Ron Browz Ft. Papoose “Harlem, Brooklyn Finest”
Willie The Kid Ft. Sha Stimuli and Sean Price “Delirium”
Mixtape Download: Chance The Rapper – Good Enough & Back To School
Check out Chance The Rapper’s “Good Enough” and “Back To School Pack,” two unreleased mixtapes by the rapper that brought you “Acid Rap.” This is Chance the Rapper material from his band Instrumentality.
Mike Tyson Banned From United Kingdom Due To Rape Conviction
(AllHipHop News) On March 26th, 1992 Mike Tyson was sentenced to six years in prison after being convicted for the rape of former Miss Black Rhode Island Desiree Washington. Two decades later and that rape case has caused the legendary heavyweight boxer to be barred from the United Kingdom.
Last year, the United Kingdom changed their immigration laws to prevent the entrance of anyone who has been sentenced to more than four year in prison. This change in the U.K.’s immigration laws has deterred Tyson’s international tour promoting his autobiography, Undisputed Truth as he had stops scheduled in London. Tyson released a statement regarding the incident:
I have been coming to the U.K. consistently in the past decade so this change is disheartening since it affects my current entry standing. I apologize to my fans that were inconvenienced, however, please know I am currently working diligently with the proper authorities to regain access next year for my U.K. tour.
Unfortunate for Tyson, he will soon have to face this immigration law again as his Spike Lee-directed one-man Broadway show is scheduled for eight nights in London, Glasgow and Manchester in March 2014.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Cast of Bravo’s ‘Blood Sweat and Heels’ Don’t Think Women Can Lead?
The cast of Bravo’s forthcoming show, “Blood, Sweat and Heels” converged last night to celebrate their show. The room was filled with industry movers and shakers, and even Tyra Banks stopped by to give props to her friend, cast mate Mica Hughes. Other ladies in the cast included Melyssa Ford, Demetria Lucas, Geneva S. Thomas, Brie Bythewood and Daisy Lewellyn. Google those who aren’t familiar, it’s easier that way.
The night went off without a hitch but the drama will start to unfold once these ladies start watching their shenanigans unfold on TV. I got a copy of the first episode and can confirm that writer Demetria Lucas stirs up some drama with a blog post she wrote about some conversations the women had at a brunch.
In short, a lot of the women who are featured on this show–women who are doing well in their careers and business owners in some cases–don’t actually feel that woman can be good leaders.
Say what?
Yup.
Lucas was one of the few women who challenged that notion and things fell apart. You’ll see once the show begins airing on January 5, but it is rather strange that women, on a show about female hustlers headed to the top of their respective games, would reveal that they believe that women are inferior to men when it comes to leadership.
Scratches head.
Good luck with that.
FreEP: Bobby V “Peach Moon” EP
#FreshHeat: Yun Quest Ft. Young Dro “Get It Up”
Chase N Cashe [#BGA] Ft. Casey Veggies “Me And Mine”
BK Brasco Ft. Mario “Stadiums Lights”
Petter Jones “One Night Stand”
UW Battle League’s “High Stakes” To Be 1st PPV Battle Streamed In HD Real-Time
(AllHipHop News) The world never was able to see Ali vs. Tyson and may never get to see Pacquio vs Mayweather. However, on the Sunday of Superbowl Weekend (January 26) the UW Battle League will make sure rap fans around the world will get to witness the first ever Pay-Per-View rap battle event streamed in HD real-time with its “High Stakes” event.
Set to be held at Club Envy in Elizabeth, NJ, the battles scheduled for this historic event include Tsu Surf vs Calicoe, O-Red vs. Hitman Holla, Daylyt vs B. Magic and the main event, Hollow Da Don vs. Loaded Lux with more battles to be announced later.
The most poignant innovation of this particular UW Battle League event is the implementation of real-time HD streaming via Ustream. In an official press release, UW discussed the inclusion of live streaming:
We believe that offering a live, HD PPV event for the fans worldwide, while providing cinematic promotional video content, will set the stage for all events going forward.
A meet and greet with the entire battle card and UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” series will commence this Sunday (December 15th) at Studio 34 in Orange, NJ.
Check out UW Battle League’s “FaceOff” with Charlie Clips and Arsonal from earlier this year:
Hip-Hop Rumors: 50 Cent’s New Beef
See this?
That’s James Kirkland beating up Glen Tapia last weekend. But James Kirkland is one of the fighters in 50 Cent’s promotional stable. You know 50 is a boxing promoter too. So, when Kirkland beat down Tapia 50 Cent had something to say and Glen didn’t like it.
He said he would beat 50 up.
Its cool, I’m 23 with a looong way to go and as for the @50cent s###, I’ll whoop his ass so we good… http://t.co/uMsx4iUj9m
— #JerseyBoy (@RealGlenTapia) December 10, 2013
I’m warrior! I’ll get better and work harder when faced with defeat. This is just a bump in minor bump… http://t.co/hbf1ky2Lhm
— #JerseyBoy (@RealGlenTapia) December 8, 2013
We’ve not been able to determine what 50 said about him to set him off like that. What’s good is that the “Jersey Boy” Tapia didn’t suffer any permanent injury from the beating. He went to the hospital and they thought he was half brain dead or something.
Kanye West Complains About Lack Of Grammy Noms For “Yeezus” (VIDEO)
(AllHipHop News) Every music fan knows that Kanye West is very outspoken when it comes to music awards, so it is no surprise that the Chicago rapper commented on the fact his latest musical effort Yeezus only garnered two Grammys nominations this year.
[ALSO READ: Kanye West Kicks Out Female Heckler At Concert (VIDEO)]
During a show in Phoenix, Mr. West addressed his issues with the Grammy committee’s lack of recognition for his 6th studio album even though Yeezus has been named one of the top albums of the year by many music publications.
“Yeezus is the top one or two album on every single list,” said Kanye. “But only gets two nominations from the Grammys. What are they trying to say?’
Kanye is one of the most rewarded Grammy recipients in history. He has won 21 Grammy awards throughout his career which puts him in the top ten all time over Bruce Springsteen, Ray Charles, and Paul McCartney. He has won the Grammy for “Best Rap Album” 4 times. Ye currently holds the record for most wins by a Hip Hop artist. Jay Z is in second place with 17.
This year Kanye West is up for two nods – Best Rap Album (Yeezus) and Best Rap Song (“New Slaves”).
[ALSO READ: Kendrick Lamar & Macklemore Up For Album Of The Year & Best New Artist Grammys]
Check out Instagram footage of Kanye speaking about his Grammy snub and his famous acceptance speech from 2005 below.
Papoose – Overpass
Papoose is back with more new music for his fans. Today, he decided to release the next track off his upcoming Hoodie Season II mixtape with “Overpass”. This track is produced by GUN Productions and Papoose himself.
You’ll probably recognize the sample used in this one, as its been taken from Suzanne Vega’s great classic “Tom’s Diner”, which Logic and Drake have famously sampled in the past as well.
via @djvip510
Willie The Kid – Delirium feat. Sha Stimuli & Sean Price
“Delirium” is the latest leak from fellow Grand Rapids, MI artists Willie The Kid and Bronze Nazareth’s upcoming collaborative project The Living Daylights, guest-starring Sean Price and Sha Stimuli.
For those unfamiliar, Bronze Nazareth is an underground producer/emcee affiliated with the Wu-Tang Clan via their Wu-Element branch. He’s also a member of the Wisemen, along with his brother Kevlaar 7.
via @djvip510
G-Unit’s Kidd Kidd Says Nobody Knows Jay Electronica In New Orleans
(AllHipHop News) Kidd Kidd is a New Orleans rapper and member of 50 Cent’s G-Unit. He has been associated with many rappers from his hometown. Kidd was once signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money label, and he has recorded with Juvenile. There is one emcee claiming the N.O. that Kidd Kidd says he is not familiar with being from his city.
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Kidd Kidd Reveals Business Advice From 50 Cent]
In an interview with PosseTV.com, Kidd was asked about Roc Nation’s Jay Electronica and whether he every came across the “Exhibit C” emcee while in New Orleans. Kidd Kidd responded by saying:
Real n***a s**t. I keep it 100. I don’t know dude. I never seen him. When I heard about dude he was on a song with Talib Kweli. I was like damn n***a say he from New Orleans. He from New Orleans? Where in New Orleans? N***a was like he from uptown. I’m the type of n***a to do research on n***as. Especially if you talking about you from New Orleans. So I asked around. Don’t nobody know dude. Not saying he a fake n***a, I don’t know him to say that about him, but you asked me about him in New Orleans, I don’t know him from New Orleans.
Jay Electronica has stated that he is originally from New Orleans’ Magnolia Projects, and later moved to New York City, Philadelphia, and other cities. In a 2010 interview with MTV, Electronica spoke about his New Orleans heritage and his embarrassment about being a southern rapper at one point in his career.
“In my earlier years from when I first left home, I was embarrassed being from the South,” said Jay. “Now I’m at a place where I understand where I’m from. I understand my culture and I’m more proud to be from there than associate with somewhere else.”
He goes on to say, “I’m from New Orleans and there’s a certain type of music … It’s a part of me; I grew up with bounce music. It’s call-and-response, it’s trance, it’s tribal, it’s communal, it’s African.”
[ALSO READ: Hip-Hop Rumors: Jay Electronica Goes At 50 Cent For French Montana! What?]
Watch Kidd Kidd’s interview below.
Football Legend Jim Brown Calls Out Kobe Bryant On Arsenio Hall Show
(AllHipHop News) Legendary football player Jim Brown stopped by The Arsenio Hall Show for an interview, and the former Cleveland Browns running back had some interesting things to say about NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
“He threw Shaq under the bus,” said Brown referring to the well-documented riff between Bryant and former teammate Shaquille O’Neal. “And he is somewhat confused about culture, because he was brought up in another country so he doesn’t quite fit what’s happening in America.”
After acknowledging Kobe’s exceptional athleticism, the Football Hall of Famer and actor then goes on to suggest that if he had to recruit current Black athletes for a social activism campaign today, Bryant would not be one of the pro sports stars he would reach out to.
“In the days when we had a summit and called the top Black athletes together to talk to Muhammad Ali about his status with the armed forces, there were some athletes we didn’t call,” said Brown. “If I had to call that summit all over there’d be some athletes I wouldn’t call. Kobe would be one of them.”
[ALSO READ: “The Trials Of Muhammad Ali” Director Bill Siegel Talks About His New Documentary]
Watch the interview in the video below.
Gucci Mane Releases Snippets of “The State Vs Radric Davis 2” Album
(AllHipHop News) Gucci Mane has been making more news this year for his social media rants, arrests, and lawsuits than his music, but the Atlanta rapper is now set to drop his next album The State Vs. Radric Davis II: The Caged Bird Sings on Christmas day. Listeners can get a taste of the 17-track LP through album snippets released by 1017 Records.
[ALSO READ: Gucci Mane Facing 20 Years In Prison For Felony Gun Possession]
Gucci’s latest project features appearances from Migos, Verse Simmons, Rocko, Young Thug, Peewee Longway, Young Dolph, and Young Scooter. The State Vs. Radric Davis II is available for preorder on iTunes.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: Gucci Mane Ft. Rich Homie Quan, Young Scooter “Ordinary Gangsta”]
Check out the cover art, tracklist, and album snippets below.
Talib Kweli’s New Album “Gravitas” Now Available For Streaming
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli will release his 6th solo album Gravitas on December 15th. The Black Star and Reflection Eternal member is now offering his fans the chance to stream the entire project via Pandora.
Gravitas includes tracks with Gary Clark Jr., Raekwon, UnderAchievers, RES, Black Thought, and Rah Digga with production by OhNO, Statik Selektah, J Dilla, and more. It was recorded on the road during Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ “The Heist Tour.”
The digital album is being released independently by Kweli’s Javotti Media. CDs and vinyls of the project will be available via Javotti/Fat Beats on February, 18 2014. This is Kweli’s second album to drop this year. He released Prisoner of Conscious in May.
[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Talib Kweli Escapes The Prison Of The ‘Conscious Rapper’ Label With New Album]
To stream Talib Kweli’s Gravitas visit Pandora.com. Watch the video for “The Wormhole” below.