ARTWORK/TRACKLISTING/ALBUM STREAM: Young Money – Rise Of An Empire

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UPDATE: Spotify comes through with the album stream for you to enjoy (below).

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Young Money’s upcoming compilation arrives March 11th; you can check out the project’s tracklisting below.

01. Euro – We Alright f. Birdman & Lil Wayne
02. Drake – Trophies
03. Lil Twist – Bang f. Euro & Cory Gunz
04. Tyga – Senile f. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne
05. Euro – Induction Speech
06. Lil Twist – One Time f. Tyga & YG
07. Shanell – Hittin Like f. Chanel West Coast
08. Nicki Minaj – Lookin Ass
09. Gudda Gudda – Fresher Than Ever f. Jae Millz, Flow, Mack Maine & Birdman
10. Lil Twist – Back It Up f. Tyga
11. Lil Wayne – Moment
12. PJ Morton – You Already Know f. Mack Maine, Gudda Gudda & Jae Millz

K Camp Signs To Interscope

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K Camp has inked a deal with Interscope Records, as confirmed by his manager TJ with XXL. Congrats on the new deal, and look out for his official release under his new label.

Dreams do come true! I deserve this shit. I promise you! I can tell I got these haters pissed I knowwwwww. I know!

Diddy Reportedly Makes $200 Million Bid For Fuse TV Network

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Bloomberg reports:

Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul now known as Diddy, has bid about $200 million for the Fuse cable-TV channel, said three people with knowledge of the situation.

Combs, 43, rose to fame as rapper Puff Daddy and has since founded fashion, liquor and media businesses, including the cable-music channel Revolt TV. He would convert Fuse, owned by New York-based Madison Square Garden Co. (MSG), into Revolt TV, which has backing from Comcast Corp. (CMCSA), said the people, who requested anonymity because the talks are private. Combs is one of several Fuse bidders, one of the people said.

With the purchase, Revolt TV would gain wider distribution and higher subscriber fees, one person said. Fuse is available in about 74 million homes through pay-TV systems including DirecTV (DTV), Dish Network Corp. (DISH) and Cablevision Systems Corp. (CVC), compared with Revolt TV, which reaches about 22.8 million homes and is carried by Comcast and Time Warner Cable Inc. (TWC), according to researcher SNL Kagan.

Lord Jamar Sends For Omar Epps Over Wearing A Skirt; Omar Epps Responds

Spotted on Necole Bitchie, it appears that Lord Jamar has found another one of his peers to clown for wearing a skirt, and has taken to Twitter to express his feelings:

So now OMAR EPPS has joined the SKIRT GANG??? Say it sint so!!! Old heads suppose to know better. Wish I could say I photo shopped these pics of dudes in skirts to try & fool ya’ll b.u.t. They’re actually wearing them. Smh.

What’s funny is @omarepps new show “Resurrection” looks interesting & was on my radar to watch especially cause he’s in it. #whytheskirt? I still might check it out, although we gotta let these SELL OUTS know we not supporting them when they cross enemy lines. We need to start putting these CLOWNS on trial for crimes against humanity! Just like they did with complicit Nazi ‘ s .

Obviously, he’s referring to the above video, where the actor stopped by The View to promote a new show. Not to be deterred, Omar Epps took to his Instagram to respond:

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It’s sad that we as African-Americans are so disconnected from our true roots, our heritage & our lineage that most can’t see the forest for the trees. For me, it’s about celebrating and honoring our ancestral history thru actions. I walk on the shoulders of the ancients. And we’ve become so disconnected from our African roots that we give credit to others (who came long after) for “creating” that of which was our natural culture to begin with. We should embrace our history and be proud of our heritage! #FactsOverFashionStatements #RealityCrushesPerception #3rdEyeClarity

Lord Jamar didn’t let that one go, either:

So now n—as wanna flip it & bounce it & act like they was doin some AFRICAN sh–t…yeah ok! GTFOH If that’s what u was doin @omarepps then u should have verbally stated that when they made u stand up & model for them. Ya’ll ain’t NEVER talkin bout AFRICA any other time now that a conscious artist calls u out u wanna fall back on the MOTHER LAND. Fashion makes a STATEMENT, this is why is called a FASHION STATEMENT. ..duh. What STATEMENT are we making in skirts? What may have been CULTURALLY ACCEPTABLE thousands of years ago is no longer the case. TODAY the CULTURAL ARCHETYPE is that skirts & anything resembling them are for women. PERIOD! I am well informed Mr. @omarepps let’s not even play these games. Dude tried to act like he was taking some intellectual high road. SmhI & all people with intelligence reject ur explanation @omarepps When we wear close we are often trying to SEDUCE someone, we want them to be attracted to us by what we have on…who u trying to attract?

Frank Ocean Legally Changes His Name To Frank Ocean

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From TMZ:

Frank Ocean has made a drastic decision to legally change his name … but fear not … it’s not a Prince-esque symbol.

Ocean — whose real name is Christopher Edwin Breaux — filed legal docs to officially change his name to Frank Ocean.

To make it official … Frank has to plaster his intentions in a newspaper on 4 separate occasions — once a week, 4 weeks in a row. The idea is that if he’s using the name to defraud someone, potential victims can come forward and object in court.

D’Angelo To Release Expanded ‘Live At the Jazz Cafe’ Album

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Spotted on Pitchfork…you can check out the full tracklisting below:

In 1996, in between D’Angelo’s 1995 record Brown Sugar and 2000’s Voodoo, the R&B singer released a six-track live EP in Japan that was never issued anywhere else. Now, on March 25, those recordings will finally get a wide release. Live at the Jazz Café, London: The Complete Show will be out through Virgin/UMe on CD and digital formats, expanded to include 11 songs from the set recoded on September 14, 1995.

D’Angelo covered Mandrill, Ohio Players, and Al Green at the show, and was accompanied by singer/rapper Angie Stone, who contributed backing vocals. The record includes a new essay by D’Angelo manager Alan Leeds as well as a translation of the Japanese liner notes, including a 1995 D’Angelo interview.

D’Angelo: Live At The Jazz Café, London: The Complete Show:
01 Introduction
02 Fencewalk (Mandrill cover)
03 Sweet Sticky Thing (Ohio Players cover)
04 Jonz in My Bones
05 Me and Those Dreamin’ Eyes of Mine
06 Sh*t, Damn, Motherf*cker
07 Cruisin’ (Smokey Robinson cover)
08 I’m Glad You’re Mine (Al Green cover)
09 Lady
10 Announcement
11 Can’t Hide Love
12 Brown Sugar

Frank Ocean Returns $212,500 To Chipotle Following Lawsuit

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After being sued by Chipotle last week, Frank Ocean has decided to pay back money that he was given to create an ad for the restaurant:

Singer Frank Ocean is being sued by Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle. According to a complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, March 7, the company says it paid the Channel Orange star $212,500 to record a cover of “Pure Imagination,” a song originally made famous when Gene Wilder sung it in 1971’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The suit says the track was supposed to appear in a marketing campaign promoting locally and sustainably sourced food over industrial farming practices. Ocean (born Christopher Breaux) was due to turn in the track on August 7, when he was also set to receive another $212,500, but he instead informed the company that he would not be participating in the campaign.

UPDATE: First Week Sales For Ashanti, Pharrell & Rick Ross

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UPDATE: The numbers are in — Rick Ross’ Mastermind officially tops Billboard with about 185,000 units sold, which Pharrell coming in second with about 110K (BUT, over in the UK, Pharrell hits number one, so congrats to both). Ashanti did marginally better than expected with 28,000 copies sold.

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So, the forecasts are in for three big album that dropped this week, and — courtesy of Hits Daily Double — they are:

Rick Ross – Mastermind: 145-160K
Pharrell Williams – G I R L: 85-95K
Ashanti – Braveheart: 18-21K

I’m not surprised at all by any of the above numbers for varying reasons (sorry Ashanti, you’re along way from Murder Inc….but you probably know that already).

Future – Honest (Tracklisting)

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Future reveals the tracklisitng for his upcoming album Honest, which is set to hit the stores on April 22nd. Honest will feature new songs from Lil Wayne, Kanye West, Andre 3000 and more. Check out the standard & deluxe tracklistings below.

Honest Tracklisting (Standard)

1. Look Ahead
2. T-Shirt
3. Move That Dope featuring Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino
4. My Momma featuring Wiz Khalifa
5. Honest
6. I Won featuring Kanye West
7. Never Satisfied featuring Drake
8. I Be U
9. Covered N Money
10. Special featuring Young Scooter
11. Benz Friendz (Whatchutola) featuring Andre 3000
12. Blood, Sweat, Tears

Honest Tracklisting (Deluxe)

1. Look Ahead
2. T-Shirt
3. Move That Dope featuring Pharrell, Pusha T and Casino
4. My Momma featuring Wiz Khalifa
5. Honest
6. I Won featuring Kanye West
7. Never Satisfied featuring Drake
8. I Be U
9. Covered N Money
10. Special featuring Young Scooter
11. Benz Friendz (Whatchutola) featuring Andre 3000
12. Blood, Sweat, Tears
13. Big Rube Speaks
14. Side Effects
15. I’ll Be Yours
16. How Can I Not featuring Young Scooter
17. Sh!t
18. Karate Chop (Remix) featuring Lil Wayne

Jury Returns Partial Verdict In Jimmy Henchman Murder Trial

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Spotted on XXL:

A partial verdict has come back in the murder for hire trial of former CEO of Czar Entertainment and former manager of Game, James “Jimmy Henchman” Rosemond, though it wasn’t related directly to the murder at hand. Henchman’s co-defendant, Rodney Johnson, is charged with the same four counts of murder for hire and conspiracy as Henchman, but also had three additional charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics, weapons possession related to drug trafficking, and felony firearm possession. The jury returned a verdict today convicting Johnson of his three separate charges, according to Henchman’s attorney J. Bruce Maffeo.

The case stems from the September 2009 murder of G-Unit affiliate Lowell “Lodi Mack” Fletcher, killed in the Bronx, allegedly as retaliation for slapping Henchman’s 14-year-old son on the street in 2007. Prosecutors contend that Henchman hired Johnson and four others to murder Mack as part of a long-running “blood feud” between members of Czar Entertainment and G-Unit that began around 2003. No verdict was returned on either Henchman’s or Johnson’s murder charges, and the jury reconvenes tomorrow morning to continue deliberating on those additional charges.

Johnson, 40, was originally arrested hiding under sheet rock at a cocaine stash house in April of 2010 with 12 kilos of cocaine, while weapons and an additional five kilos of cocaine were found in his car. Henchman is already serving life in prison after being convicted in 2012 of running a multi-million-dollar drug trafficking ring.

50 Cent Comes For Snoop Dogg & His French Manicure; Snoop Responds

50 Cent has already dissed Steve Stoute, Diddy & Rick Ross….now he’s decided to address the elephant in the room that is Snoop and his French manicure. Not long after, Snoop responded with an explanation based on pimpin’ (transcribed below). Check out the above images and see for yourself.

“What the f*ck is going on snoop. Talk to me about this one man,Damn.” – 50

“Pimpin. That’s what it is spooned n groomed dipped n whipped suited n booted gooted n looted. Real playas keep they nails fly fresh n dipped at the tip. I does what I does cuZ but but please believe me. Don’t let the smooth taste fool ya. BTW. This still crip. So fuxk. The haters jus wanted my nefew 50 to know the dynamics to what his big homie on !! Now for u haters. Suck d*ck or die trying. Hahahahahahahah I’m out. Much love 50. Get money !! cuzz I am.”

KK

RondoNumbaNine Arrested, Charged In February Murder

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According to the Chicago Tribune, rapper RondoNumbaNine has been arrested and charged in connection with a fatal shooting in February.

A 17-year-old Chicago rapper has been charged with murder in connection to the fatal shooting of a dispatch driver in Wentworth Gardens last month.

Clint Massey, who performs as “RondoNumbaNine,” was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail at Cook County Bond Court Sunday.

Massey, of the 6600 block of South Honore Street in the West Englewood neighborhood, was allegedly one of two gunmen who fatally shot Javan Boyd early on Feb. 22, according to court records and Assistant State’s Attorney Robert Mack…

…A portion of the incident was captured on video, Mack said, and Massey’s fingerprint was found on the cab.

UPDATE: B. Howard Provides DNA To Prove He’s Michael Jackson’s Son

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UPDATE: This shit right here? Super bogus.

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TMZ reports:

There’s a 99.9% chance a 31-year-old man is Michael Jackson’s illegitimate son … at least that’s the claim after an alleged DNA test turned up a match.

According to the test results — obtained by Alki David and his company, FilmOn.com — Brandon Howard is almost certainly Michael’s son. David told TMZ Live he got MJ’s dental impression from a Beverly Hills doctor that he got at an auction. The impression is 30 years old but David says its filled with DNA.

Brandon — who now goes by B Howard and looks and acts very much like Michael — was not present for the unveiling, but David says he had Howard’s DNA and it matched up.