Month: April 2013

Method Man gives props to Macklemore for being able to rhyme, but calls out the rapper for crowd walking during a MTV performance.

While fans of Seattle rapper Macklemore may have found themselves intrigued by the rapper’s crowd walking routine during last month’s mtvU Woodie Awards, one emcee in particular was far from pleased after seeing Macklemore walking on top of the crowd during his performance.

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Method Man recently took time to address the crowd at his Denver, Colorado show and spoke on Macklemore’s MTV performance. He revealed that while Macklemore can rhyme he was highly upset at the rapper walking on the crowd since it is in fact a performance addition Method Man has incorporated into his shows for years.

“I was watching MTV not too long ago and there was a rapper on stage. This mothafucka had a lot of energy and was really, really enjoying his performance. I think his name is Macklemore,” said Method Man. “Don’t get me wrong, that mothafucka can rhyme, but as I’m watching his performance, I think this mothafucka [did something] that just pissed me off. He actually tried to walk on [the crowd]. I started that shit! That’s my shit!”

Method Man later requested that the Denver crowd drop Macklemore “like a bad habit” if he ever attempted to crowd walk at a show in their city.

“Don’t get me wrong. When Macklemore come to ya’ll city, ya’ll show him all the love that ya’ll show Red and Meth, but if that mothafucka tries to do my walk on the crowd thing, I want Denver, Colorado to drop his ass like a bad habit,” Meth revealed.

Although Macklemore’s mtvU Woodie Awards performance may have caught Method Man’s attention, numerous videos on YouTube prove that the rapper’s performance at the awards show was not the first time Macklemore attempted to walk on the crowd.

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A world where you never miss a concert may been surprisingly soon. Kanye West and Lady Gaga are planning on streaming upcoming concerts over smartphones through the new iOS app Spacebar.

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Spacebar allows musicians to connect their smartphone to the soundboard at their concert and stream the live audio in real-time. The artists can stream it for free or provide users with a five minute preview of the concert before being hit with a $0.99 fee to continue streaming. Fans also have the option to ”tip” artists an extra $0.99, $1.99, or $2.99.  Artists are compensated through PayPal.

The truly innovative idea addresses the problem posed by the ease of illegal video/audio recording of concerts in this YouTube generation. Spacebar does not keep an archive of the shows and fans are prompted to agree to not record or redistribute the live streams.  Spacebar is also not limited to simply streaming concerts as artists can use the app in recording studios, tour buses, house parties and a vast array of other venues.

In addition to Kanye and Gaga, John Legend has also agreed to stream shows this year through Spacebar

The app is available for free at Apple iTunes Store.

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“Got my n*ggas in Paris, and they’re going gorilla.“-Kanye West

Chuck D is not simply watching The Throne, he’s throwing stones.

During a performance in Lyon, France, the politically charged Hip Hop legend expressed his disgust over the usage of the N-word in the popular “N*ggas in Paris” song

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Standing ovation in Lyon France telling these folks we are African NOT Ngrs In Paris why I gotta travel PlanetEarth cleaning sht from USA?

 

According to the frontman for Public Enemy, a white fan referred to him as a “n*gga”. However, Chuck blames the word’s pervasiveness in the vernacular of Black men for the white fan’s misuse of the word:

 

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While admitting that Jay-Z is a “very very sharp smart dude,” Chuck also asserts that Jay-Z should assume more social responsibility for his actions.

This is not the first time Chuck has been critical of Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne collaboration. In a 2010 interview U.K. publication The Times, Chuck D questioned the group’s true intentions with their music:

“Hip hop celebrates those who wanna make a killing instead of a living. I like those guys, but they make me laugh sometimes because I don’t get who they’re here for, other than themselves.”

Check below for Public Enemy’s song “Catch The Thrown” featuring Cormega and Large Professor off the group’s 2012 album Most of My Heroes Still Don’t Appear on No Stamp:

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Scarface says today’s Hip Hop artists lack direction when artists like Dr. Dre and Marley Marl are no longer making music.

In the third installment of his interview with Hard Knock TV, noted Houston artist Scarface addressed what he believes is a lack of originality when it comes to today’s Hip Hop. The rapper frequently used the term “biting” during his interview and even referred to trap music originator and Atlanta producer Shawty Redd as an example of an artist whose sound is heavily mimicked.

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“For somebody to come out and make a trap beat besides Shawty Redd, whatever his name is, the dude that originated trap music. If you are not him then why are you biting his shit…Why does every fucking record sound like one long ass song,” Scarface questioned.

Prior to speaking on Shawty Redd, Scarface mentioned the likes of Dr. Dre and Marley Marl, two artists who have taken somewhat of a break from making music. Scarface went on to state that when artists like Dr. Dre and Marley Marl are no longer creating music the blueprint for artists to learn and study from begins to disappear.

“Dre, the best in the business, he said ‘fuck this mothafucka’ too. He is Hip Hop in my opinion. Marley Marl, he is Hip Hop, in my opinion,” said Scarface. “When you got those two people, those two masterminds, groundbreaking record makers not making music no more then you ain’t really got shit to go by. You ain’t got shit to study. You ain’t got shit to learn from.”

In his previous interview with Hard Knock TV, Scarface touched on a possible Geto Boys album and spoke on the production work of Rick Rubin.

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The same New York Post that complained about Jay-Z’s involvement in the Brooklyn Nets now has a bone to pick with ESPN and 50 Cent.

During this year’s National Football League draft coverage, ESPN included 50 Cent as part of its broadcast. While many paid no mind to the choice, a New York Postwriter, Phil Mushnick, decried the use of the “offensive rapper.”

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“Last year, even more than the year before that and the year before that, college and pro football were overwhelmed with criminals and by criminality. Or, as TV folks call it, ‘distractions,'” wrote Mushnick. “Yet, the same men and women who report the arrests and the convictions while making ‘tsk, tsk, tsk’ have no better idea or instructions than to keep flooring it, sustaining the inescapable message that bad is good, but worse is even better.”

Mushnick continued, complaining about ESPN’s inclusion of 50 Cent in its draft coverage. “ESPN, now the home of double-murder investigation obstructionist Ray Lewis, opened its NFL Draft show Thursday with vulgar, gay-bashing, women-trashing, assault weapon-cherishing, N-word-spouting gangsta rapper 50 Cent making threatening noises and gestures while boasting that he is one bad mother.”

Despite Mushnick’s accusation that Fif is a homophobe, the rapper supported Frank Ocean’s apparent coming out last year.

This isn’t Mushnick’s first run-in with Hip Hop. Last year, the columnist suggested that the Brooklyn Nets should call themselves the “New York N—-s” due to Jay-Z’s then-involvement in the organization.

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The family of Emmett Till simply wanted an apology from Lil Wayne after a song lyric offensively referenced their kin’s name.

On the unreleased remix of Future’s “Karate Chop,” Wayne rapped, “”beat the p—y up like Emmett Till.” The family of Till and others felt it was disrespectful to both the deceased teen as well as women.

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Since, the rapper has not apologized, the Till family have told AllHipHop.com exclusively that they intend to pressure Lil Wayne’s sponsors, namely Mountain Dew.

Shortly, the Till Family are expected to make offensive moves forward to further address Wayne and Mountain Dew, a product of PepsiCo. A similar tactic by women’s group UltraViolet resulted in Reebok dropping Rick Ross from their campaign.

Last week, the estate released a video that further stated their position on Lil Wayne.Click here to watch.

Below is Wayne’s Mountain Dew commercial.

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Chicago rapper Lil Reese was arrested on a variety of charges earlier today (April 28).

Police found the rapper, who is associated with Chief Keef’s Glory Boyz Entertainment and is signed to Def Jam, as he was sleeping in a car near a park on the Southside of Chicago.

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Lil Reese was arrested for an incident that has resulted in charges that include criminal trespass to a residence with persons present, mob action and battery, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Police refused to provide any more details about the incident involving Lil Reese, born Tavares Taylor.

The nature of the charges are serious, as he is being held in lieu of $100,000 bond.

According to The Chicago Tribune, Lil Reese has a criminal record that includes burglary charges and minor driving infractions that occurred during a traffic stop earlier this month.

 

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President Obama let the funnies loose again at the annual Correspondence Dinner in Washington D.C. over the weekend, a festivity that included DJ Khaled and Jay-Z references.

The president hit the podium in the Washington Hilton Hotel to the sweet sounds of DJ Khaled’s T-Pain assisted “All I Do Is Win,” a move certain to raise the ire of Republicans.

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The president also addressed the Jay-Z/Cuba issue that caused controversy.

Obama said, “But some things are beyond my control. For example, this whole controversy about Jay-Z going to Cuba. It’s unbelievable. I’ve got 99 problems and now Jay-Z’s one. That’s another rap reference, Bill, I want to let you know.”

See the whole video below.

And here’s Conan O’Brien’s speech.

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Master P was not entertained when a flash mob formed and danced in front of him while out to lunch.

Master P’s birthday isn’t for two days but that didn’t stop a flash mob from surprising him for that occasion.

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Out to lunch yesterday with his son Romeo in Santa Monica, P was not expecting and entertained by a flash mob that formed only feet from him and his team.

In a video surfaced by TMZ, during middle of the flash mob’s performance of Psy’s “Gangnam Style” the No Limit founder got up and left.

Walking away from the restaurant a woman ran up to Master P and asked him to return for the rest of the performance. She was heard explaining, “Don’t leave … it’s your birthday.”

Watch the full video of the incident below (via TMZ):

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Yeezy season has returned. Over two and a half years since his last appearance on the epochal live comedy show Saturday Night Live, Kanye West is confirmed to be the musical guest on the show’s season 38 finale.

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The announcement was made on SNL’s official Twitter account:

This will be West’s fifth time being the musical guest.

In related news, The-Dream recently updated Vibe Magazine on Kanye’s album process hinting that the rapper is close to completing his sixth solo album:

“I think Kanye is finishing up Pusha right now while he’s finishing up his stuff,” says The-Dream. “I’ll be in Paris soon to actually start working with Kanye. I’m going get like a week and a half with Kanye before I start my promo run.”

No word on if Kanye will premier his lead single off his as-of-yet untitled new album.

Check below to see Kanye’s performance of “Power”, with an unreleased verse from his appearance on SNL in 2010:

“It’s still a very Christian way to think about living/when you praying for freedom ’cause your mind’s been imprisoned.”

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Yukmouth’s non-candid opinion finds its way onto the airwaves again.

Yukmouth usually makes his opinion controversial and known. Recently a guest on Prezident Bejda’s Murder Master Music Show on UGS Radio, Yuk spoke on hisPlies diss track and claims he stole the name “Regime.”

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When asked about his thoughts on Lil Wayne and other rappers wearing women’s clothes, Yukmouth’s opinion became very clear.

“I just think the whole industry is hella gay right now,” he said. “It’s like the more gayer you are, the more skinnier your jeans in, the more corny you are the more you win!”

He also went on to give a specific example of why he says he believes the rap game is “gay.”

“Trinidad James, I don’t give a fuck that first video he was gay as shit!” he said.

Yukmouth recently spoke on radio about the origion of his beef with Plies and why he calls him “fake.” He is also no stranger to beef. From his verbal exchange with Game to his feud with Master P back in 1995 the Bay Area emcee always speaks his mind.

Hear the full interview below (via UGS Radio):

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Kenny Clutch’s alleged killer could face the death penalty.

The Clark County District Court grand jury indicted Ammar Asim Faruq Harris on charges connected with the fatal drive-by shooting and fiery crash that killed three people on the Las Vegas Strip in February, among themrapper Kenny Clutch.

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FoxNews.com reports that Harris, 27, was also indicted on a charge of robbery and three felony sex assault counts in a 2010 case that had been dismissed last year.

The latter case doesn’t run afoul of double-jeopardy because the case had been dismissed without prejudice before a preliminary hearing, which allows prosecutors to seek new charges.

Clark County District Attorney Steve Wolfson said he is considering he death penalty in the Las Vegas Strip incident. The incident accuses Harris of three counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and seven counts of discharging a weapon.

On February 21, Harris allegedly shot from a black Range Rover into a Maserati sports car that slammed into a taxi that burst into flames. Taxi driver Michael Boldon, 62, and passenger Sandra Sutton-Wasmund, 48, were killed. The Maserati driver, 27-year-old Kenneth Cherry, Jr., a/k/a Kenny Clutch, died at a hospital. Another man suffered gunshot wounds and survived, five others suffered lesser injuries.

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Scarface also says there is “a conspiracy against the Blacks in Hip Hop” and explains how record label executives have “brainwashed a generation” of fans.

Scarface recently vented about his frustrations with record label executives and Hip Hop. In an interview withHardknock TV, Face shared his displeasure by speaking on how he feels race and racism affect the music that is released by record companies.

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“I feel like we losing it,” Face said in the clip. “I feel like the people that are in control of what Hip Hop does is so fucking White and so fucking Jewish and so they don’t give a fuck about what the culture and the craft really is about.”

Scarface paused at this point and said he wanted to clarify.

“Let me say this shit right because I want this to be as offensive as I can fuckin’ make it for these old-ass punks that’s running these record labels that’s in the powerful positions to dictate what the Black community hears and listens to. I fucking hate that shit. That shit pisses me off,” he added.

“There’s no fucking way that you can tell me that it’s not a conspiracy against the Blacks in Hip Hop. You put out fucking records that make us look stupid. You make us look dumb. You brainwash a generation of Hip Hoppers with this fucking crud and then when these other rappers come out, splitting it down the middle, these other rappers’ shit sound like ‘Wow!’ Y’all look great!’ ‘Y’all look stupid!’ … Then mothafuckers start going over here and pretty soon, Hip Hop is White now.”

More from this interview, including Scarface’s praise for Kendrick Lamar, can be seen below.

Scarface has been rapping as a solo artist and group member with Geto Boys since the early 1990s. Scarface has also been in charge of Def Jam South in the past. Less than a year ago, Scarface spoke with HipHopDX’s current Editor-in-Chief Justin Hunte regarding his take on the new generation of emcees and Hip Hop. Speaking of this, he said, “I think that anything goes in Hip Hop these days. I blame everybody who came before right now, including myself, for the conditions of what it is. I think the people that came before me taught me and if I couldn’t reach nobody else, then I didn’t do my job. I should’ve been a little better about the way that I laid my blueprint down. So I have nobody to blame but myself for the conditions of Hip Hop today.”

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“I’m riding around my side of town, boxing gloves, I beat the trial.”-2 Chainz on “Spend It”

Tauheed Epps is a happy man. The Atlanta native better known as 2 Chainz was acquitted Wednesday of possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia stemming from a February 14th incident.

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On Valentine’s Day, 2 Chainz and six others had their 2013 Ford E-350 van stopped en route to a performance at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on U.S. Route 50 and Hiners Lane, for speeding. After smelling burned marijuana in the car the police searched the vehicle and found a metal grinder in a gray bag that was inside a camouflage-colored bag. 2 Chainz later admitted to owning the bag, however witness accounts state that he was seen asking his entourage who was the owner of the metal grinder.

The Talbot County District Court Judge William H. Adkins III. deeming the case a paraphernalia case found 2 Chainz not guilty on possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana.

Less then three weeks ago (April 5th) 2 Chainz sent tweet out claiming to be working on his new album. He also recently released the video for his The Weeknd-sampled “Like Me” song off of his debut album Based On A True Story.

Check the video below:

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Rick Ross finds himself back in  According to TMZ, a lawsuit has been filed against Rick Ross by international celebrity procurement talent agency, Total Access Talent for unpaid commission for tour dates the agency set up.

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The suit alleges Rick Ross hired the company to book a month’s worth of Florida shows but failed to pay the 10% commission. Total Access Talent asserts that Ross owes at least $171,000.

Rick Ross has used the Miami based talent agency since 2004.

This new lawsuit appears a week after Reebok decided to cut ties with the Maybach Music Group boss following a public outcry over his lyrics on Rocko’s “U.O.E.N.O” record. According to TMZ, reports claim Ross could lose between $3.5 million and $5 million due to the endorsement deal’s dissolution.

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