Here’s a behind the scenes look at this years BET Hip-Hop Ciphers.
The late Pimp C’s sophomore album cover was released today. The name of the album is The Naked Soul of Sweet James Jones. Pimp was a member of UGK along with Bun B.
It was revealed that the album will be released via Rap-A-Lot Records with an unknown time of the release. Bun put the album together with unused vocals from Pimp C. He died in late 2007 due to an accidental overdose of Codeine combined with a sleep disorder called Sleep Apnea.
Bun spoke with XXL Magazine and here’s what he had to say:
“We had enough vocals, But it wasn’t just about taking whatever vocals I had available; it was about constructing songs,” Bun told XXL Mag earlier this year. “It wasn’t about just throwing all the Pimp C I had out there. I had to really try to make an album.”

Mike Beck, an up and coming rapper from Brooklyn, was shot and killed last night in a failed robbery on Logan and Bellmar Street in Brooklyn.
Beck was affiliated with Fat Joe, who sent his RIP’s via Twitter, and appeared on the remix to his “300 Brolic” track.
I actually became familiar with Beck’s music a couple months ago for the first time and thought he had a lot of potential.
Rest In Peace.
Here it is, “Empire State of Mind” off of Jay-Z’s Blueprint 3 featuring Alicia Keys.
That was quick, Jay-Z has responds to a question about Beanie Sigel’s diss.
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