LMAO@ Lil Wayne: "This ni**a really got a bad knee! I thought that was just the TV show, Imma have to get some extra insurance for this ni**a". *SMH* lol. Get well soon homey.....
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810 goes in over AZ's "The Format"Instrumental. 810's mixtape "Glass Half Full" is coming in September hosted by 2dopeboyz. Djbooth.net & illroots.com, 
The BoomBox: There was a lot of talk about the unprecedented recording deal you signed with Young Money/Universal Republic. Beyond the $2 million advance, as a new artist you retain your publishing rights and masters to your songs and only cede 25 percent of your music sales revenues to the label. What kind of say did you have in the negotiation of that deal?
Drake: I didn't really care about the advance money. That's what's cool to the public because they think, 'Oh, s---, he has $2 million dollars.' But your advance could be a million dollars and you may never make money after that because you got f---ed so badly on the back end. But my biggest thing is having creative control. I don't want anyone telling me, "Oh, you can't put this single out or you can't shoot the video until this day. That's why I signed with my managers Hip Hop Since 1978. I didn't really care what they give me up front. My biggest thing was owning my music. I just wanted all my masters and I wanted Canada, as a country, as my own territory. Instead of signing to a label what I'm trying to do is sign to a phone company.
It’s funny that you compare it to sports, because a lot of rappers
put their “practices” on the web. But you started off taking a bit more of the
traditional route. If you could, would you have gone back and tried pushing
harder on the blogs?
Nah, I think the way I did it was perfect. I’m not going to say that’s the
way I had planned, but that’s the way I believed in. I saw it as you’re supposed
to put your best foot forth at all times. So I stuck to my guns. I put out one
mixtape before I got my deal. My second mixtape came after. You see what I’m
saying? I got my deal based strictly off the music.
How do you
think that benefits you?
I’m like a mystery. If I was one of these rappers heavy on the blogs,
but without a deal and had gotten signed with Jay-Z, it wouldn’t have caused the
same effect. People would’ve just been like “Oh, that’s what’s up. He’s been
grinding for a minute. Rather than, “Who’s that?”
True. Speaking of Hov, Wale was recently interviewed in VIBE saying
he gets to talk to Jay more than anyone else. As Roc Nation’s first artist,
what’s your relationship like with him?
I don’t even speak to him close to that much. I’m all about…you earn
shit. Even though I signed that deal, you ain’t going to catch me in every
picture throwing up…
A Roc sign?
Yeah and just eating off that brand. That time is going to come. They put
in years worth of work to build that up and it would be phony for me to just
come in because I got signed and now the next day I’m so Roc’d out. Nah. You
have to earn the right to be Jay’s friend. He has to be impressed with you as a
person. He’s not obligated to hang out with you now that you’re signed to his
label. I mean a year from now who knows what shit will be like. So I speak to
Jay when it’s necessary and when it’s appropriate.
"Fuck Wendy williams, the bitch look like a dude, her body look chewed and her hair looks glued" - Lil Wayne. HAHAHA Lol Wayne went in!!247HH V2: Maino from MCM on Vimeo.
Maino speaks on shady folks in the music industry or as he affectionaly dubs them "fags". Continue Entry»Recently, I had a chance to sit down with Witchita, Kansas, born rapper, Donovan Johnson, better known as XV. "The kid with the green backpack", who created a buzz strictly through his own hustle, opened up about on an array of topics including: his Kansas upbringing, his taste in music and production, how he first met DJ Enuff and future endeavors.
XV is gearing up for the release of his next project, the highly anticipated "Everybody's Nobody", boasting features from Ne-Yo, Lil Wayne, Colin Munroe, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean and more. The mixtape drops on July 31 and will be hosted by DJ Enuff and DJ Benzi.
JAY-Z | BREAKING DOWN THE BLUEPRINT [AUDIO] from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.
In This interview Jay-Z breaks down the Blueprint 3. Jay talks producers on the album, who he has worked with for the album and who he is trying to work with. Jay also talks his favorite blogs/sites and confirms J. Cole and Wale's signing to Roc Nation, but says Mickey Factz is NOT signed to Roc Nation.
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Big up to my UK boss, Tim Westwood (I do “Celebrity Drama NYC to UK” every week for Tim’s Radio 1 show)…he sent over this dope chat with Jay-Z. Hov does a lil’ freestyle of his upcoming single “Run the Town” (to feature Rihanna and Kanye) and he finally addresses the Chris Brown/BET rumors that were rampant last month. Jay also addresses the Game. Very illuminating stuff! “Tell groupie to get over it.“
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In the sixth of eight exclusive video interviews shot behind the scenes at '09's Rock the Bells opener, DJ Z goes backstage with Big Boi to discuss his feelings on being the only Southern artist on the festival lineup, when fans can expect a new Outkast album, and the jewelry he was rocking onstage.
Presented is the "Students of the Culture" Digital Compilation from the people at ImFlashy.com in association with Karmaloop.com. The album features established and upcoming names in Hip Hop such as Wale, Cymarshall Law, Big Sean, The Kid Daytona, Nickelus F, Pugz Atomz, Shawn Chrystoper, Christian Rich, and more. A Karmaloop 20% promotion code will be included in your copy of the album which you can use for purchases at Karmaloop.com.
The one on the mixtape below is NOT the final version, so here it is courtesy of Mr. X
"Its about time you made it, I was bumping ya songs when nobody else played it" (Real Spit). There is a lot of unreleased Drake of this mixtape so don't sleep!!!
Drake sat down at the Sirius studios with DJ Whoo Kid to discuss his new deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money, the story behind the concept for his “Best I Ever Had” video, the importance of uplifting his hometown of Toronto, his upcoming album and work with Jay-Z, Jeezy, Mary J. Blige and more.
Do Drake and Kanye really get along? Will he be doing a reality show? What is Drake’s idea of a quality night out with a lady? Why do men benefit from his music? How is he coping with fame and money? Who are Drake’s favorite rappers? Find out the answers in this Hip Hop One-on-One exclusive from RadioPlanet.tv!
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In the third of eight exclusive video interviews shot behind the scenes at Rock the Bells '09's opener, DJBooth.net goes backstage with Joe Budden, Crooked I, Joell Ortiz, and Royce Da 5'9" of lyrical supergroup Slaughterhouse to discuss their plans to breathe new life into hip-hop, how they balance their solo careers with their work as a group, and which artists on the RtB lineup they're most excited to see perform.
In the first of a 2-part interview, 50 Cent chops it up with Allhiphop regarding his new mix tapes: "war angel" and "forever king", balancing commercial and street records, skinny jeans, G-Unit and the status of things with him and former G-Unit member, Young Buck....
Quotable:
"What I’m saying to you is, the guy [rapper] that has no aggression in his music, because he doesn’t come from the environment and they have not expectations of him, can just make that pop record that you think is a smash and [sells] however many millions, radio plays, listeners hearing it and move copies based on that. Meanwhile, they want the aggressive content from me, because there is nobody else that can offer it from a space that they actually believe these people".- 50 Cent
The Game Day 1 Blog on World Tour from Taydoe Kidd on Vimeo.
"I think World Star Hip-Hop thinks it bothers me. There was a time in my life when I really lashed out against World Star Hip-Hop... and I think that they took that personally and now all they do is air Degrassi clips of me and potential things that could embarrass me. But with me, man…the great thing about me being me in this game is that I’ve been so honest up until this point, I really have nothing to hide, I don’t fear any clip, you know? It’s out there already, everyone knows that’s my story. At the end of the day, it’s part of me, it’s my stepping stone. I’m proud of every moment thus far". - Drake
