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In a bit of a surprise appearance at this weekends Dub Car Show in Houston video was captured of Chamillionaire and Paul Wall on stage together again. It didnt stop there as they brought up Trae and then Ludacris, and finally Hurricane Chris to the stage all at the same time. It’s going down in Texas no matter what the haters and the ATL bloggers say. Texas rap is still the heart of the southern rap scene. So get ready to cop that Mixtape Messiah 4 and reminisce about the good times and the future because it’s getting brighter!

So I already showed you that brand new Mike Jones ‘Drop & Gimme 50′ video last week featuring Hurricane Chris. Well now I’ve got something a little different for you, it’s an animated version. For some reason this animated version features a lot more shaking and moving body parts than the real version, thats a damn shame! So if you like cartoon booty, then I guess this is for you, me I like the real thing!

Well after what seems more than a minute, Mr Jones is back with the video for his single ‘Drop & Gimme 50′ featuring Hurricane Chris. I dont know if the time has passed or if this track still has life but the video makes for an entertaining piece at the least. So speak up and let Mr Jones know what you think of his latest piece of work and tell me if you’re looking forward to his new LP due early this year.

She’s busting it wide open, or at least they are in this brand new behind the scenes audition type video from Mike Jones and Money Stacks. You got all the ladies dropping it as they try to work their way into the official ‘Drop & Gimme 50′ video with Mike Jones featuring Hurricane Chris. It almost brings back memories of the old days of BET UnCut late night videos. And at the end you’ve got your boy Mike Jones calling for all you lovely ladies to submit your own videos for a chance to appear in the official video. Can you drop and gimme 50? I guess we’re about to find out, so if you see me in the club this weekend, drop and gimme 50 bitch!

So it’s Friday the day after Thanksgiving and I thought I’d take a moment to discuss Mike Jones. Well in case you didnt realize it, this past Tuesday the ‘American Dream’ EP and movie dropped into stores and here we are just a few days later and his people are pushing a new track not even from that album, but from a new one scheduled for next year.

So what happened to Mike Jones? Why did he fall off so fast and why has the label lost confidence in him? Was it a case of him being a Houston hip hop head and getting it because of the people around him, or did he really deserve his shot? Listen to the track and decide for yourself if bigger things are coming or if it’s over for Mr Jones.

So we know that Mike Jones dropped an EP on us just this week and it appears they’ve already moved on to a new project. How does that work is what Im wondering. Do you not even promote the stuff thats just hitting the stores, is there a dispute that keeps it from making money? Anyway his people are now pushing a snippet of a song with Hurricane Chris featured, it’s titled ‘Drop It’ and is going to be on the new project slated for release next year.

Check out this pic, it’s from a Mike Jones video shoot, so are we about to see a ‘Drop It’ video? It certainly appears as though we might and maybe they’ll do this project right. You can click on the pic and listen to the snippet of the new track from the upcoming ‘The Voice Of The Streets’ album.

Thats right you thought I might not even mention it but I wouldnt be acting right if I didnt. Hurricane Chris dropped his first major release into stores today named 51/50 Ratchet. He is also part of the ratchet movement and is likely to sell some decent numbers or albums. Whether you’re a fan or not you know he’s popular and his songs get played in the club and on the radio. He also sells alot of ringtones and if you’ve been out in the last 6 months you’ve probably heard his music somewhere.

So if you’re a fan then get out and get your copy and if you’re not then dont sweat it, no one is forcing you to buy. Speak with your wallet and let the music industry go in the direction of it. Hating and gossiping won’t change a damn thing. So if you’ve got this album then let people know what you think.

Yeah Im back with more opinion in your face. This time it’s time to talk about what Im calling the ringtone rapper. Whats a ringtone rapper you might say? Well it’s a rapper that sells more ringtones than CD’s. Currently the number 1 ringtone rapper is your boy Soulja Boy with the Crank That ringtone topping billboards top Hot Ringmasters and on the chart for 6 weeks now.

So where did ringtone rappers come from? Well once upon a time ringtone rappers would have been what you call one hit wonders. That would be someone who sells a ton of singles, maybe gets a video on MTV and a lot of airplay on radio, only to fall off the face of the earth with their subsequent work. The ringtone rapper is much in the same except they really never sell a ton of CD’s they just sell alot of ringtones. Massive amounts of ringtones that you’re stuck hearing in places where you would never have to hear such shitty music otherwise. Places like the office, work, grocery store, or even worse maybe at a local restaurant by that asshole who can’t put their phone on vibrate while you’re trying to have a nice evening meal.

I asked the question today on SOHH Dirty and I’ll ask it here. Is your favorite ringtone by your favorite rapper, or is your favorite ringtone by a ringtone rapper? I can’t hate on anyone, these guys are just doing their thing, guys like Soulja Boy, Hurricane Chris and Plies are topping some of the hot ringtone charts at the moment. It remains to be seen if ringtone rapper success can lead to commercial CD selling success or if it’s just the modern day one hit wonder but much worse!

So it finally hit me this weekend and I’ve written something small about it to go up on SOHH Dirty on Monday. I was hit by the Hurricane and by that I mean Hurricane Chris and his latest single The Hand Clap. While I was out I had to hear this song at least 3 times and it caught my attention the very first time I heard it. The lyrics were just horrible, the song content was worse than horrible and I dont know if that was possible. The beat wasnt good and the song was just garbage and I dont normally like to be so negative about something. But are people really buying and listening to this? Is this what its really come down to, songs like this from Hurricane, Soulja Boy, D4L or whoever the latest flavor of the month is. As you read earlier on this site courtesy of the HoustonPress, the Ozone awards were even slipping and not giving much respect to real hip hop in the south.

It’s as though it’s all one big fake show now of posters and shamless promotion of trash. Rap without real content, consequences and nothing but fantasy. Non stop parties and songs made by fake drug dealers and fake thugs who got all their tats and gangsta after they had a hit. I just had to rant a little bit and it hit me when I heard the lyrics to The Hand Clap include “row, row, row your boat gently down the stream.” Yeah that’s a direct lyric quote from the song, what the fuck is this shit coming to!

The man who was the inspiration for the ratchet city Hurricane Chris hit A Bay Bay has been arrested according to the Shreveport Times newspaper. The story which appeared in this mornings editions cites the man whos real name is Terrance Stewart as being charged with one count each of simple rape and intimidation of a witness. Those are pretty serious charges and I guess we’ll see how this one plays out real soon as this is nearly breaking news.

A rape charge often times regardless of the following court case can be a mark that can scar someone forever. This is a very serious charge and as such I won’t get into speculation out of respect for the lives of people. Read further and you can view the entire text of the Shreveport Time article and stay tuned for more news in the future. Read the rest of this entry »