Since we initially broke the news of the alleged “beat jacking” accusations towards Lil Fame (of M.O.P.) by Philly producer Kil, I have been working day and night to get an official response from Fame himself. A few hours ago, I was contact by Dan Green (manager of Termanology and owner of ClockWork Music) stating that Lil Fame wanted to officially address this issue. Dan and I have had a working relationship for about a year, so I trust his word as a mediator to this situation.
Hit the jump for Lil Fame’s official statement and my conclusion to this matter…
I know we’ve had the topic of underground (or unknown) producers getting fucked over by bigger names in the industry, but I just got an email tonight that’s got me heated. I’m gonna let my man, Kil, explain the situation as he told it to me:
Back in September 2008, MOP, Joe Budden, Termanology and Big Shugg came down to Sonar in B’more and me and my peeps go to the show. I pass out beat cd’s to Term, Joe and during MOP’s show I give it to Laze E Laze’s son (some young nigga) who’s the hype man. Now, fast forward to September 2009 and I’m listening to MOP’s Foundationalbum on my way home from work and when track #9 “Rude Bastard” comes on….it’s MY FUCKING BEAT! Not the same sample, the SAME BEAT! Drum programming, sample, chops…the whole damn beat! Then my man Mills does the knowledge for me to see who got credit for the track on the album and it says “produced by Fizzy Womack”! So…I don’t get a check, I don’t get credit…I don’t even get co production credit! And I’m not looking for no “feel sorry for me” or none of that hoopla…I’m just asking for cats to let ANYONE who ya’ll know who loves hip hop to know who did the track so I can @ least get credit from my peers (hip hop fans and other producer’s grinding out there) for the beat. I’ve been grinding @ this beat thing for YEARS and for my first placement for a major artist to be a jack move…it just ain’t right…but it is what it is…like I said, do me this justice and @ least let the hip hop heads ya’ll know that the bol Kil from Phillygave MOP THAT heat… not no fucking Fizzy Womack…
I listened to Kil’s beat and compared it to the original and it seems like a legitimate claim. It is the same exact beat to the tee, with the exception of a piano overlay here and there.
Hit the jump for the proof and you be the judge…
Edit: Turns out Fizzy Womack IS Lil Fame (excuse my ignorance). So the title should actually read, “Lil Fame Jacks Beat for New M.O.P. Album.”
Spotted over at RR, looks like Jay-Z’s latest album, The Blueprint 3, has officially been moved up for release on Tuesday, September 8th. The official word comes straight from Billboard and probably safe to assume that the reasoning is due to the album leaking early last week. This isn’t the first time one of Jay’s albums have been pushed up due to piracy. Support your artists!
Reports are now coming in the emcee Baatin, of the group Slum Village, has passed away. There is currently no further info as to the cause of his death, but 9th Wonder and Dwele have both confirmed Baatin’s death via Twitter.
T3 and Elzhi had reunited with Baatin as Slum Village to record an album that was to be released later this year. The music will forever live. R.I.P. Baatin.
Props to Alex and UGHH.com for the above footage. During the most recent Rock The Bells on Sunday in Columbia, MD, Inspectah Deck emerged during Raekwon’s set to rally Wu fans in a communal “Fuck Joe Budden.” This continues a beef, which began with Budden incredulously questioning Method Man’s lyrical prowess after being ranked higher than Budden himself in a “Best Rapper Ever List” released online by Vibe Magazine. While Method Man neglected to respond to the insult, Inspectah Deck released a song “House N****” where he calls Joe Budden a “blog thug,” saying “They don’t respect you outside Jersey!” Joe Budden’s response: “While Inspectah Deck may be considered a legend for the one great verse he had in his 30 year career, it’s 2009.” Raekwon sits down with UGHH’s Van Stylez after the performance to discuss his roll in the continuing fued.
In addition, this breaking news just came in… Inspectah Deck is scheduled to perform a one hour set at Rock The Bells this Sunday in Jones Beach. According to my man Alex, “things are going to be VERY interesting, esp since Mef will be back from Europe, and as you saw Rae speak on it…… I will be video taping and trying to follow INS everywhere ! LOL! Truth be told, violence probably wont happen due to respect for the promoter and all he has done for Wu and hip hop, but I’m sure the diss that happened last Sun won’t be shit compared to what comes Joe’s way on Sunday.”
Hit the jump to see more Rock The Bells video footage from this past Sunday, courtesy of my dude Chris at Hiptics.com…
At a recent concert in Madrid, Spain The Game decided to drop some disses aimed at Jay-Z. What is the meaning behind all this madness? Will Jay-Z respond? I am sure we will find out very soon what Mr. Carter has to say about this. Check the video above.
CNN will be airing Michael Jackson: The Memorial today (Tuesday July 7, 2009 @ Noon ET) on the life and legacy of the one and only King of Pop! Tune-in and log on to Facebook as CNN hosts a LIVE video partnership with Facebook, so fans around the world can share their memories in real-time.
“Yall gonna get three albums from me and Dre in the next two years,” the words of Big Boi in a recent interview! He spoke about Sir Lucious Leftfoot of Chico Dusty, claiming that there are 16 songs and will feature the likes of T.I., Too $hort, George Clinton, Andre 3000,Raekwon and Mary J. Blige. The album is finished and according to Big Boi himself, “will be out this summer, believe it, it’s done, it’s in the can and I’m very happy with it.”
Aight, so there have been a lot of new developments recently with the long awaited Blueprint 3 album from Jay-Z. Since both Thomas and I are huge Jay-stans, you know we gotta report on the info. Funny thing is, some of the tidbits of info we made up in our April Fool’s joke is actually turning into reality, aside from the fact that Kanye West is still the lead producer of the album. Hit the jump for the latest info…
Let’s keep it local here for a sec. It’s not too often that I get to talk about Miami hip hop. But let me make an announcement for one of my favorite groups down here in South Florida. ArtOfficial recently won the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando on May 13. The showcase was a competition between 6 of Florida’s best bands. ArtOfficial won a $25,000 artist development package which includes equipment, studio time at the Hit Factory, photo shoot, and more. The Florida Grammy Showcase was the first event of the Florida Music Festival which ran from May 13-16.
Congratulation to the whole group… I’m gonna catch up with you guys at a show one day, I promise! For those of you not up on ArtOfficial, make sure you download their EP, The Stranger. And be on the lookout for new music from them coming soon!
MoeRoc, Executive at Wu Music Group defends his fellow Wu-Tang Clansman, Method Man, with a new track fired towards Joe Budden entitled “32 Bars Of Respect”. MoeRoc comments, “The Joe Budden remarks towards Mef were disrespectful. I did it to teach Joe some Respect. In Hip Hop we already lost Loyalty & Integrity, we can’t allow Respect to go out the window just like that. Method Man is like a big brother to me, Mef is one of the illest to touch a Mic, Top 5 Stage Performers Ever & A Legend in Hip Hop. Joe will Never be a fraction of what Mef is, so for him to say he’s better than a Legend is obsurred. He wanted 32 Bars so I gave him ‘32 Bars of Respect’ Joe is finished, I respect him as a rapper but he never made a significant Impact on Hip Hop. I’ve accomplished more than Joe Budden already & haven’t even put out my first major Album yet. Bottom line, if he thinks he is better than a Method Man, then I’m way Better than a Joe Budden.”
The Harlem MC also released a 7 Track Street Album entitled Not The Average Joe that features the record “32 Bars of Respect” via www.ImBetterThanJOE.com. Tracklisting and link after the cut. In addition, Fes Taylor also recorded a diss called “Fuck Joe Buddens”.
A lot of you may have heard rumors of a new record label starting… the rumors are true. Today I am officially announcing the launch of HiPNOTT Records! Working on this site has given me the opportunity to work with a lot of great artists and I’ve decided I want to do something more to help get their music heard. The HiPNOTT Records website is currently under development, but once launched, it will include all of our artists’ information and music. Hit the jump for the official press release and the label’s full artist roster.
After releasing North By Northwest (2005) and Dead Letter Perfect in 2007 (which have earned SoulStice features XXL Magazine, The Source, The Tavis Smiley Show, Urb and many key urban publications and websites), SoulStice returns with Beyond Borders, which SoulStice dubs an “international concept album.”
Yep, this is the first Lil Wayne article we have ever had on the site. I thought this was pretty interesting though. Rememeber last year when Lil Wayne got hit with a lawsuit for his song “I Feel Like Dying”? The whole reason the track didn’t make Tha Carter III was because of sample clearance. Lil Wayne was accused of copyright infringement, saying Weezy failed to secure permission to sample folk singer Karma-Ann Swanepoel’s song “Once”.
Now Wayne is covering his ass by suing the producer who made the beat, Jim Jonsin, saying Jonsin should have been responsible for securing the rights to the sample.
