OTIS

The album.. Watch The Throne.. is not that hot to me... maybe I have to listen more... This VIDEO... BANANA's.... YOU HEAR ME!... CHECK IT OUT....

FORBES... TOP!

#1. Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter – $63m
#2. Sean “Diddy” Combs – $30M
#3. Aliuane “Akon” Thiam – $21M [that Lady Gaga money is no joke...]
#4. Dwayne “Lil Wayne” Carter – $20M
#5. Andre “Dr. Dre” Young – $17M
#6. Christopher “Ludacris” Bridges – $16M
#7. Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus – $15M
#8. Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley – $14M
#9. Pharrell Williams – $13M
#10 Kanye West – $12M
#11. Aubrey “Drake” Graham – $10M
#12. Clifford “T.I.” Harris – $9M (tie)
#12. Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean – $9M (tie)
#14. Marshall “Eminem” Mathers – $8M (tie)
#14 Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson – $8M (tie)

Kanye's side of the story

I posted about a temper tantrum Kanye was supposed to have had on an airplane. Kanye denies that it ever happen. He may be being perfectly honest. The problem is, he and his actions have made these type of rumors (if it's just a rumor) possible. They easily spread because it is very believable (due to his past actions) that he would act like 'a clown'!

Here are Kanye's words...

Kanye has another temper tantrum

This dude is worse than my 4 year old son! Can you say 'Diva'... some one needs to tell this whining-ass-dude to grow a 'set'! Dude has a problem. Can you say 'Clown?'

Kanye West reportedly lashed out on a flight from LAX on Monday. As he and his assistant boarded their flight from LA to NYC after the Grammys, they were seated in Business class instead of First Class. According to the ybf.com, he started wildin’ out against a flight attendant and screaming about how he should be seated in First Class. The rest of the passengers were treated to his performance!

CLAAAAASIC!

Run This TOWN!

This selection from Jay Hova is ok but.. u know the stuff your hip hop HEADS want to hear really JAY........ (SILENCE)...LOL

Enough With The Monkey Talk

Rick Ross interview with Dj. Semtex!



update.... Trick Daddy responds to some Ross Comments! .......(from MTV News)

Trick Daddy expressed to MTV News that he has not taken too kindly to Rick Ross addressing his condition on the song "Valley of Death." The song, on Ross' upcoming Deeper Than Rap, contains the lines, "Caught a little case, buddy had a little cheddar/ Pled out to 15, poured his life in a letter/ Very first line he called Trick Daddy stupid/ Said he had AIDS telling people that it's lupus/ Not the one just to jump to conclusions/ I'm getting money, small talk can be a nuisance."

The rhyme doesn't sound as if Ross himself is making the accusations, but rather someone in prison he was corresponding with. However, Trick still questions why "false" claims are being brought up and, regardless of the Boss' intentions, Trick says his disease shouldn't be taken lightly.

"Millions of people are stricken with lupus," Trick said. "I have stayed out of the bullsh--, I will continue to stay out of it. Ross had been with Slip-N-Slide Records as long as I have been with Slip-N-Slide Records. He's known I've had lupus for 10 years. I was referred to my doctor by Ted Lucas who is the head of Slip-N-Slide Records. I would like to apologize to everyone suffering with lupus. I would like to apologize for the insults."

Ross did insult Trick in a video that recently surfaced online. In the clip, Ross — after being told by the interviewer that it was Trick Daddy telling people that Rick was a prison guard — had venomous words for his then-labelmate and sometime collaborator.

"That video is, like, three or four years old," Trick explained. "It only just leaked. Somebody said, 'How you feel about Trick Daddy saying you're a prison guard?' I ain't never said that. He fell for that. Me and Ross had a conversation after that. I said, 'I'm not interested in fake beefing with you.' I'm not interested in beefing period — I have never been. I'd rather focus on getting money and building my company Dunk Ryders."

Ironically, Trick just completed a deal with Ross' former manager.

"E-Class — he's working with me," Trick revealed. "We're on the same team. He's joining our labels together, he's doing my management, we're getting money. This is something we should have done a long time ago. I've always respected E-Class, he's always respected me."

Deeper Than Rap hits stores April 21. Meanwhile, Trick Daddy's new album is still in production and being prepared for a June 30 release

Dj Class... I'm The Ish...The Remix?

Word on the street is Dj Class .. 1 of Baltimore's underground Hip Hop Dj's ( from Morgan State)has a remix of his hit I'M THE ISH... ... Sources say Kanyeezzzzy is on it... What... you doing some things class... Good ISH!!!!!...

Update .. Check out the remix..... Dj Class feat Kanye West- I'm The ISH..
SHout out to WIL

Kanye West.... Arrested at LAX

Kanye West the so called and self professed "Loius Vutton Don"... has been arrested at LAX International Airport for felony Vandalism.... according to TMZ....

Kanye West has just been arrested at LAX for felony vandalism.A still photographer was trying to take pics of Kanye at the American Airlines terminal. According to our guy on the scene, Kanye allegedly confronted the photog and smashed his camera to the ground.Our photog then began videotaping the scene when Kanye's assistant grabbed our camera -- a struggle ensued and the assistant threw the video camera to the ground, breaking it.When Kanye realized our camera guy had videotaped the incident, he rushed our guy and yelled, "Gimme that f**king tape!"Both Kanye and his assistant have been arrested and will be booked. We have the tape and we will be posting video shortly.

How the Arrest went down... (props to nah right)

Breaking NEWS!

Kanye West's mother dies after 'cosmetic procedure'

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The mother of hip-hop mogul Kanye West died following a "cosmetic procedure" in Los Angeles this weekend, her publicist told CNN Monday.

Kanye West and his mother, Donda West, in May 2006.

But Patricia Green, the publicist for Dr. Donda West, did not give details about the procedure or exactly what the cause of death was.
West died Saturday at the age of 58, confirmed a representative of West's record label, Island Def Jam, who added that "the family respectfully asks for privacy during this time of grief."
Donda West was a major influence on her son's life, as the music producer-singer-songwriter has often acknowledged. (more here)

Rap and Rand B top 10 List....(Right Now)

1. Graduation - Kanye West (Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam/IDJMG)


2. Just Like You - Keyshia Cole (Confidential/Imani/Geffen/IGA


3. The Real Thing: Words And Sounds Vol. 3 - Jill Scott (Hidden


4. 51/50 Ratchet - Hurricane Chris (Polo Grounds/J/RMG)


5. souljaboytellem.com - Soulja Boy Tell'em (ColliPark/Interscope


6. Back Of My Lac' - J. Holiday (Music Line/Capitol)


7. The Art Of Love & War - Angie Stone (Stax/Concord)


8. Curtis - 50 Cent (Shady/Aftermath/Interscope/IGA)


9. Trey Day - Trey Songz (Song Book/Atlantic/AG)


10. I Am - Chrisette Michele (Def Jam/IDJMG)

Brotherly Love- 50 Gets Crushed on SOUNDSCAN!

I guess the Sound Scan Killer... got Murked....the numbers are in... and 50 isn't on top. Does this mean we won't be hearing anymore 50 albums... or is he going to switch tactics and just do G-Unit collabos... I guess we will see...but check this out....EW.com has a piece with the boss CEO himself... HOVITO.... check it out...

Jay-Z's Brotherly Love
Def Jam CEO Jay-Z tells EW.com how proud he is of his ''little brother'' -- and all-star on his label's roster -- Kanye West, who's poised to see his new CD ''Graduation'' bury rival 50 Cent's ''Curtis'' in first-week album sales

By Simon Vozick-Levinson

With some projections suggesting that Kanye West's Graduation could notch as many as 900,000 CDs sold in its first week when Nielsen SoundScan numbers are released tonight — leaving 50 Cent's Curtis in the dust with a still-respectable figure of more than 600,000 — no one is happier than West's boss, Def Jam CEO Shawn ''Jay-Z'' Carter. Jay called EW.com today to do a little pre-emptive gloating, talk about his favorite Graduation cuts, and reveal the real story behind his own unlikely collaboration with onetime rival 50 Cent.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So Kanye's having a pretty amazing week in sales.JAY-Z: The Best Damn Week. What's the name of that show?
Best Week Ever?[Laughs] Yeah, yeah! I mixed the two up, [Fox Sports Net's] The Best Damn Sports Show [Period] and [VH1's] Best Week Ever.
How does it make you feel to see Kanye performing so well with this album?It makes me proud as someone who's watched his growth from the beginning, when he came in as a hungry producer, to now he's a rock star. I'm happy for him on that level. And I'm excited for creativity as well, because I think that's a win for that as well. You know, people mimic success. And in order to mimic that success, you have to put in a lot of work. You have to really care about the music. I was just listening to the first song [on Graduation], called ''Good Morning.'' [West sampled] an a capella of my song in the end, ''The Ruler's Back'' off of The Blueprint album. And I was with him last night, he was bragging about having the a capella. He's like, [decent Kanye impression] ''Yo, that's how I spun it, 'cause I had the a capella.'' I'm like, wow. The things he cares about! That's not a big thing, but in his mind, ''I had the a capella, so I was able to put that sample in there without any drums.''
Looking at the size of these numbers, would you say they've exceeded

Top 5 Best Dressed in HipHOP

1 Sean Combs

2 Kanye West

3. Pharrell Williams

4.Shawn Carter
5 Andre Benjamin

Kanye West and 50 Cent Together On BET

New York, NY - On Tuesday, September 11, 2007, BET's "106 and PARK" will host the lyrical Superbowl of the century! Hip-hop heavyweights, 50 Cent and Kanye West will join hosts Terrence and Rocsi on the release date of their latest albums, for the ultimate clash of the titans. Going after sound scan's coveted #1 spot, both rappers will go mic to mic on the106 stage with performances from each of their albums. Adding to the excitement, ESPN sports networks', Stuart Scott will be on board to deliver a statistical breakdown of the two rappers during the show. Anticipating their LIVE studio appearance, Kanye said, 'How could I not come to "106 and PARK" on the day my album comes out?' "I'm definitely coming." While, 50 commented, "Just make sure that Kanye West shows up."

This heated debate has caused one of the most exciting media frenzies in years. Will Kanye West graduate with top honors? Will 50 go straight to the bank? Tune into "106 and PARK" for one of the most talked about musical showdowns of the year to find out!

Here's a brief history on each of the contenders:

	Kanye West	50 Cent
Birth Name	Kanye Omari West	Curtis James Jackson III
D.O.B.	June 8, 1977	July 6, 1975
Origin	Chicago, IL	Jamaica, NY
Label	Def Jam Recordings	Violator/Interscope Records
Entourage	Jay Z, John Legend, Pharrell	Dr. Dre, Eminem, G-Unit
Albums	- 3 -	- 4 -
Grammy's	- 6 -	- 0 -
Releasing	Graduation	Curtis
Noted Controversy	*Calling George Bush a racist on national television *Stellar Award nomination for 'Jesus Walks'	*50 claims he will give up his solo career if Kanye West out sells him

"106 & PARK" is the leading music video countdown show on television. Taping live from New York City and most recently, launching internationally in Japan, the most energetic show on the planet welcomes a live studio audience as well as a mobile fan club and the biggest headliners five days a week.

Kanye or 50 Or will someone else win?

Kanye & Curtis Rolling Stone Cover

props to nahright

Any Comments...I got reserve judgement..... check out the story at Here

Beanie Sigel And Kanye West Settle Their Beef

Posted: 8/13/2007 by Black widow props to Sixshot

Last week, Smack DVD announced a 13th edition coming out in September by leaking a snippet of an interview with Kanye West. In the clip, West said he interpreted Beanie Sigel calling him gay as a sign of disrespect, but that he wasn't going to beef with Sig. "I'm not gangster, but I'm not gay either," West said. "Don't disrespect me."
Sigel said there's no real bad blood between him and West that he knows of, especially since he was recently asked by the Roc to get on a remix of 'Ye's "Can't Tell Me Nothing." (More)

Sunday Crazyness.....50 Cent: I'll Quit if Outsold by West

I saw this and it tripped me out... what do you say? (oh the AP news people are on it like that?LOL)

50 Cent Promises to Quit Solo Career if Kanye West Outsells Him; Both Have Upcoming Albums

50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD.
"Let's raise the stakes," the 31-year-old rapper told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in an interview posted Friday. "If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out anymore solo albums." "
More here"

VOTE NOW

Top 10 MC's in the Industry... what do you say?

MTV has a list of the top 10 MC's in the game... the question is... HOW DID THEY COME UP WITH THIS......(propsz to NAH RIGHT...)

10. Jim Jones

9. Common

8. 50 Cent

7. Jay-Z

6. Young Jeezy

5. Kanye West

4. Andre 3000

3. Game

2. T.I.

1. Lil Wayne What do you say.....

Choice Instrumentals.....Monday... Maaaaadneeessss!

For my peeps out there that like the instrumentals... here are a few...don't hurt them ya'll!

DJ Drama- Feds takin' pictures

Nas- Thief's Theme

Notorious B.I.G.- Warning

Fabolous- Make me better

Kanye West- Better than I've ever been

Download all here...