If any word describes T-Pain to the tee, “animated” might be the one. That in mind, it only makes sense that Cartoon Network approached Teddy P about his own animated show. This Sunday, two years of prepartion comes to a head when Pain’s special, “Freaknik: The Musical.” ‘Freaknik’ was the name of infamous Atlanta spring break pilgrimage in Atlanta which was last thrown in 1999.

“I wasn’t old enough [to attend], by the time it got shut down,” Pain told The BoomBox, in an exclusive interview. “It’s just something that needed to be made into a cartoon, because I don’t think it’s ever coming back in real life.”

Makes sense. And like Pain, I was too young as well. I always heard the stories though. It was appropriately titled from all accounts. Riding shotgun with Pain on his rookie endeavor into the animated world will be (Keep reading…)

Since his release from a near decade long prison stint last fall, Moses Michael Levy (better known as “Shyne“) has been relatively quiet. For good reasons albeit. He was deported from the States and re-acclimating himself to an obviously changed world aren’t exactly the easiest tasks to conquer for a recently freed man. That’s not to say Shyne has locked himself in a room either. He’s been seen giving motivational speeches to school children in his home country of Belize on the importance of making the right decisions in life. Actually, Shyne’s been living an error-free life since coming home.

But in the Hip-Hop world, the question still remains when new music from the former Bad Boy star will be made available. (Keep reading…)

By now, we’ve all heard the stories of celebrities and their rants via Twitter. It’s an unfiltered outlet and quite frankly, that’s the best thing about it. None of those pre-determinted interview answers, what you see is what you get. Recently, legendary radio personality Funkmaster Flex and acclaimed producer Don Cannon let feelings be known on celebrities and all things of the sort on New Year’s.

Flex. He’s never been one to bite his tounge. His on-air rants throughout the years have become the stuff of legend. Remember when he was premiering “D.O.A.” last summer? Apparently he had some stuff he wanted to leave in 2009 and decided to get off his chest. Instead of me trying to paraphrase what was said, simply read for yourself. Kudos to Gyant for the picture(s). (Keep reading…)

It’s the seasoning of giving and Wyclef has done so through international channels.

Known for his humanitarian work in Africa as well as his homeland of Haiti, the former Fugees front man Wyclef Jean partnered with Western Union to bring Christmas cheer to the unfortunate children of Haiti.

Yesterday, Wyclef boarded a plane from Miami international airport to Haiti where he gave out gifts to its unfortunate children.  Before taking off  for this special occasion Wyclef took to twitter to express his thoughts.

He states:

When looking back @ my past it makes me believe that there is a force greater then me that is Governing the Universe.@ times when I go to haiti I ask myself what would have happen if I never made it to America what would I be doing right now?
–What if I never became Wyclef n wyclef was getting on the plane today to Come to haiti to bring me Food n Christmas Gifts how would I feel. When I Reflect of such things it makes me Understand that to live for others is the Non selfish way to live.

@ times we R so caught up with R selves that we forget about those around Us. some say they can’t help the needy because they have no money to give to the poor I say know one gave me money n the hut they gave me Hope. A man once said 2 me wyclef giving hope is not enuff da hungry can’t eat Hope, da hungry can’t eat hope but hope Can lead da hungry to food. The Good teaches Us that when Christ showed Up n the clubs,da church, the streets the First thing he Bought with him was the Word! N the beginning was the Word! Words R powerful, words Can bring a since of Hope to those that need it right Now!

I could not agree more with Wyclef.  Hope is a trait we all share despite our struggles and differences in life. This generous act by Wyclef and Western Union will impact the lives of many.

As I said the other day with the passing of Chris Henry, a death during the holidays may be one of the hardest experiences to death with. Earlier this morning, 32-year-old actress Brittany Murphy died suddenly. According to TMZ:

Brittany Murphy died early this morning after she went into full cardiac arrest and could not be revived, multiple sources tell TMZ.

She was 32.

A 911 call was made at 8:00 AM from a home in Los Angeles that is listed as belonging to her husband, Simon Monjack, the Los Angeles City Fire Department tells TMZ.

We’re told Murphy was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where she was pronounced dead on arrival.

Many will remember her from her role alongside Eminem in “8 Mile.” However, it was her role in the 1995 film “Clueluss” which will serve as her most memorable role. Prayers go out to her family and everyone who has lost a loved one this year. 2010 can’t come quick enough.

Ok, we all know the album leaked, but that still doesn’t mean you shouldn’t go out and support one of Hip-Hop’s finest duos on December 8 with their third album, Till The Casket Drops. Don’t believe me? Well, even Roxy Olin from MTV’s “The City” even says you should.

Speaking with Mixtape Daily last weekend Lil Boosie gives new information on his next project “Free At Last“.

“I gotta go away for, like, 10 months to a year,” Boosie said in ATL. “It’s just a minor setback for a major comeback. I was gonna take ‘em to trial, but I’m not gonna take them to trial. They offered me a deal. In Louisiana, you can’t really win, bruh. So I’m gonna do my year, come back home, step it up even more. I leave on November 9.”

Although Boosie’s latest LP, Superbad: The Return of Boosie Bad Azz, was just released last month, he’s already finished his next LP.

“I turned in the album this Tuesday to Warner Bros. It’s gonna be called Free at Last,” he said. “It’ll drop the week I come home. It’s gonna be crazy. Crazy, man.”

Young Jeezy and B.G. appear on the album, but Boosie said most of the tracks feature just him. “I done shot four or five videos already,” he revealed. “We’re gonna pace them as I go in. It’s official.”

Source: MTV NEWS

Without even going in-depth on the entire Kanye West/Taylor Swift fiasco, ‘Ye was wrong. No other way to look it aside from a right/wrong stand point. There’s a difference between being ‘controversial’ and ‘disrespectful’ and Martin Louis crossed it tonight (the apology doesn’t really amount to much damage control). Taylor Swift has sold over 10 million albums collectively in the world this year and she holds the record for song downloads this year: 20 million.  She deserved her moment.  Many outranged artist who watched or attended the VMA’s chimed in with their opinion.

 Marsha Ambrosius & Kely Clarkson  wrote open letters regarding the aforementioned situation. Needless to say, they both spoke the whole truth…and nothing but the truth.

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 While Wayne is undoubtedly the face of the Cash Money movement, it is Bryan “Birdman” Williams who is one of the main reasons the label has risen to the prominence it’s at now. Backstage at KS1075’s Back 2 School Jam, Birdman found some time to speak on a variety of subjects including:

*The evolution of Cash Money Records
*His new album ‘Priceless‘
*Drake’s injury
*Other projects he is currently working on
*The talent on Cash Money

Follow Birdman on Twitter, @Birdman5Star.