Nas To Perform At Dave Chappelle's Radio City Music Hall Show
(AllHipHop News) Dave Chappelle has always incorporated Hip Hop into his brand. From highlighting rappers on his Comedy Central program Chappelle’s Show to presenting some of the biggest names in rap for his musical documentary Block Party, Chappelle has successfully combined Hip Hop and comedy for years.
[ALSO READ: Dave Chappelle Talks Leaving “Chappelle’s Show” & Giving Up $40 Million (VIDEO)]
Chappelle is doing it once again, this time with Hip Hop legend Nas. The Queens emcee will be performing at Chappelle’s final Radio City Music Hall show in New York City. The Illmatic creator will be accompanied by a full orchestra.
Dave Chappelle and Nas’ Radio City Music Hall show will take place on June 23rd.
[ALSO READ: Nas Joined On Stage At Summer Jam By Meek Mill & French Montana (VIDEO)]
The Game Settled $20K Bet "Miscommunication" With Kevin Durant
(AllHipHop News) Just 24 hours after L.A. emcee The Game called NBA superstar Kevin Durant a “sore loser” for apparently not living up to a bet, Game is now saying the whole situation was the result of “miscommunication.”
[ALSO READ: Kevin Durant Says Game Lied About $20K Bet, Game Responds (VIDEO)]
Earlier this week Durant said Game was lying about the two making a wager for $20,000, and the rapper then blasted the league MVP on Instagram for not committing to donate to his Frogg All-Stars youth program.
Game told TMZ Sports that he communicated with KD about the matter, and the issues seemed to stem from confusion over reports it was cash wager and not a shoe donation.
“He was just talking about we didn’t bet $20,000 cash. I never said we bet $20,000 cash. I just did the numbers. A hundred or more kids, the shoes cost a $150 plus the gear – you do the math it ends up at about $20K,” explained Game. “He’s a professional athlete, so I guess the rules are they’re not to gamble on basketball which is very understandable.”
Game also added that Durant has agreed to donate the sneaks to the Frogg All-Stars AAU basketball program.
[ALSO READ: Tyga & The Game Release “ChiRaq To LA” (Lil Durk/40 Glocc Diss)]
Kanye West Hit With $800,000 Lawsuit Over Sample
(AllHipHop News) So far the summer of 2014 has been a season of celebration for Kanye West, but the Chicago rapper/producer did received some bad news recently. According to Radar Online, Ye is facing a lawsuit from The Persuaders producer Robert Poindexter.
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In court docs filed in federal court, Poindexter accuses West of illegally using a sample from The Persuaders 1972 song “Trying Girls Out (the Composition)” for Ye’s “Girls Girls Girls (Remix)” off Freshman Adjustment 2. The sample was also used for Jay Z’s version which appears as a bonus track on The Blueprint.
Apparently a previous suit was thrown out earlier this year, because Kanye refused to respond. Poindexter is now seeking $800,000 in punitive damages in this case.
Late last year, West was also sued by singer Ricky Spicer from the group The Ponderosa Twins plus One. The former child star claimed Kanye used his voice on 1971’s “Bound” without permission for the Yeezus track “Bound 2.”
[ALSO READ: Kanye West, Roc-A-Fella & Def Jam Being Sued By Former Child Singer]
Listen to “Trying Girls Out” and “Girls Girls Girls Remix” below.
Chief Keef Talks About Being Evicted From Highland Park Home (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Chief Keef was back in the news recently after the Chicago rapper was evicted from the home he was living in. TMZ caught up with Keef to ask him about his forced moved and reports he owed his landlord back rent.
[ALSO READ: Chief Keef’s Eviction From Chicago Mansion Caught On Camera (VIDEO)]
“I don’t know what they talking about. I don’t know if owe or not,” responded Keef about the supposed debt. “I don’t give a f**k neither.”
The “F**k Rehab” performer also states he believes he had to move because his Highland Park neighbors did not want him living near them.
“They say they don’t want me around. They don’t want me in their neighborhood. I’m too bad,” said Keef. “I guess I’m just a bad, little young boy… One day I’m gonna be a grown man, and I ain’t gonna be bad no more.”
[ALSO CHECK OUT: Chief Keef “Getcha”]
Watch the video below.
Slowbucks Crew Drops 50 Cent/G-Unit Diss "0 – 300 Real Sh*t"
(AllHipHop News) It was only a matter of time. The most talked about moment from Summer Jam 2014 – Slowbucks chain getting snatched – led to social media insults, press conferences, allegations of snitching, and now the inevitable diss track.
[ALSO READ: 50 Cent’s 1st Week Sales Numbers For “Animal Ambition” Are In]
Slow Bucks Over Everything released the attack record “0 – 300 Real S**t.” Borrowing the beat from Drake’s “0-100” and referencing G-Unit’s version called “Real Quick,” SBOE calls 50 a “b***h” and Tony Yayo a “Fraud” on the song. There’s also the line, “last I remember you the leader of that telling s**t.”
[ALSO CHECK OUT: G-Unit-”Real Quick” (“0 To 100” Freestyle)]
Listen to SBOE’s “0 – 300 Real S**t” below.
R. Kelly’s Youngest Girl Comes Out As Transgender On Internet
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly’s youngest child, Jaya, now goes by the name Jay after coming out as a transgender on social media.
Jay, born a female, says she has identified with being male since she was “6 or 7.” Now 13-year-old, Kells youngest says that the news isn’t really new and he has the full support of his mother.
“[My mom] was like, ‘Baby, you know I love you if you were bi, gay, [lesbian], you name it and I would still love you so much,” he said on Instagram.
According to a report by InTouch magazine, R. Kelly didn’t know about the transformation or the coming out.
He said: “[My mom] was very proud of me, I was like, ‘Thank you mum for accepting the fact that I’m a transgender. And same with my sister, she told me that she was proud of me, and respects me by calling me handsome and calling me her little brother now, and I love her for that, so you know it was great for me.”
Jay hopes to becoming a full transexual at some point.
“I believe I am a boy and want surgery, and the medication to help me [become] who I was supposed to be,” he said.
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Future and August Alsina Party with Hennessy V.S. at Capitale in D.C.
The week platinum recording artist Future and singer August Alsina partied together at the Hennessy V.S . event at Washington, D.C. hotspot, Capitale.
Future was the official host for the evening and was spotted in V.I.P singing along to his songs and dancing to the music. Half way through the evening, a Hennessy bottle parade complete with the Hennessy girls holding up letters that spelled out Future took over the club and made their way to his table along with multiple Hennessy bottles.
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Lil Wayne Talks The NBA Finals, Lebron James' "Killer Instinct" + MORE on ESPN First Take (VIDEO)
The Spurs destroyed the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals last night (June 10th) 111-92. Lil Wayne appeared on ESPN’s First Take earlier and discussed Game 3, Lebron James’ inconsistent “killer instinct” and why the Miami Heat will win the NBA Finals in seven games.
Check out the video below
50 Cent's "Power" Renewed For Second Season After One Episode
(AllHipHop News) Animal Ambition low, Power high. The same day (June 11th) Animal Ambition gave his worst first week sales total, 50 Cent TV show “Power” was renewed for its second season.
The show, executive produced by 50 Cent debut this past Saturday (June 7th) with over 2 million viewers watching the Starz show (including Saturday and Sunday reruns). 50 Cent spoke released a statement expressing his continued investment in the drama.
Power is a project extremely close to my heart and working with Chris Albrecht, Carmi Zlotnik and the Starz team has been the perfect fit for this. Viewers may be loving the start of season one now, but season two will blow them away
The second season was ordered to 10 episodes, two more than the current inaugural season. 50 Cent adds this to his upcoming executive producing calendar which already includes an upcoming film about infamous crime syndicate B.M.F.
Mistah F.A.B. vs DJ Mustard Footage Released, Mistah F.A.B. Reacts (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) At this point add camera footage up there with death and taxes, as new and revealing footage of Mistah F.A.B. and DJ Mustard’s physical altercation at a June 8th YG/DJ Mustard concert in San Francisco.
In the footage it shows Mister F.A.B. being punched in the face multiple times by a number of purported members of DJ Mustard and/or YG’s camp as he attempted to exit the arena. Mistah F.A.B. immediately went to his personal Twitter account and addressed the footage:
At the end of the video, DJ Mustard made sure to inform Y.G. backstage that he landed a punch on F.A.B.
Check out the footage below:
Kevin Durant Says Game Lied About $20K Bet, Game Responds (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Charity has never been so competitive. Earlier today, Kevin Durant was videotaped stating that Game’s alleged $20,000 bet was fraudulent.
Last Friday, Game posted a video on Instagram claiming that he won a $20,000 bet from Kevin Durant after he made a 3-pointer from the same length as the NBA regulates. Earlier today, Durant was on TMZ cameras stating that Game lied about a $20,000 bet, which Game quickly alleged made Durant a “sore loser”:
Durant responded back on his personal Twitter account claiming that there was not a bet in place, but an agreement that he would donate sneakers to Game’s AAU basketball team. Even though Game posted on his personal Instagram that he won $20,000 from Durant, he later blamed TMZ for a “miscommunication” between himself and Durant:
Had a conversation with @easymoneysniper this morning & we both agreed that there was a miscommunication between the middle party which was “TMZ” & that the way the camera man presented it to him was as if he bet me $20,000 cash which wasn’t the case…. We agreed that if I hit the 3 point shot he would get KD gear & his kicks for all the kids in our @froggallstars organization which is close to 130 children…. 130 kids at a price of maybe $150 a shoe & gear after tax equals close to $20,000 give or take so that’s where that # came from.
Check out Durant calling Game a liar and Game resolving the issue below:
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EXCLUSIVE: Astro Talks "Earth To Echo", Filming With An Alien + MORE (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Three years ago, Astro was a 14 year old budding Hip Hop artist that shocked the world on talent show X Factor. Earlier this week, Astro sat down EXCLUSIVELY with AllHipHop to discuss starring his first feature motion picture, “Earth To Echo”, technology’s affect on today’s society and more.
In the film, Astro plays Tuck and with his two other friends, Munch and Alex, traced the source of encrypted messages sent to their phones only to discover an extraterrestrial robot they named “Echo”. According to Brooklyn-bred Astro, he had an entirely different idea of what the film would be and did not know he was going to be filming with a CGI robot until midway through shooting:
I didn’t really prepare like I was supposed to for the film. So I didn’t actually know there would be this alien involved until like, mid-filming. If we had to film on Tuesday, I would just read the scene we had to film on Tuesday. Before then, the original name of the film, because they wanted to keep the name of the idea secret, was Untitled Wolf Project. So, I thought it was going to be some wolves involved. Then I found out, wow, there’s going to be some alien involved.
“Earth To Echo” will hit theaters on July 2nd.
Check out the FIRST PART of our interview with Astro below:
Criminal Manne ft Pastor Troy "Looking at Me"
Criminal Manne releases the first single from his Arm & Hammer mixtape that dropped May 19th.
ALLHIPHOP EXCLUSIVE: Skyzoo & Torae Talk Creative Process
Cultivating creativity is a seasoned skill. Metaphors communicate memories; our adept MCs invest life into their sixteens. Poetically conveying the human condition, these practitioners continue to polish their work-ethic in order to create enduring art.
Recently, AllHipHop spoke with Skyzoo & Torae. Their anticipated Barrel Brothers LP is now available! When discussing creativity the duo were asked:
To date, what’s been the most time-consuming tendency that you posses that has been the most challenging to your creativity?
Their reply:
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EXCLUSIVE: Ice Cube Recalls Favorite Scenes in "22 Jump Street"; Talks Making a Memorable Sequel
With 22 Jump Street set to hit theaters this Friday (June 13), Ice Cube called in to speak with AllHipHop about his role in the sequel for 21 Jump Street also starring both Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. Built with laughs upon laughs, so far this comedy has lived up to the media’s hype receiving great reviews from the who’s who of movie critics.
Viewers of the first flick will remember Ice Cube played Captain Dickson, a hard-edged, no-nonsense boss, who repeatedly barks orders at his subordinate cops Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. We don’t want to give away too much, but we can tell you that Ice Cube does have a larger role in this movie and we can tell you that the laughs roll out from beginning to end with some crazy twists and turns.
In the interview Cube said he felt like he, “was on vacation” as he was able to take off his directing and producing hats for the more simple task on set of just acting in this college themed sequel. Take a quick read of Part 1 in our call with Ice Cube, as Cube recalls the filming of the final scenes in Puerto Rico and how he approaches making a memorable sequel.
More from Ice Cube in the coming week with Part 2 of our interview, but for now make sure you check out 22 Jump Street in theaters this Friday June 13th!
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AllHipHop: First and foremost we want to thank you for your contributions to Hip-Hop and to the progression of Black actors and directors. We recognize the importance of your varied roles in film and their impact on Hollywood, so thank you sir.
Ice Cube: Thank you very much.
AllHipHop: Now, just getting into the 22 Jump Street movie, you play Captain Dickson, who oversees Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum on their case. How easy or difficult was it to take on this role?
22 Jump Street Official Red Band Trailer
Ice Cube: It easy and it was fun. It was one of those roles where dude is super cliché, over the top and loud, so it was just fun to yell at Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum all day. We just had a ball… Me just acting and not producing, it seemed like being on vacation dude. I didn’t have the responsibility of having to worry about the whole production. I could just focus on my part and it makes it that much easier. It was easy.
AllHipHop: What was one of the most memorable moments on set with the guys?
Ice Cube: I think doing some of the spring break stuff because we were out there in Puerto Rico on the beach partying. Probably the scene in the end because just before we end up cutting that beginning piece that you saw, the end of the movie was me yelling at them as they walked up the beach. Telling them they better bring they ass back. (laughs) It was just me yelling…They probably gonna have that on the DVD, you know so probably the end of the movie in Puerto Rico. It’s what you do movies for.
22 Jump Street Featurette “Captain Dickson”
AllHipHop: It looks like you had a good chemistry with the guys, from the NBA Finals pieces to the previews, the b-roll footage too.
Ice Cube: It’s a lot of respect going back and forth. They respect what I do and I definitely respect what they do and the names they made for themselves in Hollywood. Jonah is definitely a beast when it comes to acting and producing, so it’s all love.
22 Jump Street Featurette – “MC State
AllHipHop: You’ve been in several successful sequels as both an actor and as a director. What’s your approach to making a sequel memorable?
Ice Cube: Do not rely on the first movie, that’s the number one thing. I think people hate that. I think people hate when they go to see a sequel and it’s basically just an extension of the first movie. It’s not new or fresh, it’s just the same. I always equate it to making a new meal with the same ingredients. We gotta make a new meal but with the same ingredients but it’s still gotta be fresh. That’s kind of the approach to me making a fresh sequel – it takes from the first one but doesn’t rely on the first one.
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