September 18, 2011

VH1′s 40 Most Shocking Hip Hop Moments [COMPLETE LIST]

VH1 debuted the latest countdown in our long-running The Greatest series, the 40 Most Shocking Hip Hop Moments, this evening. If you missed it, don’t worry; it will rerun tomorrow night, Monday, September 19, at midnight. If you’re looking for the complete list, look no further. Here are the 40 Most Shocking Hip Hop Moments … so far!

40) Nicki Minaj gets butt slapped by Regis Philbin
39) Wyclef runs for president of Haiti
38) 50 Cent shockingly thin Twitter pics
37) Lil Wayne goes to prison and gets grillz removed
36) Redman’s shocking Cribs episode [WATCH]
35) Cam’ron’s anti-snitching 60 Minutes interview
34) Dr. Dre’s shocking transformation at VMAs
33) Sir Mix-A-Lot’s raunchy “Put ‘Em on the Glass” video
32) Lil Mama crashes stage during Jay-Z and Alicia Keys VMA performance
31) Suge Knight knocked out

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Tags: , , , The Greatest, Geto Boys, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Warren G, Three 6 Mafia, ODB, P. Diddy, Gucci Mane, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross (Hip-Hop), Tupac, 2 Live Crew, Lil Mama, DMX, Lil Wayne, Flavor Flav, Wyclef Jean, Snoop Dogg, Redman, Notorious B.I.G., Nas, Lauryn Hill, Kanye West, Foxy Brown, Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, Common, Cam'ron, 50 Cent

June 6, 2011

Jim Jones Brings Out Love & Hip Hop‘s Olivia at Hot 97′s Summer Jam 2011

It’s a guessing game, but each year, concert-goers fantasize about what special-guest performers will join artists already on Hot 97′s Summer Jam bill with surprise on-stage appearances. Last night, in front of a crowd of 50,000 fans, some of hip hop’s biggest names performed in East Rutherford, New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium, and while there may not have been that jaw-dropping “big moment,” (read: no Kanye or Jay-Z, no never-before-heard songs, and no beefs), the crowd was kept thoroughly entertained by the oodles of rappers that poured onto the stage.

Repping the South, Lil Wayne, Drake, and Rick Ross brought fans to their feet during a DJ Khaled-led performance of new Song of the Summer contender “I’m On One” and, to keep things balanced, Love & Hip Hop‘s own Jim Jones performed with his entourage-heavy posse of Dipset pals. The Harlem rapper even brought out co-star and friend Olivia Longott during his set to sing her new ballad, “December.” But VH1 show talent are certainly not strangers to this pandemonium-filled hip hop Woodstock; it was just last year that we caught Basketball Wives’ Jennifer Williams backstage enjoying the perks of VIP.

Other highlights from last night’s event included a dancing Chris Brown bringing out Busta Rhymes to perform “Look At Me Now” (sans Weezy), Lloyd Banks welcoming Swizz Beatz, Ryan Leslie, and Mobb Deep to the stage with him, and Diddy joining his Bugatti brother, Ross, to help close the show. You can find the full set list here, and check out the gallery below for photos from the performances to see what you may have missed!

Tags: , , Dipset, Ryan Leslie, Rick Ross, Mobb Deep, Wiz Khalifa, Jim Jones, Lloyd Banks, Diddy (2), Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Kanye West, Jay-Z, DJ Khaled, Cam'ron

May 23, 2007

Fiddy’s Circus Life

070523_50cent Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny that 50 Cent is ringmaster of the rap circus right now, thanks to all of the lunacy swirling around him.

For instance, only a "complex" MC like Fiddy could release album artwork that’s as somber as this, yet simultaneously make the sophomorically sexual "Amusement Park" the album’s first video (watch). Don’t want to watch? Just envision "Cherry Pie" with beats.

His "art" aside, 50 the showman recently put the beef smackdown on a boxer-wearing Cam’ron. Curtis responded to Cam’s recent desperate poolside salvo by saying the Dipset dandy was "delusional" and "shouldn’t be in front of no camera with Daisy Dukes on."

So does 50′s posturing work? Well, a panicky MIMS recently denied saying that 50 should be jealous of him (HIMS?), and went out of his way to kiss Fiddy’s butt from overseas. "I respect (50 Cent’s) work and his ambition and also his business methods," the Zune-peddling MC told SOHH.

Tags: , 50 Cent, Cam'ron, MIMS

May 9, 2007

50 Cent: Young and Wreckless

070509_50_jj_vr Did 50 Cent jack a beat from a member of Cam’ron‘s crew? Is Jim Jones even a part of Cam’s crew? And who’s 50 dating these days?

So many questions about Curtis. And we haven’t even touched upon his upcoming album.

50′s new single, "Amusement Park" leaked yesterday, and astute listeners called him out for biting heavily off of Jim Jones’ "Your Majesty." You can listen to both here, but it seems pretty obvious that the producer simply reused Jones’ original. (Somwhere, Cam’ron is rubbing his hands together and cackling maniacally, even if he and Jones are no longer buds.)

50 is also rumored to be dating soap-opera star Victoria Rowell. The kicker? Rowell is 46, while 50 is just 31. And the soap that Rowell used to star on? The Young and the Restless. You can’t make this stuff up.

May 7, 2007

Jones to Cam: “I Can’t Be Next to You”

070507_jimjones After his infamous anti-snitching interview on 60 Minutes, the world knows how ridiculously much loyalty means to Cam’ron. But do his closest friends even have the Dipset head honcho’s back?

Apparently not.

In an interview with Hot 97′s Miss Info, Dipset rapper Jim Jones (left) said that he hasn’t spoken with Cam’ron in a year and considers their friendship to be more of a burden than a blessing. "I’m through (with) being in hot water because of (Cam’ron)," Jones is quoted as saying on Miss Info’s blog. "I kept quiet out of loyalty … But now I can’t be next to you."

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Tags: , 50 Cent, Cam'ron, Jay-Z, Jim Jones, Nas

May 2, 2007

Report: Hova Is the Papa

070502_jayz Problem No. 100
Report: Despite denials, Jay-Z is father of Shenelle Scott’s four-year-old son (BallerStatus)

Ballet Ya!
Outkast‘s Big Boi to work with Atlanta Ballet (RapBasement)

‘Rise Up’
Listen to R. Kelly‘s tribute to victims of the Virginia Tech shooting (R-Kelly)

A Tribe Called Quit
Phife Dog on A Tribe Called Quest‘s breakup: ‘We should have kept going’ (XXL)

Buy Curtis’ Crib
50 Cent is putting his Connecticut mansion up for sale (AllHipHop)

Fightin’ Words
Ed Lover says Tru Life slugged Cam’ron, but Cam’s camp denies it (SOHH)

Alter Ego-Trippin’
T.I./T.I.P. talks about working with/arguing with Eminem/Slim Shady (HipHopDX)

Tags: , , 50 Cent, A Tribe Called Quest, Cam'ron, Eminem, Jay-Z, Outkast, R. Kelly, T.I., Tru Life

April 27, 2007

Jones: No Sex / Cam: Jay’s “Old”

070426_mike_jones Phony Jones Bones
Mike Jones has denied appearing in an online sex tape. The proof? Dude on the tape’s got no tats, snitches! (SOHH)

It Takes a Nation to Hold Snoop Back
Making like England, Australia has banned Snoop Dogg. “He doesn’t seem the sort of bloke we want in this country,” said an official rep. (AllHipHop)

Knight Protects Lady Britney
Suge Knight went after a K-Fed lookalike to defend the honor of … Britney Spears??? (TMZ)

Cam Apologizes!
Cam’ron offered up an apology for his killer interview on 60 Minutes (SOHH)

Cam Attacks!
Cam’ron calls Jay-Z and Nas old men and says they need to go back to the nursing home. Seriously, does this guy get along with anybody? (Prefix)

April 23, 2007

Silent Cam

070423_camron Don’t expect hip-hop star Cam’ron to win any good neighbor awards anytime soon.

Last night, in a 60 Minutes feature on snitching, Cam talked about his extreme aversion to cooperating with police. When asked if he would tell the cops if he knew a serial killer lived next door, the rapper said: "I wouldn’t call and tell anybody on [the killer] — but I’d probably move. But I’m not going to call and be like, ‘The serial killer’s in 4E.’" (Watch the interview.)

While his hard-line stance is laughable, Cam deserves some (not much, but some) credit for honesty. When asked if he would soften his anti-snitching stance if his record label asked him to, the rapper said he wouldn’t have to, because a label "knows what makes money … so [they] would never be that stupid."

Revealing inside info about your label for your own interests … Doesn’t that make Cam a snitch?

April 20, 2007

They Spinnin’! Hip-Hop Headlines

070420_camron It Ain’t Me, Snitches!
Cam’ron tells 60 Minutes he never talks to cops, even if he lived next door to a serial killer (XXL)

The Aftermath of the Don
Hot 97 cracks down on degrading lyrics thanks to Imus (About Rap)

Shootout Shot at Shoot
Watch: Gunfire breaks out during filming of Spider Loc video (YouTube)

This Is Why You Got Axed
MIMS weighs in on Imus and the proper use of the word "ho" (Rolling Stone)

"We are innocent people"
Tony Yayo‘s mother’s house shot; family reacts (New York Daily News)

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