Big Sean Wants To Leave A Legacy With "Hall Of Fame." Speaks On Album's Features, New Year's Resolutions & More

Big Sean has major plans in store for his sophomore album "Hall of Fame." Having already established himself as a star on the rise, the G.O.O.D. Music rapper is looking to take that next step.

Rap-Up caught up with the Detroit player to chop it up about his plans for Christmas, upcoming shows in Africa, New Year's resolutions, "Hall of Fame," its features and leaving a legacy behind through his music.

"I'm excited to put new songs out, new singles, new everything man," Sean said. "You know the vlogs I've been doing where I've been talking about reality and imagination. A lot of the album has that tone of being super inspirational, super intellectual and of course it still has bangers on there too. It's like an emotional roller coaster."

Sean said you can expect features from his G.O.O.D. Music family as well as Jhene Aiko and James Fauntleroy.

New York Giants Player Victor Cruz Pays Tribute To 6-Year Old Connecticut Shooting Victim Jack Pinto By Honoring Him During Game

Jack Pinto


New York Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz played Sundays game against the Atlanta Falcons with a heavy heart. Cruz found out shortly after the shooting massacre in Newtown, Connecticut on Friday that one of the victims, 6-year old Jack Pinto, idolized him.

According to the New York Daily News, Cruz became aware of Jack Pinto after his Twitter feed started to blow up with talk that the 6-year-old had been one of his biggest fans. He instructed his fiancée/publicist, Elaina Watley, to find the family. It took her 20 minutes. She asked the family members if they wanted to talk to Cruz. They did.

“I was in the hotel (in Atlanta) and as I was talking to them I was fighting back tears. You could hear everybody in the background crying as well. It was tough to listen to,” Cruz said.

Cruz also talked to Pinto's 11-year old brother.

“He could barely speak to me. I was just talking to him, telling him to stay strong, to stay positive and I’m going to help the family any way I can,’’ Cruz said.

Pinto was such a fan of the Giants player his family is considering burying him in Cruz's No. 80 jersey

 
"I told them I was honored," Cruz told ESPN. "I couldn't even express to them how great that made me feel, and how big of an honor that is. … No words describe the type of feeling you get when a kid idolizes you so much that they want to, you know, unfortunately, like put him in the casket with your jersey on."


Cruz honored Pinto during Sunday's game by writing his name on his shoes and gloves.
  

“Jack Pinto, My Hero” was written on one of his cleats and “R.I.P Jack Pinto” on the other. On the back of his gloves, Cruz wrote “Jack Pinto This one is 4 U.!”

 

Countdown To T.I. 'Trouble Man: Heavy Is The Head' Episode 3

Tip continues to count mark off the days leading up to the release of his eighth studio album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head. In episode 3 of "Countdown to T.I." the rapper visits Shantinique Music and DSA high school in Detroit.


He then heads back to Atlanta where he donates 1000 turkeys to those in need.


Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head Out Now

 

Affion Crockett - “Detox???” - Eminem & Dr. Dre Spoof

From Affion Crockett's "Watch The Clone" album available here https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/watch-the-clone/id573571159

Alicia Keys - Brand New Me

Alicia Keys releases a new music video for her powerful song "Brand New Me." The track can be found on her new album Girl On Fire.

Directed by Diane Martel.

Rita Ora Covers Kendrick Lamar's 'Swimming Pools (Drank)' At NYC Show

R&B newcomer Rita Ora invaded New York's Highline Ballroom Monday December 17. The Roc Nation singer performed songs from her debut album Ora, and even surprised the audience by singing Kendrick Lamar's popular record "Swimming Pools (Drank)."

Honey Cocaine - Love Coca

 
Tyga's artist Honey Cocaine is quickly trying to make a name for herself. Her latest music video is a female remix of Chief Keef's song "Love Sosa" which she has titled "Love Coca."

T.I. Says He Could Care Less What Fans Think About His 'Trouble Man' Album Artwork "F*ck You For Real, But Thank You For Buying The Album"

While making the promotional rounds for his new album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head, T.I. stopped in Los Angeles to talk to the L.A. Leakers team of Justin Credible, DJ sourMILK and Fuzz Fantab.


While discussing the album's artwork which depicts the Atlanta rapper holding a gun, Tip said he could care less how fans feel about it as long as they buy the cd.




"One of the main things this album represents is I don't give a f*ck what they think," Tip said. "I don't give a f*ck how they feel. It's my business, it's my art, it's my creative expression. I have a right to do, say and present whatever the f*ck I want to. So if you don't like it sit down and shut the f*ck up. Buy the album, you don't have to look at the artwork. F*ck you, but please buy the album. F*ck you for real, but thank you for buying the album."

Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head is in stores today.

Laughing All The Way To Bank: Cassidy Says He's Secured An Endorsement Deal Because Of 'Condom Style' Freestyle

When Cassidy released his "Condom Style" freestyle over Psy's "Gangnam Style" instrumental, he preached about the dangers of having unprotected sex. Some people laughed at the song. Fellow Philly emcee Meek Mill called it "the worst song in the history of rapping."

Still Cass was undeterred by the naysayers.

"If 'Condom Style' made at lease 1 man strap up, & potentially saved at lease 1 person from getting a STD.. The song served its purpose," Cass wrote on Twitter. "It was never a song that everybody in the world liked! But 'Condom Style' is on ovr 400,000 sites! & has ovr 300,000 views on YouTube alrdy!"

Freeway Ft. Young Gunz, Peedi Crakk, Pain In Da A$$ & Memphis Bleek - Roc Reloaded [Listen/Download]

It's a Roc-A-Fella Records reunion as Freeway recruits Pain In The A$$, Young Chris, Neef Buck and Memphis Bleek for "Roc Reloaded."

The Jake One-produced track is off of Freeway's upcoming 7-track EP  titled Black Santa dropping on December 24th.

Machine Gun Kelly: Kellyvision [Christmas Edition]

 

Here is an early Christmas gift for all the fans. 2012 has been such a great year for the movement: we dropped an album, toured the world, won awards, and stayed ourselves the whole way. Watch us f*** around for the next 9 minutes.

 

Murder Mook Freestyles On Sway In The Morning & Streetsweeper Radio With DJ Kay Slay

 
 Murder Mook freestyle on Shade 45 with DJ Kay Slay

TI50: Tinashe on What She Would Do on Her Last Day Living, Sings "Killing Me Softly"

Meek Mill Names His Favorite Albums Of 2012. Judge Bars Him From Touring For A Month

2012 was a big year for Meek Mill. He dropped his debut album Dreams and Nightmares, and established himself as an emcee to look out for in the future.

Rap-Up recently caught up with Meek to get his answers on the highlights of his year, Trinidad James, T.I., his favorite albums of 2012, plans for Christmas, new year's resolution, building his team and more.

Meek named 2 Chainz, Future, Kendrick Lamar to name a few.

While for the most part things have been looking up for the Philly rapper he did get some bad news recently.

Judge Genece Brinkley said Monday the rapper, whose real name is Robert Williams, violated an order restricting his performance scheduling and failing to properly keep in touch with his probation officer.


Meek will not be allowed to tour. travel or perform, except for charity. For a month according to Philly.com.


"You need to get yourself together," Brinkley told Meek during Monday's 2 1/2-hour probation hearing in Common Pleas Court in Philadelphia., "You are going to be home for Christmas and New Year's."



Meek's attorney argued that the judge was preventing the rapper from making a living.


"Robert Williams is on probation, not Meek Mill," said his lawyer Gary Silver. "You are preventing him from earning his livelihood. This isn't like mixtapes being made in the basement of someone's house. This is for real. He has a job that appears to be interesting to a lot of people. He wants to earn a legal living. It just happens to be on a national and international stage."

 

Picture This: Starting January 2013, Instagram Has The Right to Sell Your Photos Without YOUR Permission [Details Inside] ***UPDATE** Instagram Responds

 

Instagram has announced a new Terms of Service, and the terms, not surprisingly, offer users few rights over their photos.

Under the new agreement, Instagram can share information about users with parent company Facebook, as well as outside affiliates and advertisers. It can use your image or any of your photos in advertisements without your consent, as well as anyone you've posted a photo of using the service.

The Guardian adds:

The new Instagram clause notes that "some or all of the service may be supported by advertising revenue" and says that, as a result, "to help us deliver interesting paid or sponsored content or promotions, you agree that a business or other entity may pay us to display your username, likeness, photos (along with any associated metadata), and/or actions you take, in connection with paid or sponsored content or promotions, without any compensation to you."

That means that Instagram photos could be used in advertising, without reference to the owner, with all the payments going to Instagram. There is no opt-out from that use except to stop using the service and to delete your photos.

But Dan Catt, who worked on the early development of Flickr – one of the first photo-sharing services online – pointed out on Twitter that any pictures which included recognisable people would require explicit permission in the form of a "model release" from Instagram to the advertiser seeking to use it, which might be impossible to grant.


Source

http://www.towleroad.com/2012/12/instagram-owns-you-and-your-photos.html


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