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Kanye West Postpones Tour To Finish Next Album Coming In 2014

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is putting his Yeezus Tour on hold so he can complete his next album. This is according to an announcement by Roc Nation.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West “Yeezus” Film In The Works With “American Psycho” Author]

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The company’s site posted the following message:

Due to unexpected timing requirements to finish his highly anticipated new studio album, scheduled for a 2014 release, Kanye West regretfully announces the postponement of his upcoming tour dates in Australia. The tour dates originally scheduled from May 2 to May 11, 2014 will now be played from September 5 to September 15, 2014. All tickets for the initially scheduled shows will be honored for the new dates. Dates and cities for the tour are listed below. Get tickets at KanyeWest.com.

The follow-up to the Yeezus LP will be Kanye’s seventh solo studio album. Late last year, the rapper/producer stated that he hoped to have the unnamed album out by this summer.

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Hopes To Release Next Album In Summer 2014]

Nas To Co-Headline London’s Lovebox Festival

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Fresh off his two appearances at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony Orchestra, it has been announced Nas will also perform his debut album Illmatic at the Lovebox Festival in London.

[ALSO READ: Nas’ Makes History With 100-Member Orchestra In Washington D.C.]

The New York City based emcee will co-headline the Saturday, July 19th show. M.I.A. has also been tapped as a headliner. Other Hip Hop stars scheduled to appear at Lovebox include A$AP Rocky and Joey Bada$$.

[ALSO READ: Nas: I Don’t See Enough Emcees Who Are Brave Enough To Address Social Issues (VIDEO)]

For more information visit loveboxfestival.com.

Watch the first acts trailer below.

Watch Kanye West & Macklemore Appearances On “This Is Hot 97”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) VH1 debuted their newest reality show This Is Hot 97 last night (March 31). The “unscripted” program about the New York City radio station featured some guest appearances from a couple of Grammy winning stars – Kanye West and Macklemore.

[ALSO READ: Access Granted: ‘This is Hot 97’ Cast Interviews]

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Watch Ye and Mack’s cameos on This Is Hot 97 below.

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Video of Wale’s Confrontation With WWE Fan Hits The Net

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) All the hype about Wale’s “fight” at a WWE event in Washington, DC may have been overblown. Video of the incident does show the Maybach Music Group rapper confronting a wrestling fan that supposedly called him out on Twitter, but the footage just contains a couple of shoves between the two.

[ALSO READ: Wale Allegedly Gets Into Physical Altercation With Wrestling Fan, Addresses It On Twitter]

Watch the video below.

Jurassic 5 Announce “Word Of Mouth” U.S. Tour

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The Jurassic 5 reunion rolls on. After performing shows in Europe, the West Coast Hip Hop group has now announced dates for its “Word Of Mouth” U.S. Tour.

[ALSO READ: Jurassic 5 Rises Again To Help Gratify The World’s Hip Hop Jones]

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Check out the tour schedule below.

July 7 –  Reno, NV – Grand Sierra
July 9 – Seattle, WA – The Showbox
July 10 – Eugene, OR – Cuthbert Amphitheater
July 11 – Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
July 12 – Los Angeles, CA – Greek Theatre
July 13 – Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl
July 15 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
July 17 – Las Vegas, NV –  The Pool – The Cosmopolitan
July 19 – Tempe, AZ – The Marquee
July 21 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
July 23 – Kansas City, MO – Crossroads
July 24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
July 25 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
July 26 – Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
July 27 – Columbus, OH – LC Pavilion
July 30 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
July 31 – Philadelphia, PA – River Stage at Penn’s Landing
Aug. 1 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
Aug. 2 – New York, NY – Best Buy Theater
Aug. 3 – Boston, MA – House of Blues Boston

[ALSO READ: DMX, Rakim, Big Daddy Kane & More Legends Tapped For Summer Tour]

Ice Cube’s “Straight Outta Compton” To Start Casting

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The story of the world’s most dangerous rap group is finally coming to a theater near you. And the acting is about to start for “Straight Outta Compton,” the movie produced by group member Ice Cube.

Ice Cube has already indicated that he wants his song O’Shea to play him.

The F. Gary Gray-directed movie will tell the tale of N.W.A.’s formation and rise to the top.

The movie is co-produced by Dr. Dre, Eazy E’s widow Tomika Wright and Matt Alvarez.

The asking of the Universal movie is slated to start summer 2014.

West Coast Vet Big Hutch Returns With New LP “The Big Hit”

By: Mike Winslow Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) West Coast pioneer MC Big Hutch a.k.a. Cold 187Um surprised his fans early this morning with a new album.

The latest release, titled The Big Hit was produced entirely by the rapper, who decided to release the album just 12 hours after alerting his fans.

Big Hutch decided to release the album on his own West World Records label, which is being distributed by The Big Shot Music Group.

“I didn’t want to do the same ole ‘pre-hype’ type of promotion with this project. I have a long enough history with my fans to where I can just get the word out and be like here is my new album…go get it, without all the fluff and drag,” Big Hutch told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Most of the time when I do pre-hype a release, my fans want it right then and there anyways. They don’t want to have to wait a month or two for it to drop. I’m giving my fans what they really want, a record from me that they can purchase within a few hours of knowing about the release.”

The Big Hit is the follow-up to Big Hutch’s last official album, The Only Solution, which was released on The Insane Clown Posse’s Psychopathic Records.

Big Hutch said he left Psychopathic Records, after division in the Juggalo fan community arose over Big Hutch’s involvement with The Insane Clown Posse and the label.

The West Coast legend is also preparing two new releases, titled Live From Hell’s Kitchen and O.G. Since 1967 in addition to a collaborative album titled I Am The True Definition Of Hip-Hop with his protegé, Cali Barnes.

Check out the artwork for Big Hutch’s The Big Hit below and purchase the album here.

 

 

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The Big Hit

Revered House Music Legend Frankie Knuckles Dead At 59

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Frankie Knuckles, a pioneer House Music, has died suddenly.

Details are not widely available at press time, but the sad news has been confirmed by 5 Magazine. The nature of his death is unknown.

Frankie was born in the Bronx, but migrated to Chicago, where he became famous. In the 70’s he was a disco DJ, but evolved in the late 70’s into a House DJ. In fact, he coined the term based on his nights spinning records at The Warehouse in Chicago.

Knuckles was also a producer who produced a bevy of songs that moved people on the dance floor.

He was often considered the “Kool Herc of House Music” to state his significance to the genre as it relates to Hip-Hop.

On Facebook, House Music Artist Paul Johnson stated, “Planet Earth “Frankie Knuckles” Our Godfather Of House Music Has Passed Away. F*CK!!!!!!!!}}}}”

Wale Allegedly Gets Into Physical Altercation With Wrestling Fan, Addresses It On Twitter

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop  News) Wrestling is fake. Twitter is realistic. Earlier tonight (March 31st), Wale allegedly got into an altercation with an audience member at the WWE Raw event in Washington, D.C. over a few disparaging tweets.

The two men were in attendance at the Verizon Center for the WWE’s Monday Night Raw and engaged in a short back-and-forth on Twitter. The audience member threatened to deliver one of the most well known wrestling moves of the last 15 years on the Maybach Music Group rapper:

According to multiple accounts from attendees at the Verizon Center, Wale soon after approached the heckler and shoved him. WWE security detained both men and escorted them out of the crowd before allowing them to return shortly thereafter:

Wale himself seemed to be in good spirits following the altercation. Wale addressed the physical altercation by implying that that was the best course of action given the fan’s threats:

Nas’ Makes History With 100-Member Orchestra In Washington D.C.

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Features
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“I was inside a small room, inside a small apartment – writing in my books. Every thing I seen, everything I learned. And it just blew my mind. As a teenager, I was talking about a life that a Viet Nam vet had gone though. This is life.”

– Nas on his state of being while writing Illmatic.

Nas raised the bar over the weekend. Again.

The rap god performed two sold out, historic shows at the revered John F. Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Friday and Saturday last weekend. Nas, backed by the National Symphony Orchestra, tore the house down by performing the entire Illmatic album, in honor of the opus’ 20th year anniversary. With DJ Green Lantern in tow, as well as a full rhythm section, Nas also cranked out other hit records like “One Mic,” “Made You Look,” “You’re Da Man” and “Hate Me Now.”

The crowd – of all shapes, ages, sizes and socio-economic backgrounds – loved every minute of the electric evening.

As the night closed, Nas said, “Its the end of the cassette tape (crowd laughs and moans). You can always turn it around. But this song here was inspired by Michael Jackson. If you notice on my (Illmatic) album cover was a kid with a little afro. I thought about it later and I was trying to channel Mike…with his afro. This one is from “Human Nature’ (from MJ’s coveted Thriller album).” The Queensbridge lyricist finished with “It Ain’t Hard To Tell.”

But the show wasn’t over.

The Nas, Green, the band and the 40-piece orchestra departed the stage. But, it didn’t last.

Soon, to the crowds delight, Nas returned with just a DJ and The Rhythm section for an encore performance.

Here are some clips:



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Cee Lo Green Replaced By Pharrell On NBC’s “The Voice” As He Fights Ecstasy Suit

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Pharrell could be nearing the Guinness Book of World Records for most jobs in a calendar year. Today (March 31st), it was announced that Pharrell will replace Cee Lo Green on the seventh season of The Voice. 

The news comes a day after Cee Lo Green appeared in a Los Angeles court over accusations of spiking a woman’s drink with ecstasy back in July 2012. A preliminary hearing for the case is set for April 28t, near the end of season 6 of The Voice, his final season with the show.

The news was announced on the NBC show’s official Twitter account:

During an interview on The Ellen Degeneres Show this past February, Cee Lo announced he would not return to The Voice. Cee Lo did not mention his legal troubles when explaining his reason for not returning, but instead places the blame on being on the show for too long:

I’m not coming back at all. I just don’t want to wear out my welcome there, you know what I’m saying? I have so many other things that I want to do. I haven’t released an album in four years. I’m almost done with my album.

Benzino’s Nephew Pleads Not Guilty + Claims He Shot His Uncle In Self-Defense

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The plot thickens. Today (March 31st), a day after Benzino was allegedly shot by his nephew G## Scott during Benzino’s mother’s funeral procession, G## Scott appeared in court and rendered a not guilty plea while claiming self-defense.

G## Scott appeared in Plymouth District Court earlier today and faced a charged of armed assault with the intent to murder. Scott’s attorney Jon Ciraulo rendered the verdict of not guilty on his client’s behalf and informed The Boston Globe that Scott’s actions were in self-defense:

When the dust settles, this case will be shown to be self-defense

Benzino’s attorney  Martin K. Leppo responded to G## Scott’s self defense claims by stating that G## Scott shooting six shots into Benzino’s car and then chasing him down the highway “doesn’t sound like self-defense to me.’

The cause of the shooting has been reportedly linked to family issues over the management of Bezino’s mother’s land. Maureen Scott, Benzino’s sister and G## Scott’s mother, had her attorney  Christopher B. Coughlin relay her disapproval of Benzino’s actions and makes accusations of ulterior promotional motives for Benzino:

My client and his family, including Maureen [Scott] vehemently deny any accusations that Benzino is making. I would suggest that he [the uncle] has an agenda in utilizing and self-promoting at this time.