Cam'ron- Curtis Full video
This song may not be ether, but it sure is funny.
Papoose Talks New Album
East coast mixtape favorite Papoose is gearing up to release his debut album Nacirema Dream on Jive in April, the Bed-Stuy emcee sat down with Prefix Mag to discuss the album, mixtapes, and more. Here are some of the highlights:
On the DJ Drama drama:
"I feel like eventually they want to make it seem like everything we do is a crime. Hip-hop music and culture is from the streets; it belongs to the streets. Nobody should try to violate that or try to take it away from the streets. Period. This is our culture. Shout out to DJ Drama and his whole camp, man. I hope he come up out of that situation."
On 50 Shots for Sean Bell:
"Being from New York, you see this shit go on all the time. There are a lot of incidents that go unpublicized. This goes on every day. If the police ain't beatin' someone up, they shootin' 'em. It won't be the first; it won't be the last, man."
On dumbing down his lyrics for the album:
"Good music is good music, whether you commercialize it or you make it what some consider complicated. If it's hot, it's hot; if it's not, it's not. I represent real lyricism and real talent. That's what this is about. People that make you try to think that it's about something else; that's because they lack talent, that's all. They just tryin' to cover up the fact that they don't have pure talent. People be tryin' to make you think that hip-hop is about everything else except for talent. It's about how many people you shot, how much money you got. That's not the foundation of the game. This is something that certain individuals were born to do-same as basketball, baseball, or football."
On the status of the LP:
"We're aiming for early '07. On the production side, we got DJ Premier, DR Period, Focus, Pharrell, Kayne West, the list goes on. And on the feature side, we got Jadakiss. But I ain't gonna put everything out there. It ain't final 'til it's vinyl. But I'm still working, even though I have enough material for three albums."
50 CENT AND IRV GOTTI ENGAGE IN STARING MATCH
According to the NY Post, Irv Gotti, former head of Murder Inc. Records, may have written a check his courage couldn’t cash.
“Spies” reported witnessing a stare-down match between he and Universal distribution mate 50 Cent at the company’s chairman Doug Morris' Grammy viewing party at the Palm restaurant in L.A., across the street from the Staples Center. "It was like the Cold War," the spy said.
Witnesses claim Gotti paid quick respects to Morris and beat a hasty retreat after the incident, dubbing 50 Cent the ‘stare-down winner.’
The feud stems from comments Gotti allegedly made about “Fitty” and other execs at Universal shortly after signing a deal with the distributor and after being acquitted of tax evasion in December.
“Irv started bad-mouthing 50 Cent, saying he was going to outsell him and that 50 was nothing. Irv even went so far as to say he was going to be the next president of Universal. It all got back to 50 - and other executives at Universal - and no one is happy with him right now. Especially 50," an industry insider reports,
Gotti's lawyer, Jerry Lefcourt, told Page Six, "He has never said anything about 50 - it's just somebody bringing up old stuff.”
Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation Calls Out To Young Filmmakers
The Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation is calling for young innovative filmmakers to submit their best work for inclusion in the 1st Semi-Annual Tupac Amaru Shakur Film Screening scheduled to take place on Saturday:
March 10, 2007 from 2:00 PM - 10:00 PM at the
Tupac Amaru Shakur Center for the Arts located at
5616 Memorial Drive,
Stone Mountain, GA 30083.
Headlining this exciting premiere event is "The Hip Hop Project"- a documentary which was executive produced by renowned actor Bruce Willis and actress/rapper Queen Latifah. The film is a compelling story of Kazi, a former homeless teenager who inspires a group of New York teens to transform their life stories into powerful works of art, using hip hop as a vehicle for self-development and personal discovery. In contrast to all the negative attention focused on hip hop, it is a story of hope, healing and the realization of dreams. "The Hip Hop Project" has been described by Variety as "iressistably uplifting" and premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival last year. Additionally, the screening will show other previously released, unreleased films, and documentaries by today's most cutting edge and stimulating new film makers.
To have a film considered for the screening amongst this impressive rooster of talent, film students either individually or in a group, are invited to submit their work for the "Selective Choice" film section. Participants are required to send in a completed film, 90 minutes or less, with a PG-13 rating or lower (ie. PG). There is a $35.00 non-refundable processing fee. A jury of established professionals will assemble to review and judge the entries submitted and vote for the one film to be screened in the "Selective Choice" category. The winning student or team who created the film will have a unique opportunity to speak to the audience about their work at the end of the presentation.
Please visit www.TASF.org to download an application form and view the official rules and requirements. Deadline for film submissions must be postmarked by February 23. For more information or enquiries, contact Dina Tyler at dinatyler@2paclegacy.com.TASF's next film screening event will be on October 10, 2007.
Prodigy - Return of the Mac Cover
(props to eskay)
After winning one of this two Grammy nods last week, Ludacris took the opportunity to shout out to of his well known detractors; Oprah and Bill O'Reilly. Now, O'Reilly, ever the uninformed, short-sighted, racist, blames Hip Hop for "destroying music." Check the vid:
WHITNEY AND BOBBY REUNION AIN'T HAPPENING
Whitney Houston wants you to know that she and Bobby are NOT getting back together.
The rumors and speculation started because the couple was seen dining together over the weekend in Los Angeles.
Whit was in town to perform at Clive Davis' pre-Grammy Awards party on Saturday, but skipped the actual ceremony to enjoy a quiet dinner with Brown.
Houston's representative, Nancy Seltzer, gave People magazine the straight scoop.
"It was a one-night dinner between divorcing parents for the sake of their daughter," Seltzer said. "They are not reuniting."
Houston and Brown, their 13-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, her friend and the friend's mother, were all present at the dinner at Dan Tana's restaurant in West Hollywood.
Beyonce's Sport Illustraded Photo Shoot Video
In this week's Hip-Hop charts, Young Jeezy stays in the lead, Eminem falters and Nas' descent continues.
For the fourth week in a row Young Jeezy is still holding on tight to rap's highest seat on the charts. Posted at No. 32, The Inspiration hustles 27,800 units this week, bringing the albums total sales to 830,150, according to Nielsen's SoundScan.
A decrease in sales pushes Eminem and his Shady crew seven spots to No. 48. The Re-Up only manages to scan 18,900 CDs this week. To date, the compilation has sold 854,500 copies.
Nas sinks three levels to No. 53 with his Def Jam debut, Hip Hop Is Dead, shifting 17,550 copies this week. The total for the album reads off at 616,000.
Birdman and Lil' Wayne keep trucking despite falling two seats to No. 54. Like Father, Like Son has moved 604,000 CDs thus far, with 16,900 representing the week-in total.
Also slipping two spots this week is Jay-Z. Kingdom Come hangs tough at No. 56 reeling in 16,700 units in its twelfth week on the charts. So far, the album has sold a total of 1,335,600 copies.
Toppling ten spots to No. 59 is Snoop Dogg. The Blue Carpet Treatment bags up 16,300 copies this week, bringing the album's tally to 767,200.
Ludacris's recent Grammy win helps the ATL lyricist jump five spots to No. 65. Release Therapy sold 13,960 copies this week and 1,061,100 copies to date.
Stepping up his game this week (pun intended) is The Game moving two spots up to No. 79. The Doctors Advocate pulls in 12,400 copies in its thirteenth week on the charts, bringing the albums total sales to 833,600.
On the other side of the bridge, Akon continues to "smack" the competition, Robin Thicke stays focused and Jill Scott loses her grip. Moving two spots up to snatch the No. 4 spot this week is Akon. Konvicted is still on a roll selling 64,650 copies this week, bringing the albums total to 1,500,100. A slight increase in sales pushes Robin Thicke three spots up to No. 6. The Evolution of Thicke has R&B heads feigning as it moves 60,800 units this week. The album has sold a total of 484,200 copies. Corrine Bailey Rae's self titled album attains platinum status this week.
Standing at No. 9 the CD rings in 51,600 units, bringing its total sales to 1,001,500. After slowing down his pace the past two weeks, Justin Timberlake is speeding things up by darting six spots to No.10. FutureSex/LoveSounds sold 48,350 copies this week. The albums tally stands at 2,648,000. Pretty Ricky's slide down the charts continues, as they slip eight spots to No 13. Late Night Special scans 45,730 units in its third week. To date, the album has sold 240,620 copies. The Dreamgirls soundtrack falls seven seats to No. 14 this week, pulling in 44,700 copies, bringing its total to 733,670. After making an impressive debut at No. 12 last week, Jill Scott plummets thirty eight spots to No. 50. Jill Scott Collaborations only moved 17,740 units this week, rounding up the albums total to 68,060.
Next week look for J.R. Writer to make an appearance on the charts, while Young Jezzy and Eminem keeping slugging it to attain platinum status.
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