*DISCLAIMER* What you’re about to hear is going to make you LAUGH YOUR ASS OFF, BE PREPARED!!

I want you all to know that I, LowKey am not a horrible human being. This side of me only comes out when provoked, so trust and believe when I heard this fiasco of a phone call, I was DEFINITELY provoked to tippty type up this lil post. As we ALL know, Young Buck is the second member to be heave hoed from the G-Unit circle (Game was the first for you lost ones). Usually, I would feel some type of remorse for an individual in this type of situation, but you have to understand one thing, when you get on stage blurting absurdness like screaming “F G-Unit” on stage (the higher ups forced me to remove the link),  all that crying is now OBSOLETE to the cold hearted individual.

Don’t get me wrong, I mess with Young Buck…HEAVY, but I just can’t cosign this type of activity at all. Nope, I’m not mad at 50 either, he knew exactly what was unfolding when Buck started acting out. Why not record it? In fact, he should have video taped the conversation just so we could see the expressions on his face when he heard Buck sobbing uncontrollably. For once, I’m siding with 50’s antics; they were perfectly planned, timed and executed.

I read on a hip hop forum last night that people are actually congratulating Buck for manning up and admitting he was wrong. Again, I’m not a cold hearted individual, but you CAN NOT hop on a microphone yelling “F*CK G-Unit” knowing your former boss has the most incriminating piece of evidence in the stash. Even though you’ve probably heard this already, it definitely can’t hurt to hear it again lol….

Young Buck Hearts 50 Cent Part 1

Young Buck Hearts 50 Cent Part 2

Sincerely

Low “All hail the great Miss Info for putting this out to the public” Key

Didn’t I tell you I would be back with MORE LowKey excursions??? Though this journey wasn’t as festive as my first entry, I did have a couple of high points that are indeed worth sharing. The day started extremely early with me arriving at the plantation around 930. I got busy on a couple SoundOff posts and I was so into ‘em, I missed my 1030am briefing with the Vp of Content (apologies Nick). When I finally realized what time it was I wailed out an obnoxiously loud “SH*T” and emailed NC to let him know what happened.

After chopping it up with RC for a good 20 minutes, my 1230 interview had arrived; 12:22 to be exact (I have to stop leaving my crackberry in my office). Avant, who’s been obsolete from the R&B realm since 2006 is prepping his new project, Avant, for a September release, but wanted to get a couple words in and I happily accepted the offer. Judging by Avant’s demeanor, you could tell he was ready to return to the game.

We talked politics, downloading, his past musical experiences, his new project, who he’d’ collaborate with on a project if it had to be him and another rapper and who exactly in the R&B world has his attention. At the conclusion of our pow wow, he gave me major propers on the interview which actually made me ecstatic. It gives me a mini rush when the interviewee compliments my craft. And to think, I did that interview off the top of my head. Yeah I know, I should be more prepared, but at times I feel it takes away from the true ambiance of a genuine conversation. Some people prefer real talk, others prefer strictly business, but from my POV, Avant appreciated the real talk.

I headed back to my domain and began to do some work. A couple hours passed by and it was time for my next journey, but before I get into that, let me point out how INCREDIBLY gorgeous Solange looked yesterday. Even in a leg cast, shorty is STILL bad. Siiiighhs! Ok, back to business, me and the homey Eric aka Edaki headed down to Fight Klub for the G-Unit listening session for their new group project, Terminate On Sight, which is slated to drop July 1st. When he hit the venue, it was already 8:00, but we allllllll know these type of events NEVER start or finish when they’re supposed to, so I wasn’t worried. We entered the building, but saw no one which kind of worried me, but I figured everyone was upstairs.

Thinking the elevator was out of commission; we took to the steps (6 flights to be exact) and attempted to gain some back door entrance only to be turned away by a pesky voice that blurted out “Sorry” every time we hit the door. Hearing “Get Down” blaring through the speakers, which is track 13 on the album, I thought to myself we were for SURE catching the end, but that definitely wasn’t the case. We trotted back down the steps, with Edaki yelling “you should be filming this sh*t”. The building looked like a straight drug house. “Project buildings look better than this” E blurted out.

We made it to the bottom and what do you know, the elevator actually does work. E looked at me, balled his fist and quipped, “Why didn’t you just do that before”. I laughed and hopped in the elevator before responding. Finally, we made it. After being harassed by the elevator operator for 10 minutes about the venue being full, we got in without any problems. As soon as I hit the door, I was greeted by Lloyd Banks (1/3 of G-Unit) who either remembered me from an earlier interview I did with them or he was just being extremely cordial with everyone in his vicinity. Either way, it was a good look!

I said whad up to Kendra G and got to work. I hoisted my recording apparatus above my head to get some footage of the Yayo and Banks mouthing the current tune being played only to be denied by one of the G-Unit goons. “Yo, you can’t record in here son”. Dude was short, but probably possessing something that could paralyze me from the neck down lol. I still snagged about 45 seconds of footage before he noticed what I was doing; Mission: Accomplished.

The album sounded pretty solid, at least from what we heard. Surprisingly, the material that features former member, Young Buck, were the ones that sounded the best to me (”Piano Man” and “Party Aint Over”).

Alright, that’s it for this week. Next week, I believe it’s going to be even more festive because we’re counting down to the 8th Annual Bet Awards so you already know how that goes. Hopefully, if everything goes according to plan, I’ll have this new video blog feature added to the site. With that, I’ll be scurrying around the BET corridors video taping BET employees for this new segment I thought of this morning called “True Story”. It’s all based around the BET Awards, so I KNOW you’ll enjoy it!

Sincerely

Low “Who knows where I’ll pop up next” Key

G-Unit members, Lloyd Banks and Tony Yayo having fun at the listening session!

Lloyd Banks Tony Yayo browse through the playlist for the next selection…

Lloyd Banks and LowKey pose for the flashing lights…

I have no idea WHAT the hell he’s drinking but it looks all nice and shiny lol… 

If this is any indication as to what I’m going to hear on G-Unit’s new group effort, Terminate On Sight which drops July 1, I think I just might be slightly pleased. Usually when I diddy bop to the Unit’s music, its more than likely it’s a mixtape cut, never a commercial effort.

However, when this track popped into my inbox on Sunday afternoon while awaiting the departure of my flight from Las Vegas, I was hooked from the first listen. No this isn’t a track that’s uplifting and no it’s not the greatest beat ever made (whas good Haz?), but the ish bangs pretty serious. Exceptional job Swizzy! If you’re going to rant and rave about how you hate reading or listening to such content that’s not uplifting or glorifies materialistic content, please DO NOT CLICK on that link….try this ONE.
G-Unit- Get Down (Produced By Swizz Beatz)

Alright boys and girls, you what to do……

Like it, Love it or Leave it???????

Sincerely

Low “I GETS DOWN” Key

50’s will power to acquire additional funds is somewhat on another echelon. Details have surfaced about a new joint venture involving 50 Cent, Fox and Myspace. Sources involved with the merger are stating the 10-year deal is estimated to be worth $300 Million giving NewsCorp almost total creative control over the 50 Cent brand.

50 Cent, who’s website, ThisIs50.Com, will also be acquired in the merger, will be deemed as one of the largest stockholders of NewsCorp. Though the deal is not yet complete, sources are claiming that after 50 Cent and G-unit fulfill their album requirements at Interscope, this deal will be finalized. Scroll down to view some of the perks that come with 50’s future deal…

-  50 would receive his own production studio to produce TV and film projects.

- G-Unit book deal.

- G-Unit touring would be marketed and sold by a newly developed NewsCorp conglomerate.

- 50 Cent will shift G-Unit Records under the MySpace Records umbrella.

Okay, folks, let’s get into it. Compared to Jay-Z’s LiveNation deal, how does this fair???? Is 50 and his brand of business’s worth this much money????? Go head, speak on it!!!

Sincerely,

Low “Damn, I NEED to get my money right” Key 

I guess since 50 & Kanye had their record slinging showdown, everyone is thirsty for another one. But since Interscope isn’t trying to decrease sales on either side, they did what they had to do. Originally, G-Unit’s sophomore group effort, Terminate On Sight and The Game’s third and final project, L.A.X were scheduled to drop on the same day, but according to Interscope those dates have been axed. The G-Men will now lead things off with a July 1 release date, while Game will follow up a week later on July 8.

For what it’s worth, both projects are probably going to bring in a decent amount of sales. With Game announcing his suicidal thoughts in the latest issue of XXL and 50 making a mockery of Young Buck (who is actually STILL featured on T.O.S.), a showdown would be pointless since they’ve created enough controversy without each other.

And one more thing, how in the hell can you call this a showdown when it’s 4 on 1???? 4 Creative minds against 1, that’s just unfair.

L.A.X. or Terminate On Sight….which one are you coppping and WHY???

Sincerely

Low “I wonder who I’m going to piss off today” Key 

I’ve been an avid reader of XXL Mag for quite some time now, and though each issue provides me with a bit of hip-hop knowledge I may have lacked before reading, this issue was one of the best I’ve read to DATE! 

Since the departure of Elliott Wilson, the magazine’s former Editor In Chief, everyone’s perception of the publication has been clouded with the mindset of ”they wont survive without him.” But with an issue of this stature, it blatantly reminds us of why they’re the #1 publication in the business.

Digging deep into the archives, Vanessa Satten and her team of goons wipe the dust off one of hip hop’s classic CD’s, DMX’s freshmen debut, It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. Dissecting the body of work from front to back, Irv Gotti, Swizz Beatz, Sheek Louch, Styles P, Dame Grease, Dee, Waah and DMX trot down memory lane remembering the good and bad times of It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot. Check out this excerpt from the feature…

“I played the the ‘Ruff Ryders Anthem’ beat, and X was like, ‘I’m not doing no fu*ckin Rock n Roll beat.’ - Swizz Beatz

On the other side of town, Anslem Samuel dug deep into the G-Unit closet of secrets and pulled out a batch of information their core demographic has been dying to know.

Lloyd Banks discussing the lack of visibility during the 50 Cent/Cam’Ron feud:

“I was going through a lot at the time. My pops had just died, like two weeks after Rotten Apple came out. I had a lot of close friends of mine who’ve passed since I got on, but if you’re still in that environment, that’s nothing new…but when it happens to your mother or father, it affects you a certain way.”

Tony Yayo on the accusations of assaulting Jimmy Henchmen’s son:

“Sayin that sh$t was close to child molestation, and everybody had me guilty before they even knew what happened….I didn’t smack him! I’m a fu*ckin millionaire, and I got kids myself….I’m aware that, If I smack somebody, I’ma have a lawsuit. So why would I do it??”

Young Buck on the early friction between him and 50 Cent:

“I tried to call him and didn’t get no answer. Picture you constantly callin’ my phone and I don’t pick up. You gonna stop callin right? Then you look up on TV and you see a video, and everybody there but you. Then what?? So you can start adding it on, my dude and then you’ll see where I was at the time.”

50’s take on Lil Wayne’s reaction to him calling Wayne a whore:

“I don’t dislike Wayne, and I don’t want him to interpret it that way. He had the opportunity to jump out the window when I said he’s a whore, and he didn’t because he’s smarter than the other guys.”

The new issue of XXL is available at all newsstands and bookstores…I advise you to pick your copy up…NOW!

P.S. Congrats to Datwon on the new EIC position. V.Satten sure as hell did her thing though!

-LowKey