TRAILER: Chi Raq

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Videos No Comments  

Shoutout to Hustle Simmons, who — judging from the trailer — will be representing his city well in this documentary.

Chicago has long seen a social epidemic that stems from a violent combination of guns and gang warfare, with yearly death tolls coming in close to those in wartime Iraq – cementing the Windy City’s alias as ‘Chi Raq‘. A place where turf wars and firearms are plentiful, British filmmaker Will Robson-Scott ventures into South and West Chicago to further uncover the causalities and those involved. The first in a series of exclusives commissioned films for Protein TV, Robson-Scott’s Chi Raq features an array of character’s in the Chicago community, including rapper King Louie. Set for release on August 13, enjoy the trailer above and stay tuned for more on Chi Raq.

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Michelle Obama Turns To Hip-Hop To Push Her Nutrition Platform

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

This is pretty cool: 1st Lady Michelle Obama has always been focuses on bringing good health and nutrition to America, particularly its children, and now, she has tapped into Hip-Hop culture to push her message forward. Mrs. Obama (along with Hip-Hop Public Health and Partnership for a Healthier America) will be releasing an album — 19 songs and 10 music videos — called Healthier America, which drops on September 30th. Amongst the features will include our legendary Scientologist Doug E. Fresh, singer Jordin Sparks and more (even Dr. Oz will be bringing his knowledge into the mix).

Check out the latest clip from Obama’s campaign above.

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‘442’: Curren$y Featured In Rocksmith’s 2013 Fall Lookbook

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Fashion No Comments  

The Rocksmith fall 2013 collection is previewed for the first time in this behind-the-scenes video filmed in a penthouse atop the iconic New York City skyline. The heritage sport styling of this clothing delivery merges a 90’s varsity vibe with progressive contemporary fits and detailing. For this autumn’s kickoff campaign, Rocksmith teams up with a artist that embodies a “New Classic” aura and true authenticity in his craft — the one and only Curren$y.

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Ransom Claims He Wrote Nicki Minaj’s Raps; Nicki Minaj Blasts Back (Video)

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News 1 Comment  

From TMZ:

Nicki Minaj WENT BALLISTIC last night — dropping some atomic hatred on a rapper who may have been talking smack about her … depending on who you believe.

The drama involves a rapper named Ransom — who famously worked with Nicki in the past on several songs.

Ransom recently released a new song called “Man Alone” which contained the lyric, “Before Nicki was wearing those crazy wigs, I was doing verses for her, just hoping she made it big.”

After the song came out, there were reports on several sites — including AllHipHop.com (a pretty reputable rap site) — suggesting Ransom was basically saying he had ghostwritten some of Nicki’s songs … which is a HUGE insult. In fact, it’s one of the worst things you could say to a rapper.

So, when we asked Nicki about the situation last night — she went insane … crushing Ransom as a liar who’s “f**king desperate.”

“Yo, I’m not even a man and n**gas got my d*ck in their mouth,” Nicki said.

It goes on and she gets angrier — you gotta watch the clip.

Now, here’s the problem — Ransom says the lyric was NOT meant as a diss. After the song came out, he tweeted, “As far as I know she writes her own [lyrics].”

So, is he suggesting that “doing verses for her” just meant that he was donating his time by rapping on songs for Nicki before she got famous? Or was Ransom saying he WAS her ghostwriter … and now he’s just backtracking??

Either way … Nicki’s pissed.

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MIXTAPE REVIEW: Shy Glizzy – Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Reviews 1 Comment  

Law-2-Cover-600x600MIXTAPE REVIEW: Shy Glizzy – Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out
★★★★★
By J. Cudder

In most cases, the sequel never lives up to the original, but Shy’s new mixtape Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out has changed the norm and is better than the original Law. Shy has stepped his game up with better hooks and bars to create in my opinion his first classic mixtape (I realize it’s too early to label this a classic, but I feel that confident about his latest body of work). It’s the best mixtape I heard from a artist in the D.C. area since Wale’s More About Nothing. Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out is a well-rounded project that gives you a little of everything. Whether you have been a Shy Glizzy fan or you’re new to his work, you will love this project. This will be, in my opinion, the last project he will have as an unsigned artist, as he will finally get the respect he deserves.

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Shy Glizzy opens the tape juggling between the streets and his music career on ‘1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out’. On on ‘CFWM’, he boasts no new friends and he sees himself on another level then some of these other rappers. Shy Glizzy warns his haters on ‘Get Well Soon’ with an assist from Ant Glizzy (who really impressed me with his verse…looking forward to more songs from him) and dedicates the song ‘Free The Gang’ to all of his fallen solders locked up or who are no longer with us.

Looking for something to party to? No worries, as Shy Glizzy has you taken care of with the Metro Boomin-produced track ‘If I Want To’ (which could be the next single) and his Doe B-assisted track ‘Street Money’. Shy puts the city on his back on his lead single, ‘I Am DC’, that will serve as local anthem for years to come. Shy Glizzy is known to have a big feature on his past projects, which have included Wale, Trinidad Jame$, Black Cobain & Project Pat….Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out is no different with features from Kevin Gates on ‘Gudda’ (in my opinion, one of the best hooks on the mixtape), Yo Gotti on ‘Money Problems’, Starlito on ‘The N Word’, and — one of the hottest groups out right now — Migos on ‘Wassaname’.

Overall, as I said before, Shy Glizzy’s Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out is a really great project. This mixtape will be talked about for years to come. I know you all will agree with me in a few years that Law 2: 1 Foot In, 1 Foot Out is a classic.

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Check Out Ja Rule’s First Post-Prison Interview (Complex)

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

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Complex got the man to sit down to speak pretty candidly on a number of topics, from this extended stay in prison(s) to what 50 Cent did to his career. Definitely a good read that you can check out here…..below is an excerpt:

So is everything squashed between you, 50 and Em?
For me it is. I know for those guys, it is too in some ways. I don’t think any of us really think about it anymore. We have a bigger responsibility to the kids that are coming up behind us to be role models for them, and I think that’s more where everybody is now. I think we’re all adults and we’re grown.

People often say 50 killed your career—that’s the popular narrative. Do you think that’s true? Is that what happened to your music career?
Of course not. It’s so many things that went into that that people don’t understand. I’m writing a book, so I guess you can go get my book and get the full story of how things unfolded. The hip-hop fans are not privy to a lot of backdoor conversations.

There’s three sides to every story: There’s my side, his side, and the truth. I know in my heart, I’ve always been a real dude. Throughout my career I’ve done a great job of being me. As much as people want to say, “When he came out he sounded like Pac,” I laugh at that because of course I love Pac; everybody loves Pac. I may have took a page out of Pac’s book as far as being passionate about what I do and being a hard worker in my music, but a lot of artists do that.

But on the flipside people say a lot of artists are like Ja Rule, so which is it? Am I an imitation or was I original in what I did? I think as artists we all borrow, we all take pages out of each other’s books and make it our own. Throughout my whole career I was very happy people would even look at me and put my name in the same breath as Tupac. That alone let me know that I’m in good company. I got the plaques and record sales to put behind it and say, “I definitely put in my own work.”

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Joaquin Phoenix Produced A Record On Pusha T’s ‘My Name Is My Name’

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews 1 Comment  

From VIBE TV:

Pusha T turned his long-awaited debut My Name Is My Name in to Kanye West this past June. Ever the perfectionist, West had some minor suggestions for his G.O.O.D. Music rapper, thus delaying the original July 16 release date.

“When I turned it in in June, he gave me probably two or three new beats,” said King Push of Kanye’s feedback from his dressing room at Saturday’s Hennessy VS Lollapalooza after-party. “One of those beats was from Joaquin Phoenix, and it’s probably gonna be … I want it to be the intro to my album.”

Just in case you missed that. Yes, Kanye West got his hands on a Joaquin Phoenix beat that he gave to Pusha T, who insists it will appear on his My Name Is My Name LP.

Phoenix and his beard infamously attempted a rap career in 2010, that was filmed for the Casey Affleck-directed mockumentary I’m Still Here. Phoenix’s rap album never surfaced after it was revealed to be a hoax, and his commitment to hip-hop production was a relative mystery until right now. Pusha T insists it’s a really good beat. Let’s just hope it’s as good as Phoenix’s acting skills, not his rapping.

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President Obama Returns To Jay Leno; Speaks On Snowden/Russia, Trayvon Martin & More

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews No Comments  

President Obama (who recently celebrated his birthday) makes his return to The Tonight Show, and while there, he speaks on the current topics that everyone probably wanted to ask him about (additional clips below):

President Obama joined Jay Leno on Tuesday night for a wide-ranging interview that touched on everything from his recent lunch with Hillary Clinton to reassurances that the NSA surveillance programs are not as overblown as they’ve been made out to be. He also opened up about the international terror alert the government issued over the weekend.

Obama admitted he was disappointed that Russia offered asylum to Edward Snowden, but said he still intends to attend the G20 summit in Russia when that comes up. He declined to opine much on Snowden, but insisted that the NSA programs are not that threatening and domestic communications are not being collected en masse.

Obama also reflected on his remarks about Trayvon Martin and the racial dialogue he thinks the country needs to have.





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ALBUM SALES: Robin Thicke & Tech N9ne

August 7, 2013 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

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Robin Thicke really shut things down this week in what might be his best first week ever (too lazy to check), selling over 170,000 units in, mainly off of the success of his number one hit, the T.I. and Pharrell-assisted ‘Blurred Lines’. Also on the list: Tech N9ne, who comes in at a respectable number 4 for his new album Something Else (selling over 55,000 units). You can check out plenty more here.

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