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Big Snoop Dogg is back with a new season of GGN News. It's really good to see Bishop Magic Don Juan back on the scene after a recent health scare. Andy Milonakis aka Android Miller is also back.
Today's episode featured the hilarious comedian, Luenell and a musical performance from Dee-1.
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Frenchie 1017 drops a new banger with assists from Bakery Brad, Greedy and Zoe Balla.
Peep it below.
Jump off Joey Budden goes in on "No Church in the Wild"
Slaughterhouse album coming very soon!
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If Chris Rock gets his wish fans may soon get the chance to see the biggest comedy tour in years.
Rock is trying to convince fellow comedian Dave Chappelle to hit the road with him.
"I've been talking to Chappelle a lot. Been trying to get Chappelle to go on tour," Chris told Vulture. "You know I'm not the hard one. But I'm trying to make that happen. After seeing Kanye and Jay-Z, I was like, 'Me and Dave should do this.'"
Chappelle has been mostly missing in action since he abruptly walked from his popular sketch comedy series "Chappelle's Show" in 2005. He's done a few shows here and there, but is rarely seen in public.
Would you be interested in seeing Chris and Dave tour together?
Chris Rock - The word faggot & rap music
Dave Chappelle talks about his white friend Chip
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Mike Knox teams up with VELIMAGES and drops an official music video for "She Don't Really Want Me." The song is featured on Knox's mixtape Boston George which is hosted by 50 Cent.
You can download it for free from www.UERadioLive.com
Slave auction reenactment
If certain Tea Party members in Tennessee have their way school textbooks will no longer contain references to slavery and exclude any mention of the founding fathers of the country as slave owners.
Trymaine Lee of the Huffington Post just published a story that contains quotes from one of the Tea Party's spokesmen, attorney Hal Rounds, who calls the founding fathers "revolutionaries."
"An awful lot of made-up criticism about, for instance, the founders intruding on the Indians or having slaves or being hypocrites in one way or another," Rounds said. "The thing we need to focus on about the founders is that, given the social structure of their time, they were revolutionaries who brought liberty into a world where it hadn't existed, to everybody -- not all equally instantly -- and it was their progress that we need to look at."
Hal Rounds
Rounds is listed as an Air Force veteran who served in Viet Nam on his website.
The group of about two dozen that Rounds represents held a news conference earlier this month. They passed out literature that said, “Neglect and outright ill will have distorted the teaching of the history and character of the United States. We seek to compel the teaching of students in Tennessee the truth regarding the history of our nation and the nature of its government.”
That would include, the documents say, that “the Constitution created a Republic, not a Democracy.”
According to the Tennessee Commercial Appeal, the group wants state laws governing school curriculum to be amended and for textbook selection criteria to say that “No portrayal of minority experience in the history which actually occurred shall obscure the experience or contributions of the Founding Fathers, or the majority of citizens, including those who reached positions of leadership.”
This is the second attempt by the group to basically rewrite history. Their first attempt occurred in January 2011.
The group's bold attempts appear to be have been buoyed by the passing of similar legislation in Texas in 2010.
The Texas revisions include the exploration of the positive aspects of American slavery, lifting the stature of Jefferson S. Davis to that of Abraham Lincoln, and amendments to teach the value of the separation of church and state were voted down by the conservative cadre. Among other controversial amendments that have been approved is the study of the "unintended consequences" of affirmative action.
The board approved more than 100 amendments affecting social studies, economics and history classes for Texas's 4.8 million students.
The influence of the amended textbooks will likely reach far beyond the state of Texas. The state is one of the largest purchasers of textbooks, and many other states adopt Texas's books and standards.
The curriculum changes were pushed through by a majority bloc of conservative Republicans on the Texas school board, who have said the changes were made to add balance to what they believe was a left-leaning and already-skewed reflection of American history.
"There is some method to the madness besides vindicating white privilege and making white students feel as though they are superior and privileged and that that it is the natural order of things," Gary Bledsoe, president of the Texas State NAACP, told The Crisis magazine last year about this time. "The agenda being pushed and the ultimate impact intended is to make young people automatically identify with one political party."
A number of groups, including the NAACP, the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens and the Texas Association of Black Personnel in Higher Education have joined forces to beat back the measures, which they said would have a negative impact on minority children.
The groups sought a federal review of the state's public education and have raised claims that the Texas State Board of Education has violated federal civil rights laws. In a formal complaint filed with the U.S. Department of Education, the groups charge that the new curriculum was devised to "discriminate."
The measures went as far as to replace instances of the trans-Atlantic slave trade with "Atlantic triangular trade."
"It is going to be extremely psychologically harmful to African-American young people because they are marginalized in the curriculum," Bledsoe said. "It will require them to be taught things such as the benevolence of slavery and the problems with affirmative action rather than the good and the bad."
"They voted down a motion that requires students to be taught about the terrorism brought about by the Ku Klux Klan and what they did to ethnic and racial minorities, but they turn around and pass a provision that requires the teaching of the violence of the Black Panther Party."
Sources: The Huffington Post and The Tennessee Commercial Appeal
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New music from YD Starbound featuring Straight Checks, Coozie & Caleb Free
Download Lexed Out http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/yd-bbmg-lexed-out-mixtape.38331.html
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Familiarize yourself with the name Schoolboy Q because you will be hearing a lot about him over the next several months. Q is a West Coast rapper who also happens to be a member of the group Black Hippy, along with Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock.
In this clip Q teams up with Harlem's red hot MC A$AP Rocky for a live performance of "Brand New Guy." The song is featured on A$AP's mixtape LiveLoveA$AP.
Track produced by Lyle.
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Two things have become apparent about Rihanna. She loves tattoos and loves playing the role of bad girl.
Last September the singer was spotted on a hotel balcony in Brazil with what appeared to be "Thug Life" inked on her knuckles. It now looks like that was just sharpie ink as Riri hit up the Shamrock Social Club in Los Angeles on Tuesday and got the phrase made famous by late rapper Tupac Shakur tatted on her knuckles.
"All these b*tches screaming that 2pac back ♫ #THUGLIFE," she wrote on Twitter.
Rihanna in Brazil September 2011
Rihanna tweeted several more pics from the tattoo shop, including one with actor Danny Trejo. Check them out below.
Rihanna and Danny Trejo
Rihanna poses with Shamrock Social Club owner and tattoo artist Mark Mahoney
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Ne-Yo is taking his talents from Def Jam and moving over to Motown it was announced Tuesday (January 24).
Ne-Yo will record for the label and scout for new talent in his new position of Senior VP of A&R according to Billboard.
"His track record of success at Def Jam will always be a benchmark," Universal Republic and Island Def Jam Motown chairman/CEO Barry Weiss said in a statement announcing the news. "But this move to Motown will provide new and inspiring challenges for Ne-Yo as both an artist and a key member of the new senior management team that is taking form at the label in 2012."
The singer/actor had previously released four albums on Def Jam. The last being 2010's Libra Scale.
His new disc, The Cracks in Mr. Perfect, will be released through his Compound Entertainment imprint and Motown later this year.
Ne-Yo said he's excited about the new opportunity.
"I'm honored that I¹ve been given such a prestigious title and trusted with such responsibility; terrified because I know that playing this role in the fashion of one of my career role models, Mr. Smokey Robinson -- these are big shoes to fill. But trust, I can handle it," he said.
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Mac Miller is about to hit the road starting in March on "The Macadelic" world tour. The Pittsburgh mc will be playing 22 dates starting March 27 in Norfolk, Virginia. The trek will wind through Green Bay, Atlanta and Paris, France before winding down in Amsterdam on June 1st.
The Cool Kids and The Come Up are the tour's opening acts.
For more tour information and to purchase tickets visits Mac's official website.
The Macadelic Tour Dates:
03/27/12 Norfolk, VA Norfolk State University
03/28/12 Clemson, SC Clemson University
03/29/12 Radford, VA Radford University
03/31/12 Fairfax, VA George Mason University
04/01/12 Loretto, PA Saint Francis University
04/03/12 State College, PA Penn State University
04/04/12 Ypsilanti, MI Eastern Michigan University
04/05/12 Kalamazoo, MI Western Michigan University
04/10/12 Green Bay, WI University of Wisconsin Green Bay
04/11/12 St. Louis, MO St. Louis University
04/12/12 Bloomington, IN Indiana University
04/14/12 Dayton, OH Wright State University
04/16/12 Charlotte, NC University of North Carolina Charlotte
04/17/12 Atlanta, GA Georgia State University
04/20/12 Orlando, FL University of Central Florida
04/26/12 Baltimore, MD Towson University
04/27/12 Clarion, PA Clarion University
04/29/12 Oneonta, NY SUNY Oneonta
05/18/12 Asbury Park, NJ Bamboozle Festival
05/29/12 Brussels Ancienne Belgique
05/30/12 Paris Le Casino de Paris
06/01/12 Amsterdam Melkweg
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We previewed the cover of Obie Trice's new album Bottom's Up several days ago. Now we have the official tracklist for you to peruse. Track No. 5 "Richard" immediately stands out. The song reunites Obie with his former Shady Records boss, Eminem.
Another noteworthy song is "Crazy" which features a verse from late Michigan rapper MC Breed.
The album will be released February 28.
Check out the full tracklist below courtesy of HHNM.
1. Bottoms Up (Intro)
2. Going No Where
3. Dear Lord
4. I Pretend
5. Richard (Feat. Eminem)
6. BME Up
7. Battle Cry (Feat. Adrian Reeza)
8. Secrets
9. Spill My Drink
10. Spend The Day (Feat. Dre Skidne)
11. Petty
12. My Time
13. Ups And Downs
14. Hell Yeah
15. Crazy (Feat. MC Breed)
16. LeBron On (Bonus Track)
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Street King clothing could be in a store near you very soon.
Showing no signs of slowing down his incredible work ethic, 50 Cent announced via Twitter this morning that he will be starting a line of Street King clothing, an extension of the energy drink he launched last year.
50 also tweeted pictures of Money Team jackets in various colors.
Keep it locked here on Thisis50 for more information on Street King clothing as it becomes available.
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With his new album The Nacirema Dream about to drop soon, Papoose releases visuals for "I'm Like That," as well as a teaser for "Alphabetical Slaughter Pt. 2."
Single produced by Ron Browz
Video Directed by Caesar Augustus
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Taylor Gang members Wiz Khalifa, Lola Monroe and Juicy J tackle The Fugees classic "Fu Gee-La."
Video directed by Bill Paladino
Ne-Yo has parted ways from Def Jam over to Motown Records and has also been pointed as the new Senior VP of A&R. He will also release his fifth studio LP this summer under his new home. Ne-yo says:
I’m honored that I’ve been given such a prestigious title and trusted with such responsibility; terrified because I know that playing this role in the fashion of one of my career role models, Mr. Smokey Robinson — these are big shoes to fill. But trust, I can handle it.”
Via Billboard
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