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Millions of people will be tuning in to the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (August 25), but Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg won't be one of them. On "The Realness" the radio personality breaks down why the network should be giving out awards to the stars of their shows like 16 and Pregnant instead of music artists.
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Slim Thug recruits Z-Ro, Kirko Bangz and Big K.R.I.T for his new single, "Coming Down (Every Town)." The song will appeare on Thugga's forthcoming album, Boss Life, due out soon. Follow on Twitter @slimthugga @kirkobangz @bigkrit @zromocitydon.
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Def Jam singer August Alsina visited the Sway in the Morning recently to talk with Sway Calloway and Heather B.
The New Orleans native discusses having to move to Houston after Hurricane Trina destroyed New Orleans, being homeless, the death of his older brother, Downtown: Life After The Gun and performs his popular song, "Downtown."
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2 Chainz unveils the cover art for his upcoming album Based On a T.R.U. Story II: Me Time. It's the sophomore solo album for the Playaz Circle rapper and is scheduled to be released on September 10.
**UPDATE** August 22
2 Chainz just unveiled the official tracklist for the album. Features include Drake, Lil Wayne, Fergie, Rich Homie Quan, Lloyd, Ma$e, T-Pain, Dolla Boy, Pusha T, Chrisette Michele, IAMSU and Sunni Patterson.
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The host for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards is none other than Big Snoop Dogg a.k.a. Snoop Lion. If you'ever watch The Doggfather on his YouTube show GGN News, you'll know that he is hilarious. I think BET made a good choice.
As far as the nominees, Kendrick Lamar leads the pack with a staggering 14 nods, including Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer and Best Hip Hop Video for "F*ckin Problems" along with A$AP Rocky, Drake and 2 Chainz.
Drake is close behind with 13 nominations and J. Cole has 10.
The event will be taped on September 28th at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. It will air on October 15th.
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Snoop Lion continues to promote his first reggae album, Reincarnated. He just released an official music video for the song "The Good Good." Check that out below. The album is available now on iTunes.
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Kanye West sat down with Kris Jenner on her show, Kris. In this clip from the interview the rapper professes his love for Kris' daughter, Kim Kardashian.
"I can have people saying, 'You know this is going to damage your credibility as an artist or as a designer.' And I say I don't care I love this woman. I'm being with this person because I love this person," West said. "She's worth it to me. [Kim] is my joy. And she my brought my new joy into the world. There's no paparazzi and there's no blog comment that's gonna take that joy from me."
West goes on to talk about how Kim and their new baby have given him something ti live for.
KRIS interviews KANYE: "(Kim) is my joy & she brought my new joy into this world"
KRIS interviews KANYE: I HAVE A WHOLE FAMILY TO LIVE FOR
KRIS interviews KANYE: "I don't want to jump on the couch"
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In LRG's latest "Off the Record" interview they sit down with producer Zaytoven. He talks about how he got started in the business, his first record with JT The Bigga Figga, producing "Versace" for Migos, moving to Atlanta from California and later linking up with Gucci Mane.
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Wu Tang Clan veteran emcee Raekwon The Chef teams up with Estelle for his new single "All About You." The track will be featured on Rae's forthcoming album, F.I.L.A. (Fly International Luxurious Art)
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Star of the Troi Torain Show and Star and Buc Wild sat down with Vlad TV recently to talk about conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh's recent comments that he should be allowed to use the N-word.
"He most certainly does [have a pass]. Rush is my homie," Star said. "Rush Limbaugh can use the N-Word, and many other caucasians who are of today's dominant culture of Hip Hop can use it. V-Nasty, my main n*gga on the trigger. I love to hear V-Nasty use the N-Word, I f*ck with her her heavy. She lives the culture. She's got mixed mutt kids. Caucasians created the N-Word, why can't they f*cking use it?"
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How do you feel about Star's comments?
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Celebrities need to start stepping up their security teams because the stick up kids are out looking for a quick come up.
Famed produced Scott Storch is the latest person to fall victim.
According to TMZ, Storch was approached while sitting in his SUV by two gunmen outside of a New York City hotel today who told him to, "Give us all your jewelry and cash or you're dead."
The thieves got away with $100,000 in jewelry and a briefcase containing between $4,000-$5,000 in cash
Storch filed a police report with the NYPD, after a failed attempt to chase the robbers when they fled with their haul to find out where they went.
**UPDATE** August 22
Scott Storch appeared on MTV's RapFix Live yesterday to talk about the robbery. He said he was coming out of a studio when he got caught slipping.
"I was walking out of the studio. They just got us before we could get in the car. It Was a set up thing," Scott told Sway Calloway. "They said give it up or they were gonna shoot. They had the gun pressed up on me and everything. I think right now people need to really make sure that when you're in the studios or during an awards show like the VMA's. People are on the hunt right now. People gotta make sure their security team is right."
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With 2 successful albums under his belt, J. Cole has established himself as a force that's here to stay. But have his light skinned features helped him become a star?
Cole recently sat down for an interview with BET. He explains why he believes his skin color has been a blessing in disguise for him.
You’ve talked about including dark-skinned women in your music videos versus all light-skinned women. The light-skinned, dark-skinned issue certainly affects women in hip hop; does it affect men in hip hop?
I can’t say it for sure but I just think we’re still in America. We’re still Black Americans. Those mental chains are still in us. That brainwashing that tells us that light skin is better, it’s subconsciously in us, whether we know it or not… still pursuing light skin women. There are some women out there that are like, “I don’t even like light skin men” and that’s fine. But Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That’s just the truth. I might not be as successful as I am now if I was dark skin. I’m not saying that for sure, I’m still as talented as I am and Obama is still as smart as he is, but it’s just a sad truth… I don’t even know if this is going to translate well into text and people not hearing what I’m saying, but it’s a sad reality. So I can only naturally assume it’s probably easier for a light skin male rapper than it might be for a dark skin male rapper. It’s all subconscious sh*t, nobody’s aware — I think that sh*t still subconsciously affects us.
Do you agree with Cole's comments?
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Jhené Aiko is well on her to becoming a star. She's been prominently featured on several songs recently, but her solo talent is undeniable. Today we get a great track from her titled "Comfort Inn Ending Pt. 2." The song was produced by No I.D. Her Sail Out EP will be released later this year.
Drake has unveiled the album cover art for his forthcoming third studio album titled Nothing Was the Same. The disc will be released on September 24th. Peep the standard edition cover (up top) and the deluxe version below.
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STAR talks 40 B.A.R.R.S. vs. Dutchess rap battle, Shaunie O'Neal, the teens in Oklahoma who allegedly killed the Australian student, DMX getting arrested again, Scott Storch getting robbed and the URL Summer Madness 3 controversy.
Radio legend Troi Torain (STAR) always delivers hard-hitting objective truth. As a culture critic he is vicious, as a businessman he is relentless, as a luminary he is un-matched.
Considered radio pioneers by many, the Star & Buc Wild show has set precedents on the urban landscape and was recently inducted into News One's "Top 20 Black Radio Jockeys Of All Time."
Star & Buc Wild made the national stage on MTV (1999) but it was their radio show on New York's Hot 97 (2000 - 2003) that secured their place in Hip-Hop history.
Star & Buc Wild's resume includes The Source magazine, MTV Networks, Hot 97, Power 104.1, Power 105.1, Pulse 87, Hip-Hop Weekly magazine, Vladtv, Thisis50, 100.3 The Beat and shot97.com and VH1 (Reality Television).
This clip is from STAR's LIVE show (12noon -- 2pm) on http://shot97.com.
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Big Pun's son Chris Rivers is quickly making a name for himself. He releases an official music video for "I Let Pops Down." In the song he raps about trying to carry the weight of being the man of the house at only 6-years old when his dad passed and trying to carry the torch of a rap immortal.
Stay tuned for part 2!
Thisis50 & Young Jack Thriller recently spoke with Krizz Kaliko for an exclusive interview!
Krizz Kaliko talks about separating with Tech N9ne, his name, being married, being a singer and rapper, Cedric The Entertainer "superstarring" him, putting an album out every six months, new album "Son of Sam" & much more!
Follow @KrizzKaliko @jackthriller @Thisis50
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Kanye West's problems with the paparazzo he attacked at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) last month just got a lot bigger.
TMZ reports that the photographer has hired high powered lawyer Gloria Allred to represent him in a lawsuit against the rapper.
Allred is known for taking high profile cases and negotiating large financial settlements for her clients, so West can expect to cough up a large sum of money.
The videographer was treated for contusions and a muscle strain at Marina del Rey Hospital.following his scuffle with West.
The G.O.O.D. Music CEO was initially charged with felony assault and attempted-robbery by police, but the district attorney's office declined not to pursue the case. Deputy Dist. Atty. Amy-Hannah Broersma said the felony assault charges were rejected because the victim "did not sustain significant injuries." The attempted robbery charge was not considered because there was insufficient evidence of any "specific intent," according to the L.A. Times.
However, the case was referred to the L.A. City Attorney, who is still deciding whether or not to prosecute West.
It was thought the case would be settled with Kanye reaching a civil compromise with the pap to make the case go away. The freelance photographer obviously decided that he could get far more money from the entertainer by filing the lawsuit.
Allred will be holding a news conference today at 1 PM PT to discuss the case, according to TMZ. Watch footage of the incident below.
**UPDATE**
Gloria Allred held a news conference earlier today with her client Daniel Ramos by her side. Allred detailed Ramos' version of events, announced that she had filed a lawsuit against Kanye, then detailed part of the suit..
"Today we have filed a lawsuit against Kanye West in L.A. County Superior Court, alleging assault, battery, negligence and interference with Danny's civil rights," said Allred. "We are seeking general and punitive damages. In addition we are seeking injunctive relief. We are asking the court for an order preventing Mr. West from touching, striking, annoying, molesting, contacting, attacking, threatening or otherwise interfering with...directly or indirectly Daniel Ramos. And or the right of Danny and all persons seeking to pursue the occupation of photographer."
Daniel said he had spent two week on crutches and is still in pain.
"When Kanye West attacked me I was in complete shock," he said "All I had done was ask him a question I was was terrified when Kanye started to come at me. I backed up because I felt from the look in his eyes, he was going to attack me."
This isn't looking good for Yeezy.
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Tech N9ne has been very busy while promoting his new album something else. He recently took some time out to chat with Montreality.
He discusses the realest sh* he ever wrote, gives the true definition of a G, having Kendrick Lamar's back, wanting to remix J. Cole's song "Crooked Smile," working with the late, great Roger Troutman, message to the youth and more
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Ca$his is not playing around on his forthcoming album County Hound 2. Every song that has leaked so far has been fire. The same thing applies to this Rikanatti and R&D-produced banger titled "Hi."
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