Pharrell celebrated the grand opening of his Billionaire Boys Club/Ice Cream Flagship Store in New York last night. “I’m a student in the game, and Nigo has shown me a lot, and I’ve learned a lot from Marc Jacobs. The two things that sort of ties those two characters together is it’s quality first - quality over quantity,” Pharrell said.
Nas has given some new details on his upcoming album. “I have a song called the ‘The Fear of the Black Man’s Dick.’ That’s some shit you can get comedy from or you can get some seriousness from it when you talk about the barbaric castrations that happened in our past, which is very serious, nothing to laugh at,” Nas said.
Mannie Fresh’s sister, Angela Bryant, was tragically killed on Wednesday night in a shooting. Mrs. Bryant was murdered in cold blood in her New Orleans, LA home while her children were still in the house. Police have ruled out a forced entry and are now interested in talking to Bryant’s ex-husband, seeking a motive for the crime.
In part 2 of his interview with AHH Scarface recalled his falling out with Def Jam South. “I guess I was just pissed off. I was pissed off at Kevin [Liles] and Lyor [Cohen] for leaving me on the ship when they left. I was disappointed. I was like. Damn man, I came over here to f*ck with Lyor. Y’all just left me on the f*ckin’ boat,” Face said.
In a new interview, 9th Wonder gave some insight on his new album. “With this album I’m not only defining myself, but I’m defining people in my age group. It’s not necessarily an underground thing, you just want to find the music that fits you and where you are in your life right about now. That’s what The Wonder Years is for me,” 9th said.
Tha Dogg Pound have officially left Cash Money Records, Kurupt and Daz admitting the money just wasn’t good enough to keep the pair at the label. “Though the Tha Dogg Pound was looking forward to working with Slim and Baby, Tha Dogg Pound is moving on to pursue other endeavors,” the group said in an official statement.