The
B5 YouTube channel has posted it's first video: B5's recent appearance on 106 & Park to premiere "Hydrolics". Watch it below.
You can check out (and purchase) the song on the
VX MySpace.
The episode starts with Diddy saying that they need to let men be men. Let them box, play some basketball, etc. So, the guys get out to the park and play some ball. Losers have to "run suicides" according to Qwannel. They're playing one on one. First one to score 2 points wins.
Curtiss vs. Dan is the first match. Dan wins 2-0.
Andrae vs. Brian H. Andrae wins 2-0.
Robert vs. Willie. Willie wins 2-1.
The 3 losers have to run around the court until the other games have finished.
Eric vs. Michael. Michael wins 2-0.
Qwanell vs. Jonathan. In confessional, both of them basically say they can't play. After many missed shots, Qwanell wins, it looks like. All we see is him score 1 basket.
Jonathan is made to run and he complains. His heard is throbbing, he's lucky to be standing up, he's about to pass out, etc. etc. So, he walks around while the others run. They finish, Bivins talks a bit and Jonathan talks to one of the guys about how he's about to black out, as they leave.
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Image Entertainment is releasing a documentary DVD on Biggie called "Bigger Than Life" on August 28. The marketing copy:
The Notorious B.I.G. is no doubt on every Hip-Hop fan's short list of the greatest rappers of all time. Most importantly, B.I.G. was respected and revered by his peers in the game. Everyone from Jay Z to Tupac became captivated by his velvety flow and unparalleled rhyme style. He left behind a legacy that reached mythic status. Now for the first time the real Notorious B.I.G. is revealed in this fascinating film. Hear the stories firsthand from his closest friends and some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop -- Diddy, Method Man, Easy Mo Bee, Matty C, E-40, Raekwon and many more. See raw, uncut footage of B.I.G. freestyling on the streets of New York, rare home video footage, a never-before-seen interview done with Biggie shortly before his death and undisclosed footage from the night of his murder. Directed by renowned Hip-Hop documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer (the Beef series, Tupac Shakur: Thug Angel), this comprehensive film is definitive proof that the Notorious B.I.G. will always be Bigger than Life.
You can
pre-order it on Amazon.com for $17.99.
Thanks Anthony.
IrelandOn-Line reports that singer Natasha Bedingfield likes the idea of collaborating with Diddy and plans to suggest it to him.
From
CMJ:
Artist promotion website ReverbNation.com in affiliation with digital distributor SnoCap has announced a 10-part hip-hop talent search to take place in cities across the country from August 2007 to March 2008. The series, titled New Blood will draw hopeful independent and underground rappers together with label execs from Bad Boy Entertainment, Rawkus Records, UnAuthorized/Asylum and Imperial for an evening of passionate performances and persuasive pitches.
Besides the Scream Tour,
Yung Joc's MySpace has some upcoming appearances listed.
Jul 28 2007 8:00P The Beat-BBQ and Autograph Signing Detroit, Michigan
Jul 31 2007 12:00A Jimmy Kimmel Los Angeles, California
Sep 7 2007 8:00P BMI Awards Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 9 2007 8:00P MTV Awards Las Vegas, Nevada
"No Way Out" is our classic. For Bad Boy fans and Diddy fans, this is our "Ready to Die", our "Reasonable Doubt", our "Illmatic". If you�re not a fan, you just won�t get it.
That isn�t a slight on Biggie - Biggie�s legacy is interwoven with Bad Boy�s unmistakably and his albums, with their Bad Boy and Puffy influence, are widely and rightly considered to be among the greatest in the history of hop hop. But, we�re not talking hip hop - we�re talking Bad Boy and this was a defining Bad Boy album. Produced almost exclusively by the Combs assembled production outfit, The Hitmen, and featuring guest spots from The Notorious B.I.G., Mase, Faith Evans, 112, Black Rob, The Lox, Carl Thomas, Lil� Kim, Busta Rhymes, Jay-Z, Ginuwine, Twista, Foxy Brown, Kelly Price and Simone Hines, "No Way Out" is that album.
Some of the same people, who may criticize this album today, were digging it back in the day. Everybody had this album. It�s the best selling Bad Boy album ever measured by individual units sold, featuring two Hot 100 #1 singles in "I�ll Be Missing You" (certified 3 times platinum) and "Can�t Nobody Hold Me Down" (2 times platinum) to go with a #2 in "Been Around the World" (platinum) and a #19 in "Victory" (gold). The album itself was certified 7 times platinum just in the United States by the RIAA. By 1998, it was 5 times platinum in Canada, platinum in the Philippines, Malaysia, Japan, Korea and Switzerland and gold in another 13 countries.
It led to awards for the artist, album and songs from ASCAP (2), the MTV Video Music Awards (2), The Billboard Music Awards (2), the Rhythm & Soul Music Awards (2), the Grammy Awards (2), the Soul Train Awards (2) as well as countless other nominations and victories in award shows throughout the country and the world.
In 1997, Sean Combs was a juggernaut. Not just with his own album, but in his appearances on and production of other artists� records. 6 songs produced by him held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot Rap Singles chart for a combined 42 weeks. 5 songs either produced by and/or featuring him held the #1 spot on the Hot 100 chart during the year.
As such, Bad Boy and The Hitmen went on an incredible run. "No Way Out" was the second of three Bad Boy releases in 1997. All of them went #1. The other two, "Life After Death" and "Harlem World" achieved astounding levels of success, as well. 1997 proved to be an incredible year for the label, sales wise, even though it was not without personal tragedy through the devastating loss of Christopher Wallace.
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