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From MTVNews.com:
Block Entertainment CEO Big Block has made the newest member of Boyz N Da Hood official. It's not Rick Ross, Lil Wayne or T.I., as had been rumored. He went a whole different route and brought on a newcomer: Zo.
"When I first did Boyz, it was built on me grabbing new artists, springboarding their career, and they branch off," Block explained. "The whole movement was Big Gee, Jodie Breeze, Duke and Young Jeezy. Jeezy is up now, he's gone. I was gonna sign Rick Ross; Rick Ross couldn't sign with me. To keep it all the way real, it was paperwork, politics. Same thing with Lil Wayne; Wayne couldn't sign with me.
"So Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, T.I. are all honorary members of Boyz N Da Hood," he continued. "But the official new member is Zo. Zo is in the group. He's gonna take it to another level then drop his solo album, Welcome to the Zoo. ... The new group album in February is called Back in the Chevy. [Yung] Joc is on there. Ice Cube is on the single." ...
Mix Tape Monday at MTVNews.com talks about Ness' new mixtape:
411: We know what you're thinking: Where has this dude been? He was supposed to come out with a new album a couple of years ago. To keep it all the way real, Ness said he had to take some time out of the spotlight after being followed by cameras with his "Making the Band 3" group Da Band for three years straight ("I had to get to being a regular n---a," he said). Now he's back. Ness restructured his deal with Bad Boy in May and is hoping to piggyback off of the success of Danity Kane, Yung Joc, Cassie and Diddy as they flood the airwaves with Bad Boy material. Ness has recorded more than 200 songs and will put out the single "Talkin Dirty" soon. "I recorded whole albums with 9th Wonder, recorded whole albums with Tony Dofat, recorded whole albums with D-Dot � I'm talking about 12, 14 joints when I say whole albums. I got joints from Will.I.Am, Swizz Beatz, Just Blaze." For the mixtape, the Philly native teamed up with DJ Cannon and former high school classmate DJ Drama. Here's the science on some of the tracks:
Joints To Check For:
"Talkin Dirty." "It's produced by Khrysis and recorded by 9th Wonder," Ness said. "We only have, like, two original tracks on the mixtape; the rest are freestyles. This is the first single off my debut album, Nessessary. Basically it's a hip-hop joint getting back at all the naysayers that had something to say about Ness. The actual verses were written in 2000 while I was incarcerated.
"Can I Live" freestyle. "I went in my bag on this one," Ness said. "This is the Lockness Monsta goin' hard on my favorite all-time Bad Boy track [Black Rob's 'Can I Live']."
"F--- N---as F--- B******." "I took the concept from Biggie when he freestyled over Dr. Dre's beats [on 'Road to the Riches.'] I was just showing n---as I could rap over anyone's track no matter the region. I used all West Coast beats like 'B****** Ain't Sh--,' 'This Is How We Do It,' 'What's My Name,' 'Gin and Juice.' "
Just a little idea I've been thinking about. A while back, Jay-Z had a 10th anniversary concert for the release of his widely regarded classic debut album, "Reasonable Doubt". He performed the album in it's entirety with guest appearances (not all of the guest appearances due to various circumstances, but where they couldn't get the same people, they had other people perform). I've been thinking, how cool would it be if Diddy did that with "No Way Out"? July 22, 2025 will mark the 10th anniversary of its release.
"No Way Out" is generally not regarded as the classic that "Reasonable Doubt" is. Nonetheless, many people (and especially fans, of course) do consider it a classic. It remains one of the best selling rap albums of all time. It is certified 7x platinum. No Way Out had 1 3x platinum single, 1 2x platinum single, 1 platinum single and 1 gold single. Insane. It spawned 7 music videos.
Consider the caliber of the guest artists: The Notorious B.I.G., Busta Rhymes, Mase, Lil' Kim, Carl Thomas, Jay-Z, Black Rob, The Lox, Ginuwine, Twista, Foxy Brown, Faith Evans and 112. Obviously, Biggie is not here. But, that didn't stop them from performing Brooklyn's Finest at Jay-Z's concert. A bigger problem would be the bad feelings that exist between Diddy and Mase and Lil' Kim as well as Black Rob being in jail. I have a feeling the rest would make it.
Perhaps, in 6 months from now, Mase will be on some other label and that'll be worked out. He doesn't seem to have any big issues outside of that. Lil' Kim, who knows. But, who cares? Jay-Z didn't have everyone, either, and that includes people who were alive.
But, if it could be pulled together, it would be a sight to see. I probably wouldn't be able to make it, so a DVD release would be required!
A new song called "Check Yourself" has been posted on Ness's official MySpace.com page.
The New York Times has a great, long article on Diddy that is definitely worth a read.
It mentions a song called "Diddy Rock" as "an inventive fusion of hardcore hip-hop and Ibiza-style dance music, which sounded great." It also mentions that Pharrell and T.I. will be on the album. The song "Wanna Move" features Big Boi. The article calls it "a stunning Southern-bounce-meets-Kraftwerk track."
... Mr. Combs and company drove to the corner of 142nd Street and Lenox Avenue in Harlem. As several double-parked cars blasted Diddy songs, dozens of young men milled about. Two elderly women, dressed in African prints, approached the party. �What�s going on here?� one demanded sternly.
�Puffy�s got a new album,� someone said.
�Puff Daddy? Where is he?�
�Right here, ma�am,� Mr. Combs said, offering her a mini bottle of Mo�t. She stood near him for a bit, sipping Champagne through a plastic straw and swaying to the music. Then she quietly shuffled away. ...
When he is not in Diddy mode, Mr. Combs is disarmingly friendly and low-key, even shy and self-deprecating.
You can listen to it at Diddy's MySpace.com page. I have read that the song was written by Pharoahe Monch and produced by Havoc of Mobb Deep.
Via Diddy's MySpace.com page.
It doesn't appear to be fully launched yet (mailing list doesn't work, etc.), but you can get a glimpse into Diddy's new website now.
From The Guardian:
Sean Combs, the rapper, actor and entertainment mogul who has also been known as Puff Daddy and Puffy during his career, has lost the right to use his shorter nickname of Diddy in the UK after agreeing to an out-of-court settlement.
His defeat came at the hands of a rather less well-known Diddy, the London-based music producer Richard Dearlove, who has been trading under the name since 1992. Mr Dearlove, 40, sued Combs, 36, for passing off after learning that the rapper had dropped the P from his name and had decided to relaunch himself solely as Diddy. The law of passing off is designed to deal with unfair competition, in particular with businesses that suffer when another one adopts the same name. ...
To comply with the terms of the order, Combs will have to embark on a costly rebrand of his commercial activities in the UK.
That's a shame, but I guess he had the name first. So, that's that. Still, it doesn't really matter that much. Wherever Diddy goes, he's Diddy, he's P. Diddy, he's Puff, he's Puffy, he's Puff Daddy, he's Sean John. He's had these names for a long time, which is why I always laugh when people say he's changing names. Listen to Victory, listen to Biggie. "P. Diddy run the city, show no pity." If I remember correctly, that was one of the last songs Biggie recorded, which would place it in the early parts of 1997. It wouldn't be crazy to guess he had it for a while before then and B.I.G. didn't pull it out of his hat.
"I suffered from a head injury in 2001, when Sean Combs changed his name to P Diddy. I lost my sight for three years and couldn't work," Mr Dearlove told the Guardian.
Is he serious?
Ryan Leslie posted video of Cassie's release party, including pre-party planning, etc. You can watch it below.
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