Just when it looked like he was about to take a financial beating in divorce proceedings with his wife Vanessa, Kobe Bryant could be making the biggest comeback of his life.
Vanessa showed up at the L.A. Lakers/Atlanta Hawks yesterday and helped cheer Kobe's team to victory. Afterwards the couple was seen kissing in the tunnel on the way to the locker rooms according to TMZ.
Vanessa had already been awarded half of Kobe's net worth of $150 million in a settlement agreement. That agreement included three Orange County homes worth $18 million and ongoing spousal support and child support.
Even though everything had been agreed upon the divorce won't be finalized until June which gives Kobe plenty of time to save his marriage.
Kelis might have been the "illest ether" for Nas, but Uncle Sam isn't far behind her.
TMZ is reporting that the U.S. Government has placed a lien on the 38-year old rapper's property for $339,005.49 in unpaid taxes from 2010.
Nas has a long history of problems with the IRS.
Before this latest lien he already owed the IRS over $6.46 million dollars in back taxes according to Rolling Stone. The IRS filed a $514,298 tax lien on January 10th 2011, which was added on to a $3 million lien from February 2010 and a $2.5 million lien from October 2009. Add all of that to this latest judgement against him and Nas has big financial problems.
50 Cent releases official visuals for one of my favorite tracks off of his mixtape The Big 10. Produced by DJ Khalil "Shooting Guns" features G-Unit/Rida Gang member Kidd Kidd.
It took several months, but Lil B has finally responded to shots thrown his way by A$AP Rocky.
In an October 2011 interview with Complex A$AP talked about not being homophobic, but not feeling Lil B's style of dress and his "I'm Gay" album title.
“Don’t get it twisted: I don’t f*ck with Lil B or that 'I’m Gay' sh*t. But as a kid, as a person, I probably would f*ck with him. I’m not getting on the record about him anymore. I like the, ‘Woop! Woop!’ but I can’t," A$AP said "He wears my grandmother's earrings. [Laughs.] I’m just being serious. It’s not going down. I mean, I can’t talk but this n*gga be wilding. The *igga said, 'I’m Gay' and [in parenthesis put], I’m happy. Come on, Brandon. What are you doing? That’s all I can say."
In a new interview with XXL Lil B talked about the fact that he and A$AP work with the same producer, Clams. He also said he is the voice of the new generation of hip hop.
“I just talked to Clams a couple days ago,” B said. “Clams about to do my new single. He about to drop one of my singles off my new mixtape. It ain’t no problems because I go the hardest; I’m the rawest; I’m eating anybody. I don’t even want no problems. It’s like everybody gotta stay in their lane and don’t come in my lane and don’t come anywhere near my plate because we eating big in Based World. We doing it big, and they know Lil B is the rawest rapper ever and will demolish anything in his path, baby. [Rocky] doesn’t realize I’m like the young Lil Wayne of the generation for us, minus the money,” he added. “I been in the game so long, I got the most songs in the rap game, I got the most videos, I got the most views, I’m the most talked about rapper in the world. And this has been going on for years.”
Man Bites Dog Records are proud to present Copywrite's "Love" music video featuring Tage Future of MHz and produced by Bronze Nazareth. Video directed by Seanie G. This song is available on Copywrite's new LP "God Save the King" which comes out Feb 28th 2012. Pre-order the album on Itunes here http://itunes.apple.com/us/preorder/god-save-the-king/id501024289
CTE's Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs teams up with LRG to present new visuals for "Neighborhood Hoes." Def Jam's newest artist 2 Chainz hops on the track that is featured on Freddie's mixtape Cold Day in Hell.
You can download the mixtape for free from DatPiff
Damn, now this is how a posse cut is supposed to sound. Mr Powder recruits Action Bronson, Mr Muthafuckin' eXquire & Maffew Ragazino for some "Home T.E.A.M" action.
It's been a minute but Usher Raymond is back with some brand new music. The entertainer taps Diplo for the production on "Climax," a slow tempo track that is sure to become the favorite song of more than a few couples.
“It’s some next level electro-soul,” writes Diplo. “Seriously the best record I’ve been part of. Really proud of it."
Prodigy has not stopped for a moment's rest since getting home last March. He's following up Mobb Deep'sBlack Cocaine EP with his H.N.I.C. 3 Mixtape. The project will be available February 21.
01. Intro (Redemption Songs) produced by Little People 02. Lay Low ft. French Montana produced by Harry Fraud 03. That's Nasty produced by Sid Roams 04. Extreme produced by Havoc 05. I'm From The Trap ft. French Montana produced by Havoc 06. Make A Hole ft. Havoc and Lady Luck produced by Havoc 07. Great Spitters ft. Cory Gunz produced Havoc 08. They Scared ft. Havoc and Waka Flocka produced by Havoc 09. Slaughterhouse produced by SC 10. Getting Closer ft Havoc and Estelle produced by Justice League 11. Look In My Life produced by Mr. Porter
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Let the debate begin.
New York City is enjoying basketball again since guard Jeremy Lin joined the team. Fans are experiencing "Linsanity" watching the guard light up teams nightly. He's averaged 26.8 points and eight assists in the last five games - all Knicks wins, but is he being overhyped?
One athlete who believes the media is giving Lin too much credit is boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. He took to Twitter to speak about what he considers to be a double standard in the press.
"Jeremy Lin is a good player but all the hype is because he's Asian," Mayweather wrote. "Black players do what he does every night and don't get the same praise."
Some took offense to Mayweather's tweet and criticized the boxing great. He later attempted to clarify what he meant.
"Other countries get to support/cheer their athletes and everything is fine. As soon as I support Black American athletes, I get criticized." he said. "Wow what a country. I'm speaking my mind on behalf of other NBA players. They are programmed to be politically correct and will be penalized if they speak up. Its OK for ESPN to give their opinion but I say something and everyone questions Floyd Mayweather."
ESPN's First Take debated the issue and seemed to be sort of split in their opinions.
One Western Conference executive, speaking on condition of anonymity told the Los Angeles Times that Lin is going to have a hard time continuing to put up those numbers because most of his big games have occurred without the Knicks two superstars, Carmelo Anthony and Amare Stoudemire.
“It’s going to be at the forefront of his mind that he has to get the All-Stars involved,” the executive said. “I think he’s a skilled player and a talented player, but I’d be extremely surprised if he could keep up his current pace statistically once you add those guys back into the mix.”
What's your opinion? Is Lin all hype, the real deal or somewhere in between?
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on February 14, 2012 at 11:33am
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Common was one of the performers at the BET Honors Monday (February 13). The Chi-town MC performed "Believer," one of the standout tracks from his latest album The Dreamer/The Believer.
John Legend was replaced by Anthony Hamilton on the chorus, but the song didn't miss a beat.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on February 14, 2012 at 10:59am
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Producers Cookin' Soul bring together two rising stars in Mac Miller and Dutch rapper MC Melodee for an internationally flavored joint entitled "Genius."
The song will appear on Melodee's upcoming collaborative project with Cookin' Soul due to drop later this year.
The biggest part of Big Sean's rise over the past year has been the unwavering support of his fans. While he's signed to a major label (Def Jam) and one of the brightest stars on Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music imprint, it was those fans mobbing him at the Adidas store in New York and superstar supporters like Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj hopping on his debut album, Finally Famous, that propelled Sean to #9 on MTV News' Hottest MCs in the GameVII — his first appearance on the list.
Big Sean hit the scene out of Detroit's west side as Kanye's newest protégé with 2007's Finally Famous: The Mixtape. For the next three years, he would release two more volumes in the Finally Famous mixtape series — UKNOWBIGSEAN and BIG — and make the coveted XXL Freshmen cover, all the while promising his debut album was coming soon.
That album, however, seemed like it would never see the light of day. Even when Def Jam gave Sean a September 14, 2010, release date, they eventually pushed it back fearing the album wouldn't perform.
"This is an artist who kind of had to fight with his label to get this album out," MTV News producer Steven Roberts said during our Hottest MCs roundtable debate. "I think it was a great thing that as soon as he put out this album, they saw that there was a fanbase there."
The Detroit MC's buzz is very real. He steadily built a huge following that transcended the average Web sensation. He also met the other Hottest criteria by clocking impressive sales numbers, having a sustainable impact on the streets, displaying unique style and spitting some pretty impressive lyrics. Then, of course, there are the intangibles. Sean was able to go into places like Atlanta (a city filled with eccentric rap talent like Travis Porter and Roscoe Dash) and the image-conscious Los Angeles and find out what works for them and make it fit him. He was also able to tag along with another famous fan of his, Wiz Khalifa, to tap into the Pittsburgh MC's sizable Taylor Gang following.
And while Kanye West was in the midst of the creative streak of three lifetimes, Sean's sound further evolved alongside producer No I.D. The two worked together closely on Finally Famous, with I.D.'s tried-and-true formula oddly complementing Sean's ever-changing, still-maturing flow.
"Sean did an amazing thing being on G.O.O.D. Music. How do you shine next to Kanye West who takes all the attention?" MTV News' senior hip-hop writer Rob Markman questioned, citing Yeezy's reclusive nature throughout the year. "We haven't seen Kanye West out there like that, and Sean was out there, so arguably maybe he shines brighter throughout the duration of the year than Kanye West."
With Finally Famous, Sean was able to score four hit records with the viral "I Do It," the Breezy-laced "My Last," a #1 song with 'Ye in "Marvin & Chardonnay" and the percolating ode to the Detroit house scene, the "Dance (A$$)" remix with Nicki Minaj. These tracks could easily be dismissed as products of the label machine, but all of these people — from West to Brown — are fans of Big Sean Don and what he does. They were recruited by Sean or personally reached out to him to collaborate.
It was truly a Cinderella story. "He was like the underdog that made it to the finals," MTV News hip-hop director Rahman Dukes pointed out. "He really did his thing."
But nothing is locked on the Hottest MCs in the Game debate — stick with MTV News all week to find out who winds up in the top 10!
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