2010 is turning out to be a major year for Raekwon. After pulling off successful appearances with the rest of the Wu-Tang Clan at this summer’s Rock the Bells Tour and jumping on a remix of Justin Bieber’s “Runaway Love” with Kanye West, the Chef has been cooking up a lot of buzz. Now, the Wu O.G. is setting his sights on Hollywood. The hip-hop luminary has revealed that he’s stepping behind the lens for a new flick.

“I’m working on a movie called ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ that I co-directed with one of my partners. We teamed up with [Damon] Dash,” Raekwon told New York Magazine in an interview published Friday (September 3). “Y’all gonna be hearing more about this movie that we’re putting together called ‘C.R.E.A.M.’ It’s called ‘Cash Rules Everything Around Me.’ It’s a lot of things transpiring right now, but I just want to continue to stay in my zone, stay focused and keep working.”

The MC didn’t divulge too many details about the project, which shares its title with a classic banger from the 1993 Wu LP Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). He did, however, insist that he’s going to stay behind the scenes and has no plans to appear onscreen.

“I’m playing the outskirts on this one because I kind of feel like that’s where I’m at. You know, I don’t know. At this point, I probably won’t be in it, but we don’t know,” Rae said, “I want to more or less capture the scenes from the outside looking in, because I want it to be something that people say is a classic, and they respect the storyline of where we went with it.”

Raekwon also announced on Twitter that fans may be getting a taste of the flick very soon. “Believe it or not hopefully this week and nyc we will be shooting a trailer for the movie C.R.E.A.M so lookout for it!” the Wu MC tweeted on Friday.

The Immobilarity lyricist said he’s been looking to kick off the project for a minute and believes the time has come to make the film happen.

“This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time, even when we was making [the 2009 release] Cuban Linx II, I was already making it my business to obligate time to that, to putting the script together. It’s where it needs to be right now,” Rae said. “I’m just trying to be a machine. A roller coaster machine, man.”

In addition to the “C.R.E.A.M.” movie, Rae has been working on his upcoming effort Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang which he’s planning to drop later this year.

Original article can be read here.

Kanye West took to his Twitter account Saturday morning (September 4) to readdress the 2009 Video Music Awards, when he fatefully interrupted Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech.

“I’m sorry, Taylor,” he wrote. “We’re both artists, and the media and managers are trying to get between us. She deserves the apology more than anyone. Thank you [Twitter co-founders] Biz Stone and Evan Williams for creating a platform where we can communicate directly.”

Expounding on the backlash he received, he wrote, “If you Google a–hole my face may very well pop up 2 pages into the search. … There are people who don’t dislike me … they absolutely hate me. People tweeted that they wish I was dead … No listen. They wanted me to die, people. I carry that.”

Kanye went on to say that the media vilified him. He alluded to his claim during a 2005 NBC telethon for Hurricane Katrina that “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” as a point for which the media was looking to pay him back. He noted that in the VMA aftermath, the media played the race card and turned it into an angry black man versus innocent white girl issue.

“Even though the NBC telethon was widely praised y’all didn’t think they was just gone let me get away with that did y’all???!!!” he questioned, rhetorically. “The media has successfully diminished the ‘receptive’ audience of… KANYE WEST. …taking a 15 second blip the media have successfully painted the image of the ‘ANGRY BLACK MAN.’ The King Kong theory. With the help of strong will, a lack of empathy, a lil alcohol and extremely distasteful & bad timing … I became George Bush over night.”

Kanye also said that he had a song he’d written for Taylor. Should she not be receptive to that idea, he said he’d perform it for her. “She had nothing to do with my issues with award shows,” he wrote. “She had no idea what hit her. She’s justa lil girl with dreams like the rest of us. Beyoncé didn’t need that. MTV didn’t need that and Taylor and her family friends and fans definitely didn’t want or need that.”

As his tweets continued, in a stream-of-consciousness manner, Kanye compared his life to that of the Wicked Witch of the West in the book and play “Wicked,” which is based on the witches from “The Wizard of Oz.” “The Wicked witch of the west basically is so convicted to tell her’ truth,” he wrote, “when she does it she is outcasted by society and turned WICKED.”

Kanye said that he returned from the ego-driven fiasco with a greater sense of who he needs to be in life. “When I woke up from the crazy nightmare, I looked in the mirror and said GROW UP KANYE,” he wrote. “I’m ready to get out of my own way. The ego is overdone. I take the responsibility for my actions. Yes I was that guy. A 32 year old child. With new found humility … who am I to run on stage? I would never ever again in a million years do that. Sorry to let you down.”

Original article can be read here.

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…and then there were two. Shouts to the artist Shal Marshall pon tour, the Outlaw in New York town and Umba anywhere im deh.

9:00am

HIP HOP/R&B

Kayne West & Jay-Z feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver – Monster

Fat Joe – No Problems

DANCEHALL

DNA
Beenie Man – Mount Everest
Louie Culture –
Laden – Bike Ride
Buju Banton – G.A.L.
Vybz Kartel – Turn & Wine

Smokin‘
Vybz Kartel – Dumpa Truck
Elephant Man – Step Ova
Sean Paul – Turn Me On
Mavado – Stulla

HIP HOP/R&B

Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie

Usher feat. Jay-Z – Hot Toddy

Drake feat. T.I. & Swizz Beats – Fancy

DANCEHALL

Bank Robber
Sheba – Caan Do Me Nuttin
Merital – Style & Pattern
Vybz Kartel – Wine Fi Mi Nah

Ole Geezer
Vybz Kartel – Hop Off
Beenie Man – Look So Hot

Bee Hive
Beenie Man – No No No
Vybz Kartel – Money Fi Spend

Wallabeez
Vybz Kartel – Wear Weh You Have (Clarks pt. 2)
Jah Vinci – Me Alone

SOCA

Flag Ship
Super Jigga TC – SpeakerBoxxx
Shal Marshall – MotoBike

HIP HOP/R&B

Miguel feat. J. Cole – All I Want Is You

10:00am

DANCEHALL

One Day
Seanizzle – One Day
Khago – Nah Sell Out
Beenie Man – I’m Ok
Future Fambo feat. Beenie Man – Drinking Rum

Mad Collab
Bounty Killer & Elephant Man – This Is How We Do It
Vybz Kartel feat. Popcaan & Gaza Slim – Clarks

Vybz Kartel feat. Russian – Straight Jeans & Fitted

Richie Loops – In My Cup

Gangster City
Popcaan – Gangster City
Merital  – Pray
Vybz Kartel – Thank You

HIP HOP/R&B

Nicki Minaj feat. Sean Paul – Your Love (Remix)

Chris Brown feat. Tyga & Kevin Mc Call – Deuces

Drake feat. Lil Wayne – Miss Me

Drake feat. Nicki Minaj – Up All Night

Red Cafe feat. Diddy & Fabolous – Money Money Money

Kanye West feat. Jay-Z & Swizz Beats – Power (remix)

DANCEHALL

Jim Screechie
TOK – Everybody Clap
RDX – For The Girls
Spice – Jim Screechie
Aidonia – Jack Hammer

Sex Appeal
Aidonia – Cyah Done
Bounty Killer – Get Gal Everyday
Mavado – Hold Me
Blak Ryno – Wine And Dip

11:00am

SOCA

Faxx Machine
Dr. Evil – Splash
Lil Rick – Again
Mr. Dale – Shut Your Mouth
Skinny Fabulous – On D Road

Skinny Fabulous feat. Machel Montano – Duracel (remix)

Maddzart – King Road

Bunji Garlin – African

DANCEHALL

Exit 21
Beenie Man – No Where To Run
Demarco – Turn Him On
Mr. Lexx – Nutten Nah Gwan Fi Dem
Vybz Kartel – Get Gal For Free

Konshens – Gel Dem A Talk

Shabba Ranks – Trailer Load Of Girls

Shabba Ranks – Dem Bow

Gregory Peck – Poco Man Jam

Nicodemus – Cyan Nyam Me Out

Super Cat – Nuff Man A Dead

Super Cat – Old Veteran

Buju Banton – Red Rose

Forbidden Dance
Buju Banton – Wuk Gyal
Vybz Kartel – Forbidden Dance
Beenie Man – P Language

Cosa Nostra
Ward 21 – Pretty Girls
Mr. Lexx – Dem A Pree (Carbon Dubplate)
Timberlee – The General

HIP HOP/R&B

Rick Ross feat. Styles P – B.M.F.

Usher feat. Nicki Minaj – Little Freak

DJ Khalid feat. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg

DANCEHALL

Toaster
Gaza Slim feat. Vybz Kartel – One Man
Popcaan – Body Suh Right
Vybz Kartel – Mi Love You
Vybz Kartel – A That A Gwaan

Teasa
Vybz Kartel feat. Sheba – Gaza Man Mi Name
Popcaan – Wine Up Slow
Vybz Kartel – Wine Fi Mi

HIP HOP/R&B

Kayne West & Jay-Z feat. Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver – Monster

Jadakiss feat. Swizz Beats & OJ Da Juiceman – Who’s Real

Busy Signal – My Money

Try Songz feat. Fabolous – Say Ahh…

DANCEHALL

Wayne Marshall feat. Mavado – My Heart (Remix)

Mavado & Stacious – Come Into My Room

12:00pm

HIP HOP/R&B

Travie McCoy feat. Bruno Mars – Billionaire

Eminem feat. Rihanna – Love The Way You Lie

Drake feat Jay-Z – Light Up

Chris Brown & Tyga – G Thing

DANCEHALL

Mavado – Messiah

One Day
Beenie Man – I’m Ok
Khago – Nah Sell Out
Future Fambo feat. Beenie Man – Drinking Rum

Get Fresh
Elephant Man – Eva Fresh
Beenie Man – Fly Out & Fly In

SOCA

Brass Fess 2
Machel Montano HD – On De Road
Screws – Feeling Hot
Destra – On Somebody
Lil Rick -Out To All

Hunny Bunny
Beenie Man – Wuk Up Yourself
Skinny Fabulous – Duracel

Skinny Fabulous feat. Machel Montano – Duracel (remix)

DANCEHALL

Swing Bounce
Merital – Girls All Over
Makamillion feat. Buffy – Cum Over

Red Alert
Sizzla – It Only Takes Love
TOK – Let It Shine
Cecile – Hot Like We
Lady Saw – Don’t Tresspass
Capleton – Real Hot

Beenie Man – Wine Up

Bruk Up
Brick & Lace – Bad To The Bone
Lady Saw – Your Boyfriend
Vybz Kartel – She Know Fi

Brick & Lace – Love Is Wicked

HIP HOP/R&B

Jermain Dupri feat. B.o.B., Red Cafe & Bow Wow – Teach Me How To Dougie

Mr. Lexx – Big & Heavy (Carbon Dubplate)

Yo Gotti feat. Little Wayne – Women Lie, Men Lie

Drake – What If I Kissed You

DANCEHALL

Swappi – Goosey Bumps

Here is my song of the day for today… Your daily dose.

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Here is my song of the day for today… Your daily dose.

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A night in white. The second video from the Dash Berlin show at club Zen. A taste of what you missed or a flashback into your memory of the night… Either way it was great energy and a fantastic vibe. Click fullscreen to view in 1080p24 HD!

Apologies for the on camera audio… Twas a spur of the moment bit I recorded!

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Lauryn Hill was feeling jovial on Saturday at Governor’s Island in New York City. One of the main attractions on the lineup, Hill was making her second stop on Rock The Bells Tour, where we grabbed the opportunity to ask her when she might release her first studio album since 1998.

“We’re getting closer,” she said with a chuckle. “We’re getting closer. That’s all I can say.”

One thing seems certain when she does drop the follow-up LP: There won’t be many, if any, collaborations. She has too much to express after being mostly gone for more than a decade.

“I have respect for what people do,” Hill said. “I also like to hear the eclectics, I like to hear the mixture. There’s a lot of different creative energies out there right now. I respect the different sounds that I’m hearing. It’s been such a long time since I’ve gotten my voice and my ideas [out]. In terms of collaborations, that’s not even something I’ve been thinking about per se. I’m happy that people are still making music. That we still have a platform with which to make music. It’s gonna be interesting to see what the future holds.”

When Hill thinks about the current musical landscape, the iconic MC/songstress said she realizes it’s very different from the ’90s, but that there is nothing wrong with that.

“It’s a lot going on,” Hill said. “It’s interesting energy. It’s not what it was, it’s different. That doesn’t necessarily means it’s a bad thing — it’s a different thing. Just like any new opportunity, it’s ripe for a lot of different things. You got a lot of young talent out there. Because we don’t necessarily have the same sort of industry complex that used to exist, people don’t always give, I want to say, proper respect to. But they’re doing it in a really kind of unusual, unique and hard-core way. Because the system is not necessarily in place like it used to be.”

Original article can be read here.

A night in white. The first of a couple vids in club Zen from the Dash Berlin show… Here is a 2 minute clip of Nick Farah. What a classy guy. DJs take note. Its about the people in the audience not necessarily you. Shot in full 1080p24. Enjoy in fullscreen!