Havoc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep recently chopped it up with Leyla Stacked at the Out4Fame Festival, where they shared their thoughts on the East Coast/West Coast beef. The two New York emcees explained that the beef was so long ago and they added that they have nothing but love for West Coast emcees, including Snoop Dogg.
During the conversation Prodigy also revealed that he's planning on releasing a new solo album by the end of the summer, but he stayed tight lipped about any features other than Havoc. The two also addressed rumors about a collaborative album with Nas, and they said the album is still very much a possibility in the future.
G-Unitis proud to present it's newest artistRotimi. The multi-talented singer/songwriter/actor/model has just released his first single on the label titled"Lotto"featuring50 Cent.
The Maplewood, New Jersey native graduated from Northwestern University in 2010 with a BA in Economics and Voice Performance. Minor in Business.
He currently plays the role ofDreon season 2 ofPower. Other acting credits includeBoss, Divergent, Imperial Dreamsand more.
Rotimi is destined for big things. Keep a close eye on him in the months and years to come.
Miguel crossed the pond recently to appear on BBC's 1Xtra Live Lounge. Check out his performance of "Coffee." This is off of his forthcoming album titled Wildheart, set to be released on June 29. You can pre-order it now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wildheart/id1005171711.
Here's something new from O.T. Genasis titled "Do It." This one features Lil Wayne. The track will appear on Genasis' forthcoming mixtape, Rhythm and Bricks. Give it a listen up top.
Lil Eto decides to give fans a preview of his 1983 album. The Tanboys/Cold Summers Ent. representative locked down production from D.R.U.G.S., LJ Milan, V Don, Sha Beats, AyePee, Doe Pesci, Chup and more.
Features on the 14-track project include Bodega Bamz and Nyticka Hemmingway
Tracklist:
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man was arrested Thursday in the slayings of nine people, including the pastor, at a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston.
Dylann Storm Roof, 21, stayed for nearly an hour inside the church Wednesday night before shooting six females and three males at a prayer meeting, Police Chief Greg Mullen said.
Roof put up no resistance after a citizen tip led police to his car Thursday morning in Shelby, North Carolina, Mullen said.
"Acts like this one have no place in our country," said Attorney General Loretta Lynch, who announced a Justice Department hate crime investigation. "They have no place in a civilized society."
The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church's pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed. Pinckney, 41, was a married father of two who was elected to the state House at 23, making him the youngest member of the House at the time.
Sen. Clementa Pinckney
"He never had anything bad to say about anybody, even when I thought he should," State House Minority leader Todd Rutherford told The Associated Press. "He was always out doing work either for his parishioners or his constituents. He touched everybody."
Roof's childhood friend, Joey Meek, alerted the FBI after recognizing him in a surveillance camera image that was widely circulated, said Meek's mother, Kimberly Kozny. Roof had worn the same sweatshirt while playing Xbox videogames in their home recently.
"I don't know what was going through his head," Kozny said. "He was a really sweet kid. He was quiet. He only had a few friends."
Roof had been to jail: State court records show a pending felony drug case against him, and a past misdemeanor trespassing charge.
Roof displayed a Confederate flag on his license plate, Kozny said, and in a photo on his Facebook page, he wears a jacket with stitched-on flag patches from two other defeated white-ruled regimes: Rhodesia and apartheid-era South Africa.
The shooting evoked painful memories of other attacks on black churches. They were bombed the 1960s, when they served as organizing hubs for the Civil Rights movement. Many were burned by arsons in the 1990s. Others survived shooting sprees.
This particular church, which was founded in 1816, had its own grim history: When a founder, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822, he was caught, and white landowners burned the church down in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War.
This shooting "should be a warning to us all that we do have a problem in our society," said state Rep. Wendell Gilliard, a Democrat whose district includes the church. "We need action. There's a race problem in our country. There's a gun problem in our country. We need to act on them quickly."
Mullen said names of the victims would be released once families have been notified.
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. called the shooting "an unfathomable and unspeakable act by somebody filled with hate and with a deranged mind."
"Of all cities, in Charleston, to have a horrible hateful person go into the church and kill people there to pray and worship with each other is something that is beyond any comprehension and is not explained," Riley said. "We are going to put our arms around that church and that church family."
A few bouquets of flowers tied to a police barricade formed a small but growing memorial Thursday morning a block away from the church.
"Today I feel like it's 9-11 again," Bob Dyer, who works in the area, said after leaving an arrangement of yellow flowers wrapped in plastic. "I'm in shock."
Charleston residents Samuel Ward and Evangeline Simmons stood silently at the barricade with arms around each other. Simmons said she belongs to another AME congregation.
"It's like it's just trying to strip away part of your faith," Simmons said. "But it just makes you stronger."
In a statement, NAACP President and CEO Cornell William Brooks condemned the shooting.
"There is no greater coward than a criminal who enters a house of God and slaughters innocent people engaged in the study of scripture," Brooks said.
The attack came two months after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, by a white police officer in neighboring North Charleston that sparked major protests and highlighted racial tensions in the area. The officer has been charged with murder, and the shooting prompted South Carolina lawmakers to push through a bill helping all police agencies in the state get body cameras. Pinckney was a sponsor of that bill.
Soon after Wednesday night's shooting, a group of pastors huddled together praying in a circle across the street.
Community organizer Christopher Cason said he felt certain the shootings were racially motivated.
"I am very tired of people telling me that I don't have the right to be angry," Cason said. "I am very angry right now."
Even before Scott's shooting in April, Cason said he had been part of a group meeting with police and local leaders to try to shore up relations.
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Contributors include Meg Kinnard and David Goldman in Charleston, South Carolina; Eric Tucker in Washington and Jacob Jordan in Atlanta.
After watching Gennady Golovkin's last fight, a win against Willie Monroe Jr., Floyd Mayweather Jr. came away unimpressed.
"I finally got the chance to see [GGG] fight. Congratulations for everything that he's done, but even at my weight he can't beat me," Floyd told Elie Seckbach of EsNews.
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Money May even spoke on Oscar De La Hoya, who he defeated in 2007. The former champion has been talking about possibly coming out of retirement.
"I've seen Oscar [in the news]. I've seen that little thing, Oscar talking about he's coming back," Floyd said. "If he wants to we can rock-and roll in September. We can do it at 154 [pounds]. He already knows that. He said he wanted a rematch. If Oscar wants it he can get it in September."
Cassidy recruits Vado, J.R. Writer, Red Cafe, Papoose, Maino, Uncle Murda, Fat Trel, Fred The Godson, Chubby Jag, Drag-On, Dave East and Compton Menace for the remix to his and Fred Money's track titled "MMM."
It's almost become guaranteed to count on Lexington Steele and Nikki Benz to come to VladTV with an insane story about their experiences in their industry. This time around they didn't let us down as they remembered hilarious - and somewhat serious - encounters with their costars while preparing for their scenes. "There's a lot of behind the scenes stuff that goes on that the fans don't see," Nikki states in this exclusive clip.
"I've seen dudes fight butt-ass naked on set," Lex recalled. "That's the funniest shit in the world because when you 're trying to break them up, you're trying to make sure that nothing's touching your leg or something." Lexington Steele has had his fair share of near-altercations, and tells us in detail about one time in Europe where he almost got into a fight with another man because he wouldn't "compromise" on set.
Rachel Dolezal, the controversial formerPresident of NAACP Spokanehas voiced doubts about whether the man and woman claiming to be her parents actually gave birth to her.
Rachel resigned after it was revealed she was pretending to be black after a story broke proving she was white.
In an interview with NBC News on Tuesday night (http://nbcnews.to/1LfaDYU ), Rachel Dolezal said she hasn't had a DNA test and there's no "biological proof" that Larry and Ruthanne Dolezal are her parents.
The Dolezal's have provided a birth certificate and are willing to take a DNA test.
"All the people in Troy and Libby she grew up with know she is our daughter," Larry told PEOPLE. "Her former husband, her son Franklin and our son Izaiah also know. All four of her grandparents are still alive and are witnesses, as well as numerous other family members. In fact, as I recall my parents came to our house and met her the very day she was born."
This may all be settled soon if the parties involved acceptMaury Povich'srequest to appear on his show and submit blood samples.
TMZ reports that Maury's reps are working overtime to make this happen.
Fetty Waphas only been rapping for 2 years, but he's already one of the most popular artists in the country. The Patterson, New Jersey native's smash hit single"Trap Queen"sounds like it could have been done by a down south rapper and there's a reason for that.
During an interview with Angie Martinez, Fetty said he's not a fan of East Coast music.
“I didn’t listen to no up north rappers,” he said, about his musical tastes coming up. “I didn’t listen to nobody. My cousins up here…They listen to Jay Z. Of course I know who Jay Z is or Nas. But if you ask me can you recite [their lyrics]? I can’t recite them.”
Tech N9ne and Eminem have collaborated once again.
Tech spoke with KS 107.5 and revealed that their first song together, WWC2, Em "did it for a swap." The Strange Music boss has repaid Slim by recording a verse for an upcoming song.
"I hold [Eminem] as the best rapper I've ever heard," Tech said. "When Tech N9ne sends anybody a World Wide Choppers track or Choppers track period, I expect them to do it. So, I expected him to do [it] but it got down to the wire. My album was already in mastering. On the third day of mastering he sent it already mastered. I only wanted 16 bars and he gave me like 23 or 24. I paid him back already I think. I did the verse. I hope they use it."
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A white man opened fire during a prayer meeting inside a historic black church in downtown Charleston on Wednesday night, killing nine people, including the pastor, in an assault that authorities described as a hate crime.
The shooter remained at large Thursday morning and police released photographs from surveillance video of a suspect and a possible getaway vehicle.
Police Chief Greg Mullen said he could not offer a make and model on the dark colored sedan because investigators were not certain about what is shown in the video.
Mullen said he believed the attack at the Emanuel AME Church was a hate crime. The suspect was described as a white man in his early 20s.
"This is a very dangerous individual," Mullen said during a 6 a.m. news conference.
"We want to identify this individual and arrest him before he hurts anyone else," the chief said.
Mullen said the scene at the church was chaotic when police arrived, and the officers thought they had the suspect tracked with a police dog, but he got away.
"We will put all effort, we will put all resources and we will put all of our energy into finding this individual who committed this crime tonight," he said.
The FBI will aid the investigation, Mullen told a news conference that was attended by FBI Special Agent in Charge David A. Thomas.
Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley called the shooting "the most unspeakable and heartbreaking tragedy."
"The only reason that someone could walk into a church and shoot people praying is out of hate," Riley said. "It is the most dastardly act that one could possibly imagine, and we will bring that person to justice. ... This is one hateful person."
State House Minority leader Todd Rutherford told The Associated Press that the church's pastor, state Sen. Clementa Pinckney, was among those killed.
Sen. Clementa Pinckney
Pinckney 41, was a married father of two who was elected to the state house at age 23, making him the youngest member of the House at the time.
"He never had anything bad to say about anybody, even when I thought he should," Rutherford, D-Columbia, said. "He was always out doing work either for his parishioners or his constituents. He touched everybody."
The attack came two months after the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, Walter Scott, by a white police officer in neighboring North Charleston that sparked major protests and highlighted racial tensions in the area. The officer has been charged with murder, and the shooting prompted South Carolina lawmakers to push through a bill helping all police agencies in the state get body cameras. Pinckney was a sponsor of that bill.
In a statement, Gov. Nikki Haley asked South Carolinians to pray for the victims and their families and decried violence at religious institutions.
"We'll never understand what motivates anyone to enter one of our places of worship and take the life of another," Haley said.
Soon after Wednesday night's shooting, a group of pastors huddled together praying in a circle across the street.
Community organizer Christopher Cason said he felt certain the shootings were racially motivated.
"I am very tired of people telling me that I don't have the right to be angry," Cason said. "I am very angry right now."
Even before Scott's shooting in April, Cason said he had been part of a group meeting with police and local leaders to try to shore up relations.
The Emmanuel AME church is a historic African-American church that traces its roots to 1816, when several churches split from Charleston's Methodist Episcopal church.
One of its founders, Denmark Vesey, tried to organize a slave revolt in 1822. He was caught, and white landowners had his church burned in revenge. Parishioners worshipped underground until after the Civil War.
Harbor City's Mr. WhiteDogg is back again this time he teamed up with Power 106's DJ Carisma & Chris Loos to bring to you 'Tunnel Vision 2'. This ones full of slappers with production from DJ Official, DJ Swish, TMG and more. Also you can find features from TeeFLii, Joe Moses, Mishon and more. Enjoy #YoungCalifornia #MTG
01. Mr. WhiteDogg - Intro [Prod. By Slappers On Decc/Radio Aktive] 02. Mr. WhiteDogg - They Don't Want That [Prod. By TMG] 03. Mr. WhiteDogg - For My City (Feat. AD) [Prod. By DJ Swish] 04. Mr. WhiteDogg - Wit The Shits (Feat. Joe Moses) [Prod. By DJ Swish] 05. Mr. WhiteDogg - Thirstayee (Feat. TeeFLii) [Prod. By TMG] 06. Mr. WhiteDogg - Can't See Me [Prod. By DJ Swish] 07. Mr. WhiteDogg - My Team Go [Prod. By N3] 08. Mr. WhiteDogg - On The Low [Prod. By King THC] 09. Mr. WhiteDogg - Fearless [Prod. By TrakD] 10. Mr. WhiteDogg - Like I Do (Feat. Mishon) [Prod. By DJ Swish] 12. Mr. WhiteDogg - Chill Shit [Prod. By PT] 13. Mr. WhiteDogg - Gang Bang [Prod. By DJ Official] 14. Mr. WhiteDogg - City 2 City (Feat. MTG Budda) [Prod. By TMG] 15. Mr. WhiteDogg - My Life (Feat. Dvance) [Prod. By Dvance] 16. Mr. WhiteDogg - God First [Prod. By HYMNX]
BERKELEY, Calif. (Associated Press) — The balcony collapse that killed six college students appears to have been caused by rotted wooden beams, Berkeley's mayor said Wednesday as the victims' heartbroken loved ones began arriving in the U.S. from Ireland.
Mayor Tom Bates said investigators believe the wood was not caulked and sealed properly at the time of construction and was damaged by moisture as a result.
The crowded fifth-floor balcony broke off an apartment building during a 21st-birthday party held by visiting Irish college students Tuesday, spilling 13 people 50 feet onto the pavement below. In addition to the six killed, seven were seriously hurt.
"More than likely, it was caused by rain and water damage that was caused to the support beams," Bates said. He said it was "obviously a bad idea" for 13 people to crowd onto such a small balcony but added that he is not blaming the victims.
Cassandra Bujarski, a spokeswoman for the apartments' property management firm, Greystar, had no comment.
Building inspectors also determined another balcony at the Library Gardens apartment complex was "structurally unsafe and presented a collapse hazard," and it ordered it demolished. Two other balconies were red-tagged, or declared off-limits, at the apartments, which were completed in 2007 and are popular among visiting students and those at the nearby University of California, Berkeley.
Across the Atlantic, flags flew at half-staff around Ireland and the country's parliament suspended normal business as the nation mourned the dead: Ashley Donohoe, 22, of Rohnert Park, California, and Olivia Burke, Eoghan Culligan, Niccolai Schuster, Lorcan Miller and Eimear Walsh, all 21-year-olds from Ireland.
"They were in the prime of their lives," said Bernadette Prendiville, principal of the high school from which Burke and Walsh graduated. "They had a successful time in school, went about their work quietly and had everything going for them, everything ahead of them."
Josh Wilson, assistant principal at Rancho Cotate High School, said Donohoe was a remarkably well-liked and cheerful young woman who returned after graduating to help coach the soccer team.
"She just always had a smile on her face and transcended peer groups and cliques and had a friend in just about every social circle," he said.
A Mass was planned for Wednesday evening in Oakland for the victims, and grieving family members made their way toward Berkeley from Ireland.
The Irish students were working and traveling in the U.S. over the summer, a rite of passage enjoyed by thousands of their countrymen.
"For many of my countrymen, this is a favorite experience, and to have this happen at the start of the season has left us frozen in shock," said Philip Grant, Ireland's San Francisco-based consul general.
The Rev. Aidan McAleenan, a Roman Catholic priest who was sitting Wednesday with two of the injured at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, said that they were doing fine but that friends of the dead and injured were in shock and having a hard time talking.
Darrick Hom, president of the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California, visited the site of the collapse and said he noticed the broken wooden beams under the balcony were crumbling in the hands of investigating engineers.
"That wood was decayed or had some serious deterioration to the point where they could touch it with their hands and it was coming off in chunks in their hands," Hom said. He said it was surprising to see such deterioration in a building just 8 years old.
Normally, any building material — wood, steel or concrete — that will be exposed to the elements requires weatherproofing at the time of construction, Hom said.
Nothing in state code requires follow-up inspections of balconies after a building is issued a certificate of occupancy, unless there is major remodeling, said Brian Ferguson, deputy director of the state Department of General Services.
Although Florida has some balcony inspection requirements, most places don't require any reviews after construction is complete. Lawrence Ubell, president of New York-based Accurate Building Inspectors, said that could spell trouble.
"Annual inspections are so important for all balconies and terraces, but particularly for ones made of wood," he said. "In fact, rotting wood is the biggest cause of balcony and terrace failures."
Sari Kosdon, a Berkeley graduate student who has lived at Library Gardens since last August, said she feels terrible about the Irish students' deaths.
"I see these kids all the time and they are just so happy to have gone to this country and the opportunity," she said. "I feel like as a country we've failed them."
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Associated Press writers Kristin Bender, Olga R. Rodriguez, Paul Elias, Ellen Knickmeyer in San Francisco, Danika Kirk in London and Janie Har in Walnut Creek contributed to this report.
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