Im backk Hip Hop Rumors July 13th

SECRET JAY-Z SHOW...

Jay-Z kicked off his mini tour last night in Phoenix - a secret show of sorts. My homey Doc tells me that Jay ROCKED it. He was also backed by an all Black live band who also rocked it hard. Ciara was not present and accounted for though, so Fabolous opened for him. Also Memphis Bleek came out and did a few records with him which was a nice surprise, I heard. Jay also did a lil tribute to MJ also had a lil segment about Obama with a freestyle or mixtape record to Jeezys My President is Black. I wonder what happened to Ciara?

KANYE TRYING TO SABOTAGE DRAKE?

I have to really laugh at this one, but there are a lot of people saying this in the world. LOL. So, this notion is more of a public outcry than anything. But, people are really screaming out that Kanye may be trying to sabotage Drake with the new video. This is not a diss, but I have only met one person that liked this video. I personally think Drake should strategically make a new version that is catered just to the ladies, because this one is clearly for the men. Back to the chatter. I wonder what they were thinking when they did the video. Still, I don't believe that Ye would do such a thing. Right?

I am hearing that Toronto is very, VERY upset with the video, because a lot is riding on Drake's success. I heard there are several people looking to get Drake to do a new video with Little X, who is from Canada.

QUESTIONS FOR THE GAME

Well, well, well...Michael Jackson tried to broker peace with The Game and 50 Cent. The Game himself admitted that there is no proof whatsoever of the conversation or anything. He had several details, but there are some that question how real or not this really is. I do believe that AllHipHop has found somebody willing to co-sign the call, but that isn't here yet. Can't say much more than this... Shout out to Game for his MJ dedication.

QUINCY JONES DISSES MIJAC?

Quincy Jones kind of went in on Michael Jackson in a recent interview. I won't say that he really dissed him. Perhaps this is just brutal honesty from a legendary old head.

Here are some of the quotes:

“Oh, we talked about it all the time. But he’d come up with, “Man, I promise you I have this disease,” and so forth, and “I have a blister on my lungs,” and all that kind of B.S. It’s hard, because Michael’s a Virgo, man—he’s very set in his ways. You can’t talk him out of it. Chemical peels and all that stuff…”

“It’s ridiculous, man! Chemical peels and all of it. And I don’t understand it. But he obviously didn’t want to be Black.”

WOW. I never heard of anything like a "chemical peel." I don't even know what that is. Sure sounds abrasive to the skin.