Starting in July, Sway Calloway of MTV will be joining the Shade 45
family to host a brand new morning show called, “Sway in the Morning”.
The show will air Monday through Friday at 8 AM– 12 PM EST. Says Eminem:
“I
got my start on radio with Sway and so it only makes sense for things
to come full-circle and have him join the family at Shade 45. I’m
looking forward to the honor of Sway making mornings better on Shade 45
on Sirius XM for a long time to come.”
Sway adds his two cents.
“I’m
constantly striving to be a part of winning teams and movements and
Shade 45 on Sirius XM embodies this spirit,” he said in the same
release. “We plan to tap into hip-hop and pop culture, global and
domestic news and classic and groundbreaking new music. This is truly a
labor of passion for me with two of the best at what they do, Eminem and
Paul Rosenberg. We plan to make more history!”
n case you haven’t heard, Big Sean’s debut Finally Famous is in stores now. But before heading to Best Buy, check out his interview with Sharon Carpenter on New York’s PIX 11. He covers the basics of how he met Kanye and that recent mob at the Adidas store last week.
The best is far from over. Khaled and the crew have already begun shooting the video for their track and here’s what the cameras by Derick G. caught during it’s making. We The Best Forever happens July 19.
Dwayne Johnson In Talks To Star In "G.I. Joe" Sequel Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, as well as rapper/producer The RZA, may land roles in the new G.I. Joe sequel.
According to reports, Johnson is in talks to play Roadblock, a heavy
machine-gunner, who is an aspiring gourmet chef in the movie G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.
While Wu Tang Clan member The RZA may play a martial arts expert by the name of Blind Master.
Neither roles have been finalized, but the addition of The Rock could help boost movie sales.
The 2009 film, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, received mixed reviews, while grossing $302 million worldwide.
By comparison, Johnson's last film Fast Five, the fifth movie in The Fast & The Furious series, has made nearly $600 million since its release in April.
It was also reported in April that The RZA will appear in the upcoming season of the Showtime television series Californication.
Lil Mama/ Nicki Minaj
While Nicki has been accused of jacking someone else style, it's beyond obvious to see where Lil Mama got hers from.
But don't tell Lil Mama she's swag jacking, in a recent interview
with Vibe Magazine, she said that she was flattered that NICKI was swag
jacking her. "But my cut is blunt and futuristic and Nicki
Minaj started wearing that bob on her head after she came to my show,
so at the end of the day I know what I do and I know what I possess and I
know who I am. I'm a trendsetter." "The biggest form of flattery is imitation so I'm
flattered. I understand the universal law. I'm not confused, I don't
feel like a follower. I started so many things that new artists are
doing now anyway –my style, the way I'm aggressive on a track, the way I
come through, the way my beat bangs."
Soulja Boy/ Lil B
When Soulja Boy was tired of his right hand man "Arab" embarrassing himself, he was intrigued by the Berkeley controversial rapper Lil B.
Impressed by the Basedgod's fan base, style, and cooking dance, a declining Soulja Boy worked with Lil B on multiple projects.
However, is this what Soulja has resorted to?
Ja Rule/DMX Ja Rule and DMX share a lot in common.
Both are in jail, both had beautiful R&B chicks to feature
(Aaliyah & Ashanti), and both have the low raspy voice that was
undeniable in the 90's and early 00's.
While many think Ja Rule is just a DMX who sings, we are still in debate of this swag jacking. Gaga/Madonna
You don't have to be a Rocket Scientist to see this one...
Katy Perry /Zooey Deschanel
Annoyed with the comparisons, actress/singer Zooey Deschanel told MTV, "It's a little bit annoying, to be totally
blunt. The only similarity that we have is that we look a little bit
alike," she laughed. "I have met her before. She seems like a nice
person. I'm happy that she's famous enough now that she's not going out
and being mistaken for me." Obie Trice/ Red Cafe
It's a weird one but if you really listen, they both actually do sound just a like. Keyshia Cole/ Mary J
What's that? Another girl from the hood who can sing her ass off and can't dance worth of lick?
Although I love both of these women, it's pretty obvious that they are barking up the same tree Nicki Minaj/Lil Kim Y'all can have at out it with this one....
Although we all know the story of these identical big boobed, big
assed, big wigged female emcees, it is still debated whether Nicki
jocked Kim's style or not.
While the beef has gotten to a ridiculous paypal selling embarrassment, do you think Kim has a right to be mad? Acehood/Lil Wayne
Until I see birth certificates, I'm not ruling out that these two are the same aliens people.
Although Wayne has changed his style significantly within the past
couple of years, every Ace Hood song sounds like it could also be a
Weezy song as well.
"Same old sh*t..just a different dude."
Trey Songz/ R. Kelly
"People say, 'Well, I hear a lot of R. Kelly in your music.' So what?" "R. Kelly took Aaron Hall's whole style. Two albums straight. ... You can say what you want about me."
Cardi - "Streets On Fire" Look who's back. Cardi formerly known as Cardan and Ma$e former partner in crime.
After playing behind the scenes for last few years and ghostwriting
for for a few people including Diddy, Cardi drops his new joint for the
summer "Streets On Fire."
Former NC State Basketball Star Charles Killed In Bus Accident Lorenzo Charles, most known for the winning buzzer
beater in the 1983 college basketball national championship as North
Carolina State beat the heavily favored Houston team died in a bus crash
Monday.
Elite Coach general manager Brad Jackson said the
47-year-old Charles worked for the company and was driving one of its
buses on Interstate 40 with no passengers on board.
Charles played one season in the NBA with the Atlanta Hawks
in 1985-86, and played internationally and in the Continental
Basketball Association until 1999, but he will always be remembered for
the game winning shot against a team that featured Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon.
"I remember when [it] first happened, I figured I would
have my 15 minutes of fame and that would be it. Here we are and it is
still a conversational piece," said Charles on his N.C. State webpage. "I don't really think that was the only
great Final Four finish that has been played since then, but for some
reason people just single out that game and talk about it. Maybe because
it was such a David and Goliath thing."
After Jeremih wooed the ladies with "Birthday Sex,"
fans wondered when they would get another hit single and this past
weekend,we got our answer.
During the Powerhouse 2011 concert, Jeremih and 50 Cent received
platinum plaques for their collaborative single "Down On Me" after
hitting two million in sales. "If you hated on me at any point, for the last ten years...well motherf**king apologize," said Fifty, right before being presented with the award.
Just a few months ago, Fif spoke with Hot 97's Angie Martinez on the
hit song and made a bold remark that he had saved Jeremih's career.
“On that project, he was already gonna be dropped
by Def Jam—the first week sales were really low on the record. When we
first did the song, I didn't care. I was just looking at him as an
artist—I thought he was dope artist.
Nicki Minaj & R. Kelly To Perform In Montego Bay, Jamaica
Rap star Nicki Minaj and R&B vet R. Kelly are set to perform at this year's Reggae Sumfest.
The event will take place July 21-23 in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
A press release for the event stated the following:
“Nicki Minaj, one of the hottest acts in the
world right now, will be treating her multitude of fans to a
scintillating performance,” Johnny Gourzong, executive producer of the
event said. “Last year we had a tremendous festival with great Jamaican
and international acts. This time around patrons will again be treated
to amazing performances with the likes of Mavado, I-Octane, Beenie Man,
Jah Cure and so many other great artistes.” Gourzong also expressed delight that R Kelly will perform at the event as well. "The Reggae Sumfest team is excited to be presenting R. Kelly
on the Sumfest stage. We have been trying to contract him for the last
five years and it is great to see that it is finally happening. We are
expecting a spectacular performance from Mr. Kelly." It will be R Kelly's second performance in Jamaica. He made his Jamaican debut in 1996 at a concert at Jamworld
in St. Catherine. At that time, he was the hottest artiste in R&B,
thanks to the multi-platinum success of 12 Play, his 1993 album that
announced him as a bona fide superstar. That album contained big hits like Bump N Grind, a cover of
the Spinners classic Sadie, and Your Body's Callin. 12 Play set the pace
for a string of anthems that include the inspirational I Believe I Can
Fly and If I Could Turn Back The Hands of Time.
You already know that Jada & Will stay talking about their freaky a$s sex life and how they keep their marriage poppin.
Recently, Jada Pinkett-Smith did an interview with Piers Morgan and
revealed even more juicy details on how she and husband Will keep things
fresh:
Jada Pinkett Smith has revealed she and Will Smith have
sex in “interesting” places to keep their love life exciting. The
actress and her Hollywood superstar husband like to experiment when it
comes to lovemaking so they don’t get stuck in a “routine”.
“We make love in some interesting places,” she said. “I feel like
you have to keep spontaneity, you have to keep your partner on their
toes because once, you know, it starts getting into a routine, it’s like
– it gets very boring. You commit, you give your life to someone.”
Jada insists she doesn’t mind watching Will shoot sex scenes with
other actresses == but worries he will “show her up” with his fictional
performance in the bedroom.
“I really can. I think — but I’m a different creature in that way as
well,” she said. “You know, I’m always the one that’s like, ‘Listen,
don’t show me up, let them see what you got, all right? Don’t play with
it, you know?’ That’s always me.”
“We don’t scream at each other. We cut that in the beginning because
we’re both very passionate people, so we knew we wouldn’t survive
screaming at each other,” she said.
“We have arguments and we have our disagreements and we have our
debates. You know, we have our problems. I mean, it’s not perfect in the
sense that we don’t have any issues. It’s not an easy marriage.”
Hip-Hop mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs is selling his Alpine, New Jersey mansion for $13.5 million. The New York Post reports that Combs has put the 12,000 square-foot, Colonial style home up for sale, after paying $6 million for the residence in 2004.
Combs originally lived in the house with his longtime girlfriend, Kim
Porter and their son Christian but the mansion is being put up for sale
because Combs and Porter spend more time in Los Angeles.
In addition to his mansion in Los Angeles, Combs has residences in Miami, New York and Atlanta.
His long time partner Kim Porter was purchased a $5 million, 9,655-square-foot, six bedroom, mansion in Toluca Lake, California last year.
At least Cassie got....well....yea.
There have been a few R&B crooners to jump on the mixtape bandwagon and now for the first time,Ne0-Soul queen Erykah Badu will be releasing hers.
Set to drop this July, Badu will be using the moniker DJ Lo Down Loretta Brown.
Badu broke the news to an audience during a film screening at the Los
Angeles Film Festival, confidently stating that she could "melt any DJ's face off in the building."
Following the impending release,the soul singer will be headlining
the annual Rock the Bells music festival where she is to perform her
entire debut Baduizm.
Locations for the music festival include Los Angeles, San Fransisco, New York and Boston.
Freddie Gibbs Talks Big Sean, Wale, Drake
Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs was back to being an opinionated emcee in a recent interview with Complex Magazine.
Gibbs, who in the past has been critical of rappers like Lil B and Rick Ross, dished out his current opinions on rappers Lil Wayne, Drake, Big Sean and Wale in his latest interview.
"Lil Wayne makes good music, he's one of the best rappers. You can't take that sh*t from him," Gibbs said to Complex. "He's like a n*gga in basketball. You can play
basketball, but off the court the n*gga probably snort cocaine or is gay
or some sh*t like that. I ain't knocking your game on the court. Your
off-the-court sh*t, it is what it is."
The CTE signee didn't stop there, as he continued speaking about today's popular rappers.
"I don't think motherf*ckers got their own identity and purpose. And nobody got no integrity," Gibbs said. "N*ggas be rapping like other n*ggas, I don't understand
that sh*t. Sometimes it's hard for me to tell the difference between
Drake and Big Sean, so I be like, “Is this a Drake song or a Big Sean
song?” I don't know man, I don't be f*cking with sh*t like that." "These n*ggas don't know what they want to be." "If it was the most popping sh*t to be the most gangsta
nigga—like it was back in the day—I guarantee them niggas would be on
some hard sh*t." "I guarantee they'd be twisting their fingers up." "They already be trying to do it! It'll be the element of niggas they be around and then they get on that brolic sh*t." "Drake be throwing gang signs and sh*t, I be seeing
whatever the f*ck he's throwing up. I don't know. He go to the wrong
place and he'll be f*cked up."
After dishing out his criticism of Drake, Gangsta Gibbs' strongest comments went at Wale and Big Sean.
"I don't listen to Wale. Pill's solid. I don't know Meek Mill too much, but I definitely don't listen to Wale's sh*t," Gibbs said while discussing Ross' Maybach Music artists. "See, you can't even f*cking pinpoint it. You can't even put these n*ggas in a box and label it." "All of these n*ggas. Big Sean, Wale. You just said “Big
Sean is like a Wale kind of guy.” What is that? F*cking weirdos,
right?"" "That's some buttf*ck rap," Gibbs said of Lil B, before going back in on Wale and Big Sean. "I'm saying, you can't even put these n*ggas [like Wale
and Big Sean] in a category. You don't know what the f*ck they are. I'm a
gangsta rapper." "That sh*t is just like if you had a box in here of sh*t
you didn't want, it was just miscellaneous sh*t, that's where you'd
throw them n*ggas. It's a box of lost and found sh*t."
In a recent interview with Pitchfork, Hodgy Beats spoke on touring, collaborating, and his role in Odd Future.
One of the big topics in the interview involved Odd Future's collaboration with Nas, that Hodgy says is living out a dream.
"The song is almost finished. We're just
waiting on a verse. It will be Frank Ocean, Tyler, Hodgy Beats,
and Nas. I'm just stoked to be on a song with him. I know I'll meet him
eventually. When I was younger, I met his father on an airplane. That
was tight."
However, don't expect Hodgy to start collaborating with a bunch of
artists, as he explains that he is still stubborn about collaborating.
"Actually, I'm still kind of a dick about it.
I honestly don't like working with people outside of Odd Future because
I don't want our sound to change. I want it to evolve, and that happens with people within
the camp, not people outside the camp. When you make music, it should be
fun. I'm not hating or anything, but I don't want to be rapping over a
Lex Luger beat. Why would I do that? I have my own beats."
When Hodgy was asked about the recent conflicts regarding his friend
and group member Earl Sweatshirt, he ended the interview with,
"F*ck everybody. You can suck my dick. If we
can't get in contact with Earl, you definitely can't. He will come back
when he's ready, if he ever will be ready again. I haven't spoken to
Earl in a while. But everyone that's digging for no reason, you're just
beating a dead horse. It's dead."
George Desdunes was a 19-year-old student from Brooklyn, New York attending Cornell that died as a result of a Sigma Alpha Epsilon hazing.
Desdunes was already a member of the frat but because he failed to
answer questions correctly during a quizzing session was still subject
to the hazing ceremony that led to his death on February 25th.
He was kidnapped by fraternity pledges who bound his wrists and
ankles with zip ties and duct tape, then forced him to drink until he
passed out, according to the suit.
An autopsy showed Mr. Desdunes had a blood-alcohol level of 0.409
percent and it was also reported that a pledge tampered with the crime
scene by taking off the ties and plastic before police arrived.
The frat's chapter has been shut down at the university and four
former members of the organization pleaded not guilty "after a grand
jury indicted them on misdemeanor charges of first-degree hazing and
first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child."
In a statement, Tommy Bruce, a spokesman for Cornell, said the university “neither condones nor tolerates hazing or the type of activities that we understand contributed to George's death.”
Too bad their policies were ignored.
Floyd Mayweather Sued In Las Vegas
Professional boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is being
sued by a 21-year-old man, who claims Mayweather ordered his bodyguards
to attack him at a casino in Las Vegas last year, after the man made a
comment about a long-awaited Mayweather fight with Manny Pacquiao.
Reports by ESPN state:
The lawsuit alleges Mayweather's bodyguards
attacked Anthony Cliff of Las Vegas near a valet parking stand at the
Palms Casino Resort on March 27, 2010, after Mayweather accused Cliff of
"disrespecting" him. Mayweather's bodyguards allegedly struck Cliff in the face,
slamming his head into the ground. They then kicked him repeatedly in
his back and side, the lawsuit says. Mayweather's attorney did not respond Monday to a request for
comment. A spokesman for the Palms said casino officials do not comment
on pending litigation. Las Vegas police spokesman Jacinto Rivera said that an
alleged battery at the Palms involving Mayweather and his entourage was
reported, but the case was suspended because witnesses and casino video
surveillance did not identify any suspects. The lawsuit accuses Mayweather of assault and battery,
intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligent hiring,
training, supervision and retention of employees. Pacquiao and Mayweather have come close to reaching a deal
for potentially the most lucrative fight in boxing history multiple
times, but they have yet to meet in the ring. Mayweather has a history of court dealings. Most recently, he failed to turn up for a court-ordered
deposition in Las Vegas earlier this month in a federal lawsuit alleging
he defamed Pacquiao. Mayweather also faces felony charges stemming from a domestic
argument and misdemeanor harassment and battery charges in separate
cases.
Happy Birthday Kwame Ture (June29, 1941 – November 15, 1998)
Although the self-determining phrase - “Black Power”
- has remained type popular within quite a few grass-roots liberation
movements for decades now, many people do not know its origin.
Fearless Freedom-Fighter Dr. Kwame Ture (Born Stokely Carmichael)
challenged the United State Of America's exploitive system of
capitalism, and advocated Amerikkkanized-Afrikans to be their own
self-governing people when he popularized that moniker.
Physically manifesting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad in the Caribbean on June 29th
1941, he eventually moved to Harlem, NY, 11 years later to be with his
parents who had previously relocated. A few years later they again
moved, settling in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, where he
attended the prestigious Bronx High School Of Science – which turned out to be the foundation for his political experiences.
“They were all reading the funnies while I was trying to dig Darwin and Marx,” Ture explains to legendary photographer Gordon Parks, during a October, 1967 Life Magazine interview.
In 1960, Carmichael attended a historically Black college – Howard University
- after rejecting offers from numerous Caucasian-dominated
institutions. There, he expanded his political horizons, organizing
various student sit-ins, voter-registration drives, as well as
anti-police-terrorism demonstrations.
Stokely Carmichael Arrested As One Of The 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders
While there he convened with the Non-violent Action Group (NAG), an affiliate of the organization which eventually birthed the Black Panther Party – SNCC: Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee). The
Lowndes County, Alabama branch utilized a large, attacking Black feline
for its logo, which the founders of the BPP adopted as its own. He
also worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s organization as well.
“Black Power can only be realized when there exists a unified socialist Afrika,” advocated Ture. He advocated the importance of Afrikan unity for their cultural, economic and political liberation.
During his time in Alabama, Carmichael learned first-hand just how
savage the descendants of slave-makers are. He witnessed the abusive
conditions Amerikkkanized-Afrikans endured there and was arrested
numerous times.
While the Harlem chapter of the Black Panther Party was established by Brothers Dave White, Eddie Ellis and Sam Anderson in June 1966, and the Oakland chapter began later that year, in October, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California, Carmichael was one of its most ardent advocates.
In June of 1966, Carmichael said- “We been saying ‘Freedom' for six years. What we are going to start saying now is… ‘Black Power!' Thus, the term was popularized.
Carmichael continued his community activism, being one of the primary
liaisons between the Black Panther Party members on the East and West
Coasts, during and after they were COINTELPROed. In 1968, he adopted the attribute ‘Kwame Ture', an adaptation of the 2 great Afrikan leaders - Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Tou're, only to move to the Motherland to live for the remainder of his life. Upon leaving he said, “Amerikkka does not belong to the Blacks,” and advocated for his fellow Afrikans to follow his lead.
This non-compromising Black-militant message was in stark contrast to
the passive, integrationist, non-violent speeches and sermons of Dr.
King, shocking many. Instead of singing, almost begging, ‘We shall over come', the dis-satisfied were now pumping their fists while wearing black berets and chanting “Black Power!', evoking fear in Caucasoids.
Happy Birthday Dr. Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael)... Father Of "Black Power"
» by Ice Pick Slim 17 June 28, 2011, 12:57pm
Happy Birthday Kwame Ture (June29, 1941 – November 15, 1998)
Although the self-determining phrase - “Black Power”
- has remained type popular within quite a few grass-roots liberation
movements for decades now, many people do not know its origin.
Fearless Freedom-Fighter Dr. Kwame Ture (Born Stokely Carmichael)
challenged the United State Of America's exploitive system of
capitalism, and advocated Amerikkkanized-Afrikans to be their own
self-governing people when he popularized that moniker.
Physically manifesting in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad in the Caribbean on June 29th
1941, he eventually moved to Harlem, NY, 11 years later to be with his
parents who had previously relocated. A few years later they again
moved, settling in the Morris Park section of the Bronx, where he
attended the prestigious Bronx High School Of Science – which turned out to be the foundation for his political experiences.
“They were all reading the funnies while I was trying to dig Darwin and Marx,” Ture explains to legendary photographer Gordon Parks, during a October, 1967 Life Magazine interview.
In 1960, Carmichael attended a historically Black college – Howard University
- after rejecting offers from numerous Caucasian-dominated
institutions. There, he expanded his political horizons, organizing
various student sit-ins, voter-registration drives, as well as
anti-police-terrorism demonstrations.
Stokely Carmichael Arrested As One Of The 1961 Mississippi Freedom Riders
While there he convened with the Non-violent Action Group (NAG), an affiliate of the organization which eventually birthed the Black Panther Party – SNCC: Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee). The
Lowndes County, Alabama branch utilized a large, attacking Black feline
for its logo, which the founders of the BPP adopted as its own. He
also worked with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s organization as well.
“Black Power can only be realized when there exists a unified socialist Afrika,” advocated Ture. He advocated the importance of Afrikan unity for their cultural, economic and political liberation.
During his time in Alabama, Carmichael learned first-hand just how
savage the descendants of slave-makers are. He witnessed the abusive
conditions Amerikkkanized-Afrikans endured there and was arrested
numerous times.
While the Harlem chapter of the Black Panther Party was established by Brothers Dave White, Eddie Ellis and Sam Anderson in June 1966, and the Oakland chapter began later that year, in October, by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in Oakland, California, Carmichael was one of its most ardent advocates.
In June of 1966, Carmichael said- “We been saying ‘Freedom' for six years. What we are going to start saying now is… ‘Black Power!' Thus, the term was popularized.
Carmichael continued his community activism, being one of the primary
liaisons between the Black Panther Party members on the East and West
Coasts, during and after they were COINTELPROed. In 1968, he adopted the attribute ‘Kwame Ture', an adaptation of the 2 great Afrikan leaders - Kwame Nkrumah and Sekou Tou're, only to move to the Motherland to live for the remainder of his life. Upon leaving he said, “Amerikkka does not belong to the Blacks,” and advocated for his fellow Afrikans to follow his lead.
This non-compromising Black-militant message was in stark contrast to
the passive, integrationist, non-violent speeches and sermons of Dr.
King, shocking many. Instead of singing, almost begging, ‘We shall over come', the dis-satisfied were now pumping their fists while wearing black berets and chanting “Black Power!', evoking fear in Caucasoids.
Ture supported the All African Peoples Revolutionary Party (AARP). He often appeared at Amerikkkan college campuses to lecture and recruit.
He maintained that… “continued progress for Black Amerikkkans could be made only through "mass political organization on a Pan-Afrikan scale.”
He spent most of the last three decades of his life in Guinea,
advocating a revolutionary Pan-Afrikan agenda. In his later years he
was diagnosed with prostate cancer, saying it… “was given to me by forces of Amerikkkan imperialism and others who conspired with them.”
Gordon Parks wrote that watching him made him believe that the young man could "stroll through Dixie in broad daylight using the Confederate flag for a handkerchief."
In his book, “Black Power,” which Carmichael wrote in 1967, he states, “When you talk of “Black Power”, you talk of building a movement that will smash everything Western civilization has created!”
During an interview in Havana, he warned. “We are preparing groups of urban guerrillas for our defense in the cities," he said. "It is going to be a fight to the death.”
Kwame Ture made his transition on November 15, 1998 but the struggle continues and so does “Black Power.”
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