Have You Signed The Release Of Lasers Petition For Lupe Fiasco?

Fans of Lupe Fiasco are PISSED with Alantic Records because they will not release his latest album Lasers even though it has been completed for over a year now.

To:  Atlantic RecordsDear Atlantic Records,

The fans have been below have been waiting for the release for Lupe Fiasco’s album “Lasers” for over a good year now. Since when it was originally announced finished last summer, there has still yet to be a release date announced. It has even been stated by Lupe Fiasco the artist himself, that the album si in fact completed. Enough is enough, we demand that you stop playing around and give us the album that we have been highly anticipating since the release of The Cool.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

This is truly inspiring and I encourage you guys to sign it as well.  Click here to sign and comment below. I signed it and will be purchasing Lasers if it ever when it gets released.

Atlantic Records has announced the signing of acclaimed rapper Wiz Khalifa, an outcome of a deal with Rostrum Records, the rapper’s longtime independent label. The Pittsburgh-based hip-hop sensation is currently at work on his much-anticipated label debut, slated for release in early 2011.

Recently named MTV’s “Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010,” Wiz is set to embark on a massive North American tour dubbed the “Waken Baken Tour,” which kicks off on Thursday, September 16th at Philadelphia’s The Trocadero and then continues through late November (see attached itinerary).

Having already released a steady stream of popular mixtapes, Wiz blew up big-time, earlier this year with the release of his blockbuster, “KUSH & ORANGE JUICE.” The mixtape proved to be a genuine online phenomenon, quickly becoming the #1 search topic on both Google and Yahoo, as well as a #1 trending topic on Twitter, with the hashtag, #kushandorangejuice. “KUSH & ORANGE JUICE” is now ranked as the “Most Popular Mixtape of All Time” at DatPiff.comwith nearly a quarter of a million downloads to date.

Since then, Wiz’ online presence has been undeniable, with close to 8 million profile views and a total of nearly 30 million plays at his official MySpace page, www.myspace.com/wizkhalifa, as well as over 220,000 fans following him atwww.twitter.com/RealWizKhalifa. In addition to this, the rapper’s official Facebook page, at www.facebook.com/WizKhalifa, is “liked” by over 400,000 people.

Inspired by hip-hop’s greatest artists but determined to pave his own lane, Wiz Khalifa first made waves after an encounter with Rostrum Records’ founder Benjy Grinberg. The label head instantly recognized a superstar on the rise and Rostrum soon released Wiz’ first mixtape, “PRINCE OF THE CITY,” and the subsequent debut album, “SHOW AND PROVE,” in 2006. The album quickly earned unprecedented critical praise, with Okayplayer.com declaring it “arguably the best hip-hop release of the year,” officially putting Wiz on the radar of artists to look out for.

Riding the momentum of “SHOW AND PROVE,” Wiz released a multitude of mixtapes over the next three years, gaining him both the buzz and the loyal fan base needed to catapult him to the next level. Wiz’ next album, “DEAL OR NO DEAL,” was released in November of 2009 and landed in the #1 spot on iTunes “Top Hip Hop/Rap Albums” chart thanks to the huge buzz generated by his indefatigable grassroots grind. Showing no signs of slowing down, Wiz embarked on a 40-city, sold out “Deal Or No Deal Tour,” in support of the highly successful album.

Check out the Tour Itinerary after the jump!

Despite not having as much hype as his comeback album Relapse, Em’s new (and better) album Recovery has sold 741,000 units according to Sound Scan in it’s first week. I’m glad he sold more because this album was fire.

In related news, Drake’s Thank Me Later added 156,451 albums to his first week’s 462,989 certifying it gold in two weeks. We all knew this summer was going to be big for Hip Hop.

Here is a video of Drake in concert responding to Lil Kim about her wanting Nicki Minaj to pay homage to her. Now this may be a publicity stunt to draw more attention to Lil Kim who has recently signed a record deal with Roc Nation. However, as I reflect on Lil Kim’s career, she never has been the type to start beef to garner more attention towards herself by creating beef with another artist because she never needed to. Lil Kim is probably one of the few female artists who has never struggled to sale albums or create hype for an upcoming project. If there is one thing I have learned about Lil Kim over the years is that she does not like to be disrespected, and it is then that she goes at other artists. (i.e. Foxy Brown)

But I digress. The problem I have with Drake’s outburst against Lil Kim is his lack of respect for this female icon. I seriously had a “Who are you?” moment when I watched this video.

First this had nothing to do with Drake, so why he felt like he had to be Nicki’s Knight in shining armour, I am not sure. He claims that Nicki is better than Lil Kim. GTFOH. Fan of a Fan Mixtape > Thank Me Later.

Second, Nicki can’t keep hiding behind “Young Money walls” and avoiding beef when other female MC’s come at her. Eventually, she is going to have to stand up for herself and prove herself as a rapper. Right now people consider her the hottest female in the rap industry and the “savior” for female rappers. However, it is easy to look like you are the hottest MC when you have no competition. When Keys came at Nicki with her diss, Nicki went on youtube all sad and you could tell that her feelings were hurt. Her only response was, I am going to ignore you and never say your name. But you took the time to make a whole video. Humph, Bitch move.

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Ha. Ha. Ha. Victims: Lebron James, Calvin Murphy, Kobe Bryant, Elin Woods, Shots fired at Kelis…The list goes on.

For the new Eminem release due out on June 22nd, we are given two different covers.

After the break, you can see the other album cover.  **UPDATE: Tracklist added after the jump!

Guaranteed heat coming your way soon.  Head jumpward for the full cover.

1. Fireworks (Feat. Alicia Keys) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
2. Karaoke (Produced by Francis & The Lights)
3. The Resistance (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
4. Over (Produced by Boi-1da)
5. Show Me A Good Time (Produced by Kanye West)
6. Up All Night (Feat. Nicki Minaj) (Produced by Boi-1da)
7. Fancy (Feat. TI and Swizz Beatz) (Produced by Swizz Beatz)
8. Shut It Down (Feat. The Dream) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib and Omen)
9. Unforgettable (Feat. Young Jeezy) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib and Boi-1da)
10. Light Up (Feat. Jay-Z) (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib and Tone Mason)
11. Miss Me (Feat. Lil Wayne) (Produced by Boi-1da and Noah “40? Shebib)
12. Cece’s Interlude (Produced by Noah “40? Shebib)
13. Find Your Love (Produced by Kanye West)
14. Thank Me Now (Produced by Timbaland)

Thank Me Later drops June 15th.

So wait, somebody got paid real money to do this?  I coulda done better than this in 10 minutes, and I’m not even that good!  Dah well.  It’ll still sell like hotcakes.

A lot of new Eminem news lately so let me fill you guys in. The new album will be titled Recovery and is set to be released June 22nd.  The lead single is “Not Afraid“, with production courtesy of Jim Jonson. Now stay tuned because it’s going to be released Friday!

Sidenote: Buzz around the internet is that the song is real dope. And for all the accent haters don’t worry, he leaves it off.

IT WAS A SAD DAY FOR ME TO GET CONFIRMATION ON THE DEATH OF A MAN WHO I WILL CONTINUE TO CALL MY BROTHER, KEITH ELAM, BETTER KNOWN AS GURU OF THE LEGENDARY GANG STARR.

FROM 1988-2004, WE EXPERIENCED SO MUCH SUCCESS TOGETHER THAT WE WERE ABLE TO EXPAND OUR BUSINESSES INDEPENDENTLY AND GIVE EACH OTHER WHAT GURU CALLED “CREATIVE SPACE”, BEFORE PLANNING TO REUNITE FOR OUR 7TH LP WHEN THE TIME WAS RIGHT. TRAGICALLY, WE WILL NEVER REACH THAT DAY.

I’VE BEEN ASKED TO COMMENT ON A LETTER SPEAKING ILL OF ME WHICH WAS SUPPOSEDLY WRITTEN BY GURU IN HIS DYING DAYS. ALL I WILL SAY ABOUT IT IS THAT OUR TIME TOGETHER WAS BEAUTIFUL, WE BUILT A HIP HOP LEGACY TOGETHER, AND NO ONE CAN RE-WRITE HISTORY OR TAKE AWAY MY LOVE FOR HIM. ONE THING I WOULD NEVER DO IS PLAY AROUND WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT HIS LIFE.

I WILL CELEBRATE GURU’S LIFE… I WILL HONOR HIS MEMORY… I WILL GRIEVE WITH THE ELAM FAMILY OVER HIS UNTIMELY DEATH… I WILL REMEMBER THE GANG STARR FOUNDATION AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL MEMBERS OF GANG STARR WHO CAME BEFORE ME – WE ALL KNOW EACH OTHER… MOSTLY, I WILL CHERISH EVERYTHING WE CREATED TOGETHER AS GANG STARR, FOREVER. I’M GONNA MISS HEARING HIS SIGNATURE MONOTONE VOICE WHEN HE WALKS IN THE ROOM, BUT THE SONGS WILL ALWAYS BRING IT BACK TO ME….HIS RHYME FLOWS WERE INSANE, AND I WILL NEVER REMOVE HIM FROM MY HEART AND SOUL…….REST IN PEACE TO THE MAN WHO FELT “SATISFACTION FROM THE STREET CROWD REACTION” … I LOVE YOU GOO…….DJ PREMIER

via Billboard:

Atlanta rapper B.o.B will bounce Rihanna from the top slot of the Hot 100 to be released on Thursday morning (Apr. 22), as his “Nothin’ On You,” featuring Bruno Mars, will jump 2-1 while Rihanna’s “Rude Boy” drops to the runner-up slot.

“Nothin’ On You” also rises to the top of Digital Songs, moving 184,000 downloads according to Nielsen SoundScan. Last week’s top-seller, Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister,” dips to No. 2 with 159,000.

B.o.B also has the Hot 100′s top debut as “Airplanes,” featuring Hayley Williams of Paramore, will land at No. 12 upon the chart’s official release. The track sells 138,000 in its initial week of availability and arrives at No. 5 on Digital Songs. His debut album “B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray” hits retail this coming Tuesday (April 27).