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Nikki Minage Dismisses Diddy As manager
Young Money’s Statement:
Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown breakout superstar NICKI MINAJ has decided to dismiss rap mogul, Sean “P diddy Combs” as her music manager and has recently signed a new deal with MEGA MANAGER, BENNY MEDINA, whose current and past clients include Multi Grammy Award winning recording artist, MARIAH CAREY, GWEN STEFANI, BRANDY, AND MORE.
Nikki’s Statement:
“By now, everyone should now that I am really strict when it comes to my representation. I had sympathy for Sean however I feel as if I haven’t gotten the guidance the manager is supposed to give his client. Personally, I feel like I’m being managed by mother. Even if you play the smallest role on my team, I wish to see progress. I’d like to thank him for everything he has done for me; for taking me under his wing. I wish him the best with repping Rick. But now that my album is about to drop, its time to get serious and stop playing games. If I could turn back time…I wouldn’t have made the decision to let Troy go.”
Young Money/Cash Money/Universal Motown breakout superstar NICKI MINAJ has decided to dismiss rap mogul, Sean “P diddy Combs” as her music manager and has recently signed a new deal with MEGA MANAGER, BENNY MEDINA, whose current and past clients include Multi Grammy Award winning recording artist, MARIAH CAREY, GWEN STEFANI, BRANDY, AND MORE.
Nikki’s Statement:
“By now, everyone should now that I am really strict when it comes to my representation. I had sympathy for Sean however I feel as if I haven’t gotten the guidance the manager is supposed to give his client. Personally, I feel like I’m being managed by mother. Even if you play the smallest role on my team, I wish to see progress. I’d like to thank him for everything he has done for me; for taking me under his wing. I wish him the best with repping Rick. But now that my album is about to drop, its time to get serious and stop playing games. If I could turn back time…I wouldn’t have made the decision to let Troy go.”
Jay-Z Gets Political In New PSA To Encourage Voters
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay-Z is calling upon fans to hit the polls for the General Elections that are taking place nationwide on November 2nd in the United States.
Jay-Z is featured in a new PSA for Vote Again 2010 and HeadCount.org. During the 35-second clip, Jay-Z is featured on stage clad in black, talking to tens-of-thousands of fans, reminding them of their civic duty and constitutional right, to vote.
"We need something really special this year, just to show that our generation changed the world… we changed the world," Jay-Z said. "So it just goes to show, anything is possible. Fight for what's right, fight for what you believe in."
Jay-Z is featured in a new PSA for Vote Again 2010 and HeadCount.org. During the 35-second clip, Jay-Z is featured on stage clad in black, talking to tens-of-thousands of fans, reminding them of their civic duty and constitutional right, to vote.
"We need something really special this year, just to show that our generation changed the world… we changed the world," Jay-Z said. "So it just goes to show, anything is possible. Fight for what's right, fight for what you believe in."
Jay-Z Launches Worldwide Ad Campaign With Bing To Promote 'Decoded'
(AllHipHop News) Rapper Jay-Z has partnered with Microsoft and their decision engine Bing, to produce and promote a new game centered around the rapper's upcoming book, Decoded.
The multi-platform search experience is an interactive game that will helped "decode" Jay-Z's life and lyrics, while allowing fans to view the locations that inspired the rap star.
Every single page of the book will be released to the public before it lands in stores, as apart of a worldwide advertising campaign, that will see pages of the books placed on objects never before used as advertising.
The multi-platform search experience is an interactive game that will helped "decode" Jay-Z's life and lyrics, while allowing fans to view the locations that inspired the rap star.
Every single page of the book will be released to the public before it lands in stores, as apart of a worldwide advertising campaign, that will see pages of the books placed on objects never before used as advertising.
Kanye To Debut Short Film 'Runaway' On MTV, MTV2 and BET
(AllHipHop News) Kanye West will debut his new 35-minute concept film Runaway simultaneously on MTV, MTV2 and BET this weekend according to MTV.
Following the U.S. debut of Runaway, the rapper, who premiered the film earlier this month at London's BAFTA scrounging room, will host a live Q&A session at MTV's headquarters in Times Square.
The short film tells the story of Kanye's relationship with a phoenix played by actress Selita Ebanks, who has crashed to the earth "from another world."
The short film, which was directed by Kanye, along with art director Vanessa Beecroft and producer Jonathan Lia, is an "overall representation" of what the rapper dreams and was inspired by artists like Picasso and Matisse.
Following the U.S. debut of Runaway, the rapper, who premiered the film earlier this month at London's BAFTA scrounging room, will host a live Q&A session at MTV's headquarters in Times Square.
The short film tells the story of Kanye's relationship with a phoenix played by actress Selita Ebanks, who has crashed to the earth "from another world."
The short film, which was directed by Kanye, along with art director Vanessa Beecroft and producer Jonathan Lia, is an "overall representation" of what the rapper dreams and was inspired by artists like Picasso and Matisse.
T.I. loses AXE endorsement deal
(AllHipHop News) Rap star T.I. has officially lost his gig as a spokesman for AXE body spray, just days after he was sentenced to 11 months in prison for violating the terms of his federal probation.
TMZ.com reports that AXE will "no longer feature T.I. in our promotional campaign" and has already removed the Grammy Award winning rapper from their official website.
A federal judge sentenced T.I. to 11 months in prison on Friday (October 15th), after he and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle was found to be in possession of ecstasy after a traffic stop on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles on September 1st.
TMZ.com reports that AXE will "no longer feature T.I. in our promotional campaign" and has already removed the Grammy Award winning rapper from their official website.
A federal judge sentenced T.I. to 11 months in prison on Friday (October 15th), after he and his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle was found to be in possession of ecstasy after a traffic stop on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles on September 1st.
Rick Ross annouces BMF World Tour
(AllHipHop News) Rick Ross has announced he will headline the upcoming international "Blowing Money Fast Tour," in support of his latest hit album, Teflon Don.
The rapper will hit the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa with artists on his Maybach Music Group imprint, including Triple C's and crooner, Masspike Miles.
Rick Ross is expected to perform material from Teflon Don, in addition to tracks off his previous albums Deeper Than Rap, Trilla and Port of Miami.
“I have waited a long time for this and I definitely want to touch those fans who have continuously supported me through my 15-year journey, I will not let them down, everybody get ready to Blow Money Fast!" Rick Ross told AllHipHop.com in a statement released today (October 19th).
In the U.S, Rick Ross will hit select cities like the Bronx and Chicago, before heading overseas to perform in African countries like Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.
Dates are also lined up in the Port of Spain, Haiti, England and The Bahamas.
Rick Ross and Triple C's are currently working on their sophomore album, Color, Cut, Clarity.
Tentative tour dates are listed below:
11/5 Springfield, MA
11/6 Bronx, NY
11/12 Lawrence, MA
11/13 Austin, TX
11/16 Leicester, England
11/17 London, England
11/18 Manchester, Englandn
11/19 Chicago, IL
11/24 Detroit, MI
11/25 Newark, NJ
11/26 Rocky Mount, NC
11/27 Greenville, NC
12/5 San Antonio, TX
12/11 St Louis, MO
12/17 Nassau, Bahamas
12/18 Port of Spain, Trinidad
12/28 Accra Ghana
12/29 Cape Town, South Africa
12/30 Lagos Nigeria
1/8 Port Au Prince, Haiti
1/11 Winnipeg, Canada
1/12 Saskatoon, Canada
1/13 Edmonton, Canada
1/15 Toronto, Canada
The rapper will hit the United States, Canada, Europe, the Caribbean and Africa with artists on his Maybach Music Group imprint, including Triple C's and crooner, Masspike Miles.
Rick Ross is expected to perform material from Teflon Don, in addition to tracks off his previous albums Deeper Than Rap, Trilla and Port of Miami.
“I have waited a long time for this and I definitely want to touch those fans who have continuously supported me through my 15-year journey, I will not let them down, everybody get ready to Blow Money Fast!" Rick Ross told AllHipHop.com in a statement released today (October 19th).
In the U.S, Rick Ross will hit select cities like the Bronx and Chicago, before heading overseas to perform in African countries like Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa.
Dates are also lined up in the Port of Spain, Haiti, England and The Bahamas.
Rick Ross and Triple C's are currently working on their sophomore album, Color, Cut, Clarity.
Tentative tour dates are listed below:
11/5 Springfield, MA
11/6 Bronx, NY
11/12 Lawrence, MA
11/13 Austin, TX
11/16 Leicester, England
11/17 London, England
11/18 Manchester, Englandn
11/19 Chicago, IL
11/24 Detroit, MI
11/25 Newark, NJ
11/26 Rocky Mount, NC
11/27 Greenville, NC
12/5 San Antonio, TX
12/11 St Louis, MO
12/17 Nassau, Bahamas
12/18 Port of Spain, Trinidad
12/28 Accra Ghana
12/29 Cape Town, South Africa
12/30 Lagos Nigeria
1/8 Port Au Prince, Haiti
1/11 Winnipeg, Canada
1/12 Saskatoon, Canada
1/13 Edmonton, Canada
1/15 Toronto, Canada
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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NB Alstars Mixtape download
Nappy Boy All-Stars Vol. 1 was released today featuring T-Pain and the whole Nappy Boy squad. Upon downloading the mixtape you will be entered to win an iPod Touch featuring the I Am T-Pain app and pre-loaded with the entire Nappy Boy catalogue.DOWNLOAD: T-Pain Presents Nappy Boy All-Stars Vol. 1
Thursday, February 11, 2010
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Little Brother Prep Final Group Album
Phonte and Big Pooh of Little Brother recently announced that they will be releasing their fourth and last album, LeftBack, for this spring.
Originally intended to be an EP, the group shares that they ultimately decided on a full album. “I didn’t want our last record to be a bunch of second-rate material,” Phonte said in a statement. “I wanted to walk away from Little Brother knowing that I gave our fans all that I had to give, and said everything I wanted to say. With Leftback, I’ve done that.”
Not only will it be a complete LP but it will also include four music videos and a DVD of bonus material compiled into a documentary format, something new for the North Carolina duo who’s never been heavy on the visuals.
“Three albums, three mixtapes, one video,” says Big Pooh. “It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in this day and age. We have always lacked in the visual department, and I think it will be refreshing to finally offer people those visuals.”
The good guys have plans to go on tour this year as well around the release of their album which is slated for April 20.
In related news Phonte was recently nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative performance category for his work with Dutch producer Nicolay as The Foreign Exchange and he is already planning to drop his first solo album for next fall. The Grammy’s air on CBS this Sunday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. —Brooklyne Gipson via xxlmag.com
Originally intended to be an EP, the group shares that they ultimately decided on a full album. “I didn’t want our last record to be a bunch of second-rate material,” Phonte said in a statement. “I wanted to walk away from Little Brother knowing that I gave our fans all that I had to give, and said everything I wanted to say. With Leftback, I’ve done that.”
Not only will it be a complete LP but it will also include four music videos and a DVD of bonus material compiled into a documentary format, something new for the North Carolina duo who’s never been heavy on the visuals.
“Three albums, three mixtapes, one video,” says Big Pooh. “It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense in this day and age. We have always lacked in the visual department, and I think it will be refreshing to finally offer people those visuals.”
The good guys have plans to go on tour this year as well around the release of their album which is slated for April 20.
In related news Phonte was recently nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Urban/Alternative performance category for his work with Dutch producer Nicolay as The Foreign Exchange and he is already planning to drop his first solo album for next fall. The Grammy’s air on CBS this Sunday, January 31 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. —Brooklyne Gipson via xxlmag.com
The Foreign Exchange's Grammy nomination video from The Foreign Exchange on Vimeo.
Lupe Fiasco stopped by Toca Tuesday on Shade45 tonight to discuss a couple things, seeing as how today marked the day the album got turned in to Atlantic. He said “I’m Beaming” is now the official first single, spoke on his climb to the top, the long overdue CRS project (Pharrell, Kanye West & Lupe Fiasco) and linking up with Jay Electronica for a whole album. As far as production for Lasers, you can expect The Neptunes, Danjahandz and Soundtrakk.
Audio spotted at UHTN.
Monday, January 25, 2010
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Juelz Santana returns with his first single from Born To Lose, Built To Win featuring Weezy F. Baby like old I Can’t Feel My Face times. Be on the lookout for the video to come shortly.
Props to MissInfo! NMC.. premier. You already know.
**UPDATED** with Juelz “I Wanna Rock” freestyle.
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Trae gets Dr. Carter and Rick Ross for his latest cut. Can’t front, this shit go kinda hard.
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Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Jay-Z kills the talk Loves the Lord All mighty!
“I don’t know where it started. I don’t know where it came from. I really think it’s really silly. For the record, I of course believe in God, but I believe in one God. If people must know my religious beliefs, I believe in one God. I don’t believe in religion. I don’t believe in Christians or Muslims. I think all that separates people. I think it’s one God. I think it’s all the same God, and I don’t believe in Hell. But as far as God, of course I believe in God. Am I a part of some sect or cult? That sounds stupid to me. It’s like ignorant to even say, and umm… I guess that’ll be the last time I address that. It’s ignorant to me”
Do you believe that those sort of organizations exist?
I think there are cliques of friends that control things. I don’t if there is a devil worshiping sect. That’s a little Tom hanks. I believe there are cliques of people that control the world…but that’s just natural process. I’m sure Obama has his people and everything is good but as far as how far people are taking it… [ Read more at NECOLE BITCHIE ]
Jay Z "Lupe as one of the next big things in Hip Hop"
Ed Lover interviewed Jay Z, Jeezy & Trey Songz this morning, in part 3 of the interview Hov mentions that he thinks that Lupe will be one of the next big artists in Hip Hop.
via YN x THHC-UK
Gilbert Arenas Charged With Weapons Possession
Former Washington Wizard Gilbert Arenas, was charged today with felony weapons possession. The crime carries a penalty of five years behind bars. Last month, Agent Zero was accused of drawing a gun on teammate Javaris Crittenton inside the Wizards locker room. Bang Bang.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
XBox 360 Is About to Change the Game (project NATAL)
See more videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/xboxprojectnatal#p/u/5/73OBjO1HYOc
Friday, January 8, 2010
DX News Bits: Pharrell, Jay-Z
Rapper/producer Pharrell will join legendary composers Hans Zimmer and Heitor Pereira in creating the score for the animated film Despicable Me.
According to Collider.com, Pharrell has already begun scoring the music for the film and he has already written the title track for the film which can be heard in the teaser trailer.
“I love cartoons and animation, and I’ve never seen such incredible 3-D CGI. To score Despicable Me along with Hans and Heitor and write original songs for the film is a dream come true,” said Williams in a press release.
Despicable Me will feature the voices of Steve Carrell, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and more. A release date for the film has yet to be released.
In other Hip Hop news, rapper Jay-Z has been nominated for five awards at this years NAACP Image Awards.
Although Jay-Z is in the lead as far as nominations are concerned, he shares that lead with Maxwell who is also nominated for five awards.
Both Jay-Z and Maxwell were nominated in the category of outstanding male artist and outstanding album.
The 2010 NAACP Image Awards will air on February 26 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
According to Collider.com, Pharrell has already begun scoring the music for the film and he has already written the title track for the film which can be heard in the teaser trailer.
“I love cartoons and animation, and I’ve never seen such incredible 3-D CGI. To score Despicable Me along with Hans and Heitor and write original songs for the film is a dream come true,” said Williams in a press release.
Despicable Me will feature the voices of Steve Carrell, Russell Brand, Julie Andrews, and more. A release date for the film has yet to be released.
In other Hip Hop news, rapper Jay-Z has been nominated for five awards at this years NAACP Image Awards.
Although Jay-Z is in the lead as far as nominations are concerned, he shares that lead with Maxwell who is also nominated for five awards.
Both Jay-Z and Maxwell were nominated in the category of outstanding male artist and outstanding album.
The 2010 NAACP Image Awards will air on February 26 at 8 p.m. on Fox.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Burberry Tie
This is the begining of a new series of post where i suggest wardrobe additions for young men and recent grads just things every fly guy should have 
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Prevent Your Icy Sole from Yellowing
Posted by KicksOnFire - December 26, 2009
Our recent purchase of the Air Jordan 11 Space Jams brings up a great opportunity to discuss a vital issue. At one point of your life as a sneakerhead, you have been faced with this dilemma. How do you keep you icy soles from yellowing? Before looking at some potential solutions, let’s first understand the process of how our icy soles get yellow.
Whether you kept them in your closet or wore them vigorously, keeping your soles icy is quite inevitable. Why? Because the yellowing happens due to a process called oxidation. Oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen. Sadly, when your icy soles are exposed to oxygen, they turn yellow! How in the world can you prevent them from turning yellow then?
If you wear your shoes, yellowing of the soles can’t be avoided. So, you are going to have to accept that you are NOT going to be wearing these shoes. Now some of you guys are probably thinking: “I just paid $175 for these Space Jams, I am wearing them!”. As a collector, I personally like to buy multiple pairs of my holy grails. In this case, I wear one pair and keep the other pair on ice. But not all of us can afford more than one pair so lets discuss best ways of keep you soles icy as long as possible.
Stay off grass, dirt, gravel and things of the sort. If you are walking with your friends and they take a shortcut via the grass, do yourself a favor and walk around. It’s NOT worth it. Do not wear in the rain! Water is your worst enemy. Water will give you the nice yellow bottom for sure… No rain or snow puddles because moisture and oxygen = yellow soles.
“As the inventor of Sea Glow, I thought you all might be interested in how it works, how it should be used, and the precautions you should take. Visit islandgirlproducts.com to order Sea Glow. Yellowing on the surface of white or clear synthetic rubber is due to surface oxidation and staining, and will be removed by Sea Glow or Island Girl Pink. However, yellowing that goes down deep into the sole is mainly due to the natural slightly yellow color of the rubber that, when new, is corrected by a flourescent “optical brightener”, which eventually stops working and HAS to be activated by the small amount in UV in regular daylight. By soaking down into the rubber, the highly flourescent additives in Sea Glow will neutralize the yellowness, but only in the presence of sunlight. Once this has happened, the rubber will stay this way as long as it sees daylight every few days (sort of like a battery being charged). On solid white rubber, the Sea Glow does not need to penetrate very far at all.”
Via. KicksOnFire.com
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Posted by KicksOnFire - December 26, 2009
Our recent purchase of the Air Jordan 11 Space Jams brings up a great opportunity to discuss a vital issue. At one point of your life as a sneakerhead, you have been faced with this dilemma. How do you keep you icy soles from yellowing? Before looking at some potential solutions, let’s first understand the process of how our icy soles get yellow.
Whether you kept them in your closet or wore them vigorously, keeping your soles icy is quite inevitable. Why? Because the yellowing happens due to a process called oxidation. Oxidation is the combination of a substance with oxygen. Sadly, when your icy soles are exposed to oxygen, they turn yellow! How in the world can you prevent them from turning yellow then?
If you wear your shoes, yellowing of the soles can’t be avoided. So, you are going to have to accept that you are NOT going to be wearing these shoes. Now some of you guys are probably thinking: “I just paid $175 for these Space Jams, I am wearing them!”. As a collector, I personally like to buy multiple pairs of my holy grails. In this case, I wear one pair and keep the other pair on ice. But not all of us can afford more than one pair so lets discuss best ways of keep you soles icy as long as possible.
Stay off grass, dirt, gravel and things of the sort. If you are walking with your friends and they take a shortcut via the grass, do yourself a favor and walk around. It’s NOT worth it. Do not wear in the rain! Water is your worst enemy. Water will give you the nice yellow bottom for sure… No rain or snow puddles because moisture and oxygen = yellow soles.
“As the inventor of Sea Glow, I thought you all might be interested in how it works, how it should be used, and the precautions you should take. Visit islandgirlproducts.com to order Sea Glow. Yellowing on the surface of white or clear synthetic rubber is due to surface oxidation and staining, and will be removed by Sea Glow or Island Girl Pink. However, yellowing that goes down deep into the sole is mainly due to the natural slightly yellow color of the rubber that, when new, is corrected by a flourescent “optical brightener”, which eventually stops working and HAS to be activated by the small amount in UV in regular daylight. By soaking down into the rubber, the highly flourescent additives in Sea Glow will neutralize the yellowness, but only in the presence of sunlight. Once this has happened, the rubber will stay this way as long as it sees daylight every few days (sort of like a battery being charged). On solid white rubber, the Sea Glow does not need to penetrate very far at all.”
Via. KicksOnFire.com
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Air Jordan VI Retro -White/Varsity Red
In the midst of the Silver Anniversary the Air Jordan VI will be sneaking back in a few other color ways including its OG color way.
The shoe will be dropping in an all white leather with varsity read accents. The ice outsole is still in tow with black accenting parts. The red used on these models are actually Varsity Red which is slightly different from the Infrared hue originally used. We already know these are being heavily anticipated and while we wait lets glance at a few new images courtesy of Osneaker. Via. KicksOnFire.com
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Rapper Big Pooh "When im done"
Rapper pooh from Little Brother links up with Detroit’s Black Milk for a mixtape channeled by the gracious sounds of Prince, with a hip-hop vibe. The Purple Tape (no, not that one) drops January 12th. Lifted from Nahright. click title for dl
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Air Jordan IX – Fall 2010 Preview
Posted by KicksOnFire - January 6, 2010
Fans of the Air Jordan IX are in for a treat this Fall. Looks like the shoe is set to drop in a few distinct colorways including the OG Black/White.
We can confirm that the an orange/black model is set to drop in July while the OG is set to drop in August. There is also a rendering of a black/green model that is set for September. Of the three scheduled releases which are you most anticipating? The orange/black is looking really good to us right now. Via KicksOnFire.com
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Patron Cupcakes!
*Makes about 10 cupcakes
1 cup flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 stick butter, room temperature
¾ cup sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla
¼ cup + 2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp Patron tequila
1 tbsp orange liqueur (I used Patron, other options include Triple
Sec, Grand Marnier, Contreau..)
zest of one lime + juice of half of it
1. Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare a pan or silicone molds to your liking.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, lime zest, and salt in a bowl.
3. Cream together butter and sugar in another bowl until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix until combined. Add half the dry ingredients and wet ingredients (milk, lime juice, tequila, and orange liqueur) into this bowl and combine after each addition. Add zest and the other half of the dry ingredients and mix again.
4. Pour into cupcake pan.
5. Bake in oven for 16-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted in a center cake comes out clean.
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