The Urban Music Thread

[Typical Phenom]

Most urban stations have a big summer concert, most also use the name Summer Jam. They're not interlinked in any way.

Actually, the one we had here in Denver on Saturday was supposed to be headlined by Game. He no-showed, so Busta Rhymes extended his set and ended the show. The odd thing is that across town, Yukmouth was in town with Devin the Dude. I'm not a Yuk fan, but I went to the show because we had access and were supposed to do an interview. He spent the entire set bullshittin about Game, about "Gay-Unit", about Eminem being gay, etc, etc, etc. He was also an asshole, though the rest of the Regime seemed cool enough, just Yuk couldn't get over himself. Anyway, that started speculation that Game didn't show up because he didn't want to be in the same city as Yuk, yadda yadda whatever. Just wanted to share the story because I always find it interesting to read about other's experiences, figure someone else may find this interesting.

[Hellfire]

Yea, I was asking due to the Jamn 94.5 having the name SummerJam as well. I'm still pissed I couldn't go, as it sounded pretty fucking awesome.

[Lowerdeck]

Anger Management tour when it comes around to Tweeter Centre I believe should be better than SummerJam. Least with who's gonna be there.

[Typical Phenom]

I don't like Lil Jon, though he does bring a lot of energy to the show. And I really hate that Lantern isn't going to be a part of it. I'm hoping they at least fix that and work out a deal to bring him along.

If 50 and Em each do a 40 minute set, it'd be worth it.

[Lowerdeck]

There isn't a whole lot to Lil' Jon's music. Pretty much besides the beats and the energy into it, it wouldn't be all that special. Which would explain why half his albums suck and the other half is good (in a non-lyrical sense).

[Typical Phenom]

For those wondering who was going to replace Green Lantern on the Anger Management tour, wonder no more. While I haven't seen any official announcement, and some of you may have seen something I didn't (in which case, feel free to tell me to shut up), DJ Salam-Wreck just confirmed that he will be on the Anger Management tour. This is a big opportunity for him to cement his name in people's minds and hopefully it works out.

[Lord Nibbler]

For those wondering who was going to replace Green Lantern on the Anger Management tour, wonder no more.  While I haven't seen any official announcement, and some of you may have seen something I didn't (in which case, feel free to tell me to shut up), DJ Salam-Wreck just confirmed that he will be on the Anger Management tour.  This is a big opportunity for him to cement his name in people's minds and hopefully it works out.

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[Typical Phenom]

They may end up splitting time, or splitting up the dates even, all he really confirmed is that he'd definately be on the Anger Management tour spinning.

[Lowerdeck]

I heard on the radio a few days ago that Cassidy finally turned himself in to Philly PD on murder charges.

Not sure what this all stems from. Took the cops a while to figure out the gov't name = Cassidy too.

[Typical Phenom]

His government name isn't Cassidy. I believe it's Barry Reese or something similar. As far as what it stems from, supposedly Cassidy and two others opened fire on a group of three men. One of those men died, the other two went into the hospital for less severe gun wounds. All this was back on April 15th.

[Lowerdeck]

To clarify my previous post... it took a while for the police to figure out the guy they were looking for (knowing the gov't name) was really Cassidy.

[tristy]

Anyways, yesterday afternoon, I happened to be in midtown Manhattan hanging with some old music exec buddies I haven't seen in a while (no homo).  It's about 3 pm and we're doing some afternoon man style drinking before my buddies take some very important business meetings (which should tell you something about why the music biz is in such a sorry state). Anyways, my man "H" stops by (no homo), H happens to be a pretty important guy over at Interscope Records. Anyways, what with me being somewhat out of the loop over the past couple of months, I ask him how that Teh Ghey's performance and outburst at New York's Summer Stage show a few weeks ago against Fiddy and G-Unit was playing out over at the label. He threw back a shot of Remy Martin, looked me in the eye and said "The Game Is Fucked!!!" He explain to me that the day after the Game's outburst and tirade against Curtis Jackson and all things G-Unit, Jimmy Iovine (the short Israeli who runs Interscope and who is making mazillions of dollars with Eminem's Shady Records, Dr. Dre's Aftermath Records and Fiddy's G-Unit Records) was shook when he realized that his stable of money makers might possibly crumble. Fiddy, love him or hate him, has sold, collectively with all G-Unit records released over the past 3 some odd years, about 30 million records worldwide. The Game, to date, has sold about 2 million. Do the math.  Being that Fiddy, over the past year has exhibited as well as demanded a strong, almost dictator-like sense of the importance of loyalty to he and his crew, Jimmy was deathly fearful that Fiddy would abruptly break with Aftermath, Shady and Interscope, thus cutting off their flow of his money making G-Unit Label.

Being fearful of pissing off Mr. Jackson, Jimmy, Eminem and Dr. Dre that very next day, hopped on a private jet flying them from Los Angeles to Toronto, where Fiddy is in the process of filming his upcoming biopic film. All parties sat down and, in trying to feel where Fiddy was and also to keep dude happy, they decided to do the following: After the run of Game's current single "Dreams", Interscope will slowly kill all remaining momentum on Game's "Documentary" lp (meaning no new single, no new videos, no press, nothing).  They will then keep dude from recording an lp for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong effing time. However, because they won't drop him from the label anytime soon, Game won't be able to sign to another label for a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong effing time and thus, will have no other outlet to record a follow up lp. That being said, dude will be on severe lockdown at Interscope for a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong effing time. Talk about slow death. The worst shit about all of this, H said, was that Game isn't even aware, even as you read this, that this shit is going down.  If you ask me, he'd be better off doing a bid with Shyne, Beanie Siegel and C-Murder behind bars.

Now, I am in no way a Game nor a Fiddy fan, but when I heard this exclusive bombshell of a story, there was no way I could resist sharing this with you sick fucks. As The Game's career slowly recedes into nothing but a memory, remember that you heard it here first, way before Mr. Game even realizes what's going on. Oh yeah, the music industry is SHADY!!!

[fineintent]

Shit, sucks to be Game.

Quite liked that first album, but I guess by cutting his ties with G-Unit he cut his ties with some of the producers on that album (Dre, Eminem) and so basically doesn't have a leg to stand on, as the production made that album.

[Karizma]

Game will get by somehow, I have seen 300 Bars & Runnin', and almost 2 albums worth of new material he's released, since SummerJam.Game will still be around somehow.

[Guest Blade]

i've been seeing stuff on the net about Suge knight admitting to organising the murder of big. ill try and find out more then get back to this.

[Lowerdeck]

At least with Game, he could do somewhat decent on mixtapes and doing shows at whatever. Long as he keeps his name out there. It's fucked up though what 50 and Co. are doing to him, and hopefully [a] this isn't true or he's able to get out of the Interscope deal and get on another respectable label that can do good for him.

Let's face it. Game's a hell of a lot better than 50 now. 50 is nothing more than a rapper pop singer wishing he was a rapper. The money sold him out. His ego got sold out. His street cred is dead. Least he's happy living in a mansion in Connecticut.

[Mr. X]

Generally speaking, I'm not a huge rap fan but I can easily say I can stand Game more than I ever could 50. I'm sort of hoping Game is able to step out of the G-Unit shadows and see what he can do with the name he's already getting.

[Guest N9Ne]

game was backed into a corner, so he had to do something....I'm with game on this one tho, all the dissis on his new mixtape were good, but there were a bit too much...it's seeming like an obsession now. At least we know game is ready for war, but will G-Unit even respond to any of this? They seemed to love talking shit on the raido (mainly Yayo) but once game struck back 50 probably cried to Dre and EM....give 50 2 years(if that) and he'll be struggling to go Gold, and that's obvious with the way his album isn't even doing as good as GRODT was at this time when it dropped.

does anyone know is TI was dissing buck on games new tape...or what?

[Lowerdeck]

I was thinking about getting the Mike Jones album. And then again, I've been noticing ... it seems like in every song he repeats a whole bunch of the same things. Adds some different lyrics, beats, concepts here and there. But that's about it.

I mean, this seems to be in every song I've heard him in...

2 8 1, 3 3 oh, eight zero zero fo'

Hit Mike Jones up on the low cause Mike Jones about to blow

Anyone got the Who Is Mike Jones album and would recommend it or not?

P.S.: 281-330-8004. It's a Texas number in the Houston area. Now... why would he give out that information so freely if it's really his?

[MalaCloudy Black]

It is his. All you get is an automated message telling you to buy his album.