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Off Peedi's upcoming mixtape Crakk Files Volume 2
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Dr. Dre's success in the music business is well documented. From his days as a member of N.W.A., to his solo career and production work for artists such as Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Eminem, Eve, Mary J. Blige, Scarface, Xzibit and many more. After 27-years of providing some of hip hop's best music, the industry veteran says it's time to slow it down.
In a new interview with Fader, Dre talks about concentrating on working with California MC's Slim The Mobster and Kendrick Lamar on their upcoming projects before starting to spend more quality time with his loved ones.
"These are the next two artists that I'm working on, Slim The Mobster and Kendrick Lamar. I think after that I'm gonna wrap it up for a minute," Dre said. "Because I've been doing music for 27 years now and the longest I've ever been out out the studio in 27 years, is 2 weeks. So, I feel like I'm going to take a little bit of a break. I'm never gonna stop music it's like air to me. I'm gonna take a little bit of a break. Enjoy some time with the family until I get that itch to get back in."
Dre doesn't mention Detox at all during the interview. Hopefully that is still on the horizon.
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Juelz Santana is speaking out publicly about his recent arrest in New Jersey.
As we previously reported, Juelz was arrested last week for suspicion of making terrorist threats and disorderly conduct.
While details are still scarce, the rapper has gone on Twitter to vent about the arrest, blaming overzealous Bergen County, New Jersey police for the incident.
"A! How many mugshots they gonna take of me smfh!!! 46k bail," he wrote. "Police impounded my bently so I guess I gotta bring the rose out! fuck they thought that was my only car lol #Whooooaaaaaa My car was parked an they asked to search it. an I said no. so they locked me up an said will get a Judge search warrant smh wow. It's the NJ bergen county police they be bored "no action" smh so when they c someone like me they make it a big deal #godforgivethem."
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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,"
Official Tour Dates
Dec. 5 New York, NY Terminal 5
Dec. 6 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Dec. 7 Washington, D.C. 9:30 Club
Dec. 10 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Dec. 12 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theatre
Dec. 13 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
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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
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It's been a minute since we've heard some new music from Cassie, but the 25-year old beauty is keeping busy with modeling gigs
Here's the full set of photos from her shoot with Idol Magazine for their 'Illuminati' issue courtesy of TheyBF.
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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.
Read the rest of the interview at GQ.com
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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."
Shouts to Vibe for the audio
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Ludacris' brand new mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time drops on November 15.
Here's a sneak peak at the music video for the Juicy J produced "Say It To My Face" featuring Meek Mill.
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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
The code of the streets is don't let any one see you sweat. Man your grounds, kill the next if needed.
What if I told you that drugs and guns was put into our communities to slow down our race. Would
you take my advise and try to change? Why is it that whites can start businesses together, Mexicans
can survive with ten others on a low income, but blacks can't do any thing together? There is no unity
in our nation. All i'm saying is there must be a time when real change must come to past. Get it together.
This is a bonus track off Drake's forthcoming cd Take Care, available November 15. Check out the album's inside art below.
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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."
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Soulja Boy links up with MBB's Trav and Brick Squad Monopoly's Waka Flocka for a brand new track.
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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).
Fan tells Wayne To Take Off Lil Kim's Pants
Full YMCMB Performance
Pics and info from Rap-Up, Lil Wayne HQ and Young Money HQ
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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.
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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.
Sources: Associated Press, Elie Seckbach and Fightfan.com
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Fans almost fight after the big bout
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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.
Erick Sermon "Music"
EPMD "You Gots To Chill"
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