Tuesday, January 31, 2012
DE La Soul present: First Serve
De La Soul MCs Plug 1 & Plug 2 are set to present “First Serve,” what they are calling “a dynamic Hip-Hop group, an album, a concept, the soundtrack to a movie that has yet to be made and a fable for our times.” The Native Tongue alums are retelling their story in the form of a newly created group under the “First Serve” concept – spolighting how, “after years of laying down demos and mixtapes on the hustle in the Hip-Hop game,” the fictional duo of Jacob and Deen have been signed to a label, set to become “the next big thing." Taking place in an animated world that could have been imagined by Hawley Pratt on Magic Mushrooms, the high spirited and often hilarious journey is pure old school Hip-Hop; skits, disco, beats, funk, quips, burns, and hustlin’ all included. The album is set to release April 2 on Duck Down Music in North America.
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1/31/12 Club Pyramid All Female Unsigned Artist Showcase
Time: January 31, 2012 from 7pm to 11:45pm
Location: CLUB PYRAMID
Organized By: 50s Most Wanted
Event Description:
Tuesday, Jan 31 - The Training Camp Showcase & Thisis50.com Presents: "Daughters Of Hip Hop" (all female unsigned artist showcase) - $1,000 Grand Prize! This event will be judged by executives from "THISIS50.COM" & our very special guest judge will be Grammy Award, Multi-Platinum Producer "ROCKWILDER" (Clients list includes: Jay Z, 50 Cent, Janet Jackson, Eryka Badu, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce - just to name a few).
In addition to a $1,000 (Cash) prize, the 1st Place will also be featured on the "MAIN PAGE" Thisis50.com
Note: There will be a $500 (Cash) prize for 2nd place & a $250 (Cash) prize for 3rd!
Location: Club Pyramid, 101 Ave. A. BTW 6&7 St. NYC (Lower East side).*There will also be a "HUGE OPEN MIC SEGMENT" (anyone can perform - sign up for open mic begins @ 7PM). Show Time 9PM, $20 Admission.
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Location: CLUB PYRAMID
Organized By: 50s Most Wanted
Event Description:
Tuesday, Jan 31 - The Training Camp Showcase & Thisis50.com Presents: "Daughters Of Hip Hop" (all female unsigned artist showcase) - $1,000 Grand Prize! This event will be judged by executives from "THISIS50.COM" & our very special guest judge will be Grammy Award, Multi-Platinum Producer "ROCKWILDER" (Clients list includes: Jay Z, 50 Cent, Janet Jackson, Eryka Badu, Busta Rhymes, Beyonce - just to name a few).
In addition to a $1,000 (Cash) prize, the 1st Place will also be featured on the "MAIN PAGE" Thisis50.com
Note: There will be a $500 (Cash) prize for 2nd place & a $250 (Cash) prize for 3rd!
Location: Club Pyramid, 101 Ave. A. BTW 6&7 St. NYC (Lower East side).*There will also be a "HUGE OPEN MIC SEGMENT" (anyone can perform - sign up for open mic begins @ 7PM). Show Time 9PM, $20 Admission.
For info: mentalsupreme@gmail.com or call 347 249 9441. Also, Follow us on Twitter @ Mental Supreme.
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DiamondATL
DIARY OF DIAMOND 4 STUDIO & WORKOUT SESSION from Mike Ryan Director on Vimeo.
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ODB OLD DIRTY BASTARD RUSSELL JONES BIO MOVIE
Hollywood, like the book publishing industry, can't get enough music. Jeff Buckley, Keith Richards, Dennis Wilson, and N.W.A. are all getting the biopic treatment, and now Wu-Tang Clan rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard is the latest to draw big screen interest. The script for the film was penned by ODB's cousin Raeshawn (not to be confused with Raekwon, who also has a biopic in the works), and while it appears like the movie is nowhere near being greenlit, there's already a race between comedians Eddie Griffin and Tracy Morgan to portray the rapper.
"Eddie Griffin is down," Wu-Tang Clan's RZA told XXL. "Me and Eddie talked about it, laughed about it. Tracy Morgan, he wanna do it [too]. I said 'Ya'll both kinda can do it... [but] Eddie spent time with Dirty, they knew each other well." Griffin could easily imitate ODB's mannerisms, and Morgan's 30 Rock character Tracy Jordan is the closest thing primetime has to the rapper with his penchant for unpredictable behavior and spouting hilarious nonsense. Neither comedian, however, has the look of Ol' Dirty Bastard. Griffin is too short in stature, and Morgan would need to pull a Christian Bale in The Machinist to portray Dirt McGirt.
Griffin has the inside edge for the role, since he personally knew the rapper and has already signed a letter of intent to play ODB. (Getting cast in a movie is like enrolling in college these days.) Still, neither actor seems suited for the role, especially since both are significantly older now than ODB was when he died at the age of 35. Griffin is 43, Morgan is 42, and Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers was recorded when Bastard was 24.
The Amp is going to play "casting couch" for a minute and recommend a few actors that could fill the role. There's Don Cheadle, whose work speaks for itself. The second is J.B. Smoove, who plays Leon Black on Curb Your Enthusiasm. His demeanor and ability to hilariously chew the scenery would make him a perfect ODB, although he's 46. There's also Marlon Wayans, whose character in Don't Be a Menace to South Central... was essentially a caricature of ODB, who was a caricature himself. Wayons is a young-looking 39, and he proved he could genuinely act in Requiem for a Dream. Our dark horse pick: Donald Glover, the talented actor/rapper from Community.
In other Wu casting news, RZA, a longtime collaborator of Quentin Tarantino's, has been cast in the director's upcoming film Django Unchained. According to the Playlist, Bobby Digital will play the role of Thaddeus, a violent slave in QT's spaghetti western/Civil War revenge flick. RZA previously teamed with Tarantino for the Kill Bill soundtrack, but he also has some acting chops thanks to roles in American Gangster, Funny People, and Due Date. He (and GZA) also provided us with this gem:
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The FBI FILES FOR| RUSSELL JONES (ODB) ARE ON PUBLIC VIEW
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From Federal Bureau of Investigation on Dec. 23, 2011:
Rumors that the FBI have been investigating hip-hop’s most wayward and law-flaunting characters have long existed. But following last year’s release of official documents concerning the investigations into the murder of The Notorious B.I.G. and “extortionate death threats” against 2Pac, 2012 has presented the Bureau’s official file on Ol’ Dirty Bastard and his Wu-Tang Clan cronies. Procured by Rich Jones, who used the Freedom Of Information Act to request information on Russell Tyrone Jones (Ol’ Dirty‘s government name, although we’re presuming the two Joneses are of no blood relation), the 95-page document opens with paperwork dated from 1999. It goes on to detail not just a bunch of shenanigans where Dirt Dog was present on the scene, but also wider allegations against the entire Clan.
Hive reached out to the publicists of some key Wu-Tang Clan members for comment, but none were able to go on the record in response to the file. That being so, here’s a trawl through the document and a summary of the key and often sensational allegations contained within its pages. Although as any good conspiracy theorist would expect, large chunks of the file have been heartily redacted so you’ll have to use a large dose of speculation to join up the most heinous dots.
1. The Wu-Tang Clan’s Overall Involvement in Drugs, Gun-Running and Murder
Page five of the document concerns a report classified as of “routine” precedence and concerns a claim from a Staten Island police department that “the WTC [Wu-Tang Clan] is heavily involved in the sale of drugs, illegal guns, weapons possession, murder, carjacking and other types of violent crime.” However, the detectives who made the allegation also claim that the “WTC was started in 1993″ and funded by some presumably nefarious activity (the details are redacted). But as every good rap nerd knows, the Wu’s debut single, “Protect Ya Neck,” dropped a year before that in 1992.
2. The FBI is Prone to Misspelling Rappers’ Names
Just like the Biggie file from last year, which re-christened the rapper as “Big E Small,” the FBI often insisted on calling everyone’s favorite deceased rap rogue the more formal Old Dirty Bastard, rather than the wilder-sounding Ol’ Dirty Bastard. Details, people, details!
3. Wu-Tang Clan Guns Might Be Linked to Murders
The sixth page of the report claims that “the WTC has purchased numerous guns from the Steubenville, Ohio, area.” It states that members of the Clan were photographed as present during such sales. Then the kicker: “At least one of these guns purchased in Steubenville, Ohio, by the [redacted] has been identified as the murder weapon in the killing of ROBERT JOHNSON, aka Pooh, on Staten Island, New York on 12/30/97.” The report then claims that Johnson was a one-time associate of the Clan who had a dispute with them which resulted in his murder being “ordered by someone within the WTC.”
4. Doing Dirt was Rewarded With Record Contracts
According to the FBI, “Once individuals have proved themselves as good and loyal members or associates of the WTC… they are offered record contracts to record Rap type music.” It’s a claim that at the very least would explain the brief careers of some of the Wu’s woeful Killa Beez hangers on like Suga Bang Bang and Shorty Shitstain.
5. More Murder!
Page six of the report — which we’re going to affectionately call the murder log — also claims that an “enforcer who had shot and possibly killed 5 other individuals” was behind the death of Jerome Estrella, aka Boo Boo. (Ominous-But-Spurious Aside: Before naming himself after an infamous Brooklyn stick-up kid, 50 Cent used to go by the name of Boo Boo.)
6. The Wu-Tang May Have Had Links With the Bloods Gang
The Wu’s own internal army is large, but the FBI’s report also appears to allege a link between the Clan and the Bloods gang. The statement reads: “According to the Detectives the [redacted] are members of the Bloods Gang and are involved in the drug trafficking business in the Park Hill section of Staten Island.” Some of the Wu have referenced Park Hill in rhyme. The report then continues: “It is believed that the [redacted] sometimes carry out enforcement actions for the WTC which include beatings, shootings, and murder.” Later on in the report, on page 17, it is suggested that a member of the “FBI task force” put in a request to travel to Allentown, PA “to provide and compare information relating to the drug business of the Bloods street gang and the Wu-Tang Clan.”
7. ODB’s Shoot-Out With the Cops
A classic ODB jape, the report deals that on 01/15/1999, “Wu-Tang member Russell “Ol’ Dirty Bastard” Jones… while in the company of his [redacted] following a car stop in confines of 77 Pet. Brooklyn, N.Y. was involved in shoot out with N.Y.P.D. Police Officers. Jones was charged with Attempted Murder. A Brooklyn Grand Jury failed to indite him.” Mercifully, the FBI spelled his name right this time.
8. ODB Rocked Body Armor
Page 13 of the report details an incident in July of 1998 when ODB was the “victim of a gun shot wound received during an alleged Robbery.” It continues to say that “Jones advised” the police that “two masked men entered apartment robbed him of jewelry and shot him.” Later on, a hand-written note on page 27 seems to suggest that during an interview ODB described the attack as “woke up gun in face, got up fast, wrestled, shots went off.” So, possibly, you know, because people were trying to shoot him, the report later states than in February of 1999 ODB was arrested in Los Angeles on the charge of “Possession of Body Armor.” The body armor was discovered during a routine search and Dirty was released on $115,000 bail. At this point in his life you probably couldn’t blame Ol’ Dirt Dog for trying to take a few precautions.
9. Cash Rules
At one point during the FBI’s investigation, they confiscated property from ODB that is listed as being “one heat-sealed bag containing $3,200 in U.S. currency.” Although frankly that could have just been the accumulated proceeds of Dirt Dog’s infamous welfare check runs.
10. Diversify Those Bonds!
While the FBI’s report claims that record contracts were the reward for an individual proving themselves as “good and loyal” to the Clan (see point four above), page 20 also admits that RZA‘s grand enterprise included at least 16 “legitimate businesses” that took in “record companies, record labels, albums, real estate, a car leasing company, a clothing line, and a production company.” The report then lists the addresses of many of these businesses, including Wu-Tang Inc., Wise Guy Records, Everglow and the Diggs Leasing Corporation.
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The Internet: Documentary Coming Soon
the internet [documentary] - teaser with quadron 3 from WhoIsBrass on Vimeo.
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Tuesday, January 3, 2012
So Fowl UNFUCK THE WORLD MIXTAPE
Generation Next: #UnF_cktheWorld by leagueofyoungvoters
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Monday, January 2, 2012
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Raekwon Unexpected Victory Mixtape
01. Unexpected Victory (Intro)
02. Just A Toast (feat. JD Era) (Prod. by Mark Henry)
03. The Brewery (feat. Ceazar-N-Reason) (Prod. by Scram Jones)
04. A Pinebox Story (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
05. GoodFellas (feat. JD Era & Camoflauge) (Prod. by Pro Logic & MoSS)
06. Silk (feat. CL Smooth, Sauce Money & Big B) (Prod. by Scram Jones)
07. That Good Good (feat. Altrina Renee) (Prod. by Scram Jones & BlickStreet)
08. Luxury Rap (feat. Fred The Godson) (Prod. by Pro Logic & MoSS)
09. Chinese Marines (feat. Mobb Deep) (Prod. by Scram Jones)
10. This Shit Hard (feat. L.E.P. Bogus Boys & Dion Primo) (Prod. by The Olympicks)
11. Soldier Story (feat. JD Era) (Prod. by Pro Logic & MoSS)
12. MTV Cribs (feat. Busta Rhymes) (Prod. by Vin Da Chin)
13. A Few Good Men (feat. Vado & Tommy Nova) (Prod. by Blue Rocks)
14. Chupa Cabra (feat. Capone-N-Noreaga) (Prod. by BT)
15. FaceTime (Introducing Altrina Renee) (Prod. by Blockstars & Mantic)
16. Gangsta Cazals (feat. Styles P, JD Era & Camoflauge) (Prod. by Statik Selektah)
17. Black Dust (feat. Tommy Nova & Mean Doe Green) (Prod. by The Fr3shmen
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