The response to last weeks post on Southern Rap History Month was overwhelming. I see you guys don’t hate EVERYTHING I do.

My selection for today’s Southern Rapper(s) who helped to put Atlanta on the map is Tag Team. For those who don’t know, or who might not be aware, Steven RollN and DC The Brain Surpreme scored a massive hit with their 1993 single "Whoomp! There It Is," which sold over four million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time.

Arguably one of the most popular party rap/bass music duos of the early '90s, made the song's booming bass and endless chant of "Whoomp! There It Is" an instantly memorable and instantly popular dance/club track. The group also turned out slight variations on the song, "Addams Family (Whoomp)" and "Bulls There It Is," that year, along with a full-length album named after their first success.

Singles were Tag Team's specialty, and over the next two years the duo released plenty of them, including "Here It Is, Bam!" "Whoomp! There It Went," "U Go Girl," "Pig Power," and "Funkey Situation," which was the title cut from their 1995 album.

None of their efforts matched the success of "Whoomp! There It Is," however, their massive single was immortalized on countless party rap and jock jams compilations; after ultimately releasing a best-of album in early 2000.

While the location of the two founding members of Tag Team is unknown, they most certainly contributed to paving the way for Atlanta and the South to become the most popular city currently in music.

Yo I looked for a video EVERYWHERE and couldn’t find one on this group, what up with that?

Talk to y'all lata,

--Sohh Gyant
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 19, 2007 12:21 PM

source:http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/forget_black_hi_1.html

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Friday - February 16, 2007 by Janeé Bolden
Young Buck

G-Unit rapper Young Buck is preparing to give fans what they've waited nearly three years for when his album Buck The World drops on March 20. In part one of this SOHH Exclusive Buck Marley talks about why he's the "Clean Up Man," his upcoming MTV reality show, and 50's beef with Cam.

Boasting production from Dr. Dre, Eminem, Hi-Tek, Lil Jon, Jazze Pha and Three 6 Mafia, Buck the World features guest appearances from Lyfe Jennings, Trick Daddy, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, 8Ball & MJG, 50 Cent, T.I., Young Jeezy and Pimp C. Buck also steps outside of his genre with collaborations from Kymani Marley and Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington.

"I got a record with Chester Bennington titled "Slow Your Roll." It will probably be my third single. It's probably the realest record I ever wrote in my life, every word, every rhyme, every lyric when you hear it it's true and I guarantee you will lose your breath," Buck told SOHH.

Among the album's 19 tracks is a song titled "Clean Up Man," a nickname given to Buck by Dre, 50 and Jimmy Iovine in recognition of his ability to connect with his audience.

"I really put it in on this record. You have to be real good to make 50 Cent and Jimmy Iovine call you the 'Clean Up Man.' I know I did the damn thing, because I never really prepared myself as much as I did for the record, not behind no special reason, but behind me wanting success period. Not because of Game, [Fat] Joe or none of that shit, I've been waiting a long time to be in the position I'm in," Buck said.

Buck's newfound position comes with some "real" TV time, via his upcoming MTV series.

"It's based on my life behind the music. I'm showing you what's going on in my life -- a lot of rappers rap lives of other artists and lives of they homeboys. My reality show is narrated through my records. You'll see these characters come to life that I'm speaking on, whether it's my Auntie that's in the penitentiary dying of AIDS or whatever it might be. It will be 16 episodes, we don't have a set air date yet, but you can look forward to it sometime around Summer," Buck revealed.

Asked about 50's current multimedia tug-o-war with Cam'Ron, Buck made it clear he plans to stay out of the drama.

"I ain't fucking with that shit. That shit is crazy. It is what it is. I think 50 can handle it on his own, and at the end of the day Jim Jones done called me and let me know how he look at shit and I let him know how I look at it," Buck told SOHH.

The Cashville rapper added that he won't be airing any rap beef on Buck the World.

"You won't hear none of that diss shit on this album, none towards Game, or Jadakiss, or Fat Joe," Buck declared. "There is enough put out from my end and they end that the fans don't even want to hear that shit. There is already enough for the streets to decide who's real, who's fake, what's real and what's fake."

Stay tuned for Pt. 2 of this SOHH Exclusive where Young Buck discusses his troubles with the law, the end of his record ban and how his life mirrors Tupac's.

source:http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/10930

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I peeped Nahright the other day, and what I saw was yet another Bad Boy artist stuck in a rut. This time it's G Dep.

http://nahright.com/news/2007/02/18/back-on-fish-and-spaghetti/#more-1454

The Bad Boy recording artist, who released his first and last album in 2001, entitled Child of the Ghetto, has been shelved like many other artists on the label and left to find other ways to make a living. And if "other ways" include venturing out to another label, that option's pretty much a dead end, given the fact that any material released will still belong to Bad Boy Entertainment (because the contract has yet to meet its quota).

Look at how Diddy has given himself extensive promo, two videos, and three singles for his mediocre pop-tunish Press Play. However, Danity Kane did considerably well and still weren't allowed a second vid until after their album had tipped towards the bottom of the charts. The Lox had it out with Diddy for quite some time before the beef was settled, Ness will probably never be heard from again, http://blogs.sohh.com/ya_heard/2006/05/now_for_sale_re.html

even though his official deal with Bad Boy isn't even a year old yet. Where is that kid crew B5? What happened to Cheri Dennis? All these artists sign on only to get written off. It's not fair.

And like Eskay said, some of these artists need to be doing their homework on the business aspect, but at the same time, what someone said was true:

"diddy is heartless. Only if the lox, g-dep, black rob…etc knew then. He's seen in a different light cuz he's black and you'd think he'd do his best to help his own people, but he's just as bad as the rest [of the executives]. It's a shame. "



Why does Diddy continue to shelve his artists? There's an entire list of artists that have fallen through the cracks under his watch; this is not a coincidence.

But at the same time, the chick with barely any talent, Cassie, is forever in the limelight...not cool.
Posted by SOHH Reckless at February 20, 2007 2:26 AM
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We got a couple of things to touch on today...

First off, the All Star break generated far fewer headlines than I predicted. While I would love to conclude that this means the hoards of hip hop artists who descended on the City of Sin for the weekend conducted themselves in a responsible and mature fashion, I highly doubt that’s the case.

A more realistic conclusion would be that: A) Dudes knew the porkchop patrol would be out in full muthafuckin’ effect this weekend, and therefore they kept a low profile, and B) getting your pockets ran through/ chain snatched/ etc. by local vegas grimys is an embarrassing situation, and one best kept out of the media dailies if possible. I’m pretty sure that dudes came crew-heavy and/or bodyguard-heavy to Vegas to avoid scenario B, but there’s a rumor circulating that at least one rapper did lose his chain this weekend.

The one big story that did seem to emerge from this weekend (besides the false rumor about E-40 being involved in a major car crash) was the reported near-scuffle between The Game and Young Buck at a T.I./Young Jeezy party. For those of you who haven’t already heard the story in one of it’s various forms, Young Buck got up on stage while Jeezy was up there and started making gestures at The Game and his crew, who were seated in the VIP area. Jayceon and company apparently started making their way down to the stage, but were stopped short by security, who apparently escorted Buck and Jeezy outside while restraining Game and his squad. Both artists apparently went the rest of the weekend without incident, but the craziest part of the whole situation is that Game was reportedly looking to diffuse the situation rather than aggravate it. If that’s true, I gotta say I’m proud dude is finally trying to take the high road. But first I’m gonna have to wait another week to see if any new G-Unot diss tracks pop addressing the subject. And for being one of the few people Game has actually given dap to in the last year, this certainly puts Jeezy in an uncomfortable situation.

All in all though, I’m glad to hear everybody made it out of Vegas alive. Who would've guessed that two rappers who hold such a well-publicized grudge against one another (and who both have a penchant for tempermental violent outbreaks in clubs) could be in the same room without taking things to fisticuffs or worse? I guess it just goes to show ya... that's entertainment...

Don’t forget to holler at the SOHH Left Coast Myspace Page at http://www.myspace.com/sohhleftcoast
Posted by SOHH Eighty at February 20, 2007 2:10 AM

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First Eva Mendes and now Christina Aguilera drops it for Maxim. Again I gotta say CA has been getting finer every day she’s been married. Don’t know what it is? Maybe she’s having her maid cook more beans for her . . . we know her ass ain’t cookin.



She seemed to channel her “Dirty” days when she was slutting it up with Redman (Oh BTW where the fuck is Red?). She tells the lad mag: “We had fun working with certain clothes, or the lack thereof. I never mind contorting myself for a good cause.” Oh, you fuckin’ tease.



The March issue of Maxim with Christina showing off her goods drops today. For more pics go to maximonline.com.

Uno,

SOHH Goya
Posted by SOHH Goya at February 20, 2007 10:00 AM

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Fellas, (and some ladies), I got the new pictures from Deelishus’s new magazine spread. The powers that be over at Smooth Magazine liked Dee Dee so much that they gave her two covers for the special ‘Live In Jamaica’ issue.

Here is the first set. I will post the rest of them tomorrow!



Talk to y'all lata,

-SOHH Gyant!
Posted by SOHH Gyant at February 20, 2007 7:15 AM

source:http://blogs.sohh.com/atlanta/2007/02/deelishuhs_in_s.html

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