Hip Hop Music

Ice-T Interview with Thisis50

Chozen — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:31:03 +0000

Ice-T Interview with Thisis50, says 50 Cent is the last gangsta rapper.

Wiz Khalifa Shopping in NYC

Chozen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:45:16 +0000

This kid is making some great music right now and I believe Deal Or No Deal will be another internet classic.

50 Cent – Stretch (Crime Wave Part 2)

Chozen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:26:27 +0000

50 Cent shit sounding real 03 – 05 lately on these tracks.

Gucci Mane ft. Usher – Spotlight Video

Chozen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:17:43 +0000

Directed by Benny Boom.

Lloyd ft. Bun B – Like Me

Chozen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:18:23 +0000

New music from Lloyd titled Like Me featuring Bun B, produced by Jim Jonsin.

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Download:Lloyd ft. Bun B – Like Me

50 Cent Speaks On Possibly Bringing Beanie Sigel To G-Unit

Chozen — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:25:30 +0000

Not so fast. After Beanie Sigel and 50 Cent sat down for a joint interview with Philadelphia radio station Power 99 earlier this week, the streets thought Sigs signing with G-Unit was already a done deal. According to 50, they did talk about it, but still have a long way to go.

“I had a meeting with him today,” 50 said Thursday. “First we gotta start with the music — where’s the music? Then we have to get into what it would take to bring him over to G-Unit as a record company. You can’t sign a deal in a conversation — it’s a process. We’ll see what happens.”

Fif did note that he thinks Beanie is capable lyrically and looks forward to hearing what he has in his vaults. “I would listen to what he has,” Fif explained. “His skills haven’t diminished. Nine times out of 10, he’ll have something workable already on deck. When you’re dealing with artists who have been established longer than you, it’s a process. You have to figure out exactly where they are at before you commit to being a part of those projects, because they have habits and they’ve been conditioned for something different. You have to figure out exactly what that is before you dive in.”

The Broad Street Bully isn’t the only established MC Fif is thinking about extending an invitation to. “I got artists who I’m looking at,” he said. “A few of them aren’t actively available for me to do different things with them. But I’m looking to sign new artists into the actual company.”

Link:MTV

Trey Songz – I Invented Sex Video

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:20:35 +0000

Directed by Yolande Geralds, whats up no Drizzy?

Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:51:40 +0000

White boy with a swag, step your game up Justin Timberflake.

MP3:Robin Thicke ft. Nicki Minaj – Shakin It

Jamie Foxx ft. Gucci Mane – Speak French

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:46:21 +0000

New music from Jamie Foxx titled Speak French featuring Speak French, check it out.

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Download:Jamie Foxx ft. Gucci Mane – Speak French

Black Rob – Three Course Meal

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:33:16 +0000

Black Rob is back and ready to drop a new mixtape called Bet On Black.

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Download:Black Rob – Three Course Meal

Jay-Z Speaks On Balance In Life & Staying Grounded

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:06:36 +0000

“Making music is art,” he continues. “It doesn’t change who you are as a person. It doesn’t mean you’re entitled or you’re above the law. You still treat people as human beings. It doesn’t change the laws of the universe. Life has a balance and for every action there is a reaction. So if you put negative energy in, negative energy comes back to you. You have to live your life within the laws of the universe and I haven’t lost sight of that.

“You have to be close with your foundation and the people who know you best because they’ve known you for so long that they can see the changes in you,’ he continues. “Fame is such a deadly drug that you can’t see the changes because you are so consumed by it. You need a close-knit group of friends and family to make sure you stay grounded.”

Full Article: Gotham Magazine

50 Cent’s “Power” Cologne Ad

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:00:36 +0000

A 1.7 oz bottle will cost $50.50 while the set with after shave cost $68.50. Never underestimate the power of a good photographer and Photoshop.

Dame Dash: “I love Jay, I love Beans – What’s The Reason For Beef?”

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:32:13 +0000

Dash’s name has popped up in headlines dealing with Beanie Sigel’s recent lash-out against Jay-Z. During some recent interviews, Beans accused Dash of shady business dealings when the two were putting out the State Property PRO-Keds sneakers.

“Him and the licensee who licensed Roc-A-Wear went behind my back and obtained the license to the company that was licensing PRO-Keds and stopped making the State Property PRO-Keds,” Beans said on Philadelphia radio station Power 99. “It was all geared towards Roc-A-Wear.”

Dame said he did not want to address any specifics regarding Sigel, but did say he did not want any beef.

“I love Jay, I love Beans — what’s the reason for beef?” Dash responded. “That’s stupid. What’s the reason for beef? People die, people don’t feel good — I want people to laugh. What’s up, y’all?”

Dame was shocked to hear Beanie on the radio.

“I was surprised. I was hurt for him, more or less, because I know that ain’t him,” Dash said. “But I don’t want to speak on that. Whatever [Beanie's] going through where he’s got to do that … I could understand where he may look at things and feel that way. I can see that. He’s probably got a lot of people around him and nobody to really tell him what’s going on. It was a different environment for Roc-A-Fella back then. I feel bad for those cats. I love those cats. I hate that they struggle. I hate it. I hate to see anybody struggle. I don’t embrace that. I’m not one of those dudes that get happy when I hear something bad about somebody I had a bond with. I really loved those dudes. You see Ski down there, I knew Ski for 20 years. That’s my man. Sometimes people have different agendas for why they don’t wanna be my friend. But at the end of the day, I’m always there for them.”

Dame Dash just laughs off stories about how he is supposedly in dire straits financially. He gets so much of a kick out of it that he doesn’t rush to defend himself against the rumors. These days, Dame is back where he started, making music independently along with brokering art and producing television.

Dash has a complex in lower Manhattan, DD172, where he has two music studios and an art gallery, and also publishes a magazine and maintains CreativeControl.tv. Mos Def has dubbed the building the “24-7 karate school,” because of all of the artists that come through and work together. Mos, the Black Keys, Jay Electronica, Jim Jones, the RZA, Raekwon the Chef and producer Ski (Reasonable Doubt) to name a few.

Dash says everyone is welcome, just as long as no one brings negativity.

“I’m not teaching violence. No beef! None of that. I don’t have beef with nobody.”

On November 27, Dash releases the first album off of his Blak Roc label — the next LP from the Black Keys, under the name Blakroc. The album features Jim Jones, the RZA, Raekwon the Chef, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Billy Danze and Pharoahe Monch.

Link:Dame Dash: “I love Jay, I love Beans – What’s The Reason For Beef?”

Wow his attitude seems completely opposite from Beans and Dame Dash, whatever happened to that cocky dick head Dame Dash?

Charlamagne Tha God Talks About Being Fired From The Beat 100.3 (Most Likely Due To The Beanie Sigel Interview)

Chozen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:10:09 +0000

Hey it is what it is we all know Jay-Z got pull, none the less you’d think 100.3 would appreciate Charlamagne being a good journalist and I know for curtain that there ratings went sky high for that particular interview.

50 Cent Says Jay-Z Blocked An $800,000 Offer For Beanie Sigel

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:00:42 +0000

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[7:10-7:40] Beans was the better artist out of the actual crew, the stronger artist. That’s why when he did the year and a day, I was like “as soon as he comes home, I’m bringing that project over here.” He would of got at least $800,000. Jay was telling him he didn’t want to lose him.

Jay & Puffy had these feelings towards me at one point. They didn’t want to lose anything to me… It was like “I’m losing something, to him?”

[8:35-9:10] I think that he does a great job at manipulating the system. When he had the Def Jam building, Nas got like $2 million dollars. Jay got a $15 million dollar marketing plan. He was like “This is for you. This is for me. This is for you. 1, 2, this is for me. This is for you. 1, 2, 3, this is for me.” Until his whole marketing plan is the real one. You know that “Wave, wave, wave.” [Show What Me What You Got] That was the wrong record. If you got $15 million in marketing, you can make the wrong record feel like right record.

Do you guys even know anything about the secret society? Shit is crazy you better look it up, I’ve heard things about Jay-Z being affiliated with it but nothing solid. 50 Cent impressed me with the “Glasses, None Confrontational Vibe” thing, I didn’t expect him to pick that up that’s the type of things you learn in psychology, that boy must be reading some books because he wasnt’t this sharp coming in.

Donny Goines – Run This Town Freestyle

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:08 +0000

New freestyle from the homie Donny Goines over the Run This Town beat, just a little something until he drops his new album.

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Download:Donny Goines – Run This Town Freestyle

DJ Kay Slay ft. Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes & Ray J – Blockstars

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:47:50 +0000

Plies is out and Yo Gotti is in after Plies and his video shoot fuckery not to mention that Jamie Foxx exposed him.

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Download:DJ Kay Slay ft. Yo Gotti, Jim Jones, Busta Rhymes & Ray J – Blockstars

Beanie Sigel & 50 Cent on Power 99

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:10:24 +0000

Beanie Sigel and 50 Cent chop it up on Power 99, Beanie Sigel is coming to G-Unit?

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Young Dro – I Don’t Know Y’all Video

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:53:26 +0000

Music Videos
Music video from Young Dro for I Don’t Know Y’all featuring Yung L.A., directed by Gabriel Hart. LOL at that intermission.

Rihanna – Wait Your Turn Video

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:49:12 +0000

Directed by Anthony Mandler.

Clipse ft. Rick Ross – I’m Good (Remix)

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:47:52 +0000

Directed by Spiff TV.

Chrisette Michele ft. Wale – Fragile Video

Chozen — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:46:16 +0000

Directed by Chrisette Michele.

50 Cent Breaks Down Over Triple C’s Sales

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:01:33 +0000

This guy man! 4,000 is bad though man, I know cats around the way that move more than that.

Rosa Acosta & Cubana Lust’s Latest Photo Shoot

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:58:05 +0000

Rosa Acosta shoots a new stretching video to show her appreciation for her fans who bumped her up to 20,000 twitter followers. I ain’t complaining how about y’all?

Chris Brown’s “Graffiti” Album Cover and Crawl Video Shoot

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:29:31 +0000

Chris Brown’s Graffiti album scheduled for releases on December 15th. Below are some pics from Chris Brown’s upcoming video for Crawl.

“Crawl,” co-written by Brown and produced by Adam Messinger and Nasri Atweh for Three Piece Productions, is the second single from Chris Brown’s third album, Graffiti due in stores 12/15. The “Crawl” video was directed by Joseph Kahn and was shot in Los Angeles.

Wiz Khalifa – Burn After Rolling Mixtape

Chozen — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:55:03 +0000

I know you Lil Wayne fans are gonna jump off a cliff when you hear this but this tape is just as good as No Ceilings, listen to this shit.

1. B.A.R.
2. Gettin Up
3. Take Yo Bitch
4. The Thrill
5. One Way
6. Miles
7. If I Were A Lame
8. Meet New People
9. Weekend
10. Young Khalifa
11. Knock U Down
12. On Tha Pill
13. When U Find
14. Mafia Music (Remix)
15. Say U Will
16. Timeless
17. Won’t Land
18. Ode To Naked Pop Stars
19. All My Life Freestyle
20. Great To Be There (Outro)