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Eminems Upcoming Album May be Delayed To 1st Q 2009

13 Nov, 2008 Comments are off

NEM fans excited about the rapper’s upcoming album will have to wait. When his best-selling autobiography, “The Way I Am,” came out last month, it was reported his album would soon follow in December. Wrong. “Eminem has been through a lot,” an insider said. “He is being a perfectionist and is completely obsessive-compulsive about this album. There’s a 50-50 chance it will be done by the end of this year - but most likely it’ll be the first quarter of next year.” The good news? “It’s great.” A rep refused to comment, but a pal of the rapper said, “There was never a release date set.”

Official Tracklisting For The Game's LAX

7 Aug, 2008 Comments are off

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Official tracklisting.

01. State of Emergency (Feat. Ice Cube) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
02. Bulletproof Diaries (Feat. Raekwon) (Produced By Jelly Roll)
03. Cali Sunshine (Feat. Bilal) (Produced By Nottz)
04. Game’s Pain (Feat. Keysha Cole) (Produced By Knobody)
05. My Life (Feat. Lil’ Wayne) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
06. Angel (Feat. Common) (Produced By Kanye West)
07. Camera Phone (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By Cool & Dre)
08. A Thug And A Gentleman (Feat. Ne-Yo) (Produced By Jonathan “J.R.” Rothem)
09. Us Live (Feat. Chrisette Michelle) (Produced By Scott Storch)
10. Put Ya Hands Up (Feat. Busta Rhymes) (Produced By Scott Storch)
11. Dope Boys (Feat. Travis Barker) (Produced By 1500 or Nothin’)
12. Touchdown (Feat. Raheem DeVaughn) (Produced By Nottz)
13. Ya Heard (Feat. Ludacris) (Produced By Nottz)
14. Nice (Produced By Irv Gotti)
15. House Of Pain (Produced By DJ Toomp)
16. Letter To The King (Produced By Hi-Tek)

50 Cent talks Detox

7 Aug, 2008 2 Comments

Perhaps a sign of things to come, more and more artists are speaking about their role in Dr. Dre’s alleged upcoming album, Detox. Possibly the most anticipated album in Hip Hop history, the latest artist to speak on the long-awaited album, which is to be released in November or December, is none other than 50 Cent.

“I recorded material with Dr. Dre for the Detox,” said 50 to MTV News. “It’s great. I want it back. I want the records back,” joked Fif.

50 did indicate, however, that he wants leftover material Dre has. “He has the music. It’s right there in the computer. I stop by [his studio] every time and get something that adds something significant to my project each time [I’m about to put a record out]. And I spend three or four days there. To me, he’s the best producer in the game.
“When I walk in the studio, I record the first [beat] that comes on regardless if I think it’s a hit record or not,” 50 continued. “We get in work mode, get comfortable and go through the material that’s in the computer. Dre always has hit records. Sometimes, artists that need producers, they need someone to create a direction for them musically. I need the jewels he’s just got laying around. He don’t gotta tell me what to do with it. All he has to do is say, ‘Track six.’ Or, ‘Go to track eight.’ He’ll have hits playing there. You just have to get in and get them.”

It’s 50’s guess - just as it is anyone else’s - as to when Dre will finally deem the album ready for release. “Hopefully he’ll get it done and put it out,” he said. “I’m waiting for the Detox. All I can say is, Dr. Dre is the best producer in my eyes. Just the consistency over the years. … He knows what he wants. He’s such a perfectionist that it becomes difficult for him to put it out.”

50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From ‘Weak’ Album

27 Nov, 2007 No Comment

“This record, I’m just pulling out my sword, dipping it in some melted vinyl, pulling it out and cutting everything in sight. Crazy!”

With talk like that, LL Cool J will have to deliver one of the most magnificent records of his career when Exit 13 finally drops next year.

“It’s an incredible feeling” said Cool J, who proclaims this is the best album he’s done in almost a decade. “And you know what? I have to give 50 props for that. If a guy calls you on the phone and says, ‘You know what? Your last record was kinda slow and this was a little weak.’ It was like, ‘Yo, I just thought the record was slow, man, don’t mess my LL up.’ It’s great. One of the most important things in making records, you can’t think you know everything in music. I’m humble. I’m confident, but I’m humble.

“I don’t mind having a conversation with a guy who seems to have his finger on the pulse and having a conversation with him and talking with him and seeing if he can push me a little bit and get my mojo back,” he added. “I didn’t feel I fell off, but I felt I was a little bit out of touch with the things I should be thinking about. I needed to get a little more focused and close to my people and closer to the street.

“It’s more honest,” he continued. “We haven’t worked together for months now, but [50] helped me set the fun. I got loose, I’ve been really just in the lab, but he helped me set the tone. I had fun getting loose again. It was competitive, ’cause we made records together, records that may or may not make the album. All types of hidden records. He pushed me. Now my vertical is back and I can dunk on all of them. I’mma dunk on them so crazy.”

Mixtape Monday heard some of the records recently. There’s “Champion,” which he boastfully describes as being “the apex of eroticism.” He says the title is like “putting the pedal to the metal and escaping the nonsense and drama and going 100 miles an hour on the highway at night looking at the white lines as they blend together. It’s vicious.” On “Rock the Pole” he’s being taken to the brink by a dancer.

“New York Gangsters” is the first song leaked off the LP. L plans to shoot a video for it soon. In it, he speaks about his aspirations as a shorty to be a drug dealer, but being swayed in a different direction.

“I never chose to talk about that because it just didn’t strike me as something to talk about,” he explained. “To be honest with you, the guys I grew up with in that life, we’re quiet. Maybe they got caught and got famous later, but when it came to being around that type of society, it wasn’t something to talk about. … Now it’s a way to flip it and say, ‘Yes, I hung out with them, and yes, I even wanted to be involved,’ but ultimately my man went to jail, and him going to jail allowed me to continue to pursue my music more relentlessly and make a decision to really focus on my music and career. It is possible to make a decision to not be in the life of dope pushin’. You can escape that life, take the same energy they use and apply it to something positive. This record is a great reminder of that fact.

“Me, personally, I get sick of all the elitist stuff that goes on,” he continued of the album’s subject matter. “For me, although I’ve done it from time to time, I think we’re getting to the place where [some rappers feel] if I don’t say I’m better than you or richer than you then I’m not supposed to say nothing. I don’t think I have to look down on all my hip-hop fans. I would never see Mick Jagger onstage talking about, ‘I’m fabulously wealthy. More money, immediately.’ I think it’s time to connect with people on a more realistic level. People are blue-collar. Everybody is not rich. People get tired of you telling them you’re better than them. Overall, it’s too much now. Enough with the frontin’ and flossing — just make a hot record.” …

50 Cent Reveals All, New album “Before i self destruct”

16 Nov, 2007 No Comment

Curtis tells MTV about mentor Eminem, collaborating with Kanye West and reveals all about his next album…

50 Cent has spoken to MTV Base News while on tour in the UK and revealed all about life as the most controversial rapper on the planet.

Covering everything from his battle with Kanye West earlier this year to the sound of his new album Before I Self Destruct, we gave Curtis a good grilling.

“The tour is great I’m really enjoying myself,” he said while at the 02 Arena. “I’ve had to make some minor changes because I’ve been using a live band in parts… it’s a really different show to anything I’ve done before- There’s a lot more showmanship.”

When talking about playing concerts across the globe 50 turned to his mentor Eminem and revealed why Shady rarely tours:

“I’ve toured more than him because he has Hailey and he likes to physically be at the house,” he told MTV Base News. “A lot of people don’t know the reason behind him touring less- but Hailey would but boxes in front of the door thinking this would stop him going.”

“He (Eminem) would fly back on a private plane after the show so he could drive her to school in the morning so for him the tour was exhausting.”

50 Cent also told us about what could be his final studio album Before I Self Destruct. Rumour has it he’s collaborated with Kanye West on the album, so we had to ask…

“This album is more aggressive and darker- I’ll produce something that hands down will be the best record of that time period. There’s no duet with me and Kanye,” he said. “There was a track that I created and Kanye produced but it’s not made it to the album.”

And when asked about double standards with swearing on records Fiddy said: “Matter a fact my next single I’m going the start it ‘It’s Britney Bitch.’”

SEE THIS INTERVIEW ON THE LICK THIS SUNDAY AT 7PM ON MTV BASE.

Jadakiss Officially Signs To Roc-A-Fella Records

14 Nov, 2007 1 Comment

After endless talks, Jadakiss is now indeed, officially signed to Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records.

Though details of the deal have not been revealed yet, a rep for Def Jam - the parent label of the Roc - said that the Yonkers-born MC is “definitely signed” to the Roc-A-Fella fold. Even though there had been some talks that since leaving Interscope Kiss was mulling over the possibility of heading down South to link up with Cash Money Records, the signing is not a surprise.

Jay-Z publicly admitted to trying to lure the raspy-voiced lyricist over to the label. Fans started to anticipate the announcement even more so after Jada made appearances on spot dates of Jay-Z’s American Gangster tour as well as being seen throwing up the Roc hand sign in Jay’s “Roc Boys” video.

Jada has not released a full length LP since 2004’s Kiss Of Death.

T.I. Recording New CD While Under House Arrest..

13 Nov, 2007 No Comment

Rapper Clifford “T.I.” Harris is working on a new studio album while under house arrest on pending gun charges, EW has exclusively learned.

A representative for the Grammy-winning artist, 27, says he has already completed six new tracks in a studio inside his Georgia home. T.I. hopes to release the disc, which he’s calling Paper Trail, in September 2008. The album’s title refers to the fact that T.I. is writing his new lyrics down — a practice he abandoned after his 2001 debut, I’m Serious. Each of his four subsequent albums, including this year’s T.I. vs. T.I.P., was composed without the aid of pen or paper. “He wanted to take more time to really put something down [this time],” explains his rep.

T.I. was arrested last month in Atlanta after allegedly trying to purchase several unregistered machine guns and silencers. (A federal search of his home also allegedly turned up other firearms, which the law prohibits him from owning as a previously convicted felon.) The terms of his bail currently require him to remain inside his house at all times while awaiting trial, and strictly limit the number of guests who can visit him; this week, his attorneys withdrew their request to allow additional guests for a family meal on Thanksgiving. (Additional reporting by Margeaux Watson)

Nas Talks About Controversial Album Title

28 Oct, 2007 No Comment

In a recent interview with music magazine Rolling Stone, Nas spoke about the controversy surrounding his new album title and Universal Music Group’s decision to stick with the name.
Nas said that his previous album, ‘Hip-Hop is Dead’ was supposed to have the name ‘Nigger’ but “the climate wasn’t right, and Hip Hop Is Dead is also what I was feeling. That went first, and now I’ve got to get this one off my chest,” he explains, also speaking about the wave of hate crimes involving nooses around the country. “It’s the new act of hate, and probably because of Barack Obama, people’s ignorance and fear and jealousy is creating an outrage throughout the country, and people are reacting by putting nooses up. It’s been a really serious year,” the rapper explained.

Regarding the controversy surrounding the name, Nas said “It’s like talking to your child about sex. It’s hard, but it’s important,” he says. “It’s probably going to make people uncomfortable. I don’t expect a lot of people to sell a record called Nigger. Hopefully, people can open their minds up and lose some of their fear and deal with it. It’s just an album. It’s one piece of the many things I do, and this will be one of my favorite pieces.” “It will be certain record stores that will be scared to deal with it. The record label is gung ho, and it’s ready to go.”

Lil Wayne Offers Fans Two Versions Of The Carter III..

28 Oct, 2007 No Comment

Lil Wayne fans will be getting two versions of The Carter III in the coming weeks.

According to MTV, Lil Wayne revealed he will release The Carter III:The Leak on December 18th and it will feature songs from the official The Carter III that leaked during the year. The official The Carter III will hit stores on February 12.

The Carter III: The Leak will include what Wayne called ‘bionic’ versions of songs like “Prostitute Flange” and “I Feel Like Dying”, which both generated a great buzz for The New Orleans bred rapper.

The official Carter III will include collaborations with Justin Timberlake, Timbaland and Kanye West.

“[The December 18 release] is gonna be called Tha Carter III, but it’s gonna be called The Leak as well because I get leaked so much,” Wayne explained.

“My music got leaked this whole year. One thing I noticed, when another person’s album gets leaked, it’s a whole thing; they’re distraught. When my song gets leaked, people call and say, ‘It’s the greatest song. Can I have it for this album?’ Or ‘Can I put it on this soundtrack? Can we get the ringtone?’ It’s never, ‘Damn, dude, your music leaked.So what we feel, we’re gonna give you what you want. We’re gonna give you the leak,”Wezzy continued.

“Every song that was leaked is coming out on December 18 — and we have four new songs,” Wayne clarified. “ The song ‘Gossip’ is gonna be the first single from that album. I’mma shoot the video for that in about a week.”

In related news, Wayne was hit with a l awsuit earlier this week by a New Orleans based jeweler who claims the rapper failed to fully compensate for two pieces of jewelry.

Jeweler Jack Sutton claims Wayne purchased a $138,000 diamond ring and a $32,000 gold-and-diamond necklace from him on October 6, 2006 and to date, the rapper has only paid $24,000 for the pieces.

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Eminems Upcoming Album May be Delayed To 1st Q 2009

Official Tracklisting For The Game's LAX

50 Cent talks Detox

50 Cent Helps LL Cool J Recover From ‘Weak’ Album

50 Cent Reveals All, New album “Before i self destruct”

Jadakiss Officially Signs To Roc-A-Fella Records

T.I. Recording New CD While Under House Arrest..

Nas Talks About Controversial Album Title

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