According to UrbanConnects Soundscan report:
JADAKISS PLATINUM UPDATE
Jadakiss/Kiss Of Death/2004-06-15/999,789
Wow. Can 211 of you please go buy this guys album and let’s just get this over with already?
The Fader has a Raekwon interview where he talks about OB4CL2. I’m tired of talking about OB4CL2. I want to hear OB4CL2. I will say though, that these are the types of statements I like to hear from rappers:
To be honest, if you really look at the element of [ Only Built 4 Cuban Linx] there’s a lot of street shit on that album, and I’m basically just trying to capture that for that core audience real quick, I’m not really caught up in the frame of having a mainstream record, I’m just giving everybody a vibe of what they wanted, when they wanted it. Singles will probably be announced, but it ain’t like I have one here or one there.
Jay-Z made NY’s transit strike a little bit easier for some New Yorkers this week when he arranged for groups of people to be chauffeured into Manhattan in a fleet of limos. I heard he was saying this on the radio yesterday but who knew he was serious? Damn Jay, I coulda used a ride today! I guess I lose now that the strike is kinda, sorta over, but if Jay and B want to pick me up from work anyway, they should feel free. You might as well Hovie, I’m right down the block from 40/40…It’s ya boy!
Miss Info, who recently joined us in the world of blogging, and who I will forever love for airing out Miss Jones, has posted her Celebrity Drama Showdown over at Hot97.com. Besides the fact that you can vote on the year’s craziest incident and leave comments, the list makes a perfect 2005 Year in Review. And what a year it was:
Nas and Kelis get married in Atlanta: But his baby mother Carmen claims that Godson did not do enough to make sure his daughter was at the ceremony
Jay-Z countersues R.Kelly in response to R’s $75 million dollar Best of Both Worlds 2 lawsuit: Pepperspray replaces button-downs as the hottest fashion accessory in the hood.
Jay-Z becomes president of Def Jam Music Group: Bathrooms in the office are made unisex and neon lighting is installed.
Nas and Jay-Z stop beefing and discuss a possible Def Jam contract for Nas. The greatest lyrical rivalry in hip hop history is lost.
Eminem allegedly steps to Source’s Dave Mays at a Detroit radio station and spits at him. Mays’ partner allegedly saves Em’s saliva and attempts to record a duet with it.
Lil Kim is found guilty of perjury and goes to the slammer. Lil Cease is criticized for testifying against his former Junior Mafia homie: The Queen Bee is forced to wear flats.
50 Cent and The Game hold a press conference to announce their truce and donate money to charity. Proving that females aren’t the only ones who know how to "fake it."
Cam’ron is shot in the arm while driving his Lamborghini in D.C. Cam’s goes straight from hospital to studio to make a freestyle about it.
Dame Dash sells his share of Roc-a-Wear to Jay-Z, ending al business ties with his former partner. Almost overnight, Naomi Campbell, Posh Spice, and Dame’s children are replaced in the Roc-a-Wear ads.
Suge Knight gets shot at Kanye West’s post-Video Music Awards party in Miami. Kanye almost shoots someone else because Suge’s injury is stealing his spotlight.
The Lox call P.Diddy a slavemaster on The Angie Martinez Show and demand their publishing back. Later, The Lox announce they have reached a deal with Diddy and apologize for threatening him.
Murder Inc’s Irv and Chris Gotti are acquitted of money laundering. Irv, Ja and Ashanti immediately plan a remake of Biz Markie’s classic tune, "Vapors."
50 Cent continues to make sideways comments about everyone from Kanye West, Jay-Z, Game, The Lox, Nas, Samuel Jackson, Lil Kim and the rest of the world. Rap’s new mad rapper but with more hit record.
Foxxy Brown holds press conference to announce that she is deaf: Tyson Beckford clings onto Foxy in desperate attempt to share spotlight.
Miskeen Originals stop making the popular "angry Snowman" tees for star Young Jeezy after figuring out what the Snowman stands for. All that time they thought Jeezy was putting out a Christmas album.
Superhead talks about sleeping with everyone from Ja Rule to DMX to P.Diddy: Married rappers across the country start moving their stuff into the doghouse.
Well, the culprits behind the Chappelle Theory website have come forward. I should have know Charlie Murphy had somethng to do with this. It turns out the site was an elaborate viral marketing scheme to promote The Chappelle Theory Exposed, a short film by Charlie and Neal Brennan, a writer for the show.
View the films trailer here.
Also, be sure to check The Cosby Theory.
(Thanks to Defamer for doing my job for me!)
Damn, I had heard about this early this morning but it was just an unconfirmed rumor and you know me and my high standards:
From NYDN:
Three people were stabbed early Wednesday at a Manhattan club that was hosting a record release party for a new collection of duets featuring slain rapper Notorious B.I.G.
Detectives also were investigating a shooting near the club, named Exit, that occurred around the same time. It was unclear if the two incidents were related.
Authorities could not confirm reports that the party was attended by Sean “Diddy” Combs and Notorious B.I.G.’s mother, Voletta Wallace. The two co-produced the new “Duets” record, which pairs the rapper’s vocals with Eminen, Jay-Z and other artists.
Police said that at 3:10 a.m., patrol officers heard gunfire at a parking garage near the club. Inside, they found three men with gunshot wounds; all were taken to the hospital in stable condition.
More as it develops….
Here’s a little peek at how Benzino handles disputes with rival magazine publishers. After Ozone Magazine Editor/Publisher Julia ‘JB’ Beverly printed a less than flattering piece on ‘Zino and The Sauce in this month’s issue, she received the following voice mail from the Source ‘co-founder.’ Now, I’m not going to repeat any of the filth here (other than that colorful name in the title of this post), so you’re just gonna have to listen for yourself. If you find this type of language directed towards a lady as offensive as I do, holler at ‘Zino at the cell phone number he was nice enough to include with the message, and give him a piece of your mind.
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The funeral for executed Crips co-founder Stanley ‘Tookie’ Williams was held today in Los Angeles. Snoop and Jesse Jackson delivered eulogies, and a tape recorded message from Tookie was played in which he urged attendees to give children an alternative to the streets and "teach them to avoid our destructive footsteps….and promote peace."
It’s been estimated that some 2000 mourners showed up to pay their respects, and while I can appreciate the connection that the streets feel to Tookie, they may have gone a little overboard with the bouncing lowriders. Other ghetto goings on at the service included dudes throwing up gang signs and smoking weed, people hawking Tookie T-Shirts, reports of gunfire nearby, and a SWAT team courtesy of the LAPD.
Williams body will be cremated and his ashes are to be scattered in Souh Africa as he requested.
I’d like to send a congratulatory shout out to the Little Homey Nas for his Street’s Disciple album finally being certified platinum. I know what you’re thinking: "But it took him a year, that’s not much of an achievement for a major artist like The Little Homey." True, but when you consider what an awful album SD was, you have to give him credit for conning 1 million people out of their $16.99 or whatever cd’s retail for nowadays. I mean let’s keep it funky, that album had more filler than Lil Kim’s lips.
Whenever I debate this album with Nas fans they like to counter with: "Well, it’s hard to pull off a double album, look at Jay’s Blueprint 2", to which I say: Street’s Disciple is no Blueprint 2. You can actually listen to most of BP2 and Jay resolved most of the problems with that album when he re-released it as 2.1. The fact that they even re-released BP2 tells you something, whereas Sony wanted no part of Street’s Disciple after it hit the shelves. I guess they figured it would be better to just act like it never dropped and chalk it up as another mediocre Nas release.
Sidenote: Since SD was a double album doesn’t that mean that each disc counts as a sale? If so wouldn’t that mean that it actually took The Little Homey a whole year to go gold?
Disclaimer: Not only is Nas one of my favorite M.C.’s ever, but I would never use the amount of sales=good album formula. I do however, like to irritate Nas Stans any chance I get.
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