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Lil Jon Announces Partnership With Zumba to create “Zumba Nightclub” Tour

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Lil Jon is partnering with Zumba Fitness to create a new nightclub tour titled “Zumba Nightclub Series.”

According to reps for Zumba Fitness, the outing will combine the party atmosphere of the Zumba dance class, with Lil Jon’s turntable antics, to hype up the experience.

Lil Jon will be joined by celebrity Zumba instructor Gina Grant, who will lead the dance fitness class.

“Fitness and health are important to me, and Zumba fans hit me up all the time tellin’ me how my songs and voice motivate them to get them through their workout,” Lil Jon told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Now we’re helping to bring the Zumba experience to the nightclub scene. I’m excited to DJ this tour and give Zumba fans a fitness party they’ll never forget!”

The goal of the new tour with Lil Jon and Gina Grant is to attract new users to the Zumba Fitness program, in a nontraditional work out atmosphere that will include club lighting, special-effects and a cutting edge sound system.

“I love being a Zumba instructor because my goal is to get people to move and be active in a fun way,” said Gina Grant. “This nightclub series is such an incredible opportunity to get the world to dance and be healthy. The nightclub is the perfect venue for this and Lil Jon’s DJ skills will light up the room with energy!”

Lil Jon recorded a new song titled “Work” specifically for Zumba Fitness, which debuted earlier this month at a conference in Los Angeles, where over 3,000 instructors attended.

The “Zumba Nightclub Series” will start April 9 in Boston, Massachusetts and conclude April 13 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Check out the tour dates and times for the Zumba Nightclub Series below:

April 9th – Wonderland Ballroom – Boston, MA
7:00pm

April 10th – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA
5:30pm
8:00pm

April 11th – Amazura – Queens, NY
7:00pm

April 13th – Bogart’s – Cincinnati, OH
12:00pm
3:00pm

Hip-Hop’s Dirty Secrets: Daddy-O on Foxy Brown, Coast Beef and Labels Ruining Artists

By: Tawni Fears Updated Category: Features
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As a co-founder of Stetsasonic,  one of Hip-Hop’s first groups, Daddy-O, has witnessed a lot over time in the music biz. Today, he still has his hands in artist development, internet strategy, public speaking, as well as being a celebrity DJ. As a producer, Daddy-O was responsible for Mary J. Blige’s “Real Love” remix, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ “Higher Ground” remix, plus many more. Daddy-O has decided to share exclusively with AllHipHop what he has seen since he started as an artist in the late 70’s. From Lil Kim and Foxy, the East/West Coast beef, to behind the doors of labels, he speaks on it all.

Labels Really Do Stop Artists’ Careers
Never leaving the mic, but putting it aside to help those with Hip-Hop dreams similar to his, Daddy – O took on the executive role and was shocked by what he saw.

“I went to work for labels to prove the critics wrong, but they were actually right. I wanted to see how things really went down behind closed doors. When I got to MCA/Universal I signed an artist and had to literally get MCA to take the advance back. I wanted the money to be given back because they were messing with his career. I felt they didn’t understand what they were dealing with.”

There Wasn’t a Real East/West Coast Beef
Daddy-O has no idea where the beef came from because he always saw Tupac and Biggie joined at the hip.

“The first time I saw Pac he was coming down Fulton Street with Big and Cease, and all of them. I asked who was that and was informed it was Tupac, I say Digital Underground Tupac? I’m told it was. I also recall, because I was there, that the first time Pac was shot Biggie didn’t have anything to do with it.”

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Keep up with Daddy-O on Twitter: @ProfessorDaddyO

Foxy Brown Was Jealous Of Lil Kim
Daddy – O feels it was clear that Foxy Brown wanted what Kim had around her. He could see that anytime he worked with, or were around the two of them.

“Kim and Foxy both started in my home. I knew Foxy’s management, and Junior Mafia were pretty much created in my basement. Foxy wanted that type of team Kim had. That solid unit. I feel that Foxy Brown is a better rapper of the two though.”

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Being in a group isn’t always easy. It presents different challenges. Learning to accept that comes with making music.

“They didn’t always agree with Delite and me, the founders of the group. The hardest part about it, and also the dopest part, is so many people being involved. You come up with an idea and other members doubt it. But that’s what makes it work, because you figure out how to work together.”

Bonus: LL wrote MC Lyte’s rhyme for Self Destruction

Tawni Fears is a freelance writer and contributor to AllHipHop.com. Follow her on Twitter: @brwnsugaT.

Heavy Police Attention Scheduled For 50 Cent Afterparty

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: Headlines
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(AllHipHop News) The owner of the Connecticut nightclub Club Sinergee has spoken with local police officials multiple times in the past week, to add extra officers to 50 Cent’s March 1 party.

[ALSO READ: 50 Cent Adds Boxing Promoter to Resume]

In order to ensure the guests orderly exits at the conclusion of the party, club owner Michael Carusone has scheduled eight to 10 officers to be outside the club, in addition to the private security guards in the club.

The venue holds roughly 700 people and the extra police force is a precautionary measure to handle any excessive crowding outside of people who are denied admission.

This event is the after party for ESPN’s Friday Night Fights event at Foxwood Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut.

50 Cent’s new boxing promotion company SMS Promotion is collaborating with DiBella Entertainment for the fight, which will begin at 7pm. Club Sinergee plans to broadcast the fights and await the G-Unit general’s arrival after the conclusion of the final fight.

Carusone says VIP passes  are still available and people can call (203) 440-2750 for reservations.

[ALSO READ: 10 Overlooked Facts from Get Rich Or Die Tryin’]

50 Cent started the new boxing venture in November of 2012 and has already had to handle a high profile scandal.

In a recent interview with the New York Daily News, Mr. Jackson denied that one of his boxers, Yuriorkis Gamboa, was a customer of the Miami anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis, which is accused of selling performance enhancing drugs.

Gamboa’s name appeared on the questionable clinic’s records, a fact that 50 Cent attributes to Gamboa being an unlucky bystander of the embattled rapper’s perceived reputation:

“The additional publicity and notoriety that Gamboa has received from being in connection to me — the timing of it makes me feel like that’s a part of it, of why he would actually be mentioned at that point.”

[ALSO CHECK OUT: 50 Cent in “Zero Dark Fifty”]

Hip-Hop Mogul Proposes “Guns For Greatness” Program Featuring Tickets To Beyoncé & Jay-Z Concerts

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Gun violence has become a major social and political issue recently, and now one high-profile Hip-Hop executive is proposing a plan to encourage young people to trade in their firearms for mentorships and concert tickets.

The New York Daily News is reporting that hugely successful artist manager and president of Family Tree Entertainment, Michael “Blue” Williams, sent a letter to the New York Police Department pitching the idea for “Guns For Greatness.” If approved by NYC Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly, William’s program will be the city’s first private sector gun buyback initiative.

“We want to get as many guns off the streets, and if this works, we’d like to support it,” Kelly told the Daily News.

After meeting with top brass at NYPD last week, Williams wrote an open letter addressed to Kelly. The letter was co-signed by Richard Buery (President and CEO of the Children’s Aid Society),  L. Londell McMillan (publisher of The Source), and former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson. It read in part:

This program aims to provide young people with an opportunity to receive guidance and inspiration from committed mentors, an important option that will enable them to experience possibilities other than a life surrounded by gun violence and unnecessary shootings and killing.

One way Williams hopes to help get the guns off the streets is by offering tickets to see superstars like Beyoncé and Jay-Z at their next New York concerts.

“The Beyoncé show is coming to Brooklyn; the Jay-Z show is coming to Yankee Stadium. Our goal is to reach out to individuals who are in my industry, in my world and who I have an association with and get their support,” said Williams.

Williams has a long history working in the music business. He has managed Hip-Hop heavyweights like OutKast, Cee-lo Green, and Scarface. He started his managerial career at Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit, and worked at both Def Jam and LaFace Records. He was also a business partner of the late Chris Lighty.

[ALSO READ: BREAKING NEWS: Sources: Chris Lighty Dead]

It was Lighty’s death last August as the result of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot and his own recent gun charge that inspired Williams to propose “Guns For Greatness.”

“It was just sort of like a pushing point,” Williams said. “It eventually convinced me that one person can make a difference if they believe in something.

Williams says he has already raised $75,000 for “GFG” with the goal of reaching $100,000.

New York has had a city-run handgun buyback program in place for years. With participants receiving up to $200 for each firearm the costs for such a deal can be expensive for taxpayers. Similar programs in San Francisco ran out of money. William’s privatized “Guns For Greatness” could be a financial remedy for cash-strapped city governments.

Daily Word: Keep WINNING Your Battles!!

By: Ash Cash (@IamAshCash) Updated Category: Lifestyle
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Happy Wins-Day my centers of influence! Welcome to the day that most people write off as simply hump day, but the day that YOU know is a day that will get you closer to your dreams! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to winning your battles! Life isn’t easy for those who dream! Those who have goals and aspirations fight a daily battle in an effort to get from where they are to where they’re suppose to be! These battles sometimes knocks us to our feet and drag us around in the mud! Despite that, we need to keep going! Realize that even though some temporary defeat has entered our lives, we are better off by fighting than by just sitting there and allowing that defeat to become permanent! Each time you have the courage to keep going, you gain some valuable headway towards your dreams and aspiration! Never take your hard work for granted! Focus on the little successes that you have everyday and Keep Winning Your Battles!! You are closer to your dream than you even realize! Keep Striving and Keep making it happen!!
-Ash’Cash“Stop focusing on your defeats so much and start acknowledging your accomplishments…”
-Unknown

“Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.”
-Unknown

“Believe in your own abilities. That’s all you need to accomplish anything.”
-Unknown

“Write down 10 things you would do in your life if you had absolutely no fear. Then pick one of them and do it.”
-Steve Chandler

“Sometimes when you attempt the so-called impossible, you do end up falling short, but in the process you end up accomplishing something incredible.”
-TJay Taylor

“We don’t know who we are until we see what we can do.”
-Martha Grimes

“Life presents us with a new opportunity every day. Learn from both your mistakes and accomplishments to help build a better future for yourself today.”
-Unknown

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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

Tyler, The Creator Debuts New Jazz-Inspired Song On ‘Late Night With Jimmy Fallon’

By: Yohance Kyles (@HUEYmixwitRILEY) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Odd Future frontman Tyler, the Creator returned to the show where he made his national television debut last night (February 26), to present a brand new song.

Tyler started his performance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon with the unreleased jazzy track “Treehome” featuring Coco Karshøj from the Danish electronic duo Quadron.

With the legendary Hip-Hop band The Roots backing him up, Tyler played the piano as Coco belted out the lyrics, “baby let’s go to my treehome.”

Tyler then brought out his OFWGKTA bethren Jasper Dolphin and Taco Bennett to perform his single “Domo 23.”  Both “Domo 23” and “Treehome” will appear on Tyler’s third studio album Wolf.

On Twitter Tyler admitted his appreciation for jazz music and that he felt “Treehome” was his favorite track on Wolf.

Tyler, the Creator and his Odd Future crew broke into the mainstream with their original performance on Fallon’s late night show in February of 2011. On that night Tyler and Hodgy Beats hit Jimmy’s stage to perform “Sandwitches” off Tyler’s Goblin LP.

The Wolf Gang leader will release his next album on April 2. Wolf will have three separate covers including one that was created by artist Mark Ryden, and Tyler will promote the album by going on a 20 city tour across North America and Europe starting in March.

[ALSO READ: Rapper Tyler The Creator Announces New Tour; Album “Wolf” Slated For April]

Hot 97 Celebrates 20 Years Of Hip-Hop Concerts

By: Grouchy Greg Watkins (@GrouchyGreg) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) New York based radio station Hot 97 has announced plans for the annual Summer Jam concert.

This year’s concert is special too Hot 97 and it’s employees, since it’s the 20th year anniversary of the legendary concert, which is seen artists like Jay-Z, Kanye West, 50 Cent and numerous others.

The 20th annual summer jam, dubbed Summer Jam XX, we’ll chat some of hip-hop and R & D’s biggest artists for the celebration, Which is expected to draw over 55,000 people.

“Hot 97 throws the ultimate Hip Hop concert each and every summer, and this year, I’m touching the Summer Jam stage for the 20th time,” said Hot 97’s Funkmaster Flex. “This is the stage that matters. It matters to the people. It matters to the artists. Summer Jam is always the most talked about Hip Hop event of the year!”

Last year alone, artists like Young Jeezy, Rick Ross A$AP Rocky and others grace the Summer Jam stage.

“Summer Jam season takes over the city of New York and the entire station; hell, we started planning months ago,” revealed Ebro Darden, Programming Director. “This year will be another awesome year as the entire Hip-Hop community comes out to celebrate the music we all love!”

Summer Jam XX will take place June 2, 2013 at The MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

Tickets go on sale in the coming months.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Karrine Steffans Reveals What Lil Wayne Is Up To!

By: Chuck Creekmur (@ChuckCreekmur) Updated Category: Headlines
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Lil Wayne and Karrine are BACK!

Wayne has been under attack and finally some good news for him.

Not a whole lot to report, but basically she is with Wayne in the studio and pushing that he’s WORKING! In one pic, she said “Writing. No paper. No pen. No fukking iPhone. #martian” MAnnnnnnnn…some people need to write. I have very little to say about this. But, I am going to admit to something. My feelings to Karrine are easing up. I was once pretty hostile towards her, but now…she ain’t so bad. I think she was just doing what she had to do with that book, which is all that most of us do. Seems like she and Wayne got something special. Her instagram account says a lot. Here is something she said about her “loves,” which I imagine includes Wayne.

“No man is an island and no one is independent. We are affected by those we love. Some more than others. I thank God for my loves and for what they have taught me. I love being determined, enhanced, and even diminished by those loves. Shows I’m alive. I’m human and I’m still here. Thank The Lord for that.”

Here is the pic.

Unfortunately….good news for Weezy is bad news for the family of Emmett Till. Wayne said sorry to Lebron James and not them. That Illuminati is STRONG ARM STEADY WITH IT! At least he has a girl that he loves.




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Future Continues Billboard Dominance, Plans To Work With JLo

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Future’s ascension from being a burgeoning artist complaining about being snubbed by Drake to being the go-to guy in Hip-Hop and R&B in less than two years is shocking. The once unknown member of Outkast affiliate Dungeon Family now is apart of 16 songs on six different Billboard charts.

This week alone, the singer/rapper aficionado Lil Wayne’s “Love Me” single with Future and Drake is #4 on the Rap Songs chart, his duet with Rihanna on “Loveeee Song” is #6 on Billboard Hip Hop/R&B chart and his own single “Neva End” featuring Kelly Rowland sits at #6 on R&B/HipHop Airplay Charts.

[ALSO READ: Future Is Ghostwriting For Who?]

Garnering this level of success came from networking and smart collaborations, a tried and true method he continues with a planned collaboration with one of the biggest names in music.

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The Freebandz Record CEO is not only penning songs for the former American Idol judge’s first album in over two years but also producing and will be featured on the album. Future has also been logging in time in the studio with other acts such as Monica, Shakira, Usher and his rumored girlfriend Ciara. Future recently released the mixtape FBG: The Movie and plans on collaborating with Kanye West, Rihanna, Timbaland and more for his follow up to Pluto and Pluto 3D, entitled Future Hendrix.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Future feat./ Lil Wayne- “Karate Chop(Remix)”]

Here is the complete list of the 16 charting songs Future has graced and their respective chart status as well as his appearance in Lil Wayne’s latest music video for the song “Love Me”.

Other Billboard Hip Hop/R&B Chart

Neva End is #17 Loveeee Song is #18 Love Me is #6 Rap Songs Chart Love Me #4 Neva End #13 R&B Hip Hop Digital Songs Chart Love Me #5 Bugatii #15 Loveeee Song #21 Neva End #26 R&B Hip Hop Airplay Chart Neva End #6 Love Me #7 Loveeeee Song #10 Bugatti #30 Karate Chop #39 Digital Songs Love Me #18 Buggati #5

‘Album of the Year’ Folk Band Mumford & Sons To Do Hip-Hop Album

By: Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) Fresh off defeating Hip-Hop’s golden boy Frank Ocean’s masterful Channel Orange for “Album of the Year” at the 2013 Grammy Awards the English folk band wants to follow up 2012’s megahit Babel with different genre influences.

“We really want to rap,”  lead vocalist Marcus Mumford tells Rolling Stone in a recent interview “We’ve just got so much to say – saying it through a melody doesn’t really work for me.” The West London collective are working on their third album and wants to “do something that’s a cousin” to the indie folk/bluegrass sound that populated their first two LPs according to Mumford.

The band have been taking this idea more seriously than a simple pet project with the band admitting to rapping during practice sessions and even consulting a Hip Hop demigod for guidance.

“We’ve been talking with Jay-Z about it, you know. It’s gonna be a fresh experience for our band,” Mumford said.

Babel was recorded in a little over a year and the band expects a longer process for the new album. “It might take a few more years than it took to make Babel.”It might take a few more years than it took to make Babel,” says band member Winston Marshall.

Philly Loves J Dilla: Questlove Spins J Dilla Classics and Reworked Beats

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: Features
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Last night Questlove from the legendary The Roots crew honored the late J Dilla with a DJ set.  Following up epic sets from DJ Rich Medina and Mike Nyce, Questlove ran through a host of J Dilla’s greatest hits, as painters Ameerah, K Art and Chuck Style created visuals of J Dilla himself.

In addition to the DJing and painting, there was also a raffle for a poster honoring J Dilla with all proceeds being donated to the Lupus Foundation of America.

From his work with Slum Village to his music with The Pharcyde’sLabcabincalifornia, to A Tribe Called Quest’s Beats, Rhymes and Life to Common’s Like Water for Chocolate, J Dilla was remembered by Philly in his greatest light.

As video from Visualeyz flashed across the screen and Yameen Allworld hosted, a packed house enjoyed Questlove’s set that drew from a vault of more than 100 songs that The Roots have been working on during their lunch breaks on Jimmy Fallon’s late night show.

“Two years ago we decided to do ‘Lunch with Dilla Hour’ which is like knock off like 3 or 4 Dilla joints a day or like 9 to 12 tracks a week.  So all these beats that you are listening to are all beats that J Dilla has made and the Roots have done over again. I know you heard some of this s### on YouTube, but this is a passion project, this s### aint about putting out records. This is how we spend our lunch hour,” Questlove told a sold out crowd at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia.

Check the video below for the flygirl + gL productions event, video edited by @Marchitect


EXCLUSIVE: Fiend Prepping “Lil’ Ghetto Boy” Project; Discusses Rebirth With Jet Life Crew

By: Jake Crates Updated Category: MOBILE
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(AllHipHop News) This week, New Orleans rapper Fiend aka “International Jones,” spoke with AllHipHop.com about his upcoming project Lil’ Ghetto Boy, set to be released on March 4.

While many Hip-Hop fans remember Fiend from his Billboard chart topping albums Street Life and Theres’s One in Every Family, released on Master P’s No Limit Records, over the last few years, Fiend has developed whole new generation of fans with Curren$y’s Jet Life family.

Performing with the Jet Life crew at as many as 60 tour dates a year, Fiend is enjoying the success of sold out shows and fans that always come with “gifts” to roll up.

“I’ve been enjoying it, you know I had a chance to experiment and do something different under the name of International Jones. To get on a tour, and connect with Hip-Hop fans at a different age group, you know? That is an honor,” Fiend told AllHipHop.com

 [ALSO WATCH: Fiend “Blue White and Red” (Video Premiere)]

“A person nowadays between the ages of 13 and whatever, they don’t have the patience for too much of nothing. And these kids, these Jet Life fans and these Taylor Gang fans I got a chance to connect to people that didn’t know me and re-connect with people that knew me with No Limit and my own label and the Ruff Ryder label and whatever I did,” he said.

But now Fiend has something new for fans called Lil’ Ghetto Boy, a project  based on the “perspective of little ghetto boys.”  The album that kicks off with the release of his new video, “Blue, White, Red”

“It’s not the red, white and blue; it’s the blue, white and red,” International Jones explained of the little ghetto boy’s perspective. “Man this gotta be the best video I’ve done up to date. This video represents Congo Square in rap form. I feel like I’m somewhat the first of my kind to do whats happening in this video and whats going on and I hope it can just make everyone just add some coolness to this. Hip-Hop shall live on.”