Archive for November 9th, 2009

Nicki Minaj isn’t worried about the people who criticized her for not spitting off the dome during the BET Hip-Hop Awards cyphers.

“How many people on that cypher do you think spit off the top of their head?” Minaj fumed to Richmond, Virginia, radio host TT Torrez last week. “I don’t write off the top of my head. I can’t come up with those punch lines and metaphors off the top of my head. Everybody besides KRS-One, who else can you name that spit off the top of their head? They will tear apart a female, like, ‘She did a good verse, but she wrote it.’ … The only thing that matters is that I wrote on a paper and memorized it. Wayne never wrote my sh–. No one ever wrote my stuff.”

Nicki’s Young Money family member Drake went through some of the same problems earlier this year. When he was on Funkmaster Flex’s Hot 97 show, Drake spit his rhymes while reading them from his BlackBerry. Some bloggers and fans wrote negative responses, and comedian Affion Crockett even posted a video spoof online.

“I’ll never forget the night, man, when I went up to Hot 97, and it wasn’t scheduled,” Drake explained. “It wasn’t like, you know, ‘Drake’s coming up here Tuesday.’ It was literally like, ‘Funk Flex wants to meet you,’ and bam, like, two seconds later, it was like, ‘Let’s go on the radio and just kill New York.’ I’ll never forget how nervous I was. It was such a rookie hip-hop moment — and, obviously, the controversy of me pulling out my phone and rapping off my phone because I just wasn’t prepared. A lot of people don’t know the difference between freestyle or off the top and coming to a radio show knowing you got to go there, so you got verses cued up in your head, whether they be off your upcoming album or verses just that you have laying around. A lot of artists get that preparation time.”

Drake said the moment was an important steppingstone.

“That moment, just as far as hip-hop, as far as MCing goes, that moment was one of those … it was just, ‘Whoa! I’m really here and I got to get better. I got get to be better than this. I can never be caught off guard again,’ ” Drake said. “That was probably one of the most interesting moments of my life this year. I’m a writer, man. I appreciate the elements of hip-hop. I appreciate a guy like Common who goes city to city and just spits at the crowd for 10 minutes about everything he sees. I admire talent like that, because that’s just not my creative process. So, you know, as far as moments this year go, though, I’ve had amazing stories. I don’t want to tell them all in interviews, because then Thank Me Later will just be empty, so I think I’m going to tell them in this album as vivid as I possibly can.”

Courtesy of MTV.

Here is French Montana’s latest video directed by Picture Perfect titled “Lay Down“.

Here is the third leak off of 4075: The Refill, which drops on Nov. 17th, with The Empire and DJ Skee titled “Coastin’“.

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Download: Pill – Coastin’ Courtesy of Educated Villians.

DJ OP got his hands on these new freestyles from Styles P and decided to release them. No complaints over here. Even though these are the clean versions, any new music from Styles P is always welcomed. Spotted at Nah Right.

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Download: Styles P – Throw It In The Bag Remix X Hustler’s Flow X Warm Up

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Plies brought Yo Gotti out during his set to perform his classic “That’s What’s Up” at TSU’s Homecoming. Courtesy of Digi 360.

As one of the game’s most influential artists, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has the honor of holding down not one but two separate covers of XXL’s special year-end double issue. In the December/January cover story, the G-Unit CEO breaks bread with XXL to talk about his new album Before I Self Destruct, his big year on the Web with his site thisis50.com, his role in hip-hop and much more. Also included is a 10-year anniversary tribute to the making of the record that first brought 50 to the public, “How to Rob.”

Other features in the first-ever Internet Issue are XXL’s list of the 100 Best Hip-Hop Web sites, articles on Snoop Dogg and OJ Da Juiceman, as well as tribute pieces to rap legends ODB and Mac Dre to commemorate the fifth year anniversary of their passing. For the first time ever XXL has two candidates for Eye Candy of the Year, complete with a reader contest to vote for your favorite. But wait, there’s more as XXL reviews the new Gucci Mane album, The State v. Radric Davis

XXL’s December/January double issue hits newsstands on December 1!!!!

You can check out the second cover after the jump! Courtesy of XXL.

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Raekwon The Chef has released his music video for “Catalina” featuring Lyfe Jennings, directed by G Visuals. Courtesy of AHH.

Here is the latest release from USDA called “All The Way Turnt Up“. Boo Rossini and JW going in over Travis Porter’s “All The Way Turnt Up” instrumental.

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Download: USDA – All The Way Turnt Up Courtesy of Digi 360.

Here is “Man’s World” a bonus cut from the 50 Cent album “Before I Self Destruct” which is included with the deluxe edition which I just purchased on iTunes. You can click here to purchase your copy.

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Download: 50 Cent – Man’s World [From The "Before I Self Destruct" Deluxe Edition]

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I Can’t wait for Lasers.
Snagged from RR and I aint talking about Ruff Ryders, Ha!