Cam'ron, one of Roc-A-Fella's most valuable rappers, was arrested in Manhattan on Monday on drug and weapons charges. The 26-year-old rapper, who has been riding the wave of his current release, Come Home With Me, was on his way to the set of Roc-A-Fella's latest film, a music-industry spoof titled "Death of a Dynasty," when his Range Rover was pulled over for a traffic violation. According to a police spokesperson, officers approaching the car said they saw marijuana in full view and searched the vehicle, turning up a .22-caliber handgun. Cam (born Cameron Giles) and a male passenger were charged with criminal possession of a firearm, criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a forged fire department placard (used for parking and toll privileges). After spending the night in jail, Cam'ron was arraigned on Tuesday (July 30). He was released after pleading not guilty and posting bail. "All of us at Roc-A-Fella Records, as well as his family and fans, are fully behind him," read a statement from his record label. "We believe that when the truth of what happened comes out, Cam'ron will be vindicated."
Trina has been dropping hints around Miami that she and Trick Daddy might collaborate on a full-length album in the near future. If they're able to pull it off and it doesn't go the way of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube's Helter Skelter, it would mark the first time one of hip-hop's power couples doubled down on a disc. In the meantime it's first things first for Trick, whose Thug Holiday will arrive in stores on Aug. 6. The first single is called "In Da Wind" and features Outkast's Big Boi and the Goodie Mob's Cee-Lo. Two versions of the track are planned for the album, which will also have guest appearances by Scarface and the Big Tymers' Baby.
DMX GOIN AFTER JA RULE
The dog says he's going to be sinking his teeth into his onetime buddy and rhyme running mate. "I got some shit, man," X said Friday from a Chicago studio about what he plans to put on his upcoming album. "They trying to stop me from doing this song called 'Ruled Out.' Everybody in here don't want me to do it — they whining — but I'm gonna do it."
"You know what happened," X barked of what has caused the friction between the two, taking for granted that it's common knowledge. Seems like X has the same criticism that some hip-hop fans had of Rule early in his career: Ja sounds too much like the Yonkers flamethrower.
"I been thinking about it for a minute," he continued to bark. "I bit him lightly, on the second album [Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood]. 'Use to be my dog, you were in my left titty.' The funny shit is that Gotti did the beat. But I see he didn't get the point. I'm like, 'Come on dog, what are you doing?' "
Rhyme styles aside, X said he still considered Ja a friend until Rule recently started letting the fame get to him.
"A little?" X, words drenched in sarcasm, responded when asked if he felt Rule was getting a little too Hollywood. "One thing I can't really fuck with is how a nigga change up. If I could stay the same, why can't you? Even if you do change up, don't change up to your niggas before all this. We was broke together, man."
"We in the club in L.A. one night, he got his people, I got my people," he said. "We at two different sides of the club. Me, out of respect — that's my nigga — I take two people with me to get through the crowd. I take a bottle of liquor over there, have a couple of drinks with my nigga, 'cause that's how I am. "Two weeks later we happened to be in the same club," X continued. "Same circumstances. Some kid walks over to me and says, 'Ja says he's over there.' I'm like, 'Alright, is he gonna come over?' 'Nah, he said come over there.' Get the fuck out of here, man. I already extended my hand once. Give me the same courtesy. You can't do the same as me? I sent him right back over there. You think [Ja] would come over there after all of that. Nothin'! I'm like, 'Fuck you!' "
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LL Cool J played an hour-and-20-minute set on Thursday (July 25) at the House Of Blues in Hollywood during a stop on his national tour. The veteran rapper is set to release his tenth album, X, in the fall on Def Jam Records. At the show, he only performed one new song, sticking more with hits from his catalog, which dates back to his 1985 debut, Radio.
Show highlights came during his performances of "Hey Lover" and "Loungin'." During his performance of "Hey Lover," LL Cool J tossed dozens of $1 bills into the audience. For "Loungin'," he pulled woman from the audience on stage as balloons and streamers fell from the ceiling.
Source: Launch
16 year old rapper Sin has secured appearances by Snoop Dogg, Layzie Bone, Bad Azz, Jayo Felony, Tray Deee and Goldie Loc, RBX, Yukmouth, Rappin' 4-Tay and others on his debut album titled Livin' In Sin which is tentatively scheduled for release in September via Panther Productions. Livin' In Sin will be the first project from the label targeting the teen rap market. In addition to Sin, the label also boasts underage MCs MoFos, Bandits, Weapon X, and Lost Panthers.
Cash Money Records is comin with the soundtrack to the upcoming prison-boxing flick 'Undisputed', starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhymes. Artists include hip-hop heavyweights Big Tymers, Lil' Wayne, Bubba Sparxxx, Petey Pablo and Trick Daddy, Compilation hits stores Aug. 20. 'Undisputed' hits theaters Aug. 23
Nelly hitting the road.
The crew plans to hit 20 cities in just one month. The tour will begin Sept. 26 in Worcester, Mass., and end Oct. 26 in Las Vegas.
Too Short recently issued an answer song to Khia's sexy independent-women single,
"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)." The song is called "My D---, My Sack," and Short swears it's not about starting a beef with the upstart female MC. "I was hanging out in Atlanta, where that song has been around for a while," explained Bay Area legend Short. "Then I went back to the West Coast for a while, where it was blowin' up, and when I got back to Atlanta the record would come on and it was like some kind of female anthem. [Women] would be running out to the dance floor and high-fivin' each other. I thought, 'This ain't right.' " So, the notoriously nasty West Coast rapper went into the studio to cut some new lyrics over Khia's music and give her a piece of his ... mind.
"The rap industry has always been a female-bashing thing, then you have the Destiny's Childs and Lil' Kims standing up for themselves and talking back [to the men], which is cool," Short said. "I'm glad they have something to high-five about. But it's not like playas like me who've been around for a while aren't going to have something to say about it. F--- that. There's too many females out there celebrating."
Source: MTV
Snoop Dogg has inked a deal with Vital Toys to manufacture a doll in his likeness. The product release date has not yet been announced.
Trina has been dropping hints around Miami that she and Trick Daddy might collaborate on a full-length album in the near future. If they're able to pull it off and it doesn't go the way of Dr. Dre and Ice Cube's Helter Skelter, it would mark the first time one of hip-hop's power couples doubled down on a disc. In the meantime it's first things first for Trick, whose Thug Holiday will arrive in stores on Aug. 6. The first single is called "In Da Wind" and features Outkast's Big Boi and the Goodie Mob's Cee-Lo. Two versions of the track are planned for the album, which will also have guest appearances by Scarface and the Big Tymers' Baby.
DMX GOIN AFTER JA RULE
The dog says he's going to be sinking his teeth into his onetime buddy and rhyme running mate. "I got some shit, man," X said Friday from a Chicago studio about what he plans to put on his upcoming album. "They trying to stop me from doing this song called 'Ruled Out.' Everybody in here don't want me to do it — they whining — but I'm gonna do it."
"You know what happened," X barked of what has caused the friction between the two, taking for granted that it's common knowledge. Seems like X has the same criticism that some hip-hop fans had of Rule early in his career: Ja sounds too much like the Yonkers flamethrower.
"I been thinking about it for a minute," he continued to bark. "I bit him lightly, on the second album [Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood]. 'Use to be my dog, you were in my left titty.' The funny shit is that Gotti did the beat. But I see he didn't get the point. I'm like, 'Come on dog, what are you doing?' "
Rhyme styles aside, X said he still considered Ja a friend until Rule recently started letting the fame get to him.
"A little?" X, words drenched in sarcasm, responded when asked if he felt Rule was getting a little too Hollywood. "One thing I can't really fuck with is how a nigga change up. If I could stay the same, why can't you? Even if you do change up, don't change up to your niggas before all this. We was broke together, man."
"We in the club in L.A. one night, he got his people, I got my people," he said. "We at two different sides of the club. Me, out of respect — that's my nigga — I take two people with me to get through the crowd. I take a bottle of liquor over there, have a couple of drinks with my nigga, 'cause that's how I am. "Two weeks later we happened to be in the same club," X continued. "Same circumstances. Some kid walks over to me and says, 'Ja says he's over there.' I'm like, 'Alright, is he gonna come over?' 'Nah, he said come over there.' Get the fuck out of here, man. I already extended my hand once. Give me the same courtesy. You can't do the same as me? I sent him right back over there. You think [Ja] would come over there after all of that. Nothin'! I'm like, 'Fuck you!' "
MTV News
LL Cool J played an hour-and-20-minute set on Thursday (July 25) at the House Of Blues in Hollywood during a stop on his national tour. The veteran rapper is set to release his tenth album, X, in the fall on Def Jam Records. At the show, he only performed one new song, sticking more with hits from his catalog, which dates back to his 1985 debut, Radio.
Show highlights came during his performances of "Hey Lover" and "Loungin'." During his performance of "Hey Lover," LL Cool J tossed dozens of $1 bills into the audience. For "Loungin'," he pulled woman from the audience on stage as balloons and streamers fell from the ceiling.
Source: Launch
16 year old rapper Sin has secured appearances by Snoop Dogg, Layzie Bone, Bad Azz, Jayo Felony, Tray Deee and Goldie Loc, RBX, Yukmouth, Rappin' 4-Tay and others on his debut album titled Livin' In Sin which is tentatively scheduled for release in September via Panther Productions. Livin' In Sin will be the first project from the label targeting the teen rap market. In addition to Sin, the label also boasts underage MCs MoFos, Bandits, Weapon X, and Lost Panthers.
Cash Money Records is comin with the soundtrack to the upcoming prison-boxing flick 'Undisputed', starring Wesley Snipes and Ving Rhymes. Artists include hip-hop heavyweights Big Tymers, Lil' Wayne, Bubba Sparxxx, Petey Pablo and Trick Daddy, Compilation hits stores Aug. 20. 'Undisputed' hits theaters Aug. 23
Nelly hitting the road.
The crew plans to hit 20 cities in just one month. The tour will begin Sept. 26 in Worcester, Mass., and end Oct. 26 in Las Vegas.
Too Short recently issued an answer song to Khia's sexy independent-women single,
"My Neck, My Back (Lick It)." The song is called "My D---, My Sack," and Short swears it's not about starting a beef with the upstart female MC. "I was hanging out in Atlanta, where that song has been around for a while," explained Bay Area legend Short. "Then I went back to the West Coast for a while, where it was blowin' up, and when I got back to Atlanta the record would come on and it was like some kind of female anthem. [Women] would be running out to the dance floor and high-fivin' each other. I thought, 'This ain't right.' " So, the notoriously nasty West Coast rapper went into the studio to cut some new lyrics over Khia's music and give her a piece of his ... mind.
"The rap industry has always been a female-bashing thing, then you have the Destiny's Childs and Lil' Kims standing up for themselves and talking back [to the men], which is cool," Short said. "I'm glad they have something to high-five about. But it's not like playas like me who've been around for a while aren't going to have something to say about it. F--- that. There's too many females out there celebrating."
Source: MTV
Snoop Dogg has inked a deal with Vital Toys to manufacture a doll in his likeness. The product release date has not yet been announced.
