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I don’t know how old this video is, but Katt Williams states in it that it’s his final interview. ?He drops a few hints that he’s retiring from comedy and takes jabs at Jermaine Dupri for not visiting Da Brat in jail. Katt says he stands by Da Brat and if she gets hurt or killed in jail it’s all JD’s fault. *scratching head* ?I don’t get it…
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Check out this video of Lil Ike?Bow Wow in the studio with Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael-Cox. Lil Ike speaks on their relationship and how each of them are very opinionated on their music. He admits that he “had the big head” and now he’s ready to take direction from the man who put him on top. ?JD’s take on the situation is pretty much the same. In his video, he explains how Bow got caught up decided to run off with Omarion to do Face-Off.
OK…moving on to some afternoon entertainment. ?Bow-wow’s sex scene under the cut (NSFW): Continue Reading…
TAG Records’ “Survival of the Freshest” tour hit the “A” Sunday evening at Center Stage. ?The venue was packed with hopefuls and the free event served as TAG’s grand finale event for the nationwide tour. ?There was a live emcee battle where the crowd was the deciding factor. ?I spotted DJ Cannon, Q da Kid, and Princess from Crime Mob. ?Keyshawn aka Markice Moore from G’s to Gents/ATL served as a quasi-host for the show as he announced each contestant and reviewed the applause meter.
Shouts out to Nicole Garner of The Garner Circle PR for taking great care of my contest winners!
Check out a few flix and JD’s personal video from the event: Continue Reading…
Thank you for all of your StraightFromTheA.com A-Town Fresh Contest entries. ?Some of you were very creative…and some of you were full of sh*t! ?I took take time to read all of your entries and was quite amused!! ? My readers rock! ?
The winners are as follows: Continue Reading…
You’re the best?lyricist in the “A”…hands down. You complain every day about Kanye sanging over beats. You pound the pavement at every major event hoping to get your demo heard. ?Does this sound like you? Well here’s your opportunity to show what you can do.?Two titans in the industry, Jermaine Dupri and Island Def Jam Music Group, have partnered with TAG Body Spray to create TAG Records. Through this new record label, the trio plans to give up and coming hip-hop artists the opportunity to make their mark.
The?Survival of the Freshest Tour?kicked off on August 14th in New York’s infamous Ruckers Park at Entertainers Basketball Classic and will end in Atlanta on October 26th at Center Stage with a live concert by?Q?(formerly known as Q da kid) and?Jermaine Dupri?himself with surprise guests. The live MC Battle is judged by the crowd for a chance to battle in front of Dupri. Winner will get a chance to win $5,000 and a demo deal with Jermaine Dupri.?
So here’s your chance! ?Sunday October 26th at Center Stage, JD and TAG will be giving all of you unsigned talent the chance to show what you’re made of. ?Sign up starts at 6:00pm and showtime starts at 7:00pm.?The event is FREE and is first come, first serve and the crowd will decide the winner.
For rules and regulations visit?TagRecords.com
Related: ?Win VIP Access to the “Survival of the Freshest” Tour w/Jermaine Dupri
Flix via FreddyO?+ ?Exclusive Access
Young Jeezy celebrated his birthday Thursday night at Artistry in midtown Atlanta. ?I received and invitation to the event and instead of stalking Jeezy from across the street, I got to chill with him up close & personal. Ciara came through still driving her Phantom and Jermaine Dupri, Slim Thug, Maino, Trey Songz, DJ Toomp and more shared Jeezy’s presidential affair. ?There was also one very special guest on the list who had more VIP status than even Jeezy himself…his mom!
Check out a few flix and video from the event:
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