‘I think it’s important that Bernard Freeman be here as a citizen of the world,’ the Trill O.G. tells MTV News of lending support. By Maurice Bobb Bun B Photo: MTV News HOUSTON — Bun B assumed his role as the unofficial Mayor of Houston when he joined Occupy Houston at City Hall on Tuesday. The protest is an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began about a month ago in New York. And as rap fans know, hip-hop has a long tradition of serving as an outlet for activism. So, like Talib Kweli and Kanye West did in NYC’s Zuccotti Park , the legendary Professor of Trill turned up in his home city to show support for the demonstrators. MTV News caught up with Bun B at the protest and he opened up about why he decided to come through. “I think it’s important that Bernard Freeman be here as a citizen of the world,” he told us, mentioning his birth name. “And I think it’s important that Bun B be here as a person of influence who has a voice that can bring attention to a cause. It’s very important that someone from the hip-hop community is out here supporting Occupy Houston , simply because of the fact of how hip-hop is represented in the world,” he added. The Trill O.G. M.C. said it was also important to show that rappers are about more than their money. “I think a lot of people look at us as being these flashy, fly types of people who are just concerned with spending money, but that’s not all of us,” he said. “That’s not what hip-hop is here to do. We have individuals that represent that, and I represented that from time to time, but that doesn’t make me who I am. I understand how real this world is and how real things can get and that’s what Occupy Houston is about. It’s not about what we do on the clock — it’s about being off the clock and supporting people who can’t even get on the clock right now.” While Houston is a long way from Wall Street, the city knows corporate corruption all too well. The Enron debacle , for example, is still a sore spot with many Houstonians. “The effects of the Enron collapse in Houston are still felt today,” Bun said. “Not everyone who had strong jobs in that sector were able to find replacements for those jobs. A lot of people had to take positions in companies to do things that they didn’t necessarily train for in order to support their families and that’s kinda what we’re standing for at Occupy Houston. “The misconception about Occupy Houston is that it’s a bunch of jobless people who don’t wanna work and just want the rich to give them their money. Well, that’s not true. The majority of these people are educated — not just high school, but they’re college graduates, they have degrees, they’ve done what it takes to get into the workforce. Unfortunately, corporate America is not affording enough opportunities for people to go out get jobs and support their families. Instead of hiring more people, they’re firing more people just to keep the numbers up. A company that makes $3 billion a year, it’s still gonna function if they only make $2.8 billion a year in order to keep a couple people employed. Bun explained that protesters’ frustration was due in large part to feeling underrepresented at the government level, where decisions affecting their lives are being made. “So that’s what we’re here fighting against, you know, corporate irresponsibility,” he continued. “The fact that we in Houston and America — even though we’re the people that vote, we’re the people that pay our taxes — we don’t have the voice that we should have in our local state and federal governments, and that’s another stance that we’re taking.” On Tuesday, demonstrators looked like most of those at Occupy rallies across the nation, brandishing homemade placards and signs with varying messages such as, “I am the 99 percent” and “Heal America, Tax Wall Street.” Bun rolled up his sleeves and pitched in with assigning posters and announcing general assembly guidelines , which included the proper way to agree (both hands held aloft), block proposals (both arms crossed like an X) and to ask a question (one fist in the air). Police were on hand, but no arrests were made on Tuesday. “Anybody that wants to understand clearly what the Occupy movement here in Houston, across the country, as well as the world, a little better can go to any of the Occupy sites and find all the real information, not the misinformation,” Bun said. Share your thoughts on the ongoing Wall Street protests in the comments below. Related Videos Inside Occupy Wall Street Related Artists Bun B
This heifer… You would think after all those months in jail and the loss of her daughter, and arguably being given a second chance at life that she shouldn’t have gotten, Casey Anthony would be doing her best to live right, right? Nope. Casey Anthony showed up to her monthly probation meeting yesterday evening and is living a typical American life: She has no money, no job, and she’s been drinking, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. As we’ve mentioned before, Anthony’s terms of probation allow her to drink alcohol, but she’s not allowed to “consume alcoholic beverages to the extent that your normal faculties are impaired.” According to the DOC, Anthony “says she did not drink to excess” and didn’t do any illegal drugs either. Although Anthony’s terms of probation stipulate that she must “work diligently at a lawful occupation,” she’s not, even though she’s been offered $500,000 to work for Larry Flynt. The DOC says she’s not attending vocational or educational classes either, so exactly WTF she’s doing is anyone’s guess. “Currently, no violations have been noted,” the DOC says. “Her probation officer continues to supervise her based on the conditions set forth by the court.” And her money problems are probably about to get worse: Casey is currently being sued by the woman who’s life has been destroyed by Casey’s lying. Disguised in sunglasses and a baseball cap, Casey Anthony was deposed Saturday for a civil lawsuit that accuses her of ruining another woman’s reputation. Attorneys for Zenaida Gonzalez used videoconferencing to question Anthony, who was at an undisclosed location in Florida. John Morgan, who is representing Gonzalez, said he asked Anthony about the disappearance of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. Anthony told detectives in 2008 that Caylee had been kidnapped by a nanny named Zenaida Gonzalez. Detectives said no such baby sitter existed. Morgan’s client, who has the same name as the fictional baby sitter, has sued Anthony, claiming her reputation was ruined. Anthony answered few questions and her attorney, Charles Greene, repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment, Morgan said. The Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects witnesses from being forced to incriminate themselves. “I think there were times where some of the questions irritated her,” Morgan said, pointing to questions about her mother and father, and her brother’s testimony. Morgan said Anthony tried to disguise herself by wearing a Philadelphia Phillies baseball cap and long, thick black hair that appeared to be from a wig. She also wore a large pair of Dolce and Gabbana sunglasses, Morgan said. He described her as “not happy to be there.” She couldn’t even make up a fake name that wasn’t going to f*** her life up? Get it together, Casey. Source 1 Source 2
Three of the five young men who accused Bishop Eddie Long of sexual abuse were well aware they risked losing their settlement money by speaking out about the case, and it now appears that Long and New Birth have set the wheels in motion for that to happen. According to the AJC , attorneys representing New Birth Missionary Baptist Church have informed three of the five young men who accused Long of sexual coercion that they intend to recover nearly $1 million from their financial settlement. The attorneys allege that accusers Jamal Parris, Spencer LeGrande and Centino Kemp violated terms of a confidentiality agreement outlined in the settlement with Long and New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. The law firm is seeking at least $900,000 already paid the three accusers. What do you think about this latest development in the Eddie Long case? Let us know in the comments box below! Read the full story at the AJC.com. RELATED: Eddie Long Accusers Risk Losing Settlement Money By Speaking Out [FULL INTERVIEW] Footage Shows New Birth Break-In [VIDEO] Eddie Long’s Fifth Accuser Centino Kemp Goes Off On Twitter Bishop Eddie Long: “I Will Honor & Abide By My Commitment Of Confidentiality” Eddie Long Had Fifth Accuser [VIDEO] Bishop Paul Morton Says Eddie Long No Longer Takes His Calls [VIDEO] Atlanta Pastor Says Eddie Long’s “Got Problems,” Invites Ex-New Birth Members To His Church [VIDEO] Report Says Bishop Eddie Long Settled For $24.8 Million, Gave Private Apology Creflo Dollar Tells Former New Birth Members To Go Back, Compares Scandal To Car Wreck [VIDEO] Sherri Shepherd Goes In On Eddie Long [VIDEO] Settlement Reached In Eddie Long Sexual Misconduct Case [VIDEO] Bishop Eddie Long: “I’m Gonna Fight” [VIDEO & PHOTOS] Bishop Eddie Long – “No Hands” [SPOOF]
Young Money honcho injects some swagger into Jonas’ second Fast Life single. By Jocelyn Vena Joe Jonas Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/ Getty Images After dropping his second solo single, “Just in Love,” last month, Joe Jonas decided to hop back on the Fast Life track, but this time with some love from Lil Wayne . A Weezy-approved remix was released on Monday morning (October 3). “I’m just in love with you baby,” Wayne shouts at the top of the track, which for the most part stays the same, except for a few shout-outs from Weezy. Soon after Joe’s single came out in September, the Jonas Brother followed up the dance track with a sexy video. The “Just in Love” clip features the singer frolicking around Paris with a beautiful French model. Weezy returns halfway through the track to throw down a verse with his signature swagger. “Hey Joe, I got you/ Ain’t no love like the one I got/ I’m a prisoner of love/ Got my heart on lock,” he raps. “It’s like a star from the sky fell from by side/ And she tell me that it’s mine/ And I say that’s fine/ She look like a butterfly/ Smell like a flower/ I don’t need nothing/ Nothing but her/ And the smile on her face.” As the track closes out, Wayne has this final message for the lady he loves: “I’m just in love with you/ Ever since you came into my life/ My life has changed for the better.” When Joe spoke to Ryan Seacrest on Monday, he told the KIIS-FM host how he felt about the superstar rapper. “Lil Wayne, I’ve always been a huge fan. He’s always been one of those artists who’s been killing it for the longest time,” Jonas said. “Like many artists, I wanted to work with him somehow. I met him three years ago when Russell Brand hosted the VMAs.” Joe recalled meeting Wayne back then. “I remember walking up to him [and introducing myself] … and he just goes, he’s like ‘JOOONAS! What you doing man?’ and he gave me the biggest bro hug. This project came along. He wanted to be a part of it and he made this remix and he killed it.” Fast Life, Joe’s first-ever solo album, hits the streets on October 11. Share your thoughts on the Weezy remix of Joe’s “Just in Love” in the comments! Related Artists Joe Jonas Lil Wayne
‘That’s rap music,’ Roc mogul tells MTV News of any subliminal lyrical jabs between him and the Young Money Captain. By Steven Roberts, with reporting by Rob Markman Jay-Z and Lil Wayne Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage and Kevin Winter/Getty Imag NEW YORK — Jay-Z has a lot going on right now. The rap mogul is expecting his first child with his wife Beyonc
CyHi Da Prynce isn’t your average southern MC. Whereas the majority of rappers from the south make party music, CyHi takes a more lyrical approach to crafting songs. Since joining the G.O.O.D. Music stable of artists, his star has been on the rise. The Urban Daily recently got a chance to speak with the Atlanta native. During our interview, TUD was surprised at how down to earth and funny he is. His intelligence and wit came through as we talked about getting signed to G.O.O.D. Music, leading a double life as a teenager, and how he is the Anderson Cooper of the streets. TUD: When did you know you wanted to be a rapper? What brought you to that realization? When I really knew I wanted to be a rapper was around when I was 18. I used to play around with rhyming, but I never took it serious until I met Diddy . I had to be 17 and I was in the club. There was a party at a club and my friends and I skipped school to go. My friends’ dad was super plugged into the industry and we got into this club because of that. Diddy was there and he handed me a champagne bottle. I thought, “Yo, if I can get this close to Diddy, I can probably get my music in his hands.” You weren’t allowed to listen to rap music until you were 12. What was that feeling like when you first discovered rap music? Well, I went to skating rinks and things like that and heard rap being played. As for playing it in the house and just vibing out to it, there was none of that. [laughs] Age 12 is when I started going to my friends’ houses and listening to it. I still couldn’t play it in my house. Actually, I don’t think I was able to play rap in my house until I was like 14. My friends were putting me up on music I had never heard. The craziest part was I was familiar with 8Ball & MJG , UGK , Pastor Troy , and stuff from around Atlanta. I wasn’t up on Jay-Z , Nas , DMX . I think those up north artists are the ones that made me really want to rap. The down south rappers were cool to party to, but the northern rappers were intellectual. How did you link up with Kanye and G.O.O.D. Music? Uh, you know this guy named God ? He stays on the top floor in a condo… [laughs] Nah, really that’s all it was. Yelawolf invited me to the crib one day and we did the “I Wish (Remix)” with Pill . We shot a video for it and Yela put it out. Somehow, Kanye saw it. My verse came on and I guess it blew him away. After that, he put it up on his blog saying that I was dope. No I.D. and L.A. Reid flew to Hawaii and were chatting with him about his album and my name came up. Kanye said, “Tell CyHi to come on out here.” I flew out there with the last bit of money I had, which was like $250. That was the initial meeting and that’s what started this whole thing. Was it a hard transition going from being a fan of Kanye’s to being a colleague of his? Yeah, it was. The first two days recording with him were kind of odd. I can’t even front because ‘Ye has all these rules in the studio. It was no electric guitar, no internet, no blogging, no cell phones in the studio. He had so many rules and I was like, “Oh crap! We in here for real!” Then you would see people like Amber Rose come through and other celebrities. I got used to ‘Ye fast because I knew it was time to go to work when I got into the studio with him. Meeting other celebrities like Alicia Keys and Jay-Z was crazy for me though. Last year, around this time, you were introduced to the world in the BET Hip-Hop Awards cipher. What was that experience like? That was a stressful one. [laughs] We had a day to think of what we were going to spit. BET will usually let the rappers know about a month or two in advance. People didn’t know how dope ours was because we weren’t supposed to do it. BET was trying to figure out how they could get Kanye West to be apart of the Hip-Hop Awards. Kanye didn’t want to do it. BET thought it would be cool to do a cipher with all of his new artists. The day before everything had to be turned in for post production is when we shot that. I was on the plane putting my rap together. I ran into Big Sean at the airport and I said what’s up to him, but he didn’t hear me. I tapped him on his shoulder and asked him what he was doing. He said, “I’m thinking of my rap!” We walk up the steps and we see Pusha T talking to himself. We asked him what he was doing and he said the same thing as Sean. We were all thinking of our rhymes right before we shot our cipher. It was hard work, but we pulled it off. You’ve gotten buzz through releasing mixtapes on the internet. When you put out your album, do you think it’s going to be harder for you to sell, being that your fans are used to downloading your mixtapes for free? No, because the way I look at it is I’m going to keep giving away free music. If a fan is a fan, they are going to be a fan. At the end of the day, I tell them, “Look guys, I’ve given y’all a hundred songs for free. Just buy ten and I’ll give you another hundred before I ask you to buy another ten songs.” That’s my promo pitch. That’s more than an even exchange. Fans don’t care how they get the music, they just want the music. As an artist, you have to make them understand that in order for me to keep giving you free music, I have to make money to re-up on the music. In street terms, if I run out of work, I have to go get some more. I can’t get more work if I keep giving it all away for free. Are you working on an album yet? I’m getting started. I’m getting all my producers together and I’m researching song ideas and other things I want to do for my album. This is like the infant steps of putting together an album. How will your album differ from your mixtapes? Well, to me an album is more personal. My mixtapes are dimensions of me, but my album is going to be the story of me. Everything that’s gotten me this far, personally, is going on the album. My mixtapes are different parts of me that I give out every now and then. The album is going to be more of a timeline of who I am and where I come from. Royal Flush and Royal Flush 2 are very different from Jack of All Trades . Is Jack of All Trades more of a lyrical exercise for you? Yeah, I’m a real song guy. I really like making songs. But I have some fans that just want to hear bars. I don’t think some of my fans know I can give them bars on top of bars on top of bars like Lil Wayne or something. To me, that’s a little boring because I did that for so long when I was in the battle rap stages of my career. I would just put anything together and it didn’t have a story form or any type of character. It was just whatever rhymed with the next line rhymed. I think that’s more Young Money-ish . G.O.O.D. Music has topics and characters in the verses. We focus more on musical concepts to build great albums. In simpler terms, Jack Of All Trades is me playing a pick up game of basketball, doing all the tricks that won’t work in a professional game. Royal Flush and Royal Flush 2 are me in pre-season practicing with my team and my album is going to be me playing in the game. How would describe your overall rap style? I would describe my rap style as imagine if Kanye spent five years in the streets with some gangstas. I’m a cool kid. I grew up in the church and I have a nice family. On the other hand, I was bad in school which caused me to get kicked out of the house. When I got kicked out, I went and stayed with a friend and he was a street dude. So I got an equal balance of living the suburban life and bagging up drugs, carrying pistols, and fighting everyday. I’m the Anderson Cooper of the streets. so when it comes to rap, I have the conscious side and the street conscious side too. Don’t get me wrong, I did my dirt too. I did it smart so that I didn’t end up in prison somewhere. I push the pros an cons of being in the streets. I don’t just rap about the hustler’s life on Friday and Saturday. I rap about the hustler’s life on Monday through Sunday. What are your thoughts on rappers trying to be singers and singers trying to be rappers? Technology helps. With Pro Tools, when you sing a part of a song you be like, “Damn, I actually sound kind of good. I don’t need to pay anybody to sing this.” At the end of the day, we’re all musicians and hip-hop is the youngest genre of music. We’re still trying to find ourselves. Anyway, if you sound good singing, I don’t mind it. At the same, if the track needs a singer, you should get a singer. I know some singers that try to rap and it doesn’t come off that good. I think it’s better if rappers try to sing than if singers try to rap because rappers aren’t going to try to do too much. Most of a rapper’s fans can’t sing. So if a rapper gets a singer on the hook and his part comes on at the show, a lot of people aren’t going to be able to sing his part because they can’t sing like the singer. However, if Roscoe Dash sings the hook, everybody can sing like Roscoe Dash . See, you can’t be at a show and an Aretha song comes on and everybody tries to sing like Aretha . That aint going to work. People might think, “CyHi can’t really sing, so if he can sing this hook, why can’t I?” Is the tour you’re going on with Big Sean your first major national tour? Yeah, this would be my first one as big as this. I’ve done a couple spot dates with Wiz Khalifa and I wen on tour with Yelawolf before, but those venues were more like 800 to 1,000 seaters. This Big Sean tour has venues where there are no less than a thousand seats. This is going to be my first big tour, but I like performing so it’s going to be fun. What can fans expect when they go to a CyHi Da Prynce show? You’re going to get energy. You will get real conversation, on and off the stage. It is just going to be a great performance. I feel like I have a lot of material and I know how to deliver the material to the audience. You are going to have fun and there’s going to be a lot of lyricism. I’m going to be cutting the beat a lot because I like for people to understand that I can really rap. Sometimes, I get the Atlanta stigma and I have to overly prove myself that I’m not like most Atlanta rappers. I have a lot of different styles I can tap into and I’ll be displaying that. Is there any type of competition between you guys at G.O.O.D. Music? There are some serious rappers in that camp. I hope the stuff I do pushes those guys to do better. Kanye is smart. He picked artists that are all different from each other. All of his artists are a dimension of him. That’s why Kanye has Kid Cudi , who is melodic and does the spaced out type of music. Pusha T is very intelligent, but it’s street intelligence. Then you have Big Sean and he’s flamboyant and overly funny. Me, I’m not all the way conscious, but conscious plus the southern roots. Kanye likes the vibe and bounce I give in my music. An artist like Common is the conscious side of Kanye . I like to compare G.O.O.D. Music to Captain Planet . [laughs] All our powers combine to create Captain Planet . ‘Ye is on his fashion tip and he needs us here to keep his music alive while he tries other things. You’re signed to G.O.O.D. Music/Konvict Music/Def Jam. How does a joint venture like that work? It’s simple. It’s more so they are splitting up their half. I’m not splitting anything with my money because I’m not a label, I’m just an artist. Most rappers want to be a label and don’t know how to run a label. They have somebody under their label and wind up ruining that artist’s career because they’ve been on that label for five years and people don’t know what to do with them. I told myself I would never start a label until I was ready to focus on other artists. Basically, I had a deal with Konvict and they didn’t know how to push me. Kanye said he wanted to work with me and they entered a partnership. I was already a Def Jam artist when I started working with Konvict and G.O.O.D Music. Related Posts: Big Sean Announces “I Am Finally Famous” Tour Kanye West, Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce, Big Sean & J. Cole “Looking For Trouble” [AUDIO]
Ross has recorded hundreds of songs for God Forgives, I Don’t, producer tells Mixtape Daily. By Alvin Blanco, with reporting by Ade Mangum Aone Photo: MTV News Behind the Beats: Aone Every rap crew needs a go-to destination for their beats. Rick Ross is aware of this and inked producer Aone, who is building up quite a reputable discography, to his Maybach Music Group. Aone produced “10 Bricks,” featuring YMCMB’s Birdman , which appeared on Rozay’s Ashes to Ashes mixtape. The upstart has also hooked up tracks for MMG members, including Triple C’s and Masspike Miles, as well as the Outlawz, French Montana and others. He is also working on a project with former G-Unit rapper Young Buck called Bond Money and will be handling all of its production. Not bad for a guy from another continent. “I’m actually from Nigeria,” Aone told Mixtape Daily. “I came out here about eight years ago, and I just started working with a couple of people. Mobb Deep — I started getting in the studio with them. I was influenced by Havoc just making beats and [DJ] Toomp and a lot of other producers.” Of his particular sound, Aone said, “I do a lot of sampling: I like to sample, but I twist up my samples. It’s a mix of the South, and it’s a mix of New York. It’s a mix of everything. It’s something different.” The producer is making sure to reserve his best beats for the home team. He revealed that Ross has recorded hundreds of songs for his forthcoming album God Forgives, I Don’t . “Ross is winning right now. I did a couple of joints for the album, but Ross, he’s always working,” Aone explained. “He’s in the studio; he’s recording over 200 tracks, so you never know. We did over six records already featuring different people. But Ross, he likes to take his time like a masterpiece. He got a bunch of work, so when it’s time, we gonna know. But we still working right now. I’m getting back in the studio, and we doing more stuff. God Forgives, I Don’t : It’s coming; get ready.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Artists AOne Rick Ross
Big K.R.I.T. produced the song and is featured on the chorus. By Alvin Blanco T.I. Photo: Getty Images T.I. just completed his 11-month prison sentence Thursday, and he’s already dropping musical heat. On Friday (September 30), the Atlanta rapper released his first post-prison single, “I’m Flexin’,” featuring Big K.R.I.T. The song was originally due for release Monday , but instead, fans are getting an end-of-the-week treat. The multitalented K.R.I.T., whose debut album’s release has been pushed back to next year, handles the song’s chorus and production, while T.I. delivers three verses with a double-time flow, using the song to assert that he is officially back. “My hustle grand, my money long, my spot on top but y’all want that/ My position vacant, my crown away but my throne is empty, I own that,” he spits on the second verse over the instrumental’s nimble drums, keys and electric guitars. T.I. appeared on New York radio station Hot 107, giving his first interview since being released from prison. During his chat, T.I. gave praise to the current movement in his hometown of Atlanta with the surge of new rappers and said that the city needs his help. Later Friday, Tip will celebrate his birthday at Atlanta’s Club Esso. Since his return to a halfway house to finish his federal sentence, Tip has appeared on songs with 2Chainz (“Spend It” remix), Future (“Magic” remix) and Young Jeezy (“F.A.ME.”). But “I’m Flexin’,” which was released via Tip’s TrapMuzik.com website, is the first song credited as his own. Also made available was an excerpt from the trap rapper’s upcoming novel, “Power & Beauty: A Love Story of Life on the Streets,” co-written with David Ritz, which will be released October 18. As for more music, a message Thursday on Tip’s Twitter reveals that fans can expect a few more remixes from the “Rubberband Man” shortly. “N!*%$ in Paris already a dun-datta…pending Ye&J’s approval. ‘Sleezy’ w/Ke$ha & ‘Magic’ w/Future too…what else???” he tweeted. “The record is hot,” DJ Drama, T.I.’s longtime collaborator , told MTV News about “I’m Flexin’ ” earlier this week. “Big K.R.I.T. deserves it. He’s been working for a long time. So they’re both fans of each other, so sh– is definitely gonna be a nice sound for the ear.” What do you think of “I’m Flexin’ “? Share your reviews in the comments! Related Artists T.I. Big K.R.I.T.
‘I ain’t just trying to take advantage of somebody just because they hot right now,’ MC says on ‘RapFix Live.’ By Rob Markman Glasses Malone Photo: MTV News As an artist on Cash Money Records, Glasses Malone has access to some major hitmakers. But the California MC is not quick to take advantage of his multiplatinum labelmates. Instead, Glasses — who just dropped his solo debut album, Beach Cruiser, in August — said he would rather build organic collaborations. “I have access to everybody. Just to me, our topics be so different,” Glasses told MTV News’ Sway Calloway during his visit to “RapFix Live” on Wednesday. “Me and Birdman got a lot of songs, me and Wayne got a lot of songs, me and Mack 10 have a lot of songs because our content are more relatable. Drake is really successful, and as an artist, it seems every artist wants to get with somebody that’s successful, but I don’t look at hip-hop like that. “I ain’t just trying to take advantage of somebody just because they hot right now,” he continued. “I want to make great music, I want to make great songs, and right now, me and Drake’s subject matter is so far apart: His subject matters tend to deal with more relationships, his success and dealing with his fame in the music industry.” Glasses, on the other hand, makes music that addresses the issues on the California streets where he was raised. On Beach Cruiser, he recruited the likes of Rick Ross, Jay Rock and Nipsey Hussle, instead of more-certified hitmakers such as Drake and Nicki Minaj. Malone refuses to get caught up in gossip. When he first emerged on the rap scene, it was Game who gave him the co-sign, but eventually their deal soured. Malone made it clear on “RapFix Live” that he harbors no ill will toward the Compton MC. “I don’t think it’s much of a rivalry; I think everybody painted it like that,” Glasses said. “It could never be a rivalry: Dude put me in position, him and [his brother] Fase put me in position to be where I am today,” he explained. “I don’t got nothing to say bad about that dude or nothing about that situation because without them … I’d still be slinging PCP on 117th.” Who would you like to hear Glasses collaborate with? Tell us in the comments below! Related Videos Styles P, Mistah Fab, Glasses Malone On ‘RapFix Live’ Related Artists Glasses Malone
If you’ve been wondering why you haven’t seen Kimsha Artest on “Basketball Wives LA,” it could because she’s no longer a main cast member. As you know Kimsha is not shy when it comes to speaking her mind. When asked why she hasn’t been seen on the show by fans on her Facebook page she said: “I’m getting asked a lot of questions. I ain’t got time for the bullsh*t. It is what the f*ck it is. Ya’ll need to take it to Ms Shaunie. I will keep my mouth zipped right now.” She later had more to say about Evelyn Lozada and Laura Govan: “I see they cut me off the show and left buckle a** b*tches. shaunie oneal can kiss my a**. she kisses a** to that evelyn b*tch and gets the b*tch who f*cked her husband and cut her a cheque but cant handle a real woman. FOH!” Shots fired! Will you miss Kimsha not being on the show? SOURCE Gloria: “A Stripper Pole? And Thats How She Made Her Money”, “Basketball Wives LA” [RECAP] Laura Govan On Gilbert Arenas: “We Got That Ghetto, Crazy, Dangerous Love”
