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@ChubbyJag “Blue Sky”
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@WallyFattz “They Don’t Want A Problem”
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@B2DaDot Ft. Javonna “Pain In A Glass”
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K. Carter (@thesonofhiphop) Ft. Dre Single “GTD”
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Non Hip-Hop Rumors: Lauryn Hill Responds To Wyclef! Shyne Responds To The Game!
Lauryn Hill addresses Wyclef without addressing Wyclef. Clef’s book revealed a lot, but Lauryn’s not falling for it. She’s responding without responding!
When you are on the other side of liberation, just make sure you are not late. Be careful how you judge, there is a lot of deception out there. A lot of misunderstanding out there. A lot of miscommunication out there. A lot of false information out there. And notice, out of all the people who talk talk talk, who’s the silent one. There’s a lot of chat, but me….
And you know why? Let me tell you why I don’t chat back. Because I know that my brothers and my sisters are often times pawns in a bigger scheme so when they, under pressure, attack me, I love them still. It’s called the high road. Try taking it sometimes.
I’m not going to play my hand like the suppressive system would have me play my hand. Because I know [about] the oppression that took place in Haiti, and Jamaica, and America, and Africa and Europe. So just be patient. The truth always rises to the top and especially, all you black folks out there who have had black mothers who carried you through thick and thin, when the system wanted to call them crazy, just remember that…
You know I know I’m not crazy, that’s why I can use the word so freely. Crazy like a fox? Ahead of the curve. People don’t like people that’s ahead of the curve but unfortunately that’s not my problem.
Hip-Hop Rumors: How Did Lauryn Hill Upset Philly Fans?
SHYNE RESPONSE TO THE GAME!
I kinda yawned, but Shyne responds to The Game.
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Rapper Rick Ross Hit With $226k Lawsuit For Performing A 15-Minute Set
(AllHipHop News) A promoter has filed a lawsuit against Miami rap star Rick Ross, over a truncated show that took place in Charlotte, North Carolina during CIAA weekend.
Rick Ross, Meek Mill and Waka Flocka Flame are the subjects of a lawsuit filed by SM Global Union, over a show held at the Bojangles Coliseum.
The rappers were paid a total of $225,000 to perform 60-minutes sets during the CIAA weekend in March.
According to the lawsuit, SM Global Union paid Rick Ross $90,000 to perform for an hour, but the rapper only delivered 15 minutes and abruptly walked off the stage.
Waka Flocka and Meek Mill are being sued for breaching their contracts, by failing to advertise and promote the party through their Facebook and Twitter accounts.
They are in addition to appearing at numerous venues prior to the March 2 performance.
SM Global Union is suing for breach of contract, and seeks $226,000 in damages, as well as lost profits.
@Dirty__O Ft. @Maga2DaZeen “Turn it Up”
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Lady Ace Boogie Ft. Suport “Underestimate Me”
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Jay-Z, Coldplay Announce New Year’s Eve Show At Barclays Center
(AllHipHop News) Brooklyn rapper Jay-Z will bring in the New Year in his hometown of New York, with special guests Coldplay.
Jay-Z and Coldplay will hit the stage at the Barclays Center on December 31, for a special New Year’s Eve show.
The New Year’s Eve show will also be the first time Coldplay has performed in New York City, since September 2005.
The concert with Jay-Z marks the second time that Coldplay has brought in the New Year with the rapper.
In 2010, Jay-Z and Coldplay rang in the New Year during a performance in Las Vegas, at The Cosmopolitan.
Tickets for the December 31 show go on sale on Saturday (November 17) at www.livenation.com.
Cee Lo Addresses Sexual Assault Allegations; Says He Is The Victim
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta rapper Cee Lo Green has issued a statement in regards to a sexual assault investigation being conducted by the Los Angeles Police Department, against the rapper.
Cee Lo is accused of giving the woman MDMA and sexually assaulting her in a hotel room.
The rapper allegedly spiked the woman’s drink at a sushi restaurant, in downtown Los Angeles restaurant.
To make matters worse, Cee Lo, who is a star judge on competition show “The Voice,” was also allegedly involved in a fight with two women in Miami Beach, in July 2011.
Cee Lo has denied any wrongdoing in both incidents.
“Given that the matter is under investigation, we obviously cannot speak as freely as we like,” a spokesperson for Cee Lo said in a statement. “What we can say is that these allegations are despicable, untrue, and deeply hurtful to Cee Lo, his children and his family. We are confident that when all the facts come out, it will be clear that if anyone was victimized here it was Cee Lo. In the meantime, Cee Lo is deeply grateful for the overwhelming support has received from his fans, his friends, and his colleagues.”
In related news, Cee Lo will hit New York City to support high school students as part of the “I Will Graduate” campaign taking place on November 14.
The Rap, Rock & Rape of Black Women: Music, Misogyny, or Myth?
“Wonder why they call you b*tch ?” -Tupac Shakur
One morning while playin’ with the radio on my commute, I heard something that made me slam on breaks. There was a song playing glorifying the rape of a Black girl. My first thought was that Hip-Hop had fallen to a new low. Surely Lauryn Hill, Queen Latifah, or somebody was gonna organize a squad of Sister Souljahs and head to the local “Home of Hip-Hop” station to tear stuff up. But, it wasn’t a Rap station but a classic Rock station that was blastin’ a song that The Rolling Stones made over 40 years ago…
Recently, rapper Lil Reese came under fire for a video that surfaced of him beatin’ a young woman. Although the controversy did not draw as much attention as the infamous Chris Brown/Rihanna slug-fest, nor the mysterious video that surfaced of Jay-Z, allegedly, mushin’ a female fan in the face years ago, it still created quite a stir on the ‘net. Coincidentally, around the same time, it was reported that Cee Lo Green allegedly took advantage of a woman after slippin’ her an Ex pill. What is most disturbing is that the blatant disrespect of females, especially Black women, has been a part of rap music since the early years.
However, it must be thoroughly understood that the disrespect of sistas was taking place long before Just Ice recorded “Booga Bandit B*tch”.
Back in ’71, Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones released a hit record called “Brown Sugar.” The song begins with a lyric about a slave owner getting his thrills off of beating a “slave girl” and raping her. He goes on to rejoice over how good sex with sistas is.
I guess ‘Pac was right when he said ” the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.”
Years later, since the Black Militants didn’t snatch Jagger off stage and kick his bony butt all the way back to England, he felt comfortable enough to record “Some Girls” in which he, after talking about the materialistic attitudes of women of other nationalities, proudly proclaimed that “Black girls just want to f*ck all night.” Thus, making Jigga’s “Black chick, she don’t know how to act” line from “Girls, Girls, Girls ” mild in comparison.
Although we have discussed the misogynistic lyrics of Hip-Hop artists since NWA released Niggaz4Life, we have left rockers such as Mick Jagger out of the conversation. We call it disgraceful when a Black male rapper makes a record calling a Black woman a “hoe,” but when Lou Reed refers to Black women as “colored girls” on “Walk on the Wild Side,” we call that a classic.
Does this mean that sistas shouldn’t get upset when rappers disrespect them, and then try to justify it by saying that they “ain’t talkin’ about all women?”
Of course they should.
But they must never forget that The Stones and ’em were dissin’ sistas long before the Bad Boys made “Veronica” or Slick Rick first performed “Treat ‘Em Like a Prostitute”.
Also, as scholars such as Dr. Amos Wilson and Dr. Bobby Wright have taught us, we must trace the historical roots of the pathological behavior exhibited by some Black men.
If we are to stop the misogynistic lyrics in Hip-Hop, we must admit that the rappers are mimicking White men who have abused Black women for hundreds of years with impunity.
The relationship between White men and Black women has always been a taboo subject in the African America community.
Many in my generation never dared ask great Grandma how she wound up with those green eyes and that buttermilk complexion as we sat around the Sunday dinner table. So, we just wrote it off as having some “Indian” in our family tree and continued grubbin’.
In reality, during slavery and into the early 20th century, many Black women were raped by White men while their husbands cowered in corners. This feeling of helplessness resulted in misplaced aggression in Black men in which they began to blame the Black women, themselves, for getting raped. This disorder has now manifested itself in the actions of their great, great grandsons.
While many of the relationships between White men and Black women were forced, that was not always the case.
According to historian, E. Franklin Frazier, in his book, Black Bourgeoisie:
“In giving themselves to their white masters, there were certain concrete advantages to be gained.” These advantages ranged from better food and clothing to the possibility that their mulatto children would enjoy special privileges or even be emancipated.”
So, maybe some women actually felt honored that Jagger thought enough of them to shout them out on a record. Perhaps that is why, in the Hip-Hop era, there was little fallout when a lost tape (“Oh, Foolish Pride”) by Eminem, was discovered on which he dissed Black females.
Ironically, while songs such as “Brown Sugar” are still played on the radio, today, without protest, Hip-Hop is under constant scrutiny.
Even though some may say that this is a case of digging up ancient history, there is no statute of limitations on the degradation of Black women and Mick Jagger and the rest should be held accountable, as well as the rappers who carry on the tradition.
Also, as we celebrate Hip-Hop History month, we must uncover the historical precedents that made rap music what it is today.
Most importantly, we, as Black men, must fight against the abuse of Black women in honor of our ancestors who couldn’t.
We must never forget the horrors of that period of our history no matter how it is celebrated in song.
We must always remember, as Styles P once rapped on “I’m Black”:
“Even though my skin’s kinda light, that means my ancestors were raped by somebody White.”
TRUTH Minista Paul Scott’s weekly column is “This Ain’t Hip Hop,” a column for intelligent Hip Hop headz. For more information on the “Hip Hop History Month Myth Bustas” series, contact in**@*****************ed.com or follow on Twitter (@truthminista).
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Deal Gone Wrong: Papoose Is Good…And That’s “No Jive”
As told to Ron Johnson (@ronjohnson3319)
“PAPOOSE PAP-POOSE”! This was catch line you would hear before being bombarded with lyrical feats that had the alphabet calling for witness protection just eight years ago. The story of the Brooklyn’s lyrical one taking the underground scene by hostage in the mid-’00s with plethora of punchline mixtapes that allowed him to demand $1.5 million from Jive Records is nothing short of legend. It was a deal that would seemed to solidify another gifted wordsmith into the ranks of Hip-Hop royalty, but after a year of his debut album, The Nacirema Dream, being shelved, Pap opted out the multimillion dollar deal to try grind it out in the streets that made him once again.
AllHipHop.com recently spoke with Papoose to find out what went wrong, how a Jive deal could not defer his dream, and how he is still eating off his buzz today. He also explains Nas’ offer and the major label bids that led him to the $1.5 million deal with Jive Records:
“As far as me signing with the label, I was on the grind, you know what I’m saying? I was working, and I was fortunate enough to have the reaction that the audience gave my music. It was a large one. [laughter] I was fortunate…for that. I was just putting out my music. The people was just accepting it. The people was loving it. I was real consistent with it. I was winning mixtape awards when mixtape awards counted. I just gained a lot of notoriety off my mixtapes.
So, basically myself and my team made our own machine. It got to the point that I was doing so much. Putting out so much music, and I was traveling so much, doing so many shows that I didn’t really need a label. And in the beginning, the objective was to get a record deal, but as I started putting out music and I was going on tour…a lot of things I was doing was groundbreaking, hands down.
You know, we had offers from day one. A lot of people started making offers down the line. The highest offer came in from Jive, the $1.5 million. Interscope made a nice offer. We got an offer from Def Jam. Nas made an offer because he reached out to me. I sat down with him when he was going to Def Jam. He put out an opportunity in front of me. Atlantic did, but Jive was offering the most money, so we went with that.”
Papoose explains how top-of-the-line lawyers helped him walk away with $1.5 million and The Nacirema Dream:
“As far as getting off the label, when we went over there, we hired the best lawyers. And we put something into my deal which was a guaranteed release close. It was such a thing that if they didn’t release my album by a certain time, they had to let me go, release the music, and the money. So it came beneficial for me when they were moving slow with the project.
And then, there was a lot of people at the label that was hating when I got there. When I initially got signed into Jive, during the process of the signing I gained information that a lot of people at the label was upset that I didn’t go through it all. The president of the label actually signed me to the label because his son was a fan. When you get signed by the boss, it kind of cuts the middleman out. They not able to take money out of your budget or steal money out of your budget, so a lot of them were upset over that. And you know, a lot of them were making comments pertaining to me getting off the label.
But me getting out of there was a blessing, because they was moving slow with the project. I’m past that man. I got my own label right now. Distribution is in place, and I’m announcing the release date for my album real soon. So that’s my focus right now. It just feels good to finally be getting this album out. Yeah, it’s going to be a problem. It’s going to be a major problem out there.”
If Papoose could do it all over again:
“I live with no regrets. At the time I sat down with my team, and we made that decision to make that move so you really can’t say that you regret it. I learned from that experience, and I made some money in it. I made some money in that situation. I ain’t mad at it at all. When they came into the project, they had to add on. They made promises to add on, but they didn’t. That’s why artists be stuck on the shelf when they sign to a label because, you know, the label has to build them. They didn’t have to build Papoose. I was in the street building myself.”
What Papoose thinks about the word “buzz” and how he still is able to feed his family from it:
“When you come into the music business if you don’t get a buzz then, you know, you a failure. But if you fortunate to get a buzz that means that you did good as an artist so far. You did something good for yourself. Honestly, a buzz is not supposed to last forever. It’s basically when you got an audience that appreciates your music, that’s shock value. So when people say [laughter]…that’s not supposed to last forever.
So, when I came in the game and immediately the fans reacted, that’s was a blessing. I was fortunate to have that, but you would be a fool if you think that a buzz will last forever. Once I came in and my made that impact, “BOOM!” I continued to put out my music. A lot of people expected this album. So the situation with Jive…it kinda let a lot of the fans down that they didn’t get that album, because we promoted the HELL out of that album. But, I always put out music on the street level.
Sometimes when you go through different things in life, you got to put your priorities first. Not saying that music is not one of my priorities, but there’s a lot of things in my life that I had to tend to. A lot of dudes come in the game, and they never going to get a buzz. They just out here still moving around. The reason why I had that impact was from the work that I put in. But that’s not supposed to last forever. That’s supposed to die down after what happ…I just been cruisin’.
I feed my family off my music. So when you see me iced out, living in a condo I live in, driving the nice vehicle I drive, or feeding my babies, that’s all over my music. So, basically my buzz that I was able to gain back then…it proved to [help] me survive and take care of my family.”
Check out Papoose’s Most Hated Alive mixtape, which drops December 4 before his long-anticipated but yet-to-be-dated debut, The Nacirema Dream.
Daily Word: It Ain’t Over ‘Til You Win!! (Happy Veterans Day!)
Happy Veterans Day!!
Today is a day dedicated to all of the men and women who fight and have put their lives on the line so that we can enjoy the many freedoms that we are afforded! To those men and women,
I salute you! Thank you for all you do and continue doing to keep our country safe! Today’s Daily Word is dedicated to your fight!
In life, you will go through many battles, the battle to go after your dreams, the battle to be who you are, and the battle to live your best life!! No matter what the battle, always remember that it’s always to early to quit!!
I know at times it may seem that you are fighting alone, or fighting a battle that you can’t win… but believe me, you are not alone! You and many others fight the same battle everyday, and those who never give up are the only ones that see true victory! You’ve come a long way! Don’t let all your hard work go in vein! Keep Fighting! It Ain’t Over ‘Til You Win!!!
-Ash’Cash
“It is impossible to win the race unless you venture to run, impossible to win the victory unless you dare to battle.” -Richard M. DeVos
“There is no failure except in no longer trying.” -Elbert Hubbard
“The hardest battle you’re ever going to fight is the battle to be just you.” -Leo F. Buscaglia
“For better or worse, our future will be determined in large part by our dreams and by the struggle to make them real.” -Unknown
“Nothing is given to man on earth – struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible – the hero is the man who lets no obstacle prevent him from pursuing the values he has chosen.” -Andrew Bernstein
“Dream the impossible dream, fight the unbeatable foe, strive with your last ounce of courage to reach the unreachable star.” -Unknown
“Opportunity follows struggle. It follows effort. It follows hard work. It doesn’t come before.” -Shelby Steele
“Don’t give up before the miracle happens.” -Fannie Flagg
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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.
Swizz Beatz Tax Troubles Continue
(AllHipHop News) Hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz continues to battle the IRS, who recently placed a new lead against the wrapper over a delinquent tax bill.
According to reports, Swizz Beatz, born Kassim Dean, was hit with a $98,246.18 tax lien for the year 2010 .
Although that may not seem to be much to a producer who is crafted hits for artists like Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and numerous others, it adds to a current bill with the IRS, that stretches into the millions.
Swizz Beatz also has several other federal tax liens against him, totaling about $2.6 million.
Swizz, who is married to singer Alicia Keys, does not appear to be in need of money.
Swizz and his superstar wife recently purchased a $12 million, 10-room mansion, that was once owned by comedian Eddie Murphy.
Hip-Hop Rumors: Is Nicki Minaj Leaving Pop And Going Back To The Streets?
![Old Nicki Minaj clip Nicki Minaj Old Freestyle Clip, Before Pink Wigs & Alter Egos [Video]](https://i0.wp.com/cdn.urbanislandz.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Old-Nicki-Minaj-clip.jpg?resize=476%2C341 "Old Nicki Minaj clip")
I’m not sure how this is going to work out, because Nicki has gone so far in to the mainstream of America that she’s pop as in popular. So, the latest rumor is that Nicki Minaj is looking to get back into the street side of Hip-Hop! Remember when she won everybody over with the BET Cypher? Yeah, she got gangsta with that!
Anyway, what do you think that she is going to return to hardcore rap!? And do you think she can? Maybe she can link back up with Fendi or something. Sike.
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Shyne Responds To Game’s “Cough Up A Lung” Diss
(AllHipHop News) Shyne has wasted no time in replying to Compton rapper Game, who dissed him in his new song “Cough Up a Lung.”
Game’s new track “Cough Up a Lung” takes several shots at Shyne, who expressed his dissatisfaction with Kendrick Lamar’s new album good kid, m.A.A.d. city.
Shyne called in to Streetkode.com/HomegrownRadio and commented on Game’s diss track.
“Everybody is somebody in their own mind, but at the end of the day it comes down to what you did,” Shyne said. “None of these dudes can say they faced what I faced and perform the way that I performed. I don’t care if you got a blue rag or red rag, that don’t make you gangster, that don’t make you no mobster.”
Shyne dismissed any possibility that his West Coast “pass” will be revoked when he comes back to the United States.
According to Shyne, it makes no difference that Game publicly claims his membership in the Blood’s street gang.
“I always got love for Game, thats my son, he’s something that I helped create,” Shyne said. “He studied me and aspired to be like me. He seen a street guy that was really off the block, that was really bout that life. I got a lot of love for him, I look at him like a little brother. But sometimes your little brother do things that don’t make no sense.”
Shyne said that although he and Game have yet to speak, he may have taken a different approach, had he known that Kendrick Lamar was associated with Game, a rapper whom he respects.
“I didn’t even know the Lamar kid was cool with him like that,” Shyne said. “if I had knew he was cool with him like that, I might not of said nothing.”
Hip-Hop Rumors: Uh Oh! Florida GD’s Want Rick Ross To Pay Up!
OH MAN! Rick Ross is winning, no doubt, but you can’t help but smell like some sort of change is on the horizon! First of all, these Gangster Disciples appear to be all over the Boss’ every move! First it was Alabama and now it is the gang’s Florida faction that has taken to YouTube for a threatening video.
RELATED: The Gangster Disciples Crew Wants Rick Ross To “Pay His Dues”
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I think I’m going to get some of my boys and where a mask and hit up Charles Hamilton! Yeah, we uhhh, want you to pay up in Rahmen Noodles, boy! Give it up smooth! Ain’t no telling when I’m down for a jack move! Just kidding. Anyway, Rick Ross somehow got these dudes upset over some alleged comments about leader Larry Hoover. I know Rick Ross has name-dropped Larry Hoover, but I’m not even sure what happened to upset the gang. I do think that maybe somebody should just say sorry. Get it out of the way.
Nobody needs to die or get hurt. Say sorry. Please? I would.
Larry Hoover should be able to…nevermind.
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EXCLUSIVE: Remembering “Lollipop” Producer Static Major
(AllHipHop News) AllHipHop.com pays its respect to late Grammy Award winning producer Static Major, who was born Stephen Ellis Garrett today (November 11).
Static Major produced songs for a number of hit artists, including Aaliyah, Ginuwine, and Pretty Ricky, before his untimely death in on February 28 in a hospital in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
The producer, who was about to release his debut album, had been diagnosed with a rare blood disease, which was not life threatening. But Static died suddenly on the operating table, during a routine procedure.
After the break out success of Pretty Ricky, whom Static producers, Universal wanted to pick up a more street oriented group with the backing of both Producers Bigg D & Jim Jonsin.
Florida producer/executive Abebe Lewis came into the fold, helping to put the group ‘Bottom of Da Map’ together.
AllHipHop.com had a chance to speak with Bizerk from Bottom of Da Map about working with Static Major
“There was a record we had where Bigg D sampled over ‘4 page Letter’ and Static Major wrote the record over for ‘Bottom of Da Map,'” Bizerk told AllHipHop.com. “The man who wrote it for Aaliyah wrote it for us. It was historical he wrote the single ‘Wats Da Bizness.’ We had 4,000 spins on that record.”
Before he had the chance to see the success that was garnered from Lil Wayne’s#### single ‘Lollipop,” which featured the rising producer, he was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder.”
“All of a sudden we were at the studio one day an Bigg D was like , Static is dead , then he dropped the record ‘Lollipop’ record with Lil Wayne. He wanted to be an artist for 10 years , he had a big record ‘Ride Till the Wheels Fall Off’and the record he did come out with was #1 with Lil Wayne. He wasn’t even here to see it. But he did what he wanted to do.”
Watch the exclusive interview with Bizerk, as his shares memories of working with Static Major with AllHipHop.com:
Check out the trailer for the making of the new single “Count Dat” featuring Bizerk , Lil Scrappy and Ice Berg.
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