Kanye West Apologizes for Nike Rant

"I really appreciate everything they did for me," he says.

By Dorkys RamosLast week, Kanye West started trash talking about Nike after the shoe brand refused to pay him royalties on his Air Yeezy sneakers. He ranted about the sneaker giant in the same breath he was touting his new $10 million partnership with rival Adidas.

"The old me, without a daughter, would have taken the Nike deal because I just love Nikes so much. But the new me, with a daughter, takes the Adidas deal because I have royalties and I have to provide for my family," he told Hot 97's Angie Martinez about his new deal.

This week, the rapper has backtracked a bit to rebuild some of that bridge he started burning with Nike. During an interview with TallBoy, Yeezy gushed some more about his hot new partnership with Adidas, but also made sure to apologize for his earlier rant.

"It just feels good to be able to create more, create product that I can control the pricing on," he said. "That I can do quality control on. I feel very comfortable to have a great partner backing my ideas and allowing me to think and be creative and giving me that shot."

"I'm still gonna do music, but I really do feel honored to have had the chance to blow Yeezy up with Nike and I really appreciate everything they did for me," he added. "I'm not knocking them on the way out or burning no bridges, you know. I apologize for my frustration earlier. I just think it's time. It's go time. It's turn up time."

Meanwhile, Nike has moved on as well as Drake recently announced a partnership with Nike and Michael Jordan to release the OVO Air Jordan.

THE GAME HONORS NELSON MANDELA WITH TATTOO

The Game is keeping the memory of Nelson Mandela alive. The Compton MC tatted a photo of the late South African president on his body. After a seven-hour session, he showed off the finished piece on Instagram.

“The finished ‘Nelson Mandela’ lookin out of the prison bars by @NikkoHurtado done on my side. 7 hour sitting…. Few more hours to tie in the tats around it & we solid,” he said.

Game praised Mandela, calling him “one of the greatestleaders of our time.”

The Mandela tat is the latest in a series that includes his three kids, Trayvon Martin, and President Obama.

Gucci Mane Denies Killing Gay Booty Warrior Cellmate In Jail For Licking His Ice-Cream Cone Tattoo

Did Gucci’s cellmate take his cookies??

Gucci Mane Denies Killing Cellmate For Licking His Tattoo

Via Memphis Rap reports:

There are hip hop rumors being shared throughout social media site that rapper Gucci Mane killed a cellmate while in jail for trying to rape him – that rumor is not true.
The news that circulated claimed that Gucci Mane woke up in his cell with his cellmate trying to lick the ice cream cone tattoo off his face while attempting to touch him inappropriately. Come on people! Really?! The rapper was stated to have choked out the other inmate eventually killing him.
Apparently the news seems to have derived from a satire news site called CreamBMP.
Much like the satire website The Onion, some people share links from the satire sites over social media without realizing that the news is satirical.
Gucci Mane himself shared a tweet regarding the spreading hip-hop rumor.

Gucci Mane might be a lot of things but a booty bandit is not one!

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Game Says Kendrick Lamar Deserves His Grammy Nominations

Game and Miguel discuss Kendrick Lamar's seven Grammy nominations.

Kendrick Lamar's seven Grammy nominations impressed fellow Compton, California rapper Game. 

"Man I'm so proud of that dude," Game says, as per mtv.com. "That's my little homie. It's just good to see him getting his just do. He deserves everything he's getting. Congrats to Kendrick for everything, it's beautiful. And welcome to the Million Dollar Club."

On Friday (December 6), Kendrick Lamar received seven bids for his major label debut, good kid, m.A.A.d. city. They include nominations for Album of the Year and Best New Artist.

Los Angeles native Miguel also praised Kendrick Lamar. 

"Kendrick is not following in anyone's footsteps," Miguel said to mtvnews.com after the Grammy nominations were announced. "He's on his own path and he's killing it, as you can see. I think I just appreciate how he told his story. He really let people get to know him through his music and that's why he's winning. There's an authenticity and that's what I appreciate most from him."

2014 Grammy Awards nominations revealed: See the full list

Yesterday Friday December 6th, the Recording
Academy revealed the full list of nominees for
the 2014 Grammy Awards, which will take
place January 26th 2014. The full list below...
Album Of The Year :
The Blessed Unrest — Sara Bareilles
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Red — Taylor Swift
Record Of The Year :
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Royals” — Lorde
“Locked Out Of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. &
Pharrell Williams
Song Of The Year :
“Just Give Me A Reason” — Pink Featuring Nate
Ruess (songwriters: Jeff Bhasker, Pink & Nate
Ruess)
“Locked Out Of Heaven” — Bruno Mars
(songwriters: Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine &
Bruno Mars)
“Roar” — Katy Perry (songwriters: Lukasz
Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee, Katy
Perry & Henry Walter)
“Royals” — Lorde (songwriters: Joel Little & Ella
Yelich O’Connor)
“Same Love” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Featuring Mary Lambert (songwriters: Ben
Haggerty, Mary Lambert & Ryan Lewis)
Best New Artist:
James Blake
Kendrick Lamar
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kacey Musgraves
Ed Sheeran
Producer Of The Year:
Rob Cavallo
Dr. Luke
Ariel Rechtshaid
Jeff Tweedy
Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Solo Performance :
“Brave” — Sara Bareilles
“Royals” — Lorde
“When I Was Your Man” — Bruno Mars
“Roar” — Katy Perry
“Mirrors” — Justin Timberlake
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance :
“Get Lucky” — Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams
“Just Give Me A Reason” — Pink Featuring Nate
Ruess
“Stay” — Rihanna Featuring Mikky Ekko
“Blurred Lines” — Robin Thicke Featuring T.I. &
Pharrell Williams
“Suit & Tie” — Justin Timberlake & Jay Z
Best Pop Vocal Album:
Paradise - Lana Del Rey
Pure Heroine - Lorde
Unorthodox Jukebox - Bruno Mars
Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke
The 20/20 Experience - Justin Timberlake
Best Rap Song:
“F***in’ Problems” – ASAP Rocky Featuring
Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar
“Holy Grail” – Jay Z featuring Justin Timberlake
“New Slaves” – Kanye West
“Started From the Bottom” – Drake
“Thrift Shop” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Featuring Wanz
Best Rap Performance :
“Started From The Bottom” — Drake
“Berzerk” — Eminem
“Tom Ford” —  Jay Z
“Swimming Pools (Drank)” — Kendrick Lamar
“Thrift Shop” — Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Featuring Wanz
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration :
“Power Trip” — J.Cole Featuring Miguel
“Part II (On The Run)” — Jay Z Featuring
Beyoncé
“Holy Grail” — Jay Z Featuring Justin Timberlake
“Now Or Never” — Kendrick Lamar Featuring
Mary J. Blige
“Remember You” — Wiz Khalifa Featuring The
Weeknd
Best Rap Album:
Nothing Was The Same — Drake
Magna Carta…Holy Grail — Jay Z
Good Kid, M.A.A.D City — Kendrick Lamar
The Heist — Macklemore  & Ryan Lewis
Yeezus — Kanye West
Best Country Solo Performance :
“I Drive Your Truck” — Lee Brice
“I Want Crazy” — Hunter Hayes
“Mama’s Broken Heart” — Miranda Lambert
“Wagon Wheel” — Darius Rucker
“Mine Would Be You” — Blake Shelton
Best Country Album :
Night Train — Jason Aldean
Two Lanes Of Freedom — Tim McGraw
Same Trailer Different Park — Kacey
Musgraves
Based On A True Story — Blake Shelton
Red — Taylor Swift
Best Country Duo/Group Performance:
“From This Valley” – The Civil Wars
“Don’t Rush” – Kelly Clarkson featuring Vince
Gill
“Your Side of the Bed” – Little Big Town
“Highway Don’t Care” – Tim McGraw, Taylor
Swift & Keith Urban
“You Can’t Make Old Friends” – Kenny Rogers
with Dolly Parton
Best Country Song:
“Begin Again” – Taylor Swift
“I Drive Your Truck” – Lee Brice
“Mama’s Broken Heart” – Miranda Lambert
“Merry Go ‘Round” – Kacey Musgraves
“Mine Would Be You” – Blake Shelton
Best Rock Performance :
“Always Alright” — Alabama Shakes
“The Stars (Are Out Tonight)” — David Bowie
“Radioactive” — Imagine Dragons
“Kashmir” (Live) — Led Zeppelin
“My God Is The Sun” — Queens Of The Stone
Age
“I’m Shakin’” — Jack White
Best Rock Song:
“Ain’t Messin ‘Round” – Gary Clark Jr.
“Cut Me Some Slack” – Paul McCartney, Dave
Grohl, Krist Novoselic, Pat Smear
“Doom And Gloom” – The Rolling Stones
“God Is Dead” – Black Sabbath
“Panic Station” – Muse
Best Rock Album:
13 — Black Sabbath
The Next Day — David Bowie
Mechanical Bull — Kings Of Leon
Celebration Day — Led Zeppelin
…Like Clockwork — Queens Of The Stone Age
Psychedelic Pill — Neil Young With Crazy Horse
Best Alternative Music Album:
The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The
Harder I Fight, The More I Love You — Neko
Case
Trouble Will Find Me — The National
Hesitation Marks — Nine Inch Nails
Lonerism — Tame Impala
Modern Vampires Of The City — Vampire
Weekend
Best Dance/Electronica Album :
Random Access Memories — Daft Punk
Settle — Disclosure
18 Months — Calvin Harris
Atmosphere — Kaskade
A Color Map Of The Sun — Pretty Lights
Best R&B Performance :
“Love And War” — Tamar Braxton
“Best Of Me” — Anthony Hamilton
“Nakamarra” — Hiatus Kaiyote Featuring Q-Tip
“How Many Drinks?” — Miguel Featuring
Kendrick Lamar
“Something” — Snarky Puppy With Lalah
Hathaway
Best R&B Album:
R&B Divas — Faith Evans
Girl On Fire — Alicia Keys
Love In The Future — John Legend
Better — Chrisette Michele
Three Kings — TGT
Best Urban Contemporary Album:
Love And War — Tamar Braxton
Side Effects Of You — Fantasia
One: In The Chamber — Salaam Remi
Unapologetic — Rihanna
New York: A Love Story — Mack Wilds
Best Americana Album :
Old Yellow Moon — Emmylou Harris & Rodney
Crowell
Love Has Come For You — Steve Martin & Edie
Brickell
Buddy And Jim — Buddy Miller And Jim
Lauderdale
One True Vine — Mavis Staples
Songbook — Allen Toussaint
Best Comedy Album:
Calm Down Gurrl — Kathy Griffin
I’m Here To Help — Craig Ferguson
A Little Unprofessional — Ron White
Live — Tig Notaro
That’s What I’m Talkin’ About — Bob Saget
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual
Media:
Django Unchained
The Great Gatsby
Les Misérables
Muscle Shoals
Sound City: Real To Reel
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media:
Argo (Alexandre Desplat, composer)
The Great Gatsby (Craig Armstrong, composer)
Life Of Pi (Mychael Danna, composer)
Lincoln (John Williams, composer)
Skyfall (Thomas Newman, composer)
Zero Dark Thirty (Alexandre Desplat, composer)
Best Song Written For Visual Media:
“Atlas” – Coldplay (From The Hunger Games:
Catching Fire)“Silver Lining” – Jessie J
(From Silver Linings Playbook)“Skyfall” – Adele
(From Skyfall)“We Both Know” – Colbie Caillat
& Gavin DeGraw (From Safe Haven)
“Young And Beautiful” – Lana Del Rey (From
The Great Gatsby)
“You’ve Got Time” – Regina Spektor (From
Orange Is The New Black)
Best Musical Theater Album: Kinky Boots
Matilda: The Musical
Motown The Musical
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album: Viva
Duets - Tony Bennett & Various Artists To Be
Loved - Michael Buble The Standards - Gloria
Estefan Cee Lo’s Magic Moment - Cee Lo Green
Now - Dionne Warwick
Best Jazz Instrumental Album:
Guided Tour — The New Gary Burton Quartet
Money Jungle: Provocative In Blue — Terri
Lyne Carrington
Life Forum — Gerald Clayton
Pushing The World Away — Kenny Garrett
Out Here — Christian McBride Trio
Best Gospel Album :
Grace (Live) — Tasha Cobbs
Best For Last: 20 Year Celebration Vol. 1 —
Donald Lawrence
Best Days Yet — Bishop Paul S. Morton
God Chaser (Live) — William Murphy
Greater Than (Live) — Tye Tribbett
Best Music Video:
“Safe And Sound” – Capital Cities
“Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film” – Jay Z
“Can’t Hold Us” – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Featuring Ray Dalton
“Suit & TIe” – Justin Timberlake featuring Jay Z
“I’m Shakin’” – Jack White
Best Recording Package:
Automatic Music Can Be Fun – Geneseo
Long Night Moon – Reckless Kelly
Magna Carta…Holy Grail – Jay Z
Metallica Through The Never (Music From The
Motion Picture) – Metallica
The Next Day – David Bowie
Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition
Package:
The Brussels Affair – The Rolling Stones
How Do You Do (Limited Edition Box Set) –
Mayer Hawthorne
The Road to Red Rocks (Special Edition) –
Mumford & Sons
The Smith Tapes – Various Artists
Wings Over America (Deluxe Edition) – Paul
McCartney And Wings

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Gucci Mane Reveals New Album Title, Cover Art & Release Date

@Gucci Mane has revealed the details of his upcoming project, "The State Vs. Radric Davis 2: The Caged Bird Sings".

@Gucci Mane's ongoing trouble with the law may have hit its peak this year, with the rapper currently facing 20 years in jail. Gucci has decided to release a sequel to his 2009 major label debut, The State Vs. Radric Davis, which was released while he was incarcerated.

The new project, due out on Christmas, will be titled The State Vs. Radric Davis 2: The Caged Bird Sings, and will feature his recent Mike WiLL produced single, "Mention Me". 

View the artwork for GuWop's upcoming project below

Philadelphia Man Shot To Death Over $300 Dr. Dre Beats Headphones

According to NBC Philadelphia:

The sounds of children playing on a Lebanon Avenue sidewalk Saturday afternoon didn’t curb a shooter. An armed man opened fire on Christian Massey, 21, in a nearby alley. The armed man first demanded Massey’s Dr. Dre Beats headphones. Massey did not comply and tried to run, witnesses say. The suspect shot five rounds, striking and killing Massey. The headphones lay near Massey’s lifeless body. He had purchased them for about $300 on Black Friday.
“To me, he was my child,” said Eula Hodge, his grandmother. “Why did they have to shoot him. They didn’t get what they shot him for so he was shot for nothing.” His goal was to play basketball and buy a house for himself and his sisters. Philadelphia Police have no leads and are seeking the public’s help with identifying a suspect.

And according to his grandmother, Chris Massey was a great kid who made good grades despite being in and out of foster homes during his childhood. SMH.

R.I.P.

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