http://www.sixshot.com/ Hip-Hop and Music News info@sixshot.com (sixshot.com)Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:01:35 PDTFuzzyRSS 1.0.1http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.sixshot.com/newsfeed/logo.gif http://www.sixshot.com/ http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15572/ Grammy nominee Drake will embark on his first solo tour of the U.S., it was announced Monday (February 8). The Young Money MC will headline 25 cities beginning April 6 and will be implementing an eco-friendly policy throughout the tour. The Away From Home Tour will stop at 15 college campuses along the way, including Penn State, Michigan State and University of Central Florida. Drizzy will also be making stops at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and sharing the stage with Paramore and Ke$ha at the Bamboozle Festival in Rutherford, New Jersey. The eco-friendly show, which is part of the 5th Annual Campus Consciousness tour and hopes to promote environmental sustainability through music, also includes Canadian rapper K-OS and synth-pop band Francis and the Lights. The showcase will also feature national and campus-based green and socially conscious groups educating students at the "half rock tour, half environmental campaign" events. The spring tour will begin at Eastern Illinois University. Plans to add more dates are developing. Drake's tour dates, according to a press release: » April 6 - Charleston, IL @ Eastern Illinois University» April 6 - Columbus, OH @ Private Location» April 9 - State College, PA @ Penn State University» April 10 - Boston, MA @ Private Location» April 11 - Lock Haven, PA @ Private Location» April 14 - East Lansing, MI @ Michigan State University» April 15 - Rochester Hills, MI @ Oakland University» April 16 - Morgantown, WV @ West Virginia University» April 21 - Orlando, FL @ University of Central Florida» April 22 - Greenville, SC @ Furman University» April 23 - TBA» April 24 - New Orleans, LA @ New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival» April 26 - Kansas City, MO @ University of Missouri, Kansas City» April 27 - Lexington, KY @ University of Kentucky» April 29 - Lowell, MA @ University Mass Lowell» April 20 - Syracuse, NY @ Private Location» May 1 - Boston, MA @ Private Location» May 1 - East Rutherford, NJ @ Bamboozle Festival» May 4 - Worcester, MA @ Holy Cross» May 5 - Towson, MD @ Towson University» May 6 - Cheney, PA @ Cheney University» May 7 - Ithaca, NY @ Private Location» May 8 - Plymouth, NH @ Private LocationSixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15572/#commentsTue, 09 Feb 2010 06:01:58 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15571/Nelly was punched in the face after becoming embroiled in a bust-up between his bodyguards and bouncers at a pre-Super Bowl gig on Friday (05Feb10). According to The New York Post, Nelly arrived at the Liv nightclub in Miami, Florida to perform a set for VIPs at a party before Sunday's (07Feb10) big game between the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts but the pre-celebrations turned nasty after the star's personal security got involved in a fracas with the club's doormen, which ended in Nelly being accidentally punched. A source tells the publication, "His (Nelly) security appeared to get into an argument with the hotel's security staff. Nelly got in the middle and got punched by mistake. Then it spilled out of the back door and continued outside."  Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15571/#commentsTue, 09 Feb 2010 04:36:47 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15570/Saturday afternoon, rapper Game officially announced his return to Aftermath Records. The announcement, made via the Compton star rapper's Twitter page (@IHateGame), comes after pictures and statements already confirming Game's musical reunion with one of his early mentors, Dr. Dre. Claiming, "It's funny how things come full circle R.E.D.", Game linked to a photograph of him wearing four Aftermath medallions on chain necklaces.  R.E.D. is the title of Game's spring album, which may now carry the Aftermath logo. Having released his multi-platinum debut, The Documentary on G-Unit/Aftermath/Interscope in 2005, the Black Wall Street founder would later release his two subsequent releases 2006's The Doctor's Advocate and 2008's L.A.X. on Geffen Records. Geffen, a sister-label to Interscope in the IGA (Interscope-Geffen-A&M) family. Many believed these actions were due to tension between Game and 50 Cent, Dr. Dre and even Interscope head Jimmy Iovine. By returning to Aftermath, Game joins Eminem, 50 Cent, as well as two newer artists Slim Da Mobster and Hayes.  Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15570/#commentsMon, 08 Feb 2010 04:25:42 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15564/Off the heels of his Grammy performance of “Forever” with Eminem, Lil Wayne, Drake and Travis Barker, XXLMag  had the chance to chop it up with The Alchemist about Em’s highly anticipated new disc, Relapse 2. While the disc does not have a release date as of press time, ALC says Em is hard at work in the studio with DJ Khalil. The West Coast beatsmith has had a big year, producing standout joints for Drake (“Fear”), Clipse (“Kinda Like a Big Deal”) and Slaughterhouse (“Cuckoo”). “Khalil—who I think is like the best producer right now to me—he had been sending records to Em for a while that wasn’t like, they weren’t like clicking in,” Alchemist told XXL. “Em knew he was dope but they haven’t found the right one. And I think they found a couple joints now… the joints they have are crazy. I can’t say 100 percent [that he made the album], but I have heard at least two joints Khalil did and they’re fuckin’ stupid.” Al, who serves as the Detroit lyricist’s tour DJ, revealed that he has yet to score a beat on Em’s project. “I’m starting to be around Em and the camp more,” he said, “especially finishing these albums. Factor in Em’s sober now, it’s like that’s my man, we chop it up a lot more now…it’s like little by little I’m figuring out what I have to do to create a sound that would be Alchemist/Eminem. I didn’t get it yet.” One person that Em has been working a lot with is Just Blaze. Al gave XXL insight into their chemistry: “He clicked with Em,” he said. “It was really amazing, too. They really vibed and made some music, beyond like Just just sending him beats, it was nothing like that…I think it’s a perfect meshing of the two…If you could imagine what they could bring to the table at this point, it’s pretty close and maybe a little more.” In fact, in ALC’s opinion, the whole album is a level above the first Relapse. “He’s doing things lyrically on this album that he hasn’t done before,” he shared. “The punchline game is really back.”Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15564/#commentsSat, 06 Feb 2010 15:09:03 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15557/A judge has sentenced popular rapper Soulja Boy to a year of probation over an October 2009 incident in Henry County, Georgia. The rapper was among a group of about 40 people who were shooting a video in an abandon house. When police officers arrived to investigate complaints in the area, the group of people assembled fled on foot. Soulja Boy, born DeAndre Cortez Way, was arrested and sent to the Henry County Jail, but was quickly bonded out. The rapper admitted to the charges in court earlier this week and was sentenced to 12 months probation and given a $1,000 fine. The arrest hasn’t slowed Soulja Boy down over the past year. He is currently working on a book titled Teenage Millionaire, he recently wrapped up shooting on two movies with actor Nick Cannon and is producing tracks on Kanye West’s new album. Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15557/#commentsFri, 05 Feb 2010 08:03:56 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15556/After more than three years, the case is closed in the deadly shooting involving a member of rapper T.I.'s entourage. Padron Thomas, the final defendant in the slaying of Philant Johnson, was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison on convictions for voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges. His sentence was much shorter than the 66-year term imposed in December on his brother, Hosea Thomas. Prosecutors said the brothers got into a dispute at Club Ritz in Roselawn with the rapper and his associates. That dispute turned into a fight that spilled out of the club and onto Interstate 75, where police said Hosea Thomas opened fire and shot four people, killing one. Prosecutors said Padron Thomas admitted to driving the vehicle while his brother fired the gun, and they said his testimony helped close the case. "I think when you're asked to testify against your brother, when you feel compelled to testify against your brother," said defense attorney William Gallagher. "I think it's a pretty moving experience for everybody."Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15556/#commentsFri, 05 Feb 2010 04:55:06 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15552/ Eve is part of a U.S. Senate investigation into the illicit laundering of millions of foreign dollars by her former boyfriend, Teodorin Nguema Obiang. Obiang is the son of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of oil rich Equatorial Guinea, a small West African country. Investigators claim Obiang laundered hundreds of millions of dollars in corrupt oil money and gas reserves to fund a lavish lifestyle that included a $30 million Malibu estate, multiple exotic cars, and a down payment Gulfstream jet. Senate investigators are looking into a number of Obiang’s business associates and business ventures, including Sweet Pink Inc., which was reportedly launched in honor of his then girlfriend, Eve. While they were dating, Obiang allegedly paid Microsoft founder Paul Allen $700,000 to rent his Yacht so he and Eve could take a romantic Christmas cruise. Two lawyers are testifying before the Senate today (February 4). They are accused of orchestrating most of the deals and laundering another $100 million through Citibank and Wachovia. Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15552/#commentsThu, 04 Feb 2010 12:40:19 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15551/Eminem has responded to rumors sparked by a tabloid report that stated he had reunited and fathered a new child with his ex-wife, Kim Mathers. Star Magazine claimed that Eminem and Kim Mathers had reunited for a third time and were expecting a child. "Contrary to false rumors spread by unreliable tabloids, Marshall and Kim Mathers are not romantically reunited in any way, nor are they expecting a child together,” a representative for Eminem said in a statement. “They are a divorced couple who share custody of their daughter and maintain a friendly relationship." Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, originally married Kim in 1999. The couple divorced in 2001, during the success of the rapper’s Marshall Mathers LP, which contained the scathing diss track “Kim,” which accused her of being unfaithful. "I would rather have a baby through my penis than get married again," Eminem told Rolling Stone in 2002. In January of 2006, the couple remarried in a lavish ceremony, only to be divorced for a second time, just three months later. Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15551/#commentsThu, 04 Feb 2010 12:23:10 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15549/Jay-Z is suing investment firm Highland Capital Management for $3.7m over a 2007 loan to help him build a hotel in Manhattan. The rapper says that when the value of the land he had bought fell, he tried to give it back to Highland to avoid repossession. Jay-Z says the company dragged its heels costing him millions in interest. Highland said it would defend itself against the "meritless" claims, saying the loan remained in default. The new building was to have been called the J Hotel. Jay-Z also claims that Highland improperly diverted funds from a reserve account he had set up to cover any environmental problems. "This action arises out of the efforts by defendants to bleed additional funds from the plaintiff," the rapper's lawyers stated in legal documents. "Defendants embarked on a bad faith course of conduct." Jay-Z is seeking the damages, as well as a declaration allowing the land to be given back to Highland. Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15549/#commentsThu, 04 Feb 2010 12:18:48 PDT http://www.sixshot.com/articles/15548/Lil Wayne has talked about his forthcoming prison sentence and claimed he’s looking forward to it. The rapper will head to jail for a year in the next few months after being convicted of gun possession in late 2009. He told Rolling Stone magazine: “I didn't know I was gonna be going to jail, This happened at the height of my career! Nobody knows the future."This is not something you get no advice on," he continued. "This is Lil Wayne going to jail. Nobody I can talk to can tell me what that's like. I just say I'm looking forward to it.” Getting philosophical over his conviction Weezy continued: “I look at things as 'Everything is meant to be,' I know it's an experience that I need to have if God's putting me through it. “So I don't look at it as wrong, I just ... I damn sure don't look at it as right, that's all.” His sentence stems from an arrest in New York in 2007. Lil Wayne recently released his Rebirth ‘rock’ album and is likely to put out another previously recorded album whilst in prison.Sixshot.com info@sixshot.comhttp://www.sixshot.com/articles/15548/#commentsThu, 04 Feb 2010 12:15:21 PDT