spotted on Nah Right...maybe a Cudi & Kiss track in the works
Free Download - "In For The Kill"
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Video: Consequence & Styles P In Statik Selektah’s Studio
spotted on Nah Right...maybe a Cudi & Kiss track in the works
Nas on Dogg After Dark
A quick and dirty clip of Gnozir doing “One Mic” on the finale of Snoop’s Dogg After Dark, which airs tonight at 8:30 on MTV.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Old Skool Vid Of The Week: Onyx - Slam
My boy Jason claim that I'm Hollywood now & the only way I can get in good graces w/ the east coast is by posting Onyx -Slam for the Old Skool Jam Of The Week...So here you go Jason LoL!!!
Beast Of The Week - Jadakiss
Jadakiss gets the nod of Beast Of Week I originally wanted to go w/ Mos Def after hearing him praise MF Doom & his appearance on Bill Maher, but I just gave him the Beast Of The Week Award 2 weeks ago so I gotta go Jadakiss for dropping some crazy verses & performance over the past few weeks
Jadakiss, Styles P & Fader Fort @ SxSW
Jadakiss ft. Raekwon - Cartel Gathering (NMC Tags)
Jadakiss Thisis50 Interview
Video: ItsTheReal - The Craziest Things We’ve Heard All Week!
ItsTheReal presents The Craziest Things We've Heard All Week! from jeff on Vimeo.
You may have seen ItsTheReal.com shouted out by Nick Cannon on TMZ last week and wondered what the story was behind it. Well, here’s part one of the answer, in ItsTheReal presents The Craziest Things We’ve Heard All Week!
SITE LINK: http://itsthereal.tumblr.com/post/91209157/nick-cannon-crazy
And please make sure to tune in to ItsTheReal.com this Wednesday for an episode of The Real not to be missed!
Eric
ItsTheReal.com
spotted on Nah Right
Jadakiss Thisis50 Interview
Thisis50 met with Jadakiss to talk about his new project "The Last Kiss", how he squashed his beef with 50 Cent and more
Method Man & Redman - International (Behind The Scenes with Whoo Kid)
“When you hear the song title, you’re thinking it’s exotic women from overseas. No. We’re talking about a mentality. Get ya mind up out the gutter, women come up off the ghetto mentality. Stop being around the way and get around the world.” - Method Man
Can't Wait For Blackout 2
Camp Lo feat. Styles P - On Smash / '89 Of Crime
I Wonder If They Still Sipping On Armaretta...dat shit is too sweet for me lol...Hen Rock Baby!!!
Pharrell Has Been Trippin Lately
1st Pharrell is singing like a Looney Toon @ McDonald's in Paris & now he is spazzing @ fans over at Emory College...check below for the Paris incident
Dead Prez Announce New Album 'Pulse of the People'
Hip-Hop duo dead prez have announced they have combined with DJ Green Lantern to release Pulse of the People, the third installment of their independent album series, Turn off the Radio.
Pulse of The People will be produced by DJ Green Lantern and released via his Invasion Music Group in conjunction with dead prez’ label Boss Up Inc.
The group’s third album will feature appearances from Chuck D., Bun B., Styles P., K’Naan, and Johnny Polygon.
DJ Green Lantern and dead prez entered the studio in February, after developing chemistry on the Rock the Bells Tour.
“Pulse of The People is presented in a format that reps the streets and what’s happening in the hearts and minds of the people that don’t get represented in the mainstream,” dead prez group member stic.man told AllHipHop.com in a statement.
In addition to a “green” message, dead prez will release the album in an eco-friendly package.
Pulse of the People is due in stores on June 23 2009 via Invasion Music Group/Boss Up Inc./The Orchard.
Cant wait for this shit.....
via All Hip-Hop
Del Set To Drop Free Album
With growing fears over a slumping economy growing by the day, many people are cutting back on the small things in life—which often include the legal consumption of music. Luckily, fans of Del the Funky Homosapien can enjoy the emcee’s upcoming album without having to bootleg it.
Del’s upcoming album, Funkman will be available to the masses free of charge. Accompanying the album will be a 13-point “stimulus package” which is designed to “revive the public at large” that is “over the whole rap era,” according to Del.
Fans who cannot get enough of Del can also find two other works—The Leak Pack Series Vols. 1 and 2—available for free as well.
With Funkman, Del aims to bring back the feeling of newness that fans experienced when Hip Hop began to get popular.
“It's going to be sometime before any sensation captures people's interest on a whole again like Hip Hop did," says Del, "I could be wrong, but I'm letting people know they need to mess with me in the meantime. People are jaded that's all, and I don't blame them - things come to the head, places switching, it's a crazy trip!"
Funkman will be available for download April 7 at
via Hip Hop DX
Del’s upcoming album, Funkman will be available to the masses free of charge. Accompanying the album will be a 13-point “stimulus package” which is designed to “revive the public at large” that is “over the whole rap era,” according to Del.
Fans who cannot get enough of Del can also find two other works—The Leak Pack Series Vols. 1 and 2—available for free as well.
With Funkman, Del aims to bring back the feeling of newness that fans experienced when Hip Hop began to get popular.
“It's going to be sometime before any sensation captures people's interest on a whole again like Hip Hop did," says Del, "I could be wrong, but I'm letting people know they need to mess with me in the meantime. People are jaded that's all, and I don't blame them - things come to the head, places switching, it's a crazy trip!"
Funkman will be available for download April 7 at
via Hip Hop DX
Joe Young feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne - We Alright (Remix)
Who Da Fuck Is Joe Young....I dunno but here is his track w/ Kanye + Wayne extra verse
Tha Link
Shout outs Mr. X
Video: Prince feat. Q-Tip - Chocolate Box
I had a feeling that a Prince & Tip collab was on the way after hearing that Prince brought Common to kick a freestyle while Prince & the band played "Play That Funky Music", and because Prince appeared on stage Tip in Vegas@ the House of blues while Tip was performing Vibrant thing. It made me think that Prince would eventually collab with one of these guys. Below is Prince joining Tip @ House of Blues.....
Sunday, March 29, 2009
DJ Semtex - Backstage at G.O.O.D. Music Showcase @ FADER Fort SxSW
It’s the enhanced Podcast featuring the last piece of SXSW coverage.
DJ Semtex goes Behind the scenes at the G.O.O.D. Music stage.
GLC, Kid Cudi, Consequence, Really Doe, etc. all talk on their forth-coming projects.
Tha Link
Audio: Full DJ Premier & Blaq Poet Interview On London’s KISS100
Here you have a one hour interview with DJ Premier & Blaq Poet when they were in London last week. They talked about various stuff like Tha Blaqprint, Poet’s history, Illmatic, Nas Collabo album, The Best The Never Did It, Kick In The Door, Preems favourite mcs, Big L, Legendary Pt. 1, Serato, Return Of The Boombap, Premo’s favourite producers now, …
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spotted on Nah Right
Raekwon Announces New Deal And Kicks Jewls (On-Air Idiot Show)
Those On-Air Idiots kick it with Raekwon from the Wu backstage at the 5th Annual Underground Jam @ Toads Place in New Haven, CT. 3-27-09 The Chef tells the idiots the exclusive news of his new deal and also kicks that Wu knowledge.
Busta Interview With Hip-Hop Offical
This is Part 2 of our interview with the legendary Busta Rhymes. After a recent show in Los Angeles, we sat down with the Bussa Bus to talk about the pitfalls of the record industry and how to maintain a longevity-filled career amongst the madness.
Here is the Link for the first interview...Tha Link
Lupe Fiasco feat. Matthew Santos - Shining Down (Live Show Snippet)
Lupe previewed his first single from Lasers, not We Are Lasers, at a show in Boston on Friday.
Tha Link
via Lupend
Common - Play That Funky Music Freestyle (Live)
Two summers ago, Prince had a massive residency at the O2 arena in London, where he played about 20 shows or something. All The Way Live just released a recording of Prince playing “Play That Funky Music,” but with Common jumping on for a surprise freestyle session.
Tha Link
via Midwest Broadcast
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Styles P & Big Mike - Phantom Empire (Mixtape)
I posted 3 tracks from this tape yesterday, here’s the full tape. Swiped a download link from Ill Roots
Tha Link
N.E.R.D. feat. Santigold - Soldier (Jimmy Fallon & MTV Spring Break Performances)
N.E.R.D.’s been performing this new song on TV this week. The MP3 hasn’t leaked yet and features Lil Wayne, you can hear his verse in the background of the Fallon performance.
Spotted on Nah Right
Nas and Damian Marley To Release CD In June
Rapper Nas and reggae artist Damian “JR Gong” Marley have announced a new album and will highlight their collaborative effort tonight in Los Angeles.
The upcoming album is slated for release in June of this year.
The newly christened team will appear tonight at the Grammy Museum at L.A. Live in Los Angeles at 8 p.m.
The pair will perform a number of teaser songs and entertain questions from reporters and fans.
Marley and Nas will also play the Rothbury Festival from July 2nd-5th festival with acts like The Dead, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Damien “Jr. Gong” Marley, The Black Crowes, G. Love & Special Sauce and Les Claypool.
This isn’t the first time Nas and Marley have worked together.
Listen to “Road To Zion” below.
Friday, March 27, 2009
MOATS HASSLED BY COP OUTSIDE HOSPITAL WHERE FAMILY MEMBER WAS DYING
Texans running back Ryan Moats recently was involved in a disturbing incident with a Dallas police officer, and the situation sufficiently disturbed the officer’s superiors to result in a temporary reassignment, pending a full investigation.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Moats drove with his wife, her grandfather, and her great-aunt to Baylor Regional Medical Center, where Moats’ mother-in-law was dying of breast cancer at age 45.
Moats drove with the hazard lights on, and at one point he went through a red light. Robert Powell, a 25-year-old officer, followed Moats until he parked outside the hospital’s emergency room.
The ensuing confrontation was memorialized via a dashboard camera. It went a little something like this.
“Just give me a ticket or whatever,” Moats said.
“Shut your mouth,” Powell said. “You can cooperate and settle down, or I can just take you to jail for running a red light.”
“If you’re going to give me a ticket, give me a ticket.”
“Your attitude says that you need one.”
“All I’m asking you is just to hurry up.”
“If you want to keep this going, I’ll just put you in handcuffs, and I’ll take you to jail for running a red light. . . . Understand what I can do. I can tow your truck. I can charge you with fleeing. I can make your night very difficult.”
Thirteen minutes after Moats arrived, the officer finally let him enter the facility. In the interim, hospital security guards and a Plano police officer explained to Powell that Moats’ mother-in-law truly was dying inside the hospital.
By the time Moats and his mother-in-law’s father had gotten inside the hospital, Moats’ mother-in-law had died.
Moats and his wife, who are black, believe that Powell, who is white, might have been motivated by the racial differences. Either way, Moats thinks Powell should be fired.
Dallas police are investigating.
“When people are in distress, we should come to the rescue,” Assistant Chief Floyd Simpson told the Dallas Morning News. “We shouldn’t further their distress.”
Wow.....Unbelievable...Is This Cop FUCKING SERIOUS!!! Here are he clips of the event
Naija Boyz - Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) AFRICAN REMIX!!!
New Naija Boyz..these niggas are so funny LoL...Africa Stand Up!!!
This Is My Favorite Naija Boyz Mix.....I Lick My fingers like a lolly pop LoL...
This Is My Favorite Naija Boyz Mix.....I Lick My fingers like a lolly pop LoL...
Video: Statik Selektah Announces New Album, One Stop Shop + “The Thrill Is Gone” Snippet
Statik Selektah spell the name right....
Mos Def Praises MF DOOM, Compares Against Lil Wayne
As one of Hip Hop’s more innovative lyricists, it would be safe to think that Brooklyn rapper Mos Def has a wide variety of musical influences. In a recent video conversation, Mos revealed to Frolab that DOOM (formerly MF DOOM) is one of these artists, as well as gives his stance on a DOOM/Lil Wayne battle, the significance of Madvillainy, and why DOOM’s music is similar to De La Soul.
Reciting the chorus from “Rapp Snitch Knishes,” Mos Def went into full-on fan mode, rhyming, “Rap snitches, telling all they business / sitting in court, and be their own star witness / do you see the perpetrator, yeah I’m right here.” Amazed by the lyrical prowess of DOOM, Mos pleaded, “This song needs to be out, and it needs to be a hit.”
Continuing to recite lyrics off MM..Food, most notably “Rap Beef,” Mos Def confidently remarked, “I’d bet a million dollars on DOOM against Lil Wayne.”
“He rhymes as weird as I feel,” Mos said. “When I saw that Madvillain record, I bought it on vinyl, and I didn’t even have a record player. I bought it just to stare at the album. I stared at it and I just kept going, ‘I understand it.’ Cause you know I was a teenager growing up listening to [John Coltrane’s] Love Supreme and [Miles Davis’] Bitches Brew and [Charles Mingus’] The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady, but I was also rhyming.”
Continuing the musical comparisons, Mos Def explained how he finds DOOM’s approach to rapping as a more rugged version of De La Soul. “The closet that anyone came to abstract in that way or just that wild energy and raw shit was De La [Soul], but they’re very neat…They’re on some Steely Dan shit; their shit is really thought out.” Proving his point, Mos ended with a few bars from DOOM’s “Kookies” that deserves repeating. “Supposed to be checking emails, only get messages from ass-naked females…they on the Internet with their curls out / and they got a better sales pitch than the girl scouts.”
Mos Def’s long-awaited album The Estatic is expected for release this summer on Downtown Records, while DOOM’s Born Like This is available now on Lex Records.
Yo he rap as weird as I feel....Co-Sign Hard
Yo thats crazy my boy Jae & I was listening to MM Food was cracking up @ some of the same bars Mos recites & than I went on to say "Doom structure is crazy...most rappers rap on 2 & 4 while Doom appear to rap on 2 & 3"
I would love to see Doom go against Wayne...It's will be one of the most interesting battles ever...I'm w/ Doom on that one, but I'm sure both Rappers will do more than what anyone expected out of the two
via Hip-Hop Dx
Busta Rhymes - Exclusive Ownership + I'm Back + etc...
Jim Jones feat. Ludacris, Busta Rhymes & NOE - How To Be A Boss Pt. 2
Busta Rhymes feat. E-40 - Exclusive Ownership
Busta Rhymes feat. Spliff Star & Show Money - I’m Back
Bonus: Spliff Star feat. Uncle Murda & Michael Jackson - Bang Bang
Props to our Nah Right
GLC feat. Kanye West - Big Screen
GLC’s Love, Life & Loyalty coming soon.
The track will also be featured as the first single from the benefit compilation for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: True To The Game.
2004 Convo w/ GLC & I
Haile: Look like it's about to pop off for you
GLC: It's been a long time coming
It's now 2009...it's really been a long time...glad to see you finally do it GLC
Jay-Z feat. Diddy - Maybe (prod. Sean C & LV) (NMC Tags)
UPDATE: Rap Radar reached out and Jay hit me back with some clarity. "Maybe" was a demo of a song he wrote for Puff. It was never his record. Or ever intended to be on American Gangster, the studio sessions from which it was recorded.
It looks like NMC got another one...they are leaking eveything & everything they drop is poor quality (smh)
Tha Link
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Bun B & Mike Jones Play XXL’s I Know Rap People (Houston Edition)
Damn Mike Jones is slim as shit...Guess the mutant ninja turtle look wasn't working for him
DJ Class - I'm The Shit (feat. Kanye West)
Ye gets @ all the "808 Haters" (which includes me :-)), but I call it how I see it...I just posted how I felt about his album & a reply on wax a few hours later??? Hmmm let me find out Ye is reading my blog hahaaha!!!
Tha Link
N.A.S.A. feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li - Gifted
N.A.S.A.’s The Spirit of Apollo in stores now.
Check Out My Playlist
I was up til past 3 in da morning updating & the blog & adding this playlist so I hope ya'll enjoy it...I currently have over 13,000 songs on my itunes so picking 200 tracks is really hard especially when I have over 200 NaS songs alone...I digress enjoy the music & I will have some of my own tracks up there soon...
~~~Selassie The Emperor~~~
PICS: Red & Meth’s “Mr. International” Video Shoot”
bestofbothoffic@TheREalSelassie coming real soon!!! get ready!!
9:23 AM Mar 5th from web in reply to TheREalSelassie
Can't wait for Blackout 2 to drop
Kanye West Readies European Tour
According to the Associated Press, Chicago rapper Kanye West will be starting a new tour inspired by his 2008 chart-topping album 808s & Heartbreak. With an expected kick-off in Europe, West will maneuver his way throughout the continent beginning in July, with a return to the states by fall. While the tour has no set dates as of yet, nor an official theme, West has stated that work with Spike Jonze (who directed West’s latest music video “See You In My Nightmares”) and The Jim Henson Company have been significant contributors behind the creation of this new tour.
Speaking on his 2008 “Glow in the Dark Tour,” Mr. West explained the thought process of changing an otherwise ordinary Hip Hop concert into a musical and visual spectacle for his 2007 release Graduation. “The last was done because I didn’t feel like doing a rap show, because of all I was going through in my life. All I felt like was playing with ‘Star Wars’ [toys] and being Luke Skywalker. So I figured you know, ‘I’ll do a rap show if I can just be like Luke Skywalker every night.’ And so I just wrote my own sci-fi and played in it.”
Now, with a whole new tour to plan, West intends to provide his fans with a show that shares continuity with his latest album. “[‘808s & Heartbreak’] subject matter was real life; the medium was melody. And the format was very similar to the way people would organize a fashion show, more so than an album. And I felt like this was my [fashion] season…I deliver my music more as a designer than a producer now.”
Sorry Mr. West but this isn't a tour I will be attending...808's & Heartbeat sucks...hopefully Ye poor reviews will give him the desire to put out a classic hip-hop albums like College Dropout & Late Registration cause he slipped big time lyrically on Graduation + Graduation didn't stick to the concept of the other two
via Hip-Hop Dx
Akon Speaks On Employee's Robbery
Just days after his in-house producer was allegedly robbed by men involved with Suge Knight [click to read], Akon took time to speak to MTV News on the matter.
"I just got in from overseas to do this U.N. [show], and all this news hit me at one time," said Akon. "He's actually a producer I signed recently. Even [Detail], I couldn't get in contact with him to get the full story. I'm trying to find out the story from him before I can put it out on record."
In February, Akon's manager was arrested for knocking out Knight at a party. Akon did not speak on that particular incident, and assured that matters between him and the music mogul have been civil.
"All I know, we always had peaceful conversations," said the singer regarding Suge. "I'm trying to figure out why it's escalating to this extent. We never had no problems. All I can do is the right thing. Everything always works itself out."
During the time of the robbery, Akon was at the U.N. with producer/composer Peter Buffet. The two men manage a website called IsThereSomethingICanDo.com, which promotes awarenss about human trafficking.
"The concept is how people take blood and turn it into gold," said Akon of the site.
Sidenote....Suge Need A Body Guard
via Slava (wut up homie!!!) @ Hip-Hop Dx
Bun B Gives Advice To The New Young Boi's In The Game
“I can understand a kid [KiD CuDi] like that, who came into the game — he’s from Ohio, a small-town kid like myself — and within a matter of months, he went from being a person where, you know, like, ‘That kid’s got some pretty good talent,’ to, ‘Oh, my God, this is the next thing,’ ” Bun told us. “That could be pretty overwhelming for a kid that probably just wants to make good music. People are making him into a brand instantaneously, and that’s a lot of pressure to put on an individual. So I can completely understand someone being like, ‘You know what? I thought I was just going to be able to make music. This is turning into something wholly different.’
“One piece of advice I would give Cudi is to make sure he gets what he wants out of the situation, because there’s gonna be a lot of people who make sure they get what they want out of the situation,” he continued. “You gotta really know what it is you want before you step in. This game has a million directions it can pull you into, so if you come into it with no direction, then there’s no telling where you’ll end up. So you gotta make sure you come in with some kind of plan — just an outline, dude.”
And Bun isn’t just talking to Cudi here. He’s trying to talk to a whole bunch of “young, talented” cats like Asher Roth, B.o.B and Charles Hamilton, whom Bun said could all be capable of great things, so long as they learn not to believe the hype and take charge of their careers.
“The reality is, these magazines and media outlets have to sit back and designate something and bring people’s attention towards something, so being labeled ‘the next big thing’ or winning best new artist, you know, you’ve gotta be careful,” he said. “Because once you take somebody who’s probably humble within themselves and be like, ‘You know what, you’re the next big thing,’ sometimes that alters their perception of themselves, their perception of the direction they need to go down, or even hinder their path. Or sometimes it propels it. This whole game is a Catch-22, man. read the rest @ MTVNews.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Slaughterhouse - Move On (feat. Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden , Royce Da 5'9" & Crooked I)
The official music video for Slaughterhouse's "Move On" featuring Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden , Royce Da 5'9" and Crooked I, produced The Kickdrums.
Directed by John Colombo.
The Real - 900 Dollars And A Dream
900 Dollars and a Dream from jeff on Vimeo.
This week, ItsTheReal.com take a shot at re-energizing the economy, all while re-making the band, in 900 Dollars and a Dream!
Nah Right: Eric & Jeff are offering the biggest ex-friends (I refuse to use the word frienemie) in hip-hop BIG money to reunite on ItsTheReal.
*dying* at the last two.
Big Pooh - The Release (Preview)
Rapper Big Pooh Preview of "The Release" from herfection on Vimeo.
I went to check out Pooh in his laboratory & he let me hear alot of dope music he is working on and has plans to release soon. Today his special iTunes only version of “Delightful Bars” was released (referred to as the Candy Apple version) & here was a record i was feeling the most from the EP! Stick around for the North American release (aka North American Pie version) which is due to his shelves on April 21st. Thanks Pooh!
- Heather
Props to h.e.r.fection.
Redman & Method Man - City Lights (feat. UGK)
This sounds like History....I didnt know theses niggas had a sneaker out??? Me & my boy Alan is gonna have to cop lol!!!
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Levi's®/FADER Fort: Common - The Light w/ Erykah Badu + Freestyles
That Common Freestyle is recycled (I gotta feeling he gonna put it on his next album) Dont beleive me get it here...Tha Link
Badu sounds like crap by the way...No Shots
But Erykah Badu Today < Solange Today
Her rap sounds better than singing...again No Shots just sayin
The Levi's®/FADER Fort: Kid CuDI - Day & Nite (Crookers Remix) Performance
Yes yes more SxSW coverage...Ya'll put out MO' SHIT I put out DOPE SHIT!!!
Fader Fort/Levi's: Janelle Monae Performing "Many Moons" @ SxSW
I got to see her live @ a showcase out here in L.A opening for Bun B @ a Art Gallery on Melrose & came away highly impress
Reflection Eternal @ SXSW - Hip Hop Official
Talib Kweli and Hi Tek talk about their reunion and performing at the 2009 SXSW conference
Monday, March 23, 2009
Beast Of The Week - Kanye West
This was a no brainer Kanye streaming Good Music + The L.O.X showcase @ SxSW was innovating & inspiring (I might do that for my show The Ethiopian Soccer Tournament in Chi-Town this summer...stay tuned). So after that performance I gotta go with YE!!!
Here is a clip of Kanye Performing "Love Locked Down"...not my song of choice, but thats all circulating right now
Old Skool Vid Of The Week: Black Sheep -The Choice is Yours (this or that)
Now usually I ask everyone on my Facebook Fan Page or my Twitter what video should I post for the "Old Skool Vid Of The Week", but after rehearsing with my band "The Zionties" I decided to go with "Black Sheep - The Choice Is Yours" because my guitarist Mike started playing there famous riff in the middle of the breakdown of my track "Rounds From The Rebel" which is on the Rakim's "Know The Ledge" beat. So once he did that I was like "yo mike we gotta fuse that track in"...so we did & it came out crazy...just wait for the live show...N'Joy this Jam because it's yours!!! (No Pun Intended)
Memphis Bleek Talks Leaving Roc-A-Fella
Rapper Memphis Bleek recently took time to discuss his departure from Roc-A-Fella distributor Def Jam .
"Jay's the kindest nigga that walk the face of this earth and everything ain't money," said Bleek in a video on HipHopBeef.com, rebutting rumors that Jay-Z didn't look after his artists. "Nigga gave everybody he knew that he came up with rhyming with opportunity, that's all you can ask for...You know Hov broke bread...I left Def Jam...I had options to put out another album on Def Jam but then I had a meeting with him and he made it real clear to me, 'Why do that, you got the opportunity right now to run your own company. I'ma get you the distribution deal for Get Low Records, you sign your artists, drop your albums under Get Low and I'ma still executive produce.'"
Bleek also spoke on Roc-A-Fella's initial breakup, saying that "I saw it coming...I ain't seen or speak to Beans in forever, I ain't seen the Gunz in forever...I definitely ain't seen or speak to Peedi Crakk."
As for his relationship with Dame Dash, "It was weird. Dame always was cool to me. He looked out for me as a youngin...He was a good dude. You know how they say - with money, it changes a lot of things. It changed Roc-A-Fella."
Bleek could be one hit away his whole career/As long as I`m alive, he`s a millionaire/And even if I die, he`s in my will somewhere/So he could just kick back and chill somewhere/Oh yeah, he don`t even have to write rhymes/The Dynasty, like my money last three life times
Damn Bleek Why Leave That???
Badu Twitter's Also...Scary Situation
Singer Erykah Badu made it out for her performance at the SXSW performance on Saturday (March 21) in Austin, Texas - but not before being delayed by an unusual stalker.
According to TMZ.com, Badu used Twitter to update fans that "Police just apprehended a stalker in front of my house. Stay tuned to details."
The singer said that the stalker, a woman, had been outside of her house numerous times, and that she had "several misc. items spread out in the grass. Blue shutters, a rabbit, a tucan and a sketch book."
The stalker was "pepper sprayed and cuffed" by officers, and the ensuing police report that Badu filled out apparently made the singer late for her performance.
Damn the cost of fame is skyrocketing...I'm up for it :-)
Lupe Tweets Details Of New Album
"'We Are Lasers'...comes from some repressed high school outcast shit...blended amidst 'And He Gets The Girl' ambitions," Lupe tweeted over the weekend. Initial reports point to the album being a close-knit affair featuring the rest of his 1st & 15th family, with his longtime producer Soundtrakk handling most of the production.
Kanye West Surprises South By Southwest
Kanye West took over the annual South by Southwest music conference and festival as he performed twice Saturday to enthusiast crowds, when not even on the set list of performers.
The festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas, has historically been a stage for lesser known acts, but Kanye used his fame to impress and promote his G.O.O.D. Music label acts. 'Ye took the stage under a tent at a party sponsored by Fader magazine and Levi Jeans in a spur of the moment decision.
West also appeared to be having as much fun as his fans as he yelled, “It feels so good to rock for you tonight.” Kanye played numerous tracks from The College Dropout [click to read] as he mentioned Fader was the first magazine to put him in a cover spread.
The concert was streamed online and included 'Ye’s Universal Records-cosigned talents, Consequence [click to read] and Kid Cudi who dropped his hit "Day N Nite." Some old friends, Common [click to read] and Erykah Badu helped Kanye close out the party among thousands of ecstatic fans.
Later in the evening, Kanye showed up as Perez Hilton’s party north of Austin in an old grocery store. 'Ye voiced his respect for Perez, who rules the gossip blog world, as he rocked the stage unaccompanied. The party was one of the bigger events at the SXSW festival.
British rapper Lady Sovereign, who was set to perform, cancelled right before the show, but Kanye’s performance redeemed the set list for Perez.
via Hip-Hop Dx
Jadakiss, Styles P & Fader Fort @ SxSW
Part 1: “Mighty D-Block”, “Ambitions As A Ridah”, “Made Ya Look Remix” (Nas), “Money, Power & Respect”, “Wild Out”, “I Get High” (Styles P), “So Fly Remix” (Slim), “U Make Me Wanna” (Mariah Carey.. awkward.), “Knock Yaself Out” (ft. Pharrell), “Can’t Stop Me”
Part 2: “We Gon Make It” (Jada & Styles), “California Love”, “Mo Money Mo Problems”, “One More Chance”, “Letter To Big”, “Why?”, “Who’s Real”
TSS Interviews KiD CuDi & 88-Keys At SXSW
The Smoking Section catches up with KiD CuDi & 88-Keys in the Austin streets during SXSW.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
Nasty Nas, The Chef & Alchemist Are In The Stu...
A little (G) Bird told me that NaS, Raekwon & Alchemist just finished a crazy joint...You heard it first here...stay tuned for the track!!!
Thursday, March 19, 2009
new Black Eyed Peas
Download the new promo CD featuring the first single, "Boom Boom Pow." The album, "The E.N.D.," is set to drop June 9.
Curtis Says Eminem’s Two Upcoming Albums Feel Like A Pt. 1 & 2
“You can’t ask for more excitement from a hip-hop perspective than two Eminem albums,” 50 said. “One is great. It’s a treat. But the second one is exciting.
“Actually, it was my idea for him to release two albums, because he had so much material over a time period,” Fif added. “The [second album] kind of feels like a sequel. They’re both written to one album topic almost, that it felt like part one and part two of the [same album]. They tie together.”
50 said he plans to duplicate Slim Shady’s game plan and put out two albums of his own within months of each other.
There is still no word on Dr. Dre’s Detox. The record has been hampered by several leaks of unfinished material from recording sessions with T.I.
Loose Ends
Here are a few tracks from yesterday...
Slim Thug - Still Leaning (feat. UGK)
Raekwon - Want In (I Get It In Freestyle)
Lloyd Banks - Truth Hurts
Jadakiss - Kiss My Ass (No DJ)
Rick Ross feat. Nas - Usual Suspects (45sec Audience Recording)
Reflection Eternal - Back Again (Radio Rip)
Rick Ross feat. Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne & T-Pain - Maybach Music 2 (Audience Recording)
Billy Danze feat. Busta Rhymes - Undescribeable (Dirty)
Wale feat. Curren$y & Tre of UCB - Word Play
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