Killer Mike to release street album “I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind” Monday. 9.4.06 7:41 pm By: Leon Bailey
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After releasing “The Killer” mixtape early 2005 with DJ Sense, Killer Mike is back with his the new street album “I Pledge Allegiance To The Grind,” scheduled to hit the streets mid-September. Killer Mike gives fans that have been waiting on a new album a two-disc cd with 22 tracks and 100 minutes of music, as well as introducing his Grind Time Rap Gang (S.L. Jones, Nario, Bigg Slim, Young Pill, and Da Bill Collector) to the industry. Featuring production from Smiff and Cash and Chaotic Beats, this album as well features the controversial tracks LISTEN NOW“That’s Life” and LISTEN NOW“Promise I Will Not Lose.”
Album cover and track listings
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Disc 1
01. COMIN' HOME ATLANTA (produced by Smiff and Cash)
02. THE JUGGERNAUT (produced by Smiff and Cash)
03. FUCK U PAY ME (produced by Chaotic Beats)
04. THE NEXT BITCH (produced by Smiff and Cash)
05. H.N.I.C. FT. Rock D The Legend, S.L. JONES, and YounG Pill (produced by Smiff and Cash)
06. ONE MORE GRAM
07. I'MA SHINE FT. S.L. JONES and Da Bill Collector (produced by Chaotic Beats)
08. HOT 107.9 INTERVIEW
09. PROMISE I WILL NOT LOSE (produced by Smiff and Cash)
10. GAT TOTIN' FT. S.L. JONES and NaRio (produced Chaotic Beats)
11. G.T.R.G. FT. S.L. JONES, YounG Pill and NaRio (produced by Drum Major Music)
DISC 2
01. LISTEN NOWTHAT'S LIFE (produced by Smiff and Cash)
02. DUECES WILD (produced by Smiff & Cash)
03. WHAT DA BIZNESS IS FT. BiGG Slim, Da Bill Collector, and YounG Pill (produced by Chaotic Beats)
04. SAGS N FLAGS FT. S.L. JONES (produced by Chaotic Beats)
05. I. C. YAH FT. Da Bill Collector (produced by Chaotic Beats)
06. SHOOT 'EM UP FT. NaRio (produced by Smiff and Cash)
07. KILLERS (produced by B-Don)
08. PAY STYLE FT. Tha GrindTime Rap GanG (produced by Smiff and Cash)
09. GORILLA PIMPIN' featuring 8-Ball and MJG (produced by Mello)
10. YOU DON'T WANT THIS LIFE (produced by Chaotic Beats)
11. KRYPTONITE-Playa Poncho REMIX (Bonus Track) Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: HIP HOP NEWS [t] Pair Killed After Seeing Rape In Their Driveway Monday. 9.4.06 7:52 pm PHILADELPHIA -- A violent crime became even worse in Philadelphia.
Police in Philadelphia said a couple who stumbled upon a man raping a teenager in their driveway late Wednesday were in turn killed by the rapist.
According to police, the young woman, 18, managed to break free and start screaming about the assault. The couple and the young woman then fled on foot while the attacker fired at them with a semiautomatic handgun.
Police said the three tried to hide nearby in a grassy area, but the assailant found them and fired several more shots while they were lying on the ground.
The couple were slain and the rape victim was injured.
Police said the victim was shot in the arm and leg but is expected to recover.
Philadelphia police have arrested a suspect and recovered the gun.
The attack was one of six shootings -- two of them fatal -- overnight in Philadelphia.
Kevin White, 24, of Philadelphia was arrested a short time later and police said he will be charged with murder, rape, aggravated assault and other offenses.
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muthafuckas be wilding out fa real.... Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: News [t] Say Word?: Walking Money Online is up and running Monday. 9.4.06 8:10 pm Posted on Friday, August 18 @ 11:04:20 EDT by hnic
News nicapimp1 writes "Local Miami artist P.M. has built his own records label, "Walking Money Records". Check it out at www.walkingmoneyrecords.com. Check it routinely for up to date information on P.M. and Tommy Trouble.
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http://305hiphop.com/gotta_love_the_haters/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1287 Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: News [t] Major labels embrace mobile technology Monday. 9.4.06 8:31 pm September 04, 2006
It's becoming popular and sort of a cachet to have a mobile presence, and that extends outside of ringtones
By Antony Bruno
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The music industry, searching for ever-expanding ways to promote acts and generate new revenue streams, is getting increasingly creative in its use of mobile technology.
With ringtones now a well-established product, record labels are turning to mobile games and video.
Warner Music Group recently introduced its first mobile videogame on T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. The car-racing game features the likeness, voice and music of hip-hop sensation T.I. The company says it is developing additional mobile games from multiple artists spanning all genres. Similarly, Hudson Entertainment, a mobile-content aggregator, has produced mobile games that feature the likeness and music of such acts as hip-hop group D12 and (most recently) the late Bob Marley.
Meanwhile, Capitol Records is supporting the debut album by Dave Navarro's new band the Panic Channel with a first-of-its-kind mobile-TV promotion in conjunction with Sprint and GoTV. For the next three months, GoTV will air free behind-the-scenes footage, exclusive interviews and performances of the band. They will be refreshed every two weeks.
Partner Retail Entertainment & Design, which produces the content, says it is preparing a similar mobile-TV push behind the debut solo album from Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas.
"It's becoming popular and sort of a cachet to have a mobile presence, and that extends outside of ringtones," Hudson Entertainment COO Mike Samachisa says.
Of course, there's more to it than just being cool. Mobile TV and games have the potential to become big business in the near future. According to research group Infonetics, the global market for mobile-video services is set to reach $5.6 billion by 2009, from $46.2 million this year -- an increase of nearly 12,000%. An Informa forecast pegs the more mature global mobile-gaming industry at $7.2 billion by 2010, up from the $2.4 billion expected this year.
BIG NAMES NEEDED
To reach these numbers, the mobile industry is relying heavily on recognized entertainment brands to capture attention and encourage more traffic to these fledgling formats. One of the reasons ringtones are so successful is that people have a pretty good idea what they are buying from the beginning because of their familiarity with the original song. The same cannot be said of mobile games or video.
"The only thing you have to go on is a name, a very short description and the price," Samachisa says. Content featuring recognizable names gets more sales. "It's like why you put an artist in a movie. It's because you're trying to connect his music audience to a new platform."
Record labels are taking advantage of this and beginning to publish and distribute this content directly to wireless carriers themselves, similar to what they do with ringtones now.
Warner Music and Sony BMG have developed their own mobile-game publishing divisions, rather than licensing the rights to existing game developers. Universal Music Group partners with sister company Vivendi Universal Games for the same. Sony BMG has even started publishing nonmusic-related mobile games, such as one called "The Shroud" -- a sort of real-life treasure hunt that utilizes GPS technology but no direct music element.
Additionally, labels are amassing a flood of video content that they expect to make available via mobile phones in the near future, incorporating mobile as the third screen to their existing TV and Internet video strategy. Not just music videos, but live performances, interviews and other footage created specifically for mobile phones are in development.
The ultimate goal is to release mobile content in conjunction with an artist's new release, preferably beforehand to generate excitement, but this remains a difficult goal.
"That's obviously the ideal," says George White, Warner Music's senior VP of strategy and product development. "Getting a game completed, tested and ready to launch is even more of a challenge than getting a new hip-hop record recorded, mastered and ready to launch. But that's clearly where we want to be headed."
Particularly frustrating is the fact that this content must be optimized for multiple mobile phones, many of which require different content in different formats.
Development issues aside, there's also the challenge of drawing attention to this bevy of new content. Mobile TV and games combined do not generate a fraction of the traffic that ringtones do. The key, White says, is to direct fans who buy a ringtone to other mobile content by the same artist.
"We're really excited about cross-marketing between these categories, driving traffic from a ringtone promotion to a game," he says. "That's one of the things we feel we can bring to the category and is a theme that we've been working with carriers to do."
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Academy Award-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia asked for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by man who claimed he
was severely beaten at a concert when fans followed lyrics of the song "Let's Start A Riot."
An attorney for the group filed a motion last week in Allegheny County Court saying there is no "genuine issue of material fact" to the complaint. The lyrics are protected under the First Amendment, the motion said.
Ramone Williams claimed in his lawsuit that he was beaten during a concert at a now-defunct Pittsburgh nightclub on Aug. 26, 2003.
Williams, who was 19 at the time, said he got into the club and became uneasy when the song began. Before it was over, Williams alleges, he was thrown to the floor, hit with a chair, stomped on and kicked in the face. His injuries included a fractured jaw.
Williams won a default judgment against the club. It closed, and its former operators did not answer the complaint.
Three 6 Mafia, of Memphis, Tenn., won an Oscar this year for the song "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" from the film "Hustle & Flow."
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Comment! (0) | Recommend! | Categories: HIP HOP NEWS [t] Jennifer Aniston Teams Up with Eminem for Nike Ad Rap Monday. 9.4.06 8:40 pm By: Lowri Williams on 9/2/2006
Hollywood actor Brad Pitt is reportedly begging his ex-wife not to take part in a rap with Eminem as part of a new Nike advertising campaign.
Nike has signed up Jennifer Aniston and her legs to become the new face of their female range while rapper Eminem will be promoting the men’s side of things.
When Aniston found out she and Eminem would be promoting the sportswear together she suggested they do a comedy rap to help keep things light.
A source told the Star: “Jen thought it would be really fun to do. But she’s started talking to Brad again and he hates it.
“He’s really worried that the turn will be cringe worthy and harm her career like it did Janet Jackson’s.”
Surely Eminem will have something to say about this???
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* Jen should sing normally in contrast to Eminem’s rap.
- DAREN, KANSAS
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* they should do a comedy rap and Brad should shut the f- up and go adopt more babies..like he gives a sh-t about Aniston’s career when he cast her out of the role of Pearl. Give me a break.
- BOO, LONG ISLAND, NY
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* I’d cringe at Jen talking to Brad again. My heart goes out to her and Ang, cuz them talking’s gotta sting Ang. I hate pop culture and adultery, but I love charity, so why can’t we all just do stuff for charity, be faithful in love, and stop blasting each other!?! I think the duo rap would be awesome for ALL PEOPLE. Em is a professional in a very powerful and respectable field. Pitt’s jealous or racist (INSANE). Sympathy for Jen, Ang & all women who fall for dumb men who think they are hot.
- JAMIE, VIRGINIA
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* You all are full of shit to believe such crap stories from British tabloids! Every time I see people believe in them like gospel I want to puke! Like Brad would give a fuck of what JA is doing. JA will not be a spoksperson for Nike.The company denied it.So face it you bloody morons!This is one more manipulation to comfuse your stupid minds that believes everything those trash mags are writing.I truly feel sorry for you.Now you can go and wish some more death wishes back to Femalefirs
- BUNCH OF BULLSHIT!, GREECE
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* Yah, your stupid!! I also heard she’s cuttin dance tracks with this DJ guy: http://www.justjared.com/gossip/2006/08/jennifer-aniston-scott- hardkiss-producer/ What the hell is next???
- TANYA T, LOS ANGELES, CA
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