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@ComptonMenace Ft. @ImGuddaGudda “Let The King Talk”
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FRESH HEAT: @SmokeDZA [BGA] Ft. @AlDoe and @RealStylesP “Independence Day”
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Big Boi Preps “Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors,” Discusses New Video With Kelly Rowland
Outkast member Big Boi is preparing to release his sophomore solo album, Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.
Big Boi a.k.a. Sir Lucious Left Foot, recently released the single for the track “Mama Told Me,” featuring Kelly Rowland.
The duo teamed with director Syndrome to create the visual companion for the single “Mama Told Me,” which will be released in the coming weeks.
“The video is going to be a surreal fantasy land in which me and the beautiful Kelly Rowland are going to really electrify your mind. It was influenced by 80’s Electro Funk, it’s going to be like a dreamscape,” Big Boi said of the new video.
The new track is an ode to Big Boi’s mother and it will be included on Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors, which is due in stores on December 11.
@ToneTrump [BGA] “Bottles Of Diddy”
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@JNics305 “Wonderland”
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@ShaStimuli Ft. Coss “Nothing Changes Remix”
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@Logic301 [BGA] “Concrete”
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@Skeme [BGA] “The Reign”
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@Calliko Ft. Charles Nunn “Dreamin”
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Daily Word: Everyday Is Your Birthday!!
Happy Tuesday, my Lovers of Life!
Welcome to the day you realize how blessed and highly favored you really are. Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to reflecting and moving onward! Thirty-two years ago from today, my mother gave birth to her final child: a baby boy, who most people told her she was crazy for even having… See, my mom was an older woman, struggling to get by when she decided to give birth to me, so not only were there economic disadvantages of having another child, but the risks were life threatening as well.
Needless to say, 32 years later, I give thanks everyday to my mom and her courage, for giving my life a chance! Each year around this time, I reflect on the good and the bad, and realize how far I came and how much further I have to go! They say hindsight is 20/20, so make sure that as you live your life, you are treating everyday like your birthday! Always reflect on where you’ve been, how you got there, and where you want to go!
Many times, we complain and wish things would be different, but I guarantee if you would just put your whole life into perspective, you would realize how blessed you really are. Everyday is
a bonus, so the fact that you are still here is a clear indication that you have purpose! Never take for granted the precious gift of life that you were given! Many people are not afforded the opportunities that you have readily at your disposal! Don’t let your gifts go to waste! Take full advantage of your life and maximize your potential!
-Ash’Cash
“Sometimes, you have to look back in order to understand the things that lie ahead.” -Yvonne Woon
“Reflect upon your present blessings – of which every man has many – not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.” -Charles Dickens
“We can only appreciate the miracle of a sunrise if we have waited in the darkness.” -Unknown
“Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” -Robert Brault
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart…pursue those.” -Michael Nolan
“Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.” -Dalai Lama
“Life is like a piano… what you get out of it depends on how you play it.” -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.
Rap Mogul Russell Simmons Teams With Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke To Solve Issues With The Economy
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons will be among the financial leaders who will take place in the HOPE Summit on Global Financial Literacy, which is taking place in Atlanta tomorrow (November 14).
In addition to Russell Simmons, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, will lead a group of CEO’s and financial experts from companies like J.P. Morgan Chase, Sun Trust Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
The purpose of the HOPE Summit on Global Financial Literacy is to encourage government, non-profit and private sector leaders to address critical solutions relating to the economy, in the United States and around the world.
The HOPE Summit on Global Financial Literacy takes place November 14-15 at the Georgia International Convention Center.
For more information visit Summit.OperationHope.org.
Lessons From a Legend: Too Short on Pimping, Surviving Controversy, and Living vs. Dying
Todd Shaw, better known as Too Short, is a Hip-Hop legend. With over 20 albums under his belt in a career that started during Reagan’s first Presidential term, he has been through a lot. He is a pioneer of independent music, one of the few rappers who recorded with Tupac and Biggie, and, perhaps most famously, brought pimp culture to pop culture.
When AllHipHop.com spoke with Too Short for our continued “Lessons From a Legend” series, the West Coast vet had plenty of wisdom to share:
Lesson #1: Respect the Audience
I feel that somewhere along the line I had always intended for it [rap] to be a mixture of funny sh*t, ignorant sh*t, social commentary type sh*t-just a reflection of me. But somewhere down the line, people liked the dirty stuff a little better.
I think I kept integrity in the game as far being a mascot for the pimp life. I’ve always had strong ties with the pimp community. I’ve had guys tell me that the only thing they listen to when they take their girls to work is Too Short. Or girls want to hear that sh*t, it’s like motivation music to get everybody in the right frame of mind. And even though some of my biggest records were “The Ghetto”, “Life is… Too Short”, they don’t really go down in the Too Short legacy. The one thing I do have peace of mind with is that when I did put out conscious records as singles, [they] did really good.
Lesson #2: Save Money Up Instead of Showing It Off
When you come from nothing and you get a whole lot of something, you have a tendency to splurge on sh*t that you don’t need. And it was hard to tell me when I was 21, or anybody else who’s 21, not to spend your money on stupid sh*t. But when you get to be my age, you look back and think the stupidest sh*t I ever did was keep buying jewelry on top of jewelry on top of cars. It’s just a nasty habit to look back and think about how much went down the drain.
Lesson #3: Don’t Believe the Hype
Ice Cube came out with a [group] called Westside Connection. He was saying that the media that covers Hip-Hop was not showing just due to West coast rappers. At the same time, Tupac was getting shot and robbed in New York. Even though he loved New York and he loved his homeboy Biggie, he came out of that experience [thinking] in his mind that Biggie and Puffy set him up.
The East Coast/West Coast really was about Suge and Pac (being) mad at Biggie and Puffy. That’s what it was. Everybody else and the media fed into it and started putting it on records. Rappers started pretending like they had to take sides and sh*t. If we didn’t lose Biggie and ‘Pac, I’d say it was just a bunch of total bullsh*t. But we lost two of the greatest rappers ever, and the story goes that there was an East Coast/West Coast war. But I never fed into the sh*t.
Lesson #4: Watch Your Words
Earlier this year, XXL did the little swindle on me by posting that sh*t up on the Internet and trying to make it seem like I was giving little kids advice about sex. In reality, XXL was actually participating in some online joke or some sh*t. But then when they posted it, they posted it as “Too Short’s Advice to Kids.” And basically, they didn’t even run the f*ckin’ story.
I was at XXL for two hours for an interview about music. The lesson learned from me in the new social media age is how to be responsible with what you’re saying. You know what they do to politicians and sh*t. It’s like anything; they take that sh*t out of context and just run the f*ckin’ story with a piece of a sentence.
Part of the reason I did “Couples Therapy” was because [XXL] put a bunch of negative sh*t out on me like that. And I was like let me do something in the same timeframe that’s positive.
Lesson #5: Sleep When You’re Dead
You’ve always got to set goals for yourself. You’ve got to work toward something. Secondly, you’ve got to overachieve. And then, and most (importantly), is once you achieve your goals and you get to where you want to be, then you gotta work harder than you ever worked. And that’s the secret. It’s to work harder after you make it. Some people put their all into it just to get to a certain level and when they get there, they relax. Don’t relax.
Follow Too Short on Twitter (@TooShort), get his new History: Function and Mob Music albums with E-40 on iTunes here , and see him on “Couples Therapy” on VH1 on Wednesdays at 10 PM EST.
Styles P’s “Top 5 Everything”: From Lyricists to Biggie to What He Treasures Most
Today (November 13), Styles P releases his fifth studio album, The World’s Most Hardest MC Project. The 11-track, street-certified contribution to Hip-Hop is led by its first single, “I Know”, produced by Jahlil Beats.
The World’s Most Hardest MC Project also includes features from LOX alum Sheek Louch, Bucky, Large Amount, A.P. & Snyp. [Maybe it’s just me, but I triple checked the track listings for Jadakiss’ name.]
Yesterday, AllHipHop.com sat down with Styles P at his juice bar in the Bronx, “Juices for Life.” We talked about his Top 5 Dead or Alive, the Top 5 things that he loves, lyricists he respects, and his never-ending love and admiration for The Notorious B.I.G.:
Follow Styles P on Twitter (@therealstylesp).
Check out his The World’s Most Hardest MC Project HERE.
EXCLUSIVE: Gudda Gudda Talks New Mixtape “Guddavile 3”
(AllHipHop News) Gudda Gudda of YMCMB just dropped his new mixtape “Guddaville 3,” almost three years after the release of “Guddaville 2.”
Gudda Gudda, who is signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money imprint, sat down with AllHipHop.com to discuss his new mixtape and his career moves.
“I wanted it to at least match “Guddaville 1″ or be better. I had been gone for two years, I was doing shows, I was just moving around,” Gudda Gudda told AllHipHop.com. “I wanted to get back to recording. So I stopped everything. I wasn’t taking shows, wasn’t taking nothing. I was just straight studio every night. I wanted to put out the best music I could this time”
The mixtape, which features a hefty list of guests, including Lil Wayne, 2Chainz, Wiz Khalifa, was almost an official YMCMB release.
“Thats why I gave them an album really, most people say it’s a mixtape but it’s all orignal music,” Gudda Gudda explained. “It was so orignal and such good music to where the release kept getting pushed back for the past year, ’cause we were thinking ’bout putting it in stores.”
Watch part 1 of AllHipHop.com’s exclusive interview with Gudda Gudda below:
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Hip-Hop Rumors: Joseline Accuses Stevie J Of Being Everything From DL To P###!
Stevie J has been quite a few things since he was dug up from obscurity by VH1. But, his girl Joseline has no regard for anything. She just dumbs out in Twitter and calls him everything from a Down Low Brother, to a drug user to inferring he may be some sort of P###! This is why you have to be aware and careful of who you lay down with. Both of these two seen crazy! What the EFF!
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Nick Cannon Bringing Back Hip-Hop Themed Sketch Comedy/Improv Series “Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out”
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop sketch comedy will return to MTV2 under the network’s new programming initiative, with the reintroduction of Nick Cannon’s#### show “Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out.”
The original show, which featured guests like Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Tyra Banks, Serena Williams and others, featured guests and comedians in impromptu, head-to-head “improv battles.”
At its height, from 2005-2007, “Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out” was one of MTV’s highest rated shows in the network’s history.
“Wild ‘N Out” aired for four consecutive seasons and helped introduced comedians like Kevin Hart, Katt Williams, Affion Crockett and Taran Killam to new audiences.
“I get asked every day when ‘Wild ‘N Out’ will be back,” Nick Cannon said. “I’m thrilled to announce that the show will be making its long-awaited return very soon – bigger and better. With our show’s original cast, everyone from Kevin Hart to Katt Williams, Affion Crocckett and Taran Killam becoming household names, I am looking forward to working with MTV2 as we work to introduce the biggest comedic stars of tomorrow with the return of ‘Wild ‘N Out.’”
“Building on our long-standing relationship with Nick Cannon, we are ecstatic to welcome his creative genius back to the MTV family,” said Paul Ricci, Senior Vice President of Programming and Production for MTV2. “The re-mixed ‘Wild ‘N Out’ will deliver a high-energy, clever and hilarious addition to MTV2’s original programming line-up.”
The new incarnation of “Nick Cannon Presents Wild ‘N Out” is seeking brand-new comedians for the new series, which is slated to air in 2013.
Chicago Rapper Chief Keef Enlists 50 Cent, Young Jeezy, French Montana For Debut Album “Finally Rich”
(AllHipHop News) Chicago rapper Chief Keef has lined up a number heavyweights for his debut album, Finally Rich.
The album, which will be available for pre-order on November 19, features guest appearances from 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross and fellow Glory Boyz Entertainment artist, Lil Reese.
The 12-track debut is being released via a deal between Chief Keef’s Glory Boyz Entertainment/Interscope, which distributes the 17-year-old Chicago rapper’s label.
Finally Rich will land in stores on December 18.
Check out the track list below:
1. Love Sosa
2. Hallelujah
3. I Don’t Like ft. Lil Reese
4. No Tomorrow
5. Hate Bein’ Sober ft. 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa
6. Kay Kay
7. Laughin’ To The Bank
8. Diamonds ft. French Montana
9. Ballin’
10. Understand Me ft. Young Jeezy
11. 3Hunna ft. Rick Ross
12. Finally Rich
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Pink Dolphin Launches Collaborative Clothing Line with Chris Brown’s Black Pyramid Brand
(AllHipHop News) After a few Summers of celebs rocking their gear and years of building their brand, Pink Dolphin Clothing Company has unveiled their newest line of gear co-branded with R&B singer Chris Brown’s Black Pyramid line.
Launching the line in their flagship LA store on Fairfax last week, Chris Brown was in attendance, signed autographs, and spoke to the media about his new efforts to get involved in the fashion world, as well as his friendship with Pink Dolphin founders Nema and Cena.
“Doing this collab with Pink Dolphin seemed like only the right thing to do because we’ve been friends from the jump,” Chris Brown explained.
Chris was one of the earliest supporters of the Pink Dolphin clothing brand as he wore the gear on multiple occasions throughout the Hollywood nightlife scene.
When asked if more collaborative clothing was on the way, Chris said, “You know we family so we always looking to collab and we talk about going back and forth so you never know.”
Take a look below at the meet and greet pics, below is the collaborative hoodie.
Album Review: Saigon’s “Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread and Circuses”
Bread and Circuses is a concept used to describe the political tactic of using cheap food and entertainment to win the right to rule in ancient Rome. And, according to Abandoned Nation’s Saigon, entertainment and distraction is not only used to win in modern day politics, but also in modern day music. Ironically, for his second official studio album, Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread and Circuses, Tha Yardfather gets distracted by label woes, loss, and lack of recognition, and at times, it’s hardly entertaining. But, through the second-rate production and thug threats, Saigiddy does manage to squeeze out a few jewels to give light to some modern issues in a new perspective.
“Rap vs Real” is a new take on the “fake vs. real” concept where Tha Yardfather uses a “Rap” scenario, which he deems as fake scenario, as the effect of a corrupted reality. Just Blaze’s crisp drums appear on the song as Saigon breaks down illusions to reveal some ugly truths:
“Them hundreds keys you said you flipped in the trap? THAT’S RAP! /
And Max B fighting for that appeal. THAT’S REAL! /
That little b***h you let dance on your lap? THAT’S RAP! /
The fact that she been molested since she was lil. THAT’S REAL!”
After the first two opening tracks, Just Blaze’s presence is missed as Saigon tries his best to lend some heartfelt words of encouragement to pursue ones dreams, but is plagued by DJ Corbett’s off-beat acoustic guitar on “Let Me Run”. A trend of lackluster organ production continues on “Not Like Them”, where Sai and Styles P rap about being “Not Like Them”, without really giving you a reason besides taking their word for it. But, there is some meat to go along with this bread.
“The Game Changer” finds Saigon venting out some anguish with Atlantic Records by telling the story of his first single from his debut album with Trey Songz, which he claims was expected to be a sexual record by his former label.
Now all along they expecting we do a song on how we bang the girls /
I said, “Naw lil n***a we about to change the world /
When I turned it in expecting a grin /
They gave a n***a a look like never again.
The album’s predictable single “Blown Away” has Saigon connecting the common end that the mortar’s of Black progress all share and how he fears it for himself. Dessert is served once you get to the album’s gem “Our Babies 2”. On the track, dark piano keys and epic strings spur Sai into raising some good political questions like why Osama Bin Laden was killed without a trial (“They killed Bin Laden and everybody just smiled / if he did what was allege than yeah, that maggot was foul / question I ask you: What happen to his trial?”). However, besides this song and the two versions of “Blown Away”, there isn’t much politically said on GSNT 2, which brings wonder why Sai would want to perpetuate such an ambitious political theme on the album in the first place.
Although Saigon’s testament to delivering positive messages in Hip-Hop has been unquestioned, since his classic compilation mixtape, Welcome To Saigon, or even last year’s debut, The Greatest Story Never Told, he seems to feel under-appreciated for his lyrical consciousness. Instead of continuing his track record of uplifting the ‘hood, GSNT seems to seek validation for his past musical efforts. Hopefully in the next chapter of The Yardfather’s inspiring story, he’ll have more substance to make Hip-Hop “SAY YES” once again.
Rating: 7/10