
50 Cent calls into the Angie Martinez Show to speak about whether he shut-down WorldStarHipHop. Afterward, Q of WSHH called in to give his take on the situation. I got to admit 50 Cent is playing Chess while everyone is playing Checkers and he is having fun while doing it.[/p]50 Cents Speaks about finishing his enemy and if he had anything to do with shutting down one of hip-hop's most populated websites[/p]Download audio file (50-Cent-on-Angie-Martinez.mp3)[/p]Q CEO of WorldStarHipHop.com calls in to the Angie Martinez Show and deny 50 had anything to do with the site shutting down. He attributed the situation to technical difficulties the site was experiencing due to high volume of traffic.[/p]Download audio file (Q-From-WorldStarHipHop-on-Angie-Martinez.mp3)[/p] Related posts How 50 Cent Wittily Deceives The World (January 24, 2011)">How 50 Cent Wittily Deceives The World (0) 50 Cent Shuts Down WorldStarHipHop Website? (January 24, 2011)">50 Cent Shuts Down WorldStarHipHop Website? (1) 50 Cent Belittles Q of WorldStarHipHop (January 24, 2011)">50 Cent Belittles Q of WorldStarHipHop (1)


(1) The major labels are hiring fewer and fewer A&R executives because the volume of acts - and more importantly the types of acts - being signed have dramatically decreased.
(2) The A&R process used to be about the discovery, signing & nurturing of the act. Today, A&R executives are not looking for talent per se. They are looking for an ongoing business.
(3) An artist that has developed some kind of traction and awareness on their own is what I'm talking about. Today, acts need to be "developed" or at least developing in a business sense for any label to have even the slightest amount of interest. The idea that today's A&R executives will discover an unknown act / artist and develop that artist is an illusion. They have neither the desire, time or money for that matter in 2011.
And by the way, this last point is about to become profoundly illustrated in the next 60-90 days - as dramatic and sweeping changes happen at Universal and Sony.
This is why from an A&R perspective, only the most generic, ubiquitous type of acts get any attention from labels today. There is only a certain type of act these days that major labels are willing to sign.
So if you happen to have those specific skills these days - great! Otherwise, our stats show it all: not one of the 40 A&R people let go last year has found another A&R job. Not one!"
via: Digital Music News
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Many of you already know Curtis has an impending lawsuit against popular video site, WorldStarHipHop.com. In the past he expressed his disdain, according to Fiddy "his image and content was used on the website without permission."[/p]?I have lawyers on retainers and I have to pay them so much money anyway, so we?ll go back and forth to court until (they) can?t afford a Subway sandwich,? 50 Cent said in 2009. ?It?s already too late for (them).?[/p]
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This is the performance that got the Pittsburgh Steeler's players and fans rallied up for their win over the New York Jets.

The Ferrari Lifestyle just got another boost from Compton rapper Game and Mr. Funeral aka Fabolous. The song is the latest to surface off the Purp & Patron mixtape, which is hosted by DJ Skee and Funk Master Flex. The mixtape drops today at 4:20 PM, I need to see them lighters up and smoke in the air.
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[/p]There is a reason why we have not heard much lately about rapper/ reality show star Flavor Flav. It seems he is positioning himself to take on KFC by opening a chicken spot next door. I hope he can survive as an entrepreneur in the midst of economic uncertainty. Flavor's establishment is located in Clinton, IA.[/p]The owner of the KFC does not seem the least bit worried about his newest competition.[/p]?We?ve been in business since 1963, we always welcomed competition. We have competed with six or seven brands over that time and as long as we take care of The Colonel?s chicken, we will be just fine.? via TMZ[/p]via: In Flex We Trust[/p] Related posts No related posts.

Killa sat down with MTV's Sway to discuss the origin of his beef with Kanye West. At the end, he revealed the two are cool now and Kanye is working on a new song. It's always a joyful moment in hip-hop when the beef ends and the good music begins.[/p]
?The reason I took a shot at Kanye, he needed something done for his album [a couple of years ago, and] when he needed it, I sent it back to him in about an hour. I needed something for my record and he was in Honolulu; he has to do this, he has to do that,? Cam recalled. ?And I?m one of those people, I do a favor for a favor. When you need it, I got it back to you. When I needed something, you couldn?t get back to me??
?We good now?.
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I'm not at all intrigue with the life of a celebrity, I'm too busy keeping up with my own. Nevertheless, there are moments of interest that I come across and this happens to be one of them.[/p]Beyonce or BEYSUS (In Miss Jia's Voice) recently spoke openly about losing her virginity to the Jigga Man. We don't believe you, you need more people![/p]Beyonce recently admitted that she?d only had one boyfriend prior to meeting the man who would subsequently become her husband, rap superstar Jay-Z. The pop megastar said that she had very little experiences and that she was with this unnamed boyfriend most of her teenage years prior to Destiny?s Child?s breakthrough when she was seventeen. ?Though I was too young for it to really be a boyfriend ? we didn?t live together, we didn?t, you know ?,? she said about her first boyfriend.[/p]?That was my only experience with a guy, and since then I?ve only had one other boyfriend in my life ? Jay?People would be surprised as to the lack of experiences I?ve had. When I was 12 or 13 I had my first boyfriend, and he was my boyfriend until I was 17. At that age, that was a long time. I?ve always been very loyal and a little more mature.? Wow?hmmmm?is it believable that she could have been a virgin until she met the Jigga Man?"[/p]via: HipHopCube[/p] Related posts Jay-Z and Beyonce Dining At The Waffle House (March 5, 2009)">Jay-Z and Beyonce Dining At The Waffle House (0) Jay-Z & Kanye West Performs In Vegas For NYE Bash (January 1, 2011)">Jay-Z & Kanye West Performs In Vegas For NYE Bash (0) [New Music] Usher feat. Jay-Z ? Hot Toddy (July 28, 2010)">[New Music] Usher feat. Jay-Z ? Hot Toddy (1) World Series Game Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Performance (October 29, 2009)">World Series Game Jay-Z & Alicia Keys Performance (0) Willow Smith Signs With Jay-Z (September 9, 2010)">Willow Smith Signs With Jay-Z (0)