Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 21, 2012 at 10:10am
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Hopsin sits down with Hard Knock TVto talk about a variety of topics.
The California MC speaks on the difference between being signed to Ruthless Records at one point and now being independent with his own label, Funk Volume.
"I learned to never sign a deal, and I had what it took all along," he said. "I used to think that I needed somebody else to help me get where I needed to get. If this was like ten years ago then I probably would need a record deal and I probably would have had to send a demo in and needed a label to help push and promote me. But thanks to the internet all that has changed."
Hopsin stressed the importance of artists being original and stop mimicking what they see other rock stars and actors do on tv.
He talks about the origin of the name of his record label, producing his own music, doing his own video, huge upcoming tour, Spiderman, moving to Australia and possibly retiring.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 21, 2012 at 9:33am
Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs unveils the official tracklist for his Baby Face Killa mixtape, which will be released September 25.
Gibbs has lined up a nice list of features for the project. Krayzie Bone, Jadakiss, Jay Rock, Kirko Bangz, Z-Ro, Dom Kennedy, Young Jeezy, Slick Pulla, Curren$y and more will make appearances.
Peep the mixtape preview up top and check out the tracklist below.
1. BFK 2. Still Livin’
3. Money, Clothes, Hoes (MCH)
4. The Hard (Feat. Dana Williams)
5. Kush Cloud (Feat. Krayzie Bone & SpaceGhostPurrp)
6. Walk In Wit the M.O. (Feat. Dom Kennedy)
7. Bout It Bout It (Feat. Kirko Bangz)
8. Krazy (Feat. Jadakiss & Jay Rock)
9. Stay Down
10. Boxframe Cadillac (’83 DeVille Mix) (Feat. Z-Ro)
11. Middle of The Night (Feat. Wayne Blazed)
12. Go For It (Feat. Young Jeezy)
13. On Me (Feat. Problem)
14. Tell a Friend (Feat. Curren$y)
15. My N*gga (Feat. G-Wiz, D-Edge & Hit)
16. Seventeen (Feat. Young Jeezy & Slick Pulla)
17. Breaking Bad (Feat. Ea$y Money)
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 21, 2012 at 8:59am
New video from the Tha Riot Squad's Bynoe fresh out the pen. "Wrong Button" off his new mixtape "A Friendly Reminder" - out now and the "Deep Cover 2012" record is off Bishop's "Rap's Renaissance" mixtape out now! Directed b Mr. Canon
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 21, 2012 at 8:46am
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50 Cent called into Monterey, California radio station 102.5 KDON recently to talk to Eric The Funky 1. He opened up about the features on his upcoming album Street King Immortal.
"[People] can expect me, Eminem... I did a song with Chris Brown on the record, Trey Songz," 50 said. "I did a song with Ne-Yo. In the process I recorded with half of [the] music culture. I worked with everybody. In the past I hadn't reached out to artists and worked with them as much because 'Get Rich or Die Tryin' didn't have anyone that wasn't in house."
Erik congratulated 50 on the enormous success of Get Rich or Die Tryin, and said that when he throws on "In Da Club" it still gets the crowds pumping in the nightclubs almost 10 years later.
The conversation then shifted to 50's new movie Freelancers. The G-Unit boss talked about how great it was to get the chance to work with Forest Whitaker and Robert De Niro.
"I always wanted to keep myself associated with projects that have artistic integrity that I can be proud of, " 50 explained. "And having two Academy Award winning actors around me in the actual picture, you can't have more support than that."
Other topics covered included Street King energy drink, SMS Audio headphones, his workout routine and his upcoming fitness book Formula 50, which will be released on December 27 via iTunes andHardcover.
Check out a description of Formula 50 below
Get fit like 50 Cent: The phenomenally fit superstar rapper reveals his strategic six-week workout plan for achieving a ripped body—and developing the mental toughness to stay in shape for a lifetime.
Survival is a recurring theme of 50 Cent’s lyrics, and his life. That’s why, with obesity rates soaring and fitness levels declining, he wants to give everyone an all-access pass to his premium plan for lifelong fitness. In Formula 50, the mega-successful entertainer and entrepreneur unleashes the power of metabolic resistance training (MRT), the key ingredient that has helped him achieve the famously buff physique that makes his music videos sizzle.
Through MRT, 50 Cent’s fitness plan breaks down the barriers between traditional weight training and cardio workouts, accelerating fat loss while building muscle and improving overall fitness. Designed for a six-week rollout for total mind-body transformation, the Formula 50 regimen builds willpower while it builds physical power. In addition to motivation, nutrition is another key element; readers will discover the unique dietary combinations that fuel 50 Cent’s workouts. Coauthored with Jeff O’Connell, health journalist and editor-in-chief at Bodybuilding.com (the world’s largest fitness website), the book delivers a payoff that goes beyond six-pack abs and flab-free pecs: This is a fitness plan that boosts energy, endurance, flexibility, and mobility. The result is a body you’ve always dreamed of—and the mindset to attain the rest of your dreams.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 6:00pm
Saigon is getting ready to release his sophomore album on November 6. The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread & Circuses will feature Styles P, Marsha Ambrosius, Chamillionaire, Sticman and more.
Tracklist
1. Plant the Seed (What U Paid For) 2. Rap vs. Real 3. Let Me Run (Feat. Corbett) 4. Not Like Them (Feat. Styles P) 5. Brownsville Girl 6. The Game Changer (Feat. Marsha Ambrosius) 7. Blown Away 8. When Will U Love Me (Feat. Andreena Mill) 9. The Vowel Song (Feat. Rayne Dior) 10. Best Thing That I Found (Feat. Lecrae & Corbett) 11. Relafriendship (Feat. G Martin) 12. Yeah Yeah 13. Forever Dreamin’ (Feat. Tony Collins) 14. Intervention (Let It Go) (Feat. G Martin) 15. Our Babies 2 (Crazy World) 16. Keep Pushing (Feat Chamillionaire) 17. Blown Away Pt 2 (Feat Sticman of Dead Prez) 18. Rap vs. Real Homegrown
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 5:00pm
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As the sports world tries to figure out how Vince Young blew $26 million in six years some troubling details are emerging about his spending habits that provide a clue.
As we previously reported, the former NFL player is broke and out of the NFL after failing to latch on to any of the three teams he played for. He was drafted third overall in 2006 by the Tennessee Titans. They gave the former University of Texas player a $26 million guaranteed contract. After a promising rookie year where he was named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, things seemed to fall apart for Young on the field.
He never regained the magic he displayed at UT, or in his rookie year in the NFL. He was released by the Titans on July 28, 2011.
He signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles one day later on July 29, 2011. His primary on the Eagles was to serve as a backup for Michael Vick.
After one year with the Eagles he was cut and signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills on May 11, 2012. His stay with the Bills didn't last long. They released him on August 27, 2012.
Vince is now out of the NFL and broke.
Tennessee sports radio station 104.5 The Zone fielded calls during the 3HL show from restaurant workers who watched the former player blow thousands of dollars on food and liquor for himself and teammates. He also bought out a Southwest Airline flight in 2007 for no apparent reason other than simply flying home to Houston.
Take a look at some of Vince's spending habits when he played for the Titans.
1. Vince Young's favorite restaurant to hang out in? T.G.I. Friday's on Nashville's West End Avenue.
It was here he once dropped $6k on a meal for he and other players.
Yes, $6k.
At a T.G.I.Friday's.
Players would congregate at the bar
2. The bartenders, who got to know Vince thanks to his frequent visits at T.G.I. Friday's, told Vince they'd make him a "special" drink.
It was a melon drop.
Which VY had everytime he came to the restaurant.
3. During his rookie season VY spent $5k a week at the Cheesecake Factory.
He always picked up the tab for multiple teammates.
4. On a 2007 Southwest flight from Nashville to Houston, VY bought all of the seats except for about ten passengers who'd bought tickets before he could buy the entire plane.
The plane seated 130 passengers, meaning VY purchased 120 of the seats.
5. After each home football game, VY headed for the Morton's downtown where he would sit at the bar and order $600 shots of Louis XIII.
That can add up in a hurry.
Yesterday Vince took to Twitter to defend himself, claiming things were not as bad as the media was making them out to be.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 3:37pm
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Apolla The Great teams up with Philadelphia Freeway for the official music video to the track "Ink Bleed." The song can be found on Apollo's album Apollo 21.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 2:55pm
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To coincide with the release of G.O.O.D. Music's highly anticipated Cruel Summer album, Kanye West put together a video speaking about the making of the project.
"I like when I get mad at music because it's so good that I'm like, 'oh sh*t why didn't we think of that?'" he says at the beginning of the clip.
It's that kind of perfectionist attitude that has propelled West into his present spot as one of the most creative minds in the business.
West says he wanted this project to be different and without any label politics, which is why he reached out to so many different camps outside of his own.
"One track might have 30 people's opinion on it," he explains. "It's not just about a tracklist and a name. It's about the communal style of work. We spend just as much time on the actual album packaging, as the the video concepts, as the song [itself]. Everything is equally as important."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 2:07pm
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Raekwon The Chef shot this music video for "The Scroll" last year, but waited until now to finally release it. The song is off of The Chef's album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 1:10pm
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Kendrick Lamar recently sat down with Boss Lady on Invasion Radio. The Compton MC revealed the name of the song ("Black Boy Fly") that is the inspiration behind the cover of his album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 12:34pm
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On August 30, Chris Lighty passed away. Many who knew him are still struggling with the idea that he is gone. On Wednesday's MTV RapFix Live, former Violator Management President and Co-founder Mona Scott-Young and Missy Elliot talked with Sway about the impact Chris had on the business and their lives.
"I think sometimes it's good to do history," Missy said. "He's somebody that if anybody is trying to do management, A&R or whatever, I think you should know who Chris Lighty is. He built so many careers. He had that cockiness, but it worked for him because he made sure that all of his artists was good. He worked hard for all of us. He was just a go-getter."
Sway remembered a funny story about Chris and 50 Cent.
"I remember when [Chris] first started working with 50," Sway recalled. "And he brought 50 in here to do his first MTV interview before people even knew who he was. And I was talking to 50 and 50 was just saying the most wild things. This was early 50. And Chris and I got into it because he thought I was egging it on. And I almost smiled at him like, 'man I appreciate your passion for your artists."
Mona also spoke fondly of Chris as she reminded viewers of just how far back Chris's contributions to the industry go.
"I don't think people understand the magnitude of who he was and what he contributed," she said. "From the forefront it seems like it started with a 50, Busta or Missy, but this is a guy who goes back to Afrika Bambaataa, A Tribe Called Quest, the Rush days, the early Def Jam days. His contributions are innumerable, and I'm still reeling from it. It just still seems surreal to me."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 11:32am
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Nearly 12 years after a club shooting that left several people injured, Diddy has paid $850,000 to settle his share of a lawsuit brought by the victims according to the New York Post.
On December 27, 1999, Diddy was at a Manhattan nightclub with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and protege Shyne. During a dispute, Shyne pulled out a gun and began shooting inside the club.
Shyne was subsequently arrested and charged with and convicted of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. He was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Diddy, who was represented by Johnnie Cochran Jr., was acquitted of weapons possession and bribery charges. The jury also acquitted his bodyguard Anthony Jones of all charges.
Although cleared in the criminal case, Diddy and the nightclub still faced several civil suits from the three injured victims.
The most seriously injured victim, 40-year old Natania Reuben, was shot in the nose and suffered seizures because of seven bullet fragments still lodged in her face.
Natania Reuben
In June 2011, a settlement was reached. Reuben was paid $1.8 million. The two other victims were paid $500,000 and $50,000.
In October 2009, Shyne, who legally changed his name to Moses Michael Levi to reflect his conversion to being an Orthodox Jew, was released from prison after serving nine years. He was then deported back to his home country of Belize. The rapper had beefed with Diddy while he was incarcerated until they buried the hatchet earlier this year during Paris Fashion week.
Now the beef is back on. Upset that Diddy won't help him obtain a U.S. Visa, Shyne releases a diss track in August titled "You're Welcome" aimed at the Bad Boyboss.
In a new interview with WGIV Charlotte, Shyne claims he saved Jennifer Lopez and Diddy's lives on the night of the shooting in 1999.
"I wasn't thugging and bugging that night," Shyne says. "I was actually the best behaved because I don't drink and I don't smoke. But I'm from the streets so when it's time for my hammer to go off it goes off, and somebody was getting ready to pop [Diddy] head off. It might not had been no Jennifer Lopez movies if I didn't pull my ratchet and squeeze off."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 10:08am
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The BET Music Matters Tour made a stop in Toronto on Wednesday night. Headliner Kendrick Lamar brought out hometown kid Drake during his set. Drizzy performed his single "HYFR (Hell Yeah F*cking Right)" much to the delight of the crowd at the Sound Academy.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 8:36am
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Check out Machine Gun Kelly's latest music video for "Stereo" featuring Fitts of The Kickdrums. The song will be appear on MGK's upcoming album Lace Up, which will be released on October 9th.
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