(AllHipHop News) Two months removed from a year plus in jail on parole violation, former Roc-a-Fella emcee Peedi Crakk is placing the finishing touches on his debut album for Amalgam Digital and putting his Jay-Z beef to rest. Previously, Peedi admitted that he was unfocused and blew his label budget while briefly under Jay-Z’s Def Jam, causing his then-named Prince of the Roc debut to be shelved indefinitely. Now, the Philadelphia emcee claims he has newfound appreciation for his art and freedom. “The best s**t is to be back in the booth. I was feigning for that booth. [For] 19 months I did,” Peedi Peedi told AllHipHop.com. “And if I can get this bread, the shows don’t hurt. I’m just leaking s**t all on the Internet. Anyone want to check my s**t, just go online [and type in] P. Crakk [and] Amalgam Digital.” In 2008, Peedi was highly outspoken about Jay-Z, who he held personally responsible for not getting his debut released on Def Jam. Before his prison sentence stemming from a 2002 gun charge, Crakk went as far as to leak several diss records against Jay (“Sweet Dreams,” “I’m Sorry) which depicted the Brooklyn mogul as a liar and a thief. Also, Peedi began work on a mixtape entitled Camel Face Hunting Season. Today, Peedi Crakk looks at those records as clarifying a past grievance instead of an attempt to initiate a battle. And according to him, the issues will not be rehashed are exploited on any new songs. “I never came at Jay. I just always set the record straight for people who didn’t really know exactly what happened,” he reasoned. “Once you air it, leave it alone and where it’s at. That’s the past [and] we’re [now] going this way.” Several new freestyles and songs from Peedi Crakk can be heard at www.amalgamdigital.com. At press time, his upcoming debut does not have a release date.    video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

(AllHipHop News) In a recent interview it Vibe, Houston, Texas rapper Slim Thug shared his opinion on relationships between black men and women. During the interview, Slim Thug expressed his frustrations with black women, claiming that they needed to stand by their men more in trying situations. Not one to shy away from his opinion, Slim Thug was very candid during the interview with Vibe. “It’s hard to trust a Black woman [sometimes] because a lot of Black women’s mind frame is that the man gotta do everything for her? he gotta pay for this, he gotta pay for that, and if it ain’t about money then a lot of them ain’t f###### with him,” Slim Thug said. “If that’s what you’re here for then I don’t want to be with you.”Slim Thug also claimed that “white women treat they man like a king and Black women feel like they ain’t gotta do that s**t.”To read the full interview click here.

Eminem is the latest rapper to have his full length album leaked, as his highly anticipated album Recovery has hit the Internet. Songs from the album began appearing on the net yesterday, along with the full track listing for Recovery, which is the follow up to Eminem’s 2009 album Relapse. Last Saturday (June 5th), Eminem debuted “Not Afraid,” the first official video and single released off of Recovery. Just days later, one of the first tracks to leak was the Just Blaze-produced song “No Love,” a collaboration between incarcerated rapper Lil Wayne and Eminem. In a previous interview with Billboard, Eminem discussed how he became frustrated when 2009’s album Relapse hit the Internet one week early. “It’s like someone catches you peeping in your window before you got the Spider Man costume all zipped up,” Eminem said.  Below is the track listing for Eminem’s album Recovery, which is due in stores on June 22nd. Eminem – Recovery Tracklist1. “Cold Wind Blows”2. “Talkin’ 2 Myself” with Kobe3. “On Fire”4. “Won’t Back Down” with Pink5. “W.T.P.”6. “Going Through Changes”7. “Not Afraid”8. “Seduction”9. “No Love” with Lil Wayne10. “Space Bound”11. “Cinderella Man”12. “25 to Life” 13. “So Bad”14. “Almost Famous”15. “Love the Way You Lie” with Rihanna16. “You’re Never Over” 17. “Here We Go” (Hidden Track)

(AllHipHop News) T-Pain has been hit with a lawsuit by songwriter/former MTV reality star Sara Stokes, who claims the producer cheated her out of royalties for song they co-authored for R&B singer Jennifer Hudson. Stokes rose to fame after being featured on Making The Band 2 and as a member of Diddy’s group Da Band, which released one album, Too Hot For TV (2003). Saramony Entertainment filed the lawsuit on Friday (June 4th) in Missouri Eastern District Court, claiming she produced and co-wrote two songs with T-Pain, including Hudson’s tune “What’s Wrong (Go Away),” from the Grammy Award winning album Jennifer Hudson.  Stokes, claims that although Hudson’s album went Gold, she has received no producer, songwriter or performer credits for her role in created “What’s Wrong (Go Away).”“The exploitation of musicians is a story as old as the music and recording industry itself,” Stokes’ lawyer Eric F. Kayira said in the lawsuit. “The creative process in producing a duet is often times an effort borne equally from two artists/writers. Harmonically and interdependently, the energies of such artists form a single expression that neither can support by themselves. Unfortunately, too often in today’s popular music culture, the fame and notoriety of some performers may eclipse the considerable contributions and integrity of developing artists/writers, often at the expense of the legal and moral rights of lesser known co-authors.”Stokes claims that her label at the time, Quan Entertainment, entered into a deal with Nappy Boy Productions, with purpose of providing Stokes with two songs.The tracks were recorded at T-Pain’s studio, which according to the lawsuit, is in the basement of his sprawling house in Atlanta, Georgia, according to the lawsuit.Stokes claims that she originally co-authored and recorded the song with T-Pain and aired their version on WHHL 104.1 FM in Missouri. ‘‘Stokes claims she was shocked to hear that T-Pain, born Faheem Rasheed Najm, made deals with third parties to allow Hudson to re-record the song without her original vocals. “Only slight deviations in the lyrics exist between Stokes’ version and the released version, whereas the whole musical composition is the exact same on which Stokes collaborated with Najm,” according to Stokes lawyer. Stokes is seeking to be officially named as co-author of “What’s Wrong (Go Away), an accounting of all income derived from the sale of the song and attorney’s fees and costs. Also named in the legal filing is T-Pain’s Nappy Boy Publishing and Universal Music-Z Tunes.