CLASSIC TRACK: Mobb Deep - Cobra

HEALTH CARE: Jon Stewart SHITS on PNAC nazi Bill Kristol

DOE OR DIE 2: AZ - BLOWHIPHOPTV.COM

INSPIRING: Ramon Dekkers (Muay Thai)

ECONOMICS: The Immigrant Grind

• The immigrant work ethic that built America is not present in today's youth.
• The importance of family and friendships in business cannot be overstressed.
• Those who work that overtime now are the ones who will be rewarded down the road.

AUTHOR: Anonymous

When the paisans before me came from the old country, with only a couple lire in their pockets, they had the drive and determination to make it any way they could. It was almost impossible to get a job, let alone a decent antipasti, but they worked with sweat and tears to carve out a piece of America. Most of today’s youth generation either forgot or don’t bother to know how their ancestors made it up from the bottom. A hint: It wasn’t sleeping until noon and giving 60% in the workplace. The only ones who still understand the mentality of the hustle are the opportunistic people who come to this country with that same American dream and hardworking attitude. Forty hour weeks? Marone, they’ll find a way to fit 40 hours in a day if they have to. Fresh from the shores or from south of the border, immigrants today out-hustle and outperform the young stunads who were born Americano. And it’s only a matter of time before these lazy punks are replaced by the new kids on the block. Some advice for them: Try a little immigrant hustle of your own.

The underdog mentality
We all know some stunad who walks around like he has something to prove, but in certain instances, that mentality is what leads to success. Immigrants today are coming in as the Davids in a world filled with Goliaths. They’re the underdogs, and with everything they do, they’re trying to prove they have the traits of a big dog. It’s the right kind of chip to have on your shoulder. Most kids today don’t have that mentality. They’re trying to prove that you can get by in life without putting forth all your efforts. If a guy has the balls to walk into my office with that frame of mind, he’ll be lucky to get a gig switching out the urinal cakes.

Stronger relationship with families
In my line of work, family is everything. Not only because blood is thicker than water, but because family values extend outside of the close-knit circle of relatives. Kids coming to this country today have the strong familial ideals I talk about, representative of the immigrant hustle. They understand the need to respect their elders and care for the ones who need caring for. They also know the importance of their name. I tell my men: you were born into this name, strive to make others born under that same name proud. Respect those before you, stay loyal and know your responsibilities -- they’re traits lost with the youth.

Willing to do the work
You want to work a 9-to-5 job? Get a mop and broom -- those are hours for the chumps. Every job worth having requires more than the normal punches on the clock. Immigrants today understand these demands. They have the reputation for working the shifts the primo uomo turn away. It’s not because they’re desperate; they’re just smart enough to realize you have to pay your dues to make the right wages. Nowadays, you ask a kid to pull overtime on a Friday and he calls his union delegate. Marone, they’ll be in their mid-level positions until the day they die. Their bosses will be the kid who punched out at midnight.

A sense of community
Whether you’re picking up a box of cannoli on Mulberry Street, or a pint of lo mein in Chinatown, the feeling stays the same -- community. Immigrants continue to understand that it’s a game of “I scratch your back, you scratch mine.” It’s the truth in business and in life. You work together, you yield better results. The same immigrant kids who are forming after-school study groups grow up to form successful businesses; they’re always looking to help one another. On the contrary, American kids are stuck in the rut of an individualistic mentality. Me, me, me, me. My crew and I got to where we are today because we worked together. If it was any other way, we’d be in the obituaries instead of making headlines.

As these hardworking kids come to the shores of America, the lazy cafones who’ve been here since birth will continue to complain. “They’re taking our jobs, they’re taking our money.” Guys go ubatz with every new arrival. But the truth of the matter is, the immigrants are the only ones who remember what the American dream really is. You have to work hard to play hard. It’s about more than just you, and it’s about more than getting by. My advice: Follow the lead of your new neighbors before it leads to them taking over your job.

NBA COURT CUTS: Dec. 22, 2010

ECONOMICS: 6 Ways Corporations Profit from War

1. Control of strategic resources. Gold, silver and slaves (defined as property not persons) used to be the preferred resources of pillagers. Today oil, natural gas, and other physical resources (water in the future) are the aim of business corporations to either control or gain access to. US- and UK-based transnational energy corporations initiated the drive for war in Iraq for oil and in Afghanistan for natural gas. It’s hardly surprising that Exxon-Mobil, Chevron and other energy corporations have enjoyed record profits over the last several years.

2. Building weapons. Plans, tanks, guns, bullets, food, and bases are among the many items supplied to governments by Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics and other military contractors to wage wars and indefinitely occupy foreign countries. Military contractors benefit from “cost-plus” contracts – contracts that guarantee a certain percentage profit. The more expensive the military item, the greater the profit.

3. Waging wars. No longer are government-paid troops the only soldiers waging wars and occupying cities and villages. The Iraq war saw an explosion of business corporations receiving US government contracts to hire soldiers. Paid mercenaries provide an ever-increasing role in fighting “enemies” and protecting people and property.

4. Reconstruction. After corporate-made bombs blow up buildings, governments pay other corporations, such as Bechtel corporation, to rebuild buildings. Sometimes it’s the same corporations (i.e. Halliburton corporation). This cycle is akin to those who criticized some New Deal depression-era programs of paying people to dig holes and then to fill them back in. The military economic prime-pump equivalent, however, is no myth but is much more lethal and expensive.

5. Debt. Waging wars costs more money that what governments have in their treasuries. This requires taking out loans. This takes the form of selling government bonds that are purchased by central banks (the Federal Reserve in the case of the US) and private banks. The government allows banks to literally create money out of thin air to purchase US Treasury notes. Governments are on the hook for not only the principle of the loans but interest. Thus, banks profit from receiving interest payments and whatever principle may be repaid for money they never had to begin with. This is profit of glorious proportions to banking corporations. Wars, thus, create government dependency to banks – which explains why throughout history banks have encouraged Kings and other royalty to war with each other. Governments lose sovereignty when they lose their ability to shape their own budgets. More of our federal budget goes to debt service each and every year. Not all of US debt is war-incurred – the trillions for bank bailouts is another major cause. But the truth remains the more money set aside for war that can’t be paid for yields more debt…and bank profits. This was the reason President Lincoln scorned British and US banks and created interest free US money, called Greenbacks, to pay for the Civil War – saving billions in interest payments that would have been paid to banking corporations.

6. Privatization/corporatization of domestic public assets. Greater public debt eventually leads to an inability to fund domestic needs. Governments are left with two choices – raise taxes or sell off public assets to fill budgetary holes. If debts soar due to further war spending and too-big-to-fail bank bailouts, we can expect to see a massive sell off of public assets to business corporations – with massive corporate profits and loss of public control. The drive to “privatize” social security and Medicare are likely to intensify as our federal debt explodes. Financial corporations eager to invest our retirement savings in the market and insurance corporations more that willing to set up private health savings accounts would be huge winners.

TALK: Michael Parenti - The U.S. War on Yugoslavia

PHOTO ROLL: Miss Shakur

GLOBAL MATTERS: UN Pensions for Terrorists

"First casualty of war is truth" - Hiram W. Johnson


With Kosovo's recent organ-trafficking scandal and the debate of whether Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Joe Biden and other western "power figures" were aware of the fact their friend and colleague Hashim Thaci (first Prime Minister of "new Kosovo") was (and remains) in control of large-scale-trade of drugs, weapons and organs, human trafficking and other criminal enterprises; it's important to remember (and note) another, more fucked up fact:

There has been sufficient evidence of organ trafficking and sadistic murders at the hands of KLA (Kosovo's Liberation Army) since the late nineties. Such evidence has been presented to the medias, USA officials, UN committees and other people in control of international laws from as early as 2000. The evidence was than hidden, dismissed and denounced by those same medias, officials and committees for the sake of justifying the bombing of Yugoslavia and imprisonment of Slobodan Milosevic (which in-turn justified the secession of Kosovo). THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ACCUSING THACI OF CRIMES AND ATROCITIES, ARE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THESE CRIMES FOR OVER A DECADE, AND WHO CHOSE TO DISREGARD THEM FOR PERSONAL GAINS. THEY ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THACI TO HAVE POWER OVER A GOVERNED STATE. MEMBERS OF THE KLA TERRORIST GROUP ARE FREE TODAY MORE THAN EVER, TRADING ORGANS AS WE SPEAK, AND HAVE BEEN ORDAINED MEDALS OF BRAVERY AND PENSIONS BY UNITED NATIONS. AND FINALLY MY PEOPLE, KEEP IN MIND THAT BEHIND EVERY WESTERN PUSHED PROPAGANDA IS A REASON FOR ITS RELEASE. I'M AS SURPRISED AS ANYONE EDUCATED ON THE SUBJECT IS, WITH BRITISH AND AMERICAN NEWSPAPERS AND NEWS STATIONS CALLING THACI A MONSTER AND ACCUSING HIM OF CRIMES THAT HAVE BEEN PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE FOR MANY YEARS, BUT I ALSO KNOW THERE IS A REASON FOR IT BEHIND THE SCENES.


MAYBE THACI RAISED THE PRICE OF KIDNEYS. (Or maybe Hearts, Bill ;) )


MAYBE IT WAS KEYS OF HEROIN, OR MAYBE HE SAID A STATUE OF JOE BIDEN NEXT TO THE ONE OF BILL CLINTON IS TOO MUCH FOR ONE CITY.


REGARDLESS OF REASON, I'M TOO OLD TO BELIEVE THAT TONY BLAIR HEARD THE "NEWS" OF THACI'S TERRORIST METHODS AND DECIDED TO END A "TRUE FRIENDSHIP" AT ONCE.


Here's a picture of KLA members carrying heads of 2 dead Serbian souljers (RIP). The psychopath in the middle of the celebration is Sadik Cuflaj, KLA member from the Decani area. Here's the problem: In a picture where 3 sadistic terrorists are holding 2 cut-off heads, the graphics aren't the scary part; nor is it scary that this picture has been public for over 5 years.





SCARY IS THE FACT THAT THESE 3 (NOW DEAD) ANIMALS AND THOUSANDS LIKE THEM HAVE BEEN DEEMED HEROS AND "FALLEN VETERANS" BY THE UN, AND BECAUSE OF THEIR "CONTRIBUTION" TO KOSOVO'S "FREEDOM" THEIR FAMILIES ARE RECEIVING PENSIONS AND BENEFITS.



On behalf of everyone at IX Million Entertainment, I just want readers of this blog to understand that in this world there are 3 types of people, a) those who are clueless, b) those who know but don't give a fuck, and c) those who know and honestly give a fuck. As long as u not A, you aiite. The greatest contribution you can give the world is making the most of your own self. Everything else is TIP, it's unnecessary. Take everything you hear or see in the media with a grain of salt (or better yet don't even watch the bullshit) and if you choose to give a fuck, look behind the scenes for hidden factors and true motives.


Peace and Love

INSPIRING: Korean Demo Team (Tae Kwon Do)

DOE OR DIE 2: AZ - Gimme Yours 2010 (Video)

Roughly 15 years ago, New York hip hop legend AZ released his classic debut album "Doe or Die". Recently, he celebrated the 15-year anniversary with a special collector's edition re-release which features some new material and also remixes to classics like Gimme Yours, I Feel For You and Rather Unique.

CLICK HERE to read a recent AZ interview with XXL magazine; he reflects on everything from his favorite records on the album to his beginings in the music game.

At 2MC1DJ.com we are dedicating a weekly countdown titled "DOE OR DIE 2" to the release of the sequel.

Here's Gimme Yours 2010. Stay tuned for Exclusive updates!

MOVIE: Apocalypse Now (1979)


DOWNLOAD:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6LND9RCG


BOOK CLUB: MLK, United Fruit Company & Serbian Protesters

Since Jersey Shore Season 3 is still more than a month away, here are a few books to help you pass the time:


AN ACT OF STATE: THE EXECUTION OF MARTIN LUTHER KING - William F. Pepper

On the evening of April 4 1968, Martin Luther King was in Memphis supporting a workers' strike. By the end of the day, top-level army snipers were in the position to knock him out if ordered. Two military officers were in place on the roof of a fire station near the Lorraine Motel, to photograph the events. Two black firemen had been ordered not to report to duty that day and a black Memphis Police Department detective on surveillance duty in the fire station was physically removed from his post and taken home. Dr King's room at the motel was changed from a secluded ground-floor room to number 306 on the balcony. Lloyd Jowers, owner of Jim's Grill which backed on to the motel from the other side of the street, had already received $100,000 in cash for his agreement to participate in the assassination. He was to go out into the brush area behind the grill with the shooter and take possession of the gun immediately after the fatal shot was fired. MORE

BANANAS: HOW THE UNITED FRUIT COMPANY SHAPED THE WORLD - Peter Chapman

In this gripping exploration of corporate maneuvering and subterfuge, Peter Chapman shows how the importer United Fruit set the precedent for the institutionalized power and influence of today's multinational companies. Bananas! is a sharp and lively account of the rise and fall of this infamous company, arguably the most controversial global corporation ever – from the jungles of Costa Rica to the dramatic suicide of its CEO, who leapt from an office on the forty-fourth floor of the Pan Am building in New York City. From the marketing of the banana as the first fast food, to the company’s involvement in an invasion of Honduras, the Bay of Pigs crisis, and a bloody coup in Guatemala, Chapman weaves a dramatic tale of big business, political deceit, and outright violence to show how one company wreaked havoc in the “banana republics” of Central America, and how terrifyingly similar the age of United Fruit is to our age of rapid globalization. MORE

And for my Serbian peoples:

KANDŽE - Marko Vidojković

Radnja ove moderne bajke smeštena je u Beograd, u vreme građanskih protesta 1996-97. Vidojkovićev junak je student treće godine prava, fanatični učesnik protesta protiv izborne krađe. Izgladneo, odrpan i izneveren od ostatka sveta, on svakodnevno ide na demonstracije i bezglavo uleće u najopasnije situacije pomiren sa besmislom života. Sve će se promeniti kad upozna neobičnu devojku smeđe kose i odsečenih trepavica…. „Kandže“ na nov način govore o studentskom protestu devedesetih razobličujući ga do kraja, i bezobrazno promovišu princip revolucionarne pravde i pravilo da je u politici i ljubavi sve dozvoljeno. MORE

EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: "Snitch Alibi" (Nas)

DOWNLOAD HERE

NEW MIXTAPE: "Unsigned City"

FREE DOWNLOAD HERE

Official Capish Hip Hop 10 Year Anniversary / Unsigned City Release parties are scheduled for:

• SATURDAY, DEC. 4 [The Bank Lounge - Niagara Falls, 19+ ID a must]
• FRIDAY, DEC. 10 [Knights of Columbus Hall - Niagara Falls, All Ages]

ECONOMICS: Top 10 Richest Men of All Time

NUMBER 10: Carlos Slim Helu (1940 - ) $60 Billion

The Mexican communications industry and other interests have been kind to Carlos Slim, to say the least. It’s said that between 2005 and 2007, Slim’s worth has doubled. In that period, his fortune grew around $27 million -- daily. The reason is simple: he owns everything in Mexico. Over 200 companies are under his thumb, ranging from the aforementioned telecom to transportation, and from cigarettes to soft drinks. He’s dismissed the title of “world’s richest man” with indifference, claiming that designation isn’t his kind of competition. Whether he wants it or not, he has been designated as one of the world’s richest men.



NUMBER 9: Warrent Buffet (1930 - ) $62 Billion

Like many who can afford to do so, Warren Buffett doesn’t mind pursuing new acquisitions when the economy is tanking. His latest was a joint effort with Mars for a $23 billion buy of Wrigley. Still, you might get the impression that he’s not in all this for the same reasons as others. This is the man who appeared before Congress last fall and warned of the rise of “dynastic wealth,” stressing the importance of the estate tax. Buffett also earmarked $31 billion for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Only the richest men of all time can donate billions.




NUMBER 8: Sam Walton (1918 - 1992) $62.1 Billion

Sam Walton’s passing in 1992 came too soon for him to see the full potential of his Wal-Mart empire, though he was certainly successful in his lifetime. Much of it came from offering things that we take for granted today: good variety and convenient store hours, for example. He also set the stage for efficient, cost-effective central warehousing of merchandise, extending his competitive reach into smaller markets and well beyond his first store in Arkansas.



The difference between $62.1-Billion and the Net Worth of NUMBER 1 is 261.3-Billion. FIND OUT WHO THE 7 RICHEST MEN OF ALL TIME ARE HERE.

CLASSIC DOCUMENTARY: The Last White Hope (2007)

VIDEO SHOOT: "REP REP" (21.11.2010)



FUTURE SHOW: DJ Kreem @ The Bank Lounge (Niagara Falls)

DATE: Saturday, December 3 2010

TIME: 10 PM

PLACE: The Bank Lounge - Niagara (5890 Main Street, Niagara Falls)

DOOR PRICE: $5 before 11:30 PM / $10 after / Girls Free On Guestlist

FOR INFO CALL: Brahim (1905.933.7909)

OR VISIT: Capish Hip Hop Clothing (5815 Victoria Ave.)

FOR HOTEL DISCOUNTS AND GUESTLIST: Cincere: Lo-Chi Min (1905.347.5676)

DJ Kreem on the 1s and 2s! Hosted By Di Coach and Cincere! Performances by Sese, Chui, EsJay, Frank Dukez, Guate, Eclipse, Mazi, P8e, 4D, Austin Arkeel, La40 & more! $100 bottles, $50 Hotel Rooms @ Quality Hotel!



FUTURE SHOW: Illuminati X @ Knights Of Columbus Hall (Niagara Falls)

DATE: Friday, December 10 2010

TIME: 9 PM

PLACE: Knights Of Columbus Hall (6101 North Street, Niagara Falls)

DOOR PRICE: $5 before 11 PM / $10 after

FOR INFO CALL: Cullen Manningham (1905.650.5583)

MESSAGE: Patrick Klimczak

OR VISIT: Capish Hip Hop Clothing (5815 Victoria Ave.)

Illuminati-X will be in the building performing classic material, new singles Rep Rep and Nobody, as well as exclusive never before heard music from the forthcoming The Ends EP.

COMING SOON: "CAPISH HIP HOP VOL.1: UNSIGNED CITY" (Tracklist & Release Date)

Capish Hip Hop Vol.1: Unsigned City is a compilation of Niagara area Hip-Hop and R&B. Executively produced and hosted by IX Million Entertainment's own Cincere and DJ Kreem, respectively, Unsigned City features three Illuminati X tracks (Rep Rep, Nobody & Snow Falls) as well as new music from Frank Dukez, Sese, 4D, JRDN, Shogun, eSJay, Moofeek, The Kac Himself, Eclipse & more!

RELEASE DATE: TUESDAY, NOV. 23RD 2010

ALL AGES RELEASE PARTY: DEC.3RD @ KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL

19+ RELEASE PARTY: DEC.4TH @ THE BANK LOUNGE-NIAGARA

FREE DOWNLOAD EXCLUSIVELY @ 2MC1DJ.COM



11 | 23 | 2010

NEW MUSIC: "Illuminati X - Rep Rep"

  

DOWNLOAD:

Illuminati X - Rep Rep (R.I.P GURU)



FUTURE SHOW: Illuminati X @ The Bank Lounge (Niagara Falls)

DATE: Saturday, November 27 2010

TIME: 10 PM

PLACE: The Bank Lounge-Niagara (5890 Main Street, Niagara Falls)

TICKET PRICE: At the door

FOR GUEST LIST CALL: Sean (905.324.7244) or Alisha (905.380.3182)

Illuminati-X will be in the building performing classic material, new singles Rep Rep and Nobody, as well as exclusive never before heard music from the forthcoming The Ends EP. 

INSPIRING: "Pink Panthers" - World's Greatest Jewels Thieves (Part 1)

When the wars of the former Yugoslavia finally ended in 1999, the region was left with hundreds of battle-hardened men who had become accustomed to crime and easy money. With the fighting over, many of them turned to crime full-time. In the era of electronic banking, banks no longer carry much cash so jewels are the softest target for thieves. The former Yugoslav criminals saw their opportunity and are now the world's most feared diamond thieves. Interpol has dubbed them the Pink Panthers.

NY Times

GQ Magazine

Vogue

Buenos Aires Herald

Global Post

L.A. Times

Chicago Tribune

Guardian UK

"They've become more than pure criminals, they're heroes," said Dragan Ilic, a morning radio talk show host in Belgrade, the Serbian capital. "They're violent but they haven't killed anyone. It's as if they're saying, ‘We can beat the technologically superior West with our raw power and intelligence.' They're feeding the Western myth of the dark, tribal Balkans - these criminals coming from those wars and woods."

TO BE CONTINUED

RARE GEM: "Jay-Z - Get My Shit Off"

Unreleased joint from the "Blueprint 2" era. The Blueprints are always last when I rate Jay-Z's albums, not because of Jay-Z but because of the beats (I don't fuck with most of the "live orchestra" Kanye-Just Blaze sound). This song is produced by Timbaland. It would have been one of my favorites on the album, alongside Meet The Parents, Some How Some Way and Bonnie & Clyde.

More unreleased songs and freestyles coming soon.


LISTEN TO GET MY SHIT OFF

INSPIRING: Jay-Z's Billionaire Breakfast

Jay-Z at Gracie Mansion breaking bread with Michael Bloomberg (Mayor of New York City), Mikhail Prokhorov (Owner of New Jersey Nets) and Bruce Ratner (Arena Developer). Probable topic of discussion: bringing the NETS to Brooklyn, NY. Ambition, Vision, Purpose, Determination, Willpower, Faith, Success.

"I always say Brooklyn is where legends are made and dreams come true, and no one proves it more than this man, who, as he famously said went from Bricks to Billboards, who is famous from Marcy to Madison Square and beyond" - Marty Markowitz (Brooklyn Borough President)

"I'm way too important 2 be talkin' bout extortin. Asking me for a portion is like asking for a coffin. Broad daylight, I'll off your on-switch. You're not too bright, goodnight, long kiss. Bye bye, my reply: bla bla. Blast burner than pass burner to Tah-Tah. Finish my breakfast, why? I got an appetite for destruction and you a small fry" - Jay-Z, Success (feat. Nas)

DOPE MIXTAPE: Sese - YFRWN

If you love Hip-Hop like we love Hip-Hop, treat yourself right and download YFRWN (Your Favorite Rapper's Worst Nightmare), the newest release from SESE.

For those not yet familiar, Sese is a St. Catharines based emcee, co-founder of Union TV and member of Canadian movement Team Offense.

YFRWN is themed after the popular Freddy Kruger films, it features 13 brand new songs from Sese (+ intro and outro) and guest appearances from JRDN, MAGNUM, Mayhem Morearty, Luu Breeze, Kayo, Quake & Cali Snipes. Fans of Canadian Hip-Hop will be familiar with two buzz records (It Ain't Safe and YFRWN).

What a lot of people may not know about Sese is the fact that this dude lives, breathes, eats and smokes HIP HOP. I know Sese for 5-plus years and I can't remember ever talking to him about anything but Hip-Hop. Earlier this year Sese went on a viral super-grind releasing 11 consecutive videos - 11 consecutive weeks in a row. Out of the 11 joints, not 1 made the mixtape, so those aware of the video series can still expect new material from YFRWN.

Personally, at first listen - YFRWN is not one of my Sese favorites, than again that's probably because I'm familiar with his long body of work. Regardless, it's packed with banging beats (courtesy of Vokab and 2oolman) and Sese beasts out on every single track!


DOWNLOAD YFRWN HERE: www.YFRWN.com / www.sendspace.com/file/78765s

GET FAMILIAR WITH SESE AND UNION TV:

www.YFRWN.com
www.thataintwritebrothers.com
www.twitter.com/seseseason
www.youtube.com/seasonator
www.myspace.com/seseseason
www.teamoffensetv.com

For booking / feature info contact seseseason@gmail.com.

P.S.

I was very very messed up at the release party, but I remember Sese saying something like "Let's blow up this little speck on the planet!". He was talking bout Niagara Falls/St.Catharines; and that my people, is basically what we plan 2 do!

IX MILLION NEWS: Links, Links, Links (11.01.10)



Illuminati X's buzz single "Nobody" has been added to two Canadian Hip Hop blogs as the "hot new joint" feature. Check out:

514Smoke.biz (Quebec)

TopLeftRecordings.com (Ontario)

"Nobody" has also been added to WBLK's (93.7 Buffalo) Usigned Hype competition pool. Follow the links below and vote! vote! vote!

www.unsignedhypemusic.com/vote

www.unsignedhypemusic.com/vote/?sh_city=Ontario&search=SEARCH

The visual concept for "Nobody" has been finalized and scripted. Video coming soon! Become a Fan of Illuminati X on Facebook for early updates:

www.facebook.com/pages/Illuminati-X/121567297893520

If you haven't already, Download "Nobody" Now:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5kvx92 (Radio Edit)

http://www.sendspace.com/file/vxc800 (Dirty)



New Illuminati X single "Rep Rep" will be premiering a week from now (Monday, Nov.8) exclusively at 2MC1DJ.COM . "Rep Rep" is the first single off the up-coming Capish Hip Hop Vol.1: Unsigned City mixtape.

Capish Hip Hop Vol.1: Unsigned City is a compilation of Niagara-area based Hip-Hop talent (with 1 or 2 select guests) scheduled for release on November 23rd 2010. This is a special-edition-mixtape celebrating 10 years in business for Capish Hip Hop Clothing. Unsigned  City is hosted by IX Million Entertainment's own DJ Kreem. Featured artists and tracklist will be announced on November 11th. 

As fans of Illuminati X and 2MC1DJ.com already know, Cincere alongside DJ Kreem was scheduled to perform at this year's Highschool Halloween Dance last Saturday Oct. 30th.

The promoters did a great job and the show was a sell-out (500+ people). DJ Kreem rocked the crowd for 3 straight hours, keeping everyone hyped and ready for the performance. Unfortuantely, minutes before Cincere was to take stage the event was canceled due to circumstances beyond the promoters' control.

We have video footage of the entire situation recorded, and we'll be posting it soon.

Look out for ILLUMINATI X live at the Capish Hip Hop Clothing 10 Year Anniversary Parties (November 19th & November 20th). More information coming soon!

Any questions, comments or suggestions, forward to info@ixmillion.com.

Peace World!

- Illuminati X

P.S.

Don't forget to check out the Fall / Winter 2010 Line of IX Million Wear .

LIVE: RATM - Vietnow (Woodstock '99)

INFAMOUS INTERVIEW: Prodigy (Mobb Deep)

In this amazing interview, Prodigy breaks down a lot of behind the scenes events surrounding Mobb Deep's career. In true P fashion, he details makings of classic albums, industry stories, the Tupac beef, his role in the Nas/Jay-Z beef, and a whole lot more crazy ill information about the late-90s era of New York hip hop. If you are like me, and you fiend for this kind of "behind the scenes"/ "making of" information, you will prolly agree that this is the greatest-east-coast-interview-of-all-time. Enjoy...


"Juvenile Hell basically we were high school dropouts; like we just dropped out of school and we was like fuck that, we're doing Rap for a living. ... We was drinking 40s, smoking weed, wilding, hoeing, you know what I'm saying, weapons doing all kinds of shit. ... We didn't even concentrate on making a ill album, we was just like come on we got to hurry so we can fucking be rappers. ... We did like three beats on that album. That was the first time we started making beats.

We did "Hit It From The Back", "Hold Down The Fort" and "Stomp 'Em Out" and to tell you the truth those were like the three best songs on the album. So when we seen that, we was like "Wow we got some shit. We got to make the whole next album, fuck even going to producers."

The result was it wasn't (a good album)... So after that, that shit hit us hard. We was hurt because Nas had Illmatic out. He was popping with that album we was like ahhh he's getting all the shorties at the show, he's riding around in a Lexus, chilling in the projects. We like, "Awww we fucked up; we got to go back in. We got to go in hard son."

Now we started paying attention to what we was doing when we made Infamous. ... We made a beat, come outside on the block, play that shit on the radio. Niggas was like, "Oh, that shit ill!" Thats the formula: the hood love it than the world gon love it... We started getting older, and we started getting into more crazier shit in the street. Niggas was bugging; that was a crazy time in my life. I was doing coke and fucking drinking E&J for breakfast. Wilding like for real no joke, we was really wilding like smoking dust.... We met Raekwon and them niggas (laughs) being on Loud Records. They turned niggas out smoking that shit, I think they just passed it to us one day they didn't even tell us what it was.


How we met them niggas was, we was up in the Loud office one day right and all them niggas was up there cooling. Them niggas is older than us and we followed in their footsteps for real. We was on our own shit but we followed in their footsteps a lot with business and how they handled they business and how they was consistently on they business grind. Them niggas wasn't playing. They was in the office making deals. If something ain't go right, we see them flipping out, flipping chairs and shit, flipping desks, wilding. We seen all that, so we was feeling them niggas, so we started hanging out, started going out to Staten Island, hanging out in the harbour, hanging out in their hoods and shit, just chilling.

We was out there one night chilling with Ghost. .. Back than, Rae had a dark navy blue Acura. ... All I know is, I smell something. But that don't smell like weed. So we smoking, I think Havoc was smoking back than. So we getting blasted (laughs)! We was fucked up. So they was like what's up with Nas, they want to meet Nas. They was like, "Yo we want to do a song with Nas". We were like "Cool, we going to set that up for y'all". So we drove back to Queens Bridge.

Havoc is like, "Yo there was something in that weed son, I'm fucked up". I'm like "I don't know man, that shit got me feeling right though. We called Nas, so we all got in the studio and did "Eye For An Eye". We dropped Infamous, know what I'm saying, that shit took off. Then, Rae dropped his solo album. He was wilding talking about coke and dust, and I started listening I was like "These niggas is ill dust heads son". We was little niggas I was like let me try that shit and I was smoking that shit every day after that. I was smoking dust blunts. That was my shit. Niggas turned me out with that shit know what I'm saying? The hood is wild, the hood will turn you out to a lot of shit anyway. Word.

After that (car accident), Havoc's brother comitted suicide and that was crazy man. It was weird cause Killa B wasn't like that... He was a wild boy, busting his guns and all that, but he wasn't the type of nigga to kill himself, so that hit niggas hard... And right after Killa B, my man Yammy got killed out of town. He was doing some work out of town, and somebody ran up behind him with a bat and hit him in the head with a bat and killed him. Yammy was one of the strongest niggas that I knew. He gave us the name Infamous cause that was his name. He had it tatted on his arm "infamous Yambo". So when Yammy got killed that fucked us up cause he would come to every show.... So we lost a lot of strength, Killa, Yammy, Scarface. It was devestating to niggas.

When we got to Murda Muzik our attitude was foul cause of all the shit that happened. It hardened niggas up in a negative way. So our whole attitude (with that album) was like fuck everybody, fuck everything, and anybody try something they're gonna die. Straight up and down they gonna go down....

After parties we got to do autograph signings, we in the hood cause that's our audience. (We be) in Baltimore, on the corner record store in the hood lining down the block for Mobb Deep, just to get an autograph... I'm talking about it's people in line that's looking like they can't get some sneakers but they coming to buy an album, that shit bugged me out. ... I look back and I'm like, "Wow you can feel the power in that album, that's why it went platinum." We put all that agressive, negative energy into it and it's positive energy at the same time. We was like "Fuck that nobody is stopping us. We are going to make a hit, we're going on tour, we're going to come back safe... This shit is going to be a success." And that's exactly what happened.

When we did Infamy that was around the time you know when Nas started coming around more. Like at first, Nas didn't really take too kind to me when I first came to the hood. He actually told niggas I was corny and that Hav need to go solo and it got back to me and I was like "Damn" and that shit kind of hurt me. I just came to Queens Bridge and I didn't want niggas to start like word like "P corny, he can't hang out with us no more" so that shit kind of hurt inside. ... After that, that's when I made "Shook Ones". That's when I made all my shit. My rhymes changed. ... When I heard Nas say that shit, I was like "Hold up, this shit is serious. I can do this for real. I'ma show everybody".

I never felt no kind of way towards Nas after that either. I always thanked him in my mind, because if it wasn't for that, I wouldn't have been what I am today so in my mind I always look up to Nas. ... So around the time of Infamy, Nas started hanging out around more, I was working on Murda Muzik the movie, and I was shooting a movie for Queens Bridge and for Mobb Deep.

... I got everybody in that movie. Nas, everybody. When Nas started seeing this he was like "Damn, P making me look bad because why didn't I do this first?" This was kind of late... Like, why didn't nobody ever do a movie about this shit. We in 99 son. We should have did a movie back in 96-97 or something like when Nas first came out. Somebody should have been like "They need a movie about their life and their hood"... So I wrote that shit like fuck it. I'ma do this shit. I got everybody together in that movie. Everybody got in that motherfucker, that don't even get along with each other... Niggas was like, "Yo them niggas don't even get along. That's ill that you got them to play that shit son"

So we at Soundtrack Studios and Nas started booking sessions right next door to us; out of nowhere. That's Nas. He usually at the Hit Factory or somewhere ill, like he's out in Bermuda doing his album or something. I was like damn he's coming over here? I'm like, aight cool.

So I'm doing songs for the movie soundtrack and not only did I get everybody from the hood in the movie, but on the soundtrack I got all new rappers from the hood, all the new niggas and dun was seeing that too. And people were going back to him telling him like, "P is doing a lot for QB. What are you doing?"

..So Nas started booking sessions. So I go over there like what's up and he's like "Yea, I'm working on a QB album, but it's a Queens Borough album (it wasn't a Queens Bridge album)..." I was like "Yo, you know what we need to do? This nigga Jay-Z is taking little jabs at us on songs. ... I'm like, aww he talking about me in that song ("Where I'm From") and I'm like yo he bit our shit, with the little plastic cups in the hood and if you do the research and history of it, Jay-Z was on some speed boat in Bahamas, Versace type shit. Then, "Shook Ones" came out, then Jay came out with the plastic cups, football jerseys in the projects, taking jobs at us". And I was like, "Nas, what we need to do is get at these niggas, because number one, his lil' man is trying to shit on you; talking about your life is written and all this shit"... I was like, "These niggas is going at us subliminally and fuck that, we need to go at those niggas. Let's make a song about them, son." He was like "Nah nah, that nigga ain't nobody to be doing that". I'm like son I'm telling you it's gonna be a problem, and he like nah. I'm like "aight cool." Cause in my mind I'ma adress it on my own anyway. I don't give a fuck what this nigga do. I love you Nas but I'ma handle this cause you buggin.

... And now I found out that the Queens Borough album changed to the Queens Bridge album, the QB album. Now I'm like, oh I see what this nigga's doing. And during that time he came to the studio, he started calling my crib like I would come home and my girl be like "Nas called". I'm like what? Nas never called me before, that was amazing to me!
... During this time, I'm going at Jay-Z. I started writing songs cause he was saying all that faggot shit and nigga it's three years later and now you going to say something? You ain't say nothing when it was war! You ain't went to Cali. We could have got bodied out in Cali, son! Them niggas ain't playing. Them niggas is gangs; they do they body shit. Murder every day straight up just because of what color you got on. They don't give a fuck about you. This is what we dealing with when "L.A L.A" came out. We in Cali performing that shit. It was the number one record on the radio in L.A! We had to go to Cali to perform that shit. We could have said "Nah, we ain't going to Cali, they going to kill us." ... So years later, he's (Jay-Z) trying to restore the feelings? What feelings you trying to restore? What are you talking about son? Who are you talking about and why are you talking? Shut the fuck up son you should have said something a long time ago. Me and Fat Joe were at Loud offices one day and I even heard Fat Joe say it. I didn't even come out and say nothing, I was just chillin' in the office and Fat Joe came out and said, "Yo, this motherfucker Jay-Z trying to restore the feeling?" .... "Yo, that nigga is a funny nigga for saying that. Who's he talking about?"

So I told Nas, he was like "Nah nah he ain't nobody, we ain't going to diss him." I said fuck that, I'll diss him on my own. So I diss that nigga, shittin on him. I said in the Source Magazine, "Yo, that nigga is a bitch ass nigga for saying that, he wasn't even around when that shit happened. Biggie was going at them niggas. Mobb Deep was going at them niggas. And they was going at Nas, they was going at Jay-Z, they was going at Biggie, and them niggas was quiet than a church mouse son. Them niggas was quiet than a motherfucker son.

...Down the line when I'm dissing Jay-Z, (E Money) Bags told me, "I went to high school with Jay-Z. Me and Jay-Z went to highschool. Sauce Money is married to my sister. Fuck Jay-Z, that nigga is a bitch son. I know that nigga man." I'm like, "Word that nigga on some bullshit, I had to speak up on it." He's like, "Nah you right son. You ain't wrong for speaking up on it."

So me and Bags chilling in the studio one day in Long Island at this place called the Music Palace. It was a Friday night, I had come from the store and on the radio it was Funk Master Flex. It was Jay-Z, Freeway, Beanie Sigel and Young Gunnaz...."

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ECONOMICS: Devastating "Free Market" Reforms Imposed on Serbia

by Gregory Elich (Global Research)

Nine years ago, neoliberal political forces took power in Serbia, promising a radical transformation of the economy. Today, deep into that transformation, Serbia is foundering from its effects exacerbated by the worldwide economic downturn. Industrial production has fallen 15 percent compared to the average of last year, while unemployment remains high.

The outcome for those who work at enterprises that undergo privatization has been all too predictable. Companies privatized in accordance with the 2001 privatization law have shown a decrease of 45 percent in employment over the first two years of private ownership. Those companies that are privatized based on the 2003 law dropped just 15 percent by the end of the first year, but this apparent difference was only because of the extensive downsizing that these firms must undergo prior to sale, in order to make them more attractive to investors. The textile industry has been particularly hard hit, with steep job losses and falling performance. As the Privatization Agency reveals, "the performance of privatized companies is worse than the performance of the sector as a whole," an interesting admission.

Inevitably, it is working people who bear the brunt of privatization. Unemployment in Serbia steadily grew since 2000, when neoliberal political forces came to power, quickly reaching 32 percent within four years. After that there was a modest economic recovery, due in part to the short-term influx of cash from the sale of enterprises through privatization. Unemployment dropped to 16 percent by April 2009, but this apparent improvement is illusory, having to do mainly with the recent adoption of the current American model for calculating unemployment. Under this method, workers who are not regularly and actively seeking jobs are counted as "discouraged," and "out of the job market," and therefore not belonging to the ranks of the unemployed. If one adds back in the number of workers who are classified as "inactive" but who profess both the ability and the desire to work, then the unemployment rate increases to 25 percent. In real terms, then, there has been no meaningful improvement in the unemployment rate. To put this in perspective, at its peak in 1933, unemployment during the Great Depression in the U.S. reached 25 percent, a figure that was then not calculated to exclude a significant portion of workers. Today Serbian workers are enduring their own Great Depression, but one that has been imposed through adoption of the neoliberal economic model. For those who lose their livelihoods, there is little hope. Nearly two thirds of the non-discouraged unemployed have been without work for a year or longer, sometimes much longer. They are society's discards.
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