Mixtape: J. Period Presents: Michael Jackson: ‘Man or the Music’

DJ J. Period has teamed with Spike Lee & 40Acres.com to drop a tribute mixture to the music of Michael Jackson, to celebrate what would have been his 52nd birthday today (August 29th).  J. Period conceived the 80-minute “Man or the Music” mixtape on the eve of Michael Jackson’s passing. The mixtape features Michael Jackson’s classic hits mixed with rare demo versions, as well as behind-the-scenes clips. The Michael Jackson limited edition “Man or the Music (40 Acres Edition) will be available for free during Spike Lee’s 2nd Annual Brooklyn Loves MJ celebration, which is taking place in Prospect Park’s Nethermead Field.  The BKMJ celebration, which is presented by Spike Lee, drew over 25,000 people during the inaugural event in the Brooklyn park last year.  Additionally, J. Period has made the mixtape available for download on his official site, www.jperiod.com/mj.  “This project originated on the night Michael passed last year, when I was asked by a few promotions companies to pull MJ tracks for a DJ blast,” J. Period explained to AllHipHop.com. “Once I started pulling records, I found myself unable to stop, and the next thing I knew I had stayed up all night making the original version of “Man or the Music” —  a stream-of-consciousness mix very different from the usual process for making my tapes.  The following morning, while the media was circling like vultures around every negative aspect of Michael’s life, I made the mix available online and in less than an hour I had 15K downloads, and over 30K after the first 24 hours.  One thing I found that we all have in common: no matter what we think of Michael Jackson’s life, no one can front on his music. And that day, everyone needed their fix.” J. Period is currently working on new releases with John Legend and The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Skillz, Q-Tip and others. To download the Man or the Music mixtape by J. Period, click here.  

Taboo of BEP Launches Sneaker, Shoe Line

(AllHipHop News) Taboo of the Black Eyed Peas is jumping into the lucrative footwear game,  with the launch of his own sneaker line. The multi-platinum singer will sell the Taboo Deltah 3008 sneaker exclusively through Foot Action, while an upscale shoe line named Taboo X Jump will be available through Saks. “In 3008, there will be no war, race or turmoil,” the chart-topping rapper said. “That is where Deltah 3008 comes from. I remember not being able to afford the cool shoes everyone had when I was a kid so for my own brand I wanted to create something amazing that everyone can afford.”The Jump line is slated to debut at Sak’s on September 10th during Fashion Night Out. The Taboo Deltah sneaker will debut this Fall and will retail for $65-$85.

Kanye, Jay-Z Team For ‘Watch the Throne’

Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Friday kicked off yesterday (August 27th) when the rapper posted the track “Monster” featuring Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver and Charlie Wilson.

The rapper posted the track on his KanyeUniversity.com blog and revealed that the song is taken from his upcoming collaborative album with Jay-Z titled Watch the Throne.

According to Kanye West, “Monster” is the second song from Watch the Throne, which currently has no release date.

50 Cent Returns To Twitter; Calls Out Paris Hilton Over Cocaine Charge

(AllHipHop News) Rapper 50 Cent returned to his Twitter account today (August 28th) as promised.The internationally known rap star commented on today’s news that socialite Paris Hilton was arrested in Las Vegas for possessing cocaine.Hilton was charged with felony cocaine possession on Friday night (August 27th), after police stopped her boyfriend’s SUV after witnessing marijuana smoke emanating from the vehicle. The rapper claimed that Hilton has been snorting the drug for years.”Paris got cought with some cocaine last night Man that b**ch been sniffin that yola,” 50 tweeted. “We was in mia a couple yrs ago she was gettin f##### up.”50 also blasted Kanye West, who also recently joined  Twitter. “I just looked at kanye page what the f**k kind a spaced out tweets are those…f**k that I aint never looking at that s### again.”

‘Tha Carter IV’ Gets Release Date; Lil Wayne Predictions For US Open

Lil Wayne has set a release date for the fourth installment of his series of albums, Tha Carter. Young Money’s President Mack Maine told MTV that Tha Carter IV is due in stores the same day he is released from Rikers Island, where he has been incarcerated since March, for attempted possession of a weapon. “Tha Carter IV plans we had and still have are to put Tha Carter IV out the day he comes out,” Mack Maine told MTV News. “He had so many songs for Tha Carter IV, we said let’s just put these 10 songs out [on I Am Not a Human Being] and double-back for Tha Carter IV. He has more songs for Tha Carter IV that are still strong.” According to Mack Maine, a welcome home concert is also being planned for the day Lil Wayne is released from prison. Despite his incarceration on Rikers Island, Lil Wayne has remained in the spotlight through various releases, in addition to a series of letters penned to fans and media outlets, with his opinions on popular sports issues. This week, Lil Wayne wrote a hand written letter to Sports Illustrated with his prediction that Rafael Nadal will win the US Open. “I’m a huge [Rafael] Nadal fan,” Lil Wayne told Sports Illustrated. “I’m definitely rooting for him to get the Grand Slam and win the US Open. Nadal wins it all.”Lil Wayne also predicted Kim Clijsters would take the women’s title.

Hip-Hop Rumors: Game Knocks Out Groupie? Drake & Nicki=U Got Punked!

 DISCLAIMER:All

content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual

info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.WHO: illseedWHAT: Rumors, Funnies, Fails and more!WHERE: illseed.comtwitter.com.illseedHOW: Send your rumors, sightings and ill pics to illseed at [email protected]. THE GAME KNOCKS OUT A GROUPIE?

Lol…LMAO! this video is just stupid, but it does look like he knocks her out. Look at it here.

NICKI AND DRAKE GETTING MARRIED?

Man, NO! I’m not even going to cover this. Here is a nice picture of Drake and her co-conspirator.

They were playing with you all! Just in case, we asked a few people around Drake Way and Nicki Minaj Lane and everybody unanimously said this is a gag. Here is the news story. Look at Drake going himself the:SHAQ FACE!!!!!!!!!!

BET’S TOP 10 RAPPERS OF OF THE 21st CENTURY

Sooo…I have been informed that BET has a special coming out where they are crafting a list of the Top 10 rappers of the 21st Century. The deal is simple. You had to have risen to solo star status since 2000. I think there are some more intimate details, but its pretty interesting. From what I understand Big Tigger and Jermaine Dupri were there with a bunch of other people talking about the top. Look for it in a month or so. Should be an interesting list since people like Jay-Z and Nas aren’t on it.Who do you think should be on the list?

ILLSEED’S QUICKIES

YO! Shout out to Tyga. He’s out in South Africa performing. Shout out to my SA connect Black Faff!

Bone Thugs N Harmony are about to tour with a full band. They have a great show so this should be a great addition. Thanks, Thuggin4Llife! They are doing their E.1999 album in full.

Jay and Ye are doing a 5-song EP called “Watch The Throne.”

Blockbuster video store is going bankrupt as of next month if they file according to plan.

Shout out to those trapped Chilean miners. I am absolutely positive that I would lose my mind being 2,300 feet underground. They been down there since Aug. 5!

Two of Michael Jackson’s kids are about to attend school with other kids. I just hope Prince, 13, and Paris, 12, don’t have to contend with The G####.

Wayne is about to drop the 4th installment of Tha Carter? November 4? Wouldn’t that clash with Nicki?

Kimbo Slice has decided to move from MMA to boxing. I suspect he’s going to learn that boxing is not easier than MMA, just different.

“I don’t have no problems with Puff,” Black Rob recently said. He’s retracted a lot of what he previously said about Diddy on that video. LOL!

Jay-Z has a new line of New York Yankees clothing coming out. Daaaaaaayum!

50 Cent says he’s not cutting his hair until his next album comes out…alrighty then!

Paris Hilton has caught a case over cocaine. Dumb broad.She should do a song with Soulja Boy.

Chamillionaire has supposedly been the subject of scorn from a white woman that claims he fathered her child. I checked Cham’s twitter and he’s not saying anything yet.

KELLY ROWLAND IN NEW YORK!

Yooooo! I don’t even have to say anything. Let the pictures speak for themselves.

Gotdamn!

This was at some Walmart event. Believe it or not, a friend got me a ticket, but I couldn’t get to New York. I know, I’m wack.

JUBILEE SHINE SENT THIS!

One of the friends of the site, Jubilee Shine, sent this over. Please read it since we all love Black peopel here.

or the first time in california since 1983, a police officer is facing prison time for killing someone in the line of duty.  the last time, the killer cop served only one year.  this is an historic and critical moment in the struggle against police brutality.

 

the family of oscar grant and the oakland activists have asked for support for a mass day of action on saturday, october 23, ahead of the nov 5 sentencing.  all peace and justice activists should mark this day in solidarity.

 

the los angeles coalition for justice for oscar grant holds its next meeting to plan the oct 23 action this sunday, 5pm, at the chucos justice center, 1134 e. redondo blvd, at the corner of west, a few blocks south of slauson.  come help plan to send the most urgent and clear message on oct 23 that mehserle must not only serve the maximum sentence for the unjust “involuntary manslaughter” conviction, but also be charged federally by the justice dept, for the violation of the civil rights of oscar grant, and as well his partners and bosses who participated and attempted to cover up the police crime.

 

judge perry, who notoriously whitewashed the rampart scandal, is trying to stall us out, dismiss the “gun enhancement”, and set mehserle free on time served and probation.  this can not be permitted.  the greatest act we can take against police brutality everywhere is to put this killer cop behind bars.

JAZZY F. BABY ADDS TO THE RUMORS!

Now I am sure you all heard the the banger from Kanye West ft. Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross & Bon Iver right? Anyway if you have not heard by now that Jay-Z and Kanye West are dropping a project titled “Watch The Throne”. Now this is suppose to be like a 5 track album if you can call it that. Clearly they have the throne being able to release a 5 track album which will go platinum I am sure of. I guess we can get ready for some more monster tracks coming our way. Also BTW Nicki Minaj killed Monster. They are saying she actually stole the show. What are your thoughts.

Joe Budden is gearing up and creating a frenzy around MM4 which I heard is going to be a killer in the streets. Joe Budden hit Fabolous up on Twitter and asked about getting a verse for Mood Muzik 4, saying he hope Fab does not avoid him like before. Fabolous did not directly reply but did tweet a nice sarcastic tweet for the public in regards to Joe Budden request for a feature. The trending topic that was started was #Fabscaredlike. Fabolous will now be doing the record to let the people know what time it is. Check out the video below from Nigel D of RealTalkNY and see what Fabolous had to say.

Also just to save Soulja Boy on the coke situation. Hey everyone is doing it right? Well Paris Hilton was just arrested for possession of cocaine but of course she is major paid and paid her own bail and walked right out. I mean lets be real these days everyone wants press and what seems to cause a better frenzy for people who need press other than a little cocaine right? Hey gotta do what you gotta do to save those careers. Yes Paris Hilton is hip hop ever since I saw a video of her saying Biggie that is my Ni**a Biggie. Anyone that loves Biggie is cool with me.

Yung Pop

This dude has a first name that I don’t particularly care for, but I have to give it to Popp…skills are very good. Check him out with his Power remix.

MR. Hawkins

Mr. Hawkins did the ill version of Power…the police brutality remix. I’m impressed that he called out the cops for all the their BS.

http://mrhawkinsworld.com/

Starrz

I have to admit…man, I was getting sick of these remixes. This one caught my attention. A very nice mixture of powerful raps, clever bars and even some positive messages. NOT CORNY. Check it out. Baltimore reppin!

www.iamstarrz.com

Renaissance Stylez

www.RenaissanceStylez.com

A female rapper talks about taking her power back. Well, OK.

AlphaCat

I don’t know why I am posting this, but I am. Its different and after a while these “Power” remixes all sound a lot alike.

FIND YOUR LOVE…ON A TOILET?

This dude AlphaCat is a real comedian. Peep.

KEITH MURRAY, WE LOVE YOU, BUT…

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!

Drake, Nicki Minaj Allegedly ‘Tie The Knot’

(AllHipHop News) Drake’s lines about marrying Nicki Minaj in the song “Miss Me” have come true, if a series of tweets the pair sent out yesterday (August 26th) is to be believed. Last night, the pair tweeted that they had “tied the knot,” although representatives for either rapper has yet to confirm the news of their wedding. “Baby I am never scared,” Drake tweeted. “Baby I am never scared. PROUD is more the word I would use…Please refer to @nickiminaj as Mrs. Aubrey Drake Graham and dont stare at her too long. She’s finally mine.”Nicki Minaj then seemed to confirm Drake’s tweet to his 1,082,265 followers that she and Drake were officially man and wife. “Yes its true. Drake and I tied the knot,” Nicki Minaj confirmed to her 1,176,356 followers as well. On “Miss Me,” taken from Drake’s platinum-selling album Thank Me Later, the rapper revealed his love his Young Money counterpart. “I love Nicki Minaj/I told her I’d admit it / I hope one day we get married just to say we f**king did it”Representatives for the rappers were not available as of press time. Nicki Minaj’s debut album Pink Friday is due in stores November 23rd, 2010.

Mixtape Download: @IdrisElba’s Takers Mixtape

Idris Elba is a true blue Hip-Hop head with his feet firmly planted in the culture. Don’t let all the Hollywood glam and glitz fool you. The artist known as Driis is taking his talents to the official Taker mixtape, brought to you by AllHipHop exclusively. Below you will see the tracklisting and the link to download it. Enjoy!

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Bone Thugs Announce New Tour Focusing On ‘E. 1999 Eternal’

(AllHipHop News) Today (August 26th), Cleveland Hip-Hop group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony announced they are launching a new 35-city tour this September. The tour will kick off in Boise Idaho at the Knitting Factory and wind down October 30th in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The group, which will consist of Krayzie, Layzie, Wish and Flesh-N-Bone, will exclusively perform all the tracks from their hit 1995 album, E. 1999 Eternal, which was released on Eazy-E’s legendary record label, Ruthless Records. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has sold over 30 million records since their debut in 1993. Tour dates are listed below: Wed-Sep-22   BOISE   Knitting Factory      Thu-Sep-23   RENO   Knitting Factory      Fri-Sep-24   SALT LAKE CITY   In The Venue      Sat-Sep-25   ASPEN   Belly Up      Sun-Sep-26   DENVER   Gothic Theatre      Tue-Sep-28   DES MOINES   Val Air Ballroom      Wed-Sep-29   MINNEAPOLIS   First Ave.      Thu-Sep-30   MILWAUKEE   Eagles/Rave      Fri-Oct-01   CHICAGO   Congress Theatre      Sat-Oct-02   DETROIT   St. Andrews      Sun-Oct-03   COLUMBUS   Newport Music Hall      Mon-Oct-04   BLOOMINGTON   Bluebird      Tue-Oct-05   CLEVELAND   HOB      Wed-Oct-06   MADISON   Majestic Theatre      Thu-Oct-07   KANSAS CITY   Harrah’s      Fri-Oct-08   OXFORD, OH   Brick Street      Sat-Oct-09   PITTSBURGH, PA   Mr. Smalls Theatre      Sun-Oct-10   NEW YORK   BB Kings      Tue-Oct-12   NORFOLK,. VA   NorVa      Wed-Oct-13   WASHINGTON DC   9:30 Club      Thu-Oct-14   RICHMOND   Hat Factory      Fri-Oct-15   SOUTH CAROLINA   Music Farm      Sat-Oct-16   ORLANDO   Firestone      Sun-Oct-17   FT. LAUDERDALE, FL   Revolution      Tue-Oct-19   ST PETERSBERG   State Theatre      Wed-Oct-20   ATLANTA   Masquerade      Thu-Oct-21   WEST MELBOURNE, FL   Levelz Night Club      Fri-Oct-22   GAINESVILLE   The Venue      Sat-Oct-23   MOBILE   Sol Kitchen      Sun-Oct-24   NEW ORLEANS   House of Blues      Tue-Oct-26   HOUSTON   HOB      Wed-Oct-27   DALLAS   HOB      Thu-Oct-28   TULSA, OK   Cain’s Ballroom      Fri-Oct-29   AUSTIN   La Zona Rosa      Sat-Oct-30   ALBUQUERQUE   Sunshine Theater 

Kanye, Suge Square Off; Case Most Likely Heading To Trial

(AllHipHop News) A phone meeting between Kanye West and former Death Row Records CEO Marion “Suge” Knight ended in a stalemate and produced no results involving Knight’s $1 million dollar lawsuit against the Chicago rapper.  The Associated Press reports that the latest meeting took place yesterday (August 26th) in Miami, with Knight present and West attending by telephone. According Knight’s attorney Marc Brumer, the two sides could not reach an agreement over Knight’s allegations that West is responsible for injuries he received after he was shot at VMA party West hosted at The Shore Club, in 2005. In addition to being shot in the leg during the star-studded party, Knight claims he lost a diamond earring that was valued at $135,000. Knight’s lawsuit claims West is responsible for his injuries because there was allegedly not enough security at the event. According to Brumer, the case will most likely go to trial. This is the second attempt to reach a settlement over the dispute. The pair met in a lawyer’s office in New York in June, but an agreement could not be reached.

AHH Stray News: Em Crowns FowL King; Slim Thug Show Canceled; Savage’s New Album

(AllHipHop News) Rap star Eminem and veteran producers The Alchemist and Mr. Porter have crowned a new freestyle champion, as part of Eminem’s Red Bull Emsee: The Road to 8 Mile” contest. The national freestyle rap battle was created by Eminem, to find the best freestyle rapper in country. The winner is Saffal Tall aka FowL. The rapper beat San Francisco rapper Nocando in round 1, North Carolina’s Killer Chris in round two and New York rapper DNA in the final round, which took place at St. Andrews Hall in Detroit. FowL, who is 18, has been rapping for the past decade and has opened for artists like Wiz Khalifa, Chip Tha Ripper and others. FowL is attending Michigan State University on a scholarship. A concert featuring Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug planned for tonight was canceled in Bay City, Texas. According to promoters, the concert featuring Slim Thug was nixed due to lack of ticket sales. “It just didn’t come together,” said Steve Coppler, President of AdoreAble Promotions. “There were very few tickets sold.” Fans who purchased tickets to the event are being offered refunds from the outlets where they were purchased, according to Coppler. Popular Australian Hip-Hop label Dawn Raid Music has entered into a three-year exclusive distribution deal with SMC Recordings/Fontana and will release a new album by platinum-selling rapper Savage. The rapper’s album, Savage Presents The Tribal Council, is set for an October 5th release date. The two-disc album will feature top artists from the South Pacific region, alongside U.S. rappers like Pitbull, Baby Bash, E40, Talib Kweli, Bobby Valentino and Akon, who landed his first ever #1 single as a guest on Savage’s track “Moonshine.” Additionally Savage’s track “Swing” from the movie Knocked Up, has sold over 1.8 million units in the United States. Savage is currently promoting his new single “Twerk,” which was produced by Twice as Nice.

Game Review: Mafia 2

Developer / Publisher :  2K Games / 2K CzechPlatform: XBOX 360Players: 1Rating: 8 out 10Popular culture has always had a soft spot for organized crime. On screen interpretations like The GodfatherGoodfellas, and The Sopranos only made our infatuation with the mob that much deeper. So it is no surprise that three piece suits and tommy guns have made their way into the world of video games. The problem is that previous attempts of translating that life into an enjoyable video game have for the most part failed. The bar has definitely been raised with Mafia 2(2K Games / 2k Czech).Based in the fictional Empire Bay in the 40’s and 50’s, you assume the role of a poor Italian American Vito who wants to escape a life of poverty. His only way out of a life of hardship is to descend into the underworld of organized crime.  Accompanied by your childhood friend Joe, you start off with low level jobs like petty theft and shaking down small businesses on your journey to being a made man.The world of Mafia 2 is great. The graphics are very sharp and the overall presentation really puts you in the world of mob. Vintage cars blaring classic oldies, the lingo used is spot on and the overall setting in the game seems to be on par to any bustling city during that time period. Additionally the voice acting is impressive and adds a real authenticity to Vito’s world.Where Mafia 2 really shines is its story. The storyline is very robust with twists, turns, guns, booze, backstabbing and more importantly very well done plot and character development. The cut scenes add even more depth as they give this game a great Martin Scorsese feel. It doesn’t hurt that the protagonist Vito is a great character who is at times cruel and conflicted at the same time.At its core the game play can provide some great gangster moments, Mafia 2 does have some gaps to fill to really enjoy the open world of Empire City. The action is stellar though. The missions range from the standard car chases to the super intense assassination plots. There are plenty of gun fights to be had all anchored by a traditional duck and cover system. What does take away from the overall experience is the title’s very linear layout.Empire Bay feels like a big place but outside of your storyline there isn’t much to do there. You don’t have any real productive interaction with any of the civilians and the lack of side missions makes the world of Mafia 2 seems very limited. Also there is no multi-player which takes a bit off the excitement of being mobbed up.Mafia 2 is a well told mobster tale. It might not deeply immerse you into its world like other sandbox titles, but the action and story is well worth the purchase. While it isn’t the video game equation of Don Corleone, this is an offer that shouldn’t be refused.