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According to a bulletin posted on JC's MySpace, Yung Joc and Gorilla Zoe will be appearing (it sounds like they'll be performing, but I'm not 100% sure) at the Cotton Club in Atlanta tonight (June 28) as part of 95.5 THE BEAT's Down South Flava! concert series. The show is from 8 PM to 11 PM. JC and Three 6 Mafia will also be there.
The video fro Day26's "Since You've Been Gone" features a cameo by Dawn from Danity Kane who plays Que's love interest, if you will, during a portion where he sings.
The Billboard 200
134. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 133).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
41. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (up from 42).
63. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 52).
Top Reggae Albums
15. "Let's Get Physical" by Elephant Man (down from 7).
The Billboard Hot 100
17. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 14).
Pop 100
5. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (same as last week).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
61. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (up from 65).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
14. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 10).
20. "On The Corner" by Gorilla Zoe (re-entry).
HipHopDX.com has an interesting interview with D-Dot where he talks about his Bad Boy days, why he left and the current state of The Hitmen. Definitely worth a read.
DX: When American Gangster [click to read] dropped last fall, Sean C and LV were being hailed as the ‘new’ Hitmen. You were considered captain of the Hitmen back in the day, was that like a slap in the face being that the days of the real Hitmen are a pivotal point in Hip Hop?
DD: I don’t think, as I haven’t worked at Bad Boy since 1998. I haven’t been a Hitman since 2000. Puffy and I have been best of friends since 1987. I am going to be 40 years old in July. It wasn’t a slap in the face, it was just time for Puffy to move on, but by the way, Sean C and LV ... are not Hitmen, that was just Puffy trying to reinvigorate an era that a lot of people like yourself, and from MTV and BET and all these various magazines, that era was very special to people and a lot of people to these days cherish those times. A lot of people don’t want to let that go, and Puffy is trying to capitalize off that by finding new Hitmen, but those days are kind of over. Sean C and LV are like best friends to me, they helped Puffy make a Jay-Z album that he needed the help with, and that was it. They are not Hitmen to this day, they don’t move as Hitmen, and there are no Hitmen at this point right now and anyone who wants to be a Hitmen, the first question they ask is about me.
"Slap in the face?" What, there can never be a Hitmen production team without D-Dot? That was Diddy's team of producers - not D-Dot's. Diddy gave D-Dot an opportunity and D-Dot was a talented individual who took advantage of it and was successful. Would I like it if D-Dot were still working with Bad Boy? Sure. But, that's life. People move on. He doesn't have to be a part of a production team for it to be called The Hitmen. It was a special time, a special group of people that Diddy assembled. It's a rare thing and nothing lasts forever. It doesn't mean that Diddy can't assemble a new team.
Anyway, D-Dot's answer doesn't seem farfetched - necessarily. Afterall, how many producers would actually be a part of it right now, presumably? Diddy, Sean C, LV and Seven Aurelius? Mario Winans? Anyone else? It's not immediately clear who is and who isn't - there are mixed signals coming from MySpaces, from album booklet credits and elsewhere. In their interview with UGO.com earlier this month, Sean C and LV said they are only considered Hitmen when they work with Diddy on a track. Their own projects are not considered to be as part of The Hitmen. So, are they partial Hitmen? Who knows.
However, this much is true: on the most recent season of Making the Band 4, Diddy said ( view video), "... one of my go to producers from The Hitmen, Seven." So, there is something there. What it is, I don't know, because Bad Boy is seemingly pretty tight lipped about it and I've asked before. So, I'm not sure if what D-Dot is saying is accurate. By his own admission, he hasn't worked with Bad Boy since 1998 or been one of The Hitmen since 2000.
I've reached out to someone at Bad Boy who could comment on it and we'll see what I can find out.
Unfortunately, neither Danity Kane nor Day26 took home the Best Group award in the BET Awards '08. UGK won it.
On a Bad Boy note, Cassie joined David Banner, Randy T. Jackson, Soulja Boy and Solange on stage to present the award for Best Collaboration and to urge people to vote.
Ciroc had a number of ad spots and is sponsoring the after party.
From The FINANCIAL:
Ford's distinctive all-new vehicle - the 2009 Ford Flex - will bring some of the hottest names in Hip Hop & R&B to the red carpet Tuesday evening for events surrounding the BET Awards '08—often dubbed as the "hottest ticket on television."
Danity Kane, Day26 and Janelle Monae will be some of the celebrities included.
The Billboard 200
133. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 117).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
42. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (down from 39).
52. "Day26" by Day26 (up from 56).
Top Reggae Albums
7. "Let's Get Physical" by Elephant Man (up from 8).
The Billboard Hot 100
14. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 13).
Pop 100
5. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (same as last week).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
65. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (up from 73).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
10. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (up from 15).
The nominations are in and both Danity Kane and Day26 are nominated for this year's Teen Choice Awards. Danity Kane has received a nomination in the category for "Best R&B Track" for "Damaged" and Day26 is nominated for "Breakout Group". Making the Band 4 also received a nomination for "Best Reality Music Competition". The 2008 Teen Choice Awards are scheduled to air August 4th at 8 PM Eastern on Fox.
Danity Kane and Day26 want you to vote for your favorite track from Day26's self titled album, as well as "Welcome to the Dollhouse". You can cast your vote for Danity Kane and Day26 on their respective MySpace pages.
SOHH.com has the new Block Entertainment/Bad Boy South mixtape up for free download. From and back mixtape cover below along with tracklisting.
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I've decided to start italicizing gainers and people who have debuted or re-entered. Big gain this week for Danity Kane on the Pop 100!
The Billboard 200
117. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 95).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
39. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (down from 30).
56. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 48).
91. "Greatest Hits" by The Notorious B.I.G. (re-entry).
Top Reggae Albums
8. "Let's Get Physical" by Elephant Man (same as last week).
The Billboard Hot 100
13. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 12).
Pop 100
5. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (a new high, up from 10).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
73. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (up from 89).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
15. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 10).
19. "On the Corner" by Gorilla Zoe (debut).
The Billboard 200
95. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" by Danity Kane (down from 86).
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
30. "Welcome to the Dollhouse" (up from 31).
48. "Day26" by Day26 (down from 41).
Top Reggae Albums
8. "Let's Get Physical" by Elephant Man (down from 6).
The Billboard Hot 100
12. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 11).
Pop 100
10. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (down from 9).
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
85. "Juice Box" by Gorilla Zoe (down from 78).
89. "Since You've Been Gone" by Day26 (debut).
Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles
10. "Damaged" by Danity Kane (a new high, up from 13).
The Los Angeles Times reports on a soon to be released film, "The Wackness," based around a hip hop fan from the mid-90s. In the article, they highlight a widget released by the people behind the film that features "Party & Bull****" by The Notorious B.I.G.
Back in March, The Playlist reported that "The What" by Biggie featuring Method Man, "Can't You See" by Total featuring Biggie, "You Used to Love Me" by Faith Evans and "Flava In Ya Ear" by Craig Mack, were slated to be on the soundtrack to the film.
The L.A. Times article also features an interview with director Jonathan Levine.
You're dealing with some prime catalog, such as Notorious B.I.G.'s "The What." Was it tough to secure these tracks?
We reached out to the Biggie estate early and were able to clear it. But my editor was the one who put A Tribe Called Quest in the movie, and I said you guys are all nuts. I didn’t think I could get a Tribe Called Quest song with a Lou Reed sample, but we were.
It was crazy. But I think the great thing about it is that not a lot of people are using this type of music. Hopefully, this will be the first of many movies that license early ‘90s hip-hop. I don’t think there was much demand for it, and people were just happy to contribute their songs to a movie. Also, we got [Sony BMG] behind us, and they were able to hook us up.
He also gave an interview to FirstShowing.net back in January where he, again, mentioned Biggie.
Can you talk about the music choices as well, because I think that's another really key thing that defines the movie. There are so many great elements to it, but the music as well…
Levine: The music for me, that's what I grew up with, and most of it was even written in the script and we brought a music supervisor on really early. Biggie was such an important part of the script that we got in touch with the Wallace estate and we were able to get that Biggie stuff in there and they were very gracious to us. It was just, that was really important to having that soundtrack and luckily we got all the stuff we wanted. It wasn't easy because a lot of them have samples that are difficult to clear, or also the fact that that very few movies have used that type of music meant that a lot of the artists and the labels were really excited about the opportunity to put it in a movie. You don't see Nas or Wu-Tang or all that stuff in a movie very often, especially not their old stuff.
Check out the movie site for more.
UGO.com has an interview with Sean C & LV. They talk about how they got in with Diddy and they clarified The Hitmen relationship a bit.
UGO.com: So are you guys officially in the Hitmen?
LV: When we work with Puff, we work under the Hitmen. And then we do stuff on our own, outside of that situation as well. Like, we did the Jay-Z record with Puff, and [that was] Grind Music/Hitmen. When we did Ghostface, that was just Grind Music.
From the press release:
Excitement continues to grow as the NAACP heads toward its 99th Annual Convention, being held July 12-17 in Cincinnati, just months ahead of its centennial celebration. Themed “Power, Justice, Freedom, Vote,” this year’s annual gathering of more than 8,000 NAACP members, delegates and visitors will be held at the Duke Energy Center and kicks-off a series of events leading up to the association’s centennial Feb. 12, 2009. ...
There will be a screening of the NAACP Image Award-winning film “The Great Debaters” on July 13 at 3 p.m., including dialogue with the film’s co-star Nate Parker. The youth concert that night will feature actor/comedian Kevin Hart with music by Day 26 and Cheri Dennis.
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