Posted on Friday, November 25, 2005

IT'S A YING YANG THING

The YING YANG TWINS will release a follow up to U.S.A (United State of Atlanta) titled U.S.A. (Still United) on December 27th. 

Still United will be a CD/DVD combo which will feature re-mixes of "Wait (The Whisper Song), "Shake" with PITBULL, "Git It" with BUN B plus songs featuring THREE SIX MAFIA, AVANT and BUBBA SPARXX. 

The DVD will have behind the scenes footage and music videos.

As previously reported , the duo will begin shooting their first feature film Viagra Falls early next year. The movie will be a comedy revolving around two best friends who struggle to make enough money from their minimum-wage jobs to pay for a trip to spring break in Daytona Beach, Fla. Their plans change when a box full of Viagra falls into their laps.

FRESH AS HE IZ

According to his official website, BOW WOW's latest album Wanted will be re-released as Wanted (Reloaded) on December 13th.

The re-issue will have a dual disc and will include a DVD which will have a mini movie titled  Big Dreams , the video for "Freshazimiz" with J KWON and JERMAINE DUPRI , an unreleased video for "Caviar" ft SNOOP DOGG plus a pull out autographed BOW WOW poster. 

“Coincidentally”,  the DVD for the roller-skating comedy/drama Roll Bounce will hit shelves on the same day.

THEY ALL KNOW TRICKY

TRICK TRICK's debut album The People Vs which was slated for release on December 13th has been pushed back to December 27th.

The album features appearances from EMINEM, JAZZE PHA, DENON, OBIE TRICE and MAHOGANY LANE.

MUST BE LYFE

A special edition of  LYFE JENNINGS' debut album Lyfe 268-192 will be released on December 13th. The re-release will include two new remixes with one featuring NAS. 

Speaking of NAS, him and DJ PREMIER both confirm in this month's edition of Scratch magazine that they are working on a full length album together.

HIP HOP DRUNKIES

THE ALKAHOLIKS will release their last album as a group on January 24th.  Firewater will feature production from DANGER MOUSE, EVIDENCE and group member E-SWIFT.

GET IT ALL TOGETHER

Fans of the Rush Hour series will be happy to hear that CHRIS TUCKER and JACKIE CHAN have agreed to appear in Rush Hour 3. 

The movie almost didn't materialize because both actors and New Line were having problems negotiating a deal. 

The flick will begin shooting next year and is slated for a summer release in 2007.

BRINGING THE RAWKUS

On December 13th, Rawkus Records will release the compilation Rawkus Records: Classic Cuts. 

The set will feature classic material from MOS DEF, COMMON, SADAT X, TALIB KWELI, BIG L and more.

MOTION PICTURE SHIT

Imagine Entertainment/Universal Pictures recently inked a three picture deal with the famous tattoo artist MISTER CARTOON. 

According to published reports the first movie released will be titled Inked and will center on CARTOON's rise to fame as a tattoo artist.

YOU AINT HEARD OF THAT?

The 'Chopped and Screwed' version of SLIM THUG's Already Platinum will hit stores on December 13th. 

The album will feature an exclusive remix for "Diamonds" featuring YOUNG JEEZY, SLICK PULLA and KILLA.

WE MAJOR , WE MAJOR

KANYE WEST will receive the Artist Achievement Award, recognizing the star rapper/producer for his chart accomplishments and artistic excellence, at this year's Billboard Music Awards, broadcast live on FOX from Las Vegas' MGM Grand on December 6th.

THIS IS , THIS IS

DRE from the production duo COOL & DRE , will release his solo album next year.  To listen to his single "Naomi"...CLICK HERE.

THAT's "MS. HEADLEY" , IF YOU'RE NASTY

HEATHER HEDLEY will release her latest album In My Mind on January 31st. The album features production from LIL JON, JERMAINE DUPRI, JIMMY JAM, TERRY LEWIS and an appearance from SHAGGY.

MR. 'GASOLINA'

Reggaeton phenom DADDY YANKEE is in the process of releasing his first film Straight From The Barrio. 

The movie which has already been filmed, tells the story of a young drug dealer embarking on a reggaeton career.

No word yet on when the movie will be released.

YANKEE will release his CD/DVD titled Barrio Fino En Directo on December 13th.

KING OF THE  DANCEHALL

BEENIE MAN is currently working on his upcoming album titled Undisputed . The album is slated for a March 2006 release.

DUDE FROM DA BAND

CHOPPER aka YOUNG CITY is currently working on his Bad Boy debut New Jack City.

The album is slated for release in 2006 and features production from THE HITMEN, DJ TOOMP and MANNIE FRESH. 

LIL WAYNE, DIDDY and CHINGY make appearances.

WANNA SHAKE SHAVE MY DREADS

In Case Ya Missed It:  PAT MORITA better known to most as Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid died yesterday (Thursday) from kidney problems. He was 73 years old.

THIS WEEK's HOTTEST STORIES

Eminem Shares: New Video Addresses Stint In Rehab, Family! (4) Posted: 11/23/2005 4:20:26 PM

Canadian Politician Wants 50 Cent Barred! (6) Posted: 11/23/2005 8:51:12 AM

Newlywed Paul Wall Grilling With 'Girls,' Wants To Chop And Screw Biggie! (5) Posted: 11/23/2005 8:21:11 AM

Pharrell Solo Debut Bumped To February! (2) Posted: 11/23/2005 8:12:34 AM

SRC Rap Artist Remy Ma Gives Back! (1) Posted: 11/23/2005 8:08:14 AM

McGriff, Lorenzo Link Debated At Trial! Posted: 11/23/2005 7:59:06 AM

DJ Green Lantern Finds "Home" With Russell Simmons! (6) Posted: 11/22/2005 8:40:44 AM

Default Judgement Issued Against Lil' Kim! (1) Posted: 11/21/2005 6:34:02 PM

Text Messages, Cash Debated At Murder Inc. Trial! Posted: 11/21/2005 5:04:40 PM

Snoop Leads Peaceful Anti-Execution Rally! (4) Posted: 11/20/2005 3:24:35 PM

High Consumer Demand Pushes Up Launch of 50 Cent: Bulletproof! (13) Posted: 11/18/2005 5:37:46 PM

                                     TRACKS OF THE WEEK

50 Cent ft Paul Wall- "Just A Touch" [Remix]”

Ja Rule-"Exodus"

Trick Daddy-"Drop ( Low Low Low )"

YoungBloodz ft T-Boz-"It's Good"

Lil Kim-"Whoa"

Lil Wayne-"Money On My Mind"

T. Waters ft Jasmin Lopez-"Tears In My Eyes"

Teairra Mari- "Phone Booth"

Lil Wayne-"Hustler Music"

T-Pain ft Bonecrusher-"Going Through Alot"

Eminem ft Nate Dogg-"Shake That"

Raekwon-"State Of Grace"

Ice Cube -"Chrome and Paint"

Ray J ft Fabolous-"One Wish" [Remix]

Jae Millz ft Jadakiss-"Bring It Back"

                         THROWBACK TRACKS OF THE WEEK

F   Eric B and Rakim-"I Ain't No Joke" 

F     Ghostface Killah ft Cappadonna & Raekwon-"Camay"

F     Big Pun ft Fat Joe-"Twinz (Deep Cover '98)"

F    Camron-"Wrong Ones"

CHART MOVEMENT: A quick look at Hip Hop/R&B albums on the Billboard 200

MARIAH CAREY The Emancipation Of Mimi (No. 4)

50 CENT Get Rich Or Die Tryin' ( No. 6)

BLACK EYED PEAS Monkey Business (No. 11)

GINUWINE Back II Da Basics (No. 12)

DESTINY's CHILD #1's  (No. 22)

KANYE WEST Late Registration (No. 24)

PITBULL Money Is Still A Major Issue (No. 25)

YOUNG JEEZY Lets Get It:  Thug Motivation (No. 31)

ALICIA KEYS Unplugged (No. 39)

FLOETRY Flo'ology (No. 40)

THREE SIX MAFIA Most Known Unknown (No. 48)

BUN B Trill (No . 58)

KEYSHIA COLE  The Way It Is (No. 59).

D4L Down 4 Life (No. 60)

SEAN PAUL The Trinity (No. 69)

R. KELLY Remix City Volume 1 (No. 72)

TRINA The Glamorest Life ( No. 73)

TWISTA The Day After (No. 76).

BEASTIE BOYS Solid Gold Hits (No. 81)

PAUL WALL The People's Champ (No. 82)

DAMIAN MARLEY Welcome To Jamrock (No. 89)

50 CENT The Massacre (No. 97)

SHEEK LOUCH After Taxes (No. 99)

TONI BRAXTON Libra (No.112)

LIL KIM  Naked Truth (No.114)

BOW WOW Wanted (No.116)

RAY J  Raydiation (No.121)

LYFE JENNINGS  Lyfe 268-192  (No.122)

PRETTY RICKY  Bluestars (No.125)

YOUNG BUCK T.I.P. (No. 134)

CHARLIE WILSON  Charlie Last Name Wilson (No.143)

YING YANG TWINS United States Of Atlanta (No.152)

THREE SIX MAFIA Most Known Hits ( No.154)

MIKE JONES Who Is Mike Jones?  (No. 158)

THE ROOTS Home Grown Vol. 1 (No. 161)

CIARA Goodies (No. 178)

BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS  Africa Unite- Singles Collection (No. 179)

R. KELLY TP3 Reloaded (No. 183)

THE ROOTS Home Grown Vol. 2 (No. 187)

TREY SONGZ I Gotta Make It (No. 195)

USHER Confessions (No. 199)

That's it for this week...I'm out.  To check out last week's report...CLICK HERE.

                                                  TOUR DATES

50 Cent Tour Dates:

12/03/05   Vancouver, BC  PNE / Pacific Coliseum   

12/14/05   Halifax, NS  Halifax Metro Centre

12/15/05   Saint John, NB  Harbour Station

12/18/05   Quebec City, QC  Colisee Pepsi 

12/19/05   Montreal, QC  Bell Centre

12/20/05   Toronto, ON  Ricoh Coliseum

12/21/05   Ottawa, ON  Corel Centre 

Damian Marley Tour Dates:

11/26/05   Minneapolis, MN  First Avenue 

11/27/05   Chicago, IL  House Of Blues 

11/28/05   Toronto, ON  The Guvernment

 11/30/05   Boston, MA  Avalon 

12/01/05   Washington, DC  9:30 Club 

12/03/05   New York, NY  Nokia Theatre Times Square 

12/04/05   Philadelphia, PA  Electric Factory 

12/05/05   Baltimore, MD  Sonar 

12/06/05   Norfolk, VA  The NorVa  

03/04/06   London, UK  Carling Brixton Academy  

The Fugees Tour Dates:

11/29/05   Bratislava, SLV  Incheba Hall   
 
11/30/05   Vienna, AUT  Stadthalle 

12/01/05   Helsinki, FIN  Hartwall Arena   

12/03/05   Stockholm, SWE  Hovet 

12/04/05   Oslo, NOR  Oslo Spektrum 

12/05/05   Copenhagen, DEN  Forum 

12/06/05   Hamburg, GER  Color Line Arena 

12/08/05   Rennes, FRA  Transmusicales 

12/09/05   Lyon, FRA  Halle Tony Garnier 

12/10/05   Milan, ITA  Fila Forum 

12/12/05   Paris, FRA  Palais Omnisports 

12/13/05   Manchester, UK  Manchester Evening News Arena 

12/14/05   London, UK  Carling Apollo Hammersmith 

12/15/05   Dublin, IRE  RDS Concert Hall 

12/17/05   Hasselt, BEL  Ethias Arena 

12/18/05   Amneville, FRA  Galaxie

12/19/05   Cologne, GER  Cologne Arena

12/20/05   Zurich, SWI  Hallenstadion Zurich  

12/22/05   Dubai, UAE  Tennis Stadium 

Kanye West Tour Dates:

11/26/05   Grand Prairie, TX  Nokia Theatre 

11/27/05   Oklahoma City, OK  The Ford Center 

11/29/05   Denver, CO  Colorado Convention Center 

12/01/05   El Paso, TX  UTEP Don Haskins Center 

12/02/05   Phoenix, AZ  Dodge Theatre 

12/03/05   Universal City, CA  Gibson Amphitheatre (Universal) 

12/04/05   La Jolla, CA  RIMAC Arena

12/05/05   Irvine, CA  Bren Events Center

12/06/05   San Francisco, CA  Bill Graham Civic Aud.

12/07/05   San Jose, CA  HP Pavilion At San Jose 

12/09/05   Portland, OR  Memorial Coliseum 

12/10/05   Everett, WA  Everett Events Center 

12/11/05   Vancouver, BC  General Motors Place 

12/13/05   Lowell, MA  Paul E. Tsongas Arena

12/14/05   Saint Louis, MO  Savvis Center  

12/15/05   Omaha, NE  Qwest Center Omaha 

12/16/05   New York, NY  Madison Square Garden 

12/17/05   Salt Lake City, UT  Delta Center 

12/19/05   Portland, OR  Rose Garden Arena  

12/31/05   Las Vegas, NV

Nelly Tour Dates:

11/26/2005  Raleigh, NC  Lincoln Theater 

11/28/2005  Orlando, FL  House of Blues 

11/29/2005  Ft Lauderdale, FL  Revolution 

12/2/2005  Houston, TX  Verizon 

Ciara Tour Dates:

12/3/05  Las Vegas (Aladdin Hotel)

12/4/05  San Diego (Cox Arena)

12/8/05  Cleveland (Wolstein Center)

12/9/05  Toronto (Air Canada Centre)

12/12/05 Uncasville, Conn. (Mohegan Sun)

12/14/05   Verona, N.Y. (Turning Stone Casino)

12/15/05  New York (Madison Square Garden)

12/17/05  Columbus, Ohio (Schottenstein Center)

12/18/05  Nashville (Gaylord Entertainment Center)

12/20/05  Orlando, Fla. (TD Waterhouse Centre)

12/21/05  Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Bank Atlantic Center)

Marques Houston Tour Dates:

12/26/2005  Boston, MA  DB Bank Center 

12/27/2005  Philadelphia, PA  Wachovia Center 

12/28/2005  Pittsburgh, PA  Peterson Center 

12/29/2005  Washington, DC  MCI Center 

12/30/2005  New York, NY  Madison Square Garden  

1/1/2006  Atlanta, GA  Phillips Arena 

Chamillionaire Tour Dates:

11/26/05  Las Vegas, NV  Club 702

11/28/05  Atlanta, GA  TBD

Remy Ma Tour Dates:

12/18/2005  El Paso, TX  Zone Night Club

Inida Arie Tour Dates:

12/2/05  West Palm Beach, FL  Carefree Theater 

12/16/2005  Dallas, TX  Burton Theater

T-Pain Tour Dates:

11/27/05 New York, NY Hot 97 @ Club Speed

11/30/05 Albany @ WKKF

12/1/05 Rochester @ WKGS

12/2 /05 Syracuse @ WWHT

12/3 /05 Dallas @ KKDA

12/10/05  Charleston, SC @ WWWZ

Lil' Wayne Tour Dates:

11/27/05  Detroit, MI  Cobo Arena 

12/1/05  Hampton, VA  Hampton Coliseum 

12/2/05  Uniondale, NY  Nassau Coliseum 

12/4/05  Miami, FL  Orpheum 

12/5/05    BET 106 & Park LIVE 

12/6/05  Atlanta, GA  TBD 

12/7/05  Toledo, OH  Sports Arena 

12/17/05  Dallas, TX  Convention Center 

Breed Love Odyseey [featuring Mos Def & Talib Kweli] :

 11/26/05   Washington, DC  9:30 Club   

11/29/05   New Haven, CT  Toad's Place   

11/30/05   Providence, RI  Lupo's At The Strand 

12/01/05   Boston, MA The Roxy  

12/09/05   Chicago, IL  House Of Blues  

YoungBloodz Tour Dates:

11/26/05  Anchorage, Alaska @ Club Millennium

12/ 9/05 Akron, OH @ Mitchell Center

12/09/05  Cleveland, OH @ Club Moda

Sean Paul Tour Dates:

11/30/05 San Francisco, The Fillmore

12/1/05 Santa Cruz, CA, The Catalyst

12/4/05  San Diego, CA, House of Blues

12/8/05 Boston, Avalon Ballroom

12/10/05 Providence, RI, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel

12/11/05 Washington, DC, 9:30 Club

12/13/05 Chicago, House of Blues

12/15/05  Atlantic City, NJ, House of Blues

12/31/05 Mashantucket, CT, Foxwoods Resort

Dem Franchize Boyz/ Bow Wow Tour Dates:

12/22/05 Chicago,  IL  All State Arena

12/23/05  Detroit, MI  Joe Louis Arena

12/26/05  Boston, MA DB Bank Center

12/27/05 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum

12/28/05  Pittsburgh, PA  Petersen Center

12/29/05 Washington, DC MCI

1/1/2006  Atlanta, GA, Philips Arena

Donell Jones Tour Dates:

11/29/05 Washington, DC @ House of Courvoisier

12/1/05 Philadelphia, PA @ House of Courvoisier

12/2/05 Dallas, TX @ KKDA

12/6/05 Atlanta, GA @ House of Courvoisier

12/9/05 Hartford, CT @ WZMX

12/17.05 New York, NY @ WLBS

Twista Tour Dates:

12/01/05 Monterey  -  Minneapolis, MN  

12/03/05 UJ  -  Tucker, GA  

12/09/05 Congress Theater   -  Chicago

Lyfe Experience Tour Dates:

11/26/05 Anaheim, CA House Of Blues

11/27/05 San Francisco-Oakland-San, CA Ruby Skye

11/28/ Seattle, WA Showbox

12/02/05 Minneapolis, MN Quest

12/03/05 Chicago, IL House Of Blues

12/04/05 St. Louis, MO  The Pagent

12/06/05 Cleveland, OH  House Of Blues

12/08/05  Washington, DC  Constitution Hall

12/10/05 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero

12/18/05  New York, NY BB King's Blues Club

Black Eyed Peas Tour Dates:

12/01/05  Vorst Nationaal  Brussels  
 
12/02/05  Jarhunderthalle  Frankfurt  
 
12/04/05  Geneva Arena  Geneva  
 
12/05/05  Forum  Milan  
 
12/06/05  Razzmatazz  Barcelona  
 
12/08/05  Atlantic Pavilion  Lisbon  
 
12/09/05  Sala La Riviera  Madrid  
 
12/11/05  Zenith  Munich  
 
12/12/05  Koenig-Pilsner Arena  Oberhausen  
 
12/13/05  Sporthalle Hamburg  Hamburg  
 
12/15/05  Academy  Glasgow  
 
12/16/05  Academy  Birmingham  
 
12/18/05  Carling Apollo Hammersmith  London  
 
12/20/05  Apollo Manchester  Manchester  
 
12/21/05  Zenith  Paris  
 
12/31/05  Giant Village Downtown  Los Angeles  CA