Singer/writer Dream may have dropped weight between his first and second album but now he’s ready to get Hollywood skinny. Dream announced via twitter that he would be losing some pounds for an upcoming film role as well as for his upcoming album Love King.
“I am going down to 170 lbs for an upcoming film and the release of my third album,” Dream tweeted. Partner Tricky told rap-up.com that the album is pretty much done.
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Nas is the latest rapper to have his lyrics spelled out and pieced back together in the form of a book. Writers Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai have collaborated in presenting the words of a young (age nineteen!) Nas in their upcoming book, Born To Use Mics. His 1994 album, Illmatic, will be the focus of the literary work. The album is one of the smartest debuts to be released in that era and it has remained one of the most critically acclaimed bodies of work in the hip hop culture, as a whole. The book itself will feature commentary on each track from contributors such as: Adilifu Nama, Guthrie P. Ramsey, Jr., James Peterson, Marc Lamont Hill, Mark Anthony Neal, Kyra Gaunt, Eddie S. Gladue, Jr., Imani Perry and others.
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Detroit rapper Esham has been spitting evil bars since his debut in 1989. He has influenced Eminem, D 12 and Kid Rock just to name a few. 20 years later and he’s still representing the horrorcore genre of rap that The D made famous. His latest offering Hellaween: Pure Horror drops October 13th on Anku Media. Esham says the album is loosely based around the psyche of various characters in the vein of a War of the World’s type radio program.
Track Listing
01. Jack Lantern
02. The Mummy
03. Invisible Man
04. You wouldn’t like me when I’m angry
05. Attack of the Blob
06. Evil Dead
07. Freddy Krueger
08. Se7en
09. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
10. Ghetto Werewolf
11. Do you like me?
12. Pinhead
13. Seed of Chucky
14. Van Helsing
15. Frankenstein
16. Zombieland
17. Michael Myers
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Eight years is a long time, but nowhere near long enough for us to forget exactly where we were at 8:46AM that fateful morning…
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On the eve of his grind season, Philly rapper Beanie Siegel, has found his way into handcuffs once again. While on his way to perform a private show at a local bar, he was pulled over by New Jersey police. Siegel, born Dwight Grant, ended up in the back of a squad car on drug possession charges. Needless to say, his show was cancelled.
According to the Philly Burbs News:
Dwight Grant, 35, who is known as the rapper Beanie Sigel, was found in possession of under 50 grams of the drug during a 12:44 a.m. traffic stop at the intersection of Fort Dix and Main streets, said Sgt. Julian Castellanos, spokesman for the New Jersey State Police. The driver, Karl S. Dargan, 24, of Philadelphia, and another passenger, Justin S. Gaines, 25, of Westville, Gloucester County, also were charged with marijuana possession of under 50 grams.
Beans’ much-anticipated album, The Broad Street Bully, was set to be released on the first of September, just 10 days before his former labelmate, Jay-Z, dropped.
Beanie Siegel, one of the front runners of Roc-A-Fella Records in the late 90s, was almost as well-known for constantly getting into legal problems. This is simply the most recent blemish.
Damn, Beans just can’t stay out of his own way, can he?
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For the last few months, Joe Budden and Method Man have gone back and forth at each during taped interviews and on stage. The scuffle started with Vibe’s “Best Rapper Alive” contest when Slaughterhouse’s Budden had beef over Meth’s higher ranking in the tournament. Budden didn’t understand why the Wu-Tang Clan member could be considered a better rapper. Hip hop couldn’t understand why these two were beefing. Thankfully, the two grown men reconciled over the weekend. This is confirmed at the top of a recent freestyle by Slaughterhouse member Royce Da 5′9″ here…
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