Wiz Khalifa Splits With Warner Brothers

HOPEFULLY HE WILL GET THE BACKING THAT HE NEEDS AND BLOW. HOW DO YOU NOT PROMOTE AN ARTIST WITH A TOP 25 SINGLE.
After numerous delayed release dates for his debut album, Rostrum Records recording artist Wiz Khalifa has left Warner Bros. Records. The 21-year old Pittsburgh MC signed with Warner Bros. in June of 2007, and early the next year had a Billboard Top 25 hit with "Say Yeah." Prior to signing with Warner Bros., Wiz and his Rostrum Records team were part of a riveting grassroots movement that caught the attention of Rolling Stone, XXL, MTV, Fuse, and all of the major labels.

Rostrum Records President, Benjy Grinberg, says, "We feel that this 'divorce' is the best thing for both parties at this juncture and we appreciate the leniency Warner has shown with our release. We are excited to be independent again."

The rest of 2009 is set to be a busy one for Wiz. He will immediately be dropping a new single “Teach U To Fly,” a mixtape entitled “How Fly” with New Orleans MC Curren$y, and another solo mixtape to follow up his critically acclaimed “Flight School” for the Fall. Wiz is currently touring the country on his “Orientation Tour” with remaining stops in Alabama, Ohio, Atlanta, Florida, St Louis, and ending July 31st in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA. Wiz is also set to headline a cross-country tour in the Fall.

Wiz adds, "I'd like to thank Warner Bros. for understanding our reasons for wanting to leave. I learned a lot during my time there and matured as an artist during the process. I'm happy to be moving on with all of my material and having the chance to be in control of my next moves."

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Curren$y & Wiz Khalifa’s How Fly Commercials (Video)

The Hot Spotta and Wiz Kid are working on a project together if you didn’t already know. That project is the How Fly mixtape. Here are two commercials (above & below) they put together for promotion.

Max B Still Looking To Prove His Innocence

With an inevitable long jail sentence pending next month, Harlem rapper Max B has reached out to AllHipHop.com to maintain his innocence and reveal his future music plans.

On June 9, Max B (Charly Wingate) was found guilty on 9 counts of felony murder and conspiracy charges in the robbery and death of David Taylor.

“Personally, I am looking forward to clearing my name,” Max B told AllHipHop.com in exclusive interview. “[With my pending appeal] after that I can then look forward to the future. I just can’t believe a lie would’ve went so far.”

Even though it was a street dispute that’s resulted in his predicament, Max B assured fans his lifestyle will not be altered because of the guilty verdict.

“Just staying focused. That’s the movement right now,” Max explained. “That’s the movement right now. Trying to hit the streets with that Wave, making sure my manager, The Harlem Matriarch, keeps me in the loop. That goes without saying, they can’t keep the Vel. The streets need me!”

Ex-girlfriend Gina Conway’s testimony is the main reason Max will likely receive a life sentence.

Despite this, the Harlemite remains jovial when asked how he would’ve handled the situation differently.

“No, I never anticipated that my girl would lie on me based on jealousy over another woman,” he stated. “She felt that if she couldn't have the Vel, no other girl would. I understand her strategy, but Bigavel wasn't diggin' it. If I could change one thing, I would have remained a Bachelor! (laughing).”

While everything plays out, Max B verified the new music projects fans can expect in the coming months.

“I spend every day of my life creating music, running out isn't even a possibility,” Max detailed. “Look for Vigilante Season coming soon on Amalgam Digital and Max B Presents// OFO & Harlem Matriarch Music Presents: H.O.T. (Harlem On top) Pt. 3 ‘FREE MAX B.’”

When asked about Jim Jones, Max stated their relationship remained the same, and that he is mentally ready to spend the rest of his life in prison if appeals fail.

“That's here nor there; I'm solely focused on my appeal. But ain’t sh*t changed [with Jim Jones],” Max clarified. “If it came to it [a life sentence], nothing can hold "The Bigavel" down but in this case that's not a concern.”

Max B will be sentenced by a judge on July 30.

He faces a maximum punishment of life in prison.

Yayo Doesn't Like How Max B's Case Was Handled

MTV Reports:


G-Unit member Tony Yayo is disappointed to see friend and recording partner Max B go to jail. Max, born Charles Wingate, was found guilty of manslaughter, as well as eight other charges, last week in New Jersey. His sentencing is July 31.

Yayo said the trial went south before it even started, blaming his friend's downfall on a January video blog, in which Max and his lawyer, Gerald M. Saluti, spoke about the case for more than six minutes. The two also were part of subsequent Internet interviews.

"It's an unfortunate thing that happened to Max B," Yayo told us. "He just had a kid. I f--- with Max. I f--- with French [Montana]. I think he had bad representation with his lawyer. What lawyer do you know that's gonna do a blog with you? That's when I think everything got messed up. That blog f---ed it up. You know I'm always in trouble. When I have a case, I don't do no press, nothing. If you don't got a lawyer there telling you, 'Shut the f--- up,' you're f---ed up. The lawyer was wack. Your lawyer wants to sit there and do a blog with you? [Max's] lawyer may not have been the one to handle a homicide."

Saluti met Max a couple of years ago as part of the legal team Jim Jones provided for Max, who is an estranged member of Jones' Byrd Gang. Saluti eventually took the reins and said he would rep B for free.

The lawyer fumed when he was told of Yayo's comments.

"My first comment is, who the hell is Tony Yayo and what law school did he go to?" Saluti said. "Everything I do, I do for a reason. And where were all these people in support of Max — like Tony Yayo and all these other people that have something to say — when he was out there by himself facing all of these charges? Nowhere to be seen. Now everyone has an opinion about it. Everyone wants to help Max. I saw people were bustin' my chops about blogging while we were waiting for a verdict in this case ... on my Twitter. Do people actually think I touch my own Twitter and it's not my assistant? You think I have time to Twitter?

"What year did Yayo graduate from law school is my question," Saluti added. "How many cases has he tried to verdict? It's ridiculous. People are so ready to kick a guy when he's down. Not that I'm saying Max and I are down, because we damn sure aren't done fighting this."

In the wake of Max's conviction, Saluti appeared in an online video and read a letter from his client thanking fans for their support. Max also said in his letter he wouldn't trade Saluti for the world, even if the late, great Johnnie Cochran "rose from the dead." The attorney said he's in the middle of filing a motion to get the case thrown out altogether.

"My daughter came to me at the end of the case, and she said, 'Daddy, you lost? But you worked so hard on that case. You don't lose. How could you lose?' " Saluti recalled. "And I told her, 'That's just the way God wants it right now.' That was my answer, and that's still my answer. Max is supposed to be the godfather to my 1-year-old, who we were gonna baptize after the trial. And I said to him after the trial, 'Water is not touching that kid's head until you are out the hole.' And I don't expect that to be 30 years from now. He was strong, you have to admit. I think I was more upset than he was. I really do.

"I went and saw Max in jail the next day, after the verdict, and he wrote a letter to his fans specifically, and when I read it, I choked back tears," the lawyer added. "I love that boy. I held his son in my arms. I have pictures of his son and my son together."

Authorities claim Max was part of a conspiracy to rob two men of around $30,000 two years ago.

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"If You Find A Blackberry With A Sidescroll"

Wanna transform yourself into the hottest new rapper of the year? Then keep your eyes peeled for one of three Blackberries filled with Drake lyrics. The Toronto rapper, who’s not ashamed to recite lyrics of his phone when needed, admitted to MuchMusic that he’s lost numerous Blackberries filled with lyrical gems.

“Yeah, I’ve lost a lot of great stuff…I’ve lost it three times before,” he says with a laugh. “I lose all my songs. But if I backed it up and I was responsible, I wouldn’t. But I just don’t think to back it up.”

Mexico might be a good place to start looking since Drake revealed in “Say I Will” that a blackberry went missing there. “Lost some of my hottest versus down at Cabo / So if you find a Blackberry with the sides scroll / Sell that m*thaf**** to any rapper that I know / Cause they need it much more than I ever will.”

While some may suggest he start using the more traditional pad and pen combo, Drake hasn’t considered making the switch. “It’s just my comfort zone. I get an idea and it’s like boom, I can just write it in my phone and look at it later and touch it up and elaborate on it. It’s just a way to store, it’s always on me, until I lose it,” he chuckles.

Who knows if Drake will be writing more lyrics on his Blackberry this week since he’s busy shooting the video for “Best I Ever Had” in New York. Word on the streets is he’s got a director with loads of artistic vision behind the lens. Opps, I think we’ve said too much.

Wale & Roc Nation

Everbody always is asking me what's the deal with Wale and Roc Nation. I never knew. I just knew that he had a Roc chain and is alway with Young Chris. Well now the confusion can be put to rest as Wale’s manager, Daniel Weisman, recently spoke to XXL about the situation.

According to Weisman, Wale is still signed to Mark Ronson’s imprint Allido on Interscope Records but now, along with his company Elitaste,Inc., he will also be co-managed by Roc Nation.

Max B's Ex Testifies In His Murder Trial

Gina Conway, ex-girlfriend of rapper Max B, has begun her testimony for the prosecution in the Harlemite’s murder trial.

Conway testified in Hackensack, New Jersey Superior Court that Max, real name Charly Wingate, masterminded the September 2006 murder of David Taylor in a botched robbery.

According to Conway, the real target was Taylor’s friend, Allan Plowden, who she had begun seeing shortly after splitting with Max.

She explained to jurors that Plowden drove a $120,000 Mercedes Benz and routinely carried around cash in excess of $35,000.

The two became romantically linked, and Plowden testified that he spent lavish sums of money on Conway at high-end department stores.

When she relayed this information to Max, she claimed the rapper became very jealous and promised “he was going to get him.”

Based on Conway’s testimony, the prosecution alleges that Max B began to plot the robbery, and recruited his step-brother Kelvin Leerdam to carry out the crime.

In between sobs, Gina Conway recounted how the robbery was botched from the beginning, as she and accomplice Leerdam got lost on the cab ride to New Jersey for several hours.

A cab driver corroborated the story, stating they stopped at two different Holiday Inn locations, one in Bergen County and one in New York before locating the correct establishment in Fort Lee, New Jersey.

Upon arrival, Conway and Leerdam duct-taped Plowden at gunpoint and demanded his money.

Plowden revealed that his funds were in the possession of friend David Taylor, who was staying a few floors down.

Plowden was forced to place a call, and when Taylor arrived he was shot in the head at point blank range, stated Conway.

Plowden freed himself and gave chase, and was able to strike Conway with a punch before both perpetrators escaped in a cab.

Plowden was able to make a positive ID of Conway, who was apprehended several days later and charged with murder.

After giving a 169 page statement and cooperating with authorities, her crime was reduced to armed robbery and manslaughter.

Even with her testimony, she will still serve 18 years for her role in the crime.

When asked about Max B’s reaction to the murder, Conway claimed he expressed regret and promised to support her.

“Charly told me that if I pulled it off, then he would love me forever,” she stated. “Charly said he was sorry for what happened and that he was going to take care of me.”

Next Tuesday (May 26), lawyers for Max B and Kelvin Leerdam will cross-examine Gina Conway.

Both camps have stated that Conway, a stripper at the time, was the one who planned the fatal robbery.

Max B and Leerdam face life sentences if convicted.

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