Ken Walker’s Urban Assault - Monday 29th September 2008
Title Artist Label #
Boogie Police Omarion feat Missy Elliott Blackground 1
Let’s Do Something Crazy Ashanti feat Flo Rida Universal 2
Swing Ya Rag T.I Feat Swizz Beatz Grand Hussle/Atlantic 3
It’s Over John Legend feat Kanye West Sony BMG 4
She Can Get It DJ Laz feat Elijah & Mims Blackout 5
Arab Money Busta Rhymes Violator 6
Why Prozak feat Twista & Tech N9ne Deadman Productions 7
All The Good Girls Vain feat Slim of 112 Top Of The Buliding 8
I’m Thirsty Regal W.E Inc 9
Shake It Like A Dog Keri Hilson feat R. Kelly The Clutch 10
#1 – Boogie Police – Omarion feat Missy Elliott
After the disaster that was “Face Off” (Omarion’s collabo album with Bow Wow) everybody in the industry was thinking where does “O” go from here. Thankfully Timbaland has signed him to The Mosley Group and if the first leaked track ‘Boogie Police’ is an indication of where he’s at, his career is well and truly back on the rails. Tight beats, clever vocals and a tongue in cheek cameo rap from Missy Elliott all add up to a strong club track that will please the dancefloor as well as Omarion’s legion of fans. This guy is too young and far too talented for his career to be over.
The Black Muppets
Comedy Central head honcho Doug Herzog, known for helping bring “South Park,” “The Daily Show,” and “The Colbert Report” to the network, dropped hints at a potential venture with Kanye West for an urban Muppets inspired show.
The 30 minute weekly project which is in the early stages of development will have a celebrity guest host for each episode and will feature original musical numbers written and produced by Kanye & Rhymefest. Production for the pilot stems from Jackhole Productions, most know for the successful puppet-based show “Crank Yankers.” If picked up by the network, “Alligator Boots” would begin sometime in 2009.
DMX rushed to hospital.
It seems Nate Dogg is not the only artist suffering from strokes lately. Rapper DMX was taken to a medical facility in Aventura Arizona for a potential “fear of stroke.” The rapper was also scheduled to appear in court to answer other charges but will be unable to comply due to this recent medical emergency. The Arizona Deputy sheriff said X was moved from a facility in Miami Dade County and taken to Phoenix, Arizona’s Maricopa County Jail. In addition to facing felony drug possession charges, the troubled rapper is also expected to defend a number of traffic violations, animal cruelty accusations, as well as fraud charges stemming from an illegal use of a Social Security card. He was held on a strict USD $25,000 cash-only bond.
Run DMC nominated for the Hall Of Fame.
Legendary hip-hop pioneers Run DMC (consisting of Reverend Run, D.M.C. and the late Jam Master Jay), will face off against eight other nominees including heavy metal band Metallica and country artist Wanda Jackson for a spot in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. If inducted, the Hip-Hop icons will become the only rap act since last year’s inductees Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. Nomination requirements say artists must have released their first single or album at least 25 years prior to the actual nomination. The Queens collective dropped their first single “Sucker MC’s” in 1983. As well as producing numerous multi-platinum albums, RUN-D.M.C. became the first hip-hop group to appear on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine and sign an athletic product endorsement deal with Adidas. The 24th Annual Induction Ceremony is open to the public and takes place Saturday, April 4 2009 in Cleveland Ohio. I couldn’t think of more deserving winners!
Kanye brings forward release date.
Kanye West has announced via his blog KanyeUniverseCity.com that he will be moving up the release date for his fourth album, 808’s And Heartbreak. According to Kanye, the release date will be changed from December 16 to sometime in November. “I changed my album to November something ‘cause I finished the album and I felt like it. I want ya’ll to hear it as soon as possible,” Kanye revealed in his latest blog entry. The change of dates, will move Kanye further away from the release date of 50 Cent’s new album, titled Before I Self Destruct, which is expected to be released on December 9.
Along with wrapping up his own album, Kanye will also be producing for artists such as Jay-Z and T.I.
Case of the mishandled goodies.
Ciara is reportedly “steaming from the ears” from the manner in which Vibe magazine has handled and publicized her recent controversial photo shoot. Her initial idea for the shoot was not to simply show off her body but to express her artistic creativeness. She also claims at no point in the shoot did she appear totally naked and that the photos were re-touched and airbrushed by Vibes designers to make it look like she was. She has written to Vibe editor-in-chief Danyel Smith requesting the original photos so that she can post them on her blog. Either way it’s a win win situation for everyone. Ciara gets great publicity, Vibe sells truck-loads of magazines and we get to see princess of crunk starkers!
