RAPPER 50 CENT NA SAFARI YAKE YA KENYA, SOMALIA ILIKUWA KAMA IFUATAYO

On February 11, 2012, Rapper 50 Cent visited Kenya and famine-hit Somalia

50 Cent nairobi na watoto waliokumbwa na janga la njaa

Rap star Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson visited Kenya and famine-hit Somalia this week to raise awareness on hunger and poverty issues. Jackson flew to the southern Somali border town of Dolo, which has provided refuge to the thousands of women and children fleeing drought and conflict in the nation.

"What I am seeing is devastating -- these women and children have risked everything to come to this Somalia camp, just to get food," Jackson said. "They need our help."

Somalia has battled famine conditions in some regions and an Islamist insurgency that has disrupted aid to people in danger of starvation. The United Nations declared an end to Somalia's six-month famine recently, but said the situation is still fragile.

50 Cent Akimbeba Mtoto aliykumbwa na njaa Nchini Somalia

The Rap star teamed up with the World Food Programme for the Wednesday and Thursday visits that included a stop in a slum in neighboring Kenya.

In Nairobi, he visited with children at the sprawling Kibera slum, most of whom are orphans.

"To meet those kids was so inspiring, they have nothing, yet they are so positive and optimistic," he said in a statement posted on the U.N. agency's website. "I want to do my part so they get food and an education. I hope more people will join me to help end this devastating situation."

Jackson has pledged to provide one billion meals for the hungry, and is donating a meal from every sale of a new energy drink, Street King, according to the World Food Programme. The rap star has sold millions of albums and produced major hits including "Candy Shop" and "In Da Club."

50 Cent Akisherekea na Watoto waliokumbwa na nairobi nchini kenya 

50 Cent akiwa Somalia na taasisi ya chakula la UN juu ya tatizo la njaa nchini humo 

ICE-T ASEMA "Art Of Rap" SIO SHAMBULIO KWA POP RAP, BALI INAELEZA KUWA MTAZAMO WAKE NA VIJANA WA SASA WALIVYO.

Exclusive: Hip Hop's original gangster discusses his first foray into film-making, why your local weather man inspired his movie and why he couldn't call Kendrick Lamar to appear in it

Rugged rhymer Smoothe Da Hustler recently employed some “Broken Language” to pay homage to “109 MC’s” over a clever flip of Ice-T’s classic “Colors” track for the official music video promoting his S.M.G. partner-in-rhyme’s new documentary, Something From Nothing: The Art Of Rap.

Astoundingly, Ice interviewed almost exactly half that number of emcees for the film. Notable names the likes of Dr. Dre, Eminem, Rakim, Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Bun B, Nas, Ice Cube, Common, Q-Tip, Big Daddy Kane and Yasiin Bey (along with over three dozen more of their peers) appear alongside Ice as they discuss just what the craft of emceeing means to those that have dedicated their lives to the now nearly 40 year-old culture brought into the universe by some South Bronx kids with little more than two turntables and a microphone.

Reviving the once in-demand industry of in-theater Hip Hop documentaries like The Show and Rhyme & Reason that brought millions of new eyes and ears to the culture in the 1990s, the legendary rapper/actor puts a unique new spin on the old format by utilizing his respected status as the godfather of Gangsta Rap and his personal relationships with his interview subjects to pull out revealing responses that the average journalist could not elicit – along with some impressive, ear-grabbing freestyles (like Lord Finesse’s punch line-packed verse and even some jaw-dropping bars from Ice himself).

Hip-hop DX spoke to Ice late last Friday (May 8th) for a brief promotional Q&A about his film (in theatres today, May 15th), in which one-half of the hit reality show Ice Loves Coco explained why Hip Hop’s devolution into Pop served as the motivation for making his debut documentary but doesn’t serve as the film’s focus, as well as why Kendrick Lamar or any other contemporary spitters were not called in to give their thoughts on the art of rhyming. And after revealing his personal favorite freestyles and interviews in the film, Ice concludes his convoy with DX by delivering a special message to all Hip Hop haters and Bill O’Reilly fans.

BUMPY KNUCKLES NA STATIK SELEKTAH KUTOA ALBUM  AGOSTI INAYOKWENDA KWA JINA LA "AMBITION"

Tracks from 2011's "Lyrical Workout" album, along with new material comes to physical release this summer, featuring Noreaga and O.C.
Emcee Bumpy Knuckles (a/k/a Freddie Foxxx) and producer/deejay Statik Selektah are slated to release a formal, expanded version of their 2011 collaborative album this summer. According to UndergroundHipHop.com, on August 7, the duo will release Ambition on the Gracie Productions label.

Guests include O.C. and Noreaga. This effort, released on CD and vinyl, includes tracks from the pair's Lyrical Workout album released digitally through Statik's Showoff Records imprint, as well as new material.

In March, Gracie released KoleXXXion, the first full collaborative album by Bumpy and DJ Premier. The album debuted on the Top 200 of the Billboard charts.

KRS-ONE AMUELEZEA EARLY HARE KRISHNA MIKAKATI YA KULISHA MASKINI NA SABABU ZA KUBADILISHA JINA  LAKE.

In an exclusive outtake from Ice-T(TM)so the Art Of Rap documentary, KRS-One explains how helping feed the homeless led to a few name changes.

While he answers to many aliases—“Blasmaster” and “The Teacha” to name a few—people generally recognize KRS-One by his Rap name and occasionally by his given name of Kris Parker. All of the above are fine, except Kris is not his given name. It’s Lawrence. In one of the many viral outtakes from Ice-T’s Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap, KRS breaks down how an encounter with the Hare Krishnas led to his name change.

“When I went into the street, I was hanging with the Hare Krishnas,” KRS explained to Ice-T. “They used to come into the shelter and feed the homeless. They used to say, ‘If anyone wants to help us feed the homeless, we’ll give you a free Bhaktivedanta.’ My little philosophical self said, ‘Yeah, I’ll help you feed the homeless.’ And I got my Bhaktivedanta.’”

KRS said he developed an appreciation for a story about Lord Krishna instructing Arjuna on the battlefield. However upon returning to the shelter, the man then known as Larry Parker was uniformly teased by everyone he knew.

“They started calling me Krishna, and I’m like, ‘Yo. Stop calling me Krishna. My name’s Larry. Stop calling me Krishna…that’s the name of their god. That’s like calling somebody Jesus or Muhammad if you’re not down with that.’”

Parker was removed from the shelter due to failing to meet the minimum age requirements. However, due to a clerical error by the Bureau of Child Welfare Services, all of his paperwork said Krishna Parker instead of Lawrence. Krishna was shortened to Kris, and when graffiti bombing became popular, Kris’ tag was shortened to K-R-S. Faced with the prospect of separating himself from the rest of the bombers named K-R-S, Parker changed his tag to KRS-One.

You can ponder how the trajectory of Hip Hop history may or may not have been changed if MC Shan was battling Larry Parker instead of KRS-One, or simply watch the full video below. Ice-T’s Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap releases in theaters Friday, June 15t

O.C. AKIRI KUWA NDOTO YAKE  AWEPO ICE CUBE KWENYE ALBUM YAKE YA "WORD...LIFE"

O.C. Reveals That He Attempted To Get Ice Cube On "Word...Life" Album

O.C. reveals that Organized Konfusion would not have been the only guest on his critically-acclaimed debut.

Veteran Brooklyn, New York emcee O.C. just released his collaborative album with Detroit, Michigan producer Apollo Brown, Trophies. In a recent interview with KevinNottingham.com. the D.I.T.C. member spoke candidly about his 1994 debut album, Word...Life. The Wild Pitch Records effort featured Organized Konfusion's Pharaoh Monch and Prince Po, but according to O, it very nearly had another legendary lyricists guest appearance.

Looking back at the making of Word...Life, O.C. revealed, "I even had [conversations with] Ice Cube [about appearing]…they got at the label or the label got at him about a record called, “Constables” and I think Cube wanted 40 or 50 grand. At that time, he was on the, 'I’m proud/Black' movement." O.C. alluded that his independent label at the time considered the royalty too high. "It would’ve been smart for [Wild Pitch/EMI Records] to pay him that money 'cause it would’ve took us somewhere else."

50 CENT APAKUA ALBUMU YA TANO

During an interview with Hot 107.9 Philly (via HHNM), the G-Unit general revealed that the title of his LP will be Five (Murder by Numbers). "@50cent has a new album dropping July 3rd called Five (Murder by Numbers). Make sure you go and get that," tweeted the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania radio station.last month, Fife said he was going to release the project on July 3rd with or without his label's support. "There’s a lot more business involved [in putting out an album] than the general public is aware of. And that part causes the actual delay with [Interscope]. I’m releasing my album July 3rd, weather is has commercial promotions or not,” he said. “My birthday is July 6 and I planned for it. And I’m doing everything that I planned to do regardless if its huge airplay or not. I could care less; I’m putting the record out.