Juelz is glad to be free, and Cam'ron is still making moves. Straight from Baller Status:
Cam'ron Sells Juelz Santana To Def Jam For $2 Million
The separation within the Dipset hierarchy continues.
With members like Jim Jones branching off, creating spin-offs from the original family, most has wondered what Juelz Santana has been up to. Well, he's back.
In a recent YouTube video, the rapper exclaimed "I'm back" before revealing several new projects in the works -- including a new mixtape from his new crew, the Skull Gang; a solo mixtape titled The Reagan Era; and his a forthcoming Def Jam project titled Born To Lose, Built To Win.
That's not all the news that's come out since this return.
Hot 97's Miss Info recently spotted an M.I.A. Cam'ron at a show in New Jersey, and discovered some shocking news about the young Dipset underboss -- he's been sold.
"Oh, by the way, I gotta talk to you about something else too. I sold Juelz' contract to Def Jam for $2 million dollars," Cam told Miss Info.
It's not just hearsay or rumors either. It's confirmed. Juelz backed Cam's statement, telling Miss Info that he's "finally free."
"Yeah, I'm free, and ready to do me," Juelz said. "But it's still Dipset for life. It's just going to be a new chapter."
Despite the separation, the rapper made it clear that there was no beef with Cam'ron, but did hint at some shadiness behind the scenes.
"I have no hard feeling for Cam, after all, he did give me a chance," he said. "But I will say this, I was loyal to him and he took advantage."
On the business side of things, however, Juelz revealed that he's put himself into a better position over at Def Jam, announcing that he's landed a joint venture, 50/50 deal with the label.
The first release under the new deal will be his next album, Born to Lose, Built to Win.
"I would like to say sorry to all my fans, and the DJs, and most of all, my city, New York. Play time is over. I'm back. Y'all n****s know what time it is," Juelz exclaimed.
At press time, a timeframe for the release of the upcoming Def Jam project was not immediately available.
The 2nd annual "Rick Ross Be Out Day" was interrupted by gunfire yesterday. The event is an outdoor celebration where Rick hands out food, school supplies and encourages people to get registered to vote.
It was reported that the entire event was peaceful and positive until Ross took the stage. As soon as he did, someone fired a gun. "He was giving back to the community when this happened," a source said to an online publication. "Rick and the whole Poe Boy team got on stage and that's when someone in the crowd started shooting."
The annual Rick Ross Be Out Scholarship is normally presented at the event, which was also sponsored by The City of Miami Gardens and The Children's Trust. Police say they have one man in custody and are still looking for another person involved.
Black people, can we PLEASE get our shit together??
An interesting listing at Production Weekly caught our eye - "X-Men: First Class." Could 20th Century Fox be developing a movie based on the series written by Jeff Parker and pencilled by Roger Cruz? Or are they using the title of that comic for their proposed Young X-Men spin-off?
What makes it even more interesting is that X-MenFirstClass.com redirects to FoxMovies.com.
The "X-Men: First Class" was an eight-issue mini-series published from September of 2006 through April of 2007. As Special was also released in May of 2007 followed by a monthly series that started in 2007 with the same creative team. The comic is described as follows:
For millions of years, mankind's place on Earth was unchallenged – until five young people paved the way for a new kind of human. While students at the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters, Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Angel, Beast and Iceman taught the world what it meant to be X-Men. These are the hidden stories of the team that laid the foundation of a mutant dynasty!
We'll have to wait and see if official news on this hits.
Ten years ago, when you first introduced the world to Bobby Digital, things were very different. Now that the world has actually turned digital, where does Bobby fit in?
He fits in perfect. He’s been trying to tell us about all this, and now here it is. It’s a perfect opportunity to relaunch the character through my music but also through comic books, video games, and we’re planning a feature film in the future. Digi Snax is the reopening of the character. Before, he was ahead of his time. Now he’s right on time.
I always thought the story of Bobby Digital would make a wicked comic book. Are you seriously considering it?
That’s what we’re doing now. We got a comic book coming. When you get the new album, you get a little taste of the artwork and the villains that I’ve created around the character. The Birds of Prey are after him, the main villain being the Raven. You also got the Hawk, the Vulture, the Eagle and the Crane. We have them incorporated inside the artwork of the album, as well. They’re also mentioned in the music, but you gotta listen closely.
Goon affiliated, Ex drug dealer? Resume solid, street cred bigger? Oh really Plies?
Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic Records recording artist, and promoter of his own criminal exploits, Plies. HipHopDX has obtained documentation from the state of Florida that lists the “definition of real” rapper’s first real run-in with the law to have not taken place until two years ago, on April 12, 2006, when Plies - real name Algernod Lanier Washington, born May 22, 1976 - would have been on the eve of his 30th birthday and just beginning his ascension to his current status of gold-certified rap star.
The email printout of the documentation, which appears at the end of this report, was obtained from the Florida Department Of Law Enforcement (FDLE) by paying the $24 fee and searching here [https://www2.fdle.state.fl.us/cchinet/] in the FDLE’s criminal history database for Algernod Washington.
The FDLE’s criminal record for Plies shows that the self-described “goon” has been arrested just twice within his home state of Florida during his adult life, with both arrests taking place two years ago.
The 32-year-old was arrested for the first time at the age of 29 on April 12, 2006 for the misdemeanor charge of resisting an officer without violence.
01. And Starring… 02. Still Spittin’ 03. DTP Magic (Feat. Willy Northpole) 04. Get Up Get Out (Feat. Block Xchange) 05. So Thoro 06. The Vocalizer 07. Bigg Ass House 08. 2 Kings (Feat. I-20) 09. Politics As Usual 10. Look What I Got (Feat. Playaz Circle) 11. Pinky Shinin’ (Feat. Small World) 12. Sho’Nuff Revisited (Feat. Lil Fate) 13. Ordinary Negroes 14. Busta Rhymes - Throw It Up (Feat. Lil Wayne & Ludacris) 15. LA The DarkMan - Coogi Down (Feat. Willie The Kid) 16. I’m A Dog (Feat. Playaz Circle) 17. Smokin Big Kill (Feat. Shawnna) 18. Stay Together 19. We Ain’t Worried Bout You 20. Roll The Credits 21. Been Puttin On / Secret Song
1 Sex Education 2 "Girls Around the World" Featuring Lil Wayne 3 Treat U Good 4 Year Of The Lover 5 I Can Change Your Life 6 Lose Your Love 7 Have My Baby 8 Love Making 101 9 Party All Over Your Body 10 Touched By An Angel 11 I'm Wit It 12 Heart Attack 13 "How We Do It (Around My Way)" Featuring Ludacris (UK Bonus Track) 14 How We Do It (In The UK) Sway Remix (UK Bonus Track) 15 Lose Control Featuring Nelly (Best Buy Bonus Track)
20th Century Fox has released two more official photos from the cast of Notorious. There already have been a handful of unofficial photos circulating the net but this one here is a studio photo of Jamal Woolard as B.I.G. and the very first official photo of Antonique Smith who plays a spot on impression of a young Faith Evans. Haters...continue to hate but this movie looks like it's going to all come into place soon. Notorious has finished filming, is currently in editing and still slated for a Jan. 16, 2009 release date.
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This is the new video for Radiohead- House of Cards from their new album, "In Rainbows." This shit is quite ill, and employs the use of an advanced laser technology.
No cameras or lights were used. Instead two technologies were used to capture 3D images: Geometric Informatics and Velodyne LIDAR. Geometric Informatics scanning systems produce structured light to capture 3D images at close proximity, while a Velodyne Lidar system that uses multiple lasers is used to capture large environments such as landscapes. In this video, 64 lasers rotating and shooting in a 360 degree radius 900 times per minute produced all the exterior scenes.
The making-of video shows how the video was made and the various technologies that were used to capture and render 3D data.