#AlternativePick: Robin Thicke Ft. Kendrick Lamar “Give It 2 U”
Lil Scrappy Ft. Gunplay “Complicated”
Ras Kass Ft. Monie Love “Sometimes”
Slick Pulla Ft. C-cide & Loco “Anybody Killa”
Chingy “New Slaves (Remix)”
Stori “It’s Just $$$”
St. Laz [#BGA] Ft. Fitzgerald “Ima Do It”
#FreshHeat: K-Major Ft. Rocko & Yung Ralph “S### Bucket”
Migos Ft. Ballout & Chief Keef “9 On Me”
Hip-Hop Rumors: Which Stars Were High At The BET Awards?
Man, I heard the BET Awards were interesting to those that were in attendance. I heard it was a lot of fun. But, as you may have noticed, I heard some of them were high as a kite out there! First things first, Bobby Brown. I don’t believe that BB was on drugs, but alcohol can get you high too and I heard he was lit like a Christmas tree on December 24. I didn’t even see what he did. The other one was Paula Patton. Now, she was acting so dumb blonde on the stage, nobody could quite tell if she was high or just acting like a ditz. But, a lot of people I was in contact with speculated that she was ON ONE, but she knew it. There is a sad aspect to it. I heard that El DeBarge was definitely high, but the issue with that is, he’s an addict in real life, from what I was told. So, he and some of the other DeBarge Family members have real life substance abuse issues. And it was clear when he was eating the mic or something. I hope he can get help for that.
Here is Paula and some commentary to boot.
Rumor has it, Robin got p##### at Paula, boyyeeeeeeeeeee….she in the cat house.
I’m sure these guys weren’t the only ones – allegedly!
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Luke James Taps MMG’s Wale for “I.O.U.” Summertime Remix
Soulman Luke James has just released a much-needed summertime remix to his buzzing single, “I.O.U.”. The track features Wale and offers new production from in-house producer, Danja.
Luke is currently out on tour with Beyoncé, as the opening act on her U.S and Canadian dates on The Mrs. Carter World Tour. James also stars in Fox Searchlight’s “Black Nativity”, alongside Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson.
Listen to “I.O.U. (Summertime Remix)”:
Video Sneak Peek: “Black Nativity”:
Rapper Who Tried To Sacrifice Friend To The Illuminati Heading To Prison
(AllHipHop News) The story of local Virginia rapper Wafeeq Sabir El-Amin’s attempt to offer his friend as a blood sacrifice to the Illuminati almost seemed to wild to be true, but the jury in his malicious wounding case believed his victim’s version of the situation as the truth. As a result El-Amin has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
[ALSO READ: Rapper Allegedly Tried To Sacrifice Friend To Join The Illuminati]
The two-day trial in Henrico County centered around conflicting stories from El-Amin and his best friend and music partner Curtis Brown who alleged that he was the target of El-Amin’s sacrificial offering.
On the day of the incident last December, both men reportedly smoked marijuana, meditated, and drank a sleep-inducing substance called “God juice” together. The two also got into a conversation about the power of the sun, mind voyages, and the secret society known as the Illuminati.
At that point the two versions of events began to separate. El-Amin and Brown both ended up shooting at each other with El-Amin taking a bullet to the abdomen and Brown being shot in the hand.
El-Amin testified that Brown was the aggressor. Brown said the El-Amin tried to kill him for a $50 million dollar record deal. According to Brown, El-Amin told him “you are my sacrifice” before firing at his head.
Evidence presented at trial showed that El-Amin shot first. Jurors convicted the 27-year-old of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in commission of a felony, possession of marijuana, and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and a $200 fine for the drug possession charge.
Henrico County Deputy Attorney Thomas L. Johnson described the case as “strange, bizarre, eccentric.”
source: timesdispatch
Jadakiss Tells a “Legendary Biggie Story” @ Cipha Sounds “Take It Personal” (VIDEO)
Jadakiss’ story for the East Coast team at Cipha Sounds’ Take It Persoanl improv show included the legendary Notorious B.I.G and a nervous 21 year old young Jada.
The audience at FIT’s Haft Auditorium were in tears as Biggie’s eyesight, Diddy’s bad contracts and even Jada himself are the butt of many jokes for the comedians.
Check out Jada’s legendary story of the Notoriouss B.I.G.:
Jadakiss Talks Marijuana Arrest @ Cipha Sounds’ Take It Personal (VIDEO)
Cipha Sounds was back to his old tricks again with his Take It Personal improv show but had a few twists.
Held in the Haft Auditorium in New York’s Fashion Institute instead of at the UCB Theatre on Ave B, Cipha had two teams of trained improv actors (West Coast and East Coast) create scenes around guest Jadakiss’ stories.
[ALSO WATCH: Jadakiss Tells a “Legendary Biggie Story” @ Cipha Sounds “Take It Personal”]
The West Coast team comprised of such comedians as John Gemberling, Eugene Cordero, Fran Gillespie and even star of FX’s The League and The Kroll Show Nick Kroll.
Check out the video below of Jadakiss tell a story of how a marijuana arrest led to him seeing $5,000 stashed in the most surprising of places on the human body:
Drake Explains Why He Didn’t Attend BET Awards
(AllHipHop News) When an artist receives a dozen award show nominations that is usually a guarantee that the audience will get to see that person at the event. That was not the case for Drake who was nominated 12 times at this year’s BET Awards.
While most of the stars arriving on the red carpet were not even sure who was scheduled to perform at the show, there was talk that Drake had planned to attend and perform, but when the lights went up the Young Money rapper was not at the Nokia Theatre.
Rumors began to circulate that Drake pulled out of the show at the last-minute because the “Started From The Bottom” performer wanted to avoid R&B singer Chris Brown. Brown and Drake have had a very public feud over the last year after the two were engaged in a bottle throwing incident at a New York City night club.
[ALSO READ: Drake Discusses Chris Brown Feud In GQ Magazine]
Drake took to Twitter to clear up the matter. He announced that his absence from the awards show was the result of him wanting to focus on his music and his family.
Thank you to BET and to the fans for voting! I’m home finishing the album and spending time w/ family before we begin our journey Sept 17.
— Drizzy (@Drake) July 1, 2013
Radaronline reportedly had sources reveal that Drake’s decision not to attend threw off the show with producers scrambling to figure out how to replace him.
“Everything is in flux,” claimed Radaronline’s source. “The producers are all pulling their hair out.”
There were obvious moments during the broadcast when the show’s host Chris Tucker had to fill in time with him even asking producers on camera if they were ready to move on. Representatives from BET have not commented on the record about Drake not attending the show as of yet.
[ALSO READ: BET Awards 2013: Full Performances & Complete Winners List]
BET Awards 2013: Full Performances & Complete Winners List
(AllHipHop News) Last night (June 30) Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre was home for the 13th annual BET Awards. Performers from different generations and genres took the stage to perform including Chris Brown with Nicki Minaj, Kendrick Lamar with Erykah Badu, and an all-star jam session of Justin Timberlake, Snoop Lion, Pharrell, and Charlie Wilson.
[ALSO CHECK OUT: FLICKS: 2013 BET Awards Red Carpet]
Kendrick and Drake were the big winners of the evening with each emcee earning three awards. K-Dot took home trophies for Best Male Hip Hop Artist and Best New Artist. Drizzy won both The Viewers’ Choice Award and Video of the Year for his single “Started From The Bottom.” Kendrick and Drake joined A$AP Rocky and 2 Chainz in winning the Best Collaboration category for the A$AP led “F*ckin’ Problems.”
Uncle Charlie Wilson’s storied career was celebrated with the Lifetime Achievement Award, and three-time NBA champion Dwayne Wade’s work with his Wade’s World Foundation was acknowledged with the Humanitarian Award.
Check out the full list of winners and all the performances below.
Video of the Year
Drake “Started From the Bottom”
2 Chainz (featuring Drake) “No Lie”
A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) “F—in’ Problems”
Drake (featuring Lil Wayne) “HYFR”
Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) “Poetic Justice”
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (featuring Wanz) “Thrift Shop”
Miguel “Adorn”
Rihanna “Diamonds”
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) “Suit & Tie”
Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) “Mercy”
Best Male Hip Hop Artist
Kendrick Lamar
2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Drake
Future
Best Female Hip Hop Artist
Nicki Minaj
Azealia Banks
Eve
Rasheeda
Rye Rye
Best New Artist
Kendrick Lamar
Azealia Banks
Joey Bada$$
Trinidad Jame$
The Weeknd
Viewers’ Choice Award
Drake “Started From the Bottom”
A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) “F—in’ Problems”
Kendrick Lamar “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
Miguel “Adorn”
Rihanna “Diamonds”
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) “Suit & Tie”
Best Collaboration
A$AP Rocky (featuring Drake, 2 Chainz and Kendrick Lamar) “F*ckin’ Problems”
2 Chainz (featuring Drake) “No Lie”
French Montana (featuring Rick Ross, Drake and Lil Wayne) “Pop That”
Kendrick Lamar (featuring Drake) “Poetic Justice”
Justin Timberlake (featuring Jay-Z) “Suit & Tie”
Kanye West (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T and 2 Chainz) “Mercy”
FANdemonium Award
Chris Brown
Beyoncé
Rihanna
Nicki Minaj
Best Female R&B/Pop Artist
Rihanna
Beyoncé
Tamar Braxton
Alicia Keys
Elle Varner
Best Male R&B/Pop Artist
Miguel
Chris Brown
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Usher
Best Group
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mary Mary
Mindless Behavior
Slaughterhouse
The Throne (Kanye West and Jay-Z)
Video Director of the Year
Benny Boom
A$AP Rocky and Sam Lecca
Director X
Dre Films
Hype Williams
Best Gospel Artist
Mary Mary
Deitrick Haddon
Lecrae
Tamela Mann
Marvin Sapp
Best Actress
Kerry Washington
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Taraji P. Henson
Gabrielle Union
Best Actor
Jamie Foxx
Don Cheadle
Common
Samuel L. Jackson
Denzel Washington
YoungStars Award
Gabrielle Douglas
Jacob Latimore
Keke Palmer
Jaden Smith
Quvenzhané Wallis
Best Movie
Think Like a Man
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Django Unchained
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
Sparkle
Subway Sportswoman of the Year
Gabrielle Douglas
Brittney Griner
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Subway Sportsman of the Year
LeBron James
Victor Cruz
Kevin Durant
Robert Griffin III
Ray Lewis
Centric Award
Tamar Braxton “Love and War”
Fantasia “Lose to Win”
Miguel “Adorn”
Nas “Daughters”
Charlie Wilson “My Love Is All I Have”
Best International Act: Africa
Ice Prince (Nigeria)
2Face Idibia (Nigeria)
Toya Delazy (South Africa)
Donald (South Africa)
R2Bees (Ghana)
Radio and Weasel (Uganda)
Best International Act: UK
Emeli Sandé
Marsha Ambrosius
Estelle
Labrinth
Rita Ora
Wiley
Humanitarian Award
Dwayne Wade
Lifetime Achievement Award
Charlie Wilson
FLICKS: 2013 BET Awards Red Carpet
The BET Awards 2013 have begun, and AllHipHop.com has some pictures to share of some of the celebrities that have just walked down the red carpet. We caught 2 Chainz, Wale, DJ Drama, J. Cole, Master P, B.o.B and more of the music industry’s big names at he Staples Center in LA.!
Take a look (Photos by Rea Melissa):
Meek Mill Ordered To Take Etiquette Classes
(AllHipHop News) A judge in Philadelphia has ordered rapper Meek Mill to attend etiquette classes, based on his actions in court, in public and on social networks.
Meek Mill must take the classes by August, as part of his court-ordered probation, Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley said recently.
Judge Brinkley said Meek, who is on probation for a 2008 conviction for drug dealing and gun possession, has “a lot of issues.”
The rapper appeared at his latest probation hearing, where Judge Brinkley and prosecutors said that his posts on social networks, as well as his conduct in public, could “affect his freedom.”
The judge apparently received threats from fans of Meek Mill, after the rapper posted several inflammatory messages.
Additionally, Judge Brinkley and prosecutors claimed that Meek continued to travel without permission from his probation officer.
Meek Mill, who is recording a new album and going on a court approved tour, must take the etiquette classes by August 4.