New Music: Rihanna “Russian Roulette”

Tuesday, October 20 2009 11:27 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Music

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“So just pull the trigger.”

Barbed wire across the boobs? Ouch! As far as the music goes, a lot of bass, sultry, theatric… Ok, I’m wit it. But then again, I already got my Team Ri Ri jersey on. Ha!


Props: Mr. X

Bonus: Splash got the instrumental. Think you can sing better, songbird? Knock yourself out!


GFK On Hip-Hop’s Metamorphosis

Tuesday, October 20 2009 11:20 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Focus

“Our DJ’s don’t make it no better neither…You gon’ talk about we need to hip-hop back, but yet you the muthafucka that spinning the shit 100 times a day. And then when we ask why you spinning it, because ‘Yo, that’s what the people’s calling for.’ They wouldn’t be calling for shit if you wasn’t playing it.”

Basically, it’s a trite subject, but Ghost always brings a fresh perspective. Here he speaks on the culture’s devolution. Starks is right, we have got to do better.

RealTalk

Rihanna’s Album Is Rated R!

Tuesday, October 20 2009 10:37 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, R&B, True Story

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So after all this foolery, I just got a press release saying Ri-Ri’s album is called Rated R. Yup, the same info leaked months ago. The fine folks at IDJ deny that the image above is the final cover. Isn’t it time for the single already?

Snoop Dogg On WWE’s Monday Night Raw

Tuesday, October 20 2009 10:29 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Clutch

Last night Big Snoop Dogg appeared on WWE’s Monday Night Raw. Ever since losing their battle to a bunch of tree huggers, rasslin‘ has gon’ to shit.

WSHH

Flick: Lupe Fiasco & Tracee Ellis Ross

Tuesday, October 20 2009 10:28 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, True Story

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“What about the asssss?!”

Here’s a flick from Ye’s Glow In The Dark book. Available now. Don’t be assed out. Support art!

Spotted: LupE.N.D. via KanyeWestUS

On The Set: Chris Brown “I Can Transform Ya”

Tuesday, October 20 2009 10:13 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Paparazzi, R&B

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Did Mr. Abs really have to have his shirt off? SMH.

Spotted: PDS

Just Blaze Speaks On Working With Eminem

Tuesday, October 20 2009 10:05 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Justin interrupts a terrible interview to let the world know that he is in fact cookin’ up some marvelous things with Marshall Mathers.

Now that he’s put it out there, I am working with Eminem on his new album. We are working on Relapse 2 pretty heavily. As of yesterday, we’ve done about six or seven records. I go back in with him in a couple of weeks and do three or four more maybe. I’ve been quietly goin’ back forth from New York to Detroit the past two months. Just gettin’ a feel for it and gettin’ a feel for working with each other. He hasn’t worked with too many people outside his camp. I haven’t worked with him before. We got a good working relationship now. A good friendship now so the records is comin’ out good.”

My worlds have collided. Ha!

Something Like A Roots Song

RZA Wants To Help On Rae, Ghost, & Meth Joint LP

Tuesday, October 20 2009 8:30 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Bobby Digital says that he wants to participate on the triumvirate’s joint LP. He also claims that he didn’t charge The Chef for his work on Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2. Oh, yeah?


Props: MTV

Cam’Ron Takes Times Square

Tuesday, October 20 2009 8:08 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Focus

At undisclosed location, Killa chops it up with DVD King, Sub-Zero. He admits that 50 Cent played a part in the demise of Dip Set and at the 7:26 mark, hits the heart and soul of New York City. Killa season has returned.

Props: WSHH

New Music: Asher Roth “Rik Smits”

Tuesday, October 20 2009 8:05 AM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Music

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Yup I don’t fuck with dude’s Obama diss, but hey new rap is new rap, and I got a job to do. In case you missed it Sunday night, Peter Rosenberg had an action-packed hip-hop show which included new material from Scooter Braun’s property. Hate it or love it, this white dude can still flow.