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Mobb Deep Announce New Deal With Sony’s RED Distribution

‘After almost 20 years in this industry, it was inevitable for us to take matters into our own hands,’ Prodigy says in a press release. By Rob Markman Mobb Deep Photo: Robert Adam Mayer The Infamous is back in the house once again. MTV News has learned that Mobb Deep have signed their Infamous Records with RED Distribution, the independent distribution system of Sony Music. Havoc and Prodigy will drop their self-titled ninth album as well any others that they sign and any film projects they choose to take on under the new deal. “After almost 20 years in this industry, it was inevitable for us to take matters into our own hands. We feel that RED is the perfect home for our brand,” Prodigy said in a press release issued to MTV News. “We know who our fans are and what they want from Mobb Deep. We’re excited to take a new step in our career,” Havoc added. President of RED Distribution Bob Morelli offered his support of the newly inked group and label. “Mobb Deep is an iconic act, having been on the cutting edge of music and social commentary for years. We are happy and excited to distribute the next chapter in their musical career.” Read what Havoc said about Mobb Deep’s initial plans to stay independent. This isn’t the first time the group has been in the Sony fold. After releasing their debut album Juvenile Hell on 4th and B’way in 1993, M-O-B-B signed on to the Sony-affiliated Loud Records and dropped their breakout album The Infamous two years later. They remained under Sony up until the release of their 2001 album Infamy . Since then, there has been an indie deal with Land Speed (2003’s Free Agents ), a deal with Jive (2004’s Amerikaz Nightmare ) and one with 50 Cent’s G-Unit Records (2006 Blood Money ), but ever since Prodigy’s release from prison for gun possession in March, the group has been without a label. The group has managed to stay in the news this year thanks to Prodigy’s tell-all book “My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy.” Many rappers, including N.O.R.E. , his partner Capone and Ja Rule , took exception to P’s accounts of certain events described in the book. Though there is no release date for the Mobb Deep album. The duo is currently on the road as part of the Rock the Bells Tour alongside Lauryn Hill, Nas, Common and Erykah Badu. What do you think of Mobb Deep’s new deal? Tell us in the comments. Related Artists Mobb Deep

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Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

Below is where Nore called in after hearing about Prodigy’s interview with the Breakfast Club.

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Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

Below is where Nore called in after hearing about Prodigy’s interview with the Breakfast Club.

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Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

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Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

Prodigy On Breakfast Club And Calls Capone A Snitch So Noreaga Calls In Putting Him In Blast! [Video]

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Tyga Encourages West Coast MCs To Be ‘More Worldly’

Young Money rapper, who was born in California, visits ‘RapFix Live.’ By Rob Markman, with reporting by Sway Calloway Tyga Photo: MTV News This week, MTV is celebrating the “New West” by spotlighting California-bred artists like Odd Future, Nipsey Hussle, Dom Kennedy, Casey Veggies and, of course, this week’s “RapFix Live” guest Tyga. Sitting with MTV News’ Sway Calloway, Tyga commented on L.A.’s new sound, remarking that the new crop of Cali spitters fair better when employing a more-universal sound. It’s this attitude that Tyga said has helped rookie West Coast rappers make their mark in a post-gangsta-rap era. “I don’t think it’s that hard to break out of L.A. because there are a lot of new artists out,” he said. While the West Coast was traditionally associated with N.W.A. and Dr. Dre’s signature sound, things have been changing over the past few years. “Back in the day, when you had N.W.A., that was the sound for music, and a lot of L.A. artists sound like they’re from L.A. when they rap and stuff, and a lot of people around the world won’t relate as much,” said Tyga, who is currently signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money label. “Odd Future, for example: [The group’s frontman] Tyler don’t sound like he from L.A., so he can get out to more people and his music can be more worldly because it’s a new sound.” Do you agree with Tyga about L.A.’s sound? Sound off in the comments below! Stick with us all week as MTV News turns the spotlight on the New West, the next wave of hip-hop acts helping to restore faith in the L.A. rap scene. From groups like Odd Future to rising MCs like Dom Kennedy, we’ll bring you up close and personal to these artists as they carve their own lanes in the post-gangsta-rap era. Keep it locked here all week for more on the West Coast up-and-comers! Related Videos ‘RapFix Live’ With Tyga

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Exclusive: N.O.R.E. Responds To Jumping Account In Prodigy’s Book

‘There are certain things that you’re not supposed to talk about,’ Nore tells MTV News of Mobb Deep MC. By Rob Markman N.O.R.E. Photo: MTV News Despite Prodigy’s account in his new book “My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep’s Prodigy,” Queens rapper N.O.R.E. insists that he isn’t the shook one he is depicted to be. In the “Hell on Earth” chapter, Prodigy recounts an incident when members of his entourage jumped Nore in front of a Queens club, which led Noreaga and his crew to retaliate immediately with gunfire. For the full excerpt, head to MTV News’ RapFix blog , but here are a few salient lines from Prodigy’s book: “Come over here so we can talk,” [rapper Ty] Nitty told [Nore], putting his arm around N.O.R.E.’s neck and walking him into the street. After a few steps, Nitty started punching N.O.R.E. in the face while he had him in a headlock. N.O.R.E. dropped to the ground and the crew jumped him. Gotti, Havoc, and I stood by the trucks and watched them beat the clothes off that boy. Man, I never saw somebody get jumped so bad! In an exclusive interview with MTV News, Nore — who is dropping the free online mixtape NORE-Easter on Sunday — admitted that some of Prodigy’s accounts are true. Still, he expressed his overall disappointment in the Mobb Deep rapper’s decision to drum up old beefs. “There are certain things that you’re not supposed to talk about,” Nore said. “Now, I didn’t read the book and I don’t read where he’s going crazy. I read the little inserts where he [talked] about the jumping incident. Let me just clear the record up and say: None of the things that it says in the book would ever make me go at him. I’m not gonna see him and try to throw him in the full nelson.” Nore does admit to getting jumped that night in Queens, which he estimates occurred in either 1996 or ’97. “I did get jumped. They jumped me with 40 people,” he recalled. “If you ever see 40 people jump on one man, that one man never gets touched, because most of those 40 people are hitting each other. You can’t hit the target. I got up.” Next is where the two rappers’ accounts differ. In the book, Prodigy said that during the beat-down, N.O.R.E. was stripped of his chain. “I never got robbed in my life,” Nore fired back. Prodigy also said that the “Super Thug” rapper and his crew came back with a TEC-9; Nore said it was a 9mm. In the aftermath of the gunfire, Mobb Deep affiliate Ty Nitty was left shot in the back. “Why would you bring up something where your man got shot?” Nore asked. “I thought you would be cool with Ty Nitty. I like Ty Nitty.” Nore also revealed that he spoke to longtime friend and frequent collaborator Prodigy just a few days ago, and P assured N.O.R.E. that only positive things were written about him in the book. “When I spoke to him the other day, he said, ‘Yo, I only spoke about good things about you in the book, and when you see the book, you’ll realize that,’ ” Nore recalled. “I said, ‘Yo, P, first off, nobody can really make me change on you, because I know you.’ I know him personally. We’re cool. We speak.” The Queens MC doesn’t expect things to change between him and Prodigy, but he felt he had to respond. “I don’t know why he would bring up a situation where they clearly lost,” he said. Stick with MTV News for more on N.O.R.E.’s respond to Prodigy’s book. Related Artists N.O.R.E. Prodigy of Mobb Deep

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Stone Temple Pilots Roar Back With ‘Between the Lines’ Video

Druggy clip has ‘an off point of view,’ Scott Weiland tells MTV News. By James Montgomery, with additional reporting by Kelly Marino On The Set Of ‘Between The Lines’ Video Photo: MTV News As anyone who caught Stone Temple Pilots’ recent run of shows can attest — which kicked off with a thunderous set at South by Southwest in March — after more than five years on the shelf, the alt-rock demigods certainly haven’t lost a step. But if you weren’t lucky enough to catch the first string of shows, don’t fret: Next week, STP will launch the second leg of their U.S. tour, which runs through June 5. (They’ll spend the summer darting across Europe, before returning to the stage in August.) On May 25, the band’s self-titled sixth album is due — their first since 2001’s Shangri-La Dee Da — and it features the snarling first single “Between the Lines.” Chances are, you’ve heard it, since it sits at #1 on Billboard ‘s rock chart. And now, there’s a video to go with it, a burner directed by Christopher Sims, who has helmed clips for the likes of Staind and Jimmy Eat World. And yes, it stands as further proof that STP are back. MTV News was on the set of the video, shot last month in Los Angeles. Much like the song, it’s a sweaty, claustrophobic affair, documenting frontman Scott Weiland’s past history of drug use. Portions of it were shot in gloriously blurry, swirly first-person, much like another debauched, druggy classic. “It’s sort of like an off point of view, similar to [the Prodigy’s] ‘Smack My Bitch Up,’ ” Weiland told MTV News. “[It] was one of the coolest videos that came out in the last 15 years.” But while the video does recall clips from the past, what’s most notable about it is how much it feels like classic STP. Weiland, the DeLeo brothers and drummer Eric Kretz flail and hammer with artful abandon, and the song, with its chain-saw guitars and Weiland’s trademark gruff yowl, sounds like it could’ve been lifted from any of their previous albums. It’s a welcome return, to be certain, one that’s indebted to the past, yet deeply rooted in Weiland’s personal travails — something he’s not shying away from this time out. “The verse is sort of an ‘I Am the Walrus’ kind of thing, where it’s a bunch of stuff that phonetically sounds good,” he said alluding to the Beatles song. “And then you get to the meat of the idea in the chorus … it’s a reference to my ex. It’s a real rock-and-roll song that has our own individuality.” How does the “Between the Lines” video compare to the Prodigy’s ’97 clip? Share your take in the comments! Related Artists Scott Weiland Deleo Bros

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Drunk Lady Steals Ambulance, Has "Pretty Good Time"

Mindy Jones got wasted and stole an ambulance to hunt down her missing boyfriend.

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Jeep-tronica

What do you get when you mix a group of people with a jeep? If you said an orgy, you need to get your mind out of the gutter and watch the coolest thing anyone has ever done with a jeep ever. Is it just me or could this be a Prodigy song

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