Thursday, March 31, 2011
Can You Say SPRUNG?!?!
Damn, Wiz Khalifa got bit by the juicy booty bug. It has been rumored that Wiz and Amber Rose are a couple. Pictures keep surfacing of the two hugged up close. Well, no more need to speculate. Check out Wiz's latest tattoo on his thumb. Do you think Amber did the same? I wonder if she can change Kanye West into Wiz Khalifa. Letters are real close, I hope it works. Damn Wiz, even if yo girl don't slip and moan Ye's name you always gotta stare at it...damn shame!!
Katy Perry - E.T. ft. Kanye West
This video is crazy Director Floria Sigismondi did a great job.
I'm really not sure if Kanye adds anything to the song. StillLoveKany.org
Roc Nation Sued By Volcom Over Trademark Infringement
Roc Nation Sued By Volcom Over Trademark Infringement. The company says at first it didn't seem to be a problem, but now....
12yr old Phenom Savannah Robinson sings with J-HUD
Wow this young girl has serious soul! Gives me hope for the future!!!
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Volvo Art Session Timelaps Final Film
For five days these artists would render images on and around this Volvo with a super high quality camera snapping away a photo every 10 seconds. This is the final product of the time lapse footage.
Who's gonna be the one to knock Diddy off his top spot?
Diddy is world’s richest rapper
By Jonah Bayer • Mar 11, 2011 at 11:15 AM
Breaking News
If you need to borrow some money, we suggest asking Diddy. Forbes Magazine just released their latest list of the wealthiest hip-hop stars and Diddy claimed the Number One slot with a net worth of $475 million. Yes, you read that right, Diddy is reportedly worth almost half a billion dollars.
How did Forbes determine this? Well, Diddy has stake in Bad Boy Records and Sean John clothing as well as a portion of Ciroc Vodka. Jay-Z is right behind him with a net worth of $450 million; Hova sold his stake in Rocawear clothing in 2007 for $204 million and three years ago he signed a ten-year $150 million deal with Live Nation. Oh, and Jay also owns part of the New Jersey Nets and a line of nightclubs.
Who else made the cut? Dr. Dre came in at $125 million while Birdman and 50 Cent are determined to be worth $100 million each. You may remember that back in 2007 50 Cent sold his stake in Vitaminwater to Coca-Cola for a reported $400 million but that amount was never actually made public; plus, we’re guessing that dude has bought a lot of bling over the past four years.
Did you know Gary Coleman use to rap. He was sweeter than Kaye West.
Here is Gary Coleman with his best friend preforming their hit song.
Im wait for a Gary Coleman documentary, his life was very unusual.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Video Girl featuring Meagan Good
For all the girls wanting to be in music video's here is a movie just for you.
Megan Good has the main roll of a girl coming from a small town to LA to make it big shaking her donk. ILOVEMEAGANGOOD.ORG
The Beat Box Show Episode 4 : Overdue...but worth the wait
Hosted by DJ DJ Avelanche and OSO Fresh
This episode is overdue but worth the wait:
Topics
Chris Brown drama
50 and Ja Rule at it again
Wyclef shot or not?
Goodbye Sidekick
RIP Nate...Plus the hottest joints:
Dr Dre - Chillen
Khalil - Hey Lil Mama
Asher Roth - More Cowbell
Lupe Fiasco ft. Trey Songz - Out of My Head
Timbaland ft. Bran’Nu - Whenever You Like
The Game - Stuntin (the Mixtape Joint of The Week)
Travis Porter - Bring It Back
Notorious B.I.G. ft. J. Cole - Can I Get Wit Ya
Snoop Dogg ft T-Pain - Boom
Daz Dillinger - In The Caddilac
Pretty Ricky - Topless
Omarion come and talk to me (R&B Joint of The Week)
Ciara ft. The Dream -
Bobby V. - Hummin mention lopez with bobby
Rolo ft. Lil Jon - Can’t See Us
Shawn Chrystopher ft. N.O.R.E. - What You Talkin Bout
Cool kids - Bundle up
Oh No - Mos Def
Cant deny it Fabolous
Yo! Raps Magazine | Mack 10 Sued Over Bill; Rapper's Rep Responds | www.yoraps.com
Mack 10 Sued Over Again For Not Paying Yet Another Bill Kanye West Early Beats CD Emerges
Kanye West fans are more than familiar with the tracks he produced for his "big brother" Jay-Z on the famed album, 'The Blueprint,' released in 2001. Recently, more of the Chi-town producer-turned-rapper's original beats, from that same year, have emerged.
'Ye's always been keen on sampling, noted on Jigga's ode to his nickname 'Izzo (H.O.V.A.),' where West took the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back' and crafted it into the memorable record heard by legions of rap fans. On the beat CD, discovered in a storage bin by Jensen Karp -- better known as former Interscope Records rapper Hot Karl -- 26 tracks are featured, showcasing Kanye's signature style, heard noticeably on albums like that of Jay-Z.
Read more@Theboombox.com
ICE CUBE PARTNERS WITH COOL LIGHT BEER
It seems like tons of rappers are tying themselves to alcohol brands as of late, with Snoop Dogg promoting Colt 45′s new Blast beverage and Pitbull teaming with Voli vodka. West Coast MC-turned-actor Ice Cube is the newest to join the fold.
The famed rhymer has signed on to promote Coors Light beer. Cube will endorse the brand which is looking to take down their competitor, Bud Light, and beef up the popularity of their “silver bullet” beer.
www.drewreports.com
Charlie Sheen is making a MIX TAPE !!!
Charlie Sheen working on a song with Snoop Dogg and former guitarist for Korn Rob Paterson. This should be straight "Sheenius". WINNING!!
Yo! Raps Magazine | LATEST NEWS: Beyonce Officially Parts Ways With Her Manager Father | www.yoraps.com
Beyonce Officially Parts Ways With Her Manager Father Could She be Signing With Roc Nation?
Foxy Brown kicked off Royal Caribbean cruise after this performance
Rapper Foxy Brown was apparently kicked off a Royal Caribbean International cruise last week, allegedly for going "ballistic" over a missed manicure appointment.
TMZ.com and MTV.com both reported that the rapper was booted from the Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Cruise, an annual cruise held for listeners of Joyner's popular radio show.
Rihanna Adds J. Cole To 'Loud' Tour | www.yoraps.com
Rihanna Adds J. Cole To 'Loud' Tour. Rumors of Slumping Sales.
LATEST NEWS: Angie Stone Arrested In Georgia | www.yoraps.com
Yo! Raps Magazine LATEST NEWS: Angie Stone Arrested In Georgia and so was her baby daddy in a completely different state.
Bring on the Bboy's!!!
You got skills!? Step up or shut up!!! keep your eyes on the Beat Box Show Blog for all your latest Hip Hop news and events in the North West and all over the globe... you may just see folks like this around town
Monday, March 28, 2011
Drake "Old Money" Skit Old People Poppin Bottles Rapping
Old money is up next, or maybe they are out next. Old Mola Baby !!!
Locally based FM hip-hop has a home at WGBZ-The Beat
A new radio station has come to the Anniston area, tailored especially for residents who crave the hip-hop lyrics, R&B sound and rapping beat of musical superstars like Niki Minaj, Aretha Franklin and Eminem.
Called WGBZ-The Beat, the radio station is the area’s first locally broadcast hip-hop program in stereo.
“Basically, our goal is to make radio fun and exciting,” said Justin Simane, WGBZ-The Beat’s programming director. “People don’t want to listen the same-old, same-old. And until now, the area never had a hip-hop, R&B FM radio station.”
Music programming for WGBZ-The Beat debuted Sunday night on 104.3 FM, 99.1 FM and 1430 AM.
Read more: Anniston Star
Who was DJ Megatron?
DJ Megatron was on the brink of superstardom before he was gunned down Sunday morning on a Staten Island street.
The 32-year-old, born Corey McGriff, was known for his role on BET's "106 and Park," where he hyped up the audience in between commercial breaks.
It was a position his friends said the go-getter created for himself after being fired as an overnight personality at hip-hop radio station Hot 97.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/
After surviving a near-fatal car crash last January, Jim Jones sat down with SOHH to discuss the aftermath and what impact the accident has had on his life moving forward.
Coincidentally, Jones said he maintains a warp-speed lifestyle despite almost meeting his ultimate demise.
"Um, that's a funny thing, man," Jones told SOHH when asked if his life perspective has changed since the near-fatal car crash. "When sh*t like that happens, immediately off top you re-evaluate a lot of things that's going on and sh*t like that. And then for some reason, I found myself doing a 120 [miles per hour] on the highway the other day. It's the fast life, let's go." (SOHH)
Following the January 17th crash, photos from the site hit the Internet.
I woke up today to a very scary email and photo from the homie Jim Jones....his passenger van was totaled in this car accident this morning. Thankfully, he also included this message, "Just walked away from this [crash]. God bless us." Just looking at this gives me anxiety remembering recent accidents that were much more tragic. So I'm thankful Jim is okay, and these kinds of messages always remind me to tell people I care about them. Also....please drive safely. No drinking. No sleepiness. No texting (that's my new year's resolution). And always seatbelts. Sorry for the den-mother post. (Miss Info TV)
Additional reporting claimed the wreck occurred in Atlanta, Georgia.
Dipset capo, Jim Jones, was reportedly involved in a serious car accident early Monday (January 17) in Atlanta, which resulted in his vehicle being totaled. It appears the accident took place on a freeway. (Baller Status)
In late January, Jones released a song called "Crash" reflecting on what took place.
"After they finished searching the van for drugs/The officer told me, if I don't believe in God, now is the time to start/I was halfway asleep, faded off the sour/Not knowing that could have been my last hour/I seen it clear, we was on 85/Road looking clear, doing 'bout 85/A smooth sail turned into a crazy ride/I wish I could say a n*gga watched the way he drive/But he was just trying to swerve a deer/I didn't get to see him but the Lord heard my prayers/Head-on collision with the car rail/And I'm a firm believer that God's real/I felt my van crushed against the hard steel/At that point, I can't tell y'all how my heart feel/I seen it happen, we were spinning like a bottle top/And I was praying, 'Lord, please make the bottle stop.' ..." ("Crash")
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Jay-Z And Sade Collaborate On Her Upcoming Greatest Hits LP
Jay-Z And Sade Collaborate On Her Upcoming Greatest Hits LP after turning him and several others down on a hip hop collaboration.
Friday, March 25, 2011
VIBE is hosting their best Rapper ever contest...
It all comes down to this... We can't say we're surprised. With four MCs left standing as we entered the semi-finals of VIBE Presents THE BEST RAPPER EVER last week, including a rematch of the finals for last year's THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE, our money was on an Eminem vs. Let me know what you think!? My money is on Eminem... Who else even stands a chance?
B.o.B. Drops 'No Future,' Odd Future Diss Track
Not everyone is an Odd Future fan. Rapper B.o.B. released a diss track Friday morning (Mar. 25) taking aim at the Los Angeles rap collective, on which the Atlanta rapper seethes, "Keep f**kin' with me you ain't gon have no future."
B.o.B - "No Future" (Odd Future Diss) by One Thirty BPM
B.o.B, "No Future"
"No Future" is likely a response to a line in Odd Future member Tyler, the Creator's song "Yonkers," which references "Airplanes," B.o.B.'s hit single with Haley Williams, and his regular collaborator Bruno Mars. "I'll crash that f**kin' airplane that that f****t n***a Bob is in/And stab Bruno Mars in his g****n esophagus/And won't stop until the cops come in," Tyler raps on the track.
Read more @ Billboard.com
Last Poets, African American legends and precursor of modern hip hop, struggling amid budget cuts
The Last Poets - a group of poets and musicians formed in the late 1960s whose black nationalist raps are widely credited with being the precursors of modern hip hop - is alive, but not so well off.
Cutbacks in arts education programs in the city schools, which were a large part of his income, have put Oyewole, 63, in such dire financial straits that he is in danger of losing the Morningside Drive apartment where he has lived in for 35 years.
Read more @ www.nydailynews.com
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Bill Cosby Still the Same O'G
ONE OF THE FUNNIEST CATS IN THE INDUSTRY STILL AT IT AT 73 YEARS OLD
Bill Cosby's calm, home-spun delivery on the phone is the same carefully crafted style of storytelling fans see when he performs live.
The beloved 73-year-old comedian, actor and author with the ability to be funny without resorting to profanity will play the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa, on Sunday.
During a recent phone interview, Cosby thought a while before answering whether he has changed the way he writes material for his generations of fans.
Don't rush an answer from this entertainment icon, or it could ruin a good story. When the pause seems too long and rephrasing of the question begins, he mock-snaps, "Give me a minute!"
Silence finally is broken with a breath and then two words from Cosby: "I'm 23." But then it's quiet for a while longer.
"I'm 23 and in remedial English," he continues, then stops again, perhaps building a mental image for himself and the listener.
"I'm a freshman at Temple University after putting in four years in the Navy starting at age 19, and I am the most excited freshman ever," he says.
Cosby's answer picks up steam as he tells how the professor instructed the class to write about the first time they did something, how he pored over the writing assignment (pulling his first tooth as a youngster) and how a week later, the professor scolded everyone in class for doing a lousy job.
Then to Cosby's shock, the teacher said one student did well, then read Cosby's composition outloud.
"I'm happily stunned and almost confused because I had never done this," he recalls. "And here this professor is reading my paper to the class as an example of how to think, how to do, and of course that opened a door for me."
Through that class, Cosby says he discovered that he could entertain people with his style.
During college when he was working as a bartender at the Cellar Bar in Philadelphia, an English couple got to know him, thought he told funny stories and got him a stand-up job at a club in Greenwich Village. His career expanded, and soon he was playing bigger venues and landed a spot on TV's famous variety program "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Eminem's using his road to recovery to help others
Yelawolf Recalls Meeting Eminem For The First Time
Shady Records rapper also tells MTV News' 'RapFix Live' that Em got him to curb his drinking.
By Jayson Rodriguez (@jayhovawitness) , with reporting by Sway Calloway (@realsway)
When Yelawolf first met his new boss, Eminem, the meeting couldn't have been more casual.
"He said, 'What's up? I'm Marshall,' " Yelawolf recalled to MTV News on Thursday's (March 10) "RapFix Live."
The meeting obviously went well: Yela is the latest recruit to Em's Shady Records empire, along with Slaughterhouse (Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Royce Da 5'9".)
Yela and Em talked in Detroit after producer Jim Jonsin and Eminem's manager urged the rapper to listen to the upstart's music. They shared similarities in their upbringing, and the partnership paid off immediately when the Grammy-winning superstar bestowed the young lyricist with advice, according to Yela.
"I'm a drinker; I drink a lot," he explained. "My management was concerned about some advice he could give me about slowing down so I don't get caught up in that life. He told me if it gets to the point where you need a drink before you go onstage, like you require that to function, is when you need to check yourself. And honestly, that's where I was at that point. And I've changed. I don't drink before I perform anymore."
The Alabama rapper will stick knock back a beer, but he's given up overdoing it before shows. Now, he says, he's enjoying himself more and his confidence has grown.
And that courage helped when he first played Eminem his debut album.
"I'm super excited about the music and fully confident that it's jamming," he said. "I was a little nervous, but after we broke the ice and really chopped it up, he seemed excited about it. So that makes me twice as excited now."
Nate Dogg's funeral scheduled for Saturday
(CBS) Funeral services for Nathaniel Hale - Nate Dogg - will be held Saturday in Long Beach, Calif. Nate Dogg died March 15 at 41. He had suffered strokes in 2007 and 2008.
Nate Dogg's sister said the service will be open to the public, according to the Long Beach Press-Telegram. A viewing will take place Friday, reports the Press-Telegram. No cameras are allowed at either event.
Read more @ CBS News.com
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Chris Brown: Boy hood gentleman turned bad boy.
Will CB's new image help or hurt the release of his new album?
Cover boys
Cover boys B.o.B, Bruno Mars and Wiz Khalifa grace the Feb/Marc issue of VIBE on stands Feb 22nd. You may not get why we are calling them "The New Pop Music" but the truth is each of them has taken their own sound and infiltrated the masses thereby making them figures in popular culture and pop music. Don't front, you know you can turn to any Top 40 music station and hear their music.
Read more @vibe.com
Read more @vibe.com
New music releases 3/22/11
Chris Brown- F.A.M.E.
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Aretha Franklin- Take A Look: Complete on Columbia
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Baby Bash- Bashtown
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Bobby V- Fly On The Wall
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DMX- Greatest Hits With A Twist
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Gucci Mane- The Return of Mr. Zone 6
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Jennifer Hudson- I Remember Me
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Pharoahe Monch- W.A.R. (We Are Renegades)
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Yung Berg – Mr Ward
Monday, March 21, 2011
Virtual respects: More families choose to have funerals Webcast
More and more funeral homes across the country and in metro Detroit are realizing that family and friends can't always travel to pay their respects and are offering Webcasts.
All that is needed to go live is software, a video camera, a computer and a tripod.
"This is a great service we're able to offer people, and the feedback we've received has been fabulous," said David Techner, funeral director at Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield, which began its free Webcast option in November.
By tradition, Jewish funerals must be quickly arranged to take place within 48 hours of death. Techner said the majority of families choose to use the Webcast.
Read more-Detroit Free Press
Hip-hop producer Dr. Dre wins police video taping case
Hip-hop producer Dr. Dre has won a lawsuit involving a former police official who claimed he was secretly being recorded during the rapper’s 2000 “Up in Smoke” tour.
Officials at Michigan Supreme Court sided with Dr. Dre Saturday and threw the case out.
A group of Michigan authorities had filed a suit against the rapper, claiming they were secretly filmed as they banned organizers from showing a video featuring naked woman and violence at a concert in Detroit.
Read more: http://www.allheadlinenews.com
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
LA Company Drops 420-Page Luxury, Large-Format Book On Hip-Hop's History
Los Angeles-based ARIA Multimedia Entertainment recently released a hip-hop book they hail as the culture's "first official luxury large-format" release, entitled Hip-Hop: A Cultural Odyssey.
The book boasts 420 pages and acts as a tribute to the hip-hop culture, says the company. It includes never-before-seen photos and interviews with the genre's pioneers, players and legends and "brings to life the birth, evolution and global impact of hip-hop culture over the past four decades."
From Grandmaster Flash to Nicki Minaj, and everything in between, it's all included.
Showcasing influential hip-hop personalities such as Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem, Run-DMC, Queen Latifah, Will.I.Am, Diddy, 50 Cent and Will Smith, the literary ARIA includes 70 original essays written by hip-hop's most respected journalists and authors, that profiles 40 artists who changed the game and covers 30 different aspects of the culture.
Read more @ ballerstatus.com
Russell Simmons: Bill Cosby Told Me To “Get The F Out” His Face
New York — Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons wrote yesterday that Bill Cosby snubbed his attempts to apologize for past comments; shoulder bumping Simmons and telling him to “Get the f*** out my face,” at the Jackie Robinson Annual Awards Dinner in New York.
“I wanted to find him to apologize, to tell him I was sorry about my statements and to tell him that I loved him,” Simmons explained. “Suddenly, I turned and he was behind the curtain and I said, ‘I love you,’ and he responded on some real hip-hop, ‘Get the f*** out my face!’ ”
The event honored Sean “Diddy” Combs.
Two years ago, Simmons wrote a letter to Cosby criticizing him for his negative views towards Hip-Hop.
Read more @ Black Voices
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
A man hip hop will never forget....
Nate Dogg’s Cause of Death Explained
The legendary hip-hop singer’s lawyer says Nate passed due to complications from multiple strokes…
News quickly spread today (March 16) that iconic hip-hop singer Nate Dogg, 41, had passed on Tuesday morning, but early reports where not certain of the cause of the West Coast artist’s death. The Associated Press spoke to his attorney, who revealed the reasoning behind the premature demise of the rap crooner, born Nathaniel D. Hale.
According to his lawyer, Mark Geragos, Nate had succumbed to complications stemming from multiple strokes that he suffered from in 2007 and 2008.
Manager and friend, Rod McGrew, told TMZ that despite Hale’s ongoing health problems, he was making strides in his recovery and his death was unexpected.
Nate, who had recorded an abundance of chart topping singles with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Tupac, Eminem, Warren G and Ludacris, among others, was memorialized by the hip-hop nation on Twitter. “We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb,” longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg wrote on his account. “One of my best friends n a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met,” Snoop Dogg tweeted Tuesday night.
“We appreciate the enormous outpouring of response from all over the world,” McGrew said in a statement. We greatly appreciate that and thank everyone for their prayers and support.”
As of press time, plans for Nate Dogg’s funeral service are unknown.
The legendary hip-hop singer’s lawyer says Nate passed due to complications from multiple strokes…
News quickly spread today (March 16) that iconic hip-hop singer Nate Dogg, 41, had passed on Tuesday morning, but early reports where not certain of the cause of the West Coast artist’s death. The Associated Press spoke to his attorney, who revealed the reasoning behind the premature demise of the rap crooner, born Nathaniel D. Hale.
According to his lawyer, Mark Geragos, Nate had succumbed to complications stemming from multiple strokes that he suffered from in 2007 and 2008.
Manager and friend, Rod McGrew, told TMZ that despite Hale’s ongoing health problems, he was making strides in his recovery and his death was unexpected.
Nate, who had recorded an abundance of chart topping singles with Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Tupac, Eminem, Warren G and Ludacris, among others, was memorialized by the hip-hop nation on Twitter. “We lost a true legend n hip hop n rnb,” longtime collaborator Snoop Dogg wrote on his account. “One of my best friends n a brother to me since 1986 when I was a sophomore at poly high where we met,” Snoop Dogg tweeted Tuesday night.
“We appreciate the enormous outpouring of response from all over the world,” McGrew said in a statement. We greatly appreciate that and thank everyone for their prayers and support.”
As of press time, plans for Nate Dogg’s funeral service are unknown.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
'Soul by Ludacris' headphone series priced from $69 to $299, shipping in May
Signeo's Soul by Ludacris headphone series -- which made its debut a couple of months ago at CES -- has just been priced, and sure enough, each pair is cheaper than what Dr. Dre and co. are charging for the HP Beats assortment.
Read more @ engadget.com
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