Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Starter Makein A Comeback With City Snapbacks
So Complex Magazine, best magazine in the world, just realeased pictures of Starters Snapbacks repping major citys my thing is where's #Detroit in the pic?!?!Check it out
The Thrones Recording Area
Heres a picture provided by Pitchfork and DefJamRecording Tumblr pages showing where Kanye and Jay-z did some of the #WTT recordimgs at looks very simple yet intricate.
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Vado Explains Why Cam'ron Wasn't On "Slime Flu 2"
Vado speaks on his latest mixtape oeSlime Flu 2, possibly appearing on a Dipset album and receiving recognition outside of New York.
While Harlem rapper Vado has made quite a name for himself in New York City and elsewhere in the Northeast the rapper revealed in an interview with Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club that he has yet to achieve the amount of national recognition that he’d like.
“Not really,” said Vado when asked if he feels he’s where he needs to be on a national level. “But I’m still thankful cause I’m always doing shows and I always get love wherever I go. Like I said you need the right team behind you to branch off. It seems like I always hear things like ‘I’m only in NY. I’m only in NY rockin. People don’t rock with me out in the South.’ Or this and that, but everywhere I go I get love.”
Vado of course spoke on his newly released mixtape Slime Flu 2 and explained why Dipset founder Cam’ron wasn’t on the project.
“Cause it’s really my time. Shout out to Cam but a lot of people always say ‘Yo, all your songs is with Cam. You do everything with Cam.’ So I’m branching off doing my thing. So he letting me fly,” Vado explained. “It was something we both said ‘Yo, it’s time to do.’ Once I got signed it was time to start showing I’m my own man.”
Speaking further on Dipset, Vado explained why he’s gradually distanced himself from the crew and stressed that before anything he’s a solo artist.
“Hopefully, if it’s gonna be an album I’ll definitely be on it,” said Vado when asked if he’ll be on the upcoming Dipset album. “But you know that was just something me and Cam spoke on in the beginning. I wasn’t built with them. I came after so at the same time I’m not gon’ jump into they situation in whatever they do. I’m an artist. I’m a solo artist so I can’t be too tight.”
(HIPHOPDX)
Lil Boosie Pleads Guilty To Drug Smuggling Charges
The Louisiana rapper was sentenced for several attempts at trying to bring contraband into prison.
Lil Boosie pleaded guilty this morning to charges on smuggling contraband into two prisons while awaiting trial on murder charges.According to WBRZ (via RR), Boosie was sentenced to eight years hard labor, though he was credited for time already served. He was accused of trying to smuggle drugs once into Dixon Correctional Facility and twice into Angola State Penitentiary.
Boosie is currently in prison on charges of first-degree murder in the death of Terry Boyd A.K.A LIL NUSSIE
(HIPHOPDX)
Dr. Conrad Murray Sentenced For Michael Jackson's Death
UPDATE: The 58-year-old is sentenced in the death of Michael Jackson for involuntary manslaughter.
Following Michael Jackson’s death in 2009, Dr. Conrad Murray has been found guilty for involuntary manslaughter in connection with his passing.
According to LA Times, a jury of seven men and five women decided on the verdict over two days. Murray was charged with the lowest possible homicide offense, facing a maximum sentence of four years in a state prison and a minimum of probation.
Murray, whose medical license was suspended by California authorities, now faces the probable loss of the license. His sentencing date is set for November 29th and will be held in custody without bail.
[November 7]
UPDATE: Judge Michael Pastor denied Dr. Conrad Murray probation and sentenced him to the maximum of four years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The judge cited "gross continuing deviation" in his decision and rebuked him for "violat[ing] the trust of the medical community, his colleagues and his patient."
(HIPHOPDX)
Ghostface Killah Speaks On Ludacris' Diss Towards Drake & Big Sean, "Supreme Clientele 2"
Tony Starks says that he'd rather not get involved in beef at this point in his career.
Ghostface Killah recently weighed in on Ludacris’ diss track “Badaboom,”
which was directed at Drake and Big Sean. During an interview with Montreality, Big Ghost said that he would rather stay out of beef and focus on getting at people who tried to prevent him from succeeding over the years.“It is what it is, it’s rap music. I’m not trying to get into any little kid shit,” he said. “I’m a grown man, b. Grown men do grown men things. We ain’t got no time. We gotta get this money, men. Unless these niggas are already sitting on it, but enough already. We should be getting at the real enemy, that had us [oppressed] for all those years.”
He also updated on his upcoming projects, stating that Wu-Block is up next, followed by his next solo album Supreme Clientele 2 Presents Blue & Cream.
“We got the Wu-Block project with Sheek Louch,” he confirmed. “We got Supreme 2 coming, Blue and Cream. That’s my next solo project. Supreme Clientele Presents Blue and Cream.”
(HIPHOPDX)
Maybach To Stop Car Production, Unprofitable Since 2002
Hip Hop's favorite car company for the last decade says it hasn't been able to sell enough product, even with Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Russell Simmons and N.O.R.E. as customers.
Jay-Z & Kanye West's “Otis” video may have been a precursor and Rick Ross’ Maybach Music Group may find itself in a bind soon. Daimler AG, the German automaker that makes Mercedes-Benz cars, has announced it is shuttering the high-end Maybach brand. Apparently, despite being popular among the Hip Hop elite, the uber-luxury cars just weren’t selling and at that, were bringing down Daimler’s bottom line. Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche was quoted as saying that Daimler hasn’t made a profit on the Maybach, which it reintroduced in 2002.
The nixing of the Maybachs, which cost north of $350,000 apiece, comes with a caveat: the Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be expanded with several new models, which will come to market in 2013, several media outlets, including Bloomberg News and USA Today, have reported. The brand was “1930s-era marquee,” according to USA Today.
The new S-Class “can replace the Maybach,” Zetsche said. Mercedes will double variations of the $95,000 S-Class to six as it seeks to boost annual vehicle sales by at least 10,000 a year.
Hip Hop's elite haven't reacted yet, but it's safe to say Jay, 'Ye and MMG may address it sooner than later - perhaps in a song, even.
(HIPHOPDX)
2 Chainz Talks Arrogant Rappers, Says Rap Needs A Simon Cowell
2 Chainz says talks about stuck-up rappers and why rap needs a Simon Cowell to be on quality control for music.
PowTV recently caught up with 2 Chainz a.k.a. Tity Boi of Playaz Circle at a listening session. During the session, Chainz touched on the issue of quality control in the rap game, saying that he feels rap needs its own Simon Cowell of "The X-Factor" and "American Idol" to ensure that artists are making the best quality music possible. He added that he would appreciate someone giving him constructive criticism about his music, but that someone who would provide such services could be quickly labeled a hater.
"A lot of people know that I'm doing a lot of features now, but you gotta know that my turn-around is like 24 hours [for a verse]," he explained. "This is our job...there needs to be a nigga like [Simon Cowell in rap] - not no hater-ass nigga, but a truth telling-ass nigga. We're talking about the nigga that says...'That was a nice style, let's put it on paper,' and then that shit [doesn't work out]. Somebody that wants to be analytical like that. I'd appreciate that in the game, especially for me because I can take constructive criticism...it ain't gotta be no shit where you son a nigga. You can pull a nigga to the side and tell him to work on [his craft]."
The Atlanta rapper also spoke on keeping humble despite the fame he's garnered over the years. He said that he never gets egotistical with either fans and artists and the he always tries to respond to any shout-outs he gets from anyone that runs into him. He added that it's certain artists' super-star attitudes that are most adversely affecting the state of Hip Hop today, and that emcees need to foster a sense of unity between themselves and their listeners.
"I think everybody [in the game] got too cool, the whole about coming into the room and shit," he said. "It's like all of us [rappers] know we're in the room, but niggas act like they don't see each other...that shit is what's fucking up the game. I ain't got to dap every nigga down, but at [least] say what's up. That shit's what took [me] a little bit further than the more arrogant [artists]...that's the little shit that might separate from another nigga, 'cus I'll be in the airport and pull that move [and] I'll [say], 'What's up?' when I hear my name...I don't know how to fake talk on the phone, I don't know how to listen to my headphones [and ignore someone]...I could have my headphones on for real, and if I hear you, I'll still acknowledge you. You know when niggas start getting them checks...they [get arrogant]."
(HIPHOPDX)
L.A. Rapper Arrested in Connection To E-Beef Murder
Details on his arrest hit the Internet Monday (November 28) evening.
MediaTakeOut.com showed you a video a few weeks ago, where rapper Boskoe1 got BEAT UP by rival gang member RoseMo. Less than a week after the beating, Rosemoe was MURDERED on the streets of Los Angeles. Well yesterday, Boscoe was arrested, for the MURDER of Rosemoe. Here's video of him getting LOCKED UP. This Twitter ish ain't no joke. (Media Take Out)Earlier this month, RoseMo was killed in Los Angeles.
A man who had been shot crashed into an unmarked Inglewood police car, injuring the officer, police said Thursday. The shooting victim later died. The collision took place at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Florence and Eucalyptus Avenues, Inglewood police said in a statement. The officer was making a left turn from eastbound Florence onto northbound Eucalyptus when a vehicle ran the red light and struck the driver's side of the officer's car. County firefighters used the "jaws of life" to extricate the officer, who was taken to a hospital, where he was in stable condition Thursday, said police Lt. Marie DiBernardo. The driver of the other car, identified as Jomo Adoula Zambia, 26, of Los Angeles, was found to have gunshot wounds to the arm and torso. He died at the hospital. (Los Angeles Times)Days prior to his murder, footage of RoseMo attacking Boskoe1 hit the Internet.
Just two days ago, a video was posted of Zambia beating up another rapper, Boskoe1, on popular hip-hop website, WorldStarHipHop.com. Zambia is an affiliate of Los Angeles rapper Ice Burgandy and he previously claimed to have beaten up rapper The Game on Twitter as well. (The Buzz)Tensions between both parties reportedly all stemmed from Twitter.
Back in mid-September, RoseMo made headlines across hip-hop blogs when he and Brick Squad recording artist Ice Burgandy detailed an alleged run-in with L.A. rap star The Game, which they claimed ended with Game being knocked out at a Los Angeles shopping mall. Then more recently, days before his tragic death, RoseMo surfaced on blogs again, in a clip where he is seen fighting local rapper Boskoe1 while his friend, CTE rapper 2Eleven, films and comments about it. Both altercations stemmed from arguments that began on Twitter, involving RoseMo's childhood friend Ice Burgundy, an L.A. rapper affiliated with Waka's Brick Squad label. (Baller Status)
"Shyne Doesn't Give A F*ck If The Bloggers Don't Like Him"
Promising a slew of new music to begin dropping in the near future, Lewis said Shyne is confident in his craft no matter what any critic thinks.
"I mixed like 18 songs for him and I produced the first single coming out in December," Lewis told SOHH. "You know, when he got out, obviously the biggest thing that changed about him as an artist was his flow and he was getting hammered on the blogs for it. But I've got to say, I have so much respect for him for just believing in what he's doing and not changing just because some people say he should change. Imagine if everybody said, 'I don't like Drake's flow, he should change his flow.' And then Drake changes his flow and you're like, 'Did Drake really change his flow because the blogs told him to?' That would be ridiculous. Just because some people aren't connecting with what Shyne is doing, everybody is like Shyne should change, but why? Shyne knows who his audience is. He knows who he is trying to reach. He's trying to reach the people in the streets and the jails. Shyne doesn't give a f*ck if the bloggers don't like him. To me, I have a ton of respect for him for saying, 'This is who I am now, this is what I want to do. I want this to be the best version. Love it or leave it.' He didn't bow to the pressure and he's told me, 'I don't give a f*ck what those people say.' Is that supposed to be a bad thing because he has integrity?" (SOHH)In 2010, Shyne addressed the hype behind his new rhyming flow.
"[People] should be happy that I changed...I was monotonous and angry," he explained in an interview. "I can't give them that old sh*t. That anger you heard in the booth was really me. It was like listening to someone with Post Traumatic Stress [Disorder]...I'm comfortable with mine. I figured it out, but I'm not a communist. People want that sh*t, but I can't give it to them in the old way...I'm not no f*cking magician. You gotta make that sh*t...It's about having character and integrity. I don't care if I only sell one album." (Hip Hop DX)The rapper's new sound was also previously discussed by Nah Right founder Eskay.
"Ok, so I just had a conversation with Po," Nah Right blogger Eskay wrote. "He wanted to explain why there's been such a drastic change in his rhyme style/flow since his release from prison...Here's the gist of it: That guy we used to know pre-2001? The guy who shot up the club? The guy who stood in front of the judge and took a 10 year bid? The guy who used to spit like this? That guy is dead. That was the guy Jamal Barrow used to be, and he no longer wants to be that man. That man made choices that he'll have to deal with for the rest of his life, and put his mother through one of the worst experiences any mother could ever have to go through. And he doesn't want to be that man anymore. He explained, in no uncertain terms, that in order for him to move forward with his life, and stay on the right path, he feels he needs to make drastic changes, and the flow you hear now, is just a small part of that. So the Shyne you hear now, like it or not, for better or for worse, is the Shyne we'll be hearing from here out. You don't have to like it, but I think you have to respect it." (Nah Right)This week, Jewish rapper Matisyahu dropped a new Shyne-assisted record.
Jewish rappers Matisyahu and Shyne band together to celebrate the "Miracle" of Hanukkah. The former Bad Boy adds a verse to the reggae star's single about the Festival of Lights, which appears on his Miracle EP. "I recorded this aiming to make a celebratory, feel-good song that still gets across the depth of Judaism rather than the typical watered down Jewish humor about matzah balls and Chanukah Harry," said Matisyahu. "I'm trying to make the Jewish kids out there proud." (Rap-Up)
Slim Thug Says Occupy Wall Street Needs More Force, "They're Too Peaceful To Me"
While he supports the cause, Slim admitted he is not sure if peaceful protest is going to get the job done.
"I Tweeted some stuff about it but I don't really know much about it," Thugga told SOHH referring to the Occupy Wall Street protests. "I don't really get the whole meaning behind it. They're out there saying they don't like banks ripping them off or they don't have no jobs. The protests are real. I definitely think something is wrong. I don't know if what they're doing is effective enough. I've seen the police clearing them out in New York, handling them. I don't know how to picture it. It's definitely something f*cked up about 99 percent of people not getting paid [compared to the 1 percent of wealthy incomers gaining the majority of the concentration]. That's definitely f*cked up, and I support that, but I just don't know if that's the right way [to have their demands met]. They're too peaceful to me, they need to be a little bit more forceful. If you're going to just put some tents out there, then just let the homeless people stay there and you can go home. They can just sleep in front of those buildings." (SOHH)Atlanta's Young Jeezy echoed similar sentiments when he recently said he would also take matters to the next level.
"I would riot," Jeezy said, cosigning the 99% (as the protestors refer to themselves), "because we gotta get the money out of Washington. This is real. When you got middle class people taking a stance-- because we always took a stance by the way, we always stood in the middle of our projects, our ghetto, and took our stance and our stance was hustling, robbing, what have you, to suvive. So now they don't have those same options, so they gotta go march...So if it's gonna take some protests -- motherf*ckers have protested about less, unions and busses and sh*t--so now is the time. I think everybody should take their a** down there. That's what I say." (XXL Mag)Earlier this month, hip-hop impresario Russell Simmons addressed the launch of Jay-Z's line of "Occupy All Streets" t-shirts.
"What's wrong with selling goodness? There's nothing wrong with it. It's not the most preferred. In yogi scripture, at least, the highest form of giving is giving without expectation. Selfless. But a lot of people need incentive. You should sell things you're happy about. You should sell products that you're inspired by, that promote lasting and stable well-being. Give the world something or sell the world something that you're proud of. Jay-Z didn't make a T-shirt [that said] "F--- the Bums on the Street." He wrote a T-shirt "Occupy All Streets" - I'm happy, it furthers the movement, it inspires the movement. Listen, I'm going to get every corporation that wants to support us to get branding as part of the process. No one's against business. We're against business having too much control over our government." (Billboard Biz)G-Unit's 50 Cent recently released a statement encouraging protestors to remain strong.
"I don't want to do business with these f*ckers anymore. Do you? if a company isn't giving back, stop buying from them. Buy a pair of shoes from TOMS (who give another pair to someone in need), look for companies that aren't paying lip service to community/charity; we are more powerful than the big business and politiciansrealize...we have the power to stop buying their products, banking with them. your dollar, that you worked hard for, does have power. together we can say - WAKE UP A-HOLES! The game is over. 50 cent - want to shout out to Occupy Wall Street groups around the world. You are waking up the world, including me. Please keep up the peaceful protest, you are making a difference" (Facebook) [sic]
Drake's Official Fan Site Shuts Down, "It Was Simply Time For Me To Move On"
The site's founder confirmed her decision to move forward onto new opportunities this week.
Karla "hustlegrl" Moy, founder of the site, posted the announcement on Monday (November 28), along with a thank you to all of the site's visitors for supporting their efforts throughout the years. "I'm on the verge of starting a new chapter in my life so it was simply time for me to move on and explore other opportunities," Moy tells XXLmag. "ATF is still a part of me and I am so thankful for it." The site launched in 2007, before Drake's rise to stardom and has since continuously supported the Young Money MC, hosting content related to his career and exclusive material. Drake has rapped "ATF" in songs, which was the vision of hometown several friends, including Moy, and Houston's Jas Prince. (XXL Mag)Fans visiting All Things Fresh this week are greeted with a final farewell message.
GRAND CLOSING: THANK YOU For visiting All Things Fresh during these past years and throughout this musical journey. For that, you will forever be in our debt. You're all appreciated. For real. (All Things Fresh)Last year, Drizzy reflected on how his online buzz helped pave the way to his current success.
"Initially, I think I just didn't know what would happen," Drake recalls. "I was this rapper with a little bit of buzz, the internet was taking over, and I didn't know the power of the internet at that point. The true power of social networking and the things we are so emmersed in now. There wasn't an artist that had been 100% birthed from that outlet and I think to be discovered on MySpace, how I was found, and for it to somehow reach [Lil] Wayne's ears and for him to feel so confident about it and call me and to release a mixtape on the internet again and have a record somehow go #1 off a mixtape using the internet as a tool. It was all amazing because it was all a first, I can't remember that happening in my day. Even if you think of 50 [Cent], [Kanye West], and [Young] Jeezy, I remember having hard copies of all of those tapes. I remember it being more about the radio." (Global Grind)Outside of viral buzz, Drake's new Take Care solo album debuted atop the chart last week.
Leading the pack this week is Young Money star Drake's Take Care at No. 1. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Drizzy's new LP has sold 631,500 copies after a week in stores. (SOHH Sales Wrap)
Fabolous' Baby Mama Gives 'Love & Hip Hop' Star A Pass, "We Don't Have No Beef"
Despite Kimbella's recent admission to dating hip-hop star Fabolous while she was pregnant with his child, Emily B said she has no real beef with the model.
"She's that kind of girl. Ugh, I don't even want to go into that. I will say this, I have no hard feelings against Kimbella. We don't have no beef. At this point, this far along, she's doing her thing and I understand. It is what it is," Emily said in an interview. "It wasn't the time or the place. She had to go into those meetings and say that to those producers in order for them to get the information. She knew what she was doing. It's whatever. Personally, I would have taken that to the grave. I never would have thought that she would want to say that on national T.V., especially when your man works with him and that is his colleague. But, everybody's different. That was her decision and I guess she felt like she had to get it off of her chest or whatever, but it didn't play off well in the situation." (Global Grind)Around mid-November, Emily described how intense Chrissy and Kimbella's televised fight really was.
"The fight was crazy, it was out of control and there were definitely punches landed. It was insane. We really didn't know it was going to happen. It was out of nowhere. It was a crazy moment. I don't condone violence and I never wanted Chrissy to fight anybody, but I do understand that there was a lot of emotion in that room," Emily said in an interview. "She took it personal what [Kimbella] was saying, so it kind of turned from a conversation between me and her to her and Chrissy. It was crazy. [Kimbella] was on the floor, her contacts came out of her eyes, she was completely without clothes on the floor. She was laying out naked on the floor. Her dress went up to her neck. It was so insane and that's just a little bit of it. So, when I seen the scene [with Kimbella] saying, 'I'm still pretty,' I was like, 'Oh my God.'" (XXL Mag)Chrissy has since said she regretted her actions, but felt it was necessary to defend Emily.
The explosive confrontation took place during a party hosted by Emily Bustamente, as she celebrated the end of her nine-year relationship with Fabolous. In a reality show moment that seemed to be void of reasoning, Kimbella announced--in front of the entire room--that she dated Fabolous while Emily B was pregnant with his son. Although Emily remained calm after hearing the news, Chrissy quickly lost her cool and things soon spiraled out of control. "I think everybody that watches the show feels like Emily doesn't defend herself the way we would like to see her do," she explained. "I don't regret my feelings, but I regret the way I allowed myself to be pulled out of character. It's just that I was so hurt and so caught in the moment -- it was just reactional." (RapFix)The fight also caught Houston rapper Slim Thug's eyes who told SOHH he hoped all parties involved came to terms with one another.
"Yeah man, I checked that out, I like that type of sh*t," Slim Thug told SOHH referring to "Love & Hip Hop." "I did see that fight, man. That was crazy, man, to see them go at it like that. I hope they can squash the beef because [Jim Jones and Juelz Santana] are two home boys and they're gonna have to be around each other. I hope they can squash that and move on." (SOHH)
Rocsi Finally Breaks Silence On Webbie's Sexual Harassment Incident, "[It Was] Very Vulgar & Disgusting"
According to Rocsi, Webbie did, in fact, sexually harass her during an October show taping.
"In any light that a woman feels disrespected, and I have thick skin, but when you're at your job and somebody sexually harasses you in a manner that is very vulgar and disgusting, you know, I have no shame in sticking up for myself and telling you you're improper right now, I'm at work, we're on set, there's children around us, you're really out of line right now" Diaz said. "I think people should more so applaud a woman sticking up for herself and the people around her for sticking up for herself than allowing that kind of behavior to happen. I think that we allow that behavior to happen too much in our society and we don't put light on people being inappropriate." (Nitecap)Rocsi also spoke on co-host Terrence J sticking up for her and hinted at Webbie's other inappropriate incidents.
"I still am a fan 'cause I'm from New Orleans, I'm from Louisiana and he's from Baton Rouge, I love his music -- but to have someone you were a genuine fan of -- there's a manner in which you speak to people and he disrespected me. Terrence stood up for me, I stood up for myself and the network would not allow anyone to come and disrespect their host in that manner. ... His management and everybody has reached out and been super duper nice and they reached out to me and they apologized. I think that they've had problems with him before. I think if you YouTube him, you can see other interviews where he's been very inappropriate." (Nitecap)Earlier this month, Webbie flatly denied any sexual misconduct toward Diaz.
"Nothing. You seen the picture," Webbie told hip-hop personality Julia Beverly when asked what he told Rocsi which resulted in Terrence J announcing his ban. "That's what I said -- go look at the picture. He put his own words to that. You know what I'm saying? I'm not saying it in an arrogant way. ... You can't stop me from being black entertainment, man. Not no one person -- you ain't got enough power to call that shot. [What did the BET executives tell me?] They said, 'Ah, don't worry about that, man. Don't worry about that little clown.' But look, I'm trying to calm all that down, Julia, 'cause it got people talking about when they catch that boy outside, they're gonna do [something]. You know, that's how fans is, they're crazy." (Ozone Magazine)The Baton Rouge rapper also said he still had love for BET despite issues with Terrence J.
"It ain't nothing against me and BET. BET, I love BET, I've been watching BET all my life. I am BET, BET is black entertainment, you know what I'm saying?" Webbie explained in an interview. "That was some personal stuff, you know with Rocsi and Terrence you know, that's his old lady I guess. Go look at the computer, look at the Vibe Magazine and that's what happened...I didn't never know her personally, I just know how we live and where we live and the picture just explains it all. I just say Terrence, get yo h*e man! ... This ain't got nothing to do with the millions of kids that I say stay in school. I make sure to say stay in school." (WGCI)
The-Dream On Lauren London Pregnancy Rumors, "This Sh*t Is Everywhere"
Dream hit up Twitter and questioned why his good charity deeds are outshined by false gossip.
"Babymammadrama," he tweeted November 26th.
"On the phone with LL, and Niv trying to sort it all out while dying laughing!!!"
"D*mn i guess i just breathe on them!"
"She's not pregnant. : ). what about those turkeys i gave out they got no publicity but this sh*t is everywhere Are we that messed up?" (The-Dream's Twitter)A few days ago, London also killed the pregnancy rumors.
"Morning Rumors. Blah blah blah. No I'm not pregnant or Nor do I even know the Dream like that. Now back to real life. God Bless.," she tweeted Saturday (November 26). (Lauren London's Twitter)Rumors on London's pregnancy reportedly stemmed from Twitter.
While they are reporting that Lauren London is now pregnant by Terius Nash aka The-Dream, who also has a baby by Nivea, who also has a baby by Lil Wayne, who also is the father of Lauren London's baby. Now the rumor started from a fake news source who calls themselves NOT Fox Breaking News. (Global Grind)Last year, the 26 year-old movie star talked about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Lil Wayne.
"Motherhood has changed me alot," she revealed in an interview. "I've definitely calmed down. I had a temper in the past and I don't as much anymore. My son definitely puts stuff in perspective. The things I thought were really really important, aren't. I don't look at the surface as much anymore. A lot of things I was doing before were really selfish and now it's not about me. It's about him. I'm blessed that I am not parenting him alone. I have help and I get to do what I love. Wayne is a great dad. He's a great father. I have no complaints!" (Necole Bitchie)
"He's The Only Person I Know Who's Ever Wrote For 2Pac"
You want to know who I think is underrated and who had a lot to say for West Coast artists? It's a guy named Deadly Threat. Everybody looks up to 2Pac but nobody knew that Pac looked up to Deadly Threat. So I'ma say Deadly Threat.
He used to be on a label with DJ Pooh. He was on the [movie] Friday soundtrack. He was on a label called the Bomb Records with MCA back in the day.
He's the only person I know who's ever wrote for 2Pac. He wrote for Pac. He wrote raps for 2Pac. He was with [Ice] Cube, Pac. He's one of the most underrated lyricists out here.
He's got the knowledge, he's got the lyrical content. Bars. Bars. He's dope. I think he would give a lot of cats problems. His pen is still vicious. I think he could still ghostwrite. He's almost like Skillz from VA.
Cavie has been producing music since he was 12 years old, with a little known group at the time called N.W.A.. Soon after, the group blew up and so did Cavie. He has traveled around the world producing music for the biggest names in hip-hop, so it was no surprise when he got the call to produce Cee Lo Green's new solo album. This project is not the only album on Cavie's plate. He recently agreed to work with Teddy Riley and another album for Macy Gray, and he's also crafting hits for the comeback albums of Goodie Mob, T.I. and DMX.
Mannie Fresh Blames Cash Money Over Botched Jay-Z/Def Jam Deal
According to Mannie Fresh, Cash Money would not clear a Lil Wayne record he had for Def Jam.
"I got this deal with Def Jam through Jay-Z," Fresh said during the Red Bull Music Academy 2011 in Madrid. "Jay-Z reached out, he was like, 'I'll do a deal with you. You come to Def Jam and you do your thing. And I'm over there and I talk to Lil Wayne. I'm like, 'Hey dude, I got a deal with Def Jam and they pretty much are going to give me my situation, do what I want to do.' They were like, 'Just deliver a big song.' So I go to Lil Wayne, he does the song with me and soon as I get ready to put it out, Cash Money shuts it down. They were just like, 'Nah, you didn't get permission from us to do that.' And I'm like, 'Wow, it's really that serious? That's kinda ugly of y'all to do that.' And I'm like, 'Wayne agreed to do the song.' And they were like, 'Well, Wayne can't speak for Wayne. We speak for Wayne.' ... So that was a learning lesson for me and it kind of gave Def Jam a salty taste too because they was just like, 'Every time we do something, if it's going to get shutdown, we really don't want to do this with you.'" (Red Bull Music Academy)Fresh said things got worse upon Jay's departure as Def Jam president in 2008.
"And in the mix of that, Jay-Z left Def Jam," Mannied added. "He got an offer from somewhere for something nuts. So I was Jay-Z's guy at the time and I'm just over there with everybody that hate Jay-Z for leaving. [laughs] So they're just looking at me like, 'Well, we hate you too.' You should have left with him." (Red Bull Music Academy)Last year, Mannie detailed his issues with Cash Money boss Birdman.
"This is why Mannie Fresh don't f*ck with [Cash Money] because he never got any royalty money," he said in an interview. "That's why Baby can go around flaunting this cash, because that's everyone else's money... It's not even Wayne's fault. Wayne is not getting money. He is given money, he's not getting money. If Baby gets a million dollars he'll buy Wayne a Phantom, but that's in Cash Money's name. That 14-bedroom mansion isn't Wayne sh*t. That's why he have his own company, because he was trying to leave Cash Money and the only thing that would keep him there was [if they] gave him his own thing. But Baby still controls that. All those Young Money artists don't even know that they not getting royalty money." (VIBE)Fresh spent over ten years working with the Cash Money family.
Mannie Fresh is currently an artist and hip-hop producer who records for Def Jam South. He is probably most famous for his time producing tracks for Cash Money Records from 1993 to 2005, and one half of the hip-hop duo, the Big Tymers with Birdman. In 2005, he split from Cash Money for financial reasons, and later joined Def Jam South, to which he is currently signed. (The New York Times)
Monday, November 28, 2011
Lebron 9's "Miami Night's"
If you follow LeBron's Twitter page (@Kingjames) he showed us he was rocking these LeBron 9's called dubbed "Miami Night's". Boys is cold though they kinda match the colors of them Air Yeezy'.VIA LOFTXMUSIC
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