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Nicki Minaj Interview W/Greg Street: Speaks On Being Female Rap's Savior, Her Album 'Pink Friday' Shipping Gold & Rappers Fearing Lil Wayne When He's Released [Audio]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 7:00pm

Audio After The Jump Nicki Minaj has put female hip hop back on the map. You could argue that she is single handedly carrying the game on her back for femcees. Her album 'Pink Friday' is set to drop November 23, and already there's talk of if it flops, other females might not get that look from major labels. But is that talk accurate or a clever marketing ploy? V-103's DJ Greg Street recently caught up with the Harajuku Barbie and spoke with her about that topic and a lot more. "I'm in a very grateful state right now," Nicki says. "I'm trying to go in with this album so I can make people proud." There's a lot riding on this project, no doubt. Nicki feels like everybody, including her fellow female rappers should support it, or else. "They [major labels] won't look to sign other female rappers if the project doesn't so well. Because they're gonna say 'well, her buzz was so crazy, if she couldn't do it no one can do it'. I don't want that to happen so I'm doing this for all the girls." Although her career has really taken off, Nicki admits there were times early on she wasn't so sure it would. "For a long time in my life, I was afraid to be a solo female rapper, because everyone told me, 'It doesn't work. It's not going to happen. Record companies are never going to invest in you just to get it. Just be part of a group.' " she said. Young Money CEO, Lil Wayne gets released from prison November 4. Nicki says the New Orleans spitter is focused. "I'm afraid for anybody, any of his competition when he gets out. Because I just feel like it's going to be monumental. He's in a great state. When I speak to him, he sounds like he has some sort of clear understanding of everything now, almost like he's had some weird sort of epiphany since he's been there, so I'm sure his stuff is only going to get better." So is Nicki right? Should other rappers fear what will happen when Weezy gets out? And if her album flops will that kill female hip hop on a mainstream level? twitter-5d.gif
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VIBE COVER STORY: DR DRE

Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 1, 2010 at 2:18pm

ANDRE YOUNG IS STILL BUZZINGAfter almost a decade of false starts, super-producer Dr. Dre is finally in the lab bringing Detox to life.But does the Good Doctor have the prescription hip-hop has been waiting for?Words: Jerry L. Barrow II Photos: Scott CouncilJIMMY IOVINE’S GOT his game face on. The Interscope Records co-founder has had a long and prosperous relationship with Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, hip hop’s foremost sonic architect. From Death Row to the Aftermath, Shady and G Unit imprints, Jimmy and Dre have left an indelible mark on the last two decades of popular music, moving more than 50 million albums together. But time is running short, and it’s clear in Iovine’s expression. He has been waiting for more than a decade for Dr. Dre to turn in his near-mythical album Detox—the follow-up to Dr. Dre 2001, which dropped in late 1999.Andre Young—a founding member of N.W.A and the sonic mastermind who introduced the world to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and The Game—has never done things the usual way. Between rumors, missed release dates and side projects (Beats By Dr. Dre headphones are reportedly up to a million units sold, with estimated revenues of $50 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 alone), his fans have had their loyalty tested time and again. “You can’t rush Dre,” says fellow N.W.A alum Ice Cube. “He’s changed music twice already.” But that is small consolation for folks who haven’t had a new Dr. Dre album since President Clinton was in office.Relief may finally be on the way. Several days after being honored at the 2010 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards by his artist and friend Eminem, a smile is etched across Dr. Dre’s chiseled 45-year-old face. On an unseasonably cold June day in Santa Monica, he’s dressed in a long-sleeved white T-shirt and jeans, and his 215 pounds of muscle have him looking more like a superhero than a record producer. A mini-vacation with his wife of 14 years, Nicole, and the news that Eminem’s Recovery has debuted with more than 700,000 copies sold have the Aftermath CEO “feeling better than most days.”It’s quiet in the sanctuary of his studio/nightclub across the street from the Interscope offices. This is where Dre tests out new music during private parties for friends. But today it’s all business.An unfinished leak of the Jay-Z collab “Under Pressure” has lived up to its namesake, and the man who once rhymed “fuck rap, you can have it back” knows that it’s time to make his impression felt again. Sit back, relax and strap on your seatbelt.VIBE: You were dismantling component systems as a kid. What’s it like having your own brand of headphones?Dr. Dre: It felt so organic. It’s not something I just put my name on. We designed this thing from the ground up. It took like two years to put this together. We were tweaking it the entire time ‘til we got the sound exactly the way we want it. I got to do a side-by-side comparison between the Beats and Bose . . . I feel like hands down we got ’em beat as far as style and fashion goes and as far as the sound. We got ‘em beat because guys that actually make music get the sound on these. Nobody’s gonna be able to compete with us as far as headphones.Diddy has Diddybeats and Lady Gaga has Heartbeats—both of which you helped set up—then Jay-Z’s Roc Nation has a headphone deal with Skull Candy, which also did a line with Snoop. How do you feel about the competition?It’ a compliment on the one hand but on the other hand it’s like “Yo, this is my thing here. What’s going on?” [Laughs.] It’s all good. I’m not trying to knock anybody’s hustle. But like I said, nobody is going to be able to beat us at this game.You also have a laptop complement to the headphones, correct?The HP Envy. We’re trying to improve the sound in computers and laptops. These guys aren’t thinking about sound when they build these computers and the majority of people are listening to music on computers. So you might as well hear it the right way.Why headphones as opposed to, say, a beat-making program?That’s something I want to get into and the headphones were a good start. I want to get into putting out my own drum sounds and maybe a beat machine. We’re talking about iPod docks, car stereos and an entire line. We’re also doing a headphone with LeBron James called PowerBeats. They’re earbuds but they wrap around the ear. Each bud has two drivers so it sounds a little louder. You can hear the 808 in these. I’ve been wearing the prototype every day to work out.So will Detox be streamed wirelessly into the Beats headphones?In a perfect word, yes. Me and Jimmy talk about this all the time. It was supposed to be my album promoting the headphones, but it’s gonna be the other way around now. It’s gonna be a two-for-one thing. As soon as we finish this interview I’m going into the studio and get it on. I know it’s taking a long time but it’s not 100 percent work on my album that I’m doing every day. That’s why it’s taking so long. It’s been almost ten years since my last album [It’s actually been more than 10 years. —Ed.] but I haven’t been sitting on my hands. Keeping it real with you, I just started really getting involved in it and really feeling it this year. Around January or February. Before now I was kind of doing it more out of obligation, but now I really feel it inside and it’s pouring out right now. Music comes out much better when you’re in that frame of mind.

Eight years passed between Chronic and 2001, so you’re not that late yet.Right. And I’ve got a few classic albums in between that with Em and 50.When you first announced Detox did you think it would take this long?Absolutely not. I thought it would take at worst case a couple of years. For example, actual work time on The Chronic was nine months and actual work time on my last album, 2001, was about 10 months. The actual work time on this album is about half of that, where I’m seriously focusing on it. There is always something coming up. Like signing talent, old and new.Looking at your signings of artists like Raekwon, Rakim and Marsha Ambrosius, are you just a hard boss or did it just not work out?I’d say it’s a little bit of both. I’m a perfectionist on one hand. I always say talent gets you in the building but whether our personalities mesh, that’s an entire different thing. I have fun when I’m working. It’s not a job for me. And I’m in a position where I really don’t have to do it if I don’t want to. So it has to feel right. When you get in the studio with an artist, the personalities have to mesh. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with my personality or theirs, it’s just: Do they work together or not? That seems to be a factor. All of the artists that I started working with and we didn’t finish, we’re still cool. It’s just a matter of this thing doesn’t work together. The ones that do work together, ka-boom. You see the results.What did you think of the final product of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx . . . Pt. II?I loved that “House of Flying Daggers.” [Laughs.] It came out good. I thought it could have been promoted a little better and I think there may have been too many songs. But that’s my opinion. Raekwon is one of the greatest.J Dilla produced “House of Flying Daggers.” Did you get to meet him before he died?Yeah, I met him at a studio out here and we chopped it up for about half an hour. Coolest dude. Talented. I just wish I’d had a chance to work with him.Is there anyone else out there you haven’t worked with yet that you’d like to?Of course, the next new artist I can get in the studio with and make something great. I don’t necessarily have an urge to work with established artists. Like working with Mary J. Blige, that was returning a favor. Other than that, I only want to work with new talent, new producers. People that want to learn and I can learn from.Speaking of new talent, a young lady saying she was your daughter went on YouTube with a song called “Daddy’s Shadow” saying that you won’t help her with her recording career.[Laughs.] I’m not gonna get into that. Not gonna talk about the family.Talk about the relationship you have with 50 Cent and some of your other artists.Everything is cool. I haven’t spoken to 50 in a long time. He’s doing his own thing right now. Hopefully we’ll get to work together again in the future but I think he’s working on movies. As far as everybody else goes, I’m here. Everybody knows I’m working on my own thing. Once that’s done, holla at me.At the ASCAP Awards did you have any idea Eminem was going to be presenting?No idea. They told me it was going to be a surprise guest to present me with the award but I didn’t even waste any brain power trying to figure it out. That was incredible and the thing that he said was incredible. Being around guys like Em, I know how they feel about about me and they know how I feel about them, but hearing it in that forum feels incredible. It’s inspiring and it lets me know that everything that I’ve done is appreciated.It looked kind of like a reunion on stage. Do you guys see each other much?We’d actually just saw each other an hour before for the VIBE photo shoot. Before that it had been a few months or so. We don’t get to talk that often, but when we do see each other it’s just like we saw each other yesterday.How do you feel about winning VIBE’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time tournament?It was crazy because I just happened to be in New York promoting the Diddybeats and they approached me at Best Buy and I didn’t know anything about the contest or that I’d won and I was like, “Really?” I went home and saw who I was up against. I was like “whoa.” These are some of my favorite producers. I never looked at it like my shit don’t stink or I’m the best at what I do. I just go in and do my thing. I have my favorites out there also, but don’t get me wrong—I’m glad it went to me. [Laughs.] It’s always an incredible feeling, especially to be considered No. 1. The best that ever did it? What the fuck!

You were up against DJ Premier in the finals.Preemo is definitely one of my favorites. I got a chance to chill with him and Guru out here one time. We sat and talked for like an hour and they were cool as hell. I’m a fan.Do you think the VIBE tournament helped to elevate the stature of the producer?The producer definitely needs to get a lot more credit than we do. No producer—no artist. Not many artists can go in the studio and make their own records. But a lot of producers can.In the photos for this cover you have music notes in the syringes. Is there a science to hip-hop?That’s a good question. You know what? I don’t know. Anybody that says that they know is crazy. You just come in and do what you feel. The way hip-hop is going and the way it sounds can change tomorrow. I think everybody has their own method and approach so there is no direct science for it. You can do a hip-hop record with no rapping. Hip-hop is so dope because it’s the only music that you can mix with other forms of music. You can mix rock, hip-hop, jazz—it’s spread out.So there is no Dr. Dre formula?No. There is no direct formula because I like collaborating and whoever I’m collaborating with, I’m absorbing their energy and they’re absorbing mine and that’s how the record is going to sound. To me there is no Dre sound.But if you listen to 50 Cent’s “In da Club” and Mary J. Blige’s “Family Affair,” there are similarities.Okay, but that’s not what I’m thinking when I go in to make it. I don’t go in saying it has to sound like “this.” Each record has its own personality. I think, “Is this record wearing Timberlands or is it wearing earrings?” If it comes out sounding similar to the last record, then so be it.When did you first put your hands on a pair of turntables?Damn, that’s a good one. Probably when I was 14 years old. I heard “[The Adventures of] Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel,” and that made me want to DJ. It made me want to know what hip-hop was. That was the song that did it. I immediately went home and called some friends and we were taking apart one of my friend’s mother’s stereo sets. They called them component systems back then. We figured out how to make a mixer from the balance button and got it cracking—started making tapes. Not too long after that, my mom got me a Numark mixer for Christmas and I was off and running from there. I still had the raggedy turntables, but it made it a lot easier.What happened with those piano lessons with Burt Bacharach?I’m still going. I have a different piano teacher now and I’m learning a lot about theory and hopefully I can get my Quincy Jones on later, score some movies.What’s your relationship like with Quincy Jones?He’s one of my mentors and people I’ve looked up to in this business. I hung out with Quincy on his 70th birthday.Has he bestowed any musical gems on you?You know what? All we’ve ever talked about is life and personal shit. We’ve never talked technical or about music.Really?I’m just talking about whatever Quincy wants to talk about. The door is open for me to go to his house and talk to him anytime I want. He gave me that invitation. I just want to absorb it, because everything he talks about is useful to me. It doesn’t matter when I get it, as long as I get it. You know, I’m sitting there and I want to ask him about Thriller and Body Heat, but I’ll get to that. I’m actually supposed to be going to his house next week.You mentioned a hip-hop album without rapping. Will we ever hear a Dr. Dre instrumental album?Oh yeah, that’s in the works. An instrumental album is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have the ideas for it. I want to call it The Planets. I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but fuck it. [Laughs.] It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like. I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet. I’ve been doing this for about two years now just in my spare time so to speak. I wanna do it in surround sound. It’ll have to be in surround sound for Saturn to work.Why?Because Saturn has the rings and you’ll have to hear the sound going around you the entire time the instrumental is playing. You make Jupiter big. Earth of course has to [sound] wet. You really get into the actual personality of each planet and you go with that.That’s an exciting concept. That’s why leaked music kind of cheats you. Because it’s not in the package it was meant to be in.Without a concept it’s just another song . . .Because it’s out of sequence.That’s big! Absolutely. That can make or break a record, the way you sequence it. That is 100 percent a job in itself and that happens throughout the entire process of recording an album with me. I might take a CD home and listen to a few songs back to back and say, “Okay, those two songs have to play together on a record.” Then you wait for that to happen again and then you have a partial sequence. That’s an art in itself.

Knowing how passionate you are about sequencing an album, how does it feel when a song leaks, like “Crack a Bottle”?It’s like a stab in the stomach. First of all we weren’t even going to release the song. We won a Grammy for it, but I’m not even considering putting the Grammy up. My wife has a problem with that because she wants all of my achievements to be up in the house. But the way it came, it doesn’t mean the same to me. We didn’t get a chance to do the song with our heart in it because we had to go in and rush it out. We went in one day and finished it at least so people could hear a proper version but we didn’t get to put our heart and soul in it . . .So “Under Pressure” leaking was a killer.It was a little bit more frustrating because at least “Crack a Bottle” had a hook on it. I wouldn’t be as mad at a leak if the song was done.Can you blame the fans for wanting to hear something after all this time?Absolutely not. I’m not mad at the fans. I’m mad at the person that leaked the shit. I have no idea how it got out. It’s not even worth looking to see who did it. It happens. The most painful part about it is that I’m passionate about what I do, so people should hear it in the right form.There were some other reference tracks that leaked with T.I. and Ludacris lyrics. Were those legit?Two of them were. Somebody actually hacked into our emails, so that made our red flags go up. We’re in a new age and that’s a sign: Wake up motherfucker. You have to be more careful with your shit. That’s all there is to it. I know what’s up now.Was “In Da Club” for Detox?No. That track was done for D12. We were in the studio and D12 was in the studio. Em was there. It didn’t happen with D12 and Em took the track with him, and he is the one that handed the track to 50.Knowing the personal nature of your music, will there be a part two of “The Message” for your late son, Andre Young, Jr.?I’m actually back and forth about that. I’m leaning towards no because I don’t know if I want to put myself or my family through that. I kind of want the record to stay fun. Right now as we speak I’m leaning towards a no. Though I do have a couple of things that I’ve done [for him]. I don’t think so.Have you heard a beat in the last five years that you thought was hot?Damn, that’s a good question. When was “The Benjamins” made? [Laughs.] [Diddy’s “It’s All About] the Benjamins” was one of my favorite beats. I just want to hear something that makes me make the ugly face.There’s nothing else since “Benjamins” that did that for you?I know there is, but nothing is hitting me off the top. As soon as you leave I bet I’ll think of one. I’ve been listening to a lot of old shit. Most of the time when I’m listening to hip-hop, it’s old-school Wu-Tang or Mobb Deep.What is it about the old shit that keeps you going back?It was an exciting period of hip-hop. Hip-hop isn’t as exciting anymore and it motivates me to do what I do.You’ve seen so much in your time—good and bad. You had a chance to reconcile with Eazy-E before he died. With everything that has been going on with Suge Knight in the last year, is there any side of you that feels that one day you might . . .?I haven’t even thought about him. This is my first time hearing his name in . . . a long time.So nobody told you when he got knocked out at a party?Oh, of course I heard that. But it doesn’t even cross my mind. I’m not gonna get anything out of that, so I don’t even think about it. That’s not going to help me.It was reported that you were trying to tie up some loose ends with the people who bought the Death Row catalog.Was basically trying to go back and get what I was owed if possible. This was more my attorneys than me. I’m more like eh, whatever. But if you can make it happen, it’s all good.You’ve had so much fun doing Chronic and 2001. So why would you want to detox? What is there to “detox” from?You have to see it. It’s not really detoxing. What I’m doing is gonna say “Detox” but it’s gonna have that red circle with that line through it. Hearing it and seeing it are two different things. Once you see it, it’s like “Oh.”So the idea is not detoxing?Exactly.Years ago you recorded a song called “Forgot About Dre,” but in 2010 it seems impossible to forget about Dre.I hope not, at least not until this record is out. [Laughs.] I’m definitely in a different place now. I’m a lot smarter and hopefully getting smarter in years to come. I’m just cool right now, chilling and doing my work. Before it was ripping and running and I’m in a really calm place in my life, using my time wisely. That’s the most valuable thing we own.Source:VIBEFollow EntertainmentBo on Twitter
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What The? A California Doctor Trying To Break Into Her Boyfriend's Crib Dies After Getting Stuck In Chimney For Days [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 5:30pm

Video After The Jump (CNN) -- The decomposed body of a California doctor was found lodged in her boyfriend's chimney, several days after she had apparently attempted to get inside his home, police said. Internist Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, had been reported missing on Thursday, Bakersfield, California, police said in a statement Tuesday. Her body was found lodged in the fireplace flue on Saturday. Kotarac was last seen Wednesday night at about 10:15 p.m., "trying to force her way inside (the home) as she was involved in a dating relationship with the resident," police said. "The resident left the house undetected to avoid a confrontation and stayed the night elsewhere." Authorities did not identify the boyfriend or say why Kotarac was attempting to get inside his home. Kotarac did not arrive for work on Thursday, and her assistant and the boyfriend searched for her at his home. Her car and belongings were there, but there was no indication she had gotten inside, police said. The boyfriend and her medical staff reported her missing. "Her purse was there, with her phone, all her money, all her credit cards, all that stuff," neighbor Terri Terrazas told CNN affiliate KBAK-TV. Thursday night, the boyfriend stayed at the home before leaving for Europe, police told KBAK. "Friday night, we could smell something," Terrazas told the station. And "someone down the street said they thought they heard someone yelling quietly for help." But the sound was dismissed as coming from kids playing in a nearby pool, KBAK reported. Kotarac was found by a friend of the boyfriend's, who stopped by to feed his fish while he was away, police said. "The house sitter detected a strong odor coming from the fireplace, and upon inspection located the deceased woman lodged in the flue approximately two feet above the top of the fireplace interior opening." It took authorities five hours to dismantle the chimney and flue from the exterior of the home enough to remove Kotarac's body, authorities said. There was no evidence of foul play, police said, and "all the evidence thus far indicates Kotarac accessed the roof via a ladder and on her own volition removed the chimney cap and slid down the flue feet first." Kotarac's family told KBAK they are horrified to think she could have spent several days lodged in the flue. They said she graduated from medical school with honors, and KBAK reported that Kotarac was voted a favorite local doctor last year. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday, police said, but did not immediately return a call from CNN on Wednesday. Source: CNN twitter-5d.gif
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Snoop Dogg Teams With Norton To Help Fight Cyber Crimes With "Hack Is Wack" Contest. Peep The Rules Inside [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 1:30pm

Video After The Jump If you use the internet often, you're probably quite aware of the dangers of viruses, hacking and other cyber crimes like identity theft. Snoop Dogg has teamed Norton Anti Virus to raise awareness of these crimes by holding a "Hack Is Wack" contest. People interested in helping combat cyber crimes and have some fun at the same time can submit a rap video to the Hack Is Wack website. The winner will get a chance to meet Snoop. "Just being more aware and bringing the attention level up, so people can know that these crimes are actually happening out there," Snoop said. "Because a lot of people don't know that this is happening. So we're just trying to make people aware." Peep the press release and videos below for more information. "Superstar rapper Snoop Dogg and Norton are encouraging Snoop fans, rap enthusiasts and everyone who wants to take a stand against cybercrime to enter the "Hack is Wack" cybercrime rap video contest. The contest, which runs through Sept. 30, 2010, asks participants to create and upload a two-minute rap video at www.HackIsWack.com showing off their lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime. Entries can rap about topics including hacking, identity theft, computer viruses, and why it's important to protect yourself from online crime. Check out Snoop's original rap on www.HackIsWack.com now! Snoop will make the initial call for entries through his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. The official Twitter hashtag for the contest is #SnoopNorton. The winner will receive round trip airfare for two to Los Angeles along with two days and two nights hotel stay for a chance of a lifetime for aspiring rappers to meet with Snoop's management, learn more about his business and get tips on how to make it to the top. Additionally, the winner will receive; two tickets to a Snoop Dogg concert; and a new laptop with Norton Internet Security 2011. Snoop's management team will judge the top five videos and pick a winner from those finalists. The winner, to be announced on Oct. 20, 2010, will be selected based on overall creativity, rapping and performing skills, and delivery of a compelling anti-cybercrime message."

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Flo Rida Dropping New Double Disc 'The Only One' W/Features From Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane & Ludacris [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 10:47am

Video After The Jump Flo Rida is releasing a beefy third LP. The double disc, titled 'The Only One' will consist of two sister albums -- 'Only One Flo' and 'Only One Rida.' With guest appearances from Ludacris, Gucci Mane and Lil Wayne, who cameos on 'Fresh Out of State,' the two-disc album will also include his international hit 'Can't Handle Me' with David Guetta, which cracked the Top 20 in the U.S. and reached the top of the charts in the United Kingdom and Ireland. "By now, I would have put out an album by now, but having the success of not just one album but a second album, which had the lead single 'Right Round,'" he said in an interview with Nfinite Visions, counting Outkast and Guetta as reasons that he gravitates more towards Top 40 pop than straight hip-hop. "I've basically been inspired by the international success, Flo Rida continues in the video viewable below. "So with that being said, I've accumulated a lot of records to the point where I want to put out a double-disc. I'm the guy who loves to fluctuate and show my ability to be able to cross over with urban as well as pop culture. You'll definitely hear some international inspiration as well as the urban side." 'The Only One' is expected to hit stores by the end of 2010. Source: BoomBox twitter-5d.gif
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Lauryn Hill Says She's 'Getting Closer' To Releasing New Album [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 10:13am

Video After The Jump Lauryn Hill was feeling jovial on Saturday at Governor's Island in New York City. One of the main attractions on the lineup, Hill was making her second stop on the Rock the Bells Tour, where we grabbed the opportunity to ask her when she might release her first studio album since 1998. "We're getting closer," she said with a chuckle. "We're getting closer. That's all I can say." One thing seems certain when she does drop the follow-up LP: There won't be many, if any, collaborations. She has too much to express after being mostly gone for more than a decade. "I have respect for what people do," Hill said. "I also like to hear the eclectics, I like to hear the mixture. There's a lot of different creative energies out there right now. I respect the different sounds that I'm hearing. It's been such a long time since I've gotten my voice and my ideas [out]. In terms of collaborations, that's not even something I've been thinking about per se. I'm happy that people are still making music. That we still have a platform with which to make music. It's gonna be interesting to see what the future holds." When Hill thinks about the current musical landscape, the iconic MC/songstress said she realizes it's very different from the '90s, but that there is nothing wrong with that. "It's a lot going on," Hill said. "It's interesting energy. It's not what it was, it's different. That doesn't necessarily means it's a bad thing — it's a different thing. Just like any new opportunity, it's ripe for a lot of different things. You got a lot of young talent out there. Because we don't necessarily have the same sort of industry complex that used to exist, people don't always give, I want to say, proper respect to. But they're doing it in a really kind of unusual, unique and hard-core way. Because the system is not necessarily in place like it used to be." Source: MTV
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Young Choochi - Straight 2 Tha TOP - Hosted By Juice McCain

Posted by Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes on September 1, 2010 at 9:40am


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TRACK LIST:


1) JUICE MCAIN INTRO
2) STRAIGHT 2 THA TOP
3) SHE'S A KEEPER (PROD. BY J-RUM BEATS)
4) WHO THE FUCK IS THAT
5) WIGGLE (PROD. BY SUPERSTAROBEATZ)
6) MY CHICK BAD
7) STRONGER (PROD. BY J-RUM BEATS)
8) BOUNCE IT (PROD. BY GAMO)
9) TRYNA' GET A LIL'
10) CUFF YO CHICK
11) GIVE IT TO YA FT. GAMO (PROD. BY GAMO)
12) I CAN BEAT IT
13) CAN'T STOP WON'T STOP
14) MOVIE TIME (PROD. BY PROTOTYPEBEATZ)
15) MUSCLE ON FT. GAMO (PROD. BY GAMO)
16) PERFORMING UNDER PRESSURE
17) INKREDIBLE
18) JUICE MCCAIN INTERLUDE
19) SWAG AND JUICE FT. JUICE & SWAG (PROD. BY GAMO)
20) WISHLIST FT. SWAG & GAMO (PROD. BY GAMO)
21) ROLL WIT A BALLA FT. GAMO (PROD. BY GAMO)
22) GANGSTA LUV
23) SHE GOT (PROD. BY J-RUM BEATS)
24) AIRPLANES (REMIX)
25) IMA HUSTLER (PROD. BY PROTOTYPEBEATZ)
26) REACHIN' FOR THE STARS (PROD. BY SUPERSTAROBEATZ)
27) LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE
28) RIDIN' SOLO
29) OUTRO


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Man Upset At Getting 40 Year Sentence Cuts His Own Throat W/Razor In Courtroom [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 9:51am

Video After The Jump DALLAS — A suburban Dallas man used a razor blade to slit his throat moments after a judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison. Marcial Anguiano of Duncanville left court Tuesday morning on a stretcher with his neck bandaged. The Dallas Morning News reported that Anguiano was talking as he was carried out. Defense attorney Juan Sanchez says he saw his client "do something with his right arm" when state District Judge Larry Mitchell sentenced Anguiano for aggravated assault. Anguiano bled on the railing that separates the courtroom audience from the front of the court and on the first row of benches. No one else was injured. Sanchez said an object was confiscated from his client before the hearing, but that he wasn't sure what it was. Anguiana was sentenced for cutting his niece with a butcher knife. twitter-5d.gif
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Fabolous Drops Funkmaster Flex Freestyle, Throws Jab At B.P. "No Brian Pumper Jewels Just Large Links" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 2:36am

Video After The Jump Fabolous stopped by Hot 97 yesterday (August 31) and dropped a freestyle for Funkmaster Flex. Funeral Fab didn't waste an opportunity to strike back at Brian Pumper for his "Shut Da F*ck Up" diss track, by dropping the line, "no Brian Pumper jewels just large links." It was a light jab from Fabolous, but it lets you know he's not going to let Pumper get the last word in their beef. twitter-5d.gif
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Peep Waka Flocka & Gucci Mane At 'Flockaveli' Listening Session [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 1:30am

Video After The Jump Waka Flocka's been dropping nothing but bangers lately and judging from the tracks heard in the vid, that's not about to change anytime soon. Hood Affairs was at the 'Flockaveli' album listening session, and got footage of Waka and Brick Squad CEO Gucci Mane enjoying what sounds like a hot album. Lex Lugar produced the bulk of the tracks on the cd which drops October 5. twitter-5d.gif
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Hilarious: The Bed Intruder's Response To The "Bed Intruder Song" (Parody) By Donnell Rawlings aka Ashy Larry From Chappelle's Show

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 31, 2010 at 5:30pm

Video After The Jump Donnell Rawlings is a damn and one hell of a comedian. He got noticed on the national scene as an actor on Dave Chappelle's Show. The character most people remember Donnel playing was the hard gambling Ashy Larry. Donnel takes on the form of Antoine Dodson's bed intruder and responsds back to the allegations in this hilarious parody of "The Bed Intruder Song". twitter-5d.gif
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Xzibit Lands Appearance In New TV Drama 'Detroit 1-8-7'

Posted by Mr.I Get It on August 31, 2010 at 4:20pm

(AllHipHop News) Rapper/TV personality Xzibit will be featured in an episode of ABC's new crime drama, Detroit 1-8-7, the network has announced.According to a press release, Xzibit has signed on to star in an episode of the new series, which is slated to premiere September 21st.In the episode starring Xzibit, the rapper will play a "hustler" turned businessman named Russell Pitts, who is now in the business of producing Hip-Hop artists.Detroit 1-8-7 started shooting in July in Detroit, according to the series' producers.The drama stars Michael Imperioli (Detective Louis Fitch), Aisha Hinds (Lt. Maureen Mason), James McDaniel (Sgt. Jesse Longford) and others.The executive producer of the show, Jason Richman, stressed they would be using artists and local talent in the show and extended an invitation to one of the world's most famous rappers, Eminem."I would love it," Jason Richman told Vulture. "He's a great actor, and he'd a good representative for the city…I'd love for him to be involved in any way possible."Xzibit will also make another high profile appearance on television this September, when he is featured on Extreme Makeover rebuilding a house in Wisconsin, with host Ty Pennington, homebuilder Paige Hemmis and stylist Michael Moloney.Air-dates for Xzibit's appearances on both shows are not available as of press time.Source:AllHipHopFollow EntertainmentBo on Twitter
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Detin8 & Beatbutcha - Best Of Both Worldz (Mixtape)

Posted by Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes on August 31, 2010 at 3:35pm


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TRACK LIST:


RUSTE INTRO...01. COSMIC FUNK
02. US
03. THE GRIME
04.GIVE AND TAKE
05. CLASH OF THE WRITINGS FEAT. MICALL PARKNSUN
06. SYSTEM FALLING FEAT. SABRINA ROBERTS/SHILOH/BLAK ASH
07. EITHER
08. DRUNK!!!
09. THROUGH YOUR EYES FEAT. NEO
10. HOME SWEET HOME FEAT. SABRINA ROBERTS
11. CIPHA OF DEATH FEAT. SHILOH/REAIN/HENRY D 8TH
12. GREEN GOBLIN!
13. TIMELESS FEAT.NEO/SABRINA ROBERTS
14. MS. GOODNESS!!
15. THE JOURNEY OF LIFE FEAT. SABRINA ROBERTS/PRECISE
16. LOVE STORY FEAT. HOOKS OF TNT
17. UNBORN SUN
18. METAPHYSICS FEAT. CIPH BARKER


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Audrina Partridge & Brandy Join New Season Of Dancing With The Stars. 2 Good Reasons To Tune In

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 31, 2010 at 3:56pm

Brandy and The Hills alum Audrina Patridge aren't nervous about showing a little skin when they compete on Season 11 of Dancing With the Stars. "I'm so into it! I know I'm never going to look as sexy as I will on this show," Brandy, 31, told UsMagazine.com at a DWTS press conference Monday night. "You have to be sexy on this show!" Said Patridge, 25: "I love everything about it! I'm so excited. I think I will love the costumes." With no prior dancing experience, Patridge told Us she isn't worried about being put into the same category as fellow reality star Kate Gosselin, who finished in eighth place last season. "I'm eager to learn!" she told Us. "I can't even sleep at night. I'm so excited to get in the studio!" Brandy, on the other hand, is a little apprehensive. "What people don't understand is I have never been a good dancer!" she told Us. "Dancing has never been one of my strongest points. With this show, you have to do things you've never done before, and I've never done anything like this. It's a whole new experience!" Her biggest fear? "That first performance!" she told Us. "When I get through that first performance, I think I'll be OK. My daughter will be there and she's very feisty; she'll say, 'Mom, don't embarrass yourself!'" The new season of DWTS begins Sept. 20 on ABC! Source: USMagzine twitter-5d.gif
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