NEWS: Surprise Diddy Set Tonight @ Busta Rhymes Knitting Factory Show

Tonight's Busta Rhymes show at the tiny Knitting Factory will feature a surprise set by Diddy. And his flipcam I bet.

Wednesday Oct 29, 8pm
Busta Rhymes & Pacific Division & Diddy @ Knitting Factory NYC
Special opening DJ set by Mick Boogie!
FREE RSVP by texting BUSTA or PACDIV to 66937.
Space is VERY limited, please arrive early.
No guaranteed admission. (directions + info)


Update: I was right, but Diddy decided last minute not to show. Boo!

VIDEO: Palin Scares Diddy

Best. Diddy. Blog. Yet. Not that is that much of an accomplishment, but this is entertainment and truth right here.

NEWS: Island/Def Jam Trying Hard To Fail

Discussion time. "No, sorry. Island Def Jam has disabled embedding on all their videos." This was the comment I received from a third party publicist trying to do their job promoting a video for their client Island/Def Jam. My reply was:
"That means Island Def Jam has disabled all viral and/or blog promotion on all their videos. They understand this?".

I simply can't imagine what is going through these executives' heads? This also happened last week when Jay-Z's 'Pray' video was released, only from the Roc-A-Fella website with a puny banner ad to capitalize on the visitors? Eskay put his finger right on the sore spot and scolded the company with surgical precision for it's ignorant strategies (read here).

I feel bad for the publicists getting cuffed in their efforts to supply press outlets with content. And you know they know. They have to send emails knowing no one will write anything about the content as it cannot be integrated into any publication. Nice going Island/Def Jam. Why even make a video if you're going to fight a large section of your promotional machine and unable them to promote your content? Last time I checked the accounting methods applied music videos still were categorized as 'promotional expenses'.

Lets look at it in black and white. Do you want your artists/music promoted? Then make tools available for press to be able to promote your content. There is no possible good outcome in the scared tactic of keeping the content to yourself as a label. Because, 1. It will be ripped and uploaded to youtube/dailymotion. (See below for the video in question, where the rip already racked up 500k views.) 2. If it wouldn't be ripped, it means no one will find out about the artist. Neither seems like a good business strategy. It blows my mind that this common sense hasn't penetrated the Major Label world. It's not like I'm advocating free downloads or anything, just making promotional tools available to press and artists.

DJ Felli Fel - Get Buck In Here ft Akon, Ludacris, Diddy, & Lil Jon

VIDEO: DJ Felli Fel - Get Buck In Here ft. Ludacris, Diddy, Akon & Lil Jon

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Ludacris has the strongest MC voice out there right now.

VIDEO: Diddy Throwing Up W At Wu Show

Who would've thought Diddy would show up to a Wu-Tang Clan concert and throw up the W onstage? RZA didn't show up last night but Ming-Tzu was there.

NEWS: Suge Knight Tops List Of Most Hated Hip Hop Figures

According to the Broward Palmbeach this is the top 10 most hated figures in Hip Hop. I'd say having Suge Knight on top is pretty dated, but there's definitely some of these that make sense. Who's missing?

1.Suge Knight
2. Karrine "Superhead" Steffans
3. Diddy
4. 50 Cent:
5. DJ Khaled:
6. Fergie:
7. Nelly:
8. Cam'ron:
9. Paul Wall:
10. Soulja Boy Tell 'Em:

NEWS: Photos From Jay-Z's Apollo Show

Photos from last night's Jay-Z show at the Apollo. Guests included Beanie Sigel, LeBron James, Diddy, Nas, Freeway, Memphis Bleek and more. About LeBron's presence at the show: "They had a half court set up on stage. Jay-Z (and friends) ripped through all the hits. All the while LeBron just keep doing slam dunks in the background. Dude must have done 178 slam dunks the entire night. It was nonstop during the entire performance." (From a comment on BV.)





Via BrooklynVegan who has more great Ryan Dombal photos.

NEWS: Fat Joe Announces Album, Chooses Bad Title

Now if you're Fat Joe, why would you choose The Elephant In The Room as your album title?


"Imperial Records, a division of Capitol Music Group and Terror Squad Entertainment have signed a new deal to distribute Fat Joe's next album entitled The Elephant in the Room, slated for release in early 2008. Fat Joe's new release is a follow-up to his previous critically-acclaimed album, Me, Myself & I, featuring the double platinum single, "Make It Rain."

Fat Joe's The Elephant In The Room will feature production by the multi-platinum powerhouses that previously worked with Fat Joe on his earlier hits, including Scott Storch, Cool and Dre, DJ Khaled, Danjahandz and the Runners, as well as guest artists P. Diddy, Rick Ross, Fabolous and more." More here.

LISTEN: 50 Cent - I Get Money Remix ft Jay-Z & Diddy

DOWNLOAD 50 Cent - I Get Money Remix ft Jay-Z & Diddy (Radio Rip) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD 50 Cent - I Get Money (Forbes 1,2,3) Billion Dollar Remix ft Jay-Z & Diddy (MP3) *CD Quality*


The awaited 'I Get Money' Billionaire remix featuring Jay-Z and Diddy. I wonder who ghost-wrote Diddy's verse. Very entertaining. Not Jay-Z's best verse, but he gets nice little subliminal jabs in directed at LL Cool J. Unfortunately it gets cut off early. Recorded from Funkmaster Flex's show tonight. 50 Cent wins a little today.

UPDATE Eksay has the full Jay-Z verse.
UPDATE 2 Get the CD quality Forbes Billion Dollar Remix here.
UPDATE 3 I got my hands on a higher level CD quality and uploaded it here and on top of this post.

It Was All Good Just A Week Ago

Did everyone decide to be friends again without telling anyone? Jay-Z, Diddy, Kanye West, T.I. and 50 Cent performed at Screamfest at Madison Garden in New York last night. MTV reports.


Jay-Z, Diddy & 50 Cent (cred)

Jay-Z, Diddy & Kanye West & 50 Cent (cred)

Jay-Z, Diddy & Kanye West, T.I. & 50 Cent (cred)