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(VIDEOS) 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards Cyphers: Kanye West, Common, Ice Cube, Diggy, Tyga, Diamond, Wiz Khalfia and More!

GOT STAFF — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:18:33 +0000

The 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards aired on TV last night (Tues. Oct 12) and featured a segment where several different rappers across the Hip-Hop spectrum participated in friendly freestyle battles aka “the Cypher.” Hit the link below to check ‘em out!

Kanye West, Pusha T, CyHi da Prynce, Big Sean, and Common

Ice Cube and his two songs (OMG and Doughboy) and Reverand Run with his sons Diggy and JoJo

Tyga, Kuniva, Diamond, Royce Da 5’9″

Wiz Khalifa, Bones Brigante, Yelawolf & Raekwon

Reek Da Villain, Zawcain, and Mickey Factz

♫ NEW BEATZ: Justin Bieber, Kanye West & Raekwon – “Runaway Love (Remix)”

GOT STAFF — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 09:38:55 +0000

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The wait is over!!!

Rapper Kanye West has finally teamed up with Pop sensation Justin Bieber and former Wu-tang Clan member Raekwon after sealing the deal via Twitter.

The master trio remixed “Runaway Love”, a track off JB’s latest album My World 2.0….. and if we must say did a better job than we expected!

Check out “Runaway Love (Remix)” above and peep the download link for the track below:

D/L: JUSTIN BIEBER, KANYE & RAEKWON – RUNAWAY LOVE REMIX

Raekwon & Kanye West Confirm Justin Bieber “Runaway Love (Remix)” Collab!

GOT STAFF — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:40:16 +0000

Kanye West, Justin Bieber……and Raekwon? Looks like the collaboration between the three artists will go down for real, thanks to Twitter!

Earlier this week, Kanye West and Justin Bieber went back and forth on Twitter about how much they were fans of each other and how they loved each other’s music, which eventually led to Kanye inviting the Biebz to hop on a track with him and Wu-Tang rapper Raekwon.

Kanye: “I’m honored that you like my Music @JustinBieber!!! You gotta hear the album. Maybe we can do something together. Me, You and Raekwon.”

Justin: “Me, u, and the chef 2gether on a song = EPIC. Might sound crazy 2 u but even having this convo is living the dream. Thanks.”

And late Tuesday night (Aug 17), Raekwon confirmed with XXL that the song is already in the works! Check out what he told the Hip-Hop magazine in a phonecall below:

“It’s definitely gonna happen. When you got these kinda talents merging together to do something exciting, I think it’s something that’s gonna make the fans check it out. I’m big fans of both of these guys. I think, at the end of the day, shorty is a sensation. And [for him] to acknowledge me it makes me feel good that the young generation is checkin’ me out like that. And at the same time it gives me a position to play a big brother in the game. He wants my assistance or whatever he can get it. I respect him, I like his style.

“Yeezy called me and we gon’ make it pop. At the end of the day we’re all doing our thing in the game and for them to even just have a conversation and just put my name in it it feels good…And we gon’ make a hit. Justin got his own fan base and Me and Yeezy got our own fan base and we gon’ make it happen. We gon’ make a good record.”

Source: XXL Mag

The next day (Wed. Aug 18), Kanye and Raekwon continued to talk about the collaboration on his Twitter as the pair were in the studio getting some work done.

Kanye: “Raekwon coming to the studio later 2day…”

Raekwon: “In the studio yall”

And early Thursday (Aug 19) Kanye tweeted once again mentioning he and Raekwon’s collab with the teen sensation:

“Finishing @JustinBieber Runaway Love remix too… don’t know when they gonna drop it but Raekwon’s verse is crazy!!!”

We’re still scratching our heads trying to picture how Raekwon will fit into the mix though. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see…

Thoughts?

Jay-Z Tops MTV’s Top 10 Emcees in the Rap Game 2009 List

GOT STAFF — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:51:06 +0000

(01.) Jay-Z was given the honor of being the top emcee in the rap game for the year 2009, according to MTV. They give most of the credit due to his recent success with his latest album, The Blueprint 3.

Blueprint 3 is another Hov tour de force — and it destroys the myth that there’s an age limit on being a dope MC. At 39 years old, Jay is arguably still better than anybody on the mic today, rhyming with precision and grace. He throws buzzsaws right from the gate on the intro “What We Talking About,” where he raps about what he deems to be nonsense, like dwelling on rap beef.

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(02.) Lil Wayne

Over the past year, the big lion tore up the road for nearly 80 dates on his “I Am Music” and “Young Money Presents: America’s Most Wanted Music Festival” tours, which banked slightly over $42 million — a record for a hip-hop act, according to Pollstar. Wayne’s show was must-see as he exploded onstage with spectacles such as a live band whose members were suspended in the air, sexy dancers, his guitar (heh heh!) and his most important weapon, his charisma. With his swinging dreads, tattooed body and insurgent attitude, Weezy’s stage command was practically a religious experience for fans as he infused rock, pop and all his hip-hop blockbusters into his live set.
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(03.) Drake

This kid Drake, however, is a different type of beast. Technology allowed his tape to spread wider and faster than CDs, and So Far Gone’s word-of-mouth buzz made it a must-have download. He toured the country on the strength of the mixtape while songs from SFG flew from underground to radio rotation. His collaboration with Trey Songz, “Successful,” hit the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, while “Best I Ever Had” has the heaviest rotation on urban radio this year, according to Mediabase.
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(04.) Kanye West

Kanye West is a force larger than hip-hop. He’s turned himself into a global megastar, producing and collaborating with the biggest names in the game, influencing art and fashion, discovering and growing new talent, and consistently pushing musical boundaries with his own albums such as 808s & Heartbreak.
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(05.) Rick Ross

How did Rick Ross make it to the Hottest MC List’s top five in back-to-back years? Because this top-tier word assassin released what seven of Roundtable members consider the preeminent hip-hop release of the year, Deeper Than Rap. Deeper ceaselessly and seamlessly did its job, entertaining throughout with Ross’ lithe lyrical delivery, which forms a mesmeric marriage with soulfully melodic tracks that play like the score to an Oscar-winning film.
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(06.) Gucci Mane

It’s been in the air for a couple of years now. Gucci Mane’s name has been bubbling — no, boiling over — in the underground scene, and he’s been inching his way closer and closer to cracking into the top 10 Hottest MCs in the Game since ’07. The Gucc didn’t just break through this year; he’s been able to leapfrog all the to way to the middle of the pack by having a cult following of pavement dwellers in the ‘hood and charming Middle America with a gold-tooth grin and a gaggle of guest spots on high-charting pop hits.
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(07.) Young Jeezy

Young Jeezy may not yet have a mainstream, marquee name like some of his platinum peers, but the Snowman is an undeniable rap goliath. In hip-hop, his moniker holds just as much weight as the other big dogs. How else could he bring out Kanye West and Usher during the big Birthday Bash concert in his hometown of Atlanta last summer, and then turn around in 2009 and usher out surprise guests Mary J. Blige and Lil Wayne? And by the way, when Jay-Z decided to perform his earthshaking “D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)” in concert for the first time anywhere on the globe, he came out during Jeezy’s set at the “Summer Jam” show in New Jersey. And he followed that with a prominent slot on Lil Wayne’s “America’s Most Wanted” tour last summer, which ran for six weeks and was one of the most successful tours of the year thus far.
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(08.) Fabolous

Fabolous started his Loso’s Way campaign by telling the world that it was “his time,” and the boy from Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood lived up to his claim. Loso’s Way — a concept project inspired in part by the gangster film “Carlito’s Way” — became his first #1 LP on the Billboard albums chart, selling nearly 99,000 units in its first week of release. All year, we’ve been hearing “It’s Loso, in case you didn’t know, so …” for a reason: Fab never runs out of ammo with his tireless punch lines and swag!
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(09.) 50 Cent

50 Cent used his Web site, ThisIs50.com, as a source of promotion for himself and G-Unit members Tony Yayo, Lloyd Banks and DJ Whoo Kid. More than any other artist in hip-hop, Fif saw the Internet’s potential, and in 2009, he just about perfected his vision. No other hip-hop artist has been able to capitalize off their name and accompanying Web site the way Curtis Jackson has. He pushes G-Unit mixtapes, world-premieres the crew’s song downloads, promotes shows like the upcoming ThisIs50 Festival and releases viral videos such as his controversial “Flight 187,” in which he showed unflattering stock footage of Jay-Z, Britney Spears and others.
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(10.) Raekwon

They’ve got him behind the pot again! Wu-Tang Clan’s Raekwon the Chef came back to cook up one of the most potent offerings of 2009 with Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II, which is the hottest album in the streets right now. And no, the Brain Trust isn’t just overcome with nostalgia — the conceptual Cuban Linx II picks up where its timeless predecessor left off a decade and a half ago. Rae articulates his calm anger and heavy-handed, at times unmerciful underworld regulation with a compellingly clear yet callous delivery. Production-wise, he went for the best: RZA, Dr. Dre, the late J Dilla.
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Tank, Olivia and More Attend Letoya Lucket’s “Lady Love” Album Release Party

GOT STAFF — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:07:55 +0000

Singer and former Destiny’s Child member Letoya Luckett hosted a party celebrating the release of her sophomore album, Lady Love, Thursday night (Aug 27) at Cain in New York City. She can be seen above posing for a picture with R&B crooner Tank. Others who attended the small get-together of D-Zlisters include Olivia (of G-Unit fame) and some VH1 reality show stars. Continue reading for all of the pics…