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Recap of BET Hip Hop Awards 2012

 

This year marked the seventh annual BET Hip Hop Awards hosted by funnyman Mike Epps.  The BET Hip Hop Awards delivered an exceptional night filled with hip hop’s biggest stars and highly anticipated performances.   

Wiz Khalifa opened the show with a performance of “Work Hard / Play Hard” featuring Juicy J and Young Jeezy accompanied by a live band.  Other highlights included Meek Mill’s performance of “Amen” and “Young and Getting’ It” featuring Kirko Bangz; Kendrick Lamar introducing a medley of his popular songs, “The Recipe” and “Swimming Pools;” G.O.O.D. music star 2 Chainz taking the stage to perform “Birthday Song” and “I’m Different,” Rick Ross’ performance of “Hold Me Back” joined by Omarion for their single “Ice Cold;” Atlanta’s own T.I. entertaining the crowd with newest singles “Trap Back Jumpin” and “Go Get It;” Future featuring Diddy, French Montana, Machine Gun Kelly and Uncle Luke had everyone on their feet with “Turn on the Lights,” “Same Damn Time,” “Wild Boy” and “Pop That;” and closing out the show, Violator artists reunited on stage in honor of music executive, Chris Lighty culminated with pure star power – a Tribe Called Quest, Missy Elliott, Missy Elliott, Spliff Star, 50 Cent and Fat Joe paid their respect during an unforgettable performance with some of Violator Music’s biggest hits and Chris Lighty’s personal favorites. 

Rakim was presented and honored by his peers with this year’s “I AM HIP HOP ICON” Award for his seemingly effortless style and delivery that stems not just from Hip-Hop, but from Jazz and R&B influences.  Rakim has a style like no other.   Always a key highlight at the awards are “The Cyphers.”  Snoop Dogg, T.I., DMX, A$AP Rocky, Cassidy, Mystikal, Talib Kweli, B.o.B, Eve, Boy Jones, Brianna Perry, Childish Gambino, Chipmunk, Lil Chuckee, The Kid Daytona, Driicky Graham, E-40, YG, Hopsin, Iggy Azalea, Joey Bada$$, K’La, Kendrick Lamar, Kosha Dillz; Kurupt; Mac Miller, Mystikal, Murda Mook, DJ Quik, RZA, ScHoolboy Q, Tito Lopez, Trae Tha Truth, Xzibit, Angel Haze and Ab-Soul.

The following are the list of winners from the BET Hip Hop Awards 2012:

Best Hip Hop Video: “HYFR” – Drake f/ Lil Wayne

Reese’s Perfect Combo Award (Best Collabo): “Mercy” – Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz

Best Live Performer: The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Lyricist of the Year: Kendrick Lamar

Hip Hop Video Director of the Year: Hype Williams

DJ of the Year: DJ Khaled

Producer of the Year: Kanye West

MVP of the Year: Rick Ross

Track of the Year: “Ni**as In Paris” – Produced by Kanye West, Hit-Boy and Mike Dean (The Throne – Jay-Z & Kanye West)

CD of the Year: Watch The Throne – The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Rookie of The Year: 2 Chainz

Hustler of The Year: Jay-Z

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip Hop Style): Kanye West

Best Club Banger: “Ni**as In Paris” – The Throne (Jay-Z & Kanye West)

Best Mixtape: “Dreamchasers2″ – Meek Mill

Sweet 16: Best Featured Verse: 2 Chainz – “Mercy” (Kanye West f/ Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz)

Impact Track: “Daughters” – Nas

People’s Champ Award Powered by Verizon:  2 Chainz f/ Drake – “No Lie”

Best Hip Hop Online Site:  World Star Hip Hop

Best Cyphers of the night (below) featuring: Talib Kweli, Jean Grae, Ab-Soul and Sarkodie

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RZA, Angel Haze, Joey Bada$$, Driicky Graham, Childish Gambino and A$AP Rocky

Photo courtesy of BET.com

Sean Combs Joins Huddle as Executive Producer of Oscar®-Nominated Documentary UNDEFEATED

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that Grammy® Award-winning rapper/producer/actor/entrepreneur Sean Combs has signed on as an executive producer of the studio’s new documentary UNDEFEATED, which has been nominated for the 2012 Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature.  Combs will also be an executive producer on TWC’s planned feature remake of UNDEFEATED.

Directed by Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, UNDEFEATED is a coming-of-age verite-style documentary centering on several young student-athletes and the volunteer coach who guides them through a rough, yet rewarding, football season in northern Memphis.  It opens in limited release on February 17.

“I am excited to partner with Harvey Weinstein on this incredible project. UNDEFEATED is a great American story with a lot of heart and soul. It had a profound effect on me and I couldn’t get it out of my mind when I saw it.  There is so much truth and so much hope in this film, and I feel passionately that everyone who sees it will be inspired,” commented Combs.

Said Weinstein, “There’s a moment in UNDEFEATED when the coach tells the players, ‘Football doesn’t build character – football reveals character.’  I think that’s one of the reasons football is so important to me.  But that line could just as easily apply to UNDEFEATED itself.  In telling the story of a football team, this film says so much about individuals, about community and about our country.  I’m so proud of UNDEFEATED, and we feel very fortunate to have Sean on board to bring this story to audiences now and in the future.”

SYNOPSIS – UNDEFEATED

Set against the backdrop of a high school football season, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin’s documentary UNDEFEATED is an intimate chronicle of three underprivileged student-athletes from inner-city Memphis and the volunteer coach trying to help them beat the odds on and off the field.  Founded in 1899, Manassas High School in North Memphis has never seen its football team, the Tigers, win a playoff game.  In recent decades, the last-place Tigers had gone so far as to sell its regular season games to rival schools looking to chalk up an easy win.  That began to change in 2004, when Bill Courtney, former high school football coach turned businessman, volunteered to lend a hand.  Focusing on nurturing emotional as well as physical strength, Courtney has helped the Tigers find their footing and their confidence.  The 2009 Summer/Fall football season promises to be the Tigers’ best ever – perhaps the season that finally breaks the 110 year-old playoff jinx.  For players and coaches alike, the season will be not only about winning games – it will be about how they grapple with the unforeseeable events that are part of football and part of life.

 

Sean “Diddy” Combs Gives Insight Into His Life and New Band

Music mogul, Sean “Diddy” Combs, one of the world’s most successful music moguls and all-around entrepreneur, offers his fans a revealing glimpse into his life and inspirations with the release of his MYMAG, Diddy Dirty Money – available now via MYMAG.com (http://www.mymag.com)

Diddy curated the material in Diddy Dirty Money, which is both a glossy print magazine and an interactive online experience, offering exclusive video, commentary and much more.  Diddy mixes original content, including never-published photographs of him and his band members, Kalenna and Dawn with archived articles from his favorite publications.

“I’ve always loved art magazines and dope books.  The DDM magazine gave us a chance to illustrate some of our personality and share pieces of some of the elements and people who have inspired our collective journey,” says Sean “Diddy” Combs. “Diddy Dirty Money features some of our all-time favorite articles, photographs mixed in with some of our own content… it’s an accurate glimpse into our respective lives.”

Kalenna and Dawn called upon Flaunt magazine to provide an insightful feature on the late fashion designer, Alexander McQueen (whose work is currently the subject of a major exhibit at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art), a Tank Girl comic (Dawn’s pick) and a feature on Marilyn Manson (chosen by Kalenna) adorn the pages of Diddy’s MYMAG.

Other content includes Vibe magazine’s first-ever magazine feature on Diddy, as well as tributes to Biggie Smalls, Mary J. Blige and Hype Williams.  One of the UK’s top music magazines, NME provides content for one of Diddy’s idols, music innovator and icon, David Bowie.  Rare Frank Sinatra and Rat Pack photographs are also featured in the magazine, the late Hollywood legend inspires Diddy’s style and is another one of his all-time idols.

To buy a copy of Diddy Dirty Money and see first-hand what most inspires the mogul of hip-hop, log on to MYMAG.com (http://www.mymag.com), preview and purchase for $12.  Diddy Dirty Money will also be available at select Barnes & Noble locations nationwide as well as select newsstands on May 31st.

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Review: Get Him to the Greek

by Toyin Alaka

Universal Pictures new comedy Get Him to the Greek opened on Friday, June 4th in theaters nationwide, but, thanks to a special advanced screening, I got to see it on Wednesday, June 2nd. 

I wasn’t sure what to expect, but here’s what I already knew: Jonah Hill and crew were involved (and I don’t always like their comedy or humor) and it stars Sean “Diddy” Combs and comedian Russell Brand. Based on this, I wasn’t sure if I would see it which is why I jumped at the chance to check it out.

If you’re like me and loved Forgetting Sarah Marshall, you’ll like Get Him to the Greek.  The film centers around Russell Brand’s character from Sarah Marshall, Aldus Snow. Snow is a famous brilliant British rocker who, due to a horrible breakup, has fallen into a drunken stupor known as sex, drugs & rock and roll. 

“Diddy” plays a crazed record executive named Sergio Roma, who bullies and badgers his employees into coming up with out of the box ideas about signing new artists and boosting sales. 

For the first time Jonah Hill plays a semi-serious hard working normal guy.  His character Aaron Green makes a suggestion to Roma that leads him on a tumultuous journey to bring Snow to the U.S. to play at the Los Angeles Greek Theater. Will he make it? 

Get Him to the Greek has tons of laughs as well as a few serious moments. Overall I rate it enjoyable.

Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures