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Das Atlanta Rap-Duo Outkast hat ein eigenes Label gegründet. Die Distribution von "Purple Records" wird Virgin übernehmen. Als erster Act hat vor kurzem Georgia MC Bubba Sparxxx unterschrieben. Sparxxx, vorher bei Timbaland's "Beat Club" (Interscope) unter Vertrag, hatte seinen ersten großen Hit mit dem von Timbo produzierten Track "Ugly" (2001) von seinem Debüt-Album "Dark Days, Bright Nights". Nach seinem letzen Album "Deliverance" (2003) soll im nächsen Jahr nun ein weiterer Longplayer über das neue Label kommen. Als weiterer Act wird bei Outkast wohl Organized Noise/Dungeon Family Member Sleepy Brown signen.

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In competition, timing is everything ... or so says Lil' Flip. The Houston MC says that's why he's waiting to drop his new album, I Gotta Get Mine.

"My position brings out the best in some people," said Flip. "So I let dude drop his

album and play his hand, and now I see what I got to work with."

While Flip never named the "dude" he was referring to, it's a safe bet he was talking about Southern rival T.I., whose Urban Legend was released this month. The two began beefing back in June at a radio-sponsored concert in Atlanta (see "T.I. Starts 'Filet Mignon' Beef With Lil' Flip At Birthday Bash").

Flip said he does name names on I Gotta Get Mine, due in late February or early March. "It's a couple on there that's going to have that spark," he laughed. "You know how Jay-Z came out first [with 'Takeover'], and then Nas came out [with 'Ether'] and won because he let Jay play his hand first? There you go."

For his new set, Flip worked with beatmakers like Play-N-Skillz and Mario Winans. He also manned the boards himself.

"There's no need to spend all your money on beats [from top producers] when there are new cats who are hungry to get on," he explained. "So that's what I did. When you hear it, you won't know the difference."

Flip says the album will have a host of guest artists. He plans on kicking things off with two singles — "Real Hip-Hop," featuring Ghostface and LL Cool J, and "Stay Ballin," featuring Yukmouth.

" 'Real Hip-Hop' looks at hip-hop through three generations," he said. "I grew up listening to Ghostface and the Wu-Tang, so I rhyme about that, and so on and so forth."

According to Flip, "Stay Ballin" is a remake of Tupac's "Still Ballin."

In addition to I Gotta Get Mine, Flip is also working on a new album, Death Before Dishonor, from his group Clover G's.

"This is the group that put me on and the first screwed-up clique to put out an album, so I wanted to put them on," he said. "I will be rapping on every song, so I'm going to be supporting this project to the fullest."

Solo albums from Clover G's members Will Lean, C-Note, Black Al Capone and Big Sheisty are also on the way.

After he's done putting the finishing touches on those projects, Flip plans to get back to working on his comedic biopic, "Pimpin' Ain't Easy" (see "Lil' Flip Turning His Life Into A Comedy").

"I put that on hold," he said. "I wanted to finish my album and the group album first. I wanted to get three or four years of music [done] before I started shooting the movie, so I spoke to ['Boyz n the Hood' director] John Singleton recently and we're going to sit down now and start planning the film."

If that's not enough, Flip sees himself as an entrepreneur as well. He'll launch his own liquor brand, Lucky Nites, in January. He also plans to launch two clothing lines, 5 Star General for men and Clover Girls for the ladies, and a Lil' Flip watch line later in 2005.

With his various endeavors, Flip believes his time is now.

"Hey, Jay has left," said Flip. "So someone has to do it."

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Capone ist in der vergangenen Nacht von Donnerstag auf Freitag nur knapp einem Raubüberfall entgangen.

Der Partner von Noreaga befand sich zusammen mit seinem Manager Robert Montanez auf dem Weg zu einer Promotionveranstaltung, als er von drei bislang unbekannten Tätern attackiert wurde und zur Herausgabe seiner Kette gezwungen wurde.

Montanez wollte einschreiten, dabei kam es zu einem Schusswechsel, in dessen Verlauf der Manager von Capone (und u.a. auch Akon) zweimal Brustschüsse erlitt und wenig später verstarb. Capone kam mit dem Schrecken davon...

Die Täter sind weiter flüchtig, eine Belohnung von 20.000$ ist ausgesetzt.

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Chauncey Dillon was sentenced to 30 years to life yesterday (Dec. 17) for allegedly assaulting Dip Set rapper Freaky Zeeky and murdering Zeeky’s friend during a shoot-out in Manhattan last year.

The early morning shoot-out (April 24) allegedly began when a driver rear-ended Zeeky’s Jeep Cherokee, according to trial testimony.

The drivers involved left their respective vehicles to settle the incident and the exchange became heated, Zeeky, born Ezekiel Jiles, testified.

Prosecutors allege that Dillon, 30, and two other assailants attempted to seize the rapper’s jewels.

Zeeky’s bodyguard Eric Mangrum was killed in the shooting.

A surveillance camera from a nearby building caught some of the action on tape and confirmed that Dillon took part in the melee, according to reports.

The Brooklyn resident was found guilty of felony murder in October.

Two others implicated in the shooting are currently awaiting trial and a third suspect has yet to be detained.

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Unbestätigten Gerüchten zufolge soll Anfang nächsten Jahres MF Doom's Operation Doomsday Album als De-Luxe Version über Rhymesayers Entertainment wiederveröffentlicht werden. Möglicherweise wird das Album als Doppel CD verkauft mit einigen Bonus-Tracks.

Bad Azz has been working hard in the studio the last weeks with his crew The Low Lifes (Coco Loc, Lil Tip Toe, Lil J, Shorty K, Scoob Loc, Sho Shot, along with Goldie Loc's protege Leebo, hook-master Bokie Loc, Colton representative 40 Glocc and newcomer Se7en.

The new shit is gonna be heated as hell, trust me on that. It's some fresh new cats from the West Coast putting it down around Mr. Bad. It's bound to be banging. To talk directly to Bad Azz,

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In an interview with Angie Martinez of Hot 97, mogul Dame Dash clarified the situation with Roc-A-Fella Records. With reservation, Dash divulged that former partner Jay-Z now owns the name Roc-A-Fella while he and partner “Biggs” Burke would continue with a new recording situation. “The Roc is in the building. It’s just not Roc-A-Fella I’m happy for Jay-Z, I’m [not owning the name] didn’t sit well with me,” Dash said. “Jay articulated our movement…we’re always going to be friends. It’s an evolution of a movement. The only problem I have is that we don’t own the name.” Dash said that he’s retained many artists like Beanie Sigel, Cam’ron, Joe Budden, Nicole Wray, State Property and other. Young Gunz, who are rappers in S.P., have expressed interest in staying with Def Jam.

In related news, Lil’ Wayne claims that he is now an artist on Def Jam under Jay-Z. In an interview, "I'm Cash Money in the heart. I'm growing out of that situation,” Wayne said. “I felt like I know I got crazy talent." Reps for Cash Money and Universal didn’t respond to requests for comment and contractual stipulations haven't been made public. On Tha Carter, Wayne’s latest, he proclaims himself “the best rapper alive since the best rapper retired."

Lil’ Kim has finally started a pair of clothing lines, Hollyhood and an unspecified upscale line. The Brooklyn-bred rapper is hoping to make the Hollyhood wear affordable being priced from $25 to $200. Via statement, Kim explained, “I've always expressed my love for fashion through my music. Hollyhood is a label for those who believe in my philosophy that there are no rules when it comes to fashion — it's about having fun and choosing to dress in a way that makes you feel good.” Hollyhood will hit stores in the fall of 2005

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Group Petitions The Recording Academy to Revoke Rapper Kanye West's 10 Grammy Nominations


Members of a group calling itself The Mindset Army have drafted a petition to The Recording Academy seeking to have the popular rapper/producer's name removed from consideration in the 10 categories in which he was nominated for Grammy Awards.

Creve Coeur, MO (PRWEB) December 18, 2004 -- Concerned members of the hip-hop community have taken exception to the popular rapper/producer Kanye West's 10 Grammy nominations in light of recent developments with regard to the dubious nature of his recording processes.

In particular, a question has arisen as to whether or not Kanye West bought the song "Jesus Walks," which was nominated for both Best Rap Song and Song of the Year, from an Indianapolis-based rapper named Rhymefest. While it is true that Rhymefest is credited as a co-writer on the track, it has never been made clear the exact degree to which he was involved, and recent developments suggest that he may have written and produced the track in its entirety and sold it to West, who re-recorded it for his debut album, The College Dropout.

While this process, sometimes referred to as "ghostwriting," is fairly common in other genres of music, it has always been frowned upon in the hip-hop community. Members of the group The Mindset Army (www.byroncrawford.com) feel that it would be disrespectful to hip-hop itself if Kanye West were to win an award, especially in light of his many past statements with regard to his capabilities as an artist. They have drafted a petition (http://www.petitiononline.com/mindset/petition.html) to The Recording Academy (www.grammy.com) demanding that his name be removed from consideration in the 10 categories in which he was nominated for Grammy Awards.

"For him to pay people for rhymes, concepts, etc. is no big deal," says member chiseven (http://mystuntedgrowth.blogspot.com/), "but for him to act like he is the next G.O.A.T. of the rap game, which he does regularly, is inexcusable."

About The Mindset Army
The Mindset Army is a loose but organized collective of Internet-based hip-hop fans centered around the popular website ByronCrawford.com: The Mindset of a Champion, who have grown increasingly dissatisfied with the direction of the genre in recent years and have decided to start doing something about it.

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New No Limit is about to release an other album from the group TRU. The album's titled The Truth and sceduled to be released in early 2005. The album features Master P, Silkk The Shocker, C-Murder, Afficial, Curren$y, and others. Here's the first single from the album as well as the previously released teaser single...

first single, titled Where U From in mp3.
http://www.worldwideconnected.com/audio ... _From-(WWC).mp3

previous teaser single, U Ain't Saying Nothing in mp3.
http://www.worldwideconnected.com/audio ... thing-(WWC).mp3

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Remy Martin of the Terror Squad was involved in a traffic accident that required that the Bronx native to spend last weekend in the hospital according to her representatives.

“She’s doing OK,” her manager Shonte Armstrong told BET.com. “She was in some pain and was taken to the hospital and then admitted for observation.”

According to co-manager Jennifer Turner, on early afternoon Friday Dec. 17, Rem was on her way to go Christmas shopping last week. As she was set to exit New York via the George Washington bridge, she was suddenly struck by a head-on by a vehicle coming from another direction.

According to Armstong, “She was released Sunday and has been on light bed rest and some medication for a minor internal ailment that resulted from the accident.”

Remy Ma’s BMW 645i convertible sustained sever damage and she is recovering at home.

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AP.9 Re-Signs with Done Deal Ent.!


This is straight from Done Deal CEO, Chuck:

"Yeah AP signs a 2 album Deal with DD ENT, The first Release is titled BODY SHOTS! AND IS DUE OUT 2ND WEEK OF APRIL will post the cover soon, still recording songs now, and picking thru alot of material previously recorded, album will feature: Mac Dre(R.I.P.), CBO, Mob Figaz(ALL OF THEM on the same songs)San Quinn, Ya Boy, Big Rich, Messy Marv, Bailey, Yukmouth, just to name a few already recorded not sure what will make it i got to put my hear to the shit for the next couple weeks!"

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PIMP C ist draußen......

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News von www.pocketslinted.com :

RASCO'S NEW LP "THE DICK SWANSON THEORY" WILL BE MOVED TO AN APRIL 19TH RELEASE DATE. THE LP FEATURES APPERANCES FROM PLANET ASIA,AESOP ROCK,JEAN GRAE,OPIO (SOULS OF MISCHIEF) AND OTHERS.

N.Y BASED PRODUCER MARCO POLO HAS TEAMED WITH POCKETSLINTED TO DROP HIS DEBUT LP "CANNED GOODS". THE ALBUM WILL BE PT.2 OF POCKETSLINTED'S M.C/ INSTRUMENTAL SERIES. THE LP WILL CONSIST OF M.P'S HARD INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS AS WELL AS GUEST APPEARANCES BY SEVERAL PROMINENT M.C'S LOOK FOR THIS RECORD TO HIT STORES IN MARCH. ...

Gut möglich, jetzt wo die Subverse Version auch ausverkauft ist..

Check mal diese Auktion :

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Get me a banana cognac bijatch

Soll angeblich im Januar kommen, die "Wiederbelebung" von Nervous Records:



Infos zu den enthaltenen Tracks liegen wohl noch nicht vor, aber ein Auszug der vertretenen Interpreten ergibt sich ja aus dem Cover. Richtig gespannt bin ich auf den "Old School Video Mix", wenn das gut gemacht ist, dürfte das richtig lustig werden...