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Floyd Mayweather Jr Goes Ape Sh*t Dissing Manny Pacquiao: Calls Him A Stupid Midget. Says Manny Better Make Him A Sushi Roll W/Rice & That He's Going To "Cook Him W/Some Cats & Dogs" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 4:57pm

Video After The Jump Floyd Mayweather Jr is known for his trash talking ability, but he outdid himself this morning on UStream. Money May started off by talking about his current lack of desire to fight again, but that soon segued into an all out verbal assault on Manny Pacquiao. "When we do come back, we will kick Poochie-Ow's a**. I'm letting the fans know, don't worry. He's gonna take the urine and the blood test. I truly believe if an athlete is cheating, then we're cheating the fans. I rose to the occasion all 41 times," Floyd said. "Poochie-Ow's got three losses, two draws and been knocked out twice. Once I beat him, it's gonna be a cakewalk then on to the next." At this point Floyd was just getting warmed up. He started to take even more personal shots at Pac Man later. "You know Pacquioa can't speak no english, he aint never seen a contract he didn't like. This motherf*cker signed with two companies..look it up. This motherf*cker with Nike and only got 70G's. How stupid is can a motherf*cker be?" Floyd asks. "I wore Reebok's sh*t for three weeks and got a million dollars. And guess what else? This motherf*cker name aint even Manny Pacquiao, this motherf*cker name is Emanuel. He got a fake name...taking power pellets." Floyd took a break to call a fan, then went right back in on Manny. "We on vacation for about a year, then we gonna come right back and cook that lil young junk. So the fans aint gotta worry about me fighting the midget. Once I kick the midget a**, I don't want yall to start jumping on my d*ck. So yall better get on the bandwagon right now. Because once I stomp the midget I'mma make that motherf*cker make me a sushi roll and cook me some rice. He better make me a shrimp tempura cut roll. You know how it is, we gonna cook that motherf*cker with some cats and dogs." All I can say is just wow........ twitter-5d.gif
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Dj Rapture & Rick J. - Whatta Night (Mixtape)

Posted by Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes on September 2, 2010 at 3:43pm

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TRACK LIST:


01. INTRO
02. CLUBCRUSHERS PRES. RICKY J - WHATTA NIGHT
03. DJ CLASS - PARTY CRACKIN
04. DON JAYMOR FEAT. PITBULL - GET DOWN GET LOW
05. THE PACK - WOLFPACK PARTY
06. CHAOS - VIBE WITH YOU
07. CLUBCRUSHERS PRES. YEYO - PLEASE DJ
08. DADDY YANKEE - LA DESPEDIDA
09. YANDEL & FRANCO - VAMO'A HACERLO
10. MURPHY LEE FEAT. MARIO - BABY GIRL
11. BOBBY V - PHONE NUMBER
12. SEAN KINGSTON FEAT. YEYO - HOT LIKE SUMMER RMX
13. RIHANNA - RUDE BOY RMX
14. SERANI - SHE KNOWS THAT I LOVE HER
15. MACK10 & GLASSES MALONE - GIRLS EVERYWHERE
16. JAMIE FOXX FEAT. RICO LOVE & MASE - NOT YET
17. BOBBY BRACKINS FEAT. RAY J - 143
18. ESTER DEAN FEAT. CHRIS BROWN - BIG THINGS
19. THEORY FEAT. RED CAFE - CRUSH
20. MONICA FEAT. BIGGY & MISSY ELLIOT - EVERYTHING TO ME
21. OMEGA FEAT. GORILLA ZOE - DOLLAS AT HER
22. DRAKE - OVER
23. JAMES FAUNTLEROY FEAT. DAS - WARNING
24. NATE NASTY - IM NASTY
25. GYPSY STOKES - RIDER
26. ALFAMEGA - PSSSH PSSSH
27. JAMIE FOXX FEAT. TANK - DO WHAT IT DO
28. OUTRO
29. TAIO CRUZ - LONELY


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Ca$his Preps New LP 'Shady Loyalty 1st'

Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 2, 2010 at 3:40pm

(AllHipHop News) Chicago raised rapper, Ca$his, an artist signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, is coming back with new found outlook on the game.He is planning to drop a new street album called Shady Loyalty 1st before his first official release for Shady.“I finished the Shady street LP and it’s just called Shady Loyalty First. I love the project it’s 12 tracks of undeniable fire,” Ca$his told AllHipHop.com. “Young Buk from Psycho Drama, Mitchy Slick, and production from Rikanatti, Frank Dukes, Young De of Homeland Security. Everyone needs to check for the single. Its like a real Shady Records anthem for 2010 through 2011.”A number of rappers are still on Shady Records after several artists including Stat Quo and Bobby Creekwater were let go, with their masters.While Ca$his is back again working hard on his music, he struggled for a few years going through personal issues.Of his favorite records, a song about his daughter Miana, whose mom passed away is his favorite.“So far one of my favorite records is Miana about my first daughter, her mom died and I went to jail and its like a Ms. Jenkins, but updated and looking back at life and problems that people go through. Its timeless and that separates it from anything. You can never go wrong doing a song being honest about your child,” Ca$his said.Staying focused has been the goal for the rapper, who has been releasing new music or videos every week for the past 8 weeks.“Yea man this is going on 8 weeks of nice stuff for everyone this week," Ca$his said. "My mindset in this music is to just go in and show that I am improving. People may have forgot about me and my whole squad. Like I said, I took a little break to get cleaned up and to get focused. “Ca$his was first showcased in mainstream rap when he was featured on a mixtape by Eminem which later turned into the album, Eminem Presents the Re-Up.Source:AllHipHopFollow EntertainmentBo on Twitter
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As Police Test "Pills That Resembled Ecstacy" Found During The Search Of T.I.'s Car. 50 Cent Offers Him Some Advice "Tiny Gotta Take That Charge, Say It Was Yours Baby" [More Arrest Pics Inside + Vide

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 2:30pm

Video After The Jump By now everybody has probably heard about T.I. and his wife Tiny getting popped in L.A. Now, attention turns to what kind of trouble T.I. might possibly be facing, given the fact that he's already on probation. Tip was just released from prison in March, after serving seven months on felony gun charges. He is currently on three years probation. Tip's Maybach was pulled over after he made an illegal U-Turn on Sunset BLVD. After smelling weed, the vehicle was searched. Nicole Nishida, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County Sheriff's Department says the search turned up pills "resembling Ecstacy." She added that, “The pills are being tested as we speak." There were other passengers in the car who were not charged with any crime according to MTV. G-Unit General, 50 Cent tweeted some advice for Tip.

Fif might have been joking, but it's a thought that has crossed a lot of people's minds today. Because T.I. could face a serious stretch if found to be in violation of his probation. After getting home from what had to be an exhausting night, Tiny tweeted that the couple were going to try to get some rest.

T.I. and Tiny are due back in court on Friday.

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Pic Of T.I.'s Wife, Tiny Handcuffed Emerges. Couple Released On Bail

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 8:32am

TMZ has obtained photos of T.I.'s wife -- Tameka "Tiny" Cottle -- in handcuffs late last night while she was being placed into a cop car ... after she and her husband were arrested for allegedly possessing a controlled substance. Sources on the scene tell us "Tiny" and T.I. were taken to separate squad cars and transported to a local Sheriff's station. As we first reported, cops pulled the two over on Sunset Blvd around 10:18 PM for a traffic violation and then smelled marijuana. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, cops say they found a controlled substance -- we're told it was not cocaine. The class of the controlled substance that was found includes methamphetamines and ecstacy. Both were booked on felony possession of a controlled substance. They were booked and released on $10,000 bail. Source: TMZ twitter-5d.gif
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Pic Of T.I.'s Wife, Tiny Handcuffed Emerges. Couple Released On Bail

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 8:32am

TMZ has obtained photos of T.I.'s wife -- Tameka "Tiny" Cottle -- in handcuffs late last night while she was being placed into a cop car ... after she and her husband were arrested for allegedly possessing a controlled substance. Sources on the scene tell us "Tiny" and T.I. were taken to separate squad cars and transported to a local Sheriff's station. As we first reported, cops pulled the two over on Sunset Blvd around 10:18 PM for a traffic violation and then smelled marijuana. During a subsequent search of the vehicle, cops say they found a controlled substance -- we're told it was not cocaine. The class of the controlled substance that was found includes methamphetamines and ecstacy. Both were booked on felony possession of a controlled substance. They were booked and released on $10,000 bail. Source: TMZ twitter-5d.gif
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Tyga Says He & Chris Brown Hitting The Road For 'Fan Of A Fan Tour', Dropping Gangsta Grillz Tape W/DJ Drama [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 8:20am

Video After The Jump The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive Chris Brown is in the #1 film in the country, "Takers," and now that he's done with Hollywood (for now), he's going back to the lab. "Me, I'm definitely writing on other people's projects. A lot of in-house stuff," Brown said recently in L.A. "I got a lot of artists coming out. The single 'Deuces' features one of my artists K-Mac and Tyga [from Young Money]. I'm pushing forward. The movie's out, so I'mma have fun." "Deuces" is in the top 30 of Billboard's Hot 100 charts and #1 on urban radio. The record's success is simply due to fan support. It's part of Brown and Tyga's Fan of a Fan mixtape and skyrocketed once the video hit virally and on MTV Jams. "That was actually Chris' idea," Tyga told us about putting out a visual for the song. "I thought the record was dope. I thought it was dope for us to do that video. He got to explain his situation. It connects to his fans. His fans miss that from him. "I think the people chose the record," Tyga added. "We put the mixtape out, and we asked them: What record do you like the most? They was like, 'Deuces.' It was always coming up. It was growing on YouTube as well, like 100,000 views a day on YouTube. It was his idea to shoot the video. My homie Colin Tilly, he's done all my videos. He's done everything. All my mixtape stuff to the bigger stuff I'm doing now. He got it right. It's what people wanna see, what they wanna hear." Despite the overwhelming success of Fan of a Fan, Tyga said he and Chris aren't planning an official LP, but they are hitting the road together. "I don't think you wanna drown people too much," Tyga said about making a full album with Brown. "We've been doing a lot of stuff, though. He's on my album. We're actually working on a tour right now. A Fan of Fan Tour at the end of the year. It'll be dope." Tyga has an album coming out soon; it doesn't have a release date yet. But his next mixtape, Well Done, will hit within the next couple of weeks. It's going to be a Gangsta Grillz edition. "I feel like I had to deal with [DJ] Drama. He reminded of Wayne, when he did Dedication with him," Tyga explained. "[Wayne] was going in on every beat. All the mixtapes I've been dropping, they're close to albums. They're more songs. They have more content. This one, I wanted to rap on everybody's beat and murder every beat that's out. It's fun to do that. It's easy. I can knock that out real fast. I think Drama is dope when you wanna link up and murder beats like that." Some of the tracks Tyga is pilfering are Soulja Boy's "Pretty Boy Swag" and Nicki Minaj's "Your Love." Source: MTV
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Snoop Dogg Announces He's Dropping A Sequel To A Classic With New Album 'Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary'. Working W/Swizz Beats On The Project [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 6:30am

Video After The Jump Snoop Dogg is setting the bar high for his next album. The Doggfather announced that his next cd will be a sequel to the 1993 classic 'Doggystyle', and producer Swizz Beatz is already giving him "sounds" for the project. "I'm in the studio with Swizzle, and he just laced my boots up on my new record," Snoop said while sitting next to Swizz. "Motherf*cker gave me some gangsta sh*t, some crip sh*t, some R&B sh*t, some hip hop sh*t, some hard sh*t, some mean sh*t. And the name of the album is ,Doggystyle 2: The Doggumentary', be on the look out for it." Snoop was holding a cd, he said contained 18 new tracks he and Swizz had just knocked out. "Thats how we used to do it back in the day," says Swizz. "We used to be about the sound, not the single. Right now we're constructing sounds for the album." When I think of 'Doggystyle', I remember nothing but hardcore West Coast tracks. It's going to be interesting to hear what Swizz, traditionally known for a more East Coast influenced sound has come up with. twitter-5d.gif
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T.I. & Wife, Tiny Arrested For Drug Possession

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 5:33am

T.I. has had a run-in with the law once again. The King of the South and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle have been arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies pulled over Tip and Tiny while they were driving in a Maybach on Sunset Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 1). After officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle, the couple was taken into custody in West Hollywood, Calif. They remained in custody as of press time and are scheduled to make an appearance at the Beverly Hills Municipal Court on Friday. Bail was set at $10,000. The Atlanta MC is currently on probation after pleading guilty to weapons charges. He served seven months behind bars at a Federal Correction Institution in Arkansas last year. T.I. and Tiny were married on July 30 and the rapper-turned-actor is fresh off the success of his film Takers, which debuted at No. 1 over the weekend. Source: Rap-Up twitter-5d.gif
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T.I. & Wife, Tiny Arrested For Drug Possession

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 2, 2010 at 5:33am

T.I. has had a run-in with the law once again. The King of the South and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Cottle have been arrested for alleged possession of a controlled substance. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ that L.A. County Sheriff’s deputies pulled over Tip and Tiny while they were driving in a Maybach on Sunset Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday (Sept. 1). After officers smelled marijuana in the vehicle, the couple was taken into custody in West Hollywood, Calif. They remained in custody as of press time and are scheduled to make an appearance at the Beverly Hills Municipal Court on Friday. Bail was set at $10,000. The Atlanta MC is currently on probation after pleading guilty to weapons charges. He served seven months behind bars at a Federal Correction Institution in Arkansas last year. T.I. and Tiny were married on July 30 and the rapper-turned-actor is fresh off the success of his film Takers, which debuted at No. 1 over the weekend. Source: Rap-Up twitter-5d.gif
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Manny Pacquiao Wants Floyd Mayweather Jr Fight "I Don't Need Him, He Needs Me. Compare My Achievements To His"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 10:26pm

NEW YORK -- Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach wanted the exact same thing that boxing fans everywhere wanted: Floyd Mayweather Jr. They got Antonio Margarito instead. Pacquiao and Roach said Wednesday that they agreed to every demand put forward by Mayweather for what could have been the richest fight in boxing history. But the former pound-for-pound king chose not to accept the fight, leaving Pacquiao to look elsewhere for a fall opponent. He'll face Margarito, the former welterweight champ, on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium. "I don't need him, he needs me," Pacquiao said of Mayweather, during a stop Wednesday in New York to promote his upcoming fight. "Compare my achievements in boxing to his achievements." They've both achieved plenty, which is why fans have been clamoring for the high-profile matchup for the better part of two years -- and why so many are upset it hasn't happened. The fight was nearly made in January, then fell apart when Pacquiao refused Olympic-style drug testing in the weeks leading up to the fight. But the newly minted congressman from the Philippines said he's even agreed to the strict blood testing in an effort to make the fight, but he hasn't heard from Mayweather's side why an agreement couldn't be reached. "We agree with, you know, his demands," Pacquiao said, referring specifically to the blood testing. "I wanted to know if that's his real reason [for not fighting]." The entire negotiation process came to resemble an unsavory soap opera, with HBO Sports boss Ross Greenburg publicly stating that he had worked tirelessly as an intermediary between the two sides. Pacquiao's promoter Top Rank has a poor relationship with Mayweather, who rose to become a world champion under its banner, so it's not unreasonable to assume there was an intermediary. Shortly after a deadline imposed by Top Rank for Mayweather to accept the fight had passed, his adviser Leonard Ellerbe issued a bizarre statement in which he said no negotiations ever took place -- contradicting Greenburg and the folks at Top Rank. Roach said that Top Rank had been calling him for advice on what gloves to wear, what ring size to use, what weight to fight at -- standard details during a negotiation process. "When people are calling me and asking me, 'Is this OK? Is this OK? Is this OK?' There's something going on," Roach said. "I know there must have been negotiations going on. "Whatever he wanted to do, we were accepting it. Whatever he wanted. Manny said, 'I want to fight. I'll agree to anything.' I thought the fight was a shoo-in." Roach was recently in Ukraine to watch one of his other fighters, Vyacheslav Senchenko, retain a welterweight title. But all he heard from fans were questions about Pacquiao-Mayweather -- not about Senchenko, and certainly not about Margarito. "You know, I really truly think boxing needs that fight to happen," Roach said. "All people want to know, 'When's he fighting Mayweather?' Wherever I go, that's what I'm asked." Source: ESPN twitter-5d.gif
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Nicki Minaj Interview W/Greg Street: Speaks On Being Female Rap's Savior, Her Album 'Pink Friday' Shipping Gold & Rappers Fearing Lil Wayne When He's Released [Audio]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 7:00pm

Audio After The Jump Nicki Minaj has put female hip hop back on the map. You could argue that she is single handedly carrying the game on her back for femcees. Her album 'Pink Friday' is set to drop November 23, and already there's talk of if it flops, other females might not get that look from major labels. But is that talk accurate or a clever marketing ploy? V-103's DJ Greg Street recently caught up with the Harajuku Barbie and spoke with her about that topic and a lot more. "I'm in a very grateful state right now," Nicki says. "I'm trying to go in with this album so I can make people proud." There's a lot riding on this project, no doubt. Nicki feels like everybody, including her fellow female rappers should support it, or else. "They [major labels] won't look to sign other female rappers if the project doesn't so well. Because they're gonna say 'well, her buzz was so crazy, if she couldn't do it no one can do it'. I don't want that to happen so I'm doing this for all the girls." Although her career has really taken off, Nicki admits there were times early on she wasn't so sure it would. "For a long time in my life, I was afraid to be a solo female rapper, because everyone told me, 'It doesn't work. It's not going to happen. Record companies are never going to invest in you just to get it. Just be part of a group.' " she said. Young Money CEO, Lil Wayne gets released from prison November 4. Nicki says the New Orleans spitter is focused. "I'm afraid for anybody, any of his competition when he gets out. Because I just feel like it's going to be monumental. He's in a great state. When I speak to him, he sounds like he has some sort of clear understanding of everything now, almost like he's had some weird sort of epiphany since he's been there, so I'm sure his stuff is only going to get better." So is Nicki right? Should other rappers fear what will happen when Weezy gets out? And if her album flops will that kill female hip hop on a mainstream level? twitter-5d.gif
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What The? A California Doctor Trying To Break Into Her Boyfriend's Crib Dies After Getting Stuck In Chimney For Days [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 5:30pm

Video After The Jump (CNN) -- The decomposed body of a California doctor was found lodged in her boyfriend's chimney, several days after she had apparently attempted to get inside his home, police said. Internist Jacquelyn Kotarac, 49, had been reported missing on Thursday, Bakersfield, California, police said in a statement Tuesday. Her body was found lodged in the fireplace flue on Saturday. Kotarac was last seen Wednesday night at about 10:15 p.m., "trying to force her way inside (the home) as she was involved in a dating relationship with the resident," police said. "The resident left the house undetected to avoid a confrontation and stayed the night elsewhere." Authorities did not identify the boyfriend or say why Kotarac was attempting to get inside his home. Kotarac did not arrive for work on Thursday, and her assistant and the boyfriend searched for her at his home. Her car and belongings were there, but there was no indication she had gotten inside, police said. The boyfriend and her medical staff reported her missing. "Her purse was there, with her phone, all her money, all her credit cards, all that stuff," neighbor Terri Terrazas told CNN affiliate KBAK-TV. Thursday night, the boyfriend stayed at the home before leaving for Europe, police told KBAK. "Friday night, we could smell something," Terrazas told the station. And "someone down the street said they thought they heard someone yelling quietly for help." But the sound was dismissed as coming from kids playing in a nearby pool, KBAK reported. Kotarac was found by a friend of the boyfriend's, who stopped by to feed his fish while he was away, police said. "The house sitter detected a strong odor coming from the fireplace, and upon inspection located the deceased woman lodged in the flue approximately two feet above the top of the fireplace interior opening." It took authorities five hours to dismantle the chimney and flue from the exterior of the home enough to remove Kotarac's body, authorities said. There was no evidence of foul play, police said, and "all the evidence thus far indicates Kotarac accessed the roof via a ladder and on her own volition removed the chimney cap and slid down the flue feet first." Kotarac's family told KBAK they are horrified to think she could have spent several days lodged in the flue. They said she graduated from medical school with honors, and KBAK reported that Kotarac was voted a favorite local doctor last year. An autopsy was planned for Tuesday, police said, but did not immediately return a call from CNN on Wednesday. Source: CNN twitter-5d.gif
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VIBE COVER STORY: DR DRE

Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 1, 2010 at 2:18pm

ANDRE YOUNG IS STILL BUZZINGAfter almost a decade of false starts, super-producer Dr. Dre is finally in the lab bringing Detox to life.But does the Good Doctor have the prescription hip-hop has been waiting for?Words: Jerry L. Barrow II Photos: Scott CouncilJIMMY IOVINE’S GOT his game face on. The Interscope Records co-founder has had a long and prosperous relationship with Andre Young, better known as Dr. Dre, hip hop’s foremost sonic architect. From Death Row to the Aftermath, Shady and G Unit imprints, Jimmy and Dre have left an indelible mark on the last two decades of popular music, moving more than 50 million albums together. But time is running short, and it’s clear in Iovine’s expression. He has been waiting for more than a decade for Dr. Dre to turn in his near-mythical album Detox—the follow-up to Dr. Dre 2001, which dropped in late 1999.Andre Young—a founding member of N.W.A and the sonic mastermind who introduced the world to Snoop Doggy Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and The Game—has never done things the usual way. Between rumors, missed release dates and side projects (Beats By Dr. Dre headphones are reportedly up to a million units sold, with estimated revenues of $50 million in the fourth quarter of 2009 alone), his fans have had their loyalty tested time and again. “You can’t rush Dre,” says fellow N.W.A alum Ice Cube. “He’s changed music twice already.” But that is small consolation for folks who haven’t had a new Dr. Dre album since President Clinton was in office.Relief may finally be on the way. Several days after being honored at the 2010 ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards by his artist and friend Eminem, a smile is etched across Dr. Dre’s chiseled 45-year-old face. On an unseasonably cold June day in Santa Monica, he’s dressed in a long-sleeved white T-shirt and jeans, and his 215 pounds of muscle have him looking more like a superhero than a record producer. A mini-vacation with his wife of 14 years, Nicole, and the news that Eminem’s Recovery has debuted with more than 700,000 copies sold have the Aftermath CEO “feeling better than most days.”It’s quiet in the sanctuary of his studio/nightclub across the street from the Interscope offices. This is where Dre tests out new music during private parties for friends. But today it’s all business.An unfinished leak of the Jay-Z collab “Under Pressure” has lived up to its namesake, and the man who once rhymed “fuck rap, you can have it back” knows that it’s time to make his impression felt again. Sit back, relax and strap on your seatbelt.VIBE: You were dismantling component systems as a kid. What’s it like having your own brand of headphones?Dr. Dre: It felt so organic. It’s not something I just put my name on. We designed this thing from the ground up. It took like two years to put this together. We were tweaking it the entire time ‘til we got the sound exactly the way we want it. I got to do a side-by-side comparison between the Beats and Bose . . . I feel like hands down we got ’em beat as far as style and fashion goes and as far as the sound. We got ‘em beat because guys that actually make music get the sound on these. Nobody’s gonna be able to compete with us as far as headphones.Diddy has Diddybeats and Lady Gaga has Heartbeats—both of which you helped set up—then Jay-Z’s Roc Nation has a headphone deal with Skull Candy, which also did a line with Snoop. How do you feel about the competition?It’ a compliment on the one hand but on the other hand it’s like “Yo, this is my thing here. What’s going on?” [Laughs.] It’s all good. I’m not trying to knock anybody’s hustle. But like I said, nobody is going to be able to beat us at this game.You also have a laptop complement to the headphones, correct?The HP Envy. We’re trying to improve the sound in computers and laptops. These guys aren’t thinking about sound when they build these computers and the majority of people are listening to music on computers. So you might as well hear it the right way.Why headphones as opposed to, say, a beat-making program?That’s something I want to get into and the headphones were a good start. I want to get into putting out my own drum sounds and maybe a beat machine. We’re talking about iPod docks, car stereos and an entire line. We’re also doing a headphone with LeBron James called PowerBeats. They’re earbuds but they wrap around the ear. Each bud has two drivers so it sounds a little louder. You can hear the 808 in these. I’ve been wearing the prototype every day to work out.So will Detox be streamed wirelessly into the Beats headphones?In a perfect word, yes. Me and Jimmy talk about this all the time. It was supposed to be my album promoting the headphones, but it’s gonna be the other way around now. It’s gonna be a two-for-one thing. As soon as we finish this interview I’m going into the studio and get it on. I know it’s taking a long time but it’s not 100 percent work on my album that I’m doing every day. That’s why it’s taking so long. It’s been almost ten years since my last album [It’s actually been more than 10 years. —Ed.] but I haven’t been sitting on my hands. Keeping it real with you, I just started really getting involved in it and really feeling it this year. Around January or February. Before now I was kind of doing it more out of obligation, but now I really feel it inside and it’s pouring out right now. Music comes out much better when you’re in that frame of mind.

Eight years passed between Chronic and 2001, so you’re not that late yet.Right. And I’ve got a few classic albums in between that with Em and 50.When you first announced Detox did you think it would take this long?Absolutely not. I thought it would take at worst case a couple of years. For example, actual work time on The Chronic was nine months and actual work time on my last album, 2001, was about 10 months. The actual work time on this album is about half of that, where I’m seriously focusing on it. There is always something coming up. Like signing talent, old and new.Looking at your signings of artists like Raekwon, Rakim and Marsha Ambrosius, are you just a hard boss or did it just not work out?I’d say it’s a little bit of both. I’m a perfectionist on one hand. I always say talent gets you in the building but whether our personalities mesh, that’s an entire different thing. I have fun when I’m working. It’s not a job for me. And I’m in a position where I really don’t have to do it if I don’t want to. So it has to feel right. When you get in the studio with an artist, the personalities have to mesh. I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with my personality or theirs, it’s just: Do they work together or not? That seems to be a factor. All of the artists that I started working with and we didn’t finish, we’re still cool. It’s just a matter of this thing doesn’t work together. The ones that do work together, ka-boom. You see the results.What did you think of the final product of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx . . . Pt. II?I loved that “House of Flying Daggers.” [Laughs.] It came out good. I thought it could have been promoted a little better and I think there may have been too many songs. But that’s my opinion. Raekwon is one of the greatest.J Dilla produced “House of Flying Daggers.” Did you get to meet him before he died?Yeah, I met him at a studio out here and we chopped it up for about half an hour. Coolest dude. Talented. I just wish I’d had a chance to work with him.Is there anyone else out there you haven’t worked with yet that you’d like to?Of course, the next new artist I can get in the studio with and make something great. I don’t necessarily have an urge to work with established artists. Like working with Mary J. Blige, that was returning a favor. Other than that, I only want to work with new talent, new producers. People that want to learn and I can learn from.Speaking of new talent, a young lady saying she was your daughter went on YouTube with a song called “Daddy’s Shadow” saying that you won’t help her with her recording career.[Laughs.] I’m not gonna get into that. Not gonna talk about the family.Talk about the relationship you have with 50 Cent and some of your other artists.Everything is cool. I haven’t spoken to 50 in a long time. He’s doing his own thing right now. Hopefully we’ll get to work together again in the future but I think he’s working on movies. As far as everybody else goes, I’m here. Everybody knows I’m working on my own thing. Once that’s done, holla at me.At the ASCAP Awards did you have any idea Eminem was going to be presenting?No idea. They told me it was going to be a surprise guest to present me with the award but I didn’t even waste any brain power trying to figure it out. That was incredible and the thing that he said was incredible. Being around guys like Em, I know how they feel about about me and they know how I feel about them, but hearing it in that forum feels incredible. It’s inspiring and it lets me know that everything that I’ve done is appreciated.It looked kind of like a reunion on stage. Do you guys see each other much?We’d actually just saw each other an hour before for the VIBE photo shoot. Before that it had been a few months or so. We don’t get to talk that often, but when we do see each other it’s just like we saw each other yesterday.How do you feel about winning VIBE’s Greatest Hip-Hop Producer of All Time tournament?It was crazy because I just happened to be in New York promoting the Diddybeats and they approached me at Best Buy and I didn’t know anything about the contest or that I’d won and I was like, “Really?” I went home and saw who I was up against. I was like “whoa.” These are some of my favorite producers. I never looked at it like my shit don’t stink or I’m the best at what I do. I just go in and do my thing. I have my favorites out there also, but don’t get me wrong—I’m glad it went to me. [Laughs.] It’s always an incredible feeling, especially to be considered No. 1. The best that ever did it? What the fuck!

You were up against DJ Premier in the finals.Preemo is definitely one of my favorites. I got a chance to chill with him and Guru out here one time. We sat and talked for like an hour and they were cool as hell. I’m a fan.Do you think the VIBE tournament helped to elevate the stature of the producer?The producer definitely needs to get a lot more credit than we do. No producer—no artist. Not many artists can go in the studio and make their own records. But a lot of producers can.In the photos for this cover you have music notes in the syringes. Is there a science to hip-hop?That’s a good question. You know what? I don’t know. Anybody that says that they know is crazy. You just come in and do what you feel. The way hip-hop is going and the way it sounds can change tomorrow. I think everybody has their own method and approach so there is no direct science for it. You can do a hip-hop record with no rapping. Hip-hop is so dope because it’s the only music that you can mix with other forms of music. You can mix rock, hip-hop, jazz—it’s spread out.So there is no Dr. Dre formula?No. There is no direct formula because I like collaborating and whoever I’m collaborating with, I’m absorbing their energy and they’re absorbing mine and that’s how the record is going to sound. To me there is no Dre sound.But if you listen to 50 Cent’s “In da Club” and Mary J. Blige’s “Family Affair,” there are similarities.Okay, but that’s not what I’m thinking when I go in to make it. I don’t go in saying it has to sound like “this.” Each record has its own personality. I think, “Is this record wearing Timberlands or is it wearing earrings?” If it comes out sounding similar to the last record, then so be it.When did you first put your hands on a pair of turntables?Damn, that’s a good one. Probably when I was 14 years old. I heard “[The Adventures of] Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel,” and that made me want to DJ. It made me want to know what hip-hop was. That was the song that did it. I immediately went home and called some friends and we were taking apart one of my friend’s mother’s stereo sets. They called them component systems back then. We figured out how to make a mixer from the balance button and got it cracking—started making tapes. Not too long after that, my mom got me a Numark mixer for Christmas and I was off and running from there. I still had the raggedy turntables, but it made it a lot easier.What happened with those piano lessons with Burt Bacharach?I’m still going. I have a different piano teacher now and I’m learning a lot about theory and hopefully I can get my Quincy Jones on later, score some movies.What’s your relationship like with Quincy Jones?He’s one of my mentors and people I’ve looked up to in this business. I hung out with Quincy on his 70th birthday.Has he bestowed any musical gems on you?You know what? All we’ve ever talked about is life and personal shit. We’ve never talked technical or about music.Really?I’m just talking about whatever Quincy wants to talk about. The door is open for me to go to his house and talk to him anytime I want. He gave me that invitation. I just want to absorb it, because everything he talks about is useful to me. It doesn’t matter when I get it, as long as I get it. You know, I’m sitting there and I want to ask him about Thriller and Body Heat, but I’ll get to that. I’m actually supposed to be going to his house next week.You mentioned a hip-hop album without rapping. Will we ever hear a Dr. Dre instrumental album?Oh yeah, that’s in the works. An instrumental album is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time. I have the ideas for it. I want to call it The Planets. I don’t even know if I should be saying this, but fuck it. [Laughs.] It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like. I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet. I’ve been doing this for about two years now just in my spare time so to speak. I wanna do it in surround sound. It’ll have to be in surround sound for Saturn to work.Why?Because Saturn has the rings and you’ll have to hear the sound going around you the entire time the instrumental is playing. You make Jupiter big. Earth of course has to [sound] wet. You really get into the actual personality of each planet and you go with that.That’s an exciting concept. That’s why leaked music kind of cheats you. Because it’s not in the package it was meant to be in.Without a concept it’s just another song . . .Because it’s out of sequence.That’s big! Absolutely. That can make or break a record, the way you sequence it. That is 100 percent a job in itself and that happens throughout the entire process of recording an album with me. I might take a CD home and listen to a few songs back to back and say, “Okay, those two songs have to play together on a record.” Then you wait for that to happen again and then you have a partial sequence. That’s an art in itself.

Knowing how passionate you are about sequencing an album, how does it feel when a song leaks, like “Crack a Bottle”?It’s like a stab in the stomach. First of all we weren’t even going to release the song. We won a Grammy for it, but I’m not even considering putting the Grammy up. My wife has a problem with that because she wants all of my achievements to be up in the house. But the way it came, it doesn’t mean the same to me. We didn’t get a chance to do the song with our heart in it because we had to go in and rush it out. We went in one day and finished it at least so people could hear a proper version but we didn’t get to put our heart and soul in it . . .So “Under Pressure” leaking was a killer.It was a little bit more frustrating because at least “Crack a Bottle” had a hook on it. I wouldn’t be as mad at a leak if the song was done.Can you blame the fans for wanting to hear something after all this time?Absolutely not. I’m not mad at the fans. I’m mad at the person that leaked the shit. I have no idea how it got out. It’s not even worth looking to see who did it. It happens. The most painful part about it is that I’m passionate about what I do, so people should hear it in the right form.There were some other reference tracks that leaked with T.I. and Ludacris lyrics. Were those legit?Two of them were. Somebody actually hacked into our emails, so that made our red flags go up. We’re in a new age and that’s a sign: Wake up motherfucker. You have to be more careful with your shit. That’s all there is to it. I know what’s up now.Was “In Da Club” for Detox?No. That track was done for D12. We were in the studio and D12 was in the studio. Em was there. It didn’t happen with D12 and Em took the track with him, and he is the one that handed the track to 50.Knowing the personal nature of your music, will there be a part two of “The Message” for your late son, Andre Young, Jr.?I’m actually back and forth about that. I’m leaning towards no because I don’t know if I want to put myself or my family through that. I kind of want the record to stay fun. Right now as we speak I’m leaning towards a no. Though I do have a couple of things that I’ve done [for him]. I don’t think so.Have you heard a beat in the last five years that you thought was hot?Damn, that’s a good question. When was “The Benjamins” made? [Laughs.] [Diddy’s “It’s All About] the Benjamins” was one of my favorite beats. I just want to hear something that makes me make the ugly face.There’s nothing else since “Benjamins” that did that for you?I know there is, but nothing is hitting me off the top. As soon as you leave I bet I’ll think of one. I’ve been listening to a lot of old shit. Most of the time when I’m listening to hip-hop, it’s old-school Wu-Tang or Mobb Deep.What is it about the old shit that keeps you going back?It was an exciting period of hip-hop. Hip-hop isn’t as exciting anymore and it motivates me to do what I do.You’ve seen so much in your time—good and bad. You had a chance to reconcile with Eazy-E before he died. With everything that has been going on with Suge Knight in the last year, is there any side of you that feels that one day you might . . .?I haven’t even thought about him. This is my first time hearing his name in . . . a long time.So nobody told you when he got knocked out at a party?Oh, of course I heard that. But it doesn’t even cross my mind. I’m not gonna get anything out of that, so I don’t even think about it. That’s not going to help me.It was reported that you were trying to tie up some loose ends with the people who bought the Death Row catalog.Was basically trying to go back and get what I was owed if possible. This was more my attorneys than me. I’m more like eh, whatever. But if you can make it happen, it’s all good.You’ve had so much fun doing Chronic and 2001. So why would you want to detox? What is there to “detox” from?You have to see it. It’s not really detoxing. What I’m doing is gonna say “Detox” but it’s gonna have that red circle with that line through it. Hearing it and seeing it are two different things. Once you see it, it’s like “Oh.”So the idea is not detoxing?Exactly.Years ago you recorded a song called “Forgot About Dre,” but in 2010 it seems impossible to forget about Dre.I hope not, at least not until this record is out. [Laughs.] I’m definitely in a different place now. I’m a lot smarter and hopefully getting smarter in years to come. I’m just cool right now, chilling and doing my work. Before it was ripping and running and I’m in a really calm place in my life, using my time wisely. That’s the most valuable thing we own.Source:VIBEFollow EntertainmentBo on Twitter
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Snoop Dogg Teams With Norton To Help Fight Cyber Crimes With "Hack Is Wack" Contest. Peep The Rules Inside [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 1, 2010 at 1:30pm

Video After The Jump If you use the internet often, you're probably quite aware of the dangers of viruses, hacking and other cyber crimes like identity theft. Snoop Dogg has teamed Norton Anti Virus to raise awareness of these crimes by holding a "Hack Is Wack" contest. People interested in helping combat cyber crimes and have some fun at the same time can submit a rap video to the Hack Is Wack website. The winner will get a chance to meet Snoop. "Just being more aware and bringing the attention level up, so people can know that these crimes are actually happening out there," Snoop said. "Because a lot of people don't know that this is happening. So we're just trying to make people aware." Peep the press release and videos below for more information. "Superstar rapper Snoop Dogg and Norton are encouraging Snoop fans, rap enthusiasts and everyone who wants to take a stand against cybercrime to enter the "Hack is Wack" cybercrime rap video contest. The contest, which runs through Sept. 30, 2010, asks participants to create and upload a two-minute rap video at www.HackIsWack.com showing off their lyrical skills on the subject of cybercrime. Entries can rap about topics including hacking, identity theft, computer viruses, and why it's important to protect yourself from online crime. Check out Snoop's original rap on www.HackIsWack.com now! Snoop will make the initial call for entries through his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. The official Twitter hashtag for the contest is #SnoopNorton. The winner will receive round trip airfare for two to Los Angeles along with two days and two nights hotel stay for a chance of a lifetime for aspiring rappers to meet with Snoop's management, learn more about his business and get tips on how to make it to the top. Additionally, the winner will receive; two tickets to a Snoop Dogg concert; and a new laptop with Norton Internet Security 2011. Snoop's management team will judge the top five videos and pick a winner from those finalists. The winner, to be announced on Oct. 20, 2010, will be selected based on overall creativity, rapping and performing skills, and delivery of a compelling anti-cybercrime message."

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Oscar Nominated Screenwriters to Pen Tupac Biopic

Posted by Mr.I Get It on September 1, 2010 at 12:28pm

Antoine Fuqua's upcoming Tupac biopic gets "Ali" and "Nixon" screenwriters Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson.Stephen J. Rivele and Chris Wilkinson, the Oscar nominated screenwriters of films like Ali and Nixon, have now agreed to pen Training Day director Antoine Fuqua's upcoming biopic about the late Tupac Shakur. Although the film's lead role has yet to be cast, Rivele and Wilkinson revealed that the film will focus primarily on the slain rapper's final day."I knew nothing about [Tupac before]...[but after researching him] it became clear that he was essentially a 19th century Romantic poet who found himself in the 21st century," said Rivele. "This is the story of an artist whose character is at odds with his medium. He was a really sensitive, very romantic, talented young poet who also could sing, dance, and act. But the realities [of the record industry] were that he had to create this persona of the gangster." (NYMag.com)Although the identity of Tupac's killer has been highly contested in Hip Hop circles, Rivele and Wilkinson say they hope to focus more on the senselessness of the killing itself. Rivele says that he feels Tupac was at the cusp of a transformative period in his life and that his associations with certain people may have led to his downfall."He was obviously very angry, and had been subjected to a great deal of violence at home, in the streets and in prison," said Rivele. "But he was just beginning to shed that anger and look for a purer voice...He was in the process of changing himself, and entering a new phase of his life — essentially a Romantic vision — and had set up a new label, and a new production company to create it. He saw the contradiction between the musical persona of 'Thug Life,' and his essential nature as a gentle, sensitive person. And that was partly responsible for his murder: he was not a gangster, but the people around him were. They saw he was going to leave, that they were going to lose him, and so I think they decided to kill him." (NYMag.com)Source:HHDXFollow EntertainmentBo on Twitter
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