Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Recent album sales
Akon 2.7 million
Kanye West 1.5 million
Robin Thicke 1.4 million
T.I. 1.1 million
50 Cent 1.025 million
Ne-Yo 830k
Timbaland 760k
Rihanna 756k
T-Pain 703k
Fabolous 493k
Keyshia Cole 470k
Common 417k
UGK 354k
Plies 297k
Sean Kingston 265k
Soulja Boy 200k
J. Holiday 170k
Talib Kweli 156k
Young Joc 150k
Chamillionaire 145k
Trey Songz 114k
via Real Talk Ny
Damn Fab didn't go platinum or gold?
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Trina: Still the baddest
Check out these new promotional pics for rapper Trina's forthcoming album 'Still Da Baddest':
'Still Da Baddest' drops February 12th 2008.
Candid alert!
Jay-z was spotted outside The David Letterman show yesterday rocking this scarf & exiting the phantom...
I'm all for being different & standing out...But this scarf is looking like a extra large bib...Right or wrong?
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
New Music: Jay-z ~ Hello brooklyn
Jay-z ft Lil wayne ~ Hello Brooklyn
Are you tired of the Jay-z over load yet?? well I'm not. I'm really feeling this song..I have to say this is the best song I heard in full off of the "American Gangster" album.. American Gangster drops Nov 6th.. Go cop it.
Work that sh** 50
Is it me or does 50 cent actually look like he knows what he's doing?..well at least if rapping doesn't work out for him he could become a male exotic dancer...His moves actually look sexy...LOL
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
New Music: Jay-z ~ Ignorant sh**
This Song is off the American Gangster album but its not all that new..
I'm sorry this track is so crazy...
"Don't believe everything your earlobe captures"
Jay-Z ~ Ignorant sh**
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Covers: Super Head covers Black woman?
WTF??.. This "SMUT" does not represent black woman....Did she get her knees dirty for this cover?
Comments????...
Jay-Z: XXL interview part 1 & 2
Via XXL
Interview:Elliott Wilson Images:Danny Clinch
Part 1:
It’s not every day in hip-hop you hear a legendary rapper say he saw a movie that inspired him to create an album.
Jay-z
Yeah. When I saw the movie, the way Denzel portrayed the character, you know, we never seen a Black guy ascend this high in a movie before, to being over the mob. So immediately that struck with me. Like, the success of it all. Like, “Wow, go!” [Applauds] The reason we applaud Oprah—no matter what she says about us—it’s ’cause she’s gone so far. One of the most important scenes [in the movie] to me was when Denzel and the T.I. character sat down, and they had that talk. T.I. was a pitching prospect. Denzel’s character got him that tryout with the Yankees, and he blew it off, and Denzel was like, “Why did you blow it off?” And he’s like, “I want to be like you.” They didn’t show the scene after that. Denzel in the corner reflecting. Denzel in his bedroom crying. You know, like in The Godfather. The Godfather didn’t want Michael in the business, right? I’m sure Denzel felt the same way about his nephew. But he couldn’t say that. So what I did was take emotions from [scenes like] that. Like, I took that emotion and pulled it into my song [“Sweet”]. So it’s my own movie. I call it an indie film now—that’s my new shit. It’s the indie-film version of American Gangster.
It also gave you a chance to do an album with content more in the vein of Reasonable Doubt, right? More street content.
Jay-z
Exactly. I never thought I would make it back there. I never thought I would be in that place. Because I wasn’t going to do it for the sake of doing it. That’s corny, and that’s fake. If I don’t show the world growth, how are we going to grow? And I represent hip-hop as well, you know, with what I do. What I do is a reflection on hip-hop. And if I don’t show growth, then they going to be like: “This guy right here, he’s successful. Why is he shooting at people in his raps?”
It’s interesting that, in a year where we had the Imus scandal and all these attacks on hip-hop, you would make a record like this, at this level in your career. Do you worry about being misunderstood?
Jay-z
I don’t really care about that, ’cause it’s true emotions. You can’t just fix a curse and fix a neighborhood. If you told me tomorrow that if I stop saying “nigga,” that the neighborhood would be fixed, I’ll never say “nigga” again. I’ll never say shit again. I deal with that on this album, with the “Ignorant Shit.” Scarface the movie did more than Scarface the rapper, to me, but still that ain’t the blame for everything that has happened to me. If you’re going to attack a section of entertainment, you have to attack it all. You can’t just attack music. You have to attack films and video games—they killed more people in the opening of Grand Theft Auto than 50 Cent killed on any one of his albums. All his albums put together.
How did you feel when all that went down? Did you think it was just something that was going to blow over?
Jay-z
Yeah. I didn’t even think it was worth my attention. Because I was really upset that—like, how did we get there? We just took the argument and moved it. Imus is a racist. Hip-hop are entertainers. They’re entertainers. That’s two different issues. Imus is not a fan of hip-hop. He couldn’t name three songs off of any rapper’s album. He’s not a fan of hip-hop. He’s not listening to hip-hop. So he’s not influenced by hip-hop. That’s his choice and his feelings. Or even his playing and going way too far. Which is cool. If he stood behind that, like: “I’m just entertaining. I’m acting a fool.” That’s cool. That’s not what he said.
The hip-hop community was mad ’cause Russell said we should clean it up and—
I had a conversation with Russell, to be perfectly frank. I’m like: “Russell, man, you gotta be careful in how you go about doing that. You represent us. You can’t do that. At least have a conversation with everybody about it. You just can’t speak out like that.” And I don’t agree. You know, I ain’t agree with everybody going on Oprah. I thought it was really a bad move for us, because there’s no way to win. That show, it’s not edited by us. You can’t win. It’s not an equal forum. I don’t think that was the right forum for that type of conversation. If you have the conversation, really have the conversation. Have a conversation. Don’t talk at me.
This new music is coming after Kingdom Come, an album where you showed maturity and growth and laid off of the street content. Do you feel like the rap audience misunderstood where you were going with Kingdom Come?
Jay-z
Art is subjective. It’s subjective, right? So, you know, you gotta be careful with—you don’t have to be careful. You’re really supposed to do what you gotta do, and if people follow you… But the space I was in, it’s very difficult [for the audience] to relate to those emotions. Like, you can relate to the emotions on Blueprint. You know, that’s more—universal feeling. That’s the struggle. It’s hard to relate to the feeling on the other side. And I think it was too much of that, but it was an honest feeling at the time. Like I said, I love that because that’s what I’m supposed to be doing—whether it’s accepted by everybody or not. I’m supposed to be pushing the envelope and trying new things. And people are supposed to say, “Hov, you might have went too far.”
It’s the new generation of fans and rappers who are gonna judge you the harshest. Do you think it’s fair that you’re compared to every new sensation, like Lil Wayne?
Jay-z
I don’t think it’s fair to me, and I don’t think it’s fair to them, with the amount of work that I put in. But it’s human nature. So I gotta do what I’ve been doing. I gotta compete with my work. Not to take anything away from him. I think Lil Wayne is extremely talented. I think he’s one of the most talented ones out there. I mean, even more so how his delivery is than what he says. I don’t think some of the things he says sometimes are the greatest things, but the way he delivers it, that’s part of it. People got to look at that, too. That’s a big, important part of the puzzle. But do I think me and Lil Wayne should be in the same sentence? Me? No. I mean, hopefully one day. He has to accumulate work. Put some classics under his belt.
So you’re not ready to hand him or anyone else the torch yet. This isn’t gonna be your last album?
Jay-z
I want to never say that again. Just make the albums, man. And if one day people wake up and it’s four years later, and you haven’t made another, they go, “Wait a minute, you’re retired!” I think that’s best for me. I think I pulled the retirement ripcord too many times. People looking at me like, “Please shut up.” I was looking at Fade to Black the other day. I was embarrassed. I couldn’t watch. I’m not playing with you. I had to turn it off. I was cringing. Like, I’m about to put out another album, man. Another one. Not only was that not my last, I put out another one, and I’m about to put out another one. I wasted a great film! I’m about to make another film, though. Not on retirement, just another film. I want to make a movie with this album. Like a short film, a better Streets Is Watching. I want to get the Hughes brothers to direct it. I’ll be doing a disservice if I didn’t deliver it [American Gangster] in a proper way.
Part 2:
When you look at the last project, you had an incredible marketing promotion campaign behind it. I guess—
Jay-z
I love when people talk about the marketing campaign of the last album. They talk about it as if I spent the money. I’ve been watching this for a year, like, what’s wrong with you? No one’s figured this out? I didn’t pay Budweiser. They paid me. They shot my video and put it on TV and paid me. They paid me to do that. I don’t pay HP. They paid me. I didn’t pay AT&T to run them clips. They paid me. Yeah, so when people go and talk about the marketing of the last album, I find it very funny. You think I put all that on TV? I paid for that? I didn’t pay for none of that. Budweiser paid me. HP paid me. AT&T paid me. All the things that ran, they paid me. I received money. I didn’t spend it. Def Jam was happy as shit. And then I didn’t shoot no more videos. I shot two videos, and I shut it down. I was the president. I shut it down, big man.
Ha! Are you staying at Def Jam, big man? Are you staying or going? What’s up? Or is this album a convenient distraction for you not to make that decision yet?
Jay-z
I’m giving myself some time. It’ll be hot out there for a minute, so—I don’t know. I love what I’m doing. I love the artists that I’m developing. I love the whole thing about it. Once again, I have to really look at it for the next three years and say, “Am I doing it for the right reasons?” ’Cause all I want to do is make history at this point. They got to pay me for making history, of course. But that’s my goal. I want to sit there with people really into making history. I mean everybody. I don’t mean just artists. The interns—if everybody’s not committed to making history every time I go into that meeting, and if I can’t look in their eyes and I don’t see the fire, then I gotta move on. ’Cause, you know, I don’t have time. I don’t have the luxury of time to just blow off three years. I do, but I don’t. But I’m not looking to have a job. That’s not hot! If there was a place or a new situation where it was exciting and, you know, it was about making history and doing something so epic, then I’d do that. I’m not just gonna go to Columbia and just sit down and collect a check.
Speaking of big checks, word on the street is Jim Jones just inked himself a nice situation at Sony. Would that have any effect of deterring you from going over there?
Jay-z
First of all, I don’t look at none of that shit as real. If it’s a real thing, then it’s a real thing. Then it’s nothing to talk about in the magazine. There’s nothing to talk about on radio. Go get your crew, go sit on some mattresses, and we gotta finish this thing until it’s over. ’Cause I’m not walking around the street, chilling, and eating at Cipriani’s outside if we got a problem. I’m not doing that. That’s stupid. I’m just going to wait for you to catch me off balance? Like, they ain’t no problem to me. And as far as business, I never been like that. Juelz Santana is on Def Jam. I try to do anything to try to make the guy comfortable. My name is on every single paper in that building. That’s how we work… It’s all good with me. I don’t give a shit. What I care? I hope he gets a ton of money. Then the next lil’ guy is going to take shots at him. I love that. I hope he makes a ton of money.
Speaking of taking shots, there’s a certain veteran Def Jam artist who continues to blame you for his recent sales problems. Are you surprised at what LL’s been saying?
Jay-z
Yeah, I’m definitely surprised. ’Cause, you know, like, I got a lot respect for him. He’s a legend in the game, and you can’t market LL. You’re LL. That’s it. Nobody really wants to look at themselves. He’s had a long, long career. Sometimes it works, sometimes it don’t work. Sometimes the stars line up and magic is in the right place. Sometimes it ain’t. Who can I blame about my last album going two million? L.A., you piece of shit! [Laughs] That’s just how it goes. You can market to death. The people ultimately decide. And the people are not saying that was a great album they missed. Are the people saying that? Let’s be honest with each other. Are the people saying, “That’s a great album we missed”? No one is saying that.
How is your relationship with L.A.? People are fascinated about that, too. Like, when he hired Jermaine Dupri, did that mean he was trying to protect himself in case Jay leaves?
Jay-z
We absolutely tried to get Jermaine when I first got there. I was like: “Jermaine, we can do co-president—I don’t have no ego with that. Whatever you want to do.” I don’t know what led to his decision to go to Virgin, but me and L.A. absolutely sat in the office with Jermaine trying to convince him to come over from day one, when I first got there. I think the more talented people you have there, the better. And for protection, it’s a great thing. It’s a smart move as well. I don’t see anything wrong with that.
Some of your old hustler buddies have been poppin’ up lately, saying you did them wrong. Especially a guy named DeHaven. You address him on American Gangster, on the song “No Hook.”
Right, I pulled up some things.
Did you feel like you needed to address that, or was it naturally something that just came out of you?
Jay-z
Yeah, it’s just me. Like, when I’m recording, the things that come out, I don’t deny them. I just let it happen, and let the chips fall where they may. I don’t ever feel the need to do anything I don’t want to do for the sake of, Hov better say something or Hov better-—I’m not under that pressure, because I know who I am so much. That’s it. It was quick, too. End of the story. “I followed the code, I cracked the safe/Other niggas ain’t in the game, so they practice hate.” You ain’t in the game, so you practice hate.
Is that also directed toward Calvin Klein, who also spoke ill of you?
Jay-z
Nah. I know Calvin through a friend of a friend. Like, it wasn’t like we was—that was it. So we really have nothing to talk about. It was shocking, I guess, but that was about it.
You usually try to keep your personal life private. But you put a whole verse about Beyoncé on “Party Life.” Do you feel like that’s going to satisfy the gossip hounds?
Jay-z
I didn’t say that verse was about her. But it sounds hot. [Laughs] The only reason I don’t deal with that aspect of my life is because I think people are only interested in it three times: when you get together, when you break up, and when you have a baby. Other than that, people don’t give a shit. They don’t have good intentions. People just want to manipulate the situation to benefit them. I think relationships are broken up because of the media. That’s a difficult thing when you live it out through the media. They’ll take something—you know, like, you sign Rihanna—and then everybody is like, “’Cause she’s a girl artist, put them together. He slept with her! It’s a great story! Let’s run with it.” But you don’t realize there’s people involved there. Like, you know, how about if it ain’t true?! Right? So you got to be private with your shit. And you got to be strong in your relationship to know each other.
But it seems like you guys have overcome all that by now, right?
Jay-z
Overcome what?
The scrutiny and being together and like—
Oh yeah, that’s ’cause we don’t deal with it. If we woulda dealt with it, like, on magazine covers together and shit like that…
[Laughs] I wouldn’t try to get that one.
[Laughs] I’m not saying you, man. But you may be the only one! But everybody else…
Unless B starts rapping, I can’t really justify—
Yeah, exactly.
She gotta put a 16 together.
[Laughs] That’s going too far, man! She got to do at least one verse! But the more you get into it, then the more it comes back on you.
Alright, we’ll switch gears. What’d you make of the whole Dipset drama this year between Jim and Cam?
Jay-z
I said it in one of those records on the R. Kelly album: “You know your friends when they don’t need you no more.” Y’all see if y’all really like each other. When people don’t need you, you never know. ’Cause if they need you, they’re going to be quiet about the situation. [Whispers] “I hate this nigga! This nigga wear pink one more time…” It’s like, okay, now let’s see if you can deal with success. That’s just how life is.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
New Music: Gucci Mane Ft LiL Kim!!!
Via Thank god Im famous
Gucci Mane ft LiL Kim & Ludacris ~ Freaky Girl
The Fierce Files: Rihanna
This girl definately does not miss a photo op...But it's a good thing she doesn't...I'm so loving this look....
Jay-z chats it up with Rolling stone
Via Rolling Stone
On Don Imus:
“Imus is a racist. He’s not a person that listens to rap or was influenced by rap, so the two things don’t have anything to do with each other, so f*ck him.”
On Kingdom Come:
“Maybe it was too sophisticated. Maybe I fucked up.”
On retiring a bunch of times:
“I was watching Fade to Black on VH1, and I was cringing, because I kept saying, ‘It may be the last album’ — I’ve made two albums already! When I put The Black Album out, I said I wasn’t going to say that anymore. I just stopped talking. Nobody believes it. Not even you.”
On Yeezy’s “Big Brother” track:
“Not everything on the song was true, but it was true in his mind. He says ‘Carleen said I could buy two tickets.’ You would think he didn’t get any tickets. I gave him four, he wanted six. It was a charity event! And Coldplay — I introduced him to Coldplay, I gave him the number! But I thought it was a brilliant song. It brought us closer together.”
Candid alert! Brandy is back..
Brandy was spotted at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week events in LA last night.
Fox news on Nas album title
These people kill me...I wish I was given the opportunity to appear one of these shows.. There wont be any debate...I'm straight dominating the discussion...(sort of like Cam in this clip)
....These people dig up the worst & try to make us responsible for every murder that takes place in the U.S.......
New Music: The Dream ft R. Kelly
The Dream ft R.Kelly ~ Shawty is the shh remix
I'm so loving this collabo...
Cassidy is Tripping
"I think right now, the way that I got the hood on smash and the way that my song is poppin’ off, I don’t think it would be a smart decision for Hov to drop on November 6,” Cassidy told SOHH. Read the full story here.
This is where "Confidence goes wrong"...He must've been drunk when he made this comment... How much did his last album sale??....Point proven.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Tiny really is Tiny.
I'm sure you heard about the TI & Tiny incident over the weekend...( if you haven't click Here..)well any way check out Tiny's charges...Home gurl is only 98 pounds?...
CLICK HERE for Tiny's booking report.
On the Fashion Tip: The Bet Hip Hop awards.
Kanye stop letting Alexus play dress up with you. 
Cassidy looks like he came straight from the block.
For a big guy Fat Joe always seems to get it right.
Mims needs to invest in a neck..
Trina arrived in her "Beyonce wear"
Chingy felt like dressing up for the occasion
Katt Williams looked like a damn fool..(as usual)
Cee- Lo looks cute..MINUS the knicker bockers
Is The Birdman looking sick or is it just me??..anyway he arrived along side his daughter and Lil Wayne's daughter.
Lil MaMa..
When is Neyo going to come out the closet.
The lite was in the building.
Keri Hilson...hmm
Jermaine & his Daughter arrived looking "so crispy"..
Ashanti kept it simple for the occasion
Saturday, October 13, 2007
"Candid Alert"
Ms. Kelly was spotted at sushi cuisine Mr. Chow's:
& Ms Fierce herself was spotted leaving her hotel in the Big Apple on her way to rehearse for her "Good Girl Gone Bad" tour.
Kim Kardashian attended a Fall Boy and Pharrell Williams performance at Hennessy Artistry.
Another Alicia Keys Photoshoot?
Check out these scans from yet another A. Keys photo shoot:
Home girl is on the grind..& I'm glad to see she's stepping out the Box.
Friday, October 12, 2007
New Video. Jay z ~ Blue Magic
I have to say..This is not at all how "I" envisioned this video. There aint nothing street about this video except the fire on the stove... Jay is getting too comfortable at the top. Overall I like the song but the video could have been way better...It doesn't even relate to the song.
I blame Hype for this shi*.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Damn.. shorty killed it..
Who is Dymond Cruz??.. A 10 year old Atlanta native who is shutting down the dance scene from kids to the grown folk....Dymond is quickly making a name for herself, she's appeared in a number of videos including Lil Waynes "Leather so soft"...Check out Miss Dymond in action....& remember where you heard it first...& also look out for Dymond on The BET Hip Hop awards.
WANT MORE?
For more on Dymond Cruz click Here or Here
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
The Fierce Files: Rihanna
Rihanna out & about in NYC looking "Fierce" on a regular day. Question?: Doesn't her dog look like a build a bear.. "IT" is Too cute.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Update: The "wanna be" Biggie casting.
Courtesy of: The New York times.
Article by:MELENA RYZIK
They came from Massachusetts, Florida, and Canada, and from Flatbush, Crown Heights and Bed-Stuy. There were fur coats and fedoras, shades and patterned Coogi sweaters, and enough extra poundage to tip a Mack truck. On Saturday, nearly 100 people turned up on a quiet street in Chelsea to audition for their chance to be B.I.G.
Would-Be Biggies Arriving on foot, by Escalade or late-model sedan, men of all ages and backgrounds — but mostly one body type — came for the open casting call for “Notorious,” a biopic of the rapper Christopher G. Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G. The hunt for the unknown star began online in August, when the Fox Searchlight studio invited would-be Biggies to send audition tapes. “Finding Biggie is going to be a task in itself,” Voletta Wallace, the rapper’s mother and a producer of the film, said in a video on Biggiecasting.com. Her son, who died a decade ago, at 24, in a drive-by shooting in Los Angeles, stood about 6 foot 3, weighed nearly 300 pounds, and had a cocksure, easy-flowing but hard-to-imitate style.
“Anyone who felt that they can fill that shoe, can do that swagger, can try the lyrical tone, I’m welcoming them,” Ms. Wallace said. And on Saturday swagger, at least, was in great supply.
“What I offer is the charm and charisma and comedic timing that Biggie had,” said Shawn Banks, 31, a 6-foot-3, 370-pound corporate compliance officer and stand-up comedian from Titusville, Fla. “In my mind — and to my mother — I’m already famous.”
For locals who grew up with the Biggie legacy — he was born and raised in Brooklyn — the auditions were a chance to connect with an idol of streets-to-riches opportunity. “Right now I just rap, and I’m into the block,” said Terrance Burton, 27, of Brownsville, who filmed his audition tape in front of Biggie’s Brooklyn home. “This might be the way out.”
Kenny Williams, 41, of Boston was the first to arrive, just after 8 a.m. By the time City Stages, a rehearsal space on West 19th Street, opened around 10, there was a line of a few dozen people. But it quickly dissipated as the hopefuls were patted down and brought in small groups before casting agents, Ms. Wallace and Mark Pitts, Biggie’s manager and another producer of the film.
Each candidate was asked to do a few lines from “Warning,” a song about the perils of fame from Biggie’s 1994 debut album, “Ready to Die.” But not everyone knew the words or could keep up, said Mr. Burton, who did and could. Afterward he and others hung around, sizing up the competition, talking to reporters and posing for photos in multi-Biggie combinations of tough-guy stances.
Also, Tupac was there.
“When you think about Biggie, you gotta say Tupac,” said Josh Du Love, 27, a Bed-Stuy resident who came in the guise of Biggie’s foe, Tupac Shakur, complete with shaved head and bandanna. “I said I’d come here, try to start up some beef.”
Instead Du Love, as he is known, a promoter and comedian, exchanged numbers with some of the Biggies. Maybe they would shoot a video.
The look-alikes were pumped. Ray Louisma, 23, a native of Flatbush who now lives in Irvington, N.J., and works in banking, listened to Biggie’s music and watched his videos closely for a week and a half to prepare. “I was looking at every aspect,” he said. “The way he talked, the way he moved, the way he blinked his eyes. I spent like three hours in the mirror trying to make my eyes look cross-eyed, because sometimes Biggie looked like he was cross-eyed and sometimes he didn’t.”
He added: “I actually have a more of high-pitched voice than Biggie does, because I sing. So I gave myself a cold: cold showers, slept with the fan on so my voice would be a little deeper.”
To standout from the gangsta crowd, Mr. Louisma wore a shiny black suit, a black-on-black shirt and tie, a tilted Fedora and a silver chain.
“Biggie wasn’t all street,” he explained. “Biggie was about his paper, about making his money.”
Mr. Louisma’s thoughtful dedication earned him a callback, though at 6 foot 2, and with a recent weight loss taking him from 402 to 280 pounds he would be a bit on the scrawny side.
Other potential Biggies preferred a looser approach. “I didn’t have to study him that much,” said Kenneth Washington, 21, a look-alike who came in a black Coogi sweater, sunglasses and black vest. “He laid back, I laid back. He dropped out of high school, I dropped out of high school. But I went back.”
Could he throw some rhymes? “That’s the only problem,” Mr. Washington, a club bouncer from Bed-Stuy, said. “If I don’t get it, I hope somebody gets it from Brooklyn.”
But perhaps geographic or stylistic verisimilitude isn’t that important. One of the last would-be Biggies was Jeffrey Kyei, 20, a musician and producer who had driven all night from Toronto, accompanied by his manager, to audition.
“I wasn’t really trying to come on the Biggie look,” said Mr. Kyei, whose white T-shirt was stained with Red Bull and who had a distinctly Canadian accent. “I wanted to come with who I am. Plus, I came from a club last night — just getting into my swagger.”
He got a callback.
Is Beyonce Bi-sexual on the low?
Now I was becoming sort of suspicious when I heard she wanted an all female band, but then I thought maybe shes just looking out for the sisters. But now I'm hearing home girl "B" getting her strip club on. Sources say "Beyoncé was really making the most of the burlesque strip show," & "She was on the table in the VIP balcony cheering loudly as two girls got naked and licked each others' feet. She stayed until 3:30 in the morning." .... Things that make you say hmm..
I will be investigating this...
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Friday, October 5, 2007
Wow..Jim Jones gets a multi million dollar deal?
Check out this post from Miss Info's blog:
well, well, well…..the plot thickens. I just got a phone call from Jim Jones, and to call him ecstatic would be a major understatement. The guy was overjoyed, pumped, on cloud nine….
And for good reason. Jimmy told me,
“I just left the lawyer’s office. I signed a multimillion dollar joint venture with Sony. My boss is Rick Rubin and Hip Hop (Kyambo Joshua) is doing my albums with me. What you think Jay-Z is gonna think about that?”
I said it probably wouldn’t go down like a sip of that ace of spade, just kidding, but that for Jim Jones, this was like a one-in-a-million chance at a new beginning. He told me that over the past two months, he had met with Hip Hop, then went out to LA to hang out with Rick, they had hit it off, and the very next day, Rick was calling the lawyers to make it happen. Jimmy also said that of course Koch did some kicking and screaming, that as a result, they were broken off nicely, but that it still worked out. He has already been working on his new album, due out in early ‘08, and has even recorded a song with Rick Rubin himself. And the next phase of his Sony deal will allow him to set up shop with his own artists over there (interesting….I’m gonna bug him for names).
“What’s crazy is that they gave me the same deal that Un and them fucked up back in the day when they got the Sony/Untertainment deal….I got that joint venture, that 50/50 split, they don’t give those out anymore. That’s a Dame Dash, Ruff Ryders deal. And I’m bout to go crazy with it. I’m gonna be a problem.”
And since Jimmy brought up Hov in his first sentence, I wondered if Jay-Z had been mentioned in the course of the negotiations and meetings and powwows…I mean, isnt Jay “consulting” for Rick over at Sony?
“That’s bugged, right? Just think, Minya [note: ok, I’ve known the Dipset guys longer than I’ve been Miss Info so they get a pass, ool] Hip Hop is the guy who did all of Jay’s albums, and Rick Rubin is the man who gave him that monster hit. So I dont know if he was aware of the deal, but its when everyone else finds out….that’s what I imagine will put him in a different kind of state.”
I’ll share more details tonite, like what Jimmy said about Rick Rubin, and more importantly, the future of Dipset….but I gotta run to catch the Hip Hop Honors show : )
Thursday, October 4, 2007
New Video: R. Kelly
R. Kelly ~ Real talk.
This is definatly "Real Talk"... More than enough of us can relate.
Jay z works on "American Gangster"
Article By: Brooklyn nite one
Courtesy of: Nobodysmiling.com
Consider Jay-Z’s retirement officially over – the Brooklyn rapper announced that he is working on a full-length album inspired by the upcoming film, “American Gangster,” and insiders are already buzzing that it might be another “Reasonable Doubt” in the making.
The album, also titled “American Gangster,” has been in production over the past few weeks after Jay watched the movie and hit the studio. So far nine tracks have been recorded, each one inspired by portions of the film.
“It was like I was watching the film, and putting it on pause, and giving a back story to the story,” Jay-Z told the New York Times.
“It immediately clicked with me. Like ‘Scarface,’ or any one of those films, you take the good out of it, and you can see it as an inspiring film.”
The movie “American Gangster” – directed by Ridley Scott and starring Denzel Washington – is the real-life story of Frank Lucas, a 1970s heroin smuggler from Harlem, NY.
Jay’s decision to work on the project comes less than a year after his 2006 album, “Kingdom Come,” which sold about 1.5 million units – his lowest SoundScan numbers since 1997.
“Jay doesn’t live in Brooklyn any more,” said Jay-Z, explaining that perhaps his last album was too “sophisticated” for some listeners.
However, he said that “American Gangster” will be a return to his grittier, street-savvy records like his 1996 classic debut, “Reasonable Doubt.”
“Watching that film, it brought back all these memories,” he said. “It took me back to those emotions.”
Both the film, which hits theaters on Nov. 2, and Jay-Z’s album will be released around the same time.
New Music: 50 cent
50 cent ~ So serious
I'm so over this guy...all his sh** sound the same to me...the beats & the flow....Time to step out the Box Fifth!
American Gangster soundtrack
Here are a few tracks off the American Gangster soundtrack:
Lil Wayne ~ Smoking section
Nore ~ Phone call to Pun
Red Cafe ft Sheek Louch & Kool G Rap ~ Buck Buck
Kenna ft Nas ~ The deafest 1s
Chingy ~ St. louis Niggaz
Think you look like Biggie??
Notorious Films launches an open casting call for the role of Christopher Wallace in the upcoming feature film NOTORIOUS, to be directed by George Tillman (SOUL FOOD, MEN OF HONOR) and released by Fox Searchlight Pictures. Auditions will be held at City Stages (435 West 19th Street, New York, NY 10011), Saturday, October 6th from 10:00am - 1:00pm. For more information, go to www.foxsearchlight.com/notorious or www.biggiecasting.com.
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Jeezy's Hangar party
This is the party where Young Jeezy felt confidant enough to show off that head of his..
On the set: Blue Magic
Where they think they at..L.A or something....You can not just be riding thru Times Square & not stir up pandemonium... By the way..Who was driving?
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
New Music: Serious Jones
Check out DTP's Serious Jones new song "These streets"...If you aren't familiar with him..He's the guy that took Gin's title on fight club.
Serious Jones ~ These streets
(Listen)
The infamous battle:
The Fierce Files: Kelis
Kelis is looking Funky & Fierce in Swedans "Born International No.10" Magazine:
Rumors..
Now I'm hearing Ray-J is on his "Super head Shi*"... He allegedly got a tell all book coming out titled "Sex Machine".... I guess the sex tape funds are running low.. espeacially when you dropping Kim $20,000 here & there.
Will you buy his book??
Mariah Carey covers Glamour Mag.
She definitely does look Glamorous....& check out home girl crib:
I'm Jealous...
Monday, October 1, 2007
Why is Jae Hood dissing The Lox??
Check out this interview:
Why is former D-Block member J-Hood dissing the LOX? Sheek Louch has the answers in this xxlmag.com exclusive.
Two weeks ago, in the midst of his five-borough concert tour in New York City, 50 Cent appeared on stage in the Bronx and incited controversy by bringing out former D-Block member J-Hood. For some hip-hop fans, Hood’s appearance with a known adversary of D-Block was met with disbelief. For the past five years, the young Yonkers rapper has been signed to the LOX’s imprint, D-Block Records, acting as the group’s unofficial fourth member. But earlier this month, the self-proclaimed “baby faced gangsta” asked for his release from the label after suffering numerous delays for his debut solo LP, Tales From the Hood. At first, Hood’s departure seemed innocent enough, until a YouTube video appeared on the Internet showing the 21-year-old verbally disrespecting his former LOX brethren Sheek Louch and dragging his D-Block chain on the concrete.
In the midst of the controversy, the LOX have been relatively mute. But with J-Hood personally calling out Sheek, the Wolf has decided to fire back. XXLMag.com sat down with the LOX member to discuss the origins of J-Hood’s beef with D-Block, his upcoming solo LP and the long-awaited LOX reunion.
What prompted this beef between J-Hood and D-Block?
There was never tension. He’s tight. He’s mad, like, Damn, I been with these guys for the longest [and] my album hasn’t come out yet. So he has every right to feel that way. But he’s going about it the wrong way. He’s hanging himself right now. Like [Funkmaster] Flex said the other night on [Hot 97], “Sheek used to beg me to play your records.” I think he’s just fed up, especially with his friends in his ear.
Why did Hood want to leave D-Block in the first place?
Hood spoke to Styles and said he wanted to go his own way [and] we were like, “Okay, cool.” Styles gave me the word he spoke to him and I said, “Alright, say no more.” ’Cause I been down that road, as far as wanting to leave and get off Bad Boy [Records]. I understand wanting to spread his wings and do what he gotta do. My thing is, say me and you aren’t doing business anymore. That doesn’t mean y’all gotta be enemies. Fam, you’re doing little YouTube videos, running around, jumping on stage with 50 [Cent], looking [like a] groupie. What are you doing, fam? Don’t think them boys, Yayo and them, don’t remember every last thing you said about them. They see all that. They know what’s what. You don’t even know when you’re being a puppet. It’s sad. When 50’s album [is] done, and he’s done running around and using Remy [Martin] and you…Yo, dog, you don’t get it. Why are you acting tough? I ain’t get on that with you, so why you coming at us like that? Hood, you know how we get down, fam. I really don’t get it. These New York DJs are hanging him. Flex said, “I’ll never play another Hood record, ever in my life. It doesn’t matter what label you go to, don’t send me nothing.” That’s crazy. No artist wants to hear that. Without me calling a DJ to say, “Yo, I need you to shut down Hood,” they’re calling [me]—from Cosmic Kev to Flex—[saying], “Yo, I ain’t playing nothing from him. I don’t respect his move right now.”
So there’s going to be no diss tracks toward J-Hood?
I would never rap with [Hood] lyrically. There is no way in the world you can get with me or my two partners [Styles P and Jadakiss]. I would never go to that level. I just want to spank Hood. I just want to take my belt off and give him a beating. Then, when you’re ready, say sorry. I still gotta let you off [the label], Hood. I still gotta sign the papers to let you go wherever you need to go. So who’s telling him this and advising [him] before he’s even off? I’m really just baffled. Does your manager know that you still [have to] come to us to get off?
Are you gonna release him from the label?
I would, gladly. I been in that situation, as far as holding you, saying you can’t go nowhere and all of that. We don’t get down [like that]; we cut from a whole different cloth. I spoke to Sha Money [XL]. They called up and spoke to Super Mario [D-Block general manager] and told ’em, “Yo, fam, we ain’t talking about signing no Hood. That is all a publicity stunt. I don’t got a clue what that boy is doing.” 50 even said on the radio, “He’s running around doing all that. He’s gotta see them boys in Yonkers. That’s bigger than me.” He’s dead true.
There’s rumors you were trying to take Hood’s D-Block chain back. Is that true?
Never would I take [J-Hood’s] chain or put my hands on [him]. You know that, fam. I love you, fam. What are you doing? We the niggas that told you not to buy that fake, 800 dollar, big ass, 600 diamond chain. I said, “Hood, you gonna have us murder somebody for taking a fake chain off you. Don’t buy that jewelry, fam. You gonna walk around, your niggas are not build like that, and you gonna have us…’cause now we gotta do something, ‘cause this nigga felt he could take your chain.” It never happened, but I’m just saying, I’m not taking your little chain. Are you stupid? I remember when you bought that costume shit. You talking about I’m gonna throw it in the crowd. Hood, you’re not hurting us if you throw some fake ass chain in the crowd that you bought for fucking 600 dollars. That shit looks like it’s worth millions, [but] if you throw it in the crowd, you’re going to play yourself when the person goes and checks the chain.
Hood is only calling you out, not Jadakiss or Styles. What is that?
[Laughs] I swear to God, I go outside and my niggas say the same thing, “Yo, Louch, this nigga, he want it with you.” I didn’t even have the talk with him. Him and Styles had the talk about going their separate ways. I don’t know why he’s calling me out. Yo, Hood, when your stepfather was touching on your body, fam, I went and ran in your house and got ’em. Me and my goons ran in and got your step-pops for you. And a list of other things, but I just want to throw that one out there to sting him a little bit. That was me. Remember, Hood? That’s big homie. And I still don’t have no beef with you, until this day. But you getting out of hand. I may have to smack you on your head a little bit and [make him] stand in the corner or something. [Laughs] After I work out every day, at least four times a week, I go eat my lunch in front of [J-Hood’s] house. I sit there, beep the horn, make my calls, chill [and] wait to see who comes in. [Laughs] Yo, Hood, did you move or something? Why are you doing all this tough guy shit for? Business-wise, I get why he’s saying, “Damn, I want off and I just want to spread my wings and do my thing.” Hood, I been there and I definitely get you on that. You feel our business relationship is exhausted and you wanna try some other stuff. People are [just] not respecting that you’re trying to get with 50 and the way you’re going about talking shit about us.
Drama aside, it’s hard to believe its been seven years since the last LOX album. What’s the status of the long-awaited reunion LP, Live, Suffer and Celebrate?
The next LOX album…ain’t nothing in ink yet, but as far as the lawyers, they’re trying to deal with Def Jam as we speak. A lot of people think the deal is done, but it ain’t done yet. It’s getting closer.
How long have you been at the roundtable with Def Jam?
Like seven or eight months. Before it was all talk that they wanted us. [Jay-Z] was like, “If I get these boys over here, it would be game over.” So Hov was trying to make that whole shit happen, as far as meeting with Ruff Ryders and Jimmy Iovine [to] try [and] smooth shit out as far as us and Interscope. Then [Def Jam] came with the offers and we sent it back. Then it was to the point of like, alright, we cool with that offer, now let’s work it out.
Realistically, when is the deal going to be finalized?
The LOX album will come [out] early next year, realistically. We got 15 [to] 20 songs already done.
Have you guys been working with some big producers?
Definitely. So far we got a couple of people: Timbaland, Pharrell, Rockwilder, will.i.am.
What can fans expect from your upcoming third solo album, Silverback Gorilla.
The album is sick, fam. I just finished mixing and mastering [it]. I got my boy Avant on [the first single] “I’m So Hood.” It’s insane. I think the single is [going to be] crazy big. I got my boy Fat Joe on there and of course Styles and ’Kiss. I got my man UNK on a Southern joint with a New York edge called “Get Up Out My Way.” I got Bun B and Ice Cube on “Got A Problem.” Oh my God! That’s monstrous! I also got a song with Dipset that’s gonna shut New York City down. It’s “Dipset, D-Block” [with] me, Kiss, Jim Jones and Hell Rell.
