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As big as it gets: Jay-Z won the BET Hip-Hop Awards' MVP of the Year trophy, beating Lil Wayne, Drake, T.I. and Kanye West. Hov also opened the show with a performance of "As Real as It Gets" with Young Jeezy. Taped earlier this month in Atlanta and aired Tuesday night (October 27), the ceremony showcased the hip-hop nation, from the New Boyz to OGs like Jigga.
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'Despite my past and stuff like that, I appreciate all of y'all,' Brown tells fans at the New Jersey concert, which also featured Fabolous and The-Dream.EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Chris Brown is getting back to the music. After making headlines this year for his February assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, Brown made serious movement in his musical comeback on Tuesday (October 27) with the premiere of his "I Can Transform Ya" video and a headlining performance at Power 105.1's Powerhouse '09 concert.Incidentally, the New York radio station hosted a comeback show for R. Kelly when he was facing legal woes back in 2003. Much like Kelly six years ago, the Powerhouse fans embraced Brown with cheers and singing of their own.After openers The-Dream, Fabolous, Day26, Trey Songz, Keri Hilson and Mario, Brown had his spotlight. Most of the opening acts were eager to see Chris get back to where he belongs: entertaining. Instead of taking off after their performances, you could see Hilson, Songz and Day26 by the side of the stage waiting to see what Brown would do."Chris is a performer. In spite of all that's been going on in his personal life, he's gonna get out there and perform," Songz said before Brown hit the stage. "I'm confident in that. As a friend, as a brother, I wanna see him go out there and shut it down. I believe everybody deserves a second chance. In God's eyes, none of us are perfect, and he forgives us every day. He deserves a second chance, and I commend Power 105 for giving it to him."There was an immediate roar in the crowd as Brown came out in a black-and-red jacket that looked like a futuristic version of what Michael Jackson wore in the "Thriller" video. Brown wasted no time in getting to his new material, starting with "I Can Transform Ya." Chris began at the back of the stage with his dancers, who were all dressed in black up to their face-covering motorcycle helmets. Brown started singing and walking to the front of the stage, where Swizz Beatz also emerged to rap the song's hook."Wall to Wall" followed, with more high-powered dancing. In the middle of the record, Brown's DJ played Jay-Z's "On to the Next" during a choreographed breakdown. Leg kicks, krumping, slides — Brown's arsenal seems to have expanded."Gimme That" was next, and Brown reminded the crowd that he's getting older on the opening lyric: "The young boy now is 20." Shortly after, Brown's DJ asked him how he felt. The singer let the music speak for him as the Clipse's "I'm Good" came on.Brown and two backup dancers walked from the back to the front of the stage with a bop and arms folded. They leaned to the left on the song's chorus, leaned to the right, then they all dropped down low. "Yo" came next, followed by "Take You Down." The latter was Brown in full heartthrob mode. Brown didn't last the entire record without ripping off of his black tank top. The ladies voiced their approval with screams.Juelz Santana came out as special guest to debut his new single with Brown, "Back to the Crib." Next, Brown slowed the tempo and had thousands of backup singers in the crowd on his hit "With You.""Are y'all glad Chris is back doing shows?" Brown's DJ asked the audience. The fans screamed with praise.Brown finally spent some time speaking to the audience after they sang Jordin Sparks' parts on "No Air." "Despite my past and stuff like that, I appreciate all of y'all," he said. His words were barely audible because of the cheering.The singer also promised to be a better man. "How long we gonna do this for? We gonna do this forever!" he also promised.Of course, "Forever" closed the show."It was dope. I loved it," Omarion said after the show. "It's amazing to be able to come out and support my peers. Chris came and did his thing, all the time. Yeah, CB, he's ready. He's right and he's ready. It's time.""Excuse my French, but that mutha----in' boy killed that sh--!" Polow Da Don exclaimed after watching Brown. "The energy was crazy. You could tell that's something that's missing in the game. He's the absolute truth. He's the future."Earlier in the night, Mario paraded out a host of surprises during his short set. Maino came out for "All the Above," then Red Cafe joined the party with "Hottest in the Hood." Jim Jones later came out for "We Fly High." Jones was joined by DJ Webstar for "Dancin' on Me." Finally, Sean Garrett came out for the smash "Break Up."Keri Hilson, the lone female on the bill, lit up the mic with "Turnin' Me On," "Knock You Down" and Timbaland's "The Way I Are." Trey Songz was combustible with his hits "Successful" and "I Invented Sex."
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Video After The JumpRakim breaks his silence and gives his opinion on Nas's song 'Unauthorized Biography of Rakim' off of the Street's Disciples cd. Interestingly enough, Ra says Nas has never reached out to him to this day to explain why he did the song which makes him think the QB mc may have had an "angle" for doing the joint. The one thing that is clear from this interview is Rakim didn't appreciate having intimate details of his life revealed on record. Especially by someone he has no relationship with, business or otherwise.
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www.rapbasement.comA new snippet of a track called "Strong Enough" from 50 Cent's upcoming "Before I Self Destruct" album has landed online confirming rumors that the G-Unit general takes shots at former G-Unit members Young Buck and The Game. In the snippet, 50 explains why the five-member group was slimmed down to three. "That Big Poppa, I'lll send your monkey a** to see Allah," Fif raps. "These n*ggas ain't strong enough, they money ain't long enough, when they bump heads with me...When I say I'll kill ya, I'll kill ya/As a kid I wasn't fittin' in/Special Ed kid in the back on Riddelin' -- Hooptie all f*cked up/Pockets all f*cked up/Now n*gga what's up?/I'm rich now, n*ggas know about my dividends -- Crib the size of a New York City clock now/Okay, okay, try me and get shot down/I'm like a Zebra, I got so many stripes/I'm the f*cking general/I run my ciick right/There was five of us, all of us millionaires/Now one's a junkie and one's a f*cking queer/Now it's three of us/That's the way it started..."In related news, the trailer for "Before I Self Destruct," the movie with the same name as 50's upcoming album, recently also hit the internet. The film is included with 50 Cent's new album in a dexlue edition50 Cent - Disses Young Buck & The Game On New Album Track50 Cent - Before I Self Destruct (Move Trailer)
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NEW YORK, NY -- 10/27/09 -- E1 Music is excited to announce the release of "The Avon Barksdale Story - Legends of the Unwired" -- in March 2010. This gripping film won Best Docudrama at this year's NY International Independent Film & Video Festival and reveals the raw truth about death, drugs, and violence in the streets of Baltimore, MD. In "The Avon Barksdale Story," the real Nathan Avon "Bodie" Barksdale tells all to actor Wood Harris, who played his on screen character in HBO's critically acclaimed series "The Wire."
"The Wire" was based on the lives of real gangsters. "The Avon Barksdale Story" is the first to chronicle the actual lives of these real people. Barksdale's real name, Nathan Avon Barksdale, and his nickname, "Bodie," were both used in the series as composite characters. Avon Barksdale was "The Wire's" first season's central character. The storyline focused on the Barksdale clan and their ruthless hold on Baltimore's underworld and the intense efforts of law enforcement to stop them. Barksdale was a real crime figure in Baltimore.
Barksdale says he consulted David Simon, the creator of "The Wire," during the early filming of the highly successful mini-series. He says, "'The Wire' was one long commercial for this!"
During the drug wars of the '80s, long before "The Wire's" drug kingpin Avon Barksdale entered the mind of David Simon, a young man (named Nathan Avon "Bodie" Barksdale) was in the belly of one of the most violent neighborhoods on Baltimore's Westside. The Lexington Terrace Projects was one of the most notorious areas in the city making it the perfect backdrop for HBO's "The Wire." But unlike David Simon, an admitted outsider, this story possesses the intimate detailing which can only come from an insider's view. The real Barksdale brings the riveting fact-filled account of his world now known as "The Avon Barksdale Story - Legends of the Unwired." A must see story for all true fans of "The Wire!"
This film was financed, directed, and produced by the KAJ Enterprise film group.
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Rapper Talib Kweli and singer Res, collectively knows as Idle Warship drop their first project. Talib always delivers so I recommend you download this mixtape.Download HereRead more…
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Two suspects were arrested and third is being questioned in the gang rape of a California teen outside a high school homecoming dance, police said Tuesday.
The 15-year-old Richmond High School student hospitalized in stable condition after the attack, which happened while as many as 15 people, all males, looked on but didn't help or call police, investigators said.
The sex assault took place on school grounds Saturday while the dance was under way inside the school, authorities said.
"She was raped, beaten, robbed and dehumanized by several suspects who were obviously OK enough with it to behave that way in each other's presence," said Richmond police Lt. Mark Gagan.
"What makes it even more disturbing is the presence of others," Gagan said. "People came by, saw what was happening and failed to report it."
Manuel Ortega, 19, a former student at the school, was arrested soon after he ran from the scene. He faces charges of rape, robbery and kidnapping, and was held on $800,000 bail.
A 15-year-old was also arrested and charged with one count of felony sexual assault. A third teenager was being questioned, police said.
"Based on witness statements and suspect statements, and also physical evidence, we know that she was raped by at least four suspects committing multiple sex acts," Gagan said.
"As people announced over time that this was going on, more people came to see, and some actually participated," Gagan said.
Police said a "full-court press" was under way, including reviews of Facebook and YouTube, to find other attackers and bystanders who witnessed the rape.
"We're looking in particular to see if anyone posted any video of the incident," Gagan said.
Several other individuals were detained but not arrested, Simon said.
The victim was found unconscious under a bench shortly before midnight Saturday after police received a call from someone who overheard people "reminiscing about the incident," Gagan said.
Police said the girl left the dance and was walking to meet her father for a ride home when a classmate invited her to join a group drinking in the courtyard.
"Right now, we're looking at toxicology reports to determine her blood-alcohol content and to determine if she was drugged."
"This just gets worse and worse the more you dig into it," Gagan told CNN. "It was like a horror movie after looking at the evidence. I can't believe not one person felt compelled to help her."
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RadarOnline Reports
Actress Angelina Jolie bedded her mother's boyfriend when she was just 16, according to a bombshell new biography penned by controversial writer Andrew Morton.
According to Now magazine, Jolie and her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, could not come to terms with each other after the Oscar winning star confessed to the act, and they struggled to repair their damaged relationship.
"Marcheline had a live-in boyfriend whom she was very much in love with, but Ange slept with him when she was 16 and barely out of school," a source told the magazine. "Her mother found out and ended her relationship with the man."
The source also says: "When Ange admitted the story to her brother James just a few weeks ago, even he turned on her. She has hardly anyone left in life who likes or trusts her."
Angelina's mother died of cancer, in 2007, at the age of 56. At the time, Angelina was said to be devastated and was noticeably thinner after her mother's passing.
Morton's unauthorized book about Jolie is expected to be released sometime this winter.
He's also written controversial tell-all biographies on other superstars including Tom Cruise, Madonna, and the late Princess Diana.
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Tracklist:
01. N.S.S. Intro
02. On Me f. Butch Cassidy
03. Still With The Bullshit
04. Karma Is A
05. Homie
06. Brown Lil Squares f. Bow Wow
07. Loaded f. YG Soprano
08. Kidnappin’ Hip Hop
09. Before It All Ends f. Snoop Dogg & Jay Rock
10. Skit
11. Til Death Do Us Part f. Xzibit
Glasses Malone stay on his grizzly grind. Got a nice line up for this tape. Know it's a fuckin banger. Download link below.
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You know you got a hit on your hands when people start spoofing it. Asa The Comic drops his version of 50 Cent's smash hit single "Baby By Me" ft Ne-Yo and Dipset's Juelz Santana. Sample lyrics "OHHH ITS NEYO BABY/PEEPS THINK IM GAY/DON'T MEAN A THING" lol.
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Are you ready to step your DJ game up? Well here's your chance. The new "DJ Hero"($119.99) game hits stores today just in time for the holidays. In addition, the special "DJ Hero Renegade Edition"($199.99) featuring compilation cds from both Jay-Z and Eminem is also available.
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Video After The JumpCloverland G, Lil Flip aka Flip Gate$ is really in grind mode. The Houston rapper has dropped three projects in 2009, 'Return Of The # 1 Flyboy', 'Certified' and 'Respect Me'. This is the video shoot for the hit song "Kim Kardashian" off of the 'Return Of The Flyboy' cd. Don't expect Fliperaci to slow down anytime soon, being independent has given him the freedom to keep flooding the block with product.
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Rap-Up Reports
Amy Winehouse showed off her new boobs during an appearance at London’s Q Awards on Monday (Oct. 26). While her new assets were on prominent display, Winehouse was M.I.A. when it came to presenting an award to ska-rock band The Specials. She showed up later during their acceptance speech.
Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, is one proud papa, saying this when asked how his daughter was doing: “Fantastic, fantastic. Her boobs are great as well. I shouldn’t have said that, should I? She looks absolutely fantastic.”
MTV Reports
Mixtapes: Paranormal Activity, DatPiff and CortezHeadliner: Soulja Boy Tell'emCo-Starring: DJ Woogie and DJ Neptune (Paranormal Activity), DJ Holiday (DatPiff) and DJ Whoo Kid and DJ Scream (Cortez)
Essential Info: Soulja Boy is taking a page out of homie Gucci Mane's handbook and putting out three mixtapes at once — he's letting them thangs fly on Halloween. Utilizing the skills of five different DJs, Soulja said the tapes will feature three different varieties of his music.
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SixShot.Com Reports
Former Bad Boy rapper Shyne is being deported back to his homeland Belize on Wednesday (October 27) after serving almost nine years in jail for his role in a shooting in New York that involved his then mentor Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jennifer Lopez.
Media reports monitored in Belize confirm that the rapper is being deported by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.).
Shyne's family has enlisted the services of Harvard Law Professor and President Obama insider Professor Charles Ogletree to try and secure a pardon from New York Governor David Paterson to allow the rapper to re-enter the U.S.
Under U.S. law, convicted felons are deported to their country of origin following the end of the sentence. Shyne (born Jamal Barrow) was born and raised in Belize but moved to Flatbush, New York as a teenager but never gained U.S. citizenship,
A television station controlled by the ruling United Democratic Party of Prime Minister Dean Barrow, who is Shyne's father, reported today that the rapper has been expelled from the U.S. and will arrive in Belize on Wednesday via a Continental Airlines flight from Houston.
The station reports that Shyne's father and other relatives will be on hand to receive the rapper at the Belize City airport.
One Belize radio station is reporting that rather than immediately attempting to emigrate to Europe to re-start his rapping career, Shyne will now try to utilise his Belize passport to move to a Caribbean country such as Jamaica to use as a base for re-igniting his recording career.
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Check The Video/Audio After The JumpDark Man X spoke with 106.7 The Fan about his upcoming mixed martial arts debut. DMX will be fighting actor Eric Martinez in Alabama December 12th. Although the fight is billed as an MMA bout, it's actually going to be a boxing match with gloves and no takedowns. X doesn't seem to be too worried. He says he isn't training and has no idea who his corner man will be. If nothing else, this should be entertaining to watch.
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