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50 Cent & Floyd Mayweather Jr Talk Compilation Album, Fake Rappers. Is Floyd Dissing Lil Wayne? "You Got Rapper's Get A Bunch Of Tattoos,Go To Jail 10-20 Days. Next Time Out They Rock Stars"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 6:00am

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For the original concept of his Black Magic album, 50 Cent said he was inspired by dance music while touring overseas. Now that he's in the U.S., on the Invitation Tour, the G-Unit team captain said he has a whole other muse for a completely different album.

"I started working on it," 50 said last week in Los Angeles. "I been working on writing to a concept for Black Magic. ... I recorded 19 songs. Then when I got back to the U.S., I started writing to a different concept. I spoke to Em. He called me when I was starting in Detroit."

Before Fif could go more in-depth about his upcoming album, his friend, Floyd Mayweather — who sat in on the interview as well — announced he has an LP as well. "We're doing a compilation album," Money Mayweather said. The boxing champ said he'll be highlighting various artists on the project.

"We'll probably launch it in the heat of the next bout," Fif said. "It'll probably be the biggest fight in the history of the sport."

Of course, 50 was referring to the long-delayed Mayweather/ Manny Pacquiao title bout. Floyd wants Pacquiao to take Olympic-style drug testing, and Manny has resisted thus far.

Back to the music: Fif and Mayweather agree that a lot of the hip-hop out right now has taken a softer turn.

"It'll just make room for you to impact when [the hardcore] comes back," 50 assessed. "No one told the world to enjoy that [softer] music temporarily. I think a big portion of why people didn't want to hear the aggressive content is because the people conveying them were lying."

"You got rappers in today's time, they get a small advance from their record label, get a bunch of tattoos, a few piercings on their face, go to jail for 10 or 20 days, [then] they killers," Mayweather weighed in. "Next time out, they rock stars. I think rap is crazy, but it's still very creative."

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Source: MTV

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony On The Monique Show: Perform "Gone" x "Crossroads" + Interview [2 Videos]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:36am

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Since the late Eazy-E brought them into the game in 1994, Bone Thugs_N-Harmony have dropped hit after hit using their unique rapid fire flow to power songs like "Thuggish Ruggish Bone"

The group has fought through internal turmoil with member Bizzy Bone and a ten year prison stint by Flesh-N-Bone, but through it all the group has found a way to stay together.

They talked to Mo'Nique about all the turmoil and what has kept them going strong.

Bone Thugs new album 'Uni-5: The World's Enemy' is in stores now.

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Perform "Gone" x "Crossroads"

Lil Jon On Chelsea Lately: He Talks About Akon Smacking Chelsea's Ass & Asks If She Likes To "Pop Her P****" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 17, 2010 at 5:08am

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Lil Jon is out promoting his new cd 'Crunk Rock'. He and host Chelsea Handler explored the many ways you can get crunk.

Jon encouraged everyone to go home and have a "crunkgasm"

Chelsea asked him about his song "Pop That P****",. he said he pops his p**** and asked Chelsea if she liked to pop hers.

His new album has features from Soulja Boy and The Ying Yang Twins and is in stores now.

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Mike Tyson Says Tupac Shakur Was 'Fearless' [Audio]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:30pm

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The last time Mike Tyson saw Tupac Shakur, it was September 7, 1996.

'Pac, who had struck up a friendship with Tyson in the early 1990s, came to Las Vegas like thousands of others to watch "Iron Mike" clean the clock of fellow pugilist Bruce Seldon. That night, Tyson won the World Boxing Association's heavyweight championship title via first-round TKO. After the bout, Mike, 'Pac and Suge Knight headed to the locker room to celebrate. No one knew that prizefight night would also mark one of the greatest tragedies in hip-hop: Tupac was shot as he left the Tyson/Seldon matchup; he died from his injuries a few days later, on September 13.

" 'Pac was just a ball of energy," Tyson recalled of his friend, when MTV News called him up on Wednesday (June 16).

The most prolific MC ever, 'Pac would have celebrated his 39th birthday Wednesday. Instead, the hip-hop community honors Shakur's life and legacy. Tyson remembered him as an individual who was unique, to say the least. The former heavyweight partied with the icon, but the two men also shared some insightful private conversations.

"He was incredible. You knew he was a special person when he's in your presence," Tyson said on the phone from Las Vegas.

"If you had any consciousness of the reality we live in, you could feel his energy. You knew he was a special individual." Mike described their talks as, "purely emotionally intimate talking; expression of feeling. He was very prolific in expressing himself. He had a lot of hostility. I think it was just misguided and misdirected. It was obvious he was a genius, he was a prodigy. Whoa! He was just amazing as far as his energy was concerned. He was explosive — like a black panther ready to pounce."

In the ring, Tyson exhibited 'Pac-like qualities himself. He intimidated the competition, but the people loved him. He was a warrior, the fiercest gladiator the sport has ever seen.

"He looked very destructive. He came across as a world beater," Tyson said. "As far as his music was concerned, his presence and his energy ... the word I'm looking for is fearless. He came across as fearless. When you come across somebody that's fearless, you're a little bit in awe. You're like. 'Whoa!' He's ready to blow, too, at any moment; very volatile. He's very focused. He can go from one second to the next and get very focused."

Tyson and Tupac met during a turning point in both their careers. Iron Mike was the biggest and baddest draw in boxing, but also a year removed from having lost his heavyweight championship. 'Pac was still affiliated with Digital Underground and about a year from landing the star-making role that would launch him: the intriguing, if insane, Bishop in 1992's crime saga "Juice."

"Magic Johnson had a party at the Palladium in Los Angeles," Iron Mike said, jogging his memory. "What year was this? No, I wasn't champion, it was '91. I just fought [Donovan 'Razor'] Ruddock ... I believe I came outside. I was talking to the people running the door. They were friends of mine. They wouldn't let these guys in, Tupac and them. I said, 'Man, let these guys in. You remember how it was with us.'

"So they let him in. 'Pac had said, 'Hold up for one minute,' and he brought back 200 more people. He had a gang of people with him. They said, 'Listen, you can't go through the front, you have to go through the back.' Next thing I knew, it was over. I hear somebody on the mic — he took the mic. Him and his guys got the mic somehow and started rapping. The whole crowd started going crazy. They loved him. The guys from Digital Underground introduced him to me. They said, 'This is Tupac.' I met him, he was very young. He was very happy, vivacious. He just had energy. He was wild, an amazing individual."

More than three years would pass before Tyson and Tupac crossed paths again. In 1995, 'Pac visited the champ at the Plainfield Correctional Facility, in Plainfield, Indiana, where Tyson was serving his sentence for a rape conviction (a crime for which Tyson still maintains his innocence).

"The next time I saw [Tupac] I didn't even know who he was," Tyson said. "I knew he was '2Pac.' But his mother had wrote me a letter in prison ... I remembered that night. He came to prison to see me. We spoke. He was so much more confident than when I had met him the other time, probably a year or two prior to that. He had gone from being shy guy to very strong-willed and confident and independent. He was tremendously feeling himself. He had so much confidence. He was bursting off the air.

"He came to the prison. He was standing on the table, started talking. All the people in the prison started going crazy. I said, 'Sit. Sit down. Sit, brother, sit,' " Tyson recalled. "The white prisoners, the guards, everybody went crazy in this redneck prison. They went nuts when he came in there. I didn't know he was [famous] like that. I didn't know he was like that! I thought he was some young brother. But when he came in, I didn't know people was feeling him like that too. I was like, 'Yo man. Chill, brother.' He was wilding, sweating, talking, being very gregarious. He was prolific. He was talking, having a ball. ... He was very territorial. He was an interesting guy. He was different than any other rapper I had ever met from a philosophical perspective."

Tyson said all of the prisoners were trying to talk to 'Pac and snap pictures with him. But the champ was concerned that all the hoopla might get him thrown out of the facility, which had happened before when other celebs had visited the boxing legend.

"I didn't know Tupac was that big then, because I was inside," Tyson explained. "That's when they had that [East Coast vs. West Coast] beef stuff [with Bad Boy]. I didn't know Tupac was who he was. I had no idea."

Source: MTV

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He Did What? Producer Alex Da Kid Says Diddy Asked Him To Make A Beat That "Makes Him Feel Like A White Man In A Basement In Atlanta"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:19pm

Diddy is an artist with particular tastes. Some might call those tastes downright weird.

Rap-Up is reporting the Bad Boy CEO summoned London producer Alex Da Kid to his studio at 3am for a recording session.

Diddy began to reel off what he wanted from the beat maker.:

“He was like, ‘I want the beat that makes me feel blue,’” says Alex, “That's blue as in the color."

Diddy then went over the top for his next reqest.

“Diddy said to me, ‘I want a beat that makes me feel like a white man in a basement in Atlanta."

Da Kid isn't sure if any of his beats will make the final cut for Diddy's next album 'Last Train To Paris', but he is certain of one thing.

“Diddy’s hilarious.”

Indeed he is, Alex.

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O Lawd She's Lost It: NY Correction Officer Goes On Shooting Rampage, Injuring Her Grandfather Then Killing Her Lesbian Lover & Uncle [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 5:30pm

Nassau County correction officer Kim Wolfe hides her face during her arrest Wednesday after the fatal shootings of her uncle

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A correction officer went on a blood-thirsty rampage in Long Island Wednesday, killing her ex-girlfriend and her own uncle during four hours of mayhem that also left the shooter's grandfather wounded, police said.

The suspected shooter also abducted her niece and hopped in a car, surrendering just before 6 a.m. during a traffic stop in Hempstead. Charges are pending against Kim Wolfe, 43, who was hospitalized after having trouble breathing.

"She loved her job," Patricia Bines said of her slain sister, Stacie Williams, a nurse's aide. "She loved working with babies. This is the worst day of our lives."

Williams, 45, was working the night shift at Nassau University Hospital about 1:30 a.m. She was standing near the front entrance and on a cigarette break when she was confronted by her former lover.

The mother of three was shot several times and died in front of the same hospital where she worked in the maternity ward.

Compounding the anguish for Williams' family was an injury to the murder victim's son. He was struck by a car as he ran across Hempstead Turnpike in a desperate dash to reach his dying mother's side.

"She lived life like it was golden," said her other sister, Nicole Rogers, 38. "That was the motto for her."

Williams worked at the hospital for 23 years, union officials said.

After the first shooting, Wolfe drove about 3 1/2 miles to Hempstead.

Police said more gunfire erupted there about 2 a.m. Wolfe's 56-year-old uncle was shot to death and her grandfather was shot in the leg. Their names weren't immediately released.

"I would have never known this was coming," said Ron Lanier, 46, who worked with Wolfe at the Nassau County Correctional Facility in East Meadow. "She loved her grandfather, she was over there all the time."

Jerry Laricchiuta, President of the Civil Service Employees Association local 830 union, said he met Wolfe when he worked at the jail and could not believe he was capable of such brutality.

"I knew Wolfe," he said. "She was a character, but nothing that would ever indicate she would ever do anything like this."

Wolfe drove away from the scene of the second killing in her Mitsubishi Montero. Police said Wolfe took her 23-year-old niece as a hostage. Cops pulled her over about 5:45 a.m. and arrested her. The niece wasn't injured.

Officers found a handgun in Wolfe's car.

The suspect has been a correction officer for 19 years and worked the midnight shift supervising inmates at the county jail next to the hospital, said Liz Consolo, spokeswoman for Nassau County sheriff's office.

Source: NY Daily News

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Ok Fam You Need To Chill Now: Drake Tries To Explain His Rihanna Fascination "She Made Me Feel Small & Nervous" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 5:00pm

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By being candid both in life and in rhyme, Drake is discovering that his brand of raw honesty can come at a cost. The Toronto MC says that he was "a pawn" to pop diva Rihanna in a recent New York Times. Now, his revealing remarks about their long-rumored fling are making headlines.

Drake, however, said his intent wasn't to offend the "Umbrella" star.

"That's a moment that I've been eager, sort of, to explain," he told MTV News. "I feel like when people write about it or try to take an excerpt from me describing it, it's gonna sound negative. And in no way was it negative. I'm at one of the greatest places in my life — I'm on top of the world. I'm extremely confident, so it's very rare that anybody, let alone a woman that I like, makes me feel nervous or makes me feel small.

"She's just such an overwhelming and incredible person," Drake continued. "And such a talented person and someone that I was like, 'I can't believe I'm here talking to this individual,' that she just gave me that feeling like when I was 17 years old trying to take Nikki Ramos, this girl from Toronto, out on a date and she never wanted to go with me. She never would go; she would have a million excuses why she couldn't talk to me. That's how [Rihanna] made me feel, she made me feel small; she made me feel nervous. It just put me back to the Acura in Toronto, feeling like Aubrey Graham, not Drake."

The two stars caused quite a stir last year when New York City tabloids reported the pair were spotted getting cozy at an upscale Manhattan bowling alley. Drake denied the talk, appearing on local radio station Hot 97 to say he and Rihanna were just friends.

But on his debut, Thank Me Later, he addresses the topic on opening track "Fireworks," clearing the air and looking back on the moment — and what could have been.

"I could tell it wasn't love/ I just thought you f---ed with me/ Who could have predicted/ Lucky Strike would have you stuck with me," Drake spits in the second verse. "Damn, I kept my wits about me, luckily/ What happened between us that night it always seems to trouble me/ Now all of a sudden, these gossip rags want to cover me/ And you making it seem like it happened that way because of me."

Still, in spite of his lyrics, Drake isn't one to kiss and tell. When asked what it was like to plant one on Rihanna, the rapper was coy.

"I don't know what you're talking about," he smiled and looked away.

Source: MTV

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Off The Market: Megan Fox Getting Married To Brian Austin Green

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 1:27pm

We all had our shot and blew it! Megan Fox is officially off the market after getting engaged to boyfriend Brian Austin Green.

"Yes, she is engaged," her rep told UsWeekly.

"I saw her jumping up and down," a witness said of the proposal in Hawaii. "Later, I saw a half dozen staff sifting through the sand."

This is the 2nd time the pair have been engaged, so there is a glimmer of hope that Green will screw up again.

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Funeral Madness: Director Accused Of Going NUde In Front Of Clients, Wearing Dead Man's Jacket In Front Of His Family, Cocaine Addiction & Lots More [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 9:00am

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FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - State regulators in Ohio have shut down a funeral home where a director is accused of mishandling a corpse and other misdeeds.

The state board that licenses funeral homes outlined a long list of accusations against Gregory Routson of Routson Funeral Chapel in Findlay, about 45 miles south of Toledo.

There are over a dozen allegations against Routson, the panel said. The allegations listed:

* Routson left a body unrefrigerated for 13 days

* He was often naked, half-clothed or intoxicated or is addicted to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other habit-forming or illegal drugs

* Put a jacket of a deceased man on in front of the man's family

* Threatened and harassed employees

* Failed to sterilize all instruments for embalming

* Failed to destroy waste materials properly

* Misappropriated money from memorial contributions

* Applicant / licensee has committed immporal or unprofessional conduct

Routson said Tuesday that none of the administrative charges are true and that he's being set up by a competitor. Routson blames this entire situation on another Findlay funeral home, claiming they have tried to sabotage his business since opening in 1994.

"It was just a matter of time they would find an avenue," he said.

Routson, who opened Routson Funeral Chapel with his wife 16 years ago, said the business is his family's livelihood.

He's upset a Findlay-area newspaper broke the news to him on Monday, rather than the state board investigating the matter.

When contacted, the other Findlay funeral home denied any involvement and first found out about the allegations in the newspaper.

State investigators began looking into the funeral home after receiving a complaint from a family last week.

Routson can ask the state board for a hearing or file an appeal in court.

Since shutting down Monday, Routson has been answering the door and phone calls from worried customers who have pre-paid for funeral expenses.

"I'm completely sorry because they entrusted final wishes to me," Routson said. "I wish this never happened."

Source: FoxToledo

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Drake Reveals Andre 3000 Turned Him Down For A Feature On 'Thank Me Later', "In His Mind I Have To Prove Myself"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 8:30am

Drake may be the most hyped or overhyped (depending on who you ask) rapper in the game right now, but there's one rap vet that's not buying into it just yet.

Drake tells Vibe he tried to get Andre 3000 of Outkast on his debut album, 'Thank Me Later' but was turned down.

“I really tried to do a song with Andre 3000, but I think it was meant for my second album, Dre is one of those people that needs you to do a little more. He’s one of those people that believe in his craft so much that he needs you to do more than just be over hyped or just famous. In his mind, I have to prove myself and the truth is, I do. That’s just being real. I have a lot of work to do, so I actually respect him for that. I think on the second album I’ll probably only have two features. I have a few people in mind and Dre probably will be one of them.”

Drake could probably use that dose of humility right now. With everyone heaping praise on the young MC, getting turned down for a feature should help keep him hungry and focused.

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Happy Birthday Tupac Shakur, Rapper Would Have Been 39 Today

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 7:30am

Tupac Shakur was many things to many people. He was a poet, actor, militant, rapper, genius, thug and gentleman all in one.

An unmatched work ethic and dedication to his craft allowed Pac to release a total of 10 solo studio albums, six posthumously with another set to come out this year. He also released the group album 'Thug Life' with Rated R, Big Syke and MoPreme. A remarkable body of work considering his rap career only lasted five years, not including his early years as a member Digital Underground when he was more of a dancer than rapper.

Possibly one of Pac's best albums, 'Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory' was recorded in just one week.

To date he has sold over 75 million records worldwide.

Today marks 2Pac's 39th birthday. Makes you wonder just how much more he could have accomplished had he not been killed in Las Vegas on September 13,1996 at age 25. Succumbing to injuries from bullet wounds he received one week earlier..

His good friend Treach of Naughty By Nature told MTV that Pac knew he wouldn't live long.

"We spoke many a time, and he was like, 'I don't see myself growing old,' " Treach said.

Since his death, his mom Afeni Shakur has helped carry on his legacy through The Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts. Which provides opportunities for young people through the arts.

A new Tupac biopic is also on the way and will be directed by Antoine Fuqua, who also directed 'Training Day'.

Many rappers have tried to emulate Pac, but will never be able to duplicate his greatness.

Happy Birthday Tupac Amaru Shakur.

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Treach Of Naughty By Nature Says His Friend 2Pac Worked So Hard Because He Didn't See Himself Growing Old [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:51am

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Tupac Shakur's legacy still looms large in music more than 13 years after his untimely death. You can suss out 'Pac's swagger in everyone from DMX to Ja Rule; Kanye West continues Shakur's tradition of being outspoken; and rappers still turn to his back catalog for insightful verses to graft into hip-hop hits.

Part of the reason Shakur's presence is still felt is because the controversial icon left behind a hefty amount of music, including a formidable collection of unreleased recordings. 'Pac might have been on top of the music world when he died, but his close friend and Naughty by Nature MC Treach said Shakur's work ethic was fueled by his belief that his demise was imminent.

"We spoke many a time, and he was like, 'I don't see myself growing old,' " Treach told MTV News' Sway on Tuesday, the day before what would have been Shakur's 39th birthday.

Treach, who came up with 'Pac when the two were roadies for Queen Latifah and Digital Underground, respectively, said that despite his homie's affable manner and upbeat energy, 'Pac worked as if he had no time to waste. "You gotta listen to songs like 'If I Die 2Nite' and 'I Wonder if Heaven Got a Ghetto.' When he was in that mode, in that zone, you gotta be like, 'What's going on? You a'ight?'

" 'Pac couldn't sit down for five minutes," Treach continued. "He was always going, 'Yeah, everything good, good, good.' When you listen to him and you see his demeanor, he was more or less, like, on watch. He had a deadline. He was working at a pace, like, 'Where you going? You going on vacation? You going to jail? You doing sh-- like you tryna finish everything right now and cover stuff.' You couldn't find him half the time; he was gone. He had a plan."

Treach believes 'Pac's plan extended beyond just making thought-provoking music; the Jersey rapper said Shakur wanted to realize tangible change among his fans who were living the thug life.

"Ultimately, he wanted to get the thugs all behind him — his thug nation, his thug life — and take them to the next level ... unified, building up the community, reinvesting in the community, in the people."

Treach said he wanted to use music to get the attention of the streets but then eventually make life easier on the streets. "[He wanted to bring] them in thinking it's a gangsta party, but it's like ... it's a militant, protect-our-own party. He was truly like a baby Panther. He was like, 'Yo, we gotta do something to reinforce that we gonna protect ourselves.' "

Even though 'Pac built his career on a brash, thug persona, Treach said there was way more to the star than his hard-core adherence to the 'hood.

" 'Pac was a clown. Everybody think he just like gangsta, thug-life 'Pac. He'll have a whole party just around him crackin' up," Treach said. "We almost got threw out a couple hotels. I'm talking full-floor water fights."

Treach said he found it hilarious to see the former Digital Underground associate "runnin' around with a Humpty nose."

"He was an actor, he was a musician ... anything you could put, if he wanted to do it, he could do that. But he was a fool too," Treach said. "He did it well being a fool too. You don't want to be around nobody that's mean muggin' all day and got an attitude and hatin'. 'Pac wasn't nothing like that. 'Pac would have you just wanting to be around because you know you gonna have a ball around him and split some seams just having a good time."

His fiery flow, revolutionary rhetoric and undeniable artistry are some of the things that have endeared 'Pac to millions of fans around the world. Yet Treach adds that his appeal as a person was very basic: "He had a glow to him. He had something you wanted to be around."

Source: MTV

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Bizarre Says Eminem, D12 'Back In The Lab' For New Mixtape, Album [Album]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:30am

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D12's Bizarre says "the Band" is back in the lab making music together. The Detroit collective are simultaneously recording their next official LP and a new mixtape.

"It took Marshall a little bit of time to get on his grind," Biz said of his D12 partner Eminem. "Now he's about to drop the Recovery album. I got my album, I snuck it in there," added the rapper, who just released his solo independent LP, Friday Night at St. Andrews.

"Right now we're working on this mixtape. We decided we should work on this mixtape to get the streets a little hot right quick then drop the album. We're kinda doing both at the same time. We're definitely back in the lab working. All original material," Biz said of the tape. "If you got some beats man, hit me up, man. We don't discriminate when it comes to music — ain't no politics with us. If you got some fresh music, some hotness, we got you."

Biz noted that with all the fellas back together after a long hiatus, which included grieving over the death of their partner Proof in 2006, the vibe finally felt right.

"It's good, man," he said. "It's a nice feelin', man. We're taking it back to the roots. We're in our little grimy studio and we're knocking it out. I can't describe the feeling. To get back in there with the group and get on some beats, it's a challenge within ourselves. We don't even let each other hear each other's verse before we rap, so you definitely need to be trying to come with it. It's a friendly competition thing. It's a lot of pressure, but it's good pressure."

It's probably no surprise that the guy who's really terrorizing the booth on both efforts is Em.

"Em is sounding crazy," his longtime friend said. "He always sounds crazy. This dude is an alien. He's probably got hundreds of raps thought about already, in different styles and different patterns. That's one dude you can't compare yourself to ... or worry about what he's doing. If you worry about that cat, you're gonna be lost."

While his rhymes will surely reign on the D12 project, whether we'll hear any beats from the Shady Records head is up in the air.

"Em ain't really into producing no more, but he's gonna be on both projects," Biz said.

Neither D12 project has a release date, but Biz said he thinks the mixtape will drop in the fall on the mischief-making Devil's Night. For now, Bizarre is pushing his solo LP and recording.

"It's a ... historic place in Detroit," he explained of his album's title. "[St. Andrews], it was a church that they turned into a club and had hip-hop on Friday night. Being that Detroit is such a gangsta city, this was the only outlet we really had for hip-hop, breakdancing and battling. Basically, I'm paying homage."

Source: MTV

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T.I. Battles Snitch Jacket "I Was Eligible For Certain Agreements That They Weren't Eligible For Was Because I Made Myself A Useful Member Of Society"

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 6:15am

Since completing his federal prison sentence, T.I. has been out to reclaim his crown as King of the South, even dropping the post-bid single "I'm Back," on which he acknowledged past mistakes but seemed intent on looking forward. But all that hasn't stopped Tip from responding to critics who argue the Grand Hustle mogul received preferential treatment in being granted what a judge described as an "experimental" plea deal.

"What people don't take into consideration is the reason that I was eligible for certain agreements that they weren't eligible for was because I made myself a useful member of society," T.I. tells XXL in the magazine's July/August issue.

T.I. was sentenced in March 2009 on felony weapons charges arising from a 2007 arrest, when he was apprehended just before a scheduled appearance at the BET Hip-Hop Awards. The Atlanta rapper pleaded guilty in March 2008 and struck a plea deal: a sentence of a year and a day would be contingent upon the star paying a $100,000 fine and completing 1,500 hours of community service; 1,000 hours to be finished before entering prison and 500 after his release. Also, post-prison, T.I. agreed to submit to drug counseling, a curfew, random property searches, DNA testing and a yearlong home confinement, among other conditions of the deal.

In the cover story, T.I. says his community work was a primary factor in landing him a plea deal.

"Most muthaf---as catch cases and get time. My n---a, you wasn't doing sh-- when you was out here, so wasn't no reason for them to keep you out here."

Tip also takes on haters who have accused him of "snitching," a practice that has particularly negative connotations in the rap world — and which has proved troubling to law enforcement. The MC tells the magazine that critics should come at him with hard evidence to support their claims.

"Please understand the G code that I learned from, if you speak out your mouth that a muthaf---a is telling on somebody and you can't come with indisputable, irrefutable facts to support that statement, that makes you the sucker," T.I. said. "You are now in violation of the G code. And there ain't nobody, nowhere in naan jail sayin' I was on they paperwork."

The July/August issue of XXL goes on sale July 6. Tip is staying busy meanwhile, dropping new music and prepping for his summer release, King Uncaged.

Source: MTV

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Caught On Tape: Seattle Cop Punches 17 Yr Old Girl In The Face After Stopping Her For Jaywalking

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 16, 2010 at 5:41am

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Hide the women and kids, Seattle, Washington's finest are on the loose. Especially don't jaywalk or you might get lumped up by the boys in blue.

Seattle Police Officer Ian Walsh punches a 17 year old girl in the face following a confrontation with her and a friend he stopped for jaywalking.

According to Walsh the girls became "verbally antagonistic" which set in motion a disastrous series of events.

As the cop detains one of the girls by grabbing her arm, another intervenes by pulling her friend away. She appears to push the officer who responds by punching her in the face.

Robert Bragg, the program manager for Seattle's Fitness and Force Training said a blow to the face was "well within the scope of appropriate responses to the situation."

When a cop can't subdue a 17 year old girl without punching her in the face something is really wrong. SMFH

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Eve Says Ma$e Convinced Her To Stop Working That Stripper Pole & Pursue A Rap Career [Full VH1 Behind The Music Inside]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 15, 2010 at 2:00pm

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I know yall thought Pastor Mason Betha wasn't really preaching the good word, but Ruff Ryders rapper Eve begs to differ.

Eve says a chance encounter with the sometimes rapper, sometimes preacher gave her the inspiration to pursue her rapping career.

The pair met when Ma$e was still wearing those shiny suits for Puffy and Bad Boy Records.

Ma$e stopped by the gentlemen's club where Eve was working that pole and convinced her she could do better.

Eve told VH1's Behind The Music about the encounter.

"He came into the club and looked at me and literally was like, 'What's your name?' And I gave him every stripper name under the sun! I was like, 'I'm Ginger, I'm Sassy!' He was like, 'Why don't you go get dressed, let's go just talk.' And we did, we talked throughout the night. He was like, 'You're really talented. What are you doing? You know you're not supposed to be here. You know it.'

Eve took what he said to heart.

"It was a confirmation for me that all these thoughts, all this sadness. All these times that I wake up in the morning, I'm like, 'Why do I feel like this?' And I know I'm not supposed to be there. It just woke me up."

Already a talented rapper, 18 year old Eve got an audition with Mike Lynn, A&R of Aftermath Records. After one verse and hook he knew he had a star.

Mike introduced Eve to Dr Dre who signed her to a record deal. But after Eminem came into the picture, Aftermath released her after only 8 months.

Eventually she got a chance to audition for Ruff Ryders and the rest is history.

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Eminem Opens Up To CNN About His Drug Overdose "I Was A Couple Hours Away From Death" [Video]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 15, 2010 at 9:00am

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We met up with Eminem in a VIP lounge, and he talked about his new album, “Recovery” - which hits stores next Monday - and also really opened up about the trials he’s faced over the past several years.

This latest disc, he said, reflects a healthier place in his life.

“Recovery feels better than ever," the Detroit rapper said. "Feels like I’m me again.”

But it wasn’t easy facing his drug addiction demons.

“It took me awhile to admit I actually did have a problem," the musician said. "In the hip-hop world that I live in, it can be mistaken for weakness and the last thing you want to do in hip-hop is admit that you're weak. But if I didn't admit I was weak with this certain thing I was going to die."

When asked how close he was to death, the artist responded that he “was certainly a couple of hours away from death," adding that he "overdosed and almost died.”

But he pulled himself back from the brink and re-entered rehab with a more honest, committed attitude: “I had to admit I had a problem. I had to do it for myself," Eminem said.

The album’s already been leaked and Lindsay Lohan, for one, was inspired by one of its tracks, “Talkin' 2 Myself.” She tweeted, "Couldn't relate to this song more some days...."

I asked Eminem how people who are exposed to the trappings of fame - and everything that goes along with it - avoid the pitfalls?

“That's a tough question. I don't know how you avoid it. I mean, I could say the cliched things, make sure you stay on the right path, you make the right decisions in life," he said. "You know, fame is a funny thing, man, especially, you know, actors, musicians, rappers, rock singers, it's kind of a lifestyle and it's easy to get caught up in it - you go to bars, you go to clubs, everyone's doing a certain thing... It's tough.

And while he could simply say, "stay away from that," he added that perhaps it's something one has to experience. "There's some people that can go do that and some people who can't. I was one of those people who couldn't and I had a tough time trying to understand why I couldn't."

Source: CNN

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Perez Hilton In Hot Water After Posting Child Porn Pic Of Miley Cyrus Not Wearing Panties [Censored Pic Inside]

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 15, 2010 at 8:35am

Celebrity Blogger Perez Hilton could face child pornography charges after posting a pic of 17 year old Miley Cyrus without panties on his twitter account Monday (June 14).

Hilton posted the pic along with a warning "If you are easily offended, do NOT click here. Oh, Miley! Warning: truly not for the easily offended!"

Hilton, who has made a career out of putting celebrities on blast and getting into confrontations with the likes Lily Allen , Will.I.Am., Carrie Prejean and others is finding himself on the wrong side of trouble this time..

Cyrus is seen in the picture exiting a vehicle in a white dress. In it she doesn't appear to be wearing panties.

The Twitter nation was not happy at all with Hilton, voicing their anger via tweets:

@PerezHilton posted a picture of Miley Cyrus’s VAGINA?! GOD I hope he gets arrested for posting child pornography. PLEASE.

@perezhilton tht is basically distr kiddie porn!!! She’s UNDERAGE!! Hope the wrong person didn’t see it... Pray, baby pray.

@PerezHilton You are the lowest of the low posting child pornography. Knew you were scum but this is a whole other level, you know no limit.

@PerezHilton may be investigated under child porn laws after posting an nude image of teenage singer Miley Cyrus!

@PerezHilton finally you get caught for talking shiz. Pstng a 17 yr olds whooha on Twitter? I'm sure miley will be suing your butt very soon.

Hilton eventually took the link down, but that damage has already been done.

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Eminem's 'Recovery' Release Date Moved Up One Day

Posted by ChasinDatPaper on June 15, 2010 at 6:23am

Eminem's hotly anticipated album Recovery is set to land on shelves a day earlier than originally planned. The legendary lyricist's seventh studio album will now get a June 21 release, according to Em's label, Interscope, after the album leaked online.

Once the full LP hit the Net two weeks ahead of its June 22 street date, many expected the Detroit rapper to move up its official delivery. But initial reports seemed to indicate the June date would stick. On June 9, XXLmag.com reported that Interscope rep Dennis Dennehey had confirmed the album would roll out on the originally scheduled Tuesday. Yet just a day later, the label issued a press release announcing a new drop date.

Eminem has since confirmed the news, tweeting on Monday (June 14): "It's true. RECOVERY goes on-sale Monday, 6/21 now."

Steve Berman, vice-chairman of Interscope Geffen A&M, said the public's hunger for the hip-hop icon's latest effort had fueled the date change. "We believe fans want to support their favorite artists by purchasing the real album and not a leaked version," Berman said in the press release. "At the same time, we realize speed is of the essence when fans are so passionate about wanting to hear new songs from such an enormously popular artist like Eminem."

Berman also noted that for devoted fans, adjusting the set's availability by 24 hours was significant. "Even by releasing Recovery only a day earlier than previously announced, it makes a difference to those fans."

The Recovery leak came only a few days after Em premiered the dramatic video for his single "Not Afraid." For his latest set, Marshall Mathers reached beyond his Shady family, teaming with stars like Rihanna, Pink and Lil Wayne. The album also features production from new collaborators like Jim Jonsin, Just Blaze and DJ Khalil.

Source: MTV

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