Murder Inc. Reunion with Lloyd, Ja Rule & Ashanti (Video)

Rap Daily: New Yorkers got to witness a Murder Inc. reunion at the Dirty Money concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom a few days ago. Opening act, Lloyd, brought out Ashanti and they performed their single, “Southside” in front of a surprised and excited crowd. Then Ja Rule joined them on stage as he and Ashanti performed 'always on time'

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FAA Grounds Diddy's Helicopter Plans

Rap Daily: Sean "Diddy" Combs attempt to take a helicopter from his concert in New York on Friday (April 22nd), to an after party in New Jersey, was halted by the FAA. 

The New York Post reports that Combs was supposed to hit Club 4 Sixty 6 in West Orange after his show at the Hammerstein Ballroom, but use of the club's helipad wasn't cleared in time. 

Instead, Combs received a three-car police escort from the NYPD and police officers in New Jersey, as well. 

A source to the The Post that Diddy was driven "like a head of state" in his Bentley, with police in the front and three SUV's tailing the rap star/mogul. 

"This happened last-minute. I organized the police escort through my contacts," said John Mahdessian, the owner of Madam Paulette, a high-end couture dry-cleaning service. "There were three squad cars with the lights flashing. I went along also. We were at the club in New Jersey within 15 minutes."

According to the New York Post, police escorts are not usually offered to private citizens. 

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Capone Calls Out Prodigy Over Snitch Comments

Rap Daily: Queensbridge, New York rapper Capone from Capone-N-Noreaga is lashing out at Prodigy, over comments the Mobb Deep rapper made in his new memoir, "My Infamous Life: The Autobiography of Mobb Deep's Prodigy."

In a chapter of the book and in recent interviews, Prodigy accused Capone of snitching and testifying against Havoc's brother, Killer Black.

"I didn’t even want to believe it. None of us wanted to believe it, but that’s what really happened though. We like Capone, and he just did that," Prodigy told Complex magazine. 

Capone hit back at Prodigy's accusations in a new interview in Queensbridge, with ForbezDVD.com. 

"I'm talking to you 'p***y P.,' 'Karrine Steffans.' You talking about n**as crown's is so soft, my ni**a. F**k is wrong with you. Look where I'm at. What you want me to do, walk around this b*tch? I aint to prove to you that I'm from QB or [that] my n***as hold me down in my hood, ni**a."

Capone vehemently denied Prodigy's accusations that he was a snitch and escalated the war of words. 

"n***a's don't rat on my side. You're a f**king fa**ot. But at the end of the day I aint gonna call you all that, because we got a lot of things in store for you this is just the beginning, act 1."

Prodigy has yet to respond to Capone's comments. 

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Lloyd Banks Says He's Ready To Produce Records

Rap Daily:Queens, New York artist Lloyd Banks is best known for his rhyming ability as a member of 50 Cent's G-Unit, but the rapper is looking to broaden his horizons by jumping into the production game. 

Lloyd Banks, who has worked with such top name producers as Swizz Beatz, Eminem, Timbaland, Justice League, 9th Wonder and others, is honing his skills as a producer in the recording studio. 

"One of the biggest things I want to do is I want to produce," Lloyd Banks told AllHipHop.com in a recent interview. "As far as sounds. I kind of know what's missing or what would even just sound dope in certain places."

The rapper, who will celebrate his 29th birthday this weekend, said that his urge to produce his own material stemmed from an intense desire to be able to harness his own creativity, on the spot. 

"I think you can't be the best artist you can be, like completely overall, until you're able to dictate the pace of your music," Lloyd Banks explained to AllHipHop.com. "The only way you do that is to be able to create the beat. So artists like Dr. Dre, Eminem and Kanye West are the best for a reason. They don't have to wait to get a beat from whoever the hot beat maker is. They create it."

Lloyd Banks' third studio album Hunger For More 2 is in stores now. To read the full AllHipHop.com interview, click here. 

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Exclusive: Ludacris Says New Album 'Ludaversal' Is On Another Level

Rap Daily:Ludacris recently sat down with AllHipHop.com to discuss the progress of his upcoming eighth album, Ludaversal. 

The rapper, born Chris Bridges, has been busy pursuing an acting career with roles in upcoming movies like "Breakaway" and  "Fast Five" co-starring Vin Diesel, which is due in theaters this Friday (April 29th).

According to Ludacris, his busy schedule and his acting career have not interfered with his ability to make a hit album. 

"When you hear the album you’ll know," Ludacris told AllHipHop.com. "People can expect me to take it to a level they know I’m capable of. If anybody has doubts, I have no problem continuing to prove myself. And I have no problem slapping the ones who’re sleeping to make them wake up. It’s about consistency."

Over the years, Ludacris has collaborated with a wide variety of artists, from singers like Enrique Iglesias, Fergie and Mary J. Blige to rappers like Lil Wayne, Nas and Jay-Z 

During his 11-year career, Luda has sold almost 20 million records worldwide. 

The rapper attributed his success to his ability to make cameo appearances on hit records, while maintaining his Hip-Hop roots as a lyricist. 

Ludacris said he always had the "perfect balance between always staying true to the Hip Hop lyricists’ roots" and never limited himself to working with one particular type of artist. 

"Who else is able to do those and still get on the 'Welcome to My Hood (Remix)' and kill s**t – period? That’s what I think I’ve been able to consistently do," Ludacris told AllHipHop.com.

Ludacris album Ludaversal is due in stores in early 2012. 

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Em, Royce Announce 'Bad Meets Evil' EP Coming In June

Rap Daily:Fans of Eminem and Royce da 5'9 will rejoice this June, when the pair will drop a brand new untitled, "Bad Meets Evil" collaboration EP on Em's Shady Records imprint.
Bad Meets Evil was a originally a song featuring Royce on Em's hit 1999 album The Slim Shady EP.
Eminem and Royce da 5'9 started working on the collaboration EP after the success of The Slim Shady EP.
The conceptual release starred Royce and "Bad" and Eminem as "Evil."
Unfortunately, the project was never officially released.
Around 2003, a falling out between Eminem, Royce and D12 put the project on hold.
But the 2006 shooting death of D12 member Proof helped the pair mend their strained relationship and settle their old beef in 2008.
"Royce and I started hanging out again and inevitably that led us back into the studio," Eminem told AllHipHop.com in a statement. "At first we were just seeing where it went without any real goal in mind, but the songs started to come together crazy, so here we are."
Royce is now an artist in the group Slaughterhouse, which is also signed to the Shady label.
Almost 10 years after they recorded the project together, the pair have reunited and resurrected the project, which will hit stores on June 14th.
The untitled EP features production D12's Mr. Porter, Mobb Deep's Havoc, Bangladesh, DJ Khalil and others.
"I'm excited to see this project come to fruition considering the long lapse in time between when we worked before and now," Royce da 5'9 added. "We had a blast doing it and we just hope everyone enjoys it while we're working on the 'Monster' that will be the Slaughterhouse album. #TeamShady."

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JA RULE NEW TRACK REAL LIFE FANTASY

Rap Daily: Hes been that quiet of late i had nearly fogot about Ja Rule who seemed to have fizzled out after the enormous success he was having seven years ago.But hes back in the studio working on two new projects pain is love 2 or pil2 for short and the renaissance project both albums set to drop June 7th a day before Ja has to report to prison for his 2 year sentence for gun charges heres the first single release called real life fantasy tell me what you think in the comments below is Ja Rule back to his best?.........

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Soulja Boy Working On 'Juice' Mini-Movie

Rap Daily: Atlanta rapper Soulja Boy is planning to drop a mini-movie to go along with his recently released mixtape, titled Juice. 

The Juice mixtape, which hit the Internet on April 20th, features guest appearances by Roscoe Dash, Diamond, J. Money, Lil B., Tonio, Calico Jones, 2 Chains and Kwony Cash.

Soulja Boy said the inspiration behind the mixtape came as he watched the classic 1992 movie "Juice," which starred Tupac Shakur, Omar Epps, Jermaine "Huggy" Hopkins and Khalil Kain.

"I was in LA a couple of months ago and I was watching the 'Juice' movie and I was like 'Damn bro! Tupac, extra turned up in that movie!' I was just doing my One Up Mixtape, so I was like 'I’m gonna call my next mixtape 'Juice,'" Soulja Boy told AllHipHop.com.

According to Soulja Boy, he is finishing up a mini-movie for the album that he hopes to premiere on BET later this year. 

"My close friend and I was like 'man I want to do a mini-movie' and so we got the budget together," Soulja Boy told AllHipHop.com. "We were in pre-production and people reached out and wanted to be a part of the movie."

The Juice mini-movie, which recently started filming in Atlanta. 

The 45-minute film will be directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini, who shot the video for Soulja Boy's "Kiss Me Through the Phone." 

Rage has also directed videos for Diddy, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, Guns-N-Roses, Fall Out Boy and others. 

"BET is going to premiere it and its going to come with like three music videos off of the mixtape," Soulja Boy told AllHipHop.com. "It's going to be a movie that I want people to check it out."

Soulja Boy's Juice mixtape is available for download now.

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The Game Comes Out On Stage With Lil Wayne After Being Released

Rap Daily:Amid conflicting reports that he was denied entry and subsequently detained at Canadian borders while on his “Red Nation” tour, it appears that former 50 Cent protégé The Game is no longer under the authority of our neighbors to the north. The Documentary rapper graced the stages of the Honda Center in Anaheim, California alongside Young Money chief Lil Wayne during a stop on the “I Am Still Music” tour last night (April 22), thrilling fans into a wild frenzy.

Website Rap-Up uploaded a video of the performance of The Game’s track “My Life,” which features an auto-tuned Lil Wayne on the hook. The Game came on stage rocking his customary red bandana on his face, snatching it off to reveal himself with Weezy introducing the surprise guest to the audience. Both rappers wore red Converse shoes, and the self-proclaimed Chuck Taylor tossed his bandana into the crowd and cocked his hat back and launched into a powerful performance of the song.

A heavy user of the social media tool Twitter, The Game was curiously absent from the site as he was supposedly handling his issues with Canadian authorities. A statement from the promoters of the tour stressed that The Game was detained for reasons not linked to the rapper’s past or current criminal activity. “We as the Canadian promoters for the "Red Nation" tour featuring hip-hop artist The Game, completed all necessary work permits and paperwork to allow him entry into Canada,” shared The Substance Group in a statement.

The promoters went on to add, “The past criminal history of The Game was never addressed in conversation with Canadian officials and at no point was that the issue for his denied entry," read the statement. "Customs insisted the reason was strictly his current gang affiliations.” Whatever the case may be, Canadian officials are remaining tight-lipped about what they uncovered and why the Compton native was barred from entering the country.

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Juicy J., Lex Luger Enlist All-Star Lineup For Mixtape

Rap Daily: Three 6 Mafia founding member Juicy J. is teaming with Lex Lugar to release the new mixtape Rubba Band Business 2.

The mixtape, which has over 20 brand new songs produced by Lex Lugar, has already spawned the hit single "Who Da Neighbors."

"[Rubba Band Business 2 is] all new songs and we bringing the pain on this one mane," Juicy J. told AllHipHop.com. "Rubba Band Business went good the first time around, so we bringing the pain in Part 2 as well."

Rubba Band Business 2 features a variety of making guest appearances.

Artists who lend their vocals to the mixtape include Curren$y, Mac Miller, Gucci Mane, Rick Ross, Casey Veggies, Travis Porter, Machine Gun Kelly and fellow Memphis rappers Project Pat and Don Trip.

"I love going in to make a good song and I just did what’s in my heart," Juicy J. said of the new mixtape. "New talent, new ideas, different stuff. Its like an everyday thing for me. I wake up in the morning and think about what kind of songs I can make."

In addition to working on Rubba Band Business 2 with Lex Luger, Juicy J. and DJ Paul will be featured in a new reality series on VH1 titled "Famous Food."

According to reports, the series will feature celebrities competing against each other, while working in various California restaurants.

Other cast members confirmed include Elliot Spitzer's former call-girl Ashley Dupre, Jake Pavelka of The Bachelor, Heidi Montag of "The Hills" and others.

Juicy J. confirmed his involvement with "Famous Food," but revealed few details, because the show is still in production.

“I can’t speak on the VH1 deal, because we are still doing some tweaks and they want to be able to release it and talk about it," Juicy J. told AllHipHop.com. "So I really can’t speak on it man, but it’s a great cast and its funny as hell and there’s a lot going on."

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