Kanye has been going super hard recently. There’s been this underdog situation that exploded with “YOU AIN’T GOT THE ANSWERS, SWAY!”
Now, Sway had some fun with it and even sold a few T-shirts after Kanye went off. But, has Kanye been totally forthcoming in his portrayal of how the fashion industry has treated him? I’m being told no. A source with me has told me that the industry has been blackballing Kanye because of how he acted when they gave him all that access a few years ago. If you didn’t know, Yeezy has been pushing in the fashion game for quite some time. But, I am getting somebody spilling all the beans. It seems ALL the luxury brands have issues a mandate not to invite Kanye to anything.
Why?
It seems that Francois Pinault – the billionaire retailer – gave Kanye a lot of advice and resources early on. The rumor is that Kanye really didn’t treat the people with respect when he had them. Now, these people were designing and all that, from what I was told. (Note: I will say this is contrary to what we heard back in the day, which is Kanye was a diligent “intern” that humbled himself to study the craft.) But, the word is Kanye just treated those people terribly! When it didn’t work out, they withdrew support. Kanye then started taking out loans and putting his own money into it. That didn’t work as you heard in the famous rant. Welp. This is what we’re hearing.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) The well documented financial troubles of MC Hammer apparently are not over. TMZ reports the “U Can’t Touch This” performer and his wife still owe the IRS $798,033 in taxes from 1996 and 1997, and the government is seeking to garnish any profits from Hammer’s LLC to pay off the debt.
Hammer’s tax issues first became public in 2011, but the Oakland native claimed to have paid off the back taxes tweeting at the time, “700k … Don’t get too excited .. I paid them already and kept my receipt. Stamped by a US Federal Judge.” He took to Twitter again to address the recent reports.
Render unto Cesar what it Cesar’s .. Owe No man but to love him. Suing me from 18yrs ago ? If they win, I’ll pay them. Life is good.
The entertainer born Stanley Burrell famously had to file for bankruptcy in 1996 after amassing an estimated $33 million dollar net worth. Hammer has since gone on to make appearances on television shows like I Married… and The Surreal Life. His most recent music releases include the Jay Z response track “Better Run Run” in 2010.
(AllHipHop News) Disgruntled former employee or confident venting? Hard to tell which one Freddie Gibbs fits under after his mini Twitter tirade that resulted in him sending more inflammatory remarks at his former boss, Young Jeezy.
Yesterday (December 8th) Gangsta Gibbs hinted to his 109.000+ Twitter followers that he may have written a diss song towards Jeezy:
I blow jeezy f kennedy head off one one of these new records. #ESGN
Gibbs has voiced his distaste for Jeezy numerous times this year after their business relationship soured. Back in July, Gibbs claimed Jeezy lied to him about getting the Gary, Indiana a deal with Epic Records.
Less than a week after Justin Beiber hinted at a collaboration with Chance The Rapper, the song, “Confident” surfaces. On the last song of Beiber’s Music Monday series, the two trade verses about a particularly confident woman over a frantic dance beat that sounds like it was left off 20/20 Experience.
The man Spin Magazine dubbed “Rapper of the Year” delivers his usual unorthodox, pocket-bending flow and witty lines like”never forgets to ride like a bicycle”.
The song will be available to be purchased on iTunes now. Check out the stream of the first collaboration, “Confident” below:
DJ Efeezy celebrated his birthday in Miami during the annual Art Basel festival.
The party was hosted by Diddy and Cassie at South Beach hotspot Dream.
Music industry execs and celebs like Bu Thaim, Big Teach, Keenan Jasper, Busta Rhymes, Torch of MMG and rising sensation Travis Scott attended Efeezy’s party, which was sponsored by Varsity LG.
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I ain’t even gonna play with y’all. I heard that the boy Nipsey Hussel is now ROC NATION! I’ve got very little else to say about it. But, stay tuned. Its Sunday. We chillin hard…but, there’s more.
You might remember, Jay Z bought 100 copies of Nipsey’s Crenshaw album, which was priced at $100. That’s $10k. That’s love and respect.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) Media monolith Ryan Seacrest is developing a new reality show about White female rappers.
The details are scant at press time, however it will presumably chronicle the struggle of several artists as they rise through the rough-and-tumble rigors of the music game.
The show is tentatively called “Girls Of The Game” and will be transmitted on the VH1 network, already know for Hip-Hop-themed programming. None of the participants have been confirmed.
Seacrest already has a number of other shows in the reality realm.
(AllHipHop News) “It was all good until the gunshots rang,” one spectator said.
Four people were shot outside of a Wilmington, Delaware nightclub that housed a Meek Mill concert.
The incident happened at Moodswing Niteclub around 2 a.m.
According to reports, a crowd started to form as the event came to a close when the gunshots rang out. Three men and a female were shot. The men were ages 21, 22, 23, and 24 and the woman was 33 year-old.
Non of their wounds were life threatening.
When the shooting occurred about 700 people were fleeing the scene of the crime to find safety.
Police are looking for several shooters, but don’t have a suspects at press time.
“Yes, Mandela’s day is done. Yet we, his inheritors, will open the gates wider for reconciliation.”-Maya Angelou
(AllHipHop News) The world lost a revolutionary activist on December 5th, Maya Angelou lost a friend of over 45 years. Yesterday (December 6th), a day after Nelson Mandela’s death, the U.S. State Department released a tribute poem written by Dr. Maya Angelou for him “on behalf of the American people.”
The poem, entitled “His Day Is Done” speaks on the Dr. Maya Angelou also reveals a little known fact regarding Nelson Mandela’s 1990 inauguration as South Africa’s President:
When Nelson Mandela took the seat of Presidency in his country where formerly he was not even allowed to vote we were enlarged by tears of pride as we saw Nelson Mandela’s former prison guards invited, courteously, by him to watch from the front row his inauguration.
Back in 2010, in honor of the 20th anniversary of Mandela’s 1990 release from imprisonment, Maya Angelou spoke with The Grioabout the first time she ever met him:
When I first met him I was living in Cairo and I was married to a South African freedom fighter who was with the Pan African Congress and Mr. Mandela of course represented the African National Congress. He came to Cairo and came to my house there and it was so wonderful to hear the ANC and the PACpeople talking out of the country. There was no animosity. There was no rancor. They talked as brothers in Cairo, Egypt and it was so wonderful to see that.
She also revealed that Mandela was able to receive her books in South Africa prior to their initial encounter.
Check out Maya Angelou’s riveting poem “His Day Is Done” in full below:
Compton rapper Problem brought his Separation Tour back home to the city of Angels on December 4 and made a huge statement on his status and where his career is heading. “Diamond Lane n*ggas is a different caliber than a lot of these n*ggas out here and we are going to set that sh*t straight tonight,” proclaimed Problem after he brought out West Coast legend Too $hort, the first of many surprise guests. With a wall to wall capacity at The El Rey Theater, a young and diverse crowd with people coming in as far as Bakersfield, “turned up” with excitement that went against the longstanding notion about Southern California crowds being “too chill” at events. Hosted by DJ Amen and Abby De La Rosa (she’s a cutie by the way) of Young California, The Separation Tour (named after Problem’s latest mixtape hosted by DJ Drama) started off with Bay Area veteran Clyde Carson who capped off his set with his most popular cut, “Slow Down,” which still gets radio play even after 2 years.
The night just didn’t belong to Problem. Young South Central L.A. crooner Tee Flii is a name that you need to remember because this kid is going to make waves in the future. Performing his popular DJ Mustard produced tracks from his AnnieRUO’Tay project and, Tee Flii had all of the young ladies in the palms of his hands, singing word for word, and screaming at the top of their lungs. Nipsey Hussle joined the youngster on stage as the two performed some of their recent collaborations. After Tee Flii’s performance, a young girl next to me told me that she was already starting to lose her voice and she didn’t know how she was going to be able to perform at work the next morning. Her voice seemed to have held up through the night because I continued to hear those ear-piercing screams – especially when Problem took the stage.
Once considered just a mixtape rapper from Compton, Problem has really grown in to his own and is utilizing the potential that’s always been there. I know because I was given his original demo several years back when he was just a producer trying to make beats and I’ve seen the ups and downs of his career. After his single deal with Univeral Republic for 2008’s “Toe Up” was complete and the single didn’t take off as hoped, Problem went back to the drawing board and re-vamped his team and his sound over a period of time. The results have been outstanding because when he took the stage at the El Rey Theater that night, you could feel that a statement was going to be made with this show. His manager Pun had even given me a heads up earlier to be ready for some surprises.
After opening with some tracks from The Separation, Problem’s first surprise was Oakland’s own Too $hort, the Godfather of all Pimps on the Mic – but that was just the beginning. R & B singer Tank joined in on the action when Problem brought a pretty young lady from the crowd on to the stage and surprised her with personal serenades. At this point another young female nearby began shouting out “oral” favors to Problem whenever he came near our section of the stage. Others joined in, although not as explicit. Girls throwing themselves at you is a sign that you are having a hell of a performance.
Surprise 3 and 4, turned out to be The Game and Tyga, as the YMCMB labelmates came out to rock the crowd and voice their support for their Compton brother. I figured that was going to be it for the surprises and I was kind of glad too because my camera started to let me know that it was going to sleep very soon from all of the footage and pictures from the night. Surely enough as my camera was telling me goodnight, Problem brings out the last huge surprise – none other than T.I. I should have known this was coming especially since Problem has been sharing pictures on social media about working with Tip, including a session not too long ago with Dr. Dre. Thankfully there were others around me kind enough to share their photos with me and of course other video clips taped (Internets to the rescue).
Overall it was an incredible night and I believe we’re seeing the new birthing of a King out here in Los Angeles. After all, there aren’t many that could pull off this kind of a feat. Problem has seen great success this year with his “Like Whaat” single and will be debuting a new one on 106 & Park this upcoming December 10. If he’s going to be the next King of L.A., he’s going to need another hit, so we will see how this new single does. If it does indeed take off as he hopes, watch out, because right now the dude is on fire.
I can’t forget Bad Lucc. The fellow Diamond Lane artist really did his thing that night too as part of the show. I see you Lucc.
Check out our exclusive coverage of the night. Shout out to Montze Rodriguez for coming through with the T.I. shots and @99point1percent for the video clip.
(AllHipHop News) R. Kelly draws inspiration from the most unconventional of places. He compared a woman to his jeep eight years before he sang “let me put my key in your ignition”. During his interview with Billboard’s The Juice, the veteran R&B crooner revealed what flying object inspired his new album Black Panties.
Speaking with Billboard’s Erika Ramirez, R. Kelly explained how one performance during the Love Letter tour left an indelible mark on his mind…and his wrist:
I’m on stage doing the Love Letter tour and I was singing “Seem Like You Ready”. Everytime Im singing “s panties start flying out of everywhere. Seriously. But this particular night, a pair of mediums came out of the sky and they were black and they landed on my wrist. Immediately I looked at that and looked up like “that’s a sign”. Yeah, the idea hit me right away.
Later in the interview he claims he is planning to “start putting out albums like Jordans” and is already six songs deep into an album he says is untitled. According to Kelly, the album will be a continuation of the Black Panties theme.
Check out R. Kelly’s full interview with Billboard’s The Juice below:
(AllHipHop News) There are many different ways to prevent theft from stores that security guards employ. Some racially profile, other , but Brooklyn born MC Necro explained his innovative ways of theft protection at Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal last month (Nov. 1st).
As a security guard at an unnamed store on Bleeker St and Broadway, Necro used to carry a “24-inch machete” on his hip and one day chased an unsuspecting customer out of the store under the suspicion of theft. UCB improvisers Abra Tabak, Brandon Gardner, Phil Jackson and Sean Diston turned this story into a hilarious sketch on the flaws of incorrectly profiling someone.
Check out Necro’s story and the hilarious sketch below:
Last night (December 6) Russell and Danny Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation hosted a fundraiser at Soho Beach House during Art Basel in Miami.
The fundraiser was part of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation Series, which was sponsored by Bombay Sapphire.
The event was produced by Common Ground Marketing and showcased the artwork of 20 of the nation’s top urban photography and multi-media artists, the winners of Bombay Sapphire’s Artisan Series contest.
The artists were honored by Russell Simmons and his philanthropic organization, which raised almost $70,000 during the evening.
Celebrities like Paris Hilton, Alex “A-Rod” Rodriguez, Danny Simmons, Angela Simmons, DJ Irie and a variety of movers and shakers from the art world were in attendance.
I don’t really understand what’s going on with these young rappers. Apparently, there is a quiet beef going on between Chief Keef and Migos. Now, Chief Keef basically put it out there to the world, accusing his Chi Town counterparts of sneak dissing. He did this on Twitter, of all places. “I Heard Migos sneak dissin No Talkin,” Keefie said. Welp….that’s all Migos needed to hear. “We’ll be in Chiraq next week pull up,” said Offset of Migos. Wisely, Offset deleted the tweet later. I’m thinking you really don’t want to pop off to the Chi. Nevertheless, these guys are so out of control that all you can really do is:
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
I ain’t even know there were rumors around Trina these days. The French rumors have all but disintegrated. But, she’s talking on it anyway. She tells TMZ:
“He’s been a great inspiration to me since he came into my life as far as working, business, career,” she said. “He showed me some different things that honestly, I didn’t really get the last couple of years of my career.
“He’s a very positive person, he’s a great, fun person to be around, and that’s what I love about him. I guess when people see you with somebody, they automatically think that you’re together. If we were together, if we become together, I think you guys would know.”
Honestly, I don’t know what the point is. First, its almost common knowledge that something was going on with these two. But, if they both say it wasn’t, who are we to say it was? And secondly, Trina’s rep also said that she ain’t with child, which is something we never even thought to begin with.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) After months of miscommunications and a failed screening, Raison Allah’s documentary on the life of his cousin Ol’ Dirty Bastard will finally see the light of day. The NuHo Film Festival and the Estate of Ol’ Dirty Bastard have resolved their legal issues and released Dirty: Platinum Edition online.
The NuHo Film Festival planned to originally release Dirty: Platinum Editionat an AllHipHop-sponsored November 15th film screening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Due to a cease and desist order issued by ODB’s Estate, the film was prevented from being screened. The NuHo Film Festival apologized for the film not being screened:
The NuHo Film Festival apologizes to all the individuals who attended the November 15th red carpet screening, to our media partner AllHipHop.com who was not expecting the event to turn out the way it did, to the press that attended, but most importantly to all Wu-Tang and ODB fans who were expecting to enjoy the film on November 15th at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
In the weeks following the failed screening, The NuHo Film Festival pre-screened the documentary for ODB’s estate, which includes his widowed wife Icelene Jones. Today (December 7th), The NuHo Film Festival announces that it has reached an agreement with the ODB Estate and that the ODB documentary titled Dirty: Platinum Edition is now available to stream at www.NuHoFilmFest.com.
I’m hearing a nice little rumor about two of the coolest talented Hip-Hop people, Immortal Technique and Ab Soul. Ten years ago this year, Immortal Technique dropped Revolutionary Vol. 2. Ab Soul is a part of one of the strongest crews in rap as well as a dope solo artist. Anyway, dude these guys are rumored to be working on some music together that will certainly give us something incredible. I don’t know for sure, but I am thinking it will be for Immortal Technique’s next project. Word on the street is that Technique is cooking up something fresh after taking some time off to let the Obama Love Fest run its course. I’m excited about this, because the messages that Ab Soul puts out there is like a lighter version of Technique if you really listen.
If Ab-Soul and Immortal Technique made a Collab. >>>>>>
(AllHipHop News) The world may not fully understand Kanye West but there is one immutable truth we all can agree on: Kanye West wants to be heard. According to Will Ferrell, the loquacious MC’s desire to be heard was an enjoyable obstruction to the filming of Anchorman 2 as Kanye kept playing his music on the set.
During his interview for his cover story, Ferrell reveals that Kanye West and a still pregnant Kim Kardashian visited the set for Kanye’s acting role in the new movie. While on set, Kanye previewed songs from Yeezus for the crew, however did not know when to stop:
He was playing it through the sound department, on the speakers on set, at the park, as people were setting up for the next shot. Which was great. But then he didn’t understand when it had to be turned off, when it was time to actually film. He was like, ‘Hey man, what’s going on?’ We didn’t want Kanye to get upset, but at the same time, we kind of had to film.
Anchorman 2 director Adam McKay even acknowledged that Kanye asked him for advice on filmmaking. Kanye has a history of attempting to get into filmmaking with his 2012 limited-release Cruel Summer “7-screen experience” being his latest involvement in movies.
Drake is also confirmed to be in Anchorman 2 along with Kanye. Anchorman 2 is set to hit theaters on December 18th.
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