Sunday, October 2, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Adele - Someone Like You (king ransum lean'd out remix)
-- Adele's sophomore album 21 soars to the #1 position on Billboard's Top 200 Albums chart with over 350,000 copies sold this week. To date, Adele's 21 is the biggest selling album of 2011. This amazing U.S. debut comes hot on the heels of Adele's massive international success where 21 entered charts at #1 in the U.K., Ireland, Austria, New Zealand, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Belgium and Canada. After delivering a jaw dropping performance of her song "Someone Like You" at The Brit Awards on February 15, that live performance immediately shot to the top of the U.K. singles chart. Also that week Adele's single "Rolling In The Deep" was at #4 with her two albums both occupying the #1 (21) and #4 (19) positions on the UK album chart. This feat has earned Adele the distinction of being the only living artist to tie the Beatles 1964 record of having two entries in the top 5 on both U.K. singles and album charts. Released in Europe on January 24, Adele's 21 has dominated the UK album chart in the #1 position for five weeks straight. This week Adele occupies the #1 and #2 positions on the UK album chart with 21 and 19 respectively.
Praised for her incredible vocal ability and sincere songwriting, the critics cannot stop raving about Adele and 21. Associated Press declared "Adele, who is now 22, has created more than just an album with good songs: she's crafted a masterpiece." Entertainment Weekly's assessment of the new music affirms that "21 is that rarest pop commodity: timeless," while the Los Angeles Times suggests that Adele "is towering in the same landscape where some of her contemporaries have lost their bearings." -KING RANSUM-
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
SHE'S GONE & LIFE GOES ON..
The one you always thought you'd be with forever, even though you knew it was childish of you to think so.
The one who would spoon with you and giggle at the light breaths you'd make on her neck.
The one who would yell at the tv whenever attractive girls was mentioned.
The one who would put her head on your chest at night, lightly tapping your heart's rhythm against your shoulder until she dozed off and woke again in the morning.
The one you'd soothe and give back rubs to as she complained.
The only one who could calm you down.
The one whose hair smelled like coconuts and pure eroticism.
The one you poked in the stomach because she'd give off the most adorable squeak.
The one you'd open your coat for in the winter, as you both were posted on the block.
The one you opened yourself to in every way...is gone.
You're sitting in bed, propped up with the extra pillows you now have, drinking until your liver turns into a useless piece of jerky. Everything you've said, done, and felt... all being analyzed under a microscope and you're so ashamed of yourself you want to bury yourself and inhale the dirt. Your brain is shocking violently as you pop half a linty xanax you found in an old pants pocket reality slaps the shit out of you ….SHE’S GONE & LIFE GOES ON!!! -KING-
Young Jeezy’s Security Beats NYC Gun Charges; ‘Hip-Hop Police’ Unit Name Revealed
The “Hip-Hop Police” were scrutinized this morning during a court hearing involving security for internationally known rap star Young Jeezy.
Jeezy’s head of security, Stephen Helin, was in court today (September 21th), over an incident after a concert featuring rapper Jay-Z at Madison Square Garden in March of 2010.
Stephen Helin and several other members of Young Jeezy’s security detail were arrested after the concert on March 3rd, 2010, around 5:00AM, with at least five guns.
Each defendant was facing a mandatory minimum of 3.5 years, under New York’s strict anti-gun laws, which have resulted in jail time for celebrities like Lil Wayne, Ja Rule, Prodigy, Plaxico Burress and others.
According to Stephen Helin’s lawyer Scott Leemon ESQ., the specific facts of the case forced the New York County D.A.’s office to reduce the felony gun charges to misdemeanors.
“Today, right before the scheduled Suppression Hearing in New York County Supreme Court, the New York County DA’s office, because of the specific facts of this case, offered the defendants an opportunity to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Fourth Degree with a promised sentence of a Conditional Discharge (requires no probation supervision) and a $1000 fine,” Scott Leemon ESQ., told AllHipHop.com.
Each man was licensed and had a permit to carry their guns, but only in the state of Georgia. At the time of their arrest, the guns were found in locked boxes, not on any one person.
Leemon said that prosecutors decided to reduce the gun charges to misdemeanors, due to thequestionable tactics by the “Hip-Hop Police,” which AllHipHop.com has learned is now officially known as “Enterprise Operation Unit.”
“They were facing a mandatory minimum sentence of 3.5 years in State Prison if convicted of any of the charges in the indictment before the plea,” Scott Leemon ESQ. told AllHipHop.com. “The defendants accepted the People’s offer and the hearing never went forward. Justice Charles Solomon accepted the plea and scheduled sentencing for November 29, 2011.”
The police allegedly did not want to jeopardize any ongoing investigations, although more specifics about who is being targeted was not available.
Leemon said that during today’s hearing, his plan was to expose the “Hip-Hop Police” and whether or not Young Jeezy’s security detail’s Constitutional rights had been violated.
Prosecutors decided to drastically reduce the charges, resulting in the cancellation of the hearing.
“The hearing was scheduled to focus on the methods and means used by the Hip Hop Police (a/k/a “Enterprise Operation Unit”) in the arrest of the defendants in this case; and, specifically whether the stop of the van and seizure of evidence was legal under the law in the State of New York,” Scott Leemon told AllHipHop.com.
Young Jeezy was not available for comment as of press time. -KING-
Lil Boosie Reaches Out To ‘Beyond Scared Straight’ To Help Teen
Incarcerated rapper Lil’ Boosie has reached out to a young man featured on A&E’s TV series “Beyond Scared Straight”, who said he was influenced by the rapper. The boy, who hails from Charlotte, North Carolina, was taken to the Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, during a scene that was featured during the opening episode of the second season of “Beyond Scared Straight,” which premiered in August.
When the teen was approached by several guards who asked why he was continuously in and out of trouble, the boy replied that he was influenced by his favorite rapper, Lil Boosie.
The teen’s reply drew outrage from the guards, but Lil Boosie himself found no humor in the situation and decided to take action.
The rapper, who is incarcerated in Angola State Prison and facing the death penalty over a first-degree murder charge, decided to write a letter to Alex.
Lil Boosie’s first cousin “AKA Donkey” read a letter that the incarcerated rapper wrote to Alex and other fans who view him as a role model.
“Alex I was told that you said you were smoking and misbehaving because I smoke,” Lil Boosie wrote to the teen. “Well you can be better than me. You don’t want a marijuana addiction because it leads to trouble as you can see. Look at me I’ve been imprisoned 2 years for smoking marijuana. Was it worth it? Hell no. When you are imprisoned your away from everything that you love and that’s a hurting feeling.”
Lil Boosie explained that most of his friends were dead or in jail. He also warned Alex to choose his friends wisely. “Look at your role model. I’m facing the death penalty because my friends lied on me,” Lil Boosie said. “I was told you have a mother and father who are trying their best to help you. That’s a blessing because most kids who are on the path that you are on don’t have that.”
According to Alex’s mother, since her son has spoken to Boosie’s cousin Donkey and read the letter himself, he has been staying out of trouble.
She also said that Alex seems more positive and goal oriented.
The outreach to Alex was initiated by the “U Hatin’?” Universitie’s “Truth Campaign,” where rap artists explain the difference between the messages in their music, and the messages they deliver to their own children. -KING-
Black Mafia Family’s Bleu Davinci Released From Jail
Rapper Bleu Davinci has been released from prison.
The rapper was serving a four year sentence for involvement in the drug dealing organization/Hip Hop production company, Black Mafia Family. A player in BMF, slinging vast amounts of cocaine, Davinci (born Barima McKnight), was also the group’s main hip hop artist. He reputedly raked in around $270,000 during his drug dealing stint.
Bleu’s release from jail sees him getting busy in the studio. He has already recorded a track with Maybach Dice of Maybach Music Group. The collaboration couldn’t be more fitting, given MMG’s CEO Rick Ross’ success with B.M.F. (Blowin’ Money Fast), a tribute to Black Mafia boss Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory.
“I’ve recorded like 50 or 60 records since I’ve been home,” Bleu said in an interview with AllHipHop.com, “I just officially got home on Friday, shooting a bunch of videos and virals…got alot going on right now.”
He went on to speak about the BMF-MMG collaboration track Feds On Me.
“The record is talking about the Feds is on me, a nervous motherfucker,” he said. “Basically, that’s what the records about, being nervous. From what’s happened in past situations and that everything you doing, the people are watching you.”
Bleu’s arrest in 2008 looked like it could put the breaks on his rap career, but this recent collaboration seems to suggest otherwise. -KING-
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