Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rap. Show all posts

Monday, January 11, 2010

Your Black News: Lloyd Banks Gets Locked Up

Lloyd Banks

G-Unit's Lloyd Banks is being held by police in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, on assault and robbery charges after an incident involving a local promoter on Friday night. Authorities say that Banks and three others assaulted the promoter after the G-Unit member performed at Club NV in nearby Brantford late Friday night.

Sergeant Brad Finucan of the Waterloo Regional Police's Criminal Investigations branch told MTV News on Sunday (January 10) that Banks (real name: Christopher Lloyd) and three associates got into a dispute with the promoter at a local hotel over payment for performance and an appearance fee. The promoter's name was withheld by police.

 

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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Yes, Jay Z is Now Gettin N*ggaz Fired

The people at Media Outrage did an interview with an insider at 100.3 The Beat to see if Jigga really did have a role in getting Charlamagne Tha God Fired over his interview with Beanie Sigal.  Here’s what they had to say:

 

MO: Was Charlamagne fired because of his interview with Beanie Sigel?

Person: Yes, I am %100 sure that he was let go because of his interview with Beanie Sigel.

MO: So you’re not speculating like the rest of us right now?

Person: No

MO: Why would they do that though, knowing that that interview brought high ratings?

Person: You have to understand as I’m very sure that he already does, the station has to maintain an amicable relationship with Jay-Z and his camp because this man is the biggest rapper in the game right now. Infact, he’s not really even a rapper anymore. He’s a business. So you can’t risk ruining a relationship like that just to draw ratings. A radio personality can always be replaced and with the proper set-up, put in a position to succeed. It’s better for the station to replace that person than ruin a relationship with someone who has been on top of the game for years now.

MO: So you are saying that you are really %100 sure that Charlamagne was fired because of his interview with Beanie Sigel?

Person: Yes. I can’t really go into the particulars but that’s what I was told. Is it foul? Yes. This is the business that we are in though.

MO: Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with us.

Monday, October 19, 2009

Dr Boyce Money: Nas in Serious Trouble with the IRS

by Dr. Boyce Watkins, AOL Black Voices 

Hip Hop Wired is reporting that the rapper Nas is having some serious financial problems. In addition to owing his wife Kelis $44,000 per month in child support, it turns out that the artist also owes the federal government another $2.5 million in taxes. Here are quick thoughts about Nas, love and money:


1) Nas has a complicated life. His decision to marry the "love of his life" is going to cost him for the rest of his life. The rapper's tax situation could be due to irresponsibility (as appears to be the case with Method Man and Nicolas Cage), or it could simply be a matter of using write-offs that were not allowed by the IRS. We can't assume that Nas' tax trouble automatically makes him into a horrible citizen.

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Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Latest from Hip Hop Wired – 10/12/09

Tony Yayo's Man Killed, Cops Look 2007 Assault For Clues

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» by Madam Toussaint   Oct 11 2009, 11:26 am

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2 years ago Tony Yayo caught charges for the assault of a 14 year old child. The kid was James Rosemond, the son of Jimmy "Henchman" Rosemond, the head of Czar Entertainment. Czar Entertainment repped Game at the time G-Unit who had beef with G-Unit.

Yayo's man and employee Lowell Fletcher, a.k.a. Lodi Mack, allegedly flashed a gun at the kid then ended up taking the rap. Fletcher, who was also More

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DJ Don Cannon Drops Mixtape Konsole Kingz & Xbox 360

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 14:08 pm

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Konsole Kingz (KKZ) has teamed up with mega-producer Don Cannon to release a new mixtape inspired by their mutual adoration for the love of sports games. Released on I - Tunes today, this new age mixtape features production from Don Cannon and exclusive tracks from Wale, Cool Kids, Pac Div and Currency.

Ludacris, Slim Thug, Freeway and Bonecrusher also make appearances as well. Solid relationships with the top gaming More

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Everlast To Give Career Retrospective Performance

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 14:00 pm

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On October 17th, 2009 Whitey Ford, aka Everlast, will hold a special career retrospective performance at The Key Club in Hollywood, CA. The performance will look back at Everlast's musical career over the past two decades and feature the versatile singer/songwriter/rapper performing tracks from all of his recorded works.

Everlast has been a fixture within the rap and rock communities for over 20 years now. From his early More

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Shyne Claims Diddy Lied About "Alleged" Conversation

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» by MICHAEL ICEBLUE HARRIS   Oct 10 2009, 11:50 am

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Somebody's lying… Former Bad Boy Recording artist Shyne has denied speaking with his former boss Sean Combs. Diddy had claimed that he spoke with his Shyne several weeks ago and that it was blessing that he was finally coming home. He also claimed that “Shyne was in good spirits and couldn't wait to get home and heat the whole scene up.”

Well Shyne has stated other wise in a press release from his attorney Oscar Michelen. The statement read:

“My client wants to make it very clear that no such conversation between Mr. Combs and he ever occurred. I want it known that this supposed More

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Horrocore Rapper Esham Readies Halloween Release

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» by moguldom   Oct 10 2009, 8:53 am

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Hip-Hop horrocore Detroit rap veteran Esham will be returning to engrave his name on this year's Halloween season with a new hour long creep show experience, Hellaween: Pure Horror. Dropping on CD and digital download on October 13 through Aknu Media, the new album features 17 tracks juxtaposed with gore-laden sound effects and a host of classic horror villains hell bent on terrorizing audiences worldwide. Esham stated,

"The vision was to manifest a project framed around the psyche of these characters while loosely paying homage to the More

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Roscoe Dash Clears The Air About Travis Porter

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» by DANIELLE CANADA   Oct 9 2009, 14:18 pm

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The young Atlanta rap scene is getting ‘turnt up' by controversy. A song booming on the underground scene titled “All The Way Turnt Up” caused a rift between the eastside Atlanta group, Travis Porter and upcoming ATL artist, Roscoe Dash. Both Dash and Porter claim that the song belongs to them. In order to clear the air, young Roscoe took to the internet to defend his artistic integrity and More

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Preview of Kanye's New Book Hits The Net

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» by DANIELLE CANADA   Oct 9 2009, 12:15 pm

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Although his latest tour was cancelled, Kanye West's 2008 ‘Glow In The Dark' tour was a huge success. The national tour raked in millions in sales and featured Ye working alongside Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco. Now Ye's preparing to release a new book cataloging More

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Hip Hop News: A Rapper Who Takes His Job Waayyyy too Seriously

Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue. "Something smells dead," her friend said.

Richard Samuel McCroskey has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people in Virginia.

Richard Samuel McCroskey has been arrested in connection with the killings of four people in Virginia.

They were thinking animal. A dog, a cat, something like that. They never imagined they were smelling the remains of massacred humans. It was Thursday, September 17. But another 24 hours would pass before police made the gruesome discovery.

Richard Samuel McCroskey III -- a 20-year-old rapper in the underground genre of "Horrorcore" who sang of chopping people into pieces -- has been arrested in connection with the slayings. The crime scene was so horrifying police would not even describe it, saying only that the victims died of blunt force trauma.

The victims were Mark Niederbrock, 50, the beloved pastor at Walker's Presbyterian Church; his 16-year-old daughter, Emma Niederbrock; Melanie Wells, Emma's 18-year-old friend from West Virginia; and Niederbrock's estranged wife, Debra Kelley, 53, a professor at Longwood University.

McCroskey has been charged only in the killing of Mark Niederbrock. Police and the prosecutor's office did not return repeated phone calls from CNN. But in late September, authorities said more charges are pending.

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Monday, October 5, 2009

The latest from Hip Hop Wired – 10/5/09


Snoop Dogg Announces Wonderland Tour And Causes Airport Scare

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 5 2009, 7:41 Am

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Priority records new president has been in the news a lot lately. It seems like he just can't help it. This time he's going back to school. Before you get all upset he's not doing a reality show like Flavor Flav will about going back to school.

Instead Snoop will be heading out on his “Wonderland High School” tour starting October 27 in Baltimore, Maryland to promote his 10th studio album Malice N Wonderland.

The West Coast vet will perform his classics along with new material from Malice N Wonderland, due out December 8. Snoop will be hitting the road with Method Man, Redman, and Devin the Dude.

In other Snoop news The Doggfather was stopped at an airport in Beirut for More

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Rick Ross Named #5 Hottest MC In The Game, Falls Off Stage

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 5 2009, 7:40 Am

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It's not that Rick Ross found out he was the #5 Hottest MC in the game and then fell off stage but nevertheless both events did happen. We have proof below the jump.

MTV has put out another "controversial" list of the Top Ten Hottest MCs in the Game. As in 2007 and 2008 the MTV Brain Trust has set to anger anti Weezy-ites and anti Jeezy-ites all over again.

Rick Ross was judged on rhyme skill, flow and how those things are implemented musically as the main factors. More

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Lil Wanye Tapped By Rock Band Weezer For New Album

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 13:32 Pm

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Lil Wayne has collaborated with everyone from Baby toChris Breezy to Babyface (cause Wayne can't stay away from guys named Baby) and just when you think there's no one else to work with, Lil Wayne links up with rock band Weezer.

Weezy and Weezer teamed up for "Can't Stop Partying," a track off their new album, Raditude due out Oct. 27. I guess music makes the bourgeoisie and the rebels come together and so does partying. More

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Maino Earns First Platinum With "All the Above", Joined 50 Cent at "ThisIs50 Fest"

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 12:49 Pm

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Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic recording artist Maino's "All The Above" featuring T-Pain has just been certified platinum by the RIAA.

Upon its release in June "All The Above" scored the highest first week single sales for a new rap artist since Flo Rida's "Low." The single went on to become one of the summer's heaviest rotation hits on Hip-Hop radio. More

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MC Hammer Uses Twitter With Cash4Gold To Raise Money For Provide Disaster Victims

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 12:01 Pm

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Three-time grammy winner MC Hammer and leading mail-in buyer of precious metals including gold, silver and platinum from the general public, Cash4Gold, have teamed up to raise money for hunger relief organization Feed The Children in the wake of not just recent widespread flooding across Georgia, but also devastating natural disasters in the Philippines, American Samoa and Indonesia. More

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Houston's Own DJ Screw, Big Moe, HAWK, and Pimp C Honored in New DVD

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 11:33 Am

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Houston, Texas's Hip Hop music scene was heavily influenced by DJ Screw, Big Moe, HAWK, and Pimp C and now the four will be honored in a Mixtape DVD Series by Pitch Control TV.

The Volume 3 of the Mixtape DVD Series includes video tributes and special moments with the artists before they passed. The director wanted the focus to be on the special moments more than the beef so this edition includes almost 2 hours of exclusive material -- interviews, concerts, music videos and behind the scenes More

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Def Jam To Release 25th Anniversary CD Box Set

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» By Madam Toussaint   Oct 4 2009, 10:55 Am

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As you may have figured out after news of the VH1 Hip Hop Honors 2009 Def Jam Tribute,KRS-One's blackout on the red carpet and Redman's Adidas collabo that Def Jam is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year.

Finally, with all the Def Jam projects floating around the legendary label will release what it is known for- music. On October 6th Def Jam will release a deluxe 5-CD crate called DEF JAM 25 ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION.  More

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Wyclef Partners With Timberland For Humanitarian Projects

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» By Moguldom   Oct 3 2009, 13:23 Pm

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The Timberland Company today announced a partnership with globally renowned Grammy Award-winning musician, humanitarian, and Goodwill Ambassador to Haiti, Wyclef Jean. Wyclef is one of six Earthkeeper Heroes within the company's 2009 Earthkeepers program, which aims to catalyze a movement of environmental and social activists.

A first for both Wyclef Jean and Timberland, this innovative partnership will fuse music, product, digital and social media, service events and More

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Souls Of Mischief Reemerge With Montezuma's Revenge Release & World Tour

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» By Moguldom   Oct 3 2009, 13:22 Pm

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In anticipation of the November 10th release of their newest Prince Paul-produced effort,Montezuma's Revenge, Oakland, California Hip-Hop crew Souls Of Mischief are gearing up to set out on the "Montezuma's Revenge World Tour '09." The tour will consist of 35 dates over one and a half months throughout the US, Europe, and Asia. They will perform for More

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