Lil Boosie “The Ride Home Freestyle”
Troy Ave [#BGA] “Paranoid KEYMiX”
#HeaterOfTheDay: Mexico Rann Ft. Young Thug, Young Scooter “Goin Crazy”
Miguel Ft. Wale “Bennie & The Jets”
Chamillionaire “End Of A Knife”
#FreshHeat: Low Pros Ft. Juvenile “Muscle”
50 Cent “Pilot (Snippet)”
Texas Rapper Executed For Murdering Studio Owner Over 15 Years Ago
(AllHipHop News) Ray Jasper was once an aspiring rapper who proverbially ended his life during a studio session over 15 years ago. This past Wednesday (March 19th), Jasper was executed for murdering a San Antonio studio owner in 1998.
David Alejandro was the owner of the studio Jasper and two friends recorded in for two hours back in 1998. Following the relatively short studio session, Jasper and his friends “slashed Alejandro’s throat from ear to ear, but did not kill him” according to the Texas attorney general’s statement. Jasper and an accomplice killed Alejandro after they proceeded to stab the already injured man.
The three men stole studio equipment valued upwards of $30,000.
Jasper was convicted in 1998 and a little over two weeks before his execution, Gawker released a letter from him as a part of their “Letters From Death Row” series. In the letter, Jasper contended to his innocence, claiming it was the accomplice who murdered Alejandro and not himself.
Jasper was executed by lethal injection around 6:31 CDT. In his final words Jasper wrote to him family:
To my family, we are one. To my beautiful daughter, the best thing that ever happened to me. I love you endlessly. I am you and you are me forever.
Jasper wrote that he completed “several books and screen plays” in an earlier letter to Gawker posted in January. Jasper also spoke on the racial discrimination of jurors in Texas murder cases:
The controversial issue in my case has been narrowed down to racial discrimination concerning the State of Texas purposely striking Black people from the jury panel. Racial discrimination on trial juries has a long-standing history in Texas. It was really made known in the Thomas Miller-el case where Dallas had a guide for their prosecutors to strike all minorities from the jury panel. So it’s about whether the Courts will consider the issue worth halting the execution.
The case he makes reference to is a 2004 case in Dallas, Texas where Thomas Miller-El accused the prosecutors of removing 10 of the 11 African American jurors from jury selection in his capital murder case based on race. He was initially denied the motion and sentenced to the death penalty before the U.S. Supreme Court granted Miller-El certiorari a second time on June 28th, 2004.
On June 13th, 2005, the Court agreed that there was apparent racial discrimination from the prosecutors in jury selection and chose in favor of Miller-El.
Snoop Dogg’s Uncle JuneBug Has Died According To Daz Dillinger (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Sad news for the family of rap superstar Snoop Dogg. According to Snoop’s cousin Daz Dillinger, the jovial 70 year old Uncle June Bug passed away today (March 21st).
At 9:33 A.M. EST Daz Dillinger posted a video to personal Instagram stating he was going to see his “Uncle Jun Bug one last time.” While details are still coming in, Uncle June Bug was apparently ill for quite some time.
Uncle June Bug had not been active on social media where he usually frequents. His last tweet was on August 27th, 2013.
Fabolous, brother Paul Cain paid his condolences and memorialized Uncle June Bug with a personal story from his encounter with Uncle June Bug on the 2003 Roc The Mic tour posted on his personal Instagram:
I Remember Being On Tour With My Brother Back In ’03. The “Roc The Mic” Tour Wit 50 & Jay-Z 2 Be Exact. Snoop Dogg Was Also On The Tour. He Used 2 Do This Joint Every Night…”Smoke Weed, Get Drunk & F###” Lol. I Remember Watching Him Perform This One Night & Saw An Older Playa Who Snoop Looked Just Like Up There Grooving Wit Him. All I Remember Thinking Was “I Hope I Live 2 Be His Age & If I Do I Wanna Still Be Grooving Just Like That”! At First I Thought It Was His Pops Until Snoop Said “Make Some Noise 4 My Uncle June Bug Y’all”! Once Off Stage I Spoke 2 Uncle June Bug. He Was Cool, Laid Back & Enjoying Himself! A Playa 4 Real!!! When I Woke Up The First Thing I Saw On IG Today Was DaZ Saying He Going 2 See His Uncle 4 The Last Time. My Heart Dropped. Not Only Cuz DaZ Is My Homie But Cuz Playa’s Like Him U Wanna See Live Forever!! R.I.P June Bug@therealdazdillinger@snoopdogg My Condolences 2 Your Whole Family. #SleepInPeacePlaya#JuneBug #StayStrongDaz #RollingOneAsIType#HopefullyILiveAsLongAsHeDid
AllHipHop sends our condolences out to everyone in Uncle June Bug’s family and will update this story as more details emerge.
Check out Daz’s Instagram video announcing the news of Uncle June Bug’s death below:
Hip-Hop Rumors: Are People Worried About Jennifer Hudson?
Here is Jennifer Hudson when we called her J-Hud:
And here is Jennifer Hudson of Today:
Late last year, there began some critics that said that she was simply too thin. But now, I am getting word that her people are actually scared for her. They are concerned that she is actually losing too much weight! She was a sexy thicky before and now she looks like she may really have an issue. She left Weight Watchers after losing 80 lbs.
Well, I’m hoping she gains a couple in the right spots and then drops a new album.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
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Rick Ross Says Dr. Dre Gave Him Detox Track For Mastermind
(AllHipHop News) While some music watchers still wait for the third installment in Dr. Dre’s solo album discography known as Detox, one of the cuts originally slated for the producer’s long-delayed album made its way on another recent project.
[ALSO READ: Dr. Dre To Produce “Smoke” Off 50 Cent’s “Animal Ambition”]
Rick Ross acknowledges that his Bink!-produced track “Mafia Music III” featuring Mavado and Sizzla was supposed to be on Detox, but he says Dre let him have it for his own recently released album Mastermind. The Maybach Music Group leader shared that information on Twitter.
Mafia Music III track was originally for Detox which @drdre gave me for #Mastermind in a session. #Gem
— Mastermind (@rickyrozay) March 20, 2014
Bink told XXL that he and Dr. Dre made the beat together over a year ago, and Ross was hired to write lyrics for Dre. He also stated that he got clearance from Dre to pass it on to Ross, but he had not heard the final version of “Mafia Music III” that ended up on Mastermind prior to the album’s release.
“When I heard it, it was just Ross and Mavado, but now they added Sizzla to it,” said Bink. “There’s a serious disconnect, to be honest with you, with the music. It’s not like it used to be.”
Wil Guice – “Smoke and Sex”
“Smoke and Sex” is the first single from Multi-Platinum artist/songwriter Wil Guice @theohioplaya (Usher, 2Chainz, Tyga, J Rock, John Legend, etc) and highly acclaimed Boston producer WMS The Sultan @sultan617 (Vado, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, Styles P, Keith Murray, etc.) off their collaborative Soul EP WMS The Sultan presents WIL GUICE: ZEITGUICE….Wil Guice displays his versatility on “Smoke and Sex” using a throwback R&B flow over Sultan’s soulful hard hitting sample beat. “ZEITGUICE” is the first of three full projects Wil Guice has set for release over this Spring and Summer.
D’Angelo To Release “Live At The Jazz Cafe, London: The Complete Show”
(AllHipHop News) Recent video recorded in a studio suggested that R&B singer D’Angelo is hard at work on his long-awaited comeback album. While the exact date of when the world will get to hear the official follow-up to Voodoo is unknown, a D’Angelo live album will be available on March 25th.
[ALSO READ: New Videos Of D’Angelo Studio Sessions Hit The Net]
Live at the Jazz Café, London: The Complete Show will feature six songs from the Live At The Jazz Café, London album that was only released in Japan. The other five tracks are unreleased versions of tunes recorded at D’Angelo’s 1995 show in London.
Check out the tracklist for Live at the Jazz Café, London: The Complete Show below.
1. Introduction
2. Fencewalk (Mandrill cover)
3. Sweet Sticky Thing (Ohio Players cover)
4. Jonz in My Bones
5. Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine
6. Sh*t, Damn, Motherf*cker
7. Cruisin’ (Smokey Robinson cover)
8. I’m Glad You’re Mine (Al Green cover)
9. Lady
10. Announcement
11. Can’t Hide Love
12. Brown Sugar
Pitchfork Festival Line-Up Revealed Featuring Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q & Earl Sweatshirt
(AllHipHop News) The Pitchfork Music Festival is all set to present a wide range of musical talent. Organizers announced the full line-up for the Chicago event, and several Hip Hop stars will hit the stage that weekend.
[ALSO READ: BUKU Music + Art Project Festival Daily Line-Up Announced Featuring Nas, Pusha T & More]
Kendrick Lamar was named a co-headliner. His fellow TDE members Schoolboy Q, Isaiah Rashad, and SZA are on the bill as well. Other rappers to perform include Pusha T, Danny Brown, and Earl Sweatshirt.
The Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 takes place July 18 – July 20 at Union Park in Chicago. To purchase tickets visit ticketfly.com.
[ALSO READ: OutKast, Frank Ocean, Kid Cudi & More To Play Sasquatch! Music Festival]
Check out the line-up below.
Friday 7/18: Beck, Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks, Giorgio Moroder, Sun Kil Moon, Factory Floor, Death Grips, The Haxan Cloak, Sharon Van Etten, Isaiah Rashad, Hundred Waters, SZA
Saturday 7/19: Neutral Milk Hotel, The Field, FKA Twigs, St. Vincent, Danny Brown, Kelela tUnE-yArDs, The Range, Pusha T, The Julie Ruin, Cloud Nothings, Mas Ysa, Wild Beasts, Circulatory System, Empress Of, Ka, Twin Peaks
Sunday 7/20: Kendrick Lamar, Hudson Mohawke, Grimes, DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn, Slowdive, Real Estate, Jon Hopkins, Schoolboy Q, Dum Dum Girls, Earl Sweatshirt, Majical Cloudz, Deafheaven, Perfect P####, DIIV, Speedy Ortiz, Mutual Benefit
Hip-Hop Rumors: Could Jay-Z Snatch Up Drake?
This is one crazy a$$ rumor if you ask me, but lets talk about it. First of all, lets establish a few things. The Big Homey said that Drake ain’t NEVER, EVER leaving YMCMB. He was very,very clear. And – guess what? Drake has said similar things on the record. But these rumors persist. Most recently, I was told that Drake has essentially severed all ties with the crew. So, I have no clue as to what his obligation legally is to Cash Money, but some people that claim to know something are telling me that Jay is looking for the swoop the second the legal obligation is met. The big question is…why would Drake go under another umbrella if he could get out of his lifelong situation with Cash Money? Secondly, is Jay Z some sort of safe haven where Drake won’t have to fear retribution? You know Baby and Cash Money don’t play. For real, for real. I guess we’ll see. My guess is Drake ain’t going nowhere.
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Frank Ocean Settles Suit With Chipotle Without Telling Them To “F*ck Off”
(AllHipHop News) When news broke that Frank Ocean was being sued by Chipotle for breach of contract, the Odd Future singer posted a picture of a check to his Tumblr page supposedly written out to the restaurant chain.
The memo line on the $212,500 check read “F**K OFF.”
[ALSO READ: Frank Ocean Tells Chipotle To “F*ck Off”]
According to TMZ, the lawsuit was settled after Ocean paid Chipotle for pulling out of a commercial, but the check seen online was not the one he delivered to the company.
A representative from Chipotle reportedly stated, “Nice stunt, Frank!”
Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul & Jay Rock Projects “Coming Soon”
(AllHipHop News) The Top Dawg Entertainment train continues to roll on. After Isaiah Rashad dropped Cilvia Demo, his debut project for the label, and Schoolboy Q’s Oxymoron hit number one on the charts, TDE’s CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith took to twitter to share an update on what to expect from the rest of the label.
[ALSO READ: Watch Kendrick Lamar & Schoolboy Q Perform At iTunes SXSW Festival (VIDEOS)]
According to Tiffith, fans of Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Jay Rock should see new projects from the Black Hippy members in the near future. Singer-songwriter SZA’s solo effort is up next with a release date for Z now scheduled for April 8th.
@justsza Z 4.8.14, @abdashsoul ,@jayrock and @kendricklamar coming soon be patient…#TDE#0XYMORON#CilviaDemo OUT NOW!
— dangeroo kipawaa TDE (@dangerookipawaa) March 20, 2014
Ab-Soul previously tweeted that his project is already complete. In an interview with Billboard, Top Dawg revealed that Kendrick’s next album is mostly likely coming in September.
[ALSO READ: TDE Looks To Drop Kendrick Lamar’s Next Album In September]
Future Ft. Pusha T & Pharrell “Move That Dope (Key Wane Remix)”
Waka Flocka Flame & Young Scooter “Cook Jug”