Check out this clip of Jamie Foxx talking about how Plies was hiding in the bathroom when some REAL GOONS showed up on their video shoot for "Please Excuse My Hands"
It begins at the beginning of this clip.
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Gucci comes back with a nice Banger.. Spotlight ft. Usher
Ever since Gucci has been thrust into the spotlight (no pun intended) with the Mariah Carey record along with the Mario Record, Gucci realizes that he must maintain that new crossover base, and this is the perfect record for that.. Gucci has definitely grew business wise as well as lyrically.. Props to the East Atlanta Vet.
Take a Listen and Tell me what you think.
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Apparently there is some internal problems inside Gucci Mane's brick squad camp between 2 members, Throwback and new So Icey Star Waka Flocka.. Waka said some things about Throwback on his latest mixtape Lebron Flocka James in the song "1 verse"..This is Throwback's response titled "Flunkie"
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Bow Wow already told you "You to busy trying to be Gucci Mane, to busy trying to be OJ da Juice man, THATS NOT YOU"..Watch the video below, than continue reading.
At the end of the video, Soulja boy yells out "Soowoo" the call of the blood gang. When did this guy, who two years ago was cranking that soulja boy, become a blood?
Lets be clear, Souja boy, you don't have bricks, you never pushed any weight in your life, stop talking about something you know nothing about.
You are not a gangster/thug, you can get all the tats you want, smoke all the weed on camera you want, show off all your chains like a coon on youtube all you want, but you are not fooling anyone. Those dudes around you are only there for what you can do for them, because if they were really your homeboys, they would tell you stop acting like something you aren't.
I'll end my rant at this tho, Someone is going to check you( Like the people who robbed you at gunpoint), and this time it may not be pretty because you are trying to act like somthing you aren't, once someone pulls your "gangster" card, you will come back to your senses.
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Former Badboy Artist was scheduled to be released yesterday but the courts put a stop to that very quickly.
"Representatives for the rapper revealed to MTV News that the Brooklyn MC is being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at an unspecified facility in Western New York State. Officials are determining whether or not to deport the rapper, who was born in Belize, a rep explained.
“Shyne is currently in federal custody while his future immigration status is determined,” the rep said in a message to MTV News. Shyne attorney Oscar Michelen emphasized to MTV News on Tuesday afternoon that Shyne has not been released, contrary to media reports.
At press time, the status of Shyne’s release from prison remained unclear. "
Check out this great interview from Gyant Unplugged TV on Diddy's business practices.
A cloud has always hovered over Diddy and how he operated his BadBoy Empire.
Well part 1 of this interview will give you great insight.
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Who is the last remaining artist rolling with JD?
The answer is himself. For the life of me, when will majors realize that producers don't make good execs..JD so far has been fired from Virgin Records as their exec, to being fired by Island Def Jam earlier this year. Sources have it that he is on the verge of being released by his recent venture with Tag Records... Click read more to continue
JD signed Q Da Kid,as the first artist on Tag Records, who has been sitting on the bench at So So Def for years.(And When I say years, I mean since 2004) Now I’m not insinuating that Q Da Kid doesn’t have talent, but he will never blow up. I think it's fair to say the buzz on him right now doesn't exist. I mean what do you expect when your buzz is being drowned out by the likes of Drake, Kid Cudi and newcomer J.Cole?
Again, one can't take away from his production, he is superb on the boards, but as far as an executive, I sure as hell wouldn't want him promoting my project. Look what he did with Janet Jackson's- "Discipline" album. By Janet's standards, the album was a flop.
I mean seriously JD, stick to your craft. JD is the poor man's P. Diddy.
BadBoy=Still putting out hits
So So Def? Not so much
Diddy's "Justin" restaurants= Still going strong with multiple locations.
JD's "Cafe Dupri"?= Closed, and left employees without paychecks
Diddy's "Ciroc Vodka"(with lemonade)= One of the official drinks in the clubs!
JD's "Bach 3 Vodka"?(remember?)= Yea thats been over and done with.
SMH...JD You reaching, and you are destroying your own legacy with all your failures.
As one writer put it "continuing to give people jobs who’ve continuously failed just shows the ineptitude of the major labels at the corporate level to bring in real executive talent who can truly run a record label from a dollars and cents standpoint. Since the majors want to play the numbers game, and want it to be all about meeting a bottom line, then get some real number crunching type executives in place. Stop wasting your time with music people. Because at this point it’s not even much about real music anymore so much as it’s about creating a sheer musical product, one that can be monetized in whatever way possible"
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