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Wiz Khalifa stays high, so as expectations for his debut album, Rolling Papers, shot through the roof, the Pittsburgh rapper made good by delivering a gold-selling LP last March — with multiple hit singles to back it. That success and more was enough to take him from MTV's 2010 Hottest Breakthrough MC to the Hottest MCs in the Game VII list.
Not only did the Taylor Gang general snag the #2 spot on the Billboard 200 in his first week out — behind Britney Spears — he also dropped a collaborative album with Snoop Dogg (Mac & Devin Go to High School), blessed fans with the Cabin Fever mixtape, and sold out shows around the world on his Rolling Papers Tour. When it was all said and done, the Kush and Orange Juice spitter clocked in a reported $11 million and snagged the #11 spot on Forbes' Hip-Hop's Top Earners list.
"First of all, he won the Hottest Breakthrough MC and really fulfilled the promise that we all knew that he had," MTV News Senior hip-hop Writer Rob Markman said. "To be this young and have this many accomplishments, almost three albums in a year, you gotta give it up to dude."
The criteria to be considered a Hottest MC are based on a combination of factors: impact, buzz, sales, lyrics, swag and the intangibles. The Taylor Gang captain meets all of them. His impact was huge, just look at the way veteran artists like Snoop and Juicy J lined up to collaborate with the youngster. Wiz's buzz kept him a part of the overall 2011 hip-hop conversation and he notched impressive sales numbers. Khalifa also has a strong sense of style, as seen in his New York Times style magazine feature last September. And his relationship with Amber Rose kept him in the tabloids, adding an intangible element to his growing celebrity.
After each member of MTV's Hip-Hop Brain Trust submitted their personal Hottest MCs lists, Wiz landed the #8 spot. But then things took an interesting turn. After a heated roundtable debate and subsequent vote, Khalifa was bumped to #9 and G.O.O.D. Music upstart Big Sean snatched the #8 slot. The argument was fiery, and though most of the panelists agreed that Wiz's success was remarkable, some contended that Rolling Papers was a critical disappointment and Khalifa had lost some steam in the past few months.
"It's a good album, but I think with the momentum and expectations, it didn't live up to the hype," said Yomi Desalu, MTV's senior director of music and talent programming strategy.
"But I just feel like I want him up there because of the full year, of the full stride, of the Rolling Papers Tour, of what he [accomplished]," Rebecca Thomas, an MTV News editor and writer, argued.
If Wiz's final position on the "Hottest MCs in the Game" list is debatable, his impact on hip-hop over the past year is irrefutable. With a bunch of accolades already under his belt, Khalifa has nowhere to go but up!
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Producer extraordinaire 9th Wonder knows a thing or two about good music. He also doesn't do a lot of interviews, so when he speaks it's good to pay attention.
9th recently wrote a column for Vibe comparing two of the best rap records ever made -- Dr. Dre's 'The Chronic' and 'The Blueprint' by Jay-Z.
Both albums are masterpieces that transcended any coast affliliation.
Peep 9th's breakdown of the two albums as told to John Kennedy of Vibe.
The Blueprint changed the scope of how the mainstream thought about music. That really changed the game as far as what records sound like on the radio and how listeners perceived what a hit record was. You had to sample this way, or take a record and speed it up. That was a direct influence from Just Blaze and Kanye West.
The way Jay-Z works, he has a sound for a project and goes with it. The Blueprint was put together in a similar way as The Chronic because The Chronic was based around Parliament-Funkadelic, sounds like that. A lot of people feel the same way about The Blueprint: It's all about one sound. Just Blaze and Kanye found a lane and ran down it.
The best chopped sample is “U Don't Know.”* If you could turn back the hands of time and give everybody that same original record (Bobby Byrd's “I'm Not to Blame”), nobody would’ve chopped it up like Just Blaze. But every record ain't sped up, “All I Need” and “Renegade” were on there, too. It needed that really. It wasn't too left or out of the way. Those records kind of rounded it out.
There weren't a lot of rappers making concept albums. They would just put a bunch of songs out and get two hot singles. The Blueprint brought back the concept album. It wasn't really driven towards singles. It had singles on it, but the way it was packaged, the way it looked, everything—it feels like a whole entire idea. People became more creative about how they released an album. The Blueprint changed all of that. It just changed it all
Are the albums comparable in your opinion. Are both classics?
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MP3 File: Lunch tha General - I'm Everywhere prod. by 9th Wonder ft. Diamonique
Here's the newest cut from LUNCH Tha General called "I'm Everywhere", prod. by 9th Wonder and ft. Diamonique. This is on his LUNCH "WHAT'S for LUNCH" Mixtape Originals LP. Available on iTunes and all other online retailers.
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Chris Brown has caught the rapping bug and shows no signs of slowing down. Just days after releasing the 9th Wonder produced "Real Hip Hop Sh*t # 3" Breezy and Kevin McCall drops the fourth installment over another 9th beat.
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David Banner and producer 9th Wonder are set to release their new album ‘Death Of A Pop Star’ December 21.
The 1st single “Be With You” features former Floetry singer Marsha Ambrosius and Ludacris
Check out the video below, plus album artwork and tracklist.
Tracklist
1. Diamonds On My Pinky
2. No Denying (Channel 3)
3. Slow Down
4. Be With You (feat. Ludacris & Marsha Ambrosius)
5. Stutter (feat. Anthony Hamilton)
6. Hip Hop (feat. Marz)
7. Something Is Wrong (feat. Lisa Ivey)
8. Silly (feat. Erykah Badu)
9. Strange
A FLORIDA church is promoting an event where it will burn copies of the Koran to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the U.S.
In the announcement on its Facebook page, The Dove World Outreach Center of Gainesville, Florida, asked other religious groups to join in standing "against the evil of Islam. Islam is of the devil!"
The Facebook event has received more than 1,500 "Like" recommendations by users, but had also been attacked with a number of threatening messages posted on the page and corresponding anti-Islam rants.
The church's pastor, Terry Jones - who has written a book titled "Islam is of The Devil" and sells T-shirts bearing the same message - defended the controversial event.
"Islam and Sharia law was responsible for 9/11," Jones told Agence France-Presse.
"We will burn Korans because we think it's time for Christians, for churches, for politicians to stand up and say no; Islam and Sharia law is not welcome in the U.S.
"We've got many death threats from jihad groups, but we cannot react by fear and we cannot compromise our beliefs. Somebody must stand up."
The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) called for the church to cancel the event, The Christian Post reported.
"It sounds like the proposed Koran burning is rooted in revenge," NAE president Leith Anderson said.
"Yet the Bible says that Christians should ‘make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.'"
Mainstream Muslim groups also denounced the move and lamented the sentiments promoted by the Gainesville church.
"Unfortunately in [Florida] and nationwide, Islamophobia are actually on the rise," Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) spokesman Ramsey Kilic told AFP.
"I'm more afraid of those who have anti-Muslim sentiments and may think this is a legitimate action and may want to attack a mosque or attack a Muslim on the street," he added.
However, Kilic said, "we are not taking any action to avoid this... we don't want to give attention to this, because that's what they want."
Besides the Koran burning ceremony, the Dove World Outreach Center also plans an anti-homosexual event August 2 outside Gainesville's City Hall. The "No Homo Mayor Protest" targets the city's first openly gay mayor, Craig Lowe.
Source: News.com.AU
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A war of words broke out on Twitter Saturday between Little Brother and producer 9th Wonder, who is a former producer and founding member in the group.
According to Phonte, a rapper in Little Brother, the issue started when the group attempted to use the last song the former trio recorded as a group on their new album, Leftback LP.
Here is what Phonte said:
"Aiight folks, backstory on Star:
This was recorded back in '05-06 at Young Guru's crib sometime after the release of Minstrel Show.
This was intended for Leftback as an iTunes bonus track but we just got word today that @9thwondermusic doesn't want us to use it for whatever reason, and that's fine.
In any event, I'm not gonna let anything or anybody stop me from getting music to my fans. F**k that.
Enjoy. And as always, thank you for listening".
After the message, Phonte left a download link to "Star," which was removed as an iTunes bonus song.
9th Wonder soon responded a fan on Twitter.
"Let people talk bro....only if they knew the REAL story," he said to which Phonte responded, "Well, tell your side of it or shut the f**k up."
9th said, "@phontigallo you are NOT a tough guy.......none of us is...so KILL that noise.....and n***as aint shuttin up."
The breakup of the group came after the group's second album and, to which 9th Wonder has largely been quiet.
"Twitterfolk...I have maintained silence on the matter for LONG time..for this reason. I apologize to yall for steppin outta character," the producer said.
The other rapper of Little Brother, Big Pooh, said, "This situation has 2 many layers for an outsiders input to really penetrate the train of thought. I appreciate the comments tho, either way. this aint about money, this aint about women, this aint about music...its about respect, loyalty, and ego."
Eventually, Phonte added a viral video to speak his his peace.
9th Wonder concluded his statements with, "Please don't feed into this madness yall...real talk....good music will still be made by all of us....."
Pooh echoed those sentiments saying, "We are all grown, nobody is a victim in this situation, nobody."
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Tracklist:
1. Babyface – Grown and Sexy (9th Wonder Please Talk To Me Remix)
2. Memphis Bleek – Be At (9th Wonder Fire Remix)
3. Kanye West feat. Ludacris – Breathe In, Breathe Out (9th Wonder Soul Remix)
4. Goapele – Catch 22 (9th Wonder I’m Stylisticin’ On Ya Remix)
5. Heavy D feat. Diddy – It’s Your Birthday (9th Wonder Let’s Work Remix feat. Diddy)
6. Method Man – Method Man and 9th (9th Wonder Babydoll Remix)
7. Method Man – Method Man and 9th (9th Wonder Pre-quel Remix)
8. Method Man – Method Man and 9th (9th Wonder Rainy Day Remix)
9. Method Man – Method Man and 9th (9th Wonder Smoke Something Remix)
10. Beyonce feat. Donna Summer – Naughty Girl (9th Wonder Hip-Hop Remix)
11. Kanye West feat. Jay-Z – Never Let Me Down (9th Wonder The Real Hip-Hop Remix)
12. Little Brother – Not Enough (More) (9th Wonder STILL Ain’t Enough Remix)
13. Supernatural – Off The Top (9th Wonder Nature Super Remix feat. DJ Babu On De Cuts)
14. Memphis Bleek – R to the O to the C (9th Wonder Creepin’ Through The Hood Remix)
15. Ghostface feat. Jadakiss, Nas and Big L – Run (9th Wonder Remix)
16. Monica feat. Joe Scudda – So Gone (9th Wonder Dedication to the Moon Cuz it’s Black Remix)
17. Twista feat R. Kelly – So Sexy (9th Wonder Change Up Remix)
18. Memphis Bleek – Take a Minute to Breathe (9th Wonder I Can Take It Remix)
19. Common feat. Kanye West and The Last Poets – The Corner (9th Wonder 70’s Pimped Out Willie Hutch Remix)
20. Nas – Thief’s Theme (9th’s Back to Metcalf Remix)
21. Tweet feat. Missy Elliot – Turn Da Lights Off (9th Wonder Oh No You Didn’t Remix)
22. John Legend feat. Renee and Angela – Used To Love You (9th Wonder Playmates Imaging Remix)
23. A Tribe Called Quest feat. Consequence – Wordplay (9th Wonder Lounging Around Remix)
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New visuals from Silent Snipers and John Dutch for "Telescope Sight" off of their collaborative album titled "Snipers on The Roof"
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