Pulse Report: Lil' Wayne Cashes In, Rick Ross Finally Fesses Up, Tony Yayo Says Young Buck's Broke, Jadakiss Calls Out Kanye & Weezy?
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:28:02 Z
In this week's Pulse Report the streets are buzzing about Lil' Wayne getting a million dollar surprise for his birthday, Rick Ross finally copping to being a C.O., Tony Yayo exposing Young Buck's financial crisis and Jadakiss gearing up for a "tight" battle with Kanye West.
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1. Million Dollar Baby. What do you get a person who already has everything for their birthday? According to Baby, more of what they already have a bunch of.
Lil' Wayne celebrated his 26th born day in Miami and was surprised by his "Daddy" with a gift of one million dollars in cash. Clearly the uncertain economic crisis isn't affecting the Cash Money Millionaires.
Well, while we're on the topic of birthday, there are a few significant ones coming up. Let's try to come up with some gifts for those lucky folks.
1. Eminem (October 17) - A trophy case (VIBE's "Best Rapper Alive"), 8 Mile collector's edition, and the new Asher Roth mixtape. We miss you Em!
2. Nelly (November 2) - Sean John boxers, Buggin Out's original pair of stepped on Jordans from Do The Right Thing, and a one million dollar iTunes gift certificate. Wonder what albums he'll buy?
3. DMX (Decemebr 18) - A bible and a bus pass from every state in America.
2. CON-fession. The jig is up! Rick Ross finally come clean on the allegation about his past as a correction officer. After months of denying that he once worked the jails of a Florida correctional facility, the rotund rapper confessed to Don Diva magazine that it was him.
"Yes. It's me. I never tried to hide my past. I put my name inside my cds. My company has my SS#. I could've put a company name... I done been up and I done been down and that's what makes me what I am. I never ratted on a n*gga. I never prosecuted a n*gga. I never locked up a n*gga, that's first and foremost. I always felt that me being the n*gga that I am, I never owed a n*gga an explanation... When I'm making my music and I'm talking about blow, it's because I did it. When I say that I'm rich off cocaine, it's because I did it. Those are the street principals that apply."
Kudos to you Ricky for manning up. True you don't owe anyone an explanation, but why not just tell the truth to begin with and save us all this fuss over you being the fuzz. All this drama has done is prove you to be a dishonest member of the fraternity of correctional officers who take an oath to keep our penal system safe and orderly. I think you owe your co-workers an apology and should make a donation to your local Benevolent Association or something.
3. Go For Broke. Unfortunately not every rapper is living it up during these tough economic times. According to Tony Yayo his former G-Unit associate Young Buck has fallen on hard times. In an interview with Hip-Hop Game, Yayo speculates that Buck is broke as evidence by his absence on the rap scene.
"Buck has been mighty quiet. That means his dollars are getting real, real low. When a n*gga's quiet like that you know he's going through it. His chain is supposed to be on eBay and in his last interview when they asked him when he was coming out and he said you would have to ask 50 about that."
Once you're broke n*ggas ain't even your friends no more. That's why you see Buck's broke ass coming to parties. He went to Jeezy's party and he wasn't even invited, motherf*cker...
Wow. Since I'm not privy to Buck's finances I can't really say if Yayo is being truthful, but if Buck is showing up to a party uninvited that's not a good look. Maybe he should have crashed Lil' Wayne's birthday party. Or let Baby adopt him.
4. Fighting Words. J-Hood recently accused Jadakiss of not being in a fight since 1991. Well the Yonkers vet better hope he remembers how to throw the right combination for a knockout. With the pending 4th quarter release of his third solo album Kiss My Ass, the newly signed Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam artist is set to take on heavyweights Kanye West, Jay-Z and 50 Cent in a sales battle. During a sit down with OnSmash Jada expressed he is admittedly "nervous" about the fickle sales market, but he's still looking forward to duking it out with the sales Goliaths. [Watch Here]
"I feel honored to be coming out in the fourth quarter with them. I should be mentioned with all of them anyway. I'm one of them. I just ain't get my just due yet. So maybe this is what I need. Send me out on the court with the real starters. Or who America think is the real starters and let that be the testament. Let the music speck for itself...People love me because of the music. They don't love me because of tight pants or no kind of fashion statement."
Wow. Was that a dig at Kanye West? Wait there's more.
"I'm wearing my pants a lil' smaller, but I ain't wearing long johns like some of these guys I'm seeing wearing long johns. I'm bringing it down a size, not too tight just nice enough."
Long johns? Could he be referring to Lil' Wayne's questionable get-up at the VMA's?
I don't think it's a wise move to be taking lil' digs at Ye and Weezy right now. Jada should be focused on how he's going to pull off the impossible of selling substantial amounts of records among the likes of Kanye, Jay-Z, and 50 Cent.
I know I've been vilified for saying this before, but it's this inflated sense of ability that makes me consider Jada the most overrated rapper today. He has no chance of out selling any of the big name "starters" in hip-hop. Yet, he like his many minions don't accept the shortcomings of his total package. No homo. For all his lyrical ability Jada lacks the talent to make hit records. Name one post Bad Boy hit he's made other than "Why"? Just accept your role as an unsung lyrical giant and leave the numbers game to the primetime players.
5. Blast From The Past. Despite the recent spike in Yung Berg-related violence in hip-hop, rappers have been displaying an uncharacteristic show of unity amongst each other. The Game and Joe Budden are friends. Ludacris and T.I. patched things up. Even Dipset was able to have an amicable split. Unfortunately the harmonious vibes have not been able to dead the bad blood between Ja Rule and 50 Cent. In a clip shot for DJ Absolut's "Lifestyle" DVD the once chart-topping rapper took a break from obscurity to bitterly air out his nemesis. Though it is not clear when the footage was shot, the tone of the message is a familiar one. [Watch Here]
"This n*gga is one of the illest n*ggas you ever want to see. He pulled off a sham of a lifetime...This n*gga is not a street n*gga...This n*gga is some type of f*ggot."
Um, I can only hope that 50 Cent is too busy searching for his old glory to respond to this dude. Seriously, Ja is so out of touch he doesn't even know squashing beef with your rival is the new trend in hip-hop. It would be in his best interest to call a truce with Fif. Even if you honestly can't stand the dude (See: Jay-Z & Nas) you can still us the guy to jump-start a legit comeback. Now that would be the sham of a lifetime.
You don't have to take my advice on this Mr. Rule. It's your career do what you will with what's left of it. However you must stop going after Curtis. Frankly, you're starting to appear embarrassingly bitter. Suck it up!
That's all from me folks. Hit me up at archiefucque@gmail.com for a healthy back and forth. I know the Jada stans will be flooding my inbox with hate mail, but let's keep it civil. It's just an opinion.
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he the biggest fraud that Ive seen thus far!! Officer Roberts....its about time u fessed up brotha. What kinda n word is the police at 19!??!? Coke sales.....*walks off laughing*
Jada is nice wit that mic...no homo....should be on the court....got a lot of fans....how bout a head up wit 50!! That'll boost his sales. And retire 50's jersey all at the same time....50 gon do about 200 when he drop.
Wayne got it poppin right now.....Please dont shoot him down....cuz he flyin.
Tip at 568....good fa tha game....but y he sound llike a lil boy on the album?? JUst askin.....hahaha.
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Finally Rick Ross. That's all u had to do in the beginning. By denying it n trying to "keep it real" u were being REAL FOOLISH. So what u were a c.o. b4 u was a rapper. Lots of rappers had jobs b4 they were rappers. How do these ppl know u weren't the middle man in drug deals going on in jail. C.O.'s have been known to be corrupt.
That birthday thing for nelly was cold homie, "wonder what albums he'll buy..." crucial
ARE YA DAT DUMB...TELL 50 TO SQAUSH IT WIT JA ...HA HA HA...ITS NOT RAP BEEF YOU FUCKIN IDIOT....THATS LIKE TELLING CUBAN LINKS TO SQUASH WITH FAT JOE WAKE UP ....YOU GUYS ARE THE REASON SHIT IS FUCKED UP ....YA DONT NO DA DIFFERNCE BETWEEN SHIT .....
I disagree with the blog about Jadakiss, I fell he is in the top ten when you look at it,lyrically. Although he did not get the exposure he should have. He is way better than a lot of rappers out today, I mean why do you think he is signed to Rocafella/Def Jam.If he was not capable of making hits they would not have signed him to the label. He just did not receive the right marketing and promotion he should have in the past. But I feel he will this go around. You will see when KISS MY ASS drop.
Im sorry to pull ya card, but Rick Ross did not come out and say yes it was me or yes its me. Now everything else after that sounds about right but those few words are not. I dont know if yall doctor up certain information to make it look and sound good. But I have the Don Diva issue, and he does not just straight come out say it was him he kinda talks around the question like Sarah Palin did at the debate. SOHH yall need to stop it with the false info. No love lost, but had to keep it funky!
I never had an account on this shit until today.
How many niggas in the rap game wear tight ass pants and thermals? Ya'll be trynna create shit for no reason. To say that jadakiss is one the most overrated rappers ever...is like saying george bush is the best president we ever had...
don't talk that sales shit because mc hammer, vanilla ice and nelly all did numbers and don't even make the top 10 rappers ever......jada is top 5 dead or alive and styles is the hardest ever...
they need to give you ya walkin papers for typing that
Oh Yeah....Rick Ross is an asshole, nothing more to say about him. Always thought he wasn't that good anyways..garbage.......
come on kiss we need that album and that LOX shit to follow.....
Sounds like the PBA is trying some extortion tactics for that donation Huh. Some cats need to be told on, some cats need to be prosecuted, revenge is a MF. but you know what they say you can't always trust the police. Maybe RR was a good cop.
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Bringin Jada to 50's camp will only hurt him. Umm lets see it didn't work for Fake Ass Mase, it didn't work for Mobb Deep, and it didn't work for M.O.P. Hell his own crew(yayo and banks) can't even sell. Rick Ross just needs to shut up and stop the lieing. there is no way in hell that he was this huge coke dealer and then became a CO. They would've never highered him.
The Story is He was a CO and then became a coke dealer, and then became a rapper. He wasn't a coke dealer and then became a CO.
I guess Archie Fucque didn't get the joke. Jada is saying that some of these artists' pants are tight like long johns.
****ON THE JADA THING. OF COARSE LYRICALLY JADA IS IN DA TOP. BUT THE WAY THE GAME IS NOW IT DON;T EVEN MATTER NOW MORE...IT'S ALL ABOUT CATCHY HOOKS AND FUN...SO UNLESS JADA HAS A MIXTURE TO WERE HE CAN SMASH LYRICALLY AND MAKE CATCHY HOOKS THAN I DON;T KNOW IF ITS GONE WORK. AND TRYIN TO KNOCK OFF THE TOP DAWGS WOULD ONLY HURT EM..IF ANY THING HE SHOULD TRY TO GET ON THEY TRACKS AND BEAT EM ON THEY OWN TRACKS..THAT WOULD GET EM RWESPECT
AS FAR THE RICK ROSS THING. IM JUST TIRED OF BEIN IN THESE PEOPLE PERSONAL LIVES..THESE GUYS ARE ENTERTAINER'S..RAPPERS..THEY NOT THERE FOR ANY OTHER REASONS SO EITHER LIKE THEM FOR THEY MUSIC OR LEAVE IT ALONE.
DA 50 AND JA THING......i JUST HOPE THEM NIGGAZ DON'T SEE EACH OTHER
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I agree wit Radical.Im down wit the L.O.X. Check out the album INDEPENDENT by Styles P Album is Hardcore man.
Sexy and Sassy, i like your enthusiasm for Jada's new project and the fact that Roc A Fella/DefJam may be tryna put him on, but this is a big gamble for both sides, ESPECIALLY Jada.
Too many artists left DefJam cuz they weren't getting the promotion they wanted, granted that was when Jay was the pres. But they brought Jay in to fix DefJam and he left it in horrible condition, so who says that DefJam will be able to promote Jada the right way he'll need to be promoted in order to gain that mass appeal that he doesn't have. I hope it works out for him tho, cuz if so the 4th quarter will be huge for music
Archie Fucque you talk real greasy, and from reading your blog I can tell you know nothing about real hip hop, and spitting 16's and bars, I can tell you this Jada will murder your favorite rapper, your favorite rappers favorite rapper, and your whole top 5 top 10 even and anyone else you can name, so don't talk all this he can't make hit records, when today in the game you gotta sell your soul and go commerical to sell, I mean look at all these corny ass dance records, and the millions of songs about this one girl in the club who gets low, pops it, and drops it, don't discredit someone for being true to himself and the art for not making those corny tracks just to sell, and for your info Jada hasn't spit a wack 16 in his career who else can you say that about? and he got tracks for days so if you think "WHY" was his last hot joint, you need to really catch up, his *welcome to the roc freestyle* should speak 4 itself
Yo its Triplle aint nnothang simple on tha temple. MAN YU A RE FAGGOT. i TOLD YA BEFORE AND NOW, jada IS THE DON, HE IS TOPS AND YO FAGGOT-ASS KNOWS DAT. ALWAYS ON 50 like yu 50 faggot. Cut tha small talk son and start some real serious hit. Yo line of thinking is too weak for HiphOP. Get yo shit ryte yu dummy of a boy.
And Ricky should shut up straight.Cut th bulshit about Em being the Best Rapper Alive yu snitch ass punk. Jay is and yu knows it.
You Americans are so full of shit, like honestly. It is amazing that in South Africa we apreciate your artists more than you mother fuckers. You just mad cause Rick is rich and Jada good.
"Knock Yourself Out"
"We Gon Make It"
"Kiss of Death"
"Put Ya Hands Up"
And those are just the actual "singles", Don't Sleep on Al Quada Jada.
I disagree with your statement regarding jada. He is one of the nicest out there. Just bc a cat is commercial as hell doesnt mean he's a good rapper (this is your criteria). Thats where me and this "author" will have to agree to disagree. And this is coming from a little rock native.
All I want 2 say is Rick Ross is a police ass nigga...If u goin do da shit don't lie about lik a bitch....He is no longer Rick Ross, the real Rick Ross was a hustler, a G, dis nigga is a fuckin C.O. Fuck William Roberts A.K.a. tha Boss of Police ass Niggas..
JADA YOUR FUCKING WACK!!! WHO CARES WHO THIS TURTLE LOOKING MUFUCKA BEEFIN WITH... HE AINT TOUCHING NO ONE, DUDE IS A STR8 PUSSY THATS WHY HE SIGNED WITH THE ROC CUZ NO ONE ELSE WILL DROP HIS WACK SHIT..... YOUR IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS TRU LIFE.... CHECK OUT DUDES SOLO ALBUMS TO DATE: WACK SHIT!!! LOX IS DONE, OTHER THAN STYLEZ P WE STILL FUCK WIT HIM!!
Wow, when did the author say Jada was whack and that Ye & Fifty is better than him? He just said that Jada can't make a smash hit record that appeals to ALL crowds. And nobody has proven that he can. But like Archie said, Jada is still a lyrical giant. You hip hop just can't accept the truth! Just cuz Wayne outsold Nas don't make Wayne better. Yall cawazy.
And I'm sick of cats associating high sales with garbage singles. Some of Ye's hottest charting singles have actually had a message (Jesus Walks, Flashing Lights, etc). I hate to say it cuz I know we all are sick of the word, but Jada just gotta find a way his "SWAG."
Cmon ppl yall need to get up offa jada. I mean so many people seem to be big fans of his on here, I am myself tbh. But how many of yall actually went out and bought his albums? how many of you OWN a CD?? Stop talin jibba-jabba ye fools lol cmon...oh and yayo needs to shut the fuck up too. talkin bout buck like HE got problems. Whens the new album out Yayo?? been a while since the last one, and did that break the 250k mark yet? YOu aint even relevant enough to be chattin dat u get me??
wow....a milli in cash......
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