Miss Info has a link to a radio rip of the "I Get Money" remix featuring Jay and Diddy, which premiered on Hot 97 tonight. She also mentioned, on the radio, that she heard that a video is on the way and will be shot on Thursday.
Update: 50 Cent's MySpace now has the official version without the various shout outs and noise that were on the radio rip.
Gorilla Zoe is featured on the
cover of the November issue of XXL as one of the 10 "Leaders of the New School".
Via
Nah Right.
I just wanted to confirm that
this is, in fact, the ad, according to Bad Boy.
Now, I'd like for B5 to be the top seller this week. But, that's not gonna happen. As I discussed
earlier this week, coming in 4th will be a very solid accomplishment for them. So, if that happens, B5 fans should be happy.
But, if Kanye is the one that finishes number 1, that's the second best thing that could happen, as a Bad Boy fan. Kanye is a disciple of Diddy, in a way. D-Dot came up under Diddy, Kanye came up under D-Dot. They're friends, they respect each other (Kanye's paid his respect to Diddy numerous times, including the
"Everything I Got" track), they've collaborated on "Press Play" and
dueted. He's had
kind words for Joc and he's been working with Cassie (and featured her in his
video for "Stronger") and
Ness. So, it's pretty clear that Kanye is a supporter of Bad Boy and vice versa.
On the flip side, you have 50 Cent. 50's been kind of up and down with Bad Boy. He got on the Bad Boys II soundtrack and was allowed to use Biggie's vocals for his track. He was put on "Victory 2004" when they released the 10th Anniversary album. Then, somewhere in 2006, 50 lost his head. In March, he
said that Diddy was driving Biggie into the ground. What he said to support this came across as backwards and hypocritical. In April, when
MTV asked him who the greatest MCs ever were - he failed to mention B.I.G. He was the only one they asked who didn't mention him.
Then, we had the issue with Mase. Diddy didn't want to let Mase go for what 50 wanted. So, in June,
rumors circulated that 50 was getting ready to go at Diddy through diss tracks. And, in August, he
released it. And he said crazy things, like Diddy knows who killed Biggie and isn't telling. Diddy sort of, kind of, responded through a
video he posted on YouTube. But, in typical fashion, Diddy didn't tackle the nonsense because he didn't have to. And
they talked and it was over. Shortly after, Diddy
signed with Violator Management. On their client list? 50 Cent. And, since then, 50's
rocked to Diddy's performance at the BET Awards,
came out at Screamfest with him and brought him onto the
"I Get Money" remix. So, they're back on decent ground, though 50 said, not long ago, that he's not friends with Diddy. Whatever.
With that in mind, I'll get back to my original point here. If B5 can't be tops in sales this week, Kanye is the next best thing for Bad Boy fans.
A good friend of mine who just happens to be an intern for Bad Boy has begun
blogging. His first entry is about how he
came to be an intern.
Check it out.
You can check out a bunch of pictures from the "Bottle Poppin" video shoot at
WireImage.
B5 was on 106 & Park today. They came out and performed "Hydrolics". Bow Wow performed both of his verses as a "surprise" guest. B5's performance was pretty good. I liked it better the second time I saw it. The reason for that is that it seemed a little sloppy in parts. It focused more on dancing than singing and there's nothing wrong with that - but the dancing and lip syncing must be on point and it was, for the most part. There were a couple missteps. Bow Wow added to the performance in a great way and served as a hype man when he wasn't rapping. Overall, a pretty good performance.
After their performance, they did a quick interview where they talked about the album, how they've grown, etc. Bow Wow stuck along and mentioned that B5 has a standing invite to tour with him (he mentioned the Face Off tour). So, that might be something to watch for.
They will be broadcasting live from the launch of Unforgivable Woman (the new womens fragrance from Sean John) on
Diddy's MySpace on September 19 at 10:00 PM ET. See the flier below.
Previously, we reported that
Circuit City would have an exclusive bonus track for "Don't Talk, Just Listen" and that that track was
"Boom Boom Boom". Having received my copy of the Circuit City version of the album, I can share some info for those that don't yet have it.
Despite what the back cover says (another back cover error -
noooooooooo!), "Boom Boom Boom" is track number 13 on the album. I daresay this has led to a lot of frightened gasps from B5 fans when they skip to track 14 only to find "Things I Would Do". "Rockstar" is included on this version of the album, as well, as a hidden bonus track after "Things I Would Do" - as it is on the normal version of the album.
"Boom Boom Boom" is featured in the album booklet. It was produced by The Co-Stars and Mischke.