I begining to think that when artists albums leak someone from inside their camps do it deliberately. One of the most anticipated albums of the year has leaked online. And for the first time since T.I.' last album I'm putting you all on to it. Check it out below.
[This post got such an overwhelming response that I decided to post it again for those who may have missed it.]
If you haven't noticed a brutha is extremely passionate about the music business. Since I know that a lot of industry people [i.e. producers, music execs and even major label heads] check out my blog, as well as the SOHH.com site regularly I often times do posts that speak directly to them. Well this is one of those posts.
Randy Roper the HNIC over at Writersblockmedia has posted a free R.E.Playlist download for you guys. Check it out below. He's got music from Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, Yung Joc, Usher and Jermaine Dupri. And its all free!
JD and Nitti have joined forces to push a new artist known as 9th Ward. I have an interview set with him in the very near future and I'm gonna try my best to get the official story. To me it seems like he came out of nowhere, but he could have been doing the damn thing in the streetz for years. But in the meantime I have his new video. Is it poppin' or floppin'?
[This post is in jest. I am really just trying to be light hearted about it.]
What up y'all? I'm back from the vacay and all I got to say about Miami is DAMN! It is, in my opinion, the best place to party. I spent 7 days down their soaking up the sun for hip-hop weekend. Funny enough I ran into Yung Joc and Fabolous on Washington Ave showing all their fans major love. I didn't even see Joc with any security. He was just posted up in front of a store taking pictures with any and all fans.. I even ran into J.Holiday in the airport. I think I need a new liver because Patron is the devil.
Do you want a drink that will mess you up. Take a shot of Patron and then chase it with a shot of Hypnotic. That sh*t is no effing joke. But moving right along. OK so somebody over at Grand Hustle owes me a check.
You already know that I am a big fan of Asher Roth. The illest MC since Eminem I feel is really going to be something big by the end of the year. SOHH much SOHH even T.I. stopped and took notice. Check the video below.
Killer Mike is easily one of my favorite rappers in the game. I think the main reason why I hold the socially conscious MC in such high regard is because he's honest! In a recent interview that I just saw last week, Check out who Killer Mike believes is hurting the game right now.
Since it's the holiday I figured I'd take the time to look back on some of my favorite songs of all time.
This was truly a daunting task because there are just SOHH many of them out there. But I think you'll will be pleased with my selections.
Y'all know it's going down at various spots this weekend for the holiday. And while most will be getting their BBQ on I still got to put you on to the happenings of the city.
And since I am SOHH good to you guys. The Axxes Agengy will allow two SOHH readers and their guest in for free. That's right you'll come to Opera and party it up with Polow and the crew in VIP and everything. I'm talking VIP access, a bar tab, and photo opportunities with their celebrity friends. But first in order to get the exclusive access I'm going to need you to answer three question for me.
Bow Wow and Soulja Boy have teamed up for a new song. I heard this song last weekend, but didn't feel that it needed any kind of urgency to get it posted. Personally I don't care for it. But I am really beginning to think that I'm just too damn old for "pop" hip-hop music. I mean this sh*t is strictly for the kids. Take a listen below.
[Damn can the celebrities of the world just B E Z while I'm trying to get my rest and relaxation on?]
It looks like this publicity stunt has come right on time.
It looks like MARTA is about to have more problems than that bipolar 'Soulja Girl' on their hands. Check out a new bill that's recently passed. I don't know about you, but I'm officially hanging up my MARTA card. Read more below.
I told you all last week about Block Entertainment's first R&B signee JC. I had told you all I was going to drop an interview I had with the 21 year old singing sensation. Well I got it for you below SOHH check it out.
Playaz Circle is showing no signs of slowing down because they've hit the internet with some new music. AJ Dixon over at DTP sent me over the new audio from the guys new album tentatively titled "Flight 360: The Takeoff". Take a listen below and tell me what you think.
[I'm warning you now if you're a fanatic of Usher then you probably want to avoid reading this post. I figured since I'm out of town on vacation that this is a good a time as any to drop this blog bomb.]
I was talking to a new found friend earlier last week and of all people Usher became the topic of discussion. I expressed how I don't think that Usher is going to do well with his new album due to his lack of online promotion, among other things. However my friend steadfastly disagrees with me SOHH I thought I pose the question to you guys.
For those of you who may not know. Your boy is on a much needed vacation this week and the beginning of next week. Thankfully for you me/you DJ Mars is blessing the blogshpere with a post giving us an update on Ne-Yo/Alicia Keys Tour that’s coming into the ATL next week. Check out what Mars has to say.
Quick question everybody. When's the last time you partied it up at Diddy’s Justin’s on Peachtree St? Are you drawing a blank? Me too. But it looks like the managers Solomon Fornie, Steven, and Brian still think they’re sitting on top of the restaurant world. But allow me to break down why Justin’s is as much of a hot spot as the McDonald’s is on Ponce De Leon.
Isn’t it funny how some celebrities try their best to dance around an issue rather then just coming right out and addressing their controversies? I’m sure everyone remembers The Smoking Gun’s shocking expose on Akon and his checkered past that was the talk of all the blogs about a month or SOHH ago right?
Well MTV caught up with the leader of Konvict music and look how he addressed the controversy. Watch the video below.
That damn MTV has compiled yet another best MC of the year list. And in case you haven’t seen it I thought I’d just do a quick post on it. Check it out below.
Damn! Can T.I. enjoy the birth of his new son for a day before people start attacking him? I really thought that I was done talking about Shawty Lo and his pointless attacks against the self-proclaimed "King Of The South" TI.
On the strength of my new found relationship with the people over at Grand Hustle [not to mention that it was just plain corny] I thought that I'd bow out of this mess before it got ugly. But a new video has surfaced that does question Clifford's real hometown. And at the end of the day I am a blogger SOHH I got to do what I got to do. Check it out below.
Last night the 1st Annual T.H.U.G. Awards went down in the ATL. I had heard about this event, but decided to pass because the 1st Annual of anything is never good. But, after checking out the pictures on StraightFromTheA.com it looks like I missed out on getting some great footage of the ATL hood community.
Last night I decided to stop by the Laced Up Boutique to check out the new HNIC over at XXL magazine Datwon Thomas present the much anticipated release of the PremiumGoods 80's original F.I.L.A. "Fly Boy Classics" collection. There seems to be a rumor going around that XXL and SOHH.com have some kind of rivalry going on, and I can assure you we don't. I stopped by to support my media brethren for his moment and achievements in the game. We even chopped it up for a few minutes, but it's what me and Big Boi talked about that I know will catch y'all attention. Check the scoop and the pictures below.
I fell out when I saw this picture. I think this is the standard feeling of many people in the industry in the ATL [and the world] towards the angry lesbian with no soul....
Billboard magazine caught up with one of Atlanta's godfathers of hip-hop, Big Boi and he's giving some insight on his new album.
Damn I almost forgot to put you all on to the ultimate networking event popping off tomorrow at the W Hotel in Dunwoody.
If last night was any indication as to who is going to be purchasing Plies new album Definition Of Real then I think it’s safe to say that Plies won't be moving mountains units when his project drops on June 10th.
Here we go again. I done went and pissed off somebody else over my slick keystrokes. Yesterday I ran a post about Jermaine Dupri going off on Billboard for not giving the best selling male artist of the last decade, Usher, the cover of their publication. I attempted to make light of the situation, but it's abundantly clear that JD took it wrong [which can happen when you're looking at words on a screen] and has taken to his youtube channel to put me in my place. Check it out.
Uh Oh Jermaine seems to be pissed and he's turning to youtube to display his frustrations.
You know I usually try not to post two videos back to back, but I was cruising one of my favorite hip-hop sites [Writersblockmedia] yesterday and I came across Blood Raw's new video for "Louie Bag". Sigh, here we go again.
I figured since SOHH Dirty is in limbo right now I'd put you all on to Banner's new video. It seems that everybody wants a piece of Chris Brown these days. Usher's replacement seems to be everywhere with countless re-releases, and features. But did it work for David on this track?
I think it's safe to say that this will be my last post EVER [short of any physical violence] that I will do on this ultra lame "beef" between rival Bankhead rappers T.I. and Shawty Lo. The jabs were semi-amusing last week, but now it's becoming more sad [on Shawtty Lo's part].
While the African-American culture has always appreciated phat asses, new studies show that having a rounder, more plumper derriere has its health benefits. Check it out below.
Earlier this week I posted a blog about some random crazed chick who went ballistic on the Atlanta public transportation system known as MARTA Well it seems the cops are just as disturbed as many of us are.
I was looking at Plies new album cover yesterday and for some reason I thought it looked familiar, but I couldn't put my finger on it. However, after looking around the internet it finally hit me
I spotted a video on Writersblock yesterday that I found truly disturbing. Take a look how parents failure to discipline the kids of the world result in them growing up to become young terrors of public transportation.
It looks like the Shawty Lo/T.I. beef is heating up. We heard Shawty Lo slight Cliff on "Dun, Dun, Dun". Then we heard T.I. respond on "No Matter What". And now we are hearing the audio from a recent radio interview with the King himself putting his Bankhead rival in his place. Listen up compliments of Worldstarhip-hop.com
The tracklisting for Lil Wayne's highly anticipated album "The Carter III" has been released and when I found out that Atlanta producing star Bangladesh is behind Wayne's new single "A Milli" I just had to give him some shine.
T.I. is opening up more and more about his new album that's dropping in August. He talked to Rolling Stone magazine in NYC recently where he played some tracks from Paper Trail, and also opened up more about his current legal battles. You know I got it for you below.
You know I haven't done a "Girls, Girls, Girls, post at all this year. For those who don't know what that is, its when I put up photos of some of sexiest female creatures known to man. And when I saw this spread of hip-hop's most popular video vixen Melyssa Ford, I just knew that I had show all the fellas [and some chicks too] the pics. Check it out below.
Here I was riding my high with Tip's new record "No Matter What" and then Jeezy had to come along and f*ck up my buzz.
JD is still living the life and he keeps knocking out the videos showing us all how hard it is being filthy rich. Check yet another video he's uploaded to youtube.
When T.I. 's new song "No Matter What" dropped I was hoping that nobody would pick up on the subtle jabs that Tip was taking at Shawty Lo. But that was clearly wishful thinking because just days after one of the most anticipated songs of the year hit the internet it seems the fallout between the two Bankhead rappers is palpable.
I got some more video from last year's historic concert that featured today's most popular rappers all on one stage. Check it out below.
You know out of all the outrageous posts that I’ve done none have come back to haunt me like the one I did on former 112 lead singer Slim. Last spring I made a joke about how Slim must’ve been doing drugs because at the time he wasn’t so slim anymore. Like many of my blog entries that post didn’t go over to well in the Scandrick household. But I ran into his wife last week at an event and guess what? I hear he’s still a little upset about it, but he’s also doing a solo project.
