Future takes us on a ride thru LA where he hooks up with Uncle Snoop backstage at Future’s show in LA at Key Club and perform together! Kelly Rowland came thru to support too as her and Future perform their hit “Neva End”
Nicki Minaj (@NICKIMINAJ) – Recap Vlog (@GRIZZLEEMUSIC)
Courtesy of Grizzlee:
Recap of one week in the life of Nicki Minaj (November 18 – November 24, 2012).
@MariahCarey – Entertainment Tonight Interview (With @RocsiDiaz)
Self-explanatory: I don’t think I’ll be posted anymore about this subject…..you know, unless of course someone actually gets knocked out. Shoutout to Rocsi’s new job, though.
@CurrenSy_Spitta And @WizKhalifa To Charge For Live In Concert
Honestly with the way the legal beagles r Finna tax us.... #liveinconcert is gonna have to be a retail project... Y'all still down??
— Spitta (@CurrenSy_Spitta) January 9, 2013
I’m not mad at this….due to sample clearance issues (and other things, such as the two’s solo situations), it appears that what we thought would be a free download will cost us. Nothing great comes for free, right?
JoJo (@JoJoistheway) – Rap-Up Interview
Courtesy of Rap-Up TV:
JoJo talks about her new mixtape “Agape,” love for André 3000, her adopted puppy, and touring plans for 2013.
Kevin Hart’s (@KevinHart4real) NYE Block Party
This is late, but still a dope weekend that was documented nonetheless:
This is the recap of my 3 days NYE block party [in] LA…special thanks to Luda and Kelly for great performance [as well as] the finale of my NYE Block Party, black tie dinner followed by my show at the Staples Center…
Chuck Inglish (@Chuckisdope) & NinjaSonik (@ninjasonik) In The Studio
Chuck Inglish making a few new beats working with NinjaSonik at Truth Studios while hanging out with Sir Michael Rocks, Tennille, Earl Sweatshirt, Frank Ocean and his awesome dog along with a few others.
Leddie & Smoggy (@LeddieAndSmoggy) – Walk The Line (Video)
The first single from the album ‘Sorry We’re Late…‘…you can pick up the single off iTunes.
Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) – BEHOLD! (Exhibit J)
Not the first single. But here goes: "Behold (exhibit J)" Its a demo. finished soon come #housemusicallnightlong soundcloud.com/just-blaze/beh…
— Just Blaze (@JustBlaze) January 9, 2013
While this guy’s droppin’ House records, the rest of the Hip-Hop community is still wondering what the hell’s up with Jay Elec’s music.
The NHL Lockout Cost D.C. About $200,000 Per Game
Reports From Dcist
According to the office of D.C. Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi, the NHL lockout cost D.C. around $200,000 each game due to the cost of tickets, merchandise, concessions, etc. Here are more details courtesy of Gandhi spokesman David Umansky:
Our folks estimated that the NHL lockout is costing about $200K in foregone sales tax revenue per game and would cost about $10 million for the entire season. As previously noted, there is no way for us to isolate NHL-generated sales tax collections from monthly sales tax collections. These estimates are based on average ticket prices, an assumption about likely spending by a typical NHL game attendee and that each game would fill the arena to capacity.
If you add that up, it means D.C. has missed out on about $6.4 million due to missed games so far.
@TheJuelzSantana Feat. @RickyRozay, @MeekMill & @MyFabolousLife – Soft
This record is okay….I don’t know if he knows or not, but Juelz has to really come correct if he wants to finally be able to pull his rap career out of the slump. We did get one funny line out of it, though:
Far as that dough goes I’m Russell Simmons, you JoJo
God Will’n drops January 14th.
[audio:https://jukeboxdc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/juelz-santana-soft.mp3]Pusha T (@PUSHA_T) – @DJWhooKid Interview
Pusha T speaks on the reasons why the Lil’ Wayne diss was released, Kanye West, his upcoming album and fashion in Hip-Hop.
“Just Friends”: Honey Cocaine (@QueenHoneyC) Downplays Relationship With Freddy E
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From MTV:
Not only was Honey C in mourning, she also had to deal with rampant online allegations that she was the reason for [Freddy E’s] apparent suicide.
“What they don’t understand is that we were friends, we were just friends. Blogs are saying that I was his ex-girlfriend and he did what he did because of a failed relationship. That has nothing to do with anything. I need people to understand that it was just a friendship,” Honey Cocaine told MTV News in an exclusive sit-down Tuesday (January 8). “I just want people to know that we were just friends, and we did everything for each other as friends.”
Honey, who is an up-and-coming rap artist signed to Tyga, says she had just gotten home from the gym when she checked Twitter and learned that Freddy had killed himself. Before his death, the poet and comedian — who often displayed his skills via his JERKTV YouTube channel — sent a number of dark messages via Twitter. “If there’s a God then He’s calling me back home. This barrel never felt so good next to my dome. It’s cold & I’d rather die than live alone,” he tweeted. “It’s… all… bad… y’all. *puts finger around trigger*”
No Doubt (@nodoubt) Performs On Jimmy Kimmel
Even though they aren’t at the dominance they were on in the past, Gwen & Co. showed that they can still shut a stage down like the rest of ’em. From Jimmy Kimmel.
Have Lala (@Lala) And Melo (@CarmeloAnthony) Gone Their Separate Ways?
Reports Rhymes With Snitch via Sandra Rose:
Don’t ask me how I know this but reality TV star La La Vazquez and her NY Knick husband, Carmelo Anthony, are headed for divorce court.
Friends say La La has been living the life of a single woman after separating from Anthony last year.
La La recently returned to her old stomping grounds in Atlanta, and tongues were wagging about a certain chick in La La’s entourage who she couldn’t take her eyes off.
Then La La jetted off to Miami, where she rang in the New Year at a luxury South Beach hotel without Melo, who partied in New York with friends. Insiders say La La and Melo are still courteous to each other, for the sake of their son. And they still go out in public together to keep up appearances. But La La has reportedly moved on — with Melo’s blessing!
Miguel (@MiguelUnlimited) Performs ‘Adorn’ On Leno
This song is really timeless….above, he continues to swoon the ladies with his single ‘Adorn’ On Jay Leno.
Rockie Fresh (@RockieFresh) Feat. Lunice (@Lunice) – Superman OG
Rockie Fresh drops off a new record with Lunice (from TNGHT) off his upcoming mixtape Electric Highway, which drops January 21st.
Did Superhead (@KarrineandCo) Get A Tattoo In Tribute Of Lil’ Wayne? (@LilTunechi)
This seems fitting, given that she’s writing a book about her escapades with Weezy. From Hip-Hop Blog:
Karrine Steffans is committed to putting herself “out there” for Lil Wayne. Despite the fact that he disrespected her in a song and is in a serious relationship with another woman, the former “Superhead” is still making it clear that she’s in “love”–or borderline obsessed–with Weezy.
Her latest stunt is posting Instagram pics of her latest tattoo.
She got the somewhat cryptic “56” tattooed on the back of her neck. She didn’t explain what it means, but did post a message.
“TuneChi taught me,” was all it read.
“I would talk about my dick, but man, that shit’ll be a long story!” – Lil’ Wayne
RECAP: A$AP Rocky’s LONG.LIVE.A$AP Listening Session (@asvpxrocky)
This seems pretty late but Datpiff just posted footage from A$AP Rocky’s listening party:
Last month, A$AP Rocky held a LONG.LIVE.A$AP listening session at Black Star Music and Video in Harlem and here’s a video recap from the in-store. His debut LP arrives in stores and online a week from today.
@Akon, @TheGame Comment On @JustinBieber Weed ‘Scandal’
Because I know you guys really give a shit about Justin Bieber smoking marijuana, I thought I’d post video responses from two artists that really have plenty better to do, but are probably so rich that they can waste time with this subject matter anyway. Even Chong spoke on the matter.
Katt Williams (@KattPackAllDay) Arrested In L.A.; Explains Situation After Being Released
Katt was released from custody late last night, and on his way out of jail, he explained the situation to TMZ (above). You can check out the original story below.
Katt Williams was just arrested in L.A., TMZ has learned — after blowing off a court date in Sacramento.
As we previously reported, a Sacramento judge issued a bench warrant for Katt’s arrest yesterday when the comedian failed to show up for his arraignment, stemming from his wild 3-wheeled police chase back in November. He’s been charged with evading a police officer while driving recklessly, a felony.
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ the LAPD was aware Katt was a wanted man and when detectives spotted him outside his Los Angeles home, they placed him under arrest.
@50Cent & G-Unit In Puerto Rico
50 Cent & what’s left of G-Unit takes over Puerto Rico. Featuring Kidd Kidd, Tony Yayo, Jennifer Lopez, Derek Jeter, Wisin y Yandel & more.
SNEAK PEEK: Beyonce On The Cover Of GQ
Jesus. Beyonce decided to give Rihanna a serious run for her money on the February issue of GQ. Lucky man, Jay-Z is….word to Blue Ivy.