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John Singleton Says He Left The Country For A Month After Tupac Died + More (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Tupac Shakur would have had a “limetime of films” with director John Singleton according to the acclaimed director. In an interview for The Hollywood Reporters’ Hollywood Masters, John Singleton spoke on the marginization of the Black culture in Black films as well as reveal that Tupac was meant to star in another legendary film of Singleton’s.
Singleton is set to direct the highly anticipated Tupac biopic and worked with the late rapper in the 1993 film Poetic Justice. According to the article, Tupac was meant to be in Singleton’s 2001 film Baby Boy as the director “planned to do a lifetime of films with him”. Tupac passed on September 13th, 1996, five years before the film was released and after Singleton found out of Shakur’s death he decided to make a drastic change:
The lady I was dating at the time told me that he had passed — he had been shot days before, but he [had] just passed. It set my life on a whole other trajectory. I went and left the country for about a month. I just couldn’t cope. … I felt, the danger ain’t sexy anymore. I got to change it up, not necessarily just as a filmmaker, but just as a person, and kind of grow up.
Singleton was also highly critical of how major movie studios are portraying the Black culture and the internal racism that exists:
[Studio executives say] ‘We’re going to take your stories but, you know what? You’re going to go starve over here and we’re not going to let you get a job.’ The so-called liberals that are in Hollywood now are not as good as their parents or ancestors. They feel that they’re not racist. They grew up with hip-hop, so [they] can’t be racist. ‘I like Jay Z, but that don’t mean I got to give you a job.’
Check out John Singleton’s full interview below:
Kobe Bryant Shares More Thoughts On Trayvon Martin
(AllHipHop News) Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant started a heated debate online when he made comments recently about the African-American community’s support for slain teenage Trayvon Martin. In an interview with The New Yorker, Bryant questioned the idea of defending Martin just because he was black.
[ALSO READ: Kobe Bryant: African-Americans Shouldn’t Have Supported Trayvon Martin Just Because He’s Black]
Bryant said:
I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, we’ve progressed as a society, then don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.
Bryant took to Twitter to now express his belief that Martin was “wronged” and “the system did not work.”
Travon Martin was wronged THATS my opinion and thats what I believe the FACTS showed. The system did not work #myopinion#tweetURthoughts
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) March 27, 2014
[ALSO READ: Football Legend Jim Brown Calls Out Kobe Bryant On Arsenio Hall Show]
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EXCLUSIVE: Former Death Row Insiders Discuss Alleged Roles Of The LAPD, Suge Knight, & Crips/Bloods In 2Pac & Biggie Shootings
(AllHipHop Features) In the final installment of AllHipHop.com’s interview with Lloyd “TaTa” Lake and Reggie Wright, the longtime Death Row Records associates share their thoughts on a number of reports and rumors that have been associated with the murder cases of The Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur.
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Former Suge Knight Friends Lloyd Lake & Reggie Wright Discuss Their New 2Pac/Biggie Documentary]
Lake gives more details about the documentary, Justice for Tupac and Biggie, he has in the works. He also talks about whether his ex-friend Suge Knight played a role in Pac’s death as well.
Wright, a former Los Angeles police officer and 2Pac bodyguard, answers questions about the LAPD’s alleged involvement in the shootings. He also discusses if James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond orchestrated the 1994 attack on 2Pac in New York City, why Pac was killed in Las Vegas, and who fired the gun that ended Biggie’s life.
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd Lake & Reggie Wright Discuss If Ex-Friend Suge Knight Is Working With The Feds]
On what other aspects of the Pac/Biggie cases the documentary will cover
Reggie Wright: We’re going to explore some of the things that they found out during the Greg Kading investigation. I helped a lot with that investigation. We’re going go through the film and talk about the different situations with Puffy putting the bounty out for 2Pac’s murder, and how they and South Side Crips got into it. And that’s why they were making threats on Lil Cease phone as they indicated in the [Notorious] movie.
In the movie they said Biggie ran downstairs with the gun in his back pocket. They had it like he was coming out there having 2Pac’s back when he got robbed when Jimmy Henchman had Pac set-up. We’re going to explore that to show if Biggie did all of that, Biggie would have went to jail for a gun case. You never heard anything about him having a gun case. So we’re going to touch on stuff like that. We did the LAPD investigation of the two matters which was talked about in Murder Rap by Greg Kading.
Lloyd Lake: It’s going to explain the government’s role in Hip Hop. Including the whole Haitian Jack situation. It’s like what they did with Malcolm and Martin. They try and split the community a part and fight against each other. Suge’s known to play both sides. He does it all the time. For example, he went to Boosie and said, “You should diss T.I.,” and then if Boosie had done it, Suge would go to T.I. and say, “Boosie out here dissing you.” If the government isn’t involved then why do they let this continue to happen? Is it fair for the government to do this to these guys who are just trying to make a living? You can’t run the stop the bullying campaign, and then pay the bully.
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On James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond’s alleged involvement in the Quad Studios Ambush in 1994
RW: That info we only know from what was said and later written that said he had something to do with that. So we’ll touch on it, but we’re going to get with the correct people to find out how much of that we can explore and go into. We believe for most of that to be true – that Jimmy Henchman did that just to show Puff and Biggie his street credibility. To get his name out there is the reason that was done.
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On whether any Los Angeles Police Department officers including David Mack, Nino Darden, and Rafael Perez were involved in the murders of 2Pac or Biggie
RW: No, like I said almost everything that pretty much came out in the investigation and the book Murder Rap by Greg Kading I believe is 98-99% accurate. All that’s untrue. It’s all untrue. I never met any of those guys. I didn’t know any of those guys.
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On reports Wardell “Poochie” Fouse was the person who shot Biggie
RW: I know that he was around. He grew up in the same neighborhood that we all grew up in. Everything that you read in the book or heard in the book Murder Rap I believe to be true, and they name him as the shooter in the book.
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On rumors Suge Knight was directly involved in 2Pac’s murder
LL: Absolutely not.
RW: No, that’s not true. My whole thing is that people always want to put it out there that [Suge] didn’t want to pay [2Pac]. We hadn’t even did the accounting yet. Interscope was the one that was paying us. Most deals don’t require you to get paid until 120, 180 days. His album didn’t come out until February of the year that he got killed. To say that he owed him money and all that, that’s crazy.
The second reason is if you wanted to silence someone or keep someone at your record label, you’d put them back in the situation that they were in. The attorney that we hired, David Kenner, was handling [Pac’s] appeal, so if [Suge] was having a problem, his appeal would be revoked. Or he’d threaten he could lose your case. Or even just threaten the man that your case is not looking good.
Pac had always made it clear to us that he was not going back to jail no matter what. What he meant by that was, he was going to take his own life if he had to go back to jail. He wasn’t going to do it, but he was going to have one of the Outlawz shoot him in the head if he had to go back to jail. My point is Suge would have had him institutionalized instead of having him killed if all the accusations are true about the money, and he wanted to leave.
None of that was true. Him, Snoop, and Hammer were all about to start a record label up under Death Row. Death Row was going to be their distributor. Back then it was six distributors. Now there are only about 4. Suge was trying to become the seventh, and they were going to be called the “Lucky 7.” They were going to try to distribute all the Black, urban music at the time. That’s where they were thinking. They weren’t small minded or always being controlled by the majors. I remember we would joke about calling the label Lucky 7 – “you motherf**kers lucky to have a deal.” [laughs] It was stuff like that going on back then. It wasn’t stuff going on about worrying about this check or that. That was far from the truth.
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On former Tupac bodyguard Kevin Hackie’s past claims that Wright was involved in Pac’s murder
RW: Yeah, we spoke several times since then. He called me and apologized to me for making those accusations. He said he was duped into it by Frank Alexander and the filmmaker [Richard Bond]. He was trying to help him, because he said he was upset with me for terminating his services. So he pretty much just lied and made up all that information. I could call him right now on the phone, and he’ll tell you all that information and pretty much that he was working for the government. I think he said he was an undercover agent, but a federal informant is what he was. He pretty much admits it and apologizes for making those false accusations.
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On the suspected suicide of former Tupac bodyguard Frank Alexander who accused Wright of being involved in Pac’s murder
RW: Yeah, he was a coward. He always was a coward. He’s one of the reasons, as a retired police officer, that Pac’s not here today, in my opinion. As far as [him] not handling the situation at MGM correctly. That’s how I know he committed suicide. That was a suicide, because when you tell so many lies, and God is not in your heart, that’s what you do. If God’s in your heart, you won’t commit suicide.
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On the reason Pac was killed
RW: The Bloods and Crips assault at MGM. Of course [Keefe D] was trying save his life, but you don’t go implicate yourself and your nephew to a murder that you’re already suspected of. Then you implicate yourself to it? Keefe D’s statements are accurate to what happened. That’s just what happens out here in the L.A. life and Vegas. Bloods not scared of Crips. Crips not scared of Bloods. Their mentality: you do something against them, then they gonna do something back against you. Orlando [Anderson] was from the Crips side, and the guys that did that in L.A. were from the Bloods side.
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On if anyone will ever be prosecuted for the murders of Pac and Biggie
RW: Unfortunately, I don’t believe any prosecution can or should be done – only if Suge Knight and Puffy Combs are prosecuted. The reasoning for that is for Suge Knight – I believe everything that was found to be in the book Murder Rap is accurate. And for Puffy Combs, I did an article back in ’97 where I said that a bounty was placed on 2Pac by Puffy Combs – which turned out to be accurate – to the South Side Crips. I believe that’s one of the motivating factors that made them get in the car and decide to go ahead and try to kill 2Pac that night for the beating of Orlando Anderson which was confirmed by one of the guys that was inside the vehicle. Keefe [“D”] Davis said his nephew [Anderson] was actually the shooter of 2Pac that night.
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On what they hope viewers take away after seeing Justice for Tupac and Biggie
RW: I have different motivations than Lloyd for being a part of this project. Mine is setting the record straight. I know there are some things that’s about to come out there in upcoming movies, and I just want to get my version out, so it can be the accurate version than the other people’s version. My kids will know my version of this matter, so they won’t have to be explaining some things as they get older. Then also just because of my disappointment in my childhood friend Suge Knight for even attempting or allowing someone to… I mean that’s the lowest thing to be a rat. Even allowing someone to go and try to go to court against me, and then being a part of that. That’s the lowest thing you can do to a person beside spitting in his face.
LL: What I want the viewers to get, and mainly the kids, is never follow in anyone’s footsteps because you look at them in a certain matter. Always be your own man and realize that it’s traps out there people have set for you. And to see the scope of the government’s involvement in the Hip Hop community and just how much the cost is for these rap wars they start.
If someone’s working for the government, and they keep doing something over and over, it must lead you to think that the government wants you to do that, because they’re not stopping him. They’re not telling [Suge], “Hey you gotta stop doing what you’re doing. You gotta stop hitting people. You gotta stop sending people in people’s houses.” So they must want that to happen. It’s basically to let the rappers know what’s going on. Who this guy is. That he’s a coward and not who he’s claiming to be.
Read the previous installments of AllHipHop’s interview with Lloyd Lake and Reggie Wright – Part 1, Part 2.
For more information about the Justice for Tupac and Biggie documentary visit kickstarter.com.
Follow Lloyd Lake on Twitter @Lloyd_TataLake
Watch the teaser for Justice for Tupac and Biggie below.
AHH Concert Review: 5 Boro Takeover Tour: Action Bronson, The LOX, & French Montana
Videographer: Emazing Smith
Last night, New York’s Best Buy Theater served as the nucleus to the Metro PCS 5 Boro Takeover Tour. Representing every borough and beyond, an array of supporters championing, Action Bronson, The LOX, and French Montana congregated within the venue.
The crowd buzzed and became a living swarm when Action Bronson, encircled by security, flowed through the crowd. Taking the stage an emphatic declaration was made, “I’m the muthafu*king symbol; Queens—muthafu*king—New York,” boasted its native son. Following a quick PSA from the always reliable hypeman / right-hand, Big Body Bes, Bronson continued his set. The perfect black t-shirt, the organic ginger hair, and the porcelain complexion completely disappeared; all were consumed by the unabashed delivery.
Roaming the stage, Bronsolino, demonstrated the personification of live lyricism. “Pepe Lopez,” “The Don’s Cheek,” “The Rockers,” and “Strictly 4 My Jeeps” are amongst the tracks which elicited a word-for-word echo from the crowd. Pausing for a brief intermission, Mr. Baklava took a well-deserved rest from the mic. It was on fire! Using the mic as a transportation device, Bronson invited the crowd for a time-travelling expedition as he served, “Amadu Diablo,” “Contemporary Man,” with beautiful off-key hooks.
Show Recap:
The anticipation for The LOX culminated in a fever pitch. All coherent thought was consumed by a relentless chant repeating, D-Block! Although a slight skirmish threatened to disrupt the evening’s events, security intervened. Before the legendary group took the stage, a compulsory borough roll-call was requested by Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg. As celebrated mixtape kings, their combined lyricism elevated the atmosphere.
“Fu*k You,” “Talk About It,” “It’s All About The Benjamins,” “The Hope,” “Money, Power, Respect,” “Wild Out,” and “Knock Yourself Out,” We Gon Make It,” “I Get High,” “and others were performed to an appreciative audience. Celebrating the Wu-Block, the crowd was absolutely cracking when Raekwon and Ghostface Killah made special appearances. Swizz Beatz and Tyler Woods made their presences known.
Wielding the mic’s power, The LOX began the chant, “Everywhere we go people wanna know, So , we tell them, this is D-Block. Mighty mighty D-Block,” as they sauntered off stage.
As the evening’s headliner, French Montana, recognized the power of anticipation. Following the Funk Master Flex‘ deejaying set, which catered to New York nostalgia, the man of the hour graced the stage. “New York, New York, put your hand up one time,” commanded Frenchie. Chinx assisted with “I’m A Coke Boy,” and “OG Bobby Johnson.” The fan favorites, “Marble Floors,” “Nobody,” “Work,” “Loyal,” “Ocho Cinco,” “Pop That,” and “Ain’t Worried,” hypnotized many attendance.
August Alsina Star-Studded Listening Event For ‘Testimony’
Def Jam artist August Alsina, had a private listening session at the Hudson Hotel in NYC, for his upcoming album, Testimony, The event was hosted by Angela Yee included guest like, DJ Khaled, Fabolous, Pusha T and other celebs and tastemakers.
The moment that effect the rising R&B star the most was when Def Jam President, Sean Pecas, presented August Alsina with his 1st gold plaque for his hit single, “I Luv This Sh!t.” Some other features on, Testimony, include, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Pusha T, Yo Gotti, B.o.B and Trinidad James.
Photos by Steve Raze & Echo Hattix
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Rich Homie Quan x Jacquees x Trinidad James x Fly = TIG
Think It’s A Game Entertainment (TIG) continues to lead the way as Atlanta’s fastest-rising independent record label, touting the likes of Rich Homie Quan, Trinidad James and R&B phenom Jacquees on its roster. In the midst of celebrating the recent Platinum success on Bompton, California’s YG “My Hitta My Hitta” featuring Rich Homie Quan, Young Jeezy with a later remix including Nicki Minaj, Meek Mill and Lil Wayne, Rich Homie Quan released his anticipated mixtape “I Promise I Will Never Stop.” Up and comer Jacquees, publically endorsed by Chris Brown is the voice of McDonald’s Snack Wrap and is currently enjoying the success of his highly anticipated album “19” which topped the itunes charts placing #3 in R&B.
Trinidad James has kept his beloved fans in the loop with his popular YouTube series Camp James “1st and 15th” recently released his 10th fashion forward edition. The “All Gold Everything” star alongside of his TIG comrades Rich Homie Quan and Jacquees also gave an explosive and one of the most talked about performances on the grand finale AllHipHop.com stage at this year’s SXSW music festival in Austin, Texas. In addition, AllHipHop.com will be releasing The Next 48 Hours With Rich Homie Quan at SXSW documenting Quan, Trinidad James and the TIG movement at SXSW 2014.
In addition to charting success in the music world, Think It’s A Game (TIG) Entertainment values its relationship with the local community in Atlanta and isn’t afraid to show it. TIG visionary FLY was recently awarded a plaque of Proclamation by the City of Atlanta and recognized for his charitable contributions through his companies TIG Entertainment and Fly Kix. Just a few days later Fly also accepted the Diamond Award for TIG as Indy Label Of The Year. Followed suit he and his artist took time out to visit patients at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta personally encouraging the kids in addition to a special performance for 30 eager young fans recovering in the hospital.
With a golden roster full of original talent who continue to release hits after hits while rocking stages nationwide, coupled with Fly’s business savvy and respected reputation, Think It’s A Game Entertainment has established itself as a thriving example of what a successful independent label should look like in today’s industry.
Stay connected with Think It’s A Game Entertainment and its artists online at www.thinkitsagame.com/main.
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Lil Wayne’s Manager Says Carter V Will NOT Come Out May 5th (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) An unfortunate result of the proliferation of social media networks is that the truth gets manufactured, but good ol’ fashioned video can dismiss any misconception. During a recent interview, Lil Wayne’s manager Cortez Bryant shot down the rumors that Lil Wayne’s Tha Carter V is coming out May 5th.
Back in February, Drake announced on his personal Twitter account and on stage with Lil Wayne beside him that Tha Carter V will be released on May 5th. When asked to confirm this date, Bryant simply said it will not be released on May 5th. However, Bryant did reveal that he knows when the date is. “You know I push dates back and sh*t, so I’m not going to release that date ’til I really, really, really know when it really, really, really is.”
Cortez later says in the interview released last Friday (March 21st) that more information will be revealed “later this week”.
Check out Cortez Bryant’s interview below:
Wyclef Jean’s Accountant Says Wyclef Has “No Money”
(AllHipHop News) Wyclef Jean once sold five million records worldwide with his solo debut album The Carnival a year after The Fugees’ The Score sold six million records worldwide. However, today (March 27th) it is being reported that 15 years after his commercial peak, Wyclef Jean is “broke”.
Wyclef Jean is currently being sued by the law firm over non-payment of a $133,000 debt, according to New York Supreme Court documents. As part of the confidential agreement, Wyclef could reduce his debt by paying $100,000 and would be off the hook for $40,000 of that amount if he made the stipulated payments of $10,000 by August 1, 2013, and $50,000 by the end of 2013.
After Wyclef failed to make the payments, the law firm informed Wyclef’s accountant, David Levin, that they would file a judgement for $102,027.40. Levin responded to the law firm with an email that professionally informed them that Wyclef did not have the money necessary to pay them back:
In my most professional verbiage…there ain’t no money.
Back in August of 2010, Wyclef was hit with a $2.1 million tax lien by the IRS, which allegedly remains outstanding.
Check below for images of Wyclef’s accountants’ email with Shukat Arrow Hafer Weber & Herbsman and their judgement filing with the New York Supreme Court provided by BlackMediaScoop:
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Shyne Bustin’ Shots At Diddy?
Diddy is about to drop a new project over there at Bad Boy Record. You think he can do it again? I think so. But, as he promotes, the past comes up to have a conversation. In this case, that past is Shyne. Shyne seems to want to 1) make sure history isn’t being re-written and 2) make sure there is a distinction between him and Diddy aka Puff Daddy! Peep what Rhymes With Snitch hunkered down and saw on both of their instagram accounts.
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Anthony Mackie Talks Captain America & Tupac
On Monday, March 24th acclaimed actor Anthony Mackie took over Atlanta! He stopped through town to promote his upcoming film CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLIDER. In this film, Mackie portrays the iconic character The Falcon, which was Marvel’s fist mainstream African American comic book Superhero. The character made its debut in 1969. The film will hit theaters on April 4, 2014.
AllHipHop caught up with Mackie to discuss what it meant to take on the role, his super powers, and previous roles such as his role as Tupac in Notorious. Check out the video.
50 Cent: Eminem Is More Hood Than A Lot Of People
(AllHipHop News) Eminem has been described as comedic, devilish, remarkable, horrible and almost every other descriptive under the sun, but 50 Cent may have just given him a new one. During an interview with Noisey, 50 spoke on Eminem being “hood”, how he is still underrated and more.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: 50 Cent: I Told Lloyd Banks To Get Back To Work After His Father Died (VIDEO)]
Eminem is by far the highest selling rapper alive and has won numerous awards for his lyrical capabilities. According to 50, Eminem “is really underrated because people have always been talking about him like, ‘The WHITE rapper Eminem’ instead of just ‘the rapper.’ He elaborates on why he views Eminem as underrated
Yeah, because the skin color thing is still there. He has so many skills and he’s more hood than so many people out there, people still put the skin color before anything and don’t give him enough credit. It’s like people saying Elvis Presley was only famous because he was white. He had, y’know, the rhythm of James Brown but he had his own thing. He was Elvis, he wasn’t just a white man. Things like that are going to be picked up between black people and white people and anybody, it doesn’t mean a person isn’t great because they’re influenced by something associated with another race. It doesn’t matter.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: 50 Cent Shares His Thoughts On Jay Z’s Drake Diss]
50 Cent and Eminem’s last collaboration on the same label was 50’s “My Life” single released in November of 2012. The song peaked at #6 on Billboard’s US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts.
Kobe Bryant: African Americans Shouldn’t Have Supported Trayvon Martin Just Because He’s Black
(AllHipHop News) Kobe Bryant wants to know all the facts before he shows any support for anyone. In a recent interview with The New Yorker, Kobe spoke on how African Americans’ support of Trayvon Martin was not “progress” if those people supported him without knowing all the facts.
On March 26th 2013, less than a month after Trayvon Martin was murdered by George Zimmerman, the Miami Heat players took a photo donning Black hoodies with the caption “#WeAreTrayvonMartin”. Even though the Heat’s head coach Erik Spolestra called it a “powerful move”,Kobe informed The New Yorker that it was indicative of a larger problem in the African American community and was not “progress”:
I won’t react to something just because I’m supposed to, because I’m an African-American. That argument doesn’t make any sense to me. So we want to advance as a society and a culture, but, say, if something happens to an African-American we immediately come to his defense? Yet you want to talk about how far we’ve progressed as a society? Well, we’ve progressed as a society, then don’t jump to somebody’s defense just because they’re African-American. You sit and you listen to the facts just like you would in any other situation, right? So I won’t assert myself.
While Kobe did not publicly show support for Trayvon Martin, he did show support on his personal Twitter account for the fallen 15 year old Hadiya Pendleton less than a month after she was murdered in late January of 2012. Ironically, he displayed this support on the day Trayvon Martin was murdered:
15 yr old who performed at inauguration was shot dead in Chicago. pls remember her name: Hadiya Pendleton http://t.co/u9Qt6Ma6mw RT
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) February 26, 2013
Pharrell Signs With Addidas, Reveals First Collaboration (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Pharrell is back in the fashion game with his recent collaboration with Addidas. Today (March 27th), Pharrell and Addidas announced their partnership and Pharrell released a short teaser video with what appears to be their first collaboration.
This announcement comes less than a month after Pharrell announced he will be designing for Uniqlo. The collection of sneakers will also use Pharrell’s Bionic Yarn, which turns plastic waste into yarn and fabric. Pharrell spoke on the collaboration in a press release:
Working with an iconic brand like adidas is such an incredible opportunity. From the classic track suit, to growing up in Virginia wearing Stan Smiths, adidas has been a staple in my life. Their pieces are timeless. This is an exciting partnership for both me and for Bionic Yarn
Pharrell appeared on the red carpet of this year’s Academy Awards last month with a pair of custom Addidas sneakers. Those same sneakers appear in a teaser video Pharrell released on YouTube to announce his partnership with Addias.
Check out the first look at Pharrell’s first collaboration with Addidas below:
NYU Course Covers The Entrepreneurship Of Sean “Diddy” Combs
(AllHipHop News) Sean “Diddy” Combs is the latest Hip Hop figure to become the subject of a college class. New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music is offering “Topics: Sean Combs & Urban Culture” at the Tisch School of the Arts.
[ALSO READ: Smarten Up, Nas: Harvard Begins Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellowship]
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The course is being taught by Jayson Jackson. Professor Jackson was formerly Vice President of Marketing and Promotions at Diddy’s Bad Boy Entertainment. His resume also includes stints at Columbia Records, Mercury Records, and Def Jam.
“Topics: Sean Combs & Urban Culture” course description reads in part:
No single personality dominated the landscape of urban mainstream popular culture in the 1990s (and since) more than producer, rapper and entrepreneur Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs.
This class will investigate the social and cultural and political changes of the 1990s and how Sean Combs was catapulted to success by those changes. Through critical readings, viewings and listening assignments, the brilliance, tragedy, strategy and serial entrepreneurship of Sean Combs will be interpreted, discussed, and dissected.
[ALSO READ: Diddy Clears Up Rumors On Name Change; Releases Teaser To “Big Homie” Video]
Kanye West Reportedly Buying 10 Burger Kings In Europe
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is looking to expand his empire to include Burger King restaurants according to reports. The Watch The Throne rapper is said to be buying ten BK locations throughout Europe including the U.K., Italy, and France.
[ALSO READ: Future Says New Song “I Won” Featuring Kanye West Will Empower Women]
West already owns Fatburger restaurants in his hometown of Chicago via KW Foods, LLC. His fiancée Kim Kardashian has a history with burger chains as well. The reality television star appeared in a commercial for the Carl Jr’s franchise.
Sources say Kanye’s Burger King purchases are a wedding gift for Kardashian.