“All of The Lights”
“All of The Lights”
“We On”
“Dream Girl”
“Good Girls”
“Dueces and Trae’s”
“For Da Hood Remix”
(AllHipHop News) West Coast Hip-Hop veteran Ice Cube has accepted former rival Common’s offer to possibly work together in a movie in the near future. During an exclusive interview with AllHipHop.com, Ice Cube replied to Common’s statement last week about wanting to work with his former foe. Common and Ice Cube were engaged in a vicious war of words in the mid-1990’s. The situation almost turned violent until The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan held a meeting at his Chicago mansion and urged the rising rap stars to peacefully resolve their differences. Since then, both artists have gone on to have immense success on the silver screen. Ice Cube, who recently produced the series Are We There Yet? for TNT, has starred in groundbreaking flicks like Boyz N Tha Hood, in addition to executive producing and starring in his own hit movies like Friday and Barbershop.”When we had our little issues in the 90s we sat down with Farrakhan and he told us why we needed to be brothers and squash it,” Ice Cube told AllHipHop.com. “Since then, I aint never had an ill feeling towards Common. We’ve seen each other on several occasions and it’s all love, like it never happened. I’d be down to do a movie anytime. Anytime.”Common, who has starred in movies like Terminator Salvation, Smokin’ Aces, American Gangster and Just Wright, recently wrapped up filming on Hell on Wheels, a time-piece about the Transcontinental Railroad set in the 1860’s. During an interview with AllHipHop.com last week, Common revealed that he would like to work with Ice Cube on a movie, should the chance ever arise. “Point blank, when Cube and I had beef, I was a fan of his first and foremost, I grew up like loving Cube,” Common told AllHipHop.com. “I still respected him as an artist, but I had to come at him. Its like a boxer; if somebody challenge you in the ring, you got to go at him. But we all good now, and maybe we can produce a movie together or something.”Ice Cube was very optimistic about working with Common in the future and noted that it only made sense, considering the amount of success both men have experienced in Hollywood. “He’s in Hollywood and I’m in Hollywood. We are both leading men and we can do this,” Ice Cube told AllHipHop.com. Ice Cube recently released his 9th album I Am The West on his independent label, Lench Mob Records.
(AllHipHop News) Hip-Hop producer Swizz Beatz recently traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, where he is working with luxury Swiss watch brand, Audemars Piguet. The rapper shows off a new design he created with Audemars Piguet during this Sunday’s episode of “Sucker Free Countdown” with host DJ Envy. “I went out to Geneva and met with Mr. Audemars himself,” Swizz Beatz revealed. “Their designing the next ten years of AP (Audemars Piguet) and they want me to be on the board and design team.”According to Swizz, he took a six-hour class on the intricacies of the Swiss-made watch, which has pieces in the collection that sell for millions.The brand name has already been name checked in lyrics by rappers like Rick Ross and Jay-Z, who announced a deal to launch a line priced between $50,000 – $100,000, with Audemars Piguet in 2005.”It [the class] was six hours and it was crazy dissecting and putting together the movement in the AP, which I have a total new respect more. Not just wearing it, but the tailor movement in that thing,” Swizz said.”Sucker Free Countdown” will air on MTV2 this Sunday (October 3rd) at 11:00 PM. Also featured during this weeks episode are N.E.R.D., Paul Wall, Birdman and Cali Swag District.
(AllHipHop News) Representatives for Eminem have shot down reports that he is in talks to star in the movie 360. According to reports, the rapper, along with actress Frances McDormand, was supposed to have been negotiating a part in 360, which is a sex-themed drama, which is being directed by Fernando Meirelles (City of God) also stars Anthony Hopkins and Rachel Weisz. The sexually charged movie centers around a prostitute and features 10 lovers in different scenes, with a participant from the previous scene, until all of the participants come together. Representatives for the rap star, who was nominated for an Oscar for his role in the autobiographical movie 8 Mile, shot down the reports. “There’s no truth to it all,” a representative for Eminem said. Reports that the rapper is in talks to star as The Riddler in the upcoming installment of the Batman franchise are also false. In related news, Emimen recently dropped a video for his song “No Love” featuring Lil Wayne. The video follows a kid who is bullied by local thugs in school and also features fellow D12 group member Denaun Porter. “No Love” will be released to radio on October 5th.
AllHipHop.com:
It wont be juicy enough for AllHIpHop rumors or illseed, or anything like that
Devin: (laughs) I mean,
youre still recording personal, or no longer recording, personal?
AllHipHop.com: You know
Im still recording!
Devin: Whatd you
say, Niki? (laughs)
AllHipHop.com: I want
to know if youre actually friends with Scarface and Dr. Dre, or do
you just look at them as folks youve worked with.
Devin: Ah, man those
are my brothers! Both of them, those are my brothers. (laughs) At the
drop of a hat, whenever they need me, Im there!
AllHipHop.com:
Are you going to be on Detox or anything new with Scarface?
Devin: Well, actually,
when I was mixing all these records on the Suite 420 album, Mike
Dean came through and we was choppin it up. He wants to be involved
in the next project that I do, you know what I mean. He wants to do
some work together. The feeling is mutual; Id love to do some work
with Face, anytime. I know how he goes into a studio. I know how
his work ethic is; I know that hell come out of there with some heat.
AllHipHop.com: What
about Detox are you going to be on that?
Devin: Yeah, that would
be cool.
AllHipHop.com: In relation
to Hip-Hop would you rather earn the respect of your peers and the public,
or make lots and lots of money from j###### tunes?
Devin: (laughs) Of course,
I would like the love and respect and the appreciation of the music.
To me, the money only comes after all that is established. You get the
love and respect, and the money and stuff is like the proverbial icing
on the cake. Everybody knows how money comes and goes and what you can
do with it. How you can blow it and whatever. You can make money all
kinds of ways, doing a whole bund of different things, not just because
of Rap. I like the appreciation from my peers, and my family and my
friends, of what Im doing, I feel good. I can feel good about whatever
Im doing, and that goes a long way.
AllHipHop.com: I ask
this question a lot, and I want to get your perspective on it. Is there
such a thing as commercially successful Hip-Hop that still possesses
a cultural soul?
Devin: Yeah, those are
albums like The Chronic, 2001, a couple of Geto Boys albums.
Thats when the underground artist makes commercialized fans cross
over to them, and make them come over. Millions of people have heard
this album, yet its still underground and raw. 2 Live Crew did it,
Too Short did it, Ice Cube did it, KRS-One did it; a lot of artists
and Rap groups have done it. But, you just got to be really true about
what you do. And then you got those followers that are true fans that
will really support you and show their number with the units sold. It
lines up sometimes for a lot of artists.
It can be done. Its not
by you going into a studio and you trying to make it happen. Its
not done like that. Its going to be done by you doing what youre
doing, by you continuously doing what youre doing, on the grind.
Then you have these followers thats been followers for a while and
somehow they multiply one year. Then out of nowhereBOOMthat next
album everybody knows about you and you didnt have to do a commercial
song to make it happen.
AllHipHop.com: That
goes perfectly into my next question. Have you ever been tempted to
make a Hokey-Pokey dance song for the kids?
Devin: We laugh, and
kid, and joke about it in the studio a lot, you know what Im saying.
But, when it comes down to it, when you start recording a record, your
heart starts to get more involved into a record and its hard to just
follow a trend. Nah, I dont do that! I dont go in there trying
to make a commercialized song, or a song that everybody would like.
I would love for people to love all the songs that I make; but, thats
when Im finished with it. Thats not before I start.
AllHipHop.com: In an
interview that you did with HipHopDx you were saying that youd like
to have Willie Nelson on a feature; were you serious or just joking
around?
Devin: Both, I was just
tripping; but, I would love to. It would be an honor for me to be on
a track with Willie Nelson. Not just because of the similarities of
smoking weed; but, doing music and having storytelling type songs. We
have a little something in common there. There are a lot of people who
I have run across who have asked me about that. It wasnt just out
of the blue to where I woke up and wanted to do a song with Willie Nelson.
Its like people whove approached me like, Have you ever thought
about doing a song with Willie Nelson?
AllHipHop.com: I want
to pick your brain a little bit more; Ill let you go in a min. On
420 you have a skit called Twitta, do you have an actual Twitter
account?
Devin: [laughs] Well,
you know, the people at the label twisted my arm, man. It was like,
You have to do a Twitter, Devin. Thats the way of the world. Its
the sign of the times; you just can make it without Twitter. That
type of s###, so I got a Twitter account. Its called TheRealDevin420.
AllHipHop.com: One more
random question, one of my favorite tracks is Write & Wrong,
Ive always wanted to know its back story. Is it a purely conceptual
album, or did something like that actually happen to you?
Devin: There was a time
when I was getting approached a whole bunch about making it in the Rap
game. What should I do, Devin? I got these hot tracks and I want
to get signed to yall label. I want to do this; I want to do that
So, that just brought about it. Hey, if I write a song about it
I wouldnt have to talk about it too much, or be approached with it.
Theyll hear the song and thatll be a reference to and I wont
have to say nothing no more. (laughs)
AllHipHop.com:
(Erupts with laughter) I cant stand you!
Devin: That was pretty
much it. I just wrote a song about a lot of artists that was pretty
much in the same boat that I was in, you know, still tryin to make
it. They wanted some advice, so that was my advice, at the time.
AllHipHop.com:
What would you like to say to your supporters?
Devin: I appreciate
the support of not only, Suite 420, but for all the support over
the years since 93. Thats where the bulk of my fans come from.
Theyve been around since then and I appreciate that. Its coming
from the heart, coming from the Odd Squad, coming from the Coughee Brothaz
and everything weve done since then. Youre the reason why were
here doing what we do and trying to keep coughee sippin.
Hip-Hops competitive landscape
has compelled several insecure artists to alter their authentic selves.
Many MCs, aspiring for popularity, dump their true character only to
gain a disposable acceptance. Hip-Hop is starting to resemble a cesspool
of clichés. Toxic Avenger rappers and their landfill lyrics are polluting
its essence. Their mutated reflection mocks them when they encounter
the disappointed gaze of a knowing, Hip-Hop head. Devin The Dude, an
MC whose interior matches his exterior, has never had a problem looking
into the mirror. This Coughee Brotha has matured with his craft. Devin
embodies Hip-Hop; he has experience breaking, deejaying, and emceeing.
Scarface, Dr. Dre, De La Soul, and Nas are among his esteemed supporters.
Working on a solo project, or collaborating within Odd Squads group
dynamic, Devin is sure to keep the green burning and the good music
coming.
AllHipHop.com:
With your latest effort, Suite #420, how did you challenge yourself
to create fresh new music without compromising your lyrical legacy?
Devin The Dude: Its
just a matter of going in the studio and having fun. Its feeling
good as possible, you know. Theres no strategy that I have. Its
just a matter of feeling as good as possible and being as positive as
possible. (laughs) Being around the right people, being in the right
atmosphere and being in the right mind stateyou know what Im sayingand
then having some real good weed to smoke; it all just coincides.
AllHipHop.com
Is making music still fulfilling, is it still fun for you; or, do you
do you just look at it as a profession?
Devin: If its not
fun, I wouldnt do it. Thats the whole thing. Thats why I was
so willing to just do this and pursue this as a career; because, you
know, it was fun to do. It wasnt reallybut it turned into a jobit
was never really considered a hard job to do. It was just a cool hobby
that paid big and was getting me where I needed to go. Thats how
it felt. So, if the fun goes away, I guess the whole job of it goes
away, to me.
AllHipHop.com:
Over the years, youve managed to remain relevant to the mic. With
your current deal with E1, how are you working to reinforce your presence
in Hip-Hop?
Devin: To reinforce
my presence? To me its not like a come and go thing. Its not like
Im in and Im out, and Im in and Im out. I dont never
feel like that. When I do a project, it doesnt feel like Im making
a comeback. It always feels like its just another chapter in a huge
book. So, whatever label Im on, or whatever kind of transition Im
making career-wise, as far as contractual, it doesnt make a difference
with my musical work ethics. Its all one in the same.
AllHipHop.com: Youve
spent the duration of your career at Rap-A-Lot Records, how has the
time that you invested there help to shape you as an MC and as a businessman?
Devin: Well, actually,
with Rap-A-Lot that was a learning and growing experience. Rap-A-Lot
was like a family. It was a huge family with MCs and businessmen, alike.
I learned [a lot] that helped me to guide myself, and the people that
was with me, to where Im at now. It was a long journey; but,
it was well worth every step of it. Back in the day with Rap-A-Lot,
by doing tours and how we did performances with the retail and the marketing;
it was all a learning experience.
It was real cool It was just
a blessing to be a part of all that.
AllHipHop.com: With
your imprint, Coughee Brothaz Music, are you its flagship artist; or,
are you cultivating another talent to help brand the label?
Devin: Yeah, its
a label, Coughee Brothaz, is an independent label. Im just a solo
artist that out an album through Coughee Brothaz music and went through
E1 for distribution and everything. We have other artists in Coughee
Brothaz, too, like 14K. Tony Mac, is an R&B singer from here in
Houston. Were still focused on putting out other projects within
Coughee Brothaz. Who knows if we might land a deal with E1 for us to
have the whole Coughee Brothaz on the label and for other artists and
groups to come out through that avenue. Were talking about that right
now. But, you know, its just one step at a time to get the ball rolling.
AllHipHop.com: Besides
yourself and 14K, are there other in-house producers?
Devin: Yes, of course;
well actually just two on the label. We actually got comedians that
are trying to get on the label. We might do a comedians record and
take it back to like Richard Pryor, and old school Redd Foxx type stuff.
You know, kinda bring that back, on the label. Its not going to be
just one specific thing thats on it. C-Ray [Sullivan] who did
a track called El Grande Nalgas on the Landing Gear
album; he did a track called Where Ya At on the Suite 420
album. He is a producer from the Coughee Brothaz; youre going to
hear more from him. Yeah, its producers, artists, singers, rappers;
its going to be something to look forward to in the future.
AllHipHop.com: In the
South, youre looked at as a legend. But, youve yet to achieve
that elusive mainstream success. How do you calculate professional success?
Devin: I think thats
within the individual. I believe that every artist has something that
they want to accomplish, when they first start. And, whatever that is;
or, whatever that may be; when they get to that point theyll know.
For me, I dunno. The appreciation of a song was cool, for me. You know,
thats what started my whole career, actually. It was someone
liking one song I did. So, that was a success for me. That was it, and
the more kinda multiplied even more. It came to mean more of a success
to me. I thought I was kinda successful when I first started; because,
somebody liked what I did. I dont know as far as radio spins, units
sold, houses built; I dunno. That might be how somebody else calculate
it; but, I dont know. Its hard for me to calculate success. Its
inside every individual that does whatever they do. When they decide
that theyre at the point when theyre successful. I started mine
back in 87 to 88.
AllHipHop.com: I love
you! Ive read that after you released The Dude you were a
little disappointed.
Devin: Well, I wasnt
disappointed, uh, I dont know It was just a matter of me, personally;
because, I was accepted and appreciated, musically, by a lot of people.
But, financially, I wasnt living at a point to where I wanted to
be. I was getting older and having kids, and moving and doing things
and trying to be responsible. But, everything wasnt adding up; I
was wondering what I was going to do with the remained of my career.
Should I just find another job and still use music as a hobby? The kids
needed to eat and they needed other thingsjust putting a record out,
and people liking it doesnt mean that youre financially stable
enough to keep doing whatever youre doing and be comfortable.
From 98 [The Dude]
that was my first solo album and I didnt do another album until 2002
[Just Tryin ta Live]. That was four years. There was
a point, there was a long little stretch, where I had a lot of time
to idle and think, Oh s***, what am I going to do?
AllHipHop.com: Thank
you for persevering; youre one of my favorites!
Devin: (laughs) Good
s***; good looking out.
AllHipHop.com: May I
ask you a personal question.
Devin: You mean the
tape is off, personal? (laughs) Click here for Part 2 of this exclusive interview.
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YOUNG MONEY VS HOT 97 – OR A CAT FIGHT?
So, the other day Drake had a show in NYC at Radio City Music Hall….epic show, I bet. Guess who wanted to go to the show…K-Foxx! So, my sources tell me that K-Foxx hit up Mack Maine, president of Young Money, for a ticket. I heard all this was said on the radio too, by the way…I just didn’t hear it. Maine told her that since she had beef with Nicki, she couldn’t attend the show. I guess the whole Hot 97 team is now unhappy with this development. The only thing that K-Foxx refused to say on the radio was how the beef started. I can help with that….
illlllllseeeeddddd exclusive!
A few months or weeks ago…K-Foxx of the Hot 97 morning show did an interview with Nicki Minaj for MTV. Well..it sounds innocent enough right? Well, from what I heard, it didn’t go well at all. As the interview went on, Nicki was reportedly acting hostile to K-Foxx, who is the female leg of the morning team. Well, nobody really understood why Nicki may be that way, because it was all a very basic interview. Welllllll…it seems like the Hot 97 morning show had some jokes against Nicki that she didn’t appreciate. I’m not sure of the nature of the jokes, but it would seems that they were offensive to Nicki. ANYWAY, K-Foxx didn’t like the hostility and she then took her tone with Nicki and this was to the dismay of the MTV producers, my sources say. And it was all downhill from there. The interview, which was supposed to be for TV, was SCRAPPED. I heard it may have been totally destroyed! And thus the beef begins…
SOME CANADIAN RUMORS FROM YM!
My homey Prime from Canada hit me up right here.
I didn’t edit…
So this past weekend was REAL CRAZY in Montreal. First off ,one of the artist’s I deal with Hones-T brought Gudda Gudda from YM to Montreal for a video shoot and Wiz Khalifa was in the city for a concert which sold out…My dude made Gudda make a special appearance at the Wiz Concert and the crowd went NUTS!!! FREE WEEZY is all you heard….Wiz had some issues with the security on stage and even pushed a bouncer. After the concert, I introduced Gudda and his manager to one of my good people Bad News Brown and we got word that someone was having a BIG private party at a mansion with Yung Joc there & DJ Drama spinning…..We made our way over there with Gudda, wilding out all night, party was bananas, even Summer Walker was there…Unfortunatly Yung Joc got sent back to the US at the Canadian airport.
The next day, Raekwon & Royce da 59 were both in Montreal (separate venues)…do they still have beef??? Raekwon went to club Nuvo for the afterparty and stayed for about an hour.
Overall we had Wiz Khalifa, Gudda Gudda, Yelawolf, Raekwon, DJ Drama & Royce 59 in MTL in 24hrs…doesnt happend too often here.
EDDIE LONG IS F**KED!
Just to keep it 100%, my sources tell me this guy is not on the up and up, but this is just rumor talk. Peep what he has to say about the allegations against Bishop Eddie Long.
conduct, asks everyone to pray for him, the 3 other young men and the Bishop.
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One of my homeboys is in this group…check it out.
YUNG BERGER, WE LOVE YOU! (I know he’s not even in this rumor, but…he’s in the last one about getting jacked…CLICK HERE.)They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
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Well, it seems that the boy Yung Berg has been jacked again and the allegedly perp has posted the pics. Here you go.
What ya think?
YUNG BERG GETS JACKED FOR HIS BATMAN CHAIN?
This rumor from earlier.
IT may be time for Berger Man to start wearing wooden chains or something. Rumor has it, Young Berg has been relieved of his Batman chain. If this is false, I am assuming he’ll be doing a twitter or youtube or something with the chain in question. I hard that somebody snatched it right off his neck and then they rolled. On top of that, Berg goes no where in the midst of mortals without his security. Oh, on the flip side, I guess some yahoo will be bragging about this soon. Oh yeah, this all went down in Miami at Cameo.
YUNG BERGER, WE LOVE YOU! WOOD CHAINS!They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
(AllHipHop News) Harlem rapper Vado has decided to release his mixtape Slime Flu as an official album through Entertainment One Music, due to the demand for the project. Slime Flu, which was supposed to be a free download for fans, is a 14-track effort that features Philly rapper Meek Mill, Cam’ron, Gruff and Jae Millz. Everybody goin crazy for it, Vado told AllHipHop.com in a statement. Ive always been skeptical with the project cause I didnt really know when I wanted to put it out [Cam and I] was comin out with the Gangsta Grillz: Boss of all Bosses so it just built a buzz and anticipation for it so [labels] started reachin. Each Monday, Vado is planning on dropping a new song, until the release of Slime Flu. In addition to his own solo album, Vado is gearing up for the release of Gunz N’ Butta with Dipset leader, Cam’ron. Its our first album and I promise its so much of a classic,” Vado said of the release. “Its like all the Boss of all Bosses tapes put together. We hit yall from all angleswe hit yall from the streets, for the ladies, for the club Its five stars, man.Slime Flu is due in stores on October 12th. Track Listing: is below:1.Council Music2. Polo3. The Greatest4. Beat Knockin5. Celebration6. Wake Up7. Rugby Down8. The U.N.9. Bullets & Gun Smoke (Ft. Meek Mill)10. Crimesquare (Ft. Gruff)11. Snapped12. Filthy Game (Ft. Jae Millz)13. Shooter (Ft. Camron)14. Speaking In Tongues (Ft. Camron)
(AllHipHop News) Atlanta, Georgia rapper Rocko Da Don has finally negotiated his release from Def Jam after his relationship with the label soured. According to Rocko, he’s been released from his contract and is focusing on building up his own new label, A1 Recordings. Things haven’t been the same over there since Shakir [Stewart] passed,” Rocko explained to AllHipHop.com. “I’ve been trying to get off the label for almost a year and we finally got all of the negotiations done and severed our ties.”The rapper recently teamed with The Evil Empire to release a brand new mixtape titled Rocko Dinero, as he negotiates a new deal for A1 and himself, as a recording artist. “I’ve received numerous calls from different labels. Even though I’m not ready to talk I’m very eager to listen to anyone who wants to do business with me,” Rocko stated.”Rocko, who has two children with ex-fiance R&B singer Monica, is best known for the hit single “Umma Do Me.”Tomorrow (October 1st), Rocko will drop the first single from the Rocko Dinero mixtape series.
“Lost In The World”
“Look In Da Mirror Remix”
“Speakers Going Hammer”
“Wasn’t Made For These Times”
“So High”