Hip-Hop Honors 2006: Lil Kim Sunday. 10.15.06 5:02 pm Picture Provided By Brian Mapp
Lil Kim makes her entrance on the red carpet of the 2006 Hip-Hop Honors
Comment! (1) | Recommend! | Categories: FLICKS [t] Busta's Flipmode Jumps Into R&B With Former Blackstreet Member Chauncey Black Sunday. 10.15.06 4:59 pm
By Nolan Strong
Date: 10/14/2006 9:00 pm
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Busta Rhymes is expanding the sounds of his Flipmode Squad to include R&B and has inked a deal with former Blackstreet frontman Chauncey Black.
Black's solo debut Church Boy features guest appearances by The Game, Young Buck, Rah Digga, Labb, Spliff Star and Busta Rhymes, while Dr. Dre, LT Hutton, Davel "Bo" McKenzie and Teddy Riley handled production of the album.
“Seeing what he did with Blackstreet and knowing dude’s talent first hand, I knew without a doubt he would represent the Flipmode squad well,” Busta Rhymes told AllHipHop.com in a statement.
As a member of Teddy Riley's group Blackstreet, Black hit the charts with songs like "Before I Let Go" and "Booti Call," which were featured on the group's 1994 self-titled debut.
Blackstreet found mainstream success in 1996 with the #1 single "No Diggity," which featured Dr. Dre and Queen Pen. The group won a Grammy Award for "No Diggity" in 1998, taking the Best R&B Performance by a group or duo category.
“I’ve been all over the world with Blackstreet and I feel good about stepping in my own lane and showing people what I can do,” Black said of Church Boy, which will be released through Flipmode/Motown/Universal.
The first singles from the album are "Ride or Die" which features Young Buck and Rah Digga and a balled titled “Everyday Is Your Birthday.”
Church Boy is slated to hit stores in early 2007.
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Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: HIP HOP NEWS [t] Yung Joc Preparing 'The Jocumentary' Sunday. 10.15.06 4:57 pm
By EbenGregory
Date: 10/12/2006 9:50 am
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Block Entertainment/Bad Boy lyricist Yung Joc has teamed with the Raw Report to give viewers an inside look at his life in the new DVD, The Jocumentary, scheduled to arrive in stores on Nov. 14.
Produced by the Raw Report, the new documentary follows an uncensored Joc in his travels and contains interviews and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.
The DVD boasts guest appearances by Sean “Diddy” Combs, Jim Jones, Kevin Liles, Rick Ross and Paul Wall among others.
"People only hear the hit records but I wanted them to know what it takes to get there,” Yung Joc said. "From the video shoots to the performances, now the fans can see firsthand how it really goes down."
"Now the world can see up close the drive that Diddy and I first saw in Joc," added Russell "Block" Spencer, CEO of Block Entertainment. "It's one thing to watch a music video, but the Raw Report shows the uncut truth like nobody else."
Viewers will also be able to access current and future episodes of the Raw Report DVD Magazine through MixCast’s online video portal or download it through MixCast's video on demand service.
In June, Yung Joc’s debut album New Joc City landed at number one on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Album Chart with 149,000 units sold, as well as number three on the Billboard Top 200.
To view the latest clips from The Jocumentary, log onto www.mixcast.tv.
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By EbenGregory
Date: 10/13/2006 12:19 pm
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Atlanta rapper Young Dro will soon be shoulder-leaning around the country, as he plots his first major tour in support of his Atlantic Records debut Best Thang Smokin'.
The colorful rapper is set to hit the road this fall for a major U.S. tour with labelmate T.I.
The arena trek will kick off Oct. 27 in Hampton, Va., and will stop in various major markets, including Chicago, Detroit, Memphis, and St. Louis, with additional dates to be added later.
Fueled by the success of his first single "Shoulder Lean," Young Dro has notched over 1.5 million ringtone sales, and his latest single, "Rubberband Banks," sits atop national playlists as the No. 1 most added track last week.
Best Thang Smokin' topped Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and landed at No. 3 on Billboard's Top 200 albums chart, moving over 104,000 units in its first week of release.
Dro and T.I. recently performed "Shoulder Lean" and "Rubberband Banks" on Showtime at the Apollo for the show that will later this fall.
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By Nolan Strong
Date: 10/13/2006 5:40 pm
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And it don't stop. Rap mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs was celebrated today (Oct. 13) in Chicago with his own day--his second such honor.
According to the Associated Press, Mayor Richard Daly declared today as Diddy Day and presented Diddy with a set of cuff links bearing the city's seal.
He also called the entertainer "a great role model." In May 2005, Las Vegas declared May 14 as Diddy Day.
Diddy, who is CEO of Bad Boy Entertainment, is currently on a national tour promoting his upcoming album Press Play, due in stores on Oct. 17.
In related news, four members of Diddy's girl group Danity Kane were involved in a car accident last evening (Oct. 12) in Toledo, OH and were sent to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The girls were en route to a sound check for a concert at Club Headliners around 7:00 p.m. when the accident occurred.
"Four members of the group and road managers were in a limo heading to Headliners when they were struck by another vehicle traveling at about 45 miles per hour," the group's spokesman Tim Miller told local affiliate NBC 24. "They were all taken to St. V's where they were treated and released."
Danity Kane, which consists of group members Dawn, Aubrey, D. Woods, Shannon and Aundrea, was featured on Diddy's MTV's reality series Making the Band 3, which he executive- produced and starred in.
Fans were notified of the mishap around 10:50 p.m., about 45 minutes after the group's scheduled performance time.
"They were pretty banged up with bumps and bruises," Miller said. "Under the circumstances we felt it was best to cancel."
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Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: music buzz [t] Is This a Story About Control, SOHH Soulful Top 5 Sunday. 10.15.06 4:40 pm Snippets of music from Amerie have been floating around the internet for a while now. Back in May at the Sprite Fashion Showcase she whipped out her ipod on the red carpet and let journalists listen to some of the new things she’d be working on.
I for one am very interested in what Amerie has to say. I didn’t always appreciate what “A” was all about until after her Vibe cover story when I heard that she opted not to work exclusively with Rich Harrison for her upcoming project. The reasons for this separation of church and state are unclear. I speculate that is has something to do with her ‘management’ but also with the fact that she is just as responsible for creating Rich’s sound as he was.
Very similarly to Brandy with Rodney Jerkins, Amerie might have felt that much of her success was attributed to Harrison and then spread thin all throughout the industry as he began producing for other artists including her very own label mate Beyonce Knowles.
(sidebar: I spoke to Rodney Jerkins and he told me, with disappointment, that he more than likely will not be on Brandy's upcoming project. He said that he wants to do a album; that he wants to do it for her fans, said it would be Full Moon continued but with growth, but said Brandy wasn't having it. No beef between the two though.)
Well, a new Amerie single is making its rounds and is believed to be a collaboration with Cee-lo of Gnarls Barkley. I have no official word on what the exact situation is, but hopefully Lenny will be hitting us up real soon. Listen to it here.
(I didn't upload this, I am just pointing out where you can ALLEGEDLY listen to it)
But while you were wondering why there are no famous black celebrities adopting Third World orphans we were paying it all nooch and compiling our
SOHH SOULFUL TOP 5 SONGS OF THE MOMENT!
5. Danity Kane - "Ride For You"
By the way they've been selling... you've got the album. This is their 2nd single despite all the rage over the Timbaland produced "Right Now"
4. Mario - "Go"
3. Monica - "Thank You for the Misery"
2. Lupe Fiasco/ Jill Scott - "Daydream"
Why is this video and song not in heavier rotation?
1. Omarion - "Ice Box"
Y'all already know!
BONUS!
Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole - "Last Night"
Coko featuring Fantasia, Lil Mo and Faith Evans - "Endow Me"
Posted by SOHH Soul Man at October 12, 2006 09:23 AM
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What's good SoulMan?
Posted by: KSH at October 12, 2006 10:07 AM
I been feelin danity kane's song ride for you. Yeah and their album is hot!
SOHH:
1.Frankie J- that gir
2.Janet Jackson- show me
3.Ciara- promise
4.Robin Thicke- lost without you
5.Marques Houston-favorite girl
Posted by: Layla at October 12, 2006 10:07 AM
What up peeps
Posted by: Disrespect at October 12, 2006 10:16 AM
What's poppin, people?
I never been that big on Amerie. On each effort, I like one song to death and hate everything else, so sorry, I cant get excited where she's concerned.
Brandy and Rodney had a good sound. But people tend to box you in when you do too much of the same thing so I cant be mad if she wants to go another route. She's been around for a long time so its about time she tries something different. And as you stated, its not personal and there is no beef, so its all to the good.
My Top 5 as of 10:13am...
Icebox - Omarion
Shortie Like Mine - Chris Brown & Bow Wow
All Over Again - JT
If I Was Your Woman - Gladys Knight
Find Myself in You - I have no idea who sings that shit but its smooth as all fuck.
These might change in about an hour but hey, change is good.
Posted by: Dig at October 12, 2006 10:16 AM
Soulman, ladies....what's good?
Layla, yes I like the DK cd too.
Soulman, I can't listen to the new stuff you have posted (at work) but I do hope that Amerie does well on her next venture, I actually have both of her previous cd's and I love her music.
Ok, ya'll....I'm out till way after lunch! (one our bestest employees is leaving so we are giving her big luncheon) lol
Peace! Be good children....:)
Posted by: 2rttn4u at October 12, 2006 10:18 AM
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