KRS-ONE/BUCKSHOT/MARY J BLIGE ‘On The Grind’ Trailer
This is gonna be a dope track!
Fight I Found Funny
Really isnt that funny but it has its parts that made me laughfor some reason
“Dance, Camron, Dance” + “Wassup BRUDDA!!!!” lol
Asher Roth Stops Terrorists
Asher Roth, one of upcoming rappers featured by XXL, was involved in stopping a terrorist attack according to his publicist. Roth was apparently helped detain a man who made a bomb threat on an Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles. “The unidentified man was aboard Delta Airlines Flight 110, which was approaching Los Angeles, when he got up and stated he had a bomb,” FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller said.
“There was an altercation with multiple passengers, who ultimately subdued the man with plastic ties. At one point he tried to exit through one of the aircraft doors after the flight landed at LAX.” Roth was was on his way to make an appearance on Carson Daily. Asher gave a statement to the FBI and has been asked to not speak about the incident for the time being. Check out a picture taken by Asher‘s bass player of the suspect being taken off the plane
Tru Life Shows The World That He’s Not Missing
Ya boy just caught a stunt with this one right here lol
The M&M Eminem Portrait
Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! has acquired a portrait of Eminem made entirely out of M&M’s candy. The portrait, made out of more than 1,000 individual peices, was made by Florida resident Enrique Ramos who used over 8 pounds of chocolate to capture Marshall Mathers in a 40″x30″ piece. “Our customers have a pretty good eye for art. They won’t be disappointed by Eminem in M&M’s,” Tim O’Brien, VP of Communications for Ripley’s Believe It or Not! said, “This thing looks good enough to eat.” The Eminem, M&M, portrait will hang along side other weird art pieces like the picture of Princess Diana made from lint and a shot of Micheal Jackson made from gumballs.
Q-Tip “Renaissance Rap” Video
Very cool track from Mr. Tip, and yet another video from Rik Cordero.
Illard Scott “The Cure” Video
DOPE VIDEO! Psssst…….See if you can spot me in the video, and by me I mean, me…… P Nameck
I’ve known Illard Scott for what feels like forever, but for some reason we never got together on the music side of things (hopefully that will change). Check out illard Scott on myspace, www.myspace.com/illardscott
Fokis “Can’t You See”/ Video
First video offering from FOKIS off the 20/20 EP. Directed by yours truly, P Nameck.
New iPod nano
You know you want one. I Know I do.
Size and weight
- Height: 3.6 inches (90.7 mm)
- Width: 1.5 inches (38.7 mm)
- Depth: 0.24 inch (6.2 mm)
- Weight:1.3 ounces (36.8 grams)
Capacity
- 8GB or 16GB flash drive2
- Holds up to 2,000 or 4,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
- Holds up to 7,000 or 14,000 iPod-viewable photos4
- Holds up to 8 hours or 16 hours of video5
- Stores data via USB flash drive
Number One With A Bullet (Teaser)
Being screened at the Urban World Film Festival. Directed by Jim Dziura.
Synopses
Many of today’s biggest rap stars have something in common besides successful careers: they’ve all been shot and have lived to rap about it. Their tales of gunplay, their reactions to the violence, and their changed attitudes after having survived near-death experiences are varied and always compelling.
NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET takes the viewer deep into the psyche of these incredibly talented artists, who share a common thread: the permanent physical scars from the bullets that almost took them out and the corresponding emotional scars that affect them in profound and personal ways.
FILM INFO: NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET (World Premiere)
DIRECTOR: Jim Dziura
WRITER: Jim Dziura & Joshua Krause
PRODUCER: Joshua Krause
CINEMATOGRAPHER: Jeff Ballman
FEATURING: Young Buck, Ice Cube, Mos Def, KRS-One, Obie Trice, Prodigy, Damon Dash, Fat Joe, Jerry Heller, Nikki Giovanni, 40 Glocc, and The Last Mr. BiggProps To G over at Grandgood.com
Illmatic Being Turned Into A Book
Hip Hop scholar, author and activist Dr. Michael Eric Dyson announced yesterday that he is currently writing a book on Nas‘ debut album Illmatic. The 1994 release received the coveted five mic rating from The Source magazine, and is considered by many, to be the greatest single Hip Hop album of all times.
“Every song on Illmatic will be analyzed, interpreted and then re-articulated in a kind of intellectual sense from his own base in Hip Hop and we’re trying to deal with that seriously,” Dyson told AllHipHop.com Wednesday.
Late Wednesday, Nas‘ mentor, and producer of three of the album’s 10 tracks, Large Professor, spoke on the significance of his work going from the musical to the literary world.
“It means a lot. That’s what we were working for though,” revealed the musical creator of “Halftime,” “One Time 4 Your Mind” and “It Ain’t Hard To Tell,” two of which were album singles. Large Professor added to HipHopDX, “It’s finally paying off. It was a lot of hard work put into getting that album how it was – even getting Nas to that point. It’s finally payin’ off. Sometimes it’s a delayed reaction with things. Back in the days, my father would tell me, ‘You’re ahead of your time.’ I didn’t know what that meant. Sometimes that’s a good thing and a bad thing. You get a grasp on it, and you understand what it is, and you realize it.”
From first appearing on 1991′s “Live At The Barbeque” from Large Professor‘s then-group Main Source, the unit spent nearly three years readying the debut, which finally achieved platinum status a decade later in 2004. “That was a lot of power, a lot of energy that went into that. That wasn’t just [a year-long project], that was years in the making. The power is there. It’s still alive.”
According to Amazon, Dyson‘s book, formerly titled Born To Use Mics: Reading Nas’ Illmatic, is planned for January 2009 publication on Basic Civitas Books.
Diddy Blog #12 “Gas Prices are Too High”
Checking out P Diddy complaining that gas prices are so high he has grounded his personal jet and he is now taking commercial flights when he travels. Awwww… P Diddy, has to fly with the rest of the common folk…. stop the Bitchassness Diddy, deal with it.
Dr. Dre’s Son Found Dead
Andre Romelle Young Jr., the son of rapper and pioneering hip-hop producer Dr. Dre, was found dead in his Woodland Hills, California, home Saturday morning, according to Dre’s representative. He was 20 years old.
An autopsy was conducted on Young’s body Monday, but a cause of death has not yet been determined, pending the results of a toxicology report, a representative for the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office told MTV News. The coroner’s rep confirmed that an Andre Romelle Young Jr. passed away Saturday, but was uncertain if he was Dre’s son; Dre’s rep confirmed that information Tuesday (August 26).
Young was discovered in his bed at around 10:30 a.m. Saturday by his mother, who attempted to rouse him, the coroner’s spokesperson said. Young was unresponsive, so she called paramedics, who responded to the scene. After their efforts to revive him failed, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to the coroner’s spokesperson, Young had spent the previous evening with friends. His mother told police that he’d returned home Saturday at around 5:30 a.m., and that she’d heard him in his bedroom. Police said they did not suspect foul play.
A spokesperson for Dr. Dre issued the following statement Tuesday on the rapper’s behalf: “Dr. Dre is mourning the loss of his son Andre Young Jr. Please respect his family’s grief and privacy at this time.”
An outpouring of support flooded Dr. Dre’s MySpace page in the wake of his son’s passing, with fans offering their condolences and wishing the family strength. “Our prayers are with you and your family,” wrote one fan.
Its So Cold In The D
So this is suppose to be the wackest video of the year…..
I have no comments (lol), I’ll leave that to ya’ll
Skillz speaking on Changing of the Guard
After watching this video I can’t say I completely agree or disagree with Skillz. But I enjoyed listening to him complain.
… And We Lose Another….Damn
On Sunday August 10, icon Isaac Hayes was reported dead by Memphis’ WMCTV; Hayes was 65 years old. Shelby County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Steve Shular confirmed the death to the local news, claiming that Hayes‘ wife called police and ambulance after finding him unconsciousness near the treadmill in their Tennessee home.
Rushed to Baptist East Hospital in Memphis, Hayes was pronounced dead shortly after two o’clock this morning. An investigation is underway, though foul play has been reportedly ruled out.
Isaac Hayes was a musician on the legendary Stax label, writing, composing and producing dozens of hit and critically acclaimed songs and albums.
In Hip Hop, he had collaborated with the likes of RZA and Wu-Tang Clan (“I Can’t Go To Sleep”, Ice Cube (“I Gotta Say What Up!!!”) and Guru (“Night Vision”). His work has also been sampled on hit singles by Jay-Z (“Can I Live”), MF DOOM (“Dead Bent”) and The Geto Boys (“My Mind Playin’ Tricks On Me”). His albums Black Moses and Hot Buttered Soul are often revered as essentials by numerous Hip Hop producers.
In Pop culture, the musician and actor is best remembered for his work scoring the 1971 film Shaft and his longtime voice of Chef on South Park. Earlier this month, Hayes was touring with former label-mates Eddie Floyd and The Bar-Kays. Hayes had also been working with Bernie Mac in the Malcolm Lee film Soul Men, which also featured Bernie Mac, another beloved entertainer who died this weekend.
Hayes also is father to Ike Dirty, also known as Isaac Hayes, III, producer of Lil Scrappy‘s “Money In The Bank” and numerous other songs. Link
May he Rest In Peace
R.I.P. to a King Of Comedy
Emmy, Golden Globe, and Grammy-nominated actor and comedian Bernie Mac died today (August 9) at the age of 50, CNN.com reports.
“Actor/comedian Bernie Mac passed away this morning from complications due to pneumonia in a Chicago area hospital,” said his publicist, Danica Smith, in a statement from Los Angeles, California.
His publicist said no other details were available, and that his family’s privacy be respected. She also revelaed that the pneumonia was not related to the comedian’s sarcoidosis, an inflammatory lung disease; the condition apparently went into remission in 2005.
Mac’s comedy career at age eight, with a standup performance at a church dinner. Eventually, he took his act to comedy clubs in Chicago at age 20, in 1977.
He began his film career with a small role in Damon Wayans‘ Mo’ Money in 1992. Since then, he has appeared in Spike Lee’s 1996 drama Get on the Bus, the Ocean’s Eleven series, and numerous other films.
Bernie Mac also had a self-titled television show, which aired more than 100 episodes from 2001 to 2006. “The Bernie Mac Show,” which told the story of a man raising his sister’s three children, won a Peabody Award in 2002. The judges wrote that the sitcom transcended “race and class while lifting viewers with laughter, compassion — and cool.“
“But television handcuffs you, man,” said Mac in 2001 Associated Press interview. “Now everyone telling me what I CAN’T do, what I CAN say, what I SHOULD do, and asking, ‘Are blacks gonna be mad at you? Are whites gonna accept you?”‘
Mac was also a part of the critically acclaimed comedy album and movie The Original Kings of Comedy, in which he co-starred with Steve Harvey, D.L. Hughley and Cedric The Entertainer. The album garnered a Grammy nomination for best comedy album in 2001.
In 2007 during an interview on CBS‘ “Late Show” with Dave Letterman, Mac revealed that he had plans to retire soon. “I’m going to still do my producing, my films, but I want to enjoy my life a little bit,” said Mac to Letterman. “I missed a lot of things, you know. I was a street performer for two years. I went into clubs in 1977.”
Mac survived by a daughter, Je’Niece, and wife, Rhonda McCullough. Je’Niece has a daughter, Jasmine. Link
