonics.” A born linguist, Big L wanted the world to “pay

attention and listen real closely how I break this slang sh** down.”

But Big L wasn’t the only one proud

enough of the language spoken around, and by, him to share it with an international

audience. Renowned writer E. B. White was no different. Author of the famous

children novel series, “Charlotte’s Web,” White wrote an essay, published

October 1940 in Harper’s Magazine (reprinted

later in his classic text “One Man’s Meat”),

titled, “Maine Speech,” in which he surveyed the “tongue spoken” in Maine. “I

find that, whether I will or no, my speech is gradually changing, to conform to

the language of the country,” he wrote.    

In his essay, White listed diverse

examples of terms which Maine’s people had developed into a brand they could

call their own.

Big L accomplished the same aim in his

song.  

What follows are excerpts from both “Ebonics”

and “Maine Speech”:

“My weed smoke is my lye/ A key of coke is a pie/

When I’m lifted, I’m high/ With new clothes on, I’m fly/.”

—Big L

“For the word ‘all’ you use the phrase ‘the whole

of.’ You ask, ‘Is that the whole of it?’ And whole is pronounced hull. Is that

the hull of it?”

—E. B. White

“A radio is a box, a razor blade is a ox/ Fat diamonds

is rocks and jakes is cop/ And if you got rubbed, you got stuck/ You got shot,

you got bucked/.”

—Big L

“For lift, the word is heft. You heft a thing to see

how much it weighs. When you are holding a wedge for somebody to tap with a

hammer, you say: ‘Tunk it a little’.”

—E. B. White

“Your bankroll is your poke, a choke hold is a yoke/

A kite is a note, a con is a okey doke/ And if you got punched, that mean you

got snuffed/ To clean is to buff, a bull scare is a strong bluff/.”

—Big L

“Baster (pronounced bayster) is a popular word with

boys. All the kids use it. He’s an old baster, they say, when they pull an eel

out of an eel trap. It probably derives from bastard, but it sounds quite

proper and innocent when you hear it, and rather descriptive. I regard lots of

things now (and some people) as old basters.”

—E. B. White

A burglary is a jook, a woof’s a crook/ Mobb Deep

already explained the meaning of shook/ If you caught a felony, you caught a F/

If you got killed, you got left/.”

—Big L

“When you’re prying something with a pole and put a

rock under the pole as a fulcrum, the rock is called a bait. Few people use the

word ‘difference.’ When they want to say it makes no difference, they say it

doesn’t make any odds.”

 —E. B. White

“Condoms is hats, critters is cracks/ The food you

eat is your grub/ A victim’s a mark/ A sweat box is a small club, your tick is

your heart/.”

—Big L

“Hunting or shooting is called gunning. Tamarack is

always hackmatack. Tackle is pronounced taykle. You rig a block and taykle.”

—E. B. White

“The iron horse is the train and champaign is bubbly/

A deuce is a honey that’s ugly/ If your girl is fine, she’s a dime/ A suit is a

fine, jewelry is shine/.”

—Big L

“Wood that hasn’t properly seasoned is dozy. The

lunch hour is one’s nooning. A small cove full of mud and eelgrass is a gunkhole.

… If you get through the winter without dying or starving you ‘wintered well’.”

—E. B. White

“If you in love, that mean you blind/ Genuine is

real, a face card is a hundred dollar bill/ A very hard, long stare is a grill/

If you sneakin’ to go see a girl, that mean you creepin’/.”

—Big L

“Persons who are not native to this locality are

‘from away.’ We are from away ourselves, and always shall be, even if we live

here the rest of our lives.  You’ve got to

be born here—otherwise you’re from away.”

—E. B. White

“Jealous is jelly, your food box is your belly/ To guerrilla mean to use physical force/ You took a L,

you took a loss/ To show off mean floss/.”

—Big L

“People get born, but lambs and calves get dropped.

… When a sow has little ones, she ‘pigs’.”

—E. B. White

White concluded: “Country talk is alive

and accurate, and contains more pictures and images than city talk. It usually

has an unmistakable sincerity which gives it distinction. I think there is less

talking merely for the sound which it makes..” And to that, Big L added: “I know

you like the way I’m freakin’ it/ I talk with slang and I’ma never stop speakin’

it/.”  

Tolu Olorunda is a cultural critic and a Columnist for BlackCommentator.com. He can be reached at To***********@***il.com.

Gucci Mane Not Going To Jail Says Lawyer

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A lawyer for Gucci Mane have shot down a rumor spreading that the Atlanta rapper was heading back to jail.

“Gucci Mane is not incarcerated. His attorneys are addressing all pending issues through the courts,” his attorney Dwight Thomas said in a statement.

 

Rumors circulated on the Internet over the weekend that Gucci Mane, born Radric Davis, was heading back to jail.

 

The scuttlebutt was given credence when Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy sent out a message on his Twitter page lamenting Gucci’s incarceration.

 

“Just woke up to some bulls**t. My n***a Gucci back in jail.. Free Gucci,” Soulja Boy wrote, although his source of information was never cited.

 

Gucci Mane has been in and out of prison over the past five years, on charges ranging from drug possession and assault, to murder, a charge that was eventually dropped.

 

The rapper returned home from prison in March of 2009, following a six-month stint in the Atlanta County jail for probation violation.

 

Gucci Mane is featured on the remixed version of Mariah Carey’s latest single “Obsessed.”

 

Gucci also shot a video for the remixed version with Mariah Carey, which is slated to premiere sometime this month.

Lil Wayne’s Rebirth Pushed Back Again

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Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album, a rock/rap hybrid, has been pushed back again says one member of Young Money.

 

Shanell, a contributor, say the album will be ready when the creative vision is finished.

 

“Right now [the album is set for release in] September, but let me tell y’all, great art takes time and you’ll expect it and expect it and expect it again, but when it’s perfect, you guys will receive it,” Shanell told tells rap-up.com.

 

Shanell is a singer that co-wrote “Prom Queen,” a single on Rebirth.

 

A representative for Universal Records didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Rebirth has been delayed several times, with the most recent date being in August.

 

Hip-Hop Rumors: Pharrell & Rihanna Couple Up? Frankie Cheating? Mike Jones Retires?

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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RIHANNA AND PHARRELL – A COUPLE?

 

Rihanna and Pharrell? WOW.

 

There are rumors flourishing (you like that word) that Pharrell and RiRi are working on making beautiful music together. I don’t mean a new song either. Dude was/is in London over the weekend (Click here to see what he was doing with BAPE) and the paps over their claim they are spending an interesting time together. What could that all mean? It could me nothing. But the UK Mirror said the following. “It’s no secret that Rihanna and Pharrell have chemistry and not just in the studio – they seem mesmerized by each other. But Chris will be gutted to learn he could have lost Rihanna to one of the sexiest men in music. Rihanna and Pharrell talk on the phone all the time and whenever she can get a break in her schedule she’ll go and support him at a gig.” Pharrell is in his 30’s and RiRi is early 20’s. Age is a number, I guess.

 

 

ILLSEED’S AFTERNOON QUICKIES

 

Well, they are saying that Paula Abdul may not be back for American Idol. Did you know that Hot 97’s Angie Martinez was originally up for that gig, but didn’t want to diss people?

 

On Twitter, Chris Brown’s former security has revealed what we all knew…Chris and Rihanna fought all the time. Remember my rumors from Chris’ VA home? They said she tossed some giant object through his flat screen TV.

 

Here is the rumor that I will probably elaborate on tomorrow. Did you know that Prince and Michael Jackson had a serious beef back in the day? I heard Prince used to terrorize MJ.

 

THE DAILY TWO CENTS

 

 

What wasn’t correct is now corrected. More things to be announced soon. Illseed is back.

 

GUCCI MANE BACK IN JAIL?

 

Soulja Boy told it all:

 

“Just woke up to some b#######… my n#### Gucci back in jail…Free Gucci.”

 Later, this is what Soulja boy said.

 

”Gucci Mane is not in jail”

 

Well, which is it? These “stars” acting as defacto media outlets is going to be a problem. They are going to be starting more rumors than I have in my career. I heard that Gucci is fine.

 

Nicki Minaj, my new boo, said that he IS in jail and she’s cool with Gucci.

 

“Yes, unfortunately it is true. Let’s just all prey for Gucci and hold him down while he’s gone.”

 

And then later she said:

 

“false info bout gucci bra aint locked up.”

 

THE VERDICT – Gucci Mane isn’t locked up, but he may be soon.

 

According to my folks on twitter and other sources, Gucci Mane failed a urine test and he has officially violated his probation. Now, his lawyers are reportedly and feverishly fighting to keep him out of jail. Stay tuned.

 

IS FRANKIE LONS CHEATING ON HER FIANCÉE?

 

Peep what I got from a reader. All I have to say is I have the hots for Frankie. Here is the letter:

 I was at the Car & Bike Show for V-103 in ATL this past weekend. I saw keyshia cole’s mom Frankie with Fatigue getting real close and i think they were kissing too couldn’t really tell from where i was from, all i know is that the looked real lovey-dovey. This picture was after the fact. But Frankie’s fiance was there i think they are on the DL or something. I didn’t know who Fatigue was but they said he won BET freestyle friday competition and I searched it on BET and I found him.

Fatigue isn’t even her fiancée’s name! I see Frankie, getting her alleged swerve on with these young dudes.

 

Get a real man!

 

 

THE GAME TO DO “D.O.H.”?

 

The Game is playing a game of seek and destroy with Jay-Z. This is the first look that The Game is looking to take this to the next level. I am hearing he is going to do “D.O.H.”

 

 

JAY-Z REMIXES “D.O.A.”?

 

On the flip side of life, I heard that Jay-Z is in the process of constructing a remix of his street single, D.O.A. I find it interesting that he is going to take it to the next level with all of the backlash. I have nothing else on this other than this remix is supposedly coming soon.

 

Here is a video remix of the song. Thoughts?

 

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JAY-Z POSSES UP FOR BP3

 

It looks like some good news is on tap for Jay-Z. No, its not that he is going to battle The Game! It is that the feature appearances for Blueprint 3 have been released. They are MGMT, Drake, Mr. Hudson, Rihanna and Kid Cudi. There will be producers like Kanye West, No I.D. and Timbaland. What these all mean? Means the Roc is way different.

 

MIKE JONES RETIRING?

 

I am getting some serious intel surrounding Mike Jones. As you make or may not know, Mike Jones released a new album this year, but I don’t think it sold too well. I mean, the buzz just wasn’t there for whatever reason. So, now I am hearing the Mike is considering a straight up retirement from music. From what I heard, he just doesn’t know if he is going to be doing another album. I know that he didn’t have any artists signed to his label so he may not have any inroads from the CEO lane. I’ll sign to Ice Age! Holla!

 

OUTKAST IS COMING BACK!

 

During my break, I didn’t get a lot of new rumors, but I want you to know that my intel is telling me that OutKast is actually in the studio and working on a new KAST album. So, this is a great day in rumors. Definitely need that fresh blast of air that only OutKast can offer.

 

Shout out to Big Boi, who recently signed to Def Jam. Maybe he can jump on tour with Red, Meth and Ghostface.

 

J-KWON BEEF?

 

Dallas is on the come up. Now that we have established that, I am hearing the Dallas is taking exception to the new song from J-Kwon. The song is called “Louie Bounce (I Smacked Nikki)” and it has a different sound that we are used to hearing from J-Kwon. Nevertheless, people I know in Dallas are crying foul. They are saying he’s jacked the Dallas Swag, Dallas Boogie, Texas Jig movement and put a St. Louis stamp on it. On top of that, like that rapper Dorrough, they are also calling out Hurricane Chris for branding Halle Berry as only his. The song came from a Dallas rapper named Superstar. Somebody told me to expect “s**t to hit the fan soon.”

 

RIHANNA’S NEW DEW….

 

 

She may be on the verge of a breakdown or something. I don’t think I’ve seen her smile since her first album.

 

 

ON 50 CENT’s PAYROLL?

 

This dude has been going at Rick Ross on the parody side so hard that there are now rumors that he is on the G-Unit rapper’s pay roll. Check out his latest:

 

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 NO SLAUGHTERHOUSE VS WU AT ROCK THE BELLS, BUT THERE WAS A FIGHT…

 

First of all, I am going to preface this with AllHipHop has reached out to a representative for Slaughterhouse and he said that this rumor I am about to tell you is false. We reached out for comment and they said they are all good with Wu and to prove it, here is Joe Budden’s apology to Method Man.

 

Now for the rumor:

 

I heard the Joe Budden and Meth were having a real moment of conversation, but a photographer decided to bust in and started to take pictures of them. Well, somebody near didn’t like it and that photographer got the business as in some fists hitting him. Now, this is not saying that Budden or Meth were involved in any violence. But, eyewitnesses say that there was confusion over the altercation with the photog and Wu and SH got into it. My other source said there was no fighting between Wu and SH though, but that photog got it very bad by some random crew. They supposedly asked him nicely three times to get out of there while peace was being levied and he didn’t comply.

 

Royce Da 5’ 9” reiterated the facts that there is no beef. I want to keep it 100 here, because I do not start beefs!

 

 

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

 

There were some pretty strong rumors that Katt Williams had filed for bankruptcy, but those rumors have been proven false. Looks like some former workers for Katt put out some bad info on dude.

 

Hurricane Chris and Dorrough may clash both are booked for TwanBigFace Entertainment’s Rick Ross After Party in Pontiac’s Club Sevin on July 24, 2009. Thoughts?

 

This is pretty funny. There are outlandish accusations that Joe Jackson’s beatings of Michael Jackson rendered him impotent. “They” are saying JJ kicked MJ in the sac.

 

Even though I heard JD and Janet had broken up some time ago, word is it just happened. Janet is reportedly devastated.

 

The rumored Destiny’s Child reunion is just that…RUMORS. Michelle said it and now Kelly has said it too.

 

ILLSEED’S WACK ISH OF THE DAY

 

Well, here is a new segment called “Wack Ish of the Day” and it will typically highlight something wack about Hip-Hop. Generally, I would ignore these things or sweep them under the rug, but no more. This is the latest. “I Eats Da P***y” is the name of the song and when this person performs it, he has lil boys and girls on stage to hear this. What the heck is this? TRASH.

 

 

LIL KIM IS STILL A STAR – PERFORMS AT MANDELA DEDICATION

 

Lil Kim the singer?

 

 

Kim looks pretty darn good, but I think Cyndi Lauper got her on the rap part haha!

 

GUCCI MANE IS FREE!

 

 

DID FOXY B GET BOOED IN CT?

 

The homies sent this video of Foxy Brown and said that her show was under par and that she got booed. I wonder…this is all the vid I have right now, but you can hear some grumblings.

 

 

JAY-Z COMMENTS ON YOUNGER RAPPERS

 

Jay-Z talked to Reuters and here is what he said about people asking him to retire to let younger rappers get in.

 

“I hear it all the time — ‘Yo, he should let the young guys, the new generation of guys come in.’ But you don’t become the front-runner in music because someone lets you. You have to claim your shoes. If you grow up listening to hip-hop, you love hip-hop and that’s the end of it. But if you’re a 30-year-old rapper still trying to make music like you’re 15, then you’re making it narrow. At my age, I can’t relate to a 15-year-old. I deal with mature and relevant topics for my age group — it has to all be based on true emotions. The more diversity and the more mature we make hip-hop, the bigger the net you cast.”

What do you think of THAT?

 

BEANS IS BACK!

 

The Game is pretty lucky that Beans isn’t in this beef. Beans is a game changer. LOL! Anyway, Beans has a new CD coming out this September or December. No label has been announced.

 

I’M BACK LIKE BEANS…Thanks to the supporters and those that understood.  Give me a few to be 100%…

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Joe Budden Apologizes To Method Man, With Conditions

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Rumors
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JOE BUDDEN SAYS SORRY TO METH

 

Joe Budden and Methodman and Wu and Slaughterhouse. It almost looked like a serious battle was about to pop off, but it seems cooler heads have prevailed. SORT OF. Check out as Joe Budden explains his side of the issue and the conditions for his “apology.” It seems that one false word can set this thing off all over again.

 

 

Lets see who breaks the treaty.