Young Money & Cash Money Alumni B.G., Juvenile Share The Stage In Lafayette, LA

Not an official reunion, but a very unpublicized event with the Cash Money and Young Money crews joining forces on the Lil Wayne 'Before I Go' tour stop in Lafayette, LA at the Cajundome on January 8.

The Cash Money festivities begin with B.G. then Juvenile start at the 1:45 mark and go from there.

the Photo links are just of Lil Wayne's set:
Getty Images

B.G.: Hometown Paper 'Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood' Album Review

via New Orleans Times-Picayune

"Too Hood" is B.G.'s first studio release since '06, and he takes a minute to address the absence on the track "Back To The Money": "Everywhere I go, they ask me, Gizzle, where you been/ You ain't looking hard enough, I tell 'em, look again."

In real life, B.G. moved his family to Detroit for two years after Hurricane Katrina. He wanted a break from the New Orleans scene even in evacuation.

"I didn't want to be where everybody else was at," he said. "There was just too many people that I knew in Houston and Atlanta and I just wanted to go a little further away."

"Too Hood" languished in music-industry limbo for almost two years. The rapper T.I., who has an executive producer credit on the album, helped B.G. put together his deal with Atlantic Records. But T.I. was arrested on federal gun charges in October 2007. B.G. suspects that Atlantic was nervous about putting out his album without T.I. being available to help promote it.

"I'm used to dropping an album a year, every eight, nine months. I guess they figured I needed T.I. to hold my hand. But T.I. went to the CEO of Atlantic and was like, 'I grew up on B.G. B.G. can carry his own weight - he's a legend in the game.'"

The hottest songs on the album find B.G. reaching into the wayback machine for heavy-hitter production chops. Craig "KLC" Lawson, who cranked out hits in the '90's as part of No Limit Records' Beats by the Pound team, and Cash Money Records legend Mannie Fresh each produced two tracks. "My Hood," a pledge of allegiance to the New Orleans streets, is buoyed by Fresh's trademark shiny synthesizers. KLC's "Hit The Block & Roll" features a sample that might be the best use of a screaming electric guitar in hip-hop since producer Rick Rubin (via Slayer) helped the Beastie Boys fight for their right to party. If anyone questioned B.G.'s star power, "Too Hood" is the high-wattage answer.

Read the full album review here:
B.G. keeps it street on a new album, 'Too Hood 2 Be Hollywood'

Kool DJ Supa Mike Spends Time With DJ Khaled & Rich Girl

Baton Rouge's Kool DJ Supa Mike Website:
The Crib Ent

Lil Wayne & Juvenile w/Mannie Fresh Schedule Hometown Concert Appearances

via Nola

Homegrown rap superstar Lil Wayne is slated to headline the New Orleans Arena for the second time in less than 12 months on Monday, Dec. 28.

With additional dates as follows:

Dec. 17 (Thursday) – Dodge Arena - Hidalgo, TX
Dec. 18 (Friday) – Laredo Entertainment Center - Laredo, TX
Dec. 20 (Sunday) – American Bank Center - Corpus Christi, TX
Dec. 26 (Saturday) – Phillips Arena - Atlanta, GA
Dec. 28 (Monday) – New Orleans Arena - New Orleans, LA
Dec. 31 (Thursday) -San Diego Arena - San Diego, CA
Jan. 1 (Friday) – Don Haskins Arena - El Paso, TX
Jan. 2 (Saturday) -Tucson Convention Center - Tucson, AZ
Jan. 5 (Tuesday) – Ford Park Arena - Beaumont, TX
Jan. 6 (Wednesday) – Travis County Expo - Austin, TX
Jan. 7 (Thursday) – Allen Events Center - Allen, TX
Jan. 8 (Friday) – Cajun Dome - Lafayette, LA
Jan. 9 (Saturday) – Alltell Arena - Little Rock, AR
Jan. 10 (Sunday) – Desoto Civic Center - Southaven, MS



via New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Juvenile w/Mannie Fresh handling DJ duties is scheduled to perform at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival the weekend of April 29 – May 2.

and the Associated Press

Though dotted with major national acts, the festival is made up of more than 80 percent Louisiana artists such as The Neville Brothers, Irma Thomas, Pete Fountain, Dr. John, rapper Juvenile, Trombone Shorty and Buckwheat Zydeco.

Hurricane Chris 'Unleashed' Tracklist Posted Online

01. I’m Back (prod. by Shawty Red)
02. Beat It Out The Frame (prod. by Phunk Dawg)
03. Halle Berry (She’s Fine) ft. Superstarr
(prod. by Play N Skillz, Q Smith & Superstarr)
04. Coke Bottle ft. Mouse (prod. by Mouse)
05. Headboard ft. Mario & Plies (prod. by The Inkredibles)
06. Last Call ft. Bobby V (prod. by Rodnae)
07. I Want It ft. Fiend 4 Da Money
(prod. by Fiend Crack Alley Music)
08. Secret Lover ft. Cherish (prod. by Don Vito)
09. No Worries ft. Beenie Man (prod. by Don Vito)
10. Hot Like Lava (prod. by Raphael RJ2)
*iTunes pre-order bonus track:
Touch Bases ft. Bobby V

Hurricane Chris - 'Unleashed' on Polo Grounds/J-Records in-stores December 21

Lil Boosie Releases An Official Statement About 4 Year Sentence

As seen on Ozone Magazine's website, Trill Entertainment as the source.

Yesterday, November 9, 2009, Torrance Hatch, better known as the hit-making Rapper, Lil’ Boosie, was sentence to four years in the Louisiana Department of Corrections for 3rd Offense Possession of Marijuana, a felony in Louisiana. Judge Richard “Chip” Moore of the East Baton Rouge Parish Court handed down a ten year sentence today, but suspended six years, which will allow Hatch be released in as little as 16 months on parole or approximately 21 months with good behavior.

When Hatch originally entered a guilty plea in September, the Court promised Hatch a sentence of two years if Hatch abided by all conditions of bond pending sentencing. These conditions included an electronic ankle monitoring device and prior court approval to leave home for any purpose, including promotion of his Top Ten release of “SuperBad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz.” Hatch violated this agreement and thus received a more severe sentence than originally contemplated.

Hatch AKA Lil Boosie was remanded yesterday.

Boosie, himself, has written the following statement:

“I made some very foolish choices, but I was doing the best I could to provide for my family before I went away to jail. Clearly I exercised terrible judgment and I hope to get the opportunity to prove that I can make great decisions for my family and the community in the future. Boosie may be gone but he won’t be forgotten. He recently put the finishing touches on the feature film: “Ghetto Stories: The Movie” due out early 2010 and has just wrapped shooting the DVD: “Boosie The Last Days.”

Hurricane Chris latest activities, studio session with Rick Ross, Beenie Man and photo shoot in Miami

Hurricane Chris is defying the term 'one-hit wonder' by working with the best and brightest in the hip hop/urban world. Seen here in a NYC studio, Hurricane Chris hangs with Rick Ross and Dancehall superstar Beenie Man working on the 'Halle Berry' remix which is jumping in all the clubs across this land. We also have a photo shoot that Chris did in Miami for one of the upcoming covers for Ozone Magazine.





Hurricane Chris 'Unleashed' is currently scheduled August 18 on Polo Grounds/J Records.