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Killer Mike, Chace Infinite, Krondon, Freddie Gibbs, & DJ Khalil Haven’t Forgotten Oscar Grant
January 14, 2011
Amongst all the club records, strip club records, & ‘this is for the radio’ type of records many artists seem to to be wrapped up in these days, its good so see some genuine artists talk about some real issues going on in our communities. If you’re not familiar with Oscar Grant’s murder by a transit police officer in San Francisco you need to wake up because chances are police brutality is occurring in your community as well. Killer Mike aka Mike Bigga, Strong Arm Steady, Chace Infinite & Freddie Gibbs have recorded songs to keep the focus on the young man who lost his life by a rogue police officer. Check out the video from Killer Mike below as he talks about his upcoming album PL3DGE album & being inspired about Oscar Grant’s unfortunate demise. Shouts to Maurice Garland on the visuals. Check out the songs after the jump!
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The BLITZ – 1/14/11
January 14, 2011
Thank God It’s Friday…..Time For The Morning BLITZ! News & Information from around the worldwide web as you finish your Chicken & Waffles this morning…. Enjoy!
Jay Electronica Performs In Toronto & Talks About His Upcoming Plans (Video)
January 13, 2011
While on tour in Toronto (One of my favorite cities when it comes to beautiful women & REAL hip hop fans), Jay Electronica talked about what’s next & gives insight on his collaborations with Nas. Check out the behind the scenes video of Jay Electronica’s Mountain Dew Commercial after the jump….
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The BLITZ – 1/13/11
January 13, 2011
The World Is Yours & we’re bringing it to your doorstep computer, iphone, ipad, blackberry…..News & Information from around the Universal web….. Wheat Toast, Grits, Eggs, & Turkey Bacon….. It’s The BLITZ
Eminem Signs SlaughterHouse & Yelawolf To Shady Records
January 12, 2011
DOWNLOAD: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FEAT. THE L.O.X. – PUT SOME MONEY ON IT REMIX
Eminem is Winning!!! Wack rap artists step to the f*ckn side!! SlaughterHouse?! Yelawolf?! That’s big! Damn it’s not even fair! SHEEHZ!!!!
From MTV News:
Eminem is back in more ways than one. The Detroit lyricist is reviving his Shady Records company, and Wednesday (January 12) he announced the signing of two new acts: underground supergroup Slaughterhouse and upstart rapper Yelawolf. Cashis and D-12 remain on the roster, but Em made no secret of wanting to bring new life to his company.
“Yelawolf and Slaughterhouse, it’s kinda phase two of Shady,” Eminem explained in a statement. “It’s the new generation of Shady Records, and as we’re trying to rebuild our label, it’s exciting for hip-hop, and with all of these forces coming together and with what everybody’s capable of on the mic, it’s gonna be fun.”
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WTF Moment Of The Week: Gucci Mane’s Ice Cream Tattoo On His Face
January 12, 2011
Upon hearing the news of Gucci Mane getting 3 scoops of ice cream tatted on his face, the owners of Ben & Jerry’s decided to offer a new flavor ….”Gucci Mango”. BURR! (Sigh) If the rap career & the money dries up there’s always work at the circus. I don’t understand the obsession some celebrities & people have with getting an excessive amount of tattoos on their face, but after the jump take a look at some who have.
Documentary: J Is For Junkie Trailer (Video)
January 12, 2011
J Is For Junkie is a documentary directed by Corey Davis following the lives of people in the streets of Atlanta who are battling crack addiction. From the director:
“Greedmont TV and Creative Control presents J or Junkie. This is my first serious attempt at film making… Growing up I never had a father, because he was out running the streets getting high… Right around the time I was born, the mid 80′s, African-American communities across the country was struck by the crack epidemic. Which robbed us our prideful culture and instantly perverted it into a counter-culture where playgrounds became warzones and families were destroyed.
Growing up, I never really respected junkies… I Just always knew they couldn’t be trusted and they made fucked up decisions… But one day in October, I decided to start filming a group crack addicts in Atlanta who live outside in a small cove behind a Texaco, infamously dubbed as the “Living Room†who share their stories and tell us what it’s like to battle a deadly addiction to crack-cocaine. Their stories would change me forever… [Directed by Corey Davis]”
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The BLITZ – 1/12/11
January 12, 2011
It’s been cold all over the U.S., so I decided to use this pic of my homegirl Serena AZ in the studio to warmup more than your hearts this morning for the BLITZ. Director Oliver Stone Does ‘The Dougie’ With Swag? Massive Snowfalls In January Yet The NFL Plans A 2014 NY/NJ SuperBowl? Haitians No Longer Waiting? Advice For Single People Who Need Healthcare?
It’s the morning BLITZ of news & information from around the web…..Cream & Sugar
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THE BLITZ – 1/9/11
January 11, 2011
Fish turning up dead on Chicago Lakefronts? Â Ted Williams, the man with the golden voice detained by the po-po already? Â Artists making money through file sharing? Â Plenty of interesting stories from around the web…. This is the morning BLITZ!
DEMOS Documentary Film: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success [Video Trailer]
January 11, 2011
The homie Kevin Nottingham has been representing for quite a while through his blog Kevinnottingham.com. I consider his blog to be the most thorough blog on new & independent hip hop artists on the web period. It seems like he & his team have their pulse on each & every independent artist thats being birthed today. I’m not surprised at all that he’s involved with this new documentary that EVERYONE in the music industry should see. We’re gonna have Kevin Nottingham on my radio show soon to talk more about the documentary in the very near future. Peep the trailer for DEMOS: An Independent Artist’s Guide To Success
PrimaDonna: DJ Premier & Madonna Collaborate On New Music
January 11, 2011
DJ Premier has been doing plenty of production work for a number of pop artists like Christina Aguillera in recent years. There were also rumors that swirled that even Madonna reached out to DJ Premier to record with him. It’s rather ironic considering DJ Premier didn’t make the cut on Kanye West or even Eminem’s recent albums, but he still gets the nod from pop icons. Well it appears the rumors of working with Madonna appear to be true as a snippett of one of the new songs makes it’s way to the web. DJ Premier + Madonna = PrimaDonna?
DOWNLOAD: MADONNA – DON’T TELL ME (DJ PREMIER REMIX) RADIO SNIPPET
Melo to the Nets?
January 11, 2011
Rumors of a Carmelo trade are starting to heat up with the New Jersey Nets and not the New York Knicks as the front runners to land the star forward. Carmelo has made known that he will not sign the contract extension offered by the Nuggets and plans to test the free agent market in the summer. Rumors have placed the Knicks as Melo’s first choice of teams he’d like to play for but the Knicks don’t seem to have trade pieces that the Nuggets are looking for, mainly young talent and draftpicks.
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Authorities Claim They Are Closer To Solving The Murders Of Biggie & Tupac
January 7, 2011
According To CNN:
Los Angeles (CNN) — A task force made up of local and federal law enforcement agencies is actively pursuing leads into the 1997 slaying of hip hop artist Christopher Wallace, better known as Biggie Smalls or Notorious B.I.G., according to two sources familiar with the investigation.
According to one law enforcement source, the investigation into the 13-year-old unsolved case was “reinvigorated” months ago as a result of new information, but the source would not elaborate further because of the ongoing investigation that includes the Los Angeles Police Department, L.A. County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI.
Retired Los Angeles Police Detective Russell Poole, who worked on the Wallace case, told CNN that he believes Knight was behind the murder, even though the Death Row Records’ boss was serving time on a probation violation at the time.
“Suge Knight ordered the hit,” Poole said, adding that he believes it was arranged by Reggie Wright Jr., who headed security for Death Row Records.
“I think I was getting too close to the truth,” Poole said. “I think they feared that the truth would be a scandal.”
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PETE ROCK Talks About His Upcoming Projects For 2011
January 5, 2011
Arguably one of the greatest hip hop producers in hip hop history & still doing it well, Pete Rock was interviewed in the UK & spoke about what he has cooking in the beat lab for 2011.
Nas Still Optimistic About Dropping The Lost Tapes 2
January 5, 2011
MTV caught up with Nasir Jones & discussed his plans to get his personal project ‘The Lost Tapes 2’ out to his fans despite problems with his current label Def Jam. Â Problems with record labels? U Gotta Love It
