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Sheek Louch - After Taxes
D-Block/Koch

Production: Buckwild, Havoc, Alchemist, Red Spyda, Vinny Idol

Sheek Louch Wasn't supposed to overcome odds. Critics were quick to label the Yonkers, NY native as the weak link in the Lox, as some felt he lacked the lyrical dexterity and charisma of Jadakiss & Styles P. Fortunately, Sheek was able to silence the haters with his 2003 solo debut Walk Witt Me. As Arguably the best lox solo album, Walk Witt Me displayed Sheek's maturation through introspective and conceptual material such as ??€?I Aint Forget??€?, ??€?354??€? and the title track. This growth continues on his sophomore release, After Taxes.

While it lacks the honesty of Walk Witt Me, After Taxes compensates with its cohesiveness and top notch production lineup. With Various hiphop heavyweights behind the boards, the album's beat selection provides the right foundation for success. The MC is ushered in triumphantly on ??€?intro??€?, as D.I.T.C. legend Buckwild provides a haunting string arrangement that sets the stage perfectly. And on the Havoc produced ??€?Broadway??€?, Sheek delivers thugged out playa tales for the ladies without sacrificing his integrity.

In addition to its potent beats, After Taxes features several standout guest appearances. ??€?oh oh??€? finds Sheek & Ghostface coming together over a vintage Alchemist piano loop, making for one of the album's strongest efforts. Also outstanding are ??€?Get Up, Stand Up??€?, featuring Redman, and the controversial ??€?Street Music??€?, on which Game throws strong shots at the entire G-Unit Camp.

But if you thought Sheek himself wasn't going to speak on the conflict between D-Block & G-Unit, think again. On the sizzing ??€?Maybe If I Sing??€?, Sheek lets loose on 50, Lloyd Banks & Young Buck. With Red Spyda's menacing bells echoing though out the track, Sheek goes hard at 50, calling him a dry snitch and spittin ??€?You aint as big as those white dudes who cut your check.??€?

With only 2 missteps ??€?Back in the days??€? and ??€?All fed up??€? - After Taxes proves that the skills Sheek displayed on Walk Witt Me were no fluke. Thanks to the superb production backing him up, he is able to deliver another blow to those critics who doubted him. While Sheek may not garner a platinum plaque with After Taxes, D-Block fans will appreciate his decision to stay true to the streets from which he came.

3.5 Mics

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Ice Cube & Too Short Get "Crunked" - September 6, 2005

In 2003 Ice Cube told the world he was teaming up with Dr. Dre on Aftermath Records to record a "comeback LP," unfortunately that never happened. MTV has reported that Cube has enlisted the aid of Lil Jon for production on his upcoming album. Lil Jon tells MTV that he's recorded seven new tracks with "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" and is helping him find a label for the release : "On the Crunk Juice album, we did 'Real N---a Roll Call' [with Cube], I grew up on N.W.A ??€� N.W.A and Too Short were my favorite groups. So to just be in the studio, and for him to listen to me and let me guide him, ask me what I think ... I still can't believe I'm cool with Cube like that, 'cause that's Ice Cube."

Lil Jon went on to say that the new Cube sounds a lot like vintage, early '90s Cube, from the AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted/ Death Certificate era. He also stated that he and Cube already have a song they want to release to the public soon : "We got the first single, it's Ice Cube and Snoop, called 'Got a Lot of That,' as soon as you hear the beat, you gonna start dancing. And he's got this song called 'Combat' for anybody who does any type of sports ??€� like if you play football, it's gonna get you amped up to get in the game. We're looking for a label ??€� holla at us. We're going to probably put a record out and let the labels come to us."

In other Lil Jon and westcoast news he has been in the lab with Too Short working on his new LP, : "Short is like 'Uncle Short, Short was the first person in the rap game to believe in me and give me a chance as an artist. I was signed to Short's label and he let me out of the contract with no problems ??€� he let me do my thing. Plus, he was always there for me whenever I needed him to get on some records."

Too Short's as yet untitled new LP is set to have Jazze Pha producing half of the tracks and Jon doing most of the rest. As usual dubcnn will be back with more news and audio as we have it. And labels...i dont need to tell you...get Cube signed and lets get this record out.

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plm ... asta chiar e o stire aiurea .... o comuniune aiurea ... ...

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Jay-Z to Appear on Kanye's 'We Major 'Remix?

Two weeks ago, we learned from Kanye West that Jay-Z's favorite song on the album Late Registration was 'We Major' featuring Nas.
Apparently Jay-Z likes it so much that he's gonna jump on the remix.
The question is: will Nas be on the remix or will it be just Jigga and Kanye?
We'll keep you posted.


source: hiphopgame.com

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Kanye's Late Registration Sales Soar after 'George Bush' Rant

Tuesday - September 6, 2005
by Carl Chery

Kanye West's first week sales are expected to reach the 900,000 mark following the super producer's off-the-cuff rant about the president during MSNBC's recent Concert for Hurricane Relief.

Last Thursday, early reports indicated that West's Late Registration was poised to scan between 800,000 to 850,000 units in its first week. But today, reports show that Late Registration is headed towards 900,000 units sold, after Kanye's scathing remarks about the president were broadcasted to millions during the MSNBC telethon and later re-broadcasted across the internet and news media.

Kanye's sales spike is being attributed to support for the Chicago rapper/producer after his comments during MSNBC's Concert for Hurricane Relief last Friday. During an impromptu rant with Austin Power's Mike Myers at his side, West went off his prepared statements and sharply criticized the media for calling Black people 'looters' and condemned the president's failure to respond to the Katrina Crisis.

"I hate the way they portray us in the media. You see a black family it says they're looting. You see a white family it says they are looking for food," Ye stated in reference to Yahoo! and other media outlets showing photos of Black people captioned as "looters" while white people seemed to "find" food from grocery stores.

A shocked Myers continued following the teleprompter, when West exclaimed, "George Bush doesn't care about Black people."

Despite some criticism, many people including Al Sharpton, David Banner, and several others in the Hip-Hop community, have expressed their support for West's statements, saying it represent the views of many frustrated Americans. Internet chatrooms and bulletin boards have been ablaze with discussions on the comments, with many calling him a 'hero' and vowing to purchase his album in an expression of support.

In other Kanye West news, the Chicagoan shocked students last week when he served as a "Stand-In" professor for one day at his former college, Chicago State University. The visit was part of "Stand In," a show on mtvU, MTV's 24-hour college network.

"Just a few years after he would have graduated, Kanye West is at the epicenter of new music, at the top of his game as an artist and producer," stated Stephen Friedman, GM of mtvU. "Who better than Kanye to inspire and educate the next generation of student talent."

As part of his duties, West taught a master class in song writing and arranging as part of the school's music program. The mtvU "Stand In" episode featuring Kanye West is slated to premiere on air and online at mtvu.com September 19th at 12 p.m.

source: sohh.com

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Kanye West??€�s Late Registration is on its way to sell 900,000 copies its first week, placing him at #1 in the Billboard charts. ( )
Numbers aren't final yet but Kanye might have benefited from his appearance on TV and his now famous 'George Bush doesn't care about black people.'
Tony Yayo's Thoughts of a Predicate Felon could reach 225,000 copies sold, sitting at #2 in the Billboard charts.

> 1 KANYE WEST ROC-A-FELLA/IDJMG 904,042
> 2 TONY YAYO G UNIT/INTERSCOPE 217,472

Game didn't make it in the top 50.

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Lil' Kim's 'Naked Truth' Gets 5 Mic Rating In October Issue Of The Source
By Houston Williams

Brooklyn rapper Lil??€� Kim will hold the unique distinction of being the first female to ever get a 5-mic rating from The Source magazine.
The Naked Truth, the rapper??€�s fourth solo album, will be bestowed with the prestigious honor in the October issue of the magazine.

??€?I think it just does great for the evolution of women,??€? Lil??€� Kim told AllHipHop.com. ??€?I thinks it's gonna be great for women now too.??€?

With her latest offering, Lil??€� Kim said she??€�ll help change the pessimistic attitudes for females in Hip-Hop.

??€?Some women probably feel like, ??€?I'm not even gonna try to get five mics, I know I ain't getting five mics,??€�??€? Lil??€� Kim said. ??€?So women [will] be like, ??€?Now I know I can get five mics.??€�??€?

The Naked Truth release date has also been changed. The album was originally slated to hit stores September 13, but will now hit stores September 27.
Lil??€� Kim, once a member of Notorious B.I.G.??€�s Junior Mafia rap group, was sentenced to 366 days in federal prison for lying to a federal grand jury about her knowledge of a 2001 broad daylight shoot out in front of Hot 97??€�s offices in New York.
The rapper will report to a Connecticut prison on September 19 to start serving her prison term.
La Bella Mafia, Kim??€�s last album, got four and a half mics from the Source, known as the ??€?Hip-Hop Bible.??€?

source: allhiphop.com

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T.I., David Banner Get Behind Kanye's Bush Comments
09.06.2005 6:57 PM EDT
by Shaheem Reid

With seven words on live primetime TV, Kanye West pushed the world's attention to a new dimension of the tragedy surrounding Hurricane Katrina, sparking a flurry of debate and an army of support.

"George Bush doesn't care about black people."

Those words ??€� spoken by Kanye during an emotional, unscripted rant during Friday night's hurricane benefit telethon on NBC ??€� provided the crest of a growing wave of criticism against a relief effort that left hundreds of thousands without food, water, electricity or hope for five full days (see "Jay-Z, Diddy, Others Reach Out To Disaster Victims; Kanye West Attacks Bush During Telethon"). They also tapped into some long-standing concerns about the current administration.

"We've been screaming this for five years," David Banner said Tuesday (September 6) of Kanye's remarks. "You listen to your David Banners, Dead Prez, listen to rap music period. This is what rappers have been screaming all the time. The problem is America concentrates more on our cuss words. They don't hear the pain in the music all the time. You just finally had somebody who has the power Kanye has, who said it at the right time."

(What do you think about Kanye West's statement? Do you think the federal government's response has been adequate? Take our poll.)

West certainly isn't the first member of the hip-hop community to speak out against the current administration. Many feel the "compassionate conservative" president has been uncaring and negligent in using federal resources to help Americans in need.

"We can't wait around for the government to help. We're not waiting, we're taking action," Diddy told MTV News on Thursday after donating $1 million to the Red Cross with Jay-Z. "We can find money to bomb people oversees, but not to help our brothers and sisters?"

"It's been seen that the government don't really give a f--- about our situation," T.I. said Tuesday, alleging that if rich white communities were hit as hard as the poor black communities have been, Bush would have ordered aid in a more timely manner. "All those people who are down there without homes and shelter, those are folks from the 'hood. That's the urban community."

"I'm like, 'What is it?' " Twista said Tuesday. " 'What are we looked at as? Do you look at us as less than human?' The response said something. Any other people, people [suffering a catastrophe,] you get people from all over the world to come and jump right on [the problem]. But you get mostly poor and black people, and we get the slow response."

Bush has responded to the growing criticism by conceding that the government's initial response to the disaster was unacceptable. And congressional officials said Bush intends to seek around $40 billion for the next phase of relief (Congress approved $10.5 billion in relief funding last week). Meanwhile, lawmakers are vowing to investigate what delayed aid in the first several days after the hurricane (see "New Orleans Begins Pump-Out Process; Mayor Says Death Toll May Reach 10,000").

T.I., Young Jeezy and hip-hop publication Juice are teaming up to help David Banner's own relief effort via his Heal the Hood Foundation. Banner has been in Mississippi personally giving out food, water and clothing he purchased himself. The hyperactive MC said he's witnessed the unimaginable, like dead babies floating in water.

Banner, Jeezy and T.I. have been putting together an all-star fundraiser at Atlanta's Phillips Arena, and T.I. helped raise more than $265,000 Monday when he went on an Atlanta radio station and solicited donations. Among the contributors were Warner Music Group President Kevin Liles and producers Jermaine Dupri and Dallas Austin, who donated $25,000 apiece.

"I called everybody's bluff who be talking all that ballin' sh--," T.I. said. "Popping all them bottles in the club ... talking about how much girls and jewelry and cars they got. Let's see how much money they've got for a good cause. Basically, I told everybody to put their money where their mouths are, and if you ain't got no money to give to the cause, I don't want to hear that sh-- no more."

Twista is working with Budweiser to hold a benefit concert at the House of Blues in Chicago. Bump J and Do or Die will also be performing. The fastest-rapping MC in hip-hop said he feels it's up to black people to help their own rather than relying on the government.

"They've been bogus, so what is everybody so shocked about?" he said. "I feel the response was real slow, but I look at my own harder than I look at them. I feel like us as black folks were supposed to stop what we was doing, put all that sh-- down and get these [disaster victims] straight."

While Banner continues to help aid the survivors of Katrina, he's still seething over what he feels is a betrayal by his government.

"I don't want to hear the national anthem, dude," he said. "Don't play the national anthem around me no more."

Banner said people can donate to his Heal the Hood Foundation by credit card at HealTheHood.com, and checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 13185, Jackson, MS 39236.

What do you think of Kanye's comments? Speak your mind, and check out other readers' support and criticism of the controversial move in You Tell Us.

To find out what you can do to help provide relief to victims of Katrina, head to think MTV's hurricane relief page.

source: mtv.com

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Brother, Brother, Brother
Little Brother's new record takes hip-hop's stereotypes to task
By James Mayo

The Minstrel Show is a reference to the form of entertainment from the late 1800s, early 1900s, where you had white performers performing in blackface and essentially making a mockery of black culture," says Phonte, explaining the concept behind Little Brother's new album. "We use that as a metaphor for essentially what hip-hop music has become now."

That minstrel legacy has found a home in today's hip-hop culture -- only instead of white figures like Thomas Rice acting out in blackface in front of white audiences in the role of the trickster character Jim Crow, Phonte contends that black performers are now adopting caricatured personas to sell records to an increasingly white demographic. "The new blackface is guns, drugs and jewelry," he asserts. "You feel what I'm saying? Cats feel like if they're not rapping about one of those things, you can't make it as a rapper.

"Instead of hip-hop being an instrument of power or an instrument of positive energy, it has become more of a destructive thing," he adds. "It's like, '"Im-a fuck this nigga up. I'm going to pimp this bitch.' And what is expected of rappers is to live up to these stereotypes. When all you get on the radio is one type of music, when 90 percent of the shit on the radio involves selling drugs, killing niggas, stripping or goddamn being in the club, there needs to be some kind of balance, and that is what we hope to kind of bridge."

To that end, Little Brother takes pride in making grown folks' hip-hop, or what Phonte likes to call "real music for real people."

"We're making songs for the people who say to me, 'Yo, your music has helped me get through my day at work,' or 'Your music has helped me get through a rough period in my life.'"

As the group has evolved, the three -- Phonte, 9th Wonder and Big Pooh -- have begun to take on more mature subject matter, which they believe has helped connect with a fan base that craves more substance.

"'All For You' takes a look at fatherhood," notes Phonte, referring to a track from the new record. "With Pooh, he's talking about not meeting his biological father until he was nineteen, and I'm talking about the situation with my biological father and how I understand it more now that I've become a parent."

It's this kind of depth and ambition that has made The Minstrel Show one of the most highly anticipated releases of the year. Even though the record is not scheduled to drop until next Tuesday, it's already generated controversy. Joshua "Fahiym" Ratcliffe recently resigned from his post as editor-in-chief of The Source when the magazine's co-owners, David Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott, allegedly demanded that he and his staff rescind the rating -- four and a half stars out of five -- that they awarded the CD.

"I applaud him for standing up for his beliefs," says Phonte. "The thing that I want to make clear, and I hope everybody understands, is that it's not only because he did it for us -- like he quit his job for Little Brother, quote-unquote. He quit his job because his beliefs were being questioned. I hope people read that as a sign, like, 'Yo, nobody should make you compromise yourself.'"

If anything, Phonte contends with a laugh, "I think Mays and Benzino might have helped us more than they realize."

Ironically, Phonte and Pooh met each other -- albeit indirectly -- via The Source. The two became acquainted in the dorms of North Carolina Central University in 1998. After clowning some of the ads in the magazine, they discovered that they were kindred spirits; both shared a love for early-'90s hip-hop and up-and-coming producers of the day such as Jay Dee. They soon found like-minded brothers in 9th Wonder and Chaundon the Back Twista, with whom they would come together the following year to form the Organization, the earliest incarnation of Little Brother. After Chaundon left for New York in 2000 (where he'd eventually resurface as part of Little Brother's twelve-member Justus League network), the three friends didn't reconvene until the next fall, when they recorded "Speed" for the 9th Wonder-helmed compilation Mr. Dream Merchant.

In August 2001, the trio adopted the moniker Little Brother and quickly earned indie-royalty status by posting tracks on Okayplayer.com, the Roots' website. It was there that the group attracted the attention of ?uestlove, who championed it to anyone who would listen. ?uest's zeal was instrumental in helping Little Brother land a deal with ABB Records, which released its stellar debut.

Released independently, The Listening earned rave reviews for 9th Wonder's tasteful sampling of old-school soul, which laid the perfect backdrop for Pooh and Phonte to trade rhymes like they were Q-Tip and Phife Dawg's literal little brothers. The question in many people's minds is whether Little Brother can maintain its integrity at Atlantic Records, its new major-label home. Phonte thinks so.

"The same shit y'all went for on The Listening -- the dirty samples, the hard drums, all of what drew you to us in the first place -- we can still do that on a major label," he points out. "Nobody who listens to this new record can say 'Atlantic made them niggas switch their shit up.' That was the biggest thing with this album, to show people that you can still make real hip-hop on a major label."

And, as these Brothers continually prove, you can do so without shuckin' and jivin'.

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EDITORIAL: YA'LL SO STUPID
So here we are, exactly one week from the date
that the darlings of the underground release their
major label debut The Minstrel Show. But who would
have thought that such a harmless, fun loving trio
would cause so much commotion in the industry.
First the rumors circulated that Little Brother
was "supposed" to receive the heralded XXL rating
from Elliot Wilson's good ol mag, but then at the
last minute the rating was knocked down for
whatever reason. No big deal right? Just rumors.
Then we heard about the rating fiasco over at the
Source which would have given Little Brother a
prestigious 4 1/2 mic rating, but when Benzino
brought his Made Men style down, it caused Joshua
"Fahiym" Ratcliffe to say "fuck this shit...I'm
out." A little more than a rumor, but hey, what
else would you expect from them, eh? And now
Squeeze Radio 89.9 in NYC broke a story
proclaiming that BET said they will not be playing
the "Lovin It" video because it is "too
intelligent" for its viewers.
What gives? "Too intelligent" eh? Think about
this for a minute. If this is indeed true, it is
fucked up on so many levels. One, "Lovin It" is
not the most intelligent song out now, as a matter
of fact it's a party joint complete with hip hop
concert video. Two, if this is considered too
intelligent, then what does that make BET's
viewers? Stupid as fuck, I guess. So if you watch
BET, you should be really insulted right now.
Although there has been no "official" response
from BET on the supposed incident, it makes this
whole Little Brother issue become even more
relevant in hip hop. But the question is "why?"
What did Little Brother do to cause so much
commotion? The answer is not what did they do,
it's what they didn't do.
It is unheard of nowadays to "make it" in this
business without the helping hands of either
another powerhouse rapper/label cosigning you and
a tremendously funded marketing scheme attached.
Little Brother doesn't have either. The trio have
paved their way through the industry on their own.
No spooning Jimmy Iovine in a king size bed with
G-Unit posters and XXL covers above you. No
snuggling with Jay-Z or Kanye West. No magazine
covers paid for by the folks over at Atlantic. No
guest production by Neptunes or guest spot from
Common, Talib Kweli or Mos Def. Nothing. They
basically came straight out of Raleigh, North
Carolina and spit hot rhymes to dope beats and one
by one, the men, women, and children loved it.
That's it. There really isn't a complicated
algebraic equation behind it. But therein lies the
problem, the labels/magazine/radio/video outlets
can't figure it out and they can not stand it.
"Who?" That is the question that Benzino asked
when the 4 ?‚½ was to be given to LB (word is the
rating will remain but we'll see....it WILL be
overshadowed by another artist's rating, right
Prophet Pizzo?). "Who are these guys? We can't
give them a classic....nobody knows them!" I'm
sure that's what the higher ups at XXL were saying
before they gave Kanye and Common their XXL's.
"These niggas are just too smart for us and our
idiot viewers!" Well I'm not really sure that's
what the fools at BET were saying, but they may as
well have. The fact is that people are scared of
Little Brother because they made it this far
without belonging to the million dollar boys club.
Nobody knows what to do with them. They have taken
a bold step by naming their album The Minstrel
Show which basically draws a direct parallel to
what these magazines, radio and video spotlight
everyday, and the praise it has been getting is
unreal to them. It would be acceptable if the
writers at XXL and The Source just gave the album
a XL and a 4 respectively. But knowing that the
albums were supposed to receive higher ratings but
didn't because of some really irrational reasons
has got to bother you.
The name of the game is "Politrix," kids. Plain
and simple. Common has been the shit for years,
but had it not been for Kanye's name (not
production) he would have still wandered around
getting 4's and XL's. Now he's close to platinum.
And let's be real....this is arguably not his best
album (Like Water for Chocolate or Resurrection
anyone?) but it is his most "marketable." Had it
not been for Jay-Z, Kanye would not be rapping
right now, nor landing on Time magazine and
berating President Bush on telethons. It's not
about the music anymore kids. It's about who you
are in bed with. And Little Brother is our Che
Guevarra to the corporate music machine. The best
thing about it is that Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh and
9th Wonder know it, and are not really surprised
by all this hoopla. I'm sure they are just happy
to actually be able to get this kind of attention
because of their MUSIC. So they'll just keep doing
what they been doing- making good music. It just
sucks to know that the XXL and 4 ?‚½ rating with a
video in rotation would be the difference between
selling 250,000 and going gold but that's the way
LB wants it. No compromising, selling out, red
carpets, paying for a big budget rapper/producer,
just dope rhymes and dope beats. Now all we have
to do as consumers and journalists is stand up and
say "Yo these kids are fucking dope!" and at the
same time start saying shit like "Tony Yayo
fucking sucks!" (ain't that right, Pizzo?). Don't
let the media and marketing machines fool you into
who is dope. Don't be scared to tell your friends
and people reading these magazines and websites
that The Minstrel Show is a great album (after you
hear it of course) because nobody has heard of
them. Just remember that at one time, nobody heard
of Nas' ass either.
hiphopsite.com

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NEW NAS TRACK

Nas - Death Anniversary

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Comliments of sohh.com
SOHH Anniversary:
You got beef? SOHH will handle that...
Wednesday - September 7, 2005 by Quibian 'Q' Salazar-Moreno
Any media company that's been in the entertainment business for a decade is bound to catch heat, threats and straight beef. Here are some of our most memorable beef stories and what happened behind-the-scenes.

Puffy vs. SOHH
While covering Sean 'Puff Daddy' Combs' 2001 Club NY weapons possession/shooting trial, SOHH.com received a call from Puffy's then-publicist who gave us an earful over what she called our "negative coverage" of the trial. We kindly told her that, until Puffy hit us with some payola, we would continue covering the trial as we see fit. Needless to say, the check's still in the mail.

Death Row vs SOHH
When word leaked out that the LAPD suggested Suge Knight's involvement in the murder of the Notorious B.I.G., SOHH.com jumped on top of the story and spread the word. Apparently the folks at Death Row Records weren't too happy about this and called us with a few choice words of their own. Shook, we quickly removed the story and printed a retraction stating the rumors about Suge's involvement were completely false. To this day, our editor refuses to tell us what Suge's folks said on the other end of the line.

Haha, What more can you expect from him?

KRS vs. SOHH
When the blastmaster got wind of our "Anti-KRS-One Campaign" in response to his 2002 battle with Nelly, he called the SOHH offices and left a 10 minute voicemail threatening to "shut down" the site and "have the entire hip-hop community burn down our offices." The situation finally blew over and we haven't heard from the Blastmaster since.

Terror Squad vs. SOHH
In 2003, a joint by Remy Ma was leaked on the internet with Tony Sunshine on the hook that seemed to make some disparaging remarks about Fat Joe. Being the responsible reporters that we are, we contacted Atlantic Records and TS's publicist to get a comment from Terror Squad about the track. Hours after the story published, TS's man rang us with the rah rah about how they were going to get at us. We let em know that we're Bronx-bred also - so we aint never scurrred! We ultimately published a followup story that Terror Squad was still intact. Still, they never commented on the leaked Remy Ma track.

Nas vs. SOHH
One of the biggest beef's we've ever had was with God's Son himself. In 2002 during an interview about the God's Son album, the QB emcee elaborated on the song "Masterminds," citing Hitler as a person he looked up to among others. When we published it, we caught heat like a Nazi death camp. Nas' publicist tried to strong arm us to change the article and make the Hitler reference "disappear." Mr. Jones later went to other media outlets including Entertainment Weekly, Blender Magazine, BET and MTV and denied he ever made the comment. We kept a stash just in case.

Saigon's Management vs. SOHH
Sometimes, rappers want beef but their management doesn't. We ran an interview with Saigon, in which he said that he'd heard Cassidy's debut album and that it was 'garbage'. The Source's Gotti, who was repping Saigon at the time, called us demanding that we edit the story and remove the comment by Saigon, concerned that it would set off beef between the two rappers. We kindly told Gotti "this ain't The Source and he ain't Benzino!" (not in those exact words, but you get the picture)

Here are some of the most popular hip-hop beefs that we've covered in the last 10 years.

LL Cool J vs. Canibus
LL Cool J versus Canibus was the first major battle since the deaths of Tupac and Biggie. This beef opened the door for a slew or rappers to start going at each other once again.

Nas vs. Jigga
One of, if not, the biggest battle in hip-hop history was between Nas and Jay-Z, two undisputed kings of New York Hip-Hop. SOHH was there keeping track of the latest jabs. Who won? People are still arguing about it four years later.

Jadakiss vs. Beanie Sigel
Although it seemed to start out as a battle between Roc-A-Fella and The Lox, it dwindled down to a heated exchange between Beans and Jada. The battle wound up as one of the best battles that no one ever talks about.

Em vs. Benzino/The Source
Benzino shocked the hip-hop world when he went after Em for seemingly no reason. A few weeks later, Em would tear Benzino a new one and say things about The Source that the Hip-Hop community has been saying for years.

50 Cent vs. Ja Rule
Some say 50 started it with his joint how "How to Rob", others say Ja started it when 50 was stabbed by Murder Inc. affiliates in 2000. Whatever the case may be, it's been an ongoing battle for five years and there doesn't seem to be an end coming anytime soon.

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Paula Seling nu pleaca in luna de miere

Dupa ce s-au cununat civil la Brasov, la 10 iulie, Paula Seling si Radu Bucura, baterist in trupa Danei Nalbaru, au tinut sa faca nunta sambata trecuta, in aceeasi discretie. Mirii au dorit ca ceremonia religioasa si petrecerea sa aiba loc intr-un cadru special, la Cabana Cheisoara de pe Cheile Rasnoavei, acolo unde s-a turnat "Cold Mountain". Presa n-a avut acces, iar locul a fost pazit de politistii din Rasnov. La nunta ei, Paula a cantat cateva piese de-ale ei, dar si unele internationale. Ceremonia a fost oficiata de trei preoti, iar nunta a tinut pana in zori. "in acest moment nu avem nimic planuit privind o luna de miere, caci ne intoarcem la munca, la proiectele muzicale. Acum nu avem timp sa ne luam pauza", a declarat Paula.

Libertatea, 6 Septembrie 2005