tabi Bonney x Curren$y x Ski Beatz x Dame Dash
DC’s own Tabi Bonney talks A Place Called Stardom with Dame Dash, Curren$y, and Ski Beatz.
Mashonda – VIBE Interview
Well, you should know what section of the interview I’m throwing on this here blog (even though the subject takes up the majority or it):
…what about that Twitter message you sent her?
I did not expect that letter to do what it did, I swear. I was in a state of insanity when I wrote that letter. I sat on the bed and I was like, ‘I can’t take this shit anymore’ and lost my mind. I sat and wrote it all out on paper first, and then I tweeted it. The next morning it was on every blog and I was like ‘Ah! Oh my God, what the fuck did I do?!’ It was not intended to be that. And I kind of felt bad.
Bad enough to apologize to Alicia?
No, I didn’t feel like it was anything for me to apologize about. I wished we could have done it a different way. If she would just acknowledge me… I was begging for this person to just talk to me, woman to woman.
Are you close to Swizz’s family?
[Hesitates] We’re cool. When you divorce everybody, you can tell your real friends after a divorce. You can tell who’s really down for you.
How many friends do you think you’ve lost from this?
5% stuck around. The other percentage was a part of the Swizz fan base. It’s like the red sea parting. You get to see who promotes the bullshit and who’s like ‘What [Swizz], you did what?’
Did any industry names reach out to you in support?
People reach out all the time. I don’t really entertain that stuff and I don’t talk to a lot of people because really friends aren’t always as loyal as they claim to be. I don’t have a problem helping females out, because I want women to get something from my story. But I don’t do a lot of talking [and] I don’t do the friend thing. I’ll hang out with girls and laugh and have a drink but as far as sitting down and crying about my problems, that would never happen. When I’m going through real serious shit I go into hiding. I don’t talk to anybody but God. And that first year people were like ‘Mashonda are you okay?’ You’re not answering your phone, you’re not talking’… I just didn’t have anything to say. I would get up at four am and just pray and try to go back to sleep because nobody can really do anything for you. People might love you to death but they can’t do everything for you.
On a sidenote, I think she’s beautiful too…I don’t really understand how women like her and Christina Milian get in these situation, I really don’t. Love is a funny thing…to not delve into here. This ain’t a relationship blog. Lol.
Generation Next
From DJ Enuff:
SOUL REBEL NYC AND HIPHOPDX.COM LAUNCH
‘GENERATION NEXT’ HOSTED BY HOT 97’S PETER ROSENBERG
AND FEATURING TIRON, SKYZOO, THE KID DAYTONA,
GAME REBELLION, CA$HE, THE ILLZ, J. FERB, SUGAR JUNKIE
ON JULY 28, 2010 AT LITTLEFIELD IN NEW YORK CITY
New York, NY (July 6, 2010) – Soul Rebel NYC, in conjunction with HipHopDX.com has announced today that on Wednesday, July 28, 2010 they will launch the first installment of ‘Generation Next’, the premier music showcase for buzz worthy emerging artists from across the nation.
The first installment will occur at one of New York City’s newest venues, Littlefield (622 Degraw Street, Brooklyn, NY) with @InfNYC and Hot 97′s Peter Rosenberg hosting and featuring performances by TiRon, Skyzoo, The Kid Daytona, Game Rebellion, Ca$he, The Illz, J. Ferb and Sugar Junkie.
According to ‘Generation Next’ creator and Soul Rebel NYC founder Mic Sean, “the lineup reflects the diverse talent, perspective, confidence and growth embodied in the next generation of Hip-Hop artists. ‘Generation Next’ is the only platform of its kind for artists of this caliber and along with HipHopDX.com, we hope to continually identify the future of urban music and create unique opportunities that will further their progress.â€
HipHopDX.com’s Editor-in-Chief, Jake Paine, added “We’re honored to partner with Soul Rebel NYC for this momentous event. Since it’s very beginning in 2007, DXnext has been about artists we believe in and our readers demand. Events like ‘Generation Next’ show just how bright the future for urban music really is.â€
In support of ‘Generation Next’, HipHopDx.com and Soul Rebel NYC will release an Ep entitled “We Got Next, Pt. 1″ at the end of July mixed by DJ Quiz (Hot 97/ThatsEnuff.com) featuring new music from the featured performers. Additionally, Soul Rebel NYC has partnered with indie filmmaker Kristopher Rey-Talley to produce an 8 part webisode series based on ‘Generation Next’.
‘Generation Next’ is sponsored by Coi Consulting, ThatsEnuff.com, Primitive Boutique, RIF Los Angeles, RosenbergRadio.com, Fusicology and ANARCH EIGHTY.
You can purchase your tickets here.
XV – Gettin’ Bizzy
From his upcoming mixtape, Vizzy Zone.
Download: XV – Gettin’ Bizzy
‘Buns, Beer & Backpacks – A (2)Dope BBQ’
Someone just dropped a seed on an event coming up next month. From 2dopeboyz:
Over the past year or so the site has grown exponentially beyond levels the two of us never envisioned and, whether you realize/like it or not, you, the visitor/lurker/shit-talker, are partially responsible for said growth. So we figure we’d give back to the many fans and supporters (and yes, even the detractors. If you’re reading this right now and feeling a certain way about it, then you’re likely one of them) of the site by throwing the first-ever (2)Dope BBQ, all in the name of a worthy cause.
Well that’s nice of them. I’ll be with the rest of y’all on checking back with 2dopeboyz for new updates.
Pill – Light It Up & Interview
Word on the street is there is a Pill/DJ Holiday project in the works…check out the interview with DJ Drama after the freestyle.
Download: Pill – Light It Up
Big Boi In Time Out Chicago
Another hip-hop article, this time on Big Boi, who came in on the Billboard 100 at #3 his first week, behind Drake and Eminem.
Eminem In New Music Express
To be honest, I can’t agree that he’s “stunned” the world with his “comeback”. At least not the ones who have been fans and understand his history. There was no doubt in my mind that he was going to return in this magnitude, if not greater.
More From Jim Jones’ Music Business 101
Episode 4. I don’t know about you, but I think he is providing GEMS of information to these kids, some of who will probably be succesful in the music industry someday. Check out the previous videos if you missed them.
Tony Yayo Speaks On Fan ‘Beatdown’ In Brazil
From MTV News:
One overzealous fan doesn’t stop a show, Tony Yayo says. Earlier this week, footage of 50 Cent and G-Unit performing in Salvador, Brazil, hit the Internet. In the middle of “Ayo Technology,” a fan jumps onstage and tries to grab the G-Unit general. 50’s security and Lloyd Banks promptly subdue the fan – and the song never stops. On Tuesday (July 13), Yayo gave his take on the situation.
“The show got crazy, man,” Yayo, who is still in Brazil with his crew, told MTV News via phone. “For security reasons, when somebody jumps onstage … when [performers] got on chains for $20,000, $30,000, $40,000, that’s a security risk right here. Nobody should be onstage except me, Banks and 50. It was just a fan — he got a little carried away, a little happy. People make it seem like he got beat down real, real bad. He didn’t get beat down bad — he just got tackled, taken off the stage and the show [went] on.”
Yayo said that whenever the Unit go to foreign territories, fandemonium ensues.
“We been getting crazy love,” Tony added about the group’s time in Brazil. “That’s why I don’t want people in Brazil to think we out here beating down our fans. When somebody is on the stage, you want to keep the show going. We never stop the show. When you onstage and you got a crowd of 10,000 Brazilian people, you don’t want to stop it because a guy is jumping onstage. Just like Africa or other places you go, people get excited — we’re like UFOs to the people. They don’t see rappers come to Brazil and come to these other places. Sometimes fans get a little excited — that’s what that was about. The guy wasn’t beat up bad or nothing.”
The incident was hardly the first time a fan has crashed a G-Unit performance. Back in 2008, a fan in Angola jumped onstage and endeavored to make off with 50’s Cent chain. Fif and company promptly jumped in the audience and recovered the merchandise. The man was later arrested after being turned in to police by his own parents.
Cash Money/Young Money – Memorial Day Weekend
Duck Down Anniversary Performances
From the 15 year anniversary as previously mentioned. Expect this to be an extensive blog entry, and keep checking back for added performances.
Kid CuDi x Bethany Cosentino (of Best Coast) x Rostam Batmanglij (of Vampire Weekend) – All Summer (Video)
Remember when I premiered the song? Here’s the video. Good job, Converse.
CNN & Co. Perform At S.O.B.’s
Capone N Noreaga premoted the release of The War Report 2 in S.O.B.’s last night and brought out special guests, including Black Rob, Raekwon, Royal Flush, and Fred Da Godson, among others.
Rick Ross x Gucci Mane – MC Hammer (Chicago)
