Video After The JumpThe God MC, Rakim touches on quite a few interesting subjects in this interview with RealTalkNY. Topics covered include age limits in hip hop, the lack of acceptance from the east coast for dirty south rappers plus a lot more. Rakim's new cd 'The Seventh Seal' coming soon !
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Rapper Talib Kweli and singer Res, collectively knows as Idle Warship drop their first project. Talib always delivers so I recommend you download this mixtape.Download HereRead more…
Videos After The JumpOi Fashion Rocks, a showcase for some of the world's top designers such as Givenchy, Calvin Klein and Versace took place Saturday (October 24). The show featured performances from P.Diddy And Dirty Money, Mariah Carey, Estelle and Ciara. Watch them below.
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AllHipHop Reports
A group of prominent artists are moving forward with a lawsuit against the U.S. government for using music as a means for torture at Cuba’s controversial Guantanamo Bay facility.
Last December, news hit media outlets about how military personnel were using music to humiliate and demoralize detainees.
Rage Against the Machine member Tom Morello is participating in the suit, and revealed that reports have shown the music was played just low enough to prevent detainees from suffering shattered eardrums.
“Guantanamo is known around the world as one of the places where human beings have been tortured,” Morello explained. “From waterboarding to stripping, hooding and forcing detainees into humiliating sexual acts, playing music for 72 hours in a row at volumes just below that to shatter the eardrums. Guantanamo may be d**k Cheney's idea of America, but it's not mine. The fact that music I helped create was used in crimes against humanity sickens me.”
Hip-Hop music was a staple of the torture tactic, with selections from Dr. Dre, Lil Kim, Eminem (“Kim,” “Slim Shady,” “White America”), and Tupac (“All Eyez On Me”) being used.
Even though songs like Eminem’s “White America” are ironically critical of American politics, the Bush Administration approved the track as a part of the “futility technique,” which seeks to show torture victims the hopelessness of their situations.
The goal of the musicians’ lawsuit, dubbed the “National Campaign to Close Guantanamo,” is to have all government documents declassified on music torture and have the base shut down.
In addition to artists such as the Roots, REM, Pearl Jam, and Nine Inch Nails, several former U.S. generals and lawmakers have joined the suit.
Previously, President Barack Obama had promised to close the facility by January 22, 2009.
However, the economic crisis and resistance from Congress have delayed that goal. At press time, a court date has not been announced.
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Chalie Boy touches down with help some of the dirty south's finest for this remix of his hit record "I Look Good". Bun-B, Slum Thugga & Juvenile light fire to this track. This shit got the clubs jumpin so make sure you download it and spread the word my G'z
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From HipHopWiredSo much can be said about the video for Drake's smash hit, Best I Ever Had, but they say a picture is worth 1000 words. But if the pictures aren't enough, we got a chance to catch up with one of the feature models from the video, Shakur, while she was traveling out to the west coast. While you may know the body from the video, you may have heard her single on your local radio station “Nadda Ho” featuring Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas. We got the chance to catch up with her about acting, rapping and her romantic rumors with an upstart emcee.HipHopWired: Where are you from?Shakur: I'm from Los Angeles, California.
HipHopWired: So born and raised there or just born?Shakur: Well born and raised but I spend a lot of time on the East Coast and the South because I am recording out there a lot.
HipHopWired: What's your ethnic background?Shakur: Both parents are Egyptian.
HipHopWired: Cool, I was thinking you have a unique look. It's like a European face with an African shape.Shakur: Yeah Egyptians come in all types; all Africans just depends on the ancestry. But people always think I'm Hispanic and I'm fluent in Spanish so it trips them up sometime.
HipHopWired: How did you get your start modeling?Shakur: I started modeling when I was about 13; I did commercial and print work around then so I was real young. My mother made me stop because she wanted me to be more focused on academics. So she pulled me out of entertainment to make sure the number one focus was school. Then when I was of age to do stuff on my own legally I got back into it. Music pulled me back before I could get back into modeling, so I focused on that and put modeling and acting to the back.
HipHopWired: So you say the music pulled you back into entertainment, how'd that come about?Shakur: Well I always had been writing and had a passion for music, I think I get that from my father but I kinda got pulled into it with people saying I have a talent for it and I just started recording and putting things I'd written on wax. It grew from being an interest to a passion to something I wanted to pursue with full force.
HipHopWired: How long have you been recording?Shakur: About 6 years, about 5 or six years I've been recording.
HipHopWired: I read another interview and it said that Kanye West personally called you to be in the Drake video, did you cultivate those relationships via the music or through modeling first?Shakur: Yea definitely the music first, I developed my relationships through the music with people knowing me as an artist, and people just happened to know I'm a pop artist with a good look for modeling. So people often misconstrue what comes first, but it is the music, but if I can gain exposure through the modeling and be able to use it as a means to get my music out there then I'm all for it.
So when Kanye hit me up about it, he had already known me from around the industry for the past couple years. He knows that I'm studying theatrics with a coach, so he was like, “I know you're doing your acting thing and this is a video we're about to shoot it would be a good look for you, not on some video girl stuff.” Not that I am against ‘video girl stuff', its just that as an artist it confuses people like what are you trying to be. He was like there was some acting to it, so when I got to set and saw the treatment and I was like oh okay, this is cool, not your typical stuff.
HipHopWired: Also we caught wind that you may be the best Drake's ever had; any truth to the rumors that you and him are an item?Shakur: The rumors saying that Drake and I have a romantic relationship and it's just not true. I met Drake on the set for “Best I Ever Had”. I only was involved because of Kanye's request as a friend. I've never been romantically involved with either one.
HipHopWired: So no fireworks at all?
Shakur: He is a very talented and very sweet guy, but the relationship has never been like that. I respect his talent but there is no romantic relationship between us. I understand this is all a part of the game as far as rumors go, but if you even look at the pictures posted on the gossip sites you'll see they are all from the set of the video.
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In this hilarious interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Jamie Foxx talks about the difference between black and white handshakes, his tour in support of his album 'Intuition'. And his new movie 'Law Abiding Citizen' which co-stars Gerard ButlerPart OnePart TwoPart ThreeRead more…
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Two of the hottest chicks in the game,Tammy Torres and Rosa Acosta. Behind the scenes of Bentley photo shoot for Import EyeCandy Studios.
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Dipset Capo Jim Jones and DJ Webstar have linked up to release a joint album titled 'The Rooftop'. "She Can Get It" is the lead single. The two harlem natives have a history of making hit records so expect this project to be hot. 'The Rooftop is in stores now, make sure you go out, support and cop it !
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XXL Reports
Former Cash Money rapper B.G. is back in business. The one-time Hot Boy is ready to deliver 'Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood' next month, his first solo album in over three years.
And it seems like the B. Gizzle is feeling nostalgic. The New Orleans rapper has reunited with his ex-group mates Lil Wayne, Juvenile and producer Mannie Fresh for the LP. T.I., Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie, Trey Songz and Yo Gotti are also among the artists B.G. has drafted for the disc. J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Scott Storch and Cool and Dre all put in work behind the boards.
'Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood' will be released on November 24 through E1, Chopper City and Atlantic Records. His first single “Back to the Money” will hit the airwaves shortly.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - An Ashburn, Virginia woman is in the fight of her life after suffering a very rare side effect to the seasonal flu shot.
The vast majority of doctors say flu shots are safe. In this case, the FDA says they found nothing wrong with this particular batch, but sometimes there are complications.
That's apparently what happened to Desiree Jennings, and now her life will never be the same.
At 26 years old, Desiree Jennings was the picture of health. She's a Washington Redskins cheerleader and an avid runner. Her life changed forever on August 23 when she says she got a seasonal flu shot at a local grocery store.
"I was training for a half marathon then," said Jennings, crying. "It just all went so fast."
Ten days after receiving the shot, she came down with the flu. After that, her health spiraled downwards. She started passing out and had to be hospitalized twice.
"We went to an urgent care place and they wouldn't even let her get out of my truck because she was seizing in the back so bad, so they called an ambulance immediately," says her husband, Brendan Jennings.
Doctors at Fairfax Inova and Johns Hopkins diagnosed her with a rare neurological disorder called dystonia. They think it was caused by a severe reaction to the flu shot.
Desiree now has difficulty speaking, walking, and even eating. During an interview with FOX 5, she had several seizures. The effects are irreversible.
"The symptoms will get worse if I use my voice or walk when the brain signals are misfiring," says Jennings.
Desiree reported her health problems to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) thinking there might have been something wrong with her vaccine. We also contacted the FDA and we were told they found no problems with the particular lot of flu vaccines that Desiree received, and the agency has not received any other reports of adverse effects from this lot.
Health experts stress that overall, extreme side effects are rare.
"The flu shot is safe for the majority of the public, and as I said before, your heart goes out to someone that experiences this sort of thing-- thinking that they are doing something great for their wellness and their general health, but it does happen in extremely rare cases," says Rachel Lynch with Fairfax Inove Health System.
For Desiree, she just happened to be one of those rare cases.
"I just don't want this to happen to anyone else," says Jennings.
Desiree and her husband plan to visit the Mayo Clinic in Arizona in November. They're hoping to get more answers about this disease and how they live with it.
Desiree has received flu shots before in 2007 and 2008.
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Rapper Ludacris appeared on The Jay Leno Show's Top Ten @ Ten segment last night (October 20th). Luda had some pretty funny answers to a few of the questions. The most surprising answer might have been the revelation that he has the Miley Cyrus song "Party In The U.S.A." on his iPod, which he blamed on his 8-year old daughter..lol
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Videos After The JumpErick Sermon of EPMD addresses the gay rapper rumors, clears the air about him being thrown out a window and the Wendy Williams situation !! The Green Eyed Bandit has never gotten so personal with anyone like this before. He also talks about the fall of EPMD and his relationship with Parrish Smith aka PMD & K-Solo.
Part 1 "The Fall Of EPMD"
Part 2 "The Gay Rapper Rumors"
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2009 at 9:11am
Las Vegas Sun Reports
In the midst of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s successful return to boxing, there appeared to be a WWE moment.
As Mayweather celebrated with his team, WBA super champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley entered the ring and participated in what was perceived by some as a potentially scripted argument.
Blows were nearly thrown. A near breakout in the ring. The kind of thing that could really build up hype for a future fight.
Did it all mean that a date between Sugar and ‘Money’ is what’s next on the schedule, undoubtedly something that would disappoint the boxing fans who are foaming at the mouth to see him take on Manny Pacquiao?
Not necessarily.
It actually appears that Mayweather was simply reacting to what he saw as Mosley stepping in on a moment that clearly belonged to him.
“I just said that when it’s Shane Mosley’s time to shine, when I support them and go watch them fight, I don’t get in the ring and grab the mic,” Mayweather said. “I let it be their night.
“Tonight is not Mosley night. Mosley is supposed to be at training camp. Mosley don’t need to worry about what I’m doing.”
While it is true that Mosley is likely to fight Josh Clottey this December, it wasn’t long ago that the welterweight champion was openly campaigning to be Pacquiao’s next opponent.
The fact is, Mosley has had trouble landing the mega-deal that a fighter of his caliber usually lands, and his actions Saturday night were indicative of that.
“It wasn’t scripted. I just walked to the ring and asked the promoters if I could enter,” said Mosley of his sudden appearance after Mayweather’s win over Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. “I am hoping that the best will fight the best. That’s what the sport of boxing needs.
“I’m the No. 1 welterweight champion right now. Nobody can dispute that. So why not fight me?”
Mayweather’s manager and close friend, Leonard Ellerbe, said he was caught off guard by Mosley’s entrance into the ring.
Although he didn’t want to comment too much on it, Ellerbe said he thought it wasn’t a smart move.
“It’s like this, when you’re desperate, you’ll do anything,” Ellerbe said. “That was a coward, desperate move on his part. He goes about things the wrong way. If you’re looking to make a fight with Floyd, trying to go up there and upstage him? That (expletive) never going to work.”
To understand the reasons behind the scripted feel of what happened Saturday regarding Mosley, it’s important to remember that he is promoted by Golden Boy Promotions.
Before Mayweather reached the post-fight press conference, Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya's still-unpolished promoting skills made it obvious that the Mosley-Mayweather matchup is the one Golden Boy is looking for.
“Mayweather proved he’s back and he’s bigger and better than ever, so what fight do people want to watch next?” De La Hoya said. “Who do they want to see? Mosley has a strong case, let me tell you.
“Mosley and Floyd are in the position to be part of history and create the mega-fight — the Super Bowl of all fights. Those are the two best fighters on the planet now.”
Now there are some, many really, who would use the same description for a potential matchup between Mayweather and Pacquiao.
When asked which fighter would carry the most promotional value as Mayweather’s next opponent, Ellerbe did not seem to think it was Mosley — at all.
“I would think it’s the winner of that fight in November,” said Ellerbe, referring to a Nov. 21 fight between Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto. “Clearly, attraction-wise, it’s not Shane Mosley.
“I don’t know what it is, because Mosley is a very good, likable fighter. He just doesn’t have the ability to connect to the fans. The only way you can make the sport bigger is to attract younger fans to the sport and we are looking for creative ways to do that.”
It’s these kinds of tidbits that point more towards the potential Mayweather opponent everyone is hoping for.
And although it wasn’t seen via live Pay-Per-View telecast like the Mosley confrontation was, the Pacquiao camp gave its own way of calling Mayweather out.
Shortly after Mayweather’s hand was raised, Pacquiao’s head trainer Freddie Roach delivered a message to media members through his public relations team.
“Floyd, congratulations on beating the best lightweight in the world,” Roach’s statement said, taking a dig at Mayweather’s decision to face a fighter that had to move up in weight class.
According to Mayweather and Ellerbe, people just needs to calm down.
Everyone, from fans who are desperately hoping for a matchup between the current and former pound-for-pound champions to 38-year-old welterweight champions hoping for the big-name opponent, will get what they want.
Sooner or later, they say, Mayweather will get around to beating every good fighter out there.
“When all is said and done, he’ll fight them all,” Ellerbe said. “It’s like the old saying, ‘He beat this guy, but what about this guy?’
“He’ll fight them all, one by one, in whatever order they come in. We will fight the best guys out there.”
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 21, 2009 at 1:00am
Tracklist:
01. Intro (Welcome To The Traphouse Freestyle)
02. Purple (Feat. Project Pat)
03. Reppin’ (Feat. Waka, Wooh, Frenchie, And Slim Dunkin)
04. Get Em Girls (Feat. Muffy)
05. Disaster
06. Yeah (Feat. Dorrough)
07. Esco - Trunk Bang (Escomania Freestyle)
08. Trigga Play (Feat. Juvenile)
09. Goddamned
10. Show You How (Feat. Jacki-O)
11. Dangerous
12. Put Me In Da Kitchen
13. Atlanta Georgia
14. Boo
15. Birds (Feat. Nicki Minaj And OJ Da Juiceman)
16. Brand New (Feat. Waka Flocka Flame)
17. I Got Em Gone (Feat. J. Futuristic aka J. Money)
18. Beat It Up (Feat. Trey Songz)
19. Break Up (Remix)(Feat. Nicki Minaj)
20. Do It Do It (Feat. OJ Da Juiceman)(Final)
21. Ice On Me (2009 New Version)
22. Set, Go
23. In The Hood (Feat. Lil’ Scrappy)
24. Look Like This
25. Lost
26. Mobbin
27. Wonderful
28. Game Strong
29. Just A Girl
30. Gucci’s Bitch
31. Pretty Girls
32. Trouble
33. Spare Change (Feat. Georgia Peach)
34. Wasted (Remix)(Feat. OJ Da Juiceman)
35. Weird (Prod. By Zaytoven)
36. What They Do (Classic Gucci)
37. Light Show
38. OJ Da Juiceman - Early Mornin Trappin
39. Throw Away Da Key (Classic Gucci)
40. Money Bag Shawty (Classic Gucci)
41. Nothin Else To Do
42. Outro…
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 25, 2009 at 1:11pm
AllHipHop Reports
Lil Boosie is hard at work on a new album before he is officially sentenced to two years in prison in November.
Lil Boosie, born Torrance Hatch, was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to an October 2008 gun charge, as well as his third charge for possession of marijuana.
Now he’s in the studio putting the finishing touches on a new untitled album in addition to an upcoming mixtape with Young Jeezy.
"I am looking forward to putting this all behind me and would like to thank my fans and industry fam for their continued support of me and Superbad," Boosie told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “I need y’all to know that I am still recording and working on a new record that will come out Fall 2010 and I plan to be home in time to promote it. I am also in the studio working on a new mix tape with Young Jeezy and set to release the movie, Ghetto Stories: The Movie by the end of the year. Y’all ain’t 'gon miss me. Believe that."
The rapper’s latest album Superbad - The Return of Boosie Bad Azz recently landed at #7 on the Billboard Top 200 and #4 on the Top Rap Albums chart.
Lil Boosie will be back in court on November 9, when he will formally be sentenced.
Representatives for the rapper told AllHipHop.com that Boosie may only have to serve one year in jail due to “Good Time” allowances afforded by the Department of Corrections.
“I am grateful to God and all my fans out there that supported me all these years,” says Lil Boosie. “I do this for y’all all day, everyday.”
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