Katt Williams is never shy about giving his opinion. The controversial comedian was discussing the names of NFL teams when he went off on the Washington Redskins for having a name that he considered to be racist towards Native Americans.
"Do you know how racist that is? Do you understand the quality of racism that is?" Katt said. "That would be like saying the Chinese Yellowskins or the Compton Blackskins. Are you kidding me, Redskins? You're letting gay people get married. Can we please not keep disrespecting the people that we already admitted we did wrong to?"
Mobb Deep has been on hiatus for several months but that could come to an end soon hopefully. Prodigy stopped by Usual Suspects Radio recently and revealed that he and Havoc have talked about the issues that led to the group taking a break. P said he is sure there will be another Mobb album once he and Hav finish working on separate projects.
P also spit a freestyle before the interview ended.
3 Little Digs was in the building as super producer Mike Will Made It and Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T. hit the studio for the first time together. The two discussed what it's like working together. K.R.I.T. revealed the name of his upcoming mixtape K.R.I.T. King Remembered In Time, and said that Mike will have production on that as well as his next album.
Troy Ave A.K.A. Harry Powder is on the radar of a lot of people as the next New York emcee to make a big impact on the hip hop scene. The Brooklyn resident takes us behind the scenes to give us a look at his creative process in Can't Pay Bills With Sleep Vlog # 1.
A photo has leaked online of the cover for GQ Magazine's100 Sexiest Women of the 21st Century, and Beyonce is featured. The 31-year old beauty shows off her great post-baby body in a cutoff jersey, leopard print bikini bottoms and a gold necklace.
Fans will be seeing a lot of Beyonce in 2013. She will be the halftime performer at Super Bowl XLVII next month in New Orleans, has an album on the way and will premiere a documentary on HBO February 16.
In addition the pop star has signed a $50 million "brand ambassador" deal with Pepsi. She will be featured in print ads, tv spots and even have her likeness on the beverage giant's soda cans.
**UPDATE** January 9th
Yesterday we presented you with a low quality leaked pic of the cover. Today a much better high quality photo has been released by GQ..
The full shoot will be released on Tuesday January 15th.
**UPDATE** January 10th
GQ has been kind enough to unveil Beyonce's full photo shoot a few days early. The publication has named the singer the #1 Hottest Woman of the 21st Century, and it's hard to argue with them.
Enjoy the pics and an excerpt from B's cover story with GQ below.
Beyoncé is ready to receive you now. From the chair where she's sitting, in the conference room of her sleek office suite in midtown Manhattan, at a round table elegantly laden with fine china, crisp cloth napkins, and take-out sushi from Nobu, she could toss some edamame over her shoulder and hit her sixteen Grammys, each wall-mounted in its own Plexiglas box. She is luminous, with that perfect smile and smooth coffee skin that shines under a blondish topknot and bangs. Today she's showing none of the bodaciously thick, hush-your-mouth body that's on display onstage, in her videos, and on these pages. This is Business Beyoncé, hypercomposed Beyoncé—fashionable, elegant, in charge. She's wearing the handiwork of no fewer than seven designers, among them Givenchy (the golden pin at her neck), Day Birger et Mikkelsen (her dainty gray-pink petal-collar blouse), Christian Louboutin (her pink five-inch studded heels), and Isabel Marant (her floral pants). She does not get up—a video camera has already been aimed at her face and turned on—so you greet her as you sit down. You have an agreed-upon window of time. Maybe a little more, if she finds you amusing.
You're here to talk about her big post-baby comeback (Blue Ivy, her daughter with Jay-Z, is a year old), which Beyoncé is marking in classic Beyoncé fashion: with a Hydra-headed pop-cultural blitzkrieg. This month, two weeks after she headlines the halftime show at Super Bowl XLVII, she will premiere an HBO "documentary"—more like a visual autobiography—about herself and her family that she financed, directed, produced, narrated, and stars in. This is a woman, after all, who's sold 75 million albums, just signed a $50 million endorsement deal with Pepsi (her flawless visage will festoon actual cans of soda), and will soon embark on a world tour to promote her fifth solo album, as yet untitled, due out as early as April. Who wouldn't want to know how she getsthe job done?
"I worked so hard during my childhood to meet this goal: By the time I was 30 years old, I could do what I want," she says. "I've reached that. I feel very fortunate to be in that position. But I've sacrificed a lot of things, and I've worked harder than probably anyone I know, at least in the music industry. So I just have to remind myself that I deserve it."
Anytime she wants to remind herself of all that work—or almost anything else that's ever happened in her life—all she has to do is walk down the hall. There, across from the narrow conference room in which you are interviewing her, is another long, narrow room that contains the official Beyoncé archive, a temperature-controlled digital-storage facility that contains virtually every existing photograph of her, starting with the very first frames taken of Destiny's Child, the '90s girl group she once fronted; every interview she's ever done; every video of every show she's ever performed; every diary entry she's ever recorded while looking into the unblinking eye of her laptop.
"Stop pretending that I have it all together," she tells herself in a particularly revealing video clip, looking straight into the camera. "If I'm scared, be scared, allow it, release it, move on. I think I need to go listen to 'Make Love to Me' and make love to my husband."
Beyoncé's inner sanctum also contains thousands of hours of private footage, compiled by a "visual director" Beyoncé employs who has shot practically her every waking moment, up to sixteen hours a day, since 2005. In this footage, Beyoncé wears her hair up, down, with bangs, and without. In full makeup and makeup-free, she can be found shaking her famous ass onstage, lounging in her dressing room, singing Coldplay's "Yellow" to Jay-Z over an intimate dinner, and rolling over sleepy-eyed in bed. This digital database, modeled loosely on NBC's library, is a work in progress—the labeling, date-stamping, and cross-referencing has been under way for two years, and it'll be several months before that process is complete. But already, blinking lights signal that the product that is Beyoncé is safe and sound and ready to be summoned— and monetized—at the push of a button.
And this room—she calls it her "crazy archive"—is a key part of that, she will explain, so, "you know, I can always say, 'I want that interview I did for GQ,' and we can find it." And indeed, she will be able to find it, because the room in which you are sitting is rigged with a camera and microphone that is capturing not just her every utterance but yours as well. These are the ground rules: Before you get to see Beyoncé, you must first agree to live forever in her archive, too.
To read the rest of the interview head over to GQ.
Michael Jordan has widely been considered the best player to ever walk onto a basketball court, but is he better than Kobe Bryant and Lebron James?
Let's look at their career statistics and accomplishments and see how these three great players stack up against one another.
Jordan won six championships as a member of the Chicago Bulls and was Finals MVP a record six times. He's a 14-time All-Star, was on the All-Defensive First Team nine times and scored more points per game than any player in NBA history, with a 30.1 average.
In 15 seasons Jordan shot an incredible 49% from the field and was a 10-time All-NBA First Team player. He also averaged 6.2 rebounds per game, 5.3 assists per game and 2.35 steals per game.
He shot 83% from the free throw line and 32% from 3-point range.
Kobe Bryant is now playing in his 17th season in the NBA.
He has five championship rings with the L.A. Lakers and 2 Finals MVP's, earned 14 selections for All-NBA teams and 12 for All-Defensive teams. He has also led the league in scoring twice and played in 14 All-Star games.
Kobe has averaged 25.5 points per game, 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 45% from the field. He's shot 33% from 3-point range and 83% from the free throw line.
Lebron James is playing in his tenth NBA season.
He has one championship ring with the Miami Heat, winning Finals MVP in the process, is an eight-time NBA All-Star, three-time NBA MVP, has been named to eight All-NBA teams and four All-Defensive teams.
Lebron averages 27.6 points per game, 7.2 rebounds, 6.9 assists and 1.7 steals. He shoots 48% from the field, 74% from the free throw line and 33% from 3-point range.
After checking out their stats and career accomplishments who do you think is the best of all time?
Papoose is preparing to release his long awaited album Nacirema Dream on March 5, 2013. Check out the music video for his new single "Top of My Game" featuring Mavado.
The 29th Annual People's Choice Awards took place last night in Los Angeles. Alicia Keys and Christina Aguilera were two of the performers on the night.
Christina sang the song "Blank Page" from her Lotus album, while Alicia dazzled with performances of "Girl on Fire" and "New Day."
The Hunger Games emerged as the big winner on the night, taking home five trophies.
Here's the complete winners list from the 2013 People's Choice Awards:
Favorite Movie WINNER: "The Hunger Games" » "The Amazing Spider-Man" » "The Avengers" » "The Dark Knight Rises" » "Snow White and the Huntsman"
Favorite Movie Actor WINNER: Robert Downey, Jr. » Channing Tatum » Johnny Depp » Joseph Gordon-Levitt » Will Smith
Favorite Movie Actress WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence » Anne Hathaway » Emma Stone » Mila Kunis » Scarlett Johansson
Favorite Movie Icon WINNER: Meryl Streep » Emma Thompson » Maggie Smith » Michelle Pfeiffer » Susan Sarandon
Favorite Action Movie WINNER: "The Hunger Games" » "The Amazing Spider-Man" » "The Avengers" » "The Dark Knight Rises" » "Men In Black 3"
Favorite Action Movie Star WINNER: Chris Hemsworth » Chris Evans » Christian Bale » Robert Downey, Jr. » Will Smith
Favorite Face Of Heroism WINNER: Jennifer Lawrence - "The Hunger Games" » Anne Hathaway - "The Dark Knight Rises" » Emma Stone - "The Amazing Spider-Man" » Kristen Stewart - "Snow White and the Huntsman" » Scarlett Johansson - "The Avengers"
Favorite Comedic Movie WINNER: "Ted" » "21 Jump Street" » "Dark Shadows" » "Pitch Perfect" » "What to Expect When You're Expecting"
Favorite Comedic Movie Actor WINNER: Adam Sandler » Ben Stiller » Channing Tatum » Will Ferrell » Zach Galifianakis
Favorite Comedic Movie Actress WINNER: Jennifer Aniston » Cameron Diaz » Emily Blunt » Mila Kunis » Reese Witherspoon
Favorite Dramatic Movie WINNER: "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" » "Argo" » "The Lucky One" » "Magic Mike" » "The Vow"
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actor WINNER: Zac Efron » Bradley Cooper » Channing Tatum » Jake Gyllenhaal » Liam Neeson
Favorite Dramatic Movie Actress WINNER: Emma Watson » Charlize Theron » Keira Knightley » Meryl Streep » Rachel McAdams
Favorite Movie Franchise WINNER: "The Hunger Games" » "The Avengers" » "The Dark Knight" » "Madagascar" » "Spider-Man"
Favorite Movie Superhero WINNER: Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man » Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man » Chris Evans as Captain America » Chris Hemsworth as Thor » Christian Bale as Batman
Favorite On-Screen Chemistry WINNER: Jennifer / Josh / Liam - "The Hunger Games" » Emma / Andrew - "The Amazing Spider-Man" » Kristen / Chris - "Snow White and the Huntsman" » Rachel / Channing - "The Vow" » Scarlett / Jeremy - "The Avengers"
Favorite Movie Fan Following WINNER: Twihards - "Twilight" » Potterheads - "Harry Potter" » Ringers - "The Lord of the Rings" » Rum Runners - "Pirates of the Caribbean" » Tributes - "The Hunger Games"
Favorite Network TV Comedy WINNER: "The Big Bang Theory" » "Glee" » "How I Met Your Mother" » "Modern Family" » "New Girl"
Favorite Network TV Drama WINNER: "Grey's Anatomy" » "Gossip Girl" » "Grimm" » "Once Upon a Time" » "Revenge"
Favorite Cable TV Comedy WINNER: "Awkward" » "Hot In Cleveland" » "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" » "Melissa & Joey" » "Psych"
Favorite Cable TV Drama WINNER: "Leverage" » "Burn Notice" » » "Pretty Little Liars" » "The Walking Dead" » "White Collar"
Favorite Premium Cable TV Show WINNER: "True Blood" » "Dexter" » "Game of Thrones" » "Homeland" » "Spartacus"
Favorite TV Crime Drama WINNER: "Castle" » "Bones" » "Criminal Minds" » "CSI" » "NCIS"
Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy TV Show WINNER: "Supernatural" » "Doctor Who" » "Once Upon a Time" » "The Vampire Diaries" » "The Walking Dead"
Favorite Comedic TV Actor WINNER: Chris Colfer » Jesse Tyler Ferguson » Jim Parsons » Neil Patrick Harris » Ty Burrell
Favorite Comedic TV Actress WINNER: Lea Michele » Jane Lynch » Kaley Cuoco » Sofia Vergara » Zooey Deschanel
Favorite Dramatic TV Actor WINNER: Nathan Fillion » Ian Somerhalder » Jared Padalecki » Jensen Ackles » Paul Wesley
Favorite Dramatic TV Actress WINNER: Ellen Pompeo » Emily Deschanel » Ginnifer Goodwin » Nina Dobrev » Stana Katic
Favorite Daytime TV Host WINNER: "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" » "Good Morning America" » "Live with Kelly & Michael" » "Today" » "The View"
Favorite Late Night Talk Show Host WINNER: Jimmy Fallon » Chelsea Handler » Conan O'Brien » David Letterman » Jimmy Kimmel
Favorite New Talk Show Host WINNER: Steve Harvey » Jeff Probst » Katie Couric » Michael Strahan » Ricki Lake
Favorite Competition TV Show WINNER: "The X Factor" » "America's Got Talent" » "American Idol" » "Dancing with the Stars" » "The Voice"
Favorite Celebrity Judge WINNER: Demi Lovato » Adam Levine » Britney Spears » Christina Aguilera » Jennifer Lopez
Favorite TV Fan Following WINNER: SPNFamily - "Supernatural" » Gleeks - "Glee" » Little Liars - "Pretty Little Liars" » Oncers - "Once Upon a Time" » TVDFamily - "The Vampire Diaries"
Favorite New TV Comedy WINNER: "The New Normal" » "Go On" » "Guys With Kids" » "The Mindy Project" » "The Neighbors"
Favorite New TV Drama WINNER: "Beauty & The Beast" » "Arrow" » "Elementary" » "Nashville" » "Revolution"
Favorite Male Artist WINNER: Jason Mraz » Blake Shelton » Chris Brown » Justin Bieber » Usher
Favorite Female Artist WINNER: Katy Perry » Adele » Carrie Underwood » P!nk » Taylor Swift
Favorite Pop Artist WINNER: Katy Perry » Adele » Demi Lovato » Justin Bieber » P!nk
Favorite Hip Hop Artist WINNER: Nicki Minaj » Drake » Flo Rida » Jay-Z » Pitbull
Favorite R&B Artist WINNER: Rihanna » Alicia Keys » Beyoncé » Bruno Mars » Usher
Favorite Band WINNER: Maroon 5 » Green Day » Linkin Park » No Doubt » Train
Favorite Country Artist WINNER: Taylor Swift » Blake Shelton » Carrie Underwood » Jason Aldean » Tim McGraw
Favorite Breakout Artist WINNER: The Wanted » Carly Rae Jepsen » Fun. » Gotye » One Direction
Favorite Song WINNER: "What Makes You Beautiful" - One Direction » "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen » "One More Night" - Maroon 5 » "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" - Taylor Swift » "We Are Young" - Fun. ft. Janelle Monáe
Favorite Album WINNER:Up All Night - One Direction »Believe - Justin Bieber »Blown Away - Carrie Underwood »Overexposed - Maroon 5 »Some Nights - Fun.
Favorite Music Video WINNER: "Part of Me" - Katy Perry » "Boyfriend" - Justin Bieber » "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen » "Gangnam Style" - Psy » "Payphone" - Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa
Favorite Music Fan Following WINNER: KatyCats - Katy Perry » Beliebers - Justin Bieber » Directioners - One Direction » Lovatics - Demi Lovato »Selenators - Selena Gomez
Mississippi rapper Dirt is an up and coming artist who is set to make his mark in 2013. The first order of business for the Gangster Disciple is taking care of Rick Ross. In this scathing new diss record "Six," Dirt makes it clear that disrespect to his GD nation will not be tolerated.
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Mississippi Rap prodigy and vocal advocate for the Gangster Disciple Nation DIRT has released a rebuttal to the controversy surrounding rapper Rick Ross and the cancellation of his God Forgives, I Don't Tour. A longtime member of the Gangster Disciple Nation, DIRT is the voice in the music world to get the message loud and clear to Rick Ross—"Make good on your promises to our brotherhood and keep your rap career alive." With a new single Six, it is clear to see the blatant disrespect to the Gangster Disciple Nation with references of the Nation's leader, Larry Hoover and the use of the Star of David on the cover of The Black Bar Mitzvah will no longer be tolerated.
Not only an avid storyteller with slick rhymes and a fierce flow, but an advocate for bringing the Southern Hip-Hop Movement even further along in the Music World, DIRT is a name to remember. A devout affiliation with the Gangster Disciples has grounded DIRT with the stamina, loyalty and perseverance to conquer anything he places his mind to. Today he releases his explosive new single Six as an answer to the mockery of the Gangster Disciple Nation Rick Ross has been making. "I do not condone any violence, in fact I believe the matter can be handled, if he (Rick Ross) makes good on fiduciary arrangements that were to be handled a while back. But enough is enough with the blatant disrespect on my Nation and Larry Hoover. I'm here as the voice to the voiceless, my brothers and sisters and we will no longer tolerate the foolery of Ross." Dirt says.
DIRT dispels any alleged death threats that have been referenced, but does stand 100% by the fact Ross needs to own up to promises he has yet to make good on for the public use of the Gangster Disciple Nation to push singles, records and concerts. "This matter has nothing to do with the other members of Maybach Music Group in any way, but a straight violation on Ross' behalf of agreements that have been previously made." DIRT explains. The new single Six is an explosive track that lyrically and musically explains the situation. With a video coming soon, it is only hopefully that Ross' clears this matter up and everyone can come to terms. "I do not engage in "rap beefs", but I will stand up for what I believe in no matter what, in this case it is my family, the great Gangster Disciple Nation!"-DIRT
"SIX" was Produced by Trizz Money of the Machine, and was engineered by Bukoh Roccheadz. You can find the Press Release to this record and DIRT's stance on the GD's current matters at www.DIRT601.com or http://www.dirt601.blogspot.com/
Big Fendi, the man who discovered Nicki Minaj, and the owner of The Come Up DVD scrapped it out with Deep Freeze of Sub 0 DVD, and came out the winner.
In footage that just leaked of the fight that took place a few days ago in Harlem, New York, the 2 men are seen having a discussion/argument when Freeze suddenly punches Fendi in the face. Fendi was caught off guard and takes a couple of steps back, before starting to throw down with Freeze.
Freeze wound up with a black eye after the altercation.
The argument didn't stop there as the 2 have continued to go at each other on Twitter.
"I PHUCKED UP!! I JUST WASNT THERE TO FIGHT! SMH," Freeze wrote. "IM UPSET WITH MY PERFORMANCE. SHOULD HAVE BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME. @bigfendi I TAKE AN A$$ WHIPPING ALL DAY! BUT NOW U KNOW U AINT PLAYING WITH A SUCKER!!! I CAN LOSE A FIGHT, BUT I MADE A POWERFUL STATEMENT. EYE WAS F*CKED UP - BUT I BET HE COULD'NT EAT ALL WEEK! MY H*ES SAY I STILL LOOK BETTER THAN UR FUNNY LOOKING A$$ WITH MY EYE JAMMY!! @bigfendi #SUB0LIFE! DAMAGE DONE! YOU GOT PUNCHED IN UR MOUTH FOR TALKING SH*T! @bigfendi."
"?? HOW U SUCKA PUNCH A N*GGA AND STILL GET F*CKED UP ? THEN EDITED A CELL PHONE FIGHT ? WHAT APP IS THAT? Boat like a butter fly , sting like a b*tch A$$ n*gga ! Lol," Fendi shot back.
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Diplomats rapper Cam'Ron is off to a really nice start in 2013. Fresh off the release of "You Know This," Killa drops another heater with this new track titled "Murder Game." Meek Mill sample on the hook.
Fans have been dying to hear some new music from G-Unit, the group and very soon they may get their wish. During an interview with Billboard.biz, 50 Cent revealed that he, Tony Yayo and Lloyd Banks might be getting back into the studio together.
"People grow in different directions," 50 Cent says. "[They] have different agendas about things they want to do and they're sorting themselves out in that way and I'm focused on things that are important to me right now, but there's a strong possibility there will be a G-Unit [collaboration] with the three of us. But right now, I'm focused on my solo project."
G-Unit's last album was 2008's T.O.S. (Terminate on Sight).
During the interview 50 also discusses SMS Audio, Timbaland's involvement in the company, endorsing products, Street King Immortal and more. Head over to Billboard.biz to read it in full.
Cassidy teams up with Condom Nation to put together an official music video for "Condom Style." The Philadelphia emcee rap's over Psy's worldwide hit "Gangnam Style" about the dangers of having unprotected sex.
Fresh off the release of his OG Kush III: 7 Grams mixtape, PoeBoy/Cash Money artist Brisco is back with his new street album, Fruits of My Labor. Featuring brand new single Dedication, Fruits of My Labor contains 17 original tracks from the South Florida representative. In addition to mic work from Brisco, vocals on Fruits of My Labor come courtesy of Ace Hood, Bobby Womack, Lyfe Jennings, and Rico Love, as well as Poe Boy labelmates Billy Blue, Brianna and GhostWridah. Production on the project is provided by Allstar, Fatboy, Freeway TJay, Shape Shifta, Zay Productions and more.
So far Cassidy seems to be winning his lyrical war with Meek Mill. His recent "R.A.I.D." diss has given him the edge in much of the public's eye. The Hustla is not wasting the momentum he's gained. He recently sat down with CuttaMan from Big Tyme TV to chop it up about his battle with Meek and plans he has moving forward.
"[Meek] jumped out of line trying to come at me man. You know we're from the same city, but he violated so I had to answer back with that joint called R.A.I.D.," Cassidy said.
Cass thinks the money Meek is making may be causing him to make bad decisions.
"Him getting with another team, getting a little bit of paper, you know that sh*t be going to a young n*gga's head." Cass explained. "N*ggas that ain't ever have nothing then they get a bunch of sh*t, they don't know how to deal with it so they start talking stupid [and] acting crazy, I really wanted to battle. I thought it would be good for hip hop - bring some excitement in the game. Bet he might have realized what he did and he backed out. He said he didn't wanna battle me, which was a smart move. But then he started talking a little crazy on Twitter saying little slick sh*t. So I brought out a song called My, Myself and iPhone, and I threw some jabs back at him. And that's when he came out with his lil' diss record, or what he called a diss record. It was really like a party record like all his other records but he called it a diss record."
The Hustla added that you can expect to hear some new music from him and Swizz Beatz soon.
There was also a GD named Shorty Mac sitting besides Cassidy. He threw some shots at Meek and Rick Ross during the interview. Check that out below.
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