Hip Hop Rumors

”I Want Yall To Understand the Movement”
6:00AM ET July 22nd, 2011
Contributor : Chris G.
A Rocky Williform Company

Swizz Beatz wants everyone to understand that his forays into the fashion world are not to be taken lightly. The superproducer spoke to a crowd during his a Reethym of Life sneaker launch, and shared that he wants to be among the best, brightest and most celebrated designers in the world.

“I want y’all to understand the movement and the opportunity that we all have. Reebok is definitely back,” Swizz said. “I am happy to be the creative director globally,” he said. “That puts me up there with the Marc Jacobs and Karl Lagerfelds.”

“To have that position coming from the South Bronx,” he added. “I tell everybody that the sky is not the limit, it’s just the view.”

”Big Pun Was Surrounded By An Enormous Amount of Idiots”
8:30PM ET June 18th, 2011
Contributor : Chris G.
A Rocky Williform Company

With several former Terror Squad members blasting rapper Joell Ortiz’s track “Big Pun Is Back,” Pun’s former cohort Fat Joe has come out in defense of Ortiz and the song. Joe pulled no punches when discussing he and Pun’s former crew.

“See, what happened is Big Pun was surrounded by an enormous amount of idiots,” Joe explained in an interview. “And, sad to say, as big of a genius he was, and beautiful as he was, and I’m not just saying that ’cause he dead, ’cause he was the most loyal, beautiful person. He’s my brother. I worship him to death–but, it’s unfortunate he was surrounded by a bunch of f*cking idiots. Nincompoops.”

“You got a younger Spanish dude who’s hot in the streets and he wants to honor Big Pun and you throw slander at him and you disrespect him for f*cking only honoring Pun?” said Joe. “How do expect anybody else to honor Big Pun?! Or talk about him in a good way?!”

”He Won’t Do It”
6:00AM ET July 19th, 2011
Contributor : Martin James
A Rocky Williform Company

Juicy J of Three-Six-Mafia isn’t feeding into all of the Waka Flocka retirement talk. Despite Waka’s claims that he will be hanging up his microphone sometime between now and 2012, Juicy J doesn’t believe the Atlanta rapper will bow out while his career is thriving.

“I like Waka Flocka. Waka Flocka’s one of my favorites,” Paul told Rap-Up TV. “I remember when I was his age. You’re having too much fun. He won’t do it.”

For the record, neither do we, Juicy. Neither do we.

”Sorry To Disappoint You All But It’s Not True”
6:00AM ET July 19th, 2011
Contributor : Erica Moore
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Pussycat Doll and “X-Factor” judge Nicole Sherzinger seems to have a small controversy on her hands. The sexy siren came out denying reports that she and her boyfriend of four years, Lewis Hamilton, had gotten engaged. But…no one seems to have told her father.

“Lewis and I woke up this morning and read we were engaged!” Nicole tweeted. “Sorry to disappoint u all but its not true:)”

But the singer’s dad, Alfonso Valiente, confirmed the supposed engagement in an earlier interview.

“You know about the proposal? Yes they are engaged,” Valiente said. “My future son-in-law is a really nice guy, really down-to-earth. My family all like him. The good spirit is there. He is sincere and he and my daughter seem genuinely happy together, Lewis is a really good guy.”

”I’m More Than Just A Rapper…”
6:00AM ET July 19th, 2011
Contributor : Chris G.
A Rocky Williform Company

Wiz Khalifa shared his perspective on his career up to this point and his approach going forward. The rapper says he’s not content to remain locked in anyone’s box. He’s going to continue to push and diversify his sound.

“I just been working a lot. Just really finding myself and my own sound and you know putting my diversity out there and not letting anybody put me in a box or let people’s expectations guide what I do,” he said. “Really, just do what I feel and what makes me happy. Even the albums that I put out before, the ‘Say Yeah’s and stuff like that that I did, that was me letting people know that I’m more than just a rapper. I’m making music, I make songs, I’m down to make hits.”

“I mean, everything that I do, I try to do something different, try to make it different from the last,” Wiz said. “Really, just the transition has been learning the game, learning how to make other people happy as well as fulfilling all my needs, too. It’s everywhere. Just life, in general. Living, interacting with different people, hearing different people’s points of views. You gotta be sensitive to everything around you and just always be inspired. You just gotta be open.”