Watch live streaming video from betawards at livestream.com SINBAD ON KEVIN HART'S BURNING HOT BUZZ: "I HATE THAT HOLLYWOOD CAN ONLY FIND ROOM FOR ONE OF US"6/26/2014 With Hollywood funny man Kevin Hart's Think Like A Man Too the number one movie in America,SOHH recently reached out to veteran comedian Sinbad for his take on the actor's rise to superstardom. #SOHHExclusive
While Sinbad completely co-signed Hart's talent, he waved his finger at Hollywood politics. "Kevin Hart right now 'is' the one. I was talking to someone earlier about this," Sinbad told SOHH. "I hate that Hollywood can only find room for one of us. You can see six, seven, eight standups all making money but you'll only be able to find one black standup and it's been like that since the beginning." (SOHH)The movie actor also applauded Hart for being smart as his career flourishes. "It's been like that since the beginning and that's the one they throw everything at. I wish it would spread because there's a lot of funny guys out there but Kevin is smart, he's doing it right and I'm loving what he's doing." (SOHH)Kevin Hart previously spoke to SOHH about his hip-hop connects. "I can't speak on [other] comedians in particular because I don't know the relationships that they have," Hart told SOHH when asked about the symmetry between comedians and hip-hop. "I know I have relationships with a lot of entertainers, a lot of the rap artists; the reason being some of them are my friends. I've known them for a long time. A lot of these guys have seen my career grow in small steps. So it's always been love. It's never been a love-hate relationship. [Rappers have always said to me], 'Man, I'm happy for you.' So with those guys, I have their support. I fly to see my friends and they see me. It's definitely a good feeling." (SOHH)Hart also said he considered rap stars like Diddy, Kanye Westand Snoop Dogg his close friends. "A lot of them are my friends, so the only people I hold close are my kids," Hart jokingly added when asked which hip-hop artists he shares the closest bond with. "I have some really, really close friends of mine within the industry like Nelly, Trey [Songz], Dame Dash. Those are just to name a few. Kanye West is a good friend. Puff is a good friend. Snoop is a good friend." (SOHH)#SOHHExclusive Diehard Tupac Shakur fans may want to rush out to New York City to support the new Broadway musical, "Holler If Ya Hear Me," if they hope to keep the production from prematurely ending.#GoodWhileItLasted According to reports, poor ticket sales may have the musical end as early as this upcoming weekend. Looks like some prime Broadway real estate is about to become available. "Holler if Ya Hear Me," the Tupac Shakur musical that opened Thursday at the Palace, may throw in the towel Sunday, production sources say. The show -- henceforth to be known as "Holler If Anybody Buys a Ticket" -- took in a measly $170,000 last week, making it the lowest-grossing show on Broadway. (NY Post)Reports also claim the vast majority of attendees are middle-aged women. Broadway insiders doubt a rap musical can make it on Broadway, especially without a star above the title. "There is no demographic for this show," says a veteran producer. "Middle-aged women buy the bulk of tickets, and they're listening to 'Tapestry,' not 'All Eyez on Me.' " (NY Post)Reports last month revealed attendees would witness a slew ofPac records performed. Directed by current Tony nominee Kenny Leon (A Raisin in the Sun) and starring veteran spoken-word artist and rapper Saul Williams, Holler If Ya Hear Me is not a biographical tale about the late Shakur. Instead, his songs build an entirely new narrative based on the themes of family, opportunity, community, poverty, and love that ran through Tupac's lyrics. Some of his most beloved songs are represented, including "Dear Mama," "I Get Around," "Keep Ya Head Up," and "I Ain't Mad at Cha." (Entertainment Weekly)Recent reports suggested music veteran Saul Williams would take his talent to the big production. Let's just clear up some confusion that we've already seen floating around the internet: Williams is not, we repeat, not portraying Shakur in the musical. The plot of the play takes in the Midwest, where two friends (one of whom, presumably, is Williams) struggle to escape from the grips of poverty. It's a plot line not unlike Shakur's own, and will feature the late rapper's hits, including "California Love," "Keep Ya Head Up," and "Me Against The World." (Music Times)#GoodWhileItLasted As Dave Chappelle performs several dates at the famed Radio City Music Hall with some of Hip Hop’s greats, many still question why the comedian’s hit television series Chappelle’s Show ended so abruptly? And why did Chappelle walk away from a reported $50 million contract with Comedy Central? A documentary created by editor Brandon Farley attempts to shed some light on those decisions. Chappelle’s Show: The 50 Million Dollar Question is a 2-hour film comprised of interviews featuring Chappelle and co-creator Neal Brennan. The two people behindChappelle’s Show explain how corporate interests and pressure to succeed led to the fall of one of the greatest sketch comedy shows in TV history. According to Vulture, the movie was first uploaded to YouTube about a year ago but was removed. It is now available via vimeo. Atlanta rap group Migos is entangled in an ongoing street war with fellow ATL rappers 2G according to police. WSB reports that Gwinnett County investigators are linking both crews to a murder on June 11th.
2G affiliate Cory Marzette has been identified by authorities as the person that allegedly killed Paris Brown at a local Quality Inn. Migos member Kiari “Offset” Cephus is believed to have been the intended target of the shooting. “[Brown] was just a supporter of the rap group Migos and essentially caught a stray bullet,” said Cpl. Deon Washington. The second shooter has not been identified, and Offset is refusing to cooperate with the investigation. Police believe the violent feud between Migos and 2G has been taking place for nearly six months. Migos were also involved in another shooting in March. That incident happened in Florida. Ab-Soul Talks Rapping on Blackplanet, Hooking Up With Yaris Sanchez Via Twitter + MORE (VIDEO)6/26/2014 Ab-Soul is 27 years old, so he grew up during the rise of online social media. During his interview on Power 105.1′s The Breakfast Club he explains how two of the biggest social media platforms of the last ten years helped him become a rapper and land one of the most popular video models in Hip Hop. According to Soul, he began sharpening his lyrical darts in a place where people tended to use their time to find dates: I started rapping on Blackplanet, really trying to get into it. [Angela Yee- Black planet? I thought that's where people go to hook up?] Right, that’s where people went to hook up, but we were up there rapping, seriously. Typing. I know it still goes on to this day. It was so crazy. N*ggas use different HTMLs and colors with their sh*t. Fonts, italics with the words you rhyming with. It was so tight. That’s where I honed my skills, for sure. Rumors began spreading that TDE’s Black Lip Pastor was dating Yaris Sanchez when Soul brought her out during one of his shows back in November 2012. Soul explains that after the popular model began placing pictures of Soul’s music on her personal Instagram account, she initiated the courtship and sent him a message to his personal Twitter account. What was Ab-Soul’s response according to Yaris? He was quite smooth. He was like ‘I hear you’re quite the star. Text me some time.’ I was like, ‘who am I talking to? Am I talking to my uncle? Check out Ab-Soul’s full interview below: Earlier this week Rick Ross finally addressed the cancellation of his performance at Hot 107.5′s Summer Jamz concert in Detroit, and now the other person linked to the incident is speaking out about the situation. The reason Ross was blocked from the venue that night was allegedly tied to rapper Trick Trick’s “No Fly Zone” rules. In a video message, Trick expresses his anger that his movement has been misinterpreted and that whatever happened between he and Ross does not belong in the media. My “No Fly Zone” ain’t about taking nobody’s money. I don’t want your motherf**king money. Nobody. What the f**k I look like telling somebody you got to pay me to come to my town? Don’t you think I would have been in f**king prison if that’s what was going on? And as far as the incident the other day, you see what the f**k the police said – no arrests were made. So what the f**k did I do wrong? That man said didn’t nothing happen to him. He’s correct, nothing happened to him. Nobody had the right to be making no mini-documentaries and putting it out in the atmosphere any-motherf**king-way. It didn’t belong out there. Y’all should have been talking about all the great artists that did perform that evening. The good part about it instead of going right after the negativity. Y’all got the game f**ked up. That’s what wrong with this motherf**ker now. Ain’t nobody talking about no music. That man’s a musician. I’m a musician. Our business don’t belong on the Internet. It ain’t none of your motherf**king business what me and that man [have] going on or what the f**k happened that day. The mini-documentary Trick is referring to is a YouTube video created by Hot 107.5 that showed footage of the station’s Jay Hicks telling the crowd at the concert that Ross was not hitting the stage because he was “in fear of his life.” The video also featured different radio personalities explaining Trick’s “No Fly Zone.” It has since been taken down from the Internet. Trick goes on to apologize to concert goers upset over not being able to see Ross perform at the show, and he states artists are welcome to come to Detroit as long as they connect with him or one of the city’s “representatives” to offer support to the citizens. He also asserts his only goal is to teach his brothers how to stand up for what they believe in in a nonviolent way. Ja Rule is set to release his new bookUnruly: The Highs and Lows of Being a Man next week. The autobiography covers the platinum selling performer’s life from childhood to his time in federal prison where he underwent a personal transformation. The memoir also reportedly addresses his former rival 50 Cent.
According to the New York Daily News, Rule suggests 50 snitched on his business partner Irv Gotti to federal officials. Gotti and his brother Chris Lorenzo were charged with money laundering in 2005. Rule writes, “[50] secretly led them through his recordings for the answers they were looking for.” The Lorenzo brothers were later acquitted. Ja also suggests 50 may have named him in the 2000 shooting incident where the G-Unit boss took nine bullets. “When [the feds] asked him who he thought had shot him, it would make sense that 50 would have said, ‘Ja Rule, Irv Gotti and Murder Inc.’” Kendrick Lamar sparked a major lyrically combative moment in Hip Hop last year when his verse from Big Sean’s “Control” made its way to the Internet. Dozens of rappers responded to K. Dot’s challenge to knock him off the throne. In an extensive feature in the New York Times, the TDE emcee shares his opinion on the lack of competition and aggression in rap music today. “If my edge is dull, my sword is dull, and I don’t want to fight another guy whose sword is dull. If you’ve got two steel swords going back and forth hitting each other, what’s gonna happen? Both of them are going to get sharper,” says Lamar. “Everybody that’s in the industry has lost their edge… There’s really no aggression. You gotta say things particular, and everything is so soft.” The good kid, m.A.A.d city creator also discusses opening for Kanye West’s “Yeezus Tour.” Top Dawg Entertainment’s president Terrence “Punch” Henderson reveals TDE originally did not want Lamar to take the gig, because they wanted him to focus on recording his next album. Apparently, West and his team wanted Kendrick so badly they got the Compton, California native a tour bus with a recording studio and insisted his show have a prominent role beyond the typical opening act status. Kendrick now seems pleased he did not turn that opportunity down. “It’s a different kind of thrill when an actual artist asks you, when Kanye asks you,” reflects Lamar on going on the road with one of the biggest music stars in the world. “Now I know he’s really interested in what I do.” Kendrick is currently working on his sophomore major label LP. Back in February, TDE CEO Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith hinted the project could arrive in September, but recent developments lean toward the next K. Dot album coming at a later date. Several music and NBA stars will be on hand for the EBC America Celebrity Basketball Challenge in July. The Entertainers Basketball Classic - famous for hosting basketball tournaments at Rucker Park in Harlem - is sponsoring the event which will feature four celebrity-coached teams competing at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
Each team will represent four major cities by putting three to five professional ball players and seven streetball players on the court. The DMV (DC/ Maryland/ Virginia) squad will be led by Wale. They will take on a team from Philadelphia. Fabolous is heading Team NYC against Team LA. The winners of the two semi-final rounds will face off for ultimate bragging rights in the championship game. Fab, Wale, and Big Sean are scheduled to perform during the evening as well. “We are always trying to find ways to bring our celebrity friends and basketball players closer to the people that made them famous,” says EBC Founder Greg Marius. “We are the Entertainers Basketball Classic because 32 years ago we gave people the basketball experience they wanted to see. This Barclays Center event will take what we do everyday in the summer for 2,000 people at Rucker Park to an unimaginable level at an NBA arena.” |
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