Gym Class Heroes - Peace Up/Index Down

New Gym Class Heroes video featuring Busta Rhymes from what I'm guessing is a new album. Another great song from GCH. I'll probably buy this new cd.

Timbaland Is Producing Jay-Z's Next Album

...This album is gonna suck.

Via MTV.com

In an interview with MTV, Hip Hop super producer Timbaland announced that he will produce Jay-Z's next album.

"He wants me to do the whole thing this time around," Timbaland told MTV. "I'mma make it a classic too. You better believe it. It'll be a monster! I always say this: You get a first single from me, I'mma get you up to gold. And it's hard to get you up to gold in this day [and age]."

In 2000, Jay-Z and Timbaland created the summer anthem of 2000 when they teamed up for "Big Pimpin" featuring UGK.

"We wanna go to the world," Timbaland added. "The world is 'Big Pimpin'.' 'Big Pimpin' ' is an international hit, so we wanna do 10 of those."

Recently, Jay-Z has been on the road touring, but still plans on returning to making music full time in the near future.

"Jay should never chill," Timbaland shared with MTV. "We had a long talk, and I really talked to him. Jay-Z does it for the love. That's different. When somebody does it for the love, you don't stop. He has everything, but he's still current. A million people are buying his album regardless."

Neither Jay-Z or Timbaland have made any announcements yet on when they will begin working on the new album, but Timbaland already has plans on setting aside at least three months for the project.

Snoop Dogg Appearing on Johnny Cash Remix

...HAHAHA. I don't know what to say except, I can't wait to hear how this'll turn out.

Via HiphopDX.com

If 2008's Ego Trippin' has proved anything, it's that Snoop Dogg has eclectic tastes - at least for a rapper.

In his country-infused duet "My Medicine" with legend Willie Nelson, Snoop said, "I'd like to dedicate this record right here to my main man Johnny Cash - a real American gangsta." It seems now that Snoop will be able to further pay tribute to the late country star.

According to Billboard, Snoop will be appearing on one of many remixes for Johnny Cash Remixed," due Oct. 14 via Compadre Records/Music World Music. Snoop's version of "I Walk the Line" will also feature his QDT production team which includes Teddy Riley and DJ Quik.

The project was approved by John Carter Cash, Johnny Cash's son. The younger Cash said that his father "would have loved this remix record. While it stays true to the original recordings, this CD touches on undiscovered ground. This is what my father was about: staying true to tradition while creating groundbreaking new music."
Pete Rock will also be getting a crack at remixing "Folsom Prison Blues," another Cash song.

"If you take your time to listen to it, country music is very similar to rap," Snoop Dogg told Billboard last year. "Johnny Cash is the one who stood out to me. I love his style, his swag, the songs he made."

Young Buck Attempted Suicide

After all that beef with 50 and G-Unit...Someone needs to get this dude some help. Grown gangsta rapping man getting all emotional and crying...Anyways

Via HipHopDX.com

rumor has surfaced that David Darnell Brown - also known as Young Buck – overdosed on prescription pain pills in what has been called a suicide attempt. HipHopDX.com caught wind of the rumor through several sources, however, none of this has been confirmed as of yet. According to the sources, Buck was depressed and told cops that he was trying to harm himself. Lizzie Grubman (Buck’s publicist) was allegedly with Buck and stated to police that the former G-Unit member received 40 pain pills and made an attempt to overdose by taking up to five. One source stated that he was treated at Metro Nashville General Hospital for a drug overdose last night and was admitted to an emergency room this morning after suffering an adverse reaction to the painkillers.

Below is the police report that came with one of the emails. In the report, there is no mention of David Darnell Brown or Lizzie Grubman.

“ON 07/08/08 AT APPROXIMATELY 7:45 PM, NV/S WERE DISPATCHED ON A CALL BY NAHSVILLE FIRE AND RESCUE REGARDING COMP ATTEMPTING SUICIDE BY PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION. UPON ARRIVAL NV/S FOUND COMP BEING STABILIZED BY DFD #705 IN THE AMBULANCE. NV/S THEN RESPONDED TO METRO NASHVILLE HOSPITAL PER DFD'S REQUEST FOR IMMEDIATE TRANSPORT AND TREATMENT. RP #1 WAS INTERVIEWED BY NV/S AT METRO NASHVILLE HOSPITAL. RP STATED THAT COMP STATED THAT HE WAS DEPRESSED. RP NOTICED THAT COMP'S PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION WAS EMPTY AND OBSERVED COMP PUTTING 2 PILLS IN HIS MOUTH. RP ATTEMPTED TO PUT HER FINGERS IN COMP'S MOUTH TO RETRIEVE THE PILLS. NV/S WERE TOLD BY RP THAT THE PRESCRIPTION OF 40 PILLS THAT WAS FILLED ON THE 29TH OF JUNE, AND THAT COMP HAD ONLY TAKEN 5 PILLS UP TO THIS DATE. DURING AN INTERVIEW OF THE COMP, COMP WAS ASKED IF HE HAD TAKEN THE REMAINDER OF THE PRESCRIPTION, AT WHICH TIME THE COMP STATED, "YES". ON FURTHER INTERVIEW OF COMP, COMP WAS ASKED IF HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HARM HIMSELF, AT WHICH TIME THE COMP STATED, "YES". COMP WAS TREATED BY METRO NASHVILLE MEDICAL STAFF FOR A DRUG OVER DOSE. SGT. NVTOS #5374 AND DUTY COMMANDER WARD WERE NOTIFIED. .NFI. “

Once again, none of this has been confirmed as of press time and DX will bring you the latest as to whether these claims are true or false.

NaS Says What He Thinks About Mobb Deep & 50

There seems to be alot of NaS going around lately. Oh well, It's for the better.

Via Hiphopdx.com

King Magazine recently released some lost excerpts of their interview with Nas. While most of it had to do with Nas discussing his early years in Hip Hop, one question and accusation proved to be a bit eyebrow raising.

"I ran into Prodigy last week and asked him, 'What should I ask Nas?' He said, 'Ask him, ‘What happened backstage at the Central Park show in 2004,’” Thomas Golianopoulos inquired.

“Man, that was some classic Mobb Deep shit. They was rumbling,” Nas replied regarding a fight that took place backstage between Mobb Deep and others. But Prodigy thinks that those involved were Nas’ people.

“He thinks you set him up,” Golianopoulos responded.

Nas went on to discuss his relationship with Prodigy and addressed the situation.

“I did hear that. Nah, I would never do that to him,” Nas retorted. “We had our differences, which was really just hyped up bullshit. I wish everything for Prodigy. They caught a lot of bad breaks. I just wish the best for him. I wish he didn’t have to do this time. And I would love to see them come back again. I would be the first person in the record store buying a Mobb album. I want to see them give it to us however many more times.”

Nas also revealed how he felt about Mobb Deep joining G-Unit.

“I was really happy to see 50 embrace them. I thought that was G because that’s something that doesn’t happen from the higher ups. All these big companies, they don’t care about us. They don’t care about the talented ones that aren’t given a fair shot and I thought it was a good move on 50’s part to give them a deal.”

Nas' Untitled drops July 15th.