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Mary J. Blige To Sing National Anthem At The World Series

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The Queen of R&B has been announced as the National Anthem singer for the inaugural game of the 2013 World Series between the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals.

The 2013 MLB World Series airs Wednesday night at 7:30 pm on FOX.

Mary J Blige just recently released her eleventh studio album and first Christmas album, A Mary Christmas last week (October 15th).

This is not the first time Mary J will bless the World Series with her National Anthem rendition. She sang the National Anthem during the deciding Game 6 of the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium.

Check out Mary J Blige’s 2009 World Series rendition of the National Anthem

Kanye West Explains Bringing Jesus on Stage, Illuminati, “Corporate” Voice + More (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West is back doing interviews again and that means more polarizing soundbites have surfaced. In a recent interview with San Francisco The JV Show. 

According to Kanye, his wife-to-be Kim Kardashian even had her questions about him portraying Jesus on stage, which Kanye answered in a way only Kanye West can:

I had a friend of mine that is a pastor there as we were discussing how we were going to do it. My girl even asked afterwards “isnt that weird if Jesus comes on stage or something like that?” No we do plays all the time where people play Jesus. What’s awesome about Christianity is that we are allowed to portray God.

One of the major debates that arose from Kanye’s portrayal of Jesus was his portrayal of the biblical figure as a White man. Kanye used that controversy as a point to finally address the constant implications of him being apart of the Illuminati.

The distractions are working. They try to distract your talking about some ‘That’s Illuminati’. Do anybody know what the Illuminati is supposed to be? What are you talking about right now?

Check out the three parts of the interview below:

PART 1:

PART 2:

PART 3:

EXCLUSIVE: Troy Ave Reenacts A Gun Standoff He Was In…Allegedly (VIDEO)

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Troy Ave appeared on Radness with Lukas Kaiser/Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal last Wednesday (October 16th) as apart of CMJ. During the improv show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall, the always loquacious gangsta rapper decided to detail a time when he allegedly spoiled a robbery attempt and was almost set up.

With the help of improv actors and Cipha Sounds, Troy Ave reenacted a scenario where he pulled out a gun in order to stop someone attempting to rob his producer friend.

Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal Hip Hop Improv show is every Friday at 9PM at 153 3rd St on Avenue A.

Check out Troy Ave act out a gun standoff he may or may not have been apart of:

Stalley Joins Lupe Fiasco’s “Tetsuo and Youth Preview Tour”

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Maybach Music Group’s Ohio representative Stalley has been tapped to join Lupe Fiasco on the upcoming “Tetsuo and Youth Preview” Tour. The two Midwest rhymers will head out on the North American trek starting November 1 in Jacksonville, Florida.

[ALSO READ: Lupe Fiasco Announces New Album And 32-City Tour]

The addition of the “Swangin'” rapper to Lupe’s tour was announced on Twitter. Rising Chicago rapper The Boy Illinois has also been added to the bill.

Stalley will likely perform tracks from his BET Hip Hop Award nominated mixtape Honest Cowboy and his work on other projects like this summer’s MMG compilation Self Made 3.

[ALSO READ: EXCLUSIVE: Don’t Sleep. Stalley Plans To Wake Up The Masses With ‘Honest Cowboy’ Mixtape]

For more information about the Tetsuo and Youth Preview Tour featuring Lupe Fiasco, Stalley, and The Boy Illinois visit http://www.lupefiasco.com/tour.

Hip-Hop Rumors: K. Michelle and Erica Mena Beefing Over Rich Dollaz?

By: Friday Foster Updated Category: Rumors
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There’s a lot of words on the street when it comes to the Love & Hip-Hop franchise but I overheard something else that I needed to share. We already know that K. Michelle and Erica Mena have some beef going on. It’s so bad that they can barely be in the same room with each other but the whispers are saying that Erica popped off because she thought Rich was trying to move in on her on-off again man/manager Rich Dollaz.

We know that K. Michelle can saaaaang and Rich is a smart guy when he wants to be so when it got back to Erica that Rich may have been talking business with K. Michelle, she wanted to put the kabosh on that early (since we know that Rich likes to mix business with pleasure) and took it out on K. Michelle.

In fact, this seems to be a recurring cycle now in the Rich/Erica saga but K. Michelle ain’t thinking about Rich romantically or from a business standpoint.

That’s all I heard but I guess we’ll have to see what happens when Love & Hip-Hop returns.

Hip-Hip Rumors: Look Who Is Dissing Kanye West And Kendrick Lamar

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Hopsin is running rampant again. He’s got a dope new video called “Hopin Is Back” and it co-stars his doo-rap. He went hard and then took a hard left on Kanye and Kendrick. He basically says that Yeezus was some BS and that Kanye overstepped his bounds. On Kendrick, he basically pops of some funny lyrics about his height and whatever.

Here are the lyrics:

I gotta problem yo’
I was ecstatic to buy Yeezus
But I burned it first
Heard it and snapped in 5 pieces
Man Kanye on that bullsh*t!
That’s why the paparazzi made that ni**a hit his f**king head that’s what that fool get
You think you god now you half assin rap little fa**ot b**ch
Perhaps you suffered brain damage back when you had that accident?
But most importantly, hip hop isn’t dead no more you see
Cause Kendrick took the bar and raised it up higher for MCs
Unfortunately the little ni**a like 4 ft 3, the guys a fu**in’ midget
His high is still really short to meet

Kanye just got engaged to Kim Kardashian…he ain’t thinking about this!

Hop’s dissed a lot of people like Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Odd Future so this is like his mantra even though he’s dope.

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

Illseed, Out.

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Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Are Reportedly Engaged

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Celebrity couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are reportedly preparing to officially tie the knot. According to E! News, Kanye put a ring on it in San Francisco last night.

West apparently rented out AT&T Park and gathered together friends and family to ask for the reality star’s hand in marriage. The two tabloid regulars were in the Bay area to celebrate Kim’s birthday and for the San Jose stop of Kanye’s “Yeezus Tour.”

[ALSO READ: Kanye West Announces “Yeezus Tour” With Kendrick Lamar]

The “New Slaves” performer and the Keeping Up with the Kardashians star have been dating publicly since 2012. The couple have a child together; four-month-old North West.

Besides the birth of their first child and getting engaged, 2013 has been a lucrative year for Kim and Kanye as well. Forbes recently reported that their combined income over the past year was an estimated $30 million making them the fifth highest earning celebrity couple during that time.

[ALSO READ: Jay Z & Beyoncé Named Top Earning Couple Again]

Fake Rock Star Who Worked With Game Sentenced To 7 Years For Bank Fraud

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Many people have tried to live by the phrase “fake it ’til you make it,” but wannabe rock star Robert Mawhinney is an example of how that philosophy can land you behind bars. Mawhinney, who performs under the stage name Robb “TaLLLLL” University was convicted of swindling four banks out of million of dollars in order to portray the lifestyle of a successful rock star.

[ALSO READ: “Rock Star” Who Had Hit Single With Rapper Game, Charged In $6 Million Bank Fraud]

The lead singer of the band Lights Over Paris was sentenced to seven years in prison after being found guilty on four counts of making false statements to federally insured banks and one count of money laundering. Mawhinney apparently received a total of $11 million in bank loans after claiming to have assets worth $8 million, but his net worth was actually closer to $10,000.

Mawhinney used the illegal loan money to pay for a studio, a luxury high-rise Los Angeles apartment, trips around the world, a $750,000 tour bus, and music videos. One of those videos featured rapper Game. The Game collaboration “I’m Not A Gangsta” was on Lights Not Paris’ EP Turn Off the Lights. The video currently has around 56,000 views on YouTube.

[ALSO READ: Guerilla Black Pleads Guilty To Credit Card Fraud Scheme]

Watch the video for “I’m Not A Gangsta” featuring Game below.

FBI Informant Accused Of Killing Lil Phat Appeared With Him In Reality Show Pilot (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The case surrounding the murder of rapper Lil Phat has more twists and turns than an episode of Law and Order: SVU. The latest revelation comes in the form of video of accused killer and FBI informant Mani Chulpayuev appearing with Phat (born Melvin Vernell III) weeks before the rapper was gunned down in an Atlanta hospital parking lot in 2012.

[ALSO READ: More Details Emerge About Alleged Conspirators In Rapper Lil Phat’s Murder]

WSB got access to the footage of a television show pilot featuring Chulpayuev. In the clip the owner of a luxury car rental service can be seen introducing Phat to the camera and calling him “one of his good customers.” The former Russian mobster claims the video is evidence that he had no ill will toward Phat and had no reason to kill him.

Authorities believe Phat was murdered in a killing-for-hire plot over stolen drugs. Four other men, including Chulpayuev’s business partner Decensae White, were also charged in Phat’s killing.

Chulpayuev is accused of providing GPS information of the car Phat was driving to the hired gunmen, but he has denied any involvement with the shooting. It was revealed last month that Chulpayuev was an active federal informant tasked with gathering information for suspected drug dealers.

[ALSO READ: Ex-Mobster Accused Of Killing Lil Phat Says He Was Working For The Feds]

Watch the WSB news report below.

Eminem, Kendrick Lamar & Nicki Minaj Up For YouTube Awards; Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler The Creator To Perform

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) The first annual YouTube Music Awards is slated to stream live from New York City on November 3rd. The video site has now released the nominees for its inaugural showcase and a few rap acts will be competing for trophies that night.

Young Money’s first lady Nicki Minaj, Detroit rap legend Eminem, and Seattle-based duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis will face off in the “Artist of the Year” category along with other superstars like Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and Justin Bieber.

Macklemore & Lewis’ hit single “Thrift Shop” is nominated for the YouTube Phenomenon award. The two will also compete against Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar in the YouTube Breakthrough category.

[ALSO READ: Eminem To Kick Off 2014 Tour With Kendrick And J. Cole]

Nominee Eminem has already been announced as a performer for the show. Odd Future’s Earl Sweatshirt and Tyler, the Creator will be on hand to hit the stage for a performance as well. The show will also feature M.I.A., Lady Gaga, and Arcade Fire. Jason Schwartzman and Reggie Watts are booked to host.

[ALSO READ: Jay Z, Kendrick Lamar & Macklemore Up For American Music Awards]

To learn how to vote in each category visit YouTube. Check out the full list of nominees for the 2013 YouTube Music Awards below.

Video of the Year
Epic Rap Battles Of History – “Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney”
Demi Lovato – “Heart Attack”
Girls’ Generation – “I Got A Boy”
Justin Bieber (feat. Nicki Minaj) – “Beauty And A Beat”
Lady Gaga ­- “Applause”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Mary Lambert) – “Same Love”
Miley Cyrus ­- “We Can’t Stop”
One Direction ­- “Best Song Ever”
PSY ­- “Gentleman”
Selena Gomez ­- “Come & Get It”

Artist of the Year
Eminem
Epic Rap Battles
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Nicki Minaj
One Direction
PSY
Rihanna
Taylor Swift

Response of the Year (Fan-Made Videos)
Boyce Avenue (feat. Fifth Harmony) ­- “Mirrors
Jayesslee ­- “Gangnam Style”
Lindsey Stirling and Pentatonix ­- “Radioactive”
ThePianoGuys ­- “Titanium / Pavane”
Walk Off the Earth (feat. KRNFX) – “I Knew You Were Trouble”

YouTube Phenomenon
Diamonds
Gangnam Style
Harlem Shake
I Knew You Were Trouble
Thrift Shop

YouTube Breakthrough
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Naughty Boy
Passenger
Rudimental

Innovation of the Year
Anamanaguchi ­- “ENDLESS FANTASY”
Atoms For Peace ­- “Ingenue”
Bat For Lashes ­- “Lilies”
DeStorm ­- “See Me Standing”
Toro Y Moi – “Say That”

EXCLUSIVE: Bow Wow Details First Official Release For Cash Money

By: Mike Winslow Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Rapper Bow Wow is planning to showcase a more mature side of his rap career, with an upcoming mixtape that is slated to drop at the top of the year.

According to Bow Wow, the untitled mixtape will reunite the rapper with the man who discovered him – Snoop Lion.

Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com that the mixtape will be eight tracks and will be narrated by Snoop Lion.

“It’s a movie, it’s unlike anything that has ever been put together before,” Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com. “Snoop is narrating it, and of course I’ve got the movie to go with it, so that’s [the mixtape] is how I am launching my first official project off Cash Money.”

Bow Wow also revealed that the mixtape would be accompanied by visuals, that would make up a movie.

Bow Wow told AllHipHop.com that he decided to put his recording career on hold, as he focused on his hosting duties at “106 & Park.”

He also said his Cash Money debut will feature more mature content, since he has grown in life, which includes his new gig at BET as well as the job of being a father.

“When I started at BET I didn’t want to attack it and make it look like I took over ‘106 & Park’ to pump my s**t,” Bow Wow explained to AllHipHop.com. “I had to approach that s**t like a real job and take it over. As you can see, I put out no videos on the countdown, I didn’t do none of that. I wanted to get a full year in before I got back into that and I was waiting for more material I had my daughter, she’s going on three.I got alotta s**t to now right about and go in-depth with.

Cee Lo Green Pleads Not Guilty To Drug Charge (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) While Cee Lo Green was able to avoid a sexual assault charge, the star of NBC’s The Voice was arraigned on charges stemming from allegedly giving a women ecstasy yesterday. TMZ reports that Green appeared in court with his lawyer and pled not guilty to the offense.

In 2012, a women accused Green of drugging her and then sexually assaulting her. The assault case was dismissed by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office due to insufficient evidence.

[ALSO READ: Cee Lo Green Cleared Of Sexual Assault Charges, Not Of Drug Possession]

When asked by a TMZ cameraman if he was scared Cee Lo replied, “not at all.”

If convicted, the Goodie Mob member could face up to 4 years in prison. His bond was set at $30,000.

Watch video of Cee Lo in court below.

Hip-Hip Rumors: The Imminent Return Of Immortal Technique!?

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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I heard a rumor.

A lot of people out there are not happy. Some of them are not happy with Hip-Hop. Put that together and you have all the makings of the comeback by Immortal Technique!

I don’t have a lot of info, but I am hearing that Techique is steadfastly working on new material and will get it cracking sometime in the new year. This isn’t rock solid, but just something a little bird told me. I think its about that time.

“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.

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Daily Word: Be Extraordinarily Extra!!

By: Ash Cash (@IamAshCash) Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Happy Tuesday my oddly peculiar and box thinkers of the outside! Welcome to the day that you realize that being average is as close to the bottom as it is to the top! Today’s Daily Daily Word is dedicated to being ordinarily extra! C. JoyBell C. once said that “Our key to greatness lies not in our ability to project ourselves to others as if we are putting ourselves onto a projector and creating an image of ourselves on a projector screen. Rather, our key to greatness lies in who we are which we can give to other people in a way that when they walk away from us, they are able to say in their hearts that they have taken away something with them quite extraordinary.” Walking into your greatness isn’t about doing great work then asking for recognition, it’s about doing great work, touching lives, and being who you were meant to be whether people see it or not! Being Ordinarily Extra is about doing and being the best that you can possible be! It’s about knowing that doing just enough will never be enough nor will it ever be acceptable for those who are destined for greatness! If your work speaks for itself stop interrupting… But in the same breathe understand when you are giving your best and when you can push a little more! Greatness is who you are so NEVER dim your light and NEVER attack your dreams half-ass! If you are not going to give your all then you might as well ride the bench! This is an important game and those who win are those who understand that losing is not even an option! By any means necessary is the best attitude to have! It’s Always too early to quit! Stay focused and do what you need to do in order to get what you deserve! Life is abundant and only those who are willing to sacrifice good to get to great will be the ones who enjoy the fruits of their labor! Be Extraordinary!! Be YOU!! and Be Unstoppable!!
-Ash’Cash

“If you want to lead an extraordinary life, find out what the ordinary do-and don’t do it.”
-Tommy Newberry

“Ordinary people believe only in the possible. Extraordinary people visualize not what is possible or probable, but rather what is impossible. And by visualizing the impossible, they begin to see it as possible”
-Cherie Carter-Scott

“Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks. Yet most people don’t. They sit on the internet all day and act as if life goes on forever.”
-Philip Andrew Adams

“We must overcome the notion that we must be regular…it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.”
-Uta Hagen

“If you pursue happiness, you are an ordinary person. If happiness pursues you, you are an extraordinary person. Do not chase happiness; let it chase you.”
-Peter Deunov

“It is in the so called common place that the extraordinary is found; it is when we choose to see things differently that magic reveals itself”
–Brett Swabey

“We have one precious life: do something extraordinary today, even if it’s tiny. A pebble starts the avalanche.”
-K.A. Laity

“Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. Seize common occasions and make them great. Weak people wait for opportunities; strong ones make them.”
-Orison Swett Marden

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.”
-Henry Drummond

TO HEAR THE AUDIO VERSION OF THE DAILY WORD **CLICK HERE   

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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

Kanye West Sells Confederate Flag-Themed Merch On Yeezus Tour

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: News
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(AllHipHop News) Kanye West has brought controversy into the conversation surrounding his the Yeezus tour, as he has been selling merchandise with the Confederate Flag on it.

Historically, the Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism, particularly those that want to continue with the American institution of White Supremacy.

The shirts were designed by Wes Lang, an artist, and the displays were first revealed on the Seattle stop of the tour.

Kanye has not explained why the art is so prevalent in the artistic vision for his tour mercy.

What are your thoughts?

kanye west confederate flag shirts

kanye west confederate flag shirts

kanye west confederate flag shirts