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JERMAINE DUPRI ON SO SO DEF’S 20 YEARS & LIVING WITH LISA “LEFT EYE” LOPES
“I just want people to take this concert and this 20 year anniversary serious as far as it being a real black history month,” says So So Def founder and record producer Jermaine Dupri about the southern rap label’s upcoming anniversary bash in Atlanta. “It’s like 15 black artists coming together to do a show for the fans.” Artists like Da Brat, Bow Wow, Xscape and Kris Kross. Dupri also reflects on the time TLC’s late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes lived in the closet at his mom’s house in an interview with The Booth’s Joe Clair. Hey, everybody’s got to start somewhere.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“If you have to ask if you’ve done enough, you haven’t. Each day brings with it the opportunity to do more than you did yesterday.” -Steve Maraboli
Watch Daniel Blumen’s Bar Mitzvah Rap Video
HAAAAAAAAAA DOPE !! Atlanta, GA — Daniel Blumen’s Bar Mitzvah is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, and he wants you to save the date. So he recorded this professional level rap video to remind you. So far, Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah music video has about 70,000 page views so hopefully his parents rented a large hall for the party. As Daniel, who judging by his gear appears to be a big fan of the Atlanta Braves and Falcons, raps in the video, “Welcome to Atlanta where the playas play, hoping you can make my Bar Mitzvah day, “13 years since I was born, and the party won’t stop until Sunday morn.” The Bar Mitzvah is the traditional coming-of-age religious ceremony (usually at age 13) in Judaism followed by a celebration that can be relatively modest like a birthday party or as elaborate and over the top as a wedding reception, or somewhere in between. Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah rap video is apparently a remake of the “Welcome to Atlanta” music video by Ludacris. Daniel’s mom Liz said that her son “familiarized himself with the song (the clean version) and began writing the lyrics with a little help from the family’s Bar Mitzvah DJ,” according to ABC News. The Atlanta footage featuring various city landmarks was reportedly shot in one day. Daniel — or at least his parents who are attorneys in a big Atlanta law firm — seems to be well connected to some of Atlanta’s movers and shakers who make cameo appearances in the video. And if this professional music video invite is any indication, who knows how much his parents will be shelling out on the Bar Mitzvah reception itself, including as Daniel says, “straight kosher munchin’ .” Daniel’s father Rick wouldn’t reveal how much the rap video production cost, but added that “it was not expensive. The paper invitations are more expensive, and they are not fancy,” according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Heeb Magazine was quite impressed with the effort Daniel and the production staff put into the pre-Bar Mitzvah rap video: “All we can say is: With that much effort going into a save-the-date video, this kid had better nail his Torah portion. Still, soon-to-be-a-man Daniel we say to you: Mazal tov, and well done!”
Kenzo “Leopard” New Era Fitted Caps for Spring 2013
HARD!!! Kenzo adds three new styles to their Spring 2013 cap range. Sporting the eye catching Leopard print, these New Era fitted’s will sell out soon. For a reasonable €40 you can pick up any of the three colorways right now direct from Kenzo.
LTL PHOTOS: THE REHEARSALS
TODAY AT REHEARSALS FOR THE ANNIVERSARY CONCERT,THIS SHIT BOUT TO BE SO CRAZY !!!
Billboard, Nielsen Add YouTube Video Streaming To Its Platforms; Data Enhances Hot 100, Other Charts
Billboard and Nielsen announced this week the addition of U.S. YouTube video streaming data to its platforms, which includes an update to the methodology for the Billboard Hot 100, the preeminent singles chart. The YouTube streaming data is now factored into the chart’s ranking, enhancing a formula that includes Nielsen’s digital download track sales and physical singles sales; as well as terrestrial radio airplay, on-demand audio streaming, and online radio streaming, also tracked by Nielsen. Baauer’s ‘Harlem Shake’ Debuts Atop Revamped Hot 100 Billboard is now incorporating all official videos on YouTube captured by Nielsen’s streaming measurement, including Vevo on YouTube, and user-generated clips that utilize authorized audio into the Hot 100 and the Hot 100 formula-based genre charts — Hot Country Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B Songs, Rap Songs, Hot Latin Songs, Hot Rock Songs and Dance/Electronic Songs — to further reflect the divergent platforms for music consumption in today’s world. “The very definition of what it means to have a hit is ever-changing these days,” says Bill Werde, Billboard’s editorial director. “The Billboard charts are the ultimate measure of success in music, and they constantly evolve to reflect these new music experiences. When the charts launched over 70 years ago, a hit was defined as selling copies of a single or generating airplay. While those avenues are still viable, one needn’t look any further than Cee Lo, Gotye, PSY or now Baauer to know that a song can be a massive hit on YouTube alone.”