Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 14, 2011 at 12:30pm
Two of the biggest names in hip hop have announced they will be hitting the road together for a series of concerts.
Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg are dropping a soundtrack to their movie 'High School.' A tour in support of the project kicks off December 6th in New York City, before winding down in Los Angeles on December 13th.
The soundtrack has already produced two songs. "The Weed Iz Mine" and the Smeezington's produced single "Young, Wild & Free," featuring Bruno Mars.
Check out the movie's synopsis and official tour dates below courtesy of HitFix.
Wiz and Snoop both star in "High School," with the former as an L.A. high school overachiever and would-be valedictorian speech-writer Devin and the latter as "five-year senior and consummate ladies man" Mac, who has a crush on a new substitute teacher. "[Mac] soon realizes that the only way he'll truly have a chance with her is if he finally graduates high school. In three weeks time, Mac must cram four years of high school academics, while Devin must cram four years of teenage experience,"
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Tracklisting:
1. Basedgod Velli
2. The Realist Ever
3. What You Think About It
4. I Got Aids
5. Thug’s Journal
6. Ghetto Dreams
7. Never Came Out
8. Crabs N A Bucket
9. King Cotton
10. Cold Nights In Boston
11. Clouds
12. Up In Smoke
13. Let Shit Slide
14. Goodbye Basedgod Velli
Jay-Z is one of four people to be honored as GQ's Men of the Year 2011. Joining Hov are Mila Kunis, Michael Fassbender and Jimmy Fallon.
Hov sat down with GQ writer Alex Pappademas and opened up about everything from his dad leaving when he was 11-years old, the decision to reveals Beyonce's pregnancy, the song "N*ggas In Paris" and more.
Did he and Kanye West argue a lot during the making of 'Watch the Throne'?
Only about what's best for the song, which is great.
On dealing with Kanye's need to be a perfectionist
I think he just can't help himself. He puts so much into everything, and he's like, 'You have to treat it like I treat it.' It drives you crazy sometimes—like when you've put seventy-five versions of a snare on one song and he's like, 'No!' and you're like, 'Come on, man.'
On the song "N*ggas In Paris"
It's not, like, 'We're here! We're balling harder than everybody,' It's like, 'I'm shocked that we're here.' Still being amazed, still not being jaded. Having so much fun and then stopping and saying, 'What are we doing here? How did we get here?'
On his father, Adnis Reeves
If your dad died before you were born, yeah, it hurts—but it's not like you had a connection with something that was real. Not to say it's any better—but to have that connection and then have it ripped away was, like, the worst. My dad was such a good dad that when he left, he left a huge scar. He was my superhero.
While the world is still mourning the death of hip hop pioneer Heavy D, who passed away last week at age 44, his peers are remembering his influence on the game.
One such peer is DMX, who credits Heavy with inspiring him to pursue a rap career.
"Heavy D was the first celebrity that I ever seen in my life. He's from Mount Vernon (New York). The first person from Westchester County to make it big," X said. "Before it was all these people from Brooklyn and The Bronx getting on. So, now it was somebody I could relate to. He gave me hope that it could be done."
Dark Man X also recalled the last time he saw Heavy.
"I seen him at the [2011] BET Awards. And he hugged me so hard it picked me off my feet, and gave me a kiss on the cheek. It was a little weird, but you know I was like, 'Wow this dude really got a lot of love and respect for me.' Then to find out that he passed...I couldn't believe it."
Lil B aka the Based God delivers a powerful new messages in his latest song about the importance of protecting yourself against STD's and getting tested for AIDS.
"I Got AIDS" appears on B's new mixtape, BasedGod Velli. As you can see from the pic above, the cover depicts Lil B looking exactly like Tupac Shakur.
Check out what B has to say about the new song below.
PLEASE EVERYONE I MADE THIS TO INFORM EVERYONE THAT I LOVE AND RESPECT AND EVERYONE THAT LISTENS TO MY MUSIC AND LOVES BASED TO PLEASE GET TESTED AND PROTECT YOURSELF AND PARTNERS
AND BE SAFE,
I WANT YOU TO NO IF YOU HAVE SEX YOU ARE AT RISK
PLEASE USE CONDOMS AND HAVE SAFE SEX,
PLEASE I LOVE YOU,
IF YOU CARE ABOUT ME UPLOAD A VIDEO OF YOU GOING TO GET TESTED AND SEND TO ME I WILL ALSO UPLOAD A VIDEO OF ME GETTING TESTED,
I LOVE YOU AND IF YOU ARE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE NO YOU HAVE SUPPORT - Lil B
Rapper Y.G. had his recent show in San Diego halted after several fights broke out.
The club the Compton rapper was performing at was packed with a large number of crips. Y.G. is reportedly associated with the TreeTop Piru's. It didn't take long for things to get ugly as you will see in the footage below.
Y.G. is best known for his hit "Toot It and Boot It."
It's obvious Lil Wayne could care less what people think about his choice of wardrobe, but that doesn't mean he won't continue to be criticized.
Weezy and his YMCMB crew were performing at the MTV2's “Sucker Free Awards” at LIV Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Friday when a fan started to get on him about his giraffe-print pants.
The fan started screaming at Wayne, who was also wearing a yellow ski hat and matching fanny pack to "take off Lil Kim's jeans" and "f*ck Nicki Minaj."
Weezy was nominated for “Artist Of The Year” and “Album Of The Year” for Tha Carter IV. The show will air December 4th on MTV2 at 11P/10C.
Peep the hilarious clip below as well as YMCMB's full set which included performances by Lil Twist(“Turnt Up”), Tyga(“Rack City”) and Birdman featuring Lil Wayne ("Y U Mad).
Jay-Z has decided to pull his Occupy Wall Street themed t-shirts from Rocawear's website amid criticism he was trying to profit from the movement without giving anything back to the cause.
The plan was to sell the t-shirts emblazoned with the phrase "Occupy All Streets" for $22 with all of the money going back to the company.
"Jay-Z, as talented as he is, has the political sensibility of a hood rat and is a scrotum," says Grim, described as one of the leaders of the Occupy movement by TMZ. "To attempt to profit off of the first important social moment of 50 years with an overpriced piece of cotton is an insult to the fight for economic civil rights known as #occupywallstreet."
A spokesperson for Rocawear confirmed to Gawker.com a couple of days ago that the company had no plans to share the wealth at this time.
The 'Occupy All Streets' T shirt was created in support of the 'Occupy Wall Street' movement. Rocawear strongly encourages all forms of constructive expression, whether it be artistic, political or social. 'Occupy All Streets' is our way of reminding people that there is change to be made everywhere, not just on Wall Street. At this time we have not made an official commitment to monetarily support the movement.
TMZ reports they have been trying to contact Hov's camp for two days with no luck.
Manny Pacquiao was taken to the limit Saturday night before escaping with a majority decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez in their welterweight title fight.
Pacquiao won on two scorecards, while the third ringside judge had it a draw. It was a narrow escape for the Filipino congressman, who took as much punishment as he got over 12 rounds.
The third fight between the two was as close as the previous two, and by the time they finished 12 arounds the outcome was still in doubt. Pacquiao won some rounds with sheer agression, while Marquez won others with brilliant counterpunching, keeping Pacquiao from getting inside.
Marquez was a 7-1 underdog, but it was clear early he would be in this fight. He picked Pacquiao apart with right hands almost every time he tried to get inside, and landed good hard flurries throughout the fight.
Pacquiao was the aggressor throughout, and landed some sharp punches of his own. But when the decision was announced, the crowd booed roundly and, once again Marquez had lost a close fight.
One ringside judge had it a 114-114 draw, while two others favored Pacquiao by 115-113 and 116-112. The Associated Press had it 114-114.
The sellout crowd at the MGM Grand arena threw bottles and cans toward ringside after the decision was announced, with one full can hitting a ringside writer. Marquez, who had been bitter about the scoring in the first two fights, stormed out of the ring.
Pacquiao continued his remarkable run with the win, but it didn't come easy. He had trouble all night finding his range and, when he did get inside, Marquez often moved to the side and landed a counter right hand.
It was the third close fight between the two men, though this one was fought at 144 pounds instead of 125 as was their first fight seven years ago. That fight was a draw, while Pacquiao won a split decision in the second bout in 2008 at 130 pounds.
"My fans are very happy because they thought I won," Pacquiao said when asked about the crowd reaction.
Marquez fought going backward all night, and that might have been his undoing. While he landed well at times, Pacquiao was in his face most of the night.
"I got robbed," Marquez said. "I don't know what else I can do to win."
Pacquiao earned a minimum $22 million for the fight, while Marquez got $5 million.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on November 13, 2011 at 12:30am
Producer Erick Sermon has suffered a heart attack according to longtime affiliate DJ Scratch.
"Erick Sermon had a heart attack today," Scratch wrote on Twitter Saturday November 12th. "He's ok, but still send your prayers. He is not on Twitter."
Also known as the Green Eyed Bandit, the 42-year old Sermon is one half of the legendary group EPMD along with Parrish Smith. In addition to his success with EPMD, Sermon scored a big solo hit with the Marvin Gaye sampled song "Music" and is also a member of the Def Squad along with Keith Murray and Redman.
We'll post more news on Sermon's condition as it becomes available.
A new Drake biography is headed our way in comic book form.
FAME: Drake will cover Drizzy's career from his days as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation, to his rise to fame in the music business.
“What makes Drake such a distinctive creative personality is that he's not just one thing. His music encompasses hip-hop, rap, old style rhythm and blues, soul and pop," the book's author, Marc Shapiro told MTV.
Shapiro goes on to describe the Young Money artist as being “refreshingly real and down to earth."
"When was the last time you heard of a celebrity blowing off a lucrative tour to be at his mother's side during her stay in the hospital? Drake did just that. You could die of old age waiting to find somebody who has as much soul, creatively and as a human being, as Drake," says Shapiro.
FAME: Drake is being published by Bluewater Productions and will be available January 2012. The book will feature the art of Mike J.C. The cover was illustrated by Joe Phillips.
Master P is back with some new No Limit Soldiers, and is looking to reclaim his spot in the rap game.
After forming the group, Tru, with his brothers C-Murder and Silkk the Shocker, P went on a hell of a run in the 90's. His No Limit record label was home to acts such as Snoop Dogg, Mia X, Mystikal, Fiend and more before the label was forced to file for bankruptcy in 2003.
P has re-launched the record label as No Limit Forever. He told BallerStatus in a recent interview that he's ready to go with a new project.
"I named this new record TMZ - Too Many Zeros because it's true when they say 'more money, more problems'. I'm on my Donald Trump swag. I could lose it all and get it back in 72 days," Master P told Ballerstatus. "Good or bad, when the media is on you, that means you are still relevant." This album is street, controversial, and real. This is Master P's re-introduction back into the music business. But it's not about him this time, it's about the next generation of stars that he and Romeo have discovered."
Romeo will serve as President of the new label. Master P's brother, Valentino was named vice president, while Silkk The Shocker has been named chief operating officer.
The new roster of artists include T.E.C., Black Don, Miss Chee, T-Bo, and Bengie B, among others.
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