Diamond was in Atlanta with Dr. Teeth shooting the video for her Jive label debut ‘Lotta Money’. What makes it interesting is that one of the many supporters that came to the video shoot was none other than Crime Mob’s Princess, who at one point had a falling out with Diamond when she left the group. Love and friendship conquers all. You can check out more pics at Ozone.
From New Music Cartel:
“We had one phrase that we had from Pharrell and we made it into a whole song,†explains Axwell, with Angello adding that “it’s kind of old skool, chopping up one vocal and turning it into a whole dance track.†The video for One, which you can watch above, is noteworthy for its prominent use of Teenage Engineering’s forthcoming OP-1, which should raise the profile of this synth/sampler/controller – not to mention the anticipation level ahead of its release – considerably.
I love interviews like this…where you might learn some good information on the industry and such…
Not sure if you’re getting tired of Rick Ross stuff, but…eh.
Whoa…where have these two been, lately? It’s like high school all over again.
DC’s own Tabi Bonney talks A Place Called Stardom with Dame Dash, Curren$y, and Ski Beatz.
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.
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.
