Pusha T Talks Gay Rappers & The N-Word With Larry King (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) King Push sat down with Larry King to discuss some controversial topics. The G.O.O.D. Music emcee chats with the legendary talk show host about homosexuality in Hip Hop and the use of the “n-word.”
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King asks Pusha T why he thinks there are not more openly gay rappers in the industry. The Virginia native responds by challenging the idea that the Hip Hop community would have a problem with a gay rapper if the artist’s music is good.
“At this time, I sort of feel like the gay and homosexual culture is just not – the coming out party is just not that important anymore,” stated Push. “I don’t think we care.”
The conversation then turned to the word “n***a” and Pusha’s position on the NFL’s decision to ban the word.
“I think it definitely should be banned,” says the “Numbers On The Boards” rapper. “Anyone who gets my music, it’s a conscious decision to pick up my music, buy it. I feel like I don’t necessarily want to hear the ‘n-word’ on the instant reply cam as I’m watching the game.”
On his own use of the word he adds, “It’s offensive to some, but I would say that I’m using it amongst my peers and amongst people that I’ speaking with… I’m not offending anyone when I use it amongst people that I’m using it with.”
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Watch Pusha T’s interview with Larry King Now below.
Saigon On "Love & Hip Hop": Your Agenda Is To Make Me Look Crazy
(AllHipHop News) As Love & Hip Hop Atlanta sets to return, one of the stars of the New York edition has decided to leave the show. Saigon took to Instagram to announce he is no longer participating in the VH1 franchise because he feels the agenda of the show was to make him “look crazy.”
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Saigon adds he is moving on to “bigger and better s**t.” The NYC rapper apparently will appear on an upcoming episode of Iyanla: Fix My Life.
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Gary Clark Jr Drops "Blak and Blu" Mixtape Featuring Big KRIT, Talib Kweli & More
(AllHipHop News) Grammy-winning blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr. has released the official Blak and Blu: The Mixtape. The 9-track project features appearances by Big K.R.I.T., Talib Kweli, Robert Glasper, Bilal and Alice Smith.
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Stream/download Gary Clark Jr.’s Blak and Blu: The Mixtape and check out his upcoming tour dates below.
05/16 Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
06/8 Austin TX @ X Games, Austin 360 Amphitheatre
06/29 Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest Main Stage (w/ Outkast)
07/03 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Bluesfest
07/04 Toronto, ON @ Toronto Urban Roots Festival
07/05 Montreal, QC @ Montreal Jazz Festival, Place Des Arts -Wilfrid Pelletier Theatre (w/ BB King)
07/06 Quebec City @ Quebec City International Summer Festival
07/08 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
07/09 Detroit, MI @ St. Andrews Hall
07/10 Chicago, IL @ Taste Of Chicago Festival
07/12 Atlantic City, NJ @ The Music Box, The Borgata Hotel Casino
07/13 Montauk, NY @ Surf Lodge
07/16 Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater
07/18 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle Festival
07/19 Sioux Falls, SD @ Sioux Falls Jazz Festival
07/22 Kansas City, MO @ Crossroads KC
07/23 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
07/25 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheater (w/ Tedeschi Trucks Band)
07/26 Aspen, CO @ Belly Up Aspen
07/27 Salt Lake City, UT @Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre
09/03 Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion (w/ ZZ Top & Jeff beck)
09/06 Arrington, VA @ Lockn’ Festival
09/08 New York, NY @ Summerstage, Central Park Rumsey Playfield
09/19 Valley Center, CA @ Harrah’s Rincon – Events Center (headline)
09/20 Monterey, CA @ Monterey Jazz Festival
09/21 Guerneville, CA @ Russian River Jazz Festival
11/1 Los Angeles, CA @The Greek Theater (Co-headline w/ Tedeschi Trucks Band)
Wale’s Every Blue Moon To Release Limited Edition Pin Sets
(AllHipHop News) Maybach Music Group rapper Wale’s design and content company Blue Moon is partnering with Brooklyn-based GoodWood NYC for 30 limited edition collectible pin sets.
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The set will include several distinct pins. A red, white, and blue pin represents Wale’s hometown team the Washington Wizards. Another black and gold pin represents the success of his career. Two other pins represent his earlier mixtapes 100 Miles & Running and The Mixtape About Nothing. Each pin set will come in a wooden box engraved with Wale’s signature lace font logo.
“Our team at GoodWood believes in creating innovative pieces that not only set the bar for fashion but also personify the talented artists that we work with,” stated GoodWood NYC’s Richard Foster. “It has been a pleasure working with the Every Blue Moon team – fans of the brand and Wale will absolutely love rocking these pins.”
GoodWood NYC previously produced phone cases inspired by fellow MMG emcee Stalley and Pony x Atmos customized sneaker boxes.
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The limited edition Wale-Goodwood NYC pin set will be available for $30 on May 12 at www.goodwoodnyc.com.
Brklyn Flywlkr – "B*tch Im Extravagant"
Inspired by the late great James Dean and his movie East of Eden, BRKLYN FLYWLKR drops his new single “B***h I’m Extravagant,” drawing influence from the world around him. BRKLYN FLYWLKR is well known across the Texas A&M campus for his lyrical performance and ties with many members of the Aggie football squad, which has catapulted him to the forefront of rappers on campus.
Easy Yves Saint – Blur (P###. Dorian [The Outfit, TX])
The consumption of liquor can be a blessing or a curse. For The Niceguys emcee Yves, it’s definitely both. On his latest solo single, the Queens emcee by way of Texas admits that we may never know the complete story of his alcohol filled nights thanks to the BLUR they’ve left behind. We get enough of a rough outline, though, to fill in the gaps.
The mechanical beat from producer Dorian (of The Outfit, TX) will most likely give listeners the feeling that these hazy nights have become a habit of EYS, with no end in sight. Maybe the rest of the details will come to him on his upcoming EP, Sincerely, Yves, which is due out May 6. The offering will be the first in a series of three EPs, each with 5-6 songs. Looks like he’s about to make a major statement in 2014.
T.I. And The Game Stand Off With The LAPD
(AllHipHop News) T.I. and The Game have had their share of legal fracas, but that didn’t stop the pair from engaging in a stand off with the Los Angeles Police Department.
The pair reportedly thought mutual acquaintances were brutally beaten by the police as they were making a club appearance. In fact, their friends were beaten by security at the club when a fight broke out. According to reports, their associate threw a punch at security and was thrashed, because some of the entourage couldn’t get into the club. While on the ground, the defenseless man was also kicked in the face by one security guard.
The two rappers were on the scene as the police were called to restore order. At points in the video, it seems like the factions would engage each other, but it never happened. The Game particularly seemed upset, but cooler heads prevailed.
TMZ obtained video of the whole ordeal. The first video shows the fight and the second shows T.I. and The Game.
Kanye West And Kim Kardashian To Marry This Week, Reports
(AllHipHop News) Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are slated to get married this week, according to reports.
The celebrity couple is supposedly going to have a civil ceremony and then have a huge public ceremony in Paris next month, says TMZ.
The couple already have a marriage license with has been kept confidential according to the report.
An official of the court will go to the couple’s home instead of them going to a court house, if the report is accurate.
After being legally married, they will go to Paris for an extravagant celebration in Paris, which is expected to be recorded for reality television.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Drake Loves Rihanna's Nude Pics!
Not every dude is down with allowing his girl’s beauty to be on full display for the world to see. In fact, Chris Brown had a few complaints about Rihanna’s freak-like nature! But, not Drake. Drake is very HYPE on RiRi’s nakedness! Not only does she see her as beautiful like most people, but he reportedly gets off on the notion that he’s the man that she’s most interested in. HollywoodLife.com says,”Drake would never complain or criticize Rihanna’s sex appeal because in his mind, she’s FLAWLESS! Nobody does it better than her. She’s grown and sexy, with a banging body and if she wants to wear her birthday suit all day long, he’s down with that. He’s been infatuated with her from day one and now, thankfully, he’s the luckiest man on the planet.” They were saying that Drake may have been cavorting with some paramour, but now he’s back on track with Queen RiRi.
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Young Wants Money: Teen Rap Group Sues Lil Wayne For Non Payment
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne and Young Money/Cash Money Records have a long history of not paying artists, but this is a first. Today (April 30th), Young Money teen rap group W3 The Future filed a lawsuit against Young Money Entertainment for non payment.
According to TMZ, the group’s production claims the group was promised a $600,000 advance from Lil Wayne and Young Money Entertainment. After completing their contractual obligation and releasing their debut self-titled EP on October 17th, 2013.
According to the suit, Young Money forked over the recording budget but have not compensated the bulk of the alleged $600,000 advance. Grassroots claims Young Money’s only response to their requests for compensation has been “Cash Money is not moving forward with this project.”
The group was signed to Young Money in May of 2013 and toured on Lil Wayne’s America’s Most Wanted tour.
Check out Lil Wayne sign the two artists below:
Hip-Hop Rumors: Why Was Kurupt Coming Outta Donald Sterling's Chick's House!
This story won’t stop and as much as I want to get away from it, I can’t. I definitely can’t when rap legends are coming out of her house. Apparently, Kurupt was seen on the news in the West Coast coming out of V. Stiviano’s house with a V. Stiviano HAT on. This is odd and nobody fully knows what he was doing. I’m so confused.
DAWGGGG WTF IS KURUPT DOING?!?!? That’s him leaving Sterling girlfriend house pic.twitter.com/iVbDTg9bOm
— MAC. (@KingCapanni) April 30, 2014
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Exclusive: Jim Jones Talks New Single "Way The Game Goes"
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jim Jones, also the star of the VH1 hit reality show “Chrissy & Mr. Jones,” took a moment to speak on his new single “Way The Game Goes” featuring Future and Young Scooter.
Jim Jones discussed how the record came about, while discussing his upcoming music and film projects.
“It’s a record I did for DJ Eskimo (DJ Esco), shots to my brother Chubby,” Jim Jones told AllHipHop.com from Scott Storch’s Miami recording studio. “He had a beat he wanted me to get on. He said ‘I have a dope beat man, I’m going to put a play together.’ Esco was putting a mixtape together. Chubby spoke to Future and I went in the studio with Young Scooter and we banged it out. It was pretty dope ”
Jim Jones was hopeful the trio will be able to make time to record a video for the new single.
“I’m looking forward to doing a video,” Jim Jones said. “I know people are busy and s**t, but if things happen and it works out we’ll have a dope ass video.”
Check out the exclusive interview with Jim Jones below:
Floyd Mayweather Releases Footage of Lil Wayne and Drake Recording For "Tha Carter V" (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Lil Wayne seems to be employing the most famous celebrities to do the advertising for his final album Tha Carter V. A few days after Kobe Bryant released promo art for Tha Carter V, Floyd Mayweather releases the first video footage of Tha Carter V recording sessions.
With the “Carter V Season” flashing near the end of the video, the clip shows Drake and Lil Wayne working on lyrics in the studio together. Floyd Mayweather released the video on his personal Instagram account.
Check out the footage below:
Tyrese, YG, Shaquille O'Neal, Spike Lee + More React To Clippers' Owner Being Banned For Life
(AllHipHop News) Yesterday (April 29th), NBA Commissoner Adam Silver dropped the proverbial hammer on Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling, banning him for life. Accordingly, the social media world blew up and celebrities began putting their bids in for the Clippers, sending Donald Sterling on vacations and more.
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Tyrese pointed out the irony of Sterling appearing on African Americans’ social media accounts:
Donald Sterling! Congratulations you are now on more Black Social Media pages than your girlfriend! #YouShowedHer #OneNationUnderGod!
— Vision Implementer (@Tyrese) April 29, 2014
Spike Lee, who was in attendance for Silver’s press conference gave his full support of the move in meme style:
Adam Silver Did The Right Thing. YA-DIG? SHO-NUFF. And Now The Owners Have To Do The Same. http://t.co/BBQoFkdPDM — Spike Lee (@SpikeLee) April 29, 2014
A$AP Ferg advised Sterling to take this time to embark on a journey:
#DonaldSterling now you can take that long vacation — A$AP F3RG (@ASAPferg) April 29, 2014
Check out more reactions below:
Way to go, Commissioner Silver! The NBA stands for everybody!
— SHAQ (@SHAQ) April 29, 2014
I’m the new owner #BomptonBlippers pic.twitter.com/8B3ccSQWKu
— YG (@YG) April 29, 2014
Clippers Retire Donald Sterling Jersey http://t.co/mnCcJHQGWB pic.twitter.com/GgPpjB5DTc
— The Onion (@TheOnion) April 30, 2014
Pharrell Says "The Powers That Be" Kept Cee Lo Green From Originally Releasing "Happy"
(AllHipHop News) Pharrell’s 2013-2014 has been a phenomenal run of artistic and commercial success with the smash hit “Happy” as the crown jewel. However, according to Pharrell, this year of dominance could very well have been Cee Lo Green’s.
While appearing on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show, Pharrell revealed that “Happy” was originally intended for Cee Lo Green and Green actually even recorded to the song. Although, Green expressed interest in releasing the record, Pharrell stated other forces kept him from doing so:
The powers that be at the time did not see it fit for him. There was a much bigger agenda. He had bigger fish to fry. He had an album coming out.
Pharrell’s version of “Happy” was released commercially on the Despicable Me soundtrack in June 2013. Four months later, the Los Angeles Police Department reinvestigated an alleged rape case involving Cee Lo Green. This would not be the first time Pharrell has replaced Cee Lo Green, presumably due to his court case. Less than a month ago, Pharrell was announced as the replacement for Cee Lo Green on NBC’s The Voice.
Check out Pharrell speak on “Happy” and Cee Lo Green’s situation on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show below:
Dr Dre: I Am Interested In Buying The Los Angeles Clippers (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) When you’re worth over half a billion dollars and own the majority of one of the most profitable American businesses, you can splurge on things like NBA teams. Last night (April 29th), Dr. Dre informed TMZ that he is interested in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers.
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Last night, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stated Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Donald Sterling was banned from the NBA and his team would be voted to be sold. Even though Sterling has stated he has no intention of selling the team, Dr. Dre told TMZ outside of Boa Steakhouse and claimed he was interested in buying the team.
In addition to his interest in buying the team, Dre stated he shared the same sentiments towards Donald Sterling that Snoop Dogg released in his inflammatory Instagram video. While Dre is interested in buying the Clippers, he states he is unsure if he will change the name.
Check out Dr. Dre speak on the Donald Sterling controversy and make his bid for the Los Angeles Clippers below:
Nas Ft. Q-Tip "One Love (Cookin Soul Remix)"
Pharrell "Smile"
Plies "Donald Sterling (Racist Muthaf*cka)"
Plies is the first rapper to take a shot out the ousted NBA owner of the LA Clippers, Donald Sterling.
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