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EXCLUSIVE: The O.G. Ice T Drops His "Top 5 Dead or Alive" On The Eve of His Directorial Debut

By: seandrasims Updated Category: Features
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Ice T is an O.G.

After nearly 30 years in the entertainment business – as one of the original gangster rappers and a convincingly good actor – he’s ready to try to his hand at film directing.

According to Ice T, he has always wanted to direct films, so when the opportunity presented itself, he knew his first project would have to involve his beloved Hip-Hop. The reviews are already in, and his directorial debut is a bonafide winner, as it strays away from rapper stereotypes like money, drugs, and misogyny and hones right in on…”the art of Rap.”

Since Ice T knows a thing or two about Hip-Hop (he corralled 52 rappers to star in his film!), on the eve of his much-anticipated Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap premiere, he drops his “Top 5 Rappers Dead or Alive” on AllHipHop.com.

And he co-signs AllHipHop.com as the official website for the culture. (Thanks, Ice!):

Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap hits theaters tomorrow (June 15).

Hip-Hop Rumors: Is DMX Back On Drugs?

By: ginatorres27 Updated Category: MOBILE
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After a disastrous stint on VH1 reality show, “Couples Therapy,” DMX’s long suffering wife announced that after 14 years of marriage, she was filing for divorce. DMX, who was just announced as one of the headliners for the “Rock The Bells” tour, has had his business affairs in order as of late and recently released a mixtape.

Unfortunately, a recent interview with HOT 97’s Peter Rosenburg has some people jumping to the conclusion that he is back on drugs. Check out the video interview below and judge for yourself:

What do you think? I want to see DMX get back to his glory days, so let’s all hope that maybe he was just tired the day of the interview.

VIDEO: MMG's "Self Made Vol. 2" Listening Event Hits Sin City Cabaret In New York

By: JP DelaCuesta (@JPdelacuesta) Updated Category: Features
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If Rick Ross and his MMG brethren know one thing, it’s how to throw a party. Last night at Sin City Cabaret in the Bronx, that’s exactly what Rozay and Co. did, and it was a night that won’t be forgotten, at least not anytime soon.

For those that don’t know, listening events typically take place in hotels, clubs ,and recording studios, but after last night, it would appear that strip clubs are the new hot spot.

In attendance were all of MMG’s members, including Ross, Meek Mill, Wale, Stalley, Omarion and affiliates like French Montana and Gunplay. DJ Khaled, who was handling “host” duties for a majority of the night, Drake, Busta Rhymes, Wais P, Teyana Taylor and many more were also in the building for the listening event where attendees would be hearing the “Untouchable Maybach Music Group Empire’s” new compilation, Self Made Vol. 2.

Some of the album’s standouts were tracks like “Actin’ Up,” “This Thing Of Ours” with Nas, “The Zenith,” and the album’s opener, “Power Circle”, which features verses from each MMG member and a feature from one of the most talked about new rappers in the game, Kendrick Lamar.

While the album played in the background, the sight of dancing girls and falling money made it easy to be distracted by what the crowd was hearing, but if anything is for sure, it’s that Ross and his MMG crew have another winner on their hands with Self Made Vol. 2.

And, on June 26, the rest of the world will find out why.

Check out a video of the event below provided by RR:

Maybach Music Group’s Self Made Vol. 2 Hits Stores On June 26th

Hip-Hop Rumors: More Details Emerge Regarding The Drake Vs. Chris Brown Bottle Throwing Melee

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Man, all h*ll broke loose last night when Chris Brown and Drake got into a nasty scuffle at a NYC nightclub that included bottles being thrown and hundreds of people running out of the club and onto the streets to escape the “blizzard of bottles.”

More details are emerging regarding what initiated the fight which left Chris Brown with a gash on his chin and sent five innocent bystanders to the hospital, one of whom is currently in critical condition.

The club WIP NYC (the bottom level of Green House) was packed with celebrities, including, Fabolous, Maino, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, Teyana Taylor, Meek Mill, Tony Parker, Drake, and Chris Brown. According to a source on Sandra Rose.com, Chris Brown was already in the club with some Bloods gang members as was Meek Mell, who was in the club with his “grimy Philly n*ggas.” Drake arrived later and the DJ announced that “DRAKE IS IN THE HOUSE!”.

After playing a few Drake songs, the DJ then played one of Meek Mill’s tracks. After that, the DJ played a Chris Brown record. Drake, who was dancing on a table, jumped down off the table, like, “Naw, I don’t f*ck with that n*gga!”

Then, according to a NY Daily News police source, a round of drinks with a note about Rihanna was sent between the two groups before the fight began.

Drake allegedly approached Chris Brown and threw the first punch, as well as clocked Brown over the head with a bottle, according to GlobalGrind.com.

At that point, bottles start flying like a blizzard around the club.  A source inside the club says that said Drake ran into a bathroom as the melee started — a melee that he initially started.

Meek Mill’s people started throwing bottles as security escorted Chris Brown’s frightened girl, Karrueche Tran, out of the club to safety.


Brown allegedly shouted: “Pu$$y ass ni**a hiding in the bathroom!” and tweeted about the incident. Check out his tweets below:

Chris Brown’s security landed in the hospital, but Chris suffered a laceration on his chin.

Four of the injured people taken to local hospital were innocent bystanders, while the fifth was believed to be involved in the fight, police sources said. One of the injured, a 25-year-old man with a head wound, was in serious condition at Bellevue Hospital this morning.

New York party promoter Jessica Rosenblum tweeted Meek blaming him for the whole thing. “Really??? FU Meek Mills – u know how many f*cking years we worked to have fly hip hop sh*t in downtown NYC? G### if u don’t know how 2 hang”

Meek then tweeted out, “It wasn’t me…. (shaggy voice) lol” and also tweeted about Rihanna goodies being the reason behind the fight tweeting – “That p*ssy must be good LOL” along with a photo of the club after the bottle fight. Check it out below:

This is madness! The Chris Brown/Drake camps will meet again at the BET Awards on July 1. I think BET better look into hiring some extra security, stat!

And side note…isn’t Chris Brown still on probation??

Rock the Bells 2012 Bursts At The Seams; M.O.P., Curren$y, Big Sean Added to Festival Lineup

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(AllHipHop News) Last night (June 13) at the Rock the Bells Press Conference and Fan Appreciation Party in New York City, it was announced that several performers would be added to this year’s already enormous lineup.

Big Sean, Curren$y, M.O.P., Sean Price, and Action Bronson have been added to a festival bill that already features the likes of Nas, Kid Cudi, Wiz Khalida, Atmosphere, A$AP Rocky, Method Man and Redman, Immortal Technique, J. Cole, and over 30 other acts.

Festival planners revealed last week DMX and Jadakiss had been added to the bill, both of whom were present at last night’s press conference. Eve was also added, as was the announcement that members of D-Block and Wu-Tang would be coming together to perform their new collaborative album, Wu-Block, in its entirety.

This year, as they have done in the past, Rock the Bells will hit three cities for two days each – this time in San Bernardino and Mountain View in California, and Holmdel, NJ, with specific lineups created for each city.

Of the new performers, only Curren$y and Sean Price will be added to the August 18-19 San Bernardino event, while Big Sean, Curren$y, M.O.P., Action Bronson, and Sean Price will all touch down in New Jersey during Labor Day weekend.

For tickets, lineups, and more information, visit RocktheBells.net.