"A motherfucker in this day and age will do anything if they feel like it's [going to] go viral," claims Lord Jamar.
Surely by now everyone has seen Cali rapper Lil B's ensemble during his appearance on ESPN's Sports Nation. Known for his curses as much as his outlandish lyrics, the self-proclaimed BasedGod arrived on the set donning a sun hat, earrings, and a lace top, angering sports fans and celebrities nationwide. Even Vlad added that it was "a little different," but as you'll see in this exclusive, Brand Nubian's Lord Jamar wasn't here for any of it.
"Is fame and money that important where you would just do anything?," he asks during his latest sit-down. Lord Jamar says he's sick and tired of artists doing things for shock value, and mostly faults Lil B's cult-like followers who applaud his actions. His advice for the former Pack star? "Stop doing gay shit for attention," Lord Jamar pleads shortly before delving into personalities who have gotten attention for identifying with other genders and races. "Lies are the new truth," he ends off.
Has the issue of identity confusion simply become a trend? Let us know if you agree with Lord Jamar below.
Joell Ortiz does what he does best on this bass-heavy !llmind produced banger. If you feel offended, it's probably directed towards you. This is the 1st single from Joell Ortiz & !llmind's up-coming 'Human' album, due out July 17th 2015.
Producer Mally Mal worked closely with Coke Boy Chinx before his untimely passing, and while out in Los Angeles on the BET Awards red carpet, the reality show star took time to honor his late friend and colleague. According to Mal, many people underestimated "what he did for Coke Boyz and French [Montana]," as he was the mastermind behind a slew of the crew's top tracks. "It's a sad thing, man. You gotta take advantage of the moments that you have now."
When asked if he'll return to Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood, Mally Mal says he'll appear on "a few episodes," but is primarily focused on his music career and not the drama the show brings to everyone involved. Watch on as he speaks on his upcoming projects with Migos and O.T. Genasis, and his tumultuous relationship with Nikki Mudarris in this exclusive red carpet clip.
XXL rolls out their latest 2015 Freshman Cypher. This one features OG Maco, Goldlink and Vince Staples. Check out the video below and let us know what you think in the comment section below.
Chris Farley may have only lived 33-years before his untimely death in 1997, but he'll always be remembered for his hilarious skits on Saturday Night Live, and the movies Tommy Boy, Beverly Hills Ninja and Black Sheep.
On July 31, fans of the comic will relive some of his funniest moments when the documentaryI Am Chris Farleyopens in theaters.
The film will also be available on VOD, digital download and DVD on August 11.
David Spade, Christina Applegate, Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon and more will give us a glimpse into the life of the comedic genius.
It's been a minute since we have heard something new from Robin Thicke, but the R&B singer is back on the scene with "Morning Sun." Check out the official lyric video for it below. It's available now on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/morning-sun-single/id1009117050.
Sheek Louch teams up with Trae Tha Truth, Slaughterhouse emcee Joell Ortiz and M.O.P.'s Billy Danze for his new single titled "Hood Nigga." You can purchase it now from iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hood-ni**a-feat.-billy-danze/id1001316369.
Besides landing at number three on the 2015 Forbes Highest Paid celebrities list with a jaw dropping $135 million, singer Katy Perry also graces the cover of the publications latest issue.
Check out her pictorial and behind the scenes video below.
Forbes has rolled out it's 2015 Highest Paid Celebrities list. The list has been published every year since 1999
It measures money earned from June 1, 2014 to June 1, 2015 before subtracting management fees and taxes; figures are based on data from Nielsen, Pollstar, Box Office Mojo and IMDB, as well as interviews with agents, managers, lawyers—and many of the stars themselves.
Nyce Da Future, Kay1nerand Lot-A-Nerv, together known asNueliphe World, team up with super producer/singerRemo The Hitmakerfor a very smooth cut titled"Know What Chu Want."
Produced by Remo The Hitmaker
Graphics by @krkgfx
This is the final leak off of Remo and PaperChaserDotCom's forthcoming mixtape, The Purest Product, Vol. 1, dropping on July 1st.
Here is part one of Mikey T The Movie Star's exclusive interview with Hollywood Jack Thriller In this piece Jack touches on meeting 40 Glocc, his association with G-Unit and their upcoming fight
Rae Holliday, Charlamagne Tha God, Danielle Young, Skoob, Deanii Scott, Rip Michaels, Skoob, Kaz, LowKey and Jack Thriller are back with another episode of #NoFilter.
Check it out below as they give their opinions on Will and Jada Pinkett-Smith's supposed open marriage.
"The original job for a policeman was to catch escaped slaves and protect the property of slave-owners. And it has not changed."
David Banner is fed up. The outspoken southern rap artist sat down with VladTV to discuss police brutality and the current state of hip-hop, and when it comes to both, Banner believes people need to stop watching it all take place and take action. "Our kids are dying. Little Black girls are getting beat. Where all the gangsters at when it comes to that?" he asks. "Everybody in hip-hop say they from the hood, but when the hood needs them, they're nowhere to be found."
Hailing from Jackson, Mississippi, the public speaker has also noticed how hip-hop doesn't recognize socially-conscious artists as much as the rappers whose lyrics hardly hold any substance, especially those from southern states like Big K.R.I.T. "If hip-hopper's ain't acting like monkeys, people don't f****** support them. And I'm tired of that, dude," he painfully expresses. "What's going on in hip-hop right now is embarrassing, dude."
From the McKinney pool party incident to incarcerated Black men, David Banner strongly believes instances like these wouldn't occur if their skin color were a lighter shade. "America would shut down," he states with an undeniably angry tone, recalling a talk with a friend of his who works for the law. Press play to find out how Banner plans to hold hip-hop consumers accountable for the way they portray the culture, and why it's up for hip-hop sites like ours to put the Black community in positive light, since major news stations like FOX hardly ever do.
Listen to David Banner's newest single "My Uzi" with Big K.R.I.T. on iTunes and Google Play. When it comes to his upcoming LP ''The God Box," he claims it's "one of the best hip-hop albums period. And after it comes out I'll never say that again - it's gon' be up to y'all to do it. And hip-hop say they want something better, well it's here. And if you don't take it now it's your fault."
To discuss music and current social issues, Banner encourages you to hit him up on Twitter @therealbanner.
MALONE, N.Y. (AP) — The escaped murderer who was shot by a state trooper near the Canadian border is in "critical but stable" condition at an Albany hospital, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday.
Cuomo told CNN that David Sweat's condition initially was listed in stable condition but was downgraded to critical after being flown to Albany Medical Center on Sunday night.
Sweat is one of two prisoners who escaped from a maximum-security New York prison three weeks ago. The other escapee, Richard Matt, was killed in a confrontation with law enforcement on Friday.
Cuomo said Sweat had a bag containing maps, tools, bug repellent and Pop Tarts when he was shot twice by Sgt. Jay Cook on Sunday afternoon in a farm field less than two miles from the border in Constable, New York.
The daring escape from Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora was "done with facilitators, it was done with cooperators," Cuomo said.
"This was 'Cool Hand Luke' meets 'Shawshank Redemption," he said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Some of the same state troopers who'd been hunting down the convicts since their escape found themselves scrambling to get the lone survivor to a hospital, hoping to make him well enough to share the tale of how the pair managed to escape and stay on the run for so long.
Sweat, 35, was shot and captured Sunday afternoon when a single state police sergeant spotted a suspicious man walking on a rural road in Constable, near the Canadian border.
His capture came two days after Matt was killed in Malone, just south of Constable, while holding a shotgun. Sweat was unarmed when he was shot twice by Sgt. Jay Cook as the fugitive ran for a tree line.
The men had been on the loose since June 6, when they cut their way out of the prison in Dannemora, about 30 miles from Malone, using power tools. Two prison workers have been charged with helping them.
Clinton correction officer Gene Palmer, charged with promoting prison contraband, tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct, is due in court Monday. His attorney has said he will plead not guilty.
Gene Palmer
Officials said Palmer gave the two prisoners frozen hamburger meat that a prison tailoring shop instructor had used to hide the tools she smuggled to Sweat and Matt. Palmer's attorney said he had no knowledge that the meat contained hacksaw blades, a bit and a screwdriver.
Prosecutors said the tailor shop worker, Joyce Mitchell, got close to the men while working with them and had agreed to be their getaway driver but backed out because she felt guilty for participating in the escape. Authorities also said Mitchell had discussed killing her husband as part of the plot.
Joyce Mitchell
Mitchell pleaded not guilty June 15 to charges including felony promoting prison contraband.
Sweat's capture ended an ordeal that sent 1,300 law enforcement officers into the thickly forested northern reaches of New York and forced residents to tolerate nerve-wracking armed checkpoints and property searches.
"The nightmare is finally over," Cuomo declared at a news conference.
Cook, a 21-year veteran, was alone and on routine patrol when he stumbled upon Sweat in Constable, about 30 miles northwest of the prison. He gave chase when Sweat fled and decided to fire fearing he would lose Sweat in the trees, state police said.
"I can only assume he was going for the border," Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said.
D'Amico said the men may have used black pepper to throw off their scent from the dogs that were tracking them; he said Sweat's DNA was recovered from pepper shakers found at one camp where the fugitives may have spent time.
Cuomo said many questions remained unanswered in the case, including whether the inmates had other accomplices.
"We have already started a full investigation," he said. "But today ends with good news. These were dangerous, dangerous men."
Sweat had not been formally interviewed by investigators as of late Sunday, but any information he provides could be critical to the investigation, Clinton County District Attorney Andrew Wylie said.
Sweat will be charged with escape, burglary and other charges, Wylie said. He and Matt are suspected of breaking into some of the region's many cabins during their time on the lam. Wylie said prosecutors would wait for Sweat to recover before charging him.
Matt, 49, and Sweat used power tools to saw through a steel cell wall and several steel steam pipes, bashed a hole through a 2-foot-thick brick wall, squirmed through pipes and emerged from a manhole outside Clinton Correctional.
Sweat was serving a sentence of life without parole in the killing of a sheriff's deputy in Broome County in 2002. Matt was serving 25 years to life for the killing and dismembering of his former boss.
Authorities said the men had filled their beds in their adjacent cells with clothes to make it appear they were sleeping when guards made overnight rounds. On a cut steam pipe, the prisoners left a taunting note containing a crude caricature of an Asian face and the words "Have a nice day."
Prosecutors said the inmates apparently used tools stored by prison contractors, taking care to return them to their toolboxes after each night's work.
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Associated Press writers Carolyn Thompson in Buffalo, New York, and Deepti Hajela in New York City contributed to this report.
Already facing charges of murder, assault, weapons violations and drug trafficking,Bobby Shmurdacan now add the offense of promoting prison contraband to that list.
The New York Daily News reports that on June 21, a guard witnessed Bobby's girlfriend, Kimberly Rousseau, 18, hand him a "black latex glove balloon wrapped in black electrical tape out of her bra and hand it to him. The guard opened the balloon and found a sharpened metal object" during a visit to Rikers Island in New York.
Bobby was arrested and both were charged
Shmurda, real name Ackquille Pollard, is already staring at 25-years in prison if convicted of the previous charges.
Karrueche Tran was a thing of beauty at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles for the 2015 BET Awards. The model rocked platinum hair while wearing a Michael Costello suit and sheer black bralette.
"Let a nigga try me, try me/ I'm a get his whole mothafuckin' family/ And I ain't playin wit nobody/ Fuck around and I'm a catch a body,"Dej Loaf"Try Me."
Dej Loaf got tried during sound check at the 2015 BET Awards and one of her ex-managers didn't like the results.
TMZ reports that Dej fired her two managers a few days ago and hired a new team. Both of the approached her Saturday, June 27, to "talk it out."
The singer, her new team and bodyguards weren't having it. A fight ensued and one of the former managers had to go to the hospital to get stitches for a cut on his forehead.
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