The City That I Claim - The City Of Rain

Some New Cuts -

2010-03-13T17:28:00.000-08:00

Drake "Thank Me Later" Album Details

2010-03-13T17:21:00.000-08:00

Ace Burpee was one of the selected individuals who were invited to get the initial crack at Drake’s highly anticipated debut, Thank Me Later, at Drake’s Toronto listening session. Peep the details below (via Nav’s):1) There’s a song on the disc called “Fireworks” that has the greatest beat ever. Drake has this sidekick producer called 40, and he’s talented. I met him as well this afternoon and he’s also a good kid. He’s about to be very, very busy. “Fireworks” has a hook on it, courtesy of Kings of Leon. It’s catchy.

2) There is a Kanye West–produced track on the album that comes with a story. The track was made by Kanye for Beyonce, but Drake really wanted it so he wrote her a handwritten letter asking if he could use it. She read it and thought it was sweet and e–mailed him to give her permission. It’s a great track.

3) There’s a Jay–Z/Drake track that he played for us – minus Jay’s verse. Jay–Z doesn’t let anyone hear his stuff before it comes out. Drake claims it is the greatest verse Jay’s ever done. (Presumably, this is their collaboration titled “Light Up”.)

4) I think the final track on the album is called “Thank Me Now” or something. He played us a recorded verse then did another one live and it was one of the best. Really cool.

5) He sings on a bunch of tracks on the album.

6) Timbaland has a beat on the album. The album is not completed just yet as this Saturday, Drake will be in L.A. doing a track with Dr. Dre and Eminem.Thank Me Later is currently slated for a May release

Latest News...

2010-03-13T17:18:00.000-08:00

-Lil Wayne has reportedly been ordered to avoid publicizing his celebrity status while he is in jail and has been banned from signing autographs for other inmates, according to TMZ. A representative for the Correction Officer's Benevolent Association tells the website the decision was made because "Lil Wayne is not a celebrity in here."

Beside not allowed to sign any autographs, Lil Wayne was also recently reported that he is not given special treatment in the prison since Correction Department's spokesman Stephen Morello revealed that Weezy never requests for protective custody. He added, "It's his choice."

-Larry Platt, who claimed his fame for singing a self-penned song "Pants on the Ground" in an "American Idol" audition, is facing a lawsuit for owing American King Music money.The recording company which was founded by rapper MIMS said they have funded "producing, writing and recording of Mr. Platt's official recording of the single [Pants on the Ground]." And, they ask to be entitled to 50% of profits from the song's digital sale on iTunes."My client, American King Music, who funded Mr. Platt's recording session with Mims, would like to compensate Mr. Platt for the sales of the full-length hit song 'Pants on the Ground' which we made available on iTunes," so the attorney of the company said. "However, Mr. Platt and his representatives have failed to take care of Mr. Platt's obligations."According to Larry Platt's manager, they never signed any contract with American King Music. "This is a lawsuit for a non-agreement," the manager told TMZ.

-Kid Rock has been ordered to pay out $35,000 to three men he fought with outside a Los Angeles hotel in 2006. The men filed suit against the All Summer Long hitmaker last year and initially demanded he pay them $15 million. They claimed Rock, real name Robert Ritchie, and three members of rap group Boo-Yaa Tribe assaulted them. In Los Angeles County Superior Court on Friday, a jury sided with the plaintiffs and ordered Rock to pay up

-Michael Jackson's furniture is up on the Julien’s Auctions auction block.

-Comedy Central's South Park will be spoofing the Tiger Woods scandal. A clip of the episode can be viewed here.

Short Dawg On Tha Come Up ! - Southern Flame Spitta 3

2010-01-30T22:08:00.000-08:00

Download Southern Flame Spitta 3 - (Only Fire from your boy Short Dawg, recently signed to Young Money.)

Mixtape Download Link Here:
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1/30/10 - New Cuts

2010-01-30T22:00:00.000-08:00

+Pitbull Ft. Janet Jackson - Not My Love
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+B.O.B. Ft. Asher Roth & Kanye West - Fuck Tha Money
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+Erykah Badu Ft. Lil Wayne - Jump Up In The Air And Stay There
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+Soulja Boy Ft. Short Dawg & Lil B - Aye
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Mariah Carey Ft. Nicki Minaj - Out My Face "Video Premiere"

2010-01-30T21:56:00.000-08:00

Passin Opportunity by ...

2010-01-30T21:54:00.000-08:00

Looks like Rihanna won’t be getting a Grammy do-over.

Despite rumors that she’d perform at this year’s awards show, Rihanna told Carson Daly on his Amp Radio show today (January 27) that she’ll attend, but won’t be hitting the stage. “We messed their show up pretty bad last year,” she said. “They might be a little mad at me.”

Rihanna is, of course, referring to the Grammy morning brawl with her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown that caused both of them to miss their scheduled performances, and left the Grammy producers scrambling at the last minute to fill the time.

No biggie to Rihanna, though. She’ll still go into the show nominated twice for “Run This Town,” her collaboration with Jay-Z and Kanye West. They’ll vie for the Best Rap/Sung Category (the same category that earned Rihanna her first Grammy for “Umbrella”) and Best Rap Song

Making "I Made It"

2010-01-30T21:44:00.000-08:00

Que's Doin His Thing.

2010-01-30T21:43:00.000-08:00

The Prez !!

2010-01-25T18:03:00.000-08:00

1/22/10 - Some Cuts

2010-01-22T13:50:00.000-08:00

-Tommy Starz Ft. Trey Songz - Here Kitty Kitty
http://www.mediafire.com/?1ljyjcotf2w

-Trae Ft. Lil Wayne & Rick Ross - Inkredible
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-Juelz Santana Ft. Lil Wayne - Homerun
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-Lil Wayne - I'm Raw
http://limelinx.com/files/5e09c85459e844b9be6f335c03c666e7

-Jay Rock Ft. Lloyd - Ask About Me
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-Drake - Where Were You
http://limelinx.com/files/880cf41672cef783dc19d83e8bedc706

-Snoop Dogg Ft. Jay-Z & Ludacris
http://limelinx.com/files/606400f23234b8b7506214f759803404

Teddy Pendergrass, R&B Soul Singer, Dies at 59

2010-01-22T13:37:00.000-08:00

Teddy Pendergrass, the Philadelphia soul singer whose husky, potent baritone was one definition of R&B seduction in the 1970s but whose career was transformed in 1982 when he was severely paralyzed in an auto accident, died on Wednesday night in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He was 59.

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Teddy Pendergrass performing at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City on Sept. 2,1978.

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Teddy Pendergrass at the Beacon Theater in New York on August 15, 2001.
His death was confirmed by his publicist, Lisa Barbaris, who said Mr. Pendergrass had been treated for colon cancer since August at Bryn Mawr Hospital and had suffered many complications.

As the lead singer for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, and in a solo career in which he sold millions of albums, Mr. Pendergrass brought gospel dynamics to bedroom vows in songs like “If You Don’t Know Me by Now,” “The Love I Lost,” “Close the Door,” “Turn Off the Lights” and “Love T.K.O.”

His performances rose from breathy whispers to gutsy exhortations, making his voice the deeper, more aggressive counterpart to the styles of 1970s soul men like Al Green and Marvin Gaye. It was the flagship sound for Philadelphia International Records, riding lush strings and big-band disco from the producers Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff.

Philadelphia International’s songwriters provided Mr. Pendergrass with material that was forthright but never crude, promising nothing more explicit than a back rub.

“Teddy had that big, booming baritone voice, but he was a tender man,” Mr. Huff said in a telephone interview Thursday. “He was very lovable. You could hear it in his music.”

By the late ’70s, Mr. Pendergrass’s concerts — some of them presented for women only — drew screaming, ecstatic crowds. Women would fling teddy bears and lingerie onstage. Mr. Gamble called Mr. Pendergrass “the black Elvis.”

Mr. Pendergrass was a hitmaker for a decade. Then, on March 18, 1982, on a winding road in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Mr. Pendergrass’s Rolls-Royce smashed into a highway divider and a tree, a result of either brake failure or a faulty electric system that had disabled the power steering. Spinal cord injuries left him paralyzed from the chest down at 31.

But after extensive physical therapy he resumed his recording career and had Top 10 rhythm and blues hits and gold albums into the ’90s. His voice was less forceful but still recognizable, as he substituted nuance for lung power. Though he could no longer tour, a worldwide television audience saw him sing at the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia in 1985, and he returned occasionally to the stage in the 1990s and 2000s.

Theodore DeReese Pendergrass Jr. was born on March 26, 1950, in Kingstree, S.C., and moved to Philadelphia as an infant with his mother, Ida Pendergrass. She survives him, along with his wife, Joan; his children, Teddy Pendergrass II, Trisha Pendergrass and La Donna Pendergrass; and four grandchildren.

Growing up in North Philadelphia, Mr. Pendergrass was steeped in both gospel and soul music. He was 2 years old when he first stood on a chair to sing at a storefront Holiness church, and with his mother’s encouragement he often attended church seven days a week. But he was also drawn to the Uptown Theater, which presented top performers on the R&B circuit. When he was a teenager his mother gave him a set of drums, and he taught himself to play them.

Mr. Pendergrass dropped out of high school to become a musician, working with R&B and doo-wop groups. In 1969 he joined Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, a vocal group that had been working in Philadelphia since the mid-1950s.

He soon moved from the drums to lead vocals. Mr. Huff said he had noticed Mr. Pendergrass while preparing for a Blue Notes recording session, when Mr. Pendergrass was still the band’s drummer. “We was just messing around in the rehearsal room,” Mr. Huff said. “I heard that voice, and my ears perked up. That rich baritone voice was just ringing through.”

Signed to Philadelphia International, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes had a string of hits in the ’70s with Mr. Pendergrass singing lead, including “If You Don’t Know Me by Now” in 1972, “The Love I Lost” in 1973 and “Bad Luck” and “Wake Up Everybody,” both in 1975. But there was increasing friction between Mr. Pendergrass and Mr. Melvin, and in 1975 Mr. Pendergrass left the group.

HEARTBREAK DRAKE 4 !!

2010-01-18T22:56:00.000-08:00

Drizzy off the new year !

Heart Break Drake 4.

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1/15/2010 - Some Cuts

2010-01-15T18:02:00.000-08:00

+Willie Taylor (Of Day 26) - Knock It Out The Park
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+Lupe Fiasco - I'm Beaming
http://www.multiupload.com/4M4Y6BJ2NY

+Casely Ft. Lil Jon & Machel Montano - Sweat
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+Jay Rock Ft. Lloyd - Ask About Me
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+Sammie - Everything
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VH1 To Premiere (New) Michael Jackson "They Don't Care About Us" Video

2010-01-15T17:58:00.000-08:00

VH1 and VH1.com will air the exclusive world premiere of Michael Jackson's "They Don't Really Care About Us" music video on Tuesday, January 19th at 10pm. On Saturday, January 23rd at 10pm, VH1 will also exclusively premiere a new 30-minute original special, "All Access: Making 'Michael Jackson's This Is It,'" including never-before-seen footage from the concert rehearsal.

The 30-minute special will take viewers behind the scenes of the making of "Michael Jackson's This Is It" tour prior to his untimely passing. The special, taken from footage from the critically acclaimed film "Michael Jackson's This Is It," will also include additional new content not previously seen in the blockbuster film. The special and music video premieres mark the first time that significant footage from the film will be broadcast on television. Both premieres will be simulcast on VH1, VH1 Classic, and Palladia.

Hit It !

2010-01-15T17:31:00.000-08:00

Coming to the state. Don't miss it.

2010-01-14T21:11:00.000-08:00

Jay-Z Loses "Rockafella" Restaurant Battle In Court
Thursday, January 14, 2010 1:00 PM | 32 comments
By Nolan Strong
ShareThis Get Alerts Jay-Z may be one of the most powerful entertainers on earth, but the 40-year-old rap mogul recently lost a court dispute with a restaurant in New Castle, England.

The rap mogul, who raked an estimated $122 million dollars combined with the earnings of wife Beyonce last year, sued celebrity chef Terry Miller, over the use of the word “Rockafella,” the namesake of Miller’s eatery.

The dispute entered the courts in 2006, when Jay-Z claimed that the name would confuse fans into thinking Miller’s business was associated with his Roc-A-Fella Records empire.

Miller, 51, launched his restaurant with the proceeds he earned from winning $250,000 on a cooking reality show titled Hell‘s Kitchen.

A court ruled in favor of Miller and gave him granted him the exclusive trademark and the right to use the name in the UK.

This is not the first time a popular celebrity has lost the rights to a name in the United Kingdom.

In 2007, Sean “P. Diddy” Combs was banned from using the moniker “Diddy” in the UK, after losing a court battle to Richard “Diddy” Dearborn, who claimed the rap mogul was interfering with his trademark rights in the UK.

Katt !

2010-01-14T21:05:00.000-08:00

Arrest Warrants Issued For Katt Williams Over Fight
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 11:07 AM | 39 comments
By Morris Moore

ShareThisGet Alerts Police in Fulton County, Georgia have issued two arrest warrants for troubled comedian Katt Williams, after an alleged altercation at in Atlanta hotel in November.

Williams allegedly struck Merion Powers in the face during a disagreement in the Four Seasons Hotel on November 12.

According to TMZ.com, Powers claims he went to the room to discuss a debt with Williams and when he believed the situation was escalating, he began recording audio using his cellphone.

Sources close to Williams claimed that Powers was attempting to extort the comedian over recordings Williams made.

Hotel security was called in regards to the incident, as were the police, who did not arrest Williams at the time of the incident.

Arrest warrants were issued for Williams on December 28. He must answer charges of battery and false imprisonment.

Squash the Beef !

2010-01-14T19:05:00.000-08:00

Speakin truthful game.

On A Roll Tonight

2010-01-10T21:44:00.000-08:00

"When it comes to game time, the butterflies show. But in the end through dedication and determination, we'll see what you got, For only the strong-willed and the best can beat our greatest fear, fear itself."

-again, yours truly,
GBreeze (I'm too good at this)

On It

2010-01-10T21:32:00.000-08:00

"They say it's mind over matter, but where i'm from the physical proof of matter can outlast the thought of the mind. Only the greatest can accomplish through the mind, but what we got, comes from matter, The physical proof of hard work."

-yours truly,
GBreeze

The Man In Truth...

2010-01-10T20:47:00.000-08:00

"JUST before Christmas, Kanye West interrupted a Los Angeles show by his protégé Kid Cudi to share some feelings with the crowd.

“This is my first time back in America for the past, like, three, four months,” he said. Since his pillorying for divebombing Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards in September, he’d been uncharacteristically mute, head tucked underneath shell, waiting for the darts to stop.

“I love the game so much,” he went on, “and I’m so passionate about it, that I just can’t take” the stress. Then he started rapping, a new, unreleased verse: “I’m so anxious, I’m getting anxiety/Begging one of these ... fashion houses to hire me,” he began (again, with some colorful language strewn in), then continued:

I said, if you acquire me

I could be a quiet me

Call it verbal dieting

Give me your herbal chai tea

With that, Mr. West, promised, “I’ll be calm.”

As if. Mr. West’s resistance to stasis has been his one constant in the last decade, which has taken him from behind-the-scenes Chicago rap-purist producer to perma-spotlighted global pop dynamo. Of celebrities in any milieu, he’s the least predictable without sacrificing his art. Instability is his diesel.

And in a decade marked by perpetual apprehension and irrational exuberance, he was the most musically inventive, the most psychologically complicated, and the most emblematic of the times: an exemplar of creativity through, and about, chaos.

He began the decade as a nobody, but even after 10 million albums sold Mr. West is nowhere near comfortable. His hubris may be overwhelming at times, but it’s undercut by his self-conception as an underdog. It makes perverse sense that his final creative act of the decade would be to grouse about his struggles in making an entrée into the fashion world. When has he ever been content?

For a rapper such insecurity is still odd turf, even after several years of Mr. West mining it, and even after he spawned a second wave of second guessers like Kid Cudi and Drake.

But Mr. West is still uncertain of his place in the world. Maybe it’s a fear of impermanence, or a persistent mistrust of the wisdom of others, but no one advertises for himself quite like Mr. West. He got a list of his early hit productions tattooed on his forearm, presumably in case anyone forgot about them. And every time he was nominated for an award and didn’t win, he griped, loudly. (The most significant reminder of the meaninglessness of awards ceremonies is Mr. West’s insistence on their importance.)

These moments were blasts of arrogance, sure, but also showed the raw pain of rejection laid bare. In an era where micro-confession became the main form of communication, and where masquerade was rewarded with scrutiny and dismantling, Mr. West helped set the tone. Important moments and insignificant ones tend to have the same value in his world. His mother dies, he assaults a paparazzo, President Obama calls him “a jackass”: it’s all just more data for the live stream.

In this way he was the most consistent artist of the decade, a beloved superstar whose worst enemy was a complete lack of superego. He existed completely in the moment, stubbornly ready to risk status for the evanescent thrill of truth telling.

Often it came off as trying too hard. Mr. West sports his taste, or his attempts at taste, conspicuously. For his second album, Mr. West imported Jon Brion, invigorator of contemplative troubadours, to be as much collaborator as passport stamp. He worked with Larry Charles on a never-launched TV show. He made a gruesome, fantastical short film with Spike Jonze. He released signature sneaker lines with Nike and Louis Vuitton. He wore Rick Owens, and bragged about it.

His blog posts — not just the ones he wrote himself, IN ALL CAPS, which were gloriously untethered notes from the adrenaline stream, but even the ones posted by his minions — have collectively cultivated a modern aesthetic: contemporary furniture, Japanese design, Belgian fashion, models with glutes for days. It’s a one-stop shop of progressive masculinity, a worldview accumulated through links.

But Mr. West could still transcend even his own self-consciousness, achieving something sublime. His “Glow In the Dark” tour was extravagant and captivating (if sometimes misguided), Mr. West pitching himself alternately as a fearless explorer and a lost space boy. He dressed as Jesus for the cover of Rolling Stone, thorns and all. After Hurricane Katrina, he went on national television and proclaimed, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” The shivers in his voice and body weren’t reflections of his doubts on the matter, but of knowing he was inviting a hailstorm of criticism — and knowing he had no choice.

Amid all this it’s tough to remember that Mr. West still has challenges before him. Some of the awards he lost, he should have won. He didn’t make SoundScan’s list of the decade’s Top 50 album sellers, meaning that his influence, while great, has bounds.

Even if it’s going unnoticed, Mr. West is improving, as a producer, a songwriter and as a rapper too. Apart from Lil Wayne he’s grown more than anyone in the genre, still rapping like the next rhyme might get him the record deal that saves him from a life of Midwestern mediocrity. That angst was there on his verse on Jay-Z’s “Run This Town,” one of this year’s best by any M.C. First came the lecture on fame’s perils, quickly followed by an acknowledgement of his complicity:

Police escorts, everybody passports

This the life that everybody ask for

This a fast life, we are on a crash course

What you think I rap for, to push a ... RAV4?

But at the end of the verse, he peels back the curtain to show himself gasping for air, no reprieve in sight. It’s part boast, part cry for help: “You feeling like you’re running, huh?/Now you know how we feel.”
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Rediculous!!

2010-01-10T20:39:00.000-08:00