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Lil Wayne brought his I Am Still Music tour to Ottawa last week.
The Young Money star ran through a bunch of fan favorites including "Motivation," "I Get It In," "Bill Gates," "I Get It In," "Miss Me," and a lot more.
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Young Jeezy links up with CTE signee Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs for this Decatur Dan directed clip.
The song appears on the Snowman's latest mixtape 'The Real Is Back.'
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Kevin Hart and a few friends recently hit up Las Vegas to let off some steam and basically act a fool, lol.
Peep the footage as Hart takes over Sin City, demonstrating that what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there.
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Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T releases a new video for "The Vent" off of his latest mixtape 'Return Of 4Eva.'
A hurricane may be hitting the East Coast at the moment, but that won't stop the on air hilarity as Kevin Hart hangs out with DJ Whoo Kid at the On Air White Party on Sirius XM.
Other guests expected to pop in include Mac Miller, Rob Dyrdek, and Busta Rhymes.
Tune in today between 12-30 PM - 5 PM on Channel 45 Sirius to catch all the action. Overseas listeners can hear the show on Sirius.com.
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The 2011/2012 LFL Season kicks off TONIGHT on MTV2 and continues through the Conference Finals on 1/28/12 and the Lingerie Bowl in Las Vegas, February 5th 2012. Catch the games LIVE on MTV2 Friday nights at 10PM EST.
The Lingerie Football League is anything but powder-puff. This is women's professional tackle football with 12 teams fighting for a shot to play in the Lingerie Bowl. Don't be fooled by the long hair and sexy uniforms, these players are former college athletes who train hard, tackle harder and play to the whistle.
Check out the biggest hits and plays from the hottest stars of the Lingerie Football League's All-Fantasy game.
For more information go to MTV.com.
Lingerie Football League 2011 All Fantasy Game Highlights
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Mac Miller recently sat down The Breakfast Club crew of DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God, and Angela Yee.
They chopped it up about Miller's growing popularity, Donald Trump co-signing him, being compared to Eminem, his relationship with fellow Pittsburgh rapper Wiz Khalifa, losing his virginity to his friend's ex, and a lot more.
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It seems wherever pint-sized comedian Katt Williams shows up trouble follows.
The latest Williams meltdown happened at a Young Jeezy concert in Phoenix, Arizona Wednesday (August 24).
XXL is reporting that Williams got into an argument with a club promoter, which led to an altercation.
Katt can be seen on amateur video of the incident kicking over tables and chairs. At one point Williams starts pounding his chest like Tarzan.
Peep the madness below.
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By now everyone has heard Lil Wayne's shot at Jay-Z on "It's Good."
Various fans and critics are weighing in with their take on this diss record, which was a response to a Jay-Z diss on "H.A.M."
One of those critics is the always talkative Charlamagne Tha God, of Power 105.1's The Breakfast Club.
Charlamagne awarded Lil Wayne with the Donkey of the Day Award for the way he came at Hov.
"Talk about baby money, I got your baby money/
Kidnap your b*tch get that how much you love your lady money/ I know you fake n*gga, press your brakes n*gga/ I'll take you out, that's a date n*gga," Wayne raps on the song.
"I bet ya'll think that line was hot -- that was trash, garbage," Charlamagne said in response to the verse. "I might have respected that line if he would have dropped it months ago when 'H.A.M.' first dropped, but to do it months later... five days before your album is being released is a sucker move. 'Tha Carter IV' has a so-so buzz, nothing like 'Tha Carter III' buzz and YMCMB knows this so they decided to stir up some water to see if they could catch some fish. That shot should have came with a promotional use only sticker," he continued. "Jay-Z hit 'em with a factual line. He told those cats they don't have his lady money. That's a fact, they don't have money like Beyonce. Wayne responds by talking about kidnapping his lady and holding her for ransom? Come on Wayne, you could have come up with a line way wittier, talk that big boy talk.... act like you're a boss. Challenge the champ to a battle for real if you feel you're built like that. But coming with this fictional 'I'll kidnap your lady and hold her ransom.' You're not doing none of that Lil Wayne. And 5 days before your album drops, you should be beyond publicity stunts at this point in your career. MC Wayne, Gusto's album 'CB4' will be in stores Monday."
Well damn!
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WHEN MICHAEL VICK PLAYS, I see streetball. I don't just mean that sort of football where you have to count to four-Mississippi before you can rush the quarterback, nearly everything breaks down and it's all great fun. I also mean street basketball. Vick's style reminds me of Allen Iverson -- the speed, the court sense, the sharp cuts, the dekes, the swag. In those breathtaking moments when the Eagles QB abandons the pocket and takes off, it feels as if he's thumbing his nose at the whole regimented, militaristic ethos of the game.
All of that is why, to me, Vick seems to have a deeply African-American approach to the game. I'm not saying that a black QB who stands in the pocket ain't playing black. I'm saying Vick's style is so badass, so artistic, so fluid, so flamboyant, so relentless -- so representative of black athletic style -- that if there were a stat for swagger points, Vick would be the No. 1 quarterback in the league by far.
Race is an undeniable and complex element of Vick's story, both because of his style as well as the rarity of black QBs in the NFL. A decade after he became the first black QB to be drafted No. 1 overall, about one in five of the league's passers is African-American, compared with two-thirds of all players. But after his arrest for dogfighting, so many people asked: Would a white football player have gotten nearly two years in prison for what Vick did to dogs?
This question makes me cringe. It is so facile, naive, shortsighted and flawed that it is meaningless. Whiteness comes with great advantages, but it's not a get-out-of-every-crime-free card. Killing dogs is a heinous crime that disgusts and frightens many Americans. I'm certain white privilege would not be enough to rescue a white NFL star caught killing dogs.
The problem with the "switch the subject's race to determine if it's racism" test runs much deeper than that. It fails to take into account that switching someone's race changes his entire existence. In making Vick white, you have him born to different parents. That alone sets his life trajectory in an entirely different direction. Thus when this hypothetical white Michael Vick ... wait, I can't even continue that sentence in good faith. I mean, who would this white Vick be? That person is unknowable. When you alter his race, it's like those Back to the Future movies where someone goes back in time, inadvertently changes one small thing about his parents' dating history and then the person starts to disappear. If Vick had been born to white parents, you wouldn't even be reading this right now. That Vick would have had radically different options in life compared with the Vick who grew up in the projects of Newport News, Va., where many young black men see sports as the only way out.
This is not to say there aren't insights to be gained from hypotheticals. One pertinent question: Would a white kid have been introduced to dogfighting at a young age and have it become normalized to the extent that he builds it into his life after he joins the NFL? It's possible, but it's far less likely because what made Vick stand out among dogfighters is less race than class. The deep pockets of an NFL star led to a kennel that was too big not to fail eventually. But if it did, though, would this white kid have been busted? Remember, it wasn't suspicion of dogfighting that started the investigation that put Vick in jail. It was that element that we've all seen hold back or bring down so many athletes from the hood -- the entourage. Vick's cousin Davon Boddie was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell in Hampton, Va. When police asked him for his address, he led them to the home where Bad Newz Kennels was located. After that, Vick never had a chance.
Here's another question: If Vick grew up with the paternal support that white kids are more likely to have (72 percent of black children are born to unwed mothers compared with 29 percent of white children), would he have been involved in dogfighting? I ask this not to look for an excuse but to explore the roots of his behavior. Vick's stunningly stupid moral breakdown with respect to dogs is certainly related to the culture of the world he grew up in, which he says fully embraced dogfighting. But it's also related to the household he grew up in.
Vick's father, Michael Boddie, was not a positive influence on him growing up. Boddie admitted to The Washington Post that he was a cocaine user and had been high and drunk around young Vick. He says he often prepared the family garage so Vick could have pit bull fights there. Boddie's account is disputed by a family friend, who says Vick's mother would not have allowed that. Either way, at some point in Vick's youth, his father became estranged from the family. This breakdown of Vick's paternal relationship is a pattern that's all too common among black men of his generation. Too many are left to define manhood on their own, so they gravitate toward the most charismatic and inspiring men in their world. Sometimes those men are gritty local sports coaches who teach them the value of hard work, but sometimes they're ghetto celebrities who are unsavory role models with bad habits.
Ultimately, there is no separating Vick from his circumstances: his race, parents, economics and opportunities. Alter any of those elements and everything about him and how the world sees him would be unrecognizable.
So let's look at him a different way. Let's see him as someone in the third act of the epic movie that is his life, leading a team that many expect to see in the Super Bowl. Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" is playing underneath because the humbled protagonist has finally overcome his personal demons and has begun living up to his athletic promise. And to those who believe we should judge a man by how he responds when dealing with the worst life has to offer -- with how he climbs after he hits rock bottom -- Michael Vick has become heroic.
And that has nothing to do with race.
Story written by Toure', Source: ESPN
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DMX plans on fighting back against Mesa, Arizona police over his latest arrest.
The 40-year old rapper was arrested yesterday in the Phoenix suburb after being pulled over for driving 102 miles per hour in a 60 zone. A subsequent check revealed X was driving on a suspended license.
He was arrested and charged with criminal speed, driving on a suspended and revoked license and reckless driving, before being released.
DMX now says he plans on suing the police department for harassment, even though he was speeding.
"I was going 85 miles per hour ... I know for a fact I didn't go more than 90," X told TMZ. "I'm used to driving fast, I'm a New Yorker ... but I constantly look at the speedometer when I'm driving ... I need to make sure I don't drive too fast. I plan on suing ... and I plan on suing for harassment. I'm in discussions with multiple lawyers who are not afraid to go against the system in helping me clear my name because I have been harassed."
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It appears that two of Cleveland's finest are battling for the throne as the originator of "raging."
Basically "raging" is intense all out partying.
Cudi claims to be the originator of the term, which is also frequently used by Kelly when referring to fans at his concerts.
"There’s only one original Rager, and thats me," Cudi wrote on Twitter yesterday. "I started this ‘rage’ sh*t. The lifestyle, the term, the whole new meaning and definition of the word. Understand and be clear, IAM THE RAGER, IAM FOREVER. When you hear ANYONE talking bout ‘rage’ or ‘raging’, know where that sh*t originated. Guess ima have to do some trademarkin’. ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES. WE LIVE THIS SH*T!"
Almost immediately Kelly responded with an angry tweet of his own.
"If i was you, i'd hate me too...you jealous muf*cka. 216 what up. EST what up. lace the f*ck up," wrote Kelly. "Headed to the show, hereeeeee we go AZ lemme see what kind of #powerRAGERS yall are working with."
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Rihanna's 'Loud' cd continues to spawn hit records.
The beauty from Barbados drops visuals for the fifth single from the album with "Cheers (Drink To That)."
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Beyonce turns up the sex appeal in this new video for "1+1."
The song appears on B's latest cd '4.'
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New rapper Chapter, has released a video titled "It's Free (Swipe Yo EBT)," that is starting to get lots of attention for it's negative portrayal of black women who get government assistance for food.
The video shows pregnant women with kids in tow hitting up various spots that accept EBT cards. Places like the liquor store and fast food joints while Chapter raps; "all you gotta do is f*ck/and 9 months later you will be getting the big bucks."
The video is both shocking and offensive, which is probably it's intention.
Chapter says her music is "satire" and meant to help, not offend people.
"My mission is empowerment to all. I speak the truth from the heart," she wrote in her youtube channel. "If my message in my music offends you in any way that is not my intention. I say it all with love."
Consider the message heard, but maybe not well received by all.
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Check out this moving video co-directed by Jill Scott, for "Hear My Call." The is song featured on Jill's new album 'The Light of the Sun.'
It doesn't seem possible, but DMX is back in trouble with the law just a couple of weeks after getting out of prison.
Dark Man X was pulled over in Arizona last night for driving 102 mph in a 65 zone.
X was also found to be driving on a suspended license and was placed under arrest.
TMZ reports the rapper was booked for "speeding, reckless driving, and the suspended license" and has since been released on bond.
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