Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 6:00pm
Saigon is getting ready to release his sophomore album on November 6. The Greatest Story Never Told 2: Bread & Circuses will feature Styles P, Marsha Ambrosius, Chamillionaire, Sticman and more.
Tracklist
1. Plant the Seed (What U Paid For) 2. Rap vs. Real 3. Let Me Run (Feat. Corbett) 4. Not Like Them (Feat. Styles P) 5. Brownsville Girl 6. The Game Changer (Feat. Marsha Ambrosius) 7. Blown Away 8. When Will U Love Me (Feat. Andreena Mill) 9. The Vowel Song (Feat. Rayne Dior) 10. Best Thing That I Found (Feat. Lecrae & Corbett) 11. Relafriendship (Feat. G Martin) 12. Yeah Yeah 13. Forever Dreamin’ (Feat. Tony Collins) 14. Intervention (Let It Go) (Feat. G Martin) 15. Our Babies 2 (Crazy World) 16. Keep Pushing (Feat Chamillionaire) 17. Blown Away Pt 2 (Feat Sticman of Dead Prez) 18. Rap vs. Real Homegrown
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 5:00pm
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As the sports world tries to figure out how Vince Young blew $26 million in six years some troubling details are emerging about his spending habits that provide a clue.
As we previously reported, the former NFL player is broke and out of the NFL after failing to latch on to any of the three teams he played for. He was drafted third overall in 2006 by the Tennessee Titans. They gave the former University of Texas player a $26 million guaranteed contract. After a promising rookie year where he was named the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, things seemed to fall apart for Young on the field.
He never regained the magic he displayed at UT, or in his rookie year in the NFL. He was released by the Titans on July 28, 2011.
He signed a one-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles one day later on July 29, 2011. His primary on the Eagles was to serve as a backup for Michael Vick.
After one year with the Eagles he was cut and signed a free agent contract with the Buffalo Bills on May 11, 2012. His stay with the Bills didn't last long. They released him on August 27, 2012.
Vince is now out of the NFL and broke.
Tennessee sports radio station 104.5 The Zone fielded calls during the 3HL show from restaurant workers who watched the former player blow thousands of dollars on food and liquor for himself and teammates. He also bought out a Southwest Airline flight in 2007 for no apparent reason other than simply flying home to Houston.
Take a look at some of Vince's spending habits when he played for the Titans.
1. Vince Young's favorite restaurant to hang out in? T.G.I. Friday's on Nashville's West End Avenue.
It was here he once dropped $6k on a meal for he and other players.
Yes, $6k.
At a T.G.I.Friday's.
Players would congregate at the bar
2. The bartenders, who got to know Vince thanks to his frequent visits at T.G.I. Friday's, told Vince they'd make him a "special" drink.
It was a melon drop.
Which VY had everytime he came to the restaurant.
3. During his rookie season VY spent $5k a week at the Cheesecake Factory.
He always picked up the tab for multiple teammates.
4. On a 2007 Southwest flight from Nashville to Houston, VY bought all of the seats except for about ten passengers who'd bought tickets before he could buy the entire plane.
The plane seated 130 passengers, meaning VY purchased 120 of the seats.
5. After each home football game, VY headed for the Morton's downtown where he would sit at the bar and order $600 shots of Louis XIII.
That can add up in a hurry.
Yesterday Vince took to Twitter to defend himself, claiming things were not as bad as the media was making them out to be.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 3:37pm
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Apolla The Great teams up with Philadelphia Freeway for the official music video to the track "Ink Bleed." The song can be found on Apollo's album Apollo 21.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 2:55pm
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To coincide with the release of G.O.O.D. Music's highly anticipated Cruel Summer album, Kanye West put together a video speaking about the making of the project.
"I like when I get mad at music because it's so good that I'm like, 'oh sh*t why didn't we think of that?'" he says at the beginning of the clip.
It's that kind of perfectionist attitude that has propelled West into his present spot as one of the most creative minds in the business.
West says he wanted this project to be different and without any label politics, which is why he reached out to so many different camps outside of his own.
"One track might have 30 people's opinion on it," he explains. "It's not just about a tracklist and a name. It's about the communal style of work. We spend just as much time on the actual album packaging, as the the video concepts, as the song [itself]. Everything is equally as important."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 2:07pm
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Raekwon The Chef shot this music video for "The Scroll" last year, but waited until now to finally release it. The song is off of The Chef's album Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 1:10pm
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Kendrick Lamar recently sat down with Boss Lady on Invasion Radio. The Compton MC revealed the name of the song ("Black Boy Fly") that is the inspiration behind the cover of his album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 12:34pm
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On August 30, Chris Lighty passed away. Many who knew him are still struggling with the idea that he is gone. On Wednesday's MTV RapFix Live, former Violator Management President and Co-founder Mona Scott-Young and Missy Elliot talked with Sway about the impact Chris had on the business and their lives.
"I think sometimes it's good to do history," Missy said. "He's somebody that if anybody is trying to do management, A&R or whatever, I think you should know who Chris Lighty is. He built so many careers. He had that cockiness, but it worked for him because he made sure that all of his artists was good. He worked hard for all of us. He was just a go-getter."
Sway remembered a funny story about Chris and 50 Cent.
"I remember when [Chris] first started working with 50," Sway recalled. "And he brought 50 in here to do his first MTV interview before people even knew who he was. And I was talking to 50 and 50 was just saying the most wild things. This was early 50. And Chris and I got into it because he thought I was egging it on. And I almost smiled at him like, 'man I appreciate your passion for your artists."
Mona also spoke fondly of Chris as she reminded viewers of just how far back Chris's contributions to the industry go.
"I don't think people understand the magnitude of who he was and what he contributed," she said. "From the forefront it seems like it started with a 50, Busta or Missy, but this is a guy who goes back to Afrika Bambaataa, A Tribe Called Quest, the Rush days, the early Def Jam days. His contributions are innumerable, and I'm still reeling from it. It just still seems surreal to me."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 11:32am
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Nearly 12 years after a club shooting that left several people injured, Diddy has paid $850,000 to settle his share of a lawsuit brought by the victims according to the New York Post.
On December 27, 1999, Diddy was at a Manhattan nightclub with then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez and protege Shyne. During a dispute, Shyne pulled out a gun and began shooting inside the club.
Shyne was subsequently arrested and charged with and convicted of attempted murder, assault, and reckless endangerment. He was sentenced to ten years in prison.
Diddy, who was represented by Johnnie Cochran Jr., was acquitted of weapons possession and bribery charges. The jury also acquitted his bodyguard Anthony Jones of all charges.
Although cleared in the criminal case, Diddy and the nightclub still faced several civil suits from the three injured victims.
The most seriously injured victim, 40-year old Natania Reuben, was shot in the nose and suffered seizures because of seven bullet fragments still lodged in her face.
Natania Reuben
In June 2011, a settlement was reached. Reuben was paid $1.8 million. The two other victims were paid $500,000 and $50,000.
In October 2009, Shyne, who legally changed his name to Moses Michael Levi to reflect his conversion to being an Orthodox Jew, was released from prison after serving nine years. He was then deported back to his home country of Belize. The rapper had beefed with Diddy while he was incarcerated until they buried the hatchet earlier this year during Paris Fashion week.
Now the beef is back on. Upset that Diddy won't help him obtain a U.S. Visa, Shyne releases a diss track in August titled "You're Welcome" aimed at the Bad Boyboss.
In a new interview with WGIV Charlotte, Shyne claims he saved Jennifer Lopez and Diddy's lives on the night of the shooting in 1999.
"I wasn't thugging and bugging that night," Shyne says. "I was actually the best behaved because I don't drink and I don't smoke. But I'm from the streets so when it's time for my hammer to go off it goes off, and somebody was getting ready to pop [Diddy] head off. It might not had been no Jennifer Lopez movies if I didn't pull my ratchet and squeeze off."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 10:08am
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The BET Music Matters Tour made a stop in Toronto on Wednesday night. Headliner Kendrick Lamar brought out hometown kid Drake during his set. Drizzy performed his single "HYFR (Hell Yeah F*cking Right)" much to the delight of the crowd at the Sound Academy.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 8:36am
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Check out Machine Gun Kelly's latest music video for "Stereo" featuring Fitts of The Kickdrums. The song will be appear on MGK's upcoming album Lace Up, which will be released on October 9th.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 8:30am
After spending a good portion of the last year and a half working on Slaughterhouse projects, Jump Off Joe Budden is ready to get back on his solo grind.
First up for the New Jersey MC will be his mixtape titled A Loose Quarter, dropping soon. Joe will then concentrate on his first solo album since he released Padded Room and Escape Route in 2009.
His new album is titled No Love Lost and is scheduled to be released later this year.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 8:07am
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ABN/Grand Hustle artist cruises through the streets of Houston in his new music video for "Rollin." The song is off of Trae's new mixtape Tha Blackprint.
Video directed by Philly Fly Boy
Pick up a free copy of The Blackprint from Livemixtapes.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 20, 2012 at 7:49am
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Only DMX could take a simple task on a laptop and turn into a hilarious event. During a recent visit to radio station Power 105.1, the rapper was asked to Google his name. After some convincing he finally gave it a try.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 19, 2012 at 2:42pm
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2 Chainz celebrated his 36th birthday in style this past Sunday at Liv Nightclub in Miami. The Atlanta rapper was joined by Lil Wayne onstage and the two performed "Yuck" off of Tity Boi's album Based On A T.R.U. Story.
Peep the performance below and do yourself a favor by grabbing Based On A T.R.U. Story now from iTunes.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 19, 2012 at 2:05pm
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T.I. sat down with Fuse recently to talk about his long awaited album Trouble Man. Tip said that the next single from the album will be a collaboration with Lil Wayne titled "Ball."
He also revealed that he has features lined up with Pink, Cee Lo Green, R. Kelly and Andre 3000.
"One of my proudest moments is when I got to collaborate with [Andre] 3000," Tip said. "The is a record that has been in the works for probably about six years now. We finally got around to doing it, and the record is called 'Sorry.' It's a phenomenal tune and he's phenomenal on it."
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 19, 2012 at 12:27pm
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Kendrick Lamar stopped by the Raheem DeVaughn Show while out in Washington, D.C. recently to promote his upcoming album good kid, m.A.A.d. city.
In addition to chopping it up about the album, Kendrick talked about his recording process in the studio, incorporating a live band into his stage shows, co-signs from Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre, plus more.
K. Dot also spit a freestyle over the "Stay Schemin" instrumental.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on September 19, 2012 at 11:51am
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Miguel recently stopped by Los Angeles radio station Power 106 to perform his hit single "Adorn" on Big Boy's Neighborhood. The song is off of the singer's sophomore album Kaleidoscope Dream.
You can download the track off of the three-song EP Kaleidoscope Dream: The Water Preview on iTunes, which is a prelude to the Kaleidoscope Dreamproject which will be released October 2nd.
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