Kendrick Lamar Discusses Hip Hop's Role In Black History

Kendrick Lamar covers "Jet's" Black History issue and describes Jay Z's influence. Kendrick Lamar appears on the cover of Jet's Black History issue. In the magazine, Kendrick Lamar discusses the impact that Hip Hop has on Black history. “Hip Hop plays a huge part in Black history," Lamar says in the Jet piece. "It’s bigger than music. Entertainers are actually leading a generation today as role models, whether they want to or not." One of those entertainers is Jay Z, a fellow rapper who has earned success after an upbringing in poverty. "People forget that Jay Z is from the projects, but that inspires me," Lamar, who also appears on the cover of ESPN The Magazine's Music Issue, says. "If this guy can go from the streets to the corporate world, that lets me know I’m open for anything." Lamar also says he is open to more than simply "clever line" writing in the article, where he explains how he views the songwriting process. “The songs aren’t for me," Lamar says. "They are for that person who needs to hear them. People who live their lives to this music. So I take it a little further than just coming up with a clever line." The full article is set to be released in the February 17 issue of Jet, which is slated to hit newsstands January 27. The cover can be viewed below.

50 Cent Addresses G-Unit Reunion & Relationship With Game

50 Cent says he'll "never work" with former G-Unit affiliate, Game. G-Unit's status as a Hip Hop collective is up in the air as neither they nor 50 Cent have released a studio album in almost five years. In a recent interview with Complex, the Queens native addressed his group and says there needs to be better cooperation for any possible future work to happen. "G-Unit is something that I built, with the momentum of 50 Cent and the music I created," 50 Cent said when asked about G-Unit. "They had the opportunities. The object was to grow it outside from the people that was around me, but people change and won’t stay the same. As relationships grow older, everyone is off into their own little things. "Tell me where’s the interest from G-Unit members. You got new guys out there that don’t have the support of record companies and are working, just to sustain and generate that energy that’s there. I like to collaborate with them, did it for a long time. Maybe there’s a point that we’ll come back together and make a disc." 50 Cent also mentioned former clique member Game when addressing the group and said he'll "never work with Game." Fif's fifth studio album, Street King Immortal is slated for a 2014 release. Preceding the album, a project called Animal Ambition is scheduled to be released. 50 also recently released a song called "This Is Murder Not Music," which gave fans an opportunity to hear what recent 50 Cent music sounds like.

We’re gonna cut to the chase on this one: What’s good with G-Unit right now?

G-Unit is something that I built, with the momentum of 50 Cent and the music I created. They had the opportunities. The object was to grow it outside from the people that was around me, but people change and won’t stay the same. As relationships grow older, everyone is off into their own little things. Unless you gonna hold them into the way they think like—“you better not think you gonna do something else,” like that—that was the Death Row motto. They kept them in check so they didn’t move out of the way. And if you don’t do that because you wanna see them grow to their highest potential, and they don’t want it: Where is it?

Tell me where’s the interest from G-Unit members. You got new guys out there that don’t have the support of record companies and are working, just to sustain and generate that energy that’s there. I like to collaborate with them, did it for a long time. Maybe there’s a point that we’ll come back together and make a disc. And whom do you mean when you say the whole G-Unit?

We can talk about the big three or the infamous five. Shoot.

It’ll never be five. That’ll never happen. I don’t even know if that’s possible because I don’t talk to them. I haven’t had communications with Young Buck since he been out of jail. I’ll never work with Game.

True. But you know Buck trying hard right now to get back in the game.

I hope he get it. But for me, I couldn’t move forward with the things that I want if I was concentrating on holding someone else back. Buck is out and active, but even when saying you seen him doing stuff: Where are the other members? See what I’m saying. You see the news and all the video stuff, I guess they expect me to shoot it and do it.

But let me ask you a question: How would you feel if you were a boss of a company, which you had to pay for, and the people who work for you switched to you work for them? If they are not moving and waiting for you to do it, that means you actually did the work. So it’s like, “you can call me when you’re ready to work for me.” If they are sustaining energy and building their own thing, we’re talking a different thing.

Daylyt Discusses Drake's Singing, Mannerisms & Battle Rap Potential

Daylyt praises Drake and examines his suitability for the Battle Rap ring. Drake is unquestionably a polarizing figure in Hip Hop, drawing praise, as well as ire, from his peers. In an interview on Vlad TV, Battle Rap emcee Daylyt provided his perspective on Drizzy. "I like Drake," he said. "I like Drake a lot. He was supposed to be at the last [King of the Dot] event... He would've actually gotten to witness what I did. ...He couldn't make it because of the [MTV] VMAs. I fuck with Drake. I actually like his music a lot, a whole lot. "A lot of people is like, 'He too bitchy, he sing a lot,' ...I don't think so," Daylyt added. "I like it. What's the name of his single? 'Just Hold On.' Alright. With that song alone, that let me know that he's here to stay for a long time. That's in the Michael Jacksons and all that shit. That song is in that area, and rappers don't get shit like that. As a rapper, you don't get them type of songs that go into that field. I'm a real nigga, and I find myself singing that shit." When asked whether he though Drake could succeed in a battle setting, Daylyt pointed to Drake's mannerisms as the biggest issue. "Now, there's elements to this Battle Rap shit," he said. "Drake, indeed, he sounds very appealing behind the booth, behind the Pro Tools. Battling, there's a lot of things that play a factor in battling. Your arm movement, your body language. I've seen Drake, a couple of Drake interviews, of just his body language. I watch his body language, and I notice a few things about Drake. Drake my boy, don't be offended when I say this, but you know, last interview I seen from Drake... I was like, 'Ooh, Drake, that don't look too mannish.'" Ultimately, Daylyt believes that Drake's acting chops could serve him well in the Battle Rap ring. "But, Drake in the ring? I don't know. I don't know. He's an actor. People don't remember this. The guy is an actor. The nigga played [a person] in a wheelchair... This man is an actor. So if he can fake being in a wheelchair... then he can go through some training to learn how to battle. Easily." In August 2013, Drake was meant to attend King of the Dot's "World Domination 4." He was unable to attend due to an appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards. He made a YouTube video addressing the Battle Rap event. "It's killing me that I'm stuck in New York right now, rehearsing for VMAs," Drake said in the clip. "I've been watching the pay-per-view on live stream. Me and Organik spent so much time going back-and-forth on the phone trying to piece these battles together. Some of these battles are like dream battles that I wish I was there to see in person." Watch the interview below:

Bone thugs-n-harmony Hopes For Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction

Bone thugs-n-harmony is known for their rapping style and numerous hit singles that've inspired many rappers of today. Recently appearing on The Arsenio Hall Show, Bone talked about aiming for one of their goals–an induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "We feel blessed to be contributed something so substantial to music and now we aiming for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which is in Cleveland," Layzie Bone said when asked about the group's unique style. "We marching for it and we want that star on Hollywood." The group also talked about how they developed their rapping style and their impact on Hip Hop music as a whole. "We were around the burning barrel in our neighborhood, over the years putting more and more words into our sentences and them flipping them into the cadence of the beat, double-timing and then over the years, with the singing and all it just all started blending," Layzie said. "We married hardcore rap and melodic sounds together and it was the first time it was did so now you've got your R&B doing Bone thugs-n-harmony, you've got every Hip Hop artist that's out being influenced by what we did so it's just like we very happy to be here." Bone thugs-n-harmony has recently been touring. Krayzie Bone recently told HipHopDX Art of War III is not "what everyone thinks" it is. The group headlined “West Coast Feast” in November with DJ Quik and performed at Rock The Bells with a hologram of Eazy-E in September. Watch the full interview with Arsenio Hall below:

50 Cent Still Facing Sex Tape Lawsuit

A judge ruled that 50 Cent still faces charges of posting without permission a video online of one of Rick Ross's former girlfriends having sex.

A New York judge ruled Thursday (December 2) that 50 Cent still could face charges for posting without permission a video online of one of Rick Ross's former girlfriends having sex, nydailynews.com reports.

The judged denied 50 Cent’s motion to dismiss the case, which was filed in 2010 after 50 Cent allegedly posted a 2008 video of Lastonia Leviston having sex with then-boyfriend Maurice Murray. She is suing 50 Cent for unspecified damages due to the mental and emotional distress she says the video’s release caused her. The clip logged more than 3 million hits online, according to nydailynews.com.

The judge said Thursday that there was sufficient evidence to allow a jury to decide whether or not Leviston’s claims are valid.

Murray gave the tape to 50 Cent in 2009, according to court documents. The rapper recognized Leviston as a former girlfriend of Rick Ross, with whom 50 Cent was feuding at the time, nydailynews.com says.

50 Cent said in a sworn deposition that he edited the tape and inserted himself into as a character named “Pimpin Curly” in order to mock Ross. 50 Cent also said he is not the one who posted the video.

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