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June 30, 2008

Twista Rockin Out His New Ipod Chain! On Dj Drama Radio Show

Jim Jones & Freekey Zekey Interview! Say There Top Favorite Mc's: "Biggs, Stack Bundles, Cam'Ron, Juelz Santana . Andrew 3000, KRS-One, Rakim, Kool G

Young Jeezy Interview On Mixtape Monday "Im The King Of The Mixtape, Hand Down! I Am The Streets"

Fabolous, Maino & Paul Caine Backstage At Flex Car Show! (Just Passin Phone Numbers)

New Singles



R.Kelly - A Milli


Chingy - Real Talk


Young Buck - Out Here Grindin


Chingy - Hatin On Myself


Akon ft. Michael Jackson - Hold My Hand


Lloyd ft. Voyce Alexander - Breakin The Rules


Bow Wow ft. Dub - Stepped on my J's


Trey Songz - All I Need


Beyonce - Honesty


Kanye West - The Stalker Song


Papoose - Brooklyn


Papoose - Straight Stuntin’

Snoop Dogg Says Dr. Dre's Detox Is Coming


In promotion of last week's BET Awards Snoop Dogg spoke to Los Angeles radio mainstay Big Boy, and his Neighborhood Show about a number of upcoming things.

Presently working his Willie Nelson-assisted, Everlast-produced single "My Medicine" to radio and video, Snoop Dogg shocked some when he spoke about mentor Dr. Dre's long anticipated album Detox.

"That record is real it’s coming,” Snoop Dogg said. “You know me, I was starting to doubt it myself and then I went up there and [Dr. Dre] played so much music for me it knocked my head off."

The quote also leads many to question whether Snoop, Dre's most successful musical protege, besides Eminem, will be appearing on Detox if he merely heard it. In 1999, Snoop Dogg appeared on three songs from Dr. Dre's last album, 2001. Two of those appearances, "Still D.R.E." and "Next Episode" would be singles.

Snoop also added that Dr. Dre would be executive producing the Long Beach icon's next album. The last Snoop Dogg album that Dr. Dre has served in an executive role on was Doggstyle, Snoop's critically acclaimed 1993 debut.

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Snoop Dogg (Feat. Nate Dogg) - Crazy [Animated Version]


Snoop Dogg Ft. Nate Dogg - Crazy (Animated Video) off snoops new blue carpet treament dvd.

G-Unit Extreme Intel Interview Pt 5 "Racism Still Exists" (Speaks On Backlash They Get)



G-Unit talks about issue and the backlash they get from everywhere.

Max B Performing Lip Singin Live! "We Banning Lip Singing B*tches"



What club books Max B as an attraction?

June 29, 2008

Kanye’s Choose Or Lose PSA


He is only speaking the truth people so go ahead and register to vote.

Nas - Nigger Hatred



Nas - Nigger Hatred

Lupe Fiasco Performing Live At Glastonbury

Lupe Fiasco - Glastonbury Speech "Hip Hop Has A Place In This World"



Lupe Fiasco 28 Min Full Performance At Glastonbury 2008



BBC Reports "Conscious Chicagoan rapper who come to prominence with his 2006 album Food & Liquor, swiftly followed by 2007's The Cool. Lupe's songs are shot through with wit and intelligence and he has hits to spare including Kick Push, Daydreamin' and Superstar."

Jay-Z Performing Live At Glastonbury

Jay-Z Pre Interview With Tim Westwood Before His Amazing Performance At Glastonbury 2008 "Speaks On Jiggas's New Glasses"



Jay-Z Performing "Wonderwall" Live At Glastonbury



Jay-z Performing "American Boy Remix" Live at Glastonbury

June 28, 2008

New Music


T.I. - Louis Rag (snip, radio rip - prod. Swizz Beatz)

Young Cash & T-Pain - A Milli


The Game ft. Jadakiss, Bun B, Pusha T, Fat Joe, Young Buck, Keyshia Cole & Queen Latifah - Game’s Pain (Remix)

Papoose - Straight Stuntin


Gillie da Kid - Do Your Job

The Game (Feat. Travis Barker) Drumming On "Dope Boys"


Drumming on "Dope Boys" the brand new Single of The Game`s new Album "LAX" comming August 26th.

The Game ft. Travis Barker - Dope Boys


T.I - No Matter What



I like the Shawty Lo dis on the first verse, Shit he even did the run in place dance lol.

I set the standard in Atlanta, how to get get get it, so you up and coming rappers wanna dis just kill it, Im officially the realest point blank period, whether I still live in the hood or just visit, whatever you can do in the hood I dunn did it


T.I - No Matter What

Clipse/ Re-Up Gang Signs A Deal with Koch Records


The Clipse will most certainly be a busy group this year. After announcing that they would be releasing not only their third studio album (with Colombia Records) but also their Re-Up Gang debut, the question wasn’t a matter of when but where.

The answer comes today as The Clipse have signed a deal with Koch Records for The Re-Up Gang’s release The Clipse Present the Re-Up Gang, which has a tentative release date scheduled for August 5th. The album is expected to feature nine brand new songs with an added three tracks of unreleased remix material from the We Got It 4 Cheap Vol. 3 mixtape.

The album is headed by the newest single, “Fast Line” (which can be heard in our audio section). Produced by Scott Storch, it features a “cruising” mentality that is sure to bump in the car all summer long.

Pusha T was adamant about the deal, explaining the swift collaboration between both camps. “This time, [our manager] Tony Draper got with [KOCH General Manager] Alan Grunblatt to put together an official album with new music and let KOCH Records do what they do best. This release gives us something fresh in the marketplace to reward Re-Up fans while we continue to work on the Clipse album.”

Of course, it was timely placements of their We Got It 4 Cheap series that opened the doors for this to happen. “Everything happens for a reason. We put out the 'We Got it 4 Cheap' series on our own for the streets and that helped keep us visible and build the Re-Up name as an entity,” Said Pusha T.

Bow Wow Update, Marco Polo Dance Contest, and He Shows Off His Jordans





Ludacris - Big Ass House


Ludacris over Rick Ross’ beat for The Boss.

Ludacris - Big Ass House

Nas - Untitled Track List & Production Credits


01. Queens Get The Money (Produced by Jay Electronica)
02. You Can’t Stop Us Now (feat. Eban Thomas of The Stylistics & The Last Poets) (Produced by Salaam Remi)
03. Breathe (Produced by J. Myers & Dustin Moore)
04. Make The World Go Round (feat. Chris Brown & The Game) (Co-produced by Cool & Dre & The Game)
05. Hero (feat. Keri Hilson) (Produced by Polow Da Don)
06. America (Produced by Stargate)
07. Sly Fox (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
08. Testify (Produced by Mark Batson)
09. N.I.G.G.E.R. (The Slave And The Master) (Produced by DJ Toomp)
10. Untitled (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
11. Fried Chicken (feat. Busta Rhymes) (Produced by Mark Ronson)
12. Project Roach (feat. The Last Poets) (Produced by Eric Hudson)
13. Ya’ll My Niggas (Produced by J. Myers)
14. We’re Not Alone (feat. Mykel) (Produced by stic.man of Dead Prez)
15. Black President (feat. Johnny Polygon) (Produced by DJ Green Lantern)

Download the few leaked singles here

Nas - Esco Let’s Go

Nas Ft. Cool - Im On (Prod By DJ Khaled)

Nas - Hero


Nas - Black President


Nas ft. Busta Rhymes - Fried Chicken

Nas - Sly Fox


1. Intro
2. Gangsta Rap rmx.(Prod by Dj Greenlantern)
3. Cops Keep Firing (Prod. By Dj Greenlantern)
4. Hero (Prod by Polow Da Don)
5. Black President (Prod. By Dj Greenlantern)
6. Association (feat. and Prod. by Stic Man of Dead Prez)
7. Legendary (Mike Tyson)..(Prod by Salaam Remi)
8. Ghetto rmx feat. Joell Ortiz (Prod by Dj Greenlantern.
9. Seen it All (Green Mix)
10. Esco Let’s Go (Full Song).(Prod by Dj Khallil)
11. N.I.G.G.E.R. (Slave and Master). (Prod by Dj Toomp)
12 “Be a Nigger too” rmx feat. Dante Hawkins (Prod. by Dj Greenlantern)
13. Surviving the times (Original Cool and Dre Version)
14. Nas Timeline mixed by Statik Selektah (Nararated by Nas)
15. Outro feat. Richard Pryor

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Jay-Z & Will Smith On Friday Night W/ Jonathan Rose [Full 20 Min Interview]

Jay-Z Interview


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Will Smith Interview





I never knew Will Smith was the first rapper to win a Grammy in 1988. Dam you learn something new everyday.

Day 26 - Since You Been Gone


Its been April since there cd dropped and I started to think Diddy didnt love them no more because both Day 26 and Danity Kane only dropped one video leading up to their album. Now I actually thought Day 26 cd was hit but dam these niggas faded away in my book because I never heard that second radio single or nothing, just one song, one video and a great cd. My girlfriend informed me that Day 26 had one video last year for their cd and bout time the 2nd video dropped the buzz for their cd had died down.

Usher Interview On Hot 97: Angie Martinez

Busta Rhymes & Spliff Starr Taking It Back! Performing Old School To New School Tracks On 106 & Park

Three 6 Mafia On 106 & Park "We Are The Hip Hop Rock N Rollers"

Celebs Comment On Ice-T Vs. Soulja Boy


Hollyschoop hit the 2008 BET Awards where we caught up with the stars about the Ice T and Soulja Boy drama. We interviewed JabbaWockeeZ,Guy Torry,Kevin Hart,College Hill Atlanta.

June 27, 2008

Jacki-O Speaks On Brisco Disrespecting Her On Set Of Lil Wayne's Video Shoot! [Audio Only]


"So the story is on the set of Lil Wayne's video A Milli ...... Brisco threatened to slap the shit out of Jacki-o with a wad of money in front of Wayne, Birdman and any body else that fuck with em"

New Nas Track


Nas - Sly Fox

I didnt know what to expect when I heard this track. It was shocking to hear maybe there is some beef with Fox that I havent heard about yet. But anything Nas is worth the spins on the ipod.

New Music


T-Pain ft. Lil' Wayne - Can't Believe It

Rick Ross - Cry


Lupe Fiasco - Where Do I Go



DJ Pharris ft. R.Kelly, Fat Joe, Fabolous & Busta Rhymes - The Money


Brisco ft. Flo-Rida & Lil' Wayne - Just Know Dat


David Banner ft. Lil' Wayne - Shawty Say


Gym Class Heroes ft. The Dream - Cookie Jar

Red Cafe Addresses The Hell Rell Beef & Tyga Explains His Stolen Chain Situation


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Hell Rell Disses Red cafe


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Tyga Explains The Situation Dealing With His Chains Being Robbed

Maino Interview On Hot 97. Explains The Reason Why He Was Locked Up For Almost A Decade

Hip Hop Vs. America 2 (Day #2) [Sexism And Misogyny Within Hip-Hop Culture]


Hip Hop Vs. America 2 Day Two. With guests David Banner, Talib Kweli, Delicious, & More.

June 26, 2008

G-Unit Extreme Intel Interview Pt. 4 "Game Beef Edition"

The Game Speaks On Why He Gets Respect & How He Can Make Your Career A Joke! "It Happened W/ Joe Budden, Memphis Bleek, Ras Kass, G-Unit & It Can Happ

Ex BET Employee & Others Are Attacking BET & MTV Sponsors! "Too Much Profanity"



CNN reports: "Some companies pull ads from cable channels due to profanity and adult content."`

Lil Wayne’s “Got Money” Video Shoot

Yung Berg Calls Out Soulja Boy's Sneaker Line! "Soulja Boy Is 07" Plus Lets Bow Wow Have The Mr. 106 & Park Title "Im Mr. Rap City" [My Hood Editon]



Wow Yung Berg is in his early 20s and Soulja Boy is what 17 going on 18. I mean why are you tgryna spark beef with someone younger then you, I mean just because you have the Yung in front of your name doesnt mean your a kid.
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Yung Berg My Hood Rap City Freestyle

DJ Khaled Preps New Album "We Global"


DJ Khaled has put together some pretty big collaborations in the past to go along with his albums laced with some of the finest Hip Hop has to offer. The trend is set to continue as DJ Khaled prepares his latest dish titled We Global on Koch/We The Best Music Group.

We Global will be Khaled’s third album and will be jump started by the lead single “Out Here Grindin” which will feature Akon, Lil Boosie, Rick Ross, Plies, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy and Ace Hood with production by The Runners.

“Out Here Grindin’" is the biggest record in the streets!! This will be the anthem for ‘08!” says Khaled via statement. “I do this for the streets!!! WE GLOBAL!!!! This record is for the people!!!”. A video for the single is currently in the works.

We Global will feature Kanye West, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Nas, Sean Paul, Busta Rhymes, Flo-Rida, Akon, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Trick Daddy and many more to be announced. Production will be handled by the likes of The Runners, Danja, Nasty, The Incredibles, Cool and Dre and Beat Novacaine.

Look for We Global to be released on September 16th.

G-Unit - Terminate On Site


01 Straight Outta Southside 02:36
02 Piano Man (feat. Young Buck) 03:21
03 Close To Me 04:18
04 Rider Pt. 2 (feat. Young Buck) 02:49
05 Casualties Of War 03:20
06 You So Tough 03:47
07 No Days Off (feat. Young Buck) 03:54
08 T.O.S. 04:11
09 I Like The Way She Do It (feat. Young Buck) 03:53
10 Kitty Kat 03:49
11 Party Ain't Over 03:30
12 Let It Go (feat. Mavado) 03:06
13 Get Down 03:48
14 I Don't Wanna Talk About It 04:35
15 Ready Or Not 03:39
16 Money Make The World Go Round 04:14

Download Here

Hip Hop Vs America 2 "Where Did The Love Go" (David Banner Speaks On This Issue)

Jim Jones & Byrdgang - M.O.B. The Album


01. Jim Jones - Im The Man (feat. NOE & Mel Matrix) 03:46
02. Noe - Mobbin (feat. Mel Matrix, Juelz Santana & Sandman) 04:02
03. Jim Jones - Only 17 (feat. Stack Bundles & Mel Matrix) 04:26
04. Mel Matrix - Blasphemy 04:54
(feat. Stack Bundles, Jim Jones & Sen)
05. Jim Jones - Money Right (feat. NOE & Sen) 04:51
06. Noe - Throwin Bg's (feat. Sandman & Chink Santana) 04:19
07. Chink Santana - She So Gangsta (feat. Jim Jones, NOE & Oshy) 10:58
08. Jim Jones - Splash 04:23
(feat. Juelz Santana, NOE & Chink Santana)
09. NOE - Hustle (feat. Jim Jones) 03:40
10. Jim Jones - Oopsy Daisy (feat. NOE & Mel Matrix) 05:41
11. Jim Jones - Heartbeat (feat. NOE & Hell Rell) 03:56
12. Jim Jones - Byrdgang Money (feat. NOE & Mel Matrix) 04:32
13. Jim Jones - Gizzang (feat. Chink Santana) 06:28
14. Jim Jones - We Flying (feat. NOE & Mel Matrix) 05:06
15. Chink Santana - So Cold (feat. Jim Jones & Sandman) 04:25

Total Time: 75:27

Download Here


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Dame & Jimmy Talk Fashion & Music



Peace Magazine catches up with Dame Dash and Jimmy at an event up in Toronto. Dame speaks on his his wife’s new clothing deal, says he might sell the Pro-Keds brand back, takes a light shot at Jay and accidentally refers to Jimmy as Cam. Jim eventually rolls over and speaks on his new album, sneakers and the children.

D-Block Announce “Prepare For Glory”





The Album drops August 19 on Babygrande.

June 25, 2008

Young Chris - You Don't Even Know


Young Chris - You Dont Even Know

Common ft. Pharrell - Announcement


Common ft. Pharrell - Announcement

Jay-Z Interview with Tim Westwood


In anticipation of his unnecessarily controversial performance at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K., Jay hopped on the phone with Tim Westwood. They speak about all of the fuckery surrounding his appearance, the public perception of Hip-Hop artists, the art of the live show, and more.

Jay-Z vs. Westwood Pt. 1


Jay-Z vs. Westwood Pt. 2


Jay-Z vs. Westwood Pt. 3

Talib Kweli - Eat To Live


Music Video for Kweli's song "Eat to Loive" featured on his latest LP, Eardrum.

Wale - The Artistic Integrity


Video For "The Artistic Integrity" Off WaleX10Deep Mixtape "The Mixtape About Nothing" Co-starring Gbenga Akinnagbe Directed by Rik Cordero

New Singles


Three 6 Mafia - Built Like Dat


R.Kelly - Playa's Get Lonely


Lil Wayne ft Ludacris - Eat You Alive (snip)


Akon - Clap Again


Jim Jones ft. Stack Bundles - Only 17

Nu Jerzey Devil ft. Lil Wayne - die in the Zone

Eve ft. Robin Thicke - Fantasy

Cassidy, Red Cafe - Timbo's and Range Rov's

2008 BET Awards Winners


I didnt catch the entire show but thank God for the internet with all the video posts to see the performances. BET will replay the show again on Friday June 27th at 7:30pm.

Below are the winners (in BOLD) of the 2008 BET Awards.

Best Female R&B Artist
Mary J. Blige
Mariah Carey
Keyshia Cole
Alicia Keys
Rihanna

Best Male R&B Artist
Raheem DeVaughn
J. Holiday
Ne-Yo
Trey Songz
Chris Brown

Best Group
Danity Kane
Day 26
Gnarles Barkley
Playaz Circle
UGK

Best Gospel Artist
The Clark Sisters
Deitrick Haddon
Marvin Sapp
Kirk Franklin
Trin-I-Tee 5:7

Best Female Hip-Hop Artist
Missy Elliott
Eve
Kid Sister
Lil Mama
Trina

Best Male Hip-Hop Artist
Common
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne

Snoop Dogg
Kanye West

Video of the Year
"The Way That I Love You" - Ashanti
"Honey" - Erykah Badu
"Just Fine" - Mary J. Blige
"Like You'll Never See Me Again" - Alicia Keys
"International Player's Anthem" - UGK & OUTKAST
"Good Life" - Kanye West featuring T-Pain

Best Director
Erykah Badu and Mr. Roboto
Benny Boom
Gil Green
Chris Robinson
Hype Williams

Best Collaboration
"Kiss Kiss" - Chris Brown featuring T-Pain
"Let It Go" - Keyshia Cole featuring Missy Elliott & Lil' Kim
"Low" - Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain
"I'm So Hood (The Remix)" - DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe & Birdman
"Good Life" - Kanye West featuring T-Pain

Viewer's Choice
"No One" - Alicia Keys
"Lollipop" (featuring Static) - Lil’ Wayne
"Kiss Kiss" (featuring T-Pain - Chris Brown
"Let It Go" (featuring Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim) - Keyshia Cole
"Crank Dat (Soulja Boy)" - Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
"No Air"(featuring Chris Brown) - Jordin Sparks

BETJ Award
Raheem DeVaughn
Chaka Khan
Ledisi
Jill Scott
Angie Stone

Best New Artist
Estelle
Flo-Rida
Chrisette Michelle
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
The-Dream

Best Actress
Angela Bassett
Halle Berry
Queen Latifah
Jill Scott
Chandra Wilson

Best Actor
Anthony Anderson
Don Cheadle
Idris Elba
Terrence Howard
Denzel Washington


Best Female Athlete
Cheryl Ford
Candace Parker
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
Tamika Catchings

Best Male Athlete
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Tiger Woods
Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Chris Paul

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient 2008 - Al Green
Humanitarian Award Recipient 2008 - Quincy Jones

June 24, 2008

BET Awards 08

Lil Wayne & T-Pain Peform "A Millie" Live



T-Pain. Flo-Rida, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, & Ludacris Performance



Usher



Chris Brown & Ciara - Take It Down



T-Pain Ring Leader Performance



Alicia Keys



Keyshia Cole



Young Jeezy BET 2008 Performance

Shaq Freestyle (Disses Kobe Bryant) "You Know How I Be, Last Week Kobe Couldnt Do It Without Me"

Because of the following video, Shaquille O’Neal will lose his special deputy’s badge in Maricopa County because of language he used in a rap video that mocks former teammate Kobe Bryant.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said the Phoenix Suns center’s use of a racially derogatory word and other foul language left him no choice. Arpaio made Shaq a special deputy in January and promoted him to colonel of his largely ceremonial posse earlier this month.

Click Here for the ESPN full story




"Kobe Tell Me How My Ass Taste"

Snoop Weighs in on Ice-T vs. Soulja Boy

Snoop calls up The Nutz in the Morning show on Phoenix’s KKFR and weighs in on the Ice-T/Soulja Boy fuckery.


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Ice-T Vs. Soulja Boy Cartoon (Fan Made)

LAX Pushed Back And The Game - Superman [Trailer]


LAX, the highly anticipated third album from The Game has been pushed back to an August 26 release date, the Black Wall Street CEO announced at his album listening party in Los Angeles last night.

Joining Game at the party were producers Cool & Dre], who contributed five tracks to LAX, including "Red Magic" and "My Life," both featuring Lil Wayne. Other producers to pitch tracks are Nottz, Jelly Roll, J.R. Rotem, Kanye West and - not reported last week The Trackmasters. Noticeably absent from the early tracklisting - which has yet to be finalized - was a collaboration with Nas, which Game recently confirmed to be a track dedicated to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Game arrived to the first listening session for his album before many of the guests, sitting outside in a black Bentley with his Black Wall Street affiliates in tow. In an emotional introduction, he narrated his life story to the audience - consisting of many VIPs in town for the BET Awards - from "a pretty smart little cool dude" to a basketball player, gangbanger and eventually drug dealer in Compton who survived being shot in the heart.

"Anybody that wants to know what it's like to get shot in the heart - I know," Game said. "I bleed this west coast shit."

Lastly, The Game has offered fans to design his next tattoo. Interested parties can view the rapper's Imeem pageand upload suggested designs.

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The Game Superman Official Trailer. Snippet of the song can be heard on the trailer. It wasn't that much of a snippet but I really just want to hear the beat and the hook. I guess this was a good example of a trailer/ teaser.

New Singles


The Game ft. Travis Barker - Dope Boys

Christina Milian ft. Voyce Alexander - All We Need To Know

Akon - Clap Again


T.I. ft. R.Kelly - Life Of The Party


R.Kelly - Playa's Get Lonely

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Tracks Off G-Unit Terminate On Site

G-Unit ft. Movado - Let It Go


G-Unit - Close to Me


G-Unit - No Days Off


G-Unit - Party Ain't Over


G-Unit - Ready or Not

Don Imus New Racial Remark About Pacman Jones

June 23, 2008

HBO Documentary Films: Hard Times At Douglass High (HBO)


I am fresh off the couch from watching this HBO documentary, and for those who dont know me the Publisher/CEO and creator of this blog, well I am a elementary/ special education major at Temple University in Phila, Pa. My dream is to become a math teacher in the inner city of Philadelphia where I was born. Eventually I would like to be a principal of my high school. The great Overbrook high that Will Smith, Wilt Chamberlain and Guion Buford attended.

But this documentary was shot in 2005 and it raises some of the keys issues with this No Child Left Behind policy. NCLB was created under the Bush administration, and basically its a plan that no child can be left behind. They will continue to get pushed through the system whether they learn or not. Its really that simple minus all the technical stuff.

Now this movie shows some of the everyday problems that Philadelphia school district faces. If a school doesn't reach its Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) then the school may be subject to a takeover by the state (which they will reform the schools administration). Inorder to reach the AYP schools must pass state testing that we all as students took one day in another. As you may or may not know but for the schools that do poorly on these state exams, they continue to receive little to no additional funding the following school year as a result from their testing.

So how does a school improve when they state doesn't help them?

I mean I think of it as a bum on the street, they weren't born a bum on the street. They were once raised, educated and housed... a few bumps in the road and they had no one to turn to. And they are force to succeed in a society that only reimburse and recognize the good and successful. And you have this bum who is down and out but with a simple hand of help he could possibly turn his life around.

I mean the state knows what schools are failing and have limited amount of resources. Not giving them the additional funds and materials they may need to succeed like those schools who pass the test, doesn't make things right. But as a wise man once told me about the worlds jacked up economy "you need poor people in order to have rich people". So in this case I guess the school district never really expects to see every school in the state progress and reach state standards. Can you imagine a world with no dropouts and everyone went to college. But yet in still not everyone can goto college because the world needs janitors, bus drivers and so forth.

BUT IT DOESNT HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!

You cant expect a bum to live a decent or fair life if he has no job or income, no home, no access to a shower and clean clothes. So you cant expect a school to pass a state exam when they 15 books and 25 students in a class with a permanent substitute teacher (so books are shared and never taken home), over 60% of the teaching staff aren't certified to teach (example from the movie), and so forth. Really can this system succeed truthfully. If your confused think of it in baseball terms. Can your expect a team who's team salary is maybe $50 million, and you have a team like the Yankees and Red Sox spending over $100 million a year on their teams salaries? And we both know that the Red Sox and Yankees make the playoffs every year.

I mean this movie shows you some insights on the students and teachers perspectives so you see all angles from this inner city Baltimore school. Did I mention the school in the documentary had one of the state's top basketball team? If I am not mistaken but the team basketball team won the state championship the year before they taped this documentary. Does on court success mean anything when only person in their entire school received over 1000 out of 1600 on the SAT's?

As an education major you see movies like this almost all the time and you are very aware that this is very much going on today. This was just something I think you guys should watch if you have two hours to spare in front of your cable or satellite box one day.

Upcoming Showtimes

Tue 6/24 12:00 AM HBO - WEST
Tue 6/24 01:00 AM HBO2 - EAST
Tue 6/24 02:00 AM HBO LATINO - WEST
Tue 6/24 04:00 AM HBO2 - WEST
Wed 6/25 11:00 PM HBO - EAST
Thu 6/26 02:00 AM HBO - WEST
Thu 6/26 09:00 PM HBO - EAST
Thu 6/26 09:00 PM HBO LATINO - EAST
Fri 6/27 12:00 AM HBO - WEST
Fri 6/27 12:00 AM HBO LATINO - WEST
Sat 6/28 02:30 PM HBO - EAST
Sat 6/28 02:30 PM HBO LATINO - EAST
Sat 6/28 05:30 PM HBO - WEST
Sat 6/28 05:30 PM HBO LATINO - WEST
Sun 6/29 11:30 AM HBO SIGNATURE - EAST
Sun 6/29 02:30 PM HBO SIGNATURE - WEST
Sun 6/29 09:00 PM HBO SIGNATURE - EAST
Mon 6/30 12:00 AM HBO SIGNATURE - WEST
Wed 7/2 11:50 PM HBO2 - EAST
Thu 7/3 02:50 AM HBO2 - WEST
Sun 7/6 08:00 AM HBO - EAST
Sun 7/6 08:00 AM HBO LATINO - EAST
Sun 7/6 11:00 AM HBO - WEST
Sun 7/6 11:00 AM HBO LATINO - WEST
Tue 7/8 02:30 PM HBO - EAST
Tue 7/8 02:30 PM HBO LATINO - EAST
Tue 7/8 05:30 PM HBO - WEST
Tue 7/8 05:30 PM HBO LATINO - WEST
Fri 7/11 11:00 AM HBO2 - EAST
Fri 7/11 02:00 PM HBO2 - WEST
Wed 7/16 04:30 PM HBO SIGNATURE - EAST
Wed 7/16 07:30 PM HBO SIGNATURE - WEST
Sat 7/26 07:00 PM HBO SIGNATURE - EAST
Sat 7/26 10:00 PM HBO SIGNATURE - WEST

New Lupe Fiasco Single + Video


Lupe Fiasco - U, Me, Him & Her Freestyle


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Behind The Scenes Of Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo Video



By the way the video has already dropped and the behind the scenes footage just recently dropped for those hardcore Lupe fans. Anyways here is the video for those who may not have seen it.

Hell Rell’s Ruga Stories Pt. 1



New Hell Rell Single

Hell Rell - Think Of A Problem

Nas' New Tape Gets 'The Streets Ready' For Upcoming Album


"This sh-- is gonna have the streets right [and] have the streets ready for the album." 'Nuff said about Nas' new mixtape, The N----- Tape. Nas and DJ Green Lantern recently forged one of the best street CDs this year. Nas had to go through his vault and give up some rare and unused vocals to the Evil Genius, who created soundscapes around the words for soil-burning songs.

"I was like, 'Let me get some exclusives. I wanna make a movie,' " Green said of the project. "We went to the studio, and this man's work speaks for itself," Nas said. "He gave me some of the joints. Some of the joints sounded like they were right for the album. I had to snatch them for the album. We really getting it done. It's coming out right."

Sure enough, some of Green's material will find its way onto Nas' untitled official LP on July 15. "One and a half," Lantern said about how many records will appear on the opus. " 'Black President' is on there. There's another one called 'Like Me.' It was supposed to be for the mixtape. He gave me a cappellas that wasn't out yet. I made a song around it. New beat, had somebody come and make a hook. It's like some pimp sh--. Nas loved it. He put another verse on it and said, 'I need it for my album. Don't put it on the mixtape.' When they did the final cut of the album, ['Like Me'] got cut, but it's on the international release and the iTunes and Amazon.com exclusive."

Joints To Check For

"Cops Keep Firing." "I took the a cappella and made a verse, then Nas added an extra verse, because he was so inspired," Green Lantern explained.

"I had the rhymes for this last year," Nas added. "But I didn't want to do this kind of record until this man made me see this is the type of record I need to do."

»"Gangsta Rap" remix. "[Nas] said a couple of things in the verse I thought was good to start the tape off with," Green Lantern said. "I made a beat to kinda let his raps breathe so he could be rhyming. I wanted to let the rhymes say what it needed to. The beat wasn't too busy, but the beat was still hard. I wanted it to be a nice opener. Normally, somebody would start the tape with something people never heard before. I said, 'I'm just gonna do it.' That was really for the Nas fans, the rap zombies that are on top of everything."

»"Legendary." "Salaam Remi ... is scoring the [Mike] Tyson documentary," Green said. "Him and Nas have a great relationship, obviously, so maybe that will be on there. From hearing the song, I want to see that documentary. That 's one of the more fiery joints on there."

50 Cent Reacts To Ex's Restraining Order, ''She's Trying To Use [My Son] To Hurt Me As Best She Can''


50 Cent spoke candidly about his contentious relationship with his son's mother recently, claiming that she is using his son as a means to hurt him financially.

In a video posted on his website, ThisIs50.com, the hip-hop mogul sat for an interview at a Toronto, Canada hotel between concert appearances to address his ongoing feud with his son's mother, Shaniqua Tompkins and the impact his son has had on his rap career.

"He's the reason I'm successful," Fif said of his son Marquise. "My son is my motivation. He's the reason why I changed directions."

"It's crazy, I go through so much with his moms," he continued. "We're not friends anymore. It's a huge adjustment when you have a person who has a sense of entitlement because she was around during that time period when I didn't have much. She feels like she should be entitled to the world."

The two have been at it, in and out of court, for years over custody of their son, child support payments, and Fif's million dollar mansion Tompkins and his son were living in before it mysteriously burned down last month.

Tompkins immediately and publicly pointed the finger at 50 as being behind the blaze. He responded with a defamation suit and she fired back with a restraining order against the rapper. But Fif seems to think it's about the money - since her child support payments were chopped from $25,000 to $6,700 a month - and sticking it to him, more than anything.

"She's really having a bigger adjustment to her personal lifestyle because she has a bag habit that costs more than the child support," Fif said. But that's pretty much all he'd in respect to his son.

"I don't really say how I feel about her because my son might see the tape, you know," he said. "But it's hard when it gets to the point when a woman is trying to keep your son away from you. That's the only thing she got left, so she's trying to use him to hurt me as best she can. It'll work itself out, it's just a pain in the ass."

The two will be returning to court July 15th to discuss the restraining order and again on the 17th for family court.

Wayne Speaks on Mr.Carter, Al Sharpton



Lil Wayne & Game Perform New Song


Lil Wayne & Game performed their new joint which samples Jay-Z's "Roc Boys" at Powerhouse 2008 show this past Saturday in Cali.

Pharrell Covers Paper Magazine



Skateboard flosses his custom made purple Hermes bag (no, seriously) on the cover of Paper Magazine’s June/July issue. I mean its kind of gay if you ask me, but yet if you google Hermes bag you will understand these bags cost a few thousands of dollars. But still a purple bag on a man doesnt seem cool. But hey if your a millionaire/ Rockstar you can pretty much get away with anything (I assume being as though he's Pharrell).

Read the cover story here

Diddy & Lil Wayne’s Secrets to Success

Jim Jones Documentary Trailer #2



2nd teaser trailer for Jim Jones' upcoming documentary

Rick Ross And Foxy Brown To Announce Engagement



According to weekly print publication Hip-Hop Weekly, Rick Ross and Foxy Brown's romantic relationship is not the publicity stunt that many skeptics wagered. Or, if it is, the Brooklyn/Miami couple is taking things a bit further.

The issue cover story alleges that Foxy has vacated her northern New Jersey home to live with the recent rap superstar in his Miami mansion. The highlight of the "exclusive report" is speculation that the couple will announce their secret engagement to the public during tomorrow's (June 24) airing of the BET Awards.

Both artists have released albums this year. Ross' Trilla remained the top-selling Hip Hop album prior to Lil Wayne's release of Tha Carter III. Foxy's Brooklyn's Don Diva has not fared as well on the charts or in critical response. Already, Brown admitted displeasure with her label and then-management over the project.

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Spider Loc - Deez Weirdoz (Disses Ice T "Your Son Sound Like A Square. Weirdo"!) [Audio Only]


Spider Loc releases a new track that expresses how he feels about the whole Soulja Boy Vs Ice T drama.

Young Jeezy & Blood Raw Rock V103 Car and Bike Show

The Game Makes Regional Remixes To Single, Readies Mixtape


The Game has collaborated with several artists to create regional remixes of his current single, "Game's Pain" featuring Keyshia Cole. According to Billboard.Biz, the remixes will be hitting radio early next month.

Jimmy Rosemond, Game's manager, says that Young Buck and Bun B will be on the Southern remix, Jadakiss and Fat Joe will appear on the New York remix, and E-40 and Ice Cube will appear on the West Coast remix.

In addition, Game is busy prepping and duet mixtape with Young Buck hosted by deejays Skee, Nu Jerzey Devil and Haze, due out in July.

There is currently no word whether Game and Buck's mixtape will center around their beef with 50 Cent, but it would seem that it is the driving force behind the collaboration.

Wale - Artistic Integrity Videoshoot



Wale and Rik speak on how they linked up to do this joint from Wale’s Mixtape About Nothing, and the irony about how Rik approached Wale in the first place… Click the jump if you haven’t heard this jawn yet.

Okay, uh, look, if you want to just keep on doing the same old thing, then maybe this idea is not for you. I, for one, am not going to compromise my artistic integrity. And I’ll tell you something else, this is the show and we’re not going to change it.

… Right?

Wale - The Artistic Integrity

What were you thinking? What was going on in your mind? Artistic integrity? Where, where did you come up with that? You’re not artistic and you have no integrity. You know you really need some help. A regular psychiatrist couldn’t even help you.

Lil Wayne's "THE CARTER" documentary teaser



Will certainly shed some light on one of the most misunderstood, or confusing, artists of our era. It’s cool how QD3 can step up and get actual videos from Lil Wayne, instead of all the video collages that are doing millions on Youtube right now. Hopefully this doc won’t have the same fate as every other hip hop documentary, that will drop a trailer and then fade to black.

50 Cent Speaks His Truth 15 Min Interview (From His Ex, Son, Young Buck & More)

50 Cent Interview On Canada TV (Speaks On Why He Released Young Buck Phone Call & More) [Audio Only]

June 22, 2008

Plies Response To Trick Daddy "I Don't Got Time For Negative Energy"

Mr. Bentley's MTV Reality TV Show



Fourteen G's move into a posh mansion where Fonzworth Bentley will teach them how to succeed as gentlemen. Host Fonzworth Bentley is going to educate fourteen men in the art of being a true gentleman. Catch the series premiere Tuesday July 15th at 10 PM ET/PT.

WTF! Jay-Z The New Nicky Barnes





Its crazy because he is looking like a straight nerd but peep this video and you will see Rick Ross sporting the same looking shades or shall I say frames.