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Nikki Giovanni Speaks On The Domination Of Black Music & The "Assassination" Of 2Pac
(AllHipHop News) Legendary author, activist, and college professor Nikki Giovanni stopped by Sway Calloway’s Shade 45 radio show to promote her latest book Chasing Utopia. While on the program the 70-year-old poet spoke about the legacy of Black music and her 2Pac inspired “thug life” tattoo.
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“Europeans came to America and they really remained Europeans. We are the only people that came to America and became Americans, because we had to completely recreate ourselves,” stated Giovanni. “We did that mostly with song, and it’s one of the reasons that we still dominate. No matter what else it is, the Black American sound dominates. Everybody wants to sound like us.”
Dr. Giovanni has inspired many people associated with Hip Hop and admits the culture influences her as well. She even has Tupac Shakur’s signature phrase “Thug Life” inked on her forearm to “show that the old ladies care.” Giovanni puts Pac’s killing on the same level as some of the murders of 1960’s cultural/political figures.
“That was an assassination, and it needs to be considered with the assassination of John Kennedy, Bobby Kennedy, Martin Luther King,” said Giovanni. “He was assassinated to change America, because they didn’t like where he was leading. Tupac was a leader.”
Giovanni also expressed her criticism of Barack Obama and her praise for Queen Latifah, Beyoncé, and Jay Z. She called on people to continue to support Winnie Mandela as well.
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Watch Nikki Giovanni’s interview with Sway below.
Dame Dash Talks Jay Z, Dipset & Being A Boss
(AllHipHop News) Dame Dash’s place in Hip Hop history is secure. The Harlemite helped established one of the most successful labels in the genre’s existence with Roc-A-Fella Records, effectively helping to launch the careers of Jay Z, Kanye West, and Dipset.
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Dame recently participated in Vibe’s “My Philosophy” interview series, and he spoke on his business career, overcoming adversity, and his relationships with Jay, Jim Jones and Cam’Ron.
“I don’t think because people part ways in business that they should be considered enemies. I think that’s just some hype and bulls**t that the press sold,” said Dame. “Anytime that I ran into Jay that is what it was going to be. I’m not mad at him. I made too much money to be mad at him.”
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Watch all three parts of Dame Dash’s interview below.
The Lox Speak On Who's To Blame For The Fall Of NYC Hip Hop
(AllHipHop News) The state of New York Hip Hop has been endlessly debated over the last several years. The conversation came to the forefront this year after Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse and Trinidad James’ “the South runs New York” comments.
Veteran rap group The Lox came back on the music scene this month with their Trinity EP, and the Yonkers natives gave their opinion about where NYC rap is at the moment. Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch shout out Fabolous, Troy Ave, Mack Wilds, and Joey Bada$$ as some of the New York talent holding it down for the city.
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“New York is feeling great right now,” Jadakiss tells Hot 97. “It’s beautiful. It’s a lot of things going right.”
The discussion eventually led to accusations that the radio station’s program director Ebro Darden is one of the main reasons New York Hip Hop fell off.
“Y’all do play all south music though,” Styles tells Ebro. “You the program director so you gotta take in on the chin.”
Styles points out that Hot 97 had not been supporting a lot of the young New Yorkers like Action Bronson, Troy Ave, and Joey Bada$$. He and Kiss also admit it is not just radio’s fault for the fall of New York Hip Hop. The artists, DJs, and clubs from the city take partial blame for losing the NYC sound.
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Watch the interview below.
Kanye West Plans To Stop Making Controversial Statements For 6 Months
(AllHipHop News) With the North American leg of his Yeezus tour coming to a close, the King of Controversy Kanye West claims he is giving up his throne for at least six months. During one of his stream of consciousness speeches at his Toronto concert, the G.O.O.D. Music leader said he will stop making controversial statements for the first half of 2014.
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“This might be the last time y’all hear me talk s**t for a long time. Might be another like six months. At least,” Ye told the crowd. “You’re just gonna have to run back the interviews and s**t if you wanna hear some realness.”
Kanye has made numerous headlines over the last several months. He “beefed” with Jimmy Kimmel, called out the CEO of Nike, told Sway Calloway he didn’t have the answers, criticized the Grammys for only getting two nominations, upset some people in the Jewish community, and compared his job to the work of police officers and soldiers.
The “New Slaves” rhymer goes on to say that 2014 will be a year where he focuses all his energy on new ideas, and he will not speak negatively about anyone again including Nike and the Grammys.
“I’m not finna be the dude that has all the opportunities in the world and just focuses on negative and complains about it,” added Ye. “This is the last time you’ll ever hear me say anything negative about anyone.”
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Watch Kanye’s Toronto speech below.
Lord Jamar & Star Threaten Yelawolf & Call His Fans Racist
(AllHipHop News) The back and forth between Lord Jamar and Yelawolf not only appears to be continuing, but Star has jumped into the situation as well. The radio personality addressed the ongoing issues between the Brand Nubian member and the Alabama rapper that began when Jamar commented that whites were “guests” in Hip Hop.
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“Yelawolf, I would slap the s**t out of you,” Star told VladTV. “This is Lord Jamar from Brand Nubian. He came up and pioneered a plethora of things with regards to the Hip Hop culture and rap music. There’s certain people you just have to be mindful of… Just watch your f**king mouth.”
After scolding Yelawolf for what he feels was a disrespectful way to respond to a veteran in the game, Jamar also gave a warning to the Radioactive creator.
“The type of motherf***a I am and how I grew up, and you were the type of muthaf***a I’d slap the s**t out of in the hallways of junior high school just on g.p.,” adds Jamar. “B***h-ass f****ts like you have to understand that you can’t just talk any kind of way to me. I will beat the s**t out of you.”
Jamar offered to end the beef if Yelawolf publicly apologizes. He also states that some of Yela’s fans have called him “n****r” and threatened to lynch him.
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Watch the interview below.
Beyonce Gives Behind The Scenes Of Recording "Drunk In Love" W/ Jay Z (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Two weeks ago Beyonce impacted the world with the fastest selling album in iTunes history and now she begins shedding back the layers and letting fans in on the creation process. In part 3 of her self-titled documentary, Mrs. Carter shows fans the behind the scenes making of “Drunk In Love” song as well as its video and the videos for “Angel” and “XO”.
According to Beyonce, her first verse on the Detail-produced “Drunk In Love” was mostly improvised and her videos for “No Angel” and “XO” were shot guerrilla style.
As of Christmas Eve (December 24th), Beyonce’s latest album has surpassed the platinum mark in the United States after passing the same mark worldwide less than a week after the album’s release.
Check out Part 3 of Beyonce’s self-titled documentary below:
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Cash Money Records Could Challenge Jay Z In Sports Management In 2014
(AllHipHop News) Master P was Ricky Williams’ sports agent in 1999 and paved the way for what may soon become the latest trend in the business of Hip Hop. Reports allege that Cash Money Records plan to begin their own sports management company named Visionaire Sports Group in 2014.
After registering the trademark for Visionaire Sports Group for “sports agency services” on October 25th, the legendary rap label also is rumored to have invested in Mississippi-based sports agency Pay 2 Win Sports, Inc. While not formally announced, this move would be similar to Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports partnering with reputable sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) in April.
No word on if any members of Cash Money Records, Inc has begun sports agent certification, however that may not be needed for Visionaire Sports Group to begin. Due to fact that Jay Z was and still is not certified to be an agent by the NFL’s Players Association he signed football agent Kimberly Miale to Roc Nation Sports as an associate weeks before Roc Nation Sports signed New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith.
While Cash Money Records Inc has trademarked their sports agency’s name, past attempts by rappers to begin sports agencies have taken time to start. Back in April of 2012, a year before Jay Z’s Roc Nation Sports signed its first athlete, Rick Ross announced a joint venture on an unnamed sports management company:
myself @wale @iamguccipucci starting a sports management co..what should we name it?
— Mastermind (@rickyrozay) April 23, 2012
AllHipHop will update this story as news surfaces.
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WTF News: Woman in Afghanistan Forced to Marry Her Rapist
This is a terrible story. Gulnaz sparked an international outcry in 2010 when she was jailed for adultery after being raped. She received a pardon and her rapist was jailed after the international community intervened. However, in the three years since then, her life has taken a turn for the worst.
Her family disowned her and she had no where to go so, she married her rapist as a result. Watch the story:
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