Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 17, 2012 at 10:10am
Dime Magazine has rolled out it's latest issue and in it they name Los Angeles Lakers all everything player Kobe Bryant as the Player of the Century.
"Our best player is Kobe Bryant, the cover subject of this issue, and we’ve already heard from plenty of people who are speaking up for their own favorite player in that debate. "
- Dime Magazine
Since we're only 12 years into the new century it may seem premature to name it's best player already, but for the sake of argument let's look at some players who should also be considered and vote on who really should be considered the Player of the Century.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 17, 2012 at 9:00am
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They don't call him "Mr. Steal Your Girl" for nothing.
Trey Songz was recently in the UK promoting his new album Chapter V. During his interview with BBC Radio 1xtra host CJ Beatz he was asked to play a game of "would you, could you." Trigga was shown pictures of several well known women (Cassie, Victoria Beckham, Kate Middleton and Kim Kardashian) who are presently married or dating someone and asked if he would smash if given the chance.
Trigga said no to Cassie because he's cool with Diddy. He was lukewarm to the idea of trying to steal Kate from Prince William. He also doubted he could take Victoria away from her husband David Beckham, but would give it a try "for a night of passion."
When it came to Kim Kardashian the R&B singer was certain he would try to take her from Kanye West.
"I mean Kanye and I, we don't have a personal thing," Trey said. "I know Kanye, but we not friends like that. So given the opportunity I would definitely take a shot. That's something I think every man should take a shot at."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 17, 2012 at 8:26am
J. Cole surprised one of his fans on Twitter @SultanofSwatt, by giving him the privilege of premiering his new song "I'm A Fool." The fan had asked the Roc Nation rapper when the final cut of the song, which he had debuted for the first time at San Bernardino stop of Rock The Bells 2012, would be released.
Cole responded by asking the fan his email, then sent the full track to him.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 11:30am
The odd relationship between Rothschild heiress, Kate Goldsmith and her boyfriend Jay Electronica has taken another strange twist.
Goldsmith, who split from her husband, millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith, in June because of an affair she was having with Electronica, is not pleased at all that he is getting cozy with Burberry model Cara Delevingne according to the Daily Mail.
Goldsmith and Electronica
"Kate and Jay are having fearful rows as he’s getting too close to Cara for her liking," a source tells the Daily News
The 30-year old Goldsmith inherited the Rothschild banking dynasty after her father, Amschel Rothschild, committed suicide at a Paris hotel in 1996. She is also the owner of Roundtable Records and is Electronica's manager.
Goldsmith is still living in her marital home in Kensington, West London, with her three young children – just a stone’s-throw away from her New Orleans-born boyfriend, who moved from Belgravia to be near her.
Cara doesn’t live far away, either – her family home is in neighbouring Chelsea.
Cara Delevingne
Delevingne, who just turned 20 is an international model who has been splitting her time between Sao Paulo, Ibiza and St Tropez over the summer, but reportedly has been seeing the 35-year old Electronica when back in London.
Then there is the question of Jay's long delayed Roc Nation debut album Act II: Patents of Nobility (The Turn). Fans have been waiting what seems like forever for it to be released. Electronica announced earlier this month that it was finished and being mixed. The lead single is supposed to feature Chris Brown.
Is Electronica's hectic private life getting in the way of his promising rap career?
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 10:35am
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Atlanta rapper Future gets an MTV2 premiere for his brand new music video "Straight Up." The song is off of Future's highly successful debut album Pluto.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 10:05am
DJ Drama unleashes a fire track off of his upcoming album Quality Street Music. Drama taps Jadakiss, Cee Lo Green, Nipsey Hussle and Young Jeezy for assists on this Cardiak-produced track.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 9:53am
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Frank Ocean unveils his new music video for "Pyramids," and it's much more risque than one might expect, although it's beautiful to watch. The song is featured on Frank's debut album Channel Orange.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 9:20am
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Saturday Night Live kicked off it's new season yesterday with Frank Ocean as the musical guest. The Odd Future singer performed two songs off of his debut album Channel Orange.
He first sang "Thinking About You," then returned later to perform "Pyramids" with some help from John Mayer on the guitar.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 8:30am
Evander Holyfield is one of the best boxers to ever lace on a pair of gloves, but he's probably got some of the worst accountants in history. How else can you explain the fact that he's earned over $200 million in his boxing career, yet still owes a staggering $546,200.91 in child support for his 18-year old daughter, Emani Holyfield?
The Georgia Dept. of Human Services is after Holyfield to pay the debt. According to TMZ, the boxing great has been held in contempt of court and ordered to immediately fork over $2,950 a month to clear the debt. He coughed up a check for $17K recently, which knocked the amount down to it's current balance of $546,200.91.
In addition to the payment plan, the judge ordered that a percentage of Holyfield's income be used to pay down the debt.
Holyfield, who has 11 children once earned $35 million for a single fight with Mike Tyson.
In 2008 he was shelling out at least 500K a year on child support according to the New York Times.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 16, 2012 at 8:06am
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A$AP Rocky is the latest rapper to make his way to the BET studios for a Backroom freestyle session. Peep the video below and let us know how you think Pretty Flacko did.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2012 at 12:35pm
DJ Drama is getting ready to release his fourth studio album on October 2. Today we get a look at the album's tracklist.
The project features Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, Yo Gotti, T-Pain, Jeremih, Ludacris, T.I., Young Jeezy, Kirk Bangz, Wiz Khalifa, Tyler The Creator, Common, Kendrick Lamar and more.
Tracklist.
1. Goin’ Down ft. Fabolous, T-Pain and Yo Gotti 2. Never Die ft. Jadakiss , CeeLo Green, Nipsey Hussle and Young Jeezy 3. My Moment ft. 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih 4. We in this Bitch featuring Young Jeezy, TI, Ludacris & Future 5. So Many Girls ft. Wale, Tyga & Roscoe Dash 6. Clouds ft. Rick Ross, Miguel, Pusha T and Curren$y 7. Chocolate Droppa Skit – Kevin Hart 8. I’ma Hata ft. Waka Flocka, Tyler the Creator and Debo 9. Real N*ggas in the Building ft. Travis Porter and Kirko Bangz 10. My Way ft. Common, Lloyd and Kendrick Lamar 11. Pledge of Allegiance featuring Wiz Khalifa, Planet VI and & B.O.B. 12. Same Ol’ Story ft. Kid Ink, ScHoolboy Q , Cory Gunz and Childish Gambino 13. We in this Bitch 1.5 ft. Drake and Future 14. My Audemars ft. Meek Mill, Birdman and Gucci Mane 15. Monique’s Room ft. Fred the Godson
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2012 at 12:16pm
Freddie Gibbs is not waiting around for a major label to offer him a deal. The Indiana rapper has announced that he's formed his own imprint, ESGN. Although he is already signed to Young Jeezy'sCTE imprint, Freddie will be releasing a retail version of his upcoming Baby Face Killa Gangsta Grillz mixtape through ESGN.
ESGN has secured distribution through EMPIRE.
ESGN is me. If you’re in it, you know what it’s all about. You might know ESGN from my blog on RapRadar, but it’s basically the full embodiment of what I represent: music, film, fashion and more. “I decided to partner up with EMPIRE Distribution because I like the way they rock. They make things simple and I like keeping things simple. They allow me to do what I gotta do and help me expand my reach through their various relationships.”
DJ Drama and Freddie will release one version of Baby Face Killa on September 25. A retail version with additional songs will be released on a later date.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2012 at 11:54am
Tamaka Raymond is not giving up on winning back custody of her two sons from her ex-husband Usher. After losing a three-year battle for primary custody of the ex-couple's sons, 4-year-old Usher Raymond V and 3-year-old Naviyd Ely Raymond, back in August, Tameka filed a motion earlier this month for a new trial on the grounds that the judge was biased in Usher's favor because she accepted a campaign donation from the singer's lawyer.
TMZ is now reporting that Tameka has been shot down again by the same judge who ruled against her originally.
The judge in the case said it's been public knowledge since 2006 that she had received a donation from Usher's lawyer for her re-election campaign. Adding that if Tameka had looked into it prior she would have known that.
The ruling in the original case was upheld, but Tameka vows to appeal.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2012 at 10:55am
Uncle Murda has a new deal with Sony/Epic Records in his back pocket and he's getting ready to bless the streets with a new mixtape titled the First 48.
Check out this new collaboration with French Montana that will be appearing the project, which is dropping soon.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 15, 2012 at 10:30am
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Apparantly the folks over at Road To Hollywood know quite a few people who just flat out stink, so they take Kendrick Lamar's popular song "Swimming Pools (Drank)" and give it their own spin.
Family, friends and gang members on Friday bid farewell to slain teen rapper Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman in a gangster rap funeral that was tainted by tension and fear, and ended with cops confiscating a loaded .45-caliber pistol.
While some mourners prayed in the Jones Funeral Home parlor — others smoked weed in the parking lot.
As family members paid their final respects, a crowd of young men eager to take a last look at Lil JoJo’s body surged toward his casket, nearly knocked it to the floor and pushed family members out of the way.
The music stopped.
Lil JoJo’s mother, Robin Russell, screamed into the microphone, “Get the f*ck out.”
Lil Jojo's mom Robin Russell
Minutes later, Chicago police cleared the funeral home at 79th and Kedzie in the Ashburn neighborhood.
Outside, police helicopters hovered overhead as several unmarked squad cars patrolled the streets.
Young men and women — some wearing “RIP JoJo” t-shirts and others flashing gang signs and exchanging gang handshakes — danced and sang along with Lil JoJo’s first song, “3HunnaK.”
The song taunts a violent street gang and may have lead to his murder, police say.
For John Coleman, the parking lot dance party — and even the crush of people who nearly toppled Lil JoJo’s casket — was a testament to how much his half-brother was loved in Englewood.
“Today’s a rough today for me. We grew up together. I’m not feeling right. I’m feeling crazy right now. But s--- you see all the people supporting him. He was loved,” John Coleman said. “Everyone wanted to see him. That didn’t make me mad. It makes me feel good. He was respected. He was known and appreciated.”
While the mourners sang outside, pallbearers loaded the casket into a black hearse.
Riding double
Lil JoJo was gunned down on Sept. 4 while riding double on a bike — standing on the back — when a car pulled up and someone in a car shot and killed him, witnesses said.
He had hoped to get attention from record companies by feuding with Chief Keef, Lil Durk and Lil Reese — rap rivals from the neighborhood who have landed record deals. He wrote “3HunnaK” to call them out as frauds. The song includes a reference to “BDK” — taunt that police say means “Black Disciples Killers.”
Police say Lil JoJo was affiliated with the “Brick Squad” faction of the Gangster Disciples street gang that’s in an ongoing conflict with a faction of the Black Disciples that Chief Keef and his rap associates refer to in their songs and Tweets.
Police believe the Black Disciples may have been responsible for the murder. They also are investigating possible connections between the slaying and Lil JoJo’s feud with Chief Keef, Lil Durk and Lil Reese that played out Twitter and YouTube.
Shots fired
While the funeral procession meandered south to Mt. Hope Cemetery in the Morgan Park neighborhood, police got calls of shots being fired from a white car near 115th and Kedzie. Others called to report someone waving a gun out of a car window.
At the cemetery, mourners gathered around the grave, where Pastor Corey Brooks — the “Rooftop Preacher” — prayed and again called for gang members to set aside their hurt, find God and walk away from the violent thug life that took Lil JoJo’s life.
As her son’s casket was lowered into the ground, Russell wept hard and crumbled into the arms of a friend.
Friends gathering around the grave sadly chanted, “JoJo, JoJo, JoJo.”
Family members pointed at groups of young men who lingered near the grave.
“Those people aren’t his family. They say they’re family, but they’re not,” Lil JoJo’s cousin Charles Swift said. “You see all these shirts and you think JoJo must have been a big-time gang-banger because of all the people wishing him off to rest in peace. It’s the total opposite. This was a kid who was respectful and had his family behind him.”
But Lil JoJo also was influenced by negative influences on the street, Swift said.
“He was a kid that came home and played Xbox and had to watch his brother. And then he’d sneak out of the house,” he said. “You gotta remember in Chicago there’s a lot of single mothers.
And the streets have more to offer than these mothers can. … Unfortunately, he had the influence of some neighbors and whoever was around him that made him feel like he was gonna chase this dream this way.”
‘Just lost my brother’
As the funeral crowd dispersed, police from Chicago, Cook County and Merrionette Park converged on some cars outside the cemetery, searching the people inside and the cars.
Police closed down several blocks of 115th Street near Fairfield as they searched for guns.
Chicago police gang officers, some armed with assault rifles, swarmed the Kean Oil Company filling station at 111th Street and Talman, where a gang disturbance was reported. Police searched seven cars and SUVs and frisked about 30 people, including members of Lil JoJo’s family. Police found a loaded .45 caliber semiautomatic pistol in a white car. Late Friday, two people were in custody and charges were pending, police said.
A woman who identified herself as Lil JoJo’s aunt said she’s afraid for her family.
“We’re scared. There have been threats. I can tell you that,” she said. “And no one has been arrested for killing JoJo … Maybe people feel like they have to defend themselves.”
John Coleman said he’s not going to let threats keep him from pushing his half-brother’s legacy.
“These threats have been brought up a lot by my family,” he said. “I keep telling them don’t worry … what happens will happen anyway. I just lost by brother so I have to finish this dream of his, accomplish his mission with this music. I gotta feed my family.”
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