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Dope! New Music: Teairra Marí Ft Kanye West ‘Diamonds’ + Kanye’s Louis V Pics

simplydope — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 03:59:36 +0000

Damn remember when Teairra Mari was the princess of The ROC? Then Jay saw them album sales, made a switch, and then Rihanna became the new princess. That didn’t stop Teairra though she’s back after a couple years and a couple of album contracts she might finally be on the right path to success and she’s joining up with her former label mate Kanye West for a ROC reunion! You know you feel them late 90′s and them early ’00′s!

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: TEAIRRA MARI ‘DIAMONDS’ FEAT KANYE WEST

Speaking of Kanye he recently posted some his new Louis Vuitton ads on his blog:

Them black ones is killin me softly! (but whos lookin at the shoes doe). Imma stick to my Air Yeezy’s doe because these 1000 dollar shoes are a little bit out of budget. As for Amber Rose if you got her flaunt her…that goes to Kanye…lol

Dope! Pics: Chris Brown & Dat Ain’t Rihanna??

simplydope — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 04:53:55 +0000

Who is this chick walkin around with Chris Breezy to Tattoo parlors and ish:

Now I ain’t jumpin to conclusions like other websites and claiming that she is Chris’s new girlfriend…..maybe play thang but I’m not saying girlfriend just yet. Who is she you ask? Her name is Natalie Mejia and she is a member of the group Girlicious. I wonder what RiRi bout to do now…..is this Natalie chick gonna be at the court hearings!? Let RiRi even see dat chick at court and its on! More pics of Natalie:

So is this an upgrade or a downgrade?

Dope! Funnies: Beyoncé & Rihanna Do ‘Celebrity Therapy’

simplydope — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 22:24:53 +0000

I mite be a little late but I saw this on Bossip the other day and I was dead! The chick who plays Beyoncé in the clip is not only very talented but is the daughter of Robert Townsend. I know ya rember The Parent Hood! Check Out this clip though I promise you it is too damn funny.

Dope! Pics: Cassie Debuts Her New Hair-Do

simplydope — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:58:48 +0000

This was hard for me to post but I did it any ways….. Cassie went from this:

To this…..

This right here is Amber Rose syndrome. Cassie not everyone can pull off every look! Damn this just made me so upset I’m loggin off.

Dope! Video Round-Up: Kanye West ‘Love Lockdown’ || Ciara Ft T-Pain ‘Go Girl’ || PCD Ft Missy Elliot ‘Whatcha Think About That’ || Jazmine Sullivan ‘Bust Your Windows’

simplydope — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:12:29 +0000

You know Kanye had to come with that creative ish. Can anyone else tell that his favorite color is grey?

Did you see Ciara do dem splits on da chair? That’s why 50 gave her that white Rolls Royce…

The Pussycat Dolls team up with Missy Elliot for their newest single ‘Whatcha Think About That’

Finally Jazmine Sullivan is back with her second single ‘Bust Your Windows’ her debut album Fearless landed at No.6 on the Billboard charts selling 65,540. Not bad….out-doing veterans like Nelly and LL Cool J on her very first album….I’m just sayin’

Dope! Magazine Covers: T.I. || Common

simplydope — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:52:53 +0000

T.I. is covering the newest issue of Giant magazine. On another T.I. note, according to Billboard.com, his album Paper Trail has already sold 357,000 albums in the first three days of it’s release, and is expected to to top the billboard charts next week….READ MORE HERE. Paper Trail is definitely my favorite album…period, and I’m sure it will be a contender for Rap Album of the Year at the Grammy’s.

Common is on the newest issue of 944 magazine. In it common discusses why he is voting for Obama, and how important this election is.

PLEASE DON’T VOTE!

simplydope — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:04:45 +0000

This was utterly HILARIOUS to me, I was dead with laughter. Sarah Silverman is the funniest chick out there right now. Peep spots from Jaime Foxx, Halle Berry, Usher, Forest Whitaker, and many other celebrities pleading for you not to vote.

Speaking of voting, Obama is covering the November cover of Vibe, yet he is pleading with Americans to vote:

Barack Obama personally wrote a letter to Vibe urging their readers to register to vote:

“We are at a defining moment in our history. I am running for president to take this country in a new direction. But I can’t do it alone. I need you,” the letter reads. “Whether it’s the first time, or the first time in a long time, I need you to register and vote on November 4.”

The choice is yours, and if you haven’t done so already

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER TO VOTE!

You Thought This Was A Game? A Coincidence? No It’s A TAKEOVER

simplydope — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:36:05 +0000

Recently Beyonce, Jay-Z, and Kanye (all known by first names) announced their upcoming albums. Beyonce announced that her 3rd solo album will be released on November 17th. Two singles are already ready to impact radio on October 7th. One entitled Single Ladies and the other “If I Were A Boy” which a video is being shot for in New York. After Beyonce has all her shine next in line is Kanye who will be releasing his album a MONTH later, December 16th to be exact. His 4th solo album will be 808′s and Heartbreak and here is the cover art for the first single:

“Love Lockdown” was premiered at the 2008 VMA’s and should be available on iTunes this week. But wait the trilogy would not be complete without Jay-Z. Jay is completing a trilogy of his own with his next album The Blueprint 3. Of course the first single was produced by Kanye and “Jockin Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)” was premiered on Kanye’s New York stop of the Glow In The Dark Tour.

The hit single “Swagga Like Us” which features and is produced by Kanye West, will be on both T.I.‘s Paper Trail and Jay’s The Blueprint 3. Sources say that Jay-Z will be releasing his album in December or January right after Kanye’s.

THIS IS A DAMN TAKEOVER!

THIS IS A POLITE WARNING:

GET WITH IT OR GET LOST!

Kanye West, Oprah, Mary J. Blige, And Forest Whitaker Speak About Barack Obama’s DNC Convention Speech

simplydope — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:12:45 +0000

I now see how Barack Obama is taking over the nation. After sitting out in the hot sun at a football stadium at Dublin Coffman High School in Dublin, Ohio waiting to hear Obama speak, I now see why he is going to be the next president, he is truly inspirational. Oprah, Kanye, MJB, and Forest Whitaker were also inspired by Barack Obama:

And who said Oprah didn’t like rappers? Her and Kanye seem pretty close with one another.

Dope! News: Kirk Franklin At Odds With T-Pain Over ‘Silver & Gold’

simplydope — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:26:40 +0000

It looks like Kirk Franklin had to sit down and have a talk with T-Pain about his song that leaked on the internet ‘Silver & Gold’. Kirk who originally released the song ‘Silver & Gold’ in 1993 on the album Kirk Franklin and the Family, had lyrics that spoke about God:

“Silver and gold/ Silver and gold/ I’d rather have Jesus than silver and gold/ No fame or fortune/ Nor riches untold/ I’d rather have Jesus than silver and gold.“

While T-Pain’s version focuses more on alcohol:

“You’ll be hanging, swanging, drinking two types of Patrón,” he sings. “I done mixed up silver and gold/ I done mixed up silver and gold/ I’mma tryin’ to get drunk before this party/ Somebody’s gonna have to carry me home/ I done drank the silver and gold.”

T-Pain’s version doesn’t sample the original Kirk Franklin hit, but the melody is the same which caused people to believe that he was desecrating a gospel song buy talking about alcohol instead. T-Pain talked to MTV News about how the song was just done out of “boredom” and it wasn’t considered to be on the album and how Kirk told him to change the melody:

“It was never supposed to be on my album, the record, it got leaked, then me and Kirk Franklin had to talk. He was doing most of the talking. He was saying it wasn’t no disrespect. He was saying he knows how songs get leaked. He had it happen to him before. He said he wasn’t a saint, and it wasn’t like he never did nothing wrong. It’s not like [Kirk] said I did something wrong. He said if I was gonna go with it, just change the melody. ‘You can still say silver and gold.’ He’s got a lot of people saying stuff to him: ‘How could you let T-Pain destroy a gospel song like that? How could let him talk about alcohol?’ I wasn’t even doing it for a mixtape or nothing. I was literally drinking and made a song. I was bored in the studio. There was nothing else to do. I made it into an alcoholic anthem, which wasn’t good. It spread so fast, everybody thought it was the first single. Somebody was putting it out as ‘the first single off of T-Pain’s new album Pain or Pleasure.‘ Somebody was just making up an album name just so they can put it out. That’s why my album isn’t coming out on [my] birthday no more, because I had to push it back. We had to stop that song.”