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A yo laface go to “strictly for battlin” me nd casper battlin to see who will vs TNI
A! im at my producers house right now so i aint battlin and i aint even register in that shit. imah be goin to radio shows all month to so i cant be doin that mang.its all underground radio station shit so if yall have the stations then ull be able to hear my sexy voice...j/k but yeah i cant be in this tornament thing
yo TNI good luck with all this record deals etc whatevr u got mayn hope it does well
but if i win the heavyweight championship when u get back
any time u wanna battle holla
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50 Cent vs. 25 Cent: Round 1
Tuesday - January 3, 2006
Andres Tardio
50 Cent’s one of the most powerful figures in hip hop today. His notoriety spans the globe and his associates are successful in their fields. So why is his cousin unknown?
Two Five, who also goes by 25 Cent claims he is Curtis Jackson’s legitimate cousin and he spoke to The Chicago Sun-Times about his life, his cousin and his own rap career.
The 22-year-old 25 claims he and 50 grew up together in Jamaica, Queens under their grandmother’s roof. He also claims the two were a tight-knit duo who were known around the neighborhood as brothers, rather than cousins.
According to 25 Cent who claims he acquired his nickname when he was younger, 50 doesn’t want to let the world know about him in order to protect him from his beefs. Regardless, 25 is prepping his career without his cousin. He’s got a debut project which he plans to release independently and has completed a DVD as well.
In the interview, 25 says he considers 50 a mentor, but that there is no relationship between them at this point.
In his responses, 25 spoke about how 50 Cent has changed since he became a much-talked about celebrity.
“I think when people get a little money they really don’t show their true colors. But when you get big money and you’re in a different tax bracket, you start to feel yourself more than you’re supposed to, you get cocky," he says about his cousin’s changes.
25 also spoke about his family’s attitude towards 50.
“I think he’s lonely and bitter. I think he’s that way because there is nobody around you to share your love with. You’re making all that money just to have 15 security guards, two trucks and nobody around you that really cares for you. And when all your money is gone and there is nobody else there for you, you gotta come back to family and that’s even if we’ll accept you," he claims.
He went on to further explain his cousin’s lack of financial support for the family.
“He don’t give back to his family not one bit. He’s supposed to take care of my grandmother and my grandfather because they took care of him. I don’t think he wants to put that situation out there. His whole excuse for not bringing me on is, 'It’s dangerous, people trying to hurt me, people trying to do that to me, and the closest thing to me is you.' And that’s true, but my whole thing is why you are bringing the camera crews around the same house you know your family is still in. All that money you got you can’t help your family get out of the 'hood. Maybe not even me, but you do have cousins who have children and aunts who got bills. But you buying your homeboy a $100,000 chain."
25 also believes 50 simply does not want him to shine.
“I think it would be wise for him to try and prevent me from getting out because, lyrically, I am better than him. I think the best thing for him to do is to just not say anything about me, whether they acknowledge me or not, I see you at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I still see you when you come to the house, whether you want the world to know or not. My whole thing with 50 is he just does stuff that makes him look like a hypocrite. In one article you’ll say, ''Yeah, that’s my cousin. He’s a fraud, he’s this, he’s that.'' Then in another article you’ll say, ''I don’t know him.'' Then you’ll say, ''I don’t break peace with nobody, it is what it is.'' But, yet you kissing Game on the cheek at a press conference. And you can’t talk to your family?"
The Game Arrested In LA Suburb
By Nolan Strong and Roman Wolfe
Date: 5/23/2006 5:38 pm
courtesy of ahh.com
Rapper The Game was arrested this past Saturday (May 20) in Burbank, Calif., and charged with possession of a dangerous weapon after police pulled his vehicle over in the suburb of Los Angeles.
The Compton, California-bred rapper, born Jayceon Taylor, was detained around 9 p.m.
Sources told AllHipHop.com that Game was pulled over for having no license plate on his 2006 Bentley and having a tint on his windows that was too dark.
While police did not confirm why the rapper was initially stopped, Lt. Puglisi of the Burbank Police Department did confirm that Game was arrested, charged with possession of a dangerous weapon, and released on $20,000 bail.
Sources also told AllHipHop.com that police found a set of brass knuckles in the rapper’s car, resulting in his arrest and his vehicle being impounded.
New Game Album Pushed Back to Late Summer
By Chris Richburg
Date: 5/17/2006 3:20 pm
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The Game’s highly anticipated sophomore album The Doctor’s Advocate is slated to hit stores in late summer.
The project, which the rapper referred to as “my masterpiece," has been pushed back a number of times.
“My second album is the highest anticipated record coming out this year and I’ve been spending long hours in the studio to make sure it’s a classic," Game told AllHipHop.com in a statement.
The Doctor’s Advocate will be the follow-up to the rapper’s multiplatinum debut The Documentary, which has sold more than four million units.
According to Game, the album’s postponement is a result of a slate of new ventures, including a role in the upcoming film Waist Deep and new color lines for his Hurricane sneaker.
Waist Deep, also starring Tyrese Gibson, tells the story of an ex-con named O2 (Gibson) who tries to go straight for the sake of his son after being released from prison.
When O2’s son is kidnapped by a crime leader named Meat (The Game), O2 resorts to breaking the law to get him back.
The movie, directed by Vondie Curtis Hall, also stars Larenz Tate as O2’s cousin Wanna Be and Meagan Good as a hustler named Coco.
Waist Deep opens in theaters on June 23.
A release date for The Doctor’s Advocate has yet to be confirmed.
NEW YORK — Where will you be when hip-hop dies? Nas is hoping you’ll be in the store, buying his next album, Hip-Hop Is Dead ... The N.
“September is the album," Nas said backstage at Radio City Music Hall Thursday night after his appearance at the Roots' show (see “Nas, Mos Def To Join The Roots For 'Wet-Dream' N.Y. Show”. “It’s called Hip-Hop Is Dead ... The N." The letter at the end is meant to be a play on “the end," he added.
Although he wasn’t too forthcoming with info, he explained the name as a play on words.
“I didn’t name it that. Fans named it that; rappers named it that," he elaborated about the title. “It’s been the talk for years, so here’s an album that brings ... not even the rebirth, it’s just an album with that thing that everybody is talking about. I got a street look coming real soon, and more soon after. Summertime is definitely going to be Nas time."
The album will be Nas' debut for Def Jam (see “Nas On 'Partnering With' Jay-Z: 'I’m Ready To Go — I’m Ready To Kick Ass' ".
courtesy of mtv/news.com
Obie Trice: Pour Out A Lil' Liquor
By Brandon Edwards
courtesy of ahh.com
Things should be good for Obie Trice. The artist’s debut album, Cheers, managed to sell over 500,000 copies. He’s a part of the reigning Shady/Aftermath machine and he’s about to release his sophomore album after a three-year sabbatical. But, Obie Trice has a bullet lodged in his head from an attempt on his life in December, 2005. The artist has a lot more than sales on his mind, with the recent loss of comrade Proof still fresh. As Obie prepares Second Round’s On Me, he finds himself pouring out a little liquor.
AllHipHop.com: How was the Anger Management Tour?
Obie Trice: We went all over the U.S., it was crazy. It was real fun to have everybody on the same tour. Me and my n***a, Marshall was just getting it in working.
AllHipHop.com: Any cities that stood out?
Obie Trice: The South was real dope. Atlanta, Houston, Dallas… everywhere was dope.
AllHipHop.com: How’d you know that you were in your element?
Obie Trice: Crowd participation. You spittin’ your s**t, and the crowd is right there wit’ you, looking at you, spittin’ your s**t verbatim, word for word. It’s like scoring a touchdown, man.
AllHipHop.com: How important is stage presence?
Obie Trice: It all depends on the song. If I got a song that’s crazy, a wil’ out song, I’ma rhyme and move accordingly.
AllHipHop.com: Since the last project, how have you grown as an MC?
Obie Trice: Cheers is a classic. It’s been almost three years since my last album, which is a long time. Second Round’s On Me shows a different Obie. I’m going deeper. I’m not the same dude. I think this album is more lyrical, more spontaneous. Second Round… Shows growth as an individual. I got 18, 19 songs on my album. Most albums come with 14 songs, and that’s a complete album. You don’t want people to get drowned in the music and not listen, but I give it all to you.
AllHipHop.com: Dr. Dre versus Eminem. Who takes the title of best producer?
Obie Trice: I’m going with Marshall. That’s my homey. Dre’s the man, but Em’ is sick. He got some s**t. He gives away beats! He don’t charge Nas or Jay-Z. Dre want a $150,000 to a million [dollars]. Eminem is a motherf**king artist. He’s a talented dude and you gotta respect him. He’s never been fake.
AllHipHop.com: No doubt. The world’s been giving it up for him. At this point, what separates Shady Records from the other labels out there?
Obie Trice: Marshall let’s you be the individual that you are. He listens to my music, gives his opinion, then mixes and masters it.
AllHipHop.com: The first song that I heard off of Next Round’s On Me was “Ghetto” featuring Trey Songz and producer JR Rotem. When I heard that, I was like… “Damn!” What went into that?
Obie Trice: I felt Trey Songz’ hook, and JR is a beast. I was right at home. “I’m from the motherf**king slums where the cops don’t come/ turn the lights on and the bugs don’t run/ you aint s**t without no gun in the ghetto.” That’s not just Detroit, it’s the whole world, especially us as black people.
AllHipHop.com: I agree completely. What do you miss most about Hip-Hop from ten years ago?
Obie Trice: N***as wasn’t killin’ each other like they are today. Hip-Hop was fun when I was young. You were speaking where you came from, and n***as respected it. Nowadays man… I don’t know if the crack babies are growing up or what, but it’s crazy. I got a bullet in my head right now as we speak.
Hip-Hop was fun for me; I had fun with the music back then. That was my passion. I was born to do Hip-Hop music. It goes way beyond another hustle. You can’t just jump into the culture; it’s a relationship that needs to be appreciated. Really, really appreciated. It’s a bond, more than just rap; it’s the significant other. It’s more than just saying that I can rap. That’s where a lot of n***as got it twisted. You can’t just be rapping just to rap. As a rapper you’ve got to have an objective. And you’ve got to have somebody in your corner with a good ear to give constructive criticism, not just a bunch of yes-men. It’s just like getting drafted to the NBA or NFL, it ain’t for everybody. There are a lot of dudes in the NBA that got drafted and sat on that bench. They were a part of the team but they never played. Rapping aint for everybody. We all aren’t stars.
AllHipHop.com: Would you consider yourself a star?
Obie Trice: I consider myself as a star, and as a dude that does it for Hip-Hop. I’m not trying to get over on you motherf***ers. I love the music. I don’t do it just to shine. I do it because I love Hip-Hop culture. I try to make music that people can appreciate. I love the music and the culture, always have and always will. But I’m a star.
AllHipHop.com: As a star, and as far as your career goes, where do you see yourself in ten years?
Obie Trice: I see myself making movies. I also see myself established as one of the greatest MC’s that ever did it.
AllHipHop.com: Our prayers and condolences go out to Proof’s family and the Shady Aftermath staff. What would you have fans of Hip-Hop and members of our community take away from this unfortunate situation?
Obie Trice: Us as Black men… there’s a lot of dudes that just take your life for no reason. I think it’s some bulls**t, truthfully. Not just from what happened to Proof… I mean, I saw my n***a on a gurney. I went to the hospital when they brought his body in, cold, one eye open… it’s just senseless dog. We kill each other ‘cause, “I don’t like you. You bump me walking through the crowd, and I’ll kill you.” And I’ll kill any n***a trying to take me away from my loved ones! And it’s sad that it has to be that way, but that’s how it is. N***as will kill you and not think nothing of it. I almost died New Year’s Eve…
AllHipHop.com: I don’t know your history of violence or of being shot, but you were shot in the head and survived. What’s your outlook on life like nowadays?
Obie: Trice: It’s still surreal to me. It’s funny that I didn’t get shot a long time ago. I’m from the hood and been in a lot of bulls**t; shoot-outs, n***as shot at me… it’s just a blessing that I can talk to you right now about my situation. It ain’t no hype - getting shot ain’t cool. I’m surprised that it took this long for me, and I get shot in the dome at that? I got a bullet in my head; it cracked my skull so the doctors ain’t want to pull it out. The nurses were like; “You had three angels in the car with you that night.” And four months later, my man gets killed. He wasn’t meant for that.
AllHipHop.com: You got any advice for all the gun-happy kids and rappers with assault rifles in all their rhymes?
Obie Trice: If you murder a person, that’s a track record. If you murder someone one time, you feel like it aint s**t. Keep laying n***as down, you gotta answer to the Man upstairs in the end. The niggas that shot me, all of that s**t comes back around. I’ll give it to this summer, they gon’ be talking, n***as want to express themselves. I don’t care who the f**k you is. If it was a real killing type of n***a, he would have killed me. The person that shot me was just a hatin’ ass n***a. I don’t owe anybody s**t. I ain’t took no work from nobody. I might have f**ked somebody’s b*tch. If that’s why you want to kill a n***a, then you’se a fag. I aint never snitched on nobody and I gets it in Detroit. I f**k with trife life. I f**k with real people. It’s just a sad situation.
Detroit is a small working-class city. Word gets around. It’s so small, certain niggas talk like bitches sometimes, even though Detroit is made up of real motherf***ers. I love my city and that’s why I can’t move. All we got is downtown where everybody pulls up at the same spot; all the killers, hustlers, everybody. It’s not like New York City; it’s only a few spots.
AllHipHop.com: What’s the economy like in Detroit right now?
Obie Trice: We’re $130 million dollars in debt. If we don’t have the money by June, the state is taking over. That’s called receivership. That’s crazy, laws is going to change… the s**t is crazy. N***as is broke for real. So when they see Obie Trice, Eminem or D12, they like “f**k y’all n***as!” And all we doing is chilling and embracing you. We from “the D,” so we trying to indulge in the things we’ve always been doing. It ain’t like you going to see Nas or Jay-Z walk past, it’s no stars like that. But, if you don’t like me, who gives a f**k? N***as die over that. That’s when it gets real hectic.
Exclusive: Gravy Talks About Hot 97 Shooting
By Nolan Strong and Chris Richburg
Date: 5/1/2006 03:33 PM
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Less than a week after he was shot in front of Hot 97 FM’s SoHo studios in New York, rapper Gravy is addressing the incident that briefly sent him to the hospital.
According to reports, Gravy was shot in the buttocks last Wednesday (April 26) by a man who was upset when the rapper refused to let him sit in on a radio interview.
“We went up [to Hot 97] forty-six deep, promoting, like you’re supposed to do," said the rapper (born Jamal Woolward), who arrived early for an interview with on-air personality Funkmaster Flex. “He wasn’t ready yet, but when he got there, he said to come back at ten or eleven [p.m.] I went downstairs to grab a bite to eat."
It was not until Gravy returned that shots rang out, the rapper said. “I started running like anyone else would do because I didn’t know where they was coming. Once I got hit, I fell, got back up and went inside the building," he said. “I didn’t think I was hit. I thought I tripped over something and bruised myself."
Gravy described the shot as feeling “like heat and warm sensation. “It was a clean shot. It went straight through and just missed my pelvis bone and my stomach area to make me have a s — - bag," said Gravy.
“It’s all about luck, it was eleven rounds and I only took one hit."
Despite being wounded, Gravy conducted the interview and was later treated and released from St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan.
“I’m up there not telling them [Hot 97, Funkmaster Flex] what’s going on. I sat there for about two hours and they didn’t know what was going on. I hid it [being shot] very well," he said. “I didn’t risk my life. I just didn’t know how serious the hit was."
Police are continuing to investigate the incident. NYPD Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said that Gravy has yet to aid them in apprehending the shooter.
“I wasn’t trying to involve Hot [97] or the streets to make it look like he’s trying to come up," the rapper told AllHipHop.com.
“Something went down, it got ugly and that’s my business, nobody else’s.
“I am not being uncooperative, I don’t know who did it," Gravy continued. “I just know one thing.—I got a lotta haters. I ain’t gotta speak too much because n***as promote me on other n***a’s DVD. Someone is always doing a DVD dissin' me...I just know one thing. The only way to stop me from shining is to kill me."
The shooting, in addition to recent violence at Hot 97, have resulted in plans by the New York Police Department to install a surveillance camera outside the building that houses the radio station.
The camera, which will carry the NYPD logo and go up this week, is part of a $9 million plan to place 500 video recorders throughout the city.
The Hot 97 camera will be on 24 hours a day and pointed directly at the station’s location at 395 Hudson St. It will specifically focus on preventing rap-related gunplay, unlike most cameras that will target high-crime areas and potential terror targets.
“We’ll keep it in place until Hot 97 is evicted or cleans up its act,"
a source told New York’s Daily News.
Although the shooting was not captured by nearby surveillance cameras, cameras did record people running from the gunfire, according to sources. Police have since stepped up security with the addition of extra officers stationed outside the studio and a marked patrol car at night.
NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly announced the department’s intent to put up the cameras last month. There are currently two wireless video recorders installed at high-crime areas in Brooklyn, the Daily News reports. Sources tell the paper that the Hot 97 camera will be the first to go up in Manhattan.
The recent violence has also prompted the New York City District Council of Carpenters, which owns the building that houses Hot 97 studios, to vow to evict the station. The move has received support from several of the building’s tenants.
A spokesman for the union’s attorney Brian O’Dwyer told the Daily News Sunday (April 30) that “lawyers will be meeting with their clients [today] and examining all their options."
“They shouldn’t be blamed for an action they had nothing to do with," Gravy said. “This is Hip-Hop. This comes with the game. It happens everday in the hood."
A spokesman for Hot 97 was not available for comment.
After a long break following his treatment for addiction to sleeping medication and the death of his best friend Proof, Eminem is reloading his career ... on the big screen. The rapper is attached to star in a movie remake of the 1950s TV drama “Have
Gun — Will Travel," according to Variety magazine.
The follow-up to his movie debut in 2002’s semi-autobiographical “8 Mile” will find Em shedding the music angle and going straight for drama in a contemporary retelling of the story of Paladin, a literate, rugged professional gunfighter for hire. In the original series, which ran on CBS from 1957-1963, Richard Boone played Paladin as a tough guy who hung around a San Francisco hotel waiting for people to respond to the offer on his business card, which read “Have Gun, Will Travel ... wire Paladin, San Francisco."
Variety reports that the show’s concept will be updated to contemporary times and feature Eminem playing a bounty hunter, possibly based out of the rapper’s hometown of Detroit. The movie is being produced by Interscope/ Shady/ Aftermath Films, with producer credits going to Interscope boss Jimmy Iovine and Eminem’s manager, Paul Rosenberg.
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Rosenberg told Daily Variety that the movie will be a revamp of the original series, with some characters based loosely on ones from the series and a few references to storylines from the original. While the movie will be an action-based drama, Em will likely be involved in either scoring the film or performing on the soundtrack.
There’s no definite timetable for the movie, but Variety reports that producers and Paramount Pictures are trying to get it on the fast track. Paramount has been looking for a good “8 Mile” follow-up, and Em and his camp reportedly had a hard time finding something they were happy with. “When this property essentially became available we discussed it and brought it to Marshall and he was very intrigued and excited about the concept," Rosenberg said.
Is Diddy replying to 50 Cent? It would appear so. But, who knows? He’s recently release a song that starts and ends with him saying, “I’m Richer Bitch.” Like, seriously, who is he saying that to? No names are mentioned, but he says things like, “I gave most of you dudes life” and “I let y’all eat for this long.” He also calls himself “the boss of all bosses” and says he suffers “no losses.” Hey, Diddy’s smart. Both of these guys are smart, I’d like to see how that intelligence plays out with this “beef.” Remember, they both have albums coming up!
Rapper/actor Mos Def was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct last night after he put on an unauthorized show outside New York City’s Radio City Music Hall following the MTV Video Music Awards.
rapper Twista and his management team are being sued by a man seriously injured in a 2004 tour bus accident.
Renaldo Jones was among those on Twista’s bus when it crashed in Pennsylvania.
His lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Cook County Circuit Court, seeks unspecified damages from Chicago’s Carl Mitchell, who uses the stage name Twista, as well as bus driver Otis Bankhead, Showtime Entertainment Agency and its representatives, Rawle Stewart and Tyshawn Carr.
The suit alleges Bankhead fell asleep while driving from a show in Syracuse, N.Y., to Chicago, losing control of the bus, which went airborne and crashed in a median.
The accident killed Twista security guard Arthur Dixon, the son of legendary blues singer Willie Dixon, and injured five others, including Jones, who broke his collarbone, according to his attorney.
Twista’s management could not be reached late Wednesday to comment on the suit.
Rapper 50 Cent has been hit with a lawsuit stemming from a 2004 incident in Springfield, Massachusetts.
The lawsuit, which was filed in Hampden County Court, alleges that the rapper injured two women when he hopped off the stage and into the crowd after being sprayed with water during a performance at the Hippodrome in Springfield.
The rapper was pushed back on stage by security and two police officers, where he continued his performance. Two people were later arrested and charged with disturbing the peace.
The women claimed the rapper assaulted them during the incident and the rapper was hit with assault and battery charges filed by Donna DeJesus, 25, and Taneka Nesbitt, 27.
DeJesus maintains that 50 Cent punched her in the face during the melee, while Nesbitt claims the rapper pushed her down, causing her to undergo knee surgery.
In May of 2005, 50 Cent entered into an agreement to avoid jail time stemming from the incident. The rapper was sentenced to probation, random drug testing for two years and a mandatory anger management program. In addition, 50 was sentenced to make an anti-violence public service announcement.
weezy (lil wayne) was arrested last monday charged with gun and drug possession no other word on court dates or trial setup
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