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Breeding Ground Spotlight: Jimme Wallstreet Never Sleeps

By: Jocelyn NoelleCategory: Breeding Ground

By: Jocelyn Chavis (@JoceBrownSugar) Philly is known for a lot of things, and producing talent is one of them. There are countless hip-hop acts that hail from the “City of Brotherly Love” from the sounds of The Roots to the gritty rhymes of Beanie Siegel. Now with Meek Mill in the limelight Philly is once again on the rap radar. Next up is Cannon Music Group’s Jimme Wallstreet. No stranger to the music game, Wallstreet broke bread with the best of them. Connecting  with DJ Ace McClowd in preparation for his upcoming release Elevator Music featuring DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, T-Pain, and Peedi Crakk,  to name a few. Wallstreet may be what the game has been missing. Allhiphop.com: It’s 2013, and word on the street is you got next.  Tell me what’s going on? Wallstreet: If this was real estate, we built the fence so now we working on the house. Shout out to Cannon Music Group, Ace McClowd, the whole city of Philadelphia for supporting this project Elevator Music. I got another project called Twin Towers with Big Ooh from Trenton, New Jersey. Allhiphop.com: You say you’re building a house, what’s your foundation? How long have you been doing this? WallStreet: I’ve been doing this for a minute. I did two years( I say two years like it’s a jail sentence.)But, I did two years in New York with G Unit. I came back to Philly back to my roots, eventually linked up with Ace McClowd, we ventured down Atlanta hooked up with Cannons Music Group. See sometimes, when you get off your pivot you have to go back to the basics, create restructure what has been broken. The foundation would have to be the music. It wasn’t no buzz, no budget, it was the hope, and the belief in the music is wide enough for the population so that’s just where we at. Allhiphop.com:  All eyes are on Philly right now, due to the success of Meek Mill does that add pressure? WallStreet: I just did a hook for Meek the other day, he said it was one of the best hooks he ever did. Me and Jordanne from Dream Chasers. Philly got next and I got something to do with that. Allhiphop.com: What’s the concept of Elevator Music and who’s featured on it? Wallstreet: It’s a breath of fresh air. These are  everybody who we work with favorites. This is like an offspring of what we can bring to the people. I got E. Ness on there, Peedi Crakk, a joint with Big Krit on there,  a joint with Jadakiss,  DJ Khaled of course. Allhiphop.com:  You are co-signed by a lot of heavy hitters, from 50 Cent, Don Cannons, and DJ Khaled, how did that  come to fruition? WallStreet: I gather all this information from life, I’m a student of the world first.  You gotta understand where I come from.I’m a luck guy! No, I was prepared when I had the opportunity to do so. Like Ace (McClowd) told me you if you already ready you ain’t gotta get ready. So when they was getting ready, we was ready. That’s how we got here. Work. Just Working. Allhiphop.com:  You’re featured heavily on E. Ness’ Last House on the Left Album, along with Hollowman, Oschino, Peedi Crakk and other artists. How did that relationship start? WallStreet: Me and Ness started when he was in NY with Puff and I was in NY with G Unit.  We aew both up there from Philly so we connected. Those situation spewed into us both coming back to Philadelphia. I had stopped music for a minute, because the friction of the wear and tear of the business. If it wasn’t for Ness I wouldn’t even be getting back in the music. Last House on the Left is countless sessions we been in. Allhiphop.com: What is the Jimme WallStreet sound? WallStreet: I’m bringing back the essence of  hip-hop. It’s real soulful, it’s real personal; the texture is good, the music is good, production is stellar. It’s soulful,  its music, it’s the right thing! Its like music in a degree like standard grade A hip-hop. I got something the game is missing.  Hip Hop started on the East Coast.  If it was Monopoly it would be Boardwalk or Park Place.   I got the best producers, the best features. I got a joint with T-Pain, a joint with DJ  Khaled called Big Dawg Music. I got a joint with Jadakiss. Allhiphop.com: Speaking of Jadakiss anybody ever tell you, you sound like him? WallStreet: Yeah I get that a lot, but Kiss gave me the co-sign so I’m cool.  That’s my O.G. we sat down a few times we built our relationship so everything is good with me and Kiss. The sky ain’t the limit no more. They walking on the moon. You know that right? Check out the new video from the upcoming release off Elevator Music “Walk On” Follow @IamJimmeWallst Soundcloud link: https://soundcloud.com/wilstylionent/jimme-wallstreet-boom-p###-by  

A History of Violence: The Black Gangs of Chicago

By: Jocelyn NoelleCategory: Features

“…It’s a war going on outside we ain’t safe from/I feel the pain in my city wherever I go/314 soldiers died in Iraq, 509 died in Chicago…” – Kanye West, Murder to Excellence Money, Power, and Respect three key ingredients to cooking up the perfect story, be it a gritty street novel from Donald Goines, or street dreams of a corner boy trying to be the man. The allure of the street life has been synonymous with hip-hop since the days of Kool G. Rap and Slick Rick. Hip-Hop’s obsession with gangs, crime and tales of rise to power keep us hooked. Look at how many rappers who’ve been influenced by films like Scarface and Paid in Full.  However, there is a big difference when the violence you see on TV or hear in song is played out in real life and the both the victims and culprits of children. The city of Chicago is under attack! Not by insurgents, or terrorists but by misguided youth who have no remorse for gunning down another human being in cold blood. Chi-town has a rich history in the arts and culture, but there is also a darker history that Chicago is known for — Violence. Black Gangster Disciple Nation “Supreme Gangsters” was the name 12-year-old Larry Hoover and his friends adopted as they ditched school riding the trains through Chicago. In the late 1960s, The Disciple Nation lead by David Barksdale (pictured below), and the Gangster Nation lead by Hoover merged to form The Black Gangster Disciple Nation. Under the leadership of both men, an array of other gangs formed. Hoover adopted the moniker  “Prince Larry.” History of The Gangster Disciples: Also Known As: Folk Nation, GDs, BGD’s Colors/Symbols:  Major symbols include a three-point devil’s pitchfork pointed upward and a heart with wings. The use of several colors, including black, gray, silver and white. Known Rivals: Vice Lords or The Almighty Vice Lords Rapper Rick Ross made Larry Hoover a household name with the chorus of his song “(BMF) Blowing Money Fast” off the Teflon Don Album. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2MVzP4MaJ0] Vice Lords In the late 1950’s in the Illinois State Training School for boys, the Vice Lords came to be a full-on gang running in the west side of Chicago. Before coming the “Almighty Vice Lords” or “Conservative Vice Lords,” they were an athletic club called “14th St. Clovers”. The Clovers began getting into trouble which led to incarceration.  There, they united with others from Northside, Westside, Southside Lawndale Boys to form The Vice Lords under by Edward Pepilow Perry. It wasn’t until many of it’s members were released from prison that the gang began to wreak havoc on the citizens of Chicago making it the most violent gang of the mid-1960’s. Also Known As: People Nation, ACVLN, VL’s, Unknown, Traveling, Insane, Conservative and Four Corner Hustlers. Colors/Symbols: 5 Point Star/Bunny with a bow tie/ Tophat and pimp cane/Crescent moon/Champagne Glass/Ring of Fire with a pyramid around it. Colors include black, gold and red, as well as Pittsburgh Steelers/Pirates attire. Listen to the “One Blood Remix” with just about every hip-hop notable from Nas, Styles P, Jadakiss, Bun B, Snoop Lion (Snoop Dogg), and more. [youtube=http://youtu.be/_nxlW-MYQx0] 4 Corner Hustlers The Four Corner Hustlers was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1969 by King Walter Wheat and Freddy Malik Gauge. The violent gang became a close ally of the Vice Lords in 1977 and began extorting area drug dealers in Chicago’s west side. As hundreds of the gangs members found themselves in state prison, the gang decided to alliance itself with the All Mighty Vice Lords Nation in 1986 as a form of protection against its rival, the Gangster Disciples Nation. The gang remains small in prison but is known for its brutality and organized gang structure on the streets of Chicago. Also Known As: All Mighty Vice Lord Nations Colors/Symbols: 4CH logo or a black diamond. Colors are black and gold. These gangs were at the forefront of the changing Chicago over from a heavily Mafia run city to one overrun by young black gangs. As the years passed, their direction and tactics may have changed but their impact on the young men and women of Chicago continues to grow. Reports of young murdered kids in Chi-town have begun to fall on deaf ears but. However, there is no way to ignore the problem if we first acknowledge its origins. ALSO READ: The Creation of Chief Keef: Fixing Chicago’s Teen Murder Culture

New Video: Tray Chaney Addresses Black AIDS Epidemic in “Live”

By: Jocelyn NoelleCategory: Music

Tray Chaney’s latest single, “LIVE (WORLD AIDS) ANTHEM,” is a call to action. His debut album, BE INSPIRED (Firedrop Records, 2012) is dedicated to inspiring young people and encouraging them to become active and dedicated role models in their communities. The video for “LIVE (WORLD AIDS) ANTHEM” was shot entirely on location in Atlanta, Georgia at The AIDS Memorial Quilt Foundation headquarters. “The quilt tells a story,” Tray says. “An important story. My hope is that my music does the same.” His album, Be Inspired, on iTunes, and the new film, Lorenzo & Monica, on Amazon.com now.