T.I. has been saying for months that sometimes he can be two people in one person’s body: A calm, cool, collected businessman who can mingle with Hollywood stars and fashion and music moguls at one minute, and then the kind of guy you’d see fighting outside a club. Well, he wasn’t outside a club, but [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Was she or wasn’t she? That seems to be the main question regarding a robbery incident involving Foxy Brown that took place early Saturday morning in a housing project in Brooklyn, New York. According to a report in New York’s Daily News, the rapper was robbed outside of the Louis H. Pink Houses in the borough’s [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
“Akon is dope,” The Game said about the collaboration on Saturday night in Anaheim, California, where he performed at Power 106‘s Powerhouse 2007 concert. “I try to work with people who are dope. He’s dope, I’m dope we made crack.” The Game is going to take a break from recording his next album which he [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
People have been talking about Papoose lately for his crew’s beef with fellow Brooklyn native’s Uncle Murda‘s camp (Uncle Murda is signed to Roc-A-Fella Records and is produced by DJ Green Lantern). But Pap is aiming to get the focus back on his music. He finally has released the first single from his Nacerima Dream [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Come July 18, Chamillionaire says you can get it for free 99: He’s giving away his next street CD and the accompanying DVD, Mixtape Messiah III, on his Web site. “The DVD is a little bit of everything,” he explained recently. “But the main purpose is to give fans a more in-depth look at the [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Maino‘s been seeing all the trouble Saigon has been having on Atlantic Records, but that didn’t stop him from recently inking a deal with the company. “Only way a team could win is if all the players are in tune with each other,” he explained about his departure from Universal Records. “It was no camaraderie [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Even though Saigon and Just Blaze have been trading barbs in blogs and interviews lately over a sample-clearing issue for Sai’s first single, it looks like the two have finally moved on to other arguments, that is. Just posted on his Web site Thursday that the sample finally cleared, and according to Saigon, that means [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Eve is a fan of the Avril Lavigne and Lil Mama collaboration for the “Girlfriend” remix, and says the best advice she can give her younger rapping peer is to keep doing what she’s doing. “I think they’re being smart with her career,” Eve said of Lil’ Mama. “When you’re that young, you have people [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Word on the street is Young Buck getting down with Lil Kim. As seen in some pics and videos thats getting round on the net. Also after a listen to Young Buck‘s new single released dissing DJ Khaled for not playing his music on the radio, due to the beef between Fat Joe‘s Terror Squad [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
At this year\’s ATL Birthday Bash, more drama popped off than in any year in recent history. New reports allege that backstage, West Coast rapper The Game, and G-Unit affiiliate Lil Scrappy, almost came to blows, as Lil Scrappy felt disrespected by The Game\’s set. The Game spent his 15 minute set throwing shots at [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
It’s been a long but short road to the top for the young rap phenom Ya Boy. As a fast learner he has proven that he’s also a fast achiever, creating a large fanbase for himself that spans the entire globe, from Los Angeles to Europe. Interview by Glish of HipHopLead.com HHL: Sup man.. how you feeling [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
The street audience is often neglected by many producers in favor of creating popular hits for mainstream artists. Since the late ’90s, Harlem native Ron Browz has made it his business to bring both worlds together. Fortunately, he is now on the verge of receiving proper accolades for his work. Interview by Glish of HipHopLead.com HHL: Whats [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
50 Cent recently revealed that he will play a drug dealer in the upcoming Robert De Niro/Al Pacino film Righteous Kill. De Niro and Al Pacino will play two cops in the flick trying to catch a serial killer. The movie was written by Russell Gewirtzm, best known for Spike Lee’s Inside Man. “I’m not [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
A new track by G-Unit‘s Young Buck recently leaked onto the net calling out Terror Squad affiliate and Core DJ representative DJ Khaled. Young Buck was threatened last winter by a ban from Core DJ’s, of which Khaled is a member. While Young Buck says he has made peace with the prominent DJ collective, he [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Jermaine Dupri got away with singing on Mariah Carey‘s albums, and nobody flinched. But the producer didn’t want to press his luck on the new Fabolous album, From Nothin’ to Somethin’, which dropped June 12 (and will debut at #2 on next week’s Billboard albums chart. Dupri produced the track “Don’t Let Go,” which features [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
You have to put Swizz Beatz‘s “Showtime!” up there in the ranks of the top hip-hop catchphrases of the summer, along with DJ Khaled‘s “We the besssst,” Lil “The Rapper Eater” Wayne’s “Feed me, feed me!” and Hurricane Chris’ “A bay bay.” Beatz is sprinkling the phrase over all his new records, including “Top Down, [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Where in the world is Lloyd Banks? His Rotten Apple LP came and went, and the most lyrical member of the G-Unit camp has kept virtually no profile in the press. In the new issue of Vibe, 50 Cent hinted that the album’s lack of success was due to laziness on the part of Blue [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Three and half years. That’s how long Atlanta’s Stat Quo has been signed to Shady/Aftermath and waiting to put out his debut, Statlanta. Just to give some perspective on how long it’s been, in that time his friend Young Jeezy stopped asking him for advice about which label to sign with, signed two record deals [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
It’s hard to figure out where to start with Lil Wayne because he has so much going on from all types of albums to huge concerts. That was crazy! No, that was cray-zee,” Wayne said last week in Miami about his multiple performances last week at Hot 97‘s Summer Jam in New Jersey. “50,000 people! [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
This is certainly not the way you want to start off our Monday, but a tragedy has hit the Rap Mixtape artists community. Dip Set‘s Byrdgang member Stack Bundles was murdered early Monday morning (June 11) in his hometown of Far Rockaway in the New York City borough of Queens. The story is still been followed [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
After surviving both serious jail time and a near fatal car crash, you can’t blame Cassidy for keeping a mostly low profile of late. But the Philly MC has recovered and recuperated just fine and, with the help of DJs Big Mike and Thoro, is putting his pen game back to the test with his [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
50 Cent is a boss above all, and he talks G-Unit business in the July issue of Vibe, making it clear that some members of the crew should keep their resumes current. “I’ll fire everybody,” he said. “I don’t give a f*ck. They’re capable of all of their responsibilities, but when they start slacking, they [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
The Game pleaded not guilty Thursday (June 7) to three felony counts stemming from a pickup basketball game in Los Angeles in February, The Associated Press reports. He is charged with three counts of making a criminal threat, possession of a gun in a school zone and exhibiting a gun in the presence of an officer. The [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
1. Felli Fel Intro 2. Serial Killa ft. 50 Cent & Prodigy 3. 1 Blood (The Game Diss) 4. Where Them Hammerz At ft. Sam Scarfo 5. Ragaytone ft. Ras Kass & Bishop Lamont 6. Let’s Gettem ft. Gail Gotti 7. When The Yellow Bus Stop ft. Keak Da Sneak & Jayo Felony 8. It’z [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
01. TIFFANY FEAT. CIARA – PROMISE RING 02. KESHIA COLE, P. DIDDY, LIL KIM, BUSTA RHYMES – LAST NIGHT (REMIX) 03. NE-YO FEAT. KANYE WEST- BECAUSE OF YOU (REMIX) 04. FANTASIA FEAT. GAMBINO- WHEN I SEE YOU (HOT REMIX) 05. MEAGAN ROCHELL – MY MISTAKE (HOT) 06. BLACK BUDDAFLY – ITS US BITCHES (HOT) 07. [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Is 50 Cent threatening to make like a long list of rappers before him  from Jay-Z to Master P to Too Short  and announce his retirement from the game? Not quite. He’s definitely not hanging up his mic, he recently told MTV News. But if you ask Fif, after his next two projects [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Jay-Z and Beyonce wedding rumors are swirling again, with British tabloid News of the World reporting that Jay-Z proposed in France last week, and the two plan to get married in Hawaii this fall. Haven’t seen Beyonce sporting an engagement ring? According to the tabloid, Jay-Z promised “the biggest diamond she can fit on her [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Esther Baxter is one o f the most known music video models today. She originates from Miami, Florida and was born on September 25th, 1984. Miss Baxter had never the intentions of entering the entertainment world and had even worked in as kindergarten teacher. She had only started thinking about this career after her brother [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Terror Squad CEO, Fat Joe has reportedly agreed to cooperate with Miami authorities who believe he witnessed a double homicide in South Beach during Memorial Day weekend. As previously reported, police believe Fat Joe was in a rented black Cadillac Escalade with Lessli Paz and Joey Navarro outside a local eatery on early Monday morning (May [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
For once, 50 Cent is saying there shouldn’t be any controversy. Avid listeners of mixtapes raised a red flag when 50 Cent released his single “Amusement Park” a few weeks ago. Their Spidey senses went off because it had the same track from a Jim Jones song called “Your Majesty,” a featured record on a [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Sometimes it’s hard for Chris Brown to move in a club with all the love he gets. But the 18-year-old says that there are some songs that that no matter what’s happening, he has to fight his way through the crowd and get his groove on. “Oh man, its crazy,” he says. “I like the [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Jim Jones, Lil’ Jon and Lil Wayne may have ushered in the rock vibe into hip-hop lately, but the Shop Boyz have taken it to new heights. The Atlanta trio’s hit “Party Like a Rockstar” has been making people lose it in the club. And now the group plans to take it even higher with [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
B.G. is back in the fold in more ways than one. The N’awlins rhyme vet not only returned to the major labels by signing with T.I.‘s Grand Hustle after a few indie albums, but he also recently reunited with Juvenile for a show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which may end up leading to a collaboration [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Name : ANG£L Genre : Rap Year formed : 2004 Hometown : London (UK) Website : http://www.angeltheartist.com MySpace : www.myspace.com/angeltheartist Featured Track : On My Way On My Way ‘Ang£l the Artist‘ was brought forth into the World in Nigeria, (the west of the Motherland). Before shifting over to London in the UK , at [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Artist: R. Kelly Title: Double Up Label: Jive Records Realeased: 25-May-2007 Double Up is R. Kelly’s eighth studio album. The first single, “I’m a Flirt (Remix)” featuring T.I., and T-Pain has been gaining momentum on the Billboard Top 40 charts and continues to top radio and video countdown shows including BET‘s 106 & Park. Kelly [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Out of the West Bank of New Orleans comes the Prince of the City Baby Boy da Prince. His career began at the age of 16 opening up for No Limit Records artist Choppa. Baby Boy created a name for himself in New Orleans with a lavish on stage performances and catchy feel good records. [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Originally from Toronto, Canada, this exotic beauty, with a combination of West Indian, Norwegian and Russian heritage, possesses a look that many have gravitated toward and that has landed her on numerous national magazine covers and top-selling calendars. Through hard work and perseverance, Melyssa Ford is quickly emerging as the latest sex symbol/icon in the [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
Presented as The Authentic Mixtape, Cold Summer formally introduces Young Jeezy and his friends as the next group trying to build a career based of off affiliation. Every famous rapper falls victim to this at some point in his career, and in almost every case leaves nothing but a bad memory and a nasty stain [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
NEW YORK  It’s been the same story for … “how many years we been doing this now?” Diddy asked his staff Wednesday night at Sony Studios. OK, so he might not have known the answer at that particular moment, but nevertheless, the more important answer is always the same when it comes to Diddy: [...]
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Monthly Archives: June 2007
An aspiring Canadian rapper reportedly earned a visit from local authorities and a call from Detroit police for stealing the cell phone of Eminem’s ex wife, and dialing the multi-platinum rapper. According to Canada’s Windsor Star, Kyle Spratt, 18, of Windsor, Ontario snatched Kim Mathers’ phone at a Windsor bingo hall, where he worked, while [...]





