Saturday, January 2, 2010

The Roots: Drum Offs, Broken Sun Glasses & Tantrums Live In Reno, NV



via Metromix Reno

The first big show at the Knitting Factory (Friday January 1, 2010) seemed for a while ready to end abruptly, as the Root's MC Black Thought expressed anger at his monitor mix, ear buds and a broken pair of sunglasses.

Black Thought wore said sunglasses when he took the stage, giving some credibility to people I had mocked for wearing shades indoors at the venue. Early on, his headphones refused to stay in, leading to a few pairs being hurled angrily to the ground. In between songs, f-word-laced orders to the sound guys sought a mix where he could hear his own vocals — a reasonable request to be sure, but it painted a discordant picture.

Then, after a raucous number where guitarist, sousaphonist and bassist all jumped around the stage, Black Thought discovered his $500 pair of sunglasses (set down next to the drum kit) had been smashed. He angrily confronted his own band members about who had done this, seeming to direct much of his accusing fury at guitarist "Captain" Kirk Douglas. He made it very clear he was "not f---ing playing," and this apparently was the second night in a row that he'd lost a pair.

It seemed very possible when he left the stage during the drums duet that things might end early. But then there was this kid. When Black Thought came back out, gamely delivering as he had all night, he started to laugh.

He said he was trying hard to stay upset, but a young boy in the front row, who looked about 6, kept putting him in a better mood.

And so there was a happy ending for all: The band went on to play two quality hours and that kid got to be on stage, dance like a maniac and receive rapturous applause. Questlove agreed with Black Thought that this was the craziest show they had done — and for the Roots, that'd certainly be saying something.

As reported by Victor Calderon at the Reno Gazette-Journal

The Roots entertained a packed house Friday in the grand opening of the brand-new Knitting Factory in downtown Reno.

They began their two-hour set with "Thought at Work," their latest single "How I Got Over" and "Here I Come," the theme for "Late Night." Every song showcased the rapid-fire flow of rapper Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter.



At one point, a drum-off ensued between bandleader Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson and another drummer (Knuckles) on stage. Also given solos during the show were guitarist Kirk "Captain Kirk" Douglas, bassist Owen Biddle and sousaphone player Damon "Tuba Gooding Jr." Bryson.

Towards the end of the set, The Roots performed their breakthrough single "You Got Me," originally released with vocals by R&B singer Erykah Badu and rapper Eve.

The Roots also squeezed in covers of "Sweet Child of Mine" by Guns N' Roses and "Jungle Boogie" by Kool & The Gang.

The Roots crew wrapped up the show with an encore where they invited a young fan wearing a Golden State Warriors basketball jersey on the stage where he danced and jumped around much to the band's and the crowd's delight.

The Roots set list:

"Thought at Work"
"How I Got Over"
"Here I Come"
"Game Theory"
"Star"
"Respond/React"
"Proceed"
"Quills"
"The Realm"
"Mellow My Man"
"Criminal"
"You Got Me"
"Get Busy"
"Next Movement"
(Encore)
"Seed"
"Men at Work"

(video courtesy of 333lorelei)

Friday, January 1, 2010

Wiz Khalifa Plays The Glass House In Pomona, CA Tomorrow Night





For more info about Wiz Khalifa's Glass House show in Pomona, CA
visit here:
East Of L.A. website

Urban New Release Schedule 1/1/2010



Hooked On That Urban New Release Schedule containing the upcoming Hip Hop and R & B releases, posted around the 1st and 15th of each month available here.

All dates, titles and releases are subject to change.

January 5, 2010
Kanye West - VH1's Storytellers-CD/DVD (Island/Def Jam)
Ke$ha - Animal (RCA)

January 12, 2010
Omarion - Ollusion (EMI/Starworld Ent.)
40 Glocc & Zoo Life Presents - Concrete Jungle (Zoo Life)
J. Stalin – The Prenuptial Agreement (SMC Recordings)
Awol One & Ecid – Awol One And Ecid Are… (Strange Famous Records)
Slum Village - Fantastic v.2.10 10th Anniversary Limited Ed. (Barak)

January 19, 2010
RJD2 - The Colossus (RJ's Electrical Connections)
Obie Trice - Special Reserve (Mossappeal Music)
Big Noyd - Queens Chronicle (Noyd Inc.)
The Jacka & Laroo Tha Hard Hitta - Never Be The Same 20 Bricks Season 1 w/DVD (Timeless Ent.)
Messy Marv & T Nutty - Tha 2nd & 3rd Letter (Black Armor Records)
Oh No – Dr. No’s Ethiopium (Stones Throw)

January 26, 2010
Strong Arm Steady - Stoney Jackson (Stones Throw)
Corinne Bailey Rae - The Sea (Capitol)
DMX - The Best Of DMX (Island/Def Jam)
Mitchy Slick Presents Tha Wrongkind - Yellow Tape (SMC Recordings)
Whitney Houston - Whitney Houston - 25th Anniversary Edition (Arista/Legacy)
Michael Jackson - This Is It (DVD) (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
Eligh – Gandalf’s Beat Machine: Level 3 (?)
Master P – Starring… Master P (No Limit/Priority)

February 2, 2010
Statik Selektah - 100 Proof (The Hangover)
(ShowOff Records/Brick Records/Traffic)
Salvador Santana – Keyboard City (Quannum Projects)
Jaheim - Another Round (Divine Mill/Atlantic)
Styles P & DJ Green Lantern - The Green Ghost Project (Invasion Records)
Madlib Medicine Show - Before the Verdict (Stones Throw)
Lil Wayne - Rebirth (Cash Money/Universal)

February 9, 2010
Sade - Soldier Of Love (Epic)
Canibus – Melatonin Magik (RBC Records)
DJ Kayslay - More Than Just A DJ (E1)

February 16, 2010
Trae Tha Truth - Tha Truth (Affiliated)
Plies - Goon Affiliated (Atlantic/Big Gates/Slip N Slide)
Army of The Pharaohs - Holy Terror (ihiphop/Enemy Soil)
Freeway & Jake One - The Stimulus Package (Rhymesayers)
Jason DeRulo - Jason DeRulo (Warner Bros./Beluga Heights)
The Jacka – Dre Area (SMC Recordings)
Redman - Reggie Noble 9 ½ (Island/Def Jam)
Tek (fr. Smif-N-Wessun) – 24KT Smoke (ABB Records)
Mathematics Presents Return Of The Wu And Friends - Various (Gold Dust Media)
Raheem DeVaughn - The Love and War of Masterpeace (2 CD)
(Jive/368 Music Group)
Usher - Raymond vs. Raymond (Jive/Zomba/Laface)

February 23, 2010
DJ Khaled - Victory (We The Best/E1)
DJ Babu - The Beat Tape Vol. 2 (Nature Sounds Records)
Planet Asia & Gold Chain Military – Chain Of Command
(Gold Chain Music/RBC Records)
General Steele (fr. Smif N Wessun) - AmeriKKKa's Nightmare
Pt.2 (Duck Down)
DMX -DMX (Siccness)
Beanie Sigel & Freeway - Roc Boys (Siccness)
Snoop Dogg - The West Coast Blueprint (EMI/Doggystyle/Priority)
Keke Wyatt – Who Knew? (Shanachie Entertainment)
K-OS - Yes! (US Release) (Last Gang Records)
Rob Swift - The Architect (Ipecac Recordings)
U-N-I & Ro Blvd. – A Love Supreme 2.0 (?)
Sadat X - Wild Cowboys II (Fat Beats)

March 2010
Drag-On - My Life, My Legacy, My Melody (Hood Environment)
Christina Aguilera - Bionic (RCA)

March 2, 2010
Toni Braxton - Pulse (Atlantic)
Lil Flip - Ahead Of My Time (Clover G/Asylum)
Missy Elliott - Block Party (Atlantic/Goldmind)
Jamie Foxx - Body (J-Records)
Bun B - Trill O.G. (Asylum)

March 9, 2010
Saigon – All In A Another Day’s Work (Amalgam)
Jaicko - Can I… (Capitol)
Kidz in the Hall - Land of Make Believe (Duck Down)
Monica - Still Standing (J-Records)
Reks – R.E.K.S. (Showoff/Brick Records)
Snoop Dogg - Malice N Wonderland (Deluxe Ed.) (Priority/Doggy Style/EMI)
Mariah Carey - Angels Advocate (Island/Def Jam)

March 16, 2010
Chamillionaire - Venom (Motown/Universal/Chamilitary)
Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part 2: Return of the Ankh
(Motown/Universal)

March 23, 2010
Memphis Bleek - The Process (Get Low/Mass Appeal Ent.)
Marco Polo & Ruste Juxx - The eXXecution
(Duck Down)
Sean Price - Mic Tyson (Duck Down)
Brotha Lynch Hung - Dinner And A Movie
(Strange Music)
J-Kwon - TBA (The Orchard)
The Game - The Red Album (Interscope/Black Wall Street)
Joell Ortiz - Free Agent (E1)
Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot…Son Of Chico Dusty
(Jive/Zomba/LaFace)
Kurupt – Down And Dirty (WIDE Awake/Death Row)
Yo Gotti - Live From The Kitchen
(Inevitable/Polo Grounds/J-Records)
Three 6 Mafia - Laws of Power (Hypnotize Minds)
TQ - Kind Of Blue (Affiliated/E1)

March 30, 2010
T-Pain - RevolveR (Jive/Nappy Boy/Konvict)
V.V. Brown - Traveling Like The Light (Capitol)
Drake - Thank Me Later
(Young Money/Cash Money/Universal)
E-40 - Revenue Retrievin' 1 & 2 (Heavy On The Grind Ent./EMI)

April 2010
P.Diddy - Last Train To Paris (Interscope/Bad Boy)
Gucci Mane - The Appeal (Asylum/So Icey Ent.)
Mistah F.A.B. – Da Yellow Bus Rydah (Atlantic)

April 6, 2010
Cypress Hill - Rise Up (Priority)

April 13, 2010
Flying Lotus – DJ Kicks (Studio K7)
Jennifer Lopez - Love ? (Epic)

April 20, 2010
Bizzy Bone - TBA (?)
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Warp)
Devin The Dude - Suite #420 (E1)
Damian Marley & Nas - Distant Relatives (Island/Def Jam/Universal)
C-N-N - The War Report II (Ice H2O)

April 27, 2010
D. Woods (fr.Danity Kane) - My Favorite Color
(Bonzi Records/Woodgrane Music)

May 4, 2010
Leela James - My Soul (Fantasy)
Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - I Learned the Hard Way (Daptone)

May 11, 2010
Evidence - Cats & Dogs (Rhymesayers)

May 18, 2010
Jagged Edge - The Remedy (Slip N Slide/581 Muzik Group)

May 25, 2010
B.o.B. - The Adventures of Bobby Ray
(Atlantic/Grand Hustle/Rebel Rock)

Spring 2010
Anita Baker - TBA (EMI/Blue Note/Angel)
Wyclef Jean - Wyclef Jean (Columbia)
YG - TBA (Island/Def Jam)
Rick Ross - Teflon Don (Island/Def Jam/Maybach Music)
Masspike Miles - The Pursuit (Island/Def Jam/Maybach Music)
Travis McCoy (fr. Gym Class Heroes) - Lazarus Project (Nappy Boy)
Keke Palmer - Keke Palmer (Interscope)
Dondria - Dondria vs. Phatfffat (SoSo Def)
Jim Jones - TBA (E1)
Kelis - Fleshtones (will.i.am Music Group/Interscope)
Lil Keke - Only in America (TF Records/Swishahouse)
Nelly - Nelly (Derrty/Motown/Universal)
Busta Rhymes - The Chemo (Universal/Motown/Flipmode)
Chino XL - RICANstructuon (Machete)
Tweet - Love Tweet (Umbrella)
Lupe Fiasco - L.A.S.E.R.S. (Atlantic/1st & 15th)
Kelly Rowland - TBA (EMI)
K'naan - TBA (A&M/Octone)
Maino - The Day After (Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic)
Gorillaz - Plastic Beach (Virgin)
Waka Flocka Flame - Murda-Man Flocka (So Icey/Asylum)
Reflection Eternal: Talib Kweli & HiTek
Revolutions Per Minute (Warner Bros./Blacksmith)
Madlib - Miles Away (Stones Throw)

June 2010
Lloyd Banks - TBA (G-Unit/Thisis50.com)

June 8, 2010
Kutt Calhoun – Raw & Unkutt (?)
Trina - Amazin' (EMI/Slip N Slide)

June 16, 2010
2Pac - Shakurspeare (WIDEawake/Evergreen/Death Row)

June 30, 2010
Bone Thugs N Harmony - Uni5: The Worlds Enemy
(Asylum/Bone Thugs & Harmony Worldwide)

Summer 2010
Wu-Tang Clan - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang (SRC/Universal/Motown)
Freeway - Freedom of Speech (Freemoney/Cash Money)
J. Cole - TBA (Roc Nation/Columbia)
Hot Boys - TBA (Cash Money)
Maxwell - (Black) SUMMERS' (Night) (Columbia)
Juelz Santana - Born To Lose, Built to Win: Regan Years
(Island/Def Jam/Skull Gang)
Young Dro - P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once)
(Atlantic/Grand Hustle)
Soulja Boy - DeAndre's Way (ColliPark/Interscope)
Black Milk - Album of the Year (Fat Beats)
Sammie - Coming of Age (Star Camp/Street Love)
Pill - The Medicine (Asylum)
Jill Scott - The Light Of The Sun (Hidden Beach Recordings)
Ray Lavender - TBA (KonLive/Geffen/Interscope)
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee-pt.1 (Capitol)

Fall 2010
Triple C's - Color, Cut, Clarity (Island/Def Jam/Maybach Music)
Ludacris - Ludaversal (Island/Def Jam/DTP)

December 2010
Gucci Mane - The Final Verdict (Asylum/So Icey Ent.)

2010
Eminem - Relapse (2) (Interscope/Shady/Aftermath)
Kanye West - TBA (Island/Def Jam/G.O.O.D.)
Beyonce - TBA (Music World/Columbia)
T.I. - TBA (Atlantic/Grand Hustle)
Young Jeezy - Thug Motivation 103 (Island/Def Jam/CTE)
Nas - TBA (Island/Def Jam)
The Roots - How I Got Over (Island/Def Jam)
Joe Budden - The Great Escape (?)
Blakroc - Blakroc 2 (?)
Esther Dean - TBA (Zone 4/Interscope)
Mr. Hudson - Straight No Chaser (US Release)
(Island/Def Jam/G.O.O.D. Music)
Rick Ross & Birdman - The H (Universal)
Musiq Soulchild - TBA (Atlantic)
Nipsey Hussle - South Central State of Mind
(E1/Epic/Cinamatc)
Immortal Technique - Middle Passage (Viper)
Keyshia Cole - Truth (Geffen/Imani Ent.)
Andre 3000 - TBA (Jive/Zomba/LaFace)
Eve - Flirt (?)
The LOX - ? (Bad Boy/Interscope/D-Block/Ruff Ryders)
Fat Joe - The Darkside (Imperial/EMI/Terror Squad)
Young Chris – Now or Never (?)
Jack Splash - Technology and Love Might Save Us All (J-Records)
The Queen Project (Tamia/Deborah Cox/Kelly Price) (Hidden Beach Recordings)
Shawnna – TBA (Nappy Boy/Money Over Everyting Ent.)
Janet Jackson - TBA (Geffen)
Estelle - All of Me (Atlantic/Home School)
Janelle Monae - Metropolis Suite (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
DJ Webstar – TBA (E1)
Kenna - Songs For Flight (Interscope/Star Trak)
Shontelle - TBA (SRC/Universal)
Easy Mo Bee - Right Now (?)
L. Green - Highly Anticipated (Geffen)
Nappy Roots - Pursuit of Nappyness (Nappy Roots Ent.)
Smitty – Hello America (Interscope/Blackground/Close Range)
Dead Prez – Information Age (Boss Up/Family Tree)
Hal Linton - Return From The Future (Universal/Motown)
USDA - TBA (Island/Def Jam/CTE)
Mullage - The Element of Versatility
(From The Ground/Jive/Zomba)
Pharoahe Monch – W.A.R. (W.A.R. Media)
Kat DeLuna - Inside Out (Motown/Universal)
Shawty Lo - I Am Carlos (DFL/Asylum)
Aretha Franklin
A Woman Falling Out Of Love (Wal-Mart/QVC exclusive)
Lil Scrappy - The Grustle
(Island/Def Jam/Disturbing Tha Peace/G's Up)
Ludacris & Various Female MCs - Battle of the Sexes (Island/Def Jam/Disturbing Tha Peace)
AZ - Doe or Do 2 (Quiet $$/Fastlife/E1)
I.Y.A.Z. - TBA (Time Is Money/Beluga Heights/Warner Bros.)
Mishon – The Yearbook (Interscope)
Cam' ron - Killa Season 2 (Diplomats/Asylum)
Rich Boy - Buried Alive (Interscope/Zone 4)
Maxwell - Urban Hang Suite (Deluxe Edition) (Columbia/Legacy)
Katt Williams - Cats & Dogs: The Revenge Of Kitty Galore (?)
Fizz & Boog (fr. B2K) – Nightlife (Arsenal Records)
Mia X - Betty Rocka Locksmith (?)
Baby Boy da Prince - Multi Talented (Universal Republic)
BXC - Young And The Restless (Island/Def Jam/DTP)
Method Man, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon - The Wu Massacre (Island/Def Jam)
Fabolous Presents Street Family - Various (Paul Cain/Red Cafe) (Island/Def Jam)
Smif N Wessun & Pete Rock - TBA (Duck Down)
Random Axe (Guilty Simpson, Sean Price & Black Milk) - TBA (Duck Down)
Black Milk & Melanie Rutherford - Searching For Sanity (?)
OJ Da Juice Man - Otis Williams Jr. Story (Mizay/Asylum)
Bilal - TBA (Plug Research)
Teairra Mari - At That Point (Fo' Reel/Asylum)
Vivian Green - TBA (E1)
Pimp C - The Naked Soul of Sweet James Jones
(Asylum/Rap-A-Lot)
Diamond (fr.Crime Mob) - Black Barbie (Warner Bros.)
A Tribe Called Quest - Michael Rappaport DVD Documentary (?)
Common - The Believer (Geffen/G.O.O.D. Music)
Black Thought & DangerMouse - Dangerous Thoughts (?)
Akon - Stadium Music (Motown/Universal/Konvict/SRC)
Lil Wayne - Tha Carter IV (Cash Money/Universal)
Consequence - Cons TV
(Motown/Universal/G.O.O.D.Music/Band Camp)
Pac Div - Grown Kid Syndrome (Universal)
Flo-Rida - Flo (Altantic/Poe Boy)
8Ball & MJG - Under The South (Grand Hustle)
Amy Winehouse - Yes, Please! (Universal/Republic)
Lil Jon - Crunk Rock (Motown/Universal/Republic)
Billy Blue - Real Talk (Interscope/Poe Boy/Konvict/Mosley)
Webbie - Webbie's Web (Asylum/Trill Entertainement)
Project Pat - Play Me Some Pimpin (The Album)
(Hypnotize Minds)
K. Michelle - Pain Medicine (Hitz Committee/Jive/Zomba)
Kandi Burruss - TBA (Asylum/Kandi Koated Ent.)
Play N Skillz - Out Tha Box (SRC/Universal)
Paul Wall - Heart Of A Champion (Asylum/Swishahouse)
WC - Revenge of the Barracuda (Lynch Mob)
Jadakiss - Top Five, Dead or Alive (Island/Def Jam/Roc A Fella)
50 Cent - TBA (Interscope/Aftermath/G-Unit)
BC Jean - TBA (J-Records)
J*DaVey - New Designer Drug (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Erykah Badu - Lowdown Loretta Brown (Motown/Universal)
Talib Kweli - Prisoner of Consciousness (WB/Blacksmith)
Christina Milian - Elope (Radio Killa/My Space/Interscope)
N.E.R.D. - Instant Gratification (Star Trak/Interscope)
Rhymefest – El Che (All I Do)
Cee-Lo - TBA (Elektra)
Anthony Hamilton - TBA (So So Def/Laface/Jive)
Ruff Ryders - Ruff Ryders Evolution: Generation I (?)
Blu - TBA (Sire/Warner Bros.)
Kid Rock - TBA (Atlantic Records)
Ludacris - Ludaversal (Island/Def Jam/Disturbing Tha Peace)
Fantasia - TBA (J-Records)
Ja Rule - TBA (?)
Outkast - TBA (LaFace/Jive/Zomba)
Tiffany Evans – Ms. Tiffany (Columbia)
Linkin Park – TBA (Warner Bros.)
Nicki Minaj – TBA (Young Money/ Universal)
8Ball & MJG - Under The South (Grand Hustle)
Bronze Nazareth - School For The Blind (Sound Records)
Mike Jones - Expect The Unexpected (Asylum)
The-Dream - Love King (Island/Def Jam/Radio Killa)
One Chance - One Chance (Nappy Boy)
Ciara - TBA (Jive/Zomba)
Avery Storm - Shotgun Love
(Derrty Ent/Polo Grounds/J-Records)
Huey - In Reel Life... (Hitz Commitee/Huey Ent./Jive)
Kardinal Offishal - Mr. International (Konvict)
Marsha Ambrosius (fr. Floetry) - Yours Sincerely…Marsha Ambrosius (J-Records)
DMX - Walk With Me Now (Bodog?)
DMX - You’ll Fly With Me Later (Bodog?)
DJ Quik - Rhythm-al-ism Red (Mad Science)
Lil Mama - Voice of the Young People: I Am That
(Jive/Zomba)
Teyana Taylor - From A Planet Called Harlem
(Interscope/Star Trak)
Swizz Beatz - Life After The Party (Motown/Universal)
David Banner - Mr. D Banner (Motown/Universal/SRC)
Jay Rock - Follow Me Home (Warner Bros./Top Dawg Ent.)
Krayzie Bone - Chasing The Devil (ThugLine Records)
Tha Dogg Pound - 100 Wayz (?)
Bossman - The Re-Up (One Up/MySpace/Interscope)
Knoc-turn'al - Knoc’s Ville (Hoopla Media Group/LRT/Universal)
Mac Shawn 100 - Tha Bigg Fish (Doggystyle/Priority Records/EMI)
Izza Kizza – Saturday Morning (Decon)
Keith Murray – TBA (Sound Records)

2011
Maxwell - (Black Summers') NIGHT (Columbia)
Dr.Dre - Detox (Interscope/Aftermath)
Beastie Boys - Hot Sauce Committee-pt.2 (Capitol)

TBA
Prince - Elixir (?)
Kevin Cossum - TBA (N.A.R.S./Jive)
Cam’ron – TBA (?)
Too $hort - After Party (Dangerous Music)
Lil Kim - Vintage (?)
Vaughan Anthony - TBA (Home School)
Nina Sky - Starting Today (J-Records/Polo Grounds)
D’Angelo - James River (J-Records)
Ron Browz - Etherboy (?)
Cam' ron - The Bakery (Diplomats/Asylum?)
Cam' ron - Killa! (Diplomats/Asylum?)
Kem - Intimacy (Motown/Universal)
Kurupt - Street Lights (?)
Dogg Pound - That Was Then, This Is Now (?)
Cashis - The Art of Dying (Shady)
Babyface - From The Heart (Island/Def Jam)
Paula Deanda - Stunned (J-Records)
Mickey Factz - TBA (GFCNY)
Tank - Aggressive/Beginning (Blackground/Universal)
Yung L.A. - Futuristic LeLand (Interscope/Grand Hustle)
Baby Bash - TBA (J-Records)
DG Yola - Still Standing (Gracie Productions)
Rock City - Wake The Neighbors (Interscope/Konvict)
Red Café - The Shakedown (Konvict/Bad Boy/Interscope)
Young Steff - Jump It Off (Atlantic/Richcraft)
GLC - Love, Life & Loyalty (G.O.O.D./Get It Man Ent./Epic)
Kia Shine - TBA (?)
Hieroglyphics - At The Helm (Hieroglyphics)
Yung Berg - The Love Project (Yung Boss/Epic/E1)
Method Man - Crystal Meth (Island/Def Jam)
Redman - Muddy Waters 2 (Island/Def Jam)
Redman - Doc’s Da Name 3000 (Island/Def Jam)
Tynisha Keli - The Chronicles of TK (Warner Bros.)
Cool Kids - When Fish Ride Bicycles (Chocolate Industries)
Tyga - The Introduction (Young Money/Decadance)
Yolanda Adams - TBA (Columbia)
J. Rocc - Some Cold Rock Stuff (Stones Throw)
Strong Arm Steady – Arm & Hammers (Blacksmith)
Prozak - The Hitchcock of Hip Hop (Strange Music)
2 Pistols - Arrogant (Universal/Cash Money)
Big Sean - Finally Famous (G.O.O.D. Music)
Lyfe Jennings - Sooner Or Later
(Warner Bros./Imani Ent./Asylum/Jesus Swings)
Beenie Man - The Legend Returns (Brookland/Universal/Republic)
O.J. Simpson - TBA (Stones Throw)
Peedi Crakk - A Night In The Life (Amalgam Digital)
DJ Class - Alameda & Coldspring
(Universal/Republic/UnRuly Productions)
Rye Rye - Go! Pop! Bang! (Interscope)
Rich Girl – Rich Girl (Jive/Zomba/Rich Craft)
Smoke DZA - Substance Abuse (Cinematic/Epic)
Droop-E & E-40 Present: - The Bay Bridges 2 (Sik Wid It)
The D.B.'s - Mannish Music (Sik Wit It)
Cassie - Electro Love (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
Rapper Big Pooh - Dirty Pretty Things (Hall Of Justus)
Junior Reid - Living Legend (Leak Records/ABB)
DJ Babu - The Unexpected (Nature Sounds)
R.A. The Rugged Man - Thornburn Files: B-Sides Rarities
(Nature Sounds)
EMPD – DVD (EP Records)
Z-Ro - Heroin (Asylum/Rap-A-Lot)
Skillz - Infamous Quotes (Big Kidz/Okayplayer/E1)
Kandi – Kandi’s B.L.O.G.S. (Bungalo)

Shawty Redd Turns Himself Into Authorities After Homicide



via Hip Hop Wired & Z107.9 Hip Hop Cleveland

Hip-Hop producer Shawty Redd has turned himself into authorities after killing a man on New Years day in Henry County, Georgia.

According to reports, Shawty Redd got into an argument with another man at his residence and feared for his life when the victim was shot and killed.

Currently no bond has been issued for Shawty Redd, whose real name is Demetrius Stewart, as he awaits for arraignment.

Shawty Redd has produced numerous hits for Young Jeezy, Gucci Mane, 8 Ball & MJG and was responsible for Snoop Dogg’s hit “Sexual Eruption/ Sensual Seduction.”

Lady Gaga Celebrates New Year's Eve In Miami, FL



Lady Gaga’s poolside performance at Fontainebleau in Miami Beach, FL which included party goers Hayden Panettiere, Kevin Connolly, Bow Wow, Akon, Polow Da Don and Chris Brown enjoying the festivities.

PHOTOS:
Getty Images 1
Getty Images 2
Film Magic
Wire Image
Star Traks Photo 1
Star Traks Photo 2
Rex Features

Drake: Miami New Year's Eve & Activites With Video & Photo Links



It's a little distorted, but some what discernible to post here from Drake's appearance at last night NYE festivities in Miami, FL.

PHOTOS from Drake appearance at Cameo New Year's Eve in Miami Beach, FL:
Star Traks Photo
the 305.com

Drake multimedia promoter mini/prep presentation for the show at Cameo:
Drake at Cameo

And the night before, Drake is hanging out with Young Jeezy, Fabolous, Akon and others at Lebron James' Birthday Bash.

50 Cent New Year's Eve At PURE Nightclub Las Vegas On The Red Carpet



via Las Vegas Weekly

As the last hour of 2009 ticked by on screens around the five-year-old club, a steady stream of guests and VIPs poured into the venue. Dressed in a sleek black ensemble of shine and lace topped with a structured blazer and shoulder pads, 24-year-old songstress Ciara stalked the red carpet outside Pure with a crew of female friends waiting to accompany her inside.

"I never really go out that often," said the singer who is reportedly dating 50 Cent, "so I'm just excited to go out and have a good time and enjoy myself."

If she hasn't been devoting much time to partying, maybe it's because Ciara simply hasn't had the time. In 2009, the multi-platinum selling artist behind tracks "Like a Boy" and "1,2 Step" released her third album, Fantasy Ride, toured with Jay-Z and made commercial appearances. Ciara seems to have had a better 2009 than most. She summed up her year as "pretty eventful, pretty fun, pretty prosperous, pretty great." Sounds pretty rare, too.

50 Cent also seemed to have missed out on some quality time in Las Vegas clubs. The rapper was last in town in April when he spent time in the Palms recording studio with Dr. Dre and Eminem for his Curtis album. "We got the chance to go to the movies a couple of times, but we didn't go out and party," 50 Cent explained.

Consider New Year's Eve making up for lost time, then.

50 started his performance on the Pure roof deck, welcoming 2010 with his suggestively titled song "Have a Baby By Me, Baby, Be a Millionaire." About half an hour past midnight, the concert continued in the club's main room.

"2010! We gonna ring it in right," the rapper called from the stage, now out of the black brocade jacket he sported for his walk down the red carpet and wearing a white jacket and his standard issue Yankees hat.

Standing next to boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr, who obligingly held up a stack of cash, 50 launched into the first song of his roughly 45-minute set, "I Got Money." The pair played off each other throughout 50's 13-song tour through his hits with so much chemistry, Mayweather might consider joining the music man on his next tour. When 50 called out "I get money!", Mayweather held up his own pile of bills, fanning them out for all to see. It was like a beautiful interpretive dance, with Benjamins.

"In Da Club," "Candy Shop," "Magic Stick," "Hate It Or Love It," "P-I-M-P" and "If I Can't" — the set list read like a track list for his greatest hits project. Surrounded by bodyguards — getting shot nine times would make anyone paranoid — 50 Cent plowed through his four-album catalog, and all the while a dapper Mayweather danced alongside, flipping off the crowd and even making it rain what looked like $100s for a moment above the packed club.

After performing for nearly an hour, 50 Cent closed out his set in an auditory hail of gunfire with the sound of shots echoing out of the speakers, as if to remind the crowd of the street legitimacy behind the now wealthy musician.

"Party time," 50 said before the spotlight suddenly cut out and he disappeared into the crowd encircled by burly men in black. Who doesn't love a dramatic exit?