NmyHood.com: Hip Hop NewsN my Hood site syndication featuring Hip Hop news..Kanye West - Good Morning Directed By Takashi Murakami- August 27, 2008 Check out the Kanye West, Takashi Murakami collaboration for the song Good Morning. A trailer for the songvideo was actually released around January. Murakami is known for his outside the box art, he even designed a select number of Louis Vuitton bags with Marc Jacobs.http://nmyhood.com/latest/kanye-west-good-morning-directed-by-takashi-murakami.html Lil Wayne Covers XXL October 08 Edition- August 21, 2008 Lil Weezy aka Lil Wayne lands the October cover of XXL, Ehhhh gotta sell mags one way or another I am sure Wayne stan&39;s will purchase with glee. The cover seems to suggest that Weezy F. Baby is out of this world, he is on the moon doing his moon dance.http://nmyhood.com/latest/lil-wayne-covers-xxl-october-08-edition.html Jay-Z Headphones Revealed- August 19, 2008 Hip Hop&39;s number one power player Jay-Z is set to take over the world of personal electronics well at least the world of headphones. Check out one of the first few flics of the bluetooth enabled, wireless, lightweight headphones the Motorola JayZ.http://nmyhood.com/latest/jay-z-headphones-revealed.html The Source Releases Final 2 Covers For 20th Anniversary Issue- August 19, 2008 The source releases the final two covers for its 20 Anniversary Issues, the last two covers feature legendary rappers Ice Cube and Queen Latifah the previous covers featured Nas and LL Cool J.Other Covers: Click Here (latestnas-covers-the-20-year-source-anniversary-issue.html)http://nmyhood.com/latest/the-source-releases-final-2-covers-for-20th-anniversary-issue.ht... I Get Money: Top Ten Money Earners In Hip Hop 2008- August 18, 2008 Forbes releases its to 20 list for Hip Hop&39;s biggest money earners for 2008. In the 2008 edition of this list we see the familiar faces, but there are also a few surprises that we see on this list. Coming in at number 12 Eminem, he hasn&39;t released a record in years, yet he still took in 12 million (guess him signing 50 cent was not a bad look at all). Also coming in at number 12 Common, never new being a conscious rapper was so lucrative Common raked in 12 million for the year....http://nmyhood.com/latest/i-get-money-top-ten-money-earners-in-hip-hop-2008.html Rick Ross: Begging For Street Cred- August 16, 2008 In more Rick Ross news, he is getting sued for $4 Million dollars following a jumping of DJ Vlad last week at the Ozone Awards. Rick Ross was apparently upset at DJ Vlad&39;s coverage of the correctional officer scandal.Hours before the fight Rick Ross sent Vlad a text reading Niggas will learn.. Trillaaaaa , a short time later Ross called Vlad saying I&39;ve been hearing things about me on your Web site. ... We gonna make a story. ... We going to see each other. ... We going to talk. ......http://nmyhood.com/street-talk/rick-ross-begging-for-street-cred.html Jay-Z Calls On Kanye West & No I.D For Blueprint 3- August 12, 2008 Jay-Z created a huge buzz on the net by dropping Jockin&39; Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh) which was produced by Kanye West and is the warm up single for Blueprint 3. This album is sure to be historical as it is his last studio album with long time parent label Def Jam, in the future he will be recording for Live Nation per his recently signed 150 million dollar contract.Kanye West and his long time mentor No I.D have been working hard making tracks for Blueprint 3, which does not have an official...http://nmyhood.com/latest/jay-z-calls-on-kanye-west-no-i.d-for-blueprint-3.html Nas Covers The 20 Year Source Anniversary Issue- August 12, 2008 The source for twenty years has been exactly that, it has been the source for Hip Hop news and has always been respected for it&39;s 5 mic rating system. Oddly enough the source was created by two white men David Mays and Jon Shecter who were both heavily influenced by Hip Hop culture. The source remained a power house in the Hip Hop genre until the 2000&39;s when Co Owner Benzino started a feud with Eminem which eventually led the magazine into bankruptcy. The Source has recently been...http://nmyhood.com/latest/nas-covers-the-20-year-source-anniversary-issue.html Legendary Comedian Bernie Mac Dead At 50- August 9, 2008 Bernie Mac known for the Kings Of Comedy, Oceans 11 and his show The Bernie Mac Show died this morning 892008 at age 50. His death comes as a surprise to many including myself, there were many reports about a week ago that the Comedian had died a chilling omen of what was to come.We wish his survivors well during this time of grief.http://nmyhood.com/latest/legendary-comedian-bernie-mac-dead-at-50.html Beyonce L'Oreal Ad Controversy OMG- August 8, 2008 Okay, I told myself that I was not going to blog about this but here I am. Let me start of by mentioning that L&39;Oreals reps deny any altering of Beyonce&39;s features and skin tone. My position on this whole issue sheds light on a deeper issue, if in fact L&39;Oreal did alter the image then they are only portraying what minorities are perpetuating. We all are affected by the same influences in major media such as TV and Print and it does have an unconscious effect, we have an idea that...http://nmyhood.com/street-talk/beyonce-loreal-ad-controversy-omg.html |