10/06/2009
10/05/2009
WYCLEF GOES GREEN!!!!!
Rapper Wyclef Jean has teamed with Timberland to create an eco-friendly boot to help aid his native land of Haiti. According to reports, Jean will donate a portion of the proceeds of the 16-piece collection to his Yele Haiti Foundation, which he established in 2005. Jean will also raise money by selling a line of t-shirts at his concerts, which were designed by children in Haiti. In related news, the rapper recently revealed that he is attending Berklee College of Music, where he will receive a Bachelors degree in music theory. Jean’s first class is on Monday. His curriculum this fall includes ear training, theory, improvisation and guitar. The rapper left college after one semester to pursue his career in music as part of the chart-topping group The Fugees. His first class is today.
Trick Daddy Talks Trina and The Release of His New Book
Rapper Trick Daddy expressed his feelings on working with fellow rapper Trina in a recent interview with AllHipHop.com.
The Miami, Florida, native, who was originally known as Trick Daddy Dollars dropped his debut album Based on a True Story in 1997.
The Trick Daddy-Trina duo was first introduced on his hit single "Nann N***a," a popular track which helped solidify the latest male-female rap tag team’s position in the game.
The pair’s relationship has cooled since Trick Daddy left Slip-N-Slide Records, the label where both artists started their careers.
"I need you to call Trina and you need to talk to her,” Trick Daddy told AllHipHop.com. “I personally think that Trina is a better Trina with Trick…I would love to work with Trina. I was actually talking…the other day about even just doing some songs, giving it to her and say okay this is what we’re gonna do.”
Slip-N-Slide recently entered into a new deal with EMI label services to market, promote and distribute Trina’s upcoming 5th solo album.
In related news, Trick Daddy also revealed that he is almost "98 percent" finished on a book scheduled to be released at the top of next year via MTV/Pocket Books.
Trick Daddy, born Maurice Young, is putting the finishing touches on his autobiography, titled Magic City: Trials Of A Native Son.
"The book is my lifestyle and what I've seen,” Trick Daddy said of the upcoming book. “It’s like the autobiography of the whole Miami, before me and while I'm here. It's the Scarface, The King of New York, The First 48, all the things you've ever heard about Miami all in a bubble. All raw, it's real and respectable to the point it will make you think, so that's how it was. It's 98 percent wrapped, pressed, and ready to go, said Trick Daddy.”
Trick Daddy will next make an appearance on DJ Khaled and E-Class’ compilation album Live From the 305, which is scheduled to drop in October.
Hit Rapper/Producer Ron Browz Off Universal Motown
Harlem, New York producer/rapper Ron Browz recently revealed to AllHipHop.com that he has split from his label, Universal Motown.
According to Browz, he could not see eye-to-eye with the label, despite experiencing success in 2009, including two BET Award nominations for hit records he recorded.
Browz, who produced classic tracks by rappers like Big L, 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg, DMX and Nas, was signed to Universal Motown via his own imprint, Ether Boy Records.
Since signing with Universal Motown in September of 2008, Browz produced three massive hit singles: the collaborative track “Pop Champagne” featuring Jim Jones, “Jumpin’ Out the Window” and “Arab Money” featuring Busta Rhymes.
“Currently me and Universal decided it was best for us to part ways as far as business, because little creative differences,” Browz told AllHipHop.com exclusively. “I love Sylvia [Rhone]. Sylvia was the first person to give me an opportunity to show the world what I could as far as being an artist.”
Browz, born Rondell Turner, is continuing on with his career, while negotiating with various recording companies for his next deal.
The rapper recently shot a video for his new single “$20 Dollarz,” which should be released in the next two weeks.
The remix to the track features OJ Da Juiceman, Jim Jones, Shawty Lo, Nicki Minaj and a new verse by fellow Harlemite, Mase.
On the production side, Browz recently produced “She’s A Killer” on Ghostface’s new album The Wizard of Poetry, Nicki Minaj’s new track “Get Crazy” and an upcoming tune by crooner Bobby Valentino.
Browz, who used the controversial Autotune technology on his two biggest hits, as well as the track he just produced for Ghostface’s Wizard album, shared his opinion on the voice enhancing effect.
“People criticized it, but you can’t deny hot records,” Browz told AllHipHop.com. “All these records was crazy in the club. And the funny thing is, after D.O.A., it seemed like more Autotune records came out after the record came out.”
Ron Browz is currently working on his major label solo debut.
Jim Jones Pleads Guilty To Assaulting Ne-Yo's Manager
Harlem, New York rapper Jim Jones entered into a guilty plea in relation to a scuffle inside of the Louis Vuitton store in New York city last December.
Jones plead guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge earlier today (October 5) in Manhattan Criminal Court after being accused of assaulting Ne-Yo’s manager Jayvon Smith.
According to Jones’ attorney Scott Leemon, the rapper was sentenced to time served, based on the time he spent incarcerated shortly after the arrest in January.
Jones pled guilty in order to avoid probation, which could have interfered with his ability to tour, Leemon stated.
The rapper originally pleaded not guilty to the charges last February and initially denied his involvement in the altercation with Smith, which happened in the pricey store last December 22.
10/01/2009
THE ORIGINAL BOSS RETURNS
I am hearing strong words that the original Freeway is out. The original Rick Ross is out. That's right. The infamous Freeway Ricky Ross has been released from jail, according to sources that I have. I wonder how this will affect the whole rap nation of trappers? The king is out and he's a changed man. In the 80's Freeway RR was pushing that white up and down the streets of LA to a tune of $3 million a week. The crazy thing is that Freeway Rick is about 50 years old. Dude has a lot more life in him. I hope he can reach out to the youth and tell them this ain't the way in a way rapper refuse. Even still, I hope he tells of the connection between him and the CIA and how they pumped those drugs in the 'hood for money....ahhhhhh...let me shut up. Look up the story.
THE CLIPSE'S MALICE PLANS TO DROP NEW BOOK, "IT GIVES YOU AN INSIDE LOOK OF THE INDUSTRY"
The Clipse's Malice has announced plans to take his pen game to book stores with the upcoming release of Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked.
According to Malice, the book should hit shelves by the end of 2009.
"People know what the Clipse content is about -- what we've been talking about over the years," he said about the project. "But we like to paint both sides of the picture and give you the pros and the cons and just to let you know that it's not all glorious and sometimes you lose. The intention is to have the book out at the top of the year, after the album. We're speaking with a few people now but it's gonna be major publishing. It's an awesome book that's nothing short of phenomenal. It gives you an inside look of the Clipse, the industry, the things that we've been through and a very personal look at my private life.
DIDDY & MASE DEAD PAST ISSUES, "HE CALLED ME ONE DAY & SAID HE WANTED TO APOLOGIZE
Diddy recently spoke on accepting an apology from Bad Boy protege Mase and explained why the rapper-turned-preacher's contract complications were not based on any wrongdoing from his end.
Diddy also said Shyne will not be contractually obligated to Bad Boy Entertainment upon his release from prison this month.
"We definitely reunited as friends, he called me and one day said he wanted to apologize for a lot of things we had been through," Diddy explained in an interview. "And I totally accepted his apology. A lot of people didn't understand the hold-up with his contract and everything is that he decided to break out and become a preacher, God bless Mase...I've spoken to [Shyne]. He's not contractually obligated to Bad Boy, but I talked to him more about personal things, not business."
JUVENILE ON YOUNG BUCK & UTP REUNION, "I'M NEVER GONNA SHY AWAY FROM TRYING TO DO BUSINESS"
With the emergence of Young Buck on a number of mixtapes as of late, Juvenile recently kicked back with SOHH to discuss the possibility of a UTP reunion with the former G-Unit member.
In addition to speaking on the chances of coming back together, Juvie also discussed how appreciative he was toward 50 Cent for allowing Buck to join the Unit around 2003.
"Yeah, I'm cool, I'm a business man," Juvenile said about a possible UTP reunion. "First of all, I want people to understand that and I am the owner of UTP. I want people to understand that I'm never gonna shy away from trying to do business. I was really the big push for Buck going to 50 because me and 50 was real cool and I looked at it like, 'Man, you could help me out by helping my dude because I can't really do nothin' for him right now. I was having a paper work crisis in that era when 50 came out and I did everything for 50 and I'm glad to see you on top, you know what I'm saying, and he said something good about me in his book, I appreciate that. It's all love with me, bruh. I like to see cats come up, I'm not on that kick, trying to bring a cat down, I get mad when somebody try to bring me down. That's the only problem we'll get out of it. I've seen Buck, I've done shows with Buck. We done got our puff on, it was cool, no problems."
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