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50 Cent Changes his Tone...is a Lil Wayne Fan

2008-05-02T14:07:00.002-05:00

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Kanye West and the Spinning Recording Studio

2008-05-01T21:48:00.001-05:00

Spinning Studio from kwest on Vimeo.

Check out the cool new video of Kanye West in the spinning recording studio

Nas was dissing Jay on Jay's "Success" track!

2008-05-01T21:44:00.002-05:00

It turns out as people have guessed, Nas was dissing Jay-Z on his own song. Read more about the interview here:

http://www.liveagl.com/blog/?p=368

He also speaks on if he thinks he's the "best" rapper out, and how he feels that he can relate to Jay-Z's verse on "Success", so he feels that Jay-Z can relate to his verse as well.

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2008-04-15T22:53:00.001-05:00

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2008-04-14T22:41:00.002-05:00

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Is Lil Wayne trying to be the next 2Pac?

2008-04-12T19:33:00.004-05:00

Many people I know either love or hate 2Pac. He is a very polarizing figure because of his opinions and personality, so of course people will take sides on the topics of controversy he brought up. Many see 2Pac as a great person, speaking for the underprivledged who had no voice of their own. Others see Pac as a bad guy who glorified thug life and violence for the black community. Some people also point out the fact that he was a studio gangster, and a backup dancer to the Digital Underground before he became Mr. Thug Life at Death Row Records.

However, 2Pac became VERY controversial after his first shooting and after his affiliation grew with Death Row. Prior to this, he never claimed any gang sets or anything, but he was starting to affiliate himself with Suge Knight and bloods. This put his life in danger and when he started living like a real G, he got killed for it.

Lil Wayne is starting to do the same thing; he is affiliating himself with bloods and is living more dangerously than before. The difference is with Wayne, his music doesn't touch people the same way 2Pac's did. 2Pac always had a message for you, like each verse was written like a poem, where Wayne's songs can sometimes have a message, but are held together by his one liners, punchlines, and quotables.

Wayne continues his 2Pac emulation by doing an insane amount of music. Before 2Pac's death, he was in the studio nonstop to make material and get out of his contract with Death Row so he could go indie. Lil Wayne makes a huge amount of material to make himself hot on mixtapes, something that wasn't as prevalent in 2Pac's time.

Many people these days make comparisons to Wayne and his addictions to drugs, saying that he may die soon if he continues on this self destructive path. Tupac Shakur was killed involuntarily, where Wayne might be killing himself slowly. However, the way people may twist it, they may make Wayne out to be a martyr the same way 2Pac was.

Obviously Lil Wayne wasn't as outspoken and controversial as 2Pac about the ghetto and civil rights, but in terms of music, Lil Wayne is the hottest right now. Hopefully Lil Wayne will turn his drug problem around and be able to live a long productive life. It's not worth putting your own life in danger to emulate a legend who is dead and can't even enjoy the status they achieved.

JAY-Z SIGNS $150 MILLION DEAL WITH LIVENATION

2008-04-10T14:19:00.002-05:00

This video is from Reuters and talks about Jay-Z's new record deal with LiveNation that is reported to be $150 million. Jay-Z definitely won on this deal because no other label could offer this much. However, it's a risk and a big one for LiveNation, who along with Jay, is experimenting with a new model to earn money through music. Seeing that record sales are doing bad and iTunes is the biggest seller of music, people question whether LiveNation's approach with Jay-Z is the right way to do it. They say maybe things should go digital, while LiveNation does more with live shows and merchandise.

JERMAINE DUPRI STARTS "TAG RECORDS" FOR TAG BODY SPRAY

2008-04-10T14:10:00.004-05:00

JD claims that his goal is to promote artists "10 times more" than other labels without having artists have a required set of record sales to get promoted. This has apparently NEVER been done in the music industry and he's working with Tag body spray to do this.

There will be album releases and tours along with Tag body spray commercials with the music featuring this artist.

This isn't just Jermaine Dupri and Tag, but Island Def Jam is involved as well. He claims that Def Jam is the "best record label in the world".

Cashis and the New West Movement

2008-04-10T14:01:00.004-05:00

You may or may not have heard about him....but Cashis is one of Shady Records' newest talents that has yet to be unleashed on the hip hop industry. He is a very talented rapper who claims The O.C. but has some claims of being from Chicago as well.

Cashis has recently been working on various mixtape material, if you want to check it out go to Datpiff.com and do a search for Cashis. He's a pretty good lyricist and obviously Eminem sees something in him to invest time and a record contract into Cashis.

Cashis has been on the mixtape grind as of late and has been doing collaborations with various artists like G Unit, 50 Cent, Hot Rod, Dirty Blacc, Nate Dogg, Mistah Fab, and more. He's currently doing smaller time shows in various parts of the country for his Bogish Boy tours.

According to Cashis, he has worked on many songs with Eminem for his upcoming album and has also worked on songs for Eminem's new album. This is exciting to see, because the only commercial release with Cashis to date is "You Don't Know" from the Re-Up compilation album (featured Eminem, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Cashis).

He is part of what he calls the "New West Movement" and his goal is to bring the West Coast back to the mainstream popularity that it once held when 2Pac was "king of the west". People who feel the same way and are trying hard to bring the West Coast back are The Game, Bishop Lamont, and a huge group of west coast artists.

With a bright future ahead of him, Cashis needs to take advantage of the Shady Records connection to build himself up into a million dollar asset for Shady Records and really bring the West Coast back.

Will Detox ever come out?

2008-04-10T13:55:00.003-05:00

The creator of The Chronic and 2001, Dr. Dre, has been having us on hold for the past several YEARS as we wait for his upcoming album Detox. With the popular concensus that both The Chronic and 2001 are HIP HOP CLASSICS, it's gonna be a difficult task for Dr. Dre to match, if not surpass the quality and popularity of his first 2 albums (not including Aftermath compilation here).

Let's face it. Dre has set the bar extremely high, and he's had a lot of his Aftermath roster come and go in the time he's been working on this album. He's even had time to go from a chubby producer to a buff dude on the MTV awards. He's got all the time in the world to do these things which take a lot of time, but he's still not done with Detox.

This really makes you wonder if he's even going to drop the CD at all. If we never got the album, I wouldn't be surprised, but at the same time, if Dre releases it and it isn't up to standard...Dre basically lost. If he was to quit today, his last album was 2001 and he ended on a good note. If Detox is worse than 2001, then he ended on a bad note.

Hopefully this classic in the making will come out soon. Even Snoop Dogg is pissed and wants it to come out. Hurry up Dre!!

50 Cent and his New Plan

2008-04-10T13:49:00.002-05:00

50 Cent has made it known that he's displeased with the way Interscope has handled his projects, both for his own solo album and the G Unit solo/group albums. It seemed that in the beginning when 50 was the newly signed star, Eminem and Dre did everything for him to make sure he succeeded. I mean they were getting paid off him, so it's only right.

Fast forward to today, 50 Cent is still Interscope's biggest star, even to the point where it seems 50's presence on the label is hindering other artists from getting their shine. With the current drought in sales, the label doesn't seem to be willing to throw a lot of moeny into a project that has no guarantee of selling. 50 Cent and G Unit actually have zero guarantee of making a lot of sales because grimy NY gangsta rap isn't what's in.

Look around. You got Soulja Boy, you got the trap style music from Jeezy, you got Lil Wayne, you got a lot of southern clubby music going around. That's whats actually selling, especially in the ringtone market. G Unit makes gangsta hits that don't appeal to radio stations.

So what is 50 Cent gonna do? You know if anyone can come up with a way around it, it's Curtis Jackson.

It seems as if 50 Cent is setting up his whole operation online now, with the mixtape distribution through the internet to get buzz. He's back to mixtape grind mode like he was during his early years with Shady records. Instead of letting the label help push and using their dollars, he uses internet promotion which is much cheaper and he's catapulted himself high in internet traffic because of his celebrity status. It seems to be a great way to build buzz for his upcoming G Unit album huh?

YOUNG BUCK - IT'S NOT OK

2008-04-10T13:42:00.002-05:00

http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2008/04/topic/topic/beef/young-buck-its-not-ok/

Brand new Young Buck song, talkin a bunch of real topics. Really cool track, be sure to check it out. Is he talkin about the 50 Cent situation? At least he's smart enough to not talk badly about 50...look what happened to Game.

RANSOM VIDEO - LOVE TO HATE ME

2008-04-10T13:27:00.002-05:00

Carter 3 Pushed Back! New release date June 10!

2008-04-09T15:56:00.003-05:00

What the hell is the hold up? The Carter 3 was slated for being released May 15, but now apparently it has been pushed back to June.

Wayne is the king right now and his name is buzzing, so he should know what he's doing, but he should watch it because his popularity could dwindle in the next month. Not likely, but possible.

If we recall, Carter 2 dropped in 2005. It went Platinum and Carter 1 went Gold.

Wayne's goal is to try to make music on this album that will stick with you forever, and this is why he's taking his time with the album. He wants to put songs that he did collabs with people he respects and admires, not ones his label set up.

Hopefully this doesn't kill Wayne's buzz, but I guess it's keeping the word "Carter 3" in our minds.

Stay tuned for more updates on C3.

Is Lil Wayne swagger jacking Biggie and Nas on the Carter 3?

2008-04-09T12:45:00.007-05:00

I don't know if you have seen the Carter 3 proposed album cover, of Lil Wayne as a baby in a suit with the tatoos on his face, but it kinda reminds me of a combination between the Biggie Ready to Die cover and the Nas Illmatic cover. This isn't the first time people said Lil Wayne swagger jacked on his album covers.

Here is the cover's that Lil Wayne apparently swagger jacked, along with the cover that Amazon.com says is his.
I'll let you decide on this one. How about we look at the Carter 2?

Yep.

How will G Unit's Record Sales be Affected by Young Buck's Departure?

2008-04-09T03:02:00.003-05:00

G Unit has recently kicked Young Buck, the southern representative of the group, out because of a few greasy things Buck said concerning 50 Cent in some interviews. Buck was complaining about money, saying things weren't as good between himself and 50 as they used to be, and basically trying to sound like a man about it while subliminally complaining.

50 then took shots in interviews stating that Buck was out for attention and that he was like his "little brother", belittling Buck to sound like he was immature compared to the Boss man.

Remember when Game tried to get Young Buck to leave the group when Game got kicked out? Did you ever think it would come to this?

It really makes you wonder what's gonna happen, is Buck gonna reunite with Game and put together some real good music? Is Buck going back to Cash Money since he's trying to rebuild ties with Lil Wayne? Is Young Buck going to have success with the Outlawz (yes Pac's group) and his newly formed label Cashville Records?

There's a lot of question marks in Young Buck's future. I've even heard rumors that Young Buck owes 50 Cent and a bunch of other people money...that sounds like trouble especially when you lost your spot in one of the hottest rap groups in the industry right now. And 50 Cent isn't the type to show mercy and let someone back in. He did it with Game and look what happened there.

Since G Unit as a group is basically the core squad of NY rappers, we can say that G Unit is back to normal. They will do fine. BUT we must take into consideration with current record sales, East Coast rappers flop on a regular basis. New York rap isn't what hot anymore and the South is where it's at, hell, even Fat Joe moved there remember?

So now that Young Buck, arguably one of G Unit's biggest asset's is tossed out of the group, how will record sales shift for G Unit? No effect? Negatively? Will the south NOT buy G Unit cd's anymore because they aren't represented?

50 Really needs to retool G Unit outside the core group, because dudes like Spider Loc and Mazaradi Fox aren't the types of guys that can carry your label. Outside of 50, Lloyd Banks is the only spitter on that label worth mentioning. Yayo is wack, even though he's been going a little harder with the rhyming lately.

Keep an eye open for news concerning Young Buck and 50 Cent/G Unit....things can get real interesting real fast.

So is Jay-Z retired again?

2008-04-09T02:54:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to Jay-Z and Beyonce for finally getting married after several years, now the two can finally settle down and enjoy their wealth and life of prestige. This raises a question with me however...

Is Jay-Z retiring again?

We all know he signed that deal with LiveNation to do shows and what not, but you see a lot of retired rockers go on tour still even though they don't actually drop albums.

Jay-Z is still one of the best, if not the best rappers out there, and it would be a shame to have him step out out contention. However, it's respectable and understandable that he would want to spend his time with his new wife.

With American Gangster proving that he's still got it, and to a lesser extent Kingdom Come, Jay-Z is still lyrically on point. The flow hasn't deteriorated in any way and he can still put out several albums worth of good stuff. If you're still good at it, don't quit.

What if Eminem was a mixtape rapper?

2008-04-09T02:44:00.004-05:00

It seems to me that Eminem is an underachieving and extremely talented rapper. This is painfully obvious when you see his "business success" when you compare him to a far inferior emcee such as 50 Cent. I'm not hating on 50 either, 50 is a good emcee and very underrated, but Eminem has a status and respect that many legends in the game have taken notice.

When asked in a recent interview about 50 Cent and why he puts out mixtapes, he mentioned that Eminem thinks hes crazy for doing so. Eminem believes that if you put out mixtapes, its detrimental to your album sales and will cut out profits.

Sorry Mr. Mathers, but not everyone has to work as little as you to sell records.

Eminem put out that trash album Encore and it blew up. Slim Shady doesn't even have to try anymore to compile an album, he just has to put his name on it and it will go platinum because White America LOVES THIS MAN.

With talent like Eminem's, you can see that his business sense isn't the best. 50 Cent made himself a huge business leader and icon with a fraction of the pure talent. That says a lot about both of them; 50 Cent is a hustler and Eminem just flat out isnt.

If Eminem worked hard to secure business ventures and put out material to keep his name hot, the sky would be the limit. He would go from being in a position lower than 50 Cent to contending with Jay-Z for richest rapper.

What if Eminem put out mixtape material? You know that a lot of mixtape material now isn't the best, but it's for mixtapes. It's hot street material that you love to listen to, and what if Marshall actually applied himself to drop that so that his name would still be relevant? You have a lot of people now questioning his skills saying that he fell off...

If Em put out like 2-3 mixtapes a year with material comparable to Lil Wayne, you wouldn't have any more arguments about who the best rapper alive is...Eminem would probably destroy Wayne, and I'm a HUGE Wayne fan (no homo).

We can only hope that Eminem's upcoming CD will be worth the wait and that he finally realized putting out crap like Encore is insulting to the fans.

What Happens to Hip Hop After the Carter 3 drops?

2008-04-09T02:35:00.005-05:00

Many of you probably haven't even thought about it because over the past year, Lil Wayne has been in the public eye with his numerous mixtape releases. He doesn't even release the mixtapes directly, but mixtape DJ's have been latching onto his fame and success to release recycled Lil Wayne tapes. Weezy F. Baby has done a great job getting our attention for over a year now and we've pretty much taken for granted that he's one of the hottest, if not the hottest rapper out (no homo).

We noticed that Jim Jones last year was on a bunch of remixes, then kinda faded out gently with a slight increase in activity with the release of Harlem American Gangster. Jim was MUCH more visible in the past but has taken a back seat to regroup and come out again later. Kanye West was starting to make some noise and did the whole gimmicky 50 Cent Beef to fuel album sales, then after his album dropped he's kinda quiet. 50 Cent also did the same thing, kinda got quiet, but is back to building up for his G Unit album with all these mixtapes coming out on his website.

So The Carter 3 is coming out next month and we can only assume that Wayne is going to fall back for a little bit and make the public miss him. If he keeps dropping material AFTER Carter 3 immediately, there is really no value in the album.

This raises the question though, after C3 drops, who the hell is going to take over the rap game? My guess is 50 Cent, he's hungry again and knows how to work the mixtape scene in his favor. With T.I. on his recent collection of work, it's not out of the question to guess he might put out some mixtapes as well, but probably not at the level of Wayne to be at the center of attention. Could it be some previously unknown rapper to emerge as the next king of the mixtape scene?

Only time can tell.

Where did T.I.P. Go? T.I. and his new flow...

2008-04-09T02:30:00.004-05:00

It seems lately that after T.I. got off the hook for the most part on that huge weapons charge he was smacked with earlier this year, and after only getting a year in prison and some community service, we're seeing a brand new T.I.

Clifford Harris used to be a real badass, and you could tell progressively he was getting more and more gangsta with each CD released. Especially with T.I. vs. T.I.P., you could hear T.I.'s anger and roughness in his flows.

Seems though that the bad side of T.I. is starting to take a back seat, since he has to save face and show the judge that he's on his best behavior. He went back to writing down his lyrics and his flow is a lot different, more controlled and lyrical instead of angry and thugged out.

With a bunch of new remixes that T.I. has hopped on, it's good to see a refreshing new (or old depending on how you look at it..) style. Apparently "Paper Trail" is supposed to be a different kind of album, comparable to Tupac's "Me Against The World". We can only wait til "Paper Trail" is officially released, but with T.I.'s new style, we can't say that he's changed for the worse.

NEW COVERS OF GAME AND ICE CUBE ON XXL MAGAZINE

2008-04-09T02:26:00.001-05:00

T.I. ON THE "LOVE IN THIS CLUB" REMIX!!

2008-04-09T02:21:00.001-05:00

dope.

SEAN GARRETT AND LUDACRIS - "GRIPPIN ON THE BED"

2008-04-09T02:17:00.001-05:00

CHECK OUT THE SUPPOSED COVER FOR THE CARTER 3!!

2008-04-09T02:14:00.004-05:00

LOL...This can't be real. but apparently, it's on amazon.com...

50 CENT VIDEO - LIKE A DOG

2008-04-09T02:13:00.001-05:00

BRAND NEW NELLY FT FERGIE - PARTY PEOPLE

2008-04-09T01:55:00.001-05:00

check out the video to the new nelly single featuring fergie, called "Party People"

YOUNG BUCK IS OUT OF G UNIT!!!

2008-04-07T15:58:00.004-05:00

That's right folks, Young Buck is out of the G Unit Group officially according to the Boss 50 Cent. He is still signed to the G Unit label.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/10183720d34bfcd4

Check the interview!!

NAS ENDORSES BARACK OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT

2008-04-07T15:55:00.000-05:00

Nas Wants Obama in The White House
by Bounce2dis

Nas gives his endorsement for Barack Obama to be President in this video interview.

NEW USHER VIDEO - LOVE IN THIS CLUB FT. YOUNG JEEZY

2008-04-07T13:08:00.001-05:00

PAPOOSE VIDEO : A FAIR ONE (FAT JOE DISS)

2008-04-07T01:28:00.001-05:00

Check out the video for Papoose's Fat Joe diss "A Fair One". It's not real high quality but worth a watch.

NEW VERSION OF LIL WAYNE'S "A MILLIE"

2008-04-07T00:56:00.004-05:00

Here's a new version of Lil Wayne's "A Millie", the street single for Carter 3. He took Cory Gunz' verse out of the 2nd spot and put himself in it. This version is much better than the original and he def killed Cory Gunz' original verse. Wayne steps up on the flow as well, its a must listen!!

RYAN LESLIE - DIAMOND GIRL VIDEO PREMIER

2008-04-05T20:30:00.002-05:00

Check out the video for Ryan Leslie's Diamond Girl

OFFICIALS TRY TO KEEP SNOOP DOGG BANNED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

2008-04-05T12:08:00.003-05:00

The UK has recently challenged a ruling that is currently keeping Snoop Dogg out of the country as a result of a brawl that he and his entourage were a part of in early 2007. Snoop Dogg has apparently been trying to get back in the country and an official accepted his appeal. The hearing is to take place around the 7th of April. He comments that people in the UK only think about the negative past experiences that they hear about when they hear the name Snoop Dogg, but they ignore the positive things that he does for his family and community.

JAY-Z AND BEYONCE : A MARRIED COUPLE

2008-04-05T12:03:00.003-05:00

According to many sources, Jay-Z and Beyonce recently got married and had an extravagant event for all of their closest friends to celebrate the wedding. There have yet to be any updates on the two's actual marital status, but many sources are saying that they are in fact married.

Among the attendees at this event were Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Solange Knowles Gwyneth Paltrow and husband Chris Martin of Coldplay, Beyonce's parents and Jay-Z's mother.

None of the guests were allowed to bring in cameras or cell phones into this event. Drivers were scheduled for the event only 3 days prior without any description of what the job was for and a preacher went into the building earlier that day, indicating a wedding was taking place.

K.A.R. AND FAT JOE - 300 BROLIC REMIX (50 CENT DISS)

2008-04-05T00:37:00.001-05:00

Joey Crack back at it, check out the video

CLIP FROM A DIDDY FASHION DOCUMENTARY

2008-04-05T00:33:00.002-05:00

FABOLOUS ANSWERS QUESTIONS FROM FANMAIL ON MTVU

2008-04-05T00:30:00.002-05:00

http://www.traffickingmedia.com/index.php?id=341

Check out Loso giving some advice and his personal opinions from Fan mail questions delivered through the MTVU network. Up and coming producers peep this!!

JAY-Z AND MARY J. BLIGE ON DAVID LETTERMAN!!

2008-04-05T00:28:00.002-05:00

Hov & Mary Letterman
by yardie4lifever2

Check out the interview with Jiggaman and Mary J on Letterman.

JIM JONES IN A MOVIE? HERE'S THE TRAILER

2008-04-04T12:46:00.000-05:00

Who's Deal Trailer
by skaybn

50 CENT AND BABY MOMMA LEAVING COURT

2008-04-04T12:41:00.000-05:00

JOHN BROWN FROM WHITE RAPPER SHOW DISSES THE GAME

2008-04-04T12:37:00.000-05:00

LOL john brown talkin greasy check it out

POLOW DA DON EXPOSED!!

2008-04-03T16:05:00.003-05:00

LOL at Polow da don using Garageband sounds to make Ushers beat

DOCTOR DRE AND ED LOVER RETURN TO YO MTV RAPS

2008-04-02T14:09:00.002-05:00

Cipha Sounds introduces the return of Doctor Dre and Ed Lover to Yo! MTV Raps playing on MTV2

RUMORED TRACK LIST FOR GAME'S NEW ALBUM L.A.X.

2008-04-02T13:52:00.001-05:00

Rumored tracklist to The Game's forthcoming album, L.A. Times (L.A.X)

1. Intro

2. Bounce! Produced by Swizz Beatz

3. The Sound Collector (featuring Quan) Produced by 9th Wonder

4. Street Rydaz (featuring NaS & Akon) Produced by Cool & Dre

5. Los Angeles Times Produced by Scott Storch

6. Blood Brothers (featuring Lil' Wayne) Produced by NJD

7. The Terrordome Produced by Just Blaze

8. Wanna Get High (featuring Snoop Dogg & Busta Rhymes) Produced by Hi-Tek

9. You Owe Me (featuring Alicia Keys) Produced by Quincy Jones

10. Big Dreams Produced by Cool & Dre

11. Cruisin' (featuring D'Angelo) Produced by Scott Storch

12. House Of Pain Produced by KanYe West

13. Any Means Necessary Produced by J.R. Rotem

14. People (featuring Mary J. Blige) Produced by Cool & Dre

15. Lights Out! Produced by Just Blaze

source : http://allhiphop.com/stories/rumors/archive/2008/04/02/19575606.aspx

50 SAYS YOUNG BUCK HAS NO REASON TO COMPLAIN ABOUT MONEY

2008-04-02T12:18:00.003-05:00

50 Cent has gone on to downplay rumors Young Buck and G Unit beefing, more specifically over money. He said that in order for buck to validate himself as a man, he has to go against what 50's doing.

50 and the G Unit crew have been working like crazy on making mixtape tracks and building buzz back up like they used to have when 50 first got signed to Shady/Aftermath. The reason for this is that Interscope did little to help their poorly selling albums, so they are flooding the streets.

The first G Unit mixtape in several years called Return of the Body Snatchers only featured 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, and Tony Yayo. Apparently the mixtape was recorded entirely in a weekend when Buck was on a separate tour, and wasn't even aware that the new material was being put together.

Recently things appeared to be different, when only the Queens native G Unit members were present during interviews, while their southern counterpart Young Buck was missing from interviews and went on in other interviews to talk about the distancing him and 50 have been doing. In one interview, Young Buck went on to say that he didn't receive a royalty check from G Unit his entire time with them.

50 Cent counters this statement by saying that each G Unit member has earned $10 million during their careers with him (only talking about the artists who actually had album releases). 50 Cent goes on to say that they have seen $10 million through their career, but what they've done with it is not his business.

Also he commented on the speculation of beef between the crew and more specifically between himself and Buck. He says that it isn't as big of a deal as everyone's making it out to be and that their photoshoot for XXL was ordinary and there was no tension.

JAY ROCK SUPPORTS SNOOP'S GAME/SPIDER LOC FIGHT

2008-04-02T12:13:00.001-05:00

USHER VIDEO PREVIEW : LOVE IN THE CLUB

2008-04-02T03:32:00.003-05:00

this is a snippet to the new usher ft. young jeezy video "love in the club". not a very long clip but it gives you the basic gist of the video. i think i spotted kanye west at the end too...check it out.

JAE MILLZ SIGNED TO YOUNG MONEY

2008-04-01T23:52:00.003-05:00

I covered this topic earlier, but here's a new video I ran across with some NEW Jae Millz stuff and it has references to Young Money Ent.

NEW!!! LUDACRIS - STAY TOGETHER

2008-04-01T20:34:00.001-05:00

NEW MAINO VIDEO - BE ME

2008-04-01T20:29:00.000-05:00

new maino, called "be me"

YUNG BERG DISSES BOW WOW!!

2008-04-01T16:43:00.002-05:00

DJ Envy interviews Yung Berg. He disses Bow Wow. lol.

T.I. HOUSE ARREST RULES...FREE TO DO ANYTHING HE WANTS...

2008-04-01T16:37:00.002-05:00

After T.I. sightings have been spreading around after his recent sentence, a recent interview with T.I.'s lawyer has determined the status of where and when Tip can go places outside of his home.

It was previously thought that T.I. was on house arrest, but his lawyer reveals that he is actually able to go places between certain times, like a curfew.

When T.I. is not working, his curfew is 11 p.m. to 6 a.m, but when he is working it's 1 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Between the hours that curfew doesn't apply, Tip is free to leave his home and go places. He is followed around by a full time monitor and needs permission to leave town and permission is given to do community service or work.

NEW PLIES - WHO HOTTER THAN ME VIDEO

2008-04-01T16:35:00.000-05:00

PAULIE SHORE PLAYS RACE CARD, DISSES CHARLIE MURPHY, KATT WILLIAMS, MARTIN, AND MORE

2008-04-01T14:46:00.001-05:00

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO!! KANYE WEST AND CHRIS MARTIN - HOMECOMING

2008-04-01T14:42:00.001-05:00

check out the new video

SOULJA BOY TOUR POSTPONED TIL SEPTEMBER

2008-04-01T13:25:00.004-05:00

Rumor has it that Soulja Boy's tour is being postponed until September. Some are raising the question if Soulja Boy will be relevant by September since he isn't lyrical and only makes "pop" or "clubby" music that fades away fast. It might be a bad move to have a tour almost a year after you drop an album.

JERMAINE DUPRI AND PAULIE SHORE COMEDY ALBUM?

2008-03-31T17:23:00.000-05:00

SNOOP DOGG ON WRESTLEMANIA

2008-03-31T17:21:00.000-05:00

50 SAYS THAT HIM AND JAY-Z HAVE BEEFS WITH THE SAME PEOPLE

2008-03-31T17:14:00.003-05:00

50 points out in an interview that him and Jay-Z share beefs with the same people in the music industry. People get frustrated and nervous at 50 Cent's success so they take shots at whoever's the top dog. The same people who complain about 50 are the same people who complained about Jay-Z in the past. He is in a sense "cleaning up" Jay-Z's mess. The beefs aren't then specifically related to 50 Cent and himself as a person, but the fact that him and Jay-Z were both on top at different points and the people under them always take shots at whoever's the hottest.

MUSIC DOWNLOADS ADDED TO YOUR INTERNET BILL?

2008-03-31T17:09:00.002-05:00

A Warner Music Group exec is pushing a new idea to charge internet providers an extra fee which goes straight to the subscriber/customer to allow people unlimited downloads of mp3's and other media. They say that the additional fee would be about 5 dollars added to your internet bill and it would be a legal alternative to illegally downloading music through sharing networks.

However, this may not be fair to add an extra 5 dollars to someone's bill when they don't even download music through P2P networks and download other things illegally. The Music Industry needs to learn to stop being so money hungry and stop putting out trashy music to bring record sales back up. They are looking for money instead of fixing their quality issues with the product.

50 CENT AYO TECHNOLOGY COVER SONG

2008-03-31T15:30:00.001-05:00

26-year old Belgian singer-songwriter Milow plays an acoustic version of "Ayo Technology" by 50 Cent (feat. Justin Timberlake) for Belgian radio station Studio Brussel

T.I. STEPS AWAY FROM SIGNATURE SOUND ON NEW ALBUM PAPER TRAIL

2008-03-31T12:52:00.004-05:00

After going platinum on his last go round, T.I. decided to veer away from his style that he used on his most recent album T.I. vs. T.I.P. using the paperless raps and going straight into the booth ala Jay-Z and Lil Wayne to drop his tracks. After his gun charges, T.I. is apparently trying to regain connections with his old producers to get back his old sound.

DJ Toomp, who produced other T.I. hits like 24's, U Don't Know Me, and What You Know is back to producing for T.I. on the album Paper Trail, whcih he said some compare to 2Pac's Me Against The World.

Because of his sentence, the album will have about 1 year to be completed and promoted before T.I. has to go to jail for 366 days.

50 CENT DISAGREES WITH EMINEM ON MIXTAPES, NO BEEF WITH RICK ROSS

2008-03-31T12:39:00.003-05:00

50 Cent admit that his disappearance from the mixtape circuit is what hurt him recently when he was advised to fall back by his label Interscope, and Eminem. They told him that he should stay away from mixtapes because they cut down his total sales since he's giving the material away for free. That was about the same time DJ Drama and Don Cannon were having problems with the RIAA raid.

50 realized his mistake and has dropped A LOT of new mixtape material in the last few months to make up for his absence.

He said that they (Eminem and Interscope) think he's crazy because of the mixtapes he does. He said in an interview how Eminem questions why he puts it out like that, and 50 explains to us that he couldn't be as hot as he is in the streets if he didn't put out the free material. He also explains that he will put out the best final product if he does the mixtapes to build the buzz.

Also recently online, 50 Cent had a Fat Joe Funeral after reading the soundscan numbers from Fat Joe's Elephant In The Room album that recently dropped. He went on to talk about Rick Ross on the video and many speculated that 50 was taking shots at Ross and warning him not to mess with 50.

Rick Ross is doing good," 50 explained in the interview. "I also complimented him that he had the #1 album. I said, 'Just don't stand too close to this fat piece of ...' I'm saying that because of what [Joe's] trying to do. He runs to Miami and hangs out with them like he's running Miami? Does Fat Joe run Miami? I don't think Fat Joe runs Miami. I think people from Miami would be upset you're even questioning that. The fact he can influence DJ Khaled on the radio, does that mean Fat Joe runs Miami? ... I don't care if [Khaled] ever plays my records. He's not important enough to what I'm doing for it to matter. Not to say Miami doesn't count. He doesn't count for it to matter to me."

PAPOOSE - WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BOUGHT A FAT JOE ALBUM?

2008-03-31T12:33:00.002-05:00

http://www.traffickingmedia.com/index.php?id=318

EURO RAPPERS DISS NEW YORK?

2008-03-31T02:21:00.001-05:00

Wtf is this??

UNDERRATED EMCEES PART 1

2008-03-31T01:54:00.004-05:00

Here's my list if my underrated emcees. This is purely opinion, and I don't expect you to agree with me 100% but I feel each emcee I list is underrated for certain reasons. Not all reasons are the same also. You might not even think they're underrated so bear with me.

50 Cent - This man is very underrated as an emcee. Keep in mind his career's success overshadows everything he has ever fallen short on in terms of music making. He became extremely wealthy off capitalizing off the Eminem/Dr. Dre connection, blowing up on the mixtape circuit, and finding ways to profit off his brand name. When you think 50, you think of his big business and his gangsta. However, pay closer attention to the songs he writes. 50 Cent actually has a versatile style in flow structure and writing. He's very under appreciated for his skills, but at the same time it's harder to see the talent because he's gotten so rich he probably doesn't care as much about the music as before.

Fabolous - Fab isn't really underrated, but he's misrepresented. The Fab I know spits gangsta on mixtapes and comes with those sick metaphors...all Brooklyn style. Mainstream American views Loso as a rapper for the women, like an LL Cool J in a sense. People always criticize Loso for his albums, and say that his mixtapes are bangers. I think in the eyes of mainstream America, Fabolous is underrated in terms of his skills and true talents, and has to dumb it down for the more pop oriented crowd.

Kanye West - Kanye West isn't as wack as everyone thinks on the mic. In fact, his most recent stuff is getting ever more complex and he's got great metaphors, and rhyme structures. It's funny to see Kanye West come into the game as a backpacker, only to become a mini Jay-Z with commercialism in his raps and boasts of arrogance. Not hating either, I'm a big Jay-Z fan. Kanye West is more known for his production, where as I think he is also an extremely capable emcee.

Obie Trice - This man is so slept on, it's ridiculous. His first album Cheers was a monster, and he dropped Second Round's on Me and that was hot too. I admit, the second album wasn't quite as good as the first, and I'm not sure if it was because of the production, or because he started freestyling everything, but both albums were fire. If you're unfamilar with Obie Trice, I want you to check out a lot of his mixtape material and even peep his albums, his lyricism speaks for itself.

There are plenty more of underrated emcees that I know about and would like to share my knowledge with you on them because they too deserve their shine. I'll put that in another post sometime. There's a lot of NY rappers who don't get love because the south is what's hot right now. A lot of dudes from Chicago don't get attention either because if you think Chicago, you think either Lupe, Kanye, or Common. Detroit is full of great emcees as well. I got love for the south, but if you're a hip hop fan, you gotta pay attention to these other regions even though BET and MTV don't give them equal airtime.

What do you expect out of Eminem now?

2008-03-31T01:32:00.004-05:00

There's been a lot of news springing up recently about Eminem's emergence back into Hip Hop. Personally, I have no idea what he's been doing for the past few years, but its probably something like hanging out with his daughter and sitting around a lot. This is purely speculative. Rumors were swirling around about how he got pretty chubby and let himself go, while other rumors talked about Eminem being a pill addict.

Honestly, I liked Eminem better when he was off the drugs which was around the same time as he was dropping all those tracks on the 50 Cent/DJ Green Lantern mixtapes. He was slowly turning into this mixtape rapper who put out ridiculous quality freestyles and raps on dope ass G Unit mixtapes.

However, Eminem quickly receded into doing nothing and did his Encore thing for a while but that was pretty bad. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who thought that album was actually decent. Eminem stopped trying because rap was boring for him, and it was very visible. There were A FEW good tracks on that album.

What happened to Eminem from The Eminem Show? Or Slim Shady LP? I'm aware his style evolved across the two albums, but seeing one of those hungry mc's would be very appealing, especially for his rumored King Mathers coming out in the near future.

This post was truly written to get your thoughts brewing on Eminem and his most recent moves. Is he washed up and going to fade into the hip hop legends pool, or is he gonna come back with more heat and take his position near the top of the game? Keep in mind, he's been apparently working hard on his new album, he's got a track with DJ Premier, and he's reopened up his Shady Ltd. clothing line. We can only hope for the best for Mr. Mathers...

SOULJA BOY INTERVIEW ON TIM WESTWOOD

2008-03-31T01:12:00.001-05:00

talks about his music career and how he made himself a superstar

PRODIGY DRIVES HIMSELF TO JAIL

2008-03-31T01:10:00.000-05:00

REALLY DOE FT KANYE WEST - PLASTIC

2008-03-31T01:09:00.002-05:00

HEAT!!!

NEW CASHIS!!! RED LIGHT DISTRICT REMIX FT MISTAH FAB, HOT ROD, DIRTY BLACC

2008-03-31T00:54:00.005-05:00

fixed video

freshly leaked cashis track, check it out

SNOOP WANTS TO SET UP A FIGHT BETWEEN GAME AND SPIDER LOC!!!

2008-03-31T00:15:00.002-05:00

LMAO

EVEN SNOOP ANNOYED THAT DR. DRE'S "DETOX" IS TAKING SO LONG

2008-03-30T10:50:00.002-05:00

THE DROUGHT IS OVER 5...NEW LIL WAYNE MIXTAPE

2008-03-29T22:38:00.002-05:00

01 Carter 3 Is Coming
02 I
03 Walk It Off
04 Open Shop
05 Done It
06 Introducing Milli
07 Milli
08 Damn I’m Cold
09 I’m a Dog Ya Freestyle
10 Stunt When I See You
11 We Hustle
12 I Got My
13 Lollipop
14 Certified
15 Girls All Around
16 Single Again
17 Drought is Finally Over
18 To Clean f. Lil Chuckie
19 Nike Boots (rmx) f. Wale

GUCCI MANE YOUTUBE VID EXCEEDS 1 MILLION VIEWS...

2008-03-29T22:36:00.000-05:00

here you go gucci, heres some more promo.

MARIAH CAREY FT CAM'RON - TOUCH MY BODY REMIX

2008-03-28T18:47:00.000-05:00

http://realtalkny.rawkus.com/2008/03/topic/artists/camron/dj-clue-presents-mariah-carey-ft-camron-touch-my-body-remix/

NEW TRINA TO LIL WAYNE : I TOOK YOU BACK CUZ YOU WAS CRYIN

2008-03-28T13:14:00.001-05:00

NEW DMX STUDIO FOOTAGE

2008-03-28T13:13:00.000-05:00

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MAX B SHOT?

2008-03-28T13:09:00.003-05:00

Word is that Max B has been shot twice last night. They say he was shot once in the arm and once in the side and was rushed to a hospital. He decided to opt out of staying at the hospital to stay at home and stresses that he is currently in critical condition. Max wanted to assure fans of his safety and said "look out for Domain Pain, the mixtape."

50 CENT INTERVIEW...SPEAKS ON HILLARY CLINTON, BARACK OBAMA, G UNIT, AND MORE...

2008-03-28T13:07:00.001-05:00

50 CENT PREVIEWS G UNIT ALBUM AT HIS MANSION...CALLS 'CURTIS' A DUD

2008-03-28T12:53:00.003-05:00

According to MTV, 50 Cent was previewing his G Unit album coming out soon for them and he went online recently to say that it was a 'dud' and isn't afraid to admit that. He admits that there were hit records on the album, but the timing was not good for their releases. He suggested that if "I Get Money" came out as the first single, that sales would have increased heavily.

Another place where 50 blames himself is the fact that he didn't build up to the release of Curtis with mixtape tracks to get the streets buzzing. He hadn't released mixtape material like this until after Curtis was released. He says that he took bad advice from Interscope.

50 revealed a track "The Party Ain't Over" featuring all the members of G Unit, which is supposed to "appeal to the inner hooligan" in us. Another track he showed was called "Down" produced by Swizz beats. Another record is called "Liar, Liar" where 50 is telling a girl everything she wants to hear when hes not completely sincere.

50 is excited about his mixtape releases coming up and is resuming taking over the streets from which he took a brief get-away. The news of 50 Cent and DJ Drama's G Unit Gangsta Grillz is coming out on the mixtape circuit to help G Unit get back on the top once more. He goes on to say that creating music hasn't been a problem because everyone was hard working in the studio.

On this album, they have to only come hard on one verse so they ended up writing 3 different verses and using the best ones. Interesting technique, definitely be looking forward to the new G Unit projects dropping soon!

EMINEM RELAUNCHES CLOTHING LINE

2008-03-28T12:50:00.002-05:00

Along with the rumors about Eminem working hard on his new album, we've also learned that Eminem relaunched the Shady Ltd. clothing line. There will be new ads coming out soon, and apparently Eminem has gone back and revamped the entire style and image of the brand. Expect big things from Shady within the next year...

T.I. POST PLEA PRES CONFERENCE!!

2008-03-27T18:02:00.001-05:00

REMY MA FACING 5 TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON

2008-03-27T17:35:00.002-05:00

The verdict is in on the Remy Ma trial, and she has been convicted of four major charges : two counts of first-degree assault, attempted coercion, and criminal possession of a weapon.

These convictions are derived from an event in '07 when Remy was fighting with a friend over $3000 cash stolen out of her purse and shot the friend. Her defense tried to make the shooting appear accidental, but the jury didn't buy the story.

She faces from 5 to 25 years in prison.

SOULJA BOY FREESTYLES ARE BETTER THAN HIS ACTUAL SONGS

2008-03-26T23:18:00.001-05:00

he tried to rhyme soulja boy with toyota lmfao

BOW WOW CLEARS RUMORS ON "STUNT WHEN I SEE YOU"

2008-03-26T14:57:00.001-05:00

Says the track with him, Lil Wayne, and Khaled is really his and other dudes are jumpin on it

SHYNE PO GETTING RELEASED EARLY?

2008-03-25T17:08:00.004-05:00

Word is that NY rapper Shyne Po is going to get out of jail early because of his good behavior. He has been serving a 10 year sentence at Woodbourne Correctional Facility because of the 1999 shooting in a club. Shyne was with Diddy and Jennifer Lopez at the time of the shooting. Matthew "Scar" Allen and 3 other people were hit by bullets the night of the shooting.

In 2004, Shyne signed a 3 million dollar deal with Def Jam to release his album Godfather Buried Alive. Album sales for Shyne's second release were not the best.

Even though Shyne is being released now for good behavior, he hasn't always been the best behaved inmate. In 2005, he was punished for getting in a fight with another prisoner.

T.I. MIGHT APPEAR ON THE G UNIT GANGSTA GRILLZ

2008-03-25T16:57:00.004-05:00

Even though T.I. is under house arrest and waiting for his trial, he's been on the grind recording numerous songs, including the Lupe Fiasco - Superstar remix with Young Jeezy and T.I.

A T.I. representative said that we should expect a large number of guest appearances with Tip. With recent news surfacing about the G Unit Gangsta Grillz mixtape, it's a huge possibility that T.I. would be on a song or several songs with 50 and the Unit.

T.I.'s new single for his album Paper Trail should be coming out in the near future. Paper Trail is going to drop sometime in September.

50 CENT AND DJ DRAMA WORKING ON G UNIT GANGSTA GRILLZ

2008-03-25T16:47:00.007-05:00

It has been confirmed that 50 Cent and DJ Drama are working together to compile a G Unit Gangsta Grillz mixtape. Drama claims that both him and 50 are monsters in the game and that this mixtape is going to turn out hot. Drama says that 50 said it's about time for G Unit to get hot in the south. A couple weeks after Elephant In The Sand dropped on ThisIs50.com, 50 Cent called up Drama and inquired about starting this new mixtape.

DJ Whoo Kid is also going to be heavily involved on the project, and Drama says we should expect some comedic skits on the mixtape as well.

50 Cent has been busy at work showing his hunger as an artist again with several mixtape releases. This upcoming mixtape just adds to the list and shows 50 Cent isn't done in the rap game yet.

CARTER 3 HAS A SET RELEASE DATE....MAY 13

2008-03-25T16:42:00.001-05:00

Update on the Carter 3. The label is finally putting out a release date for the album and its supposed to drop May 13. The hype is building...

NEW SAIGON INTERVIEW

2008-03-24T13:32:00.000-05:00

DEF JAM SECRETS TO SUCCESS

2008-03-24T13:29:00.000-05:00

Def Jam's Secrets To Success! from jeff on Vimeo.

NEW 40 CAL "HARLEM GANGSTER"

2008-03-23T18:33:00.002-05:00

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NEW PICS FROM THE JAY-Z AND MARY J BLIGE TOUR

2008-03-23T18:24:00.005-05:00

Here's some pics from the Jay-Z/Mary J Blige Tour, with Kanye West, Fabolous, and Young Jeezy

YOUNG BUCK STILL DOWN WITH THE UNIT

2008-03-23T13:21:00.003-05:00

With rumors floating around and the article recently surfacting about Young Buck not getting royalty checks from 50 Cent and G Unit, Sha Money XL has stated that all these accusations are false.

Young Buck has released 2 commercial albums under the G Unit Imprint, Straight Outta Cashville (2004) and Buck The World (2007).

According to earlier rumors, Buck wasn't getting paid for his work from royalties from 50, but these rumors were shot down by Sha Money XL.

"I, as Buck’s manager and as former President of G-Unit Records want to make it clear: that is false. Young Buck has cleared over $10 million dollars working under 50 Cent’s and my guidance.” says Sha Money XL

Young Buck is expected to be on the 2nd G Unit group album Shoot To Kill.

Sha Money XL also denied rumors of Young Buck planning to leave G Unit, claiming that people start rumors to attempt to divide and conquer the group and saying that these tactics won't work on G Unit.

JERMAINE DUPRI, SPEAKING TOUR...SHARES MUSIC INDUSTRY KNOWLEDGE

2008-03-23T13:14:00.003-05:00

Jermaine Dupri is on tour right now...but it's not a music tour. Well not really. It's a speaking tour, and he is speaking between now and April 1 about the ins and outs of the music industry.

The purpose of this tour is to share news about the recording industry, sharing success tips, and the session was called "How To Get A Record Deal."

Dupri is heading to NYU's Recorded Music Program on Tuesday March 25 to speak there publically about his knowledge as well. He will finish his mini tour at University of Pennsylvania's prestigious Wharton School.

Jermaine Dupri has also released a book Young, Rich and Dangerous: The Making of a Music Mogul, which was another attempt at sharing his knowledge of the music business.

GREEN LANTERN TO HAVE MUSIC ON GTA 4

2008-03-23T13:07:00.004-05:00

DJ Green Lantern, known for his mixtapes including the Invasion mixtapes back when 50 and Ja Rule were beefing, is said to have his own radio station in the newest Grand Theft Auto game coming out, Grand Theft Auto 4.

In the game, when you steal a car, you will be able to tune into his radio station in the car and listen to exclusive tracks that he produced for the game. This will be in addition to several other radio stations to choose from in the game.

DJ Green Lantern is proud of this achievement, and rightfully so, from starting as a mixtape DJ, to getting on the radio, to making exclusive tracks for one of the most anticipated games of the year.

Grand Theft Auto 4 is the sequel to GTA 3 which came out in 2001 with a lot of controversy regarding its glorification of violence and crime. Many critics have had a lot to say about the moral corruption of this game, while others are fans of the game and love it for it's entertainment value.

BOY THROWS A ROCK THROUGH SOULJA BOY'S WINDOW!!

2008-03-23T13:01:00.004-05:00

A boy only 12 years of age was arrested for apparently throwing a rock through Soulja Boy's Tour Bus in Bloomington, IL on Thursday, March 20.

Police say that Soulja Boy's bus was parked outside of Hampton Inn West and the boy threw the rock through the windshield around 7:40 pm.

Soulja Boy had a show at the US Cellular Coliseum, and the boy was arrested saying "I hate Soulja Boy."

SUGE KNIGHT TRAILER... "UNFINISHED BUSINESS"

2008-03-23T01:30:00.000-05:00

RICK ROSS ON JIMMY KIMMEL!!

2008-03-22T20:29:00.000-05:00