The bad news keeps rolling in for Beanie Sigel. The rapper is due to report to prison next month to begin a two-year sentence on tax evasion charges and this morning he was arrested again.
According to WPVI, Pennsylvania State Troopers pulled over a tan Ford Fusion at 3:15 AM after they noticed it weaving in and out of it's lane. The cops ordered the driver, identified as Gerald Andrews, out of the car. During a search they found several prescription bottles and a small amount of weed on him.
At that point they turned their attention to the passenger, identified as Dwight E Grant, aka Beanie Sigel. During a search of his person they found $4,650 cash, a bottle of codeine syrup with a scratched off label, and several prescription pills wrapped in plastic bags located in a cigarette pack.
Police then searched the vehicle and found a gun in the center console. Both Andrews and Sigel are convicted felons and not allowed possess a firearm.
The pair were transported to Pennsylvania State Police barracks in Media, PA to be processed and arraigned.
Jay-Z and Budweiser have teamed up for the inaugural “Made in America” music festival taking place this weekend (September 1 and 2) in Philadelphia. Thanks to a deal with Youtube and Pandorafans who can't make it to The City of Brotherly Love to witness the event in person will still be able to watch it via live stream.
For Budweiser, it was important to make sure the event was accessible to all fans — not just those that could attend in person. That’s why the brand made the decision to work with both YouTube and Pandora to bring the live stream to all fans.
While streaming live events is old hat for YouTube, this is a first for Pandora. Budweiser Made in America marks the first time Pandora has ever live streamed an event.
Even better, Pandora isn’t just streaming the event from its website — fans can tune in with the Pandora mobile app. “It was important that we reach fans wherever they might be,” Rob McCarthy, vice president of Budweiser told us. “Our goal is to reach as broad of an audience as possible.”
YouTube clips from the festival will remain available for 30 days after the event.
**UPDATE**
The final day of the festival kicks off at 2 PM Eastern on Sunday September 2nd. Pearl Jam, Jill Scott, Drake, RUN DMC and more will be taking the stage.
You can watch or listen to the event on Youtube and Pandora by clicking on the links above.
Slaughterhouse just released their album welcome to: Our House on Tuesday. They stopped by The Breakfast Club to promote the release.
The foursome talked about Royce's close relationship with Eminem, Detroit radio not supporting Royce's music, loving their album, supporting each other, possible tour, solo projects and more.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. sat down with Hot 97's Juan Epstein show for an in depth interview. PBF talked about the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao fight, 50 Cent and TMT Promotions, what his experience was like in jail, betting on sports, Chad Johnson, the number of women he's slept with and more.
Fred The Godson stopped by Hot 97 yesterday and spit a freestyle for Funkmaster Flex. The Bronx MC doesn't disappoint as he goes in over a couple of beats.
Pick up Fred's latest mixtape Gordo Frederico now on Datpiff.
Nicki Minaj is about to pay a visit to her European Barbz as her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded tour gears up for an international run. The Young Money star had been suffering recently from bruised vocal chords, but it looks like everything will be a go by the start on her first show.
Nicki will start the tour on October 21st in Nottingham, before winding through Liverpool, London, Dublin, Auckland and Sydney before closing things out in Perth on December 8th.
Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded International Tour Dates:
Oct 21 – Nottingham, UK – Capital FM Arena Oct 22 – Manchester, UK – MEN Arena Oct 24 – Liverpool, UK – Echo Arena Oct 25 – Newcastle, UK – Metro Radio Arena Oct 27 – Birmingham, UK – NIA Arena Oct 28 – Newcastle, UK – Metro Radio Arena Oct 30 – London, UK – O2 Arena Nov 2 – Manchester, UK – MEN Arena Nov 3 – Sheffield, UK – Motorpoint Arena Nov 5 – Dublin, Ireland – O2 Arena Nov 7 – Cardiff, UK – Motorpoint Arena Nov 24 – Auckland, NZ – Vector Arena Nov 27 – Adeliaide, AUS – Ent Centre Nov 30 – Sydney, AUS – Ent Centre Dec 3 – Brisbane, AUS – Ent Centre Dec 5 – Melbourne, AUS – Rod Laver Arena Dec 8 – Perth, AUS – Perth Arena
Lil Wayne seems to be very dedicated to skateboarding at the moment. We've all seen the videos of him doing his thing. He even has his own sneaker line coming out via SUPRA in 2013. Not everyone is a fan though. California rapper/skateboarder Hopsin had some not so kind words to say about Weezy recently.
"Wayne, skateboarders don't like you. I'm telling you that right now," Hopsin said. "Learn, it's cool learn, but don't come out with all this huge buzz about you skateboarding because people like me get upset. And other skaters feel the same way. The only reason skaters hang around this guy is because he's Lil Wayne, but they don't like him. I've talked to skaters, nobody likes Wayne as a skateboarder."
Hopsin also talked about the current state of hip hop and what he sees as the problem with it.
"What I don't like about the music industry is everything," he continued. "It's very satanic, people are evil. They talks about girls, they talk about things that don't really matter. And they brainwash everybody into thinking this is what life is all about. Rappers walk around with chains and thousands of tattoos on their body. And then youngsters are seeing this stuff and they're like, 'Man I wanna be like that.' It's stupid stuff... there's more to life than that. But the youth has no idea because all they watch is Lil Wayne, Soulja Boy or Lil B or whatever stupid sh*tty rappers coming out doing their thing. It just makes me mad."
It was magnificent from beginning to end. From its deep soul-rattling bass and conga drums and its unforgettable opening line to its vividly wild video, Busta Rhymes' "Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See" was the perfect hip-hop joint. Catchy enough to be commercial and creative enough to be respected, it's the type of track for which the stars have to align just right before it is even recorded.
It all started 15 years ago with some caring criticism from Q-Tip and Sean "Diddy" Combs. "They were in there talking to me about why I'm 'screaming' on every record," Busta recalled to MTV News last month, referring to a conversation that he and his rap compadres were having in Diddy's storied Daddy's House studio in New York City.
Back then, Busta, the fire-breathing, self-proclaimed Dungeon Dragon, was best-known for his rambunctious rants on record. Busta's roaring guest verse on A Tribe Called Quest's classic single "Scenario" and his bellowing ad libs on "Woo Hah!! Got You All in Check" went a long way in cementing the MC as a certified riot starter. But on 1997's "Put Your Hands," he deliberately went in a new direction.
Diddy and Q-Tip may have sparked the idea, but it was an old-timer in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, who inspired Busta's monotone flow. As Bussa Buss explains it, people in the predominantly West Indian neighborhood would consistently use the word 'Yo' at the beginning and/or end of every sentence to sound more Americanized. "Yo Busta let me hold $5 yo, wassup yo, you chillin' yo,'" Bus mimicked.
As soon as the charismatic power MC heard the beat, which was produced by his friends Shamellow and Buddah, he knew that he had to take Tip and Puff's advice and deliver something much different than his previous work. "Hit you wit no delayin', so what you sayin' yo/ Silly wit my nine milly, what the dealy yo," Bus spit, breathing those now classic words on the track.
"That was the beat that felt like the right beat to experiment with that calm vocal tone," he said of the track, which samples Seals and Crofts' 1976 song "Sweet Green Fields." "So I took that and I went to the studio and combined that with the calm flow."
The record, which was officially released as a single in August 1997, was a hit, peaking at #2 on Billboard's Hot R&B/ Hip-Hop Songs chart and even bringing Busta a Grammy nomination. Sonically, Bus had delivered something unforgettable, but what he did with the video would rank him as one of hip-hop's greatest visual artists.
The Hype Williams-directed clip drew its chief inspiration from Eddie Murphy's 1988 comedy "Coming to America." While Busta's engineers were mixing down "Put Your Hands," the film played on the studio's television on mute, sparking grand ideas. "Things were happening in the scene as the movie was playing that was so perfectly matching what was going on with the record," Busta recalled.
The result was an over-the-top music video with regal costume changes, tribal-influenced choreography, Day-Glo body paint and an elephant. "That visual gave us the same feeling that the record was giving us ... and it was a marriage made in heaven," Busta said.
As for Diddy and Q-Tip's reaction, "They really made me feel like I made the best record in my life at that time," Busta remembered.
On Mann's recent FreshMann On Varsity tour thru Europe he stopped by Amsterdam to record visuals to his song "Amsterdam" featuring DJ Quik produced by Cardo.
It seems like Lindsay Lohan just can't stay out of trouble. At one point the actress had a promising career in Hollywood, but now she's in the news more for getting into sticky situations with the law.
In her latest episode Lohan has officially been named as a suspect in the theft of $100,000 worth of watches and sunglasses from her friend Sam Magid's L.A. home a week ago. Lohan says she is being framed and blames the theft on Andrew Knight, a man claiming to be Suge Knight'sson.
Andrew Knight
According to TMZ, Magid has been in touch with Knight and 1 other friend of Lohon's. They told him that on the night of the burglary Lohan "handed them a bag with 2 or 3 pieces of the stolen items wrapped in her t-shirt. The 2 men returned the items to Magid. Other items were still missing."
Knight has been interviewed by police. They apparently believe his story because Lohan is the target of the investigation.
Magid has been in touch with Lohan. She told him that she was on Ambien on the night of the theft, but remembers hiding some of the missing items around his house so they wouldn't be stolen by burglars.
Magid added that Lohan told him, "I'm sorry. Please pray for me."
Lohan is currently on probation for stealing a necklace at a Venice jewelry store. She could be headed back to jail if found guilty of this latest burglary.
DJ Drama just unveiled the cover to his fourth studio album Quality Street Music. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait a little longer to get their hands on it because it has been pushed back to October 2nd.
The album boasts top notch features like Young Jeezy, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler, The Creator, Ludacris, Jeremih, Meek Milland more.
Slaughterhouse's new album welcome to: Our House is officially in stores today. Go pick that up and check out the sneak preview of their upcoming new video for the single "Throw It Away," which features Swizz Beatz.
Prodigy's new artist Boogz Boogetz releases the second music video off of his C.O.O.L mixtape presented by LRG. Boogz gets an assist from the boss man himself on this one.
Pick up the C.O.O.L. mixtape for free from Datpiff.
Detroit MC Danny Brown recently made his first trip to London and the Noisey film crew was right there to document it.
Danny hits the studio, TNGHT (Hudson Mohawke and Lunice), performs on the Boiler Room and goes in atLivin' Proof.
Director: Raj Chaudhuri Edited by: Santiago Arbelaez Filmed by: Pablo Rivera, Santiago Arbelaez, Skinny Macho, Avi Del Mono, Todd Worsnip Produced by: Livin' Proof Productions / WeAreLaFamilia
Forbes has rolled out it's list of the top-5 highest paid celebrities as ranked from May 2011 to May 2012. The list has some familiar faces and one big surprise.
Oprah Winfrey came in at the top spot with $165 million earned. Take a look at the rest of the list below as well as how the list is determined.
To determine who the highest-paid celebrities are, we considered upfront pay, profit participation, residuals, endorsements and advertising work. We talked to manager, agents, lawyers and other in-the-know folks to come up with our estimates. We did not deduct for things like agent fees or the expenses related to being a celebrity.
No. 1 Oprah Winfrey
$165 million The media mogul's earnings fell by a staggering $125 million from last year. However, even with the drop, she remains the highest earner on the list, just inching out director Michael Bay. It's been a challenging year for Winfrey, who signed off from her 25-year syndicated show and immediately turned her attention to struggling cable network OWN. The bulk of the earnings dive comes from lost income on The Oprah Winfrey Show, but her diversified portfolio includes O: The Oprah Magazine, spin-off shows like The Dr. Oz Show and a radio deal with Sirius. She does not earn a salary at OWN, which has faced ratings disappointments and financial issues since it premiered in Jan. 2011. As chairman and CEO of the joint venture with Discovery Communications, she hopes a recent restructuring, new programming and a distribution deal with Comcast will turn the network around.
No. 2 Michael Bay
$160 million Bay nabs the title of top-earning director this year thanks to Transformers:Dark of the Moon. The 3-D film brought in $1.1 billion at the box office. Bay has a great deal on the films, taking a solid chunk of the profits. He also earns big from Transformer toys. Adding to Bay's coffers this year: a Transformers ride at Universal Studios in Hollywood. Bay has earned the right to finally do a small film. Pain & Gain has a budget well under $50 million.
No. 3 Steven Spielberg
$130 million Spielberg's DreamWorks moved into television in a big way this year with four new shows, including Terra Nova and Smash. On top of that, the prolific producer stepped back into directing with two movies that hit theaters last Christmas, The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse. Both films were nominated for Oscars.
No. 4 Jerry Bruckheimer
$115 million Bruckheimer's Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was one of the highest-grossing films of 2011, bringing in $1 billion at the global box office. That was a nice change from 2010 for Bruckheimer, when his two big films, Prince of Persia and The Sorcerer's Apprentice stumbled at the box office. In the new Hollywood, though, even Bruckheimer can't get away with an out-of-control budget. Disney made everyone take big cuts for The Lone Ranger.
No. 5 Dr. Dre
$110 million The ageless super-producer's latest hit isn't a song, but rather a line of headphones. In August handset maker HTC paid $300 million for a 51% stake in Beats by Dr. Dre, the headphone company he co-founded with Interscope chief Jimmy Iovine in 2006. Each owned about a third of the company, pocketing about $100 million apiece, before taxes, from last summer's deal.
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