(AllHipHop News) Rapper/entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has announced that he has joined the “Hang w/” mobile app platform. The interactive streaming service potentially allows millions of fans around the world to chat with the G-Unit leader in real-time.
The app has already been downloaded 400,000 times and has created over 8 million user sessions including chats with other celebrities Timbaland, Paula Abdul, Jimmy Kimmell, and Terrell Owens.
“Hang With has the power to connect people to content and brands in ways never before possible,” said 50. “I am excited to use Hang With to connect with my fans and to watch the platform grow because of its unique and exciting way of connecting people.”
Hang w/ is a subsidiary of MEDL Mobile, Inc. MEDL was co-founded by CEO Andrew Maltin in March 2009. Hang w/ became available to the public in March of this year.
“50 Cent is at the top of who’s who in entertainment and social media,” said Maltin. “He’s a Grammy-winning music artist who has more than seven million followers on Twitter and more than 31 million likes on Facebook. We can’t wait to see what happens when his fans can get the most authentic social media experience hanging with him live.”
Hang w/ is available for download via the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.
(AllHipHop News) Beats Electronics is reportedly in talks with a new investor to purchase a minority stake in the company founded by music executive Jimmy Iovine and Hip Hop producer Dr. Dre (Andre Young).
According to unnamed sources for The Wall Street Journal, Beats wants to expand its brand to include speakers, car audio systems, and the streaming music service Beats Music. The financial investment by a new party would help with the company’s move into other music platforms. The sought after investor still remains unknown.
Iovine and Young are also said to be interested in buying out current partner HTC. The Taiwanese phone maker bought 50.1% of Beats in 2011 but sold almost half of its stake back to Beats in 2012, a net loss of $4.8 million from its original $300 million investment. HTC is still the largest share holder in Beats Electronics with 25.1% ownership in the company.
In 2012, Beats By Dre reportedly controlled 51% of the headphone market. The privately owned company has created endorsement partnerships with celebrities like Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, LeBron James, and Lady Gaga.
No one involved in the potential overhaul at Beats Electronics has commented publicly on the matter as of yet.
(AllHipHop News) If the HBO series The Wire focused on illegal gun smuggling instead of illegal drugs it would most likely resemble the latest story of a major gun bust in New York City. Using wiretaps and undercover police officers, NYPD’s year-long investigation brought down a multi-state gun trafficking ring that included one local rapper named Neno Best (born Matthew Best).
Best and 18 others were indicted on 552 counts including conspiracy, criminal sale of a firearm, criminal possession of a weapon. The case centers around 208 guns that were confiscated by police worth approximately $160,000. Officials called the case the biggest gun bust in New York City history.
Neno Best is accused of provided his Brooklyn studio as one of the base of operations for the gun sales in New York City. An undercover officer says Best’s Ocean Hill studio was the scene where fellow defendant Walter Walker sold guns on 11 different occasions.
Apparently, the guns were often laid out in plain view in the studio. According to authorities, Best played a role in the largest sale of the entire investigation in February of this year – 14 guns for $9,700.
The case also included smuggling rings stretching to North and South Carolina. Walker and another defendant, Earl Campbell, are accused of separately transporting guns from their respective homes states back to New York using the Chinatown bus lines.
16 of the indicted individuals in the case were arrested in New York, South Carolina, and North Carolina. Three others were already in custody on unrelated charges.
“There is no doubt that the seizure of these guns – the largest bust in the city’s history – has saved lives. For that reason, every New Yorker, in every part of our city owes a debt of thanks to all those involved in this investigation,” said New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Neno Best was indicted on one count of conspiracy. He faces up to 4 years in prison if convicted.
Happy Tuesday my dictators of life! Welcome to the day you begin to move in the direction of your dreams and aspirations! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to Kendrick Lamar…. LOL! Just joking (Just put it in the title because everyone else is doing it)… Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to taking back control of your life! Despite what you may have been told, despite what you may believe, or despite what others are trying to make you believe… There is ONLY one way to change your life…. CHANGE IT!! And there is ONLY ONE PERSON who can help you do it…. YOU!!! Contrary to popular belief you are the only one that can truly impact your life. Your thoughts and subsequent actions are what will dictate which direction your life goes. Your past mistakes have no bearing on what you do today! The moment that you realize that RIGHT NOW is the only time that matters is the moment you begin to take back control! Stop allowing others to use fear to control you! Stop allowing others to push their limitations on you! You are stronger and more powerful than you give yourself credit for! Take that power and make yourself great!
-Ash’Cash
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” -Steve Maraboli
“The reason many people in our society are miserable, sick, and highly stressed is because of an unhealthy attachment to things they have no control over.” -Unknown
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius
“Thoughts, like water, will stay on course if we make a place for them to go. As you learn to control your thoughts, you can gain courage, conquer fear and have a happy life.” -Boyd K. Packer
“We should set our goals; then learn to control our appetites. Otherwise, we will lose ourselves in the confusion of the world.” -Hark Herald Sarmiento
“Excuses fall silent behind self-control, focus, and direction.” -Lorii Myers
“If you conquer yourself, then you conquer the world” -Paulo Coelho
“We all have hearts to love, brains to think and souls to be. live your life in your own way and don’t let others judge you. you are the only judge of your life!” -Nishan Panwar
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(AllHipHop News) After releasing his earth-shaking “Control” collaboration with Kendrick Lamar and Jay Electronica last week, Big Sean returns this week with another track that includes two Hip Hop heavyweights. “First Chain” is the latest song off Sean’s upcoming album Hall of Fame, and it includes appearances by rap legend Nas and former G.O.O.D. Music member Kid Cudi. The track was produced by No I.D.
(AllHipHop News) A judge denied Gucci Mane a court house request to have community service in the case of an assault where the Atlanta rapper allegedly struck a man in the head with a bottle.
Gucci was arrested earlier this year for allegedly striking a fan in the head with a bottle in the V.I.P. section of an Atlanta club.
So much commentary has been given to Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse, it’s hard to keep up at times. And while rappers’ response records were initially slow, they soon started pouring in. Therefore, it’s only right that AllHipHop.com rank the responses in order to see if Kendrick has legitimate competition or if he really is the King of New York and the King of the Coast.
Only time will tell if Kendrick Lamar responds to any responses.
22). Iman Shumpert: Nothing memorable here, but it just goes to show the reach of the song if it has NBA players rapping about it.
21). Reed Dollaz: AHH Breeding Ground Artist goes for his, but falls way short of K. Dot’s crown.
20). A.P.T.: It’s sad, and a little silly.
19). Ransom: A rapper with seeming no energy tries to capitalize on the rapper with all of it.
18). Uncle Murda: Over Jay’s “Somewhereinamerica,” Murda salutes Kendrick for lighting a fire under Hip-Hop’s ass. But considering it’s overall subpar presentation, this response is nothing to write home about.
17). JR Writer: The flow is passable, but the disses are weak.
16). Bizarre: The former D12 member gives props to Kendrick and pays homage to Dave Chappelle’s classic Fistacuff’s character all at once.
15). Chris Rivers: While this really isn’t a diss, it shows that he can mimic Kendrick’s angry delivery and still have a flow reminiscent of his famous father (Big Pun).
14). Riff Raff: He embraces the song and makes it uniquely his own.
13). Fred Da Godson: Fred tries keeping Kendrick in check by making sure he respects those that came before him.
12). Astro: This is a fun and unexpected response. And while it certainly isn’t very confrontational, it’s cool to see the young emcee stick up for his home state.
11). Mickey Factz: His line about Pac outshines the rest of the record , and surpasses other songs entirely. “You the king of New York? Beg ya pardon?/ The King of L.A. is dead and that n***a from Harlem…[2Pac!].”
10). Lupe Fiasco: For better or worse, it’s typical Lupe- thought-provoking and really lyrical; it just doesn’t all totally connect as well as some of his other material.
9). Grafh: The record has a strong start, but then falls off a bit by feeling like it drags on. If it finished as strong as it started, it would be ranked higher. But even with the being said, Graph delivered a solid rap.
8). B.o.B.: Bobby Ray’s “How 2 Rap” serves as a great reminder that he preceded Kendrick with alternative take on Hip-Hop.
7). Cassidy: The skills that the Philly MC displays here is reminiscent of what he did when he was just a 19-year-old hungry rapper battling Freeway at Hit Factory studios. And that’s not a bad thing at all.
6). Joe Budden: Budden defends New York Hip-Hop, but makes it clear that’s all he’s doing and that he’s not going at Kendrick: “This ain’t a diss, I don’t want it to get spun wrong/ And this for Big L, the block that Joe found Pun on.”
5). Mysonne: Between his commanding voice, incredible flow, and great lyrics: this is a great response. It’s one verse and he never lets up. He killed No I.D.’s beat. Period.
4). Joell Ortiz: As the first responder to “Control,” Ortiz doesn’t disappoint.
3). The Mad Rapper: He cleverly clowns everyone who stepped up to respond.
2). Papoose: A passionate rebuttal from a NY rapper that rivals the passion Kendrick displayed when he said he was the King of New York.
1). King Los: He gives props to the rappers Kendrick called out. And, in terms of where Los would rank among “Control” rappers (Kendrick Lamar included) his abilities speak for themselves. In short, he lives up to his name.
What do you think about the responses? Which one do you feel really stands out?
Man, F this bum a$$ Raz B. If you look at what I said the last day or so, that this was a press stunt, well…it was. Last week the dude got his a$$ beat in China. Look at this fool after he was supposedly pummeled by bottles.
Well, they released a statement from a publicist they hired. And the PR rep tells TMZ that the boy Raz is now on life support. RIGHT. Now, we all know the past of Raz B and this crew. Its just one stunt after another and this is no different. It seems like he was really beat the hell up, but he was never on any sort of life support. Apparently, he said that the publicist acted on her own and was not speaking in any official capacity. SMH! Who says that about a publicist that YOU hired?
Moving on to somebody that’s nicer.
BRANDY…
This happened. She was all set to perform in Johannesburg, South Africa. But when she got there to the STADIUM…there were only about 40 people in attendance. She was distraught and left after performing two songs. Now, Brandy needs to be screaming on the person that promoted the damn event, because they certainly failed! I hope they paid her. Much love to Bran Bran, but we cannot escape this as a fail.
She’s a winner that hit a bad space, unlike Raz B.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
Close, but no cigar! Its this guy! TRINIDAD JAMES!
That’s right! Joe Budden did his thing on his new “Control” verse, but he threw a couple people under the bus. Trinidad James has tire tracks on his body right NOW. And he’s a nice dude, but he cannot take this crap. Since he is in no position to go bar for bar with Joey Buddens, he’s apparently willing to go blow for blow!
Check it!
“It’s all love, I mean, I make music to answer a lot of those types of questions. I don’t consider it a diss. I’m from the streets so a n***a talking is like a n***a talking. A n***a punching, you don’t like me, then you fight me. That’s why I make the songs to let you know, if you don’t like me, then you can fight me. I’m never going to diss you back, we gonna throw these hands back and forth. That’s all this is about.”
HA…son said “back and forth.” That’s real. I have no hate towards him at all, because Trini man is just doing what he does. If he wasn’t hot in some form or fashion, people would be talking about him. Furthermore, he’s always been cool to AHH.
He’s not liking this verse coming from Joe Budden:
“This ain’t for self proclaimed legends that nobody wanna hear from /Scared? get a gun, come to peers, I got none /This ain’t for bandwagon fans sit y’all a**es in the same spot /Y’all the same n***as made Trinidad Jame$ hot.”
BUT…the catch is this…Joe Budden co-signed Trinidad James live on the Hot 97 airwaves late last year. He said:
“Well, Trinidad James is performing at Santos tomorrow. I’m performing at B.B. Kings tonight. I thought he might have been in town…Yeah, I was gonna try and bring my man Trinidad out. Yes, he has an EP out. ‘All Gold Everything.’ “He has another song on the EP. It goes, ‘My side chick is my main chick cause my main chick don’t love me no mo.’ I’m serious. These are real records. These are real records. I just wanna know what’s happening with his situation. Is he gonna end up with a label…Has there been any rap act recently that has taken the nation by storm?”
So, is Joe, in part, responsible for Trinidad being hot? When he talks, people listen. Here is the vid of Mr. James talking.
“They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!” -illseed.
(AllHipHop News) What everyone knew: last week, Kendrick Lamar’s “Control” verse shook up the Hip Hop industry and spawned responses from everyone from Fred The Godson to The Madd Rapper.
What everyone didn’t know: Macklemore was writing battle raps towards Kendrick for 48 hours.
At a recent interview with Power 105.1, the “Thrift Shop” rapper admitted to getting swept up in the competitive energy that permeates Hip Hop following Kendrick’s “Control” verse:
I was definitely one of them. I wasn’t p#####, but for like 48 hours, I was like, ‘Hell no. I’ve gotta step my game up.’ That’s what it is. That’s the beautiful thing about that record. It has people talking. Everyone knows it. Everyone’s competitive.
Macklemore further explains his competitive energy by stating he grew up in the underground scene and did not think his mega successful album with Ryan Lewis had any commercially viable singles:
I came up as a backpack rapper, underground Hip Hop. The fact that a song about thrift shops popped off the way that it did…I mean, we didn’t think we had one single on the entire album, much less three.
