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Fred The Godson delivers another classic off his City Of God Mixtape; this time raw, uncut and for the exes. See exactly why Fred doesn't give a Fuck anymore in this ultra sexy hit featuring Remo The Hitmaker directed by Taya Simmons
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When most hip-hop fans think of Bay Area rap two names come to mind instantly. Too $hort and E-40 have been grinding longer than some of your favorite rappers so it would only seem right that the two would work on a joint album after all these years. As a matter of fact, they will be dropping two joint discs on the same day.
One will be named "E-40 & Too $hort - The History Channel: Function Music" for fans of new school hip-hop.
The second disc is entitled "E-40 & Too $hort - The History Channel: Mob Music" and it is intended for listeners who like an old school vibe to their music.
E-40 sat down with Vlad TV to talk about the projects. Check that out below.
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The Coachella festival is a place where minds routinely get blown, usually due to an awesome set or a killer reunion from one of your favorite bands. But on Sunday night it was thanks to the ghostly re-appearance of West Coast rap legend Tupac Shakur. He materialized on stage alongside his old friend Snoop Dogg during a crowd-pleasing set by the Doggfather and Dr. Dre, which also featured appearances from Eminem, 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa and Warren G.
The resurrection of 'Pac, who was murdered in 1996, would have been a face-melting surprise had word about the stunt not leaked out just a few days before the set. But the 100,000 or so fans who were on hand still couldn't believe it when Tupac materialized on stage to rip off "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted."
"What up, Coachella?" the shirtless, pants sagging MC asked the crowd before bouncing into the classic single "Hail Mary."
"We worked with Dr. Dre on this and it was Dre's vision to bring this back to life," said Nick Smith, president of AV Concepts, the San Diego company that created the hologram. "It was his idea from the very beginning and we worked with him and his camp to utilize the technology to make it come to life."
Smith said he wasn't allowed to talk about the creative aspects of the production — including how the hologram was able to seemingly perform the set in synch with Snoop and whether all the vocals were 'Pac's — but he did say that his company has the ability to recreate long-dead figures and visually recreate them in the studio. "You can take their likenesses and voice and ... take people that haven't done concerts before or perform music they haven't sung and digitally recreate it," he said.
The hologram was the latest visual magic pulled off by AV, which is also behind the 2005 Grammys performance featuring Madonna and the holographic members of the Gorillaz, as well as holograms used in concert by Celine Dion and the Black Eyed Peas.
The Tupac hologram was several months in the planning and took nearly four months to create in a studio and though Smith was not able to reveal the exact price tag for the illusion, he said a comparable one could cost anywhere from $100,000 to more than $400,000 to pull off. "I can't say how much that event cost, but I can say it's affordable in the sense that if we had to bring entertainers around world and create concerts across the country, we could put [artists] in every venue in the country," he said.
The life-size Tupac was amazingly life-like, down to the late rapper's signature tattoos, Timberland boots, jewelry and movements, all of which were also recreated under the direction of Dre.
The hologram, of course, already has a Twitter page and more than 3,300 followers at press time. A spokesperson for Dr. Dre could not be reached for additional comment at press time.
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Once known exclusively for producing music for Dipset, araabMuzik has seen his popularity grow as witnessed by his tv commercial with Cam Newton and countless producer credits, including one track that is supposed to make the final cut on 50 Cent's upcoming album.
Check araab doing his thing live at the Coachella Festival.
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Bajan singer Rihanna was performing with DJ Calvin Harris at the Californian event when she decided to pull her famous friend on stage with her for a cuddle.
Wearing tiny studded denim shorts, a midriff-baring 'Peace' top, sunglasses and a 'Boy' cap, 24-year-old Ri-Ri was at her flesh-flashing, trashy best.
Later in the day she was seen with the words 'Thug Life' written across her tummy in pen while smoking a brown, naughty-looking cigarette.
The girls made the most of the festival buzz and spent time raving.
Rihanna even got on a male friend's shoulders to get a better view.
Give us a thug ... Rihanna rolling something up
The Twitter-obsessed pair have of course been keeping followers up-to-date with their festival shenanigans, especially Ri-Ri.
Giving us a Rih view ... in her hotpants
Not-so-shy Rihanna posted pictures of herself showing off her legs in her hotpants around a pool, and later giving everyone a cheeky glimpse of her backside.
Have a peace of this ... Ri-Ri posing on Twitter
But one pic appeared to be revealing too much as she posted one sat on her friend's shoulders with her thighs gripped around his shiny head.
Do we Rih-lly need to see? ... Rihanna on a friend's shoulders
Rihanna later wrote: "I had so much fun with your f*cking fanz tonight! Diz hoodrat $kabii @katyperry also crowd surft n ATE my A$$ during my show."
Meanwhile, Katy tweeted her love for dead rapper Tupac whose face appeared as a hologram during a set.
Kat who got the C-Rih-m ... Perry and her pal
She wrote: "I think I might have cried when I saw Tupac. #coachella."
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From coming up in the rough and rugged borough of Queens, to becoming one of the most respected rappers in the game, Nas has quite a story to tell.
On Wednesday [April 18] VH1 will give fans an inside look into his life. Check out a preview of the show below.
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It's been a minute since we've heard some new baby making music from R. Kelly, but he's back. Peep the behind the scenes footage of his new video for "Share My Love."
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The Barbz have gone mad. On Sunday (April 15), Nicki Minaj deactivated her Twitter account leaving millions of her fans and followers awaiting her comeback-- but that may not happen. After getting into a Twitter tiff with some of her followers, Nicki pulled the plug on her account. “Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good f*cking bye,” she wrote. before vanishing from the social networking site.
Minutes before, Nicki had vowed to get rid of the account after she blocked a fan site that she accused of posting leaked music. DJLaz1.com (part of the Complex Network) managed to capture some screen grabs.
The offending site, NickiDaily.com is also down, stripped of all of it’s content with only the word “closed” posted. Instead of their Barbie-related content, the site just plays the somber sounding “Dear Old Nicki” in a loop. The track which appeared on Minaj’s 2010 debut is rather appropriate. On it she raps to her former self: “And tell me that you coming back that you just took a break/Maybe I blamed you for everything, that was my mistake.”
Whether NickiDaily was the exact reason that the Young Money star deleted her Twitter is unclear. There are few artists who have a closer relationship with her fans than Nicki, and fewer artists who are as big as her on Twitter. Last week the Harajuku Barbie landed the #1 album in the country with her sophomore effort Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded after selling 253,000 copies in its first week.
It was a mixed bag of reactions on Twitter:
“Like seriously, its but so much a person can take. Good fucking bye.”
“And that’s exactly why I’m paying the barbz DUST right now! And deleting my twitter. Smdh – don’t cry 4 me argentina.”
@adenatural Who cares if Nicki Minaj deleted her twitter.. #imjustsaying
@tdevydevyd when nicki minaj deletes her twitter and you feel like you have nothing to look forward to anymore... #NickiComeBack
@ImJustTamario y'all can hate on Nicki Minaj all y'all want. Slim went #1 in different countries lol..
@Christiano_NY THANK GOD. Nicki Minaj deleted her twitter. that B was getting annoying along with her fans lol
@they_yellin_LEE Why Nicki Minaj delete her twitter ctfu what happened ?
@iHeartCMB Long story girl. RT @xoDrea_: So Nicki Minaj really deleted her twitter?
@prince_walt Ppl outchea really hurt about Nicki minaj leaving twitter Lmaooo
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While Dipset fans wait patiently for his seventh solo album to drop, Cam'ron is giving them a taste of what is forthcoming by releasing a large batch on unreleased music.
Starting today, Killa will release a new song every day for a month except for the weekends.
Looks like Killa Season is about to start for real.
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Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg did their best to make fans forget about all other artists that preceded them at this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival.
After opening their set with "The Next Episode," "Kush," "Gin and Juice" and "Deep Cover," the duo started to bring out a long list of special guests.
Kurupt, Warren G, Wiz Khalifa, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar and Eminem all had memorable segments during the more than one hour set.
Kurupt, Warren G and Snoop paid tribute to Nate Dogg during "Ain't No Fun." Wiz and Snoop would later perform "Young Wild and Free."
The party was just starting at that point as Dr Dre brought out Kendrick Lamar to perform "The Recipe." Then out of nowhere 50 Cent appeared with Tony Yayo as the duo ran through medley of hits that included "What Up Gangsta," "P.I.M.P." featuring Snoop and "In Da Club."
After showing some Cali appreciation with "California Love" Dre thrilled fans by welcoming a very realistic looking 3D hologram image of Tupac Shakur. The late rapper treated the crowd to performances of "Hail Mary" and "2 of Amerikaz Most Wanted" featuring Snoop Dogg.
Eminem later came out to assist Dre with "I Need A Doctor," "Forgot About Dre" and "'Til I Collapse."
Snoop and Dre then took over to close the show with "Who Am I (What's My Name)" and "Still D.R.E."
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2Pac hologram performing "Hail Mary" x "Americaz Most Wanted" ft. Snoop Dogg
50 Cent and Tony Yayo performing "What Up Gangsta" x "P.I.M.P." ft. Snoop Dogg x "In Da Club"
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We know of at least one feature on Lloyd Banks' highly anticipated V6 mixtape thanks to Twitter. Banks sent out a tweet Saturday night asking fans who they wanted to hear on the project. Schoolboy Q of Black Hippy was paying close attention and answered Banks by saying he would like to appear on the tape.
Banks said it was a go.
What other artists would you like to see Banks collaborate with on V6?
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Despite his current legal troubles Beanie Sigel is hard at work on his fifth studio album entitled "The Classic." We Run The Streets caught up with the Broad Street Bully recently for a listening session for the project which is due out later this year.
Sigel's still got that heat. Peep it below. (Cameo from Mike Knox)
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Nicki Minaj has made no secret that she grew up in a very dysfunctional household, but her recent admission that she wanted to kill her father because he abused her mother has left him gutted.
During an interview last week on ABC's 'Nightline' show, Minaj told Juju Chang that her dad Omar was a dope fiend and alcoholic with a violent temper.
"We were afraid for my mother's life because whenever he would have a real bad outburst he would threaten to kill her." Nicki said "I wanted to kill [my dad]. I wished he was dead."
TMZ is reporting that family members are now coming to Omar's defense, insisting Nicki exaggerated the amount of violence in their household.
While admitting that he did have a bad temper, Omar claims things never reached the level Nicki described. Omar says he still loves his daughter despite the picture she is painting of him in the media.
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Hip-Hop took over the Coachella stage Saturday [April 14]. Three of the hottest young artists in the game, A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino and Azealia Banks all played full sets.
Check them out below.
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New visuals from Waka Flocka Flame featuring Wooh Da Kid.
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With co-signs from almost everyone in the game and a deal with Young Jeezy's CTE imprint, Freddie Gibbs is poised for something big. The Hip Hop Chronicle UK caught up with the Gary, Indiana MC to talk about the many projects he's involved in, his favorite album of all time and the title of his new album, The Neck Tie Party.
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