Soulja Boy Talks Wall Street Journal About Social Media Video Interview

Multiplatinum rapper Soulja Boy, who has 2.5 million Twitter fans and has had his videos watched more than 500 million times on YouTube, talked to WSJ's Lee Hawkins as part of "WSJ Weekend Conversations. " The 20-year-old rapper discussed his Internet marketing strategy for his forthcoming single, "Speakers Going Hammer," and performed the single for a crowd of fans.

Rip The Runway 2010 Behind The Scenes With Soulja Boy, Nicki Minaj, Trina & More

via the press release / report

New York, NY, United States (CNS) - After lending her guest vocals and filming videos for singles from Mariah Carey and Ludacris, current hip-hop princess Nicki Minaj is now taking up hosting duties on BET's annual fashion and music event "Rip the Runway."

Now in its sixth year, this year's "Music Moving Fashion Forward" theme brings together models, music, and Minaj, who is co-hosting this year's "Rip the Runway" along with "The Game" star Pooch Hall. Top designers Tracey Reese, Tennille White, Miva, Gavin Douglass, and Protege will showcase the latest trends in fashion and must-have looks.

"Rip the Runway" also features performances from fashion-forward artists, like Minaj, Estelle, and Janelle Monae. Also performing are Ludacris, Big Boi, and Roscoe Dash and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em.

"Rip the Runway" was taped on Saturday, February 27th at the Manhattan Center (Hammerstein Ballroom) in New York. It's set to air on BET in the Spring (March 15).

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(video courtesy of ForressTV & rnbsensation110)

Mr. Collipark Finds Talent In Dallas, Tx With New Signees Treal Lee & Prince Rick (Interview)

via Dallas Observer

Can you tell us a little bit about the deal you've offered Treal Lee & Prince Rick?
They're signed to Collipark Music and my label deal is with Interscope Records.

What's the plan?
We're trying to play it in the middle of the road right now. You don't want to put it out there and have it burn out naturally. We're gonna blast it all over the country.

Is it a singles deal?
All deals now are singles deals.

Fair enough. But what turned you on to these guys?
I think they're entertainers. And that's what I saw from them that I didn't see from the other stuff that I saw in Dallas.

How'd you find out about them?
My brother, who's A&R for the company, was in Dallas last year, and we go back with DJ Bay Bay because of Hurricane (Chris). So Bay Bay was taking him around and showing him stuff. And he called me and he was like, 'Yo, there's this record..." And just the name of it--Mr. Hit Dat (Hoe)--it just sounded like it it had Collipark all over it. And then I went down the next weekend and I met them. To me, a record is a record. But I look for personality, showmanship, all that stuff. And we went around the city and people had love for them and all the intangible stuff that you wanna see in something that you sign.



Is it true that they drove all the way out to Atlanta to see you and you snubbed them at first?
(Laughs.) I was contacted from a guy I knew back in the day. And he told me he had a group from Dallas or whatever and they were coming to Atlanta. However, at that time, I didn't know that they were coming primarily to meet me. Second of all, I didn't know that they were driving from Dallas! And I was busy doing family stuff, so when they called me, I was like, 'Yo, man, I can't make it.' I had no idea that this was the same group. But they made it a point to let me know later that they were the guys who drove out there and stood in front of my office. When I found out, I was like, 'Oh, man! That was you!'"

What're your thoughts on the Dallas hip-hop scene as a whole?
I like it. To me, I like it because they remind of back when everybody was hungry. When you look at a market that hasn't been developed or exposed, you find a certain kind of hunger that comes with, y'know, when hip-hop was fresh. See, I'm in Atlanta so everybody is doing it here. Everybody knows that they can put a record on the radio and they're gonna get a record deal. So the creativity, the work ethic, it's not like it used to be. So when I went out to Dallas and I saw the level of support that I saw everybody giving each other and the amount of records I'd never heard before--it kind of reminded me of when I used to go to New Orleans back in the day and the bounce was the bomb. You would go into New Orleans and they'll play five local records and one national record. I like it. What I don't like [is that] it's very one-dimensional right now. (drops Big Chief's name) What I mean by one-dimensional is, you're gonna find different variations of it, but it's all basically going in one direction.

Read the full Mr. Collipark interview here:
Dallas Observer - Extended Q&A: Mr. Collipark On Dallas Hip-Hop

Lil Wayne: America's Most Wanted Tour Closer Concert Recap With Photos, Video And Show Review

Read the concert review here:
New Times:
Young Money America's Most Wanted at BankAtlantic Center

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fan shot video below.





(concert review courtesy of Jason Handelsman at New Times)

(fan shot video courtesy of itsamigue and bbchicks9293)

Related article:
Lil Wayne: This Year's Top Tour Earner So Far

America's Most Wanted California Tour Recap With Lil Wayne And Others Video, Photos and Show Review

Concord, CA (near San Francisco) at Sleep Train Pavilion Saturday August 15.

Lil Wayne



**edit** Young Jeezy & E-40



More video and pics found here:
Rap Basement - Concord, CA

Anaheim, CA (in Orange County) at the Honda Center Friday August 14.

Lil Wayne





Soulja Boy with 50 Cent



Young Jeezy



Universal City, CA (near Los Angeles) at the Gibson Amphitheatre Thursday August 13.

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Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy fan recap



L.A. Times Live Review - Gibson Amphitheatre, Universal City, CA

Photos from each show:
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Film Magic - Anaheim, CA
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America's Most Wanted Tour continues:
August 17 - Vancouver, BC GM Place
August 18 - Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
August 20 - Denver, CO Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre
August 22 - Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 23 - Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
August 24 - Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre
August 27 - Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Theme Park Resort
August 28 - Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
August 29 - Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
August 30 - Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
September 1 - Saint Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
September 2 - Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
September 3 - Cincinnati, OH PNC Pavilion At Riverbend
September 4 - Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 6 - Sunrise, FL BankAtlantic Center

(live show review courtesy of the L.A. Times)
(video courtesy of Rap Basement, cbrunt, thaprincessbaby, IversonG and theworm1212)

San Francisco WILD 94.9 radio concert recap with Rick Ross Ice Cube and others

With the Summer session in full swing, we can always count on some great radio sponsored concerts taking place in the good ol' USA. This time we have San Francisco's WILD 94.9 The BOMB concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountian View California Friday June 26 which featured Ice Cube, Rick Ross, Pitbull, Baby Bash, Sean Paul, Dorrough, Gorilla Zoe, Soulja Boy and LMFAO.

Here are some highlights from the show.

















Check out the photos from the show:
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Soulja Boy: performance posted KLUC SummerJam Las Vegas