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Tupac Featured On Night Of The Living Dead Part II Mixtape

Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:50:00 +0000

'This tape is full of classic records,' the Cookin' Soul guys tell Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Tupac Photo: Courtesy of Cookin Soul Lil Wayne's No Ceilings is making a serious argument for Mixtape of the Year right now. Halloween was a great day for music — heck, a bunch of great music dropped last week. This week is off to great start with the new Rihanna and Young Jeezy joints and Game is talking about releasing four mixtapes at once. Check in with us all week for some exclusives — but today, those Cookin' Soul cats bring back one of the all-time best. Don't Sleep: Necessary Notables Mixtape : Night of the Living Dead Part II Headliner : Tupac Shakur Co-Starring : Cookin' Soul and DJ Whoo Kid Key Collaborations : "The Beyond" featuring Jay-Z; "Halloween Pt. II" featuring Notorious B.I.G.; "The Fog" featuring Notorious B.I.G. Essential Info : Producers got in on the Halloween ...

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Lil' Wayne and Birdman sued for copyright infringement

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 11:44:49 +0000

Lil Wayne and New Orleans rapper Birdman are being sued by a man who claims they used vocals of his without permission for their 2006 joint album 'Like Father, Like Son', as well as Birdman's '5 (Star) Stunna'.

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Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Explains 'Spontaneous' Leighton Meester Duet

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:13:00 +0000

Frontman says band was inspired by Hootenanny Tour to work with other artists like Lil Wayne and Katy Perry. By Kyle Anderson Weezer's Rivers Cuomo performs at Hammerstein Ballroom on October 31, 2009 in New York City Photo: Ben Hider/ Getty Images On Saturday night, Weezer celebrated Halloween with a concert at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. It was your typical Weezer show, full of big hooks and lung-busting sing-alongs, but when it came time for the group to play new single "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To," they welcomed a special guest onstage: "Gossip Girl" star and "Good Girls Go Bad" singer Leighton Meester . She stormed the stage and duetted with Cuomo on the song, which sounded extremely polished but was mostly off-the-cuff. "We invited her down, and she was in rehearsal — wait, did she even come to rehearsal? No, she didn't!" Cuomo told MTV News, trying to recollect how the events shook out. "We just worked on it in ...

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Exclusive: Lil Wayne Talks No Ceilings Mixtape

Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:44:11 +0000

We rundown some tracks and get words from Weezy, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes Photo: MTV News As promised, we got Lil Wayne talking about his No Ceilings mixtape right here. Weezy F. Baby's first official mixtape of the year — he's going in, he's going off, the man in his prime. We're going to take you right in the studio as Wayne records his joints. If you want to get the whole tape for free, check out Young Money's new Web site . This Week's Main Pick Street King : Lil Wayne Holding It Down For : Young Money/ Cash Money Mixtape : No Ceilings Real Spit : When you're hip-hop's most active touring act and prolific song maker, sometimes your agendas don't mesh. Wayne's been all around the world on his I Am Music tour and Young Money Presents: The America's Most Wanted Music Festival, but he says it's too difficult to record while you're on the road. He has a studio on the bus, but you can't ...

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Rapper Wayne sued over copyright

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:17:02 +0000

Rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman are sued for copyright infringement by a man claiming his voice was used without permission on album tracks.

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Suit claims Lil Wayne stole voice on CDs

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 06:06:43 +0000

He got a shoutout in the liner notes of Lil Wayne's "Like Father, Like Son" album, but a Florida man says the rapper owes him a lot more than that.

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Lil Wayne rocks out in name of freedom on "Rebirth" (Reuters)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:06:53 +0000

Reuters - Lil Wayne always keeps it moving. That's the one absolute you learn about the rapper after talking with him.

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Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit in NYC (AP)

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:28:10 +0000

AP - A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect — for using his voice on a song with that title.

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Drake Says He'll 'Keep The Brand Strong' During Lil Wayne's Sentence

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:42 +0000

Young Money MC says Weezy is staying positive despite impending jail time. By Shaheem Reid Drake and Lil Wayne Photo: John Shearer/Wireimage Drake says he's going to do what he's supposed to do: hold the fort down for Lil Wayne . Drizzy spoke to Rap-Up.com about Wayne's impending jail sentence next year. Last week, Wayne pleaded guilty to gun charges stemming from a 2007 arrest. Weezy is expected to be sentenced to one year, though he could be out in eight months for good behavior. "I'll just do what I can to keep the whole Young Money/ Cash Money team going," Drake told the Web site. "I just want to play my part as a team member and keep the brand strong until the boss gets home." Although no one from the camp wants to see the acclaimed lyricist and charismatic performer leave for even one day, Drake says that Weezy has been keeping positive and making sure that fans will hear plenty of new music, even while he's in prison. "He's kinda more concerned about ...

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Lil Wayne, Birdman hit with copyright suit

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:52:00 +0000

A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect -- for using his voice on a song with that title.

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Lil Wayne Calls Rock-Heavy Rebirth A 'Freedom Album'

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:55:57 +0000

'I say what I want, how I want,' he tells Billboard of removing the rules of hip-hop. By Jayson Rodriguez Lil Wayne on the November 7th issue of <i>Billboard</i> Photo: Nielsen Business Media, Inc. The more Lil Wayne's rock-leaning LP Rebirth is delayed, the more fans wonder if the superstar rapper can really pull off the genre-switching feat he's attempting. The project has been pushed back several times already, and producer Dre of Cool & Dre told MTV News back in April that the project wouldn't necessarily be all rock. But in the November 7 edition of Billboard magazine, the Cash Money lyricist emphatically states he'll be rocking out on Rebirth. In the interview, which appears to have taken place before Weezy pleaded guilty to felony gun possession last week, the MC also assured fans that he knows exactly what he's doing with this foray into rock. "Yes, the album is still rock," he explained. "I play guitar on 80 percent of the songs, ...

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T.I. Talks To Ludacris From Prison About Lil Wayne Legal Trouble

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:42:00 +0000

Tip also sends a message to Chicago after 16-year-old Derrion Albert's murder, Luda tweets. By Shaheem Reid T.I. Photo: Moses Robinson/ Getty Images T.I. is still keeping an eye on things while serving his year-and-a-day prison sentence for felony weapons charges. On Wednesday, Ludacris tweeted that he spoke to his fellow Atlanta heavyweight. Luda's messages reveal that Tip is keeping up on current events and feels for his peers Lil Wayne and Lil Boosie , who both have to go to prison at the top of their careers, much like Tip has had to do. "Talking to TIP," Luda tweeted . "He says to tell Wayne and Boosie he Hates the situations y'all are in, but he's ridin' with the both of you." 'Cris added that Tip had a message for the kids in the Windy City in the wake of the Derrion Albert murder : "TIP also says to all my Chicago peoples, cut out all that damn nonsense!!! Sh-- has got to STOP!!!!!! I 2nd that!!!" The 16 year-old Albert was killed in the streets of ...

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Busta Rhymes Working With Lil Wayne Producers On New LP

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:52:00 +0000

Busta shouts-out Mistah F.A.B. and Tha Bizness, in Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid Dow Jones, Mistah F.A.B. and Busta Rhymes Photo: MTV News Celebrity Favorites Busta Rhymes was doling out props on the BET Hip-Hop Awards red carpet earlier this month when he ran into the West Coast alliance of Mistah F.A.B. and Tha Bizness producer Dow Jones. "I personally wanna big-up my homie Fab and my homie Mr. Dow Jones," Bus said. "One of the craziest things — he ain't new, first of all," Bus added, talking about Fab and then pointing to Dow. "He ain't new either, but the world ain't familiar with the grind and the bid they put in prior to the success. I been watching [F.A.B.] bust his a-- for at least 10 years now. It ain't no mystery why they starting to pop off the way they supposed to. They done put their boot-camp training in the way they supposed to — now they're ready to bust their arsenal off in the battlefield. Now they're hitting their ...

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Lil Wayne No Ceilings Tracks Leak, But Full Mixtape Won't Drop Till Halloween

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:22:00 +0000

Check back Thursday for a full report on mixtape! By Shaheem Reid Lil' Wayne Photo: Mark Venema/ WireImage No Ceilings ? Not just yet! Lil Wayne is still in the studio working on his latest mixtape. On Wednesday morning (October 27) several songs from No Ceilings leaked onto the Internet, but the Young Money camp has assured MTV News that Weezy is still working on the mixtape (two songs from which leaked on the day of his guilty plea for attempted gun possession last week) and the full product will not land until Halloween. BUT: On Thursday, here on MTVNews.com, there will be a special edition of Mixtape Daily where you will get the full report on the mixtape, as well as info about where you can get it for free. Weezy might even check in himself. Among the leaks is an interlude where Wayne explains why he wanted to make this project. "Welcome," he says. "I appreciate you for having this. If you got this, if you're listening to this, thank you. This ...

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Lil Wayne lives it up before jail

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 05:11:49 +0000

Lil Wayne is enjoying his freedom before he starts a jail term for possessing an illegal gun. The rap superstar -- who pleaded guilty last week to possessing a .40-caliber semi-automatic cops found in a Louis Vuitton bag on his tour bus outside the B...

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Weezer+Weezy Collabo Forgets That Parodies Require Humor

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:24:32 +0000

Upon hearing Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo spill the beans on their Lil’ Wayne collaboration “Can’t Stop Partying”, we were at least intrigued. We haven’t exactly been overwhelmed with Weezer’s recent creative output, but we thought maybe a few hours of studio time with a mad scientist like Weezy couldn’t hurt. The man seems to have more creativity for leftover mixtape tracks than most artists do for entire albums. And throwing him on a song about partying seems sort of like telling John Woo circa 1997 that you made this whole movie but just have this little crash scene with a $10 million budget for him to do. Wayne has made multiple hits out of Bobby Valentino songs, dude could have hit a home run even if he phoned it in. However, the reality of this song turned out to be a bit of a buzzkill for us. As it turns out, Weezy was several hours late to the studio (what) and Cuomo never even got the chance to see him. And “Can’t Stop ...

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Chris Brown's 'I Can Transform Ya' Video Hits The Net

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:28:00 +0000

R&B; singer morphs into slick vehicles in the clip, alongside Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. By James Montgomery Chris Brown in "I Can Transform Ya" Photo: Jive Records On Tuesday (October 27), Chris Brown officially returned to the masses with the premiere of his "I Can Transform Ya" video, a super-slick clip that showcases not just his dance moves, but his newfound sense of swagger. In the video — helmed by Joseph Kahn, who has made memorable clips for Britney Spears ("Toxic," "Womanizer"), Eminem ("We Made You") and Lady Gaga ("LoveGame"), to name just a few — Brown pops and locks and croons about his Black Card and, thanks to the magic of special effects, changes form, morphing into, among other things, a sports car and a fire truck. Earlier in the month, Brown posted a handful of photos from the "Transform Ya" set , which showed him goofing around with Kahn, producer Swizz Beatz and guest star Lil Wayne ; doing some ninjutsu (because, you know, ...

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Chris Brown's 'I Can Transform Ya' Video: Fans Weigh In

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:00:00 +0000

'It's a good video to come back with,' one of our Times Square respondents says. By Adam Murphy Chris Brown in his "I Can Transform Ya" video Photo: Jive Records NEW YORK — After several months of relative quiet following his February assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, Chris Brown has re-emerged with a slick new video for his single "I Can Transform Ya," featuring Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz. We headed to Times Square to ask fans: Is the video enough to spark a full-fledged comeback? What was clear from talking to our mostly European respondents is that no one has forgotten what Brown is coming back from, but they were willing to set the controversy aside and review the clip. "I thought Chris Brown's video was pretty good," Anna said. "Quite good dancing in it — a bit dull, though, a bit black, could have had a bit more color in it." Marijke wasn't really impressed with the video either, calling it "a little bit common, not very special." After a ...

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