AllHipHop Reports
Fresh off the positive reception of All In a Day’s Work, Saigon has confirmed with AllHipHop.com the release of Warning Shots 2.
Working again with label Amalgam Digital, the project will be marketed as a full-length album distributed through CD and digital formats.
Saigon’s previous 2009 LP, the Statik Selektah collaboration All In a Day’s Work, was recorded in 24 hours and released in just a week.
With the funds for traditional promotional campaigns shrinking, Saigon feels his recent projects offer a blueprint for artists on how to break the divide between mixtapes and albums.
“I’m enjoying my experience with Amalgam Digital and being creative to give music to my fans without all the bullsh*t,” Saigon explained to AllHipHop.com. “It’s a new way of thinking and it feels good to partner with an innovative company that’s ahead of its curve. I’m excited to get this album out!”
Saigon’s recent explosion of work is the result of a recommitment to his career following years of stagnation on Atlantic Records, where he remained under contract from 2004-2008.
Warning Shots 2 features an array of guests in Grand Puba (“Who Can Get Busy”), Lil Fame of MOP (“Rusy Gunz”), Ransom (“F*ck Me, F*ck You”), Quan, and O.J. Da Juiceman (“For Some P*ssy”).
The latter offering is the lead single, with a clean version ready for radio outlets.
The album also has production from Just Blaze, and will serve as a lead-in to their oft-delayed, but still highly anticipated project The Greatest Story Never Told.
Warning Shots 2 will be available at retail outlets on September 29.
A full tracklisting is available below:
01. Nothing Comes Easy
02. That's Not What’s Up Feat. G.Soul
03. Fatherhood (Rayne Dior) feat Lokz
04. All Around The World Feat G.Soul
05. For Some P*ssy Part 1 feat O.J. Da Juiceman
06. Cookies & Milk Introducing Young Boombaya & A.P.
07. Be On Time
08. G Optified (Tommy Tee's Theme Sampler)
09. F*ck Me, F*ck You Feat Quan And Ransom
10. Rusty Gunz feat. Lil Fame from M.O.P.
11. Aye Aye Aye N*gga
12. Who Can Get Busy feat Grand Puba
13. Copping Pleas
14. For Some P*ssy Part 2
15. Saiiiiii Outro
16. Gotta Believe It
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The baby taken from the womb of a murder victim has been found alive, and a female suspect has been taken into custody.
Police identified the suspect as Julie A. Corey, 35, an acquaintance of Darlene Haynes, 23, whose body was discovered in her New Hampshire apartment on Monday, The Boston Globe reports.
Haynes had been eight months pregnant at the time of her death, medical authorities said, and her unborn baby was missing.
Her body was found after her landlord went to investigate reports of a strong odour coming from her apartment, TV station WCVB-TV reported.
Haynes body was found dumped in a closet with her abdomen cut open and her unborn child removed. She was wrapped in bedding and had been dead for several days, police said.
Detective Captain Edward J. McGinn Jr said the autopsy indicated Haynes suffered head injuries, Associated Press has reported.
Haynes has a one-year-old daughter who is safe with relatives.
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NYDailyNews Reports
You’d think Eva Mendes would be comfortable with her looks. But the smoldering actress admits she went to therapy to work through her body issues.
“I love my curves, I embrace them, but I have to walk a fine line,” Mendes told Marie Claire magazine. “I think it comes down to being voluptuous, and if your body’s a certain way, then things can go distasteful in a second.”
The sexpot star, whose nearly-naked ad campaign for Calvin Klein was so racy it was banned in the U.S., confessed to seeking help for her struggles with her self-image.
“I love therapy!” she said. “I’m very in touch with my feelings... there’s nothing like going in and sitting down and talking to someone who has no emotional tie to your life.”
Meanwhile, the 35-year old beauty is also busy delving into her creative side. Last weekend Mendes launched her newest home décor line for the bedroom, Vida, at Macy’s in New York.
This is Mendes’s second home collection for Macy’s, featuring five designs with prices ranging from $100 for a decorative pillow set to $209 for a four-piece comforter set, on sale now at macys.com.
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Ok, I'm just chillin on twitter yesterday tweeting or whatever. Next thing I know I'm witnessing a full on out in the open twitter beef.Between bay area rapper Mistah F.A.B.and Ozone Magazine founder Julia Beverly. Here's a blow by blow of their e-beef.
MistahFAB@juliabeverly u get to much Dick as it Is!!!! give yo pussy a Rest
about 21 hours ago from mobile web
JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB there U go w that bullshit again. U know as well as anyone how hard it is to get @ me. Tell the ppl how long U been trying
about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB
MistahFAB@juliabeverly it was over due I let u slide on a few things I had to say something.. Kisses Boo
about 21 hours ago from mobile web
JuliaBeverlyI'm officially not fuckin with @mistahfab. He's always making false defamatory statements about me just cuz I wouldn't fuck him. Lame
about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter
MistahFAB@juliabeverly aw u mad after that bull shit I let u get away fo this pass week Fuck it then don't fuck with me!Mad about her pussy visitors
JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB no Kisses. I'm not playing. You took this "I'm just joking" shit too far
about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB
JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB you're the one begging a different girl to fuck you every time I see you. You have no dirt on me stop playing
about 21 hours ago from UberTwitter in reply to MistahFAB
MistahFAB@juliabeverly U can be sensitive if u want to I don't care u know what u said .Peace my Nigga
about 21 hours ago from mobile web
JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB i said you're fat & need to work out. that's TRUE homeboy. i didn't make up LIES about u & spread false rumors in a public forum
about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MistahFAB
MistahFAB@juliabeverly beggin a different girl.. Come J be forreal. an this is Fabby ur talkin to I have a lot of dirt of u . but I would nvr air it
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
MistahFAB@juliabeverly don't make me out to b some desperate Guy. ur killin me Right now an that's not all u say u say yo sneak shit. y u get mad
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
MistahFAB@juliabeverly something much touch the Heart
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
JuliaBeverly@MistahFAB u have nothing on me, i behave myself. just leave me alone & stop slandering my name
about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck in reply to MistahFAB
MistahFAB@juliabeverly I been told u stop sayin Funny sneak dissing shit an I won't say nothin but if u wana continue playin I got u
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
JuliaBeverly@mistahfab no i'm done this time boo. i'm leaving u for @bigvon
about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck
JuliaBeverly "Successfully blocked @mistahfab"
about 20 hours ago from TweetDeck
MistahFAB okay yall blowin this way outta the water. @juliabeverly yo whole existence is built off jokes an rumors u can't take yo own medicine
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
MistahFAB u say hella shit about people I'm the only one who got the nuts to say something back u wana call an text people u hella fake @juliabeverly
about 20 hours ago from mobile web
MistahFAB YALL KISS ASS IF U WANT ME, MY LIPS WASNT MADE FOR THAT!! SO FUCK ANYBODY I OFFEND ON TWITTER R N LIFE DO LIKE @JULIABEVERLY DID AN BLOCK ME
about 19 hours ago from web
NYDailyNews Reports
Glenn Beck Wednesday defended calling President Obama a "racist” and saying the President must be held accountable for his actions.
Beck told his radio audience that he would exercise his right to free speech whether or not he had a radio or television show.
"Just know, you are never going to shut me up,” Beck told his listeners.
The comments came after the combustible host ignited a firestorm Tuesday, when, during an appearance on FNC's freewheeling "Fox and Friends,” he said the President's reaction to the Henry Gates Jr. arrest situation in Cambridge, Mass., suggested a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."
"Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade immediately responded, saying that most of the faces people see of the Obama administration are white, such as spokesman Robert Gibbs or chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
"I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem," Beck responded. "This guy is, I believe, a racist."
Beck took to the radio airwaves Wednesday with an emotional defense of his comments. "Ever notice the one making the charge of racism is never the one on trial until it's a conservative making the charge,” Beck said.
"I am not willing to bow before the king, I will never bow before the king. In America, we do not have kings,” Beck said.
"The President of the United States is not above the law, or above criticism. I will never, ever say the emperor is wearing clothes — if he's not.”
Since the story emerged, Fox executives have made it clear that although they encourage free speech, the "racist” remark was Beck's and his alone.
"During Fox & Friends" [Tuesday] morning, Glenn Beck expressed a personal opinion which represented his own views, not those of the Fox News Channel," Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming for Fox News, said in a statement. "And as with all commentators in the cable news arena, he is given the freedom to express his opinions."
Reaction to Beck's comments on the Daily News Web site ranged from outright approval to dismissing them as coming from a conservative white commentator trying to drum up an audience.
"Glenn Beck is another example of showboating, mostly male, mostly conservative radio and TV commentators who don't speak from fact but rather from their well-considered opinion of how much what they say will rile up their fan base and make them more famous and make them more money," wrote one reader.
Beck was reacting to Obama's initial handling of the Gates case.
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Kevin Federline drew stares when he attended a celebrity sporting event Monday, but it wasn't for his golfing skills.
The former dancer stunned onlookers with his massive new size.
According to Usmagazine.com, when an employee at the Ryan Sheckler X Games Celebrity Classic saw the large-and-in-charge Federline, he reportedly said, "Man, that's a belly on him! That's K-Fed?!"
Celebs like Verne Troyer, Frankie Delgado and Josh Henderson participated in the physical sport, while Federline, 31, apparently took it easy and spent time with girlfriend Victoria Prince in the shade sipping cocktails and smoking cigarettes.
This isn't the first time the expanding father of four has packed on the pounds.
Federline was mocked for flaunting a fuller figure last spring. However his ex Shar Jackson was quick to come to his defense.
"It's daddy weight!" said Jackson, the mother of Federline's two oldest children. "When you are a full-time parent, sometimes you can't focus on you. If gaining a few pounds is your only problem, life's not too bad!"
Maybe there is some truth to rumors his other ex Britney Spears has been calling him "K-Fatter-line" behind his burgeoning back!
Someone may need to remind Federline, who is reportedly angling for a reality show about his life as a father and with Prince, that the camera adds 10 pounds.
That is, unless the reality show K-Fed is looking to join is "Celebrity Fit Club."
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Fox News pundit Glenn Beck (r.) called President Obama a 'racist' during a 'Fox and Friends' morning show on Tuesday.
NYDailyNews Reports
Fox News Channel executives are distancing themselves from controversial — and popular — host Glenn Beck, who Tuesday morning branded President Obama a "racist."
The combustable Beck ignited a firestorm when, during a Tuesday morning appearance on FNC's freewheeling "Fox and Friends," he said the President's reaction to the Henry Louis Gates Jr. arrest situation in Cambridge, Mass., suggested a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."
To his credit, "Fox & Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade — who recently had to apologize for comments he made about racial issues — immediately responded, saying that most of the faces people see of the Obama administration are white, such as spokesman Robert Gibbs or chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
"I'm not saying he doesn't like white people. I'm saying he has a problem," Beck responded. "This guy is, I believe, a racist."
Beck did not address the point further in his own show on FNC Tuesday night.
A Fox representative said there was no comment from Beck.
However, Fox executives made it clear that although they encourage free speech, the "racist" remark was Beck's and his alone.
"During Fox & Friends" [Tuesday] morning, Glenn Beck expressed a personal opinion which represented his own views, not those of the Fox News Channel," Bill Shine, senior vice president of programming for Fox News said in a statement. "And as with all commentators in the cable news arena, he is given the freedom to express his opinions."
Reaction to Beck's comments on the Daily News Web site ranged from outright approval to dismissing them as coming from a conservative white commentator trying to drum up an audience.
"Glenn Beck is another example of showboating, mostly male, mostly conservative radio and TV commentators who don't speak from fact but rather from their well-considered opinion of how much what they say will rile up their fan base and make them more famous and make them more money," wrote one reader.
"Beck just exposed himself as a racist to the whole world," wrote another. "Half of President Obama's family is white. I hardly think he hates white people. It is clear that Beck is insecure with himself as a white man if all he sees is color in people and not just a person. Many people still need to grow up."
Beck's comments on Obama came out of a discussion another President might have reacted to when asked about the Gates case.
Gates, a renowned Harvard professor was arrested July 16 on disorderly-conduct charges by Cambridge police who had responded to his home after a report of a break-in in progress. Gates and the police disagree on what happened next. The charges were dropped. But the case took on an elevated level of scruitiny after the
President, on prime-time television, said the police acted "stupidly."
After realizing he had inflamed the discussion, Obama backtracked and then invited Gates and the arresting officer, Sgt. James Crowley, to the White House for a beer.
The Gates-Crowley incident — heightened by the Obama comment — has raised the discussion of racial relations in the United States to a larger level.
Gates, who said he hopes to use his experience as part of a study of racial profiling for a PBS documentary, said he was pleased the President wanted to use the incident to create a teachable moment.
"If my experience leads to the lessening of the occurrence of racial profiling, then I would find that enormously gratifying," Gates said in a statement posted at Theroot.com. "Because, in the end, this is not about me at all; it is about the creation of a society in which 'equal justice before law' is a lived reality."
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AllHipHop Reports
Thirteen years after his death, Tupac Shakur’s first Hip-Hop recordings will now become available through a forthcoming album entitled Shakurspeare.
The project is the brainchild of Darrin Keith Bastfield, CEO of Born Busy Records. Bastfield was one of Shakur’s early collaborators, and the two formed a group together called Born Busy when a 16-year old Tupac first began to rap.
For long-time fans, the album will offer the first glimpses of Tupac’s Hip-Hop journey, back when he was known by his first rap name of MC New York.
"I was there when Tupac heard himself for the first time rapping on a recording. As he sat in the cafeteria of the Baltimore School for the Arts it was as if he couldn’t believe that he was listening to himself,” Bastfield told AllHipHop.com. “Just as Tupac was quietly amazed by hearing himself, I want people to hear Tupac as a young artist in his very first recordings ever having fun, rapping about issues that concerned us, and most importantly giving a cautionary and timely ‘Message of Peace’ in his own voice as if he was already a big rap star with a reputation to uphold.”
The title Shakurspeare is an allusion to a conversation between Bastfield and a 17 year-old Shakur, where the aspiring emcee revealed that he dreamed of becoming as renowned Shakespearean actor.
The LP cover will illuminate this motif by having a Bastfield oil painting depicting Shakur as Shakespeare.
"This project was a very spiritual undertaking for me, but most importantly it is about creating art and being educational. The vocals to the songs we wrote were all recorded accapella in 1988 on a cassette tape,” Bastfield explained. “Through technology the vocals were able be extracted, digitally mastered, and put to contemporary music that was produced in 2008. I wanted to keep the recordings as close to the vein of our ideas from back in the day. As far as new material to assist with the concept of the album as being like an audio documentary, I chose to work with producers and artists in my own backyard which are native of Baltimore, Maryland which includes International Jazz recording artist Maysa. My life and times with Tupac Shakur all happened in Baltimore, so I wanted the spirit of the Shakurspeare album, just as the book, to stay consistent.”
The new album will mark Bastifield’s second Tupac Shakur project. In 2002, he released the book Back in the Day: My Life and Times with Tupac Shakur through One World/Ballantine.
At press time, Shakurspeare will be released digitally on September 13 through Born Busy Records.
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International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category, deeming both to be as deadly as arsenic and mustard gas.
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Funk pioneer George Clinton will be honored at this year’s annual BMI Urban Awards ceremony organizers announced today (July 28).
The event, which takes place in September, honors the top Urban songwriters that belong to BMI, one of the oldest performance rights organizations.
Clinton will officially be named a “BMI Icon,” joining artists like James Brown, Little Richard, The Bee Gees, Willie Nelson, The Jackson, Al Green, rapper Reverend Run and numerous others.
His songs with groups like Parliament, Funkadelic and The P. Funk All Stars have been sampled by countless rappers throughout the years, including Dr. Dre, Outkast, Snoop Dogg, EPMD and others.
“Hip-Hop has helped keep funk alive,” Clinton told AllHipHop.com in a previous interview. “The parents finally started liking it because it had that P-funk in it. Then the kids started learning about the (original) P-funk. So you have two generations in Hip-Hop.”
In addition to being honored, an all-star group of yet-to-be announced artists will take to the stage to salute Clinton. BMI President and Co-CEO Del Bryant will host the event along with BMI Atlanta VP of writer/publisher relations, Catherine Brewton.
The BMI Icon awards ceremony takes place September 10 in New York at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
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