Nowadays ya boy Murda Ma$e aka Mason Betha, has been laying low, out of the light of the fickled Hip Hop game. But recently came forward to share some news that has been well overdue for some time now!
I’ve been in that contract for 16 years,” he said, letting out that patented Ma$e giggle that fans came to love back in the late 1990s. “Yeah, the other day he let me out of it, so big shout-outs to Diddy, I guess he woke up feeling good and he wanted to do something good. Continue reading
In Rick Ross news, the cancellation of his current tour, has the Hip Hop game speculating that it has to do with the recent death threats made to Ross from the Gangster Disciple Street Gang “GD”s”
According to Rozay, the cancellation came due to a janky promoter not handling business.
I canceled the rest of the tour [because] the promoter wasn’t really handling his business. He canceled a date of mine. I was going to Tuscon, Arizona and I was really a few hours outside of the market when I heard. Continue reading
Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs has heated up the Internet with speculation of a falling out with Atlanta’s Young Jeezy after signing to his Corporate Thugz Entertainment last year.
Brief with his words, Freddie hinted at a possibly now having independent status on Twitter.
“I’m the coldest Free Agent in the game.,” he tweeted December 8th.
“Feelin like Lebron at decision time.” (Freddie Gibbs’ Twitter) Continue reading
Young Money leader Lil Wayne is ready to start focusing on retirement and has even announced his final solo effort will be an upcoming Carter IV follow-up.
Weezy F. Baby said dedicating more than 20 years in the rap game fueled his decision.
“I know y’all want me around for a little bit, [but] Tha Carter V is my last album,” he revealed. “I’ve been rapping since I was 8 years old; I’m 30 now. Continue reading
Young Money rapper Drake is putting on for his city and even more so for himself with reports claiming he inked a major record deal for his October’s Very Own company.
Rather than sign through Cash Money/Young Money, Drizzy’s indie label has joined forces with Warner Bros. Records. Continue reading
Freeway said no one within the urban community would suggest a youngster to consider a job in law enforcement over more common employment.
“The answers by Rozay to being a correctional officer in thisRolling Stone article were BS, this is scripted to make it look like he had some struggle. No one tells you to go be a correctional officer before all the other jobs that build our community such as a Carpenter, Mechanic or Preacher. They especially wont say it when their son just got convicted for a long sentence behind unfair drug laws. They tell you get a job , and don’t do crime.” (All Hip Hop)
He also went on to ridicule the “Boss’” claim and questioned his logic.
“They don’t say “William my son is in jail for 20 years for a nonviolent offense, save yourself and go become his guard be a correctional officer.” William never sold drugs, so the whole idea he had to wash his hands is never cleared up,” Freeway added. “Why would you wash your hands for somebody else selling drugs, that you happened to know. Rozay needs to read Michelle Alexander’s book New Jim Crow to understand why that’s the case, and his real place in the crack epidemic. He also never tells us a name for this created friend. This is a disrespect to everyone who actually lived the game, people are serving 20 years all because they had to for survival and this guy is using my life and name this way.” (All Hip Hop)
Earlier this week, Ross’ Rolling Stone cover feature excerpt landed online.
For the first time, Ross talks about his past life as a corrections officer – an opportunity, he says, to “wash my hands” after his best friend was sentenced to 10 years for trafficking cocaine and heroin: “This was my best friend, who I ate peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwiches with, and pork and beans with, my buddy, my partner, my number-one dude. Suddenly I’m talking to him over federal phone calls. Hearing the way it was building, I knew I couldn’t take nothing for granted,” says Ross. “My homey’s father was a huge influence on my life, too . . . He was the one who was like, ‘Yo, go get a job somewhere, man. Go be a fireman. Or go be a f*cking corrections officer. Just go sit down somewhere.” (Rolling Stone)
Last summer, Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel defended Ross in light of corrections officer criticism.
“I just don’t think he should have lied about it,” Sigel said in an interview. “He should have just kept it real. He had a j-o-b. He was gigging. He probably took that job to be in a position where as though he had people in there that he could look out for. My mom was a correctional officer. When I went to jail, there was n*ggas who had the will. Life. Never coming home…” (Forbez DVD)
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Baton Rouge rapper Lil Boosie, whose real name is Torence Hatch, has been found not guilty of murder. The jury deliberated for about an hour.
Supporters are cheering outside the 19th Judicial Courthouse in Baton Rouge. Hatch and his defense team hugged and began crying once the verdict was read.
Prosecutors said Hatch hired Michael Louding, also known as “Marlo Mike,” to kill Terry Boyd. The 35-year-old was shot to death through a window while inside his home in 2009.
Hatch is currently serving an 8-year prison term on drug charges and is being held in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola.
In its closing, the prosecution said the evidence speaks for itself. Prosecutor Dana Cummings said Louding admitted on interrogation tape that Hatch gave him $2,800 in $20s after the murder. She said Carvis “Donkey” Webb and Hatch worked on Louding to get him to tell the “truth.” According to Cummings, during phone calls to Louding, Webb told him, “Follow my lead and you coming home Marlo.”
She also told the jury Hatch wrote in a letter to his mother that he might have said some things that incriminate him. Cummings said the lyrics in Hatch’s songs again prove his intent. She said in the phrase “Yo Marlo” he even calls out his hit man. “That’s billboard strong,” Cummings said.
Hatch’s lawyer said detectives called Louding the “ace in the hole.” Attorney Jason Williams pointed out that’s a poker saying. He said poker is a game of deceit. He added the detective testified he’s skilled at deceit and that’s what this case is about. He told the jury to notice investigators said they preserved computers with lyrics on them for jurors to see, but police didn’t preserve 10 hours of interrogation tape for jurors to see.
“This case not about Boosie, but who’s being tried first?” Williams asked. “Not the man who says he killed six people.”
He went on to state there is no proof Hatch had beef with Terry Boyd. He said the task force that was created needs a big arrest to keep going and then asked, “What’s bigger than a rapper going down for murder?” He told the jury no one followed up on the lead Terry Boyd’s mother gave, until last year. By that time, the man she told them to talk to was dead. Officers also said they never read the Terry Boyd file, but they were investigating.
Boyd had 15 old scars on his body from bullet wounds. An old bullet was found in him. Williams posed the question, “Was someone coming back to finish what they started?” He said this all started over a letter Lee Lucas supposedly sent telling Hatch that, “Boyd was getting out of prison and he said he’s going to ‘jack and slap you.’”
“Where is that letter? Why didn’t Lee Lucas testify?” the attorney asked.
He also stated lots of lyrics were played, but prosecutors didn’t play the one that said f— Hillar Moore. “Why?” he asked.
Prosecutors were given a chance to speak to the jury one last time and finished. The judge then gave jurors instructions and they were sent to deliberate the case.
Defense attorneys for Hatch rested their case Thursday afternoon without calling any witnesses.
Attorney Jason Williams told jurors Thursday the defense was resting its case based on the fact the burden of proof lies with the state and based on the testimony of the state’s witnesses.
The prosecution had rested its case around 2:44 p.m. after six days of testimony from 27 witnesses
Korey Bowie continues to destroy the genre boxes that he is constantly being placed in. A worship leader, songwriter and producer for artists ranging from CeCe Winans to Angie Stone, he refuses to be bound by a culture influenced by religious and secular tradition. Korey’s sophomore album, Life & Love, Vol. 2: Love Making Music, addresses the reality of love. The inspiration for this album was drawn from the lack of acknowledgement of healthy relationships from a Christian and music lover’s perspective. It includes the good and not so pleasant challenges that come with love. Love Making Music tells the story of love in every phase: dating, commitment, marriage, conflict, and conflict resolution.
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Rapper/actor Clifford Harris a.k.a. T.I. has signed up to star alongside Kelsey Grammer who plays a ruthless Chicago mayor in the drama series “Boss”. The second season has just begun production. In his season-long arc character, T.I. will play Trey, ex gangbanger who aspires for a career in politics in Chicago’s City Hall.
Deadline.com said:
“He is the conduit between a local Alderman and the only group powerful enough to function as a grassroots organization in the projects – gangs.”
Tip has had prior acting experience in the 2010 movie, “Takers” where he acted alongside big names like Chris Brown, Idris Elba Hayden Christensen and Matt Dillon. The rapper currently has his own reality show in VH1: “Family Hustle”.
Will you watch Tip’s action in “Boss”?
Last Sunday’s (March 4) drive-by shooting that left Young Buck’s SUV riddled with 11 bullets and his girlfriend wounded in the arm in Nashville is still under investigation.
“The investigation is still ongoing,” a rep for the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department’s Office of Public Affairs confirmed with XXLMag.com.
The Tennessean originally reported that in the early morning of Sunday, March 4, Buck and his girlfriend, Kenyetta Rainey, 32, were involved in a heated argument outside of South Nashville’s, La Bamba nightclub. They were then the targets of a drive-by shooting, as shots were fired from a white Chevy Tahoe at Buck’s Cadillac Escalade at approximately 3 a.m. on the I-24 near the Shelby Avenue exit. One of the 11 bullets grazed Rainey on the shoulder. Buck then drove her to the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where she was treated and released. Buck, real name David Brown, nor a second man riding in the Escalade were injured in the shooting.
After a couple of days of silence, Buck took to his Twitter to address the situation. “We all go through things in life,” the former G-Unit star tweeted. “The things I’m experiencing are Truly making me a Better and Stronger man. #GodisGood.”
This serves as another bump in the road for the troubled MC, who filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2011, in hopes of reorganizing his finances and holding off his debts. However, a trustee assigned to the case said that the reorganization was not viable and deemed later in the year that Buck was facing Chapter 7, which includes the liquidation of his assets.
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DMX is definitely back these days, making his rounds. His latest interview comes from an appearance on New York morning radio show The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 — where he speaks on a variety topics such as his disliking of other artists, who he does like and rumors the public has been hearing over the years.
During the candid chat, the legendary rapper spokes about his conflict with Def Jam, which he says stems from Jay-Z being the artist and the Def Jam President.
X said he feels that Jay-Z tried to “eliminate the competition” during his time as the label’s president, which resulted in the relationship deteriorating.
“I see what’s really good. You trying to eliminate the competition,” the rapper said Jay. “At first you retire, then get me off the label and now you’re back rapping again. That was just some bullsh**. You know what it is. That was getting rid of the competition.”
As far as other rappers, DMX revealed that he’s not feeling Drake, despite his status as a superstar, saying he’s doesn’t like “anything about Drake” and added that he is not impressed by Rick Ross either.
“I’m just not impressed, real talk,” DMX said when asked about Rick Ross’ lyrical skills. “He’s aight, man. He talks about eating and girlfriends too much. How much can a n**** eat? How much weed can you smoke? Let’s talk about something else… you got the Maybach, the Aston Martin. Ok! I see a whole ‘nother side of the coin, son.”
When asked, point blank, if he like Drizzy, X replied, “No,” adding: “I don’t like anything about Drake. I don’t like his f***ing voice. I don’t like what he talks about. I don’t like his face. I don’t like the way he walks. Nothing. I don’t like his haircut … let me just shut up…”
So, who does DMX like? J. Cole… saying, “J. Cole is nice.”
Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.
Publicist Kristen Foster said Saturday that the singer had died, but the cause and the location of her death were unknown.
At her peak, Houston the golden girl of the music industry. From the middle 1980s to the late 1990s, she was one of the world’s best-selling artists. She wowed audiences with effortless, powerful, and peerless vocals that were rooted in the black church but made palatable to the masses with a pop sheen.
“I think, just that level of luxury is just inspiration for people who started, like myself, who just looked and fantasized,” Ross told MTV News correspondent Sway Calloway while on a Miami video set this past weekend. “I look at it as it makes the brand even more exclusive now. I think the cars are going to become even more expensive now, so everybody who has one, hold on to it for a little while.”
Ross started repping for the high-end Mercedes on his 2008 sophomore album Trilla when he collaborated with Jay-Z on “Maybach Music.” He has since gone on to take ownership of the Maybach brand, at least as far as hip-hop is concerned. In 2011, Ross took his Maybach Music Group imprint over to Warner Music Group and has since launched the career of Meek Mill and reintroduced Wale to the rap world with his sophomore album Ambition. The crew all wear MMG chains and shout out Maybach at every instance, making them quite the force in today’s rap scene.
When Diamler announced in November that they’d be discontinuing the Maybach model, which fetched anywhere from $350,000 to more than $1 million, many wondered how that would affect the Rozay’s MMG label. Fans need not worry, the Bawse will not be shifting gears. Maybach Music is here to stay, he says.
“When we say Maybach Music, it’s not about the car, it’s just about the level of quality and the time that we put into the sound and that was just a way to express it where people could really understand it,” he said. “We done got a lot of love, so shout out to everybody that support double M-G.”
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Ya boy Hov feel like a new man nowadays. And he should! With the birth of young “Blue Ivy Carter”, Jay’s inspiration has been on 100 every since. Check out this heartfelt ode to his newborn. (you can hear the youngin crying at the end of the track)
Common states that” if the hat fits wear it” making reference to the jewels he dropped on the hip hop masterpiece “Sweet”
Allegedly this beef is over a female, namely Serena Williams. As many recall, Common and Serena were heavily involved at one point. In a recent edition of Complex Magazine, Drake was quoted:
“I really, really love and care for Serena Williams. She’s incredible. That’s someone I’m proud to say I know. She’s definitely in my life and I’m in her life. It’s great to watch her play tennis. Very impressive.”
Earlier we sent out the latest Pusha-T subliminal aimed in Drake’s direction. The record he chose to send the shots happened to be Common’s “Sweet” off of his new album, The Dreamer/The Believer, which is available today.
Drake usually takes the diplomatic approach to “beef,” but insists he’s down to joust with anyone. On the Pusha T beef:
“I’ve never really had an issue with him. But it’s a frustrating time for alot of people right now, I get it. So if it’s directed at me, just make it a little more direct next time. I’m up for whatever. I didn’t take offense…”
So let’s see how he chooses to handle this situation with Common, IF he chooses to. Common confirming that he was talking to him, should be the direct shot that he’s requested. Stay Tuned… Drake dont want none.