Graffiti: I Can Transform Ya featuring Lil Wayne & Swizz Beatz, 2. Sing Like Me 3. Crawl 4. So Cold 5. What I Do featuring Plies 6. Famous Girl 7. Take My Time featuring 8. I.Y.A. 9. Pass Out featuring Eva Simmons 10. Wait featuring Trey Songz & Game 11. Lucky Me 12. Fallin' Down 13. I'll Go (Hip Hop DX)
Chris released his solo project's album cover earlier this week.
Brown is already building the hype for the release of his new album Graffiti. Brown, dressed in all black and holding a guitar, victoriously holds a spray paint can towards a group of villainous-looking cartoons. A visual message to his critics maybe? Judge Brown's sound yourself when the album hits stores on December 15. (Radar Online)
Writing via Twitter, the singer also touched up on one of his upcoming music videos.
"CHRIS BROWN 'CRAWL' VIDEO STILLS & ALBUM COVER+NIKE SPORTSWEAR RIVALRY COLLECTION FEATURING CASSETTE PLAYA & MORE!," he wrote Monday (November 2). "WHO CARES IF MY PANTS R FITTED. its called fashion. IM SO TIRED OF CLOSED MINDED PEOPLE. IM 100% COMFORTABLE WIT MY SEXUALITY.IM A GROWN MAN MY FASHION ISNT LIMITED TO BAGGY AZZ JEANS AND FITTED CAPS.. i did that in 05. CMON son. HATING IS SO LAME.." (Chris Brown's Twitter)
He recently performed at New York radio station Power 105.1's annual Powerhouse concert and addressed his fans and critics.
Brown finally spent some time speaking to the audience after they sang Jordin Sparks' parts on "No Air." "Despite my past and stuff like that, I appreciate all of y'all," he said. His words were barely audible because of the cheering. The singer also promised to be a better man. "How long we gonna do this for? We gonna do this forever!" he also promised. Of course, "Forever" closed the show. (MTV)
Chris Brown's Graffiti drops Tuesday, December 8th.
Check out Chris Brown's "I Can Transform Ya" below:
The best and brightest writers of the hip-hop generation reflect upon the era's landmark album: Nas's Illmatic. From the moment then nineteen-year-old Nasir "Nas" Jones began recording tracks for his debut album the hip-hop world was forever changed. Released in 1994, Illmatic, was hailed as a masterpiece and is one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history. In Born to Use Mics, Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai have brought together the brightest minds to reflect upon and engage one of the most incisive sets of songs ever laid down on wax. (Rap Radar)
Aside from Dyson and Daulatzai, the project also features nearly a dozen more writers.
Contributers include Adilifu Nama, Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., James Peterson, Marc Lamont Hill, Michael Eric Dyson, Mark Anthony Neal, Kyra Gaunt, Eddie S. Gladue, Jr., Imani Perry and more. (Amazon)
The Fugees' Wyclef Jean recently spoke on the motivation behind delivering a tell-all memoir.
"Coming from where I came from and being one of the only Haitian entertainers to make it where I've made it to, I think when people read the memoir they will better learn the story," Clef explained in an interview. "And you know it's going to be several books. I just felt like it was time to do the first one. Wyclef Jean's name is more famous than Wyclef, so I was like yeah I gotta go ahead and lay out the first story. In the first book, there's no way that I can't mention The Fugees because that was done inside of the basement in my uncle's house and that plays a crucial part of the Wyclef Jean story, period." (Hip Hop DX)
Arists like Jay-Z, Styles P, The Clipse's Malice and Kanye West have also put together new books.
Mr. West's Through the Wire is a graphic memoir that illustrates the lyrics of twelve Kanye West songs to tell his story, from his decision to drop out of college to pursue his dreams in music, through his days spent folding chinos at the Gap while struggling at night to make a name as a producer, through the pivotal car accident that eventually set him on the course to stardom and the epiphany of realizing exactly who he had become. Plympton illustrates each of the songs in detail, his vision of Kanye's world. The songs are annotated with explanations of the references in the songs, biographical components that illuminate the lyrics, and their meaning on a deeply personal level. (Simon & Schuster)
Nas' Born To Use Mics lands in stores Monday, December 28th.
Check out a recent Nas interview below:
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"I think it's only right that these new names and some of these other cats is gon' get mentioned in that circle," Rakim explained in an interview. "What I did and that feeling that I gave the game when I was at that forefront was then. The same feeling that I gave to certain people is a feeling that Jay is giving to certain people today. I gotta understand that the era calls for a different time where different people get the spotlight. My thing is, I just hope that what I did do is strong enough to last a few more years to keep my name in that loop for a few more years." (BET)
Artists like Mos Def have questioned Hov's "Greatest Rapper Alive" title in the past and compared him to Rakim's lyrical talent.
"My response was to me seeing an article where Jay-Z was referred to, with trade marks following it, as the 'Greatest Rapper Alive,'" Mos explained in an interview over the summer. "Now that don't have nothin' to do with me, but if you saying that, that's a trade claim...If you saying that, you saying you better than Slick Rick, whose still very alive and well? You saying you better than Rakim? You saying you better than Black Thought? People making that claim have never been in a position to defend that in an open forumn. I'm not talking about making a diss record or trying to go in on somebody's girl...When people start coming out and making claims they're gonna have to defend, like, who have you had to defend them against? It's certainly been with people not on your level." ("The Angie Martinez Show")
Cash Money Records' Baby also said his artist, Lil Wayne, has more talent and selling-ability than Jay in a recent interview.
"I don't think he a number one emcee in no kinda way," Baby said in an interview. "Wayne the best he do the most and he make the most money. I don't think no n*gga in the business make more money than us. How could you be the best if you don't make the best money, the most money and you don't do the most. Lyrically, come on man be for real man can't nobody f*ck with Wayne. And to me, if you number one and you aint getting no money it don't mean nothing. Who's making the most money. That's number one to me. F*ck all that rap sh*t. Sh*t, y'all got cold rappers you never even heard and then you got n*ggas who really can't rap and making money. It's about who's making the most money to me. I don't give a f*ck about the rest of that sh*t." (Tropical TV)
Hov recently spoke on why calls himself the "Best Rapper Alive."
"But when I say I'm the best, I don't say that outta my a**," Jay said in an interview. "I say that with all my stats behind me. I put that against anybody. I mean anybody. I really believe that...I believe in a lot of things. I believe that 'SportsCenter' is the best thing on TV. I shouldn't have to prove it. But I do have these stats to prove it. I'm talking about real run. I'm not talking about years off. I'm talking about straight--boom, boom, boom--back to back. We're not talking about heritage acts either. We're not talking about respect what I've done. I'm talking No. 1 [albums] 10 times. The Beatles is the only one [to have more No. 1 albums]. They got 19, and if I get a surge of creativity, I could make nine albums next year." (XXL Magazine)
Check out Mos Def airing out Jay-Z's "Greatest Rapper Alive" title below:
]]>Police arrested B.G. Tuesday night following a traffic stop in which officers recovered three guns, two of which were reported stolen, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Dorsey, 29, was booked with illegal carrying of weapons. He appeared in magistrate court Thursday morning, but the status of his incarceration, such as bond information, was not listed Thursday night in electronic court records maintained by the Criminal Sheriff's Office. (NOLA News)
According to reports, a total of three individuals were arrested that night.
Police said Dorsey was arrested along with the two others in the vehicle, 17-year-old Demounde Pollard and 28 year-old Jerod Fedison. According to court records, Fedison and Dorsey were each booked with illegal carrying of a firearm. Pollard was booked on multiple drug charges and two counts of illegal possession of stolen firearms, and a count of illegal carrying of a weapon. It wasn't immediately clear if suspects have attorneys. (WXVT News)
Details on the men's charges have landed online.
B.G. was arrested with the two other men in the vehicle. The men were identified as Demounde Pollard, 17, and Jerod Fedison, 28. Fedison was charged with illegal carrying of a firearm. Pollard was slapped with various charges including possession of hydrocodone, oxycodone and alprazolam -- and two counts of illegal possession of stolen firearms, and a count of illegal carrying of a weapon. (Six Shot)
The rapper is currently set to release a new album next month.
B.G.'s Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood includes production from Scott Storch, KLC, Cool & Dre, Oddz n' Endz, Justice League, Salvage and more. Special guest features include Lil Wayne, T.I., Juvenile, Trey Songz, Yo Gotti, Young Jeezy, Lil Boosie and many more! Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood, is slated for release by E1 Music/Chopper City Records/Atlantic Records on December 8th. (Press Release)
No further details have been released as of now.
Check out B.G. discussing the Hot Boys reunion below:
1. The Price Is Right
D*mn, as much as I love to clown point out 50 Cent's mistakes, the G-Unit dude actually got me quiet after seeing those first week numbers from Rick Ross & Triple C's Def Jam debut album, Custom Cars & Cycles. SMFH...if you thought Maino and Slaughterhouse's 18K 'ish first-release record sales were embarrassing, d*mn, just look at what went down with those Miami boys (and New York's Torch)...:
Rick Ross & Triple C's new album, Custom Cars & Cycles landed onto the charts this week at No. 44. With seven days under their names, the group consisting of Ross, Gunplay, Young Breed and Torch were able to sell 12,000 records after a week in stores. UPDATED: Custom Cars & Cycles has sold 12,100 albums according to Nielsen Soundscan.
LMFAO @sohhdotcom for trying to make it seem like they really out-sold 50's predictions. LOL. 12K after all those viral videos and interviews going at 5-0, Floyd Mayweather and f*ck it, those disses shout-outs Freeway Ricky Ross was giving you, Bawwse? D*mn, what'd you think about all that 50?
"Threw the death blow to Rick, boom, six months later, Triple C's CD come Tuesday, you gonna find what those numbers are and you're gonna fall out," Fif promised in an interview. "You're gonna identify with the death blow. They can break ten [thousand copies] if they buy some. They can buy some. I don't know [all their names]. We know the police officer. We know the one that got knocked out. We know the kid from the Bronx. He's the tough one, right? The other guy, he wasn't sure if he wanted dreads or he wanted a flat top.
Even more hilarious than all of that is Ross tryin' to be funny with his "Thank-You's" in the album booklet:
"I have to thank all the haters who prayed this day would never come...," Ross' comments read. "I rebuke you!! I have to thank Curtis 'Woodface' Jackson...crushing you gave me the confidence I needed to take over the whole game! It's ours now... 'May all my enemies and foes stumble and fall' - Psalm 27 The Biggest Boss you seen thus far. ROSSSSSS
D*mmmmnnn....LOL. That's some "Gangster Wankster Sh*t" right there, but 50 put the nail right in the coffin. Everyone grab your calculators or iPhones and let's add this sh*t up. 12,100 albums in a week is about 1,700 sold units a day, right, give or take a lil' bit? SOHH you're saying, Ross, out of the entire country, your boys could only get that amount with all the media shining that bright a** light on your beard while you boasted about the album? SMFH...I won't credit 50 for completely ruining anything related to Ross since we ALL know TheSmokingGun deserve honors for that, but d*mn, to predict how bad their sh*t would flop? That's the marketing genius 50 I remember from '05. Keep it moving and get ready for Teflon Don I guess. LMAO. And just for the record, LOSSSSSSSSS.
2. Thin Line Between Love/Hate
My girl Rihanna finally decided to say "f*ck it" and went Cam'ron meets Miss Info-style by getting a whole bunch of hype and excitement about breaking silence on "what-REALLY-went-down-on-that-one-horrible-NIGHT" SMH...well, if you all think she was too politically correct, then you probably would think Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 album WASN'T the biggest subliminal diss album of Hov's career to date (Victims: Peedi, Dash, Sigel, Budden, Jaz, Jimmy, Game, Killa...and counting). Remember, Jay "discovered" lil' shorty, SOHH please understand that the interview was left and right punches to Chris Brown all day:
"When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part," she explains. "Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say that they won't kill these girls? These are young girls. I just didn't realize how much of an impact I had on these girls' lives until that happened." "It was a wake-up call for me big time," she adds. "I'll say that to any young girl who's going through domestic violence. Don't react off of love. Eff love. Come out of the situation and look at it [in the] third person and for what it really is and then make your decision. Because love is so blind."
Just when Breezy thought he could Moon Walk his a** back into peeps' hearts and even drop a new album in 30 days, sh*t gets ugly. Ike Turner comparisons, anyone? We all knew it was bound to happen, but the name-dropping and gaining everyone's support by how "strong" she has remained throughout the incident...d*mn, every reference to violence had me irkin' thinkin' about how much of a lame this guy is even though it's "forgiven" and "will never happen again." SMFH...give him a few more jabs, Rihanna:
"He was definitely my first big love," she told Sawyer. The incident resulted in the couple's seemingly fairytale relationship being shattered and Brown being sentenced to community labor, five years of probation and one year of domestic-violence counseling. "...This happened to me...it can happen to anyone."
And this is only the first scoop of things...please believe there will be more videos, interviews and, according to Ross, album chart smashing success when Rated R drops in a couple weeks. Look, some may think I'm gassin' y'all up, but re-read/watch Rihanna...she knows she could have gone Chris Breezy and played off each question, but homegirl made sure to leave a nice mark on him...now watch out Brown, you don't want to go breaking any restraining orders, right? LOL. *Checks TD Bank account and pre-orders Rated R for 'my sister'*
3. You, Me, Him & Her
Please just stop, Beans. Jay is not going to address you publicly, you already know this. 50 is having money problems himself these days, his movies aren't exactly blockbuster hits. Your Philadelphia Phillies lost to Jay's New York Yankees...take that sh*t as a sign, SERIOUSLY! But f*ck it, it's a rap game and everyone plays dirty...now Jay said he got you this, this and that, why all the fuss?
"The issue about the Bentley's, you shot yourself in the foot for that, now let's go to the record label I'm 'supposed' to have," Beans said in an interview. "You didn't give me a record label, all it cost is a couple hundred dollars to search the name, State Property Records, nobody owned it. I think I paid a couple more hundred dollars and I patented the LLC licensing company, so my record [company] cost me like $750 to say on a piece of paper that I owned State Property Records LLC and I did that on my own. You didn't give me that and what artist was on that label? So what did you give me? The clothing line that I had, I had 20 percent of State Property clothing, it's me, Jay, Dame [Dash] and the two other Russians that had the Rocawear owned State Property because I gave them an idea, pitched it to Dame at the time -- [Dame] was taking all the money from Rocawear and putting it into all his little companies, he did the same thing to State Property."
D*mmmmn, okay, I hear that. Dame was really getting y'alls' paper like that, huh? You only got 20 percent of State Property? I wonder what Dame would sa...wait, huh, straight from "Divorce Court?"
"I love Jay, I love Beans -- what's the reason for beef?" Dash responded in an interview. "That's stupid. What's the reason for beef? People die, people don't feel good -- I want people to laugh...I was hurt for him, more or less, because I know that ain't him. But I don't want to speak on that. Whatever [Beanie's] going through where he's got to do that...I could understand where he may look at things and feel that way. I can see that. He's probably got a lot of people around him and nobody to really tell him what's going on. It was a different environment for Roc-A-Fella back then. I feel bad for those cats. I love those cats. I hate that they struggle. I hate it. I hate to see anybody struggle. I don't embrace that. I'm not one of those dudes that get happy when I hear something bad about somebody I had a bond with. I really loved those dudes."
Look, didn't Jay already ask if y'all are talking about millions or y'all talking about his? So the total from what I've seen is reactions by Joe Budden, Lil Cease, DJ Envy, Funkmaster Flex, Memphis Bleek, 50 Cent and oh yeah, even Beanie Sigel shared his reaction to his own reactions. SMH...
"It's a real record and it's just me talking to my brother because I still got love for the brother and I told y'all, if y'all listen to the whole record, this ain't the green light for dudes to just start jumping out the booth thinking they can come after Hov and all that. No, I'm far from a hater but it's just me conversating with my brother the only way that I can conversate with him and letting my feelings out...I'm not dissing Jay-Z, I'm not hating on Jay-Z because of the position he's in or where he's going, I'm just saying, when you a team and you a crew and you a squad and you grew from the ground up, you don't just leave your people hanging in the wind."
The sad part? Everyone has already forgotten about his b*tching emotional "Average Cat" message at this point from the non-stop interview requests he's getting. No wonder 50 wants to sign him now. SMFH...Beans has been in this same position for the past 2-3 years, and yet NOW 50 has space on G-Unit. Readers, don't take the bait for this sh*t...I hope y'all are e-du-ma-cated enough to see this bullsh*t for what it's worth. What's next, Ghostface Killah accuses RZA of stealing money? Jim Jones and Cam'ron falling out? Smiles & SouthStar? Shawnna leaving Ludacris' DTP for T-Pain? Uh, wait...sh*t, nevermind. Keep talking Beans...(and why not just focus on yourself rather than forcing Young Gunz and Peedi Peedi to have to pencil-in response-based interview times. SMFH...)
4. A/S/L?
LOL. D*mn, Game changes his name and gets back onto his Twitter sh*t HARD, son! I won't even lie, I haven't seen this guy Tweetin' SOHH much bullsh*t over the past few days since he tried to begin a beef with Jay around July. Topic at hand? Madden R.E.D. Album. Well after a bunch of hype and show-down speculation with him and Snoop Dogg, turns out the record is already headed into Doctor's Advocate land.
"the richest man aint the one with the most money, its the n*gga who still got his 1st friend !!! 'Beanie Siegal'," he wrote Tuesday (November 3). "Album is Officially pushed back. says Interscope, so that I can finish wit Dre without having to rush him, myself or the album. Think R.E.D. Y'all know how this sh!t go....... Snoop is still set for Dec. 8th & best believe 'Malice in Wonderland' will be 'Doggystyle' all over again."
(Did y'all catch that Beans co-sign, already tryin' to start some bullsh*t, Game. LOL.) On every last bit of RAM I own on this 'puter, I promise Snoop's Malice will come no where close to Doggystyle...neither sales or sound...so let's stop the foolery now. LOL. But just when you think, 'Cool, maybe December 22nd...Game breaks the sh*t down even more for us who just desperately need a retired-turned-unretired rapper's new album:
"Last night at the 'AFTERMATH HEADQUARTERS' was Classic !," he wrote Wednesday (November 4) evening. "Me, Stat Quo & Dre got it in all night. R.E.D. album's new release is 2/16/10 If for some reason the date changes I will holla at y'all . had to push it back so that me & Dre can wrap it up the right way !!! Aftermath. Community Service is "GARBAGE" !!! R.E.D. gotta track from RZA last night that was amazing..... now all i gotta do is KILL IT !!! aight. headed to the headquarters to get it in.... 1 blood ! R.E.D."
Aight, no where close to how addicted @myfabolouslife is to Twitter, SOHH far, at this point, Game is actually dry snitching more than the actual snitching Beans is doing on the record. We know (unless these are lies) that Stat Quo still has Interscope ties, Game is really no where close to finishing the record and that he's doing community service. Sounds corny, but f*ck it, Tweets are watching...be careful y'all. SMFH @ihategame You can't see my Minnesota Vikings homie!
5. Moment Of Silence
Wait, are you kidding me? Did that chick who could no way be Foxy Brown from that sex tape teaser that Maino talked about and never really denied be the one trying to chop off Lil Kim's head on this new diss record?
"Y'all rap b*tches are mad rappers, n*gga, I'm a freak and need a hood n*gga to eat it a** backwards," Brown raps. "Put your money up playboy, the pink p*ssy price cost like a couple keys of that fish scale white/Catch me at Marcy at the mall, but motherf*ckers will never see me 'Dancin' With The Stars'/Never, will I embarrass my borough, I'm too thorough/Dark skin b*tches, we here now...Y'all b*tches wanna be me so bad, y'all studied my whole swag."
Say what y'all want about me but this sh*t with rappers, females or not, dissing each other is SOHH f*cking corny. The "Dancing With The Stars" reference directed at Kim was pretty slick, but then saying how she embarrassed her entire borough? Uh-huh, much like you dating and almost marrying a former corrections officer? Uh-huh. Like the jail time you ended up doing for petty sh*t? Uh-huh...for the alleged sex tape that you decided to ignore with silence? And if you did respond, NO ONE heard you. No record deal news, no real street buzz and deciding to diss Kim is like watching an argument on "Golden Girls" these days, y'all are way past your prime compared to a Nicki Minaj. Kim, please ignore and give her the silent treatment.
***Aight, we're at it again folks! Yes, the arguments are still the same about "hating" on peeps, but it's just an objective approach to looking at some of these rap game topics. SOHH keep up and let's see if Shyne can drop some hot sh*t over the next few days...Moses or money, it's time for Po! ---Bulldog Butterworth***
No Junk Mail This Week!
]]>According to Rihanna, the fight started as they were driving away from a pre-Grammy Awards party and Brown received a text message from another woman. "I caught him in a lie, and he wouldn't tell the truth. And I wouldn't drop it," the singer told Diane Sawyer. "I couldn't take that he kept lying to me, and he couldn't take that I wouldn't drop it. It escalated into him being violent towards me. And it was ugly." (New York Daily News)
She also explained why leaving Brown's vehicle was one of her only options.
Rihanna didn't know how to make it end or what to do next. "I was battered. I was bleeding. I was swollen in my face. There was no way of me getting home. My next option was to get out the car and start walking in a gown and a bloody face. So I really don't know what was my plan. I didn't have a plan," she says. "That whole night was not part of my plan," she adds profoundly. (E! Online)
The singer also explained how difficult it was for her to cut ties with Brown.
The singer, 21, also hinted that it may have taken "eight or nine attempts" before she could finally leave the relationship. "It's pretty easy to go back," she says, affirming Sawyer's statement that the average woman makes seven attempts to leave an abusive partner. "You start lying to yourself. The physical wounds go away. You want this thing to go away. This is a memory you don't want to ever have again." (People)
In addition to the incident, the singer shared her reaction to it becoming publicized last February.
Rihanna said she came to understand that her initial reaction was typical of many victims of domestic violence. But the glare of the media spotlight made it even more traumatic. "There are a lot of women who experienced what I did but not in the public, so it made it really difficult," she said. "I felt like, 'Oh my God, here goes my little bit of privacy, just [having] exposed something that nobody wants anybody to know. Here I am, the whole world knowing.'" (Los Angeles Times)
Check out more of Rihanna's interview below:
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Crowds roared and church bells rang in lower Manhattan on Friday as the Yankees' World Series championship celebration revved up with a ticker-tape parade. As the players on floats made their way through Wall Street toward City Hall Plaza, a loud roar rose above Broadway and confetti rained down on the parade. Revelers arrived early Friday to get a good spot along the route though many were forced to pack surrounding streets. Governor David Paterson and rapper Jay-Z were among those in the parade. After the players arrive at City Hall Plaza, Mayor Michael Bloomberg will give them the keys to the city. (Associated Press)
Hip-Hop personality Miss Info also shared her thoughts on event.
"why is A-Rod standing on the side in VIP with Jay-Z instead of on the float with the rest of the Yankees? now A-Rod and Jay-Z are on their own float, lol....go team? Ah! Actually makes sense for parade-goers RT @BLUEMAGIC_GRIND Arod in vip cuz each yankee get on one by one so dey get they own shine - Yankee Johnny Damon's hair is half-Elvis, half-Bob's BigBoy - Hov and A-Hov throw up the roc at the Yankee parade; ) there's Jeter with his throwback fade. where is his super hot fiancee Minka from Friday Night Lights? o she's there! she's so pretty" (Miss Info's Twitter)
The Yankees' World Series win on Wednesday (November 4) ignited an excited Twitter response from Busta Rhymes.
"If N.Y. Aint the muthaf*ckin' greatest then who is?HUH? HOLLA BACK IF U REALLY GOT SOMETHIN' 2 SAY WORTH ME LISTENIN' 2 ON A HATEFUL LEVEL! HOLLLLLLLLLLLLAAAAAAAA N*GGGGGGGGAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!NEW YORK RUN SH*T B*TCHES!!!!!!!!!HAHAHAH" (Busta Rhymes' Twitter)
With performances by artists like John Legend and Mary J. Blige prior to the games, Jay-Z recently spoke on his Game 2 "Empire State Of Mind" set with Alicia Keys.
"The moment at Yankee stadium for me, as a kid growing up in Brooklyn, I'm still high off of that," Jay explained in an interview. "But right after that, we got a police escort right to the airport and took a plane straight out...I felt like a kid, the field is beautiful, I never been that close to the field, walking around. I jumped over the center field fence like I was catching a homerun. ("Mike & Mike In The Morning")
The Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Phillies to win their 27th title.
They were finally able to party like it was 2000 Wednesday night, capturing their first title in nine years by clobbering the Phillies, 7-3, in Game 6 of the World Series in front of 50,315 at the Stadium, which got to witness a championship in its first season. The Yankees, in winning title No. 27 - the number Joe Girardi slapped on his back two years ago when he took over as manager - got a World Series record-tying six RBI from Hideki Matsui and a another grind-it-out effort by Andy Pettitte, who won his record 18th postseason game. (Newsday)
Check out Jay-Z performing at the Yankees' celebration below:
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Eminem is set to star in a 3D hip-hop horror anthology entitled Shady Talez, it's been reported. The rapper will also produce the horror movie, which is earmarked for release next year. Described as a cross between The Twilight Zone and Creep Show, the movie will be produced by DJ Classicz. Trade paper Screen International reports that a four-issue comic book series is to be released alongside the movie. (Gig Wise)
Speculation of the film's existence began to circulate last week.
Earlier today (October 28) reports hit the 'Net that Eminem was prepping the release of a series of horror films titled Shady Talez. Gore fans read on shocktillyoudrop.com that the Detroit MC had plans to develop an anthology of flicks paying homage to some of the genre's cult favorites, like Christine, Aliens and The Lost Boys. According to the site, Em would even have multiple acting roles in the project. XXLMag.com spoke to the rap superstar's publicist, Dennis Dennehy, who said nothing is set in stone thus far. "There's been talks," he said, "but [I] can't confirm anything yet." (XXL Mag)
Slim Shady is also reportedly in talks to possibly star as a boxer in a film project with Mark Wahlberg.
"We were supposed to do this boxing movie together," Wahlberg said in an interview with DJ Whoo Kid about Matt Damon. "We were going to play brothers and I don't think he's really feeling up to it so maybe we'll get Eminem to play the part. It's because we want two guys with some real edge and I think he was attached to play one of the parts at one point. Me and him actually talked on the phone while I was in Philly making another movie so um, either that or my brother. There's not too many people that can be believed in as being brothers, maybe half brothers but still, these guys had a really hard life. We want it to kinda feel authentic as opposed to getting some soft Hollywood act." (Radio Planet TV)
Em previously made an appearance in last summer's Adam Sandler film Funny People.
"Marshall Mathers is in it," director Judd Apatow said in an interview. "I still don't know [how it happened.] I was scared to pitch jokes to him then I realized his songs are as nasty as anything that has ever been spoken. There is no way to offend him." (MTV Movie Blogs)
No further details have been revealed as of now.
]]>"I had a meeting with him today," 50 said in . "First we gotta start with the music -- where's the music? Then we have to get into what it would take to bring him over to G-Unit as a record company. You can't sign a deal in a conversation -- it's a process. We'll see what happens. I would listen to what he has. His skills haven't diminished. Nine times out of 10, he'll have something workable already on deck. When you're dealing with artists who have been established longer than you, it's a process. You have to figure out exactly where they are at before you commit to being a part of those projects, because they have habits and they've been conditioned for something different. You have to figure out exactly what that is before you dive in." (MTV)
50 recently confirmed reports of trying to sign Beans around 2005.
"[Beanie Sigel] would have got at least $800,000 at that point to come over," 50 Cent told radio personality Miss Jones. "Jay was telling him that he didn't want to lose him. I think Jay and [Diddy] had these feelings toward me at one point I believe...Jay didn't want to do that." (Power 99 FM)
Sigel and 50 hinted at a joint venture during an interview earlier this week.
Sigel joined 50 towards the end of an on-air interview with "The Hot Boyz" Mikey Dredd and Uncle O, leading to a candid ten minute conversation. During the interview, 50 and Beans revealed that "Beans is coming to G-Unit," with no additional details as to how soon the new partnership might yield an album or single. (All Hip Hop)
Jay-Z recently responded to accusations made by Beans against him and Dame Dash.
"He has a lot to complain about," Jay jokingly said during a press conference. "Not me. Well Beanie Sigel at the time, and you can look it up if you like, just to be honest, was driving two Bentleys, I don't know how. It's impossible to drive two cars at one time with his mama in the sticks and selling 800,000 records. I don't know what more you can do for somebody at that point. What people choose to do when they attain that type of success, you know, at some point you have to look in the mirror and look at yourself. Beanie Sigel had a record deal, a record label, and a clothing line. And never went platinum, ever. I don't know in the history of rap has anyone done so much with so little. I don't know what more you can do for a person at that point. But a record deal, that's normal. A record label and a clothing line, so, if that's not pushing a person, sh*t. Thank-you." (La Rue Du Hip Hop)
Check out Beanie Sigel speaking on Jay-Z below:
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"I think the biggest issue I had was the emotional factor," Bun revealed during an interview. "We were very fortunate that Pimp left a lot of good music. It was just important that we weren't exploiting this [UGK 4 Life] project, that we did justice to it and weren't taking advantage of the situation...I just started on a Trill OG, which is targeted for the first quarter next year to take advantage of the Superbowl weekend, All-Star weekend, MAGIC convention and all these opportunties where you can market and promote yourself to a lot of people in one time. At the Superbowl weekend you can touch 100,000 people in one weekend. We dealing with a lot of people, working with J.U.S.T.I.C.E League, Cool & Dre, DJ Premier, in-house producers... So I'm just gonna try and offer people music that makes sense for the club, car, iPod and at the stadium." (XXLMag)
Bun is also putting together a Pimp C solo project called The Naked Soul Of Sweet James Jones.
"We're trying to do this with as much respect as possible, you know?" Bun B said. "It's a very unique and genuine situation in itself. I'm not really sure if it's ever really occurred as far as hip-hop goes. We're carrying this one with the kid gloves on. I made a lot of mistakes in my life -- I'll probably make a lot more -- I'm just praying I don't make one right now." (MTV)
The rapper previously discussed the difficulty he had working on his first group project without Pimp C earlier this year.
"This is the first time I had to do so much on an album," Bun said during a listening session for the album. "I usually would just come to the studio, drop my verse and C would take care of everything else that had to be done with the record." (Ballerstatus)
Their collective UGK 4 Life effort landed on the charts last April.
Southern rap group UGK released their final group album UGK 4 Life which opened at No. 6. With seven days under their belt, the late Pimp C and Bun B's final disc sold 76,600 discs. (Sales Wrap)
No further details on Trill OG have been revealed as of now.
Check out a recent Bun B interview below:
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"It was really just a bunch of politics, 50 and I had the same manager," Olivia explained in an interview. "We always had conflicts with him bringing back information on me or him bringing in information on him. There was no R&B present at the labels; there wasn't any at Violator or at G-Unit. 50 really had to do everything himself. He doesn't know about R&B...I still talk to Banks and Yayo all the time. Sha Money is my big brother. Fif and I haven't spoken. We both tried to reach out to each other and it didn't work out. It's all cool though. Everything is fine...The three movies are ready...The first movie we did was called Peephole. The last one we shot was called Conspiracy X with Shawn Baker as the director. Kellita Smith is in that one, it's a great movie. It's about a guy who just got out of jail and he's trying to get back on his feet. He ends up running his own clothing company. Somebody tries to frame him and that is why it's called Conspiracy X. I'm just happy to be able to get into new things and pursue different endeavors." (All Hip Hop)
The former KING Magazine covergirl recently said she has been able to return to her R&B roots since cutting ties with the Unit.
"I've been doing movies, y'all, finishing the album, I've been touring overseas, it's been a whole lot that y'all haven't seen me doing but the people who have been following me online checking out where I've been, they know what's up," Olivia said in an interview. "I've been working even though y'all don't think I've been working...When I was on G-Unit, I had to conform to what was on G-Unit, so I couldn't come out with R&B records because I was with a bunch of rappers so now I get to do exactly what I want to do and you get to hear me really sing, but again, for the people that come to my live shows, they see what I do...I'm no longer with G-Unit, I'm back solo." (Power Played)
Olivia emerged over the summer to deny rumors of having sexual relationships with Young Buck and Maino.
"Y'all are in so much trouble with me now," she said jokingly. "That is so it, I'm not your girlfriend anymore, Whoo Kid. I denounce it son. [laughs] I'm not messing with y'all. Y'all done had your Fourth of July parade. What's funny is that I actually was just checking my Twitter page real quick and one of the girls forwarded the message that you sent and said you was looking for me and when I seen the caption that Maino is looking for Olivia, I said 'Ah here Whoo Kid go.' ... Get the h*ll outta here about [me and Buck rumors]. Please. Y'all are the worst yo. I miss y'all retards, yo. Nah come on, get outta here. You know better than that Whoo Kid 'cause you were always with me. Don't act like we weren't in the casino and got ran up on by Buck 'cause he's mad we over there shooting dice and he's holding our phones. [Mase], that's my boy. We reached out and looked out for him." (Radio Planet TV)
50 announced Olivia's departure from G-Unit around spring 2007 on the now defunct "Miss Jones in the Morning" radio show.
"Yeah, there was just so many miscommunications going on with the actual project," Fif said about releasing Olivia from his label. "That it frustrated me to the point, that I felt like I gotta focus on 50 Cent." ("Miss Jones In The Morning")
Check out a recent Olivia interview below:
"I think she's amazing," he said in an interview with a smile. "She's done great things for herself and her brand. She's just someone who the public has taken an interest in. It's not gonna stop. It's kinda like what Paris Hilton has. [Kim] might not like that I make the comparison, but the two of them have an energy that it's difficult to describe where the interest is coming from, but it's amazing. And they're so far different from each other, it's interesting." (MTV)
Details surrounding their partnership landed online in late August.
The 28 year-old reality star is developing her first fragrance in a joint venture with Lighthouse Beauty, which is also behind 50 Cent's soon-to-launch men's scent. According to Women's Wear Daily, Kardashian's new fragrance is expected to launch in spring 2010. Kardashian first disclosed her plans for a fragrance on her official Web site in July. (American Superstar Magazine)
50's manager and Lighthouse Beauty partner, Chris Lighty, also confirmed the partnership.
"Having worked with some of the top talent in the entertainment industry, I have a unique perspective on capturing the essence of a celebrity in a product," said Chris Lighty, chief executive officer of Brand Asset Group, founder of Violator Management and a partner in Lighthouse Beauty. "We worked closely with top perfumers to infuse Kim's larger-than-life personality into a fragrance that will really speak to her fans." (Women's Wear Daily)
Fif previously spoke on his upcoming Power By 50 fragrance line earlier this summer.
"When a woman smells a fragrance from me, I want it to be a sensual toxicant, ultra sexy and that's why I created Power," Fif said in a video. "I decided to create a fragrance to be able to offer some of the same energy and ideas that I actually have into a fragrance that embodies everything I actually have in my experience. The actual cap has a lot of details in it. It's actually inspired by some of my favorite watch companies' bezels. Few other companies use these [strategies] on the top of the actual bottles. It was a process, of course I had great help designing it and it was totally me. It was my choices, the things that you see in the actual packaging so I'm excited to have the opportunity to present it to the public. It allows people to come closer to me...It's really about confidence. I don't think you have the ability to show people who you are without having the actual confidence to be yourself in front of them." (Forbez DVD)
Check out 50 Cent speaking on Power By 50 below:
]]>One source said DMX pulled out of the fight because his safety could not be guaranteed, while another claimed that the rapper backed out because Thunder Promotions refused his request to "fix" the fight. Sources stated that Thunder Promotions may pursue legal action against DMX. In the meantime another, a variety of popular rappers have been contacted to stand up to Eric Martinez during the fight and that a replacement for DMX could be announced as early as next week. (All Hip Hop)
X previously spoke on his anticipation to fight at the event during a radio interview last month.
"We got a phone call asking if I wanted to participate in it," X said about how the opportunity presented itself. "I'm just gonna walk in as it is man, you know what I mean? It wouldn't be fair if I trained. I think it's three two-minute rounds...[My opponent] is shorter than me and I think he weighs a little more than me. I'm 175, six feet. I got a little build on me, you know what I'm saying? I've seen him, yeah I've seen him. He's a nice guy -- when I agreed to it, I didn't know it was gonna be him...I'm going to pick one of my own songs [to walk out with.] 'What's My Name.' I'm in the studio everyday banging joints out -- I got the pens and the paper. [New album] hopefully first quarter." (106.7 The Fan)
Reports landed online in September which had X headlined for the fight.
Thunder Promotions recently announced that Alabama Pride: Butterbean vs. Tank Abbott is set to take place on December 12 at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama. Headlining the event is a heavyweight match-up between Butterbean and Tank Abbott. Thunder Promotions also announced is a celebrity fight between co-headliners rapper DMX and musician Eric Martinez. (MMA Waves)
X was set to face-off against undefeated fighter Martinez.
The rapper will make his MMA debut at Alabama Pride from the fine people who brought congenital amputee, Kyle Bradley's, first MMA fight. DMX will fight Eric Martinez (1-0). The event is scheduled for December 12th in Birmingham, Alabama. (The Rumble)
No further details have been announced as of now.
Check out DMX speaking on the forthcoming event below:
]]>In the midst of his first college tour, promoting his latest #1 album The Blueprint 3 and his recently released video game sensation DJ Hero: Renegade Edition, the unstoppable Jay-Z confirms North American tour dates for 2010's BP3 tour. The second leg of the Live Nation-produced tour will begin on February 22nd in Houston, Texas at the Toyota Center with more dates to be announced soon. Jay-Z will be joined by Grammy-nominated rapper Young Jeezy who will open all dates on the tour. Tickets go on sale beginning November 13th at LiveNation.com in select markets. (Press Release)
Jay's nationwide tour will hit a variety of cities throughout the United States.
Jay-Z's BP3 North American tour will make a cross-country trek in 2010 stopping at arenas in major markets including Houston, Dallas, New Orleans, Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, Boston, Pittsburgh, St Louis, Indianapolis, Denver, San Jose, Los Angeles and more. Additional day of show and on sale information will be announced shortly for stops in East Rutherford, Uniondale, Atlantic City and Detroit. (Reuters)
The rapper's fall college tour featured a younger-based line-up of artists including rap newcomers J. Cole and Wale.
Hip-hop star Jay-Z says N.E.R.D, Wale and J.Cole are to join him throughout his upcoming North American concert tour. The Live Nation-produced tour is scheduled to make 24 stops at a mix of college campus arenas and traditional venues across North America, starting at Penn State University Oct. 9. (United Press International)
Jay and Mary J. Blige reportedly grossed over $34 million from their joint tour last year.
Seventy-eight Lil Wayne headlining arena and amphitheater concerts in North America from Dec. 14, 2008, through Sept. 6, 2009, grossed approximately $42 million and drew nearly 804,000 fans, according to Lil Wayne tour producer and tour business manager Shawn Gee. The second highest-grossing rap tour that Billboard has tracked was Jay-Z's 2008 jaunt with Mary J. Blige, which grossed $34.6 million and drew 310,694 concertgoers to 28 shows, according to Billboard Boxscore. Kanye West's 2008 Glow In the Dark tour comes in third, having pulled in $30.8 million from 49 concerts that attracted 507,853 fans. (Billboard)
Check out a recent Jay-Z concert below:
]]>"I have to thank all the haters who prayed this day would never come...," Ross' comments read. "I rebuke you!! I have to thank Curtis 'Woodface' Jackson...crushing you gave me the confidence I needed to take over the whole game! It's ours now... 'May all my enemies and foes stumble and fall' - Psalm 27 The Biggest Boss you seen thus far. ROSSSSSS" (Rap Radar)
Ross' group album landed onto the charts earlier this week.
Rick Ross & Triple C's new album, Custom Cars & Cycles landed onto the charts this week at No. 44. With seven days under their names, the group consisting of Ross, Gunplay, Young Breed and Torch were able to sell 12,000 records after a week in stores. UPDATED: Custom Cars & Cycles has sold 12,100 albums according to Nielsen Soundscan. (Sales Wrap)
50 had previously predicted the album to move around 10,000 units in its first week on shelves.
"Threw the death blow to Rick, boom, six months later, Triple C's CD come Tuesday, you gonna find what those numbers are and you're gonna fall out," Fif promised in an interview. "You're gonna identify with the death blow. They can break ten [thousand copies] if they buy some. They can buy some. I don't know [all their names]. We know the police officer. We know the one that got knocked out. We know the kid from the Bronx. He's the tough one, right? The other guy, he wasn't sure if he wanted dreads or he wanted a flat top...People are developing this thing with me where they feel like I'm the bad guy, like I have bad intentions. It's not actually true, actually, I'd like to speak with the kids and tell them, 'Please, do not be this. Do not be like this.' [laughs] You understand?" (My Place)
According to Ross, the rapper benefited financially from his taunts at 50's camp earlier this year.
"I made more money, you know what I mean, after you crush such a huge donkey," Ross said referring to 50. "I'm the only one that put out a number one album and we in this business to put out records and put up numbers and generate funds and as you can see, I'm putting out another number one album while [G-Unit] hasn't put out one. So it's elementary to me and I think they learned their lesson, they know to keep going, R.I.P. Hold up, let's give a moment of silence, it's only right to bow our heads for Lloyd Banks. I pray my career don't be like Lloyd Banks'." (Real Talk NY)
Check out Rick Ross speaking on G-Unit below:
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