Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 9, 2009 at 9:54am
Official music video for the Beenie Man single "Gimmie Gimmie" from his new album on Brookland Entertainment. The song was produced by Stephen "Di Genius" McGregor.
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Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 9, 2009 at 9:52am
Huffintonpost reports "Curtis Jackson, more commonly known as rap icon 50 Cent, appeared on CNBC's Power Lunch today to discuss the art of getting rich, and to plug his book, "The 50th Law." Jackson's a mega-star, but he's also a shrewd businessman."
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Jody Breeze goes in on Young Jeezy hard on this diss track. I'm not 100 % sure of the origins of their beef. At one time they were in the group Boyz In Da Hood together but Jody lets it be known he aint playing around. Hopefully this will stay on wax and not escalate into some street ish !
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 8, 2009 at 10:30pm
Mr Real Talk DVD Arlis Michaels Links Up With Mike Beck For This Heater.
Both Arlis And; Beck Have The Internet Buzzing Lately; This Preview Will Not Dissapoint.
Also Make Sure You Download Arlis's New Mixtape Cruise Control Here
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CNN Reports
Asa Hill was 7 years old when he died. Although the boy was pulled out of a burning car alive in a horrific accident on the Niagara Thruway on Thursday, his injuries proved critical, and he passed away the following night.
Amilcar Hill and Rahwa Ghirmatzion hug at their son's funeral, which ended with their wedding.
The Buffalo, New York, community, shaken, turned out in large numbers at his funeral Monday to support his parents, Amilcar Hill and Rahwa Ghirmatzion, and were pleasantly surprised when the couple ended the service with a wedding ceremony, a fulfillment of their son's wish.
The Rev. Joel Miller of The Unitarian Universalist Church of Elmwood, where the service was held, was unsure at first when the idea of a wedding was proposed by the couple and their family.
"I asked twice, 'We're doing a wedding?' This was new for me. I never did a funeral service and a wedding ceremony at the same time, and normally wouldn't, but they have known each other since they were teens," Miller said. "And they had been providing for Asa, and they made a home together for all of Asa's life. ... It was clear they were following through on something they had been talking about for some time."
Hill and Ghirmatzion have been best friends since they were 15 and have been together for almost half of their lives. After Asa was born, marriage had always been something that they considered but, according to Hill, both felt that a wedding was "superficial and not necessary."
Asa, however, was insistent that they make their union official.
"Asa really wanted us to do it, and every time he would ask us we would say, 'Yes, we'll get married,' " said Hill.
But the couple never did get around to figuring out the logistics for a ceremony.
While holding his lifeless son in his arms at the hospital, Hill was moved to finally officially propose to his lifelong partner.
"Rahwa was overwhelmed at that moment and just looked at me. When the family sat down to plan the funeral service, she said 'Let's get married.' And everyone broke down at the table," he said.
The marriage took place after a service filled with African drums, dancing, sermons and family and friends sharing memories of Asa, all in celebration of his life.
Miller said about 1,100 people attended the service, with hundreds overflowing onto the church lawn, where sound systems were set up so they could hear the service. When the wedding was announced, there were shocked cheers and applause from those in the church pews.
"We wanted it to be a surprise," Hill said. "We knew it would be a joyous moment. You could see how it lifted them, and we figured, why not make it a surprise at the end."
The Unitarian Universalist Church was chosen because its non-denominational tradition would welcome all the diverse groups of the Elmwood community, Hill said. The family has strong ties to the community and, according to Miller, who had known Asa since he was 5, Asa embodied this.
"He was a powerful presence: direct, smart, and had a way of bringing people together," Miller said. "When you met him, you knew you met someone. We all didn't know each other, but we knew Asa and his family."
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HipHopWired Reports
Hurricane Season, the upcoming film starring Lil' Wayne and Bow Wow is now scheduled to hit theatres by the end of the year. The film which has already been shot was heading to DVD after the Weinstein Company, the producers of the film, became financially strapped. However due to box office numbers scored by Inglorious Bastards, $140 million, the Weinstein Company, which also backed that film, got their money right.
The film also stars Forrest Whitaker, Isaiah Washington, Taraji P. Henson, Courtney B. Vance and Jackie Long. Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina, the film centers around a New Orleans basketball coach who assembles a disparate team of players from those left behind and those who held out against the flood. In this story based on true events, coach Al Collins (Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker) - a devoted husband and father driven by past failures and a consuming desire to win - empowers his team to 'never say die' as they fight their way to the state championship.
In related news, Bow Wow will also be starring alongside Ice Cube in the upcoming film Lottery Ticket. Directed by Erik White, Bow plays a young kid from the hood who lucks up and has to fend off greedy piranhas trying to get his riches. He also recently released the Green Light mixtape with DJ ILL WILL. Recently joining Lil Wayne's label, the mixtape is a teaser for his upcoming Cash Money Records debut.
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 8, 2009 at 10:40am
CNN Reports
PARIS, France (CNN) -- Former first lady Laura Bush praised the performance of her husband's successor Monday, breaking with many Republicans in telling CNN that she thinks President Obama is doing a good job under tough circumstances.
Former first lady Laura Bush defended President Obama's decision to address the nation's schoolchildren.
She also criticized Washington's sharp political divide during an interview covering a range of topics including her thoughts on first lady Michelle Obama, former Vice President Dick Cheney, the situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar, and life after eight tumultuous years in the White House.
Bush sat down with CNN on Monday during a United Nations meeting in Paris, France, where she was promoting global literacy, a cause she trumpeted during her husband's administration.
The typically reserved former first lady defended Obama's decision to deliver a back-to-school speech to students, putting her at odds with many conservatives afraid that the president will use the opportunity to advance his political agenda.
"I think he is [doing a good job]," Bush said when asked to assess Obama's job performance. "I think he has got a lot on his plate, and he has tackled a lot to start with, and that has probably made it more difficult."
Michelle Obama is also "doing great," she said, in part by turning the White House into a comfortable home for her family. Watch more of the interview »
Referencing the uproar over Obama's address to schoolchildren, which will be aired nationwide Tuesday, Laura Bush said it's "really important for everyone to respect the president of the United States."
Bush didn't completely dismiss the concerns of some conservatives but noted that controversial Education Department plans recommending that students draft letters discussing what they can do to help Obama had been changed.
"I think there is a place for the president ... to talk to schoolchildren and encourage" them, she said. Parents should follow his example and "encourage their own children to stay in school and to study hard and to try to achieve the dream that they have."
Bush indicated that she didn't think it was fair for Obama to be labeled a "socialist" by critics and expressed her disappointment with the intensely polarized nature of contemporary American politics.
Part of the reason for the polarization, she said, was the increase in the number of congressional districts dominated by either strongly conservative or liberal voters.
"We've seen that for the last eight years, certainly, and we're still seeing it," she said. "That's just a fact of life." iReport.com: Share your thoughts on Obama's speech
Bush conceded that after her husband was elected president, he was unable to replicate his success as governor of Texas in reaching across the aisle to Democrats.
"He was disappointed that that was not the way it worked out in Washington," she said. "I'm sure President Obama didn't expect it to be that way [either]. ... All of us need to do what we can to come together on issues."
Despite her husband's disappointment, he is "doing very well," she said. Both of them are now working on their memoirs, she noted.
Though the former first lady criticized the excessive partisanship of Washington, she expressed gratitude for Cheney's decision to vocally defend her husband's performance.
Cheney has been outspoken in his defense of the Bush administration's national security record, which has been sharply criticized on, among other things, questions relating to the detention and interrogation of terrorist suspects.
"I think that Vice President Cheney has every right to speak out, and I appreciate that he is defending" the administration, Bush said. "I think that is important. I think there is a place for that."
Bush also said it doesn't bother her husband that Cheney's "out there being critical."
The former first lady said her husband still speaks with Cheney occasionally. Multiple sources have indicated that the two men parted ways on several issues in the last years of their administration, including Bush's refusal to offer a pardon for former top Cheney aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
Libby was convicted on charges of perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to investigators looking into the leak that resulted in the exposure of CIA agent Valerie Plame Wilson.
Though Bush expressed confidence that her husband will ultimately be remembered as "somebody who stood for freedom and who stood for the security of our country," she admitted that she's worried about the current situation in Afghanistan.
"I'm very concerned, of course," she said.
"All of us are concerned, and everybody, as they look at Afghanistan from around the world, really hope and want to [do] whatever they can to help the government stabilize, to see that the elections were fair."
Bush said she hoped people "will redouble their efforts" to help the country fend off Taliban and al Qaeda extremists.
She also repeated her outspoken criticism of the government of Myanmar, also known by its former name of Burma, which has come under fire for imprisoning pro-democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
"She's always been held under house arrest [because] they're afraid of her popularity. They think that undermines their regime," Bush said.
"I hope that they'll see what she really wants. ... She wants [the nation to have] a peaceful transition to a democracy and to have the chance for Burma to really build itself [into] a very wealthy and educated nation."
After her husband's eight controversial years in the White House, what does Bush have to say to critics who believe he had a negative, destructive influence in the world?
"I would say that that's absolutely not right," Bush said.
"I don't think they have either the right view of him or what his responsibilities are and were as president of the United States."
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HipHopWired Reports
"F*ck that psychopath redneck, he history/Feed him to the piranhas, shoulda put him out his misery/Respect the legacy, they curl up when they mention me -- I can't be vibin' with them n*ggas, that's a dead issue/He wasn't so official 'til I started f*cking with you/Too overrated, what I'm saying might be fraud to them/They bring that bacon to my house I have to Slaughter 'em” – Benzino (“Good Fellaz”)
Out of nowhere, Benzino seems to have found his way back into the light as he has emerged back into the rap ring.
Oddly enough, however, he has stepped into the ring with formidable odds as he has sent lyrical shots at Eminem along with the group Slaughterhouse in the diss song “Good Fellaz.”
For all of those in confusion, it is needed, as the rapper known for his work, and eventual fallout from The Source, seemed to be attacking randomly. In regards to Slaughterhouse, the problem doesn't stem from the whole group, but mainly Royce Da 5'9” and of course Joe Budden.
In a recent interview, Benzino stated that he felt that the group was overrated and couldn't understand what all of the commotion was surrounding them. He then threw rocks at Budden by referring to his situation with Tahiry and kept it short by saying “F*ck Royce Da 5'9.” He then assured people that it wasn't beef and he didn't have a problem with Crooked I or Joell Ortiz. To make matters worse, he even stepped up to say that his click Made Men could body the group. It seemed obvious Wu-Tang didn't want it with Slaughterhouse so maybe they will finally get their wish and engage in some lyrical tongue wrestling with another crew… or will they.
For those wondering what brought out this challenge to arms, it seems as though Benzino's latest magazine Hip-Hop Weekly wanted to interview Slaughterhouse but they couldn't because Kim Osorio is the wifey of Royce's manager. Osorio was the former Editor-In-Chief of The Source Magazine and the two camps made headlines when she sued the company several years back over sexual harassment and defamation charges and won a $7 million judgment. I guess some wounds won't heal.
In regards to Benzino taking aim, as a public service announcement to rappers, when you say F*ck you to anybody, trust it will be taken as beef and although you may not specify member, by saying F*ck the group they are apart of, you are still getting at them. That was just in case anyone wasn't up to speed with that obvious piece of information.
In response, Royce and Budden stated, via Twitter, that they weren't going to even bother.
"Aye #slaughterhouse ? @mousebudden @joellortiz @therealcrookedi Ya'll wanna do something bout #Bendreamo ?? lol. "Just kidding ya'll...@mousebudden Nah Im f*ckin with yo." (Royce Da 5'9's Twitter)
"@RoyceDaFive9 4 what ?? If he get it, EVERYBODY gets it... & doin that right now ????u already know... NO COMMENT !!!!! Lol" (Joe Budden's Twitter)
Benzino also must want a rematch with the white boy who did some serious damage with the battle/ diss tracks “Nail In the Coffin” and “The Sauce” several years back. At this point, a diss to Eminem is like Ja Rule jumping on Mafia Music and dissing 50 Cent in the fact that it is too late. Going at the person that essentially threw him into the abyss is not smart at all.
As far as it pertains to Slaughterhouse, fans must be growing quite tired of having potential rap beef pushed to the side. Instead of making it seem like you will jump up, just leap. If anything, at least everyone will get a good laugh out of the whole ordeal because turning the other cheek to situations like Wu Tang and now Benzino can only make it seem as though there is too much hesitation for those that have set the bar. There's nothing wrong with friendly fire as long as it's lyrical.
Check out Benzino's “Good Fellaz” below and his video going in on Eminem and Slaughterhouse.
“Good Fellaz”
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 7, 2009 at 12:30pm
HipHopWired Reports
“First of all, prostitutes, a lot of the times, have much cleaner pussy than regular girls.”
Words spoken from Jerz' own Joe Budden, the member of Slaughterhouse took some time out to break down to an associate of his that paying for sex isn't as bad as some people try and make it. If anything, paying for sex eliminates all of the pressures that come from trying to chase the girl or even maintaining a relationship and dealing with the emotional pressure.
“It's the bitches job to fuck. You don't think that bitch is taking care of her pussy?”
Budden even threw it in the air that having a prostitute is nothing that is based on income or something that is only done by middle to low class people within America.
“Everybody in the world has paid for ass…Sometimes when you are in situations like this and you are in your hotel room and you just want a quick nut without doing it yourself, you fucking call a fucking escort. She comes over and gives you the best whatever you had, you pay her and she exits. They way that girls in the real world are suppose to do, but they don't.”
Jumpoff did make sure to provide a disclaimer stating that he doesn't engage in such activities due to the fact that he is in a relationship. As the video was posted on Saturday, the statement reiterates the fact that he and Tahiry might still be together even though a blow up and a depressed looking Joe afterwards made the Internet world believe that the relationship had run its course and come to an end.
Speaking with his friend he added that if he took him to Jersey he could introduce him to many “bad bitches” that he would pay for the goods. Fortunately, due to the fact that the rapper has such a cool relationship with some of them, he would be able to use the Budden discount.
Breaking down the actual prices, however, it must be something that only rappers can do regularly as he stated that head can come for $200 and sex at $400. That's even worse than gambling because at least when you go to a casino or bet money, there is a possibility of getting it back or even more.
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Rap-Up Reports
The most-talked-about tour of the year, the “America’s Most Wanted Music Festival,” came to a close on Sunday (Sept. 6) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
There were some memorable moments along the way, including Chris Brown’s moonwalk in Virginia, Omarion’s Young Money induction (only to part ways a week later), and 50 Cent joining Soulja Boy on stage in Anaheim, Calif.
Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy, Pleasure P, and Jeremih were all there for the grand finale.
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