Uh oh. A couple of warning shots from Mr. Thug Motivation 103 at his old nemesis, Gucci Mane. It’s gonna be a hot long summer.
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P.S. OJ Tha Juiceman gets it too. Jizzle don’t give a fuck, boo.
Update: Miss Info has more on the drama. Someone better have a flip cam on Saturday.
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I live in a rap world where this guy gets covers? SMH. Oh well… AYE!
Previously: Soulja Boy’s Summer Jam Experience
TMZ has discovered that Kelis has filed court papers claiming she’s dead broke and Nas won’t give her a red cent:
“Kelis is asking the judge to order Nas to pay spousal support, child support, all pregnancy-related expenses, and one-half of all medical expenses after the child is born. She also wants $3,500 for the baby nurse after the child’s birth, and $20,000 for strollers, cribs and other baby supplies.
Kelis says, ‘My survival is based on [Nas’] will at this time. If he does not want to pay for an expense, it does not get paid.’ The couple was married in 2003. The baby is due this month.
Kelis says she’s entitled to maintain the lifestyle to which she became accustomed during their marriage — they have five homes, fly first class, go to fancy restaurants, and on and on. Most interesting — ‘There were many expensive pieces [of jewelry] such as a princess-cut diamond tennis bracelet that was recently appraised for $190,000. My engagement ring is an approximately nine-carat cushion-cut diamond solitaire. I have numerous watches…such as Cartier, Rolex, Frank Muller and Chopard.”
This shit is really depressin’. I’m gonna call my wife.
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Trappin’ Ain’t Dead, and apparently neither is Pimpin’ Curly. This Vitamin Water commercial clip came out last night ironically around the same time that its subject Dwight Howard was gettin’ the business. In case you’ve been living on another planet, the L.A. Lakers are your NBA champions. I know. I think it sucks too. That bastard Kobe deserved it though. I rather win a ring than Twitter about it. Shaq lost.
The Terror Squad’s former first lady reached out to the url that Russell built to let us know she’s still innocent:
I always find myself thinking about what I was doing a year ago, two years ago, five years ago today. I never remember exactly where till I find myself imagining where I would be today. I rarely listen to the radio because it’s sort of depressing. Not being able to record is stressful not because I’m a rapper but because that was my way of venting and expressing myself. So I write a lot! So much that now I have a callous on my finger from holding a pen. I guess I got used to texting my rhymes!
I get a lot of fan mail and everyone asks me how I’m doing? I say fine, the way I see it I never imagined making it this far with my sanity. Not being able to go somewhere when you want, see your family when you want (on many occasions when you need to), can’t use the phone, take a shower, wear clothes, or even eat when you want – super aggravating. Whenever, which is almost everyday I get visits, a lot of kids ask for autographs. It’s something that I used to do almost everyday but now it actually feels weird, I really feel like an inmate. And as much as I hate to admit it, I really am an inmate. I mean, it kind of grows on you when certain people go out of there way to make you feel like that.
They have this program called YAP (Youth Assistance Program) they keep asking me to join. It’s a program that brings inner city kids to the prison to show them what it’s like to be incarcerated. I hear that every group asks about me but I’m a little hesitant to join. They think it will give the kids a reality check that this can happen to anyone. I however feel that it’ll be more of the kids wanting to see Remy Ma the rapper and because of that they won’t get that I’m actually in jail. So I’m still contemplating. If I figure out a way for them to actually get it, that this is really not a place you would ever want to be whether for 8 years, 8 months, or 8 minutes then I’ll do it.
Everyone in prison isn’t innocent but everyone in prison isn’t guilty. So whether you end up here on purpose or by accident, the pain you’re feeling is still the same. And I can quote a lot “gangsters” by saying that “I wouldn’t wish this on my worst enemy…”
Forever Innocent,
Rem
When’s Da Brat sending the Double R a kite?
Spotted: Bossip
In this outtake from Clover Hope‘s interview with the Mighty Mos, he admits that he and some famous rap pals were a lil’ hungry on Election Night.
XXL: How do you feel about Obama being in office? Do you feel like he has the potential to change?
Mos Def: We still gotta see. I mean, I’m glad. In a world where image is everything, in a country where image is everything, it’s nice that the perceived boss looks like people in my family. That’s got very positive effect. Very positive effect. But we’ll see. I’ll watch. I’m watching. I’m just watching.
Where were you when he got elected?
I was in Stockholm with Nas and De La [Soul], we were at work.
You guys were together?
Yeah, it was a weird moment ’cause… it was fresh. We were eating McDonalds. It was like this weird super American moment. We were like in this real swanked out club in Sweden. It was after the show and Nas was there and De La was there. We was hungry and didn’t have no food so we went out to McDonalds and brought it back. Some African people there, they started crying.
Did you cry?
Nah, I was just like, “okay.”
I was balling. I guess nobody knows—you don’t know why you’re crying?
Emotions, yeah yeah yeah.
This is who you believe in? SMH.
I hesitated puttin’ this up late last week when it first broke, but it’s official that Usher has filed divorce papers against Tameka-Foster Raymond. The couple were married for less than two years and have two kids. Remember when ole boy wilded out on TRL last year? Well if ya talk about it, be about it. Everyone said it wouldn’t last, and they were right.
Also Waiting To Report: Rolling Stone
Update: U-S-H-E-R is gonna have to P-A-Y B-I-G
No Jay-Z? No problem. It’s official, Weezy will be hittin’ the road with Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy and Drake. It’s called the Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival. The tour starts July 27 at the Toyota Pavilion at Scranton, Pennsylvania, and ends on August 23 in Dallas. After the jump, ck the whole itinerary.
Props: 1515 Boys
Previously: Soulja Boy Tell Em Headed On An Award Tour
Mr. Simmons got sumthin’ to say:
“Whether I’m a rapper, trapper, slapper, whatever, I’m still gonna do what I do, but, I don’t know, something about the term “rapper”…I feel like the term “rapper” is bad. Rap over the past two years…So I’m like, “eh,” I’m not inclined to consider myself a rapper.”
Ok, point taken. But I still don’t know what we’re supposed to call you, B.o.B. or Bobby Ray? Oy vey!
The Beat Goes On: V60
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Dee from Pump It Up digs into the business of one of rap’s greatest groups. Guess who parted ways not too far after this interview was conducted. Nothing lasts forever, huh?
Still Diggin’: The Meaning of Dope
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“It’s always this looming thing that my first album was called College
Dropout that me and my mother always argued about. But it wasn’t called
the High School Dropout. I feel like high school is a necessity.
Anything that you have to pay for is your choice.”
Last night, Kanye had a homecoming, performin’ in the Chi at a benefit conference for his moms’ Dr. West’s foundation. In the above press conference clip, he talks about his plans for a program that will provide production equipment in high schools and, after the jump, the first 7 minutes of the concert.
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Jigga can’t knock the Queen’s hustle. Here’s footage of MJB bringin’ the Nokia Theater crowd her new auto-tuned tune a day before the big show. The crowd was trying to front at first, but look at her go in there and regulate. Ya gotta love it.
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The homies at the TSS just put me on to this footage. Uploaded by Forbez DVD a couple days ago, it’s Juvenile and B.G. joining Lil Wayne on stage during his I Am Music Tour. You can even see Drake on stage. Check out Weezy bowin’ down to Juve and Baby huggin’ B.G. Never thought I’d see that again. Too bad this reunion ain’t never gonna happen. Belie’ that © Birdman
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You can’t buy class.
“The money though, it’s got people actin funny yo/ As soon as some niggas get some light, they be like dummies yo.” © Keith Elam
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“First nigga in Atlanta with an S2.”
I’ll pretend I know what kind of car that is. Ha! Anyway, Jeezy shot another quick street vid to one of the tunes off the excellent Trappin’ Ain’t Dead mixtape. It’s all in the name of Thug Motivation 103 which is on the way. Can’t wait.
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It’s Deeper Than Birthday Sex. Ha!
Props: Young Kingz
Previously: RR Exclusive: Jeremih Says It’s Deeper Than R&B
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