50 Cent: Young Buck and Tony Yayo Are Babies That Throw Tantrums (VIDEO)

by Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire)

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 50 Cent maintains that he is still on good terms with former members of G-Unit, but his recent commentary on their history and character says different. During a recent interview on CGMofficialTV, 50 spoke on his perception of his former group mates as well as a G-Unit/ Snoop Dogg partnership that never came to fruition.

50 Cent has been quoted as saying “Tony Yayo, Young Buck and Lloyd Banks are all the same person to me” and his sentiment seems to be consistent. During his interview, he took the descriptions a bit further and explained how Buck and Yayo particularly never adapted to true artistic independence:

They’re babies. At different points they throw the tantrums and stuff like that and I just watch them. Just watch them do what they’re doing. It’s not like their responsibilities is gonna change. They’re grown. They’re adults. They behave like babies at points. They have to. They have to do it. It won’t be long before you see some different things from them.

A collaboration album between G-Unit, Snoop Dogg and Daz Dillinger DPG-Unit was supposed to be released years ago, however complications with scheduling prevented it from being released.

I’m not sure if it’s actually gonna happen now because with Snoop and him moving around so much,” he said. “He’s touring now. So he’s out. But you always see me do things with Snoop because prior to Get Rich Or Die Tryin’, Doggystyle was the largest debuting Hip Hop album. Rightfully so, that album was a classic.  

Check out the full interview below:

Comedian Capone Will Play Suge Knight In Ice Cube’s Upcoming N.W.A. Movie

by Keith Nelson Jr (@JusAire) 

 Suge Knight in the 1990s was nothing to laugh about, however Ice Cube has decided to enlist one of the funniest comedians to assume the role of Knight. While on the radio show Dre’s House, comedian Capone revealed his involvement in the upcoming N.W.A. biopic.

Less than three weeks ago, Ice Cube announced that casting for the upcoming N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton was underway and days after that announcement, Capone made one of his own. According to the comedy veteran he “got cast to do the role of Suge Knight for Straight Outta Compton.”

Capone also reveals that he will be working on an upcoming project with Russell Simmons. Capone appeared on the 1st episode of Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus back in January of 2012.

Complex Lists "Ways To Self-Destruct Your Rap Career"

                                            

by ANDRES TARDIO

"Get A Facial Tattoo of an Ice Cream Cone" tops the list.

Complex has created its "Ways To Self-Destruct Your Rap Career" list. 

"Get A Facial Tattoo of an Ice Cream Cone" tops thisComplex list, a nod to Gucci Mane. The rapper's ice-cream cone tattoo, which lies on his right cheek, is one of his most prominent facial features. 

"This one sounds like a joke but it's actually pretty serious," Complex writes about the tattoo. "I've been a Gucci fan since the beginning, and it hurt me to my heart to see him go through—well, a number of the items on this list. Drugs, non-music nonsense, and recidivism have all laid their claims to Gucci's career at various points. He's, metaphorically and literally, 'tweeted through it,' but perhaps the real moment that it became apparent he did not have Lil Wayne-level crossover success in his future was the infamous ice-cream cone tattoo incident."

In 2011, Gucci Mane spoke about the tattoo's significance. “Everybody wants to know why I got the tattoo, did it hurt...what it means,” Gucci said at the time. “I jut tell them it’s my trademark. It represents being the coldest in the game.”

Another list point, "Beef With Someone Much More Talented Than Yourself," has an image of Ja Rule to accompany it. 

"If you find yourself getting just a bit too successful, a possible solution is to beef with someone who is much more talented and secure in their position than you are," Complex says. "For example: two bubbling newcomers—let's call them Lil Clip and B.I.—were arriving on a mainstream stage around the same time in the early 2000s. Lil Clip was from Texas, and had a funny punchline Rap style; B.I. was from Atlanta, and was a scrappy livewire/dopeboy. Clip dissed B.I., B.I. spit back, and Clip never recovered. Around the same time, something similar happened with two rappers who were even bigger—at the peak of their respective fields. Let's just say that things were never the same for Da Rule after 60 Cent had his way with him." 

"Get Addicted To Drugs," "Spend More Than You Earn On All Of Your Friends," "Ignore Your Core Audience" and "Become Known For Non-Music Nonsense" are among the list's other points. 

Nas "Illmatic XX" Release Date, Cover Art, Tracklist & Stream

by ANDRES TARDIO

UPDATE: Nas releases stream for "IllmaticXX," a 20th anniversary edition of his debut album.

Nas has announced IllmaticXX, a 20th anniversary edition of his 1994 debut album, Illmatic, scheduled to be released April 15.

This anniversary edition is set to include unreleased remixes to the original cuts on the album, along with unreleased versions of "I'm a Villain" and Nas' appearance on "The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show On WKCR October 28, 1993." The anniversary edition of Illmatic also includes the 10 original tracks from the album. 

In 2012, Nas spoke about his debut album and how he feels about it. 

"It's nine songs on there," he said at the time. "The intro makes it ten but it's only nine songs. I think it's a perfect record. It's a perfect record. I couldn't say that before, but there are so many different dynamics to it." 

To read about how Nas wrote Illmatic's "Halftime" and "One Love," click here. 

The album is available for pre-orders via iTunes. The cover art, according to iTunes, can be found below followed by the cover art that Nas published on his Facebook page. 

The tracklisting can be found below.  

1. "I’m A Villain" (Unreleased)
2. "The Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Show on WKCR October 28, 1993" (Unreleased Freestyle)
3. "Halftime" (Butcher Remix)
4. "It Ain’t Hard To Tell" (Remix)
5. "One Love" (LG Main Mix)
6. "Life’s A Bitch" (Arsenal Mix)
7. "One Love" (One L Main Mix)
8. "The World Is Yours" (Tip Mix)
9. "It Ain’t Hard To Tell" (The Stink Mix)
10. "It Ain’t Hard To Tell" (The Laidback Remix)

(February 4, 2014)

UPDATE: Selections from Nas' lllmatic and tracks from his Illmatic XX, which earned a 3/5 in its HipHopDX review, are available to stream below. 

LAHH ATL's Mimi 'Maid' Faust To Release Lusty Sex Tape With Co-Star

Mimi Faust of Love & Hip hop Atlanta, Stevie J's baby mother and Joseline's "Maid", will be releasing a sextape with co-star Nikko. This might be slightly awkward since Mimi prided herself on self respect and raising her daughter, one would think she would make the decision not release the tape. Thats not the case here, photos are already out of the sextape and it has already been brought up on the Love and Hip Hop ATL super trailer. Check out the pictures and super trailer below!

Nicki Minaj Grants Wish For Cancer Patient & Throws Birthday Party For Her Teen Brother

             

by DANIELLE HARLING

Nicki Minaj helps NBA player John Wall grant the wish of a five-year-old cancer patient.

Queens rapper Nicki Minaj went to work this weekend by granting a wish to a five-year-old cancer patient and also throwing a birthday party for her 16-year-old brother.

According to MissInfo.tv, weeks after Washington Wizards player John Wall posted a video message on his Instagram page asking for Nicki’s assistance in granting the wish of five-year-old cancer patient Miyah, the Young Money artist got to work making Miyah’s wish come true.

In addition to meeting Nicki, Miyah also wanted to wear one of the rapstress’ signature pink wigs.

With the assistance of social media, Nicki was made aware of Miyah’s story and invited both Miyah and her mother to meet with her for a visit. During the pair’s visit, they took pictures with Nicki while Miyah donned one of the rapper’s pink wigs.

“I’m so happy that you got your pink wig,” Nicki Minaj said while speaking to Miyah in a video posted on Instagram. “I think you’re beautiful without the pink wig, okay? But whenever you wanna play dress-up and feel like a little Barbie doll, that’s fine. But remember you promised me that you were gonna stay in school.”

Prior to her visit with Miyah and her mother, Nicki held a birthday party for her 16-year-old brother Micaiah on Saturday (March 29).

The party was attended mostly by family and friends, but Micaiah did receive birthday messages from Lil Wayne, Tyga, Diddy, LeBron James, and other celebrities.

“If u could only see how his face lit up when seeing these superstars. Lol. That’s all a big sister could ask for,” Nicki said, according to Rap-Up.com.

Pictures from Micaiah's birthday can be seen below.

Timbaland Serving As Lead Producer On Michael Jackson's Forthcoming "Xscape" Album

by SOREN BAKER

Michael Jackson's "Xscape" album will also feature production from Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome "Jroc" Harmon and John McClain.

Timbaland is slated to be the lead producer on Michael Jackson’s forthcoming Xscape album, according to Rolling Stone. 

The album from the late singer, who passed away in 2009, is scheduled for a May 13 release. "Xscape" is the name of one of the collection's cuts.

It is slated to feature eight previously unreleased songs that has been “contemporized,” according to L.A. Reid, chairman and CEO of Epic Records, which will release the collection.

The deluxe edition of the album is slated to include the original version of the songs.

"Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with," Reid says in a statement, per Rolling Stone. "We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world."

In August, Timbaland discussed his work on the Jackson album.  The Virginia producer he said he spoke to Reid in regards to the project and promised “something big.”