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The Clipse's Malice On Moving Past Lil Wayne Beef, "It Never Deserved Any Kind Of Attention"

2010-03-21T14:24:19Z

The Clipse's Malice has addressed his past feud with Lil Wayne and explained that the streets may have influenced the rap beef.

]]> According to Malice, their issues should not have come out into the public light.

"Yeah, and it never deserved any light and it never deserved any kind of attention," he said about the beef ending. "We was getting money with Cash Money with 'What Happened to that Boy?' We were in New Orleans and we shot the video and we were hanging out and we were close at one time. It's just unfortunate that it had happened. I think the streets were talking and I think Wayne probably felt like we were saying it but anybody that knows The Clipse or knows anything about us, you see our etiquette and how we roll. We don't talk about anybody. The streets were talking about him wearing BAPES and it's a dope clothing line but the streets said that and I think Wayne took it out on us and everything we said was just in response. But right now I think Wayne has hot music and I ain't got no beef but you can't talk about The Clipse though. Can't nobody talk about The Clipse and just let that be that." (Hip Hop Game)

In a fall 2007 interview with Complex Magazine, Wayne addressed his issues with Clipse.

"I thought the whole 'Mr. Me Too' video was about me, to tell you the d*mn truth," Weezy says of the Clipse song. "They think I want to be like them. I'm on a million-dollar bus going around the world charging people from $50,000 to $150,000 for verses, and I got 77 songs in magazines and I got a billion more. Do the math; you think I'm trying to be like you? No sir." (Complex)

Clipse's Pusha T also talked about their stance against Wayne in the past.

"You can't kiss other men, you can't wobble dee-wobble dee, and and you can't bite styles...," he said. "You can't bite everybody's styles. You can't try to rap like Jay-Z, dress like the Clipse, become a coke dealer after 5 albums, and now dress like Jim Jones. You can't do all that and be a legend. You have to be a trendsetter and he ain't setting any trends." (Shout Mouth)

Their latest album, Til The Casket Drops, landed on the sales charts last December.

The Clipse even things out in Top 50 as Til The Casket Drops debuts at No. 46. With a week in the books, the duo's third group project has moved 31,500 records. (SOHH Sales Wrap)

Check out a past Clipse interview down below:

Jay-Z Breaks Down "The Blueprint" Trilogy, "I Ain't Have A Reason To Do The Third One" [Video]

2010-03-21T14:05:30Z

Rap mogul Jay-Z has explained his reasons for making a Blueprint trilogy and said that there was no initial purpose behind his latest platinum-selling album, The Blueprint III.

]]> According to Jay, the first two releases has a certain aim attached to them.

"I wanted the 'Blueprint' series to be a trilogy because of what it represented," he says. "The first 'Blueprint' was the soul samples I grew up on, my blueprint. Then 'The Blueprint 2' was me searching for all the different types of music I like. But I ain't have a reason to do the third one, so I didn't do it for a while. But it was just fitting right now where I am in my career for me to set the 'Blueprint' for my next journey." (Billboard)

As of last week, the rapper's Blueprint III has sold more than 1.5 million copies.

Rap mogul Jay-Z's The Blueprint III also lost a bit of ground this week moving six positions to No. 43 with 12,400. Headed into his 27th week, the rapper's latest chart-topping release has moved 1,657,300 copies. (SOHH Sales Wrap)

Last year, Jay said he wanted to take a more experimental route with his next album.

"I've always said I believe in good music and bad music. ... I like music. The second Blueprint, the reason it was all over the place is because I like music so much. You have tracks with Lenny Kravitz then Sean Paul. Dr. Dre. It's all over the place because of my taste in music. I like music. My next album, which I'm working on now -- that's exclusive, no one knows that -- is gonna be the album that really -- it's not gonna be a number one album. That's where I'm at right now. I wanna make the most experimental album I ever made. But let's not deal with that now; I want to deal with The Blueprint 3." (MTV)

The 40 year-old rapper previously addressed hip-hop's age factor.

"I hear it all the time -- 'Yo, he should let the young guys, the new generation of guys come in,'" Jay explained in an interview. "But you don't become the front-runner in music because someone lets you. You have to claim your shoes...If you grow up listening to hip-hop, you love hip-hop and that's the end of it. But if you're a 30 year-old rapper still trying to make music like you're 15, then you're making it narrow. At my age, I can't relate to a 15 year-old. I deal with mature and relevant topics for my age group -- it has to all be based on true emotions. The more diversity and the more mature we make hip-hop, the bigger the net you cast." (Reuters)

Check out Jay-Z speaking on his Blueprint trilogy down below:

Ludacris' "Battle" To Lose No. 1 Spot, Projected To Sell 60K In Week 2 Sales

2010-03-21T13:50:24Z

Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes album will reportedly lose top ranking as it is projected to sell up to 60,000 copies in its second week sales.

]]> Based on weekend reports, the rapper's latest album will still rank in the Top 10.

Lady Antebellum will regain the #1 spot on next week's chart with a total in the 90-95k range, marking the first time this year that the #1 album has sold less than 100k. Marvin Sapp (Verity/JLG) 70-75k Ludacris (DTP/Def Jam/IDJ) 55-60k The Edge (Razor & Tie) 50-55k (Note: This will be mostly direct-to-consumer sales that we were unaware of yesterday.) Lady Gaga, The Fame (Interscope) 45-50k Sade (Epic) 35-40k (Hits Daily Double)

Luda's album dominated the sales charts in its debut week.

Grammy-winning rapper Ludacris' Battle of the Sexes made its way onto the charts this week opening at No. 1. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the Southern emcee's compilation disc has sold 137,300 records after seven days in stores. (SOHH Sales Wrap)

He later shared his reaction to reaching the number one spot.

"THANK YOU TO ALL OF MY FANS BATTLE OF THE SEXES ALBUM IS THE #1 ALBUM IN THE COUNTRY!...RT @questlove: how high can you chart? congrats to @ludajuice on Battle Of The Sexes being the #1 album of the country," he wrote on Wednesday (March 17). "RT @Bootsy_Collins: congrats to @ludajuice on funk'n his way all the way to the #1 spot on the charts... Rt @ludajuice congrats at having the #1 spot. Battle of the sexes is a must have. Go cop it folks!!! (via @yj_divahustler) BATTLE OF THE SEXES. Def Jam's 1st #1 album of the year 2010. Download on iTunes or grab the CD from the nearest Store ASAP! What ya'll go to say about the topic #hiphopaintdead #hiphopaintdead, as a matter of fact it's #1 on the charts right now!!!" (Ludacris' Twitter)

The "How Low" hitmaker recently talked about the success of his new single becoming platinum certified for digital download sales.

"This marks my ten years at Def Jam, in the music industry as a successful artist and as you can tell, I'm just as hungry as when 'What's Your Fantasy' came out," Luda explained. "A lot of people were comparing this to 'What's Your Fantasy,' so another ten years, we're gonna keep going and hitting them -- I'm one of those artists that likes to make everybody's job easier and I'll continue to do that no matter how many records I sell, no matter how much success I get, I will continue to stay the same person, a hard-working individual..." (The Life Files)

Check out a recent Ludacris interview down below:

Fabolous Promises Strong Twitter Return, "The Words 'Fell Off' Has Caused Me To Come Back"

2010-03-21T13:16:10Z

New York rapper Fabolous has promised a strong return to Twitter beginning tomorrow (March 22) and said he has not "fallen off."

]]> Writing via Twitter, Fab explained his recent absence from updating his followers.

"A girl & her dude pulled up on me earlier & told me "Fab, u fell off on Twitter!" I was enjoyin my twitter break til I got told I "fell off"," he wrote over the weekend. "The words "Fell Off" has caused me to come back.. Thanx#RandomChick.. So starting monday I will b the#BestThatEverTweeted again Alot of sh*t has been goin on that woulda been instant Fab#TT's, that I let slide.. As of monday that is over!!! Alotta wreckless, messy, catty, subliminal, hatin, corny, namedrop, d*ckridin, boring, make urself seem famous/somebody tweets! #DEAD So #KnewUWasAGroupie is comin back harder than ever.. So is #CEFP & a new one #AskMeDoICare LoLhttp://myloc.me/52GaO RT @OceanSF: @myfabolouslife welcome back homey!!! <--Get ur ammo ready, we might hav 2 go 2 twitter war wit a few twiggas!" (Fabolous' Twitter)

Last September, Fabolous used his Twitter account to taunt singer T-Pain.

Jus heard Tpain says F*ck JayZ & F*ck Fabolous too overTwitter... Ok, now me & my twiggas/Street Twitter Ditta Dam must go in on him! After D.O.A., #tpainbetter not be mad, UPS is hiring!! #tpainbetter not meet me in Brooklyn. #tpainbetter give Mr. Monopoly back his top hats!! #tpainbetter stay his a** outta the sun for the rest of his life!! #tpainbetter stop playin for JayZ buys every autotune machine in the world & end his career...#uknowhowiknowuregay cuz u do a song wit Lil Wayne& change ur name to T-Wayne...eeeel #tpainbetter audition to be a California Raisin.. He's done! #tpainbetter stop singin in the fan... that aint talent we can all do that..#tpainbetter apologize & blame it on the al-a-a-al-a-al-cohol #tpainbetter thank me.. he's #1 TT.. the only place his name gonna b #1 for a lonnnggggggg time!#tpainbetter chill cuz i will air this n*gga via twitter...F.Y.I. This is not a beef.. jus Twitter fun. someone retweeted that Tpain said F*ck Me on twitter & truthfully i dont know if he said or not...Ok so i jus got word that it wasnt Tpain's twitter page who said F*ck Fabolous..a fake page, w/ 900 followers.. oooops, d*mn i went in LOL But thats jus a taste of what u'll get if u f*ck wit me via twitter, Back to my Twitter chillin..." (Fabolous' Twitter)

He also caused tension toward 50 Cent when questioning the rapper's This Is 50 Fest concert last October.

"Reading what Fab said about me on Twitter was disappointing," 50 wrote in a This Is 50 posting. "I have extended myself to Fab personally to allow him to expand himself as an international Touring Artist. I thought we were Friends but that's cool. Law #2: Never put too much trust in friends. Learn how to use enemies. Be wary of friends--they will betray you more quickly, for they are easily aroused to envy. They also become spoiled and tyrannical. But hire a former enemy and he will be more loyal than a friend, because he has more to prove. In fact, you have more to fear from friends than from enemies. If you have no enemies, find a way to make them. --50th Law of Power. Am I 50 Cent or Am I Machiavelli? D*mmmm!!! (This Is 50)

Fab later addressed his remarks and the advantages/disadvantages of Twitter.

"The only thing I really don't like about Twitter is a lot of what you say can be taken out of context," Fab said in a statement. "If you say something now, the way the media is, if you include somebody's name it in it becomes a big web and big blog interest...The kind of artist he was when he started he was almost totally against that. He isolated himself and G-Unit, and even attacked other people, and had beefs with other people, mainly other New York rappers. A lot of people feel like he helped crumble New York Rap because he changed people's perspectives, changed people's situations. He was incredibly successful. He had the power of King Kong and they were not as successful and they were kind of at his mercy... "He was able to shift his weight around due to the money he made and the money he was making and I think that he did that. I seen the concert pictures on-line and it looked a little different, a little weird to me. I'm not against 50. I didn't say it in a beef way. Certain people were already throwing up blogs to create rivalries between different people, commenting and it was really taken out of context. That was just a random thought of mine..." (Hip Hop DX)

Check out a past Fabolous interview down below:

Lloyd Banks On Trina's Nude Photos Leaking, "That's Something I Wanted To See For A Minute"

2010-03-20T13:36:50Z

G-Unit's Lloyd Banks has shared his reaction to Trina's nude photos being leaked online earlier this month and explained why he will never be a victim to stolen explicit images.

]]> According to Banks, he places a large emphasis on his e-mail's security.

"Sh*t, the fact of losing music is embarrassing enough, but all that other sh*t like pictures and video... I don't do any of that sh*t," Banks explained in an interview. "You gotta know who you are as a human. [Laughs] If you're sending somebody your picture and you're just a regular Mo, then that picture won't mean anything. But you don't have to be a celebrity to be embarrassed. You can be a regular person that turned into a celebrity later. So that goes for the regular Moes too. Be careful...[For Trina,] I'm like 'D*mn.' That's something I wanted to see for a minute. I ain't mad at it. I mean, I don't wish that on nobody, but it happened and I'ma look." (VIBE)

Writing via Twitter, Khia went off on Trina's photos and made various allegations regarding her health earlier this month.

"If More Of U Delayed H*es Was Tittie Feed U Would Have Mo Since Instead Of Being A Yuck Mouf Like Hurrican K Trina lol F*ck Them H*es BAD D*CK IS THE BLAME..I TOLD YALL ON THE HIT EM UP DISS THAT SHE WAS CORROTED ONE DAY YALL GONE LISTEN 2 THE QUEEN..TEAM KHIA LETS TAKE OVER WE HAVE WORK 2DO," she wrote today. "ANGERMANAGEMENT PEOPLE..YALL MAD WE GAGGING..I DONT F*CK WIT FAKES H*ES SHE CALLED I SAID H*LL NAW TRINA CALLED I SAID TRIPPLE H*LL NAW NO LETS KEEP IT 100 LOL..What In The World Is @darealkhiaTalking About Lol Dumb B*tch Go On Hurricane K-trinas Page Y R U Here??? This Is Only 4 The Healthy People." (Khia's Twitter)

Trina addressed her photos being leaked online in early March.

"[The images are] me on a very upset day -- I think I was in Canada, upset crying," she explained in an interview. "Just personal stuff. Photos in the studio. I think [one] was me having an allergic reaction, breaking out. I just think it was my personal stuff and for someone to do that is so, so wrong. So now I'm actually having it looked into by the FBI and it's gonna be a bigger situation than just leaked photos. Hopefully we can deal with the situation and put an end to it. I don't recall being allergic to anything, but obviously, yeah [I am]," she said. "I was in the studio recording for a couple of days and just started having breakouts. And my doctor said you're allergic to shellfish or makeup bronzer." (MTV)

Just before they leaked, the rapper revealed she had lost a phone containing personal images.

"I lost my phone and I had some pictures of me that I don't want the world to see," Trina said in an interview. "And I'm thinking, if it ever comes out, I'm devastated, but I mean, it's not sex tape pictures but still, I don't want you to see them, they're not for you. But losing a phone and all this stuff happens -- but it's a wake up call...I just feel like, what's personal is personal. I don't feel like, as an artist, like I need to do anything to expose myself. I don't need to put out a nude photo for press...I don't need a sex tape of me and my, my significant other to be worldwide, for the world to see." (STR8 NYC)

Check out Trina speaking on her stolen cell phone down below:

UPDATE: Waka Flocka Flame Addresses Probation Arrest, "I Only Been [Jailed] For Two & A Half Days"

2010-03-20T12:56:39Z

Southern rapper Waka Flocka Flame has confirmed being jailed on a probation violation charge from earlier this week and said he was, indeed, on Twitter while behind bars.

]]> Talking with radio host Kelson The Urban Informer, Flocka briefly discussed his short stint in a Georgia jail.

"Yeah man, I'll be in Baltimore [on] Wednesday, to turn that up too," Waka said assuring fans of his release from jail earlier this week. "I don't know why these folks think they locked me up for a very long time. I only been there for like two and a half days. That's a long time to them, I'd hate to see where my life'd be. Yeah [I was Tweeting from jail.] Oh yeah, I was on that. When the guard was coming, he was telling me I was getting out." (92 Q)

According to reports, the rapper was jailed for roughly 48 hours.

Waka Flocka Flame, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, had been taken into custody Tuesday for violating probation. He had previously been convicted of possession of a sawed-off shotgun. It was not immediately known what the probation violation had been, or why he had been released. Malphurs, 23, was released Thursday evening from the jail, just in time for a performance tonight in Gainesville, Fla. (Macon News)

The arrest reportedly took place Tuesday (March 16) afternoon.

The rapper Waka Flocka Flame is being held in the Houston County Jail on a probation violation. Jail officials confirmed that Waka Flocka Flame, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, was arrested by the Houston County Sheriff's Office and is being held on a probation violation. He was taken into custody on Tuesday. The nature of the probation violation was unknown Wednesday. (Macon News)

The terms of his arrest were not initially known, although speculation began to develop.

Gucci Mane affiliate Waka Flocka Flame arrested yesterday in Houston for probation violation. Reasons for the arrest are unknown, but Waka Flocka Flame originally recieved probation for possessing a sawed off shotgun. (MOG News)

Check out Waka Flocka Flame's "O Lets Do It" behind the scenes footage down below:

Big Boi Tweets "Breaking" News, Signs One-Album Def Jam Deal

2010-03-20T12:39:15Z

OutKast's Big Boi has informed all of his Twitter followers that he has signed a one-album deal with Def Jam Records.

]]> Despite claiming more details would come, Boi said he is now on the Def Jam roster.

"THE INK IS ON THE PAPER!!! "BREAKING NEWS!!!!" It's OFFICIAL! BIG BOI signs SOLO album DEAL with DEF JAM!!! More details to come...," he wrote late Friday (March 19) night. (Big Boi's Twitter)

His new album, Sir Luscious Leftfoot, is scheduled to come out this May.

Old rhyme partner André 3000 cameos on "Lookin 4 Ya"; the ominous, R&B-tinged "Hustle Blood" features Jamie Foxx; and "Shine Blockas," a booming, soulful jam with Gucci Mane, is already an underground hit. The release has been repeatedly delayed as Big Boi negotiates with his record label, but that's given him time to live with the music. "If I can listen to it every day for years," he says, "I know fans will wear it out when they get it." (Rolling Stone)

He recently said that the album was still being recorded.

"The album is done," says Big Boi. "Right now I'm just shooting videos. I'ma shoot a video for just about every song on the album. I shot like five videos so far, for the past three weeks. I've been editing those videos... it's coming man it's coming. I know everybody's been waiting and I'm anxious to give it to them. But it will be here soon. Trust me." (XXL Mag)

Last year, Boi said the album would not drop on Def Jam.

"It's not even on Def Jam," Boi explained in an interview. "It's not even on Def Jam. I was in a little situation, the [journalist] jumped in the interview, we was in the midst of talks and then in the midst of that, some more things happened and we in a great situation right now. That'll be announced very soon. The album should be out I think -- in about 12 weeks maybe. So you know, it's coming real soon." (Maurice Garland)

Check out a recent Big Boi interview down below:

Nicki Minaj Straps Sean Garrett To "Massive Attack" Music Video

2010-03-20T12:17:03Z

Young Money's Nicki Minaj has added song collaborator Sean Garrett to her upcoming "Massive Attack" music video.

]]> In addition to "Massive," the hitmaker will also re-link with Minaj for their "Get It All" music video later this month.

"I'm in my 2010 Rambo, so hard I had to let Nic pink out the Lambo/ Ya'll already know we got the ammo, massive attack," sings Sean "The Pen" Garrett on Nicki Minaj's first single, "Massive Attack," which he co-produced with Alex Da Kid. The brawny Garrett gets his Rambo on in the militaristic clip, shot against a jungle backdrop and in the desert of Lancaster, Calif. Next Friday, the singer-songwriter will head to Miami to film a video for his Barbie-assisted single "Get It All" with director Gil Green. (Rap-Up)

Minaj recently talked about recruiting model Amber Rose for the shoot.

"I brought my BFF Amber Rose out here," Nicki said in an interview. "This is a massive attack. We shot the helicopter scene. Obviously, I had to have a hot-pink Lamborghini. We're having fun in the car, and we see a freakin' helicopter chase us. So we get on the walkie-talkie, like, 'Mayday! Mayday!' It's really fashion and beauty shots, and we're acting like we're doing something important...You can expect it to be almost like the soundtrack to a movie. It's gonna take you somewhere that ... it's kinda gonna tell a story. I didn't just want to make an album that had a club record, just the obvious. I wanted to paint a very graphic picture. And every record that I'm doing for the album, I can see the stage show, I can see the video. It's just gonna be big. You can expect it to be big." (MTV)

Last December, Minaj said she was aiming to drop a "classic" debut.

"The [album], that's what I'm actually getting ready to work on because I've been on the road for such a long time, I'm taking a complete hiatus for the next couple months, unfortunately, for all the promoters giving crazy offers," Minaj told DJ Whoo Kid. "And I've been turning every one because I have to put my foot down for the next few months and deliver a classic album and I already have stuff and I can't wait for the world to hear. All the stuff we talk about is fun and games and all that but the music is what's most important and I don't want all the people to be distracted by the other stuff and so I'm gonna take a break and when I come back you guys will have some very, very great music." (Radio Planet TV)

Minaj hinted at her hard work ethic in an interview late last year.

"Well Trina is also doing her thing," Nicki said in an interview. "To answer whether I feel pressure, of course I do and I'm a perfectionist and I want that to be, you know, I want this buzz to meet everybody's expectations, surpass everybody's expectations of the people that do support me. Because you got so many people that don't support you, but to the ones that do, they look at me and they see big things and I don't want to disappoint them. So to say I don't have pressure, I'd be lying, I do. I feel it all the time, I feel like yo, I have to make this a masterpiece." ("On-Air Idiot Show")

Check out a recent Nicki Minaj interview down below:

50 Cent Magically Quits Rap, Drake Won't Shut Up, Game Becomes Mr. Potato Head Again

2010-03-20T03:55:00Z

In this week's Pulse Report, doggies, we got sh*t steaming out the pot as we look at 5-0 Cent "magically" making his a** disappear from rap, ask Drake to get "over" himself, laugh at Game turning back into Mr. Potato Head, see Jim Jones blog about Cam'ron and SOHH much more!

]]> [Editor's Note: The views of this column do not necessarily reflect those of SOHH.com]

1. Disappearing Act

Black Magic, 5-0? Is this what you've really come up with? LMFAO. What happened to the next album being a double-disc so you could get the f*ck off Interscope Records and see who is gonna bid the highest on your ~~boring worthless uncreative~~ career? First off, let me just point out that this doggy has had a great run in hip-hop or the rap game, whatever y'all wanna call it, but trying to squeeze a few dollars out of some other genres to save his a** from completely becoming irrelevant? LMFAO. Hold up, let me show y'all exactly what 5-0 is talking about these past few days:

"I went to a nightclub afterparty," 50 said. "I'm traveling with my live band, I took my band with me and sequenced it and recorded the actual record while I was out there. I did two other songs I had production for. I had been writing those songs for a while. So I finished them and recorded them while I was out. New Black Magic project, I'm excited about it. It has a totally different vibe. I won't allow myself to be placed in a box when I can only do one style or one kind of music. They should expect the unexpected on this project. It's good. If they can understand how I enjoy different genres of music and different styles; for the people who have various tastes in music, they'll really like it."

Shaking My F*CKING Head (SMFH) at this doggy. Look, I already know y'all are gonna hate on me for using this clown as a main headline topic, but someone needs to please open his f*cking eyes up to what it is that he's saying. LMFAO. Oh sh*t, I'm about to tear this doggy up, straight puppy chow, but I'mma let him TRY to explain once again what it is he's doing with this "new" album that's coming out.

"My Black Magic album, I've been listening to a lot of different kinds of music. I just want to create something that's outta the box," 50 told radio host Tim Westwood. "It ain't the same style, same kinda music. I'm using different song formats. I'll write a rap song in a sequence of a different kind of record...To write it in a different format, instead of writing it the way the traditional rap record is written, it's to experiment with different things. It's still hip-hop music, still 50 Cent content, it's just written in a different way."

LMFAO!!! Please get this f*cker out of rap, IMMEDIATELY. We'll keep @LLoydBanks a while longer and maybe @TonyYayo b/c he's just entertaining as sh*t, but 5-0 Cent should hang his head down for trying to promote some bogus a** attempt at making "new" music that ain't rap like this is some brilliant idea he has just come up with. LOL. Y'all need proof, peep this sh*t:

^ LMFAO. Okay, so maybe the last one is just for sh*t and giggles, but WTF and Who The F*ck is 5-0 trying to trick this time around? Can we please count up all the excuses? I actually listened to Before I Self Destruct and even though I won't call the sh*t, sh*t, it was NOT a f*cking pre-quel to Get Rich or Die Tryin' and it wasn't even f*cking with The Massacre. SMFH. Didn't 5-0 do a whole bunch of suspect sh*t on Curtis, too? SMFH. He can't win and it's that simple. Personally, I'm glad he is going to step the f*ck out of rap and do this "experimental" record b/c whether it is a success or not, he proves my point that after dissing Kanye West for doing the 808's & Heartbreak album and clowning Lil Wayne for having a guitar and doing The Rebirth sh*t, HE IS COPYING THEM and it just goes to show you that 5-0 Cent will be a follower since his brand is more of a failure than those straight-to-DVD releases. 5-0 Cent, congratulations on all your past success and on behalf of myself, Mr. Bulldog Butterworth, you have a beautiful career but STOP LYING.

2. Get Over Yourself

Look y'all, I f*cks with Young Money HARD. That new album? I went and actually ~~downloaded~~ bought it. Sh*t, I even bought my little sister a Barbie last X-Mas b/c she said she liked Nicki Minaj. But all this hype and over saturation with Drake is d*mn-near exhausting. With him playing Mr. Hot Sh*t about Sade turning his a** down for a collaboration to this doggy trying to sound like he's gonna Stringer Bell the rap game for YM while Weezy does his f*cking Avon Barksdale bid, get the f*ck outta here. But I guess we should start with why he should feel like no one is f*cking with him, I mean, d*mn, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and f*cking Jay-Z on your debut album? Oh SH*T:

1) There's a song on the disc called "Fireworks" that has the greatest beat ever. Drake has this sidekick producer called 40, and he's talented. 2) There is a Kanye West-produced track on the album that comes with a story. The track was made by Kanye for Beyonce, but Drake really wanted it so he wrote her a handwritten letter asking if he could use it. She read it and thought it was sweet and e-mailed him to give her permission. It's a great track. 3) There's a Jay-Z/Drake track that he played for us 4) I think the final track on the album is called "Thank Me Now" or something. 5) He sings on a bunch of tracks on the album. 6) This Saturday Drake will be in L.A. doing a track with Dr. Dre and Eminem. 7) Yes, there is a Timbaland beat on the album."

D*mn, wish I could have heard even the f*cking intro to the album. Whatever though, so after finding out about this listening session, I'm thinking doggy is kinda humble and real straight on with what he's getting ready to unleash to the game. But then he develops this f*cking Kanyegoism that overtakes his personality. Wait, his "Over" video is him "finding" himself as an artist? WTF!? Who the f*ck does he think he is, Prince?

"This is my first video," he said in an interview. "I've shot a lot of videos before, but this is my first attempt to establish myself as Drake the the artist. Shooting the other videos I've done has been great. I really don't care what other people think about them, they were great experiences for me. I've learned a lot from them."

^ He doesn't "care" what other people think about them? All the a** from his "Best I Ever Had" music video or that dope a** "Money 2 Blow" sh*t? Ain't that kinda sh*tting on your fan base? SMFH...I thought "Jimmy" was more caring than that. But f*ck it, I can appreciate his attitude about proving himself as an artist, I guess. But hold up, now his a** is tight about Sade not wanting to f*ck with him on a collabo?

"That's great. Her brand is always protected. That's why," Drake said of her comments in an interview. "Other people's visuals, other people's songs, stepping outside your zone can jeopardize your brand. It can bring you down as opposed to bring you up. I personally feel we could have done something amazing. But I don't think she really knows who I am, really, my genre of music."

^ LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!! This motherf*cker is hilarious. Does he actually believe the bullsh*t he just said? "I don't think she really knows who I am, really, my genre of music?!?!?!?!?!" Yeah Drake, that's why she said she was f*cking with Raekwon's Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2 album, likes your ex-wifey Rihanna's new album, f*cks with Alicia Keys, Wu-Tang Clan, etc......yeah, she doesn't know who you are alllllright. SMFH.....doggy, she DOES know who you are and ain't f*cking with your product, dog-gy. SMFH. The nerve of these new rappers. But hold up, that's not even the best, Drake actually thinks he can lead Young Money on his own, like he pounded it up with Wayne through the Rikers Island glass, LMFAO!!!

"I'm gonna do everything I told him I would do, what I said in the song: keep us afloat till he gets back," Drake said in an interview. "You won't even notice he's gone. Promise."

SMFH......it's too late, this doggy has completely converted himself into a rap star. Wave good-bye to the So Far Gone Drake.

3. When Keeping It Real Goes Wrong

How real is ~~The~~ Game? Sh*t, I honestly have not a f*cking clue at the end of the day but one thing is for certain, his a** is definitely not trying to be gang-related with this weak a** court case he has coming up. Now personally, I really don't f*ck around with the court cases/stories b/c besides them always being half-a** boring and usually lacking a lot of details, they really don't generate a strong buzz with readers, or at least that's what I was told. But f*ck it, this could not go unnoticed and I bet y'all care more about this than DMX getting sent up the river for six months.

Gangster rapper The Game doesn't want to be referred to as a gangster rapper anymore -- but it's not because he's changing professions ... it's because he's trying to win a court case. In the new documents, the gangster rapper is asking the judge to 86 all references to him being a gangster or gangster rapper during the trial ... because he's afraid it would prejudice the jury against him. In the docs, the gangster rapper also doesn't want any mention of his lyrics during the trial ... because they contain references to violence and profanity.

LMFAO!!! I'm not even gonna bother putting in another posting with @sohhdotcom talking about how the case is gonna be settled next week, but rather, I want to actually take the Mr. Potato Head route and try to find out whether or not ~~Gayme~~ Game is 'bout it 'bout it or if he really has had a change of heart with his gangster connects.

Gangster.

Not Gangster.

Gangster.

Not Gangster.

LMFAO!!! Even though I f*cks with Game and am glad he left ~~G-Unot~~ G-Unit, his a** ain't looking too gangster these days. LOL.

4. I Just Wanna Know

Can someone please pay me some $$$ for calling this whole failed Dipset Reunion 2010? I mean, sh*t, how many more times is Jim Jones gonna explain why there MIGHT be a reunion with him and Cam'ron? SMFH. I mean, d*mn, I guess since we've heard it on records, interviews and Twitter, this doggy even took up blogging to talk about what y'all keep expecting and hoping to happen.

"I don't think we (me and Cam'ron) actually turned on each other, as opposed to just...we just grew apart from each other," Jones wrote today (March 15). "We would see a lot more discrepancies going on between the two of us. For the most part you don't see anything going on between the two of us. He's doing what he does; I'm doing what I do. Hopefully we can get this Diplomat thing back together, put another album out and sh*t like that and keep it moving. I don't know man, when me and him do get up, trust me, y'all gonna know about it. For the most part everything is pointing in the right direction; I'm open for it. I like big checks, ya heard me?"

^ LMFAO!!! Let's check this sh*t out right now, Freekey Zekey is no where to be found, Juelz Santana has a hot a** song out right now with @LloydBanks, Cam'ron is working on Dipset West and Jim Jones is blogging about a reunion with his ex-boyfriend? Honestly, this sh*t is becoming more and more sad, kinda like when Manny was beating Cotto's a** last year and y'all just wanted the beating to stop but Cotto kept representing for his Spanish pride, I mean sh*t, even his wife left the arena, Jones, you getting this? STOP with even talking about Dipset, Cam'ron and reunions. I got an idea, why don't you reunite your Byrd Gang especially the one member that sounds like Jay-Z, your old rap enemy. I mean sh*t, whatever happened to the whole Byrd Gang movement and all this sh*t that was going down in 2008? Hhhmm......wonder if that Max B publishing money ran out and you've resorted to this.

Look doggies, the only reason I'm wasting a posting on Jimmy is because it's a reminder and notice that no one even cares about a Dipset reunion. So just look to what means Jones is going through, f*cking blogging about a doggy you lied about in a past interview and now you're acting like he's just gonna call you when he has free time? LMFAO. F*ck outta here, RIP to the Dipset Movement b/c Santana got Skull Gang primed up nice, he's not worried about doing some fake a** reunion, and how would that look especially? After all these interviews talking about "money" would force y'all to get back together, isn't that just a f*cking disgrace to rap and to the fans that you'd let $$$ dictate a reunion? SMFH.

5. "STFU" Honors

LMFAO!!! My favorite section out of this entire column is once again here for y'all, doggies, and this week may be one of the best we've ever seen. From Nicki Minaj thinking Beyonce would actually want her corny help writing records to DJ UNK wanting the entire world to kill themselves, LMFAO, this week's quotes are once again getting the "Shut The F*ck Up" treatment!

1. Nicki Minaj

"I think I could come up with some crazy stuff for Beyoncé," she said in an interview. "I have things that I write for girls, like R&B singers. Beyoncé, she's fearless, and I think that she could embody my crazy swag in a female R&B world."

2. Jim Jones

"Yeah, should I make them call me Mr. Jones? I'll be teaching [a high school class] for eight weeks, I'll be teaching a real curriculum, right now they're actually going back and forth with the Board of Education to see what goes on and sh*t. I fully don't know the whole logistics of everything -- it's definitely going to be fun...I'ma have to go home the weekend before and write out my lessons -- this will be the funnest class you can go to and sh*t."

3. DJ UNK

"For people to say that 'Walk It Out' was bullsh*t, or 'Two Step' was some bullsh*t... kill yourself," Unk said in an interview. "Every household all over the world; I changed a lot of people's lives through my music."

4. Rah Digga

"There are no cameo features on the album, whatsoever, I'm just making a statement. What artist on what label is releasing albums right now that there are no guest appearances on the album, it's just unheard of and it's just one of the statements that I'm making, like 'Hey, you want Rah Digga, you gonna get Rah Digga.' You don't need Rah Digga featuring such and such."

5. B.o.B.

"It's like you can become famous but you can't become un-famous. When you're famous people become mad, there's nothing you can do to where people just forget you or be un-famous so enjoy these times and just be patient."

***LMFAO!!! D*mn doggies, where's all this rap beef I've been waiting on? F*ck if y'all think I'm wasting space on Floyd Mayweather getting soft and talking about Rick Ross falling back or that boring a** diss Ice Cube made and got Jay Rock's feathers are ruffled. Guess we got to wait it out and see what else goes down b/c until we hear some techno sh*t from 5-0 Cent, we're gonna just be given Drake and Nicki Minaj records all day. Speaking of which, anybody know where the f*ck Kanye West's new sh*t is? D*mn, and oh yeah, told y'all that Fabolous mixtape was semi-a** at best compared to his past albums, nothing has yet to f*ck with Street Dreams, commercial success or not. Aiight doggies, that wraps it up for me, some Caption Disses for Nicki Minaj are PG-13 at BEST. D*mn, no one is airing her plastic a** out yet? I might have to go OT this weekend. Wait til y'all see what I got in store! LMFAO! --BB***

Gucci Mane Ready To Exit Jail, "I've Been So Excited To Get Out"

2010-03-19T22:00:00Z

Incarcerated rapper Gucci Mane has updated fans on his status and said he is anxious for his release.

]]> According to Gucci, he has been writing new material since beginning his term last winter.

"Unfortunately I've been to jail a couple times. Anytime I come in it's difficult to make music, write songs. This time, I have a peace within me. I've been so excited to get out. I've written about 50 to 60 songs. With money and selling CDs, I can always do that. I believe I can make all the money I've missed the last six months. But I can't regain the time with fans and family." (Billboard)

Last month, Gucci debunked claims that he violated his probation by using cocaine.

"My urinalysis was from, like, six months ago," he said in an interview. "I think it was for marijuana. But it definitely wasn't from cocaine. I have never used cocaine. That's just not true. Then I stopped smoking and stopped drinking. For the last six months, I haven't used any drugs, and I will continue to claim sobriety. That's why I said that at the BET Awards and made that PSA. Because that's something I took to and made a part of my life. So even when I do get out of here, I plan on continuing that, and I'm proud of myself for that. That gave me peace, even in the situation I'm in now. I know you have to be optimistic. Even if you're going through something that you expect to be good and it turns out bad, you know it will get well." (XXL Mag)

His attorney Dwight L. Thomas suggested that drugs were part of the reason Gucci was sent to jail for a year.

Gucci's probation for a 2005 aggravated-assault case was revoked because the flamboyant rapper has not completed a court-ordered 600 hours of community service, he's tested positive for marijuana and cocaine during visits to his probation officer and he has not been getting the proper permission to travel as mandated previously by the judge. "[Gucci] told the court yesterday he was on a road to recovery in terms of being clean and sober," explained Thomas, who also represented T.I. in his recent gun case. "[He is] alcohol free and weed free. ... He's also dealing with the emotional issue of killing somebody. He's been in counseling and therapy." (MTV)

The rapper's one-year bid was speculated online last November.

Mane has been sent back to Fulton County Jail in Atlanta for probation violation. Sources close to the Atlanta rapper say Gucci attended a court hearing earlier today to determine whether or not he'd have to serve time for an unspecified infraction that violated the conditions of his probation. He was sentenced to 12 months, but could end up serving only six with good behavior. This doesn't mark the first time Gucci violates his probation. The rapper was sent to the same jail for only completing 25 out of a required 600 hours of community service in relation to a prior assault charge. (BET)

Check out Mario speaking on Gucci Mane down below:

Max B's Manager On Rapper's 75 Year Sentence, "He's Gonna Try To Hopefully Go Back To Trial"

2010-03-19T20:50:00Z

Max B's manager, Jolie O'Shay, has updated fans on the status of her incarcerated client.

]]> The rapper, who is currently serving a 75 year jail sentence, has already been granted an appeal in his murder conviction.

Max is now sitting tight as he awaits an actual appeal date. Once that comes in the MC known as Biggavelli, has a new lawyer to fight for his innocence. "He's gonna try hopefully to go back to trial, or get it a mistrial or get it time served, whatever we can do," she said. O'Shay, who speaks to Max daily, says he's in good spirits about the appeal. (XXL Mag)

Last September, Max B associate/producer Dame Grease said an appeal was in the works.

"The appeal is looking good. I actually now speak with him every other day, and he's good. He's good and that's what counts. I hate people when they talk about 'Yo Max music, I need mad music.' He's good and that's what counts. Family's good. Just working it, working the process. Gotta put the appeal in, got to put the dates in, gotta go through situations, many people gotta do what they gotta do. You know what I'm saying?" (Vlad TV)

Max's ex-girlfriend, Gina Conway, who had previously accepted a plea deal in the case, was sentenced in early September.

The ex-girlfriend of rap artist Max B has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for her role in a deadly robbery at a northern New Jersey hotel. Gina Conway was sentenced Friday, one day after Max B , whose real name is Charly Wingate , was ordered to serve 75 years and his stepbrother, Kelvin Leerdam, received a life term plus 35 years for their roles in the September 2006 robbery in Fort Lee. Prosecutors said they and Conway , who took a plea deal and testified against the pair, plotted to rob two men she had recently met. (The Associated Press)

Both Max and his step brother were handed their sentences in early September.

Both Wingate and Leerdam looked resigned when Superior Court Judge Harry G. Carroll sentenced them in Hackensack, New Jersey. Wingate said he was not happy with his attorney, Gerald Saluti, and fired him during the hearing just before he received his sentence. Witnesses during trial testified that [the victims] David Taylor and his friend, Allan Plowden, were seen in Harlem a few days before the robbery, driving expensive cars and showing off a lot of cash. Leerdam's attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, said her client deserved some leniency because he was only 21 at the time of the incident. Carroll, however, handed out a stiff sentence, saying Leerdam took a firearm with him to the hotel "and did not hesitate to use it." (North Jersey News)

Check out Hell Rell speaking on Max B down below:

B.o.B. Hopes To Put His "Adventures" On Broadway, "I Definitely Want To Do A Show"

2010-03-19T20:00:00Z

Grand Hustle's B.o.B. has expressed an interest in performing the songs from his upcoming Adventures of Bobby Ray album on Broadway stage.

]]> The rap newcomer also envisions himself on television in the future.

"I want to do Broadway," he said in an interview. "Like I definitely want to do a show [on] Broadway but call it like 'The Adventures of Bobby Ray' ... do every song from the album but Broadway style, like we act a scene and it goes into a song. I feel like some artists, they become so much like personalities. Like Steve Harvey is kind of like--like young kids who were born in like '94 or '93 who don't know Steve Harvey, [as the] comedian on 'The Steve Harvey Show,' [to them] he's just a person, like a personality. I feel like at some point that's what will happen with my career." (XXL Mag)

Fellow rap rookie Kid Cudi recently talked about launching a career outside of hip-hop.

Kid Cudi's first acting gig is for the new HBO series "How to Make It in America." When we caught up with him last night at a screening for the show, we wondered if he'll ever give up music for acting. "I'm trying to evenly balance them out right now, but eventually I want to leave behind music and just do acting," he said. "I only got into the music business to tell my story and inspire some people. I think four albums will do it, and when I'm done with my four, five albums, I'll switch it up. Once the story is told [musically], there's nothing else to say." (NY Mag)

B.o.B. is currently placing the final touches on his new album.

"As far as production, T.I. actually produced some stuff on the album," Bobby Ray said in an interview. "Jim Jonsin, Dr. Luke, me, it's a good combination...I actually worked with him as soon as he got out. He actually left and went straight to the studio apparently, so, I went in and worked with him some, we did some stuff for his album, my album. And you know, just really got in there to get in the vibe. Since he's been released, he seems more, he has something to prove now. I feel like he has a deeper fire to his whole approach, it has more motivation. He's a motivated person in general, but I feel he's got a lot more now." (Rap-Up TV)

Last month, the rapper talked about his label boss T.I. returning to the music scene.

"Yeah, I actually worked with Tip on some stuff from my album and some stuff from his album," he revealed in an interview. "We came up with a banger--might I add that. He seems like he's really focused now that he's out, and he seems like he's got something to prove. I'm excited to see what he's gonna do, and I'm excited to see what the songs we made are gonna do." (Hip Hop DX)

Check out a recent B.o.B. interview down below:

UPDATE: Waka Flocka Flame Released From Jail

2010-03-19T18:35:00Z

Southern rapper Waka Flocka Flame was reportedly released from jail last night after being picked up on a probation violation earlier this week.

]]> According to reports, the rapper was jailed for roughly 48 hours.

Waka Flocka Flame, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, had been taken into custody Tuesday for violating probation. He had previously been convicted of possession of a sawed-off shotgun. It was not immediately known what the probation violation had been, or why he had been released. Malphurs, 23, was released Thursday evening from the jail, just in time for a performance tonight in Gainesville, Fla. (Macon News)

The arrest reportedly took place Tuesday (March 16) afternoon.

The rapper Waka Flocka Flame is being held in the Houston County Jail on a probation violation. Jail officials confirmed that Waka Flocka Flame, whose real name is Juaquin James Malphurs, was arrested by the Houston County Sheriff's Office and is being held on a probation violation. He was taken into custody on Tuesday. The nature of the probation violation was unknown Wednesday. (Macon News)

The terms of his arrest were not initially known, although speculation began to develop.

Gucci Mane affiliate Waka Flocka Flame arrested yesterday in Houston for probation violation. Reasons for the arrest are unknown, but Waka Flocka Flame originally recieved probation for possessing a sawed off shotgun. (MOG News)

He was previously involved in a near-fatal shooting earlier this year.

Malphurs, who has a recent mix tape entitled "Salute Me or Shoot Me, Vol. 2," was shot in the arm at the Bubble Bath Car Wash on Old National Highway in January. The shooting occurred after a scuffle broke out when an armed man approached him demanding jewelry, police said at the time. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

No further details have been released as of now.

Tiny Talks Upcoming Wedding W/ T.I., "I Want It To Be As Private As Possible"

2010-03-19T17:35:00Z

R&B singer Tameka "Tiny" Cottle has updated fans on her forthcoming wedding with T.I. and said that she is not in a rush to plan for the big day.

]]> According to Tiny, she is aiming to have about 200 guests at the ceremony.

"There are wedding plans coming soon, sometime this year," she said in an interview. "Not too big 'cause I want it to be as private as possible. There've been a million rumors about us getting married. It's taking away from the day that we really do get married so I just want to kind of have that moment for myself. I don't really worry about what people say about what's taking so long. like, it ain't none of your business what's taking so long. If we happy, why are you so concerned? We living, we're happy, we're in love. I mean, it's no doubt in my mind that he doesn't love every piece of me and vice versa so we're just doing what's comfortable and what works for us. Tiny and T.I.: Not for the world. When we get ready to make a move, we will make it. We just can't do it for everybody." (VIBE)

Last November, Tiny said a wedding would take place in 2010.

"Sometime [next] year, but we can't really give a date yet because we have to find out exactly when Tip is coming home," Tiny revealed in an interview. "We'll have to just plan around that, but I envision a fairy tale wedding. [As far as music together,] well, we did one song and we just never really got back in the studio, but I can't say that you won't hear anything in the future. I don't want to give it out yet, I want to hold it to make sure we go in that direction. We have several things that we're talking about doing together, so we'll see how that works out." (XXL Mag)

Reports in April 2008 initially suggested the couple were going to officially tie the knot.

Yesterday, April 25th, MediaTakeOut.com told you that rapper T.I. was set to marry his longtime fiance Tameka 'Tiny' Cottle this August. Well now we're hearing that it may be sooner than that. According to an insider - the wedding is happening tomorrow!!! Word going around 'The A' is that the ceremony is taking place in the private garden at the couple's College Park home. (Media Take Out)

T.I. is scheduled to be a free man later this month.

The rapper announced new single "I'm Back" through a promotional Twitter account, and his lawyer confirmed to MTV News on Thursday (March 4) that Tip will be released from prison later this month. Federal Bureau of Prison records list the rapper's release date as March 26. "That date is correct," lawyer Steve Sadow said via e-mail. "T.I. is now serving the remainder of his sentence in home confinement under the supervision of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons." (MTV)

Check out Tiny speaking on T.I. down below:

50 Cent Plans Long Stay In Rap, "I Don't Think I'll Retire"

2010-03-19T16:45:00Z

G-Unit leader 50 Cent has said despite past statements about retiring from rap music, he does not see himself ever hanging up the microphone.

]]> While he is not planning to retire, 50 said he sees himself playing more of a music executive role.

"I don't think I'll retire - I think you should look forward to me going behind the scenes more, I still have passion for music," he said in an interview. "The music business itself has changed. If you can't figure out how to develop the brand extension and opportunities that allow you to build up the marketing dollar, I don't see how you can continue to be a superstar." (The Independent)

Prior to losing his publicized SoundScan battle against Kanye West in 2007, 50 told SOHH he would retire if Ye's Graduation out-sold his Curtis project.

"They would like to see Kanye West give me a problem because I've worked my way into a space where I've become the favorite. Everybody roots for the underdog when he goes against the favorite, put it like this, let's raise the stakes. If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11th, I will no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums. And I bet when Kanye West's sales come in, he's gonna have a 70 percent decrease because Def Jam is gonna buy records to keep him close to 50 Cent. So watch the first week and watch the second week and watch his a** fall off the planet." (SOHH)

50 recently announced plans to begin work on a new album called Black Magic.

"I actually recorded three songs," Fif revealed to interviewer Jonas Pettersen. "I had this idea, I went to a nightclub, afterparty, and it was a different kind of music going on there a little while before I actually got there. You know they play your music when you come, but the music they played before, they started playing material I created, which was more uptempo, more dance...Black Magic project, I'm excited about it. It has a different vibe, I won't allow myself to be placed in a box where I can only do one style or do one kind of music...If they can understand how I enjoy different genres of music, for the people who have various tastes, they'll really like it." (Most Hated TV 81)

His last project, Before I Self Destruct, reached gold status last January.

50 Cent has another Gold certified album on his hands. The rapper's 2009 effort "Before I Self Destruct" was recently certified Gold by the RIAA due to sales in excess of 500,000 copies. Led by the single "Baby By Me," 50 Cent's "Before I Self Destruct" closed out a strong decade of hit albums and singles for him. (Examiner)

Check out a past 50 Cent interview down below: