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Friday, 20 November 2015
Empire State Of Mind; Does "Empire" Get Rap Battle Right ?
The answer? Not really.
Following months of speculation and anticipation, Fox recently dropped the trailer for season two of ratings juggernaut Empire.
A lot has changed since viewers were first introduced to the Lyon
family in early January. Head patriarch Lucious discovered his diagnosis
of ALS was something a lot less life threatening yet, was charged with
the killing his former friend Bunky and finds himself currently
incarcerated. This is an 180 from the series beginning with his ex-wife
Cookie being released from prison. Getting over the closeted homosexual
hump, middle son Jamal takes over Empire Enterprises and even manages to
get a little Suge Knight-ish during a few episodes. Meanwhile, oldest
son Andre is still coming to terms with his bipolar disorder. Empire
Enterprises’ greatest threat comes when Hakeem forms an alliance with
Lucious’ ex-fiance Annika who is possibly helping a rival record label.
Wrapping everything together is Cookie’s power struggle to get the piece
of the company that is deserved. As the second season of Empire is surely set possibly break more viewership records, DX is proud to present the next edition of “Empire State Of Mind.”
In a previous episode introducing Gatz’s battle rap abilities, gunfire erupted after a fight when things got too personal. Hakeem seemed out of his league. Besides the hilarious training sequence where each member of the contestants’ entourage threw out random words for them to freestyle to, the actual scene between the two artists couldn’t have been more over-the-top. And yes, Funkmaster Flex served as the host and DJ for the event in the most obvious allusion to Hip Hop’s biggest beef of 2015, Drake Vs. Meek Mill. Empire’s first season featured the cringe-worthy moment where Jamal sung his way through a battle. Yes, Empire predated Mill “getting bodied by a singing nigga.”
This particular battle reached outrageous levels normally seen in anything involving Cadalack and Daylyt. Everything from choreographed dancing to crowd participation created an ambiance that was more Broadway than anything featured on King Of The Dot Entertainment. The scene almost felt like a parody of 8 Miles best moments. Twitter, offered some of the best commentaries on the episode:
Despite the dramatics, events don’t make sense in reality. The show presents Hakeem as a huge major label rap star. In reality, there’s no way anyone in his position would have taken that chance. Matter of fact, it wouldn’t have even been worth the effort against someone unknown like Gatz. The best rap beefs from Drake vs. Mill and Nas vs Hov to Biggie vs. Pac featured greats almost at their prime. In reality, a rapper in Hakeem’s position would've simply ignored any attacks. However, the real winner of the night was Pepsi who managed to involve themselves in the actual storyline of Jamal getting an endorsement deal from the soda maker. By the episode’s conclusion, Empire may have set a new precedent for having using endorsements within the narrative structure of an episode.
Empire State Of Mind: Does "Empire" Get Battle Rap Right?
The dramatic breakdown of the Lyon clan continued as tensions between Empire Enterprises and The Dynasty grew significantly when Hakeem destroyed a peace offering from Lucious via USB drive. This lead the family patriarch to instigate a beef between recent signee Freda Gatz and his youngest son. Gatz sends the first shots during a concert at Lucious’ club making allusions to Hakeem’s recent kidnappings and luxurious upbringing. Social media goes crazy of course. Ironically, Hakeem’s first response is through Snapchat? Attempting to prove his dominance, he challenges Gatz to a rap battle featuring some ludicrous production values while Cookie and Lucious make a back-end bet over the winner.In a previous episode introducing Gatz’s battle rap abilities, gunfire erupted after a fight when things got too personal. Hakeem seemed out of his league. Besides the hilarious training sequence where each member of the contestants’ entourage threw out random words for them to freestyle to, the actual scene between the two artists couldn’t have been more over-the-top. And yes, Funkmaster Flex served as the host and DJ for the event in the most obvious allusion to Hip Hop’s biggest beef of 2015, Drake Vs. Meek Mill. Empire’s first season featured the cringe-worthy moment where Jamal sung his way through a battle. Yes, Empire predated Mill “getting bodied by a singing nigga.”
This particular battle reached outrageous levels normally seen in anything involving Cadalack and Daylyt. Everything from choreographed dancing to crowd participation created an ambiance that was more Broadway than anything featured on King Of The Dot Entertainment. The scene almost felt like a parody of 8 Miles best moments. Twitter, offered some of the best commentaries on the episode:
Despite the dramatics, events don’t make sense in reality. The show presents Hakeem as a huge major label rap star. In reality, there’s no way anyone in his position would have taken that chance. Matter of fact, it wouldn’t have even been worth the effort against someone unknown like Gatz. The best rap beefs from Drake vs. Mill and Nas vs Hov to Biggie vs. Pac featured greats almost at their prime. In reality, a rapper in Hakeem’s position would've simply ignored any attacks. However, the real winner of the night was Pepsi who managed to involve themselves in the actual storyline of Jamal getting an endorsement deal from the soda maker. By the episode’s conclusion, Empire may have set a new precedent for having using endorsements within the narrative structure of an episode.
Friday, 6 November 2015
Rick Ross Calls Off Engagement To Lira Galore ?
Rick Ross and Lira Galore have reportedly called off their recent engagement? According to TMZ,
Ross and Galore had a huge fight, which led to her moving all of her
stuff out of the rappers Georgia mansion. Although it is unclear what
the fight was about, but it was bad enough to call it quits.
Despite the two ending their engagement, Lira posted a photo a day ago and she was still rocking the massive 11 carat, $350K engagement ring.
Despite the two ending their engagement, Lira posted a photo a day ago and she was still rocking the massive 11 carat, $350K engagement ring.
Lil Wayne's Miami Mansion Raided By Cops
As we reported, Lil Wayne still owes a private jet
company $2 million for overdue charges and attorney fees, but now the
police have been sent to seize his property on their behalf. According
to TMZ, Police showed up to Wayne’s Miami mansion
looking to seize his assets on behalf go the jet company. The reports
claim the Police were stopped by Wayne’s security, but they had a
warrant to break the locks and doors of the house and they took items
such as, art work and several album plaques.
Is Chris Brown Addicted To Codeine ?
Chris Brown‘s
family and friends are reportedly worried about him, because they feel
like he is addicted to codeine. According to reports, Chris’s family and
friends are saying his problem has been getting a lot worse over the
last few weeks and he has been drinking it around his daughter Royalty.
Brown’s people are just worried he could lose custody if he continues on
this path.
TMZ recently reported that during Chris’ custody battle he tested positive for codeine, but had a prescription so it didn’t effect the case.
TMZ recently reported that during Chris’ custody battle he tested positive for codeine, but had a prescription so it didn’t effect the case.
DEMMA RUN (INSTRUMENTAL) BY ACCURATEBEATS
Another beat(INSTRUMENTAL) from ACCURATEBEATS, and this one is labelled "DEMMA RUN".. I titled this one "demma run" cause of the concept of the beat,it had a couple of gunshots and it was like a war beat kind of... Download,listen,score and enjoy.
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