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Reflection Eternals' New CD 'Revolutions Per Minute' Pushed Back Until April

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 10:06pm


Hip-hop duo Reflection Eternal, consisting of rapper Talib Kweli and producer Hi-Tek, revealed this week that their long awaited sophomore album, Revolutions Per Minute, has been pushed back to late April.

The album, which the follow-up their 2000 debut Train of Thought, was set to drop April 6th, but will now hit stores April 20.

The duo dropped their debut in 2000 to critical acclaim, but the follow-up never came, and the pair went their separate ways to focus on individual projects. Now, here it is, 10 years later.

"Every all 126K of you buy Revolutions Per Minute the week of April 20th, you will guarantee a Number 1 record for Reflection Eternal ..., "Kweli tweeted recently (@RealTalibKweli).

To hold fans over until then, Kweli and Hi-Tek dropped a mixtape in January titled The Re:Union, boasting nearly 30 new tracks, featuring guests such as Jay Electronica, J. Cole, Mos Def, Royce Da 5'9, Styles P and Kool G Rap, among others.

The mixtape is available for free download at YearoftheBlackSmith.com.

Revolutions Per Minute's lead single is called "Back Again" and is currently available on iTunes. The duo are also gearing up for the release of a new music video for "In This World," set to premiere on Myspace.com/ReflectionEternal on March 7th.

Source: BallerStatus

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Former Boxing Champ, James Toney Joins The UFC

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 9:47pm


LAS VEGAS - Boxer James Toney is taking a crack at mixed martial arts, signing a multifight deal with UFC.

The 41-year-old Toney is a former super middleweight and cruiserweight champion who fought Roy Jones Jr., Evander Holyfield, John Ruiz and Hasim Rahman. But he hasn't had a significant title shot since March 2006, and he also tested positive for steroids twice.

UFC president Dana White believes Toney has the proper attitude to succeed in a crossover to MMA.

Toney isn't the first athlete to try the move. Herschel Walker won his MMA debut for Strikeforce on Jan. 30, and former boxer Ricardo Mayorga will make his MMA debut May 15 for a small Florida-based promotion.

The UFC hasn't determined the date or opponent for Toney's MMA debut.

Source: MSNBC

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Fabolous & DJ Drama "There Is No Competition 2 (The Funeral Service)" Mixtape D/L Inside

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 8:15pm


Tracklist:


01. The Wake

02. I’m Raw

03. Body Ya

04. Hard Feat. Kobe, Paul Cain & LA The Darkman

05. Oh Let’s Do It

06. Suicide 2 Feat. Paul Cain & Freck Billionaire

07. It’s Goin’ Down Feat. Freck Billionaire

08. Roger That Feat. Freck Billionaire

09. Love Come Down

10. Popular Demand Feat. Paul Cain

11. Mr. R.I.P

12. Body Bag Feat. Cam’ron & Vado

13. Beamer, Benz, or Bentley Feat. Lloyd Banks Juelz Santana

14. For The Money Feat. Nicki Minaj

15. Tonight Feat. Red Cafe

16. All The Way Turnt Up Feat. Trey Songz

17. Say Somethin’ Nigga

18. Funeral Service Music Feat. Kobe, Paul Cain, Red Cafe & Willie The Kid

19. Bring Death To Em’

20. Exhibit F


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*First The Fat Boys Break Up...* GS Boys, Creators Of The 'Stanky Leg' Disband

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 2:30pm


(AllHipHop News) The GS Boyz, creators of the hit single “Stanky Leg,” have dropped three members and the pair, Prince and Soufside, are releasing new material.

They are currently working on new material and recently shot a video for the song “Any Way” ft Ebony Blaque.

While it is unclear if the can still legally use the name GS Boyz, the remaining group members did have some comments about the former members’ work ethic, or alleged lack there of.

“Formerly the GS Boys,” Soufside told AllHipHop.com. “It was because the other three, they didn’t want to grind any more.” “We just had different visions,” added group member Prince. “My bro a star and we all stars, but I guess it was more hate basically, and I ain’t the type of dude to hate on somebody. I just decided we just got to do what we got to do. Either you gonna rock with us or your not.”

While the “Stanky Leg” was a nationwide fad last year and was one of the most popular songs that has come out of the “boogie” movement in Dallas, the track earned The GS Boys a gold record.

The group, which was signed to Yung Joc’s Swagg Team label, also followed up with the minor hit, “Booty Dew.”

According to the remaining group members, their newest song is more geared towards females and the streets.

“’Stanky Leg’ was one of our songs that just blew,” Prince told AllHipHop.com. “So the Lord’s giving us a chance to do something again and now we got something for the listeners.”

Source: AllHipHop

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Willie The Kid & DJ Woogie "The Cure" Mixtape [Download Inside]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 7:59am


Tracklist:


01 The Cure (Intro)
02 Good Without The Money
03 Medical Breakthrough
04 Yes! Michigan
05 Just Plain Sick
06 Invasion Freestyle f. LA the Darkman
07 Conjuring the Cure
08 Adult Swim
09 The Atrium
10 Do Ya Dance Girl
11 Dishwashing Liquid
12 Can’t Stop the Shining
13 Champagne Flow
14 I Ain’t Fuckin’ Wit Em
15 You Ain’t Gotta Be a Star
16 Quiet Man
17 Woog-N-Willie (Outro)


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Sean Garrett Raises the Bar for Drake

Posted by Mr.I Get It on March 4, 2010 at 7:36am


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“I think he’s going to make his fans really happy,” Sean Garrett says about one of the most anticipated albums of the year. Thesinger-songwriter is of course speaking about Drake’s debut Thank MeLater.

Garrett reveals to Rap-Up.com that he has been in the studio with hip-hop’s breakout star. “I’m working on some stuff for his album,” heshares. “I heard some shit and it’s hot as fuck.”

With such great expectations for the spring release, how did “The Pen” approach the project? “When you’re dealing with somebody like him,you wanna come hard, you wanna come so ridiculous, you wanna come in adirection that no one, including him, had any idea that you would come,”he explains. “It makes it really difficult. There’s only so far youcan go with your résumé sometimes. It’s all about what you did today,so you’re always trying to outdo yourself.”

S. Dot is making sure the “Best I Ever Had” MC only gets his best. “At this point it’s just about coming up with that masterful record thatI will probably keep for myself but I’mma give it to him. It’s gottabe hot enough for me to say, ‘Damn, should I give this away?’”

Drizzy knows when to have fun, but when he’s in the lab, he’s all about his business. “He tends to like to have fun. He’s enjoying themoment. When he’s out, he’s always smiling and happy, and real giddyabout meeting the fans—just being a real people’s person. But when he’sin the studio, he seems to be very, very focused on what it is he’strying to accomplish.”

The first collaboration between the two will be an upcoming single from Garrett’s U.S. debut. “It’s a mid-tempo and it’s about love,” hesays of the track. “We both like to talk about love in our ownparticular way, and that’s the reason why I felt like he was perfect forthat record. I think a lot of ladies are gonna love this record.”

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Erykah Badu Performs Lead Single From New Album, "Window Seat" Live On Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 7:30am


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Erykah Badu is prepping the release of her fifth studio album, 'New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Unk'. Last night (March 4) she performed the lead single "Window" for the first time live on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.

'Part Two' is Badu's first album since 2008's 'New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War'. She originally planned to release the two albums as a double disc, but decided against it so she continue to tweak "Part Two".

The new album features production from Madlib, Shafiq Husayn and 9th Wonder to Karieem Riggins, Georgia Ann Muldrow and the Roots' James Poyser, who produced the lead single, "Window Seat."

You can catch Erykah on the road this summer as part of The Lillith Fair

'New Amerykah Part Two: Return Of The Unk' is due in stores March 30.

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Manny Paquiao's Next Fight Against Joshua Clottey Could Be His Last

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 4, 2010 at 6:48am


LOS ANGELES -- The frantic ferocity of Manny Pacquiao's training camps at the stuffy Wild Card Gym clearly indicate he feels every fight could be his last.

This time around, Pacquiao knows he really might be done with boxing -- for a while at least.

Pacquiao is training in Hollywood for his March 13 fight against Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium while simultaneously running for a congressional seat in his native Philippines. It's the latest move in his exhaustive quest apparently to become all things to all people in a homeland that already has embraced him as a boxing champion, a commercial pitchman, a movie star, a singer and its most famous person.

But if he beats Clottey on March 13 and then gets elected eight weeks later, as many expect, how can he balance a burgeoning political career with the months of intense training necessary for a former flyweight to survive bigger opponents such as Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya and Clottey?

"I don't know, but I can still fight," the 31-year-old Pacquiao said Wednesday while getting his hands wrapped in a cramped back room. "Boxing is different than politics. Politics is more in service. ... I want to be a good public servant. I want to help people."

Promoter Bob Arum understands the lure of public service after working as a lawyer in the Justice Department during the Kennedy administration, but Pacquiao's determination to join Congress at the height of his athletic career is perplexing to the man who shepherded Pacquiao from obscurity.

"I can't figure it out," Arum said. "I tried very lightly to dissuade him this time. I know people around him have tried also. He's determined to do it."

If Pacquiao is elected this spring after his bout in Dallas, trainer Freddie Roach and Arum have come to terms with the possibility that the combination of Pacquiao's political responsibilities and his struggle to land a megafight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could keep him out of the ring for a while -- perhaps permanently.

"It could be our last fight, sure," Roach said. "I don't think it will, but it could definitely work out that way."

Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs), generally considered the world's top pound-for-pound fighter, will meet Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs) at Cowboys Stadium in front of a huge crowd lured by Pacquiao's star power and reasonably priced tickets -- a bonus that particularly appeals to Pacquiao, who rose from abject poverty to the pinnacle of his sport.

Arum said Pacquiao feels deeply compelled to give back to his country for his good fortune. Even after giving away millions of his boxing winnings to charities, family, friends and strangers who stand outside his house in the Philippines waiting days to catch a glimpse of him, he seems to believe the best way is through elected office -- even if many of his Filipino fans apparently disagree.

He failed in an attempt to win a congressional seat in May 2007, losing by a lopsided margin. His latest run, which will be decided in the Philippines' general election on May 10, has a much better chance of succeeding, according to Arum and political observers.

"He's lived in the U.S., and he's seen how people live here, and the relative affluence here," Arum said. "As a caring individual, that has to upset him. He genuinely wants to make a difference in those people's lives, and I guess he thinks politics is how to do that."

Roach has risen along with Pacquiao to the top of his profession, but he would rather see his greatest fighter leave at his apex than on a decline. Roach also realizes a fighter of Pacquiao's stature has little to gain beyond money, unless he finds an opponent worthy of his skills.

"I did have a discussion with Manny about it," Roach said over the shouts of his brother, Pepper, ordering somebody to move a car that's blocking a spot in the Wild Card's minuscule parking lot. "We didn't come up with an answer. It's more about the opponents. If Mayweather beats (Sugar Shane) Mosley and then won't fight Manny, who else is there? (A third fight with) Juan Manuel Marquez? Maybe Edwin Valero? People really want to see Manny-Mayweather."

Mayweather and Pacquiao have tried to avoid talking about each other while preparing for their respective spring bouts, but the fight still is the favorite topic in every boxing conversation. Their negotiations fell apart over Mayweather's insistence on extra-stringent drug testing, a stance interpreted by Arum and others as a reluctance to take on Pacquiao.

Roach still wants to see the fight come together later this year. Indeed, Arum agrees Congressman Pacquiao still would be able to train, noting the Filipino legislative body meets in July and adjourns until the end of the year.

"If he gets elected, I'm sure he'll still get time off for training camp," Roach said. "The government shuts down when he fights anyway. The terrorists call a treaty and stop fighting. I think I could get him away for eight weeks."

Source: ESPN

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T.I. Seventh studio album and prison release

Posted by TheNewEntry on March 3, 2010 at 9:18pm

T.I. Out of Prison and Back to Work

T.I., whose real name is Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., was released from Forrest City Federal Correctional Complex in Arkansas Dec. 22.2009 and has already headed back into the studio to work. Although T.I. isn’t completely free…he was released to a halfway house close to his home in Atlanta. He will spend the next 366 days of his sentence at Dismas Charities Atlanta West, where he is allowed to leave the facility during daytime hours to work.

Music exec Kevin Liles posted a message on his Twitter page stating that new T.I. music will soon be on the way. “My right hand (T.I.) went home to visit family& found his way to the studio. He said, ‘Why wait for 2010, get it in now.’ Love the attitude.”

That seems pretty lenient that he is also allowed to swing in to see family when he is under ‘house arrest’. He will have 500 hours of community service to complete when he is sprung in another year.

We can’t wait to hear the rappers new song, which will likely reflect his time spent behind bar.

On March 26, 2010, T.I. will be released from the halfway house. He is also currently in the studio working on his seventh studio album. It is yet to be titled.

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Arlis Michaels "Gotta Believe It" (Official Music Video)

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 3, 2010 at 6:30pm


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Mr Real Talk DVD is back coming for you niggas heads.

This time he drops heavy bars over Lil Boosie's instrumental.

He's promised to be in major grind mode for 2010, dropping freestyles and videos weekly.

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Keyshia Cole Gives Birth To Baby Boy

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 3, 2010 at 5:54pm


The beautiful and talented singer, Keyshia Cole has given birth to a baby boy.

Ms. Cole and fiance, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Daniel "Boobie" Gibson told USMagazine they were "proud to announce the birth of their beautiful baby boy, Daniel Hiram Gibson Jr."

Their son was born Tuesday March 2 at 11:54 p.m., weighing 7 lbs. 3 oz.

It's the first baby for Keyshia

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"Tipsy" Rapper J-Kwon Missing For Over A Month. Label Issues Statement

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 3, 2010 at 5:24pm


St. Louis native J-Kwon, who made a huge splash in 2004 with the hit "Tipsy," has been missing for almost a month, his label says. Gracie Production released a statement Tuesday night asking for help finding the MC.

"J-Kwon is a big part of the Gracie family, and we are obviously increasingly worried and want to make sure he is OK," Gracie Productions CEO/President Tony Bucher said in the statement. "We've already received thousands of e-mails from fans and supporters who are worried about J-Kwon, and we want everyone to know how much we appreciate the love and support. If anyone has seen J-Kwon or has access to him, please let him know we are worried about him, and to please let us know everything is ok."

Bucher and Gracie Productions have also gone as far as setting up a Twitter page @WhereIsJKwon so fans can write with any info they may have.

According to a rep for Gracie Productions, Kwon was working on a self-titled album to be released on March 23. Last year, via the indie, the 24-year-old rapper put out the albums Hood Hop 2 and Hood Hop 2.5.

J-Kwon's biggest project was the original Hood Hop, which came out in 2004. Powered by the party anthem "Tipsy," the then-17-year-old gained national exposure and even performed on "Saturday Night Live."

"I'm 17, so I can't get into the club," he explained to MTV News in 2004 about the controversial song. "I used to stand outside and see people so tipsy, so drunk, they basically did like a two-step away from the club. I took all that and was like, 'OK, what does every teen think?' When I say, 'Teen drinking is very bad, but I got a fake ID though,' people think I'm actually promoting drinking to teens. Nah. When I say, 'Everybody in the club getting tipsy,' I mean we ain't drinking but everybody else is. That's what we see, not what we do. A lot of critics come at me about this. If I was promoting teen drinking, believe me, I would've sold the song for an ad."

Kwon had a hard-knock life to begin with. He was kicked out of the house at age 12 and became homeless. In 2003, he auditioned for L.A. Reid and Jermaine Dupri, who were at Arista at the time.

"When I went in for the deal I was like, 'What if they don't sign me? Forget them. If they don't sign me, I'mma keep rolling.' That's how I approach every situation," he told MTV News. "So I'm rapping for L.A. and at the end of the verse, my line was something like, 'You don't like it, L.A., bite me,' and I turned around and mooned him, straight up."

Hood Hop was the only J-Kwon album released under the So So Def imprint before the rapper and the label parted ways years later.

Source: MTV

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Rapper Guru Issues Statement Following Successful Heart Surgery

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 3, 2010 at 1:00pm


(AllHipHop News) Revered rapper Guru released a statement to AllHipHop.com today (March 3) as he recovers from surgery after suffering a heart attack over the weekend.

Guru, born Keith Elam, was briefly comatose due to the heart attack. Doctors successfully operated on the 43-year-old MC on Tuesday (March 2).

"I am doing fine and I am recovering! I'm weak though,” Guru told AllHipHop.com in a statement today. “Solar is the only person who has the accurate info on my situation. Any info from anybody else is false! I appreciate your well wishes and all the love!"

Guru and his family are asking for privacy as he recovers and stressed for fans to continue to send prayers, thoughts and love.

His partner Solar echoed Guru’s comments about the need for privacy but told fans the outlook is positive for the rapper.

Additionally, only Solar will have access to Guru and accurate information regarding the status of his health.

"Guru is resting and doing well after his surgery,” Solar told AllHipHop.com. “The doctors say that he will fully recover from his illness. We thank everyone who send prayers our way and we appreciate the outpouring of love from around the world!”

Solar can be reached by contacting a representative for his publicity firm, Yo-Pr.com.

Source: AllHipHop

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Raekwon "Canal Street" Music Video Trailer

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on March 3, 2010 at 12:30pm


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Chef Raekwon is about to drop another video for his classic album 'Only Built For Cuban Linx II'. This one is for "Canal Street"

Rae is enjoying the success of an album that everybody has rated in the top 3 of 2009. He could shoot videos for almost every song on the cd in my opinion, it's just that good.

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Trina Addresses Leaked Nude Photos, Says The FBI is Involved

Posted by Mr.I Get It on March 3, 2010 at 8:07am


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Nude photos leaked of rapper Trina over the weekend. Now, she has finally addressed the leak,saying she's taken the privacy invasion tothe FBI.

The Miami rapper previously revealed that she had lost her cellphone recently and was afraid that the images stored on it might make theirway to the Internet. And, they did.

Several photos of Trina were leaked to various blogs just days ago, some of which show her crying,others showing an allergic skin reaction, and some display her exposed
body parts.

The websites we first spotted them on have since removed the pics.

She told MTV News Monday (March 1) that the person who found the photos tried to extort her for money.

"[The images are] me on a very upset day -- I think I was in Canada, upset crying," she told the network. "Just personal stuff. Photos in thestudio. I think [one] was me having an allergic reaction, breaking out.
I just think it was my personal stuff and for someone to do that is so,
so wrong. So now I'm actually having it looked into by the FBI and it's
gonna be a bigger situation than just leaked photos. Hopefully we can
deal with the situation and put an end to it."

Trina went on to explain that while some of the racy images she took herself, some were placed in there just to draw more attention to theset.

As far as the pics of the rash on her arm, Trina said the took them to show her doctor. But, she doesn't sure what caused the allergicreaction.

"I don't recall being allergic to anything, but obviously, yeah [I am]," she said. "I was in the studio recording for a couple of days andjust started having breakouts. And my doctor said you're allergic to
shellfish or makeup bronzer."

Her doctor diagnosed her with Urticaria, which she says has since gone away.

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