Nas & DJ Premier To Perform "Illmatic" In Its Entirety At BUKU Music + Art Project
(AllHipHop News) In celebration of the 20th anniversary of Illmatic, Nas will be hitting the stage with DJ Premier to perform the classic album in its entirety at the 2014 BUKU Music + Art Project.
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Besides the Queens legend running through the 1994 Hip Hop masterpiece, other rap stars scheduled to appear at the 2-day festival include Chance The Rapper, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Tyler The Creator, Pusha T, Schoolboy Q, and Danny Brown. Big Freedia will also be on hand for the “Twerk Lesson” fan interactive experience.
Artists from various genres will perform across five stages including the VIP-Only stage located aboard the S.S. BUKU riverboat. The 18 & over event is taking place at Mardi Gras World on March 21- 22, 2014.
Tickets are on sale at www.thebukuproject.com/tickets.
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Check out the full 2014 BUKU Music + Art Project line-up below.
Lil Boosie Confirms February Release; Addresses False Bookings Under His Name
(AllHipHop News) News broke this week that incarcerated rapper Torrence “Lil Boosie” Hatch is scheduled to be released from prison this month. Boosie is now speaking out for the first time about his pending freedom.
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Boosie contacted his publicist Chew Davis of Von Chew Media & Entertainment to release a statement on his behalf. The Superbad performer confirms he will be home by the end of the February, but he does not want the exact date to become public for “safety concerns and protocols.”
The Louisiana native also wants to make it clear that despite reports he has been scheduled for appearances and shows, any bookings under his name that were not conducted by his brother/manager Taquari “TQ” Hatch or Johnnie Cabbell are not legit. Boosie does not have any booking agents.
“I can’t wait to get out and squash all that sh*t,” says Boosie.
Boosie adds that he has hundreds of songs written ready to be recorded. According to the rapper, his new material will be “real life music.” Fans will also get to see his “growth as a son, a father, a man and with the help of his brother TQ, a verified businessman.”
“I think the folks are waiting for my return to the game,” Boosie said.
The new website www.thereallilboosie.com will be launching this week as well.
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This or That: Quelle Chris Talks Detroit Rap Albums, Kanye West Eras, & Seahawks Vs Broncos
(AllHipHop Feature) In the latest version of “This or That” Detroit’s Quelle Chris shares his picks in a variety of topics. The creator of the Ghost At The Finish Line LP explains why the shocking turn in the The Sixth Sense makes it the “coldest” spirit-filled film.
With songs like “Coke Rap War Game” and “Loop Dreams” in his catalog, we ask the Mello Music Group member for his take on cocaine themed Hip Hop albums and basketball documentaries. The punk rock follower also answers the age-old question in Rock-&-Roll circles – The Ramones or The Clash? Discover Quelle Chris’ choices.
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What are your personal Top 5 albums by a Detroit rapper?
Not in any order. Detroit Hip-Hop, Vol. 1, Dwele’s Rize, Hodge Podge’s Ear Candy, Fuzz Scotta’s 97 Crop Pick, and Denmark Vessey’s Cult Classic.
Besides your own work, what were the last three songs you listened to?
ZelooperZ’ “Hit a Lick.” David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” I found the instrumental, so I was listening to that. We – me and the homie Chris Keys – were listening to some Merci Beaucoup s**t. That’s the last three things I can immediately recall listening to.
What is one of the most outlandish things someone has tweeted to you?
I’ve got ones that don’t make any sense like weird beefs that I don’t know why they exist. The s**t that sounds real personal, but for the most part I only get love on Twitter.
If you could choose any three people to follow you on Twitter, who would you pick?
Herman Cain, Darryl Strawberry, and Hannibal Buress.
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This or That: freestyle or write?
Write. I freestyle just on some bulls**t, but I like to write, have that complete thought. I like every line to be just right. Even it doesn’t sound just right, it sounds just right in my brain.
Better ghost story movie: The Sixth Sense or Paranormal Activity?
The Sixth Sense, that st is the coldest. Paranormal Activity is on some Blair Witch st. I’m good on that. In The Sixth Sense, when you found out that the dude was dead all the time, that st blew your mind. You knew they were ghosts in Paranormal Activity. You didn’t know what the fk was going on with The Sixth Sense.
Better basketball documentary: Hoop Dreams or The Fab Five?
Hoop Dreams is that st. I’ll go with Fab Five just because Hoop Dreams is long as fk.
Better coke rap album: Lord Willin’ or Only Built 4 Cuban Linx?
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, definitely.
“College Dropout era” Kanye or “Yeezus era” Kanye?
College Dropout, that goes without saying. I’m not going to sit here talk about that man. He’s doing something. He may not being doing it the best way I think it could be done, but he’s doing something. But that old st was killing. This new st just sounds forced to me. That old s**t just sounded natural.
The Ramones or The Clash?
The Clash, I like their grooves a lot more.
Grand Theft Auto or Call of Duty?
Grand Theft Auto because I haven’t really been getting into the first-person st. I like the Grand Theft Auto online st too. Grand Theft Auto all day. You can do whatever the fk you want to do. Call of Duty, n***as just be fighting each other all day. Grand Theft Auto you can run around and do all types of crazy st. I like freedom. On Call of Duty there’s not enough freedom for me.
Bitcoin: cool or crazy?
That sht could be the wave of the future. This money st’s about to collapse. It’s not like we’re not always going to have some form of currency. That’s just how people work. You got people in jail, and they got to have some sort of currency.
I’m not against that Bitcoin. I’m not going to lie. I’ve tried to get into that st. I don’t complete understand it. That st got me lost [laughs], but that st’s going to make its way. I don’t think that st’s crazy. I think if you can make your own way of creating exchange between two people without having to go through the system that’s already established then go for it.
Seahawks or Broncos?
Seahawks.
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Check out Quelle Chris and fellow Mello Music Group artists on the compilation Mandala Vol. 1, Polysonic Flows below.
AHH EXCLUSIVE: Raekwon Offers Justin Bieber Life Advice
(AllHipHop News) Corey Woods, more famously known as, Raekwon, is celebrated for his solo-effort to improve Hip-Hop and for his contribution to the world-renown, Wu-Tang Clan. Throughout his creative maturation the public has witnessed his growth as an MC and as a man.
In the past, Pop sensation, Justin Bieber, who’s in the midst of living his life on center stage, has worked with Raekwon. Having thrived beneath the spotlight’s glare, the prolific MC spoke with AllHipHop and offered the singer the following advice:
On Dealing with Fame
“Shorty, you got to be held accountable for the things that you do, you know what I mean. Don’t throw it all away for nothing. People love you because they see that you have something—you can’t. You got to show them that you won’t change as a person, but you’ll grow through experiences.”
On Making the Leap from Kid Star to Grown Ass Man
“Just be a little bit more cautious on how you do sht, you know. Don’t do your sht corny-looking; do it in a way that people respect that you’re getting older. He got paper he coolin’; he can have anything that he wants. Sometimes because of our success we let that go through our head, too. I like him, personally; that’s my guy. I wish him the best.”
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Tech N9ne Announces ‘Independent Grind Tour 2014’
(AllHipHop News) Lyrical contortionist, Tech N9ne, has announced his upcoming ‘Independent Grind Tour 2014.’ The mammoth tour which begins in April is slated to visit over 70 stateside cities.
Reinforcing the three-month tour, the Strange Music juggernaut will be joined by (BGA) Freddie Gibbs, labelmate Krizz Kaliko, the emerging Jarren Benton, and buzzing Rap duo Psych Ward Druggies. For more information and to secure VIP access visit TheRealTechN9ne.com.
The itinerary for the 70-date ‘Independent Grind Tour 2014’ is as follows:
April 9 – Springfield, MO
April 10 – Little Rock, AR
April 11 – Baton Rouge, LA
April 12 – Mobile, AL
April 13 – Birmingham, AL
April 14 – Pensacola, FL
April 15 – St. Petersburg, FL
April 16 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
April 17 – Orlando, FL
April 18 – Jacksonville, FL
April 19 – Atlanta, GA
April 20 – TBA
April 21 – Charleston, SC
April 22 – Greensboro, NC
April 23 – Washington, DC
April 24 – Norfolk, VA
April 25 – Philadelphia, PA
April 26 – Sayreville, NJ
April 27 – Worcester, MA
April 28 – TBA
April 29 – Rochester, NY
April 30 – Cleveland, OH
May 1 – Detroit, MI
May 2 – Cincinnati, OH
May 3 – Indianapolis, IN
May 4 – St. Louis, MO
May 5 – Kokomo, IN
May 6 – Chicago, IL
May 7 – Milwaukee, WI
May 8 – Des Moines, IA
May 9 – Omaha, NE
May 10 – Minneapolis, MN
May 11 – Sioux Falls, SD
May 12 – TBA
May 13 – Fargo, ND
May 14 – Bismark, ND
May 15 – Rapid City, SD
May 16 – Casper, WY
May 17 – Billings, MT
May 18 – Missoula, MT
May 19 – TBA
May 20 – TBA
May 21 – Boise, ID
May 22 – Spokane, WA
May 23 – Seattle, WA
May 24 – Seattle, WA
May 25 – TBA
May 26 – Portland, OR
May 27 – Bend, OR
May 28 – Ashland, OR
May 29 – Arcata, CA
May 30 – Reno, NV
May 31 – Sacramento, CA
June 1 – Santa Cruz, CA
June 2 – San Francisco, CA
June 3 – Riverside, CA
June 4 – Los Angeles, CA
June 5 – San Diego, CA
June 6 – TBA
June 7 – Tempe, AZ
June 8 – Tucson, AZ
June 9 – Las Vegas, NV
June 10 – Salt Lake City, UT
June 11 – Grand Junction, CO
June 12 – Colorado Springs, CO
June 13 – Ft. Collins, CO
June 14 – TBA
June 15 – Albuquerque, NM
June 16 – El Paso, TX
June 17 – Lubbock, TX
June 18 – Oklahoma City, OK
June 19 – Austin, TX
June 20 – San Antonio, TX
June 21 – Houston, TX
June 22 – Dallas, TX
June 23 – TBA
June 24 – Tulsa, OK
June 25 – Wichita, KS
June 26 – Manhattan, KS
June 27 – Columbia, MO
June 28 – Kansas City, MO
EXCLUSIVE: George Zimmerman Says Rapper Game Is "Perfect" Opponent For Celebrity Boxing Match
(AllHipHop News) George Zimmerman is still seeking an opponent for his upcoming boxing match and is open to all challengers, despite reports that rapper Game has been ruled out as a potential candidate to fight the acquitted murderer.
In July of 2013, George Zimmerman was acquitted of murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in a controversial case that included issues involving racial identity, gun-rights and civil rights, during a trial that captured the nation’s attention.
Last week, George Zimmerman agreed to a celebrity boxing match on March 1.
So far, rappers Game and DMX have stated that they would be willing to scrap with Zimmerman.
Game appeared on TMZ Live and said that over 4,700 people had applied to fight Zimmerman and that he was ruled out because Zimmerman feared his 6’5 height and 240 pound weight.
But according to Damon Feldman, the promoter of the event who has 55 celebrity boxing matches under his belt via his Celebrity Boxing Federation (CBF), George Zimmerman believes Game is the best opponent.
“He [George Zimmerman] is open to any challengers that make sense, but he is training hard and he said ‘Game is the perfect opponent,'” Damon Feldman told AllHipHop.com in an exclusive interview.
DMX told TMZ.com that he would step in the ring with George Zimmerman on behalf of black people and then he would “p### on him, right in his muthaf**kin face.”
Feldman told AllHipHop.com that Zimmerman has definitely signed his contract, but so far, despite the bravado and boasting from both Game and DMX, neither has officially signed any document binding them to the boxing match.
“Zimmerman is signed now,” Feldman told AllHipHop.com. “If anyone still wants the shot at it, you can email fi*********@*****il.com.”
Jimi Hendrix Biopic Starring Andre 3000 Debuting At SXSW
(AllHipHop News) After years and family disagreements, the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side will debut at this year’s South by South West event in Austin, TX.
The biopic starring Andre 3000, directed and written by the scriptwriter of 12 Years A Slave, John Ridley. The film will document Hendrix’s rise to fame in London during the years of 1966 and 1967. Jimi Hendrix’s family owned estate, Experience Hendrix LLC, refused to allow Hendrix’s original music to be included in the film since they were not asked to participate in the movie’s formation. As a result, the only music Andre 3000 will be playing as Jimi Hendrix will be covers of The Beatles, Troggs, Muddy Waters and others that Hendrix frequently performed during his burgeoning years.
Along with Jimi, South By Southwest will also debut director David Laven’s SVDDXNLY which follows the rise to stardom of A$AP Rocky and the A$AP Mob.
The South By South West Festival will run from March 7th to March 16th.
Slaughterhouse Members Speak On Battling TDE's Black Hippy
(AllHipHop News) Two of the leading crews in Hip Hop at the moment are Shady Records’ Slaughterhouse and Top Dawg Entertainment’s Black Hippy. Both collectives made waves during last year’s BET Hip Hop Awards Cyphers, and SH members Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz were among the emcees who responded on wax to BH member Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse.
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Some rap fans have wondered what would happen if Slaughterhouse (Budden, Ortiz, Royce da 5’9″, Crooked I) faced off against Black Hippy (Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Jay Rock, Ab-Soul) in a head-to-head rap battle. Slaughterhouse spoke on the hypothetical contest on RapFix Live. According to Crooked, his team would come out on top.
“Let me tell you something, that’s not a shot, because I really appreciate what they do,” said Crooked. “But as a rapper, I feel like I’m supposed to believe that. When I get on the court, nobody could see me. That’s just what I’m supposed to do. But that doesn’t stop me from being a fan of other great lyricists.”
Royce feels that the match would not pair up easily. His perspective is that the two groups take different approaches to their rapping styles and the winner would be decided mostly on the preference of the judges.
“I don’t think that we’re in the same lane,” added Royce. “I think that we get compared to them because we’re crews. But I’m not so sure that me and Schoolboy could really go at each other, with what he does, versus what I do. It’s not really the same thing.”
Slaughterhouse is teaming with Shady boss Eminem for a rap battle competition featuring some of the stand out names on the circuit. The “Total Slaughter” tournament includes Math Hoffa, Arsonal, Dizaster, Daylyt, Big T, Marvwon, Aye Verb, and Cortez.
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Watch the Slaughterhouse interview below.
A$AP Mob Reportedly To Drop "L.O.R.D." Album In March
(AllHipHop News) Harlem Hip Hop collective A$AP Mob is prepping to drop their compilation album in the coming weeks. According to XXL, the crew’s L.O.R.D. album will be available March 4th.
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The A$AP Mob mixtape Lords Never Worry came out in 2012. Members of A$AP released the solo albums Long. Live. A$AP by A$AP Rocky and Trap Lord by A$AP Ferg in 2013. Method Man joined A$AP Nast for the track “Trillmatic” released in December as an A$AP Mob single.
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AllSports: Dom Kennedy Explains The Racial Dynamic of Richard Sherman's Rant
(AllHipHop Original Series ) Earlier this week (January 28th) Dom Kennedy spoke EXCLUSIVELY with AllHipHop about Get Home Safely, his rise to fame and more. During the interview, Dom Kennedy gave a profound and poignant analysis of the uproar over Richard Sherman’s rant on San Francisco 49ers receiver Michael Crabtree following the NFC Championship game. For this edition of AllSports, Dom’s unedited and full analysis is placed on center stage:
It’s America. It’s America. It’s America. That’s really what that came down to. People getting out of line, and not even getting out of line, but showing their emotions over showing a passion. He probably been playing football since he was younger than 10 years old. Seven or eight years old, you know what I’m saying? That’s like doing the same thing for 20 years and getting to the top of your sport and making a great play and letting some of that emotion off against somebody who wants it as bad as you.
I feel like that’s what you want to see, you know. That’s what you want to see. You don’t see the NFL suspending them or fining them or none of that. If anything it helped the NFL and it brought more awareness to the cause. I don’t think it was bad at all. You hear a lot of words thrown around now by people who don’t know nothing about racism and this and that.
It was just two young Black guys competing on the football field. It’s like, it got to end somewhere. Man, they on the football field. Those are two guys who went to college who make a living playing professional sports. It has to end somewhere. They didn’t do nothing wrong or anything bad. It’s just unfortunate, now it came down to two Black guys. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an instance where it was two Black guys and there was this much racism.
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Kennedy spoke with MTV News about his Super Bowl pick and what the spread will be:
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Jadakiss and Styles Talk Being Free Agents, Says "Grammy's Aint Hip Hop" + More
(AllHipHop News) Give Jadakiss and Styles P a microphone and whether a beat is on or not but something unexpected will be said. After explaining Macklemore winning the rap album Grammy’s over Kendrick Lamar as “60/40, the white man still win”, Jadakiss further explains his stance by claiming the Grammy’s are out of touch with Hip Hop:
Grammys ain’t Hip Hop. We they do the Hip Hop categories on the Grammy’s. Every nominee, only one or two are really Hip Hop.
Jadakiss also revealed that Def Jam did not want to “put the money up” for his song “Big Body Dialogue” released in May of 2013 Jada says The Lox have been free agents for “about two, three weeks.” While Jadakiss was voiced his hesitance to signing with an independent label, Styles P
I’m the opposite, man. I think with The Lox, our perfect situation would be an indie/major kind of movement.
The Lox’s Trinity EP was released through their label D-Block Records directly to iTunes last December. Check out the full interview as Jadakiss talks how he explains weed references in his music to his daughter, Styles P discusses the possibilities of the first openly gay rapper and more with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club below:
Rutgers Professor Explores Race In New Course Based On Beyonce
(AllHipHop News) She helped Bootylicious be recognized in the Oxford English Dictionary and now she will help Rutgers students understand media consumption. The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University is now officially offering a course called “Politicizing Beyonce.”
The course,being taught by doctoral student Kevin Allerd, will focus on analyzing Beyonce’s work in the context of black feminist text.
The last few years has experienced the rise in Hip Hop and R&B-related academia. Georgetown University has a course called “The Sociology of Hip-Hop: The Urban Theodicy of Jay-Z” and University of Missouri offers “English 2169: Jay-Z and Kanye West” which examine Jay Z and Kanye West’s art in the context of the American Dream and traditional poetry.
WTF News: Paraplegic Man Allegedly Stole a Car From Dealership
A man who is paralyzed from the waist down allegedly stole a care from a Florida dealership Wednesday, reports WKMG. The suspect, who is wheelchair-bound, reportedly got into a white 2009 Pontiac G8 at a Ford dealership in Ocala, with the assistance of a salesman.
The 28-year-old then locked the doors and sped out of the lot by using a collapsible cane to work the gas and brake pedals. Police chased him for 50 miles across three counties before authorities gave up.
The suspect was eventually nabbed as he tried to refuel in Bradford County.
The Bradford County Sheriff’s office charged Battice with a non-moving traffic violation and vehicular theft.
Rick Ross, Chris Chambers Collaborate For Fundraiser
Last night, Chris Chambers and The C.A.T.C.H 84 Foundation (Children Achieving through Community Help) held its annual Strikes for Scholarships, At Lucky Strikes South Beach.
A number of athletes and celebrities came out to support the Hennessy-sponsored event, including Trina, Brianna Perry, Uncle Luke and the co-host for the cause Rick Ross.
Also in attendance was TruTV stars of “South Beach Tow” Bernice, Robbie and J-Money.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Draya Michele Still Beefing With Chantel Christie
Draya Michele of Basketball Wives LA has been beefing with Jackie Christie’s daughter, Chantel…over a man. Apparently, the two got into a fight during filming for the reality show, over Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick. Draya was claiming him as her boo and had him all up on Instragram in pictures but in the trailer for the forthcoming season of Basketball Wives LA we see Jackie Christie telling Draya that Scandrick was double dipping.
Looks like it’s not over because the women took to Twitter (what else is new) to throw some digital darts at each other. According to Draya, who is allegedly still dating Scandrick, the situation was manipulated for TV.
But Chantel says Draya is delusional…
Interesting.
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