iTunes has added a pre-order option for Jay-Z's upcoming album, "American Gangster". The tracklisting that they are showing includes, at track 11, "I Get Money (Remix)". It doesn't list any artists besides Jay-Z, but obviously the "I Get Money (Remix)" also had 50 Cent and Diddy. The album is slated for a November 6 release, so we'll know soon enough.
From cbs4.com:
The Miami-Dade Empowerment Trust was formed eight years ago to help the county's poorest neighborhoods to rise above poverty, and that mission has been fueled by tax dollars. ...
... an extensive investigation by CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald published in Sunday's editions of the newspaper paints a different picture, that of an agency lacking oversight making questionable expenditures on items which don't meet the stated mission...
... one odd use of the trust's millions of taxpayer dollars involving the MTV Video Music Awards ... Diddy was flown into Miami and home again on a private jet, at the cost of $87,000 ... The money for the flight did not come from MTV; it came from the trust...
Nothing really to do with Diddy, but I wanted to mention it, anyway. The trust's website lists economic development as one of their goals... bringing the MTV Awards (and Diddy) to Miami would seem to be a way to create an economic boost for the area that would offset that $87,000, but perhaps not.
Watch below. Not too much to say about it. Just a short clip of him saying what's unforgivable.
Via Theo in the forums.
AllHipHop.com has an interview with Diddy, focusing on fragrance and fashion.
AllHipHop.com: What brands did you rock when you were coming up?
Diddy: Oh man on the fragrance tip I loved the Calvin Klein Obsession stuff. To be honest in the beginning a lot of our inspiration on really doing things that were authentic and pushing the envelope were inspired from Calvin and growing up around then. These are the images they never seen in this game, they never seen like a man in bed with two women or like some shots taken in the stairwell. It�s all of that 9 And A Half Weeks and Rendezvous things that we all experienced. You can work in a post office and you can have your own little 9 And A Half Weeks experience. We all can relate to that.
AllHipHop.com spoke with Diddy on the "I Get Money" remix. A sampling:
"If it came down to a video, I would make sure the video is right," ... "The session was the way you can imagine it. It was a billion dollars in the building. It was a lot of power in there. You basically had the powerhouses of Hip-Hop all in one room and we had a ball."
"People say that s*** and they making it up [in their rhymes] but I was on the cover of Forbes with Jerry Seinfeld ten years ago. So the world is just catching up," ... "I�ve had my subscription since I�ve been nineteen years old with Forbes and Robb Report and Fortune Magazine. I stays on the lists.
To have that articulated in the most craziest pop s*** way and then to have two of your counterparts [50 Cent and Jay-Z] critique your verse and give it the thumbs up? It isn't even fair."
Diddy spoke with MTV on the "I Get Money" remix and the process of creating his verse:
There's been a lot of hoopla surrounding the remix of 50 Cent's "I Get Money," featuring three of the biggest titans in the game: 50, Jay-Z and Diddy. Was Jay going at LL Cool J? Was Diddy going at Mase? Well, according to the Bad Boy CEO, there was no type of animosity between Forbes' hip-hop cash kings when they got together to record. And he should know: Jay and Fif actually helped him write his verse, he told us.
"Everybody put all the greasy, slick-talk to the side," Diddy explained. "And we all got in the studio and cooked up something real special for the people. That would've been impossible [for us to be dissing anyone] being that we all sat in the same room and everybody helped me out with my verse, to finish it up. ... It just wasn't that type of energy, you know what I'm saying? And the song ain't really taking shots at anybody to be honest. It's really just putting down your status in the game. Everything I said on there I did. I wasn't just ... on top of the Forbes list. I was on the cover of Forbes. You know, 10 years ago, before cats even knew what the magazine was."
Going at Mase? Which part of the verse could that be? Was Mase riding around in Miami on mopeds? heh.
On Friday, I reported that Diddy would be appearing at this year's VH1 Hip Hop Honors. My guess then was that he'd be participating in the part dedicated to New Jack Swing, seeing that his mentors, Andre Harrell and Teddy Riley, would be accepting the honor. I've confirmed with VH1 that this is the case - he'll be presenting that portion of the show.
The show will air on VH1 and VH1 Soul on October 8 at 10 PM ET.
"Last Night" by Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole, originally released on "Press Play" will also appear on Keyshia Cole's new album (releasing on September 25), "Just Like You". You can listen to the album on BET.com. The version they are playing is 4:10 long, presumably the single cut. There are no discernible differences.
Via Nathan S.
According to the press release, Diddy will appear at the VH1 Hip Hop Honors. Looking at the list of honorees, you would have to guess that Diddy would be appearing during the part dedicated to New Jack Swing, where Teddy Riley (one of Diddy's influences) and Andre Harrell (his former boss and, later, a Bad Boy executive) will be accepting the honor. But, you never know. Diddy won't be performing, though, as he is not listed as a performer.
The show will be on VH1 and VH1 Soul on October 8 at 10 PM ET.
With earnings of $23 million dollars, Diddy is in at number 10 in Forbes' The Top-Earning Musicians story.
The Rolling Stones, Jay-Z, Madonna, Bon Jovi, Elton John, Celine Dion, Tim McGraw, 50 Cent and U2 rank 1-9.
Via AFP.
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