Boston rapper Slaine, of the rap super group, La Coka Nostra, has announced an October 26th release date for his upcoming debut solo album, “A World With No Skies”. The album will surface on Suburban Noize Records and is slated to feature guest appearances by Everlast, Cypress Hill’s B-Real, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, and ILL BILL. Slaine is currently streaming material online at www.myspace.com/slainehiphop.
“Even though I started my career as a solo artist by hustling my ‘The White Man is the Devil’ mixtapes, I think people are more familiar with me from Special Teamz and La Coka Nostra,” commented Slaine. “With this album I set out to create a soundscape that brings you into my world as an individual which is a fucked up place to be. It is hard, dark and aggressive from the beats to the lyrics, and a deeply personal trip through my life and the things that made me who I am today. A ‘World With No Skies’ is a look into my psyche and a vision of my dreams, nightmares, and realities.”
Slaine will appear alongside Ben Affleck and Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) as bank robbers in the upcoming movie “The Town” featuring Jon Hamm (Mad Men). The film is scheduled to hit theaters across the country on September 17th, 2010, and the trailer can be seen online at this location >
A new song purportedly set to feature on Dr. Dre‘s new album ‘Detox’ has appeared online. The track, which is titled ‘Turn Me On’, began circulating on blogs and file-sharing websites on Monday (August 16). It is the second seemingly unfinished song to leak from ‘Detox’ in recent months. In June, the Jay-Z-featuring ‘Under Pressure’ also appeared online.
‘Detox’ is Dr Dre’s long-awaited follow-up to his 1999 album, ’2001′, and is expected to arrive later this year, although no official release date has been set.
Dr. Dre recently revealed that he was also working on an instrumental hip-hop album about the planets that make up the solar system. The veteran producer said he had been thinking about the record for “a long time” and that he wanted to call it ‘The Planets’.
“It’s just my interpretation of what each planet sounds like,” he said in an interview with Vibe magazine. “I’m gonna go off on that. Just all instrumental. I’ve been studying the planets and learning the personalities of each planet.”
Dr Dre didn’t unveil a release date for that project, but said he was working on the album during spare time and that it would feature special surround sound.
In celebration of the August 17th DVD release of Big Money Rustlas, Icon Vs. Icon has teamed up with Psychopathic Records to give you the chance to win a Flat Screen TV, DVD player, and a copy of Big Money Rustlas on DVD. Read on for all the details on the new flick and click here to get entered today!
In Big Money Hustlas, a deranged gambler, Big Baby Chips (Violent J) has taken control of the small desert town of Mud Bug with his violent antics. But Big Baby isn’t a lone ranger in his evil endeavor as he has enlisted the help of his two goofy “yes” men Dusty Poot (Monoxide) and Raw Stank (Jamie Madrox), along with his menacing henchman Hack Benjamin (Jumpsteady). His long reign of terror may soon end when a forgotten hero named Sugar Wolf (Shaggy 2 Dope) rides in to redeem his family name as Mud Bug’s new Sheriff, and bring peace to the frightened townspeople. In his quest for justice, Sheriff Sugar Wolf finds faith in local gunman, Dirty Sanchez (Mark Jury), and wacky night watchman, Buckie (Jason Mewes).
Penned by Violent J and directed by Paul Andresen (Shockumentary), BIG MONEY RUSTLAS is an outrageous, wicked ride through the Wild West. In addition to ICP and Twiztid, Juggalos will also see other familiar faces inhabiting the town of Mud Bug, including Boondox, ABK, Blaze, Mike E. Clark, Kottonmouth Kings, and Wolfpac.
Plus, there are special guest appearances from stars including Tom Sizemore (Natural Born Killers), Ron Jeremy (Detroit Rock City), Brigitte Nielsen (Rocky IV), Vanilla Ice (The Bros.), Todd Bridges (“Diff’rent Strokes”), and Dustin Diamond (“Saved by the Bell”).
Tila Tequila was reportedly the victim of a vicious attack while at the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos in Illinois this weekend. The Gathering of The Juggalos is a yearly concert event spearheaded by the Insane Clown Posse. After she took the stage, Tequila says that she went onstage and the crowd began throwing rocks, beer bottles, firecrackers and excrement at her.
Tila gave TMZ a very detailed account of what happened, saying: “I went onstage and immediately, before I even got on stage, DUDES were throwing HUGE STONE ROCKS in my face, beer bottles that slit my eye open, almost burnt my hair on fire cuz they threw fire crackers on stage, and they even took the sh*t out of the port-0-potty and threw sh*t and piss at me when I was onstage.”
In addition to Tila Tequila, performers for this years event include Naughty by Nature, Method Man & Redman, Tech N9ne, Kottonmouth Kings, Brotha Lynch Hung, Above the Law, Warren G, Afroman, Coolio, Hed PE, Vanilla Ice, Lil’ Kim. Tone Lōc, Rob Bass, Slick Rick, Tom Green, Gallagher and Ron Jeremy. In addition to music, the event typically features live stand up shows, live wrestling, contests, games, signings and more. Talk about eclectic!
Check out the official trailer for the big event below and weigh in with your thoughts!
On Thursday, August 12, NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) will bring together the world of sport and entertainment in an unprecedented way as one of basketball’s most prestigious teams shares the stage with one of the world’s greatest entertainers.
Music mogul and multi-platinum selling recording artist JAY-Z will take the stage at New York’s Radio City Music Hall for an electrifying musical performance following a one-of-a-kind, on-court showcase featuring finalists for the 2010 USA Basketball World Championship Team as part of the inaugural World Basketball Festival – brought together by Converse, the Jordan Brand and Nike Basketball.
“We’re excited to bring together the international prestige of JAY-Z and the USA Team on stage at famed Radio City Music Hall to open the first World Basketball Festival. This will be a historic night,” said Trevor Edwards, Nike VP Global Brand and Category Management. “We’re also honored to collaborate with JAY-Z on limited edition Air Force 1s that celebrate the countries participating in this inaugural event.”
Nike has distributed tickets for the Radio City Music Hall events to a number of New York area community groups and charitable organizations, as well as youth clubs and youth basketball leagues. Distribution to the general public has been driven through on-going promotions with radio station Hot 97 and through retailers Modell’s, Footlocker, Niketown and House of Hoops. Additional ticket information can be found at http://www.facebook.com/wbf.
The entire Radio City Music Hall basketball and musical performance will stream live on http://www.facebook.com/wbf beginning at 6:30 p.m. EDT until its conclusion. Following the event at Radio City Music Hall, highlights will be available online at NBA.com and USABasketball.com.
In addition to his performance at Radio City Music Hall, JAY-Z has joined forces with Nike to create an iconic collection of Air Force Ones – the All Black Everything collection inspired by the World Basketball Festival. Nike has donated the shoes to the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation who in turn have linked up with eBay on a charity auction where the five unique pairs will raise funds for its mission to provide financial assistance to promising individuals upon acceptance into any accredited institution of higher learning.
One hundred percent of the funds raised will support the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation. The charity auction begins on August the 12, and bidders can visit www.ebay.com/jayznikewbf to enter a bid. Only two pairs of each of the five designs will be created, one for the winning bidder and one for the man behind the design, JAY-Z. The charity auction begins on August 12, at 9:00 a.m. EDT and ends on August 22, at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
After the tip-off event at Radio City Music Hall on August 12, the action moves uptown to New York City’s legendary basketball courts at Rucker Park in Harlem, Friday and Saturday, August 13 and 14.
The World Basketball Festival concludes Sunday, August 15 with an exciting exhibition double-header featuring the United States taking on France (1 p.m. EDT) and China meeting Puerto Rico (3:30 p.m. EDT) at famed Madison Square Garden. Tickets for the exhibition doubleheader, which start at $15, are available on the Web via www.Ticketmaster.com and www.thegarden.com, by phone at 1-800-4-NBA-TIX, and at the box office at Madison Square Garden.
The exhibition games are being utilized as part of the teams’ preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Turkey, August 28 to September 12.
Jay-Z empire continues to grow as the multi-faceted artist is now set to release a semi-autobiographical book called Decoded. According to Rolling Stone, the upcoming book will be published by Spiegel & Grau and mixes first-person memoir with detailed explanations of some of the rapper’s most known lyrics.
“I’m gonna pick select ones … all the double-entendres and things that people may have missed or may have gotten and want confirmation on it,” Jay explained.
Jay teamed up with former The Source editor Dream Hampton to write the book, which will include interviews with Jay-Z, his family and friends to provide the reader with a unique perspective. Clocking in at 336 pages, the account will detail his life as a child in Brooklyn’s Marcy Projects, his years drug pusher and his meteoric rise to superstardom. Additionally, the hardcover, illustrated book will explore Jay-Z’s creative process.
“It’s too much. For the book, I was interviewed, people close to me were interviewed. So I was learning a lot of things I didn’t know as a child,” Jay-Z told Rolling Store previously. “It’s not anything I haven’t said in the past, in songs. It’s just more detailed. A song is three minutes long. A book doesn’t have to rhyme, and it has no time limit, so you can say exactly how everything went.”
Decoded will hit bookstores on November 16th. It’s currently available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
Psychopathic Records has just unveiled a new infomercial for the 11th Annual Gathering of the Juggalos. The Gathering will take place August 12th through the 15th in Cave In Rock, Illinois.
In addition to performances by the Psychopathic Records roster, concert goers can enjoy live stand up shows, live wrestling, contests, games, signings and tons more.
Fans will also be able to watch screenings of the new feature length film, Big Money Rustlas, starring Violent J, Shaggy 2 Dope, Twiztid, and appearances by Jason Mewes, Mark Jury, and other members of the Psychopathic roster. Big Money Rustlas comes to DVD August 17th.
Performers for this years event include Naughty by Nature, Method Man & Redman, Tech N9ne, Kottonmouth Kings, Brotha Lynch Hung, Above the Law, Warren G, Afroman, Coolio, Hed PE, Vanilla Ice, Tila Tequila, Lil’ Kim. Tone Lōc, Rob Bass, Slick Rick, Tom Green, Gallagher and Ron Jeremy. Talk about eclectic!
Check out the official trailer for the big event below and weigh in with your thoughts!
Saddle up with the notorious hip-hop duo, the Insane Clown Posse as they take on the Old West in BIG MONEY RUSTLAS, debuting on DVD August 17th from Psychopathic Records, Vivendi Entertainment and Fontana Distribution. In this hardcore, hilarious prequel to Big Money Hustlas, a deranged gambler, Big Baby Chips (Violent J) has taken control of the small desert town of Mud Bug with his violent antics. But Big Baby isn’t a lone ranger in his evil endeavor as he has enlisted the help of his two goofy “yes” men Dusty Poot (Monoxide) and Raw Stank (Jamie Madrox), along with his menacing henchman Hack Benjamin (Jumpsteady). His long reign of terror may soon end when a forgotten hero named Sugar Wolf (Shaggy 2 Dope) rides in to redeem his family name as Mud Bug’s new Sheriff, and bring peace to the frightened townspeople. In his quest for justice, Sheriff Sugar Wolf finds faith in local gunman, Dirty Sanchez (Mark Jury), and wacky night watchman, Buckie (Jason Mewes).
Penned by Violent J and directed by Paul Andresen (Shockumentary), BIG MONEY RUSTLAS is an outrageous, wicked ride through the Wild West. In addition to ICP and Twiztid, Juggalos will also see other familiar faces inhabiting the town of Mud Bug, including Boondox, ABK, Blaze, Mike E. Clark, Kottonmouth Kings, and Wolfpac.
Plus, there are special guest appearances from stars including Tom Sizemore (Natural Born Killers), Ron Jeremy (Detroit Rock City), Brigitte Nielsen (Rocky IV), Vanilla Ice (The Bros.), Todd Bridges (“Diff’rent Strokes”), and Dustin Diamond (“Saved by the Bell”).
Boston rapper Slaine, of the rap super group, La Coka Nostra, has announced an October 26th release date for his upcoming debut solo album, “A World With No Skies”. The album will surface on Suburban Noize Records and is slated to feature guest appearances by Everlast, Cypress Hill’s B-Real, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, and ILL BILL. Slaine is currently streaming material online at www.myspace.com/slainehiphop.
In Big Money Hustlas, a deranged gambler, Big Baby Chips (Violent J) has taken control of the small desert town of Mud Bug with his violent antics. But Big Baby isn’t a lone ranger in his evil endeavor as he has enlisted the help of his two goofy “yes” men Dusty Poot (Monoxide) and Raw Stank (Jamie Madrox), along with his menacing henchman Hack Benjamin (Jumpsteady). His long reign of terror may soon end when a forgotten hero named Sugar Wolf (Shaggy 2 Dope) rides in to redeem his family name as Mud Bug’s new Sheriff, and bring peace to the frightened townspeople. In his quest for justice, Sheriff Sugar Wolf finds faith in local gunman, Dirty Sanchez (Mark Jury), and wacky night watchman, Buckie (Jason Mewes).
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