Shyne In Belize, XXL

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Shyne graces the cover of XXL next month, which hits stands August 10. MTV threw the cover and some excerpts up, which you can check out after the jump.


 

 
Expatriated rapper Shyne graces the September cover of XXL, and in the issue, the formerly jailed star talks about his gun case, Diddy and the decision he made more than 10 years ago that changed his life forever.
 
“In my life, when I make decisions to roll, I roll,” Shyne told the magazine about firing a gun while partying with Diddy and the mogul’s then-girlfriend Jennifer Lopez at Club New York. “And I don’t give a f— what the consequences are. If I’ma defend myself, I’ma defend myself. If somebody tryna kill or hurt one of my partnas or my comrades, that’s with me, there is no, ‘Yo,’ or, ‘Damn, well, if I pull this sh– out, this is what’s gonna happen.’ No! I don’t wanna die. I don’t wanna be laid up in no f—ing hospital with a tube runnin’ through me, hurtin’ and sufferin’. Pain is real. So you know what? I’m not doin’ that. You gon’ do that, mother—-er. You gon’ roll and say hi to Satan, not me. And that’s that.
 
“Your survival instincts tell you to protect and preserve, and you deal with whatever later,” he explained of his actions.
 
Shyne and Diddy were both charged in the December 1999 incident, and the two later went to trial separately with different legal representation. Diddy was aquitted, but Shyne was found guilty of first-degree assault, among other charges, and sentenced to 10 years in prison.
 
After the trial, his relationship with the Bad Boy Records CEO soured. Shyne lashed out in interviews against his former mentor, claiming Diddy turned his back on him.
 
Though he’s still not in agreement with the way things were handled, Shyne appears more measured in his personal take on Diddy’s actions.
 
“You can always say, ‘Man, that ain’t the way to handle the situation,’ ” he told XXL. “Sure, I know in my soul that the situation was supposed to be handled in a different way. But it ain’t really a matter of disappointment or letdown, ’cause I never really … I grew up never having sh–, never having anybody. So I never was that dude to depend on a mother—-er. Obviously, the actions is not something that you condone or that you’re happy with. Not at all.”
 
After serving almost nine years of his prison sentence, the Brooklyn-bred rapper was deported to his native Belize. Since then, he has re-joined Def Jam’s roster. The rapper has only provided a small sampling of material in the months after inking with the label, including “Messiah,” in which he raps with a noticeably drawn-out flow, a variation from the tighter delivery he displayed during his Bad Boy days.
 
The Shyne interview is the first in a three-part series on the rapper set to run in forthcoming issues of XXL.

Jay-Z & DJ Green Lantern – Creative Control (Mixtape)

As mentioned before. Still waiting on an actual mixtape from these two, but it should hold anybody down in the meantime. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

1. Intro
2. Advantage Carter (Prod. By Green Lantern)
3. Welcome 2 Atlanta V103 Feat. Young Jeezy & DJ Greg Street
4. Jay’s Back ASAP
5. Live In London
6. Green Magic
7. Brooklyn Sound Boy
8. Child Abuse (Prod. By Green Lantern)
9. Jay-Z Speaks On Green Lantern
10. Flashy Life
11. Got Me On My Shit (Prod. By Green Lantern)
12. Pimp Stroll (Prod. By Green Lantern) Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Dante Hawkins
13. Conspiracy Theory Freestyle
14. Sweet (Prod. By Green Lantern)
15. Only 1 Hov Accapella
16. Can’t Knock Da Hustle (Green Mix)
17. Good Old Days (Green Mix) Feat. 2Pac & Styles P
18. Wishing On A Star (Green Mix) Feat. 50 Cent, Freeway & N.O.R.E.
19. Who You With (Green Mix)
20. H.O.V.A. (Green Mix)
21. My Nigga Jigga (Green Mix)
22. Stuck In This Life (Green Mix)
23. This Shit Right Here (Live @ American Gangster Tour)
24. Dirt Off Ya Shoulder (Crunk Mix) Feat. 50 Cent
25. Invasion Interlude
26. Home Of 9/11 (Prod. By Green Lantern) Feat. Cam’ron & Juelz Santana
27. Life Of Party (Prod. By Green Lantern)
28. Jay-Z Speaks w/ Green Lantern & Greg Street
29. Heart Of The City Feat. Dante Hawkins (Live From Dublin)
30. Beautiful Hustle Feat. 2Pac & Mary J. Blige
31. Fronting (Green Mix) Feat. Loyd Banks, Rah Digga & Memphis Bleek
32. Top Down (Prod. By Green Lantern) – Memphis Bleek
33. Barack Obama Speaks On Hip Hop
34. Lick A Shot (Yes We Can)
35. We Run This Feat. Lil’ Wayne & Rihanna
36. Marcy & They Shooting (Live In London) Feat. Nas (Bonus)

Download

Trae Day 2010

From IAP TV, in its entirety:

July 22nd marks the 3rd anniversary of “Trae Day”, an honor bestowed upon rapper Trae Tha Truth by City Hall for his never-ending support and charitable works within Houston’s less fortunate communities. This year’s celebration will be held at the former International Ballroom, located at 14035 Main Street, Houston, TX and will be Trae’s biggest event yet. The roster of performers expected include Lupe Fiasco, Yo Gotti, Wacka Flocka, Sean Garret, Young Buck and members of Young Money, as well as Trae himself, brother Jay’Ton and Big Pokey. Hosts for the event include DJ Khaled, Sirius’ Angela Yee, former Party 93.3 jock Crisco Kidd and comedian, Lil Duval and the entire event is once again free to the public.

Trae and his non-profit, Angels By Nature/A Better Neighborhood, will also be sponsoring a host of family entertainment to include train rides, pony rides and face painting as well as free school supplies and uniform items. Booths will also be set up for free HIV testing, immunizations and blood and glucose level screenings.

With last year’s Trae Day event being marred by an act of senseless violence, in which several people were injured, this year the entire event will be dedicated to a rally aimed to “Stop Teen Violence”, a growing problem in our nation, in the hopes that Houston’s young people can be encouraged to find alternative outlets to express their anger and frustration, by the people they most admire.

Donations for Trae Day’s school uniform and supplies giveaway are being accepted at both Houston locations of SF2 (North side location – 215 West Greens Road, Houston 77067) and (South side location – 7204 Southwest Fwy, Houston, 77074.) They will be accepting donations of school uniform items and school supplies such as backpacks, notebooks, binders, crayons, pencils, math supplies etc. and the drop-off locations will be active until Tuesday, July 20th. A full list of donation items needed is below.

ITEMS BEING ACCEPTED FOR TRAE DAY DONATIONS

– School Supplies
– Glue
– Pens
– Pencils
– Paper
– Markers
– Crayons
– Backpacks
– Folders
– Binders
– Pencil cases
– Uniforms
– Tan or black pants
– White polo shirts
– Black belts
– White socks
– Youth sizes solid black or solid white shoes

Media is encouraged to attend and can RSVP their coverage intentions to Nancy Byron, OGPR, (832) 220.6071 or nancyb@ogpr.net

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I hope this year’s event becomes an even bigger one than the last, without the violence. I’m still not over the immaturity and downright foolishness of that other radio station.