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It's that time again. PUFFPUFFPASSTUESDAY is here and so is another hilarious episode of Double G News Network. In this episode Nemo H*es goes to the movies and lets viewers know which flicks he approves of.
One movie not on Nemo's approved list is "The Muppets." Find out why in the video below.
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Fans will have to wait a little bit longer for the debut album from Kid Cudi and Dot Da Genius, together known as WZRD. The album was originally scheduled to be released on January 30, but that date has been changed to February 28.
Dot made the announcement via Twitter yesterday.
Hey Guys, WZRD Update:
Me and Cudi have been working on our debut album and it's almost near completion. We are in the final stages of mastering but we really had to take time and pay attention to the sonics as this is new territory for us. With that being said, we have decided to change the release date. We are looking roughly at Feb 28th. Y'all know how Cudi is' and I'm the same way. Everything has to be in place and now it is.
Dot added that the band will release the singles "Teleport 2 Me" and "Brake" on January 30 to hold fans over until the full disc is ready.
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Hip-Hop's most controversial group is about to drop lots of new music in 2012.
Odd Future will be releasing The OF Tape Vol. 2 on March 20th via Odd Future Records with distribution being provided by Sony Red. According to Rolling Stone, the disc will feature contributions from Tyler, the Creator, Frank Ocean, Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis, Leftbrain, Mike G, Syd the Kid and The Internet.
A 10-city North American tour will kick off in March to coincide with the release.
As an added tour bonus the group will screen an episode of their new Adult Swim show Loiter Squad before every concert. The sketch comedy series premieres on March 25th. The concerts will also feature Odd Future pop-up retail stores for fans that want to grab official OFWGKTA merchandise.
The OF Tape Vol. 2 is only one of four expected Odd Future related releases in 2012.
Singer Frank Ocean will be releasing his major label debut this year. The group's front man Tyler, The Creator will release Wolf in the Spring. In addition Left Brain and Hodgy Beats, together known as MellowHype are expected to drop an album this Summer.
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Rihanna ditches the blonde hairdo seen in her previous pics for Emporio Armani Underwear & Armani Jeans in favor of long dark locks for the company's Spring/Summer 2012 campaign.
Peep the pics below.
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One of Papoose's most memorable songs is "Alphabetical Slaughter." In it he rhymes using letters of the alphabet going from A to Z. On his upcoming album, The Nacirema Dream, the Brooklyn MC says he will be releasing a part two of the record, this time rhyming from Z to A.
"Alphabetical Slaughter is a record where I flow from A to Z. I break down all 26 letters of the alphabet, but I don't do it just to do it, or just to say I'm doing it," he told Kevin W. Reese of Hartford's 93.7. "I challenge any artist to do it. They try it but they never do it the right way. If you look at Alphabetical Slaughter on a piece of paper it should be in alphabetical order. So when you're using 'A' words, it should be nothing but 'A' words in there. You can't say 'the' or none of that. It has to make perfect sense what you're saying. We need to see this in writing and really see that you're making sense and it's really in alphabetical order. That was Alphabetical Slaughter part 1. On my album The Nacirema Dream, which is coming out very soon, I did it from Z to A, where I'm using all totally different words. If I use any word that I used in part 1, come check me."
Pap goes on to say that The Nacirema Dream will be coming out in the next couple of months. He's releasing it independently through his own label.
He also talks about what he considers to be the greatest rap battle of all time.
"I'ma keep it real with you. It was a lot of great battles, but I gotta say... I can't even say great battle. but to see someone get annihilated. I gotta say Jay-Z and Nas. That [Nas' Ether] was decapitation man," Pap said.
Check out the rest of the interview below where Papoose weighs in on the Drake vs Common battle and Remy Ma stepping her game up lyrically while in prison.
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Freddie "Gangsta" Gibbs and Madlib drop visuals for the title track off of their 2011 EP. You can cop the EP from Stones Throw Records online store.
Video directed by Jonah Schwartz
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DJ Kay Slay is getting ready to release his fourth and final studio album, Rhyme or Die, later this year. He's been working overtime recruiting rappers and DJ's from coast to coast for the project.
"60 Second Assassins" is the third official video to be released by the Drama King for the album so far. It features Busta Rhymes, Twista, Layzie Bone and Jaz-O.
Tyga has earned a lifetime ban from the World Beat Center in San Diego, California after fans rioted when he failed to show for a concert there.
TMZ is reporting that the Young Money rapper was scheduled to perform at WBC on January 6, but never made it and didn't give the venue any advanced notice he wouldn't be performing. Once the 1200 fans inside realized Tyga wasn't coming they started trashing the facility.
The San Diego police department had to be called in to stop the riot after venue security got overwhelmed by the angry mob. It took 12 officers to stop the chaos and get the fans out of the venue.
Walls, floors and other property were reportedly damaged.
Tyga's reps didn't respond to TMZ for a comment.
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If you hardly recognize Beyonce in the new promo picture for her latest album '4' you're not alone. The singer is drawing criticism for the photo that shows her with skin a few shades lighter than she actually is.
The singer was also accused of something similar when she appeared in a 2008 ad for Loreal.
"It’s like, Again? Are we here again? I think in a lot of ways shes culpable because there’s history there," Lincoln Anthony Blades, founder of ThisIsYourConscience.com told the New York Daily News. "She's not saying explicitly you have to lighten your skin, but it does carry that inherent message,"
The controversial new photo shows a blonde Beyonce reclining on a leopard-print couch wearing a black knit monokini. If her name wasn't prominently displayed on the picture you might not know it was her. Some argue that her lighter than normal complexion in the picture could be the result of bright lighting.
Beyonce seen left in July 2011, and right seen shopping in Los Angeles in February of the same year
Beyonce also drew criticism for a 2011 photograph that showed her out shopping in Los Angeles. In that picture she also looked much lighter than normal.
Writer Yasmin Alibhai-Brown said at the time that the singer was causing harm to the self esteem of black and Asian kids.
"Too many black and Asian children grow up understanding the sad truth that to have dark skin is to be somehow inferior," Yasmin wrote in the Daily Mail. "Of course, black and Asian parents work hard to give their children a positive self-image and confidence in their appearance, despite the cultural forces stacked against them. "But when black celebrities appear to deny their heritage by trying to make themselves look white, I despair for the youngsters who see those images."
Is this a big deal about nothing? Or should Beyonce make sure this doesn't happen in future photographs?
Pics from the Daily Mail
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Prodigy sat down with Young Jack Thriller for part two of his interview with Thisis50. P says the hip hop task force is very real and breaks down how it was started. He also talks about the Illuminati, saying it doesn't exist.
Peep what Bandana P has to say below.
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Cals drops another heater off his upcoming album Paper Trail Gang. He and Mitchy Slick have developed a good chemistry between them. Don't believe me? Search the archives for "Things Aint Change" and you will see what I'm talking about.
Paper Trail Gang drops at the end of January.
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Rumors are swirling that Iggy Azalea is either about to or has inked a deal with Def Jam, but the 21-year old Aussie import insists she's still weighing her options.
Whoever A$AP Rocky's new girlfriend decides to do business with will be getting a talented individual. Check out Iggy's remix of Nicki Minaj's "Roman In Moscow" up top.
Whose version do you think is better?
Shouts to Rap-Up for the audio.
Nicki Minaj "Roman In Moscow"
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Lil Boosie has really been going through a difficult time these last couple of years. He's been locked up since June 2010, awaiting trial for a murder charge. In November 2011 he was sentenced to eight years for trying to smuggle drugs into Louisiana's Dixon Correctional Center and Angola State Penitentiary.
Despite the difficulties he's facing and the fast approaching April 2012 murder trial for the 2009 slaying of 35-year old Terry Boyd, who Boosie is accused of killing using a hit man, the Baton Rouge rapper is doing his best to remain upbeat.
He just penned a letter to his fans thanking them for their support. He also updates them on upcoming projects, including an album by his daughter Iviona.
Read the letter below.
A letter to all my fans,
First, I want to than you all of you for supporting me through these hard time. Last month I was sentence to 8 years with credit for time served so i will have to do 19 months on that sentence. I go to trial for this murder charge in April so please keep me in your prayers.
To all my fans who write me through J-Pay make sure you put your address so I can respond. Its hard to write every body back but I will try my best to do so. I would also like my all my fans to support Young Jeezy new album TM 103 hes a real nigga with a big heart. I want to thank Plies, Yo Gotti, Marcus Spears, Jout Dallas, Earl Wayne and Jamarcus Russell for keeping it real with me and Pacman also. My daughter Iviona album will be coming soon so be on the lookout for it. Its HOTT!!!
I really appreciate everybody whos supporting www.boosiejustice.com and everyone who has sign the petition and brought Boosie Gear. I want all my fans to know that yall are so special to me because without you there would be no me. Congrats to Webbie on his new album Savage Life 3. New Boosie DVD “The Come Up” will be in stores soon. Life Story Book “The Truth” in stores end of 2012. My label, Bad Azz Ent, will be dropping a compilation this year and you already know how we do it. I want to thank GOD for everything and now I know the real from the fake and I can say that not too many are not real.
I also want to send love to the realest woman in the world my MAMA Mrs. Connie whos my best friend, mama, spiritual advisor and #1 Fan.
Boosie Boo
Letter courtesy of Chris Chizer @CTSMEDIA1
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If O.J. Simpson ever gets out of prison he won't be returning to his Florida crib.
USA Today is reporting that JPMorgan Chase filed for foreclosure on his four-bedroom, four-bath house located in Kendall.
The former NFL great bought the house for $575,000 in 2000. It's currently valued at $478,000.
The 64-year old Simpson, nicknamed "The Juice" was a household name for years as a star running back in college at USC before turning pro and playing eleven seasons for the Buffalo Bills and San Francisco 49ers. After his football career ended Simpson found success as an actor and commentator on Monday Night Football.
Simpson's fame turned into infamy in 1994 when he was arrested for the murders of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman in Los Angeles. Although he was acquitted of the murders a year later, things were never the same for him and he became one of the most hated men in America.
On September 13, 2007, Simpson and six other men forced their way into sports memorabilia collector Bruce Fromong's hotel room at Palace Station in Las Vegas and robbed him at gunpoint. Simpson claimed that Fromong had memorabilia that belonged to him, but a jury didn't see it that way.
On October 3, 2008, Simpson was was convicted of kidnapping, armed robbery and 10 other charges related to the case. He was sentenced to a maximum of 33 years with the possibility of parole after nine. He is currently being held at Lovelock Correctional Center in Nevada.
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(CNN) -- The nation paused Monday to remember the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights icon who would have turned 83 this year had a bullet not cut short his life.
President Barack Obama marked the holiday with a service project at the Browne Education Campus in Washington on Monday morning.
He told the group it was the third year that he, his wife Michelle and daughters Malia and Sasha have engaged in some sort of service on King's birthday. While Malia was present Monday, Sasha "couldn't make it today," the president said.
"We're going to be doing a whole bunch of stuff to make the (school) facilities even better than they already are," Obama said.
He said there is "no better way" to honor King's life than by doing something on behalf of others.
"There's nobody who can't serve, nobody who can't help somebody else," he said. "Whether you're 7, or 6, or whether you're 76, you can find the opportunity to make an enormous amount of difference in your community."
Later Monday, the first couple will attend the Let Freedom Ring Celebration at the Kennedy Center.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to speak at the King Day at the Dome rally in Columbia, South Carolina on Monday, according to organizers of the event. The event will "commemorate Dr. King's life, draw attention to economic and educational equalities in the state, and protest the Confederate battle flag flying in front of the (state capitol) building," organizers said.
A federal holiday to honor King, who was assassinated in April 1968, was first observed in 1986. In 1994, Congress also designated it a national day of service.
On Monday, a group including Washington Mayor Vincent Gray, civil rights activist Dick Gregory and the Rev. Al Sharpton placed a wreath at the memorial honoring King.
"We must be reminded as to why Dr. King has been the one to deserve such a monument and such a holiday," Sharpton said. "... What he did was hold a banner of freedom and equality that actually transformed this nation."
On Sunday, park rangers also placed wreaths at the memorial. Members of King's family stood beside the towering 30-foot statue of him as crowds sang "Happy Birthday" at a ceremony.
"We're celebrating the best of what we are, but also what we must become, knowing that we've not arrived there yet," Martin Luther King III said.
On the civil rights leader's birthday -- January 15, 1968 -- Martin Luther King Jr. was planning a "poor people's campaign" to bring together Americans from all walks of life to demand "decent jobs with decent pay," his son said.
"He did not live to see that come to fruition, and so, 44 years later, we're still challenging our nation, particularly in light of the fact that there's so much poverty rampant in this nation," Martin Luther King III said.
The Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington opened to the public last year. Sunday's ceremony came several days after officials confirmed that a controversial quote on one side of the monument would be corrected.
The line currently reads: "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness."
The quote, which holds a prominent place among more than a dozen King's most notable lines at the site, sparked controversy last summer when poet Maya Angelou said it made the civil rights leader appear arrogant.
King's original words, from a 1968 sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, were: "If you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for righteousness. And all of the other shallow things will not matter."
Angelou said that leaving out the "if" changes the meaning.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has given the National Park Service 30 days to consult with the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Project Foundation, members of the King family and others to decide on a more accurate version of the quote, an official at the Interior Department said last week.
King's son said Sunday that he supported the move, because future generations may not know the context of the quote.
"It could be confusing. For us today, no, but for generations yet unborn, they may not understand," he said.
Source: CNN
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Cals teams up with Mitchy Slick for the official video to "Things Aint Change." The joint is a combination of Notorious B.I.G's 10 Crack Commandments mixed with Cali gangsta. It's featured on Cal's Paper Trail Gang Album dropping at the end of January.
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Kevin McCall teams with frequent collaborator Chris Brown and Young Money's Tyga for "360." The track was originally featured on K-Mac's DJ Ill Will and DJ Drama hosted mixtape "Un-Invited Guest." Now here's the tag free version for you to enjoy.
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Kid Cudi was this year's headliner at Australia's "Heatwave Festival." Cudi used the opportunity to play a couple of new songs with his alternative rock band WZRD. The band was formed with Dot Da Genius, who produced Cudi's Grammy nominated hit record "Day 'n' Nite."
They performed "Brake" and "Teleport 2 Me." The latter song is the lead single off of their self titled debut album scheduled for release January 30, 2012. The disc will be curse free and will not contain the n-word.
WZRD album cover art
WZRD performs "Brake"
WZRD performs "Teleport 2 Me"
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No matter how the Drake vs Common beef ends, the song "Sweet" will forever be remembered as the joint that set things things off between the two rap stars.
Common performs the track live on SiriusXM's Hip-Hop Nation. The Chicago native then sat down for an interview with HHN's Renada Romain and guest co-host Datwon Thomas of Vibe Magazine. He talks about whether ot not being an older rapper makes a difference to young rap fans, his good friend Dr. Maya Angelou and more.
Common "Sweet"
Common interview with Hip-Hop Nation
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Bishop The Greek drops a new track uplifting the black man with "Hearts Of Men." Do yourself a favor and download the track below.
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