DJ KHALED’s BLOG: I’M ALIVE!

// February 11th, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

DJ Khaled address rumors about him killing himself after a wild police chase in LA.

THE GAME: “50 CENT IS EATIN RICK ROSS!”

// February 6th, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

GAME speaks to KUBE 93. “The Game chops it about his upcoming show in Seattle, projects he’s working on, his beat down of Bow Wow, and his take on the 50 Cent Rick Ross beef “

RUN-DMC BIOPIC IN THE MAKING?

// February 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

the moment we’ve been waiting for

“It’s an extraordinary rags-to-riches journey that I’m eager to bring to the screen”

By John Charles Reedburg

This will be Hott! But would be even hotter is instead of a an average soundtrack. Rush re-released a remastered greatest hits album.

For better or worse, it appears RUN-DMC are next on deck to enter the world of biopics”“For better or worse, it appears Run-DMC are next on deck to enter the world of biopics

After penning the screenplay to the recently released Notorious, Cheo Hodari Coker is adapting the biography “Tougher Than Leather: The Rise of Run-DMC — The Authorized Biography” for the screen, with the book’s author and former Run-DMC publicist serving as executive producer.

The film, tentatively dubbed “Tougher”, would explore the history of the hip-hop pioneers — Joseph “Run” Simmons, Darryl “DMC” McDaniels and Jason “Jam Master Jay” Mizell, who was shot and killed in 2002 at the age of 37 — as well as the ’80s hip-hop scene in general.

“It’s an extraordinary rags-to-riches journey that I’m eager to bring to the screen,” producer Dallas Jackson told Billboard. “And I’m hoping to have Run, DMC and Russell Simmons’ involvement. This will be a big movie about the 1980s hip-hop movement that took over the world.”

This would not mark the group’s first time gracing the big screen. The trio starred in their own feature film, “Tougher Than Leather”, back in 1988, as well as last year’s documentary, Two Turntables and a Microphone, which told the story of Jam Master Jay’s life and untimely death.

No tentative release date for Tougher has been announced.

RUSSELL SIMMONS HAS A NEW DAY JOB

// February 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

global grind or global jam?

“Global Grind is the ultimate connector for the HipHop community and like-minded creative entrepreneurs and activists…..”

Russell Simmons (L) and LL Cool J attend a press conference to announce Russell Simmons as the editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com at the Bryant Park Hotel on January 28, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Gries/Getty Images)

By John Charles Reedburg

Just when blogging couldn’t get no cooler.

New York, NY — Music mogul RUSSELL SIMMONS has been announced as the Editor-in-Chief for the rising Hip Hop news and social media community, Global Grind. Akon, LL Cool J, John Legend and Nas are among the acts who have signed up to become “celebrity bloggers” on the hip-hop community.

The hip-hop pioneer, entrepreneur and co-founder of Def Jam, has been blogging on the site since its early days. Due to huge popularity that his blogs got, the site launched an entire “Celebrity Blogger” section.

Other celebrity bloggers for the community include Bow Wow, Damon Dash, Jim Jones, Nelly, T-Pain and former Destiny’s Child member LeToya Luckett.

As reported by CNS:

Simmons, new Editor in Chief of Global Grind, states, “Ever since my early days in music, through my work in fashion, comedy, film, TV and philanthropy, I have worked as a facilitator of communication, and a promoter of creativity, entrepreneurship, giving, and political engagement.”

“Global Grind is the ultimate connector for the HipHop community and like-minded creative entrepreneurs and activists…..gives the community a powerful platform to speak to each other, the media and the world,” Simmons added.

Launched in January 2008, Global Grind has partnered with more than 35 publisher sites (including Datzhott!). Global Grind reaches more than 1 million monthly unique visitors and is headquartered in New York City. The site has established itself as a unique promoter of “The World According To Hip Hop” by working collaboratively with other leading and emerging sites of interest.

KANYE’s LOUIS VUITTON DON’ SNEAKERS DEBUT

// January 24th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott Fashion

Superstar rapper KANYE WEST attends the Louis Vuitton fashion show in Paris, for which he designed the shoes.

Also in other news, KarmaLoop.com reports that:

Late last night Kanye West posted this preview on his blog showing the high-profile shoes bearing a glow-in-the-dark design. Its really hard to tell what the colors of the upper could be due to the glowing effect but you can clearly see two big velcro straps.

All we can say here at Datzhott is we hope that Kanye continues pumping out great product no matter what it is. And always be sure to continue shaking off the haters. All hail the great Yeezey on this fantastic move.

POSTIVE REVIEWS FOR NOTORIOUS

// January 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Hott News

it  was so good

“Even sean combs “had a pleased smile on his face”

Long live hip-hop.

MTV News gave a positive review of the BIGGIE biopic, “Notorious”, which premiered Wednesday night in New York, saying that Sean Combs “had a pleased smile on his face” when he left the theater. This is good news for the star of the film Jamaal Woolard, who played the big man himself, real name Christopher Wallace.

The mother of the late rapper Voletta Wallace was played by Angela Bassett and the two women posed together on the red carpet for pix. Other hip hop and R&B stars were in attendance including Mary J. Blige, Fabolous, Ja Rule, Ciara and Biggie’s widow Faith Evans.

Coco and Ice-T wore his and hers leather ensembles to the event. I wonder what was going through their minds. Like seriously.

Anyhow, check photos from the premiere below.

TOP 5 HIP-HOP BEEFS OF 2008

// January 3rd, 2009 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

OK. As you may see these aren’t my pickings. Found these while I was browsing through the latest YouTube vids. I thought these picks were interetesting but I’m not to sure about their pick for the number one spot. But yo … let me know your thoughts.

EMINEM’s ANGRY ABOUT LEAKED TRACKS

// January 1st, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Uncategorized

bothered for a reason

“A few tracks have since leaked online since the hype about the album started growing, and Em isn’t happy about it. The most recent is one called “Crack A Bottle”

By John Charles Reedburg

Despite the drama. He’s still waiting and willing.

The highly anticipated new album from EMINEM isn’t due until next spring, according to a new interview, but the rapper is hard at work.

While recently speaking with Billboard, the Detroit rapper spoke on his feelings about being back in the studio with Dr. Dre. He says he’s just like old times.

“Me and Dre are back in the lab like the old days, man,” Eminem told Billboard. “Just him banging away on tracks and me getting that little spark that makes me write to it. I don’t have chemistry like that with anyone else as far as producers go — not even close. Dre will end up producing the majority of the tracks on Relapse. We are up to our old mischievous ways … let’s just leave it at that.”

A few tracks have since leaked online since the hype about the album started growing, and Em isn’t happy about it. The most recent is one called “Crack A Bottle,” which you can listen to below. It’s an unfinished track with Em’s voice in place of Dre’s as a guide for the super producer to lay down his own vocals.

“It wasn’t close to finished, and it even has me doing guide vocals for Dre as a suggestion of how he could lay his verses down,” the rapper said. “It’s like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up! Nobody is supposed to see that. We are gonna finish it up though and get it out there how it’s supposed to be.”

Em even spoke on the rumored “Stan 2″ track that producer Swizz Beatz recently talked about during an interview with MTV. According to Em, there’s no truth to it. In fact, he said he hasn’t worked with Swizzy on the album, and there is no “Stan 2″ coming. Why? Because Stan is dead.

In addition to Relapse, Em was also been working on an autobiography, titled The Way I Am, with writer Sacha Jenkins. So far, the book has received good reviews, and has even landed in the New York Times’ best-sellers list.

For those who haven’t read the book yet, it opens with a chapter about his late friend-rapper Proof, who’s death impacted the white rapper tremendously. Em says that chapter is the most important to him.

“Opening the book with Proof’s chapter was real important for me,” Eminem told Billboard. “Everything from my past moving into my future is marked by his passing. It’s sort of like life when Proof was with us, and life after — a real dividing factor. He means more to me than a book chapter could describe, but I’m glad I was able to put him first, like he did for me so many times.”

The book is in stores now.

Also, during the interview, he speaks on 50 Cent, what’s next from his label Shady Records, and more. Read the full piece at Billboard.com.

EMINEM – CRACK A BOTTLE

50 CENT TALKS ABOUT YOUNG BUCK, LIL WAYNE BEEF

// December 22nd, 2008 // No Comments » // Uncategorized

Real as it gets.

FIDDY talks about all of his recent beefs: Young Buck, Lil Wayne, etc.

ANOTHER ARREST WARRANT FOR DMX

// December 5th, 2008 // No Comments » // Hott News

third time’s a charm

This morning’s hearing was meant to address the 13 felonies he’s accused of committing, including animal creulty

By John Charles Reedburg

If DMX is anything, it’s consistent.

For the third time in 2008, an arrest warrant was issued Friday for the beleaguered rapper after he missed a court date.

This morning’s hearing was meant to address the 13 felonies he’s accused of committing, including animal cruelty, drug possession and identity theft.

The Cradle 2 the Grave star’s attorney, CHARLES KOZELKA, told the judge that his client is currently at an undisclosed rehab facility, but that did not stop Maricopa County Superior Court Judge MICHAEL KEMP from upping DMX’s bond to $120,000 and ordering that the sum must be paid in its entirety, in cash.

DMX (real name Earl Simmons) was last in Phoenix police custody in September after being extradited from Miami, where he was busy copping a plea for attempting to buy marijuana and cocaine from an undercover cop.