Archive for June, 2009
Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Brooklyn rapper Fabolous has taken to his Twitter account to inform fans that his latest LP, Loso’s Way has been pushed back to next month.
Fab said he just found out about his new release date. “News Flash! We are pushing back Loso’s Way from June 30th to mid July, just got the word! It’s good cuz now the movie can come wit the CD!”
Loso’s Way, Fab’s fifth solo album, features an all-star lineup of guest appearances including Jay-Z, Jeremih, Keri Hilson, The-Dream, Red Café, Ryan Leslie, Ne-Yo, Trey Songz, and Marsha Ambrosius. Production duties will be held by The Alchemist, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Sean C & LV, The Runners, Tricky Stewart, DJ Khalil and Jermaine Dupri, among others.
Along with the CD, Fab will also be releasing a 30 minute film, which will be packaged with the disc.
As of press time the exact store date is unknown.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Word is brewing about a possible tour headlined by Lil Wayne also featuring such acts as Soulja Boy Tell’em, Young Jeezy, and Drake. As reported by MTV news recently, a rep for Soulja Boy confirmed such news and a rep for Wayne followed by saying that some collaboration of the four mentioned artists will most likely be combined to form a much anticipated tour that the rap game has been dying for.
In May Drake linked up with MuchMusic.com and spoke freely about the tour. One key note is that, at the time, the tour was supposed to include living legend Jay-Z, but since then his name seems to have gone under the radar. In his own words, this is what Drake told MuchMusic.com.
“God willing, if everything goes according to plan and everybody’s schedule is in place, then I will be on tour with some amazing people. One of them being Jay-Z, one of them being Lil Wayne, one of them being Young Jeezy and one of them being me.”
While swapping Soulja Boy for Jay-Z will surely raise a few eyebrows and cause others to turn away, there’s no denying the young artists’ ability to connect with the youthful generation. His prescense could still turn out to be a big plus despite the wide ranging views and emotions that people direct towards him. Jay-Z has apparently moved on to a summer tour that is scheduled to kick of this coming July 3rd in Las Vegas with Ciara opening.
Currently all four artist have a lot on the table and if they can all unite for the tour it should be a big occasion. Drake has been working with Rihanna on her next album as well as his debut. Soulja Boy and Jeezy have also both been in the studio recording and Wayne himself is said to be done with his Rebirth album, as well as having finished up the ‘I Am Music Tour’ that also featured T-Pain, Gorilla Zoe, Gym Class Heroes, and Keyshia Cole, among others.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Wouldn’t you investigate a van that didn’t move for more than a couple of days instead of constantly ticketing the vehicle. How big is a mini-vans anyways? We’re sure it wouldn’t be hard to notice a dead body inside.
A New York City woman says her father apparently lay dead for weeks in a minivan while police repeatedly left parking tickets on the vehicle.
Jennifer Morales of Manhattan told the Daily News that she believes her father, George Morales, died of a heart attack.
Morales said she last heard from her dad in early May. She said she had contacted police, but police say they have no report on record.
A city marshal found the body of George Morales while trying to tow the minivan from beneath the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway overpass.
Parking tickets and dust covered the vehicle.
Posted in Awwww hell naw.. | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Mogul Jay-Z and partnering company Iconix China have secured an expansion deal to bring the Rocawear brand to the country of China.The deal was finalized with Bosideng International Holdings, who will manufacture the brand’s Spring 2010 lines.Additionally, the company has forecasted a timetable to break ground on over 300 Rocawear stores throughout Greater China by 2012.
As an original founder of Rocawear, Jay-Z stated that making the brand an international product was one of his main goals since selling the company’s rights to Iconix for $204 million.
“When Iconix purchased the Rocawear trademark two years ago, Neil Cole and I made a commitment to building Rocawear into a global lifestyle brand,” Jay explained in a prepared statement. “Our expansion into China is a validation of our joint efforts to bring an authentic interpretation of American fashion to young people around the world.”
The deal is reported to be a 50-50 split venture with Iconix Brand Group and Novel Fashion Holding Limited.
Last year, the Rocawear brand remained strong despite the ailing U.S. economy, grossing sales of 18.3 million dollars in the third quarter alone.
At press time, Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 LP is tentatively aimed for a September 11 release.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Can't help but to nod ya head to this one...
Posted in Videos | No Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009

There might be a recession, but it’s not affecting T-Pain one bit and he wants everyone to know it.
The auto-tune king recently copped himself a new chain, and posted photos of the new piece on Twitter, which he said cost a hefty $410,000, 197-karat accessory, weighing in at 10 pounds.
“Dudes and girls, I just wanna give a quick preview of the last chain you’ll ever like,” Pain wrote. “I’m shuttin’ it down.”
“Very very real I don’t know what fake feel like. $410,000. Hola señor recession proof,” he added.
Pain breaks out the ridiculous piece of jewelry at a time when critics and some artists are saying the era of bling is coming to an end.
Guess that doesn’t apply to T-Pain.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009

As the hip-hop inches closer to nearly 40 years since being introduced in the Bronx in New York City in the 1970s, the genre has grown tremendously. That means some of today’s biggest artists have aged along with it. Some of the game’s pioneers have maintained their presence over the years, continuing to grow their brand, while some haven’t.
Either way, it shows how much hip-hop has grown and will continue to grow in the coming years.
Here’s a list of hip-hop vets who have hit the 30+ mark.
* Ice-T (February 16, 1958) - 51
* Flavor Flav (March 16, 1959) - 50
* Uncle Luke (December 22, 1960) - 48
* MC Hammer (March 30, 1962) - 47
* Dr. Dre (February 18, 1965) - 44
* Rev. Run (November 14, 1964) - 44
* Slick Rick (January 14, 1965) - 44
* KRS-One (August 20, 1965) - 43
* Master P (April 29, 1967) - 42
* Bushwick Bill (December 8, 1966) - 42
* LL Cool J (January 14, 1968) - 41
* Birdman (1969) - 39-40
* Ice Cube (June 15, 1969) – 39
* Diddy (November 4, 1969) - 39
* Jay-Z (December 4, 1969) – 39
* Raekwon (January 12, 1970) – 39
* Q-Tip (April 10, 1970) – 39
* Redman (April 17, 1970) – 39
* DJ Quik - (January 18, 1970) - 39
* Ghostface Killah (May 9, 1970) – 39
* RZA (July 5, 1969) - 39
* Fat Joe (August 19, 1970) – 38
* Scarface (November 9, 1970) – 38
* DMX (December 18, 1970) – 38
* Method Man (April 1, 1971) – 38
* Snoop Dogg (October 20, 1971) – 37
* Common (March 13, 1972) – 37
* Busta Rhymes (May 20, 1972) – 37
* Jermaine Dupri (September 23, 1972) - 36
* Kurupt (November 23, 1972) - 36
* Black Thought (October 3, 1972) – 36
* Eminem (October 17, 1972) – 36
* Bun B (March 19, 1973) – 36
* Nas (September 14, 1973) – 35
* Twista (November 27, 1973) - 35
* Trick Daddy (September 23, 1973) - 35
* Mos Def (December 11, 1973) – 35
* Beanie Sigel (March 6, 1974) – 35
* Andre 3000 (May 27, 1974) – 35
* Nelly (November 2, 1974) - 34
* Xzibit (September 18, 1974) - 34
* Styles P (November 28, 1974) – 34
* Big Boi (February 1, 1975) – 34
* Jadakiss (May 27, 1975) – 34
* 50 Cent (July 6, 1975) – 33
* Talib Kweli (October 3, 1975) – 33
* Rick Ross (January 28, 1976) – 33
* Cam’ron (February 4, 1976) – 33
* Jim Jones (July 15, 1976) - 32
* Kanye West (June 8, 1977) – 31
* Ludacris (September 11, 1977) – 31
* Young Jeezy (October 12, 1977)- 31
* Fabolous (November 18, 1977) - 31
This list is not a complete list of every rapper to hit the mark. We’re sure there’s more.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Drizzy Drake, arguably the most talked about unsigned rapper this year, has a buzz so big that an unauthorized CD has hit iTunes trying to profit off his work, Billboard has learned.
According to the site, Canadian Money Entertainment released the album, titled The Girls Love Drake, on May 28. Distributed by Independent Online Distribution Alliance, the CD features tracks from Drizzy’s free mixtape So Far Gone.
The Toronto MC’s people told Billboard that they did not OK the release and said they are trying to clear the samples themselves off So Far Gone so they can officially sell them in stores.
Drake’s manager Al Branch has sent a cease and desist letter to iTunes and plans on suing Canadian Money Entertainment. “This is a straight bootleg, a scandal,” he said. “We are behind promoting records at radio, but haven’t sold it. iTunes position is that they are store and they stock everything. They have a waiver and as long as people sign it and are responsible for the product they submit, then they go for it.”
Drake is currently involved in a serious bidding war between at least three major labels. The rapper will most likely sign with Universal, due the the label’s affiliation with his mentor Lil Wayne’s Young Money, which is in no way associated with Canadian Money.
Posted in artist info | No Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Kobe and Lebron pretty much dominated the playoff spotlight in the beginning, but Dwight Howard wants some shine too. He’s created his own VitaminWater ad: Dwight vs Dwight. He starred in it, produced and directed the jawn.
Posted in Sports | No Comments »
Monday, June 8th, 2009
Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »
|
|