I just received an announcement that Wale will be performing LIVE in Toronto on Friday July 3rd at the El Mocambo . The DC native will be making his second appearance in Toronto for the year. Advance tickets are NOW available on Ticketpro.ca for $12 + applicable charges. Wale just released his first video “Chillin” featuring Lady Gaga [see here] off his debut album Attention Deficit is set to release August 8th.
I didn’t get a chance to see Wale the last time he came into town but I won’t be missing this show. Peep the details below and check out a clip from the last show.
Date: Friday July 3rd*
19+ / Doors 9 PM**
Location: El Mocambo (464 Spadina Ave – Toronto)
Admission: Advance Ticket Price: $12 + applicable service charges available at Ticketpro.ca,
or you can purchase in person at Play De Record, or charge by phone at (416) 645-9090.
One of my FAVORITE DJs – DJ Baby Yu from Toronto who is now out in the ATL released his latest mixtape in his tribute to the greatest rapper of all time and his favourite rapper – Notorious B.I.G. DJ Baby Yu warned me about this mixtape last week and quoted “If you don’t understand or appreciate this mixtape, I will quit DJing and from MUSIC period!” I’ve been a major fan of DJ Baby Yu for a while and he never fails me with his mixtapes. I am actually listening to the mixtape now, and just looking at the tracklisting makes me feel like a kid at the candy store.This mixtape filled with some of Biggie’s greatest hits and some classics as well as the original tracks used to create some of the biggest songs. (And if you know me, you know how I feel about originals).
If you need a good mixtape on the GREATEST RAPPER OF ALL TIME aka Notorious B.I.G., I am telling you right now this is the mixtape to listen to! Peep the mixtape and let DJ Baby Yu your thoughts – follow him on twitter – twitter.com/djbabyyu
Enjoy!
1. Diddy Introduction
2. Bob Marley – Johnny Was
3. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Bob Marley – Hold Your Head
4. The Notorious B.I.G. – Dead Wrong
5. Al Green – I’m Glad You’re Mine
6. The Isley Brothers – Between The Sheets
7. The Notorious B.I.G. – Big Poppa
8. Supercat feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Dolly My Baby (Remix)
9. Herbie Hancock – Watermelon Man
10. The Notorious B.I.G. – Me And My Bitch (Live)
11. Zapp & Roger – Computer Love
12. Isaac Hayes – Walk On By
13. The Notorious B.I.G. – Warning
14. Edgar Winter – Dying To Live
15. The Notorious B.I.G. & 2 Pac – Runnin’
16. Diana Ross – Missing You
17. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. 112 – Miss U
18. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Method Man – The What
19. Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Player’s Anthem (Remix)
20. Minnie Riperton – Memory Lane
21. Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Get Money
22. Sylvia Striplin – You Cant Turn Me Away
23. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. R. Kelly – Loving You Tonight
24. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. 112 – Sky’s The Limit
25. Bobby Caldwell – My Flame
26. DeBarge – Stay With Me
27. The Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance
28. Lou Donaldson – Who’s Making Love
29. Craig Mack feat. The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, LL Cool J & Rampage – Flava In Ya Ear (Remix)
30. Les McCann – Valantra
31. The Notorious B.I.G. – Ten Crack Commandments
32. The Honey Drippers vs. R. Kelly – Impeach The President with My Body
33. The Notorious B.I.G. – Unbelievable
34. Screamin’ Jay Hawkins – I Put A Spell On You
35. The Notorious B.I.G. – Kick In The Door
36. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Diddy & Busta Rhymes – Victory
37. Bill Conti – Going The Distance
38. Black Heat – Something Extra
39. Lords Of The Underground – Chief Rocka
40. The Notorious B.I.G. – Machine Gun Funk
41. David Porter – The Masquerade Is Over
42. The Notorious B.I.G. – Who Shot Ya?
43. The Notorious B.I.G. – I Got A Story To Tell
44. Lil’ Kim – Crush On You
45. Jeff Lorber Fusion – Rain Dance
46. The Notorious B.I.G. – Gimme The Loot
47. James Brown – Coldblooded
48. James Brown – Blues & Pants
49. The Notorious B.I.G. – I’m Jus Playin’
50. Betty Wright – Clean Up Woman
51. Mary J. Blige feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Real Love
52. Total feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Can’t You See
53. James Brown – The Payback
54. Mtume – Juicy Fruit
55. The Notorious B.I.G. – Juicy
56. The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
57. Herb Alpert – Rise
58. Jay-Z feat. The Notorious B.I.G. – Brooklyn’s Finest
59. Ohio Players – Ecstacy
60. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Luke – Big Booty Hoes
61. Idris Muhammed – Crab Apple
62. Puff Daddy & The Family – It’s All About The Benjamins
63. The Jackson 5 – It’s Great To Be Here
64. Last Poets – When The Revolution Comes
65. The Notorious B.I.G. – Party & Bullshit
66. Deodato – Skatin’
67. The Notorious B.I.G. – Nasty Boy
68. Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
69. The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy & Mase – Mo’ Money Mo’ Problems
70. The Notorious B.I.G. – Going Back To Cali
71. Zapp & Roger – More Bounce To The Ounce
72. Diddy Outro
XXL Magazine posted a video about J Cole as he talks the magazine about who he is and about his music. He also mentions about how he met Jay-Z and talks about Roc Nation. This dude is definitely on the comp up. His mixtape The Warm Up will be release this Monday June 15th. Be sure to check back with the blog to get your copy. To read more about him, I posted his mixtape sampler (The Warm Up To) The Warm Up earlier last week – peep here to read more.
Usher’s rating has been slowing going up and I didn’t think back to wonder why people are starting to like him again. Now the answers are here – Usher Raymond & Tameka Foster Raymond are calling it a quit after almost two years of marriage. The couple filed for divoruce today (June 11th). They have been living apart for almost a year and have two sons together – Raymond V born in Nov 2007 and, Naviyd Ely Raymond born in Dec 2008. Poor kids.
After dodging breakup rumors for months, Usher and his wife Tameka Foster have reportedly called it quits.
Several media outlets are reporting that Usher filed divorce papers in Atlanta this morning.
“The Grammy winner has been living apart from his wife for nearly a year after almost two years of marriage,” an insider tells In Touch.
“Usher’s primary concern is for his children. He is a great father and just wants to do what is right for them.”
The couple has reportedly been having problems for a really long time. Last November Usher rushed to Tameka’s side after she had complications with plastic surgery in Brazil. Apparently he “had no idea that she was there to have surgery.”
If he was unaware of his wife being in a different country having plastic surgery, it sounds like there’s a real big problem there. Hollyscoop contacted Usher’s rep for comment, but didn’t receive a reply at press time.
I personally never really paid attention to their “bogus” relationship but I wonder what the pre-nuptials papers look like. Considering they have two children together, Usher does have to pay child support. I wonder how much it will cost Usher to care for his children. On a brighter note ladies, Usher is BACK on the market and I wonder who will scoop him up next. Word on the street is that he has been seen around ATL with an older unindentified female [source]. So for all you older women, Usher likes what you got!
Last month, I wrote about a rapper/producer named @Neako from Newark, NJ who released a dope mixtape called Rubix Cube (Green Edition) [read the original post about here.] Neako is back with a freestyle on Cam’ron “Get It In Ohio”. The freestyle is called “Get It In Ohio” replayed and for good reasons. Neako made an attempt along with Sickamore to obtain the “Get It In Ohio” instrumental but wasn’t successful. So what did he do? Being that he is a highly creative producer, he created a similar beat. In the video below, Neako breaks down some elements and techniques he used and added his own special touches to put the final product together. Overall, the production sound amazing. As for the freestyle, you will not forget his name – Neako. Remember where you heard it first. Peep & enjoy!
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The official video for Jadakiss is finally here!!!! The pre summer anthem “Who’s Real” featuring Swizz Beatz & OJ Da Juiceman premiered on BET’s 106 & Park today. We all know that Swizz Beatz is one of the KINGS of recycled rhymes but this track is super catchy. You know you can’t help yourself but to sing along.
“He’s Phony, She’s Fake / That’s the type of people I hate / If you’re real and know it, clap your hands”…
I know many of you can relate to the chorus as we have all dealt with the FAKERS in our lives. There’s a bunch of them out them. As Jada said – “Real Recognize Real”
As a bonus, Swizz Beatz has been amping up his followers on Twitter (@THEREALSWIZZZ) about getting the Ruff Ryder Gang (including DMX, Drag On, Eve, Sheek Louch and Styles P) together for the “Who’s Real – Ruff Ryder Remix.” It’s been a HOT minute since we heard all these artists together on one track. I think I smell the CLASSIC black & white music video coming along? What you think? Peep below.
