Tone Trump speaks on 50 cent & Philly Hip Hop Scene

TONE TRUMP EXCLUSIVE W/ MIKEY T THE MOVIE STAR PT. 3 SPEAKING ON 50 CENT & G-UNIT AS WELL AS TOUCHING ON THE PHILLY HIP HOP SCENE LOOK FORWARD TO DROPPING HIS UPCOMING MIXTAPE "THE NEW FRESH PRINCE" DROPPING JAN 18TH.

T.I. Salutes Eminem for Helping Him Overcome Drug Addiction

Bow Wow "Boy Or Girl" Music Video

Bow Wow "Boy Or Girl" Music Video
Directed By: Rico Da Crook

Busta Rhymes Signs To Cash Money

Seemingly out of the blue, Birdman announces Busta Rhymes officially signed to Cash Money Records on the 16-11-2011. This means more Busta in more Young Money joints, win, win!

Justin Bieber ‘DWYCK’ Freestyle On Hot 97

The new freestyle from the Justin Bieber, this time he hits up Hot 97 and does his thang over Gang Starr’s ‘DWYCK’. Oh, and he goes in hard, again! Wow.

Diddy Jumps a Bull

The makers of CÎROC Ultra Premium present “Bull Jumping” as the latest installment of their Perfectly Smooth campaign. Directed by Dave Meyers, this 15-second clip displays Sean “Diddy” Combs jumping over a bull in perfectly smooth fashion. Man, you really gotta love Diddy and his marketing strategies. Check out this video and let me know what you all think!

Wiz Khalifa- Dessert (Freestyle Video)

Eminem & Yelawolf Vibe Cover

Eminem & Yelawolf will be on the cover of Vibe’s December 2011/January 2012 issue. As Vibe puts it, “In our exclusive interview, the posterboys of colorless hip-hop opened up about their views on race, past issues with substance abuse, similarities and differences.” The issue hits news stands December 6th, check out some of the excerpts after the cut.
Eminem & Yelawolf Poking Fun at Their Race:
Eminem, what advice do you offer, if any, on being scrutinized for being a white rapper. Do you guys ever talk about race in that way?
Eminem: We make jokes about it, but I don’t think we talk about it in depth. As I was listening to his music, I am not even thinking about any of that shit. It’s just the music. That’s one of the things that’s great about it. I’m not even thinking about it when I hear the music.
Yelawolf: We do poke fun of it because it’s funny. Like, he calls me White Dog.
Oh, you called him that on the BET Awards Cypher. I didn’t realize it was an ongoing joke?

EM: Yeah, or Beige Sheep. [Laughs]
YW: Cracker Nuts. Whatever, I think it’s kinda unspoken.
EM: We deal with it enough as it is. So now, let’s make music.
YW: Let’s make great records. At the end of the day, that’s all there is to do.
Eminem & Yelawolf Talk About Their Past & Using Drugs:

You mentioned getting yourself right. Are you completely clean these days as far as alcohol and drugs?
EM: Except for the heroin I shot up this morning. Except for that, I’m clean. [Laughs]

While you’re clean, Yelawolf here smokes weed and—
Yelawolf: No, I don’t.

I hear that in your music a lot.
YW: I started smoking weed at 11. By 12, I was smoking dust. Thirteen, acid, Freon, special k, mushrooms; 16 years old, I was selling X pills at school. Not even because I was a good dope boy, but because I was a scumbag. It was called chocolate chip, and it had heroin in it. I used to take that shit and go to class. I went so heavy into drugs that I had a bad trip one time that lasted for months.

Lil Wayne’s Vibe Cover

Ya man, that’s king Weezy so bow down. Carter’s is gracing the cover of the October/November issue of VIBE. Check out some excerpts of his cover story:
VIBE: You say competition is for the “old guys,” but it sounds like you’re going at Jay-Z with that line, “I got your baby money/Kidnap your bitch, get that how-much-you-love-your-lady money.” Are we looking at it the wrong way?
LIL WAYNE: I know for a fact, music is about perception. You can’t do anything but perceive what you hear. If I know that for a fact, I can never be upset about someone’s reaction to it. I’m not gonna say I don’t know what will happen before I say it [on record]. I do know what will happen. I am aware of it. It is what it is.
VIBE: You mentioned how humbled you were at the success of “She Will.” Drake, who wrote and performs the song’s chorus, has now become a platinum star in his own right. Do you look at the guy and say, “Wow, I helped create a monster, I have to stay on my toes”?
LIL WAYNE: I don’t look at it like that. Drake is my artist. If he wasn’t my artist, then yeah maybe. But that’s my artist. He’s not [just] a friend. We’re more than friends. It’s business. It would be impossible for it to be a competition. I mean, I’m the guy’s boss.

5 FEMALE CELEBS WHO WOULD MAKE GREAT MODELS

You ever see an artist and say to yourself, "She could definitely be a model!'"

I say it all the time and you know, I'm all about multiple streams of income. Being an artist in this time an age is no longer about your vocal abilities. Nowadays, it's all about a host of other elements: beauty, style, choreography, performance. They all combine to the make an amazing artist.

And for some, beauty is their main ticket.

Here's a list of ladies whose modeling careers can kick in to full time gigs if their first well ever dries up.




5. Rihanna

Although she's already attained rock star status, the girl knows how to take an amazing picture! She's easy on the eyes, too. The first time I met her I was literally paralyzed for three seconds. I looked like a bumbling idiot, but quickly snapped out of it.

Whenever she's ready, the modeling world will gladly accept her application.





4.Ciara

Let's face it, this well is almost dry. I mean...if all else fails (and she needs to act quickly!), Ciara can definitely take those talents to the nearest cover of Smooth. Dress her up and she'd rock any high-fashion cover. She's so versatile. CiCi, this might not be a bad idea.




3. Kim Kardashian
Lord knows Kim Kardashian doesn't have a title as is. Is she an actress? A model? A socialite? *Sighs*

She's definitely the biggest reality star around, and if that job ever gives her a pink slip--like most of her men seem to do--she can always take a job in front of the camera. She's absolutely gorgeous.




Amber might be the biggest no-brainer on this countdown. I'd just like Amber not to ever talk again, and just take pictures. If she could walk around with cue cards expressing her feelings and just flash them when she needs to communicate, life would be so meaningful.

I don't even care what kind of pictures, turn yourself into a picture dictionary, and my life would be complete.




Cassie seems to be the only one who gets the memo, as she's been showing up all over the place in ad campaigns and fashion spreads.

*High Five*

She's absolutely beautiful and was actually a full-time model before she started *ahem* singing. Back to Option B, please!

:-D

NICKI MINAJ AT VERSACE FOR H&M

Nicki Minaj attended the Versace for H&M Fashion event at the H&M on the Hudson last night in New York City.

In true colorful Nicki manner, she hit the carpet in an array of colors repping the color scheme of the entire line.

She went GREEN.




I actually love it, even the green hair. It fits the Versace mold, matches that background and although it appears over the top, it's really not.




Those shoes were everything, though.

Nicki later took to the stage performing hits from her Pink Friday album, including "Super Bass" and "Roman's Revenge."

Did I mention pop icon Prince was also on the bill?

What are your thoughts? Swag it or drop it?

Nas graces the cover of XXL mags November 2011 issue.

This is a special year for Nas, who has a few anniversaries to celebrate including the release of his first verse ever. The Queensbridge poet, who’s gearing up for the release of his 10th solo album,Life Is Good, helped to pioneer shock rap with his timeless breakout verse on 1991’s “Live at the Barbeque,” with lines like “When I was 12, I went to hell for snuffing Jesus.” With that in mind, XXLrecruited a new controversial MC, Odd Future’s frontman Tyler, the Creator, who’s a longtime Nas fan, to interview the veteran MC for the November issue’s cover story.
Who would have guessed the two rappers would have hit it off so well. Throughout an in-dept interesting conversation that lasted over an hour-and-a-half, Nas and Tyler touched on a variety of topics including: music, religion, family, decision making, drugs, the Internet, and even Star Wars. But it all started with Tyler telling Nas, which of the rap vet’s CDs he likes best.
“God’s Son is my favorite album by you,” Tyler said. “And my second is probably Street’s Disciple,” he continued.
“Get the fuck outta here,” Nas responded.
Awkward and quirky exchanges aside, the discussion quickly picked up with the 20-year-old Tyler asking Nas for advice.
“You, Em, Jay, Snoop, like, you guys all started when you was exactly my age,” Tyler said. “The fact that you guys are still here makes me just always think, like, Fuck, could I?”
“Oh, you definitely can,” Nas replied. “Someone like you is, you’re interesting, for a lot of reasons. So someone like you, you can’t wait to see what’s next.”
And the topics continued to get deeper as the conversation went on.
“Are you, like—this question might catch you off guard, but I ask myself this—like, when you wake up, like, are you happy,” Tyler asked. “Like, are you satisfied how everything turned out?”




“Dawg, I was naming my album Life Is Good because of how happy I am about how happy things have turned out,” Nas answered. “Sometimes I may wake up and wish my kids were living with me. That’s the only thing, you know what I mean? Our loved ones that are not around no more, like my mom. That’s the only thing. But other than that, everything is great, even when I’m alone. Even when there’s no one around.”
Along with the massive story on Nas—which includes a story on the Queens rapper reflecting on the 20-year, 15-year, 10-year and 5-year anniversary of his respective milestone releases, “Live at the Barbeque”, It Was Written, Stillmatic and Hip Hop Is Dead.
XXL’s November issue also has an interview with the undisputed Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige where 20 different MCs including Rick Ross, Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Wiz Khalifa and DMX, got to ask the R&B legend anything they wanted.
In addition, the forthcoming issue includes a roundtable discussion with Maino and a handful of the industry heavyhitters, for the Brooklyn MC to ask advice on the eve of the release of his sophomore album, The Day After Tomorrow.
XXL’s November issue also has features with 2 Chainz, Yelawolf and Styles P, a review of Wale’s first LP for Maybach Music, Ambition, and much, much more.
Be sure to pick up XXL’s November issue, hitting newsstands nationwide on October 25. —XXL Staff