Red Cafe has launched a new website at
redcafe.tv. At this stage, it's a pretty typical artist site.
According to a post on
their official website, linked on the
Interscope Twitter feed, Diddy will serve as executive producer on i SQUARE's debut album, alongside The Pentagon.
The message on the Interscope feed gave the impression that Diddy had produced their debut single, "Hey Sexy Lady," which you can listen to below. But, the post itself makes this a little unclear and a message sent to the Interscope Twitter account, asking for clarification, was not immediately returned.
One very interesting detail: the group is signed to Pentagon/Interscope Records. Almost a year ago,
I reported that, according to Damon Thomas and Diddy, the two were working together with Interscope on a new label called The Pentagon. The video where they mentioned this was deleted shortly thereafter and the partnership was not mentioned again.
For
B.o.B's "MTV Unplugged" episode, he was joined by Janelle Monae for a performance of
"The Kids." Watch below.
Here are Bad Boy's positions on the most recent Billboard U.S. album and single charts, released today. "Hurt (Loving You No More)" by Dirty Money achieves it's first chart mention.
Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums
32. "The ArchAndroid: Suites II and III" by Janelle Monae (down from 30).
Top R&B;/Hip-Hop Catalog Albums
24. "Ready to Die" by The Notorious B.I.G. (up from 25).
Singles
Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs
41. "Hello Good Morning" by Dirty Money (down from 34).
99. "Money, Money, Money" by Red Cafe (unchanged).
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Aasim has released a new track for
free download titled "Rock Da Mic."
Back in May of last year,
I mentioned "Go Off" by Aasim featuring Joell Ortiz. Now, you can download the track for free via Aasim.
TMZ reports that former Bad Boy publishing division chief Francesca Spero has sued Diddy and Bad Boy (including the publishing and management divisions) for $12 million, claiming that she was fired due to age discrimination.
According to the report, Spero says in the complaint that she had been addicted to prescription medication and alcohol and subsequently "suffered a relapse." She claims that Diddy was "unsympathetic to her condition" and began to distance himself from her, leading to her being fired in March of 2010.
Further, Spero, 51, says that she was replaced by a woman who was 10-15 years younger who did not match her qualifications.
TMZ has a statement issued by a spokesperson for Diddy. "This is a grab for money by someone who concedes in her complaint to having had a drug relapse while on the job and an employer who was not satisfied with her work," he said. "There are many reasons why Ms. Spero is no longer employed by Bad Boy, but age discrimination is not one of them."
Paying homage to video gaming of yesteryear,
Eclectic Method has released has released
"The 8-Bit Mixtape." The track samples classic video games and the finale features some Biggie vocals from "Juicy" with an emphasis on his mentions of Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis.
Via
DIDDYBLOG.
Faith Evans has released "Everyday Struggle" featuring Raekwon. The record relies on a sample of Dave Grusin's "Either Way," just as "Everyday Struggle" by The Notorious B.I.G. did, off of the rapper's "Ready to Die" LP. You can
listen at XXLmag.com.
