Lil Kim was a guest on MTV's RapFix Live Wednesday [March 7]. The Queen Bee touched on a lot of subjects including a big upcoming collaboration, possibly working with 50 Cent, Diddy and more.
On her relationship with Diddy:
Puff never surprises me. I don't always agree with everything he does. I don't always like him. I don't necessarily think he's a really good person all the time. But the Puff that I know can be very loving, very caring, very understanding at times.
Puffy taught me a lot on the business side in this industry, without even knowing he was teaching me. One of the most important things I think I learned from Puff is...well he taught me how to barter in this industry. And he taught me how to do it professionally, even when you were told no for something else. And he taught me how to do that effectively. I made a couple of mistakes, but I also got it right a few times. He taught me how to do it even when you didn't like somebody.
On possible future collaboration with 50 Cent:
You know that's my boy. Him and Floyd Mayweather are good friends of mine. And you know I spent New Year's [Eve] and Christmas with both of them. 50's not really involved in my project, but I believe maybe in the future he will be. He's doing his own things right now and I'm sure we will also work together in the future. We been in the studio trying to come up with the right song. I think I have one for him and I played it for him when we were in Vegas. He liked it. He was like 'yeah I wanna do that one.' So I'm hoping that we can get that one done because we have been searching for that song for the longest.
Lil Kim was a guest on MTV's RapFix Live Wednesday [March 7]. The Queen Bee touched on a lot of subjects including a big upcoming collaboration, possibly working with 50 Cent, Diddy and more.
On her relationship with Diddy:
Puff never surprises me. I don't always agree with everything he does. I don't always like him. I don't necessarily think he's a really good person all the time. But the Puff that I know can be very loving, very caring, very understanding at times.
Puffy taught me a lot on the business side in this industry, without even knowing he was teaching me. One of the most important things I think I learned from Puff is...well he taught me how to barter in this industry. And he taught me how to do it professionally, even when you were told no for something else. And he taught me how to do that effectively. I made a couple of mistakes, but I also got it right a few times. He taught me how to do it even when you didn't like somebody.
On possible future collaboration with 50 Cent:
You know that's my boy. Him and Floyd Mayweather are good friends of mine. And you know I spent New Year's [Eve] and Christmas with both of them. 50's not really involved in my project, but I believe maybe in the future he will be. He's doing his own things right now and I'm sure we will also work together in the future. We been in the studio trying to come up with the right song. I think I have one for him and I played it for him when we were in Vegas. He liked it. He was like 'yeah I wanna do that one.' So I'm hoping that we can get that one done because we have been searching for that song for the longest.
Austin's South By SouthwestMusic Festival just went to a new level with the announcement that 50 Cent will be performing his debut album Get Rich Or Die Tryin' in it's entirety.
The event will take place on Friday March 16th at Austin Music Hall. Doors open at 7PM Central. It's the first time 50 will perform all of the songs from the groundbreaking 8x platinum album at the same time.
In addition to 50's performance, Shady Records will be represented by performances from Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse.
Other acts on the bill include Big K.R.I.T., Schoolboy Q, STS, Action Bronson, Don Trip and The FoodChain.
For more information visit the Shady SXSW website HERE
Yesterday we hit you up with a live version of "N*ggas In Poorest" by Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def). Today we have another treat for you. While in Paris at Radio Nova, Yasiin also premiered an exclusive J Dilla produced track entitled "Sunshine Screwface." If this joint doesn't get your neck to popping something is definitely wrong with your headphones or speakers.
Young Jeezy is out on the road touring in support of his album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. He stopped by Hartford's Hot 93.7 to chop it up about working with Jay-Z, Andre 3000, upcoming collaboration album with his CTE crew entitled "It's The World," motivating his camp to work harder and a lot more.
We've all seen Nicki Minaj move away from the gritty MC she started out as on the Come Up DVDs, to a more radio friendly artist as witnessed by her recent performance on The Grammys and latest single "Starships."
The good folks over at Jump Off TV debate whether or not she should still be considered an MC.
What do you think? Take our poll and sound off in the comment section below.
Grisly killings, abductions, and rapes allegedly committed by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in central Africa have garnered international attention following the release of a video highlighting abuses committed by the group and its leader, Joseph Kony.
The half-hour film (below) produced by Invisible Children follows a former child soldier named Jacob. The film issues a call for action, reportedly aiming to raise awareness by making Joseph Kony a household name. While the organization describes itself as a movement seeking to end the conflict in Uganda, some have criticized the group's spending practices and the film's approach as overly simplistic.
However, the LRA is allegedly responsible for a host of abuses, including the murder, rape, and abduction of tens of thousands in the past two decades. The Associated Press reports:
Kony, whose army abducts children and takes women as sex slaves, has been indicted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity committed during a decades-long insurgency against Uganda's government. The group has been blamed for the murder of thousands of civilians in four countries, and the U.S. classifies it as a terrorist organization.
Myths surround the LRA's leader, Joseph Kony, who enjoys a cult-like respect. Kony calls himself a "freedom fighter," although it is unclear why he is fighting.
Last October, President Obama announced that 100 US troops would be dispatched to central Africa as advisers to those fighting against the LRA. The LRA is reportedly fractured and weakened, however its leader Joseph Kony remains at large.
A Twitter campaign targeting celebrities and influential figures took off last night using the hashtag #STOPKONY. Below, see a few of the reactions:
Papoose is a very confident MC who he firmly believes he's the best rapper on the East Coast. The Brooklyn rapper stopped by Superstar Radio recently to further elaborate on the claim he made last year that he was the "King of New York."
Ice Cube stopped by Sway In The Morning recently to talk about his new movie 21 Jump Street, the next Friday film starring Mike Epps and possibly Chris Tucker, Detox , the NWA biopic and more.
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Austin's annual South by Southwest music festival just got a major addition to it's lineup.
It's been confirmed that Jay-Z will perform at the festival on March 12 at 7 p.m. CST. The show will be broadcast live on American Express' youtube channel as part of an interactive experience with fans who can request songs via Twitter.
Just use #JAYZSyncShow and #Songwhen you Tweet. If your song is the most requested, he'll perform it live from Austin.
50 Cent's banger "I Just Wanna" featuring Tony Yayo is the most added song on radio this week. Not a surprise given the fact that the D.R.U.G.S. produced song is so catchy.
According to HipHop-N-More it is "the most added song on Urban radio with 26 adds and also the most added when Urban & Rhythmic are combined with a total of 37."
That total beats out new songs from the likes of Rihanna, B.o.B., Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown and Frank Ocean.
"I Just Wanna" is off of 50's street album/mixtape The Big 10. Make sure you call up your local radio stations and request it!
WZRD made their television debut Tuesday [March 6] on Conan. The band performed "Teleport 2 Me, Jamie" off of their new self-titled album, which is available now.
You can cop it from Amazon, iTunes and all other retail outlets.
Peyton Manning's 14-year career with the Indianapolis Colts is coming to an end after owner Jim Irsay informed the four-time NFL MVP on Monday night that the team will release him, according to team sources.
Irsay and Manning traveled together Tuesday night from South Florida on Irsay's private jet and will conduct a joint news conference at noon ET on Wednesday, which sources said will be to announce the quarterback's departure.
The pair was spotted together in Irsay's car after arriving in Indianapolis. Irsay began to address the media before Manning, while smiling, "We'll see ya'll tomorrow. We're gonna talk tomorrow."
When asked if they were both happy, Manning said: "We're good, we're good. We're gonna talk tomorrow. We're gonna do it the right way tomorrow."
Manning then repeated the same "We'll do it tomorrow" response when asked to describe how tough his pending release was for him.
The decision to pass on the $28 million bonus owed to Manning and not to pick up the four remaining years on his contract means Manning will become a free agent. Sources said Manning intends to continue playing despite missing the entire 2011 season after having his third neck surgery in 19 months, a fusion of two vertebrae.
Without Manning, the Colts went just 2-14 and landed the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft.
Irsay has since rebuilt the Colts organization, firing vice chairman Bill Polian, coach Jim Caldwell, most of Caldwell's staff and general manager Chris Polian, Bill's son.
Manning preferred to remain with the Colts, one source said, but a source close to Irsay said the owner concluded that the major restructuring of the organization would include a change at quarterback, likely either former Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck or former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III.
One source close to Irsay said the decision was not financially driven, evidenced by the fact the owner chose not to engage in negotiations to restructure Manning's contract.
Free agency begins March 13, but Manning can sign with another NFL team immediately after the Colts formally release him. Indianapolis has until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday to make the transaction official.
Sources said Manning expects to have significant dialogue with interested teams before he makes a decision on where to resume his career and will likely work out for a few select teams once he analyzes his top choices.
Dr. Robert Watkins, who performed the single-level cervical fusion, has stated publicly that he has cleared Manning to resume his playing career and the damaged nerves have regenerated to the point where Manning has thrown the ball with greater distance and velocity in the past few weeks.
To that end, Manning, who turns 36 later this month, conducted an aggressive throwing session in his Colts helmet, shoulder pads and jersey at Duke University on Friday, a source said.
Sources at Duke and close to Manning confirmed he had been conducting aggressive throwing sessions in shoulder pads and helmet since Feb. 28 at Duke, where his former University of Tennessee offensive coordinator David Cutcliffe is now the head coach. It was Manning's second trip to work under the supervision of Cutcliffe.
Several current teammates who took the field with the quarterback and non-Colts coaches who observed Manning throw in challenging environments during five days of workouts encouraged Manning to keep playing, sources said.
Tom Moore, who was Manning's longtime offensive coordinator beginning in the quarterback's rookie year of 1998, was one of the coaches to observe Manning at Duke, sources said.
Moore retired two years ago, but was an offensive consultant for New York Jets in 2011. His time with the Jets ended with the team's final regular-season game and Moore no longer has any affiliation with the Jets, which enabled him to accept Manning's invitation to observe the workouts.
A former No. 1 overall pick, Manning has broken all of Indianapolis' career records for quarterbacks since being drafted out of Tennessee in 1998. He's taken the Colts to the playoffs 11 times, captured seven AFC South titles in eight years, won two AFC championships, one Super Bowl title and aSuper Bowl MVP Award.
But in 2009, after Manning brought the Colts to the cusp of history with a 14-0 start, bad news began to overshadow his lengthy resume. The Colts pulled their starters against the Jets and lost the final two games that season. Indy then wound up losing to New Orleans in the Super Bowl. During the offseason, Manning had the first of his neck surgeries.
Then, after making an early playoff exit in the 2010 season, Manning underwent another neck surgery to repair a damaged nerve that was causing weakness in his throwing arm.
Last July, Irsay signed Manning to a new five-year, $90 million contract extension that everyone expected would keep Manning in Indy for the rest of his career.
But when the nerve did not heal as quickly as anticipated, Manning had two vertebrae fused together in September, a surgery that forced him to miss the first game of his career.
Word of the impending breakup caught one of Manning's closest friends, longtime center Jeff Saturday, off guard. Saturday said Tuesday night that the two had not yet spoken about the apparent decision.
"I never thought it was a foregone conclusions," Saturday told The AP. "I was always hopeful they'd get something worked out, and that he would be back in a horseshoe, but it doesn't look that's going to happen."
Music really is the universal language. English speaking singers and rappers can travel to foreign countries and the audiences can recite their lyrics word for word.
A prime example of that is a 13-year old Iranian named Tara. Here she sings a fantastic version of Adele's"Someone Like You."
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