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Cory Gunz Speaks On How His Deal W/Young Money Came About & His Relationship W/Lil Wayne [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 19, 2010 at 1:00pm

Video After The Jump Cory Gunz has been grinding for a minute, destroying every beat he's spit on. He recently signed with Lil Wayne's, Young Money imprint, adding more firepower to an already stacked line up. VladTV recently caught up with Cory to find out how the deal came about. "Over the years it has always been me, Wayne and Mack [Maine] as far as communicating back and forth," Cory said. "It has always been a little miscommunication as far as my deal. Now it's figured out. Mack Maine was real instrumental in wanting to get the situation done. One thing led to another and it's about to be history." Cory goes on to talk about his relationship with Lil Wayne, how Weezy is holding up in jail and how a lot of rappers have tried to steal his style.

Drake A Hidden Character On 'NBA 2K11'

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 28, 2010 at 1:40pm

The thought of calling Drake off the bench at a crucial time in the 4th quarter of a game in NBA 2K11 never crossed my mind, but that could be an option according to Drizzy's fan site, AllThingsFresh. According the site, players will have to figure out how to unlock him, and after that will be able to play with his character. Drake will wear jersey number 24.

Swizz Beats & Lil Wayne Recorded A Part 2 To Eminem's "Stan" Called "Anne"? Swizzy Explains [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 24, 2010 at 7:30am

Video After The Jump Super producer Swizz Beats should know better than anyone that it's hard to duplicate a classic song, having already made so many himself. But Swizzy is going to attempt bring back the magic people felt when they first heard Eminem's "Stan" on a new record he's recorded with Lil Wayne titled "Anne". The beat for the track was originally produced for Eminem's 'Relapse' album as "Stan 2", but Slim wanted to head in a different direction. So Swizz is using the beat for his upcoming 'Haute Living' album. "There was a lot of controversy over this before," Swizz said "The Eminem album before ['Recovery'], 'Relapse,' I submitted a beat to him called 'Stan 2.' When I was doing an interview and they said, 'What you working on?' [Em] was amongst the people in the lineup I submitted things for. I said, 'I did a track for Eminem called 'Stan 2.' So it got out of hand in the media. He didn't want to do 'Stan 2.' But what I have on my album is a song called 'Anne' with Wayne, which is crazy. The way that Wayne just...it's just ridiculous. He tells Anne, he's sorry for having a Stan" I gotta hear this......

Drake Talks About His Admiration For Jimi Hendrix, Rapper Visits His Grave, Leaves Note On Pack Of Zig Zags

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 18, 2010 at 8:59am

Toronto rapper Drake has a vast knowledge of music stored in his brain. His tastes range from hip hop to rock and r&b. So it should come as no surprise that his own music is not confined to one genre. On his debut album, 'Thank Me Later', Drizzy easily moved from spitting raps to singing entire r&b flavored joints throughout the album. In recent weeks, Drake revealed his love for fallen pop angel Aaliyah, who died at age 22 in a plane crash. Penning an open letter to her on his website. "My love for her goes beyond anything. Maybe it's corny of me to like a girl's music so much. I wish I had the chance to meet her. I would've tried to marry her," Drake tells Rolling Stone in their upcoming issue. He also talked to RS about his admiration for guitar legend, Jimi Hendrix, who also died young, age 27. "We just left Seattle, where I played the Bumbershoot festival and visited Jimi Hendrix's memorial, I'm a huge fan," he explains. "I play the DVD of Hendrix at Woodstock to pump me up before I perform. Watching him go out there at 10 in the morning in shitty weather and conquer the crowd always gives me a little more adrenaline. I just left a little letter for Jimi at his grave," Drake says. "It wasn't a real letter. I just wrote him a message on a pack of Zig-Zags. It said, "Still inspired." That's what's up, now we'll have to wait and see if Drake drops another album this year as Mack Maine hinted to MTV a month ago.

Lil Wayne "I'm Not A Human Being" (Full Music Video) Hot Or Not?

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2010 at 5:30pm

Video After The Jump Lil Wayne has been locked up in Rikers Island since March. But thanks to his tireless work ethic, he has an EP and album already set to hit the streets. This video, "I'm Not A Human Being" is the lead single off of his EP of the same name, which is due to drop September 27, Lil Wayne's 28th birthday. A teaser of this vid circulated last month, now here's the full deal. And if all goes according to plan, The Carter IV will drop the same day Weezy is a free man again, on November 4.

Birdman ft Bun-B & Young Jeezy "My Jewel" (Music Video) Hot Or Not?

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 11, 2010 at 10:00am

Video After The Jump Between overseeing a successful records label and stunting with expensive sports cars and watches, Birdman still maintains a solo rap career. Stunna drops visuals for his latest joint "My Jewel", with an assist from two of the south's best in Bun-B and Young Jeezy. Expect Birdman's new album 'Bigger Than Life' to drop soon.

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?

Lil Wayne ft Shanell "Ground Zero" (Music Video)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 29, 2010 at 11:56am

Lil Wayne - I'm Not A Human Being (Preview) (Video)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 30, 2010 at 3:56pm

Tyga Says He & Chris Brown Hitting The Road For 'Fan Of A Fan Tour', Dropping Gangsta Grillz Tape W/DJ Drama [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 8:20am

Video After The Jump The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Chris Brown is in the #1 film in the country, "Takers," and now that he's done with Hollywood (for now), he's going back to the lab. "Me, I'm definitely writing on other people's projects. A lot of in-house stuff," Brown said recently in L.A. "I got a lot of artists coming out. The single 'Deuces' features one of my artists K-Mac and Tyga [from Young Money]. I'm pushing forward. The movie's out, so I'mma have fun." "Deuces" is in the top 30 of Billboard's Hot 100 charts and #1 on urban radio. The record's success is simply due to fan support. It's part of Brown and Tyga's Fan of a Fan mixtape and skyrocketed once the video hit virally and on MTV Jams. "That was actually Chris' idea," Tyga told us about putting out a visual for the song. "I thought the record was dope. I thought it was dope for us to do that video. He got to explain his situation. It connects to his fans. His fans miss that from him. "I think the people chose the record," Tyga added. "We put the mixtape out, and we asked them: What record do you like the most? They was like, 'Deuces.' It was always coming up. It was growing on YouTube as well, like 100,000 views a day on YouTube. It was his idea to shoot the video. My homie Colin Tilly, he's done all my videos. He's done everything. All my mixtape stuff to the bigger stuff I'm doing now. He got it right. It's what people wanna see, what they wanna hear." Despite the overwhelming success of Fan of a Fan, Tyga said he and Chris aren't planning an official LP, but they are hitting the road together. "I don't think you wanna drown people too much," Tyga said about making a full album with Brown. "We've been doing a lot of stuff, though. He's on my album. We're actually working on a tour right now. A Fan of Fan Tour at the end of the year. It'll be dope." Tyga has an album coming out soon; it doesn't have a release date yet. But his next mixtape, Well Done, will hit within the next couple of weeks. It's going to be a Gangsta Grillz edition. "I feel like I had to deal with [DJ] Drama. He reminded of Wayne, when he did Dedication with him," Tyga explained. "[Wayne] was going in on every beat. All the mixtapes I've been dropping, they're close to albums. They're more songs. They have more content. This one, I wanted to rap on everybody's beat and murder every beat that's out. It's fun to do that. It's easy. I can knock that out real fast. I think Drama is dope when you wanna link up and murder beats like that." Some of the tracks Tyga is pilfering are Soulja Boy's "Pretty Boy Swag" and Nicki Minaj's "Your Love." Source: MTV

Thanks, But No Thanks: Wiz Khalifa Turns Down Drake's Offer To Join His 'Light Dreams And Nightmare' Tour

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 20, 2010 at 4:00pm

Drake may be one of the hottest rappers in the game, but he's still not calling baller shots just yet. The Young Money rapper reached out to MTV's 2010 Hottest Breakthrough Artist in the hopes he would join his 'Light Dreams and Nightmare Tour', "If Wiz by any chance watches this, you gotta make some calls for me and make this happen," Drake told MTV. "We got that young energy right now, we need to go out here and kill these people." Wiz got the massage and says no thanks according to XXL due to his own tour. “Just the fact of cuz even extending his hand and me being on his radar is tight, to me,” he said. “It just lets me know that I’m doin’ what I need to be doin’ as far as stayin’ relevant and stayin’ poppin’. But I think to keep me poppin’ and keep me relevant I gotta stay buildin’ on top of what I’m doin’ and what I been doin’. No disrespect to cuz or anybody else who might wanna see me do some more collaborative things, but to keep buildin’ and keep my brand as strong as what it is, I gotta keep focusin’ on what it is. This is my first tour that I got comin’ up, the Waken Baken tour, I gotta at least kick that off and make that it what it is so we can do ten more." Drake's tour features Bun B and Clipse as opening acts, certainly it could have been a good look for Pittsburgh's Wiz, but the timing just isn't right. Wiz did say that he would like to meet and hang out with Drizzy soon. “I really want to meet him and chop it up with him,” he said. “I wanna meet him, chop it up, smoke one with him and who knows what could happen. But it’s all positive right now," Wiz said.

Birdman Throws Jabs Jay-Z "I Don't Think He A Number 1 MC In No Kinda Way. Lyrically, For Real Man Can't Nobody F**k W/Lil Wayne"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 20, 2010 at 9:33am

When it comes to Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, there is no comparison if you ask Birdman. In a story reported by HipHopWired, the Cash Money CEO says Jay-Z takes a back seat to his "son" as both a rapper and in earning money. "I don't think he [Jay-Z] a number one emcee in no kinda way. Wayne the best he do the most and he make the most money," he said. Forbes recently ranked Jay-Z as hip hop's top earner with $63 million made, with Lil Wayne ranked fourth with an earned income of $20 million, Birdman disputes their figures. "I don't think no n*gga in the business make more money than us. How could you be the best if you don't make the best money, the most money and you don't do the most. Lyrically, come on man be for real man can't nobody f*ck with Wayne. And to me, if you number one and you ain't getting no money it don't mean nothing. Who's making the most money. That's number one to me. F*ck all that rap sh*t. Sh*t, y'all got cold rappers you never even heard and then you got n*ggas who really can't rap and making money. It's about who's making the most money to me. I don't give a f*ck about the rest of that sh*t." Still, after jabbing Jay-Z pretty hard, Baby wanted to make it known that there was no beef with Hov “No, no, [beef]. Nothing personal, they just asked me my opinion and that was my opinion. I think we do the most and make the most, so if you don't like it, that's on you. I can't see past Wayne, so I can't see Jay-Z." I don't know, that kind of sounded like steak to me.

Tyga - Hard In The Paint (Freestyle) - Official Video

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 26, 2010 at 1:10pm

Drake Confirms Nov 5 Lil Wayne Homecoming Concert. Rapper Also Hitting The Road W/Bun B, Clipse & Possibly Wiz Khalifa [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 20, 2010 at 6:30am

Video After The Jump Drake is doing it big right now. The Toronto MC's debut album, Thank Me Later, is platinum, he's about to headline his upcoming Light Dreams and Nightmares Tour and he's just notched 1 million Twitter followers. With that type of success, there's probably very little that is out of the lyricist's reach. But Drake revealed that there is one thing he wants that he hasn't been able to secure yet: snagging Wiz Khalifa as his tourmate. "I had a little bit of a fan moment, I tried to get this third cat on my tour," Drizzy told more than 30,000 fans who logged on to check him out live on Ustream on Thursday (August 19). The broadcast came on the heels of the premiere of his "Miss Me" video with Lil Wayne. Apparently, Drake was keeping his plan to add another act to his tour on the low. "You know we was trying to get Wiz on the tour," he said, simultaneously informing listeners and his team who were hanging out in the room and clearly didn't know what he was referring to. The MC then addressed his fans once again: "Hopefully, the Light Dreams [and] Nightmares Tour, depending on what city we go to, it'll be Clipse, Bun B and Wiz Khalifa. That's what I'm hoping. I don't know, maybe I spoke too soon." Clipse were already confirmed to join the Young Money MC on the road, along with Houston O.G. Bun B, when the tour kicks off on September 20 in Miami. The chart-topping singer and rapper asked the "Hottest Breakthrough MC" directly about possibly joining the fall tour. "If Wiz by any chance watches this, you gotta make some calls for me and make this happen," Drake said. "We got that young energy right now, we need to go out here and kill these people." In addition to making his plea for a more Taylor Gang-friendly Light Dreams tour lineup, the MC said he really wants to work with producer 9th Wonder on the follow-up to Thank Me Later. "9th, can we start this next album please?" Drake asked. "Because I know you in the studio," he added, urging the North Carolina artist to work on his sophomore effort, which Drizzy hopes to release by next year. The rapper also revealed that he initially wanted the ex-Little Brother beatsmith to contribute to Later, but wasn't able to make it happen. "I'd greatly appreciate it if we could get some work done because I know last time we weren't able to do that." While his touring and production rosters are still up in the air, Drake said he could confirm to fans that one particular event is a definite: a homecoming concert for Lil Wayne. "November 5, the Welcome Home Weezy concert," Drake said. Although he didn't reveal the location, Drizzy assured fans they wouldn't want to miss it. "That's gonna be crazy," Drizzy smiled. "I told you I got you. I would never just Ustream and talk about nothing."

Drake featuring Lil Wayne "Miss Me" (Official Music Video)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 19, 2010 at 7:30pm

Video After The Jump Drake drops visuals for another track off his debut album, 'Thank Me Later'. This time it's for the Lil Wayne assisted banger "Miss Me", which Weezy shot his part for before starting his Rikers Island bid

LMAO: 50 Cent Clowns Shyne On UStream [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 11, 2010 at 8:52pm

Stuntin Is A Habit Part 2: Video Footage Of Birdman Taking His $2.5 Million All Red Bugatti Veyron Out For A Spin

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 11, 2010 at 3:30pm

Video After The Jump

We told you about Birdman copping a new Bugatti Veyron here on PaperChaserDotCom the other day. At the time there were only pics available. Today we get the visuals courtesy of Derick G.

Stunna doesn't hit the car's top end speed of 253 mph, but why would he need to?

Also I stand corrected on the price tag. I thought it was $2.1 million, turns out it's actually $2.5 mil.

Stunna says in the video that the car is "rich n*gga sh*t", and I'd have to agree.

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Bizzy Bone Of Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony Set To Join Cash Money Records

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 16, 2010 at 6:00pm

Birdman and Slim are set to add another star to their already filled to the brim Cash Money roster. According to Allhiphop, Bizzy Bone of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is about to join the label with a solo deal. Bizzy has been in the news a lot throughout his career, and it hasn't always been positive. He's clashed frequently with his band mates. This could be the fresh start he needs to pull things together. Bizzy did not make an appearance during Bone Thugs' latest reunion tour, although he did take part in recording the group's most recent album, 'Uni-5: The World's Enemy'. Maybe news of Bizzy's new heavy metal album, 'Crossroads 2010' piqued Birdman's interest, since Lil Wayne released a rock album, 'Rebirth' recently. Whatever the reason he's joining Weezy's house, we wish Bizzy the best of luck. 'Crossroads 2010' is due out August 24.

Bow Wow Nervous About His Rap Career. Says Lil Wayne Told Him On Recent Prison Visit "This [Jail] Aint Built For Cats Like Us. They Don't Understand Us, We Don't Understand Them" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 21, 2010 at 11:00am

Video After The Jump Bow Wow is feeling anxious about his next album. He's been promoting his new movie 'Lottery Ticket' and hasn't had the time to get in the booth. The Cash Money rapper told Nnete of Houston's 97.9 The Box that he recently called up his former protege, Jermaine Dupri to share his concerns. "I was just talking to Jermaine [Dupri] yesterday. I called him and was like 'yo I know I never really called you and said anything like this before. I'm kind of scared, I'm nervous because I wanna get in the studio so bad. I'm know for putting out hit records and I don't wanna be away for too long to where I don't know what that feeling feels like again.'" It's both a gift and a curse for the 23 year old, but he says Birdman is very happy that he's opened the door for more Cash Money artists to get movie roles. Bow Wow reveals that he almost got Nicki Minaj a part in the movie. “To be honest Nicki was close to being “Nikki” in the movie…I was responsible for that. I said let’s get Nicki out here to audition and I called Nicki and she actually auditioned. I thought she did good but unfortunately you know how things don’t work out." Bow recently visited Lil Wayne is prison. He said Weezy told him to stay out of trouble because guys like them aren't built for jail. “It was a humbling experience and one thing he told me when I went to visit him was ‘Bow, This aint for us, this aint it.. This aint built for cats like us. They don’t understand us we don’t understand them.. don’t do it man, just stay out of trouble you and Drizzy yall stay clean yall stay doing what yall do yall can do this forever. all of this, it aint worth it . I knew he meant it, cause Tune never lectures me like that but he was serious.’ His spirits are high. When he gets out we definitely planning on this Young Money Cash Money Tour, myself, Nicki, Drizzy Wayne and the whole entire family.”

Drake Speaks On New Album & Mixtape. Performs "Over" At Blackberry Torch Launch Party [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on August 13, 2010 at 7:40am

Video After The Jump

Drake is currently hard at work on a follow up to his debut cd. 'Thank Me Later'

In addition he's is giving his fans a gift in the form of a free r&b mixtape.

"I'm always accustomed to giving out free music. So I'm working on this new project for free and I'm also working on my second album. Collaborations on that, anything's possible," he told Rap-Up.

He also performs "Over" at the BlackBerry Torch launch party in Los Angeles on August 11.

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