Posted by ChasinDatPaper on February 23, 2011 at 12:00pm
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Already making big moves in the game, Fred The Godson plans on holding onto his spot for a while.
Fred The G spoke with Swagg DVD about the amount of love he's been getting from his peers and the hard work he's putting in to earn it.
"Saturday night I could be doing a lot of things, but you see where I'm at [in the studio]. You got a lot of people that want me now because of the work ethic as far as the lyrics, the videos and the freestyles. It's just everything to do with hard work. You gotta want to do it. Some people wanna do it halfway, if you take it halfway I don't think this game is for you," he said.
Fred has also gotten big co-signs from Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel and Rakim. He talks about what that feels like.
"That's motivation enough to keep going, these are rappers I look up to," Fred says. "Jay is one of the best ever. Beans I always looked at as one of my favorites and I would never guess in like a week turnaround, me tearing down a showcase, couple of days later I'd be in front of him rapping and he'd be blown away by it and the rest is history."
Being young in the game, Fred still hasn't had the chance to work with all of the producers and rapper's he would like to. He names the top 5 in each category he'd like to link up with.
"Producers that I would like to work with I would say definitely Just Blaze, Dr Dre, DJ Khalil's a beast and Teddy Riley, I need one of them old school Guy joints," Fred said. "Top rappers off the top, Big Pun and Biggie are my favorites, but their untimely demise messed everything up so I wouldn't even put them at the top 5. I'm just gonna say I wish, rest in peace. But the top 5 rappers that I'd love that I think is crazy is Jay, of course 50 [Cent], Nas, Eminem and my boy Jadakiss."
Peep the rest of interview as Fred talks about his battles with asthma, kidney problems and diabetes and a lot more.
From what I can gather, this brawl started out as a fender bender in the parking lot of a Denny's in Chicopee, Massachusetts. Both parties wind up inside the restaurant where two separate fights between them break out.
The 1st fight was between two men, as one rained down punches on a guy who didn't even fight back.
The second fight involved two women who were with the 1st guy that got his ass kicked against a woman I can only assume came with the winner of the 1st fight. But by that time he had left.
Anyway, both of those chicks get their asses whipped, making that three ass beatings on the same party in a span of about 5 minutes, lol.
Watching Martin Lawrence's interview with George Lopez was like eavesdropping on two old friends.
George cracked jokes on Martin about his recent marriage to a "sista" he waited 14 years to tie the knot with.
Their upcoming film with Jamie Foxx, "Skank Robbers" was also discussed. In it Martin and Jamie will reprise their roles as Sheneneh and Wanda from their old sitcoms 'Martin' and 'In Living Color.'
Martin is heading back out on the road to do stand up after a long hiatus. He speaks on his motivation for wanting to do that and his kids.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 23, 2011 at 7:12am
50 Cent is set to propel his acting career further in the Jessy Terrero-directed feature film Freelancers.In the flick, Fif will play the son of a late NYPD officer welcomed by his father’s former partner, reports Variety. The movie, written by Phillipe Cassius, is set to begin filming on March 28 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Last fall 50′s Cheetah Vision inked a $200 million partnership deal with Lionsgate. Freelancers is the second title in that 10-film deal. Setup, the first film under the Lionsgate deal, will star Bruce Willis and Ryan Philippe alongside the G-Unit General.Earlier in the year, 50 announced that he was joining forces with Floyd Mayweather Jr. to launch another film company named Mayweather Productions.The Queens native made his film debut in 2005′s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, loosely based on his own life. His film credits also include Righteous Kill and Home of the Brave. Terrero, who began his career directing hip-hop music videos—including 50’s “Candy Shop” and “I Still Kill”—put out his first movie, Soul Plane, in 2004. He also directed Fif’s Gun, which was released last month on DVD.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 23, 2011 at 6:08am
After performing at the NBA All-Star Game in Los Angeles, Rihanna raised a toast during her 23rd birthday party on Sunday night at a private home in Beverly Hills. The Bajan songstress mingled with guests including Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Diddy, Cee Lo Green, Snoop Dogg, Zac Efron, and Christina Milian, chowing down on Sprinkles red velvet cupcakes and playing Nintendo Wii in a cutout dress with purple fringe. Check out more pics from the dashing diva’s sweet celebration below.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 23, 2011 at 6:01am
Kanye was in the studio tonight with hip-hop’s favorite teeny bopper, Justin Bieber. Based on the tweet above, ‘Ye has taken ‘The Bieb” under his production wing. Hopefully, Yeezy teaches him well.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 23, 2011 at 5:53am
Exclusive Access was in the studio during a recent recording session that Jeezy was holding for his Thug Motivation 103 album and here are some of the moments captured. DJ Folk makes it clear that Justin Bieber was only in the studio together with the rapper but he will not appear anywhere on the album.
Holy Family men's basketball coach John O'Conner has been suspended pending the outcome of an investigation as to whether or not he assaulted one of his players.
During a late January practice the coach knocked down and kicked sophomore Matt Kravchuk, causing the player to bleed from the mouth and injure his wrist.
"It was totally out of line for my coach to do," Kravchuk said. "We were just doing a drill and the next thing I know I'm on the floor."
O'Conner then screams at Kravchuk, "You got a little f*cking blood on you huh? ... good." When Kravchuk tells him he's the one that caused the blood, O'Conner gets even madder, sending him off the court yelling "get the f*ck outta here!"
Officials at the Division II school didn't reprimand the coach until after Kravchuk filed a police report nearly a month later.
"It aapeared to me that they were sweeping this under the rug," Kravchuk's lawyer said. "They told them [the player's family] that it had been handled, that the coach had been disciplined, refused to them what. They're still not being forthright as to what the suspension is. And our goal at this point is to make sure this coach is dealt with appropriately."
What do you think the school should do with the coach? Suspend him without pay or fire him?
Just a week after winning a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album for 'Before the Dawn', Buju Banton gets convicted on cocaine charges.
The 37-year old whose given name is Mark Myrie was found guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense and using the wires to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. He was acquitted of attempted possession with the intent to distribute cocaine during a drug deal that was set un in December 2009.
Banton was set up by a DEA confidential informant who made a $50,000 commission after audio and videotaping the singer discussing drug deals.
His defense team had argued that Banton was simply a big mouth, trying to look like a big shot, when in reality he wasn't.
It took the jury 11 hours over two days to find the singer guilty.
It was the second trial for Banton on cocaine charges, the 1st last year ended up in a deadlocked jury.
"Tight pants n*ggas can't stand them now/F*ck em all except Danny Brown" - Sean Price 'Barry Ruff'
Hip hop has a line right down the middle and you're either on one side or the other. Those that wear skinny jeans and those that don't.
One rapper that rocks skinnies, but gets mad respect from those that don't is Detroit rapper Danny Brown.
All it takes is one listen to his mixtape 'The Hybrid" and you'll understand why.
Brown was almost signed to G-Unit last year, and even put out a mixtape with Tony Yayo titled 'Hawaiian Snow.'
He covers this month's issue of the Detroit Metro Times and tells then his didn't get signed to G-Unit for one simple reason.
“50 didn’t sign me because I wore skinnies,” he told the magazine. "It’s about confidence too because it’s a lot of niggas that they won’t do shit because they’re thinking about how another nigga gone think about them ,Where me, personally, I don’t dress for niggas I dress for bitches.”
Don't get it twisted though, Brown won't be doing any dance records like "Teach Me How To Dougie" anytime soon. He keeps his rhymes geared toward the street.
“I used to sell crack out of apartments off Clairmount and Third. Most of the stuff that I rap about is the truth. The line, ‘was so thirsty dog sold a pregnant bitch crack,’ that’s true. I really did that shit. She was smacking herself and everything. It definitely wasn’t a good time in my life," Brown said.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 22, 2011 at 12:46pm
Nope. Only the players, Yeezy. Only. The. Players. Here’s photos from Wiz Khalfia’s FADER cover shoot. Photographer Ross Mantle captures an intimate moment between Wiz and main squeeze, Amber Rose. Love knows no bounds. Another flick after the jump.
Relatively new FADER photographer Ross Mantle shot Wiz in the center of a music video shoot and documented some of the first days of his relationship with Amber Rose. Mantle said, “He’s pretty down to earth. I don’t know if he’s going to get a head about him later on, but he has a bit of a young ego. I think to be in the position he’s in you have to have something like that to begin with.” More about Mantle’s experience, the rest of his photos and our cover feature on Wiz are featured alongside a feature on James Blake and interviews with Lex Luger, Niki and the Dove and Porcelain Raft in FADER #72. Available on traditional and digital newsstands, March 8th!
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on February 22, 2011 at 11:55am
Drake is about to do some acting again, well kind of.
The Toronto rapper/actor is set to appear on Lebron James' new animated web series "The Lebrons."
Drizzy will play himself in an episode.
"The Lebrons" was originally inspired by a Nike ad. Lebron James will produce it through his production company Spring Hill Productions and New York-based digital entertainment company Believe Entertainment Group.
The cast will also include Niecy Nash as Gloria, Wesley Jonathan as Kid Lebron, Alex Desert as Wise Lebron, Dempsey Pappion as Athlete Lebron and Lebron himself as The Business.
Music producer/writer/performer Ali Dee Theodore (“Ali Dee”) and his company DeeTown Entertainment will write and produce the music for “The LeBrons,” including the show’s opening theme song.
Posted by Mr.I Get It on February 22, 2011 at 8:55am
It’s no secret that Young Jeezy has been trying to re-capture the sound of his previous successful albums, but now it looks like Jeezy is willing to do anything to get TM 103 out there.Young Jeezy was recently spotted in the studio with Justin Bieber recording a track. No word as-if the song will be for a new Bieber project or Jeezy’s upcoming TM 103, but either way I just can’t see something good coming from these two working together. First we see all these good signs for Jeezy’s upcoming project, including him reuniting with Midnight Black for some tracks and then this happens.I still haven’t given up on Jeezy’s album, because I’ve heard some stuff intended for it that was good, including individual songs featuring Kanye West, Beyonce and even Jay-Z.I’m actually a fan of Bieber per-say but Bieber and Jeezy? Please don’t do that to us.
Carmelo Anthony is coming home, and that could mean that Donnie Walsh is leaving.
James Dolan pulled the trigger Monday night on a blockbuster deal for Anthony, the Brooklyn-born All-Star forward and former Syracuse standout, who for months was angling for an opportunity to join forces with Amar'e Stoudemire in New York. It's all part of the Knicks' ambitious plan to eventually add either Chris Paul or Deron Williams next year and give the club its own Big Three to compete against Miami and Boston.
The price for Anthony was steep, as the Knicks traded Danilo Gallinari, Raymond Felton, Wilson Chandler and rookie center Timofey Mozgov to the Denver Nuggets. They also gave Denver $3 million in cash plus a 2014 first-round pick and two second-round picks they had acquired from Golden State in last summer's sign-and-trade with David Lee.
The Knicks get Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Renaldo Balkman and Anthony Carter. In a separate deal, the Knicks traded Anthony Randolph and Eddy Curry to the Minnesota T-Wolves, who in turn will reportedly send Corey Brewer to the Knicks. As a condition of the deal, Anthony will get a 3-year, $65 million extension.
The deal was agreed to Monday night when Dolan, the chairman of Madison Square Garden, included Mozgov. The Nuggets had insisted on the 7-foot Russian center while Walsh, the team president, and head coach Mike D'Antoni felt the Knicks were giving up too much even without Mozgov. The moves will not be finalized until the commissioner's office passes on them Tuesday.
D'Antoni and Walsh were also not in favor of moving Gallinari, a 6-10 small forward with great range.
Walsh, whose patience helped the Knicks get under the salary cap and start the rebuilding process, wanted to wait until the summer to sign Anthony when he became a free agent. Dolan, however, wanted Anthony at any cost and overruled Walsh.
So while New York will be buzzing Wednesday when Anthony makes his Knicks' debut at the Garden against the Milwaukee Bucks, the trade will likely create massive upheaval in the front office.
Dolan took over the negotiations for Anthony last summer and according to sources is being advised by Isiah Thomas, the former Knicks president who is currently coaching at Florida International in Miami.
It was Thomas who informed Dolan last summer that he had received assurances from Anthony that the player would do everything in his power to either force a trade to the Knicks or sign with them as a free agent.
Although Walsh was willing to call Denver's bluff, once Dolan became directly involved in the negotiations all bets were off. Dolan, according to sources, did not want to lose Anthony to his new adversary, Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov. New Jersey was aggressive in its bid, which in turn forced the Knicks to increase their offer.
The addition of Billups is critical because the veteran guard provides leadership in the locker room and experience on the court. Carter and Williams are strictly bench players and Brewer is a strong defensive player.
The Knicks have available roster spots and assuming they don't make any trades between now and the Thursday 3 p.m. deadline, they might attempt to sign center Earl Barron. Another possibility is bringing back Jared Jeffries, who could be bought out by the Houston Rockets.
"This was a long process and Carmelo is relieved that it is over and he's thrilled to be joining the Knicks," Anthony's agent, Leon Rose, said in a statement. "He and I appreciate how the Denver Nuggets and the fans have treated him over the years and Carmelo wishes nothing but the best for the franchise, the fans and the city."
Now Anthony is home and his new team will look vastly different Wednesday against the Bucks. The Garden will be alive and the cheers will be loud when Anthony is introduced.
Walsh will be in his usual seat, not far from the Knick bench. But probably not for long.
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