Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Mike Tyson Daughter Dies Tragically
Mike Tyson’s 4-year-old daughter has died after sustaining critical injuries from a treadmill cord wrapped around her neck as she played on Monday.
Exodus Tyson was playing around a treadmill in the family home in Phoenix at the time of the tragic accident.
Her 7-year-old brother found Exodus alive, but with the cord around her neck. At the time, her mother was cleaning in a separate part of the house. The brother immediately alerted the mother who alerted emergency services.
Exodus was taken to the hospital and placed on life support, but she died hours later.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Lloyd Banks Looks Beyond G-Unit & Interscope, "I'm A Grown Man Now
As talk of Lloyd Banks leaving Interscope records increases, the G-Unit rapper has revealed his recent collaborations outside of his rap group, including new records with Jadakiss, Fabolous, Juelz Santana.
Despite the tight-knit association with his G-Unit camp, Banks has expressed his recent motivation to work with other artists.
"I got a track called 'My Way or Nothing' with Uncle Murda," Banks said in an interview regarding his new mixtape. "I'm a fan of a lot of these emcees. A lot of people got egos...If you like somebody's record you won't say it because of your ego? I reached out to Nipsey Hussle too...I'm just trying to get in there and mix magic and work with a lot of these artists I've appreciated over the years. I got a record in the works now with me, Juelz, Fabolous and Jadakiss called 'Welcome to New York.' I'm waiting to get the final touches on that. I'm a grown man now. Everybody gotta get their grown man on and get in to the studio and make magic."
Banks also cleared up the Interscope rumor -- he hasn't been signed to the label since 2007, when he fulfilled his contractual requirements. He hasn't decided what label his next album will be on, but 50 Cent will definitely have it under his umbrella. He'll continue to drop mixtapes in the meantime -- it's like practice.
G-Unit nemesis Rick Ross recently called out Banks and Tony Yayo and said both were let go from Interscope.
"You asking me do I feel responsible that Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo is dropped from Interscope," Ross said in an interview. "I'm not gonna take full responsibility but I just believe Jimmy Iovine and all the geniuses at Interscope, I think they understand that their career with music is over. As well as 50 Cent's...Everybody telling me I did it, thanks. But honestly, they did it, they did it to themselves...It's sad when you get dropped and you working with [Dr.] Dre...I'ma pull up their BDS, I know their last album, T.O.S. flopped, I think it sold 15,000 copies its first week or something close to that, I'ma pull up their BDS and make an offer...I might get 'em a situation on Haitian Mafia...Interscope won't sign you, Def Jam won't sign you. Pretty much, go to E1 [formely Koch Records] if we offer you something."
While he has begun uniting with more artists, Banks has also sent warning shots to Ross on the song "Officer Down."
"Too easy man, can't a motherf*cker 'round you see me/You need an AK and a Genie, a whole pound of Wheaties," Banks raps. "He been talking 'bout the weight he push/Used to punch the clock in jail/Drove his mama car around/Now he got what you want for sale See it, I bought it/It's official if I flaunt it...We'll be here long after you disappear/This is proof/One fifty one in the booth...You Super Thug/I'm kryptonite/Sleep with me, your b*tch just might/Same promotion, different fight...This is like practice/Pay your taxes before you spit my name all backwards...50 bodies you, I just lay the chalk around."
"I have a feud with anybody who has ever said anything negative about me or anybody standing next to me," Banks explained. "These are the principles. It shouldn't be a fucking puzzle. When they get out there, you from the streets, so you know. If you smack my nigga in the face, next time we see you we gon hurt you. I'm definitely not fucking with you. I'm not here to make friends."
Rick Ross Crowns Himself Head Of Florida, Talks 50 Cent & The Game
A new Rick Ross diss song snippet called "Head of Florida" has hit the Internet where the Miami emcee continues his taunts towards 50 Cent while paying homage to The Game.
Less than a minute and rhyming over a piano beat, Ross is heard bigging up former G-Unit member The Game while still dissing Fif, who he refers to by his government name.
"Walkin' in water, covered in ice," Ross rapped. "I fucks pianos, I rape the drums/I kiss the mic, hits make me come/Bricks make me come from the tip of my tongue/Baby girl drippin' like the clip from my gun/I am the truth, brand new coupe/Running place take you straight back to Martin Luther roots...Held as a Boss, nailed to the cross/Rose from the dead...No need for all black, I can be in all peach and wack me a Curtis Jack...Governor of Florida, one terms' twice/I fucks with Game, me and Blood the same/I became his fan when he threw away the chain." "Head of Florida"
Ross recently released the anti-50 record "Mafia Music" remix which featured verses from G-Unit rap rivals The Game, Fat Joe and Ja Rule.
"Guess who's bizzack," Rule raps on the song. "I spit murder, the music is mafia...One cold afternoon you get shot at your home/Now 'I Smell Pussy'/Pussy got lips, but it don't talk to me/That's why you my bitch/And you on my dick/Aha 'cause I f*cked you up once, I fucked you up twice and you still talking shit/What must I do, to get through to you/ Curly, get off my dick..Read in-between the lines when you hear me talk/Get on get outta line, this is Rule York." ("Mafia Music" Remix)
He also made headlines after calling out 50's boss, Eminem, last week.
"Niggas cut throat," he declared. "You know now they saying 'monkey' could be black-on-black racial, keep saying monkey. So the only way I can fix that, Eminem, you're a monkey. He's really a honkey, but that's racial. You's a monkey, you niggas monkeys.'Wood Face,' it's no longer Curly, now you're Wood Face. Eh, Whoo Kid, I found out you're making 300 a show, my deejay makes way more than you. You're nobody. Do me the biggest favor, hit me up." Spiff TV
Despite his current rap beef with Ross, 50 weighed in on Ross' success atop the charts with Deeper Than Rap, which sold 158,000 copies its first week, with positive remarks.
"I didn't get an opportunity to hear his record," Fif said in an interview. "But a lot of freak numbers come out of the Def Jam system. I mean, just look at it. I think [his numbers could be a disappointment to the system, based on how much of an effort and money they spent marketing, but I can't call a number one a flop under any circumstances."
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Pimp C Car Crash Lands Man 70 Years Behind Bars
A man has been sentenced to 70 years behind bars over a 2006 aggravated assault case which involved his car crash with the late Pimp C.
Maino Explains Southern Support, "I'm A Different Design
Maino recently offered a theory for acquiring a southern fanbase as a New York-based emcee.
Maino addressed the question of why he, unlike some other Big Apple rappers, receives a positive reception from Southern fans.
"You already know what I'm about, I'm a solider, I'm a rider, I'm a ghetto survivor, matter of fact, I'm all of the above, you feel me," he said in a video interview. "Over here in Orlando, Florida, just got finished performing you know. A real nigga always gonna get love no matter what. I get love in the South because I'm a different kind of, different design of nigga. You understand what I'm saying? They gonna fuck with me because I ain't greetin' all the people, I'ma come down and give 'em me. I ain't gonna come down here with some bullshit. Power Played
Along with getting respect from the South, Maino has been known to support New York emcees including Jadakiss' The Last Kiss album.
Maino does what most of you clowns don't and actually goes to the store and COPS Jadakiss's The Last Kiss... in stores now, in case you didn't catch that. The cashier looks mad happy in this Best Buy where Maino is buying the album. Probably because she still has a job. SOHH NYC
He has also addressed his stance on helping regain New York's spotlight.
"I don't want to say let's bring New York back, but let's bring New York forward," Maino said in a statement. "And the only way to bring it forward is to breathe new life into it. That's how you keep hip-hop alive, you give birth to the new. I want to be the one bringing that new life Atlantic Records
Maino is signed to Atlantic Records and is preparing his debut album.
Atlantic picked up Maino and his Hustle Hard imprint in 2007, and the Brooklyn native quickly issued street single My Life Is Like a Movie that year. Another track, Hi Hater, surfaced the following year, prefacing his major-label debut, If Tomorrow Comes.
Gucci Mane Murder Was The Case Coming May 12th
Above is the album cover for Gucci Mane - Murder Was The Case Gucci Mane’s first album since being released from prison. Murder Was The Case will be released on the indie label Big Cat Records and will feature his single “Stoopid” which was released while he was in prison. Gucci Mane is currently not affiliated with Big Cat Records anymore which gives me reason to believe most music on here will be unreleased tracks. I have included the tracklist and animated video “Stoopid” after the jump.
1. Intro
2. Murder For Fun
3. Hott (New Money)
4. Runnin Back “Gettin Fat”
5. Skit
6. Stoopid
7. Block Party
8. Yellow Diamonds
9. Skit
10. Bricks
11. Gangs
12. Get Low
13. Iced Out Bart
14. Light Show
15. Magic Tribute (RIP)
Beyonce Knowles I want to be a mother
Beyonce Knowles is beginning to get broody.
The singer and husband Jay-Z, 38, celebrated their first wedding anniversary at the start of the month and now they’re thinking about starting a family.
‘Of course, I want to be a mother, Beyonce, 27, admitted on Larry King’s US chat show.
‘I only pray that my relationship with my daughter is like the relationship I have with my mother.’
But Beyonce isn't desperate to conceive.
‘When it is meant to be, it will, she told the TV host
DMX Ordered To Pay $240,000 In '04 Road Rage Incident
A New York Judge has ordered rapper DMX to pay $240,000 for assaulting a man at the JFK International Airport while posing as an FBI agent. In addition to these charges, the jury also held him liable for the emotional distress of the man’s mother and 12 year-old daughter.
The incident, which occurred in June of 2004, finally reached a verdict after a three-day trial. According to The Journal News, the victim, Sergei Priporin, claimed that DMX used a police light and siren to force him to pull over at the airport. X allegedly assaulted him and tried to make him get out of the car by claiming to be an FBI agent.
DMX was soon after arrested by police after crashing through a gate as he fled the scene. He pleaded guilty to charges in the case and was forced to give up his Ford Expedition and $1,000 as a settlement. However, Priporin filed a civil lawsuit and is demanding $4 million each, for his mother, his daughter, and himself.
“It really doesn’t matter whether he’s a celebrity or not,” said Priporin. “Every person has to be accountable and responsible for their actions.”
DMX’s lawyer, Rich Corde, admitted that his client pretended to be an FBI agent because he was late for a flight. But he also called the incident “a bad case of road rage where thankfully no one got hurt.”
“His vehicle looked like it was a police vehicle and he believed Mr. Priporin should've gotten out of the way," Corde explained. "When Mr. Priporin didn't get out of his way, he decided he should pull him over. He readily admits to making believe he was an FBI agent and telling Mr. Priporin to get out of the car. He denies striking him or trying to pull him out of the car.”
DMX is currently serving a 90-day sentence for theft, drug possession, and misdemeanor charge of cruelty to animals. He also faces charges of aggravated assault for allegedly throwing a dinner tray at an Arizona Tent City Jail correctional officer
Khloe Kardashian has a new man
She says she “only loves black guys” and I guess she wasn’t kidding. She was spotted out with NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneer Derrick Ward rocking the same Giuseppe booties as her sis.
The Knowles Girls Travel The World+Beyonce Gets A Diva-Tude?
Mrs. Carter’s been playing Where in the World is Beyonce hitting up several different countries while on her I Am… tour. And she and her sis Solange were spotted in Amsterdam this weekend:
Then Bey and Mama Tina were spotted in Prague recently as well:
And at her concert in Rotterdamn last night, she apparently got pissy with her lighting people and kept screaming for the lights to come up and said in the middle of her song “Somebody’s going to get fired.” It did happen during Diva so maybe it was planned.
Jay-Z & Diddy Party It Up In Vegas
Diddy and Jay-Z hosted a Fight after-party at TAO in Vegas this weekend. And while the Mrs. is doing her thing on her world tour, Mr. Carter was busy getting entertained by some blonde. Paparazzi sources say the blonde was “grinding all over Jay-Z” even though he didn’t pay her much mind. And Diddy didnt either since his “non-girlfriend” Cassie was right there at his feet. Literally.
Damn those YSL leopard platforms found a way to creep back into my posts! Anywho, Michael Strahan, Nicole Murphy, Mel B. and her hubby Stephen all partied it up.
And this go-go dancer kept the atention of the fellas all night I hear too.
Pistol Pete Explains Attacking 50 Cent For Fat Joe
On Tuesday (May 5th), Fat Joe will officially expand his Terror Squad movement to include a new campaign sweeping the streets: K.A.R. – Kill All Rats. Alongside Joe’s friend of over 20 years, Pistol Pete, the two will be unleashing Joe Crack & Pistol Pete Present K.A.R., an album dedicated to spreading the Kill All Rats movement worldwide.
Overseen by Bronx native Pete, and driven by rappers representing almost all of New York City, including Rob Cash and Onez both from Harlem, Leader Yonkers, and Mike Beck Brooklyn, K.A.R. are a rap group on a mission to spread their street philosophy as far as it can go.
“Kill All Rats started in jail,” Pistol Pete explained to HipHopDX recently regarding the origin of the K.A.R. movement. “That was something that was started when I was in the Feds… It was a bunch of good brothers from all over… We all lived by the same morals and principles. We just all got linked up together and was like, ‘Yo, you already know, kill all rats.’ We didn’t fuck with no rats.”
Having spent a total of 17 years of his life incarcerated, Pete first did a 10-year state bid for attempted murder, coming home in 1996 only to return back to prison less than a year later for “extorting drug dealers and shit,” as he noted to DX.
During his brief nearly year of freedom, Pete was able to enjoy himself alongside his by then famous BX brethren.
“I went out on the road with Fat Joe, with Big Pun,” he recalled of that time. “We used to be buggin’ out… We used to fuck with Cuban Link at that time, so he was there also. We went on the road, having fun. Just coming home and all that, it was all great.”
But the fun times for Pete were cut short.
“I got wrapped up,” he explained. “The Feds came to the Bronx – helicopters and all types of shit – and came and got my ass… I was Bronx Most Wanted and shit. That was a hell of a fuckin’ experience too.”
Having kept in contact with Joe while doing his Fed time, Pete began indoctrinating the Terror Squad head into the philosophy behind K.A.R.
“He used to hear the whole Kill All Rats shit like, ‘Yo, what’s up with this Kill All Rats shit?,’” Pete recalled of Joe’s first exposure to K.A.R. And I used to be like, ‘Nigga, that’s what it is nigga. That’s the movement. But it was something that basically was a negative thing in jail, ‘cause we didn’t fuck with no rats. If there go a rat, he can’t come around us, we’d pound him out. He’d have to leave. He can’t live in the same spot that we live. But my visions for K.A.R. was bigger than that. I wanted to do something that could represent the struggle, for the dudes that ain’t coming home…”
Pete was finally released from custody for good in 2002. And after a couple more years of ridin’ out on the road with Joe again, he began taking the steps to take his K.A.R. movement from the bing to the streets, as he recalled to DX, “After I got off the road – I used to always be like, ‘Kill All Rats’ everywhere I went and all that… And Joe used to be like, ‘Dang, Kill All Rats is kinda strong.’ At the beginning he was a little bit hesitant as far as supporting it. Like, he was afraid like that might get you in trouble or something like that. He didn’t want to look at it like being in a gang, ‘cause it’s never been a gang… So then I had met this brother, Mike Beck… His cousin was locked up with me. He was a Kill All Rat dude in jail. And then from there Rob Cash came, and Onez. One of my dudes out here is from Harlem, and he introduced me to ‘em…”
After adding the last piece of the K.A.R. group puzzle, Leader, who was introduced into the fold by Terror Squad singer Tony Sunshine, Pete set to work buidling his own studio with Butter Beats who produced half of K.A.R.’s debut disc to get the Kill All Rats music movement moving.
K.A.R. subsequently started unleashing mixtapes, culminating with their arguably most eyebrow-raising street release, last year’s Gay-Unit . Hosted by Fat Joe, the mix was, as its title suggests, squarely aimed at 50 Cent and company, a rebuttal of sorts to G-Unit’s Elephant In The Sand mix mocking Fat Joe.
“At this point, man, it’s like the beef shit is already wack,” said Pete of the G-Unit/K.A.R. mixtape disses. “We did what we had to do. We came out with the mixtape. G-Unit said little funny shit here and there about Joe. And K.A.R.kinda like got back at them a little bit. At the end of the day, I think it’s just wack. I tell the K.A.R. fellas like, ‘Fall back.’ Not that they getting’ crazy with the dissin’ or something like that. Because we still don’t fuck with G-Unit. We know they don’t fuck with Joe, so I don’t fuck with them.”
With no desire to attack 50 Cent and G-Unit in song or on video going forward, Pete is instead focusing his time and energy on educating the public about the Kill All Rats movement, which includes clarifying to the Hip Hop masses once and for all just what a rat is.
“A rat is a person that’s selfish, man,” he explained to DX, “a person that like to only think about himself – get caught up in a jam or something, in a hole – just a snake… He pretend to be part of something, but when the heat is there…”
But is a rat the same thing as a snitch?
“Of course, I don’t see a difference,” replied Pete when asked. “A rat is a snitch, it’s the same shit… That’s the same shit with the Cam’ron click to read statement from 60 Minutes about what you should do] if you have a serial killer living next door… And I just say to that, if I have a serial killer living next door to me, we gon’ give that pussy…he ain’t gon’ be no more serial killer. We gon’ handle our business.”
More of K.A.R.’s codes for the streets are outlined on the group’s debut. And while the album’s first single, “Oh Baby,” featuring the disc’s co-executive producer, Fat Joe [click to watch], is fare for the females, the majority of Kill All Rats’ first full-length is dedicated to explaining the values and virtues of the prison-originated movement.
“At the end of the day I’m just happy that I got to turn this around, and make this into something positive,” said Pete. “Something that’s gonna bring a couple brothers out the hood, and have they dreams come true.”
Rihanna Kicks Breezy to the Curb for First Love
Word on the street is RiRi is done with Breezy’s abusive ways and has left his ass for her first love Negus Sealy a native Barbadian. Ever heard of the term rebound relationship? Pop the hood for more
Rihanna is well and truly over ex-boyfriend Chris Brown — she has reportedly rekindled her teenage romance with 24-year-old Negus Sealy.
The Umbrella hitmaker, 21, split from Brown, 19, after he allegedly beat her up earlier this year.
Rihanna has now told friends and family the Run It singer is “history” and has fallen back in love with Negus — who is known to pals as the ‘Love God’.
“Negus was a shoulder to cry on,” a source tells Britain’s News of The World. “He’s a really smart guy-clever, good-looking, very cool. All the girls adore him and call him the Love God! He and Rihanna were seeing each other before she hit the big time.
Mayweather-Marquez Set for July 18
The inevitable comeback on Floyd Mayweather was confirmed last Saturday (April 2) via a press conference with fellow elite fighter Juan Manuel Marquez.
Mayweather has made known his desire to face the winner of Hatton-Pacquiao. However, the multi-division champ must first get through a “tune-up” fight at 143 pounds with the smaller, but highly skilled and dangerous Juan Manuel Marquez.
“To be considered the best in the world, you have to fight the best, and I have made it clear even when Mayweather was away from the sport that he was the only man I really wanted to fight," explained Marquez, who fought Manny Pacquiao in two close, controversial decisions. "I'm happy that he's come out of retirement and accepted my challenge. Unfortunately for him he might be sorry he came back at all."
Mayweather, who retired less than a year ago at 39-0 after a knockout win over Ricky Hatton, detailed that his July bout would be the first of several megafights to close out his career.
"I am not wasting any time with a tune-up fight," Mayweather declared. "I'm going straight to the top. Marquez called me out immediately after his victory over Juan Diaz in February and now he gets his wish. What he is going to find out is that you should be very careful what you wish for. The rest of those fighters who called me out can get in line too because they are going to get their chance...one at a time and slowly but surely. It's going to be a great return and a wonderful experience. Don't blink… I’m back!"
After a near two year sabbatical away from the ring, it’ll be intriguing to see where Mayweather’s timing, speed, and stamina are at. Make no mistake; Marquez will present problems for “Money” Mayweather due to his fantastic combination punching and ability to adjust strategy multiple times during a fight. However, expect Mayweather’s larger size and great defense to see him through to a spectacular KO by the mid rounds.
Busta Rhymes Tells Fans
I Bullsh*t You Not" W/ Maino, Uncle Murda & Raekwon
Nearly three years since his last solo project hit stores, Busta Rhymes has decided to treat fans to a new mixtape called I Bullsh*t You Not in preparation for his new album's release later this month
"We are officially two weeks away from the release date of the Back On My Bullsh*t album," Busta explained. "It's been three years since I put out my last album, put The Big Bang out in 2006 and it's been a whole lot that's transpired since this album and the last album...May 19, 2009, it's one of the most powerful weeks of the year...The name of this incredible mixtape is I Bullsh*t You Not...I wanna acknowledge the fact that this mixtape is a free download for all of y'all in the world...We just felt it was necessary and only right to give y'all a mixtape of all original beats, all new raps, couple hot cameos like the homie Lil Fame from M.O.P, Raekwon the Chef, Maino, Uncle Murda, Spliff Star." (OnSmash)
He recently promised fans a return to "substantial hip-hop" via the new project.
"I'm happy, real happy, about a lot of things," Busta said in an interview. "I'm in a great situation. New label, new money, new excitement, new sound, new album, just new everything. I just feel like I'm being born again or something...The album sounds like the substantial hip-hop that has been missing from the game for a long time...That traditional boom bap - hard kicks, hard snares, solid bass lines, records that sound real melodic because they're very incredibly structured songs, very lyrical records. It's the well-rounded balance of what a real hip-hop album is supposed to feel like." (Boston Herald)
His eighth album was pushed back roughly four months ago.
Artwork for Back On My B.S. is now available. Explicit and clean versions of the disc will be available in stores and online May 19th. The new Grand Theft Auto IV Expansion Pack will include two new tracks from Busta Rhymes including his collaboration on "The Conglomerate" featuring Young Jeezy and Jadakiss. The rapper recently dropped the "Arab Money" remix with Diddy, Ron Browz, Swizz Beatz, Akon and Lil Wayne. (BustaRhymes.com)
The Flipmode Squad leader recently joined Jadakiss at a show in New York City last month.
"It's my pleasure to say that Jadakiss is not just one of my favorite emcees," Busta told the crowd. "But we officially giving Jadakiss a new nickname tonight. I'm giving it to him tonight. Jadakiss is 'The Hitman' for New York, word up. Jadakiss is what Joe Pesci was to Robert De Niro in Good Fellas...He kills n*ggas so bad, they ancestors feel the pain. So now, with that being said, we are now inaugurating Jadakiss as the God emcee of New York City. I hope y'all n*ggas respect that.
Cam'ron recently discussed his role in the careers of Jim Jones and Juelz Santana and claimed their rap groups would never have started without him.
Cam'ron recently discussed his role in the careers of Jim Jones and Juelz Santana and claimed their rap groups would never have started without him.
Cam'ron recently discussed his role in the careers of Jim Jones and Juelz Santana and claimed their rap groups, Byrd Gang and Skull Gang respectively, were only created because he refused to relinquish control of The Dipset.
Cam said his business dealings are partly responsible for the creation of Byrd Gang and Skull Gang.
"At the end of the day, that's the f*ck people's problem is, how the f*ck I'ma feel a part of something that I own," Cam said referring to Dipset. "People be confused...I own it. Are 'they' part of Dipset? See, what you gotta realize, there wouldn't be a bunch of Skull Gang, Byrd Gang if they could exclude me from Dipset. They wouldn't be making up all these other names if you could kick me outta Dipset. I own Dipset so you could never kick me out of Dipset. (Dog & Pony Show)
Santana recently discussed his feelings towards the strength of Skull Gang and Byrd Gang and compared them to past record label powerhouses.
"Ah, man, it's beautiful," Santana said about what it looks like to see everyone's crew onstage together. "That was the whole plot. For everybody, for all of us to have, how can I put it? Roc-A-Fella, Bad Boy and Death Row, we all bosses in our own right. We got the swag, we got the energy. That's what I feel the whole idea of it is. To get us to the point where everybody's team is solidified and all the bosses are still comfortable with each other and we can all come to the table. Roc-A-Fella, Death Row and Bad Boy, imagine what the tour would have been like. MTV News
Zekey previously hinted at a possible Dipset reunion at next month's Hot 97 Summer Jam in New Jersey.
I just gotta tell you, stay tuned for Summer Jam," he declared in a recent video. "Like I said, it is what it is right now. N*ggas ain't talking to each other over simple sh*t, nobody killed nobody took no money from nobody, it ain't even no beef...This is a family dispute...We gonna be jammin' in the summer." (Hip Hop Beef)
Despite their perceived differences, Santana said he would be willing to make future Diplomat projects with Cam.
"I'm still opened to doing Diplomat projects with Cam," he revealed in an interview. "At the end of the day, deep down inside, Cam can't say anything...That's why the only thing he can do is stress the fact and say things like, 'We all made money, and I gave Juelz his shot.' Okay, that's cool...That's like saying Un Rivera gave you your shot, Mase gave you your shot, and you wound up dissing Mase; right? Mase gave you your shot, then he sh*tted on n*ggas, so you dissed him.
Is Eminem's 'Relapse' Too Late?
Despite an upcoming XXL cover, a promotional push from MTV, and a pair of singles that generated buzz and dollars for his record label, has Eminem’s time come and gone? According to a new article in the Boston Globe, the answer is yes.
Journalist Sarah Rodman argues that Eminem may have waited too long to mount his comeback, and that the country has become too fragmented to be captivated or shocked by the often controversial Slim Shady.
“Is it possible that the polarizing hip-hop star waited too long to reemerge?” Rodman writes. “That a country fragmented by politics, crisis, and technology can no longer rally around one controversial figure? With buzz for his fifth album, ‘Relapse,’ due out May 19, on simmer instead of high, could it be that Eminem is over?”
With a music industry hampered by illegal downloading, Eminem proved he is still capable of generating income, as the author notes.
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