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D’Angelo Forced To Cancel Show Dates After Being Hospitalized

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Aug 6, 2013 at 8:15amCategory: MOBILE

(AllHipHop News) Neo-soul singer D’Angelo cancelled several upcoming tour stops recently after the 39-year-old performer was apparently taken to the hospital over the weekend. The cause of D’Angelo’s hospitalization has not been announced, but an executive at the House of Blues in Chicago spoke with the Chicago Tribune telling the paper, “It’s serious, but he should be OK.”

D’Angelo was scheduled to appear at the House of Blues tomorrow, but the show has been cancelled due to a “medical emergency.” His show tonight in Minneapolis has also been cancelled as well as a Saturday concert in San Diego. There has not been any word on his scheduled appearance at the Golden Gate Park Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco on Friday.

The “Brown Sugar” crooner had been making a musical comeback the last few years after a long hiatus. His last full length album was 2000’s acclaimed Voodoo. There are reports that he is working on his long-delayed third album tentatively titled James River.

D’Angelo gave his first televised performance in over a decade at the 2012 BET Awards.

[ALSO READ: D’Angelo and Questlove Hit Brooklyn with Intimate Show]

Watch D’Angelo’s perform a medley of hits at the 2012 BET Awards below.

Drake Brought Out Kanye West, J. Cole, Big Sean, Diddy, Ma$e, TLC, French Montana, & The Weeknd At OVO Fest (VIDEOS)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Aug 6, 2013 at 7:30amCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Drake’s 4th annual OVO Festival became a star-studded showcase last night as the YMCMB performer surprised the audience with numerous guest performances. Kanye West, J. Cole, Diddy, Ma$e, Big Sean, TLC, French Montana, and The Weeknd all hit the stage. Add in Wale’s opening performance and you have one memorable evening.

Kanye also took the opportunity to credit Drake for helping to inspire his collaborative album with Jay Z.

“We wouldn’t be able to make the music that we make. Me and Hov would never made Watch The Throne if this n*gga wasn’t putting pressure on us like that,” says Ye.

If you didn’t make it up to Toronto for OVO check out some footage from the event below.

Wale performs “Bad”

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Drake and Big Sean perform “All Me”

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Drake and French Montana perform “Pop That”

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TLC performs “Waterfalls”

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Drake and The Weeknd perform “Crew Love”

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J. Cole performs “Forbidden Fruit”

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Drake performs “The Motion”

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Diddy and Ma$e perform “Feel So Good” and “Mo Money Mo Problems”

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Kanye West performs “New Slaves” and “Can’t Tell Me Nothing”

50 Cent Pleads Not Guilty In Domestic Violence Case (VIDEO)

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Aug 6, 2013 at 6:40amCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) Hip Hop mogul 50 Cent faced arraignment yesterday for a domestic violence charge and four counts of vandalism stemming from a June 23 incident in the home of his ex-girlfriend and mother of his child model Daphne Joy (born Daphne Narvaez). 50’s attorney entered a not guilty plea in court Monday.

50 (aka Curtis Jackson) is accused of damaging $7,100 worth of property including chandeliers, furniture, a television, a lamp, and a bedroom closet. The woman also alleges 50 kicked her causing bodily harm.

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Heading To Court For Domestic Violence Charge]

The judge ordered 50 to stay at least 100 yards away from Joy, and he is not allowed to contact her in anyway. 50 is also prohibited from possessing any firearms. He had 24 hours to turn in or sell any guns he owned.

50’s lawyer, Scott E. Leemon, issued the following comment to AllHipHop.com:

50 entered a not guilty plea and out of respect for the process we will not be making any statements relating to the case right now.

If convicted the “I Get Money” rapper faces five years in jail and $46,000 in fines.

TMZ got footage of 50 in court. Watch the video below.

Rocko Ft. B. Jay “Brudda” [P###. By Ferrari Smash]

By: Steve Raze (@SteveRaze) Updated Aug 5, 2013 at 7:01pmCategory: MOBILE

Kanye West Will Perform BLKKK SKKKN HEAD At MTV Video Music Awards

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Aug 5, 2013 at 4:30pmCategory: Headlines

(AllHipHop News) The MTV Video Music Awards will feature a BLKKK HEAD after MTV confirmed that Kanye West will perform at this year’s VMA’s from Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

This will be Kanye West’s first solo performance at the Video Music Awards since 2008’s “Love Lockdown” show ender. That performance was infamously succeeded by Kanye’s music exile-inducing interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2009 Video Music Awards.

Check out Kanye’s last solo performance at the Video Music Awards:

Hip-Hop Rumors: DMC Responds To Rumors Of Dissing Jay-Z and Lil Wayne!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Aug 5, 2013 at 4:09pmCategory: Headlines

DMC has reached out to me to clear up the rumors of him dissing Jay-Z. Peep what he told me EXCLUSIVELY! If you use the following, please credit illseed and AllHipHop.com. THANKS! Thank it away, DMC!:

I could never DISS Lil Wayne or Jay Z!

They are very good and successful at what they do! I would and could never disrespect either of these two men!

Their success is my success!

I love and respect Lil Wayne! He treats me well and is very very nice to me and my family!

And Jay Z inspired me and assured me that great Hip Hop will exist forever in all generations and eras when he dropped Hard Knock Life, which one of my favorite Hip Hop songs ever! Hard Knock is incredible to me!

After reading the negative comments coming at all of us, I had to personally apologize to my two fellow artist!

I do not like negative s###! I cannot tolerate anything that will divide us and our Hip Hop Culture!

The power is in Wayne, D and Jay standing side by side representing this sacred culture together! No matter how “different” we may be!
Now with that being said, the point I was trying to make is that Jay and Wayne(and even me when I was on radio all day) aren’t the only ones that are so called “hot” because there is a lot of talent that may be just as “hot” and even better, but they don’t get heard on the radio.

All I’m saying is a DJ should be able to discover an incredible ass rapper in any city state or country today, and be able to come on the air tomorrow, and play that song…but he or she can’t…because of programming!