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Atlanta celebrity photographer FreddyO?was spotted on the job at T.I.’s “Untouchables” event and I caught him in front of my camera! ?Fred has a series on his site called “Is This Your Son” and I just had to do it to him!! 😆 ??
In case you’ve missed his hilarious posts, click here to see an example. *Warning NSFW*
The “A”‘s own Killer Mike joined Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Q-Tip and?Michaela Angela Davis joined All Hip Hop’s social discussion panel on Hip Hop and Politics. ?Killer Mike lit up the discussion with strong advice to young Black men to vote. ?His tip? ?Shut up, listen to your elders and stop listening to dumb rappers! ?He also advised politicians that they should use the resources that the dumb rappers use to reach the dumb people that listen to them…LMAO. ?Tell em Mike!
BTW…NecoleBitchie will be participating in the next AHH panel on Hip Hop & Politics tomorrow afternoon at CAU. ?Can’t wait to see NB show out!
T.I. & Manager Jason Geter in AKOO
In case you’ve been under a rock, stuck in Atlanta gas lines, or are still checking for more MySpace drama, you may not have noticed that Atlanta has been taken over this weekend. Fresh off the heels of weekend proclamations such as “Luda-Day” and “SO SO Def,” T.I. has decided to claim his own dayum weekend! ?
The first annual Grand Hustle Weekend began yesterday in celebration of the release of T.I.’s Paper Trail (Sept. 30th) and the launch of his AKOO (A King Of One’s Self) clothing line. ?Schedule and additional information under the cut. ?Also check out a few flix of Tip’s in-store appearance in College Park and more photos from his AKOO photoshoot: Continue Reading…
Chilli’s album update + official?response to the Lil Kim question
Zillz has created a new site just for men
Ludacris speaks on Theatre of the mind + pool house
Video footage of Jermaine Dupri’s 36th Birthday Party
Tyler Perry does good in the hood
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Check out this interesting video of T.I. answering several questions about his career, his album and his life. Tip discusses how he got into the music industry and also names?Jason Geter,??Kawan “KP” Prather?& DJ Toomp as a few of the people that guided him through his path to stardom. ?He also talks about facing rejection in the music buisness and what he did to set himself apart from the masses. ?All you MySpace rappers….take notes!
Jermaine Dupri was spotted in Chi-town yesterday still celebrating his birthday. ?Can you blame him? I mean…dude gives SO SO Def an entire weekend. ?I can see him celebrating his b’day all month long… 😆
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