Skillz 09 Rap Up

Top 10 Albums of the Decade 2000's

Before I get into this lets be clear that this is my sole opinion as a fan (not a round table claiming to be experts), I based this on the albums that rang out to me when thinking back on the last 10 years. Keep in mind that no one has heard every single album that came out over the last 10 years, and where you are from plays a big part in your exposure and taste.

10. Lox- We Are The Street. This album was the last album the threesome put out. Released at the top of 2000 I dare you pop this in today and say it aint still the shit.

9. State Property- Chaingang Vol 2. In my opinion the best group album since Wu Tang Forever. Had Beans not been locked up when it dropped they could have promoted this album better. If you haven't had a chance to listen to this one yet, do your self a favor and look this one up.
8. Lil Wayne-The Carter 3. One of the most highly anticipated albums ever and it lived up to expectations.
7. Nas- Stillmatic. One of Nas's most impactful albums spawned by a fire lit up under his ass by Jay-Z.
6. Beanie Sigel- The Truth. My personal favorite album from my favorite rapper(Yeah I said it. So what its my blog). Front to back pure hard hitting lyrics with the beats to match. Beans is hands down one of the deepest MC's EVER.
5. ScarFace- The Fix. No doubt one of Face's best albums. The creativity on this one is unmatched.
4. Kanye West- Graduation. Kanye is no doubt one of the most impactful MC's of the last 10 years and this was his best work.
3. Jay-Z - The Blue Print. You Drop an album on the same day that a national emergency occurs (9/11) and you still go gold that day? Not to mention you cause Nas to step his pen game up. Nuff said.
2. Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP. Stan, I Am .. need I say more? Not to mention this shit went Diamond.
1. 50 Cent Get Rich or Die Tryin. Not that I'm saying 50's better than the aforementioned MC's on this list cause I don't think so. But this was one of the most highly anticipated albums of the decade with a movement unlike we have ever seen before and the album was hot. 7 years later and I would still listen to this. and it is the highest selling album on the list.
Honorable Mention.

OutKast- Speaker Box/ The Love Below

T.I. -King

Ludacris- Red Light District

Diplomats- Diplomatic Immunity Vol 1

Disagree? Please Comment... Mr. C-Money$$$$$

Album of The Year 2009

This honor goes to the alblum that had the most anticipation, the bigest impact and the units to back it up.

Granted Relapes did sell more units thus far, but it didnt have the same impact. Disagree? Please Coment... Mr.C-Money$$$

2009 Eye Candy Of The Year

Ok 2009 is a wrap, when trying to pick one stand out hip hop model slash video girl it was hard to pick one that stood out the most. So for the Rap Money Blog inaugural Eye candy of the year award its a tie.

Tahiry



Rosa Acosta


Congrats lady's feel free to fight over it.

We Are Young Money Sells 142K In First Week

We Are Young Money, the debut album from Lil Wayne’s protégés, landed at the no. 9 position after its first week on shelves. The group, which consists of Drake, Nicki Minaj, Jae Millz, Gudda Gudda, Mack Maine, Tyga, Lil’ Chuckee and Lil Twist, managed to move 142,100 units, according to the Nielsen SoundScan.

Scott Storch working On Shyne Album

Scott Storch sat down with AllHipHop.com and talked about a number of things including working with Shyne.

AllHipHop.com: Well, what are you working on these days?

Scott Storch: A bunch of stuff. I just got done with the Usher song, "In My Bag." And, uh Chris Brown and Gucci Mane with Soulja Boy, that "Bingo" record. Jennifer Hudson. You know, working on various projects with up and coming acts, different stuff. Actually, [I'm] about to start working with Shyne on his project. He's over in Belize.

AllHipHop.com: Oh, wow...

Scott Storch: Yeah, Shyne's my man. I've been talking to him and I was talking to him all through his prison sentence. He's always remained a loyal person to me. I am headed to L.A. to work with Dr. Dre on his next album.

AllHipHop.com: Did you work with Shyne before?

Scott Storch: No, we became friends after he was already in [jail] and I found out he was a fan and he's just a hell of a cool guy. He was real close with my friend Steven. And, Steve is on his management team now. And he put us in contact and it became a healthy relationship. I'm looking forward to doing, not just one record, but doing a chunk on his album.

AllHipHop.com: I don't know why I assumed he wouldn't be rapping anymore. I guess that's stupid of me.

Scott Storch: He's in full effect. He's got people sending him tracks. I have a feeling he's going to make a really huge album...He's got a lot to say.

Lloyd Banks - V5 (Mixtape)

http://www.zshare.net/download/705045856cd27ceb/

Memphis Bleek Speaks In His Relationship With Jay-Z

Bleek on not taking pay for Rocawear photo shoot:
"Like, let me tell you something that just happened recently, right, you know they just did the tenth anniversary photo shoot for Rocawear?," Bleek asked in an interview. "So they called me to come down there and do the picture or whatever. The Rocawear people tried to pay me, like they had a check for me at the photo shoot. And I'm like, 'Nah, I can't take that check.' I think the check was like for between I think like $7,000 to $10,000. And I'm like, 'I can't take that check.' And the dude he like, 'Yo, why not?' I'm like,'"Nah 'cause this my homie's company. Why my man gotta pay me just to take some pictures? Like, this my n*gga! We from the [same] projects. You don't have to pay me. [Doing] this is nothing.' So then Jay called me the next day like, 'Yo Bleek, why you ain't take the money?' I'm like, 'Yo Hov, that's like me stealing from you, just taking money from you, c'mon. What I did for you yesterday took 15 minutes out my day, you don't have to pay me for that. I'ma get the money some other way.' And that n*gga said to me, 'Yo that's why I love you, you one of the realest n*ggas ever, you would never meet nobody else in the world who would do that.' And I sat back and thought about it, [and] he's right. Who turning down money today? It's just like, that's my homie. That's like if my brother, he like, yo I'm throwing a party, come to my party, and I gotta charge him for a walk-thru. Is you crazy?! C'mon. Karma is everything. You don't have to pay me for no picture, I'm cool. And that's just the loyalty I have to my team. And anybody that ever been close to me, you never gon' meet nobody that tell you yo Bleek is foul, Bleek is this -- I'm always for my team first." (Hip Hop DX)

Bleek on not joining Roc Nation:

"I coulda went to Roc Nation, but then what am I getting out of that?," Bleek asked in an interview. "Another $150,000 check advance, then I come out [and] sell 300,000 probably, somebody makes two or three million, and I gotta mess with the fact that they gon' say yo you bricked out? Like that's the industry. And that's [with a label run by] my homie. Now if [it's] somebody else, [they] might not even get a 150 [thousand dollar] advance, they probably go get 30. And plus I'd rather be on my own, fam. I been in the game, like you said a decade now, I know what to do; I know what not to do. It's time for me to have my own record [label]. I got a lot of n*ggas behind me that's ready to get they shot. And me being behind Jay, they ain't gonna never get they shot." (Hip Hop DX)

At least everybody aint sour on Jay yet....Mr.C-Money$$$

Boondocks Season 3 To Air in 2010

After a nearly three-year hiatus, the popular animated series "The Boondocks" is set to return to TV in the New Year, its creator Aaron McGruder said.

According to Vibe.com, the cartoonist took to his Twitter page on Christmas Day, revealing news that a third season of the series will air in early 2010.

"Finally got an airdate for Season 3," McGruder wrote (@AaronMcGruder). "Not sure if I'm allowed to put it out yet, so I'll just say you got about three months! Merry Xmas!!"

The popular-yet-controversial comic strip-turned-cartoon debuted in 2005 on the Cartoon Network and ran for two seasons before its lengthy hiatus.

The show received criticism for its heavy use of the word "n****", but McGruder defended its use arguing that the "large-scale usage of the word provides the show with a level of realism," says Wikipedia.

During the second season of "The Boondocks", two episodes were banned without any official word from the network.

According to reports, the banned episodes were heavily critical of BET. A source told HipHopDX at the time that BET had been pressured Sony (the studio behind The Boondocks) to ban the episodes and threatened legal action. Cartoon Network publicly stated that "...neither Turner nor Adult Swim were contacted by BET." Two episodes were eventually included in the Season 2 DVD release.

Joe Budden TV- Venus Vs. Mars

Lady's you defiantly need to start swallowing in 2010... Mr.C-Money$$$

Lyor Cohen Interview With Source Mag

Manny Pacquiao Refuses To Submit To Olympic Style Drug Testing

Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants Manny Pacquiao to submit to Olympic-style drug tests, including a blood test within days of their tentatively scheduled March 13 bout, and failing to agree to these terms could threaten the fight, Mayweather's camp said Tuesday.

Pacquiao has expressed reluctance to submit to a blood test within 30 days of the proposed world welterweight title fight, which will be staged at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

"As management for Floyd, we're insisting this Olympic-style, random [blood] testing take place to assure it's a level field before the biggest fight in history," Mayweather's advisor Leonard Ellerbe said. "We're definitely at an impasse."

Mayweather's promoter Richard Schaefer said a Pacquiao promoter told him the Filipino superstar would not agree to a blood test within 30 days of the bout because of his superstition against testing.

Pacquiao and Mayweather have previously submitted, and passed, urine tests for performance-enhancing and illegal drugs supervised by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

Travis Tygart, chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, said a blood test can allow testers to detect use of energy-boosting synthetic EPO, human growth hormone and "a number of potent performance enhancers not detectable in urine. . . . With a [30-day] window like that, you could dope to the gills and get away with it."

Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said Mayweather's push for blood testing is a ploy to avoid fighting Pacquiao, who has won back-to-back fighter of the year awards and has battered world champions Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.

"I knew Floyd wanted a way out of the fight," Roach said.

Roach said his concern about the timing of a blood test has nothing to do with hiding anything. "It's 100% mental. If it's in your head that [a blood test] weakens you, then it will weaken you," he said.

Roach suggested a compromise, saying he would allow Pacquiao to give a blood sample one week before the fight, but no closer than three days before the bout.

"One would assume that he'd find it acceptable to be subject to the same testing that Lance Armstrong, Kobe Bryant and Floyd Mayweather agree to," Mayweather's promoter Schaefer said.

In another development, Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, said Schaefer's Golden Boy Promotions has applied for a permit to stage the fight at MGM Grand..

Several venues, including Staples Center and Dallas Cowboys Stadium, expressed interest in staging the Pacquiao-Mayweather bout with guarantees of $20 million and up. But MGM Grand, with tickets ranging from $500 to $2,500 and other related Las Vegas properties offering closed-circuit seats, can apparently offer more than $30 million.

Jay-Z- Forever Young

Maybe thats why he's apart of the illuminati.



The things people believe....Mr. C-Money$$$$

BREAKING NEWS: T.I. Released From Prison

Sources from Atlantic Records have exclusively confirmed with BET.com that T.I. has been released from prison. The news comes to a surprise to the entire industry as T.I. was slated to serve at least three more months at the Arkansas Forrest City prison.

The source from Atlantic Records confirmed with BET News’ Sharon Carpenter that the rapper was abruptly released from the facility and is currently in route to Atlanta to serve the rest of his time in a half way house.

Steve Sadow confirmed with XXLMag.com earlier this month that TIP might see an early release but it would be decided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons to rule the fate of the decision.

“Now it is up to the [Federal] Bureau of Prisons to decide whether someone should be placed in a halfway house prior to the projected release date,” Sadow told XXL. “The Bureau of Prisons can do that and typically does it either a month before, or two months before… as much as six months before the projected release date.”

Details on T.I.’s release are extremely sketchy at this moment, but check back with BET.com for more details on this story.

Beanie Sigel Reportedly In Near-Fatal Car Accident, Health Status Unknown

Philadelphia rapper Beanie Sigel was injured in a car accident last night, reps say. Representatives for Sigel maintain a large tractor trailer truck ran his vehicle off the road. Sigel was not the driver of the car and sustained injuries. The full breadth of those injuries is unknown, as is the exact location of the accident. (All Hip Hop)

Lil Wayne Detained By Texas Border Patrol For Marijuana Posession!

Lil' Wayne is currently being detained at an interior border checkpoint in Texas, this according to a Border Patrol supervisor. The Border Patrol is not releasing details about the incident -- but we're told Wayne has not been arrested. We're told officials are still investigating. Officials tell us 11 other members of Wayne's entourage are also being detained. The incident went down in the city of Falfurrias -- roughly 100 miles from the Mexican border. Officials tell us a drug-sniffing K-9 unit picked up the scent outside the bus. Wayne and 11 members of his entourage are being detained at an internal B.P. checkpoint in southern Texas. We're told Lil' Wayne's concert tonight at the Laredo Entertainment Center in Laredo, TX. has been postponed. The general manager of the venue tells us they decided to cancel the show because Lil' Wayne didn't show and they couldn't get in touch with him or his people. (TMZ)

Rihanna Feat Young Jeezy: Hard

King Magazine is Back!!! Rosa Acosta On The Cover Of ReLaunch Issue

Hits news stands 12/24... Mr. C-Money$$$

Alleged Nicki Minaj/Remy Ma Footage Director Speaks Out

Director of the footage, Harlem Hip Hop video host Cliffy Barz explains his side of the story.



Writing via Twitter, Minaj sarcastically questioned the accusations being made against her last week.

"Ahahahahahhaahahhahaha! Lmaooooooooooo. So now I was a d*ke dat dated remy ma n made a vid dressed as a boy?!?!?!? Lmaooooo U ppl r simple.," Nicki wrote. "RT @NellyBu: @NICKIMINAJ when ppl want 2 b u so hard n kno they can't, they settle 4 bashin u instead! < Still I luv'em in a crazy way - TI RT @prettyeyes720: @NICKIMINAJ funny thing is ppl hate cuz they hate themselves cuz they blew their chance 2 have wut u have. < Wow... Oh, I'm sorry...I was out of breath...from chasing my dream. Dear hataz, #chaseurdream ...It soothes the pain...*gotta go* Luv, HB ;) (Nicki Minaj's Twitter)

Raekwon - Pyrex Vision *NSFW*

Jermaine Dupri Explains Reason For Not Visiting Da Brat

So So Def CEO Jermaine Dupri has responded to critics who claim that he is not supporting incarcerated rapper Da Brat.

Da Brat became involved in an altercation with an aspiring model/Atlanta Falcons cheerleader named Shayla Stevens, who was working as a waitress at a night club Dupri owned outside of Atlanta.

In the ensuing altercation, Da Brat struck Stevens with a bottle of rum, causing multiple lacerations on her face which required stitches and left scars.

Da Brat, born Shawntae Harris, was sentenced to three years in prison in 2008 for her role in the assault.

According to Dupree he is in regular contact with Da Brat, who is serving her time at Arrendale Federal Prison in Alto Georgia.

“I spoke to her via letters back and forth and she’s good. She’s ready to come home and do what she gotta do,” Jermaine Dupri told V-103's Ryan Cameron this morning. “We are basically on the move to try and get her out.”

While he has corresponded with Da Brat via letters, he admitted that he hasn’t been to physically see her at Arrendale.

“Those people, they don’t really know me like that to say nothing about what I’m doing with my personal situation with Da Brat When Brat come home, I am going to be the person that take care of her and make sure she gets back on her feet and do what she gotta…that’s just like everybody talking about Tiger Woods. We know nothing about the situation and everybody should shut up.”

Dupri admitted that he hasn’t been to see Da Brat since her incarceration. He told Da Brat his reasoning in several of the letters he has written to her.

“I felt a certain way about seeing Brat in jail. That’s my little sister and I don’t really want to deal with that situation like that. I would prefer dealing with getting her out and seeing that day as opposed to going to see her…only reason I am saying this on the air is because I explained this to Brat. In my letter, I let her know the same thing."

Da Brat has remained productive throughout her incarceration.

Both Dupri and Da Brat are the subjects of a multimillion-dollar civil lawsuit filed by Stevens.

Source: AllHipHop

Mike Murda- Freestyle

Trey O, Trey O.... Mr.C-Money$$$$$$

We Are Young Money (Snippets)

Respect My Hustle DVD (Trailer)

Shout out to DJ Doe Boy, respectmyhustle.net !!!

Gucci Mane Reveals Collabo With Young Jeezy

"I learned in the rap game, once you got heat people wanna stand next to you," Gucci revealed in an interview with radio personality Big Boy. "Once I established myself as being a credible artist as someone who could make some money -- then in that time, the people wanna bring something to the table...Before the conversation we had collaborated, we had been talking. And we kinda had a mutual agreement together. Both of us are so big and got so many people that wanna party with us, it's kinda selfish to say we travel around the world -- I knew me personally, I didn't want that on my hands...We already collaborated on two songs, one is already out and one is debuting in a few weeks." ("Big Boy's Neighborhood")

Chris Brown's Sales Taking a Beating

A survey and store visits find that Wal-Mart, Best Buy, Trans World, Newbury Comics are all carrying the Brown record and sources say that his album received widespread distribution and promotion by his label, Jive Records, and his distributor, Sony Music Entertainment. Jive shipped over 400,000 units of "Graffiti," and also had it positioned in prime stores space at all key accounts, according to sources. In fact, sources suggest that Jive may have overshipped his record, as sales are slow. "Not only am I carrying it, I am over carrying it, because it isn't selling," says the head of purchasing at one large chain. "I wish I could return it." He says the album's first week sales only reached 40% of expectations. At 27-unit Newbury Comics, Carl Mello head of purchasing, echoes that sentiment. "We have it; it's not selling much." (Billboard)

Too soon and not the right material... Mr. C-Money$$$

Juelz Santana feat Chris Brown: Back To The Crib

Triple C's Feat Bun B: Break it Down

Brandy Launches Rap Career Under The Alias "Bran Nu"

AllHipHop Reports:

R&B singer Brandy recently launched her new career as a rapper on Timbaland’s new album Shock Value 2.

Brandy created the new rap alias Bran’ Nu and rhymes under the alias on the track “Meet in The Middle,” which is taken from Timbaland’s album, which hit stores Tuesday (December 8).

Timbaland tapped Brandy for her rhyming ability after he saw a video of the singer rhyming on YouTube.

“What I’m doing on the album is a little bit different than what everybody knows me for. It was a great experience. I got a chance to be another part of myself,” Brandy said in published reports.

Shock Value 2 is the follow up to Timberland's platinum selling album Shock Value which was released in April of 2007.

The original album spawned hit singles from Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado and One Republic.

On the sequel, Timbaland rounds up guests Miley Cyrus, The Fray, Katy Perry, Drake, Nelly Furtado, OneRepublic, Justin Timberlake, who all make Cameo appearances on the album.

Shock Value 2 is in stores now.



Maybe this will be a Bran Nu start for her career...Mr.C-Money$$$

50 Cent : Do You Think About Me

New Video from 50 staring Tahiry, Vivica Fox, and Tamila Jones.

Freeky Zeeky feat: Jim Jones: Feel Me (Remix)

Jim Resonds to Freeky on his own song!!!

I wonder if Freeky was in the studio when Jim recorded his verse?

COACH FIONA SIGNATURE FLAT SLIPPER

With the holiday coming I figured I'd give he fellas a gift idea.

Air Jordan Silver Anniversary Collection

Of course Jordan Brand has big plans for their 25th anniversary. The occasion is being celebrated with a large number of special releases and today we show you the first run, including the Air Jordans I, VI, XI, XVI, and XX1. More releases will be announced this.

Bathgate feat Cassidy: Ringlin Bros

Where the hell has Bathgate been?

Young Money Feat Lloyd: Bed Rock

Big Ooh: Dont Worry Bout Me

Trenton's own! Jersey I see U! Shout out to DJ Doe Boy... Mr. C-Money$$$

2009 Hip Hop Unity Conference Call Hosted By Freeway Ricky Ross

It's goin down today December 7th at 6:00 p.m. Maybe somebody that really lived it can talk some sence to theys boys... Mr. C-Money$$$

RapMoneyBlog Exclusive: Scorp da Boy

West Philly Rapper / Tattoo Artist Scorp da Boy chops it up with Mr. C-Money, stay tuned for Weed Out 2.

RAP MONEY BLOG EXCLUSIVE: Tre-O (Bonified Hustlers)

Check out these up and coming, young and hungry artist from north Philly. Shout out to 30th and Cumberland, Stay tuned form more from these boys... Mr. C-Money$$$

Sheek Confirms Working with Diddy On Next Lox Album

"I got an answer for that, I really think I got an answer," Sheek said about the forthcoming album. "Yo word up, top of the year, Lox album is coming. I would love for it to come then, we're working actually with Puff, with Sean Combs. We working out that. Puff Daddy, we working that out. We working that out and hopefully it goes down. It's gonna be Interscope/Bad Boy/D-Block. Oh yo, slash Ruff Ryders, I'm sorry, I can't leave my boys out. It's like a big thing because we still Interscope. We still Ruff Ryders. It'll be a nice thing." ("On-Air Idiots")

Pacquiao-Mayweather likely for March

Happy Birthday Jay-Z (Dec 4)

Young Hov officially turns 40 today. So much for hip hop being a young mans game, All You young boys stop talking that retirement shit and keep spittin... Mr. C-Money$$$

Gucci Mane and Young Jeezy Squash Beef?

Gucci Mane: Lemonade

Jim Jones Leaving Columbia Records for E1 Music

Jim Jones has left Columbia Records and recently signed a deal to release his next solo studio album on E1 Music, formerly known as Koch Records. According to the contract, the Harlem rapper will also drop a mixtape vie E1 as well. Jones has a long history with the E1. Along with releasing a handful of records on the imprint, last January he was appointed vice president of urban A&R. (XXL Mag)

Jakk Frost: G-Shyt

Philly ledgend and Free Money Rocords Artist Jakk Frost commin with that heat!! Mr. C-Money$$$

DJ Khaled Feat. Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake:Fed Up

Birdman Feat. Drake & Lil Wayne: 4 My Town