“Dude should come clean and tell the truth” … That’s what Jump Smokers say in effort to make moolah from the Brown/Rihanna hoopla in their latest song “My Flow So Tight (Anti-Breezy).” According to the Jump Smokers’ official Web site, part of the proceeds of the unflattering Breezy track will be going to “various organizations for battered women.” Mmkay, if that’s what you say.
On the other side of the respectable spectrum … New York hip hop legends Run DMC, along with Metallica and Jeff Beck, are the latest to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Only the second hip hop act to received the achievement (Grand Master Flash and The Furious Five were first), Run DMC was honored by a speech from contemporary rapper Eminem, stating the rappers “grabbed hold of my ears and changed my life.”
FOB join another scene, the political one … Scenester band Fall Out Boy pulled another in-crowd during the launch of the “Believers Never Die, Part Deux” tour in Mesa, Arizona Friday night. Dressed in suits, Donald Trump wigs, and black eyes, the band made a decent attempt to put corporate America on blast for their recent bust for wrongdoings. Needless to say, the getup didn’t last long, as they followed the rest of the night in their typical skinny jeans and guyliner. Gag.
Guess who’s back … Lauryn…Lauryn Hill, is that you? It is! Ms. Hill will be one out of 1,000 artists performing at Europe’s prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in the Swiss Stravinski Auditorium. She will be joining Dianne Reeves, Lizz Wright, and Angelique Kidjo for an all-out tribute to soulful jazz legend Nina Simone. The festival, which stretches from July 3-18, will also feature artists like BB King, Black Eyed Peas, and Herbie Hancock.