September 2007 Archives

Don't be fooled by the tough guy attitude. A lot of people are saying that J-Hood puts up a front; he's just a softy hiding behind a "gutter" rap image. So it's only right he heads for no other than the offices of G-Unit. After all the lyrical trio did for him as far as giving him a career (forming D-Block), he turns around after being released from the label and runs to the nemesis. Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex called all of this a publicity stunt. And says he won't be playing Hood's records.

Poor dude.

"I aint gonna lie. I got nothin to lose. You feel me I can't get no lower than where I'm at right now in this point in my life in my career you know. So... I said I take that chance and go see them [50 Cent] if they all try to pull some crazy stuff they just try to pull it I'm ready... Any situation has to be better than the situation that I was in."

"I think that black Americans are starting to think for themselves."

Bill O'Reilly had dinner in Harlem's Sylvia's restaurant with Rev. Al Sharpton around the time Don Imus got fired for calling some black chicks "nappy-headed." And for the record, Sylvia's is a piece of sh*t. Since it's been around for over 40 years, people expect this out-of-the-ordinary, magnificent, authentic kind of soul food. Take a trip to the kitchen and you'll see a bunch of empty canned goods and maybe a rat or two.

With that said, it's not the restaurant's food that was mentioned, but the people in the restuarant. In addition to the quote above, this what O'Reilly said this time:

No beef involved.

Saigon sat down with SOHH's correspondent, H.D, to politick about a few things, including Saigitty's promise that his debut is going to top Nas' 1994 classic debut, Illmatic.

Don't mind the audio glitches:

"The reason I said Illmatic... out of every great album, that's the only one people really cared about. For that time period, a person will never ever do what Nas did, for that time period. He evolutionized hip-hop. I can listen to Illmatic today and still catch new stuff out of it. But to me, my album is gonna do what his album did at that time period, [right] NOW. It's gonna make people care about the music more so than all the other bullsh*t going around."

Hov called into Power 105 to speak with DJ Clue about his upcoming LP American Gangster. When speaking to Clue, he made it clear that he wishes to be called "Jigga" once again. I guess he's really playing into this "taking it back" thing. He's taking it back to the 90s for real.

So Hell Rell wasn't lying when he said in an interview that Jim Jones let "We Fly High" elevate his hype-man humbleness to the tippy-tops of one-hit wonder arrogance. In this video, a couple of folks from VH1 were trying to reason with Jimmy to make certain arrangements with he and Max B for a particular segment of the reality show shooting. While counting both his money and the days that he let slip by without bathing, Jones responded with a few nods and snotty two-worded replies, then spazzed out, refusing to "curb his life" for the cameras.

Hov's new joint [LISTEN] touches down: "I wanna bring the 80s back/ That's okay with me that's where they made me at."

Haha, I see you Enuff: "Soulja Boy's FINISHED!"

Yawn. So there you have it. The new single for American Gangster, out November 6th. Maybe if I hear it a couple thousand more times...

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You read the title right. The news has been spreading like wild fire. After a not-so-stellar Kingdom Come, Hov is rebounding with the first joint off his next album, American Gangster, which is currently slated to hit shelves November 6th. The song that was expected to hit airwaves today is entitled "Blue Magic," said to be produced by Pharrell. I haven't heard the track just yet, but I swear this new single better not sound anything like that god-awful "Change Clothes."

So since yesterday proved that good, quality music still sells, can we get some 1998 swagger in this new Hov album? I was listening to those 1990s DMX albums, alongside with the Ruff Ryders Vol I, some of Jigga's old joints, then I ran across "Can I Get A," and it made me think about how tight knit New York City rappers once were. Now, Ja Rule and DMX are too washed up to ever be relevant again, and DMX can't stand to have Hov oversee any of his work. But ten years ago? Things were so different. And a Jay-Z album was worth the ten dollars. But Kingdome Come? ....*crickets*

>>>>>>>>>>REWIND: "If Kanye come that day he come that day. I mean, that will be great if he actually stays on that day. I think these people are smart. I think he's smart, too. And I think they'll move. But I'm coming September 11th. Jay's not gonna let that happen anyway."-- 50 Cent, as posted 7-20-07

According to Billboard, Kanye banged it out with over 950,000 copies sold, and Curt lagged behind at 690,000. As of yesterday reports were still swirling about his whining and complaining; Curtis latest excuse was that Def Jam bought madd copies of Ye's Graduation, but let's be real: even if they did, it's not like Interscope wouldn't do the same. And both companies are under the same umberella anyhow.

And I'll hate on 15 Cents as much as I want. Don't like it? Tough.

During a performance, 50 brought Remy on stage to perform "Lean Back."

I remember, some time ago back in February, when Remy expressed to SOHH much admiration of G-Unit's "great music," even though they’re not doing sh*t but cranking out tired mixapes and drowning in the mainstream arena. In fact, they haven't done a damn thing as a "movement" in years.

"None of these rappers can see me, it's like they got bad eyes."

SMH.

This file sucks ["Who Ima Sign 2"- LISTEN], but just listen to what he's saying. Didn't Termanology try this same approach over some Preemo beat a while back? Yeah. I thought so. But don't get it twisted. Termanology's got skills. J-Hoods skills? Lost.

Stories recently began to circulate about the August 19th incident at The Bronx's strip joint The Player's Club, where Remy allegedly watched as her crew roughed up a boyfriend of a potential witness, who was possibly going to cooperate to help bring justice to victim Makeda Barnes-Joseph-- the woman who was shot in the torso after a dispute with The Bronx rapper back in July.

According to the NY Daily News, Assistant District Attorney Michael McIntosh's request to keep Remy imprisoned without bail for tampering and gang-assault charges was denied by Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Rena Uviller.

"I made my bed and have no problem lying in it."

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

"NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - September 12, 2007) - KOCH Records and Black Hand Entertainment announce the release of Foxy Brown's new album, Brooklyn's Don Diva, on November 20th, 2007."

So L Boogie from Bronxrap (also, Eskay) peeped that new Havoc and snatched it up. This is the kind of thing that gets me into believing that decent rap can still make a way and thus replenishes my love for the art. This resurgence happens to me every once in a while.

It's called "I'm the Boss," coming off of Havoc's The Kush, and gladly, it doesn't sound like Blood Money or any of that other G-Unit bullsh*t. And no it's not the new "Shook Ones," but it definitely shows that Hav took it back a few years and stopped d*ck riding that generic music to sell a unit:

Rest in peace to all the victims that succumbed to the fall of the twin towers on the date of September 11th, 2001. Boy does time fly. It's already been 6 years.

I was looking for something, and ran across this terrifying collection of footage and flesh-crawling emergency phone calls. The woman on the 83rd floor is enough to give one nightmares, as well as the man trapped in a truck under debris:

Don't like it? F*ck you.

Here it is: Wu-Tang Clan with "Watch your Mouth," [LISTEN] off of the upcoming 8 Diagrams.

Remember Babs from P. Sh*tty's original "Making the Band"? They went on to form Da Band, which disbanded within just a few months. What year was that, 2003? Well who knows what she's been doing since then. And no one really cares. BUT, she suddenly became newsworthy when she sat down with DVD folks "Sub 0," with whom she vented a little frustration. Soon after that footage surfaced, speculation began pointing fingers at Remy Ma as Bab's verbal punching bag. However, Babs dismissed referring to any particular rapper while speaking to this dude in the video below, saying:

"I don't got no problem with Remy. The nigga asked me a question, who was I talking about I said I was talkin about whoever... I aint battlin none of yall bitches. So if you go in the studio and you make a record about me, when I see you, I'm going in your mouth. Bottom line."

This is "No Bet Chill" from off of Remy's The BX Files, which was no longer coming out, or so I thought.

A little late, but I was away for a minute, and I'm feeling the song, so it's worth a post. The video is a major step-up from the sloppy, cliche "Dolla Bill." This is the video Nina Sky-featured "Things you Do," which I mentioned a while back:

Such a coincidence.

I stopped through Minneapolis, Minnesota just last week, and someone told me that the Bronx's master storyteller, Slick Rick, was going to be performing Friday (August 31st, at Varsity Theater on the University of Minnesota campus). He performed some of his craziest hits, including "Mona Lisa," and part of the collabo he did with Outcast back in 98, "Da Art of Storytellin." I wanted to get this up Monday, but I forgot my USB cord. Check him out (alongside his DJ, DJ Chaos, who was actually beat-boxing in this instance, not rapping):