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DMX Airs Out Drake & Ross During Interview

February 25, 2012 By 1fmjamz Leave a Comment

While Drake no longer has to worry about a rap battle with hip-hop veteran Common, the Young Money star may have to keep his eyes out on former Ruff Ryders leader DMX who has revealed his disinterest in him and Rick Ross.

Asked for his opinion on Rick Ross, X said he simply did not respect the rapper as a pure lyricist.

“Rick Ross ‘looks’ more like Biggie,” X said, speaking to “Breakfast Club” co-host Charlamagne Tha God. “[He's got lyrics?] Well I guess, I guess, I guess. I’m just not impressed, man. I’m not impressed. … He’s aight, man, he just talks about eating, girlfriends too much. How much can a n*gga eat? How much weed can you smoke? Like, aight. Let’s talk about something else. I know you got the Maybach, the Ashton Martin, OK. Good for you, d*mn. Come on. I see a whole ‘nother side of the coin, son.” (“The Breakfast Club”)

When presented with the question of how he feels about Drake, DMX did not censor himself on his issues toward the rapper.

“No, no,” X said when asked if he likes Drake. “I don’t like anything about Drake. I don’t like his f*cking voice. I don’t like what he talks about, I don’t like his face, I don’t like the way he walks, I don’t like nothing. I don’t like his haircut. I might just — let me shut up. Stop right there.” (“The Breakfast Club”)

Despite X’s criticisms, both hip-hop stars were named in MTV’s annual “Hottest MCs in the Game” list.

Ross topped the list, which also included Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa and Wale. Each MC was judged based on our Hottest criteria, which included impact, buzz, sales, lyrics, swag and the intangibles. Rozay surely met all of the above. His impact on the game is undeniable, with his Maybach Music Group and key guest appearances on songs like Meek Mill’s “Ima Boss” and Lil Wayne’s “John,” Ross maintained a consistent buzz all year long. His Self Made, Vol. 1 compilation album debuted at #1 on the Billboard rap albums chart. Lyrically, Rozay was a force as well, and his swag was through the roof. In January, the Bawse lit up the streets when he dropped his free 19-song Rich Forever mixtape. (MTV)

Recently, producer Timbaland dubbed Ross the new version of late music mogul Notorious B.I.G.

“Let me show y’all how to take it to the next level. The best with the best,” Tim said in the video. “He’s the newest, reincarnated B.I.G. and that’s coming from the heart — a n*gga who worked with B.I.G. I’m telling you like it is. I know rap stars and he’s one of the biggest rap stars who ever done it. I’m happy to be a part of it.” (Maybach Music Group)

(Via Sohh.com)

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Fatman Scoop Opens Up About Childhood

January 14, 2012 By 1fmjamz Leave a Comment

In a recent interview with ThisIs50.com, Fatman Scoop broached a series of topics including his early career and advice he received early on from Diddy. However, when the topic of molestation allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky came up, Scoop revealed that he was nearly molested as a child.

“Let me tell you something. You know how easy it is to get in a situation where you get molested? I’ma keep it real with you. Years ago I used to go to a program – I was nine, ten, myself. The dude that was my drum teacher kept me after 6:00. I was tryin’ to leave. He said, ‘No, sit down,’ and locked the door.”

“I kinda knew what was gonna happen next,” Scoop continued. “I said, ‘Hey man, my father’s coming.’ I tried to talk him down. And he was trying to make the moves on me. With thirty seconds left, I heard a bang on the door, and it was my father. And my father said, ‘Scoop, leave.’ He was in that room for about ten minutes with that man. He came out, put his coat on, and was like, ‘Let’s go.’”

“The next day I went to the after-school center, the guy was gone. I just narrowly missed a molestation myself. And I’m here to tell you that you don’t have no power in that.”

Watch the interview below:

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Roscoe Dash Talks About Maintaining His Solo Career

January 11, 2012 By 1fmjamz Leave a Comment

Good*Fella Media and Emilio Sparks recently caught up with platinum hook-man Roscoe Dash to discuss his recent EP release J.U.I.C.E. During the interview, the Atlanta artists talked about why he decided to drop an extended play instead of full length LP. He said that even though he’s kept up his presence as a featured artist, he wanted to give fans a small taste of what he’s capable of as a solo artist.

“I felt like since it’s been such a long gap [since my last release] and I’ve been like a really big feature artist, I haven’t really had out a single of my own,” he explained. “I’ve just kind of been playing the hook guy here and there and the clean up crew, so I felt like I had to step out my box a little bit and I felt like the only way to really do that the right way, I had to give them a little spoonful of what they’ll be getting [with the LP]. You can’t get people to get hip to something if they don’t know what they’re getting hip to; my music has changed so much since ‘No Hands,’ since ‘Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay’ and ‘Oh My’ and ‘Let It Fly,’ it’s changed so much, so I felt like I needed to kind of to show people what I’ve been working on in the past couple of months.”

Roscoe also spoke on the difficulty of transitioning from a predominantly featured artist to an artist that can hold down a solo project. He explained that he feels like his hook work will give fans the perfect introduction to his unique singing style for when he eventually drops his Interscope debut.

“I think as long as the hooks are still banging, I think people are still gonna rock to it anyway. It’s gonna give me at least a chance to show them what I want to show them,” he said. “I’ve always felt like I’ve been underrated. I’ve always felt like people only look at me for hooks. It took a long time for people to get hip to ‘Marvin Gaye and Chardonnay.’ It took a long time for people to get hip to ‘Let It Fly’ and ‘Oh My.’ They had to get accustomed to my sound first. A lot of people think my voice sounds annoying; I get that all the time on Twitter. At the same time, when they go to the club, they’re the same ones that are moving or vibing to the music.”

(via HipHopDX.com)

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Birdman Gives His Thoughts on The Drake/Common Beef

January 11, 2012 By 1fmjamz Leave a Comment

Birdman stresses the fact that Cash Money isn’t about diss records, but says Drake has their support.

Since the feud between rappers Common and Drake began late last year members of Young Money/Cash Money have remained relatively quiet in regards to their opinions on the beef between the two artists. But during a recent interview on Los Angeles’ Power 106, Cash Money Records co-founder Birdman finally voiced his opinion on the feud.

“Drake the homie so we ride or die. Ain’t no second questions about that, but we never been a brand to make records and want to make money off of making records of other people that’s not what we about,” Birdman explained. “So to me however the young homie deal with it we behind him, we supporting him 100 percent with our life so that’s just what it is. Ain’t no other way. Drake the lil’ homie that’s blood, that’s family, and ain’t no siding with that. It’s Drake or nothing.”

Birdman went on to stress the fact that his label isn’t about diss records or the profit that comes with releasing those types of records.

“We don’t do all that. We never did that,” said Birdman. “Never was about making money off of music off of diss records. That’s not how we operate. We try to give the fans – I mean when you get caught up in that to me you forget what this about. And it’s about the people and that’s what we do. We do our music for the people. We never been a brand to diss and diss records and try to make money that’s not us. But Drake the homie and we support him fully and whatever he ‘bout we ‘bout. However that turns out that’s just what it is.”

The beef between Common and Drake, which seemed close to being finished, was reawakened this week thanks to the release of Common’s “Stay Schemin Remix.”

(Via HipHopDx.com)