Doesn’t quite look like him, doesn’t it? Apparently, 50 Cent lost a lot of weight for his upcoming movie “Things Fall Apart.” In the movie, 50 Cent will play a football player diagnosed with cancer.
He dropped from 214 pounds to an astonishing 160 with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks. Yeah, he dropped 54 pounds over nine weeks, which comes out to be 6 pounds a week. That’s almost a pound a day! That can not be healthy..
“I was starving.” says 50 Cent. Now he’s back on tour and says, “I’ve been eating. I’ll be back in shape in no time!”
In an interview that was featured on France’s SkyRock radio, Dr. Dre and Interscope’s Jimmy Iovine explained that Dr. Dre’s Detox single featuring Jay-Z, ‘Under Pressure,’ was delayed because of the release of Eminem’s latest single ‘Not Afraid.’ Supposedly, Eminem’s single was not planned to drop first. Although ‘Under Pressure’ is delayed until it can be released closer to the album release date, another track may be released this summer. Scott Storch also stated in an interview with DJ Skee that Detox is only three tracks away from completion. We will wait and see if this is true.
7 Grand Records, founded by departed emcee Guru and controversial business partner Solar in 2005, has announced that the label will release previously unheard material as part of a “tribute campaign.” The “tribute campaign” will also feature previously unseen footage, behind the scenes “memories of music
productions,” concert footage and more.
“His legacy was timeless and he invented music that will shine forever long after he’s gone,” said the label rep of Guru in a statement. “In our lasting and fragrant memories, we will never forget the emcee who raised the bar and paved the way for many rappers without the exploitative and negative stigma that has seeped into this generation of Hip Hop.”
Courtney Love has been offered $162 million for her majority stake in Nirvana’s back catalogue. She inherited the band’s publishing rights when her husband and Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain committed suicide in 1994. She has a 75 percent share of the End of Music catalogue after selling off 25 percent of it in 2006, pocketing $50 million. She insists the decision was motivated by emotions, not financial gain.
Guerrilla Union announced more information on their 2010 Rock The Bells lineup. The famed summer Hip Hop festival will feature Slick Rick, Rakim, KRS-One, Wu-Tang Clan, The Clipse, Wiz Khalifa, Yelawolf, Brother Ali, Murs, Immortal Technique, Jedi Mind Tricks, Street Sweeper Social Club, and Big Sean. A portion of the proceeds will go to Hip Hop For Haiti, a charity established to provide earthquake relief from this year’s tragedy.
Current Dates:
Los Angeles, CA
Saturday August 21, 2010
NOS Events Center
San Francisco, CA
Sunday August 22, 2010
Shoreline Amphiheatre
New York, NY
Saturday August 28, 2010
Governer’s Island
Washington, DC
Sunday August 29, 2010
Merriweather Post Pavilion
The artwork for Eminem’s upcoming album has just been released. Recovery is set to be released on June 22, 2010 and the first track released from it is ‘Not Afraid,’ which is featured below.
Raekwon’s debut album Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… will surely go down in Hip-Hop history, not simply because of the classic songs featured on it, but also because of the purple cassette tape on which it was released. Dubbed the “Purple Tape,” its unique clear purple shell quickly became a collector’s item. Now, fifteen years after its release, the legacy of the “Purple Tape” lives on through Rhymefest.
The Chicago rapper announced today that he will release a special edition red cassette tape of his upcoming sophomore album El Che, due out June 8 on dN|Be Entertainment. Rhymefest says that the decision to release the “Red Tape” is an attempt for him to bridge the golden era of Hip-Hop to the present, and more specifically, El Che. Rhymefest will also release a clear, prison-safe cassette tape that will use no screws or contraband materials as to bring the power of music and conscious thought to those behind bars. Both the “Red Tape” and the prison-safe tape are available for purchase at ElCheTheMovement.com, along with the CD and digital versions of the album as well.
Perez Hilton is reporting that Kanye West has signed a multi-million dollar contract with ex-girlfriend Amber Rose to “silence” her from speaking about his personal life. In return for the cash, she reportedly agreed to never reveal any details about the rapper. An insider stated, “It’s pretty common to have ‘silence’ agreements amongst entertainers. I heard that Amber’s getting seven figures to keep her lips closed.”
In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal, Nas revealed that Hip Hop is now back on its feet..
“It died several times, but I do believe in the heartbeat of it right now,” says Nas, whose 2006 release Hip Hop Is Dead engenders discussion even to this day about the state of the genre. “There are a lot of new artists, and artists that have been around, who are kicking ass right now. I just wanted to give a boost to people and to myself, to push people to go harder. It’s a different world now.”
Leaves us to wonder if Nas’ next album be titled ‘Hip Hop Is Alive.’
