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Street King set to Feed Africa

Terrell Thomas — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:09:49 +0000

Rapper/actor Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson made a statement that he planned on feeding a billion people in Africa and now he is backing his words.

50 Cent has teamed up with Pure Growth Partners, a NYC-based company that conceives and markets consumer brands to launch a new line of energy shot drinks in which proceeds will benefit families in Africa.

The beverage dubbed Street King will be released in orange, mango and grape flavors with caffeine directly from coffee beans. The drinks will range between $2.49-$ 2.99 and for the health conscious has zero sugar,carbs and calories. With each purchase of the new product, a meal will be provided for a child in need.

Nicki Minaj Denies Assault Rumors

DJWillieShakes — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:09:39 +0000

For those that are still stuck under that rock, you may have missed the buzz that generated via Twitter about Nicki Minaj being punched in the face by a guy. She squashes that Ike & Tina nonsense below!

The fact that u believe a man either slapped or punched me in the face & didn’t leave on a stretcher w/his balls hangin off? #getaF%cknLife . The media could pee on ur leg & tell u its raining. You’d believe it. You’d believe u were an adopted martian if TMZ told u so. #stopit5

Its funny how she makes being a blood seem trendy at the end. They’re doing this a lot in music now. That’s one thing I wish they didn’t bring back.

Now Bill’s O’ Riled Up A** Got Something To Say!!!!

DJWillieShakes — Sun, 15 May 2011 21:47:11 +0000

After Jon Stewart made an a** out of those that wanted to dispute the President for inviting the most unoffensive rap artist to the White House, Bill O’ Reilly had this to say:

“I would like to debate you about the Common situation. It’s important. This is far beyond dopey lyrics and dopey presentations. What we do care about is the President of the United States understanding that there are elements in this country who are subversive. Imagine the mothers of the slain police officers thinking, when they see a guy like Common in the White House.”

Debate will air TONIGHT on O’Reilly Factor…

Dee-1 Comes to the Rescue!

Kwesi Low — Thu, 12 May 2011 18:39:22 +0000

Hip-hop is not dead! Dee-1 has come to restore some dignity to the game.

[DOWNLOAD]: “Spell Check” by Dee-1 here..

BeatsBy@DrDre x Chrysler 300S Detox Commercial

DJWillieShakes — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 10:14:12 +0000

Dr. Dre has been promoting his Detox album for almost a decade now so why stop now? In fact, he has promoted it for so long that every time he does anything in public, it’s assumed that it’s in direct affiliation with Detox, when it’s not.

What the Doc has done successfully, is come up with some slick ass over-priced headphones for you to listen to his highly-anticipated upcoming album on. How could Dre be mad at his mentee, 50, for coming out with his own line of headphones when all along he had this full-body experience in mind?

With the all-new Chrysler 300 w/ Beats By Dre integration, Doc isn’t #winning, he’s already #won! Check out @KendrickLamar who makes a cameo appearance.

From Chronic to Chrysler. Money is one hell of a Detox!

Eminem (Feat. Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent & Cashis, Stat Quo) – “Syllables” |99Problems.org

DJWillieShakes — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:21:21 +0000

Whether it’s an old, unreleased track that just came to life or a brand new collaboration from a few of the industry’s top artists…I like it. The “3 Headed Monster” and Jay-Z are basically poking fun at while encouraging the new generation to step their game up or remain content with the mediocre success that comes with pre-meditated club music. The track is called “Syllables” which is something the newer artists have used less and less of.

Eminem – Syllables feat Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Stat Quo, Ca$his & 50 Cent

Dee-1 “Jay, 50 And Weezy”

krysten — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:58:45 +0000

Over the weekend I was introduced Dee-1 via Twitter, a dope emcee whose latest video “Jay, 50 And Weezy”, illustrates a conversation between himself and the three rappers on current issues in society, and working together on a solution. Check out the video after the jump!

Dee-1 is New Orleans native and graduate of Louisiana State University.

Shyne Responds to 50 Cent, “He’s a Creep”

The Editor — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 22:31:03 +0000

Official Trailer: “Caught In The Crossfire” ****STARRING 50 CENT

DJWillieShakes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:50:26 +0000

According to Variety, “Caught in the Crossfire” is the feature debut of director Brian Miller, and will be based on his script. The story follows two homicide detectives who are investigating a gang-related homicide. The investigation apparently goes to some pretty dark places, as the two cops end up evading unfriendly fire from both the gang and a group of dirty cops. Curtis”50 Cent”Jackson will play a gang member who reluctantly becomes an informer for the detectives. Doesn’t sound too outta character for the charismatic artist that busted on the scene ten years ago proclaiming to be shot more than 9x’s validating the gangster lifestyle that is portrayed in his music.

Don’t expect to see this premiering in your local theater because 50 Cent’s newest blockbuster will be going straight to DVD, cutting out the bootleggers. “I’m about a dollar, WTF is 50 Cent”

The X Fact(her): When Soldiers Snap

Chloe — Thu, 14 May 2009 13:58:34 +0000

Soldiers have perhaps the hardest job in the world. They wake up in the morning happy to be alive, strap on their gear and go kill people before they kill them. It’s like being an inner-city police officer but worse.

When news of a U.S. solider opening fire on a stress clinic at Iraq military base Camp Liberty (these military names are great propaganda) broke, it came as no real surprise to me. Monday’s attack is the sixth time that a serviceman was killed by a fellow serviceman since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in March 2003. This week’s shooting ended in five dead. A suspect is alleged to be in custody.

What makes a solder snap?

To help understand this, let’s look at Hip Hop’s weird fascination with the military. The most memorable being Master P’s No Limit soldiers. They even had army tanks in their music videos. Now, most crews emulate the ranks of the military. 50 Cent is probably the hardest drill sergeant there is forcing his foot soldiers to obey command or risk being stripped of their rank. Ask Young Buck what happened when he stepped out of line. For every rapper that goes against his platoon’s orders there is another willing to write away his rights as an independently thinking man and fall right in line.

A good reason why soldiers snap is due to the insurmountable pressure put upon them to perform (in the case of Hip Hop, to sell records) and to not question authority. No-hit wonder Cannibus was actually a former solider yet he couldn’t survive the minefield that was the music industry. In Camp Bad Boy, any artist that doesn’t follow the rules of Master Chief Diddy gets the boot. The Lox questioned things and went AWOL. On the flip side Shyne tried to protect his superior as a show of gratitude and ended up in prison. It’s almost as if being a solder, no matter was field you are fighting on, is a no win situation.

The fact that this week’s slaying took place at a stress clinic isn’t just ironic but sad. How can you help a person that is going to walk out the door and return to the same stressful situation that made them walk in the door?

Imagine waking up every morning with the weighted stress of having to liberate the world, kill people (innocent or guilty) and march blindly into warfare at the command of your superior officers. At some point whether you agree with the mission at hand or not, you will begin to question if this is the right thing for you to be doing. Then comes the guilt of taking part in the killing of thousands of people. Let’s not even get into the soldiers who victimize the innocent people they are deployed to liberate.

Shouldn’t we be surprised that more soldiers aren’t losing it? Hell, in the ’80s postal workers were murkin each other over the pressure to deliver mail on time (hence the term “going postal”).

War doesn’t just kill our enemy; it damages our young men and women, who join the armed forces in hope of having a better life. Instead they come back mentally and physically broken or in a pine box.

- CH

Beef is Bad For Hip-Hop…ask Snoop Dogg!!!

Biko Baker — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:24:02 +0000

There was once a time when beef was good for hip-hop. But today things have gotten out of hand. Sorry 50 Cent and Rick Ross, your current skirmish isn’t doing anything positive for the music industry.

That’s why we have to give Snoop credit for being a leader in the hip-hop world. From his frequent calls for West Coast rappers to work together, to his work with youth in the Snoop Dogg Football League, Big Snoop Dogg takes action everyday to make sure the world is a better place. Yeah he’s a rich and famous rapper, but he gets lots of love from us.