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2pac Song Selected for Vatican Playlist

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:51:00 +0000

Music from late rapper Tupac Shakur has been included as part of the Vatican's official MySpace Music playlist.

More from the Article on CNN.

Video: Termanology Interview w/ MRDL

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 05:59:00 +0000

2 New Eminem Tracks Leak

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:42:00 +0000

"Elevator" & "Buffalo Bill", both off of the freshly leaked "Refill".

KiD CuDi Talks Cudder LP Collabos

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:49:00 +0000

“Cudder, I already got five tracks locked in,” he told us recently in New York. “We got Snoop, we got Pharrell. I just was in the studio with him. We got Jim Jonsin. I did a record with him. I’m gonna get back in the studio with him. Trying to get the right amount of hit records on this. It’s gonna be the complete opposite of what Man on the Moon was. Man on the Moon was so serious. This one is gonna be more playful and fun. It’s about having a good time.”

Cudi has also been building a wave of guest collaborations from Pharrell to Snoop Dogg.

“People reaching out to me wanting to collab is so bugged out,” Kid admitted. “I remember when nobody wanted to do any song with me, let alone listen to my sh–. It’s been humbling since Kanye reached out. People seek my creativity; that’s dope. I don’t do the normal sh–. I don’t make the normal songs. So when people reach out, that means they’re on the same frequency.”

Cudi is probably most excited about the remix of Consequence’s “Whatever You Want” with Kanye, Common, John Legend and Big Sean, and he wants to include the entire fam when they reunite. “We gotta do it again,” Cudi said. “We gotta get everybody. We gotta have the GLCs, Really Doe, the Bentleys — everyone ripping it and dropping gems.”

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1627473/20091202/kid_cudi.jhtml

Video: Young Dro in Studio

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:42:00 +0000

Young Dro listens to his album, coming Summer 2010.

Video: Gucci Mane Interview w/ Miss Info Pt. 5

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:29:00 +0000

Here’s the 5th installment of Gucci’s interview with Minya. In this clip he explains the significance of the abandoned building they’re sitting in front of and talks about hustling and growing up in his old neighborhood.

2010 Grammy Nominees

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:26:00 +0000

Flo Rida for rap album of the year? GTFO

Best Rap Album
Common – Universal Mind Control
Eminem – Relapse
Flo Rida – R.O.O.T.S.
Mos Def – The Ecstatic
Q-Tip – The Renaissance

Best Rap Solo Performance
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Eminem – “Beautiful”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
Mos Def – “Casa Bey”

Best Rap Song
Drake – “Best I Ever Had”
Kid Cudi – “Day ‘N’ Nite”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”
Jay-Z – “D.O.A. (Death Of Auto-Tune)”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”

Best Rap Performance By a Duo or Group
Beastie Boys & Nas – “Too Many Rappers”
Eminem, Dr. Dre & 50 Cent – “Crack A Bottle”
Fabolous & Jay-Z – “Money Goes, Honey Stay”
Kid Cudi, Kanye West & Common – “Make Her Say”
Kanye West & Young Jeezy – “Amazing”

Best Rap/Sung Collaboration
Beyoncé & Kanye West – “Ego”
Keri Hilson, Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”
Jay-Z, Rihanna & Kanye West – “Run This Town”
The Lonely Island & T-Pain – “I’m On A Boat”
T.I. & Justin Timberlake – “Dead And Gone”

Full List

Video: Alicia Keys & Jay-Z - Empire State of Mind (Live @ World AIDS Day Concert)

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:47:00 +0000

Alicia and Jay put it down for the World AIDS Day Concert @ Nokia Theater in Times Square last night.

Video: Immortal Technique on Wars, Revolution & US Democracy

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:37:00 +0000

Immortal Technique sits for an interview with Russia Today.

Video: Trae Tha Truth Video Shoot With Bun B & Rick Ross

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:31:00 +0000

Bun, Officer Ricky and Gunplay of Triple C’s join Trae in Houston to shoot a video for a cut off his upcoming album, The Truth, due out next year.

Video: Jimmy Kimmel on Snoop’s GPS System

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 04:27:00 +0000

For those of us who like to roll down the street smokin' endow, sippin on gin & juice...

Freeway - Love Is A Battlefield (Addresses Beans vs Jay-Z) [Radio Rip]

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:44:00 +0000

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Kanye West Collaborating With Fendi

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:23:00 +0000

During a (very) brief interview with Daniel Lindström of Swedish fashion magazine Cafe, Kanye revealed that he’s working on some sort of collaboration with Italian fashion house Fendi. He also mentioned that his Louis Vuitton sneakers will be dropping in some new colorways in the near future.

http://www.dresslikekanyewest.com/2009/11/kanye-west-x-fendi-collaboration/

Video: The RZA - Victory or Death (Trailer)

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:10:00 +0000

Here’s a promo trailer for a new art project RZA will be unveiling on New Year’s Day 2010.

Two decades of defying tradition has resulted in a debut for the RZA, a highly limited fine art release of which 360 drafts will exist.

On January 1, 2010, believers from around the world will bear witness as Victory or Death is unveiled and made available to collectors around the globe.

50 Cent on Jay-Z: “He thinks he’s f*cking Jesus”

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:44:00 +0000

On Jay not shooting the video for “Big Spender” with Freeway:

He has a king complex, he thinks he’s fucking Jesus, you know what I mean? This J-Hova shit.

On Jay responding to Boo Boo’s provocation:

I’d love for him to say something he’s not supposed to say about me. The difference is the last guy he competed with was Nas, and he lost. Nas just didn’t keep his business intact, and later had to submit and sign under him, so we couldn’t acknowledge that he beat him when they had to compete. I think he got a phobia from that. You know what the most vulnerable space for an artist is? Confusion. So if you think you’re the hottest rapper or the hottest artist, whenever you’re losing and everybody knows it, that could be a confusion point for you, right? That’s what he went through at that time. We don’t know what happens in the future, but we know the facts.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31157780/50_cents_path_of_destruction_bears_down_on_jayz/2

Witness Says He Saw Remy with Gun

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:44:00 +0000

A witness testified during Remy Ma’s assault trial yesterday (March 11) that he saw the rapper cock back a .45 caliber pistol and get into victim Makeda Barnes-Joseph’s car shortly before the woman was shot in the abdomen. According to the Associated Press, 21 year-old student Oluwole Ajudun went on to testify that that he heard the pop of a gun shot shortly thereafter and saw Remy exit the vehicle. But prior to Ajudun’s testimony, witness Crystal Ricks testified that although she also heard a pop and saw a flash while Remy was in Barnes-Joseph’s car, she never saw the rapper with a weapon. Remy’s lawyer has stated that the gun went off accidentally as the two women struggled for it. Although investigators have already concluded that the weapon did fire accidentally, prosecutors insist that Remy shot Barnes-Joseph because she believed the woman stole $2000 from her purse.

Juelz Santana Arrested for Possession of Marijuana & Bullets

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:12:00 +0000

Unrelated to the previous article, maybe. Dipset MC Juelz Santana was arrested in New Jersey last week after police pulled him over for driving with a suspended license and found him to be in possession of marijuana and illegal hollow point bullets. According to the New York Daily News, the rapper’s Bentley was stopped by cops as he approached his home in Teaneck, NJ. After smelling marijuana and noticing several White Owl and Dutchmaster cigars in the vehicle, Officer John Abraham searched the car and found 29 hollow-point bullets and $19,500 in cash rolled up in bundles and hidden in a bag full of Jolly Rancher candies. The officer also discovered a rolled up blunt in the rapper’s shoe. Police later found a baggie full of weed in the back of the police car that they had placed Juelz in after arresting him. He is due in municipal court today (March 12) to answer to the charges.

Flo Rida and Howard Stern Make It Rain!

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:11:00 +0000

Flo Rida On Howard TV

Juelz Santana Shows Why NY Got That Good Kush!

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:09:00 +0000

Juelz Santana shows his kush game up. Looks like Snoop Dogg got some competition. What up Jordan Tower! FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY!!

DJ Envy Previews Red Cafe’s “Paper Touchin’” Remix ft. 50 Cent, Jadakiss & Fabolous

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 02:03:00 +0000

Ice Cube to Stream SXSW Performance, Preps New Album

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:23:00 +0000

Ice Cube’s March 15 performance at the South by Southwest (SxSW) music and film festival in Austin, TX will be streamed live on his real-time online television network, UVNTV. Launched earlier this year, UVNTV.com is billed as “the first real-time streaming television network.” The site will utilize Microsoft’s new Silverlight technology to provide fans unable to make the free concert with a high quality viewing experience from the comfort of their own homes. “We are excited to partner with UVNTV.com and SxSW to bring this live concert into the homes of people globally, using our Silverlight technology which delivers the high-def experiences that Ice Cube’s fans will love,” said Rob Pulciani, Microsoft’s senior marketing manager. The veteran MC is also hard at work on his new solo album Raw Footage, which is scheduled to hit stores on June 17 through his own Lench Mob Records. The project will feature guest appearances from Nas, Scarface and WC. Cube’s last album, 2006’s Laugh Now, Cry Later debuted at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top 200 chart and became the largest selling independent Hip-Hop release of that year.

Remy Ma’s Assault Trial Kicks Off in New York

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:21:00 +0000

Remy Ma’s trial on charges of assault kicked off in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday (March 10) with the prosecution and defense painting vastly different pictures of what happened on the night of July 14, 2007. According to the Associated Press, prosecutor Jason Berland accused the Bronx MC of pumping two .45 caliber bullets into Makeda Barnes-Joseph and then fleeing in her Cadillac Escalade. When she crashed the vehicle into a parked car, Berland claims, she fled to a friend’s house in Harlem without bothering to notify the police. But defense attorney Ivan Fisher countered that Barnes-Joseph had changed her story since testifying before a grand jury. According to Fisher, the gun fired accidentally as the two women struggled for the weapon. The defense implied that Barnes-Joseph’s account of the event changed as her lawyer was preparing a $20 million lawsuit against Remy. That suit has reportedly been withdrawn. The former Terror Squad MC was originally charged with attempted murder, but the charge was later reduced to assault after investigators determined that the weapon did in fact fire accidentally. She was also later indicted on witness tampering charges after she allegedly ordered a group of men to assault the boyfriend of a potential witness. Remy could face up to 25 years in prison if convicted.

C-Murder Signs Akon To Book Deal; 'Thug Politics' On The Way

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:43:00 +0000

New Orleans rapper C-Murder continues to build on his successes in the literary world as the rapper announced today (March 11) that he has signed R&B superstar Akon to a book deal with TRU Publishing.

Akon’s new book will be titled Thug Politics and is the second release from C-Murder’s TRU Publishing company.

The first release from the new company was Jacki-O’s title Grown and Gangsta, which landed in book stores last month.

According to a representative for TRU Publishing, Akon’s book Thug Politics is due in stores in April or May.

C-Murder, Jacki-O and Akon will also join a literary campaign to promote their books, as well as literacy amongst children and teens.

C-Murder, born Corey Miller, is the younger brother of mogul Master P. and the uncle of teen rapper Lil’ Romeo.

In 2006, Miller released his critically acclaimed debut novel Death Around the Corner, which has sold an estimated 70,000 copies independently.

On June 9, the rapper’s retrial for allegedly shooting and killing a 16-year-old will begin.

Bohagon Leaves Lil Jon's BME Camp

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:26:00 +0000

Former Lil Jon protégé Bohagon has moved on from his situation with BME Recordings and Warner Brothers records, the rapper recently revealed to AllHipHop.com.

According to Bohagon, he is currently gearing up for the release of his long delayed debut, to be delivered via his own joint venture with Asylum Records.

First introduced to mainstream audiences via Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz’ 2004 hit "Get Crunk," Bohagon said BME’s delay of his solo project was the primary reason for his renegotiation.

"The way it was situated, my album was gonna come out behind Scrappy’s album," Bohagon told AllHipHop.com. "BME put out Scrap’s album and they ain’t like how Warner Brothers was doing things. Somehow the deal got messed up and BME wanted to part ways with Warner Brothers. Warner Brothers kept me, Scrappy, and E-40. So we just worked out a situation where they offered me to Atlantic and Asylum. I felt I would have a better chance at Asylum."

The new partnership with Asylum establishes a home for Bohagon’s own imprint, Black Cartel, a label he established a little over a year ago with "Freaky Gurl" producer Cyber Sapp.

While Black Cartel prepares the release of Bohagon’s debut Who Am I, Bohagon said he intended to grow the label’s roster over time.

As for his relationship with Lil Jon, Bohagon says that while he has some regrets, he harbors no ill will towards the man who essentially gave him his first break.

"At the end of the day, Imma always be grateful ‘cause he took me out the hood as a little country ass ni**a from South Georgia, and took me around the world," the rapper continued. I wish he woulda been a lot more loyal; I wish he woulda kept it 100 with me. I can’t regret that time [with BME]. For the most part, it was a great learning experience."

Bohagon is currently in Germany, where he launched the promotional tour for Who Am I.

The album, which is due in stores this year, features appearances by Twista, Parlay of the Franchize Boyz and P$C’s Mac Bonney, as well as production by Nitti and Crime Mob producer Lil’ J.

The Game Still in Jail

noreply@blogger.com (Grand Avenue) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:22:00 +0000

Contrary to previous reports, rapper The Game is currently still behind bars. Although website TMZ.com previously reported that the MC had been released from the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, his manager Jimmy Henchmen confirmed to XXLMag.com that he is still in custody. The confusion over the Black Wall Street head’s release apparently arose from jail records that listed him as having been released late Sunday evening (March 9). While he did in fact leave the Twin Towers facility, he was moved to another facility for safety reasons. According to Henchmen, Game’s camp is still anticipating his early release due to over crowding in Los Angeles jails.