T.I. Reveals Two Possible Album Titles

October 19, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

In T.I.’s first post-jail interview, he said he had two titles in mind for his next album. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, T.I revealed the two potential titles he’s currently juggling with. Decisions, decisions.  

“The first of two album titles I’m debating is Kill The King because in all that I’ve gone through I’ve observed how people respond to my circumstances, and I always wonder ‘Why ya’ll coming at me like this?’ But I thought, ‘How do you expect them to act?’” he explains. “Life is a game of chess and the object is to kill the king. If you anoint yourself king, you have made yourself a target. The second one is self-explanatory – Trouble.
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Will Smith Becomes Phila 76ers Owner

October 18, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Although the NBA is still lockout, Will and Jada Smith acquired a piece of the Philadelphia 76ers. A native of Philly, the couple will have a minority stake of the team. According to majority owner and billionaire, Joshua Harris:

  My partners and I are thrilled to have become owners of the Sixers. It’s an honor to be part of this storied franchise. We want to build on the team’s momentum and be world class and cutting edge in everything we do.

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Donny Goines – “Success Served Cold” (Artwork x Track List)

October 18, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Donny Goines upcoming project hits the net on 11.11.11. Check the tracklisting below:
1) End of the Prologue
(Prod. by Maki)
2) Thought You Should Know feat. Mike Milan
(Prod. by Canei Finch)
3) Barbarians feat. Jon Connor, Laws & Just Blaze
(Prod. by Frequency)
4) Ich!ban Pt. II feat. Statik Selektah & Fred the Godson
(Prod. by F.R.E.A.K.)
5) The Loudest Silence feat. Tess, Aja Monet & Canei Finch
(Prod. by Disco D & Maki)
6) Mountain of Memories feat. Brother Ali
(Prod. by Canei Finch)
7) Liar feat. Lenny Harold
(Prod. by Maki)
8) Higher feat. Saigon
(Prod. by Dante Ross)
9) Black Noise
(Prod. by Maki)
10) Champion’s Anthem (Extended Version) feat. Bun B. XV, Killa Mike, Pill & DJ Corbett
(Prod. by Maki)
11) Prologue of the End
(Prod. by Grand Staff)
12) Thank You feat. Emma Walker
(Prod. by Maki)
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The Roots UNDUN Tracklist

October 18, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

The Roots have been working on their 13th album, UNDUN since July. And after revealing the release date, here are the project’s song titles. The first single “Make My” featuring Big K.R.I.T. hits iTunes November 1st. Album hits stores on December 6th.

 1. Sleep
 2.Make My Ft. Big K.R.I.T.
 3. One Time
4. Kool On
5. The Jump
6. Stomp
7. Lighthouse
8. I Remember
9. Tip The Scale
10. Redford

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Jahlil Beats Signs To Roc Nation

October 17, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Meek Mill’s producer Jahlil Beats is now rolling with the R-O-C. Earlier yesterday, he signed with Roc Nation. Via his Twitter account, he thanked everyone for their support.

I just want my followers and supporters to know that i love y’all and i appreciate all the love you show me everyday. I feel like i just did the impossible today. I wanna thank malik, jay, ty ty & emory for giving me this opportunity.

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Nicki Minaj Covers W Magazine

October 15, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, News No Comments  
From Francesco Vezzoli & W:
You can check out some quotes below and more pictures after the jump. Artistically, this is dope.
“I wanted to play with the public image of a female hip-hop star. During my entire career, I have always been fascinated by powerful women in history. I have spent a lot of time researching the ways they were represented in art and how their images were used to mold the public imagination—and to convey aesthetic and philosophical ideas about beauty and sexual desire. My main interest has been to link the historical artistic approach to female representation to contemporary icons of the media era.”

For W, I wanted to turn the lovely Nicki Minaj into a powdered 18th-century courtesan.”

“In her performances, Minaj makes very explicit and ­challenging use of her beauty and her body, so I thought of comparing her to some of the most famous courtesans in history: the Marquise de Montespan, Comtesse du Barry, Madame de Pompadour, and ­Madame Rimsky-­Korsakov. My idea was to reproduce four iconic portraits of some of the most fascinating females of the past in a series starring an American pop-culture role model. We tried to re-create those original portraits using similar furniture, props, and clothing, à la Visconti. Luckily enough, the result came out as surreal as it could be, just as I wished.”


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Rick Ross Suffers ANOTHER Seizure on Private Jet

October 15, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
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A quick video he took to show that he was okay. Apparently he wasn’t.
Update: He is reportedly currently in stable condition.

Damn. From TMZ (once again):

Rick Ross’ private jet made an emergency landing in Birmingham, Alabama, 2 hours ago, en route to his concert in Memphis … and TMZ has learned he suffered another seizure.

It’s the second time today where a plane in which the rapper was a passenger made an emergency landing. We broke the story … Rick suffered a seizure this morning on a Delta flight that returned to the Ft. Lauderdale airport.

Rick went to the hospital, was released and then took off at 5:07 PM ET from Ft. Lauderdale to make his concert tonight in Memphis. But at 5:44 PM CDT, the plane was diverted and landed in Birmingham after Rick had a seizure on board.

Rick is currently in a Birmingham hospital emergency room. We do not know his condition.

Rick was supposed to be on stage in Memphis at 7:30 PM ET.

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T.I. Signs With Hip-Hop Since 1978 Management

October 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
From Billboard.biz:

T.I. who co-founded his own record label Grand Hustle Entertainment with longtime manager Jason Geter in 2003 and has been operating under the Warner umbrella with distribution by Atlantic Records since, will now also be represented by Hip Hop Since 1978, the firm that also represents Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Drake and others. “Gee’s always been a big part of our operation just not in the capacity of manager,” said T.I., in reference to “Gee” Roberson, HHS1978’s co-CEO, who recently left his position as VP of A&R at Atlantic Records to become Chairman at Geffen.

“[From] the executive producer standpoint and A&R standpoint, he made gigantic contributions to probably the past three or four T.I. albums, but he’s assumed a large responsibility over at Geffen so that kind of took a big part of my team away. When [Jason Geter] and I both agreed that we would be considering expanding the management team, and then sat down and talked about possible candidates, he was definitely one of the first people that came up.”

When asked when the arrangement with HHS1978 was formalized, T.I. demurred. “Once again, it’s a team, it’s a collective,” he said. “It’s an unconventional arrangement as far as management. Of course you also have Grand Hustle management – Jason still maintains his position. You have Gee and [Hip Hop Since] ’78 who come in with their expertise in several areas, who works alongside [Jason]. And then you got Category 5, Brian Sher [founder of Category 5 Entertainment, formerly of ICM], who’s there from the film and television area. I’ve got different pieces of management who have extreme levels of expertise in their areas… We feel that’s the best way to have appropriate execution and to take advantage of all the opportunities that are ever present in the marketplace for me.”
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UPDATE: Rick Ross Reportedly Okay After Suffering Seizure

October 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
UPDATE: People (including artists like Meek Mill & Wale) are confirming on Twitter that he is in fact okay. Good to hear.
From TMZ:

Rick Ross is unconscious and paramedics are desperately trying to resuscitate him.

Rick was on a flight going from Ft. Lauderdale to Memphis today, when the rapper lost consciousness. The plane was forced to make an emergency landing. 

Emergency workers tell us the call came in at 12:55 PM ET … the caller reported a seizure.

Ross is currently on a gurney at the airport, and an eyewitness tells us EMT workers are administering CPR. Members of Rick’s entourage are standing by, some of them extremely emotionally upset.

UPDATE…also from TMZ: A witness tells TMZ, Rick fell unconscious right after take-off.

We’re told his entourage jumped out of their seats to alert plane personnel — at which point a doctor on board administered CPR on the rapper.

The plane made an emergency landing right away — and we’re told, as Rick was being wheeled off the aircraft, he appeared to show signs of life.

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ASAP Rocky Signs Deal With Polo Grounds/RCA

October 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
From his latest press release:
“I feel great about the new deal; I believe it was destined and with a label like Polo Grounds & RCA behind me I don’t see anything stopping us,” says A$AP Rocky. “I wanted go with the right partner that can help get a bigger platform to get me and my A$AP crew’s music and movement out. I expect to be in the same league as today’s most relevant artists, and there are just some things you can’t do on your own. The plan is to not only release great music, culture, and style for myself and A$AP worldwide, but to also be the next major artist/exec in the business and make great business men out of my brothers.”
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Wale – Ambition (Artwork & Tracklisting)

October 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

Ambition hits stores 11/1. After the jump, check out the tracklisting for Wale’s upcoming album.
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1. Don’t Hold Your Applause (Produced By Tone P)
2. Double M Genius (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions)
3. Miami Nights (Produced By Mark Henry For Terror Squad Productions)
4. Legendary (Produced By Toomp For Zone Boy Productions)
5. Lotus Flower Bomb (feat. Miguel) (Produced By Jerrin Howard)
6. Chain Music (Produced By Tone P)
7. Focused (feat. Kid Cudi) (Produced By Kore)
8. Sabotage (feat. Lloyd) (Produced By. Cloud Eater)
9. White Linen (Coolin) (feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By. Deputy)
10. Slight Work (feat. Big Sean) (Produced By. Diplo)
11. Ambition (feat. Meek Mill & Rick Ross) (Produced By T-Minus)
12. Illest Bitch (Produced By Tha Bizness)
13. No Days Off (Produced By Toomp For Zone Boy Productions )
14. DC or Nothing (Produced By Tone P)
15. That Way (feat. Jeremih & Rick Ross) (Produced By Lex Luger)
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Vybz Kartel Launches Skin Bleaching Cream

October 14, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  

No comment. From Karen Civil:
Fans of Vybz Kartel were a bit stunned and outraged earlier this year when the Jamaican dancehall artist appeared several shades lighter than his normal chocolate brown complexion and exclaimed: “This is my new image.”



Now the artist, who is also awaiting trial on a charge of conspiracy to murder, is bottling up his new image in a line of cosmetics for men which includes a number of skin lightening items.


Check out a picture of said product and read more after the jump.




Kartel originally claimed to use cake soap to lighten his skin but after the Jamaican manufacturer of the clothes-bleaching product, Blue Power Group, denied his claims, Kartel said that he actually used his own special concoction which will soon be available under the Vybz label.


The 35-year-old Kingston native who obviously sees nothing wrong with such practices, likened skin lightening to straightening your hair or getting a tan—guess he failed to realize neither of those processes is permanent. In a statement to Vibe.com, he was rather straight forward about his thoughts on the backlash: “When black women stop straightening their hair and wearing wigs and weaves, when white women stop getting lip and butt injections and implants, when bald men stop getting hair transplants, and when people stop getting nose jobs and cosmetic surgery then I’ll stop using the ‘cakesoap’ and we’ll all live naturally ever after. Until then F**k you all.”

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Diddy Saves Boys & Girls Club Of Harlem

October 12, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News No Comments  
From Rap Radar:

Diddy saves the day. After learning that the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem was on the verge of shutting down due to lack of funding, Puff brought more than enough of his benjamins in donation to help keep the four locations alive during their recovery time. Board Member and Resource Development Chairman, Willie C. Bentley, Jr. says:

“Mr. Combs’ contribution comes at a time when we were faced with the possibility of eliminating existing programs and/or club sites. 100% of Mr. Combs’ contribution will go directly to the young people, and provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs allowing us to move forward as a club, uninterrupted.”
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Welcome To The Rage: Machine Gun Kelly

October 12, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff News, Videos No Comments  

Check out the breakdown for his upcoming project below (artwork after the jump).

The Rage Pack is my 1st music project since the release of Lace Up last year. The music is inspired by the energy me and my fans create during my live performances. There has been a lot of controversy with the word “rage”…we don’t talk it…we live it! Wild Boy was the first release off the Rage Pack…I’m excited for the world to hear what we’ve created….Welcome to the RAGE!!

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