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Siameze Floyd Busts a Move with “Give It To Me Baby” On X Factor (VIDEO)

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Rapper Fabolous Accused of Involvement in Murder of Gregory "G Baby" Brown

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Find out if Eminem's Recovery is a must buy or a must avoid.

1. Cold Wind Blows- The intro worried me at first, but after listening to it again it... more

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#BASED- How A Fifth of Remy Martin XO Took Me From Confounded Critic To BASED Believer

As the Co Founder of Thacorner.net I definitely see my fair share of new music. Every day I cycle through at least 20-25 new tracks from popular artists. After awhile it gets to the point where if you aren’t interested by the first 16 bars...its on to the next one as hip hop has become so redundant, plastic, and similar sounding that its rare to hear something truly unique.

When I first came across the song “Hoes on my Dick Because I Look Like Jesus”, I was at a loss for words and not in a good way. The lyricism was so terrible and hilarious that it almost seemed intentionally bad and a farce. I thought to myself, “yup…Hip Hop is over”, but if only I knew just how wrong I was. Over the next few days I heard a few more “freestyles” by Lil B, each one twice as ludicrous and funny as the previous until I ran across one titled “I Am The Hood”. This particular track completely stuck out from the rest as Lil B was speaking coherently, utilizing a traditional rap verse structure…and actually sounded good. A sucker for a good perplexing mystery, this back and forth from utterly horrendous lyrics and cadence to sonically pleasing ones interested me a great deal as I couldn’t grasp how an artist could go from “Pretty Bitch” to “Age of Information” without skipping a beat, not to mention that Lil B took a major risk and referred to himself as among other things as a “pretty bitch”, “fag”, “lesbian”, and “princess”…as well as “God”.

So as will seem rather ironic shortly, I headed to Google and Youtube without thinking twice, in a quest to unravel this mystery. The more I heard and read, the more confused I got. I thought to myself “what the hell is this “BASED” he keeps referring to, “why would Soulja Boy sign an artist who puts out songs of the caliber of “Pretty Bitch”, and “why does he keep calling himself God!”. I tried listening to some of his more coherent songs again and again, attempting to pick up on themes or concepts that might enlighten me a bit as it seemed to me as if Lil B had started a cult of sorts. Everywhere I went online I was met by two types of commentary- A. This guy is on heavy drugs, mentally retarded and killing Hip Hop or B. This guy is a genius and pure hip hop. The two commentaries seemed diametrically opposed, further perplexing me and causing me to look deeper and deeper into this whole issue.

As I got more and more confused, I finally said “Fuck It…people keep saying this dude must be on some heavy drugs in order to make this kind of music, so Im bout to get drunk and see if this shit makes anymore sense to me.” I figured, maybe if I get intoxicated, essentially shutting off my frontal lobe, which is what makes humans think “logically”, I’ll be able to grasp what the hell is going on here. In other words, in order to comprehend the seemingly illogical, one must think illogically. So I headed to the liquor store and copped a fifth of Remy Martin XO and two 2 liters of Cherry Choke and headed home to get torn the fuck up.

Back at the crib, I poured me up a glass, turned on some Lil B videos and proceeded to get trashed. Within minutes, the haze of logic actually receded and unbelievably Lil B started making sense to me. It was an epiphany of sorts as It allowed me to not only look at his music in a different light, but music in general as well as life as a whole. Almost instantly, Lil B’s “ramblings” started making perfect sense, his BASED freestyles started to become understandable, and the BASED philosophy itself was opened up to me. His BASED freestyles were still horrible in the modern eye of hip hop but once looked at through the BASED philosophy they became miniature works of free spirited, free flowing art. The same concept employed by psychic Edgar Cayce was being utilized by Lil B, just with a Hip Hop twist-unadulterated, subconscious thought, free from constraint and ridicule. Does it make the lyrics seem strange, or weird , or repetitive? Of course, but that is the beauty of it. You are peering literally into your subconscious, delving into the depths of your true self and bringing that entity out for the world to see. If you repeat “bitch suck my nuts” 15 times within 4 minutes, more than likely you have a fetish for having your testicles in a chick’s mouth.

What previously seemed like anti-technological rants over catchy beats now seemed like gospel. The information age truly has affected and changed us…but is it for better or worse? With all of our technological advancements, why haven’t we as a race evolved or bettered ourselves? We can literally talk to people 20,000 miles away…yet we use this tool to describe the bologna sandwich we are eating…and in 140 characters or less.

Lil B’s philosophy on life is reminiscent of the Hippie movement of the 1960’s, where the social norm is to be challenged in the pursuit of physical and spiritual happiness. Now his peculiar references to himself as a “fag”, “lesbian”, “princess”, etc… made sense. By challenging these societal constraints you actually transcend them and strip from them any negativity they may have previously possessed. By creating music purely for self satisfaction and void of preconceived expectations, it becomes irrelevant whether they are received in a positive or negative light. Lil B essentially took Hip Hop back to its roots of a medium for self expression and entertainment, directly opposite of the modern commercial Hip Hop focused on negative themes, machismo, and competitiveness. Is Lil B the best rapper..of course not, but who cares? The whole point of BASED freestyles is to “Not Give A Fuck” and enjoy the moment.

In direct opposition of the norm of “supremacy” within Hip Hop, Lil B professes that we are all “Gods” or basically equal in importance and dominance. This outlook is further extrapolated by Lil B in his BASED movement, which focuses on positive energy and edification of each other although like any human soul, he isn’t without flaws. Yes he has his positive, peaceful musings on the one end but on the other end exist the profane, oft crude elements of some of his BASED freestyles, a testament to the eternal quest of Good trumping Evil. He doesn’t hide from this fact that himself, as well as us all are flawed, in fact he embraces is and states how it is only an example of how far we have come and how far we have left to go.

Before I picked up that bottle of Remy Martin XO I was a confounded critic of the entire Lil B/ BASEDGOD movement but after freeing my logic and allowing myself to open up cognitively and not think like we as adults are trained to-I became a BASED Believer. Lil b is truly onto something here with this and Im glad he is BASED enough to take the necessary risks to bring the true essence of hip hop back.

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Big Boi Ft. Andre 3000- Lookin 4 ya

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Eminem Ft. Pink- Wont Back Down

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Eminem- Not Afraid (Live video)

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Rick Ross Talks Music With Fader Magazine

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The Roots Ft. John Legend- Doin It Again

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Eminem – SkyRock Radio Interview (Audio)

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Killer Mike- Swimming

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Kanye West - Power (feat. Dwele) Mastered Version

anye West - Power (feat. Dwele) Mastered Version

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Drake Thank Me Later Album Review

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Drake- Thank Me Later Full album

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Alicia Keys Pregnant With First Child, Getting Married to Swizz Beatz

R&B singer Alicia Keys is officially off the market after announcing being pregnant with her first child from soon-to-be husband/producer Swizz Beatz. According to new reports, the hip-hop couple will officially wed later this year.

Alicia Keys is in a motherhood state of mind: She's pregnant with her first child. The Grammy Award-winning R&B singer has been dating producer Swizz Beatz, who has written hits for Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say), Jay-Z and others. They're engaged to be married at a private ceremony later this year. Representatives for the couple confirmed the news Thursday night. (Associated Press)

Beatz's ex-wife, Mashonda, recently filed a lawsuit against the producer in New York.

In papers filed in Manhattan Supreme Court, Mashonda Dean says the man who officially became her ex-husband two weeks ago already owes her $334,000 in missed payments. "I so much wanted both of us to get on with our lives and maintain our respect for one another, but he now shows that his priorities and sense of responsibility are screwed up," R&B singer Dean said. Dean's lawyer, Bernard Clair, called the nonpayment "particularly troubling" because of reports that Beatz bought a seven-carat engagement ring for Alicia Keys earlier this year and that they're moving into a $14.5 million duplex penthouse on Crosby Street. (NY Post)

However, Beatz has defended himself and refuted his ex-wife's claims.

He said he'd agreed to pay Dean more than the judge required and much more than his lawyer recommended -- he even had to sign court papers acknowledging that he was going against his attorney's advice. "I gave over what the judge was recommending to give. I gave her $700,000 up front, because I thought $200,000 wasn't enough for what she wanted to do. I still get spit in my face for it," he said. He suggested that the subsequent payments had been ready to go when he discovered "she'd been selling all my stuff out of my house." (NY Post)

Beatz recently spoke on his divorce from Mashonda.

"I don't got a wife no more," Swizz told radio personality DJ Enuff. "I'm 99 percent done, 99 percent. You lucky, you lucky I'm telling you. I'm lucky in a lot of ways, also, with my divorce but it's like the hardest thing I've ever been through. By far. You know what I'm saying? But it was a learning experience. The thing that upset me the most was the approach from the other side, it didn't have to be like that because it's false. It's like false things and having the wrong people around. Pumping yourself thinking you're gonna get a TV show off of so-called exposing. It's like clown things and it's, like, I'm always quiet with this sh*t. I can't answer, I can't even feed into because it's that much foolery to me...The reason why I got my divorce is for real sh*t. I didn't get busted cheating, it wasn't none of that. I had to, I got put into a situation where she was making me pick the relationship with my older son over my marriage." (The Wizards NYC)R&B singer Alicia Keys is officially off the market after announcing being... more

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Waka Flocka Ft. Roscoe Dash & Wale-No Hands

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T.I.'s "F*ck A Mixtape" Mixtape. Brand New!!!

**k-a-mixtape-hosted-by-dj-drama--dj-mlk.html T.I.'s "F*ck A... more

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50 Cent Explains Ghastly pictures depicting 50 pound weight loss

G-Unit leader 50 Cent explained his decision to lose over 50 pounds for his upcoming Things Fall Apart movie. According to 50, his shocking weight-loss was inspired by a friend who experienced cancer.

"It's about a Heisman hopeful who could possibly be going to the league and everyone is assuming he's gonna make it and then he's hit with an illness," 50 explained in an interview. "I had a friend of mine who actually experienced cancer and it's what motivated me to write this screenplay. You don't have to make everything personal, but that project was. That's why I committed to playing a role where I lost 54 pounds. I had to discipline myself enough until I achieved it but... I got it. (Cleveland News)

Photographic evidence of the dropped weight hit the Internet yesterday (May 26).

50 Cent lost a lot of weight for his upcoming movie "Things Fall Apart". In the movie 50 Cent plays a football player diagnosed with cancer. He dropped from 214 pounds to an astonishing 160 with a liquid diet and three-hour-a-day treadmill walks for nine weeks. "I was starving." Now he's back on tour and says, "I've been eating. I'll be back in shape in no time!" (This Is 50)

G-Unit's Lloyd Banks confirmed 50's weight-loss last month.

"He did lose a lot of weight, man," Banks revealed in an interview with DJ Envy. "Like a good 40, 45 pounds. And I was around him everyday, so you didn't see it as much as people did but when I seen the pictures, it's affected everything. He's crazy, it's non-stop working, running ten miles, all that Universal Solider sh*t. He's in shape man, but he's been on icees man. All he ate was icees since February 23rd. And I ain't seen him, not sure if he cheated or not, all I seen was freezers of icees and I eat in front of him. KFC, Burger King." ("Sucker Free Sundays")

Recent reports suggested that he lost weight and removed body art to help with his acting career.

50 Cent is making moves to further his career in the film industry. The rapper is making a serious transition into acting, and has committed to removing some of his tattoos for an upcoming role in the film Things Fall Apart, which he co-wrote and produced. In addition Fif will lose 50 pounds for the on-screen feature. (Hip Hop Honey)

No further details have been revealed as of now.G-Unit leader 50 Cent explained his decision to lose over 50 pounds for his upcoming... more

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Reflection Eternal- So Good video

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Nickelus F Prepares to Drop Season Premiere

Given the widespread imprint of Hip Hop on mainstream Pop music, specifically in the... more

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