(AllHipHop News) Living, Hip-Hop legend DJ Premier has announced the details behind the first compilation for his record label, Year Round Records titled Year Round Records: Get Used To Us. The first collection of tracks from the world renowned beat creator hits the streets this December and features the Year Round Records Roster: Nick Javas, Khaleel and NYG’Z. In addition to Preme’s roster of artists, Get Used To Us features guest appearances from a who’s-who in Hip-Hop, including KRS-One, MC Eiht, Styles P., Royce da 5’9, Freddie Foxxx,  Lady of Rage, Blaq Poet, Papoose, Tef, Dynasty, Young Maylay, Joell Ortiz, Saigon and Grand Puba. Additionally, Brenks and legendary producer Showbiz contribute tracks to the 16-song album. “I chose to release this LP while I put the finishing touches on all of the projects that were due for 2010,” DJ Premier said. “I figured, why not pull a song from each project as well as the Remixes that were only available on 12” inch vinyl last year. Since I am independent and I do not have to worry about following the map that our industry goes by, my goal is to release more than six albums in 2011.”If all goes according to plan, DJ Premier’s label will release six new albums in 2011: Pete Rock Vs. DJ Premier, KRS-One (Return of the Boom Bip), Freddie Foxxx (The Kolexion), Tef (Contraband), Nick Jovas (Destination Unknown) and NYG’z (Hustlaz Union: Local NYG). The NYG’z’ Hustlaz Union: Local NYG will be the first all-DJ Premier produced project since Gangstarr’s 200X album The Ownerz. “I am a street DJ! Street DJ’s set the trends of what is good way before everyone knows what is happening,” DJ Premier said. “Street DJ’s are like weathermen, we know when it is sunny, rainy, snowy, hurricanes; you name it before it actually hits.  To prove my independence, I am dropping 4 singles and videos all at once (Nick Javas “Opportunity Knoccs”), (NYG’z “Policy”), (Khaleel “Hot Flames”), (MC Eiht “Fine By Me”) for the Get Used To Us compilation.”I pride myself on making sure that my established market of fans and supporters get fed what there always waiting for when I release music and I welcome new fans that want to hear hard, original beats with rhymes that you can’t deny when it comes to skills,” DJ Premier continued. “Plus, I have a live weekly radio show Friday nights from 10pm—Midnight (EST) on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio-(Hip Hop Nation)-(Sirius 40/XM 67) called (”Live From Headqcourterz”) which is dedicated to breaking new underground Hip Hop from a true DJ’s perspective.  I only play what I think the audience needs to hear.  Hip Hop’s age range has gone from age 4 to 60 believe it or not.  You cannot outgrow a culture so I fill the void that terrestrial radio cannot fill.”Year Round Records: Get Used To Us is due in stores on December 7th, 2010. Tracklisting and credits for DJ Premier Presents- Year Round Records: Get Used To Us is listed below: 1.) “Bang Dis!” Blaq Poet2.) “Fine By Me” MC Eiht (produced by Brenks)3.) “Policy” NYG’z4.) “5%” f/KRS-One & Grand Puba5.) “Opportunity Knoccs” Nick Javas  6.)  “Married To The Game” Tef & Styles P 7.) “Epic Dynasty” Dynasty8.) “Ya Dayz R #D” NYG’z f/Lady Of Rage, Freddie Foxxx & Royce 5’9 (NYGemix)9.) “Temptation” Young Maylay10.) “Not A Game” Nick Javas11.) “Rappin Exercise” Khaleel f/Panchi of NYG’z (produced by Showbiz)12.) “Ain’t Nutin Changed” (Remix) Blaq Poet f/MC Eiht & Young Maylay13.) “Lifetime Membership” Tef f/Saigon & Papoose14.) “Hot Flames” Khaleel  15.) “Warning Track” Nick Javas (DJ Premier Remix)—(Bonus Track)16.) “Sing Like Bilal” Joell Ortiz (Version 3)–(Bonus Track)

(AllHipHop News) The drug case against T.I. that has sent him back to federal prison has been dropped by the L.A. County District Attorney. The rap star was recently sentenced to 11 months in federal prison, after police stopped him for making an illegal U-turn on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles on September 1st. When police approached the car, they allegedly smelled marijuana. A search of the occupants of the car found the rapper and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle in possession of the drug ecstasy. Both were charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and released from jail on $10,000 bail early the next day (September 2nd). Police never booked any of the marijuana they allegedly smelled into evidence and LAPD officers allegedly pulled the rapper out of his $250,000 Maybach before they asked for any registration or identification. The D.A.’s office said that since the rapper was sentenced to federal prison for violating his probation, there was no need for the state to pursue the charges. At press time, it is unclear if Tameka “Tiny” Cottle still faces the felony charge.

(AllHipHop News) The Beastie Boys have announced that their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 will feature the same 16 tracks originally slated for inclusion on Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. According to the group, Part 2 of the album will be released as planned in the spring of 2011 on Capitol Records. Last week, The Beastie Boys announced that Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 would be delayed indefinitely as group member Adam “MCA” Yauch recovered from cancer of the preaortic gland and lymph nod. The tracks originally recorded for Hot Sauce Committee Part 2, which are now back on Part 1, have been bumped to make room for the former Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 material.“I know it’s weird and confusing, but at least we can say unequivocally that Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 is coming out on time, which is more than I can say about Part 1, and really is all that matters in the end.” Adam “MCA” Yauch told AllHipHop.com in a statement today (October 25th). “We just kept working and working on various sequences for part 2, and after a year and half of spending days on end in the sequencing room trying out every possible combination, it finally became clear that this was the only way to make it work. Strange but true, the final sequence for Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 works best with all its songs replaced by the 16 tracks we originally had lined up in pretty much the same order we had them in for Hot Sauce Committee Part 1. So we’ve come full circle.”Ironically, Hot Sauce Committee Part 2 is the Beastie Boys’ first full length effort since 2007’s Grammy winning all-instrumental The Mix-Up.The final tracklisting is below:1. Tadlock’s Glasses     2. B-Boys In The Cut     3. Make Some Noise     4. Nonstop Disco Powerpack     5. OK     6. Too Many Rappers (featuring NAS) 7. Say It     8. The Bill Harper Collection  9. Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win (featuring Santigold)     10. Long Burn The Fire 11. Funky Donkey12. Lee Majors Come Again     13. Multilateral Nuclear Disarmament 14. Pop Your Balloon     15. Crazy Ass S###     16. Here’s A Little Something For Ya

(AllHipHop News) Acclaimed producers Drumma Boy and Brian “B. Cox” Cox and others will judge a Hip-Hop/R&B contest October 27 in Atlanta that will have the winner flying to The Netherlands.

The showing is a part of New Skool Rules, an international music conference.

The New York arm of the contest was held on Friday October 22, where over 100 contestants performed for representatives from BET, AllHipHop, Digiwaxx Media and other artists. The Atlanta contest offers Squeak (Drumma Boy’s manager), Drumma Boy, Rock City, DJ Trauma, and World Famous G-Mack.

Winners will be given the opportunity to travel between the United States and Europe, creating music and performing at the 2011 New Skool Rules conference, which attracts music industry representatives from all over the world

“This time we have seen some very bright talent and there’s no question that New Skool Rules will be bigger than ever in 2011,” said Henca Maduro, organizer and found of New Skool Rules.

Additionally, the auditions and exchange will also be televised by Trace TV on over 150 television stations worldwide.

New Skool Rules is a three day international music conference to be held in

Rotterdam, The Netherlands on April 1st – 3rd, 2011. It is an event, which

offers a wide variety of entertainment, panels, workshops, master classes,

showcases and network opportunities.

Atlanta

Registration fee: $ 35

Auditions  will  be  on  a  first  come  first  serve basis so RSVP at

[email protected]. Registration fee will be

collected on site.

(AllHipHop News) Def Jam Recordings, Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop management company and AllHipHop.com have teamed up to create a new monthly series featuring the newest Hip-Hop talent, while showcasing new talent and artists currently on the Def Jam roster. The monthly “Cipher Session” kicks off tomorrow (October 26th) in New York City, at famed venue S.O.B.’s in Manhattan. The event, which will be hosted by Hot 97’s DJ Enuff, will also feature performances by Big Sean, CurT@!n$, STS, The Kid Daytona, Emilio Rojas and Maffew Ragazino.Sha Money XL’s One Stop Shop will preside over a beat battle during the evening, while Bonsu Thompson, The Source’s Editor-in-Chief, will host an emcee cipher that will feature a handful of rising rappers on the scene. Additionally, a surprise guest artist on the Def Jam roster is also expected to take to the stage during the evening. The Cipher Session starts at 7:30PM, while performances begin at 9:00PM. Admission is $10 at the door.

(AllHipHop News) The President of Uganda launched a rap career during a campaign rally dubbed the “National Resistance Movement Solidarity Concert” over the weekend, in an attempt to gain new young voters. President Yoweri Museveni appeared at the rally in full military fatigues. As the President and his entourage arrived, musician Eddy Kenzo, known in the region for his hit song “Stamina” was performing. As rapper GNL Zamba, of Luganda finished up his performance, the DJ brought in an unfamiliar song featuring Museveni. Then, President Museveni grabbed the microphone and shocked his supporters when he began performing the song with lyrics in the Runyankore dialect.After he was finished he asked the crowd “do you want another rap?”Mr. Museveni was inspired to record the track with a group of rappers from Entebbe, who explained the poetical nature of Hip-Hop to the leader of Uganda. President Museveni said his rap actually came from a poem he used to recite in his youth. “We need to keep our traditions intact, put our poems in your songs so that they are not forgotten. We need those poems,” Museveni told the cheering crowd. Today, President Museveni and his main challenger Kizza Besigye presented their papers to the electoral commission, before heading to rallies in the capital of Kampala. President Museveni hopes to continue his 24-year run as President of the African country.

(AllHipHop News) Washington, D.C. based rapper Wale is in hot water again over an outdoor homecoming performance at University of Mary Robinson. University of Marty Washington students voted for the rapper to perform at the homecoming concert, which took place at the Battleground Athletic Complex around 7:30PM on Saturday (October 23rd). Three residents complained about the volume of the concert and Wale’s use of profanity, prompting the University’s President to issue an apology.”I am sorry that a high-spirited weekend on campus ended on such a negative note for some of our closest neighbors who were offended by both the volume and the content of the music,” UMW President Rick Hurley wrote in a letter to the editor of Fredericksburg, Virginia’s  Free Lance-Star.According to Hurley, he has received similar complaints in the past, but he was more concerned with the “use of profanity” this year. This is not the first time an outdoor performance by Wale has made headlines over the rapper’s use of profanity. In July, the rapper angered officials in the city of Baltimore, who were “deeply disturbed” after he used profanity and racial slurs during a free-city event. UMW’s President Rick Hurley said that from now on, the University would screen potential artists or groups before they are allowed to perform.”If there’s a crowd-friendly band like Train, maybe an outdoor concert would be appropriate,” he said.

(AllHipHop News) Houston rap icon Bushwick Bill has been released from federal custody, after he faced deportation back to his country of origin, Jamaica. Bushwick, a former member of pioneering Hip-Hop group The Geto Boys, was released on Monday (October 18th), after being arrested over five months ago, according to XXL Magazine.According to Bushwick’s attorney Carlos Solomiany, the rapper was almost deported because he had three previous convictions on his record, in addition to his most recent arrest in May for possessing marijuana. After he paid his bail, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement started removal proceedings against Bushwich, who won a hearing last Thursday (October 14th) when a judge ruled in favor of the rapper, who is “back to being a lawful permanent resident of the United States.”Bushwick Bill, born Richard Shaw, is currently working on a new spiritual album titled Road to Redemption, the follow-up to his Gospel album, My Testimony of Redemption.

(AllHipHop News) Wal-Mart executives have finally issued a statement surrounding a controversial tweet by rapper Kanye West, who claimed the world’s largest retail chain banned his new album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. Last week, Kanye West tweeted that Wal-Mart banned the highly anticipated album because the artwork was too racy to be carried on the stores’ shelves. The company claims that Kanye never showed them the artwork, but they are still excited to carry the upcoming album.”We’re excited about Kanye West’s new album and we look forward to carrying it in our stores on November 22nd,” Wal-Mart said in a statement. “As always, it’s our standard practice to carry the edited parental advisory version. We did not reject the cover artwork and it was never presented to us to view.”Kanye West’s album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is due in stores on November 22nd.

(AllHipHop News) Red Bull has enlisted the talents of Brooklyn Rapper Talib Kweli and Los Angeles urban-Latino band Ozomatli to compete in a live performance at the Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom. Red Bull Soundclash, which is being organized as one concert in a series of global musical battles, is designed to be a live musical conversation and performance between two bands with diverse sounds, styles, and creativity.  Seeking to create the ultimate musical battle where two bands fight for the acceptance of the public, the two artists will compete in a series of four rounds. The bands will perform various tasks, some rehearsed and some improvised, to showcase the range of their musical abilities.The audience participates in the back-and-forth exploration between the bands by judging each round and their reaction is measure by a decibel meter that the crowd must elevate with noise. Recently, Talib Kweli has had great success with his Blacksmith Records label, which is distributed by Warner Brothers Records.  In addition to his most recent Reflection Eternal project with Cincinnati producer Hi-Tek, he has been working closely with well-known signees Jean Grae and Strong Arm Steady on select tour dates and musical projects. Ozomatli has recently added to their Grammy Award winning resume, by becoming the Cultural Ambassadors of the U.S. State Department. Having been hired in a series of government-sponsored international tours to Asia, Africa, South America, and the Middle East, the group is able to continue their dedication to grassroots political achievements. The Red Bull Soundclash takes place October 28th in Dallas, Texas at the Palladium Ballroom.