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Eminem vs. Canibus
It would appear that Eminem is not just targeting the Vice-President, Britney Spears, Moby, Jermaine Dupri and Limp Bizkit. Despite what Hip-Hop heads thought, Slim Shady is going after an estabilished lyricist, who happens to be black (or for the politically correct: African-American) - Canibus!
To date, we've all witnessed Canibus' lyrical assault toward LL Cool J. Despite the mixed-outcome, the lyrics to Second Round K.O. was a devastating blow to LL's ego (not his career). Since Eminem's been on Aftermath, we've never really seen Eminem go at someone aside from Cage, which wasn't really a battle. Nevertheless, fans on both sides are anticipating that this battle will bring back the early 'Beasts From The East Canibus' and the 'Pre-Interscope Eminem'.
So how did all of this start? Canibus had a record on his 3rd album, C True Hollywood Stories entitled 'U Didn't Care'. The song implies, in a roundabout way, that Eminem was ghostwriting for LL Cool J. On the upcoming Eminem album, The Eminem Show, Em calls out Canibus numerous times on 'Squaredance'. "I'll be brief, let me just keep *#@% simple / Can-i-bitch, don't want no beef with Slim - No. / Not even on my radar / so won't you please jump off my dick; Lay off and stay off..." Knowning Slim's track record, there are probably multiple disses towards Canibus on the album that haven't even been found yet.
Regardless of the outcome, this battle will probably be the most important battle in Hip-Hop because it will be the battle that inevitably plays the race card. Lyrical skills should out weight skin-color. Far from a newcomer to on-stage battles, Breez Evahflowin', felt that the general public would not be able to get past color, but felt that "underground fans and listeners won't really be looking at the color, it'll be all about the punch stats." Smartsook, SOHH Moderator, hopes this battle takes off however he realizes "on the site it will be if you feel Eminem is winning it's because he's white or you're white and vice versa."
Regardless of skin-color, for either rapper to win effectively both rappers 'should' stay away from the race card. Canibus will have to stay away from reparations lyrics, while Eminem can not use the N-word - even though it rhymes so perfectly with trigger, bigger, figure and digger. Pulling the race-card is expected and it's a cheap shot. If you'll recall during the Blaze Battle 2000, many of the white rappers were compared to Eminem.
When asked who he would pick in a battle between the two, Breez put his money on Eminem. His reasoning? "I don't feel battle rappers who've never been in real battles. That recorded *#@% is cute but I've seen Eminem go head up with big scary niggas on Broadway and put his rep on the line and flip some sick *#@%. He's also won a gang of the bigger organized battles out there before the whole Dre shit...I gotta go with Em all the way on this one." [Make sure to check out Breez's site if you get a minute.]
It will be interesting to see how this pans out...stay tuned!
| It has been 10 years since B.G. dropped his first album "True Stories" when he was only 14. Over the past decade he's had some ups and downs with his career, from hit songs like 'Bling Bling' to problems with drugs. Well he has left Cash Money Records and is striving to achieve success on his own label 'Chopper City Records' He is in negotiations with a few Major Labels and you can expect a deal to be struck soon. The first album to be released on his label will be his 'Comeback' album "A Living Legend" which will feature Juvenile, Soulja Slim and artists from Chopper City Records. Future albums will include releases from his brother Hakim "Street Poetry" as well as Gar & Snipe. |
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 Do you feel that you was getting cheated by Cash Money?
No, not in the beginning I aint feel like that, it was really like 80% love, 20% business, I didnt feel like that at first.
Are you still contractually connected with them, do you owe them an album or anything like that?
I'm officially no longer a cash money records recording artists, Im straight chopper city, ya heard me?
Liz Weezy was saying that he done over 100 songs and was gonna pick out his best tracks for his album, so do you got a whole bunch of shit just recorded with them?
Yea, I mean, you know what I'm sayin, they got enough for a whole nother album on me, they got the hot boys album that we got finished, then they got songs that we was just doin ya know, yea they got alot of shit on me.
Do you know whats gonna happen with that shit? Is the hot boys album gonna drop?
I mean, that Hot Boys album, thats a hot product, you know what I'm sayin, it'll be a hot product, ya know? So, I dont know how they gonna play with that, I dont know if they gonna call all us to the table, and we come to some kind of agreement or whatever, but I cant see it droppin without us comin to some kind of understanding about whats gonna happen.
So if they dropped that album and asked you to come back and do the video, would that happen?
It depends....Oh Yea, yea I'll do the video, it'll be all about a dollar.
Do you know all the new artists on Cash Money?
I know Lac & Stone, I dont know Boo & Gotti. I know T.Q. & I know Mack 10, but I dont know Boo & Gotti. I know Lac & Stone, cause Stone out the Magnolia Projects and Lac from Uptown, so I know them personally, ya know, really know them, them other cats I dont even know them dudes. I aint tryin to get to know em.
You think that Cash Money has changed over the years? As far as, just starting out on the underground and going to a mainstream style?
Yea, Yea, in a way, I mean certain parts of what we was doin on certain areas of the game has been changed, but as far as me I aint lose none of my gangsta rythm, ya heard me? Yea, I'ma be me.
I heard rumors that Turk done left, you heard anything about that?
No, Turk..man as we speak, Turk in jail right now, ya know? Turk been jail for the past 7 months and I talked to him 2 nights ago and he ready to take off too
He is?
Yea, you know what I'm sayin, he gonna go with Chopper City Records
He gonna roll with Chopper City Records?
Yea
Do you know when he get out?
He Supposed to be going to Trial Tuesday
You dont think Weezy will ever leave Cash Money?
With Weezy its straight business you know what I'm sayin? Weezy done even fuck with him like we used to, weezy go there, do what he gotta do.
He supposed to be callin his new album 500 Degreez, I know you was doin a song with Juvenile recently, do you know if Juvenile has said anything about that title?
The quote that they had in a magazine was somethin about he namin his album 500 degreez, cause he feel he the hottest hot boy, he was sayin it towards Juve, but I'm a Hot Boy too, so he sayin he hotter than me too. All us when we by ourself or doin individual thangs, might call ourself the #1 hot boy, thats just how a nigga is, thats how a nigga feel, but when we amongst each other, we all equal. But Wayne aint ready for what he gettin himself into.
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In all your time with Cash Money, did you ever think they would hook up with No Limit and do a couple of songs or could you never see that happenin?
No, no, no. Well really me personally, I got 2 friends that was under No Limit that I grew up with and thats Mac who is incarcerated now and soulja slim who incarcerated now. And as a matter of fact, Soulja Slim not on No Limit no more and me and him done a song together thats goin on my album. Mac was on my first Chopper City album.
When did you decide to start Chopper City Records?
When I felt as though its time for some new entrepreneurs, cause the other niggas gettin old, time to bring the rap game back to the streets ya heard me? Put that bling bling shit up for a minute, I'm sick of it.
Whats gonna be the first album that come out on Chopper City Records?
As of right now, we gonna go on and drop my album, cause my fans waitin on me, its a highly anticipated album, its just about that time for me to come back out and let the world know that BG aint goin nowhere, the name of my new album is called 'A Living Legend'
You got a release date for it yet?
I aint got no exact release date, but we goin for August.
Yall talkin to some major labels, tryin to get a deal?
I'm in the process of gettin a deal right now, I should be pullin in a deal in another week or 2.
Are yall gonna be collaberating with UTP on any projects?
Yea, off top man. Me and Juvey aint got no beef, matter of fact, me and Juve just done a song together (On Juve's tour bus, in his studio) and me and him bout to do another song together thats goin on my album.
Who did the production on that track?
Juve, beleive it or not.
Who's producin your album "A Living Legend"
Well i got 2 producers that worked on my album, dude named Ke-noe and another dude named Soulja. Puttin some young producers in the game ya know, time for them to get a little spotlight and let it be known that its more producers out there than Mannie Fresh, more than Timbaland, Swizz Beats, ya know? So I'm gonna give them a shot and let it be known that they got underground muthafuckas that can produce platinum hits too.
Who you got featured on your album?
Really with this album here, its like a comeback album, this like the most important album of my career, cause by me being gone for a lil period of time and by all the rumors that they had about me, by alot of shit that been goin on with me and revolving around me, I felt as though that the majority of my album had to me, to let them know I still can hold it down by myself, so I really wasnt lookin for too many features but my click.
Is Ke-Noe gonna be exclusively producing for yall?
Yea, he is as of right now.
I heard yall was lookin to make a Hot Girls group.
That aint nothin started right now, but whatever makes the money.
Are yall lookin for any more artists to sign to Chopper City Records?
Not right now, in the future we might pick up a few more artists, but right now my roster's full. I aint tryin to have no click like No Limit with 30 muthafuckas.
A while back I read something about you supposed to be making a movie about your life story? What happened with that, is that still gonna happen?
Its in negotiation right now.
You got any plans to do a clothing line?
Yea
What are you gonna call it?
I dont know if I'm gonna call it BG Wear, its gonna be some gangsta shit, it might be On The Block Gear, ya know what I'm sayin?
What are some of your favorite cd's to bump?
You know I'm a Tupac nigga man. But I like everybody, I mean theres so much shit be droppin back to back, I bump alot a shit. I bump Nas, I bump 8Ball & MJG. If its for me man.
You got any comments
Just let it be known, ya heard me, that Chopper City Records, bout to lock it dizown! | | | |
Xzibit Jumps Into The Ring With JD
5-22-02
First Jermaine Dupri dissed Dr. Dre and Timbaland in XXL, Dre and Timbo responded on "Say What You Say" from Eminem's The Eminem Show, JD then fired on a jackin for beats style track dissing all three of them. Now, Xzibit has jumped into the fray as any true homie would. On the new DJ Kay Slay mixtape, Say What You Say, Xzibit calls out Jermaine Dupri in a freestyle over The Clipse "Grindin" instrumental.
"If you're So So Def, then b*tch get a hearing aid / Ain't worth the gauge, you're heart pumpin' lemonade / Hook line and sinker you took the bait / Act your age, not your size, not your weight / every time you profess you makin' hits / Why you always got to sound like the next man's sh*t? / Went from Big, to Puff, to Snoop to Jay / Hey Jermaine, who's d*ck are you gonna ride today? / Couldn't wait to get the green light from Dr. Dre / never liked your f*cking ass any damn way...Speak now or forever hold a d*ck in your mouth / you ain't the mayor you don't run sh*t in the south / Scarface run the South muthaf*cka, you a peon / The underage b*tch in the Kelly tape getting peed on.."
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JD Response To Dr. Dre
5-5-02
Remember last week when we reported about Dr. Dre Dissing Jermaine Dupri on Eminem's upcoming album? Well, the reply is already out there. In a rather 'surprising fashion', JD comes back at Dre and Timbaland using their tracks in a "jacking for beats" type way.
While Dre's dis was tight, JD goes for the throat:
"All you can say about me is that I'm short but my dough is long / Dr. Dre motherf*ck*r come on! / See I know you don't do half the work in the studio / plus you like letting n*gg*s play with your booty hole ... You same beat making, non-rapping individu-al / I was making what you make now when I was a child."
Don't take our word for it, listen for yourself at Hip-Hop Game.com
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Roc-A-Fella Artist Freeway Names Ill Eagle Winner
4-11-02
After months of vigorous battles between SOHH emcees, a winner has finally has been lifted up out of the rubble and declared champon. SOHH emcee, Ill Eagle was crowned winner after getting the final nod from Roc-A-Fella Records artist, Freeway in the Roc Wit The Roc Contest.
"I'm excited, it's really a great opportunity for me," said Ill Eagle. "I've been working hard for a while trying to get my music out there and get my rhyme skills to the point they need to be at, so this brings me to a whole new level of just meeting people in the industry as well as attaching some credibility to my name by doing the track with the Roc. I have a feeling that if I work hard, I can make this opportunity open some doors for me."
The competition started in February where over one thousand emcees submitted their best rhymes. The list was narrowed down to 16 emcees in Round 2 who went head to head in a fierce text battle. Round three was cut down to eight emcees who submitted audio entries where heads could judge the the emcees' flow, voice and delivery. Four emcees were elimnated and the remaining four had a phone interview with Freeway.
"The conversation with Freeway was pretty fast," Ill Eagle described. "Basically I just spit for him and at first he was pretty quiet, then I had a few lines that were pretty funny and he laughed a bit, so I knew he was feelin it. After I finished he sounded pretty impressed...he said it was ill and said he was gonna call me right back. He called back about a minute and a half later and said I was the winner, so I was flippin out!"
Now Ill is setting up a time when to fly out to New York and hit the studio with Freeway and the rest of State Property. "I'm pretty sure we're recording a whole track, although I'm not really sure when or what it's gonna be on, but hopefully it'll pop up on something that gets released. Even if it shows up on a mixtape or something, I'm not looking for a deal, I'm just looking for some exposure. I'm real grateful to SOHH for this opportunity, I don't think I can express that enough. I just want to thank everyone that supported me and give a big laugh at all the people that were trying to throw negativity at me."
To see and hear Ill Eagle's rhymes that were in the competition, check out the Roc With The Roc Contest forum..
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Eminem Facing Lawsuit, Finishing Up New LP
4-4-02
While fans eagerly await the release of the The Eminem Show on May 27, Eminem is in more legal trouble. French pianist, Jacques Loussier has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the rapper for copyright infringement. Loussier claims that portions of Em's song "Kill You" were lifted from his own piece, "Pulsion", an instrumental jazz-fusion track. In addition to the $10 million, Loussier is also asking that "Kill You" be banned from being broadcasted.
In related news, Em is putting the finishing touches on his album, The Eminem Show. According to reports, Em is producing most of the album himself and will possibly feature appearances from Nate Dogg, Rakim, Truth Hurts and Dr. Dre.
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Project Pat Faces 10 Years in Prison
3-20-02
Rapper Project Pat finds himself in trouble with the law and could face up to 10 years in prison as a result. He was convicted in Jackson, Tennessee this past Wednesday on two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon stemming from an incident last year.
Pat will be sentenced on June 6th in Memphis, where along with up to 10 years in prison, he could also be hit with a $250,000 fine. Project Pat was originally arrested in January 2001, and spent most of the year behind bars but was still able to be successful with his single, "Chickenhead." We'll all have to wait and see what the future holds for this rapper.
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Motown Records Cans Benzino?
3-20-02
Seems like no matter how dope your beats are or how many names you got on your album, a hit record is still difficult to attain and rapper/Source co-owner, Benzino can testify to that. According to a report from Urban Expose, Motown Records has dropped Benzino after only moving 80,000 units of his 2001 album, The Benzino Project. The album was executive produced by Teddy Riley and featured guest appearances from Raekwon, Scarface, G-Dep, Fabolous, and others.
Apparently, the sales of the album were so bad that Benzino had to pay for the video "Shine Like My Son" after Motown refused fearing they would not be able to recoup from the investment. The Urban Expose report also suggest that Benzino's recording deal with Motown was in part signed in exchange for Motown and its artists to receive free advertising in The Source. The contract is posted at Urban Expose, but no word if these are official or a fake documents.
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Big Tymers Return With New Album
3-16-02
After a slow year in 2001, Cash Money Records is returning this year with some new heat. On April 30, the label will drop a new album from Big Tymers titled, Hood Rich. The first single, "Still Fly", is an ode to fly guys and gals in the streets and is creating a buzz among the southern bounce fans. This time out, group members, Mannie Fresh and Cash Money CEO Brian 'Baby' William (AKA Stunna) are out let heads know what 'big tymers' mean.
"Big Tymers is a state of mind," said Mannie Fresh in statement. "If you gonna do something, do it big time. If you gone get a car, go big time with it. If you gonna go to school and graduate, go to big time with it. A Big Tymer is the one that's on. They are the leaders, not the followers
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Stabbing at Bubba Sparxxx B-Day Bash
3-9-02
It doesn't matter if you're a white emcee, violence will go down at a hip-hop function regardless of who's hosting it. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, a Bubba Sparxxx birthday party in Athens, Georgia ended with three partygoers leaving with stab wounds. According to the report, one of the victims, Eric Diamond McAnally, manger for rapper Haystack was jumped by a "loose knit gang" and stabbed repeatedly with a broken bottle. Two other men were also jumped and stabbed and taken to Athens Regional Medical Center. The identities of the victims were Arthur Smotherman, an artist relations rep for Dirty Bird Records and Thomas Levya who was stabbed after he confronted a man for groping his female companion.
Sparxxx assist manager, Chad Wilkes, said he was "very unhappy" about what happened. '"It was personal friends of his that got into it and got injured," he told the paper. "That's the problem we've been running into. When you throw something of this magnitude, people really don't know how to act. Everybody comes out to see the big names, and I guess some of them want to show out."
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ODB And His 'Trials & Tribulations'
3-7-02
While he's behind bars serving his sentence on drug charges, ODB will have a new album released March 19 via D3 Entertainment. The LP, The Trials & Tribulations of Russell Jones, is all new music (not from the Wu vaults as it was rumored) and was recorded after his departure from Elektra Records and before his incarceration.
The album features guest appearances from artists you wouldn't expect on a Wu album like Insane Clown Posse, Mack 10, C-Murder, E-40 and Too Short; however, some extended Wu-Tang family members like Sunz of Man and Budda Monk do show up.
Here's the retail tracklisting:
1. Intro
2. Caught Up- feat. Mack 10, Royal Flush
3. Dirty & Stinkin'- feat. Insane Clown Posse
4. Dogged Out- feat. Big Syke, Too Short
5. Free With Money
6. Anybody- feat. E-40, C-Murder
7. Waitress #13
8. Reunited
9. Here Comes the Judge- feat. Budda Monk
10. Cute Devils
11. I Wanna F*ck- feat. Royal Flush
12. Highjack
13. Lintballz- feat. Sunz of Man
14. Zoo Two
15. Anybody (Remix)- feat. E-40 and C-Murder
16. Taking a Sh*t
17. C'Mon
18. Dirty & Stinkin' (Remix)- feat. Insane Clown Posse
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Run-DMC Makes History Once Again
2-21-01
After being the first hip-hop group to have a Gold and Platinum album, the first emcees on the cover of Rolling Stone, and the first rappers to get airplay on MTV, Run DMC will be the first hip-hop group to be inducted into Hollywood's Rock Walk. They will be inducted on February 25 with a ceremony held where they will cement their hands and feet on Sunset Blvd.
The Rock Walk was launched in 1985 and honors artists that have made an impact on music itself. The nominees are chosen by past honorees and not by nominations submitted by the public like the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
"The Rock Walk is not about popularity. It's about influence; how many musicians you influenced, not how many records you sold," said Dave Wiederman, director of the Hollywood Rock Walk. For more information, check out www.rockwalk.com.
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TourWire: Nas Gets Stillmatic on The Road
2-19-01 With his album, Stillmatic already platinum, Nas is heading out to throw 'braveheart parties' nationwide. The emcee will be heading out on February 23 to Athens, Ohio and hit 15 cities before closing out his tour in Las Vegas on March 30. Here's the current itinerary:
2/23/02 Athens, OH; Ohio University Convocation Center
2/24/02 Cleveland, OH; Agora Theatre
2/26/02 Columbus, OH; Newport Music Hall
2/27/02 Chicago, House of Blues
2/28/02 Royal Oak, MI; Royal Oak Theatre
3/01/02 Toronto, ON; Kool Haus
3/03/02 Boston, The Avalon
3/05/02 Washington, DC; The 9:30 Club
3/06/02 Poughkeepsie, NY; Mid-Hudson Civic Center
3/07/02 South Amboy, NJ; Club Krome
3/15/02 Orlando, FL; House of Blues
3/16/02 N. Myrtle Beach, SC; House of Blues
3/17/02 Atlanta, GA; Earthlink Live
3/18/02 New Orleans, House of Blues
3/28/02 Los Angeles, House of Blues
3/29/02 San Diego, 4th & B
3/30/02 Las Vegas, House of Blues
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Naughty By Nature Finalize Tracklisting of New Album
2-19-01 After close to three years since dropping their last album, Naughty By Nature is set to return to the game. Now minus producer, Kay-Gee, Treach and Vinnie have enlisted a handful of collaborators for their news album, iicons, due out April 23 through TVT Records.
The album will feature guest appearances from Peter Gabriel, Queen Latifah, 3LW, Pink, Method Man & Redman, Carl Thomas, Freddie Foxx, Rottin Razkals and a host of others. Production will be handled by DJ Twinz, The Beatminerz, Dream Team, Lil Jon, Allstar, Genna and others. Here's the current tracklisting:
1. "Feels Good" (Don't Worry Bout A Thing)" featuring 3LW producer: Allstar *
2. "What U Wanna Do" featuring Pink producer: Junod for Yes Entertainment Pink
3. "Rock N' Roll" featuring Method Man & Redman producer: Underdogz
4. "Naughty By Nature" featuring Carl Thomas producer: Da Beatminerz
5. "Fight Back" featuring Peter Gabriel producer: Dream Team
6. "Red Light" featuring Queen Latifah producer: Allstar
7. "Wild Muthaf*ckas" featuring Lil Jon & Chyna Whyte producer: Lil Jon
8. "Rah Rah" featuring Rottin Razkals producer: Underdogz
9. "Ashes To Ashes, Dust To Dust" featuring Icarus & Freddie Foxxx producer: DJ Twinz
10. "NJ to LA" featuring Road Dawgz & Rottin Razkals producer: King Shameek
11. "Swing Swang" producer: Allstar *
12. "If We Don't Ride" producer: Dream Team
13. "Let Me Find Out" producer: Hot Block
14. "Family Tree" producer: Da Beatminerz
15. "What U Don't Know" producer: Dream Team
16. "iicons" producer: Genna
Mariah Carey Rummored to Sign With Def Jam Records
1-29-02 ODB said he and Mariah Carey go back like babies with pacifiers. Now, we hear the R&B singer might be joining Def Jam Records, home of Jay-Z, Ludacris, and Ja Rule. Lyor Cohen, CEO of Def Jam, is said to be offering the songstress, who just got dumped by EMI, a two-album deal worth three to five million dollars... C-Murder To Plead Not Guilty
1-29-02 Still sitting in a jail cell at the Jefferson Correctional Facility in Gretna, Louisiana, C-Murder claims that "it wasn't me". The rapper was arrested on January 18 and accused of murdering 16-year-old Steve Thomas at the Platinum Club nightclub in Harvey, Louisiana. Although he has yet to be charged formally, the rapper maintains his innocence and will plead not guilty if he is charged with murder.
"He thinks it's very unfortunate that this young man was killed," C-Murder's attorney, Roy Maughan Jr., said. "But he's absolutely not guilty."
Maughan also advised C-Murder to not post the million-dollar bail due to his pending attempted murder case in Baton Rouge, stating that he would just end up in a cell there. There is no word on when C-Murder will head to a courtroom, since he hasn't been officially charged. We'll keep you posted on any new developments.
NEW CASH MONEY SHIT IN 2002 Naughty By Nature Celebrates There 10 Aniversary
12-23-01 Legendary hip-hop icons, Naughty By Nature will celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a new album, iicons, to be released by TVT Records March 5, 2002.
This is the first Naughty By Nature album featuring all-new producers. Treach explains, "It's a Naughty record from start to finish. It's still our formula. We worked with producers who we felt could keep our music gritty and street,
No one makes anthem records like Naughty!" Vinnie adds. "With the heat we're bringing on this album, the producers, and artists we're working with, we're gonna make people love hip-hop again."
Last we heard they were in the studio on Wednesday recording "Feels Good" with City High. The song will most likely be the single for their upcoming album, iicons. New Master P Cd
12-6-01 The New Long awaited Master P cd hits stores Dec. 18. The Latest Cd off No Limit Records Is There best cd for a while. Make shure u call up radio stations and request is new song Ooohhweeee. Daily Hip-Hop News:
Jay-Z Unplugged and Free
11-25-01 Get ready for Jigga Unplugged. The Brooklyn rapper just taped his show in the hit series last weekend (11/18) and was backed by an acoustic band and a string quartet. The 150 folks in attendance we're treated to such Jay-Z classics such as "I Just Wanna Love U." Also making a surprise appearance, was the Hip-Hop queen of soul herself, Mary J. Blige. The show is set to premiere on MTV2 on December 15th, with a follow-up shown on MTV sometime later.
In other Hov news, a New York judge ruled against singer Demme Ulloa's plea to halt sales of his single "IZZO (H.O.V.A.)." Ulloa alledges that she sang the catchy hook to the song and now wants her payment and due credit. Jay must file a reponse to her complaint of copyright infringement by December 7th, 2001.
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Cash Money Holds Annual Turkey Giveaway
11-25-01 Even though some emcees seem to have one-track selfish attitudes in their music, a lot of do care about their families and their communities. Cash Money Records held a Thanksgiving Turkey Giveaway on Tuesday in their hometown of New Orleans. Those in attendance were Cash Money CEO's Ronald "Slim" Williams and Bryan "Baby" Williams, Mannie Fresh and the Cash Money roster.
The turkey giveaway is in conjunction with the Johnny & Gladys Williams Foundation, which is organization that was started in the name of Slim's and Baby's deceased parents. They've been doing the turkey giveaway for four years now as well as contributing to other projects within the New Orleans community.
Back On Top After 6 Years Click The Pic to enter his site After almost 7 years of being out of the spotlight and not making music. Michael Jackson has hit stores wit a new album entitle "Invinsible". His new Single You Rock My world has been getting air play all over the radio and Michael has been teaming up wit such rappers as Jay-z. We will look forward to Michael's next single which has not been named yet. Daily Hip-Hop News:
Master P Puts on His 'Gameface'
11-13-01 Since Priority dropped him and his company earlier this year, Master P and his New No Limit Records have found a new home at Universal Records. The rapper will release his debut under the new deal titled, Game Face, due out on December 18. The album was produced by P along with newcomers, Myke Diesel and Presidential Campaign. Fans can expect the usual suspects on the album, Lil Romeo, Silkk The Shocker, C-Murder, Krazy and new protg' Weebie and vocalist Sera-Lynn.
"This is my most family-oriented album," P says of his new album. "We've all gone through so much lately that this album is my way of saying we ain't goin' nowhere. That's why the first single will be 'Ooohhhwee.' It's all about having fun, which is important these days. You only live once so you have to enjoy life."
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Busta Sets Release Date For 'Genesis'
11-13-01 After having several botched release dates, Busta Rhymes says his J Records debut will be out this month. Genesis is scheduled to drop on November 27 with production from The Neptunes, Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, Pete Rock, Just Blaze, Redman and others. Featured guests on the album include of course his Flipmode Squad, Mary J Blige, Jill Scott, Butch Cassidy, Kokane, and Sisqo. Considering the constant delays of the album being released, Busta told MTV News that he wanted the project just right.
"Number one, I like to record albums to the final, final crunch time pressure, last mile second," Busta told MTV News. "Second, what ended up happening was a lot of people that I was trying to work with eventually started coming through in the 11th hour. It just made sense not to sell myself short and [to] seize the moment."
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Fred Durst & DMX, the WTC and Rap Remixes
11-13-01 Rap-Rock frontman, Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit, is speaking out about his current artistic inspiration, Ground Zero of the former World Trade Center. He's in the big apple these days throwing down vocals for a new collabo with gruff emcee, DMX. And, according to Limp's official fan site, Durst plans to head to downtown Manhattan and visit the remains of the Twin Towers. "I'm in NYC right now at the 4seasons waiting on DMX to get to the studio. I came here to do a song with him for his new soundtrack. I'm stoked. i think im going to ground zero tomorrow to be inspired," he wrote on his journal entry for 11/10/2001.
Post-WTC, on an earlier September 25th entry, Durst had this take on his personal change: "Our NEW world is one of uncertainty. one thing we can be sure of is that we have each other. I'm an avid believer of life. my thoughts and feelings for life have been on the MOST sensitive level lately. I know all mankind can survive these times. We HAVE to take a step back and re-evaluate our takes on what life really means to us. ive spent too much time in my past just dwelling on problems that cause me personal pain and I'm just realizing how much bigger the picture is."
Durst and company are also looking for a new guitarist to replace Wes Borland who just quit them last month. In the meantime, the group is readying an upcoming remix album, New Old Songs, that features the Hip-Hop likes of emcees such as Xzibit, Bubba Sparxxx and E-40, as well as super-producers such as P.Diddy, The Neptunes,Timbaland and DJ Premier; the latter of whom performed on stage with Limp Bizkit, right next to DJ Lethal, at the MTV 20th-Birthday Party back in August.
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Neptunes Join 'What's Going On Project'
10-24-01 On what started as a one-song deal by Bono of U2, the ever popular "What's Going On" project has now expanded into a 9-song EP, which will drop on October 30. The original version, which was produced by Jermaine Dupri featured vocals from Bono, Christina Aguilera, Backstreet Boys, Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Eve, Nelly Furtado, Nona Gaye, Savage Garden's Darren Hayes, Ja Rule, Alicia Keys, Staind's Aaron Lewis, Jennifer Lopez, Nas, Nelly, 'NSYNC, P. Diddy, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and Michael Stipe.
The Neptunes remix will feature vocals from LL Cool J, Fabolous, Da Brat, Mobb Deep, Noreaga, Royce Da 5'9", Queen Latifah, Sonja Blade and Angie Martinez. Jermaine Dupri also did an R&B remix which features Wyclef Jean on guitar and ?uestlove (of The Roots) on the drums.
For more info, check out http://www.whats-going-on.org.
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Canibus Readies Third LP
10-24-01 After a short hiatus and rebuilding process, Canibus is returning this fall with a new album. The album, C True Hollywood Story, has 21 banging tracks and is set to drop on November 13. The album features appearances from upcoming emcees Pakman and C4 and upcoming producers Nir Even, Alywad, Chips (reppin London) and Eben (reppin France).
In a statement regarding the album, Canibus said, "The album is an E True Hollywood story from my point of view--it represents the things I've done, the places I've traveled, and the people who I've met over the years. This album is proof that I made it. I had total creative control on this one, not to mention more control of the finances."
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Tha Row Dropping Snoop Hits
10-3-01 In an effort to stay current with new product in the stores, Death Row Records is releasing, yet again, another Snoop Doggy Dogg album. Snoop Doggy Dogg: Death Row's Greatest Hits features some of Snoop's best work while he was signed to Death Row Records and will hit stores on October 23.
Some of the tracks included are "Nuthin' But a G Thing", "Gin & Juice", "Ain't No Fun", "Murder Was The Case Remix" and the Timbaland remix of "Doggfather". Also included are several previously unreleased joints that Snoop recorded near the end of his tenure at the label. Here's the tracklisting :
Nuthin' But A "G" Thang (feat Dr. Dre)
Head Doctor (feat Swoop G)
Gin & Juice
Eastside Party (feat Nate Dogg)
Murder Was The Case-Remix
Ain't No Fun (feat Nate Dogg, Kurupt & Warren G)
Doggfather-Remix
Midnight Love (feat Raphael Saadiq & Daz Dillenger)
Eastside (feat The Original Death Row Eastsidaz)
Who Am I (What's My Name)
Doggy Dogg World (feat Kurupt & Daz Dillenger)
Too High (Poly High) (feat. Daz Dillenger & Big Pimpin')
Vapors
Usual Suspects (feat Threat)
Keep It Real (feat Mack 10, Bad Azz, Techniec, Threat & Kurupt)
Snoop Bounce-Roc N Roll Remix (feat Rage Against The Machine)
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Erick Sermon (Officially) Attempts Suicide
10-2-01 Information from the New Jersey police department seems to indicate that seminal rapper Erick Sermon, 32, may have tried to kill himself last week. Initially, Sermon's J Records label reps explained that his recent intensive care hospital visit was due to a violent car accident he got into on the way home from a video shoot. However, according to official reports, on September 25, the EPMD emcee actually took a dive from a three-story window of an apartment of a womanfriend in Paterson, New Jersey.
Police also stated that there was no reason to believe any criminal activity was involved in his fall and what's more likely is that Erick jumped himself. In the meantime, Erick's label continues to stick with their earlier "car accident" scenario.
Sermon's Marvin Gaye laced "Music" was just making heavy rotation on radio and TV. And his full-length album, The Sermon, will be shipping out on October 23, 2001.
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Snoop Dogg Continues To Donate To Disaster Relief
written by Q
Monday - September 24, 2001
In what started as a one time donation from the Denver, Colorado stop on the Puff Puff Pass Tour, Snoop Dogg is now donating $2 from every ticket sold to all the remaining tour stops to the American Red Cross. Snoop is joined by Tha Liks, Daz & Kurupt, Doggy's Angels, Bad Azz and Tha Eastsidaz. Here's the remainder of the tour dates:
9/24 - McAllen, TX @ Villa Real Convention Center
9/25 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff Music Centre
9/26 - Tulsa, OK @ Tulsa Convention Center
9/27 - Atlanta, GA @ HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
9/28 - Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
9/29 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena
9/30 - Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome
10/2 - Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
10/3 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/4 - Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
10/5 - Baltimore, MD @ Baltimore Arena
10/6 - New Haven, CT @ New Haven Coliseum
10/7 - Albany, NY @ Pepsi Arena
10/8 - New York, NY @ Hammerstein Ballroom
10/10 - Toronto, ON @ Sears Theatre
10/11 - Montreal, QC @ Molson Centre
10/12 - Uniondale, NY @ Nassau Coliseum
10/13 - Rochester, NY @ Blue Cross Arena
10/14 - Cleveland, OH @ CSU Convocation Center
10/17 - Detroit, MI @ Cobo Arena
10/18 - Milwaukee, WI @ Eagles Ballroom
10/19 - St. Paul, MN @ Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10/20 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom Daily Hip-Hop News:
Jay-Z Delays Launch of National Tour
written by Q
In respect to the tragedy in New York last week, Jay-Z has postponed a few dates on his Blueprint Lounge Tour. The tour was originally set to launch last Friday in Columbus, Ohio and is now set to take off on Wednesday (9/19) in Providence, Rhode Island. The dates missed, which also included Cleveland, Ohio, well be rescheduled for October 9 and 10.
In a statement, Jigga said, "My heart, love and support go to the families of the victims and the missing."
Jay-Z's highly anticipated fifth album, The Blueprint dropped last week. Guests and producers on the album include Eminem, Q-Tip, Biz Markie, Slick Rick, Kayne West, Just Blaze, Timbaland and others.
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Nate Dogg Readies New Album
written by Q
Now that he's getting as many calls as the Neptunes to make hot tracks hotter, Nate Dogg is ready to drop his new album. Scheduled to drop on December 4, Music & Me is the follow-up to Nate's 1998 double disc debut G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 &2, which was released by his label, Breakaway Records.
This time out, Nate has enlisted the vocal talents of Pharoahe Monch, Jermaine Dupri, Kurupt, Ludacris, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Expect to hear production from Bink, Megahertz, Mike City, Battlecat, Fredwreck and Dre protg, Mel-Man. The first single and video will be "I Got Love", which is already getting airplay across the nation.
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