July 18, 2009

Indie Hip Hop label Never So Deep Records Causes
Obstruction, Disruption & Subversion in the Rap Industry

“Fuck Dreams And Luck Its About Talent & Stamina”

DJ Bless, CEO and founder of Never So Deep Records (NSD) has totally disregarded the traditional mechanisms of the Hip-Hop music industry. The industries policy of one album a year and commercial radio pandering has been totally ignored. DJ Bless has released 3 albums, 7 digital 12inch singles, and three full length videos in the first half of 09’ alone. He has 3 additional albums scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of this year. There are over 1000 non -commercial, commercial, internet and satellite radio stations around the world that have at least one DJ Bless produced single in rotation. This type of independent push is definitely not the norm in today’s slow and waning music industry. “Most independent labels are wasting their time sitting on twitter hoping to get a tweet from a major label. At NSD, we focus our energies on building a global base. That strong base will increase our national and international market shares,” states DJ Bless.

Never So Deep Records D.I.Y attitude and self containment has given the label its staying power. The labels brand is becoming recognized as one of the hottest in the global Hip -Hop music market. “Never So Deep is marketing their product to kids around the globe who feel that the rap game is stagnate on all levels. These kids are tired of the same old shit. Even the underground sounds like its catering to the mainstream. The problem with the industry is that they are trying to filter out what they think the fans want to hear. That tactic doesn’t work. These kids are their own A&R’s. They know what’s dope and can’t be fooled. At NSD our goal is to make sure that a fan spending his last $10 on our product is getting his money’s worth,” says Bless.
Never So Deep Records continues to increase its market shares and leads the way in innovation and creativity. Keep your eyes and ears on the net or visit www.neversodeeprecords.com and www.ghettometalgear.com for previous and upcoming releases.

July 13, 2009

INTELLIGENTNEWZNET
INFORMING the HIP-HOP COMMUNITY

Wise Intelligent Falsely Arrested!!!


TODAY WAS almost A GOOD DAY!

On Wednesday, July 8th I got out of bed feeling a little bit better than good! IntelligentSeedz were finally going to interview Mr. Rodney Lofton - Superintendent of Trenton Public Schools. We were happy that we had been granted the interview and it was finally about to happen. Mr. Lofton is a magnanimous brother with a lot of knowledge to offer our youth film makers on the subject of high lead levels in schools as well as what's being done to correct the problem.

You can check out a clip of our Intelligent Seedz upcoming documentary "Dying to Learn" (The Effect of Lead on Inner City School Children) http://www.intelligentseedz.org

So, I do the normal run through go over the punch list of things needed for the shoot, make sure all of the children are up, waiting and ready to go. We arrive at the Board of Education, the youth set up and conduct the interview (big shout to Ra'Ees, Ibreania and Kai yall held it down with a three youth crew, they missed you Amir and Megan). Everything was great, interview went well, superintendent Rodney Lofton was nothing short of informative, well knowledgeable on the subject and he also allowed the seedz to interview Mr. Everett Collins - Director of Buildings and Grounds for Trenton Public School district.

We completed the shoot, wrapped up and got on our way; mission accomplish, I'm ecstatic. After dropping the seedz off I hurry to make a studio session scheduled for 1:30pm with Kal and Bizz p.k.a. AD (Angels to some Devils to most). Get there we breeze through the track like professionals, everybody's happy...we exchange pounds, handshakes and hugs and I'm on my way to my place in Trenton. At this point I'm looking for my Ice Cube cd because TODAY is A GOOD DAY!

Driving down Chestnut St. (One block from my gate), I stop at the light. This is when Diamond - a friend, good brother and Hip Hop/reggae drummer for many established and local artist, myself included - jogs over to the car. He asks me "what's up", said he hadn't seen me around in a while, I tell him "my numbers still the same, give me a holla!" He reaches into the car window we shake hands, in the usual long drawn-out way brothers do, he walks off, the light turns green I pull off.

Less than two minutes later I'm turning on to my street. I begin to park and this is when the Ice Cube Good Day lyrics and melody begin to grind to a dead-batteries in ya boom box halt. As good as my day was going I'm now being chirped to pull over by the TAC Unit (fancy name for COPS), at the moment I am parking! I mean in mid park, they put the Cherries on, chirp me so I stop about 18 inches from the curb.

They jump out of their cruiser briskly, the male officer rushing up to my driver side window, while his partner a female officer maneuvers towards my passenger side window with her hand on her firearm.

My windows were already down, so he comes up and asks "do you have license?" To which I reply "absolutely." Then he asked "do you have vehicle registration?" To which I again replied in the affirmative "absolutely!" He asked if they were valid, again my reply was "absolutely!" After giving him my valid license, registration and insurance cards, he asked "do you have guns or drugs in the car?"To which I replied ABSOLUTELY NOT!" I asked him "what is the reason I'm being stopped?" I'm just parking in front of my home, he didn't answer the question. Instead he asked..."Who was the guy you were talking to on the corner back there?" To which I reply "someone I know...why?" To which he replied "get out of the car!" I ask him "why..what did you stop me for?" Again he asked me to get out of my car...again I asked why? This time he answered "because I said so!" To which I said "so I'm expected to just do whatever you say no matter what?" To which he replied.."basically!" So, I got out of the car (complete cooperation, although I still haven't been told why I've been pulled over?). He asks me to go to the back of my car. Next, he ask me to put my hands on the back of my car and I did so.

At this point he's patting me down. Then he walks away to search in the driver side of my vehicle? His partner is searching in the bushes up the block where I had just driven past and in the bushes I was now parked in front of (my neighbor's yard basically). The male cop comes back and continues patting me down, checking my pockets.

So, I turn around slightly gazing under my right arm pit, both hands still on my car, and ask "am I being arrested?" And this A-hole of an officer says "now you're being arrested for ASSAULT ON AN OFFICER!"???? Am I crazy or did he just say I'm being arrested for assault on an officer? Yep, assault on an officer I never touched, disrespected, raised my voice to or challenged in any way?

So he handcuffed me they put me in the cruiser and took me down to the precinct. But before we got to the precinct I asked "so, let me get this straight, you arrested me for assault on an officer?" Now, the arresting officer says to me "do you want to be arrested for assault on an officer?" I'm thinking, is this a trick question? So I respond "absolutely not!" This is when he says "you don't have any warrants, traffic violations, etc., so we'll take you down, they'll give you a couple tickets and a summons and let you go!" OOOO..K? I'm thinking "tickets for what..a summons for what?" I've done absolutely nothing???

So, I ask him again.."what are you arresting me for?" This time he says "for obstructing an investigation?" At this point I'm just dumb, none of this shit makes since? I ask him "what investigation? And who are you investigating...me?" To which he says "yes!" Investigating me my ass! This is a familiar case of over aggressive police work turned harassment! Nothing more, nothing less!

These two Tactical Unit officers thought they had witnessed a drug transaction when Diamond (the drummer), came to my window at the light. We exchanged words, he reached into the window to shake my hand and they thought we exchanged more than salutations!

They followed me to my block, stopped me, searched all the bushes up the street for the distance I had traveled thinking maybe I threw drugs out of my car window!?!?! When they realized I was not a drug dealer that had somehow out witted them, but a married father of two, a youth organization director and co-founder without any warrants, prior arrests, traffic or parking violations they felt just a little disappointed! This disappointment lead them in their arrogance and abuse of power and authority to make up all kinds of BS to charge me (an apparently innocent civilian) with some kind of violation?

Please understand me. I can accept being pulled over because the officer suspected I may have been trafficking, selling or distributing drugs. However, at the moment it is realized that's not the case, send me on my way..you don't even have to apologize! But, don't, after discovering you were wrong, treat me like I am in effect a "drug dealer" who just happened to outwit you this time!

I am a youth advocate, not a drug dealer, drug user, gangbanger, or criminal. I know many people in Trenton, I grew up here since I was two years old! Trenton is only 7.5 square miles, everybody knows everybody! I went to school with, grew up with and I am friends with lawyers, judges, doctors, nurses, police officers, firemen, garbage men, government workers, rappers, city workers, school teachers, principals, businessmen, politicians, activist and yes, gangbangers, convicts, drug addicts, etc. The good, the bad, and the ugly...I AM TRENTON!

An apparent part of the problem is that the arresting officers ARE NOT TRENTON! They didn't grow up here, they do not know the people. It's hard to have lived in the 7.5 square mile box that is Trenton and not know me, what I do and or what I'm about! I've been the same ole me for years!

Is this what the justice system is? Arresting innocent people on bogus charges knowing most will want to avoid court, missing work and paying for attorneys. So, get them to plea bargain to the lesser tickets and or summons while dropping other charges? Most people take this "deal" to avoid court, attorney fees and possibly more fines, even though they're innocent! This is extortion, intimidation and abuse of power in the worse way!

Nearly half Trenton's population are "minorities" living somewhere below or at the poverty-line and cannot afford to pay their basic household bills let alone bogus tickets, summons and citations. Not to mention missing days from work to go to arraignments and trials! So, they pay "the lesser" of the fines knowing they are guilty of absolutely nothing at all. This is an oppressive system and that's saying the least! With all the educated people local and state governments have on its payroll I'm sure they can figure out a better way to raise money rather than arresting obviously innocent civilians and charging them with violations they did not commit!

Nonetheless, my GOOD DAY gone astray, turned into two tickets and a summons for Obstructing an Investigation that carries a $1000 fine and up to 6 months in prison!?!? Needless to say I plead NOT GUILTY to all charges and my day in court is August 28th of this year...I'll keep you posted!

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Thank you in advance for all your support!

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Royce Da 5'9" Set to Release The Revival EP

With the Slaughterhouse name buzzing, Royce Da 5'9" has been getting a lot of attention recently. No stranger to the limelight, Nickel is still working hard on his solo efforts. Holding off on the release of Street Hop, at least until after the Sluaghterhouse debut drops, he's still slated to release a solo EP before all other projects. With that, The Revival EP will be available for download July 7.

Part of what has fans excited to hear the EP deals with the fact that a brand new Slaughterhouse track will be featured as one of the four songs on The Revival.

After The Revival, Street Hop will follow as his next solo release. Royce said fans can expect his most lyrical project yet.

"Bar Exam 2 is probably my most lyrical project to date. And my new album, Street Hop, is going to top that," he said in a press release.

"I could care less about radio. I don't like nothing that's on the radio, so why would I cater to radio? I'm just going to stick to doing what I do. Radio's either going to come to me, or it's going to remain being corny."

Contributing source of news:http://www.hiphopdx.com

Common Reacts To Less Bling

Since the start of the new year, reports have been coming in about the decline in sales of bling. Some have added that the recession was to blame. Whatever the reason, Common recently reacted to the news and spoke on his style with The Los Angeles Times.
" I think it's great that bling is gone," he told the Los Angeles paper. " That really didn't exemplify style. It was just like, 'I have the money to buy this.' And that ain't what style's about. ... I think good style is about having an eye for quality things and putting them together so they have a feel and integrity and flavor ."
As some fans have suggested, Com admits that being under the Hollywood lights as an actor has made him change his style.
" I think I do focus on it more. When I was rapping, my mother used to say, 'You need to lift your hat up so people can see your face.' And I was like 'Look, don't nobody care about that -- they just want some good music, some music that's knockin'. But in films . . . it's more important. So I want to look good, I want to feel good. But most importantly, as an actor, I want to be good ."
Fans may recall that Common also worked on a line of caps. The line, Soji, is being reworked at present time and may be out with new work from Com in 2010. His interest in fashion has also landed him a gig as the man behind the new ads for the Diesel fragrance Only The Brave . Plus, he will be in charge of designing new shirts for Microsoft.
" They contacted me and said they wanted me to design some T-shirts that revolve around hip-hop and 1985, which is when Microsoft Windows was introduced. It was kinda fun. "
Fans can preview the shirts, including one around "I Used to Love H.E.R.," online.
According to Mr. Sense , people can expect to see more of him in the world of fashion soon.
" We were thinking of doing a 'waist-up' line -- belts and shirts and accessories. And since working with Diesel , I'm interested in fragrance too ."

Lloyd Becomes The Latest Artist To Leave The Inc

Roughly a month after R&B singer Ashanti was let go from The Inc, formerly Murder Inc, another artist on the label is asking to be let go.

Singer Lloyd, who has been with The Inc for five years now, cites the need for more control and change as reasons for his departure from the slowly shrinking label.

“I’m ready for a change,” Lloyd explained in a press release. “There’s no bad blood. I just feel I need to take more control over my career and get a fresh start. Hopefully Irv can understand my position.”

Lloyd’s departure from The Inc probably comes as quite a shock to fans of the show Gotti’s Way 2 a show that revolves around the life of The Inc CEO Irv Gotti and his family but also features Lloyd as well as other artists such as Ja Rule and Vanessa Carlton  

“We find ourselves in limbo for the second time in three years,” Henry Lee, Lloyd’s manager said in a statement. “It’s frustrating to know that opportunities to advance Lloyd’s career are out there but we can’t exploit them due to our current situation. Even though Lloyd is appreciative of the opportunity that has been afforded him by The Inc, he feels it’s time for him to move on and seek opportunities that will allow him to build and enhance his brand.”

Lloyd notified fans that an announcement regarding his “label situation” would be made earlier this week via his Twitter page writing, “I’ve been meeting with my management team and my attorneys for the past 2 days. Expect an announcement today regarding my label situation…”

Currently Lloyd is working on his fourth album, his first three albums were released on The Inc.

Irv Gotti  has yet to respond to this recent news surrounding Lloyd and The Inc.

Contributing source of news:http://www.hiphopdx.com

Nick Cannon Insists: No Beef With Eminem Over Mariah Carey Dis

Nick Cannon was pretty steamed over Eminem's brutal lampooning of the singer and his wife, Mariah Carey, in the song "Bagpipes from Baghdad, which appears on Eminem's new LP, Relapse. Cannon wrote and then quickly took down a long blog post where he accused Eminem of being racially insensitive and "still obsessed with my wife, the same female that wouldn't let him get to second base from eight years ago"; Eminem later said Cannon had misinterpreted the song. Entertainment Weekly talked with Cannon on Thursday about the issue."I felt like I said what I had to say," Cannon said. "I didn't take the post down, like, 'Oh, somebody instructed me to do it' or anything like that. It was just one of those things, like, I said it."As for the real reason he took the post down, Cannon said it had to do with the traffic to his Web site, which "pretty much crashed my site. There'd be thousands and thousands of comments and people couldn't leave comments on other posts or any of that stuff.

So that was the only reason why I took it down."And while noted that he doesn't have any regrets about what he said - "I feel exactly the same way by it and stick by everything, but I think it's one of those things where it becomes that it's not really that big of a deal, you know?" - he did say he has no beef with the MC."I never even considered it as beef," he said. "It's not beef. It's just, Hey, I heard the record. I said what I had to say."Cannon went on to praise his relationship with Carey. "I feel that my relationship with my wife is one of the best things - or the best thing - that's ever happened to me, and it has nothing to do with celebrity or this industry. It's all about, you know, just love and finding love and being happy and respecting the union that it is."