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Nas' Album Pushed Back (of course)
So far there's been a lot of talk about Nas' controversially titled new LP, Nigger, but no music. The man — and the album's title — has caused incitement and excitement without the public hearing a single note or rap.
Nas had originally planned to put the project out next month, but according to his camp, the album has been pushed to February: Black History Month. Nas told MTV News the first single will drop sometime in January.
And over the weekend, a snippet of what was labeled a new Nas record called "What It Is" leaked to the Net.
"Racist neighbors flinchin'," he rhymes. "They don't know if I'mma rob them/ Or if I'm Russell Simmons/ They thought it was me, just like Mike Bivens/ They pray for my downfall like the mom of Robin Givens."
Nas' camp said the MC is still working out the album's final track list. On Monday afternoon (November 26), Nas himself clarified to MTV News that "What It Is" will definitely not be on the album. Those are vocals that were leaked and added onto a random beat.
"I never rhymed to that beat" he said.
Atlanta's DJ Toomp (T.I., Ludacris) and longtime Nas collaborator Salaam Remi have already contributed tracks, in addition to a slew of new producers. Diddy and his new Hitmen are also scheduled to come onboard before production closes in the next week or so.
While community leaders such as the Reverend Al Sharpton have spoken out against Nas' use of the N-word, the wordsmith has gained a swell of support from his peers — including Alicia Keys, Method Man, LL Cool J and even Def Jam founder Russell Simmons — as well as current label head L.A. Reid.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1575054/20071126/index.jhtml
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Jay-Z Talks Lyric Writing, Or Lack Thereof...
NEW YORK — Jay-Z, whose "Rain Man" recording process finds him mumbling words to himself in the studio before stepping into the booth to spit out a complete song, definitely has the corner locked when it comes to rappers composing full songs in their heads. Young tikes like Chris Brown and Sean Kingston even cite Hov as an inspiration for their own songwriting processes.
"I've inspired a generation of bad writers," Jay joked to MTV News last week.
But the Def Jam president and iconic rapper obviously wrote down lyrics at one point in time. In fact, he revealed the last time he actually did so was for "Can I Live," a standout track on his 1996 debut, Reasonable Doubt.
"What happened was, I was doing that song with someone else, and they heard the first verse and they was like, 'Man, you take that song. Finish it, 'cause it sounds like you got a lot more to say,' " Jay explained in a lengthy interview in which he discussed lyrics and songwriting. "You know, that type of thing. So I just wanted to get it down quick, I didn't want to keep going over it. It was like [the album] mastering time, so I just sat down in the booth and wrote that [verse]."
The verse contains multiple gems over the woozy, horn-laden production, like the lines: "I stepped it up another level, meditated like a Buddhist/ Recruited lieutenants with ludicrous dreams of getting cream/ Let's do this, it gets te-di-ous/ So I keep one eye open like, C-B-S, you see me stressed, right?"
According to Irv Gotti, who produced the track, the song was supposed to be a collaboration between Jay and a member of the rap group Original Flavor. Gotti mentioned he believed Nas was also set to appear on the track, too. But after the OF member passed on the guest appearance, Jay got to work finishing the song.
"From what I remember, he actually didn't write the full verse," Gotti wrote in an e-mail to MTV News. "But since the verse was so long, he wrote a few words down, and that made him remember the whole verse."
Read the rest of the interesting interview at:
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1574995/20071126/jay_z.jhtml
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Young Buck NOT Robbed After All
After rumors, stemming from a MediaTakeout.com report asserted that Nashville rapper Young Buck may've been robbed outside a club in his hometown this weekend [click here for news story], those allegations have been falsified. "Ain't nobody robbed me for a thing," Buck told HipHopDX Monday afternoon. However, there was an exchange over jewelry wherein the rumor may have started. "There was an altercation between me and a dude here in Tenessee and during that altercation, I lost a watch which came off my arm. But as far as someone taking my Bentley, my Bentley is sitting pretty without a scratch on it, right here in my driveway and my jewelry is right here too. I guess this is what people wanted to happen. I didn't get robbed for anything."
The G-Unit star, known for his impulsive temper and fiery words added to the rumor-starters, "I don't owe anyone money and the dude who I had the altercation with knows me, and I know him, and we already had our words since the altercation happened, so whoever is posting this or commenting on this recklessly is trying to take Buck down but you can't take Buck down." The initial grumblings of the piece added that the rapper's jewelry were being posted for sale just hours after the robbery.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.6011/title.young-buck-denies-robbery-explains-situation
Figured this was fake...mediatakeout is always posting up garbage
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Saigon's Album STILL Coming (some day) Regardless of His Blog Post Claiming He's Quitting Rap
Saigon got you a little shook that his album may never drop? No need to worry because the megatron don aka Just Blaaaaze just released some info that the album is indeed still being mastered. According to Justin's blog the "album has shaped up quite nicely" and they went back in to the studio to re-work some things.
Helping him out with the process is Stevie E, S.C., Buckwild, Red Spyda, Scram Jones, Canei Live, and Clutch Johnson. Much to the surprise of all, Just has proclaimed that there were details that came up last minute that needed to be perfected. Mr. Blaze seems happy with the details added on to the greatest story never told. Look out for it soon !
-JD
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Excerpt From Kanye's GQ Feature
6 MOMENTS WITH KANYE WEST
Talking into a camera as he left the Wendy Williams radio show this September, fired up by a little champagne and the success of his new album, Kanye West offered an update on how 2007 was going for him. “I’m the number one artist in the world right now,” he declared, pushing his face toward the lens. “I want you to document this right here, what I’m saying right now. I am the number one human being in music. That means any person that’s living or breathing is number two. Because I’m number one now.… You are in the presence of the champion. Bow in the presence of greatness.…”
On a more sober and reflective afternoon a few days later, sitting in his sparse, modernist New York apartment, West sees little reason to soften or withdraw this claim. That’s the thing about being drunk, he says. You say what you really believe to be true. “People got to look at the concerts, look at the sales, look at the impact, look at the songs, look at the connection with pop culture,” he continues. “I mean…it’s obvious. It’s almost I don’t even need to state it. It’s so true it’s obvious. It’s not even arguable.”
It is partly West’s readiness to proclaim what he sees as such obviousnesses that, in a world where such thoughts are generally expected to be disguised behind the politeness or hypocrisy of insincere humility, has contributed to his reputation for arrogance. He knows this: “This stuff I am saying is so politically incorrect—it is so not what an artist should say and so not humble and stuff like that, but the only problem with all that it’s so not is: it’s so true.” To him, this passionate plain-speaking is not arrogance, and the accusation is one that clearly frustrates him—he points out how overcareful he is, in the flesh, to treat people considerately, because he’s so worried that they’ll think he’s like people say he is. Likewise, he’s emphatic that this competitiveness with his peers comes from a position of respect, hypercompetitive as he may be: “All I did was talk about how I looked up to Justin or to Beyoncé, looking at what they did. But I’m looking at everything everybody does. I’m looking at everything T.I. does, I’m looking at everything Lil Wayne does, I’m looking at everything Jeezy does, I’m looking at everything Jay-Z does, I’m looking at everything the Killers do, I’m looking at everything Red Hot Chili Peppers does, I’m looking at everything U2 does, I’m looking at everything Rolling Stones does, I’m looking at stuff that Justice does, I’m looking at stuff the Arctic Monkeys do, I’m looking at stuff that TV On The Radio does, I’m looking at Dr. Dre, I’m looking at Timbaland, I’m looking at the Pussycat Dolls. So I’m looking at all these different things, and my goal is to take out everybody. My goal is to completely dominate.”
Read the full article in the December 2007 issue of GQ.
http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_6201
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CJ's Big List of Albums
http://www.zshare.net/download/5183641cb1a99e/
Thanks to one of your hiphopupdate fellow readers, CJ, here's a link of a bunch of quality albums. Just download the word document and it has the download links to every album. Includes everything from Busta to Talib to Digital Underground. Check it out and give your fellow reader props!
Password for albums, if needed, is:
311
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Johnson & Jonson - Powders & Oil (album)
http://rapidshare.com/files/70970064/Johnson_Jonson_-_Powers_Oils.rar
This is a great download featuring Blu (of the acclaimed Blu & Exile) and a producer by the name of Mainframe. Together, they formed the offshoot of Johnson & Jonson to make this excellent album.
Preview some of the tracks here if you're still unsure about downloading:
"Hold on john" ft. John Lennon
http://www.zshare.net/audio/51817924431fda/
"The Only Way"
http://www.zshare.net/audio/51817706f0e84d/
8 comments:
props CJ for the link, but for commons Be instrumental, its asking for a password... uno what it is?
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props CJ for the link, but for commons Be instrumental, its asking for a password... uno what it is?
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thx for the links. BTW, what is the password for De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate?
Good lookin
....and the belly soundtrack. Thanks homie!
New Vid
Chingo Bling - Do It
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6fw0zjtC3I
password is 311 for all albums
R.I.P SEAN TAYLOR
Thanks for the Blu album.
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