The final answer in AllHipHop and Hot 97’s Summer Jam ticket giveaway has arrived. In this edition, Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg reveal the year when the then retired Jay-Z surprised tens of thousands by performing during Kanye’s Summer Jam set.
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Hot 97′s Summer Jam will take place on June 2nd. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
The Juiceman and A$AP Mob had the energy at New York’s Irving Plaza firing at all cylinders this week.
Following a tight 30-minute set from RCA/Polo Grounds recording artist A$AP Ferg, which featured tracks like “Kissin’ Pink,” “Persian Wine,” “Choppas On Deck” and his biggest record to date, “Work.” With his man Rocky standing next to him and French Montana peering out from backstage, the fans thought they’d get a taste of the recently released “Work Remix,” yet only got to hear it play out as the Mob walked offstage to chants of “A$AP!”
Then the real fun began as Juicy J brought his blend of psyehcedlic Hip-Hop the set, performing “The Code,” “Only For the Night,” “Show Out,” “We In This B**ch” and “Bandz A Make Her Dance.” Juicy even performed Three 6 Mafia classics like “Stay Fly,” “Sippin On Some Syrup” and “Poppin My Collar.”
Check out some pictures from the show below:
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(AllHipHop News) Members of Cleveland rap group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are speaking out about what they feel is a lack of respect for their mentor Eazy-E.
“Some people seem like they are afraid to commemorate him due to how he died,” Bizzy Bone told TMZ. “But Bone never once has, nor will, stop commemorating him.”
Eazy-E (born Eric Wright) died from complications from AIDS on March 26, 1995 at the age 31. He was one of the first members of the Hip-Hop community to publicly reveal that he had contracted H.I.V.
Within two years of Wright’s death two other major Hip-Hop stars lost their lives as well. According to Krayzie Bone, the violent deaths of Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. are revered while the way Eazy passed away holds his legacy to a different standard.
“[Pac and Biggie] died being known as gangsta heroes,” says Krayzie. “Eazy died from a disease, so many look at that differently.”
Bone plans to showcase Eazy during their set at this year’s Rock The Bells festival with a virtual version of the former N.W.A. rapper performing along side them.
“We are going to make sure we have the stage full of Eazy love,” says Layzie Bone.
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Watch the video for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Eazy-E tribute song “Crossroads” below.
Summer is great for many reasons-warm weather, no school, holiday weekends, etc. And since that eagerly awaited time is right around the corner, AllHipHop.com made a list of the top ten things Hip-Hop is set to do in the upcoming summer season that will make the 2013 one stand out from the rest.
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10). Two of the South’s best, Big Boi and Killer Mike, are on the “Shoes for Running Tour” that is already underway and isn’t set to conclude until mid-July. It’s hard to believe it’s been almost 10 years since Outkast’s last proper studio album. And while Andre 3000 has ventured into other things, Big Boi released two solo albums- the latter of which he is promoting with his current tour.
9). Just like the album cover suggests, Mac Miller has said that his new album, Watching Movies with the Sound Off, is very personal.
He even told Hot 97 that he has pushed back the collaboration project with Pharrell, Pink Slime, in order to build his own brand. But fans who have been eagerly awaiting that will get a little something to tide them over on Miller’s upcoming LP. One of the confirmed tracks, “Objects in the Mirror,” is produced by Skateboard P.
8). Although there is no official release date, Game recently released a tweet letting the world know that his Operation Kill Everything mixtape is coming soon. After Jesus Piece received a positive response in late 2012, this new project is a great way to keep his momentum going and introduce material under newly-formed Rolex Records, a company the former G-Unit member formed with Atlanta rapper Stat Quo.
7). Summer sequels aren’t just limited to movies. After the success of last year’s “Under the Influence Tour”, Wiz Khalifa is still smoking a year later with a follow-up to the aforementioned outing. On this go round though, he is touring with A$AP Rocky instead of Mac Miller. The tour has 20 stops and begins on July 7 in San Francisco, CA, and ends on August 11 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
6). On “Cole Summer,” J. Cole rhymes, “And I told my fellas, I dropped “Friday Night Lights” in the winter just to make her jealous/ Wanted to drop the album in the summer, but the label didn’t think that they could sell it/Recoup the first week, I think it ain’t s**t they can tell us.” Not only that, the album debuted at #1, went gold, and was critically acclaimed. Now he gets to drop in the summer with Born Sinner, set for release on June 25th.
5). LL Cool J has made some unfavorable musical choices lately such as “Ratchet” and “Accidental Racist,” but hopefully his “Kings of 
the Mic Tour” can help make up for it. Accompanying LL on this 25-date tour are fellow Hip-Hop legends Public Enemy, Ice Cube, and De La Soul. This is an outstanding ensemble of Hip-Hop’s elder statesmen and all of them are known for great live performances.
4). Historically, Hot 97’s Summer Jam has had some major moments. Remember when Jay-Z put up pictures of Prodigy in a leotard? Or when The Game beat up the giant rat that was presumably 50 Cent? With the 20th anniversary of the Hip-Hop festival taking place in June, some big surprises are bound to be in store for all those in attendance at Met Life Life stadium. Not to mentioned, big names like Kendrick Lamar, the Wu-Tang Clan, Chris Brown, and 2 Chainz have already been announced as part of the lineup.
3). Who would have ever thought that a blonde-haired blue-eyed teeny bopper and a rapper from Marcy Projects would tour with each other as “Legends of the Summer?” Nevertheless, after each reaching the pinnacle of success in their respective genre, Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z decided to hit the road together and perform their music for the masses. And even with Kid Rock being critical of the high ticket price, the shows will undoubtedly be packed with people ranging from those too young to remember NSYNC to the ones who saw Jay-Z tour with Big Daddy Kane, and all ages in between.
2). “We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013,” Paul Rosenberg, president of Shady Records told Billboard magazine. “It’s safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we’re not exactly sure when.” Local Detroit station 95.5 even said it could drop on July 2nd. If that’s the case, one of the biggest rappers could provide help provide Hip-Hop with one of its biggest summers in recent memory.
1). The speculative release date , June 18th, announced via Kanye West’s Twitter account, had the Internet going crazy. Now, the album
just has to live up to the hype. Fortunately, Mr. West has always delivered quality material and he is never short on confidence. And with a wide of range of artists said to have recorded new material with Kanye (Skrillex, Daft Punk, Odd Future, Chief Keef), his new album has the potential to take Hip-Hop into uncharted territory…again.
What Hip-Hop events are you looking forward to this summer? Share your thoughts in the comments section!
(AllHipHop News) In the opening moments of his new Funny Or Die skit, Diddy proudly proclaims he is an “AbbeyHead”- a member of the fanbase of the critically acclaimed British show about an aristocratic family. The multimillionaire media mogul plays Lord Willcock, the series’ first black character and the new owner of “Downtown Abbey.”
Prior to the spoof debuting, Diddy trolled the world by sending out a tweet claiming he was a new cast member on the actual Downton Abbey.
MY BIG NEWS: So happy to announce that Im a series regular on DOWNTON ABBEY-my favorite show+i’ll be debuting a sneak peek tonight 12am PST!
— Diddy (@iamdiddy) May 15, 2013
Watch Funny or Die’s “Downton Diddy” skit below.
According to a woman, Tim Dog is still alive. Apparently, Tim Dog owed about $2 million to a bunch of people and got out of it in dying. The only thing is, one of the women looked into it, but was unable to find anything concrete on his death. All she could find was a lot of write-ups on it….
Now, they are using the word “allegedly” with regard to his death.
Here is the story on it, via wreg.com.
(Southaven, MS) A woman who was swindled by a famous rapper says ‘Tim Dog’ may be up to his biggest scam yet.
The rapper reportedly died in February, but the Mid-South woman he scammed believes the con man may have faked his own death.
Timothy Blair, more commonly known as Tim Dog, owes her money.
When he was reported dead, she says, all the payments stopped.
He got famous in the 90s for his song about Compton, but Tim Dog’s lasting legacy, in Esther Pilgrim’s mind, will be something else, “He really thinks he can outsmart everybody.”
She says the rapper swindled her out $32,000, “A fictitious business deal.”
She’s not the only one who says Tim Dog is a con man.
“Twenty victims have contacted me personally from around the world,” she said.
In 2011, a Mississippi judge ordered Blair to pay her back, “One hundred dollars per month.”
Esther says she received those payments up until she got the phone call that Tim Dog was dead.
In February, media outlets, including Rolling Stone, reported the 46-year-old rapper died from complications of diabetes.
Esther says at first, she believed it like everybody else.
Then she did some digging, “There was nothing of what you would normally find. What city? Who found him? There was nothing with any type of concrete details.”
She even had a friend go down to Atlanta this week, where he allegedly died, to find his death certificate, “They weren’t able to find any record of his death.”
In fact, News Channel 3 used private investigator Andy Wilson who said he couldn’t find a death record for Timothy Blair either.
Esther says Tim Dog owes upwards of $2 million to people around the world and she believes his own death might be just be his biggest con yet, “Oh, I think there is a great chance that he’s alive.”
A private investigator has also confirmed an active address for Blair in Atlanta as of April.
Blair has allegedly been dead since February 14th.
THIS IS CONFUSING!
I don’t want Tim Dog dead, but I also don’t want him faking his death!
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“You can meet me in the room where the kisses aren’t free/You have to pay with your body.”
The Weeknd has never had a problem telling women what it takes to sleep with him. On this new song, entitled “Kiss Land” presumably off his upcoming sophomore album, the subdued vocalists takes listeners through his usual maze of dark beats and darker love/
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Ludacris has accomplished much success since his 2000 ‘Back For The First Time’ album release. 13 years later, Ludacris has snagged movie roles such as Fast and Furious and American Hustle, his own liquor: Conjure Cognac, Soul Headphones, The Ludacris Foundation, and much more.
Ludacris recently sat down with AllHipHop to talk about his role in Fast and Furious 6, his forthcoming album Ludaversal, longevity and more.
Fast and Furious 6 hits theaters May 24
Hold just one conversation with Dizzy Wright and one thing becomes immediately clear; don’t let his age fool you. Young and gifted; he’s armed with both a plan as well as the actual talent to back it up.
Since catching the attention of independent label Funk Volume, Dizzy has been a roll. To date he has already toured both nationally as well as internationally, and recently landed on XXL’s coveted 2013 Freshmen cover; even more impressive is the fact that he was voted on as a fan favorite based solely off the strength of his rapidly growing fan base.
Not bad for an artist whose first album, the well received SmokeOut Conversations, was only released in 2012.
Pull out a pen and take notes.
AllHipHop: While you’ve actually lived in a multitude of places you are most closely associated with Vegas; was it difficult to break out of a region with little national attention?
Dizzy: I felt like a lot of people in the city were doing the same thing, same sound. Everybody wants the same thing. So in 2011 all I did was shows. You basically have to start performing outside of this city in order to make it out of it.
AllHipHop: You were introduced to the industry at an early age due to your mother’s former role as a prominent concert promoter; how did this affect your views on the game?
Dizzy: I feel like I got an early glimpse at what it was like. That’s why I don’t want to go major, because they’ll push me or try to mold me into what they feel I should be, or should be talking about. I just like to do me.
AllHipHop: Since joining forces with indie label Funk Volume you have worked heavily with other label mates including; Swizz, DJ Hoppa, Jarren Benton, and Hopsin, how easy was the transition for you?
Dizzy: I was introduced to Hop through Dame and Swizz. They took me out to vibe and just see if I would even get along with dude. We had about a 45 minute conversation, about what I don’t remember, he was kind of stand offish at first but in the end he was cool as f###. We been vibing ever since. As far as Funk Volume is concerned, I love it; they give me my space, so I work hard in return.
AllHipHop: You’ve already gotten the chance to experience life on the road as a touring artist, both with Hop as well as your own showcases; how has that experience been for you?
Dizzy: I got to travel overseas for a tour that Hop headlined. Iceland, Germany, Australia; I was able to build a connection with actual fans outside of the internet. It’s all about building those connections. Once I dropped my own project I instantly got right on the road. Some sold out, some were smaller, but everyone there f##### with me. They knew the music. I just like being on the road, I’m a little different; I’m just trying to work enough to be comfortable and take care of my daughter.
AllHipHop: Speaking of your project, you released your first official one SmokeOut Conversations in 2012; was it received in the way that you anticipated?
Dizzy: It actually did more than what I wanted it to do. It got the ball rolling for everything. Since then I’ve been consistently working and touring. That’s my life. My newest project The Golden Age Mixtape was actually put together right before I went on the road.
AllHipHop: How have things changed for you since landing in XXL’s 2013 Freshman class? Have you seen an increased interest in your work?
MUSIC: Dizzy Wright Ft. Joey Badass “Maintain”
Dizzy: To be honest it’s hard to say because I’ve been so preoccupied on the road; but they put together some shows for all of the artists that made it. I’m still just taking it all in. I’m living life and still learning. I’m all about doing you. It’s hard for me to put myself in any type of category because I like to talk about everything. Things I’ve experienced, things I’ve seen.
AllHipHop: So what lies ahead? At just 22 you already seem far ahead of your time, is there anything that you feel sets you apart from some of your counterparts?
Dizzy: I like to turn up just like everyone else, but that’s not all that I’m about either. I don’t say that I’m great, but I feel as if I could be. I believe in giving yourself room to grow into being great. You become great when you gain experience. There’s so much life to live, but if you haven’t been outside of the hood you may never get to experience it. We just confirmed another tour, new music coming out. I’m just trying to grow and continue to make music.
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This just sounds purely outrageous. But, Shyne has proclaimed that he’s now down with that dude that’s down with that dude Drake.
Shyne recently contacted VladTV and notified us that he may be joining forces with Drake’s OVO crew, as he’s been working with Drake’s artist P. Reign on music projects. While fans will have to wait and see if any official contracts get signed, it would be a huge deal for rap if Drake and Shyne brought their talents together for future work. Keep your eyes and ears open for any music videos or track releases from them in the future.
EHHHHH….sounds like malarky.
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LOL! Wayne Brady is hilarious!
He went on The Sway Morning Show and he was dope, but he was actually really good and funny. He went in on Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, President Obama and a bunch of there stuff like the state of HIp-Hop.
Rap isn’t a barometer for Blackness, but nobody can’t question Wayne Brady after this one! He’s dope!
Now…
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Earlier today we revealed that Diddy requested to do a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. at the 1997 Hot 97 Summer Jam. Now, DJ Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg return to answer our second to lats question of which artist had the most cameos at one Summer Jam.
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Check back tomorrow as we reveal the final answer from our list. Make sure to get your final answer in to 20******@*******op.com before tomorrow at 11 A.M EST.
Hot 97′s Summer Jam will take place on June 2nd. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.
