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Tyga and 2 Chainz team up for the official music video for "Do My Dance." The song can be found on Tyga's latest mixtape, Well Done 3.

Download Well Done 3 for free from Datpiff

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The world's "Most Hardest MC," Styles P is back with brand new visuals for "Holiday Any Emcee." It's a nice track from the D-Block veteran. The Rakim sampled hook helps to set it off.

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Lil Scrappy was arrested Monday for violating his probation. According to the Atlanta Journal Constitution, the DeKalb County jail listed the probation violation as having occurred on Sept. 4.

According to TMZ, Scrappy, whose real name is Darryl Richardson, is on probation stemming from a 2008 marijuana conviction.

At that time he was sentenced to five years probation and ordered not to use illegal drugs or possess any alcoholic beverages. He was also ordered to perform 240 hours of community service and complete 
an alcohol/drug education program.

A picture of Scrappy being taken into custody can be seen below.

The "Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” cast member Tweeted: "I just got locked up pray for me."

His management team later sent out a Tweet saying they were working to get the rapper released from custody.

We'll keep you posted as this story develops.

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Jay Arroyo - Leftover Cake

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Jay Arroyo returns with his Second Mixtape entitled "Leftover Cake". Upstate New York's very own is back after a 2 year hiatus with a solid NY classic, featuring Nino Bless, Emilio Rojas, and Breez. Brought to you by DJ ToxSick. Enjoy and thank you for the feedback!

For contact information involving management contact -@realToxSick Jay Arroyo - @Jay_Arroyo FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY.

Get your next project Distributed and promoted at @Raphenom.

Tracklist

1.Upstate Minute (Intro)
2.Bringin It Back
3.What The Lick Read (Feat. Nino Bless)
4.Do It For Hip Hop
5.In The Line of Fire (Feat. Emilio Rojas)
6.We In Here
7.The Good Fly Young
8.My Hustler Song
9.Jayback Muzik II/Light Up
10.My Moment Of Truth
11.Can I
12.Broken Dreams
13.(Bonus) Live It Up (Feat. Breez)

In the last four years Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick has raked in a fortune from his NFL salary and various endorsements, but the money is being spent at an alarming rate.

TMZ reports that Vick has blown through $29 million, or roughly 95% of his total income since filing for bankruptcy in 2008.

The QB made $31 million during that time period. "Of that, $10.9 went to taxes, $9.2 mil went to creditors, $2.7 went to lawyers and accountants, and the rest is for various things, including child support and living expenses." That leaves Vick with $1.5 million, which is nothing to sneeze at, but he's still taken a huge financial hit.

The good news is that he signed a 6 year, $100 million contract in 2011 with the Eagles. That includes almost $40 million in guaranteed money. That will hopefully ensure that the 32-year old player won't be hurting for money even after his career is long over with.

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Nas finally drops the official music video for his single "Cherry Wine," featuring the late great Amy Winehouse. The song is featured on Nas' latest album Life Is Good.

Kendrick Lamar's new album Good Kid, M.A.A.d City will be released on October 22nd. To get fans even more hyped up than they already were he drops this Dr. Dre assisted, Just Blaze produced ode to his hometown of "Compton."

We also get our first look at the album's tracklist. Kendrick has enlisted the help of Jay Rock, Drake, MC Eiht, Dr. Dre, Mary. J. Blige and more for the project.

Tracklist:

1. Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter

2. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe
3. Backseat Freestyle
4. The Art of Peer Pressure
5. Money Trees Ft. Jay Rock
6. Poetic Justice Ft. Drake
7. good kid
8. m.A.A.d city Ft. MC Eiht
9. Swimming Pools (Drank) [Extended Version]
10. Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst
11. Real Ft. Anna Wise
12. Compton Ft. Dr. Dre

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13. The Recipe Ft. Dr. Dre
14. Black Boy Fly
15. Now or Never Ft. Mary J. Blige
16. Collect Calls
17. Swimming Pools (Drank) (Bonus)

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BET has found it's 106 & Park replacements for longtime hosts Rocsi and Terrence J. Instead of two hosts, which has been the 106 & Park format for years, the network is going with four this time around.

Bow Wow, Miss Mykie, Shorty Da Prince and Paigion will be taking over the popular show according to Detroit's Hot 107.5.

The replacements mark the end of a 7-year run on the video countdown show by Rocsi and Terrence.

“We both came in here with a dream… We’ve always had this aspiration and to be here 7 years later, it’s very surreal,” said Terrence.

What do you think of the new 106 & Park hosts?

Miss Mykie

Paigion

Shorty Da Prince

Bow Wow

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Ahh Brazil, the land of beautiful sandy beaches and lovely women. Also the place where the annual Miss Bumbum Brazil contest is held.

500 women enter the competition each year hoping to be crowned the female with the perfect butt. 27 ladies are picked from that group for the finals. One from each of Brazil's Federative Units, according to the New York Daily News.

Online voting determines the 15 finalists They will then travel to São Paolo in November to compete in front of a panel of judges for the ultimate prize.

Rosana Ferreira won the competition in 2011. She credited years of ballet helped her gain the perfect rear end.

Rosana Ferreira

Rosana Ferreira

"[Brazilians] definitely have a thing with butts," said Brazilian Graciela Murano, writer and editor for Oddee, according to the Huffington Post. "Every woman has read about it and won't admit it," she said, "and every man's dream is to be a part of the judging team."

The official website for the contest says that a recent survey of Spanish men indicates that 81% of them prefer women with curves and big butts and could care less about cellulite.

The winner of the contest takes home $5,000 in prize money, with second prize taking home $3,000 and third place taking $2,000.

Miss Bumbum Brazil 2012 - Intro

Miss Bumbum Brasil 2012 competition

Check out some of the 2012 contestant videos below.

Grasiela Amorim

Ana Melo

Amanda Sampaio

Cibele Ribeiro

Ludmila Lopez

Gisele Soares

Aline Bernardes

Nuely Alves

Ana Júlia

Carine Felizardo

Ana Paula

Marianne Ranieri

Priscilla Freitas

Cris Andrade

Isis Gomes

Suelen Mercês

Andressa Urach

Camila Vernaglio

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We're seeing more and more artists get involved in politics by urging citizens to make a difference by going out to vote. Queens rapper Nas is the latest to speak out. He sat down with Ourtime.org to film this short clip. Check out what he has to say.

"The future of this country is in the hands of the young people," Nas said. "We have the power. We can go to to the polls in droves to get the person that we want, we can do that. Now that I voted I feel so much power that I didn't feel before. I feel like what I say matters."

Register to vote at www.ourtime.org and let your voice be heard.

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Meek Mill's debut album will be released on October 30th. Today the Philadelphia rapper unveiled the cover art for the project.

What do you think of it? Thumbs up or thumbs down?

*UPDATE*

The tracklist has been revealed courtesy of HipHopDX

1. Dreams And Nightmares (Prod. by Tone the Best Bully for Nightrydas Productions)
2. In God We Trust (Prod. by Black Metaphor for Nightrydas Productions)
3. Young & Gettin’ It featuring Kirko Bangz (Prod. by Jahlil Beats)
4. Traumatized (Prod. by Boi-1da)
5. Believe It featuring Rick Ross (Prod. by Young Shun for Maybach Music Productions)
6. Maybach Curtains featuring Nas, John Legend & Rick Ross (Prod. by Infamous & The Agency)
7. Amen featuring Drake (Prod. by Key Wane and Jahlil Beats)
8. Young Kings (Prod. by Lee Major)
9. Lay Up featuring Wale, Rick Ross & Trey Songz (Prod. by Kane Beatz and Co-Produced by Ashanti “The Mad Violinist” Floyd for The Building Productions, Inc.)
10. Tony Story Pt. 2 (Prod. by Boi-1da)
11. Who Your Around featuring Mary J. Blige (Prod. by Tommy “TBHITS” Brown and Travis Sayles for Darkchild.com)
12. Polo & Shell Tops (Prod. by Cardiak)
13. Rich & Famous featuring Louie V (Prod. by Jahlil Beats)
14. Real N*ggas Come First (Prod. by Kenoe and Got Koke for Nightrydas Productions)
15. Burn featuring Big Sean [Bonus Track]
16. Freak Show featuring Sam Sneak & 2 Chainz

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Machine Gun Kelly is preparing to release debut album, Lace Up on October 9th. In this trailer for the upcoming Lace Up documentary, MGK "takes you on a journey through the highs and lows that went into the making of the album."

Pre-order your copy of Lace Up now from iTunes.

Shot/Edited by: Spordy19XX

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Written by @ClintonYates Via The Washington Post

As rumors and reports of fights and melees from Saturday's taping of the BET Hip Hop Awards
spread on the Internet, Philadelphia-bred phenom Meek Mill offered some wise words. The MMG rapper tweeted, "Forreal I wish all these n*ggas cut all this #wwf sh*t out..B4 somebody get murked or put n jail..rich n*ggas don't want life leave it alone."

Mill is exactly right. Mainstream hip-hop has become pro wrestling.


More than ever, the game has become more about viral popularity, perceived image and one’s ability to pack shows. While I genuinely think the music coming out of the speakers is as good as ever, the sideshows are reminiscent of the theatrics of World Wrestling Entertainment and threaten to make the rap game more of a modern day minstrel show than it already is. And with the recent deaths of several aspiring rappers, it’s a good time to get a grip on the message.


Now, certain heads will tell you that hip-hop died long ago, in some faraway cipher that exists in their high-school/college-age minds, preventing them from ever liking anything new. I'm not that guy.


But think about how in the WWE, it’s the absurd promos, wacky shtick and backstage drama that clearly are the most interesting part of the story. From a writer's perspective, it's fascinating to see it develop. You don't even have to be a fan of wrestling to enjoy a program.


Meanwhile, what we saw in Atlanta on Saturday is the hip-hop corollary. What I’ve realized as someone who grew up as primarily a hip-hop fan, is that the sideshow has moved from a genuine attempt to grow the culture.

The drama has become the only show worth watching for most fans. It feels as if not one person really even cares what anyone’s rapping about these days, which in itself is fine, if the sideshow weren’t so irresponsible.

 
Rapper Rick Ross is an obvious example. He and Young Jeezy have had latent beef for some time now and decided to exchange vocal taunts at the Atlanta Civic Center on Saturday. Meanwhile add other lingering disagreements such as the one allegedly involving 50 Cent’s entourage, and you’ve got yourself a parking lot skirmish that forced the Atlanta Police Department to show up and calm things down. It might as well have been The Rock and John Cena squaring off before Wrestlemania.

But the problem in the rap game is that the actors on the stage can’t separate art from reality. It’s a familiar issue in hip-hop, but for all the woofing aspiring rappers are still dying and going to jail with too much frequency. And that’s because a lot of them are doing anything they can to emulate what the most successful artists have going on. And what they’re finding out is that there are very real consequences to the buffoonish exaggerations that laud the drug and prison culture lifestyle that many mainstream rappers exploit.


One kid in Chicago was shot over crew/rap beef. Another life was lost after a young artist tweeted "YOLO," — the popular term started by Drake that stands for "You only live once" — while bragging about driving drunk, then died in a fiery car crash minutes later.

Can you blame rap directly for that? No. But can you point to it? Yes. But that's not going to happen anywhere in the game because that might considered a form of dry snitching—another no-no in the clownish rules that determine what's acceptable public behavior in hip-hop culture these days, apparently.


Similarly, pro wrestling had to face an ugly truth when it's former performers starting turning up dead due to the drug and substance abuse problems many of them developed while trying to pursue their dreams of stardom and couldn't shake when those came true or never materialized. Guys were willing to do almost anything to gain an edge that could make them a star.


Now, when any dispute or so-called beef between artists unfolds on my television, I automatically presume it is scripted and both sides are willing participants as entertainers. Maybe BET will start handing out championship belts instead of trophies.


But I feel for the younger generation of fans. Having to watch this current iteration of hip-hop — effectively an all-made for TV product— has to be boring. The thing is, when I learned that wrestling was really fake, I liked it more than ever. It almost seemed like the work to be fake was more impressive than what it took to be real. I really hope I'm not forced to appreciate the same qualities in rappers. But I'm afraid I might be late on that.


I guess this is what America views as black entertainment in 2012.

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The BET Hip Hop Awards was taped Saturday in Atlanta at the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center. The Source was on the red carpet and talked to several stars as they made their way into the building.

Meek Mill confirmed that his debut album Dreams and Nightmares will be dropping on October 30th. DJ Drama encouraged everyone to go out and vote and promoted his new album Quality Street Music, which will be released October 2nd.

"If you can [push] that download button for free mixtapes you can go to the polls and push that button for Obama," Drama said. "Go vote for Obama... period."

The source also spoke with Miguel about his new album Kaleidoscope Dream, and Roscoe Dash's claims that he wrote the song "Lotus Flower Bomb."

"You gotta handle your business, but don't attack me homie," Miguel said of Roscoe.

Check out the rest of the footage below as the Source also talked with The Rza and Future.

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Chris Brown brought in a few of his celebrity friends for his basketball game during the BET Hip Hop Awards weekend in Atlanta.

Shawty Lo, Waka Flocka Flame, Nelly, Terrence J, Roscoe Dash, Verse Simmonds, Kirko Bangz, Polow Da Don, Sean Kingston and more made appearances at the game which was held at Morehouse College.

Check out pics from the game and highlights of Breezy dunking below.

Chris Brown celebrity basketball game highlights

Chris Brown celebrity basketball game highlights Pt. 2 (Chris dunks)

Pics and video from Atlnightspots, HipHopEnquirer and Kato3000

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Chris Webby teams up with DJ Drama for his new Bars On Me mixtape. The tape boasts features from Bun B, Kid Ink, Method Man, Prodigy, Jon Connor, Emilio Rojas and more.

Tracklist:

1. Bars On Me
2. Webster Morgan
3. Wait A Minute (Feat. Bun B & Kid Ink)
4. Change The World
5. CT 2 Shaolin (Feat. Method Man)
6. Bowser
7. Dark Side (Feat. Emilio Rojas)
8. Is It Alright (Feat. Nikkiya)
9. At It Again
10. Whatever I Like (Feat. Jon Connor)
11. Dangerous
12. So Fresh (Feat. Prodigy)
13. Hide N Seek
14. Way Of Life (Feat. D Lector)
15. Mission Statement
16. Fragile Lives

Grand Hustle artist Iggy Azalea will be dropping her new Trapgold mixtape on October 11th. Yesterday the blonde Aussie import released the artwork for the project.

The tape is being executive produced by executive produced by 1st Down of FKi and Diplo

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Teddy P releases his third mixtape titled Stoic. The rapper turned singer recruited Tech N9ne, Tay Dizm, Pitbull, Krizz Kaliko, Big K.R.I.T., Travie McCoy, Natty Black and more for this 22 track project.

"Don't You Quit"

Tracklist:

01. T-Pain – The Champ (Feat. Tay Dizm) [Prod. By Boi-1da]
02. T-Pain – Ain’t That A Bitch [Prod. By T-Pain]
03. T-Pain – Don’t You Quit [Prod. By T-Minus]
04. T-Pain – Rhock En Rollah [Prod. By Bishop Jones]
05. T-Pain – Breakup [Prod. By Young Fyre]
06. T-Pain – Can I Get (Feat. Pitbull) [Prod. By Young Fyre]
07. T-Pain – Hole In My Pocket (Feat. Nuke Nikelz & Doe Montana From Nappy Headz) [Prod. By T-Pain]
08. T-Pain – Monster Mash (Feat. Notty Black) [Prod. By Bei Maejor]
09. T-Pain – Down There (Feat. Skye) [Prod. By Tha Bizness]
10. T-Pain – FairyTale [Prod. By Bei Maejor]
11. T-Pain – Wool Over My Eyes [Prod. By Preach Bal4]
12. T-Pain – Streets Saved Me (Feat. Young Cash aka Joey Galaxy) [Prod. By Ryan Tedder]
13. T-Pain – Mind F*cked [Prod. By Tha Bizness]
14. T-Pain – Blapper (Feat. Mr Fab, Kriss Kaliko & Tech N9ne) [Prod. By Tha Bizness]
15. T-Pain – Invisible Girl [Prod. By T-Pain]
16. T-Pain – Let You Go (Feat. Shay Mooney) [Prod. By Major Seven]
17. T-Pain – Going Off (Feat. Big K.R.I.T.) [Prod. By T-Pain]
18. T-Pain – I’ll Never Be (Feat. Travie McCoy & Tay Dizm) [Prod. By Tha Bizness]
19. T-Pain – Why Don’t We [Prod. By T-Pain]
20. T-Pain – SupperTime [Prod. By T-Pain]
21. T-Pain – Hang Ups [Prod. By Young Fyre]
22. T-Pain – Exclusive [Prod. By Tha Bizness]

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When West Coast rapper Eazy-E passed away in 1995, he left behind a 6,700 square-foot mansion. Famous for it's all-night parties filled with plenty of females, the home was the ultimate party palace. The crib had 5 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms, a black room with fluorescent pillows and a neon sign that read "Eazy's Playhouse." 

Unfortunately the home, which was inherited by Eazy's wife, Tomika Wright, was foreclosed on according to recently released documents obtained by TMZ.

Tomika, who also took ownership of her late husband's Ruthless Records, had been making the mortgage payments, but fell behind in 2011 to the tune of $168,278.78 and was never able to catch up.

The home was sold at a foreclosure auction in May for $2.2 million.

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