The Backroom is where BET invites some of the hottest rappers in the game to come and spit freestyles. The latest to bless the mic was Black Hippy member Schoolboy Q.
Watch Q do his thing below. If the player doesn't work correctly click HERE
A California woman who had sex with her biological son was sentenced Wednesday to four years and eight months in Napa County Superior Court according to the Napa Valley Register.
32-year old Mistie Rebecca Atkinson, had pleaded no contest in May to incest, oral copulation, lewd contact with a minor and distribution of lewd material to a minor. This all stemmed from an incestuous relationship she was having with her 16-year old biological son.
Atkinson, who had been estranged from her son since he was 2-years old tracked him down on Facebook in 2011. She began to send him multiple inappropriate messages and nude photos. At some point the two began an intimate relationship.
Atkinson pleaded with the court for leniency, saying she never intended to become intimate with her son.
“I don’t feel like I should have the charge of incest because there is something called genetic attraction that is a very powerful (phenomenon) that happens to 50 (percent) of people becoming reunited with a long-lost relative,” she wrote in her letter to the judge.
Police caught Atkinson in a hotel room with her son after being tipped off by the boy's grandmother and other relatives that the two were having an incestuous relationship.
The New York Daily News reports that "Good Morning America" ran a segment about genetic sexual attraction (GSA) last month. Some psychologists say that biological family members who are separated for long periods of time risk becoming sexually attracted to each other when they reunite.
Frank Ocean's debut album Channel Orange will be released on July 17th. The Odd Future singer has enlisted Andre 3000, Earl Sweatshirt and John Mayerfor features on the project.
Here is the official video for Mac Miller's "Missed Calls." The Ritz Reynolds produced track can be found on Mac's debut album Blue Slide Park, available now on iTunes.
Kate Upton's version of the "Cat Daddy" dance became a viral sensation in May when photographer Terry Richardson uploaded it to youtube. The video now has 7.6 million views and counting. Earlier this week the beautiful model appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and was asked if she could teach Jimmy how to do it.
Nas' tenth studio album "Life Is Good" will released July 17th via Def Jam Records. The Queens MC has a nice list of features lined up for the project. Amy winehouse, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Miguel, Anthony Hamilton, Large Professor and more are aet to appear.
Check out the full tracklist below.
1. No Introduction (Produced by Justice League)
2. Loco-Motive feat. Large Professor (Produced by No I.D.) 3. A Queens Story (Produced by Salaam Remi)
4. Accident Murderers feat. Rick Ross (Produced by No I.D.)
5. Daughters (Produced by No I.D.)
6. Reach Out feat. Mary J. Blige (Produced by Salaam Remi, Rodney Jerkins, DJ Hot Day & Nas)
7. World’s An Addiction feat. Anthony Hamilton (Produced by Salaam Remi)
8. Summer On Smash feat. Miguel & Swizz Beatz (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
9. You Wouldn’t Understand feat. Victoria Monet (Produced by Buckwild)
10. Back When (Produced by No I.D.)
11. The Don (Produced by Salaam Remi, Heavy D & Da Internz)
12. Stay (Produced by No I.D.)
13. Cherry Wine feat. Amy Winehouse (Produced by Salaam Remi)
14. Bye Baby (Produced by Salaam Remi & 40)
Deluxe Edition
15. Nasty (Produced by Salaam Remi)
16. The Black Bond (Produced by Salaam Remi)
17. Roses (Produced by Al Shux)
18. Where’s The Love feat. Cocaine 80s (Produced by No I.D.)
iTunes Bonus
19. Trust (Produced by Boi 1da)
Japan Bonus
20. The Don (Don Dada Remix) (Produced by Salaam Remi & Heavy D)
50 Cent was recently in Detroit and had the chance to sit down with radio station FM 98 WJLB. The G-Unit boss talked about being in a comfortable enough financial space to release his new album '5 (Murder By Numbers)' in today's slow paced record climate. He also talked about his recent interview with Oprah Winfrey, Street King, SMS Audioand more.
'5 (Murder By Numbers)' will be released on July 3rd via iTunes.
Ludacris becomes the latest artist to take a stab at Ca$h Out's hit "Cashin Out." Luda spits a bars about his large bank account before his new single "Jingalin" comes on with footage of Luda making it rain in a strip club.
After missing her appearance on the show Thursday Iggy Azalea sat down with The Breakfast Club this morning to talk about a wide variety of topics. The crew talked with Iggy about why aligning herself with T.I. angered Jimmy Iovine and cost her deal with Interscope, her relationship with A$AP Rocky, her beef with Azealia Banks, sex and more.
Beyonce reportedly just gave Jay-Z a Father's Day gift he will never forget. The pop diva plopped down $40 million on a private plane for her husband as a reminder of how good a dad he is to their six-month old daughter, Blue Ivy according to blogger Perez Hilton.
"The Bombardier Challenger 850 has a flash interior including a cream leather living room, a kitchen, a bedroom and two bathrooms," a source told Hilton. "Beyoncé thought this would be the perfect way to show Jay how much of a great dad he is."
Ab-Soul headlined his first NYC show for the Hot97 x 2DBZ "Who's Next Live" Showcase held at S.O.B.s. Proving himself to be one of the cornerstone members of the TDE collective and Black Hippy group, Soul was definitely prepared for the "Solo" performance as he got the crowd bumpin on almost every lyric from his new "Control System" LP and a few other Long Term classics.
LeBron James is finally savoring it all since taking his talents to South Beach.
''Happiest day of my life,'' he said.
James had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, leading the Heat in a 121-106 rout of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night to win the NBA Finals in five games.
All that was left was a celebration nine years in the making - and two years after his acrimonious parting from the Cavaliers.
''It means everything,'' James said moments before being named the playoffs MVP to go along with his regular-season award. ''I made a difficult decision to leave Cleveland but I understood what my future was about ... I knew we had a bright future (in Miami). This is a dream come true for me. This is definitely when it pays off.''
James left the game along with Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh for good with 3:01 remaining for a round of hugs and the start for a party he's been waiting for since arriving in the NBA out of high school as the No. 1 pick of the 2003 draft. James hopped up and down in the final minutes, shared a long hug with opponent Kevin Durant, and then smiled as he watched the confetti rain down from the rafters.
''It's about damn time. It's about damn time,'' James said.
He was a choker last year, the guy who came up small in the fourth quarter, mocked for ''shrinking'' in the moment while playing with what he called ''hatred'' in trying to prove his critics wrong.
He came to Miami seeking an easier road to the finals but found it tougher than hoped, the Heat coming up empty last year and nearly getting knocked out in the Eastern Conference finals this time by Boston. Facing elimination there, James poured in 45 points on the road to force a Game 7 and the Heat won it at home.
''It was the hardest thing I've ever done as a basketball player,'' James said. ''You just put a lot of hard work into it and you hope that one day it will pay off for you.''
This time, with a chance to clinch, the Heat took control in the second quarter, briefly lost it and blew the game open again in the third behind their role players, James content to pass to wide-open 3-point shooters while the Thunder focused all their attention on him.
The disappointment of losing to Dallas in six games a year ago vanished in a blowout of the demoralized Thunder, who got 32 points and 11 rebounds from Durant.
Bosh and Wade, the other members of the Big Three who sat alongside James as he promised titles at his Miami welcoming party, both had strong games. Bosh, who wept as the Heat left their own court after losing Game 6 last year, finished with 24 points and Wade scored 20. The Heat also got a huge boost from Mike Miller, who made seven 3-pointers and scored 23 points.
That all made it easier for James, the most heavily scrutinized player in the league since his departure from Cleveland, when he announced he was ''taking his talents to South Beach'' on a TV special called ''The Decision'' that was criticized everywhere from water coolers to the commissioner's office. James has said he wishes he handled things differently, but few who watched the Cavs fail to assemble championship talent around him could have argued with his desire to depart.
He found in Miami a team where he never had to do it alone, though he reminded everyone during this sensational postseason run that he still could when necessary. He got support whenever he needed it in this series, from Shane Battier's 17 points in Game 2 to Mario Chalmers' 25 in Game 4.
In the clincher it was Miller, banged up from so many injuries that he limped from the bench to scorer's table when he checked in. He made his fourth 3-pointer of the half right before James' fast-break basket capped a 15-2 run that extended Miami's lead to 53-36 with 4:42 remaining in the first half.
The Thunder were making a remarkably early trip to the finals just three years after starting 3-29, beating the Mavericks, Lakers and Spurs along the way. With Durant, Russell Westbrook, Serge Ibaka and James Harden all 23 or younger, the Thunder have the pieces in place for a lengthy stay atop the Western Conference.
But their inexperience showed in this series, a few questionable decisions, possessions and outright mistakes costing them in their franchise's first finals appearance since Seattle lost to Chicago in 1996. Westbrook scored 19 but made only four of his 20 shots, unable to come up with anything close to his 43-point outing in Game 4, and Harden finished a miserable series with 19.
''It hurts, man,'' Durant said. ''We're all brothers on this team and it just hurts to go out like this. We made it to the finals, which was cool for us, but we didn't want to just make it there. Unfortunately we lost, so it's tough.''
Nothing they did could have stopped James, anyway.
Appearing fully over the leg cramps that forced him to sit out the end of Game 4, he was dominant again, a combination of strength and speed that is practically unmatched in the game and rarely seen in its history.
Wade skipped to each side of the court before the opening tip with arms up to pump up the fans, then James showed them nothing wrong with his legs, throwing down an emphatic fast-break dunk to open the scoring. He made consecutive baskets while being fouled, showing no expression after the second, as if he'd hardly even known he was hit. Drawing so much attention from the Thunder, he started finding his wide-open shooters, and the Heat built a nine-point lead before going to the second up 31-26.
Oklahoma City got back within five early in the third before consecutive 3-pointers by Chalmers and Battier triggered a 27-7 burst that made it 88-63 on another 3-pointer by Miller. James didn't even score in the run until it was almost over, hitting a pair of free throws after he was flagrantly fouled by Derek Fisher while powering toward the basket.
Gone was the tentative player who was mocked for shrinking on the big stage last year, too willing to defer to others who didn't possess half his talents. This time, he was at peace off the court and on attack on it, vowing to have no regrets and playing in such a way they wouldn't be necessary.
James promised multiple titles at his welcoming party, and the Heat have three pieces to build around. Pat Riley will have to fill some holes on the roster, but will likely find some players eager to come to Miami for the good weather and great chance to win.
Miller was one of them last year, and though injuries have ruined his effectiveness, his shooting turned this into the only blowout of the series after Miami had outscored Oklahoma City by just 389-384 over the first four games.