Melodic Hustle

The fight over baby ‘Ye is on! And they are looking like they are going to CLASH. Before, we had determined that Kanye was not with the whole situation of selling baby pictures to the tabloids. RadarOnline is saying that Kim and her mother Kris are conspiring to make big bucks off this kid.

Did Kim Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, pull a fast one behind the back of Kim’s baby daddy-to-be, Kanye West? While we previously reported that Kanye has been adamant Kim not make a mint off their unborn child, a new report claims that the socialite had been pulling strings to sell her recent bikini photos during her trip to Greece; and another that her mother Kris has looked to orchestrate sales of the baby shower. The reports only come from two outlets, with no other media reporting it.

“After seeing the bikini pics, Kanye suspected this is Kim setting stuff up and it makes it sick to his stomach,” an insider told Life & Style. “He detests Kim selling her personal life and absolutely won’t stand for her selling their baby’s life too.”

The insider said Kim prearranges with paps (who pay her) where she’ll be to get their shots, then they sell the shots to media outlets; she then feigns ignorance about it afterwards.
A separate source told Life & Style that Kanye “has made it very clear that Kim is to stop all negotiations [for the child's first pictures] immediately, and that she is to finally start acting like a mom instead of a businesswoman.”

As for Kris, a pal told the magazine the Momager has been “trying to sell the pictures from Kim’s baby shower too,” though again, no other outlets have confirmed said news.
The reports might put further strain on the relationship between the reality TV queen and the Stronger singer.

Kim and Kanye have been seeing one another since March 2012; news of Kim’s pregnancy leaked during Kanye’s concert at Atlantic City’s Revel Resort in Dec. 2012, when the rapper called Kim “my baby mama”during the show, and proclaimed, “Now you having my baby!

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.

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Even if DJ Jazzy Jeff retired twenty years ago, a spot in the Hip-Hop history books would still be his.  As one half of the duo DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, he and Will Smith were the first rappers to ever win a Grammy (“Parents Just Don’t Understand”), their album, He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper was Hip-Hop’s first double album, and then they won a Grammy again for their timeless hit, “Summertime.”

But by the mid-90s, Will had become a television and film star.  And even though him and Jeff remained close friends (and still are), Will’s work on screen began to take precedence over his work in the mic booth.  Jeff, however, has continued on with music and, among other things, released solo albums, produced records for other acts, and currently spends most of his time touring the globe as a DJ.

For AllHipHop.com’s continued Lessons from a Legend series, we recently spoke to Jeff and he had plenty of wisdom to share- from his early days to traveling the world to how he still brings the “Brand New Funk” after over 25 years in the game.

Lesson #1: Everything Happens for a Reason

I knew it was something special (working with Will) because before we recorded it  (“Girls Ain’t Nothing but Trouble”) we would go to parties and we would do it.  I would play the record and he would rap.  And I would watch everybody just stand there [and hang] on every word that he said.  So I knew if it had that kind of impact live, that we could have that kind of impact on the record.

AllHipHop.com: And you guys first worked together by accident because your emcee didn’t show up to a gig, right?

Uh, huh [laughs].  He (the original emcee) actually missed the night.  And I had to do it, so I ended up taking my equipment and  when I got there, the first person that walked in the basement was Will.  And I recognized him.  And he asked, “Hey man, where’s your emcee?”  I was like, “He couldn’t make it.”  And then he said, “Mind if I get on the mic and rock?”  And I replied, “No.”  That was it.  And that’s crazy to even think that if my guy would have shown up what might have not happened.  Know what I mean?  That would be a real interesting story.  That if you take my guy showing up, how much different…I probably would’ve been working at the post office with a wife and nine kids.  Who knows? [laughs]

Lesson #2: DJs Make Better Producers

As a DJ, your job is to produce on the fly.  Sometimes you have to make last second decisions.  You have to be able to read a crowd.  You have to know when [you] can take those chances.  I’m very big on taking chances.  When I play, I can play all of the stuff that people want you to play.  But when do I throw that curve ball in?  But it’s the same thing as being a producer.  If you learn how to produce on the fly, then it’s a little bit easier to learn when you have time to produce.  But I think DJing and producing go very much hand-in-hand.

Lesson #3: Keep Your Ears Open and Change With the Times

The crazy thing about a DJ is [that] I think keeping longevity has a lot to do with keeping your ears open and knowing what people like.  It’s not me actually making the records, it’s just me keeping my ears open-what  are the records the people are really vibing to now?  And even forecasting-what did you hear that you think might be big later?  But as a rapper, you kind of have to physically go in there and know that this is where it’s going and what record [you are] gonna do.  And that’s not easy for people to do.  But I just think, as an emcee, if you’re trying to have that kind of longevity (with commercial acceptance), then you have to  really, really change with the times.

Lesson #4: Hip-Hop is Cyclical

I just think we’ve been around Hip-Hop long enough to watch the cycle go around.  It’s kind of like when we did the Jill Scott record, that was reminiscent of the seventies.  Nothing is new, it just goes out of style and comes back in.  It’s like me looking and realizing everybody is wearing Starter hats and Starter jackets and I did a Starter commercial in 1985.  It just all comes back around.

Lesson #5: The Journey is More Significant Than the Destination

The first thing that runs through my mind (about the Vinyl Destination footage) is that I’m extremely tired [laughs].  The funny thing about Vinyl Destination is that I look at it almost like it’s not me.  Just for the places you go, the travel you put in, and the different people you play music for.  To kind of be a third person, you can really appreciate a lot of it.  I get a better appreciation for [the fact] that we’ve been doing it and just the impact you make playing music for people all over the world.  Especially Hip-Hop, you’re sitting here saying, “Wow, I remember the first time I heard a Hip-Hop record and now I’m in Indonesia playing Hip-Hop for people.”  It’s an amazing journey.

Bonus: Check out the reunion of Charlton, Fresh Prince and Jazz – oh and Jaden!

Filed under: Features, Headlines, MOBILE Tagged: DJ Jazzy Jeff, The Fresh Prince, will smith

I forgot that The Source Magazine was the entity that broke the Tim Dog story! Now, that the bottom is falling out from beneath that story, a lot of PURE CRAP is coming out. You know all the stories of faked death. Apparently, the magazine got a tip on the Dog’s death and ran with it without verifying the death with anybody credible. The Source has claimed that they have not fallen back off the news that they broke, but that a relaunch of the site killed all their old content. Hard to believe. If they did, certainly it would be imported at some time. BUT, The Source stands by their story, citing an unnamed family member:

“From the beginning, we just wanted a quiet thing. We didn’t want all this media attention. Me being his cousin, with Tim’s brother and sisters, I didn’t want to overstep my boundaries if they felt one way and then I felt another,” says Tim’s first cousin about revealing certain details regarding the reported death. “That’s their sibling. That’s their brother. For me to go against them, that’s causing strife between me and my family. I’ve went to them and tried to talk to them. As much as we don’t want to be in the media, silence is making more noise.”

“What’s going to happen after this is this prosecutor or this investigator obviously is not doing a good job because just like he wants us to prove that [Tim’s] dead, it’s his job to prove that he’s alive.”

Weird. What a strange stance for a family to take over a dead person. Wouldn’t they just produce the documents or the evidence since they don’t want all the press anyway.

Do you believe the The Source Magazine or The “Family” of Tim Dog?

They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry! -illseed.

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(AllHipHop News) 50 Cent opened up his wallet to help with the funeral expenses for a child slain in his native Jamaica, Queens.

D’aja Robinson, 14, was murdered last weekend as she rode the bus. Police suspect that the gunman was aiming to murder another teenage girl and hit D’aja, known as Asia, instead.

The shooter pumped nine rounds into the bus, one of which hit Asia in the head.
On Friday, she was laid to rest and several rappers like Lil Cease and Juelz Santana paid their respects in social media.

50 Cent paid for the teen’s funeral procession, including a horse-drawn carriage and her coffin. About 2,500 people came out to the funeral and procession.

One person of interest was questioned by police and then released earlier in the week.

Images via: New York Daily News

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You did not think Meek Mill was going to let Memorial Day Weekend go by without dropping some new music, did you? Either way, Karen Civil debuted a new song from Meek Mill entitled “Levels” off of his upcoming mixtape Dreamchasers 3. Over a thumping Cardo Got Wings beat, Meek breaks down the different levels of women, tax brackets, cars…..basically Meek breaks down how he’s on a different level.

The third installment in his Dreamchasers series was supposed to be released on May 6th but Meek recently told Vibe Magazine that he pushed the mixtape back “indefinitely”.

[ALSO CHECK OUT: Hip-Hop Rumors: Meek Mills Producer Friend Speaks! Says He’s Not Getting PAID!]

Check out the Cardo Got Wings-produced “Levels” below:

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