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Diddy, Jeezy And T.I. To Take Over Vegas!

It’s a well known fact in the hip-hop community that Sean “Diddy” Combs knows a thing or two about throwing parties. His “White Parties” are the stuff of legends. But what about a four nights of partying with not only Diddy, but T.I., Young Jeezy, The Wire’s Idris Elba, Mike Jones, Big Tigger, E-40, Ron Artest, Kid Capri, Vida Guerra? How about Three 6 Mafia, Chingy, Omarion and Doug E. Fresh and many more added to the mix? Sounds too good to be true? Well it isn’t – in fact, that’s the lineup for “All Star Vegas ’07,” in celebration of All Star weekend.

In what is sure to be to be the event of the year, the festivities begin on Thursday Feb. 15th at Black Hollywood Presents: The Ultimate Ladies’ Night with B.E.T. The event will be hosted by star of The Wire and the new Tyler Perry movie “Daddy’s Little Girls,” Idris Elba. Other big names at Thursday’s event include Jim Jones, BET’s Big Tigger, and DJ Biz Markie.

Friday, Feb. 16th it’s The Vegas Black-Out Party, hosted by ATL’s very own Young Jeezy and T.I., sponsored by Allhiphop The rappers will be bringin’ the heat as DJ Kid Capri mans the turntables and Jeezy and T.I. perform some of the year’s biggest hits.

Saturday, Feb. 17th all bets are off as Diddy will rock the house like only he can at the Ice House Lounge. You can be one of the first to check the Ice House Lounge’s brand new, two-story, all-glass addition built right behind the nightclub especially for All-Star Weekend. The structure was imported from Germany just for All-Star Weekend, and will be a perfect way to celebrate the success of Diddy’s album Press Play.

If you thought it was all over after Diddy’s bash, think again. Sunday, Feb. 18th it’s all about The West Side Story, hosted by the Sacramento King’s Ron Artest and Ice-T’s wife Coco Marie, featuring the Miami Heat’s Gary Payton, the Phoenix Sun’s Amarie Stoudamire, E-40, Too $hort and Mistah F.A.B. DJs Biz Markie and Skee will also be in the house for what is sure to be a wild night.

The events are open to the public and are sponsored in part by: SKEE TV, Ultra King Beds, Somers Furniture, Allhiphop Alize Blue, Alize Cognac, Budweiser, Bud Lite, Bud Select, Heineken, Miller, BET.com and Johnny Love Vodka.

Every night doors open at 9PM. Press check-in for Red Carpet begins at 8pm.

The Ice House Lounge
650 S. Main Street
Las Vegas, NV
702.315.2570

Wu-Tang Affiliate Doc Doom Shot To Death

Tragedy has struck Hip Hop yet again as another young man was murdered. Doc Doom from the Almighty Black Knights, a Wu-Tang affiliated group that has appeared on releases such as RZA Presents Wu-Tang Killa Bees: The Swarm, was shot and killed in Compton last night on February 11th.

Doc Doom, real name Dante Cunningham, was just recently released from prison and was working on new material for the Black Knights as well as contributing to the upcoming Bobby Digital album due late this year.

David Banner To Make Best Album Ever In History?

Rapper/Actor David Banner isn't shy about his next LP. While working on a new film, Banner spoke out on the future of his rap career, the new LP's title and more. Plus, read on about how he's been working with some of the biggest names in the industry. and hear his plans for releasing one of the greatest LP's ever. Will he succeed?

The rapper recently made these bold statements regarding the next album.

"It's probably going to be the best album ever in history; well, maybe besides some of the older cats," he told MTV. "But as far as rap, by the time ['This Christmas'] comes out, I will have taken over."

All this and Banner is still working on the name for the LP.

"Right now, we're actually going through a big war about what the name of the album's gonna be. Because I want this album to have a regal name. My first [major-label] album was called Mississippi: The Album, and that's big to me. [This time] I'm working with T.I., Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Carl Thomas, Akon. And everybody just came in for this album. Lil Wayne blessed me with the verse of the century! It's been amazing. Snoop Dogg came in and blessed me; Akon hit me with the hottest tracks; Cool and Dre, Lil Jon. It's probably going to be one of the greatest rap albums."

For now, you can catch Banner in a theater near you, as he is in the upcoming film Black Snake Moan. He is also working on This Christmas, a film with Chris Brown.

Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Move To Interscope For New CD

Release date for Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's seventh group album, Strength & Loyalty, has been revealed.

According to the group's official website, Strength & Loyalty will hit shelves on April 17 via Interscope Records. The album's first single, "I Tried," which features R&B crooner Akon, can be heard at the group's MySpace page.

As previously reported, Strength & Loyalty will be executive produced by Swizz Beatz. The album will reportedly feature appearances from The Game, Chamillionaire, Three 6 Mafia and Mariah Carey. Production on the project will be supplied by Polow Da Don, Timbaland and the Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am, among others.

The release of Strength & Loyalty will mark the second time the group has released an album as a trio (sans Bizzy Bone). Last fall, the group released Thug Stories via Koch Records.

Bow Wow Launches New Label

Rapper/actor Bow Wow is exploring his entrepreneurial side by launching a new record label.

Bow Wow, who hit the music industry at the tender age of five, hopes to recreate the magic that propelled him to superstar status with his first artist, 13-year-old Young Jinsu. "I'm passing the Lil Bow Wow torch to Jinsu," Bow Wow said. "This Bow Wow movement with teenagers, girls and kids goes back to Jermaine being a mentor, father figure and learning from him and watching him for the past seven years."

Young Jinsu, a 13-year-old, Rhode Island based rapper is part of Bow Wow's label/crew, The LB Dub Gang. "This is my crew," said of his crew, which includes Clee-O, an 18 year old actor/rapper who has already been featured alongside Bow Wow in Roll Bounce and The Rock in Walking Tall.

"Jermaine has blessed me with the ability to do what I do and he's given me my shot into the industry," Bow Wow continued. "So now it's my turn to give blessings back to other people that also have the opportunity to do bigger and better things. It's only right to push your people forward."

Bow Wow recently released his fifth studio album The Price of Fame, which spawned the hit single "Shortie Like Mine" featuring Chris Brown.

Bow Wow's second single "Outta My System" is being serviced to media outlets nationwide.

Diddy Clears Rumors And Makes The Band (Again)

You thought Diddy was through with making bands? After Da Band and Danity Kane, Diddy is back to reality television with Making The Band 4.

This time, Diddy is looking for an all male R&B group. Many young men have auditioned, and many have failed. Singers Joe and Michael Bivens helped judge those with dreams of being part of Diddy's next reality TV show. For now, we'll wait to see when the show actually airs.

Recently, Diddy's made headlines for rumors. He and others have recently cleared these up. Here we go:

Is Diddy finally getting married?

Although he has said that he would love to tie the knot, he has also noted that he is not ready.

"I don't want to get married and fail," he said, according to various reports.

The rapper, who has recently welcomed twin girls, was also rumored to be cheating on his long time girlfriend Kim Porter. Rumors linking Diddy with actress Sienna Miller circulated the net, but Miller recently spoke out.

"For God's sake...I hung out for a minute with Diddy. But I don't know what to call him. Puffy? Puff? Sean? No romance at all," she told the L.A. Daily News.

Fabolous Interview on HOT 97


Fabolous visits HOT 97 says he’s a sucker for myspace booty shots and more. He also tells us his new album is dropping on March. More full Interview Hit up the Link below

http://www.zshare.net/audio/02-13-07fabolous-interview_www_worldstarhiphop_com-mp3.html

(props to real talk ny)

Make It Rain (Remix) (R Kelly,T.I, Ace,Mack,Fat Joe,Baby,Weezy,Rick Ross,Scott Storch

Baby Bash Youtube Episode

PBS To Broadcast "Beyond Beats & Rhymes" Special

Filmmaker Byron Hurt Takes In-Depth Look at Manhood, Sexism and Homophobia in Rap Music and Hip-Hop Culture; Program Features Interviews With Mos Def, Chuck D, Busta Rhymes and Russell Simmons.

"Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" is a personal and heartfelt documentary that goes beyond the bling to explore gender roles in hip-hop and rap music through the lens of filmmaker Byron Hurt, a former college quarterback-turned-activist. In this "loving critique" from a self-proclaimed "hip-hop head," Hurt tackles issues of masculinity, sexism, violence and homophobia in today's hip-hop culture by talking with rappers, moguls and fans. The film, which premiered at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, airs on the Emmy Award-winning INDEPENDENT LENS, hosted by Terrence Howard, on Tuesday, February 20, 2007, 10:00-11:00 p.m. ET on PBS.

"Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" features revealing interviews with rappers, including Mos Def, Fat Joe, Chuck D, Jadakiss and Busta Rhymes, and hip-hop moguls Russell Simmons and Chris Lighty, along with commentary from Michael Eric Dyson, Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Kevin Powell and Sarah Jones and interviews with young women at Spelman College, a historically black college and one of the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" also reveals the complex intersection of culture, commerce and gender through on-the-street interviews with aspiring rappers and fans at hip-hop events throughout the country.

"In the past 20 years, hip-hop has become a critically acclaimed, billion-dollar industry," says Byron Hurt. "How do black men feel about the representations of manhood in hip-hop? How do black women and men feel about the pervasive images of scantily clad and sexually objectified women in rap music and videos? What do today's rap lyrics tell us about the collective consciousness of black men and women from the hip-hop generation? What does homoeroticism in hip-hop media look like? These are the types of questions I set out to explore in this film and to provide thoughtful dialogue from intelligent, divergent voices of rap artists, industry executives, rap fans and social critics from inside and outside the hip-hop generation.

"The result is an important, engaging, inside look at one of the most influential art forms of our time. "Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes" is also being used in a large-scale national outreach campaign (itvs.org/outreach/hiphop) of screenings and discussions, featuring a wide variety of national partners. (Press Release)

Below is a partial list of on-screen participants, in order of appearance:

* Doug E. Fresh, rapper, known as "The Entertainer"

* KRS-ONE, rapper/activist
* Chris Lighty, CEO of Violator Records/Management

* M-1, rapper

* Conrad Tillard, hip-hop minister/activist, executive director of Movement for CHHANGE (Conscious Hip-Hop Activism Necessary for Global Empowerment), NYC*

*Busta Rhymes, Rapper

* Toni Blackman, Rapper

* D12, rap group

* Fat Joe, rapper

* Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, cultural critic and author of "Is Bill Cosby Right?"* Dr. James Peterson, hip-hop scholar, Penn State University

* Kevin Powell, Author, hip-hop historian/activist

* Dr. William Jelani Cobb, scholar and author

* Mos Def, rapper

* Talib Kweli, rapper

* Jackson Katz, anti-sexism activist and author

* Chuck D, rapper/activist

* Jadakiss, rapper

* Asha Jennings, Spelman College graduate/activist

* Lauren Clark, Spelman student/activist

* Sarah Jones, Tony Award-winning performance artist/playwright

* Mikael Moore, Morehouse graduate and aide to Congresswoman Maxine Waters

* Sut Jhally, scholar, University of Massachusetts

* Dr. Beverly Guy Sheftall, scholar, Spelman College, Atlanta

* Russell Simmons, hip-hop executive

* 50 Cent, rapper

* Tim'm West, rapper

* Emil Wilbekin, former editor-in-chief of Vibe Magazine

* Mark Anthony Neal, author and scholar, Duke University

* Carmen Ashurst-Watson, scholar and former Def Jam executive

* Stephen Hill, senior VP of music programming, BET

* Clipse, rap duo