Trae The Truth’s Gets On Houston Radio Once Again
In 2009, the popular Houston rapper and philanthropist was the center of controversy after one of his events ended in gunfire. Houston Hip Hop station 97.9 The Boxx blamed the rapper’s music as a reason for the violence.
After a publicized feud, the artist was officially banned not only from 97.9, but all Radio One stations; which specifically targets urban markets at 69 radio stations in 22 cities throughout the nation, including his hometown of Houston.
The ban itself extended beyond traditional radio play; it also included not acknowledging any event featuring Trae, including charity endeavors, and resulted in the firing of former Boxx personality DJ Brandi Garcia, after she played a track featuring the artist at at 50 Cent concert, despite the fact that it was a personal event.
In the five years since then, other stations have come onto the scene and quickly fizzled due to lack of funding and resources; but on December 31, 2013 this all changed when Clear Channel, the largest radio conglomerate in the nation, debuted 93.7, seemingly ending The Boxx’s reign as Houston’s sole source for Hip Hop. While The Boxx’s ban against the emcee still stands, Clear Channel has made it clear that it doesn’t apply to themselves, already inserting the Diddy and Jeezy assisted “Hold Up” off of Trae’s latest “I Am King” release into their regular rotation.
“To (finally) be heard on Houston radio again after five years is a true blessing,” says Trae before adding “I’m grateful for them creating a platform. I’ve been in the streets, but not everyone else is in them. Not everyone else could access my music easily, and now they can.”
Also set to debut in Houston is the famed morning show “The Breakfast Club,” which has featured Trae before, but will now be played in Houston as well.
Explains Trae, “A big salute to Doc Wynter and Eddie Martiny, they were responsible for not only giving me a chance, but getting me back onto the radio over at Clear Channel. I think it’s the beginning if a powerful relationship.”
Fans can also look forward to the return of the “I Am Trae” app for iPhone and Android as well as a recently launched outlet for prison art, inspired by the incarceration of his brother.
“I have a lot more things to come with I Am King and in general. There’s also Tip’s solo album, a Hustle Gang project, and a release from Doe B for those that are still waiting on it,” says Trae.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Beyonce Turned Down Kim Kardashian’s Bridesmaid Request?
Beyonce allegedly turned down Kim Kardashian’s request to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, according to Star magazine.
“While Beyonce plays nice with Kim, she finds her family unbearable. Beyonce doesn’t really care for the Kardashian family and she barely even talks to Kim, so she was shocked when she got a voicemail asking to be a bridesmaid,” a source told Star.
Word is, Beyonce feels that Kim doesn’t really care about how close a friend people are, it’s more about their name.
This sounds believable enough but I don’t believe it. Beyonce kept her own wedding secret so I don’t see her being eager to appear in someone else’s as part of the bridal party, unless it’s Solange or maybe Kelly or Michelle and even the latter two are a stretch.
Anyway, RumorFix says they reached out to a Kardashian rep who said the story is false.
Then again, would any publicist admit humiliation on Kim’s part?
What do you think?
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Tara Of Love & Hip Hop Explains Her Quick Experience Losing Virginity (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) A woman’s first time having sex is a sacred moment they remember forever, even if the experience itself does not last that long. Peter Gunz’ ex-girlfriend and Love & Hip Hop star Tara Wallace explained how
According to Tara, she lost her virginity to a crush in high school under a grand piano. The improvisers at Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal transformed this story into a hilarious sketch.
Check out Tara’s story and the accompanying sketch below:
Ciara Confirms Pregnancy (Video)
(AllHipHop News) Ciara has confirmed that she is pregnant with Future child.
The singer made the revelation, which was widely speculated, on “The View,” a popular daytime talk show.
She and Future are engaged to be married.
They expect tie the knot later this year.
Nipsey Hussle – Count Up That Loot
Nipsey Hussle & DJ V.I.P. drop an exclusive leak while on his #CrenshawTour called “Count Up That Loot” … This is a AllHipHop.com Exclusive is brought to you by DJ V.I.P. & ALL MONEY IN!
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Migos [#BGA] Ft. Sean Kingston “In Yo Life” (P###. J Hill)
Queen Latifah Says OutKast Is Working On New Album
(AllHipHop News) Not many people may know that Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit management use to be home to Atlanta rap duo OutKast. While the current daytime talk show host is no longer involved in the business affairs of Big Boi and Andre 3000, Latifah did mention on the The Howard Stern Show that Kast is planning to drop a new album.
[ALSO READ: Queen Latifah Talk Show Picked Up For Second Season]
When Stern asked Latifah what happened to OutKast, the rapper/actress replied, “They’re chilling. They’re doing movies. They’re about to work on a new album.” She then points out that she is not their manager at the moment.
It has been widely reported that OutKast was reuniting for their 20th anniversary with a series of concert dates in 2014 including headlining appearances at the Coachella and Governors Ball festivals, but the Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik creators have not formally announced they will be releasing new music this year. OutKast’s last official album was the soundtrack to the 2006 film Idlewild.
[ALSO READ: OutKast To Headline New York’s Governors Ball]
Last year speculation began that Andre would be releasing a solo album in 2014 after BET executive Stephen Hill tweeted he was told 3K was preparing to drop a new project. Dre’s publicist later denied the claimed. At the moment, OutKast fans will have to wait to see if Queen Latifah had inside knowledge of an upcoming album or just speaking off the cuff.
[ALSO READ: André 3000 Rep Says New 2014 Album Not Confirmed]
Listen to Queen Latifah speak on the potential OutKast album in the video below (1:01 mark).
The Thingy About Freeway Ricky Ross…
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I met Freeway Ricky Ross once and was taken aback by his short stature. I mean, he loomed larger than life in my mind, but upon sight, here was this frail man, barely standing 5’6″ and maybe 150 lbs. soaking wet. This is the guy that wreaked havoc on South Central Los Angeles in the 80’s? This is the cat who was gettin’ three million dollars a day off that raw-dog (cocaine) while, at the same time, helping the C.I.A. destroy and decimate a whole generation of black people—for nothing more than for filthy lucre’s sake?
This is why I’m having a hard time being sympathetic towards Freeway Ricky Ross and his lawsuits against rapper Rick Ross aka Ricky Rozay. And so far, Freeway don’ lost two hearings on the matter. Most would agree that rapper Ricky Rozay bit Freeway’s steez, yea, his whole persona down to the bald head and Osama beard, but is this lawsuit worthy? According to two courts, no!
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Freeway Ricky Ross suffers from the “Apostle Paul Complex.” This is his dilemma. How can I (or you) be sympathetic to a man who’s caused such harm to his own people while his biggest concern is receiving monetary gain off of a name and lifestyle that was detrimental to his own people? (I’m starting to sound like Minister Paul Scott! God forbid!) Freeway is the Apostle Paul to the hip-hop world I tell you!
For those who remember their Bible learnin’—the Apostle Paul (Saul), before he allegedly met Jesus was a piece of scum! Dude went around the countryside harassing his own people (the Jews) and putting them in jail and oftentimes killing them. Oh, he was one bad m###! And then a day came where he flip-da-script, but by then, it was too late to repent to his own people, so he took his message of salvation over yonder (to the gentiles). He may have met Jesus on the “Road To Damascus” and alla dat! But the Jews weren’t trying to hear none of that newfound religiosity he was preaching! “N####! You kilt my mama! You put my daddy in prison! You raped my sister and you murked my dear ol’ grandma! F### you, your dirty drawhs and the religious garbage you’re spitting!” That was the sentiment of most law-abiding Jews of that time. Nobody was sympathetic just ‘cause you had a change of heart! Take that s### over there!
Similarly, this is Freeway Ricky Ross’s problem. Okay! You’ve changed. You’ve paid your debt to society and now you wanna do good. Great! Now you want this hip-hop generation to side with you against Ricky Rozay over your name and forget what your name stood for—the death of a people! You don’t want Rozay profiting off your name, yet you profited off the backs of welfare mothers and had your people strung out on the devil’s dick! (Drugs)
We’re supposed to be sympathetic towards you just ‘cause a n#### wants to use your dirty name to bolster some street-cred in the rap game? Would you be this gung ho if Ricky Rozay was not a dope (no pun intended) artist (‘cause he is!) and makin’ money off your “perceived” persona?
Gangster rap invented this persona, so what Ricky Rozay did in “adopting,” “plagiarizing,” “biting” and stealing another man’s image was far from out of the ordinary! The rap world is full of rappers named “Gotti,” “Noriega,” “Capone,” “Scarface,” and “Don,” who swipe the names of legendary criminal white guys to feign gangsterized—and even Rick Rozay’s arch-nemesis 50 Cent, who stole his name from the original 50 Cent—a lil n#### with the heart of a lion who was killing people catching bodies all over New York! So really, how much different was Rick Rozay’s actions, other than denying that he was using the moniker of a dude from the West Coast? Why he went through all the double-talking and obfuscation is anyone’s guess. (And we already know why Rozay denied all the correctional officer stuff. S### was bad for business, but a n#### like me would’ve flipped it and said, “Yeah! I was a correctional officer and knew Noriega, the real Noriega and was gettin’ intel and bricks from that n#### when he was locked up in Miami!” How dope of a back-story would that be for a rapper?)
Since I’m from Miami—from the same hood as Ricky Rozay (Carol City) let me clear some s### up for you folks from around the country. When you’re not from a certain city you don’t have the proper knowledge and/or understanding of that city’s crime underworld. You don’t know who the players and pushers and D-boys and all their captains and lieutenants and shooters are. (There are levels to this s###!) Where Rozay fit in that pantheon of miscreants is debatable, but indeed, contrary to the popular belief of 50 Cent dick-riders, 18-months as a correctional officer does not discount for a life of thuggery, chicanery and criminality. And what kind of fool would associate himself with a criminal enterprise responsible for 35 deaths just for a rap career? Get ya mind right! This is “deeper than rap!” Ricky Rozay was in the underworld deep! So much so that he rapped about his affiliation to the murderous Boobie Boys gang proudly. He rapped of Boobie’s incarceration, “… when they snatched Black [Boobie], I cried a 100 nights, he got a 100 bodies, serving a 100 lifes.”
How could a fraud be this respected in the streets—still? Miami ain’t soft! Them n##### from “The Bahas” and Carol City would’ve long dealt with Ricky Rozay for the perpetration of name-dropping and affiliating himself with something he was never part of.
And so, Rozay messed up and chose the name of a ghetto-star from the Left Coast who wants a come-up off his licentious lifestyle, believing that Rozay was never “about that life” from the first.
And now we are left to our own devices. We are expected to shun the man who borrowed his name from a former drug dealer and praise the man who destroyed many communities and people from peddling dope. This is that thingy about Freeway Ricky Ross that rubs me the wrong way. I have respect for Freeway for things he’s doing to better his community and hip-hop, but it’s now time to drop this lawsuit thingy and move on. You f##### up in life and this is part of the punishment–seeing another n#### rock your name and fame. Accept it and own it!
Cash Money’s Kevin Rudolf Suing Woman For Swindling Him Out Of $1 Million
(AllHipHop News) Music producer and performer Kevin Rudolf lost $1 million, and the Cash Money member claims he is owed that money back and then some. Rudolf and businessman James Campbell are suing Ishita Ganguly, ex-wife of business mogul Jim Morrison, for allegedly fooling them into contributing $1 million each for a “no-risk” deal.
[ALSO READ: Meet Lil Wayne’s Rockstar Kevin Rudolf and His Favorite Rap/Rock Mash-Ups]
The Staten Island Advance is reporting that Rudolf and Cambell’s lawsuit accuses Ganguly of offering them the opportunity to invest in humanitarian, social and economic development projects, but the 32-year-old Huguenot, New York resident used the funds to buy $300,000 worth of jewelry and a reported $2.45 million mansion. They are seeking the return of their $1 million and an unspecified amount in damages.
According to court papers, Ganguly, approached Rudolf and Campbell in April of 2012 introducing herself as the managing director of the U.K. firm Astute Partners. She allegedly proposed that the two men take part in a business venture that involved multinational banks and intergovernmental organizations.
The plaintiffs claim Ganguly informed them they would get a $10 million return on their investment in 21 business days or a full reimbursement of their initial $1 million.
Rudolf and Campbell say neither received any money from Ganguly or Astute even after being promised they would be reimbursed by the company’s named CEO by e-mail. They claim to not have heard from Ganguly since May of 2012.
Ganguly’s lawyer states that his client “vehemently denies all the allegations” and looks forward to clearing her name in court.
Kevin Rudolf is best known for his multiplatinum hit “Let It Rock” featuring Lil Wayne. He also provided production work for artists like Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, The Black Eyed Peas, and Flo Rida.
[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Still Facing Lawsuit For Sex Tape Appearing Online]
Kim Kardashian To File Charges Against Man Allegedly Attacked By Kanye West
(AllHipHop News) It seems the latest potential criminal case against Kanye West has amplified. The Chicago rapper was accused of attacking an 18-year-old man at a Beverly Hills medical office on Monday after the individual allegedly called his fiancée Kim Kardashian a “n****r lover.” West is now reportedly under police investigation for misdemeanor assault.
[ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Kanye Beat Down Dude That Called Kim A “N***er Lover”]
According to TMZ, Kardashian is now preparing to press charges against the 18-year-old man as well. The reality television star claims the individual threatened her life by yelling “I will kill you s###.” The site say she has met with attorneys and will file a police report for criminal threats.
The incident apparently began when the man attempted to hold the door for Kardashian at a chiropractor’s office as paparazzi swarmed the scene. The man then began yelling racial and homophobic slurs at the photographers, but after Kardashian told him to stop using those offensive terms he began screaming at her. Kanye arrived later and then allegedly hit the man inside the building.
Kanye is still facing previous criminal battery and attempted grand theft charges for an encounter with a photog last summer at LAX airport. The G.O.O.D. Music boss is claiming self-defense in that case.
[ALSO READ: Kanye West Claims Self-Defense In Incident With Photographer]
Childish Gambino Releases New Short Film “Chicken And Futility”
(AllHipHop News) The rapper/actor/comedian Childish Gambino is back with his latest short film Chicken And Futility. In the 3-minute clip, Gambino (aka Donald Glover) and his pals reflect on rolling papers, wanting Chick-fil-A, and the futile acts of moths.
[ALSO READ: Watch Childish Gambino’s (Donald Glover) “Clapping for the Wrong Reasons” Short Film]
Gambino previously released the 24-minute short film Clapping for the Wrong Reasons. His latest musical endeavor was his sophomore album Because The Internet. The Community star is headed out on tour to support the LP starting the end of February.
[ALSO READ: Childish Gambino Announces “The Deep Web” Tour]
Watch Childish Gambino’s Chicken And Futility below.
Daily Word – Unwaver Your Faith!!
-Ash’Cash (@IamAshCash)
“Your belief determines your action and your action determines your results, but first you have to believe.”
-Mark Victor Hansen
“Faith isn’t the ability to believe long and far into the misty future. It’s simply taking your higher power at His Word and taking the next step.”
-Joni Erickson Tada
“Faith is the daring of the soul to go farther than it can see”
-William Newton Clarke
“Do not be moved by what you see. Do not be moved by what you feel. Instead, be moved only by what you believe.”
-Smith Wigglesworth
“The beginning of anxiety is the end of faith, and the beginning of true faith is the end of anxiety.”
-George Mueller
“Always remember, you are just one “hearing” away from Faith, just one ‘knowing” away from Peace, and just one “action” away from total Victory.”
-Rex Rouis
“Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof.”
-Kahlil Gibran
“To one who has faith, no explanation is necessary. To one without faith, no explanation is possible.”
-St. Thomas Aquinas
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Ash’Cash is a Business Consultant, Motivational Speaker, Financial Expert and the author of Mind Right, Money Right: 10 Laws of Financial Freedom. For more information, please visit his website, www.IamAshCash.com
Pusha T Addresses Reports The Clipse Are Reuniting
(AllHipHop News) Fans of the Clipse that were expecting to see the duo reconnect for another project in the near future may have to wait longer than they hoped. After KarenCivil.com reported that Pusha T and No Malice were back in the studio working on a new album, Pusha has come out to clarify whether the reunion is actually happening.
[ALSO READ: Clipse Reportedly Working On New Reunion Album With The Neptunes]
“I never leaked anything about the Clipse. I didn’t do that. All I did was tell everybody I was in the studio for 20 days with Pharrell and Chad,” Pusha told DJ Heat. “Then there was a leak that happened and other people just found out that other people were down. But I wouldn’t do that. So, right now I’m on my Pusha T right now. I don’t want to mislead nobody, but we just working.”
Pusha also talks about the critical success of his debut solo album My Name Is My Name, what it feels like to be back in the studio with The Neptunes, and connecting with rap artists in the DMV area.
[ALSO READ: Pusha T Starts 20 Day Studio Run With The Neptunes (PICS)]
Watch Pusha T speak with DJ Heat in the video below.
Juicy J Awards $50,000 To “Twerk Scholarship” Winner (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Last year Juicy J announced he would be giving away a $50,000 college scholarship to the winner of a twerk contest. He asked women to send him video of them “telling [him] or showing [him] why you deserve this money.”
Juicy has now revealed the winner of the contest, and she earned the money without even having to twerk. That’s because the rules of the contest said the winner did not actually need to dance on camera in order to get the prize.
[ALSO READ: Juicy J Gives Details On How To Win $50,000 Scholarship For Twerking (VIDEO)]
“50,000 is a lot of money, and I just don’t want to waste it on just some chick shaking her ass,” says Juicy in a video announcement.
Juicy presented the money to State of College of Florida student Zaire Holmes. The biology major plans to use the money to help pay for her lab costs.
Watch Juicy J announce the winner of his $50,000 scholarship in the video below.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Did Kanye Beat Down Dude That Called Kim A “N***er Lover”
Kanye West is the most rugged dude all in Hip-Hop now. He stays beating people down. Who in Hip-Hop is actually beating people down? Not too many. Too much to lose, I guess. Anyway, it seems like Kanye was at the doctor and somebody in the Beverly Hills facility Kim Kardashian a “n*gger lover.” The dude was only 18, but that didn’t stop Kanye from allegedly attacking! Here is the report by TMZ.
Kanye West just attacked an 18-year-old guy inside the waiting room of a chiropractor’s office … TMZ has learned.
Kanye and Kim were in Beverly Hills when they were swarmed by photogs. We’re told the 18-year-old came to Kim’s rescue and held the door of a medical building open so she could get in. As Kim walked, the guy allegedly said, “F**k these fa**ot-ass n****rs”” — referring to the paparazzi. Kim then told him it was not appropriate to use the N-word. We’re told he then screamed at her, “F**k you b####. Just trying to help you. Shut up n****r lover, stupid s###.”
Apparently that got Kim hot as fish grease … she watched the guy walk into an office. A short time later Kanye arrived and went into the office.
Sources say Kanye and Kim rushed into the waiting room of chiropractor Richard Hill and found the 18-year-old sitting there. Witnesses say Kanye punched the guy and Kim screamed, “We have it all on tape.”
Sources say the massage therapist in the office separated the 2 men. Beverly Hills cops were called and the 18-year-old said he wanted to press charges.
Nobody is stressing that he called her a s###, which is reprehensible.
The World Famous Wake Up Show Plays All 50 Artists From AllHipHop.com’s Top 50 List! [DOWNLOAD]
In an unprecedented move, “The World Famous Wake Up Show” took the AllHipHop.com Top 50 Underground/Indie/Emerging List Of 2013 and created an ENTIRE SHOW around it! Yes that’s right the legendary DJ’s King Tech and DJ Revolution spun all 50 artists in the span of one show and it was nothing short of completely dopeness!
Then to make it even better for both the artists on the list and for the fans worldwide, they were kind enough to post the show so that all who missed it the first two times it played on Sirius XM’s channel Shade 45 were able to check it out!
So we are excited to bring you the show and send a huge THANK YOU to King Tech, DJ Revolution and Sway for their generosity! The show was completely their idea and we salute them for reaching out and for their support of what we’re doing around here! Check out the show below and be sure to let us both know what you think! Leave us a comment and head over to their site WakeUpShow.com and write a little something to let them know too!
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Promo-Wake Up Ft. Audible Doctor, RoQy TyRaiD, Bodega Brovas, Senica Da Misfit & Jasiri X
Torae-Cash Still Rules
Blak Milk-Mondays Worst
Action_Bronson–Midget_Cough
Roc Marciano – Take Me Over
Audible Doctor-Shiny Things
Reks- US ft. Bishop Lamont
Blu & Nottz (feat. Nitty Scott, MC) – Boyz II Men
Playdough – Bob Dylan produced
The Bodega Brovas- Sucker Punch
ROQY TYRAID – ELYSIUM
Psalm 1-Kids Right Now
Charmingly Ghetto – Recognizance
One Dae-1 BK all day
Mic Handz- Streets
Wildelux – Shadowland Dwellers –
Chris Young- California Soul
KENO – The Search ft. J.Good (Produced By Slant)
Natural-Wait Your Turn
Silent Knight-craft brewed
JohnNY U – Lost In The Shuffle
R-Mean – Flawed
ALAGAE-Cant Knock Me Down
BLAX – Regina King
TanyaMorgan -Pick it up
Rasheed Chappell-Break Loose
Political Animals – Man The Mic
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PROMO-
Brown Bag AllStars – The Agenda
MITCH Littlez – IN MY BAG
Gil Gatsby-Banana bread
Rapper Pooh- Gold Chain
The Narcicyst -Leap Of Faith
Yamin Semali Ft. J-Live, Boog Brown & Joe D. – Another Way
Luke Christopher – Hell of a Rhyme
Soul Khan-Someone’s Pocket
Senica Da Misfit & Jimmy Flight – Slave
Loaded Lux f. Method Man & Redman – Rite
LOCH-Dreams
Rebel Diaz -Revolution Has Come
Jasiri-X-POWER-
YC the Cynic- Hunts Point Diaspora
Dee-1 – I’ll Pay For It.
Sonreal-Feel like it
FinaL Outlaw – Beautiful Songs
Childish Gambino – Yaphet kotto
Joey Bada$$ – 95 Til Infinity
David Dallas – Runnin’
Rocky Rivera – Gangster of Love
Mo Ruff-fallen
Odissee – Own Appeal
Outro
Check out www.wakeupshow.com for updates on Tech, Sway and Rev and to see what’s going on with their show on Sirius XM/ Shade 45! You can also follow them on Twitter at @wakeupshow and don’t forget to tune in Monday nights, Shade 45 on Sirius XM at 8 PM ET/ 5 PM PT and Tuesday Nights at Midnight ET/ 9 PM PT!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Kanye West, Kim Kardashian Plan to Honeymoon in Space?
Yup, that’s allegedly the goal. A source recently told Grazia magazine that Kanye is obsessed with space and sci-fi and even considered training as an astronautical engineer. He’s also allegedly fixated on the idea of honeymooning in space.
In order for this to happen, Kanye and Kim would need three months of astronaut training to take advantage of the CSS Skywalker, an inflatable orbital resort which will float 250 miles above the planet when it launches in 2015. The trip will cost $1 million per person per night.
“Kanye is saying this will be their third honeymoon, as it won’t be ready for a year, so they’ll have two others before then,” added the source. “They’re multi-millionaires so money is no object.”
The source added that Kim didn’t like the idea initially, but Kanye has convinced her it would be a great storyline for Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Their egos are probably already up there.
Gag me.
Epic Fail of the Day: Teen Playing Knockout Game Gets Shot by Victim
A teenager in Michigan who was fond of playing the knock out game with his friends tried to take his shenanigans up a notch by using a taser. However, the tables got turned when his victim shot him. Now he’s behind bars. Watch:
Good for him. I hope more people who think it’s cute to play the knock out game get exactly what they have coming to them. You reap what you sow.