Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 16, 2010 at 12:30pm
DMX has been sentenced to one year in jail after pleading guilty to felony probation violation.
Judge Christine Mulleneaux told X, “substance abuse issues are at the root of this problem,” according to the Pheonix New Times.
Dark Man reportedly tested positive for cocaine five times between his July 2010 release from Maricopa County jails and his November 18 arrest.
“Your criminal history goes back to 1988. It’s going to continue until you take care of your mental health,” Judge Mulleneaux told the rapper.
The former top selling artist just can’t seem to get it together no matter how many times he is sent to jail. He said he did his best this time, but failed.
“I did make the effort that I could, and I appreciate any help you can give me,” X said prior to sentencing.
As he was lead from the court, DMX reportedly smiled. Probably a smile to hide tears of pain.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 16, 2010 at 10:05am
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2011 is going to be a big year for West Coast hip hop.
Dre Dre is finally going to drop his long awaited ‘Detox’ album. He also says he’s got an artist or two he’ll be working with.
“Definitely expanding… Slim Da Mobster, Kendrick Lamar from Compton. Just West Coast hip hop artists, that’s what I’m doing,” Dre told HollywoodTV.
With Christmas just days away, Dre was asked what's the worst gift he ever received from Santa.
“I’ve never got a bad Christmas gift, anything I get it’s all good,” Dre said.
Prince William of England recently announced his engagement to Kate Middleton. The Doc’s longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg penned a song titled “Wet”, he says is for the Royal Family’s bachelorette party. Dre thinks it was a cool idea.
“That’s hot, Snoop is a hustler, he’s gonna handle his business and make his money, that’s what it is.”
By all accounts Michael Vick has been a model citizen since being released from federal prison in May 2009 after serving 19 months for dog fighting.
With his remarkable comeback on the football field happening before our eyes, Vick is still trying to make things right off the field.
He helps mentor kids about the harm dog fighting causes. He also spends a lot of his free time working with The Human Society.
As part of his rehabilitation process Vick says he would like to own a dog again.
“I would love to get another dog again in the future. I think it would be a big step in the rehabilitation process for me,” Vick told TheGrio.com. “I think just to have a pet in my household and to show people that I genuinely care, and my love, and my passion for animals.”
Prior to being convicted of dog fighting Vick was one of the nation’s most popular athletes. His # 7 jerseys were big sellers, he had big endorsement deals with Nike and Upper Deck, and a $100 million dollar contract with the Atlanta Falcons. He lost all of that and more. Vick became one of the most hated people on the planet.
He still struggles to come up with answers for why he did it. He thinks it could be a cultural thing.
“I hate to use our culture as an excuse, but it is what it is and that’s what happened and that’s the way I thought about it growing up. This is just the way I was brought up. Nobody ever told me that it wasn't right,” he said.
Mike says he’s learned from his mistakes and is a “better person” now. He credits God with helping him turn his life around and hopes people will give him a second chance.
Do you think Vick has reached a point where it would be ok for him to own a dog again?
Saigon is one of those rappers everybody knows is nice. What a lot of people can’t figure out is why he’s never blown, especially with the backing of producers like Just Blaze and Statik Selektah.
No doubt his stint on the HBO show Entourage has been a good look for The Yardfather, but what hip hop fans really want is ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ album.
Sai chopped it up with Urban Daily to talk about his acting career, Jay-Z jacking his beats and why he left Atlantic Records.
UD: How Bad Were The Groupies On The Set Of Entourage?
Sai: There’s a million Entourage stories man. There’s girls that would camp out around the trailer. ‘I just wanna meet Vince’, they really call him Vince - they don’t call him Adrien [Grenier]. One woman wanted to meet Turtle. I was a little closer to turtle. So I told her, I guess we could find a way for you to meet Turtle. All you gotta do is come hang out for a little while, tell some jokes, make us laugh and you know, we’ll bring Jerry [Ferrara] in here, or Turtle.
UD: How Many Beats Did Jay-Z Steal From You?
Sai: Jay-Z was jacking for beats baby. When we were working in Baseline [Studios] we were all like a close family. And Jay would come around, pop up every now and then. You know me and Just [Blaze] was in there working hard and Just would give me a gang of beats at a time. And every now and then one of them would come up missing. One that I was probably writing to or something that I really loved. Then the next thing you know, they would have this big meeting. And they would go, ‘yo Sai we need to talk to you. You know that beat we had, the one you was loving? Big homie got that now.’ You know big homie was Jay-Z, he did that to me about three or four times.
UD: What Beats Did He Take?
Sai: Kingdom Come is mine, actually two didn’t make his album. And Come On Baby - he took it, did his thing to it then gave it back because he didn’t want to use it, so he gave it back to me. But he was like ‘you can keep the verse that I laid on it.’ That was a big homie move because you can’t buy a Jay-Z beat. You can’t go to Jay-Z and say hey we got $100,000 for you to get on a record. He wipes his ass with $100,000 dollars. That’s why he said in that line “you wanna be in the public send your budget”. That means your whole recording budget. There’s no more money for producers, studio time, nothing.
UD: When Did You Finally Get Off Atlantic Records?
Sai: I got off Atlantic Records March 10, 2010. All these years I’ve just been sitting around. I was still on Atlantic Records this whole time technically. They wasn’t putting my music out but I was still contractually bound to them until March 10 of this year.
Sai’s long awaited album ‘The Greatest Story Never Told’ drops in 2011.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 15, 2010 at 10:07am
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A Florida high school basketball player made a mistake he’ll be regretting for a while.
Mason Holland of Desoto High School went ham and body slammed a referee after being ejected from a game for a scuffle with a player from Port Charlotte.
The 6'5 senior has been suspended and could face criminal charges, pending an investigation by the state Attorney’s office.
Port Charlotte won the game by default after the refs refused to continue following the incident.
Compelling video has been released of a hostage situation gone terribly wrong in Panama City, Florida.
56-year old Clay Duke interrupted a school board meeting yesterday, by first painting a large, red ”V" on the wall. He then pulled out a handgun, telling all the women they could leave, and the male board members to stay.
“Everybody in this room, except the a**holes behind that counter, hit the road. The women can leave, you six men stay,” he said.
Duke then started rambling about the school board firing his wife and how their benefits had run out. He declared that he was either going to die or be sent to prison for a long time.
School board member Ginger Littleton had left the room as instructed by the gunman. But in an incredible act of bravery, she returned and attempted to disarm Duke when he turned his back. She snuck up behind him and hit the arm holding the gun with her purse.
It didn’t work, Duke simply knocked her to the ground, calling her a “stupid b*tch.”
“Quite frankly, at that point in the back of my mind, I thought . ‘You know, you’re probably right,” Littleton said later.
“To me it was either go for it now or live with the consequences, and I couldn’t live with the consequences,” she said. “He pointed the gun directly at my head and he didn’t choose to do that to me. I’m sure when I wake up tomorrow I’ll be a sadder, but wiser person.”
Duke spent several minutes talking to Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who swore that he didn’t remember his wife.
Husfelt asked that the other board members be let go, since he was the one who probably made the decision to fire his wife. Duke then raised his gun as Husfelt pleaded for his life, and started firing wildly.
By some miracle, he didn’t hit anyone.
A security guard wounded Duke, who then took his own life.
News Coverage Of Hostage Situation And Shooting
Full Raw Video Of Hostage Takeover, Woman Trying To Disarm Gunman And Shooting
Compelling video has been released of a hostage situation gone terribly wrong in Panama City, Florida.
56-year old Clay Duke interrupted a school board meeting yesterday, by first painting a large, red ”V" on the wall. He then pulled out a handgun, telling all the women they could leave, and the male board members to stay.
“Everybody in this room, except the a**holes behind that counter, hit the road. The women can leave, you six men stay,” he said.
Duke then started rambling about the school board firing his wife and how their benefits had run out. He declared that he was either going to die or be sent to prison for a long time.
School board member Ginger Littleton had left the room as instructed by the gunman. But in an incredible act of bravery, she returned and attempted to disarm Duke when he turned his back. She snuck up behind him and hit the arm holding the gun with her purse.
It didn’t work, Duke simply knocked her to the ground, calling her a “stupid b*tch.”
“Quite frankly, at that point in the back of my mind, I thought . ‘You know, you’re probably right,” Littleton said later.
“To me it was either go for it now or live with the consequences, and I couldn’t live with the consequences,” she said. “He pointed the gun directly at my head and he didn’t choose to do that to me. I’m sure when I wake up tomorrow I’ll be a sadder, but wiser person.”
Duke spent several minutes talking to Superintendent Bill Husfelt, who swore that he didn’t remember his wife.
Husfelt asked that the other board members be let go, since he was the one who probably made the decision to fire his wife. Duke then raised his gun as Husfelt pleaded for his life, and started firing wildly.
By some miracle, he didn’t hit anyone.
A security guard wounded Duke, who then took his own life.
News Coverage Of Hostage Situation And Shooting
Full Raw Video Of Hostage Takeover, Woman Trying To Disarm Gunman And Shooting
It’s easy to pick a great Dr. Dre beat. Picking 50 of them isn’t too difficult either. Where the task gets hard is in sorting them out.
There are still some people in the XXL offices who are disagreeing with each other over where certain beats fell in the pecking order, and we are sure our faithful readers will do the same. As a matter of fact, we can’t wait to hear what from our readers what we got wrong, why number five should have been number 20, and why some beat we didn’t put on the list should have been included.
So without further ado, let’s get right into the 50 Greatest Dr. Dre beats of all time.
50. “Fight Music” – D12 (2001) Album: Devil’s Night A hard-charging, hyper rap-rock cut samples Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” showcased Dre’s versatility on the boards.
49. “Natural Born Killaz” — Dr. Dre & Ice Cube (1995) Album: Murder Was The Case (The Soundtrack) The first Dr. Dre and Ice Cube recording since their N.W.A days was an audio massacre. A sinister beat fuels Cube and Dre to spit some of their most brutal verses.
48. “Remember Me” — Eminem (2000) Album: The Marshall Mathers LP A brooding and eerie concoction served to be the perfect backdrop for Em, Stick Fingaz, and RBX to spit gruesome bars over.
47. “Boss’ Life” — Snoop Dogg (2007) Album: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment The Snoop D-O-Double G bosses up over a menacing bass line and delicate keys for smoothed-out G-ride.
46. “Family Affair” — Mary J. Blige (2001) Album: No More Drama The rolling bass line and rich keys made for a ubiquitous club banger that everyone could enjoy.
45.“B*tches Ain’t Sh*t” — Dr. Dre (1992) Album: The Chronic The raucous posse cut built from Funkadelic’s “Adolescent Funk,” and MC Shan’s “The Bridge” was a rambunctious example of the Doc’s patented gangster sound.
44. “Fast Lane” — Bilal (2001) Album: 1st Born Second Neo-soul meets G-funk for a soul-stirring knock that was street but sweet.
43.“Been There Done That” — Dr. Dre (1996) Album: Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath Dre’s emancipation from Death Row spawned the cooler-than-thou cinematic cut.
42. “Satisfaction” — Eve (2003) Album: Eve-Olution The blond bombshell was such a f-ing lady over Dr. Dre’s stripped down funky one-two groove
41.“Express Yourself” — N.W.A (1989) Album: Straight Outta Compton Co-produced with DJ Yella, the good doctor infused the 70’s soul/funk classic “Express Yourself” (Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band) with some of that gangster s**t to express himself.
40. “My Name Is” — Eminem (1999) Album: The Slim Shady LP The genius of Em’s debut single lays behind Dre’s decision to keep his presence as minimal as possible, so as this then fairly unknown MC could show and prove on his own.
39.”Ask Yourself A Question” — Kurupt (1998) Album: Kuruption! The West Coast icon blessed Kurupt with a sparse bouncy backdrop to perfectly showcase the underrated MC’s talent on mic.
38. “F*ck You” — Dre (1999) Album: 2001 Dre proved that along with the street, the club and the whip, he can also make tracks that knock in the sheets.
37. “Poppin’ Them Thangs” — G-Unit (2003) Album: Beg For Mercy Dre gathered muted guitars, dark backdrops and rolling piano stabs to create a timeless head nodder.
36. “Next Episode” — Dr. Dre (1999) Album: 2001 The West Coast legend took David McCallum’s “The Edge” and turned it on it’s head, creating one of the most gangsta, cinematic instrumentals of all time.
35. “Lil’ Ghetto Boy” — Dr. Dre (1992) Album: The Chronic While he borrowed both the song title and the sample from Donny Hathaway, Dre proved to fans that he also had enough soul to compose tunes that would one day put his name amongst the greats.
34. "Westside Story” — The Lame (2004) Album: The Documentary Dre laced the Compton MC with a menacing backdrop for this standout joint from 2005’s The Documentary, with a deep organ sounds and high pitch keys.
33. “Outta Control” Remix — 50 Cent (2006) Album: The Massacre The Mighty D-R-E slimmed down his G-Funk sound for the clubs, with this 2006 cut that you could easily dance to or play the wall and bop your head with the rest of the thugs
32. “Afro Puffs” — The Lady Of Rage (1994) Album: Above The Rim (The Soundtrack Lifting two grooves from Johnny Guitar Watson (“Superman Lover” and “Love That Will Never Die”), the good Doc concocted an evil sounding, trunk rattling banger for the West Coast rapstress that still rocks rough and stuff 16 years later
31. “Ain’t No Fun” — Snoop Dogg (1993) Album: Doggystyle This classic track from Snoop’s heralded 1993 debut album, Doggystyle, showcases Dre’s signature laid-back G-Funk sound. Incorporating samples from Issac Hayes (“A Few More Kisses”) and Lynn Collins (“Think [About It]“), gang bangin’ never sounded so smooth.
30. “Keep Their Heads Ringin’ — Dr. Dre (1995) Album: Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) The spacey, funky production on this cut from the Friday soundtrack is still living up to its title 15 years later.
29. “Hello” — Ice Cube (2000) Album:War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc) Dre and MC Ren hopping on this track from War & Peace Vol. 2 (The Peace Disc)created an N.W.A. reunion and Dre provided an updated sound to go along with it.
28. “Heat” — 50 Cent (2003) Album: Get Rich or Die Tryin’ 50 Cent luh dem gun sounds, and the Doctor laced him with plenty, as a gun being cocked provided the percussion on this Get Rich or Die Tryin’ banger.
27. “Forgot About Dre” — Dr. Dre (1999) Album: 2001 To this day, this stringy 2001 standout remains one of the best collaborations between Dr. Dre and Slim Shady.
26. “F*ck Tha Police”— N.W.A (1988) Album: Straight Outta Compton One of the most controversial songs in hip-hop history wouldn’t have been the same without Dre’s aggressive, drum-heavy production.
25. “Imagine” — Snoop Dogg (2006) Album: Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Thanks to orchestral keys and D’Angelo’s soothing voice, this is one of the best Dre tracks to simply kick back and light up to.
24. “How We Do” — 50 Cent (2005) Album: The Documentary 50 Cent's hook and verses propelled this song up the charts thanks to Dre’s claps and keys.
23. “Lay Low” — Snoop Dogg (2000) Album: Tha Last Meal Snoop Dogg’s Tha Last Meal was a slept on album, especially when one considers there were singles like this collaborative effort with Dr. Dre.
22. “Nas Is Coming” — Nas (1996) Album: It Was Written This track from Nas’ It Was Written—recorded during a time of heightened tension between the East and West Coasts—also marked the beginnings of Nas and Dre’s collaborative efforts, which soon resulted in The Firm, as well.
21.”Bad Intentions” — Knoc-turnal (2001) Album: The Wash (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Dre lent his touch on the mic and the boards to this up-tempo Knoc Turn’al track which is marked by it’s constant flute sounds.
20. “X” — Xzibit (2000) Album: Restless He calls the good doctor. Dre comes with a bone-shattering beat that sounds like a great leftover from the 2001 sessions for Xzibit’s first single off the Restless album, which Dr. Dre also executive produced.
19. “Let Me Ride” — Dr. Dre (1992) Album: The Chronic What do you get when you mix James Brown drums, with a bit of Bill Withers’ percussion, then throw in some Parliament for good measure? 1992’s “Let Me Ride,” one of Dre’s most memorable tracks.
18. “Phone Tap” — The Firm (1997) Album: The Album In the wake of the dreaded East Coast/West Coast beef and the deaths of both 2Pac and The Notorious B.I.G., Dre hooked up with Nas’ The Firm and helped bridge the coastal divide. A testament to the union was “Phone Tap”, Dre’s take on New York’s then-Mafia inspired sound. Ironic how a flip of Chris Barber’s 1959 diddy “Petite Fleur,” (translation: little flower) turned out to be one of rap’s hardest beats ever.
17. “Let Me Blow Ya Mind” — Eve (2002) Album: Scorpion Always known for hip-hop hits, Dre once again proved his pop prowess in 2001 when he laced Eve and guest Gwen Stefani with the instrumental for “Let Me Blow Yar Mind.” Hard enough for E-V-E’s aggressive raps, by bright enough for Gwen’s crossover-styled vocals, Dre conjured up the best of both worlds and gained a Grammy for the track.
16. “Guilty Conscience” — Eminem (1999) Album: The Slim Shady LP Sure haters poked fun at Eminem, writing him off as a one-hit wonder with his quirky first single “My Name Is”, but by the time he dropped “Guilty Conscience” that same year, even the saltiest of rap heads had to give it up. Dre’s flip of Ronald Stein’s 1970 song “Go Home Pigs,” with it’s prodding bass gave Em the perfect lane to spit some of his best bars and he has Mr. Dre, Mr. N.W.A. to thank for it.
15. “Tha Shiznit” — Snoop Dogg (1993) Album: Doggystyle Most artists go to Dre to secure a single, but some times a low-key album cut can be just as potent. Such was the case with “Tha Shiznit” off of Snoop’s Doggystyle album. Who would’ve thought that a sampling of Billy Joel’s 1977 cut “The Stranger” would make for one of the albums best beats? Well, Dre of course.
14. “B*tch Please” — Snoop Dogg (1999) Album: No Limit Top Dogg Back when Snoop was riding with Master P’s No Limit label, fans longed for a reunion with the Cali funk doctor and on “b**ch Please”, Dre didn’t disappoint. The formula was familiar, pulsating bass, bright keys and swirling flutes. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
13. “Doggy Dogg World” — Snoop Dogg (1993) Album: Doggystyle By the time Snoop Dogg’s debut Doggystyle dropped, the LBC MC was the epitome of gangster; that was until Dre smoothed things out on the album’s third single “Doggy Dogg World.” The deep rolling bassline, calming keys and the overlaying sleigh bells all combined to form one of hip-hop’s most two-steppingiest tracks of all-time.
12. “Ho’s a Housewife” — Kurupt (1999) Album: Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha Kurupt’s Tha Streetz Iz A Mutha album was filled with Left Coast goodness, but none sonically better than the Dre-produced “Ho’s a Housewife.” The mid-tempo, bottom heavy track oozed pimpery and was so good that it also appeared on 2001, which dropped two weeks after ’Rupt’s CD.
11. “California Love” — 2Pac (1995) Album: All Eyez On Me Out on bail, fresh out of jail, who did 2Pac call to map out his return to rap? Well the good Doctor of course. With his bouncy synths and thumping bass, Dre’s flip of Zapp And Roger’s “Dance Floor” proved to be the perfect backdrop for ’Pac’s West coast ode.
10. “Straight Outta Compton” — N.W.A (1988) Album: Straight Outta Compton If N.W.A’s “don’t-give-a-damn” attitude wasn’t obvious in the rhymes of Ice Cube and the group’s other MCs, the message was written all over this beat. Dre may have always had the ability to craft a beat for the dance floor, but in his early years, he was trying to do anything but make people move their feet. “Straight Outta Compton” is a stylized mess of diesel truck horns, shrieking record scratches, and aggressive percussion.
9. “The Watcher” — Dr. Dre (1999) Album: 2001 It’s here, the very first song on 2001 where Dre proves his comeback was going to live up to all the hype his absence had created. The quiet whisper of the song’s chorus is a perfect compliment to all the instrumentals subtleties — tinkling keys, staccato horn blasts, and bass designed to put necks and bodies in motion.
8. “Still D.R.E.” — Dr. Dre (1999) Album: 2001 In many ways, “Still D.R.E.” was a comeback record for Dr. Dre. After having taken a hit on his credibility for his lackluster work on the 1996 Dr. Dre Presents…The Aftermath, Dre returned to the form that made him famous with this song, the first single from 2001.
7. “F*ck Wit Dre Day (And Everybody’s Celebratin’)” — Dr. Dre (1992) Album: The Chronic The lyrics to Dr. Dre’s second single from The Chronic were meant to sting Eazy-E, but what probably hurt more was the beat’s trunk-rattling bass line. It’s obvious from the moment “f**k Wit Dre Day” begins, the most talented artist on the West Coast was a man named Andre Young.
6. “Gin and Juice” — Snoop Dogg (1993) Album: Doggystyle By the time Doc went to work on Snoop Dogg’s debut album, Doggstyle, the producer’s G-Funk sound was a familiar presence on urban radio. In turn, “Gin and Juice” became a timeless hit record, sounding more like the street and party anthem it was than today’s jingly odes to a rapper’s drink of choice.
5. “In Da Club” — 50 Cent (2003) Album: Get Rich Or Die Tryin’ It could be argued that without 50 Cent’s catchy hook and rhyme patterns over this fairly simple beat, “In Da Club” would not have been the hit that it was. There’s not much to “In Da Club”; the in-the-face smack of Dre’s drums, simple syncopated string patterns, and a drifting one-note guitar lick, but therein lays the innovation.
4. “It’s Funky Enough” — The D.O.C. (1989) Album: No One Can Do It Better Even now, it’s hard to believe Dr. Dre made this beat nearly 20 years ago. The way he pieces together samples of The Sylvers’ “Misdemeanor” and James Brown’s “Funky President” was an audio marvel and a big reason why many consider this record to be one of D.O.C.’s shining moments in his brief career.
3.”Xxplosive” — Dr. Dre (1999) Album: 2001 This album cut from Dr. Dre’s Chronic 2001 was never released as an official single, but it surely felt like one. With its sampling of Soul Mann & The Brothers’ 1971 song, “Bumpy’s Lament”, “Xxplosive” was a proper update of the G-Funk sound Dre ushered in; a funky, soulful sound bed for Kurupt’s ferocious first verse, and Nate Dogg’s bluesy 16.
2. “Deep Cover” — Dr. Dre (1992) Album: Deep Cover (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Most noted for being the song on which a young rapper named Snoop Dogg was introduced to the world (then named Snoop Doggy Dogg), “Deep Cover” was a haunting cut with hardcore lyrics to match the beat’s gritty mood.
1. “Nuthin But A “G” Thang” — Dr. Dre (1993) Album: The Chronic Dr. Dre and Los Angeles hip-hop were already on the map before the release of this 1992 single from his solo debut, The Chronic, but “Nuthin But A “G” Thang” made the whole country take seriously the contributions of G-Funk. The beat’s sneaky flutes and subtle guitar notes combined with the pavement pounding force of the thumping four-note bass line, woke people up to the idea that melody can indeed sound gangsta.
Kendrick Lamar is a name you should get familiar with because you will be hearing a lot from him in the upcoming months.
Ashley Outrageous caught up with the West Coast rhyme spitter recently. Due to scheduling conflicts (she’s on the East Coast), the two had to chop it up via iChat.
As a lot of you probably have heard, Dr Dre mentioned recently that he really wanted to work with Kendrick. Soon after a picture surfaced of the two of them in the studio. What you had not heard or read until now, is confirmation of what they actually worked on together.
“We’re basically just trying to finish up this Detox album, putting the last finishing touches on that. It’s a privilege and honor for him to even bring me out on the last end. Because I know for a fact that I’m on the back end of the last touches of the album, it should be a go,” Kendrick said.
Now that the “Kush” single and video have been released, we’re closer to getting the ‘Detox’ album than ever. So you know Dre sees something special in Kendrick.
Others are taking notice of him as well.
The Compton rapper just wrapped up recording sessions with Roc Nation’s J. Cole.
“That’s a good dude, he reached out and I’ve always been a fan of his music. We got in the studio and made some magic happen. All I can tell you is that it might be more than one or two songs,” Kendrick said, hinting at a possible mixtape or EP with Cole.
One thing Kendrick made clear during the interview is that he is not a typical rapper. Despite living in an area known for a lot of gang activity, he’s never been in a gang himself, and he doesn’t smoke the sticky icky.
“My whole thing is I don’t want to base my stuff on a stereotype, or typical L.A. artist based around the gang culture. That’s something we’re all familiar with, but there’s other elements and the way [certain] people were raised was different.,” he said “There’s so much negative energy around Compton, California, you don’t ever see no positive light. So when I do my music and people hear that it’s somewhat of a positive light, they embrace it.”
Check the rest of the interview out below as Kendrick talks about possibly becoming a part of XXL’s 2011 Freshman class and his group Black Hippy.
I bet yall been wondering where Brian Pumper has been the last few months. The dude had been dropping a new rap joint every couple of weeks, then they stopped coming all of a sudden.
DJ Rob E Rob went to track down the “porno n*gga” out in L.A. to see what he’s been up to. He caught up with him on the set of a new XXX flick.
I guess it shouldn’t be a surprise Pumper was doing some porno sh*t, but damn I think he is actually getting high from the smelly scent of this woman’s feet.
The chick in the scene is Caviar from VH1’s For The Love Of Ray-J.
I’m not knocking Pumper at all, I mean this is his profession, the man just doesn't give a f*ck what anybody thinks.
Go check the footage out now if you’re over the age of 18 on BooBooTV!
Been thinking about dumping your significant other, but just can’t find the right words to say? Well help has arrived in the form of a website that will do the dirty work for you.
For $50.00 you can have a stranger from IDump4U.com call your wife or husband and tell them to kick rocks. $25.00 to call off an engagement and $10 bucks for the basic break up. To add insult to injury, the call will be recorded and posted on youtube.
I hope this doesn’t catch on though. I mean, it’s just tacky and weak. Although I do have to admit some of the break up phone calls are hilarious.
Check out the call below, where a dude breaks up with his girl because she’s a “squirter.” I don’t know what his problem is, he had a good one right there in my opinion, lol.
News Coverage: People On The Street Asked What They Think Of iDump4U.
Hilarious Call: Girl Gets Dumped Because She's A "Squirter"
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 14, 2010 at 10:00am
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The American Bar Association reports that approximately 1.3 million women and 835,000 men are physically assaulted by an intimate partner every year in the United States.
Those are staggering numbers. And considering that the majority of these assaults go unreported, and how many children are affected by witnessing these acts of violence, the end result is nothing less than horrific.
Actress Halle Berry grew up in a household where she watched her mother suffer from domestic abuse. She’s still trying to cope with what she saw to this day.
“Well you know honestly, I think I’ve spent my adult life dealing with the sense of low self esteem that implanted in me,” Halle told CNN. “Somehow I felt not worthy.
Before I’m Halle Berry - I’m little Halle growing up in this environment, that damaged me in some ways. And I’ve spent my adult life trying to heal from that.”
As part of her healing process, Halle now volunteers at Jenesse Center. A shelter for domestic violence victims in Los Angeles.
“I come here sometimes and I see the kids, I play with the children. So I’m just regular old crackers to them, and I love just being regular old crackers, I have to say,” she said.
The Oscar winner gets more fulfillment out of her volunteer work than any movie role.
“I have a spot in my soul that understands the devastation that this causes a family. And how hard it is to rebuild your self esteem when you have suffered,” the actress explained.
Part of her volunteer work includes helping to rebuild run down apartments and homes, so women who leave abusive relationships have somewhere to go.
Halle has a message for anyone who feels trapped in a relationship where there is abuse.
“Get out - don’t stay a moment longer. If there’s no shelter, go to a friend, go to the police station, go somewhere, but go.”
Chelsea Lately had a nice chat with Nicki Minaj about her a** and all the attention it’s been getting lately.
Who could blame the talk show host for being fascinated with the Harajuku Barbie’s derriere? She jokingly asked Nicki how long she’s had it, and Nicki played along by replying “a couple of months.”
The two talked about her new album’s success and how her collaboration with Eminem for “Roman’s Revenge” came about.
With the economy trending downward, business owners are having to think of unique ways to get you in the door.
That’s certainly what Jill-Anne is doing by combining her love of pole dancing with her talent as an artist.
She hopes her greeting card business will reap the benefits of her creative sales pitch.
“I have a wonderful time with my company, but I also need little mini-breaks. Since I don’t have a water cooler or the Starbucks around the corner, I have my pole,” she says. "Seventy five percent of the people when I'm poling in my store, who walk by are women who smile and clap. So it's not just a male lust thing, it's an empowering women thing as well."
Jill-Anne' store is located in New York City on the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
She might want to think about expanding, this is an idea that just might catch on.
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