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"The measure of a hero is the villain that they face." - Aint It Cool News

HILARIOUS BIGGIE SMALLS FOOTAGE!

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I HOPE JAY-Z COMES THIS DOPE ON BLUEPRINT 3, CAUSE 'JOCKIN JAY-Z' IS ALREADY DEAD TO ME:

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JAY-Z, PEEP SOME WORDS FROM THE REAL KING OF NEW YORK:

Prodigy’s three year prison sentence on unlawful gun possession charges has not broken the Queensbridge rapper, who guarantees he’ll be a more focused MC upon his release.

In an exclusive brief phone interview with AllHipHop.com, Prodigy detailed how he’s been using his incarceration to sharpen his mental faculties and mentor fellow inmates, particularly young minorities.

“I’m just taking it easy, day by day serving my time like a man. Doing what I gotta do,” Prodigy revealed to AllHipHop.com. “I read books everyday. Idea kick it with some of the younger inmates in here, passing books on to them. [We] pick each other’s brains.”

Prodigy, real name Albert Johnson, was sentenced to three years in prison last October in a plea bargain deal for his third gun possession charge.

In April, he released the highly anticipated H.N.I.C. Pt. 2, which featured lyrics heavily influenced by Prodigy’s belief in New World Order conspiracy theories such as the Illuminati.

Prodigy promises the fans a more focused Pee upon his scheduled 2011 release, as prison has allowed him to reflect on past mistakes and given him the opportunity to brainstorm potential collaborations, a comeback tour, a autobiography, and possible remixes to H.N.I.C. Pt. 2.

“When I get back out there in the real world it’s gonna be on,” Prodigy declared. “[I’m] much better, much wiser [than before the incarceration]. It’s going down, trust me.”

Prodigy’s latest album H.N.I.C. Pt. 2 is available now.

WWW.ALLHIPHOP.COM

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I REALLY AM DOING WHAT THIS SONG SAYS:

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ONE OF MY FAVORITE SONGS OF ALL TIME. I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO IT!

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COMMON'S NEW VIDEO:

AND FROM XXL, ABOUT THE VIDEO:

I shared concern regarding Common’s Invincible Summer earlier this season.

As previously reported, the LP won’t feature any Kanye West production, but will largely feature Pharrel Williams production. While I still haven’t been able to stomach “Universal Mind Control,” “Announcement” has grown on me some since the first time I heard it. Actually, the song started sounding better when I saw its video clip nearly two weeks ago. Interestingly, this one has yet to be ripped and spread all over the Onsmashes and Worldstarhiphops of the world. Could the label be putting the breaks on the clip? I heard through the grapevine that folks at Com’s label think he’s committing career suicide with his latest video, an animated clip helmed by Lil X. See for yourself. [Watch Common’s “Announcement” Video]

I personally like this clip. This is more ground breaking than career Russian roulette. I’ve yet to see a video as creative this year. This is some award-winning stuff right here, but why the hell hasn’t it spread yet? Besides the link I’ve posted, it’s nowhere to be found, so I can’t help but think the label is trying to keep it on the low because it supposedly isn’t a good look for Com.

And that’s the freakin’ problem with the music industry. Executives have never been as detached with the public as they are now. They constantly green light material that doesn’t connect with anyone and don’t learn from previous failures. Then, somebody like Com, who is on a roll might I add, drops something creative and they allegedly won’t push it. This clip has actually reassured me regarding Summer. I fear not. Com ain’t about to let Pharrel ruin his project…I hope.

What do you guys think of the clip? Is Com committing career suicide?

http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=24075

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TRAGIC.

Son of Dancehall artist and Shottas, star, Spragga Benz was killed under questionable circumstances late Saturday night in Kingston, Jamaica.

According to police reports, Carlton 'Carlie' Grant Jr., who also appeared in the 2002 Shottas flick, was shot when members of a police party patrol stopped two men on a bicycle along Church Street, Kingston.

Upon approach, one of the men pulled a gun and fired at the police who returned fire. The men took off and after the area was searched, Grant was found suffering from gunshot wounds and a .45 semi-automatic pistol was found in his possession.

The injured Grant was taken to the Kingston Public Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Spragga Benz, who was on tour in England at the time his 17-year-old son was murdered, returned to the island two days ago.

Spragga Benz is known for his songs like “A1 Lover” and “Oh Yeah” with Foxy Brown and “Turn Me On” featuring Kevin Lyttle.

The popular artist has also worked with a number of rappers, including Pras from the Fugees, Nas, Kardinal Offishall, Bow Wow and others.

According to reports, he has not yet been in touch with the police.

The incident is still under investigation.

WWW.ALLHIPHOP.COM

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T-WAYNE. UGH. HOW MUCH AUTO-TUNE IS ON THIS ALBUM? HA HA:

With their two most recent collaborations gaining airplay and chart positions, T-Pain and Lil Wayne’s proposed collaborative effort also continues to build momentum.

The T-Wayne project has even gained the support and involvement of several high profile producers, T-Pain told AllHipHop.com during a recent interview promoting his third studio album, Thr33 Rings.

“That’s going down. Heavily,” T-Pain told AllHipHop.com, promising that this project won’t go the way of other rumored superstar collaborations.

“We’ve already got like 25 songs,” T-Pain revealed. “It’s going down after my album drops. Could be the beginning of next year, like January/February.”

Now, with Timbaland and Pharrell Williams having voiced an interest in joining the project, T-Pain says he hopes to bring in superstar rapper/producer Kanye West.

T-Pain and West’s last major collaboration, “Good Life,” won a Grammy Award in 2008 for Best Rap Song.

Throughout the summer, both T-Pain and Lil Wayne have confirmed their desire to create a joint project, capitalizing on the success they’ve had with hit singles like DJ Khaled’s “I’m So Hood” and more recently “Got Money” and “Can’t Believe It,” from Tha Carter III and Thr33 Ringz respectively.

However, T-Pain says the project may be delayed by label red tape, especially if all three multi-platinum producers get involved.

But ultimately, T-Pain says he is determined to deliver the project to the fans.

“If anything, we ain’t making no goals [for the date],” T-Pain told AllHipHop.com. “If we really gotta do it as an album and all those labels gotta work together, it’ll come out like, two years from now. [So] if it just falls into a bunch of leaks or if it falls into a mixtape, [that’s fine]. We might just take the songs we’ve got [and say]: ‘Here you go world. T-Wayne project. Right up. For free.”

THIS SONG SINGS MY LIFE AGAIN:

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THE GAME. UGH. WHAT A PSYCHOPATHIC HIP HOP PHENOMENON! I'M GOING TO TAKE A PAGE OUT OF HIS BOOK FOR 'ALL MINDZ ON ME'. AND 'SKILLMAGIC'. AND 'PSYCHIC SOUNDWAVE SANCTUARY'. AND 'FEARKILLER'. :)

Game, Young Buck Reunite On NYC Stage To Taunt G-Unit
Fat Joe, Ghostface Killah, Jim Jones also make cameos at Game's concert.
By Shaheem Reid

Tuesday night was a busy night for hip-hop fans in NYC, with Young Jeezy and the Game going head to head with separate concerts. Jeezy recruited Fabolous, Lil' Kim and Maino for his Blender Theater show, but Game paraded a few of his own lyrically inclined friends down the way at Irving Plaza. Some were former enemies, and some were friends who turned into enemies but came back to friendship.

Game's first guest was a doozy: Joe Budden. The two squared off lyrically for several months, shortly after Game joined G-Unit. Their disses toward each other were scathing. Jump-Off Budden performed "Pump It Up" and his new underground classic "Who Killed Hip Hop."

Next were Wu-Tang Clan's Raekwon and Ghostface Killah. Game at one point bowed in homage as Rae kicked a freestyle: "When my ni--as come down, they burning that crib down/ And you gettin' hit."

"Love you, ni--a," Rae told Game, and Ghost yelled out, "They set the stage on fire!"

Kool Herc stood on the sidelines among Game's Black Wall Street clan, who flooded the stage. The Compton MC called Herc out to the spotlight and bowed to him. The legendary DJ told Game that his favorite record was "Hate It or Love It."

"Always love, man," Herc said.

Fat Joe was the next to enter the big kids' playground with "Lean Back." They even let parts of jailed former Terror Squad member Remy Ma's verse play.

Game's putting on for the city didn't stop there. After Maino (busy night, huh?) held down the show with "Hi Hater," it was a reunion of booted G-Unit members who hadn't shared the stage in four years.

Young Buck arrived and immediately gave the star of the show an iced-out watch.

"I read on the Internet that you were broke," Game said to his pal.

"I'm a street n---a, we gets money for real," Buck responded.

Of course, the two had words for 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo. (Who couldn't see that coming?) "Without me, they just a Unit," Buck rapped a cappella, implying that the clique was no longer gangsta.

Game took liberties with his own song "How We Do" soon after, bashing his former rap collective: "Took three years, kicked me and Buck out/ New York was like, ['Huh']?"

Later, Young Buck said he had no beef with Fat Joe.

Game gave the fans another taste of his L.A.X. LP with current single "My Life" and probable second single "Money."

Jim Jones was the last surprise of the night. He and Game did a piece of "Certified Gangsta." Jim took control for portions of "Love Me No More" and "Byrdgang Money." The Harlem Dipset Capo then handed the mic back to his Cali friend. The night's main attraction sent the fans home with "Game's Pain."

RIGHT WHEN I'M ABOUT TO GAIN A TOUCH MORE RESPECT FOR GAME, HE DOES THIS.
UGH! WHAT A FUCKING CLOWN!!!

Game Explains Why He Attacks Jesse Jackson In 'Letter To The King'
'People like me with voices gotta step in,' rapper says of L.A.X. track.
By Shaheem Reid

It's January 15, and Game is pursuing the American Dream with a vengeance. He's in the studio with DJ Toomp and a gang of homies and women, and he's working on his third album, L.A.X The kid from Compton has filled his résumé with potent, poignant raps, shaking up the mixtape circuit and parlaying his skills into multiplatinum sales.

Because it's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, tributes to the civil-rights leader, who was assassinated four decades ago, are showing constantly on the television screen. Amid the celebrations comes a disgrace: a news report about a shooting on Los Angeles' Crenshaw Boulevard during a MLK Day parade. The Game looks around and sees that almost everything he's doing is contradictory to King's legendary "dream." There's blunt smoke in the air and all types of liquor, and the scenario has the Game a little unsettled. At the same time, he's inspired. After kicking everyone out, he places a call to Hi-Tek and gives him instructions for making a beat.

" 'Take me back to '65,' " he recalled instructing Tek. " 'Martin Luther King is getting dressed in the morning. Coretta Scott King is dusting his shoulders off. He's about to go out. The dude waiting in the car, I'm him. I don't know if I'm his homie; I'm just gonna drive him to where he's going, and I'm gonna talk to him.' Then he came with [the track]. When we heard that beat, we went nuts. I immediately wrote three verses."

The instrumental that Tek provided, for a song that would be called "Letter to the King," turned out to be as soulful as lunch after Sunday church service. He wanted to add to the record with a guest spot and thought of Common and Nas. Since Common was already on an L.A.X. track called "Angel," his good friend Nas was an easy choice. As it happened, Nas was right around the corner from the studio.

"I called Nas, he came through, knocked it out," Game said. "So many people tried to take that record off the album. This record is a hip-hop must. That record, 'Never Can Say Goodbye' and 'Angel,' those are the meat and potatoes of what hip-hop is about."

Indeed, "Letter to the King" is one of the most provocative album cuts you'll hear this year. It is definitely a song you'll have to rewind a few times, especially Game's last verse.

"The word 'n---er'/ Is nothin' like 'n---a,' " Game rapped on Tuesday during a visit to MTV's New York offices. "Don't sound sh-- alike/ Like Game, like Jigga/ ... One is slang for 'my brotha'/ One is 'hang and take his picture/ The rope ain't tight enough/ He's still alive, go fix it/ Pour some gasoline on him/ Call his daughters black bitches/ Make him pick cotton/ While they mama cleanin' up the kitchen.' "

"When I first wrote it, man, that was ill," Game said. "I don't even believe I be writing sh-- like that sometimes. When I'm in the zone, man, I'm in the zone."

The record ends with Game weaving in references to Rihanna with civil-rights history and taking a jab at the Reverend Jesse Jackson.

"I need Rihanna's umbrella/ For Coretta Scott's teardrops/ When she got the phone call that/ The future just took a f---in' head shot/ I wonder why Jesse Jackson didn't catch him/ Before his body drop/ Would he give me the answer?/ Probably not."

Game explained his fiery words to us.

"Jesse Jackson, all the things he's done great for our people, you commend him for it. But the way he spoke about Obama, Jesse Jackson was wrong for what he did," the rapper said, referring to Jackson's videotaped comment that he wanted to "cut [Obama's] n--s off." "I wanted to expose a little of his dark side. Don't forget he had a baby out of wedlock awhile back. Everybody is imperfect. But when you do something like that, disrespect a situation that's affecting us all on an everyday basis, people like me with voices gotta step in.

"Jesse Jackson is always in pictures with Martin Luther King, and he's always talking about Martin Luther King in his speeches," Game continued. "On the day King got shot, he wasn't there. [Editor's note: Jackson was present at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, when King was assassinated in April 1968, but he was not on the balcony with King when he was shot.] When I say, 'How come you couldn't catch your man's body when it dropped?,' it's because you couldn't if you wanted to. You was somewhere else. You claimed to be his man. Where were you that day?"

Game has some advice for Jackson on how to respond to his provocations. "I wasn't even born then, but I'm real knowledgeable," he said. "You can't get it over on me. I don't mind letting you slide until you do some crazy ish. Then I have to give you a bar or two. [Jackson] got one on 'My Life.' That was a little brash, Hurricane Game. Then he got one that was real Game, real conscious, real hip-hop, on 'Letter to the King.' But it was well-deserved. If I was him, I would take it on the chin and walk away."

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THE GAME ON JIMMY KIMMEL DOING 'DOPE BOYS'. THIS SONG GOT A HOT BEAT. SHOULD I TEAR UP GAME'S WHOLE SHIT AND MURK HIS BEATS BETTER THAN HE DOES ONCE I HEAR 'L.A.X.'? I SHOULD :)