50 Cent releases the official music video for "Too Rich". New song off of The Kanan Tape.
Download here: http://thekanantape.com
Directed by Eif Rivera
Say hello to the bad guy!
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Azealia Banks is back with an official music video for "Count Contessa." Check it out below.
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REEL: https://vimeo.com/79902798
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"I stood up for hip hop, I stood up for Ottawa, I stood up for Canada and I did a symbolic gesture by snatching the mic out of his hands."
Rapper Black Jesus explained his strategical plan to ambush and exploit Ohio rapper, Slim Jesus during his "Drill Time" performance in Ottawa, Canada. Last week, a viral video showed Slim Jesus' getting his microphone snatched as he performed for a crowd of roughly 80 people. Before dropping the mic, the Canadian yelled out, "Support real Hip Hop, b*tch!"
Although the video seemed raw, Black Jesus said that he got his own camera guy to capture the snatching and says that he purposely sent out the video to every media outlet saying "it was all carefully planned."
"When I got home, I opened up the list I made that week of every single website who posted an article of Slim Jesus, included the names of the author and their contacts."
Standing as a young advocate for hip-hop, Black Jesus explained prior to the infamous incident, in his opinion, the young viral star gave an awful performance, which was another reason why he interrupted the set.
"Not only did he show up with no DJ, his set was less than 20-minutes long, it consisted of "Drill Time," "Buck Buck," "She Just Wanna," "Faneto" and "Drill Time" again... he repeated the last song and just gave literally gave the worst performance of the whole night."
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Akon is hard at work on a project that will bring solar power to 600 million Africans. His "Akon Lighting Africa" initiative will use a billion dollars in funding to take "clean energy" to 38 countries by the year 2020.
"This idea initiated in Senegal in returning to neighborhoods where I grew up," he says. "Fifteen years later, we're still without power. The infrastructure had not moved. They came to us and asked us to find solutions to the energy crisis."
Launched in September in Bamako, the first step aims to create 100,000 streetlights, 1,000 and 200,000 micro-power home systems using solar energy, to improve the living conditions of 14 countries including Niger, Namibia and Madagascar. The program will then be extended into other territories. It should allow the creation of "several thousand local jobs" primarily intended for young people, for installation or maintenance of the equipment.
On Sunday, December 6, the singer spoke at the International Re-Energizing the Future conference in Paris, France about his goals. Check out the video below.
Renewable are as disruptive for energy industry as digital was for music industry - strong but positive change! pic.twitter.com/jGroK4M70R
— Akon Lighting Africa (@AkonLighting) December 7, 2015@ Akon and Ghida Fakhri #REenergise The Future Conference pic.twitter.com/Ss4SaBsJLl
— Akon Lighting Africa (@AkonLighting) December 7, 2015
Akon talks "Lighting Africa" initiative beginning at 30:00
Source: Charts In France
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As promised 50 Cent delivers "The Kanan Tape." Features on the seven-track project include Young Buck, Boosie Badazz, Post Malone and Sonny Digital. Grab the tape now for free from Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/50-Cent-The-Kanan-Tape-mixtape.740697.html.
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Martin Shkreli just became more disliked, if that was possible. Bloomberg revealed that he is the person who bought the Wu Tang Clan's secret album, "Once Upon a Time In Shaolin," last month for $2 million.
The 32-year old pharmaceutical kingpin received negative worldwide criticism when his company Turing Pharmaceuticals hiked up the price of the drug, Daraprim, which treats potentially life-threatening parasitic infections, from $13.50 to $750 per pill overnight in September.
“This isn’t the greedy drug company trying to gouge patients, it is us trying to stay in business,” Shkreli said at the time. “This is still one of the smallest pharmaceutical products in the world. It really doesn’t make sense to get any criticism for this.”
Shkreli's critics weren't buying his reasoning. They're convinced that he engaged in the worst kind of price gouging.
Price gouging like this in the specialty drug market is outrageous. Tomorrow I'll lay out a plan to take it on. -H https://t.co/9Z0Aw7aI6h
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 21, 2015Now, Shkreli owns the only copy of Wu Tang's "Once Upon a Time In Shaolin" album, an outcome that the group's founder isn't happy about.
After finding out that Bloomberg was about to reveal the buyer, RZA, sent them a statement"
“The sale of Once Upon a Time in Shaolin was agreed upon in May, well before Martin Skhreli’s [sic] business practices came to light. We decided to give a significant portion of the proceeds to charity.”
Poll suggestions: which artist should I now approach to buy my next private album from?
— Martin Shkreli (@MartinShkreli) December 9, 2015Shkreli has a message for Wu Tang fans who are upset.
“At the end of the day,” he says, “They didn’t buy the last album or the one before that, and all they had to pay was $10.”
He also admits he hasn't bothered to listen to the album yet.
“I could be convinced to listen to it earlier if Taylor Swift wants to hear it or something like that,” Shkreli says. “But for now, I think I’m going to kind of save it for a rainy day.”
Contrary to previous reports, Shkreli doesn't have to wait 88 years before letting the world hear the disc. Aside from selling it commercially, he's free to do whatever he wants to with it.
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50 Cent lands on the cover of the New York Post's Alexa. With so many things going on in the world he had a lot to talk and joke about during his sit down with writer Hardeep Phull.
On Drake
Drake is defining the new cool. You're gonna see a lot of things start to shift. People are not going to be insecure about certain things. If you got that 2 left feet like Drake had in that video, you're gonna get loose when that Hotline Bling come on.
On Kanye West's Presidential Aspirations
We're getting into a grayer area as we go. If you can say Donald Trump is possibly the president, then why not Kanye? Kim Kardashian should be the First Lady of America. Maybe I'll be like the Secretary of Defense because I don't have a conflict at all.
On Donald Trump's Presidential Run
It's one of the most entertaining moves I've seen so far. I didn't know if it was directly for entertainment purposes. He's gonna come in and run it like it's a business. It's more ruthless than the neighborhood because they'll put 500 people out of business in one shot and it doesn't matter...it's just business.
Head Over To Alexa To Read The Full Story.
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It's that time of the year again. The holidays are here and it's time to exchange gifts with friends and family (in most cases).
Hardeep Phull of the New York Post's Alexa recently caught up with 50 Cent to find out which people on his Christmas list will be happy and others who should expect a lump of coal.
50 Cent's 3-year old son Sire
“That’s easy: toys. He likes cars especially. You can’t go wrong with that.”
Eminem
“I’d buy him Nikes. He likes Air Max in particular. But it would have to be an exclusive, not just something you can buy at the Nike store.”
Ja Rule
“I would get him two front teeth!”
'Southpaw' co-star Jake Gyllenhaal
“Champagne. It would be the best bottle of Champagne. Imported. I would want him to taste the best stuff out there. I can’t send him sparkling wine.”
Donald Trump
“I’d buy him something really basic, because I bet he [wouldn’t] have it. Something like a rotisserie chicken oven. It wouldn’t be expensive, but it would be useful. I can imagine him eating [chicken] and thinking it was better than the food he was having before. Sometimes the basic gifts are the best!”
Who else would you add to this list? And what would you get them?
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The nominations for the 2015 NAACP Image Awards have been announced. The 50 Cent-executive produced STARZ crime drama, "Power," will be well represented.
It was nominated for Outstanding Drama Series. In addition, Naturi Naughton, got a nod for Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series.
Congrats to @NaturiNaughton for her well-deserved ImageAwards nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress. pic.twitter.com/dltAZKdvYn
— Power (@Power_Starz) December 8, 2015OMG! I am Truly humbled! Thank u so much @naacpimageaward PowerTV TeamTasha https://t.co/EExrSRGy4i
— Naturi Naughton (@naturinaughton) December 8, 2015Omari Hardwick is up for the Outstanding Actor In A Drama Series trophy.
Show @OmariHardwick some love for his ImageAwards nomination for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series. pic.twitter.com/aC2s55Jslb
— Power (@Power_Starz) December 8, 2015"Was sitting in the trailer at work thinking of how best to speak gratitude for the @Naacp & the special fans God has loaned me. Looked to the left while studying at my desk, & there it was. The inside of my gum pack. Said it all. I get to make choices pulled from my life walks & training as an artist. I get to play with friends," Hardwick wrote via his Instagram account. "Acting is Tennis at it's least. It is climbing a mountain with your scene comrades at it's best. I get to challenge myself & others everyday to dig the #TRUTH..pun intended, the mess, the joy, the ugly & the kinda cool outa me & them. I get to then share these characters i been hired to live in (in this case Ghost) with all of you. The gum pack said it all. I am honored #Naacp2016 to be yet again recognized amongst all of these great talented personal friends of mine also nominated. I thank my beautiful family & my remarkable patient tribe. I thank you @power_starz...my amazing cast mates, phenomenal crew, directors, producers, & @kempagboh, @50cent. Lastly, i congratulate you...my friend & partner, @naturi4real for this recognition of your hard work and growth. I am proud of you!"
Actor/G-Unit artist Rotimi, who plays "Dre" in the series, was happy to see the show getting the recognition it deserves
"When you're apart of something legendary, all you can do is give God the glory. 3 Nominations for NAACP! @Power_Starz," he wrote on Twitter.
Halfway thru filming season 3, and we get news like that!!! Makes me wanna work even harder NAACPNominees @Power_Starz
— Rotimi (@Rotimi) December 9, 2015Courtney Kemp Agboh
"Power" creator/writer/executive producer, Courtney Kemp Agboh, was also thrilled to hear the great news.
SO grateful and thrilled! Thank you @naacpimageaward thank you PowerFam for the support! https://t.co/iJTKlbnbwz
— Courtney Kemp Agboh (@CKAgbohOfficial) December 8, 2015The 47th NAACP Image Awards will air live February 2, 2016 at 9/8C on TV One.
Check out the full list of nominees
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael B. Jordan
Misty Copeland
Pharrell Williams
Shonda Rhimes
Viola Davis
MOTION PICTURE
Outstanding Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Concussion
Creed
Dope
Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Abraham Attah, Beasts of No Nation
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Secret in Their Eyes
Michael B. Jordan, Creed
Michael Ealy - The Perfect Guy
Will Smith - Concussion
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Lauren 'Keke' Palmer, Brotherly Love
Sanaa Lathan, The Perfect Guy
Teyonah Parris - Chi-Raq
Viola Davis, Lila and Eve
Zoe Saldana, Infinitely Polar Bear
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Chiwetel Ejiofor, The Martian
Corey Hawkins, Straight Outta Compton
Forest Whitaker, Southpaw
Idris Elba, Beasts of No Nation
O'Shea Jackson, Jr., Straight Outta Compton
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Angela Bassett, Chi-Raq
Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Concussion
Jennifer Hudson, Chi-Raq
Phylicia Rashad, Creed
Tessa Thompson, Creed
Outstanding Independent Motion Picture
Beasts of No Nation
Brotherly Love
Chi-Raq
Infinitely Polar Bear
Secret in Their Eyes
TELEVISION
Outstanding Comedy Series
black-ish
House of Lies
Key & Peele
Orange is the New Black
Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Dwayne Johnson, Ballers
RonReaco Lee, Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Loretta Devine, The Carmichael Show
Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish
Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black
Wendy Raquel Robinson, The Game
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
David Alan Grier, The Carmichael Show
Laurence Fishburne, black-ish
Mike Epps, Survivor's Remorse
Miles Brown, black-ish
Terry Crews, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Anna Deavere Smith, Nurse Jackie
Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black
Laverne Cox, Orange is the New Black
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Tichina Arnold, Survivor's Remorse
Outstanding Drama Series
Being Mary Jane
Empire
How to Get Away with Murder
Power
Scandal
Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series
LL Cool J, NCIS: Los Angeles
Morris Chestnut, Rosewood
Omari Hardwick, Power
Terrence Howard, Empire
Wesley Snipes, The Player
Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series
Gabrielle Union, Being Mary Jane
Kerry Washington, Scandal
Nicole Beharie, Sleepy Hollow
Taraji P. Henson, Empire
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alfred Enoch, How to Get Away with Murder
Bryshere Y. Gray, Empire
Guillermo Diaz, Scandal
Joe Morton, Scandal
Jussie Smollett, Empire
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Danai Gurira, The Walking Dead
Grace Gealey, Empire
Naturi Naughton, Power
Regina King, American Crime
Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
American Crime
Bessie
Luther
The Book of Negroes
The Wiz Live!
Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Cuba Gooding, Jr., The Book of Negroes
David Alan Grier, The Wiz Live!
David Oyelowo, Nightingale
Idris Elba, Luther
Michael Kenneth Williams, Bessie
Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special
Angela Bassett, American Horror Story: Hotel
Aunjanue Ellis, The Book of Negroes
Jill Scott, With This Ring
LaTonya Richardson Jackson, Show Me a Hero
Queen Latifah, Bessie
Outstanding News/ Information (Series or Special)
Katrina: 10 Years After the Storm
News One Now
Oprah Prime: Celebrating Dr. King and the Selma Marches 50 Years Later
Oprah: Where Are They Now?- Civil Rights Special
Unsung
Outstanding Talk Series
Melissa Harris-Perry
Steve Harvey
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Talk
The Wendy Williams Show
Outstanding Reality Program/Reality Competition Series
Dancing With the Stars
Iyanla: Fix My Life
Shark Tank
The Voice
Welcome to Sweetie Pies
Outstanding Variety (Series or Special)
Black Girls Rock!
Family Feud
Oprah's Master Class
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
Outstanding Children’s Program
Doc McStuffins
Dora and Friends
K.C. Undercover
Little Ballers
Project MC2
Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Mini-series)
Hudson Yang, Fresh Off The Boat
Marcus Scribner, black-ish
Marsai Martin, black-ish
Miles Brown, black-ish
Skai Jackson, Jessie
Outstanding Host in News, Talk, Reality, or Variety (Series or Special)
Steve Harvey, Family Feud
Melissa Harris-Perry, Melissa Harris-Perry
Bryant Gumbel, Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel
Trevor Noah, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Larry Wilmore, The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
WRITING
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series
Alan Yang, Aziz Ansari, Master of None - "Parents"
Jennie Snyder Urman, Jane The Virgin - "Chapter Twenty-Three"
Jill Soloway, Transparent - "Kina Hora"
Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Rebecca Drysdale, Colton Dunn, Phil Augusta Jackson, Alex Rubens, Charlie Sanders, Rich Talarico, Key & Peele - "Y'all Ready For This?"
Kenya M. Barris, black-ish - "The Word"
Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series
Erika Green Swafford, Doug Stockstill, How to Get Away with Murder - "Mama's Here Now"
John Ridley, American Crime - "Episode 1"
LaToya Morgan, TURN: Washingtons Spies - "False Flag"
Lee Daniels, Danny Strong, Empire - "Pilot"
Mara Brock Akil, Jameal Turner, Keli Goff, Being Mary Jane - "Sparrow"
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Dee Rees, Bessie
Lawrence Hill, Clement Virgo, The Book of Negroes
Michael S. Bandy, Eric Stein, White Water
Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring
Shem Bitterman, Whitney
Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Andrea Berloff, Jonathan Herman, Straight Outta Compton
Christopher Cleveland & Bettina Gilois, Grant Thompson, McFarland USA
Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley, Inside Out
Rick Famuyiwa, Dope
Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington, Creed
DIRECTING
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series
Aziz Ansari, Master of None - "Parents"
Brad Silberling, Jane The Virgin - "Chapter Twenty-Three"
Don Cheadle, House of Lies - "The Urge to Save Humanity is Almost Always a False Front for the Urge to Rule"
Peter Atencio, Key & Peele - "The End"
Stan Lathan, Real Husbands of Hollywood - "Cabin Pressure"
Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series
Ernest Dickerson, Hand of God - "Welcome the Stranger"
John Ridley, American Crime - "Episode 1"
Lee Daniels, Empire - "Pilot"
Millicent Shelton, American Crime - "Episode Ten"
Salim Akil, Being Mary Jane - "Sparrow"
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television)
Christine Swanson, For the Love of Ruth
Dee Rees, Bessie
Nzingha Stewart, With This Ring
Rusty Cundieff, White Water
Salim Akil, The Start Up
Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film)
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Charles Stone, III, Lila and Eve
F. Gary Gray, Straight Outta Compton
Rick Famuyiwa, Dope
Ryan Coogler, Creed
ANIMATED/CGI
Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film)
Aisha Tyler, Archer
Audra McDonald, Doc McStuffins
Jeffrey Wright, The Good Dinosaur
Loretta Devine, Doc McStuffins
Wanda Sykes, Penn Zero
RECORDING
Outstanding New Artist
Andra Day
Judith Hill
Jussie Smollett
The Weeknd
Yazz
Outstanding Male Artist
Charlie Wilson
Kendrick Lamar
Pharrell Williams
The Weeknd
Tyrese Gibson
Outstanding Female Artist
Janet Jackson
Jazmine Sullivan
Jill Scott
Lalah Hathaway
Lauryn Hill
Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration
"Conqueror" - Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett
"Hamilton: An American Musical" - Original Broadway Cast
"No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
"One Man Can Change The World" - Big Sean feat. Kanye West and John Legend
"Sound & Color" - Alabama Shakes
Outstanding Jazz Album
BrotherLEE Love: Celebrating Lee Morgan - Terell Stafford Quintet
Dee Dee's Feathers - Dee Dee Bridgewater, Irvin Mayfield, New Orleans Jazz Orchestra
Miles Davis at Newport 1955-1975: The Bootleg Series Vol. 4 - Miles Davis
The Complete Concert By The Sea - Erroll Garner
The Epic - Kamasi Washington
Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary)
A Different Place - Kim Burrell
It's Personal - Tina Campbell
Losing My Religion - Kirk Franklin
The Gospel According To Jazz - Chapter IV - Kirk Whalum
You Shall Live - Marvin Sapp
Outstanding Music Video
"Can't Feel My Face" - The Weeknd
"Freedom" - Pharrell Williams
"No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
"Shame" - Tyrese Gibson
"Sound & Color" - Alabama Shakes
Outstanding Song – Traditional
"Back Together" - Jill Scott
"Everytime I'm With You" - Seal
"Feeling Good" - Lauryn Hill
"Goodnight Kisses" - Charlie Wilson
"Let It Burn" - Jazmine Sullivan
Outstanding Song – Contemporary
"Conqueror" - Empire Cast feat. Estelle & Jussie Smollett
"Freedom" - Pharrell Williams
"No Sleeep" - Janet Jackson feat. J. Cole
"Unbreakable" - Janet Jackson
"You're So Beautiful" - Empire Cast feat. Jussie Smollett & Yazz
Outstanding Album
Beauty Behind the Madness - The Weeknd
Empire (Original Soundtrack from Season One) - Empire Cast
Forever Charlie - Charlie Wilson
Unbreakable - Janet Jackson
Woman - Jill Scott
DOCUMENTARY
Outstanding Documentary (Film)
Amy
Dreamcatcher
In My Fathers House
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Documentary (Television)
August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand
Belief
Kareem: Minority of One
Light Girls
Muhammad Ali: The Peoples Champ
LITERATURE
Outstanding Literary Work - Fiction
Driving the King - Ravi Howard
Ghost Summer: Stories - Tananarive Due
Mama's Boy - ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Stand Your Ground - Victoria Christopher Murrary
Under the Udala Trees - Chinelo Okparanta
Outstanding Literary Work - Non-Fiction
50 Billion Dollar Boss: African American Women Sharing Stories of Success in Entrepreneurship and Leadership - Kathey Porter, Andrea Hoffman
Ghettoside: A True Story of Murder in America - Jill Leovy
SHOWDOWN: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed America - Wil Haygood
Spectacle: The Astonishing Life of Ota Benga - Pamela Newkirk
The Light of the World - Elizabeth Alexander
Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author
Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
The Fishermen - Chigozie Obioma
The Star Side of Bird Hill - Naomi Jackson
The Turner House - Angela Flournoy
The Wind In The Reeds: A Storm, A Play And The City That Could Not Be Broken - Wendell Pierce, Rod Dreher
Outstanding Literary Work - Biography/Auto-Biography
After the Dance: My Life with Marvin Gaye - Jan Gaye with David Ritz
Between The World and Me - Ta-Nehisi Coates
One Righteous Man: Samuel Battle and the Shattering of the Color Line in New York - Arthur Browne
Power Forward: My Presidential Education - Reggie Love
Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person - Shonda Rhimes
Outstanding Literary Work - Instructional
Big Words to Little Me: Tips and Advice for the Younger Self - Sakina Ibrahim with Jessie Lee
Free Your Mind: An African American Guide to Meditation and Freedom - Cortez R. Rainey
Grandbaby Cakes: Modern Recipes, Vintage Charm, Soulful Memories - Jocelyn Delk Adams
Keep Calm... It's Just Real Estate: Your No-Stress Guide To Buying A Home – Egypt Sherrod
Soul Food Love: Healthy Recipes Inspired by One Hundred Years of Cooking in a Black Family - Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams
Outstanding Literary Work - Poetry
Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude - Ross Gay
How to Be Drawn - Terrance Hayes
Reconnaissance - Carl Phillips
Redbone - Mahogany L. Browne
Wild Hundreds - Nate Marshall
Outstanding Literary Work - Children
Chasing Freedom: The Life Journeys of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony, Inspired by Historical Facts - Nikki Grimes (Author), Michele Wood (Illustrator)
Gordon Parks How the Photographer Captured Black and White America - Carole Boston Weatherford (Author), Jamey Christoph (Illustrator)
Granddaddy's Turn: A Journey to the Ballot Box - Michael S. Bandy (Author), Eric Stein (Author), James E. Ransome (Illustrator)
If You Plant a Seed - Kadir Nelson
New Shoes - Susan Lynn Meyer (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teens
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound - Andrea Davis Pinkney
Stella By Starlight - Sharon Draper
Untwine - Edwidge Danticat
X: A Novel - Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon
You Are Wonderfully Made: 12 Life-Changing Principles for Teen Girls to Embrace - Gwen Richardson, Sylvia Daye Richardson
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50 Cent will release his highly anticipated project, "The Kanan Tape," on Wednesday, December 9, at 12 noon Eastern via Datpiff http://www.datpiff.com/50-Cent-The-Kanan-Tape-mixtape.740697.html.
The KANAN Tape will be out at 12:00 noon #EFFENVODKA #FRIGO #SMSAUDIO https://t.co/P9ntmBV6PK
— 50cent (@50cent) December 8, 2015After giving fans a look at the tracklist last week, the G-Unit general has revealed the complete list of producers.
Beat makers include The Alchemist, Bandplay, !llmind, Scoop Deville, London On Da Track, Sonny Digital and Colt 45.
Follow 50 Cent on Instagram and Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/50cent/
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Porn star Layton Benton stopped by Thisis50 to chop it up with Hollywood Jack Thriller. The two flirted, talked about a little of everything. Check it out up top and sound off about Layton's sexy ass in the comment section below.
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There will be plenty of snow on December 18, thanks to Harry Powder.
Troy Ave revealed that the third installment of his popular "White Christmas" mixtape series will drop on that date.
WHITE CHRISTMAS 3 is gonna be FUKIN CRAZY !!!!! I can't wait for ya'll to hear this shit
— TROY AVE (@TroyAve) December 8, 2015DECEMBER 18th ya'll ready ? https://t.co/8TyUGTuyfo
— TROY AVE (@TroyAve) December 8, 2015Check out the artwork by Kid R up top.
Are you looking forward to Troy's latest project? Let us know in the comment section below.
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KazeLoon
Floral Drive
ORIGINAL EAST L.A BELVEDERE PARK GANGSTA TRAP FREESTYLE RAPPER KAZELOON CEO OF KAZELOON RECORDS & K.D LEAN INC. RELEASES HIS ALBUM CALLED FLORAL DRIVE FOR HIS STREET HE GREW UP ON SINCE 1982. ARTWORK FOR THIS PROJECT IS CREDITED TO NATHAN HALES OF AFRICA. ONE LOVE ONE SOUND TO ALL THE REAL PEEPS AND KAZELOON REAL FANS MUCH THIRD EYE LOVE AND MANY BLESSINGS TO ALL WHO IS DOWN WITH THE MOVEMENT.
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Tracklist
1- Androidt99freestyle by kazeloon prod.by zevaughnkeevan
2- Beat13freestyle by kazeloon prod.bymegadopebeat
3- Bedroomanthemfreestyle(reverbmix) by kazeloon prodbyjoeycutless
4- Bedroomanthemfreestyle by kamikazeloon prod by joeycutless
5- Bythebarfreestyle(mastered) bykazeloon prod.by the elements
6- Bythebarfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by theelements
7- Captainfreestyle by kamikazeloon prod.by knifebeats
8- Conflictfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by lukewhite
9- Differentfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by griimz
10- Finalcutfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by mubzbeats
11- Hushdatreestyle by kazeloon prod.by meiserbeats
12- Kingofthehillfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by cyhtbeats
13- Legendaryfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by djesel
14- Madsummerfreestyle bykazeloon prod.by rawbeatz
15- Mylaps(theygettinshorter)freestyle by kazeloon prod.by geniusboy
16- Rdmfreestyle by kazeloon prod.by ninoscorner
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Logic is out promoting his new album titled "The Incredible True Story." On Monday, December 7, he appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform "Fade Away."
Grab a copy of the album now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/the-incredible-true-story/id1047835834.
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Original Block Hustlaz (O.B.H.) boss Ar-Ab returns with a new banger. The Philadelphia rapper decides to drop a freestyle over The Notorious B.I.G's song, "Biggie."
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea was widely condemned by rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others as un-American.
Trump defended his plan for a "total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States" by comparing it with President Franklin Roosevelt's decision to inter Japanese Americans during World War II.
"This is a president who was highly respected by all," Trump said Tuesday. "If you look at what he was doing, it was far worse."
The idea announced by Trump Monday evening drew swift rebukes, some from abroad. British Prime Minister David Cameron slammed it as "divisive, unhelpful and quite simply wrong." Muslims in the United States and around the world denounced it unconstitutional or offensive.
The front page of the Philadelphia Daily News pictured Trump holding his right hand out as if in a Nazi salute with the headline "The New Furor." In morning TV interviews Tuesday on ABC and CNN, Trump was asked about being compared to Hitler.
Remind you of someone? Trump wants to ban Muslims from entering U.S. @StuBykofsky @joeberkery @PhillyDailyNews Tues. pic.twitter.com/lVc9jjTm2S
— David Lee Preston (@DavidLeePreston) December 8, 2015The candidate didn't back down, saying that banning all Muslims "until our country's representatives can figure out what the hell is going on" is warranted after attacks by Muslim extremists in Paris and last week's shooting in San Bernardino, California, that killed 14.
"We are now at war," Trump said, adding: "We have a president who doesn't want to say that."
Trump's proposed ban would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents of a religion practiced by more than a billion people worldwide.
Trump announced his plan to cheers and applause at a Monday evening rally in South Carolina.
"Until we are able to determine and understand this problem and the dangerous threat it poses, our country cannot be the victims of horrendous attacks by people that believe only in jihad, and have no sense of reason or respect for human life," Trump said in a written statement.
At the rally he warned that without drastic action, "it's going to get worse and worse, you're going to have more World Trade Centers."
Rod Weader, a 68-year-old real estate agent from North Charleston who attended the rally and said he agreed with Trump's plan "150 percent."
Supporter Erich Schmid, center, from Hilton Head, S.C., waits with other supporters to hear Republican presidential candidate, businessman Donald Trump, speak during a rally coinciding with Pearl Harbor Day at Patriots Point aboard the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., Monday, Dec. 7, 2015.
"As he says, we have to find out who they are and why they are here," he said.
Since the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more, a number of Republican presidential contenders have proposed restrictions on Syrian refugees — with several suggesting preference for Christians seeking asylum — and tighter surveillance in the U.S.
But Trump's proposed ban goes much further, and his Republican rivals were quick to reject the latest provocation from a candidate who has delivered no shortage of them. "Donald Trump is unhinged," Jeb Bush said via Twitter. "His 'policy' proposals are not serious."
John Kasich slammed Trump's "outrageous divisiveness," while a more measured Ted Cruz, who has always been cautious about upsetting Trump's supporters, said, "Well, that is not my policy."
Trump's plan also drew criticism from the heads of the Republican Party in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina, the first three states to vote in next year's presidential primaries.
"It is un-Republican. It is unconstitutional. And it is un-American," said Jennifer Horn, chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Hampshire.
Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski said Trump's proposed ban would apply to "everybody," including Muslims seeking immigration visas as well as tourists seeking to enter the country.
In an interview on Fox News, Trump said Muslim members of the U.S. armed forces would "come home" and that his plan would "not apply to people living in the country."
In the late 1800s, Congress passed legislation broadly aimed at halting Chinese immigration. But, said Leti Volpp, a University of California expert on immigration law, "there is no precedent for a religious litmus test for admitting immigrants into the United States."
"Excluding almost a quarter of the world's population from setting foot in the United States based solely upon their religious identity would never pass constitutional muster," Volpp said.
Trump's proposal came a day after President Barack Obama spoke to the nation from the Oval Office about the shootings in San Bernardino, California, which Obama said was "an act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people."
The FBI said Monday the Muslim couple who carried out the massacre had been radicalized and had taken target practice at area gun ranges, in one case within days of the attack last week that killed 14 people.
FBI: San Bernardino killers were ‘radicalized,’ took target practice https://t.co/lfDUpxVZcd #808news pic.twitter.com/uHt2ng2Dyq
— khon2 News (@KHONnews) December 7, 2015Trump's campaign has been marked by a pattern of inflammatory statements, dating back to his harsh rhetoric about Mexican immigrants. He has taken a particularly hard line against Muslims in the days since the Paris attacks, advocating enhanced surveillance of mosques due to fears over radicalization.
"Donald Trump sounds more like a leader of a lynch mob than a great nation like ours," said Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations. "He and others are playing into the hands of ISIS. This is exactly what ISIS wants from Americans: to turn against each other."
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Colvin reported from Newark, New Jersey. Associated Press writers Mark Sherman, Laurie Kellman, Josh Lederman and Alan Fram in Washington and Bruce Smith and Bill Barrow in South Carolina contributed to this report.
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It's been a tough few weeks for Ronda Rousey since her devastating knockout loss to Holly Holm at UFC 193. Not only did Holm walk out of the octagon with the bantamweight belt, but for the first time in Rousey's professional mixed martial arts career, she was defeated.
The former champion covers ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue. In it, she opens up for the first time about the fight, injuries she sustained and her desire to come back.
"It might be three to six months before I can eat an apple, let alone take an impact," she tells writer Ramona Shelburne. "I'm just really fucking sad. I need to come back. I need to beat this chick. Who knows if I'm going to pop my teeth out or break my jaw or rip my lip open. I have to fucking do it."
Rousey's ground game has never been in question. In 1992 she became the first woman to medal in the Olympics when she took home the bronze in judo. She had used her skills as a judoka to walk through her opponents on the way to a 12-0 record.
She's worked hard on her stand up game in an effort to become a more well rounded fighter. She's not yet at an elite level with her hands and that proved to be her downfall against Holm, a former professional boxer and kickboxer.
"I got hit in that first round. ... I cut my lip open and knocked a couple of my teeth loose. I was out on my feet from the very beginning," she says now. "I wasn't thinking clearly. I had that huge cut in my mouth and I just spit [the blood] out at my feet. Then they brought the bucket over and I'm like, 'Why didn't I spit it in the bucket?' I never spit on the ground. It was like a dumbed-down dreamy version of yourself making decisions. ... I was just trying to shake myself out of it. I kept saying to myself, 'You're OK, keep fighting. You're OK, keep fighting.' I just feel so embarrassed. How I fought after that is such an embarrassing representation of myself. I wasn't even fucking there."
Rousey was hit with a six-month medical suspension following the fight. She’ll have to spend 60 days without fighting and 45 days with no contact at all.
“Maybe I can’t do it all before my prime, before my body is done. But fuck it, maybe I can.”
ESPN The Magazine's "Ideas of the Year" issue hits newsstands on Friday.
Source: ESPN
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J. Cole and his Dreamville team release "Revenge of the Dreamers 2." The 9-track project features contributions from Cole, Bas, Cozz, Lute, Omen, Donnie Trumpet and Correy C.
Check out "Night Job" up top. Stream and purchase a copy from iTunes/Apple Music.
Dreamville - Revenge of The Dreamers II available now https://t.co/ba2056F10H pic.twitter.com/APLx0g9UZy
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