Longtime broadcaster Marv Albert, 68, reported was involved in a scuffle with bodyguards for rapper 50 Cent during an appearance Thursday night on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live." No one was injured, and Albert, who apparently was unknown to 50 Cent's entourage, made it back to the waiting room. (Times Union)
More details on the confrontation have landed online.
As Albert arrived, with an entourage of one, TNT public relations specialist Jeff Pomeroy, there was a sudden scuffle when a multitude of 50 Cent protectors seemed unfamiliar with Albert. There was shouting ("It's Marv Albert," yelled a Kimmel show guard, a pronouncement that seemed to have no effect on the 50 Cent phalanx.) There were obscenities. A fist or two flying. A "Don't you put your hands on me" pronouncement. And finally Albert made it to his waiting room, relatively unruffled but slightly puzzled. "Did you see that?" Albert said. "I thought they were kidding, but then I realized they weren't." (Los Angeles Times)
The event has struck a cord with numerous sports and music bloggers.
"This is just so weird," Beat Crave blogger Kara wrote. "Why would anyone attack a middle-aged white guy at the Jimmy Kimmel show? It's not like he's going to gun down 50 or anything. 50 Cent is a thug, and he hangs out with thugs. I'm a little surprised that the security at Jimmy Kimmel wasn't a little tighter. It's bad for business when your guests are beating up on each other." (Beat Crave)
Aside from the incident, 50 has been on the road promoting his new album, Before I Self Destruct.
Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson will be at the Jersey City, New Jersey Best Buy tonight to celebrate the release of his new album, Before I Self Destruct. The rapper will be at the Best Buy at 125 18th Street at 6 p.m. before heading to the Union Square store for a second kick-off at 9 p.m. A few lucky fans purchasing the album tonight will get exclusive photo passes to pose with 50 Cent. (New Jersey News)
No further details from the incident have been revealed as of now.
]]>"Brooklyn's Finest are in the house for 2 premieres," a teaser trailer for the music video reads. "At 10pm we've got the premiere of Notorious. Before Notorious, catch out exclusive world premiere video from Brooklyn's own Maino. 'Let's Make A Movie.' Strip club? Check! Champagne and video camera? Check! Hot girls making out? Huh, so much for 'No sex in the champagne room'" (Cinemax)
Em's "3 AM" video led up to the network's debut of the horror-based film The Strangers last May.
In a first for the network, Cinemax exclusively debuts the latest, never before seen, uncensored music video from rap star Eminem, on Saturday, May 2 at 10pm ET/PT. The music video for 3 a.m., the third track to be released from Eminem's forthcoming album, Relapse, was directed by Syndrome. The video will air just prior to Cinemax's Saturday night pay television premiere of the horror film, The Strangers, starring Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman and will continue to air on the network throughout the month of May. (Rap Radar)
Aside from the premiere, Maino is preparing for a tribute concert in honor of slain Fat Joe associate Mike Beck.
Organized by Littles and presented by Maino, rap artists such as Grafh, Hell Rell, Saigon, Uncle Murda and Cadillac Tah are just a few to name set to perform. The first line up of artists have been selected to perform, due to their upbringing and loyal street following. Before the performances kick off, special invited speakers are set to talk to the audience about the violence we are facing in all inner city communities and what we can do to help put the violence to an end. The hosts for the evening will be Hot 97 DJ Kay Slay the Drama King alongside FuseTV radio personality Dee Vazquez and Hot 97 morning personality K. Foxx. This event will take place on Monday November 23, 2009 at the fabulous Imperial night club in NYC. (Press Release)
The rapper recently released a statement on the event and described the importance of bringing New York emcees together in Beck's honor.
"Mike Beck was a good friend of mine and I don't have too many people in my life I consider friends," Maino said in a statement. "This event is put in place to help send Mike Beck's son to college because he's not here to do it anymore. It's all about coming together in good and bad times and I would want someone to do something like this for me if I was in this position." (Statement)
Maino's "Let's Make A Movie" will debut Saturday, November 21st at 9:55 PM on Cinemax.
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Relapse: Refill: 1. People Make Me 2. Taking My Bail 3. Insult To Injury 4. Outlet 5. Carrington Pool 6. Forever featuring Drake, Kanye West and Lil Wayne 7. Stainless Ego (Team Supreme Music)
Music charting website Hits Daily Double initially broke the news on Em's bonus album re-release.
Looks like it's going to be a white Christmas after all as Aftermath/Interscope will release Eminem's Relapse: Refill on Dec. 22, a deluxe version which includes the album plus seven new tracks. (Hits Daily Double)
The decision to treat fans to a pre-Relapse 2 was explained in a press release earlier this week.
Titled Relapse: Refill, the disc will feature seven new tracks, the DJ Hero bonus cut "Take My Ball" and five never-released songs. "I want to deliver more material for the fans this year like I originally planned," Em said in a press release. "Hopefully these tracks on the Refill will tide the fans over until we put out Relapse 2 next year." (XXL Mag)
Em updated fans on the status of Relapse 2 and its overall content last month.
"[I'm] pretty much finished as far as recording," Eminem revealed. "I think all that's left to do is mix. And you know, in the mixing process, if I come up with anything else then [it will be on there.] I think it's gonna be a lot different, a lot different than what people expect as far as the contrast from the last record to this one, I think I went back...I got a couple of tracks with Mr. Porter, I got two tracks on the album with him so far, four, possibly five with Just Blaze and I think the overall basis of the record is -- it's more emotional driven. Like the last record, I was more concentrated on spitting, but with this record, I feel like there's some of that, but at the same time I went back to making songs with feels to them as opposed to just rap records...I'm putting everything I got into this next record. All my focus, just everything, I just want to finish that project and I'll take it from there." (Toca Tuesdays)
Relapse: Refill is slated to drop Tuesday, December 22nd
Check out Eminem speaking on Relapse 2 below:
]]>1. Never Can Say Good-Bye
It's a wrap, no f*cking joke. Remember when we all thought sh*t was going to pop off last June with a Dipset reunion at New York radio station Hot 97's Summer Jam concert? Don't y'all recall Jim Jones and Juelz Santana saying they were ready to do another album for the "fans" and sh*t, even Cam'ron said he would f*ck around with his old crew for at least the money, right? Well, kiss those dreams good-bye 'cause now it's official. Dip, Dip..Set, Set...is Dead, Dead....
"When I shake somebody's hand, [my Diplomat tattoo] is what you see," Cam said in an interview. "Shake hands. The only thing that bothers me is when n*ggas be like, 'Oh, so you can be down with Dipset? They gonna put you back down?' How can you put somebody back down for something that they own? Keepin' it a hundred, Dipset is Dipset but Dipset is over. They gotta get over it."
LMFAO. That's like my dude Dame Dash with "Roc-A-Fella" tatted on his body (no h*mo) or Game trying to cover up that G-Unit tat (wait, since Mobb Deep got dropped released, WTF is 50 Cent, Prodigy and Havoc going to do about those Deep/Unit tats?)...at least Cam is the one who really started all that sh*t, but what about Hell Rell, he has to count for something right? What's good with Killa and Jimmy, Ruggah?
"I don't know what the f*ck is going on with Cam'ron and Jim," Rell explained in an interview. "But Ruggah ain't got time for it. Tug-of-war ain't my favorite sport. I don't like a n*gga pulling me over here, 'Yo don't f*ck with that n*gga.' And then the n*gga over here saying, 'Yo don't f*ck with that n*gga.' I'm not with it, Ruggah Rell f*cks with Benjamin Franklin at the end of the day. So both of y'all n*ggas and everybody else that wanna put me in other directions, and it ain't for the money, I ain't with it/"
SMFH...don't make SOHH get Santana on the horn again, fool. LMFAO. Speaking of which, yo Bandana, what it do with Killa speaking that sh*t?
"I put a lot of bricks in that building," Juelz stated in an interview. "So my work was more than put in, so even if you can say you brought me to the game, well guess what, I gave you everything for bringing me to the game. I helped build that Diplomat building to the top floor. When you think of Dipset I'll always be in your brain. If Cam feels like for whatever reason he is too big to get over whatever happened, or he's too stubborn or whatever the case may be, so be it. At the end of the day, I am comfortable. I can look in the mirror."
Uh huh...okay, so you just down played that whole "Dipset-Is-Over" sh*t and gave your generic answer, right Juelz? Yeah...well, in no time we'll have Capo saying how it's "whatever" and how he's still down to shoot the sh*t with Cam, but y'all heard it here first. The Dipset we all remember ("Dipset Forever," the infamous Hot 97 Mase 2004 phone call, Cam/Juelz/Jim in the "Ballin'" music video) is DONE. Not "kinda, sorta, maybe." DONE. As Jay would say, you want their old hits, then listen to their old sh*t. The bird's wings have been clipped. RIP Dipset.
2. Just Like Daddy
D*mn homie, back in '06 you was the man homie, what the f*ck happened to Rick Ross? Sh*t is twisted these days and if he hadn't talked sideways SOHH much about Floyd Mayweather, Jr. over the past few months then maybe I could feel sympathy about his ex-girl, Tia Kemp, and son blasting him last weekend in Nevada. LMFAO. Oh sh*t, y'all didn't see this yet? Brace yourselves, fools.
"It's Floyd's spot," Fif said during a segment of the video. "We in Vegas, doing it real big. I got the boys with me. Say hi man, say hi. What's up, that's all we gonna tell you. ThisIs50.com, it ain't nothin'!" The footage also shows 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather taking multiple photos with Ross' former girlfriend, Tia Kemp, their children and other invited guests including Diddy and movie director Gary Gray.
This chick even got her "followers" re-Tweeting the sh*t these past few days and just made herself look even more self-exploited popular amongst the likes of 50, Floyd, Diddy and some other Forbes' listers.
"In Vegas with the kids and 50 chillin @ Mayweather's crib.........," she wrote on Saturday. "And yes I will be @ the fight later tonight...@ @mayweathermania crib with 50 and the kids......... Just met Diddy now, I'm loving life right now."
LMFAO!!! "...with the kids...." oh sh*t, no way Ross' other son is with 'em right? Regardless, from the photos that landed over the Internet to the footage that followed it a day or two later plus the fact that Triple C's debut album went four times plastic just goes to show you that a boundary should always be made when beefing with someone. Yeah, I won't lie, I said Ross "scared" Mayweather a few weeks ago, but little did I know that this was in the works. SHUT THE F*CK UP @BulldogButterworth Yeah, you're right. But when you break the sh*t down, are Tia, 50 and Floyd really hurting the "Boss?" Nah, seriously. Maybe a fellow Miami emcee could help us out with this. Mr. 305?
"You know what's funny to me, I said this the other day, hip-hop is becoming almost like WWF, you know, where it's like people building these scenarios," Pitbull explained in an interview with Tim Westwood. "And I have a lot of respect for 50 Cent and the way he hustles -- but as far as these scenarios that they draw up, it hurts the game more than it helps the game. That's why I was very proud to hear a song from Jay-Z like 'A Star Is Born' where he's showing love to everybody that's worked hard to be in the position that they're in because no matter what anybody is in the entertainment business, you gotta work hard for where you're at...The only ones making any money at the end of the day is the execs...I hope that it always stays music...That's who [Ross] picked to be a baby mama. At the end of the day, she's not respecting herself. She's not really disrespecting Ross, I feel like you're disrespecting yourself more than anything."
EXACTLY!!! Honestly, we know Ross has caught a few "L's" with the Officer Ricky sh*t and his group's last album doing Koch E1 Entertainment numbers, but this sh*t is corny now. How many more times is Tia going to get used? Sh*t, get your money baby but for 50, is this a real "W?" I'll credit Floyd for this but 50...LMFAO...yeah, you know you're up next, "Fif!"
3. Da Beginning Of The End
With all due respect to the loyal Pulse Report readers, let's take care of business first. Bulldog Butterworth. Cochise. Boss63. Da Black Anastasia. Death Blow. SlyxX. El Gato. FaceBook Profile. Artise The Great. Y'all either had the closest estimate or kept it a hundred. Now, moving on...LMFAO!!! D*mmmmmmmmmmn 50!!! Yeah, I definitely can be quoted as saying Vivica A. Fox's former fling was going to at least scrap up 250,000, sh*t, maybe even 300,000 despite a wack a** global leak. Now shout-outs to @HitsDD for putting down the word on what it do come November 25th.
Like an NFL coaching staff making in-game adjustments on the fly, Interscope's Jimmy Iovine and Steve Berman did some last-minute maneuvering around the release of 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct following worldwide Internet leaks weeks prior to the original street date. In rapid succession, they pushed forward the physical release date from Nov. 23 to Nov. 17 -- the soonest the CD could be manufactured and shipped -- while also working out a one-week exclusive with iTunes for the digital album, to take effect Nov. 10. In return, iTunes agreed to go against its standard policy and "locked" the album, with only the single available a la carte, selling 46k album downloads during the exclusive window. Additionally, the compilers of the charts agreed to include the initial iTunes sales in the total for first week of general release, which is now looking in the 140-150k range. That won't challenge Columbia's John Mayer, now a lock for #1 with 275-300k.
Are y'all reading that sh*t or just skimming for the bold-faced wording??? 50 is going to have his iTunes numbers (from two weeks ago!?!?) included in next week's first-week sales. That sh*t is not only unprecedented but might even be some of the most shady sh*t I've ever read. So turns out "SoundScan Killer" just got murked. Now let's be honest, this is all based off one-day sales, true. But Hits Daily Double doesn't f*ck around. So you're telling me, at the very least, 50 would just be barely pushing over 100K WITHOUT iTunes? D*mn. Need an explanation for these speculated (and accurate) estimates? You can't diss everybody these days, 50. Whether or not he "won" a rap beef/battle/stunt is irrelevant because ultimately 50 became his own victim by dividing out fan bases. On some ill sh*t, these are the rappers he's dissed in "some" format (interview, song, skit, etc.) over the past few years: T.I., Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Game, Lil Wayne, Drake (yes, Drake), Baby, Fat Joe, The Lox, Shyne, Diddy, Cam'ron, Kanye West. Say what you want about Joey Crack and The "Boss" but all these rappers have loyal fan bases. You take away all those loyal fans/consumers and what are you left with? 94,000 first week CD sales, 46,000 iTunes two-week sales. SoundScan won.
Hey Game, you used to be 50's boy-boy, what do you think about him wanting to beef with Jigga?
"I already did that Jay-Z thing. 50's just doing what I'm doing. Nobody went at Jay, I went at Jay. Now everybody wants to get at Jay, not saying anything about Beanie Sigel, that's personal and I stay out of that...Jay-Z will f*ck 50 up in a battle! It would be so fast and over with. 50 is funny, but Jay is witty. Jay-Z is not to be toyed with. If he f*ckin' responds, if he feels like you're really pissing him off and he responds, he's gonna f*ck you up! He would f*ck me up, I'm just glad he didn't f*ckin' respond, so I didn't have to go dig in my f*ckin' bag and try to f*ck him up."
Call Game "bi-polar" but he's right on the money. 50 is looking more pitiful than Beans trying to sell an old beef with Jay by going at him in these interviews/songs.
"Well, it would be great," 50 explained in an interview. "It would be great for hip-hop. It would probably be interesting, but I don't think one of us will survive it. I don't have a relationship with Jay-Z. We're just both a part of hip-hop culture. We're not friends. We don't call each other to talk at leisure."
Uh-huh...word? With the exception of Cam'ron defending his brand, has any of these "successful" rappers seemed shook or interested in feeding into 50's taunts? Well, just as Game co-signed Jay as being the hands-down victor, the numbers don't lie either. And while y'all wait for Hov to "respond" SMFH, y'all probably forgot that he allllreeady did:
"I was gonna kill a couple rappers, but they did it to themselves/I was gon' do it with the flow, but they did it with THEIR SALES/I was gon' 9/11 'em, but they didn't need the help/And they did a good job, them boys is talented as h*ll/'Cause not only did they BRICK, they put a building up as well/They ran a plane into that building and when that building fell/Ran to the crash site with no masks and inhaled/Toxins deep inside their lungs until both of them was filled/Blew a cloud out like an 'L' into a jar then took a smell/'Cause they heard that second hand smoke kills/N*ggas THOUGHT THEY WAS ILL, found out THEY WAS...ILL/And it's like you knew exactly HOW I WANTED YOU TO FEEL."
*Blank Stare* D*mn..............................................................................Jay-Z won and didn't even do sh*t.
Playing fair, 50 blamed Interscope Records' "leak" of the album on his low performance...so not only is Jay laughing, but Beyonce, Jimmy Iovine and a few other executives are too.
"With the actual outcome of the project, once the record leaks from the international plant, what more can I do," 50 explained in an interview. "I can't, I held the record long enough to get it to them, to mix and master it and for them to ship it and then it leaks from the plant internationally, I'm like come on, then that's it. They lost the ball. You know what I mean, if the numbers look funny to me, it's they fault."
SMFH....next.
4. Holla Back, Please!!!
Will Beanie Sigel ever get the message? Sadly, he cannot even refer to the above Hovi quote since his records are dropping as often as Freeway's. LMFAO. There has to come a point in a rapper's life when (s)he realizes, "F*ck this sh*t," because whether y'all want to admit it or not, Beans is looking more and more like Jaz-O, with the exception of all that homosexual talk. SMFH. Still talking sh*t about not getting "fed" and left with no "Roc?"
"You in the hall already, on the wall already," Sigel raps. "You's a work of art, man this boy all petty/Type to not feed no workers, 'cause he grubbed already/Noodle, I had the sauce/We coulda made spaghetti, but I'ma shine on my own/I'm a star already/Lost the Best Of Both Worlds, he coulda called R. Kelly."
Oh word, Beans? Is it just me or is he really confused? First he comes out saying Jay took shots at him on Blueprint 3. Then he decides to talk about how badly he was treated at Roc-A-Fella. But before we can even listen to all those interviews, Beans goes ahead and fires disses at Memphis Bleek and continues to sh*t on Jay about him stealing light from Yeezy and Weezy. Oh, y'all didn't hear that?
"A lot of Jay-Z fans are my fans too," Beans explained in an interview. "At the end of the days, [Memphis] Bleek's fake too. F*ck outta here. I ain't trying to hear that. Bleek got the same characteristics, man...Lil Wayne professed the 'Greatest Rapper Alive' [title] and was getting the momentum. Lil Wayne can rap, Lil Wayne can spit, in my point of view. I like Lil Wayne, he should have kept moving with it and then Jay come and tell Lil Wayne he gonna pass the paton to him [then] Lil Wayne falls back...Kanye [West] coming at you, if you listen to the 'Big Brother' record, it's the same thing...That's one thing about me, I ain't no liar and [Jay] knows that sh*t...Go back to the B.Coming record, 'I Can't Go On This Way,' listen to the beginning of that record. All you gotta do is listen to it, trust, karma, team, us, Roc, solid, d*mn, 'D'Evils.' Listen to the music..."
Honestly, the lines are getting blurred to the point where we don't know if it's 50 whispering in Beans' ear or if this guy is really dividing out any Jay fans (which is everyone including your mom and grandma) he may have left. This guy is ready to keep y'all's attention a bit longer. SMFH.
5. What's Love Got To Do With It
Nah, you got that wrong, baby. Joe Budden. Tahiry. Fabolous. Somaya Reece. No h*mo but all y'all just need to make a f*cking groupie sex tape and put that sh*t on RedTube or holla at Ray J for marketing plans, because there's just too much a** and only one "hole" in this grouping. Joe f*cking Budden. Unless you plan on dropping another Mood Muzik mixtape, keep that sensitive sh*t for somewhere else. Just when I thought those bogus a** blogcasts were annoying enough, this guy decides to start doing records called, what? "My Ex?" SMFH.
"Check it, I don't know if when you speak no more," Joe raps. "Since babygirl found out about us that is what she support/The back and forth, it should be either or/All she keep saying is 'We can talk,' I'm now, she's before/What are the secrets for -- she wanna call here, really trying to be disrespectful/I'm laying here trying to sex you, she thinkin' I just met you/I tried to protect you -- new attitude, new year, she's old news -- you can relax, don't worry about a problem that don't exist no more."
LMFAO. Okay, so even all you JoeBuddenTV fans arguing that it's just a coincidence that he's rapping on this sh*t and that he's NOT talking about Tahiry, it remains the same that it's type suspect having broken up with your girl a couple weeks ago and now resorting to this? But check this out too, dude has gone off the deep end.
"No beef with Beans, not a beef with Fab," Joe raps. "Just f*gs that think I'm searching for a beef to grab/I'm too talented to reach for that/It'll take more than just some Tweets...And the streets are so concerned about me and Somaya Reece, they ain't got the whole puzzle, all they do is try to piece...Me and her gonna end up whatever we decide to be/Can you hear me, I'm tired of n*ggas asking about Tahiry/She can do what she want as long as she ain't do it near me...Everything ain't what it appear to be/Leaking pictures of Fif feeling on your a**/But if you seen it like me, then you'd be feeling like an a**/So I'm thinkin' I'm fool by watching you act a fool/Seeming desperate for attention, baby, take this as a jewel/Since we no longer, you and Cotto get the same advice, need to fire everybody in your corner/N*ggas ain't worth my time, I won't respond to ya..."
Hhhmm..what's the best way I can put this? Budden"S", no one is thinking about you. Not 50, he's too busy trying to move 100K in first-week sales. Not Beans, he's too excited about Jay not possibly responding. Not Fabolous, he's got a reality show coming. Tahiry, nah dawg, she's making money off your name. Somaya Reece? Nah, she's real busy keeping you relevant. So we're left with you dissing a female, technically, your ex-fiancee, right? SMFH. This guy is too much, really. LMFAO.
***Once again we're still riding the wave out this b*tch and even though SOHH got tight about the comments, I respect some of y'all continuing to keep it a hundred and speak y'alls' mind. I even took your f*cking suggestion of editing out all my strike-outs, bast*rds! LOL. I'm loving this sh*t but decided to drop the Junk Mail this week so y'all can get ready for Thanksgiving. Enjoy yourselves, eat up and grab a turkey sandwich when y'all check in next Friday!***
No Junk Mail!
]]>"I talked to him for about an hour," Game revealed in an interview. "Just about his well-being and both of our next moves. What I thought he should do and he listened and held me on my thoughts and he gave me a lot of insight on my career and what he thought of my career from the several years while he's been locked down. He's the reason why I'm not ready to jump into beefs and controversy today because he kind of shed light on some different situations and it gave me a different perspective. Which is one that I respect being that he's been behind those bars. So we just chopped it up about life and issues and each other, man." (Complex)
The Black Wall Street member hinted at their conversation earlier this week via Twitter.
"Just got off a long call wit my brother 'SHYNE' !," Game wrote Monday (November 16). "Glad he home. he kicked sum much needed knowledge in my ear, so I'm off 2 a positive start." (Game's Twitter)
With his brother, C-Murder, currently locked up on a life sentence, Master P recently spoke with SOHH about his thoughts on Shyne re-entering the rap game after over eight years in prison.
"I think Shyne should really look at his resources and also look at what got him into the situation that he's gotten in to from the first place and disassociate himself from anything [which represents] negativity and any people that's negative," P explained. "I think he should make the best out of it and start associating himself with people that could really build his career outside of hip-hop because he's getting older now so he has a real short time frame to really win right now and also, hip-hop is at an all-time low right now where you're not selling that many CDs. I think he should get into TV, other opportunities, start a business and realize he can use his celebrity status to get into something else. If I was around him, that's the type of advice I would give him." (SOHH)
Upon his arrival in Belize earlier this month, Shyne's father, Prime Minister Dean Barrow, spoke on his son's well-being.
"When I saw him yesterday I really was stunned," Barrow said in an interview. "You don't go to jail for that period of time without it obviously exacting a huge toll on you but I really was shocked to see what it had physically done to him and clearly it will take some time for him to be able to recover from that experience. Not having gone through it myself, I don't know whether anyone is ever able to recover. But it was wonderful to see that he is free at last and good to have him in Belize. Although he appeared physically frail, it was obvious that he is mentally as strong as ever and certainly kept talking to me about what his presence here at home could mean for this country, what opportunities he could cause us to be able to, he could create for us." (7 News Belize)
Check out Master P speaking with SOHH about Shyne below:
]]>"What Dr. Dre needs to know is, people, even the ones that you think are the least likely to be waiting on Detox, are waiting on Detox," he explained in an interview. "That album is like a myth but I've been inside the studio and I've heard some of the bangers. Right now, he could drop 10 Detox's. [laughs] You know what's so interesting to me? Dre's a perfectionist and I don't know if he's not comfortable with all of the heat that he has but the work is there. The stuff I heard is bangin'. If he didn't want to use it, he could give it to me and I'll go 20x platinum with it. [laughs]" (XXL Mag)
Game recently talked about Dre recruiting him for the upcoming album.
"I'm back in with Dre everyday going hard in the studio doing the little stuff, working on Detox with him and he's working on The R.E.D. Album with me. It's just, we got a good feeling out here...I did my last two albums without Dre and even though, I just did it on my own man. When I talked to him, he [was like] I've been doing a good job and he took a listen and I did my thing. I learned well, my time at Aftermath was spent well, so getting back in, that old feeling came back." (That's Hip Hop)
While talking about his departure from Aftermath Records, Rakim previously said he was also called upon for a slot on Detox.
"Creative differences [happened] as far as Dre makes his kind of music and I like to make my kind and you know, we ain't understand how different we was until we got in the studio and started working together. It didn't work out but hopefully in the future, we can do a little joint together...The last I spoke to him was, I had did something for him maybe it was a year ago when he just started putting together his album, I did something on one of the tracks but I don't know which songs are making his album but you know, big up to him. I haven't spoke to him since his son passed away." (Hard Knock TV)
The Doc is still anticipating a 2010 release for the long-awaited project.
"[I'm] only [working] on my album that I've been working on for the last ten years, that's it [laughs]," Dre said about what projects he is working on. "The Detox record. Hopefully I'll get it done by the end of this year and you'll hear it next year. Motivation and other things getting in the way, that's it [and has caused the delay.]" (ABC News)
A release date for Detox has not yet been announced.
Check out Rakim speaking on Dr. Dre below:
]]>"You notice it's the people that always say 'Hip-Hop is dead,' they ain't got no [money]," Torch explained in an interview. "And to top it all off, it's like, hip-hop is dead but when they had their run, the same people that say these things, they be in pictures with AK's, they forget all that now. You need your track record, do your homework and the same record that peole are pointing their fingers, you gotta realize, every time you point your finger, the other four are pointing right back at you. You gotta understand what's going on. So at the end of the day, I ain't with the finger pointing and the other four pointing back at you, but at the end of the day, music is music. You stay in your genre of music." (Rolling Out TV)
Gunplay also referenced one of KRS-One's most notable albums.
"Criminal Minded [cough cough]!," Gunplay laughingly added. "Mainstream is lamesteam...Is you [rappers] getting money? Y'all ain't from where we from. That's all we know. You talk about your tight jeans and snapping fingers." (Rolling Out TV)
KRS previously called out Triple C's record label, Def Jam, for "destroying" the hip-hop genre.
"Def Jam is the dopest label in hip-hop, in the culture of hip-hop," he explained in an interview. "There really would be no hip-hop as we know it today if it wasn't for Def Jam. But you don't get that respect without also being the label that single-handedly destroyed hip-hop...Every time you think of what's wrong with hip-hop, the lyrics, the commercialized music, one artist being played on the radio all day, things like that, that's all Def Jam...We respect it. It's a respect cause we all competing, so Def Jam had the hardest competition, but the hardest competition as I showed the respect, I also showed the truth. And the truth is everybody else had to sit down so Def Jam could be who they are." (XXL Mag)
He is known for being a rap pioneer with over two decades of music to his name.
At the height of his career, roughly 1987-1990, KRS-One was known for his furiously political and socially conscious raps, which is the source of his nickname, "the Teacher." Around the time of 1990's Edutainment, BDP's audience began to slip as many fans thought his raps were becoming preachy. As a reaction, KRS-One began to re-establish his street credibility with harder, sparer beats and raps. 1992's Sex and Violence was the first sign that he was taking a harder approach, one that wasn't nearly as concerned with teaching. KRS-One's first solo album, 1993's Return of the Boom Bap, was an extension of the more direct approach of Sex and Violence, yet it didn't halt his commercial decline. (All Music)
Check out Triple C's speaking on KRS-One below:
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"When you're actually competing as an artist, there's boundaries that I wouldn't cross myself, personally, until the other artists are passing those boundaries" Fif explained in an interview. "There was a point where Rick had took my son's picture, they cut a picture of my son out and put it on top of a monkey. And at that point, the parameters changed. So it's like, nothing's off limits at that point and outside of that, that wasn't meant to be a vicious event. It was more me wanting to get a chance to meet the kid. Tia told me she wanted to bring the boys out and meet up and talk, I was actually in Florida, Miami, on a promo tour. Because my touring schedule was so hectic at that point, I couldn't meet the baby. So I had them bring him out to Las Vegas, I felt they'd actually enjoy themselves and they did enjoy themselves and they got a chance to see the Cotto-Pacquiao fight, they came over to Floyd's house, they met Puffy...It was cool. I think if Rick had more communications with his son's mom and helped out a little more, then he would be aware of those situations prior to them actually happening." (VIBE)
50's righthand man, Tony Yayo, also vouched for the G-Unit leader earlier this year and pointed out Ross' multiple references toward Fif's son, Marquise.
"We got bullet proof trucks man, we made for this. I ain't trying to glorify the beef but when n*ggas start talking about Marquise and n*gga's moms...I'm tired of this fat n*gga talking about you f*ck models. Name one model you f*cked. You don't look better than me...I'ma start showing my mansions." (Fient Out TV)
A photo cropped image of 50's son reportedly popped up on a Ross promotional website last winter.
Fif said the "Psychic Told Me" video was his reaction to seeing a website (ThisIsCurly.com) allegedly connected to Rick Ross, which focused on attacking 50 and promoting Ross' upcoming album Deeper Than Rap. On the site, there is a very disrespectful photo-shopped image of 50's son, Marquise. According to 50, the site and photo has been up since Sunday (February 8). (Miss Info)
50's footage with Ross' son landed online earlier this week.
"It's Floyd's spot," Fif said during a segment of the video. "We in Vegas, doing it real big. I got the boys with me. Say hi man, say hi. What's up, that's all we gonna tell you. ThisIs50.com, it ain't nothin'!" The footage also shows 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather taking multiple photos with Ross' former girlfriend, Tia Kemp, their children and other invited guests including Diddy and movie director Gary Gray. (This Is 50)
Check out 50 Cent's interview below:
]]>"I've been doing martial arts for 18 years," Coolio told radio personality Angela Yee. "Eh listen, somebody gonna get knocked the f*ck out! Coolio don't take a** whoopings well, I'll tell you what, if I get into trouble, you gonna know because it's gonna go from boxing to f*cking wrestling and choking because I hate to lose... H*ll yeah I'll cheat to win. Man please. I'd rather get disqualified than get knocked out. They approached me. They was just looking for a dumb motherf*cker that they thought might do it and they thought I needed the money but it's because I like to fight." (Team Yee TV)
He recently released a statement discussing his anticipation for the match-up.
"I'm not a good loser, so I don't plan on losing, it will be a lot of fun and I am looking forward to seeing my fans out in Birmingham," he said in a statement. "I'm scheduled to perform on December 11th, the night of the weigh-in and I'll rock the mic the same night after I beat up Martinez." (Hip Hop Press)
A Thunder Promotions representative confirmed Coolio was chosen to replace the original fighter, DMX.
"I chose Coolio because he is a great entertainer and a tough guy," President Rod Riccardi said in a statement. "Not only is he going to fight, but he is going to perform live after the weigh-ins and after the fight. The location of these performances will be announced. This event is going to be the most entertaining MMA event Birmingham has ever seen." (Press Release)
Prior to bowing out of the scheduled fight, X broke down his position on the match-up against Martinez.
"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)
The fight is set to take place Friday, December 11th in Alabama.
Check out DMX initially speakingon the fight below:
]]>Jay has been feuding with Sigel since earlier this year, when Sigel claimed that his 2007 album, "Solution," flopped because it didn't receive proper promotion from Roc-A-Fella Records -- the label owned by Jay-Z. The beef isn't over yet. Sources at a party for Ford Motors' Taurus Top Ten in Philly on Wednesday night claim that Sigel is gearing up for an even bigger battle. "[Our problems] are going to be addressed in my next album," he said to friends while playing a game of pool. (New York Daily News)
Seen on 50 Cent's ThisIs50.com website, footage of Beans freestyling and taunting Jay landed online earlier this week.
"You in the hall already, on the wall already," Sigel raps. "You's a work of art, man this boy all petty/Type to not feed no workers, 'cause he grubbed already/Noodle, I had the sauce/We coulda made spaghetti, but I'ma shine on my own/I'm a star already/Lost the Best Of Both Worlds, he coulda called R. Kelly." (This Is 50)
Beans called into G-Unit Radio last weekend to discuss other sides of Jay that the fans may be unaware of.
"A lot of Jay-Z fans are my fans too," Beans explained in an interview. "At the end of the days, [Memphis] Bleek's fake too. F*ck outta here. I ain't trying to hear that. Bleek got the same characteristics, man...Lil Wayne professed the 'Greatest Rapper Alive' [title] and was getting the momentum. Lil Wayne can rap, Lil Wayne can spit, in my point of view. I like Lil Wayne, he should have kept moving with it and then Jay come and tell Lil Wayne he gonna pass the paton to him [then] Lil Wayne falls back...Kanye [West] coming at you, if you listen to the 'Big Brother' record, it's the same thing...That's one thing about me, I ain't no liar and [Jay] knows that sh*t...Go back to the B.Coming record, 'I Can't Go On This Way,' listen to the beginning of that record. All you gotta do is listen to it, trust, karma, team, us, Roc, solid, d*mn, 'D'Evils.' Listen to the music..." (G-Unit Radio)
As of now, Jay has remained relatively mum on the situation with the exception of pointing out Sigel's accomplishments under his watch at Roc-A-Fella.
"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's freestyle diss toward Jay-Z below:
]]>Channel 2 Action News consumer investigator Jim Strickland, who first broke the story last year, obtained surveillance video from the Intercontinental showing how the 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder, one of only two brought in the United States, was taken. "The bellman gave the keys to the wrong person. It was a mistake," said an attorney representing Eric Vargosko, the car's rightful owner. Vargosko said he learned that his car was missing from the hotel's valet lot when it came time to check out. Sources confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that around 5 a.m. on Jan. 31, rapper Fabolous and his entourage left the Intercontinental. (WSBTV News)
A statement regarding the case has been released from attorney Paul Howard.
"We were informed by the Atlanta Police Department that detectives gained information regarding the location of this vehicle by promising counsel for Fabolous that if he told them where the vehicle could be found, the State would not pursue charges. The District Attorney was not a party to this agreement. We have never spoken with this individual or anyone connected with him, including his counsel. We were only made aware of this agreement by APD after they located the vehicle. After discovering the vehicle, the police, in direct contradiction to the promise that was made, asked our office to assist them with this criminal investigation by obtaining certain Grand Jury testimony. To ask my office to participate after the promise was made, in my opinion, directly violates the agreement made to the party who provided the information. (Statement)
The Intercontinental Hotel has also released a statement regarding the car being taken from their building.
"The InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta has accepted responsibility for this unfortunate incident from its inception and has always been willing to provide fair and reasonable compensation for the damages caused to the vehicle by the incident," said Caroline Counihan in a statement to Channel 2. "We hold the safety, comfort and well-being of our guests and employees as our top priority and concern. We have taken several measures, including heightening security, so that a repeat of this incident does not happen." (Six Shot)
While not directly speaking on his name making headlines, Fab resorted to Twitter to reveal his current frustration.
"Un-f*ckin-believable & In-f*ckin-credible...," he wrote Friday (November 20) morning. "2 words to describe my mood." (Fabolous' Twitter)
No further details have been released as of now.
Check out a past Fabolous interview below:
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"A kid came over there a couple of days ago that acted kind of crazy," Geter explained in an interview. "I wasn't there, but some kid that was a little off was pretty much asking for somebody to come to his party. He got a little irate when he was in the office. We're kind of assuming it was him. He made a couple of threats when he was in the office. Two days later, this happens. You can't help but say, 'It must have been this idiot.'" (MTV)
Reports of the incident landed online early Thursday afternoon.
Atlanta police said they discovered two Molotov cocktails Thursday at an office belonging to Rapper TI. A SWAT team was called in to remove the explosives from the scene at the 1700 block of Defoors Ferry. Officials said the Molotov cocktails were not lit. The incident is under investigation. (My Fox Atlanta News)
An officer covering the scene also confirmed the existence of explosives.
"One of the occupants came out early this morning to start his car up," officer Otis Redmond told media, "and noticed two suspicious bottles sitting on the front portion of the walkway." (Fox 5)
In addition to Geter's statement, another Grand Hustle rep addressed the event.
Sources for Grand Hustle dispute the reports however and told HipHopWired that the explosives were near the office and not in front of the building. (Hip Hop Wired)
No further details have been revealed as of now.
Check out a past T.I. interview below:
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"*ATTN RT TO ALL LILWAYNE 'REBIRTH' AND THE YM ALLSTARS ALBUM HAS BEEN PUSHED BACK TO DEC 22..CMB/YM," Baby wrote via Twitter on Thursday (November 19). "RT @ceelowthegr8t: attn rt this lil wayne 'rebirth' and the young money allstars has been pushed back to Dec 22... 'PRICELESS' NOV 23 'ALL OR NOTHING' @JAYSEAN....COP DAT YM/CMB." (Baby's Twitter)
The Young Money compilation album will feature a variety of guest appearances.
We Are Young Money tracklisting: 1. Bedrock featuring Lloyd 2. New Sh* 3. Pass Me the Dutch 4. Wifebeater 5. F*ck the Bullsh*t featuring Birdman 6. Ms. Parker 7. Target 8. Sacrifice 9. Every Girl 10. She Is Gone featuring Pleasure P 11. Girl I Got You 12. Gooder 13. Roger That 14. Steady Mobbin' featuring Gucci Mane (Rap-Up)
Wayne recently hinted at his Rebirth album being included with the Young Money project.
"[laughs] Nah, they pushing for that, I ain't really trying to give 'em that like that [with a double album,]" Weezy explained in an interview with radio personality Tim Westwood. "Uh-huh, it won't be given like that. Trust me, it won't be given like that because Tha Carter IV deserves Tha Carter IV. And that's that. The Rebirth may come as a double [album] which comes with the Young Money All-Stars disc. Yeah, so it may be the Young Money All-Stars and Rebirth." (Tim Westwood TV)
Wayne's Rebirth will showcase a few rock-based features by artists including Travis Barker and Lenny Kravitz.
The set will be packaged as a dual disc along with the Young Money collective, We Are Young Money. In addition to Infamous and Correa, producers Cool and Dre and Develop also have tracks on Rebirth, while Fall Out Boy is featured. The latter comes after their first collaboration on Fall Out Boy's 2008 release, Folie a Deux. Lenny Kravitz, Travis Barker and Young Money/Cash Money artist Drake also appear on the set. Although the album is mostly rock inspired, with Lil Wayne playing guitar on most of the tracks, the leaked song, "Fix My Hat," produced by Drew Money, is one of the few rap tracks that made it onto the Rebirth set. (Billboard)
He recently spoke on the rock emphasis for his latest solo project.
"When people hear me say rock, they may get a little scared like, 'Oh, God. What is he going to do?," Weezy explained in an interview. "When I said I was doing a rock album, it was about doing a freedom thing. This album isn't hip-hop. When I do my Carter albums, I know I've got to rap, I know I've got to spit. I know the words I've got to say and the subjects I've got to talk about. I also know the things I shouldn't say, the things I shouldn't talk about. There's none of those limits on this album. I say what I want, how I want. That's what this album is, a freedom album. And rock is the avenue that gives you that freedom. I'm just having fun, that's all. Trust me, people will like these songs. It's my job to make them love them, but I know for a fact they'll like them." (Rap Radar)
Rebirth and We Are Young Money will now drop Tuesday, December 22nd.
Check out Lil Wayne speaking on his new album below:
]]>"With the actual outcome of the project, once the record leaks from the international plant, what more can I do," 50 explained in an interview. "I can't, I held the record long enough to get it to them, to mix and master it and for them to ship it and then it leaks from the plant internationally, I'm like come on, then that's it. They lost the ball. You know what I mean, if the numbers look funny to me, it's they fault." (Hot 97)
Based off one-day estimates, 50's fourth solo project is slated to land within the Top 5 next week.
Like an NFL coaching staff making in-game adjustments on the fly, Interscope's Jimmy Iovine and Steve Berman did some last-minute maneuvering around the release of 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct following worldwide Internet leaks weeks prior to the original street date. In rapid succession, they pushed forward the physical release date from Nov. 23 to Nov. 17 -- the soonest the CD could be manufactured and shipped -- while also working out a one-week exclusive with iTunes for the digital album, to take effect Nov. 10. In return, iTunes agreed to go against its standard policy and "locked" the album, with only the single available a la carte, selling 46k album downloads during the exclusive window. Additionally, the compilers of the charts agreed to include the initial iTunes sales in the total for first week of general release, which is now looking in the 140-150k range. That won't challenge Columbia's John Mayer, now a lock for #1 with 275-300k. (Hits Daily Double)
50's new album initially debuted at number one on iTunes earlier this month.
50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct, which was yesterday exclusively on the iTunes Store, has already skyrocketed to the number one spot on iTunes' album chart. iTunes customers can purchase the album as a deluxe version with two exclusive tracks and iTunes LP, which includes 90-minute gritty coming-of-age film Before I Self Destruct, written, directed and starring Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent); the Two Turntables And A Microphone: The Life And Death Of Jam Master Jay documentary about 50 Cent's late mentor and friend, hip-hop pioneer Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC; exclusive photos; lyrics; animated package artwork and more for only $9.99. (Press Release)
Unfazed by the album leak, Fif previously spoke on his ability to capture the fans' attention with his content on the new record.
"All you gotta do is get the response," Fif explained to radio personality Jenny Boom Boom. "The response is so well, so good, that I know the record is a hit. So whether they consumed it from actually purchasing it or they got it off the web or wherever they got it from, when they hear it and enjoy it, they end up at the show. How can I focus on album sales now when it's to the point where my record is released four weeks before schedule. The marketing, everything that's planned to sell the actual record, is happening four weeks late, now that the record is out a month early. You know, those things are happening after they had an opportunity to hear it and it's confirmation to the doubters that the record wouldn't be good." (Jenny Boom Boom TV)
Check out a portion of 50 Cent's interview below:
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"[50] said recently in an interview that he'll never work with Game again but that's all him talking and his ego. I can't wait to mend the ties with Eminem. Me and Eminem had never been at odds but he had to take 50's side...I killed G-Unit. I killed the clothes, I killed the brand, I killed Tony Ya-Yo, Banks and Buck at that time. Like I really f*cked up a lot of money for that dude. Not only for him but my label, Jimmy Iovine, who at this point, I'm apologetic to...I already did that Jay-Z thing. 50's just doing what I'm doing. Nobody went at Jay, I went at Jay. Now everybody wants to get at Jay, not saying anything about Beanie Sigel, that's personal and I stay out of that...Jay-Z will f*ck 50 up in a battle! It would be so fast and over with. 50 is funny, but Jay is witty. Jay-Z is not to be toyed with. If he f*ckin' responds, if he feels like you're really pissing him off and he responds, he's gonna f*ck you up! He would f*ck me up, I'm just glad he didn't f*ckin' respond, so I didn't have to go dig in my f*ckin' bag and try to f*ck him up" (Complex)
From the G-Unit leader's perspective, the rap game could use a lyrical beef of the magnitude he would create with Jay.
"Well, it would be great," 50 explained in an interview. "It would be great for hip-hop. It would probably be interesting, but I don't think one of us will survive it. I don't have a relationship with Jay-Z. We're just both a part of hip-hop culture. We're not friends. We don't call each other to talk at leisure." (MTV)
Fif has been taking jabs at Jay as of late, most recently by questioning the emcee's international fame.
"There's not another artist in New York City that generates more interest than 50 Cent," Fif said in the interview. "If we go international, Jay-Z is Beyonce's husband. He became more popular and relevant based on the work that Matthew [Knowles] made Beyonce do." In addition to interviewer Harry Allen, the special episode also features Hot 97 radio personality Angie Martinez and sports journalist Stephen A. Smith holding conversations with Fif on a wide range of topics, including his epic SoundScan showdown with Kanye West, what he learned in his relationship with Vivica A. Fox, his new CD, Before I Self Destruct and his income drop according to Forbes Magazine. (BET)
Fif recently turned heads after calling Hov out on his Beanie Sigel "I Go Off" collaboration.
"Yeah, you changed man," 50 says toward the song's completion. "You let the money change you, Jay. You used to be from Marcy, [Brooklyn] n*gga. Now you a pass the Grey Poupon a** n*gga. You don't want the shooter? I'll take him. [laughs] N*gga, feed the wolves or else the wolves feed off you. Eat your a** alive! I live by a combat's creed. Strategy. Your move, n*gga." ("I Go Off")
Check out Game speaking on G-Unit below:
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