Raekwon Talks Aftermath Deal, Busta Rhymes’ Decision To Leave Label

Monday, April 27, 2009

In an interview with XXLMag.com, Wu-Tang rapper Raekwon spoke about his relationship with legendary West Coast producer Dr. Dre, and the near deal with his label, Aftermath Records.

While the partnership fell through, with Rae eventually signing to EMI to release his highly-anticipated follow up to 1995’s classic disc, Only Built For Cuban Linx, the Staten Island rapper said he is unsure if longtime associate Busta Rhymes’ decision to leave Aftermath was affected by his contract never materializing. Bussa Bus was originally slated to executive produce the project, although he no longer holds the position.

“Busta left after our situation was already not gonna happen,” he told XXL. “Busta might have felt like he was’ getting the proper energy he needed to get, so really one ain’t have nothing to do with two, but you never know at the end of the day, you know what I mean. I don’t know, I can’t call that.”

Despite never inking with Dre’s imprint, Rae managed to secure some heat from the Doc for OB4CL 2, along with a slew of other super producers including Pete Rock, J Dilla, Marley Marl, The Alchemist, Eric Sermon and Wu maestro The Rza.

OB4CL 2 is currently scheduled for August 11 release date.

DMX Rep Denies Rapper’s Involvement In Rehab Show, Talks Jail Release Date

DMX’s publicist has barked back about reports that the troubled rapper will be appearing in the new season of VH1’s Celebrity Rehab.

On Friday (April 24) gossip blogger Perez Hilton said the X would be checking in to the facility, with Bob Forrest, the show’s drug counselor, confirming the Yonkers MC’s attendance. Meanwhile X’s rep released a statement this morning saying the reports are false.

“Several media outlets have reported that my client Earl Simmons, aka DMX has signed on to appear in VH1’s Celebrity Rehab reality show,” Pam Pinnock said. “These reports are false and Mr. Simmons has not agreed to appear in any reality show. Mr. Simmon’s is currently serving a 90-day jail sentence at Tent City Jail in Arizona. He has expressed great appreciation to the overwhelming amount of support he has received from his fans during this difficult time. He would like his fans to know that he is taking this time to focus on his personal as well as spiritual growth, and is looking forward to being released soon.”

Although he won’t be hitting the small screen, Pinnock told XXL that the rapper/actor is currently in talks to star in a new movie when he is released. She did not give any further details about the role.

As previously, X’s time behind bars for drug, theft and animal cruelty charges aren’t going too smoothly. The Ruff Ryder was put on 23-hour lockdown last February for assaulting an officer and was accused of attacking another officer, which he later denied. Pinnock told XXL that DMX has been charged in the incident which has delayed his expected release date from prison. She says he may now possibly be freed on May 19.

Cau2G$ - Who U Think You Playin' Wit [Video]

Hip-Hop's Rebirth coming soon.

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Kanye West - LV's & Autotune Vol 2

01 Diamonds
02 Poke Her Face (Feat. Kid Cudi, Common, Lady Gaga)
03 We Fight, We Love (Feat. Q-Tip, Consequence)
04 Maybach Music 2 (Feat. Rick Ross, T-Pain, Lil Wayne)
05 Flight School (Feat. T-Pain, GLC)
06 Amazing (Remix) (Feat. The Dream, Young Jeezy, Christina Milian)
07 Imma Be Iight (Feat. Lil Wayne, Joe Young)
08 Doing Girls Wrong
09 Knock You Down (Feat. Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo)
10 Walking On The Moon (Feat. The Dream)
11 Go Hard (Remix) (Feat. Lil Wayne, Jay-Z)
12 I'm The Shit (Remix)
13 Oprah Story
14 Kinda Like A Big Deal (Feat. Clipse)
15 Ego (Remix) (Feat. Beyonce)

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Jeremy Greene - Rain (feat. Pitbull) [Video]

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Soulja Boy - Gold Grill Shawty (feat. OJ Da Juiceman) (In Studio) [Video]

Off Soulja Boy's Gangsta Grillz Mixtape Twitter Edition coming soon.

DJ Killa K - Dopeboy Muzik 13 (Hosted By Redd Eyezz And Pappa Duck)

1. (00:00:44) Pappa Duck & Killa K - Intro
2. (00:05:32) Pappa Duck ft Rick Ross - Look At My Swag
3. (00:04:05) G-Boi (Terror Squad) ft. Clete - I Can Get Cha Rite
4. (00:03:38) Eldorado Red - Swagg Thru The Roof (Killa K Exclusive)
5. (00:03:51) Billy Blue - Head To Toe
6. (00:01:08) Pappa Duck - You Aint No Dopeboy (Interlude)
7. (00:04:16) Pappa Duck ft. Gucci Mane - Cocaine Money
8. (00:04:49) Yo Gotti - Off The Top Of The Head
9. (00:03:26) Young Dose ft Rich Boy - Dunn Dadda (Produced By Shawty Redd)
10. (00:00:30) Rich Boy - Rich Boy Checks In
11. (00:03:47) Plies - Plenty Money
12. (00:03:00) Mike Corleone - Hustle Like Me (Killa K Exclusive)
13. (00:00:16) Young Capone - Young Capone Checks In
14. (00:04:04) Young Jeezy ft. Young Capone - Done It All
15. (00:04:20) Ball Greezy ft. Rick Ross - Believe It
16. (00:00:34) Pappa Duck - Killa K You Hurtin These Niggas (Interlude)
17. (00:04:07) Pappa Duck ft. Lil Boosie - Money Money
18. (00:04:36) G-Boi (Terror Squad) ft Cookem Up - Ridin Down 95
19. (00:04:51) Joey Crack ft. Benisour - Cup Cakes
20. (00:00:11) Redd Eyezz - Original Zoe Pound Gangsta (Interlude)
21. (00:05:46) Black aka Dada ft. Casino - I'm A Zoe (Remix) (Killa K Exclusive)
22. (00:02:33) Young Buck - Can't Catch Me
23. (00:03:21) Bad Guy (DunkRyders) ft. Trick Daddy & Desloc - Wat Dey Do
24. (00:03:13) DunkRyders - Bad Guy

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Lil Wayne Producers Cool & Dre Say Rebirth Has Some Rock, Some Rap

Even the biggest MC in the game right now gets hungry for new music. "He just told us, 'Feed me, feed me,' " Cool of the producing duo Cool & Dre laughed about Lil Wayne. The twosome have been busy putting together tracks for Wayne's Rebirth LP, which is slated for a summer release.

"The best way to describe the Rebirth record is that it's a Lil Wayne record," Cool's partner Dre said. "It's where Lil Wayne is right now in his life and career — he's expressing himself musically. 'Prom Queen' came out and that's a rock record and so everybody is like, 'He's putting out a rock album and he's on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.' Yeah, there's some rock records on there, but there's also some records where he's rapping. It's a Lil Wayne album. It's what you expect from Lil Wayne, where he's at creatively.

"It's almost like where Outkast was when they made Aquemini," he continued. "It's still a rap album, but was it really a rap album compared to all the other rap albums at that time? André Benjamin was evolving artistically to where he's at now — Wayne is doing the same thing, and he's not afraid to show you his growth. It's one thing we respect about him, and we feel it's something that everybody else should respect about him ... hes shows no fear. To put himself out there, you're watching someone as they progress in their career.

"He paid his dues, he put out a million mixtapes and he put out classic albums ... Rebirth is going to be another classic album," he added.

Cool & Dre were inspired to take a new musical direction with Wayne after seeing his rock rendition of "Got Money" on "Saturday Night Live."

"His intensity was like [being at] a rock concert," Cool said of the performance. "He had a band behind him. It inspired me and Dre to do a lot of intensity-driven records."

"Anthemic records," Dre echoed. "We wanted to create music for him that could stand beside his performance, which is tough. The way he was performing, I can only compare him to Freddie Mercury or Jim Morrison, guys that put it all out onstage. We felt like, 'Yo, we feel we could provide you with music that could stand alongside what you do as a performer onstage.' He was like, 'Yo, get me some stuff.' "

And the two friends have been feeding Weezy ever since. That's Dre singing on "Hot Revolver," a record that could possibly have been Rebirth's first single if it had not been leaked — although without any promotion, the song charted on iTunes and the Billboard Hot 100. Cool & Dre did not know exactly what other songs of theirs Weezy would be using, but they had a good idea — however, Cash Money wants to keep the titles of the newly recorded material under wraps.

DJ Cosinus - International Grindtime V.2 (Hosted by Big Shane & Archie Eversole)

01. DJ Cosinus, Big Shane & Archie Eversole - Intro
02. Big Shane - I Hold My Own
03. Ya Boy ft. Rocko & Yo Gotti - Money Aint A....(Remix)
04. J Money - Secret Agent
05. Gucci Mane ft. Busta Rhymes - Stoopid
06. Archie Eversole - What Money Sounds Like
07. GS Boyz - Booty Dew
08. Big Shane - Turn My Swag On (Flow)
09. Young Problemz ft. Gucci Mane & Mike Jones - Boi (I Got So Many)
10. Gucci Mane ft. Plies - Wasted
11. Big Shane - Cocaine Music
12. Derty Den ft. Gorilla Zoe - Fly Shit
13. Juney Boomdata - You Get It
14. Big Shane ft. Lil Cali & Lil Boosie - Dope Boy Fresh
15. Archie Eversole - How You Like Me Now
16. Rob B Gutta - Let's Talk Money
17. Jae E - Lay By My Banana
18. Jibbs ft. Lil Bossie & Kool Kid Kat - J-Walk
19. Big Shane - F.U Pay Me
20. Super Staar ft. Yung Joc - Head & Shoulders
21. S. Fresh ft. Lil Boosie - Ask Dem Hoes (Remix)
22. Big Shane ft. Settaman - Maybach Music
23. Archie Eversole ft. Ray Lavender - Keep Winning
24. Fat Pimp - Fresh (80's Baby)
25. Big Shane - Grindin'
26. Busta Rhymes ft. OJ Da Juiceman & Gucci Mane - Hustlers Anthem (Remix)
27. Hopsin - Pans In The Kitchen
28. DJ Cosinus, Big Shane & Archie Eversole - Outro

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DJ Scope - Best Of Jadakiss

1. Jadakiss- Speaks
2. Jadakiss- Freestyle {Not On Album}
3. Jadakiss Feat. Jusmula, Oj Da Juice- Whos Real
4. Jadakiss- Bet Cypher
5. Jadakiss- Freestyle #1
6. Jadakiss- What Goes Up Must Come Down
7. Jadakiss- Feat. Pharrell- Stress Ya
8. Jadakiss- Feat. Kanye West- Gettin It In
9. Jadakiss- Child Abuse
10. Jadakiss - Feat. Styles P- One More Step
11. Jadakiss- Checkmate
12. Jadakiss- Feat- Show Discipline
13. Jadakiss- Get Stronger
14. Jadakiss- Who Want A Problem
15. Jadakiss- Arab Money
16. Jadakiss- Like That
17. Jadakiss- Pain And Torture
18. Jadakiss- Money, Power, Respect
19. Jadakiss- Cocaine Music
20. Jadakiss- Come And Get Me
21. Jadakiss- Rap City Freestyle
22. Jadakiss- Conglomerate
23. Jadakiss- So Fly
24. Jadakiss- 4 Da Fam
25. Jadakiss- Moxberg And Kiss
26. Jadakiss- D-Block/ Dipset
27. Jadakiss- Blackout
28. Jadakiss- New York Minute
29. Jadakiss- Blood Pressure
30. Jadakiss- They Aint Ready
31. Jadakiss- Paper Touchin
32. Jadakiss- Lets Ride
33. Jadakiss- Hi Hater
34. Jadakiss- Run
35. Jadakiss- For The City
36. Jadakiss- New York
37. Jadakiss- Problems
38. Jadakiss- Like Oooh
39. Jadakiss- Homicide Music
40. Jadakiss- Get That Paper
41. Jadakiss- Left Titty
42. Jadakiss- Choreographer
43. Jadakiss- Here I Am
44. Jadakiss- 24 Hours To Live
45. Jadakiss- Freestyle #2
46. Jadakiss- Dope Money
47. Jadakiss- Knock Yourself Out
48. Jadakiss- A Millie
49. Jadakiss Feat. Eminem Welcome To D- Block
50. Jadakiss Feat. Styles P- Problem
51. Jadakiss- Freestyle #3
52. Jadakiss- All For The Love
53. Jadakiss- Cant Stop Me
54. Jadakiss- Kiss My Ass
55. Jadakiss- Kiss Is Spittin
56. Jadakiss- Fuckin Or What
57. Jadakiss- Xclusive {Not On Album}

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Juelz Santana Says Skull Gang Won't 'Repeat' Dipset: Mixtape Monday

I ain't the captain of the yacht, but I'm on the boat." Well, actually, I ain't the captain on the Speedster, but I'm on the boat. Shout-out to DJ Irie for that heart-racing trip on the sea down in Miami.

We're going to bring you a lot more from our trip to M.I.A. real soon, but we have a major announcement to make this week. Mixtape Monday as you know it is about to evolve. Nah, me and my partner in crime Rahman Dukes aren't going anywhere. But we are switching our name to Mixtape Daily. That's right, Mixtape Monday is changing to Mixtape Daily.

It's what you wanted. Now, instead of coming just one day a week, we're going to hit you every weekday and bring you some treats on the weekends. The change is going to come really soon.

We're still going to have all the exclusives, still going to have rappers rapping their new material, and we're even going to start giving the fans more of a chance to have their say. Don't believe us? Ask Jadakiss. He's officially down with the movement, as are all your other favorite rappers.

Don't Sleep: Other Notable Selections This Week » The Cartel Presents Lil Wayne and Drake - The Carter Meets the Cartel 2
» DJ Lust, Big Mike and DJ Diggz - Hell Up in Harlem
» DJ Smallz and DJ Neptune - Southern Smoke TV: Volume 1
» DJ Smallz and Gucci Mane - Free at Last
» DJ Whiteowl and DJ Woogie - Operation D-Block
» Greg Street - 2010

» DJ Smallz and DJ Neptune - Southern Smoke TV: Volume 1
» Greg Street - 2010

'Hood's Heavy Rotation: Bubbling Below The Radar

» DJ Drama (featuring Gucci Mane, Yo Gotti, Lonnie Mac and OJ Da Juiceman) - "Ridiculous"
» Eminem - "3 A.M."
» Fabolous - "It's My Time"
» Gucci Mane (featuring Plies) - "Wasted"
» KRS-One (featuring Buckshot) - "Robot"
» Pleasure P (featuring Ludacris) - "Boyfriend #2" remix

The Streets Is Talking: News & Notes From The Underground

Juelz Santana is still prepping his Regan Era mixtape and upcoming official LP for Def Jam, Born to Lose, Built to Win. But he's also putting out the debut of his group the Skull Gang in a couple of weeks. The squad has an independent deal through Koch Records, and the video for their first single "I Am the Club" should drop any day.

"I pushed the button," Santana said on the set of the video for the Gang's "I Am the Club" in New York. "At the same time, it was that hard work. We did the mixtape; it got a great response when it came out.

"We did a lot of work when it came to the Internet. Koch, they took a liking to it," he added. "They always did business with me, Jim [Jones], Cam. They wanted that fresh new energy, and at the same time, they saw the vision and believed in it. They wanted to give them a shot. We got the album coming out May 5. It's real crazy."

The Gang consists of Richmond Rabb, Un Kasa, Deniro, John Depp, Starr, Riq Rose and his nephew, 10-year-old Ja'Quaye (yeah, little Ja from videos like "S.A.N.T.A.N.A.").

"Skull Gang album, we here, the album is crazy," Santana professed. "Collectively, we all come from different areas. Like I tell people, I never try to copy what the Diplomats was. This would have [come] about even if me and Cam still would have been doing business. ... This was destiny."

Juelz has been announced as one of the performers for his hometown radio station Hot 97's annual mega-concert, Summer Jam. Jim Jones is also on the bill. Expect to see Juelz's Gang as well as Jim Jones' Byrd Gang and Freekey Zekey's 730 Dips clique all onstage.

"Ah, man, it's beautiful," he said about what it looks like to see everyone's crew onstage together. "That was the whole plot. For everybody, for all of us to have — how can I put it? Roc-A-Fella, Bad Boy and Death Row — we all bosses in our own right. We got the swag, we got the energy.

"That's what I feel the whole idea of it is," he added. "To get us to the point where everybody's team is solidified and all the bosses are still comfortable with each other and we can all come to the table. Roc-A-Fella, Death Row and Bad Boy, imagine what the tour would have been like."

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Southern Style DJs - Keep Up 2009

1. Southern Style DJs - Intro (Keep Up 2009) 0:30
2. J. Money - J. Money First Name, Last Name 3:28
3. Future - Notice Me (Feat. Scooter) 3:41
4. Gucci Mane - Freestyle 1:13
5. Project Pat - Fresh Everyday 1:40
6. Project Pat - Fresh Everyday 0:36
7. Pastor Troy - What The Deal 3:14
8. Gucci Mane - The General 3:44
9. OJ Da Juiceman - Half A Brick (Remix) (Feat. Camron 3:57
And Gucci Mane)
10. DJ Yoda - Colorful Clothes (Feat. Maino, Trae, Lil 13:12
Wayne And Baby)
11. Rich Boy - Hataz 3:43
12. Busta Rhymes, T.I. And Akon - Number One 3:32
13. Drake - Uptown (Feat. Lil Wayne And Bun B) 5:23
14. 11 Dub - I Do This 3:46
15. T.I. And Justin Timberlake - Dead And Gone 4:40
16. Chamillionaire - Freestyle 2:29
17. RIck Ross - Cigar Music 4:19
18. DJ Paul - Just Like Dat 3:09
19. Project Pat - Hate 2:32
20. Gucci Mane - I Hear My Momma 2:23
21. C.M.P. - We Be Ballin' 3:08
22. Baby D - I'm 'Bout Money 1:42

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Ciara - Fantasy Ride [Retail]

01. Ciara To The Stage (Produced By Don Vito And Tricky 3:45
Co-Produced By Blade)
02. Love Sex Magic Ft. Justin Timberlake (Produced By The Y's) 3:40
03. High Price Ft. Ludacris (Produced By Tricky And The-Dream) 4:02
04. Turntables Ft. Chris Brown (Produced By Danja) 4:31
05. Like A Surgeon (Produced By Tricky And The-Dream) 4:27
06. Never Ever Ft. Young Jeezy (Produced By Polow Da Don And 4:32
Elvis Williams)
07. Lover's Thing Ft. The-Dream (Produced By Los Da Mystro) 3:27
08. Work Ft. Missy Elliott (Produced By Danja) 4:05
09. Pucker Up (Produced By Darkchild And Osinachi Nwaneri) 3:52
10. G Is For Girl (A-Z) (Produced By The Y's) 3:37
11. Keep Dancin' On Me (Produced By Tricky And The-Dream) 3:33
12. Tell Me What Your Name Is (Produced By Dr. Luke And Benny 3:38
Blanco)
13. I Don't Remember (Produced By Polow Da Don) 3:48

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