Saturday, November 22, 2014

DeSean Jackson Flexes With His $70K Gold Chain on Instagram (@deseanjackson11)



Washington Redskins star DeSean Jackson made a big impression on his fans with the latest addition to his jewelery collection.


Chief Keef to Release New Album Featuring Kanye West in December (@KanyeWest @ChiefKeef)



Chief Keef and Kanye West's latest collaboration, "Nobody" is coming sooner than later for the fans of both artists.


Bill Cosby Says People Should "Fact Check" Sexual Assault Claims (@BillCosby)



Bill Cosby was greeted with a warm applause from his fans in Florida as he continued to ignore


Kris Jenner Promotes Jaden Smith's Latest Album on Instagram (@JadenSmith @KrisJenner)



For years, Kris Jenner has showed love to 16-year-old Jaden Smith.


Snoop Dogg Takes a Dig at Bill Cosby Rape Scandal on Instagram



Snoop Dogg is known for sharing his thoughts on current events on his Instagram page, and while Bill Cosby's rape allegations are a sensitive topic, the West Coast rapper didn't shy away.


Floyd Mayweather's Son Calls Him a Coward for Abusing His Mother



Floyd Mayweather may be swimming in women and money, but his 15-year-old son is letting the world know that Floyd may not have it all together after all, as the teen is airing out his father for abusing his mother, Josie Harris, back in 2010.


Adrian Peterson Promises to Never Use Switches on Children



Adrian Peterson's child abuse case has changed the player as he promises to never use switches to discipline any of his children.


Game Clears Up IG Post to Rollin 60's:Wasn't Dissing Nobody Hood (@thegame)



Game recently took to Instagram to address a previous post that may have offended some people in the "Rollin 60's" gang.


Exclusive! Elle Varner: I Got Into Clive Davis NYU Program at Just 16 (@ellevarner)



Elle Varner opened up to VladTV in an exclusive interview about being one of the 25 people accepted into the Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music at just 16.


Iggy Azalea Addresses Suspected Nicki Minaj Beef on Twitter (@iggyazalea)



It's long been suspected that Nicki Minaj and Iggy Azalea didn't care for one another, and the "Fancy" rapper came out with her thoughts on the situation.


Exclusive! Joey Bada$$: I Would Need $9 Million to Sign Label Deal (@joeyBADASS_)



Joey Bada$$ sat down for an exclusive interview with VladTV, where he revealed when he got his first big break in music.


Game Clears Up IG Post to Rollin 60's: I Wasn't Dissing Nobody Hood (@thegame)



Game recently issued a detailed apology on Instagram over a previous post, in which he said offended some people in the "Rollin 60's" gang.


Migos Member Quavo Cops New Iced-Out Chain After Robbery



Migos member


Rih or Nah? Boston Woman is Constantly Mistaken for Rihanna (@rihanna)



Andele Lara, a 22-year-old woman from Boston, is constantly being stopped by Rihanna fans mistaking her for the pop star.


Demo Week 2, Day 1.5: Harmful Venoms


Last Demo Week had a Day 1.5, and so too does this one. Like last time, Day 1.5 is for a minor, disappointing demo, that just barely is maybe worth telling people about, but really isn't compelling enough to warrant a proper "Day." And today's entry receives the .5 status for pretty much the same recent the original did: all the songs on it wound up getting released commercially. So whoop-de-doo, right? But, still, it could be an interesting artifact, especially for serious fans of the artist, so let's have our .5.



It's Deadly Venoms! As in the official, all-girl sub-set of the Wu-Tang Clan. I got this tape during my time at The Source, and it represents the time after their first indie 12", which was really good and had people excited about the prospect of Deadly Venoms... and their eventual major label releases, which weren't terrible but pretty much let the air out of the world's collective enthusiasm. And this is a tape of seven songs from when they were still shopping for a major label home to follow up that 12". All songs that quickly found their way onto their A&M Records album, The Antidote.



Now, granted, The Antidote was pretty much shelved and "lost," making these songs still unreleased. But there were promo copies released, and of course it was all leaked onto the internet. And all of those promo copies, etc were of the full LP, not just these seven songs. It's interesting to see which seven songs they had prepared first, and which were made later... and this tape was nice to have before any of their stuff came out.



But I've listened through it plenty (for a while, it's all that was available, after all) and none of the songs are any different than the ones every Wu fan who cares enough has heard. I remember when I first went back to this tape after the full-album leaked online decades ago, hoping to find some lost LinQue verse that was edited out from the final retail version, or a different beat or an extended intro or anything. But nope. A few of the titles are slightly different; "D-Evils" here is simply "Evils." But that's it. Nothing special.



So there ya go. Check out the photo posted above, and you've probably extracted all their value there is from this tape. But check back for Day 2 and I'll have something meatier again.

Chief Keef Defends Bill Cosby Amid Rape Allegations (@chiefkeef)



While some of Hollywood is condemning Bill Cosby amid multiple rape allegations, Chief Keef believes the film legend is not guilty of the claims.