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KANYE WEST SKIT ON SNL

After debuting at No. 1 last week, Kanye West's Def Jam album "Graduation" falls to No. 2 with 226,000, a sales slide of 76%. 50 Cent's "Curtis" does nearly the same, slipping 2-3 with 143,000 (-79%).

Chamillionaire's "Ultimate Victory" (Chamillitary/Universal Motown) debuts at No. 8 with 79,000 units, which is a charting best for the Houston rapper. His debut, 2005's "The Sound of Revenge," entered at No. 10 with 130,000.

Twista's fifth album, "Adrenaline Rush 2007" (Atlantic) enters at No. 10 with 41,000. That's a significant decline from 2005's "The Day After," which bowed at No. 2 with 129,000.

[Source: Billboard.com]

Binside TV checked out the Spring '0 Ghita Show from designer Alexis Phifer (Kanye West's Fiance) during NY Fashion Week.  The collection was flirty with a retro 80's flair. The line is currently available at Intermix, Henri Bendel and Fred Segal.  Take a look at the pics and stay tuned to Binside TV for the latest fashion coverage. [Slide Show Pics Photo Credit: Shomari Harris/Binside TV]

 

Mychal Bell of 'Jena 6' released on bail

(Source CNN) -- Mychal Bell, a black teenager accused of beating a white classmate and who was the last of the "Jena 6" behind bars, was released from custody Thursday after a juvenile court judge set his bail at $45,000.

[Photo/CNN Supporters surround Mychal Bell on Thursday after his release at the LaSalle Parish courthouse.]

Bell's release followed an announcement from LaSalle Parish District Attorney Reed Walters, who said he would not appeal a higher court's decision moving Bell's case to juvenile court.

Wearing a blue striped golf shirt and jeans, Bell walked out of the LaSalle Parish courthouse a week after an estimated 15,000-plus demonstrators marched through Jena -- a town of about 3,000 -- to protest local authorities' handling of the teens' case.

"We do not condone violence of any kind, but we ask that people be given a fair and even chance at the bar of justice," the Rev. Al Sharpton said outside the courthouse.

"Tonight, Mychal can go home, but Mychal is not out of the juvenile process. He goes home because a lot of people left their home and stood up for him," he said.

"Let America know -- we are not fighting for the right to fight in school. We're not fighting for the right for kids to beat each other. We're fighting to say that there must be one level of justice for everybody. And you cannot have adult attempted murder for some, and a fine for others, and call that equal protection under the law. Two wrongs don't make one civil right."

Demonstrators at last week's march were protesting how authorities handled the cases of Bell and five other teens accused of beating fellow student Justin Barker.

Many said they were angry that the students, dubbed the Jena 6, were being treated more harshly than three white students who hung nooses from an oak tree on Jena High School property.

The white students were suspended from school but did not face criminal charges. The protesters said they should have been charged with a hate crime.

Bell's attorney Lewis Scott said the teen was moved from jail to a juvenile facility earlier Thursday.

Walters said his decision not to appeal was based on what he believed was best for the victim in the case.

"While I believe that a review would have merit ... I believe it is in the best interest of the victim and his family not to delay this matter any further and move it to its conclusion," Walters told reporters. Video Watch the Rev. Al Sharpton discuss the teen's release »

He said last week's march, which included Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, did not influence his decision.

Bell, now 17, was the only one of the Jena 6 behind bars. His bond previously was set at $90,000.

A district judge earlier this month tossed out Bell's conviction for conspiracy to commit second-degree battery, saying the matter should have been handled in juvenile court. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal in Lake Charles, Louisiana, did the same with Bell's battery conviction in mid-September.

Prosecutors originally charged all six black students accused of being involved in beating Barker with second-degree attempted murder and conspiracy. Walters reduced charges against at least four of them -- Bell, Robert Bailey Jr., Carwin Jones and Theo Shaw -- to battery and conspiracy.

Bryant Purvis awaits arraignment. Charges against Jesse Ray Beard, who was 14 at the time of the alleged crime, are unavailable because he's a juvenile.

Wednesday, Gov. Kathleen Blanco announced that Louisiana State Police officers will protect the families of the Jena 6 and investigate any threats they have received. A white supremacist Web site posted the names and addresses of the six black teens after last week's march, calling on followers to "let them know justice is coming."

Thursday, the FBI said it had been made aware of allegations of threats.

"Threats are taken seriously, and as these investigations are ongoing we cannot comment further," said Sheila Thorne of the FBI's office in New Orleans, Louisiana.

The December 4 attack on Barker came after months of racial tension, including at least two instances of fighting in the town, sparked originally when three white teens hung the nooses.

Walters has said there was no direct link between the hanging of the nooses and the schoolyard attack, and defended the prosecutions ahead of last Thursday's peaceful march. Blanco defended the prosecutor Wednesday, saying, "He has a solid record and is highly respected among his peers."

Walters also addressed the stress and notoriety the town has been subjected to, saying the only way he and other residents "have been able to endure the trauma that has been thrust upon us is through the prayers of the Christian people who have sent them up in this community."

He also suggested that some kind of "disaster" was averted when thousands of marchers came to Jena last week.

"I firmly believe and am confident of the fact that had it not been for the direct intervention of the Lord Jesus Christ last Thursday, a disaster would have happened," Walters said.

"The Lord Jesus Christ put his influence on those people, and they responded accordingly," he said, without explaining exactly what he meant.

Soon after the district attorney spoke, a local reverend took issue with his comments.
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"Obviously, we are serving two different gods here," the Rev. Donald Sidley said. "My Bible says that we should do -- we should be loving, love your neighbor as yourself.

"For him to try and separate the community like he is and then using Christ Jesus to influence the people that Jesus is working on their side, well, that's -- that's absurd. ... God is god of the human race," said Sidley, of the New Evergreen Church.

Marc Ecko Announces Fate of 756th Homerun Ball

Public Votes to Send Ball to Cooperstown with Asterisk

Binside TV has been following this story about the fate of Barry Bond's historic record breaking homerun ball.   Hip-hop fashion mogul Marc Ecko had plenty to say on the Red Carpet for last week's Martin Luther King Benefit concert about his decision to buy the ball for $752,467.  Check out the official press release info, Vote756 youtube channel and vids from the Today show and www.vote756.com website after the jump.

Video: Marc Ecko Buys Barry Bonds' Ball, Hits the Streets of NYC

Video : Ecko Announces Bonds' Ball to be Branded and Sent to HOF.

The public has spoken and with over 10 million votes received, Barry Bonds' 756th home run ball is heading to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, marked with an asterisk as a permanent footnote to the homerun record.

On September 15th, 2007, Marc Ecko bought Barry Bonds' 756th homerun ball at auction. For the next eight days, the country was encouraged to publicly debate the ball's fate by visiting www.vote756.com and choose to: (a) Bestow it intact to Cooperstown, (b) Permanently brand the ball with an asterisk before sending it to Cooperstown, or (c) launch it into space.

Mr. Ecko unveiled the results of the voting live on NBC's "Today" show, with 47 percent voting to add the asterisk; 34 percent to give it to the Hall of Fame intact; and 19 percent to send it into space. Combined, over 80 percent of voters believed the ball should go to Cooperstown, and over two- thirds felt that doubts surrounding the record needed to be recognized.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Ecko stated, "The fans have spoken and the asterisk will forever be part of the history of this ball. It is a reflection of fans' sentiments and will be preserved by the Hall of Fame in this manner. This was never about the record. I saw the purchase of the ball as an opportunity to open a national conversation using new media - the internet, blogs, videos - to allow America's oldest sport to have America's most modern conversation. The people should be the arbiters of what is historically significant about this artifact. The opportunities for expression, and our participation in the public square, are endless."

Binside TV has definitely been on the grind.  This month we've recently covered NY Fashion Week, Red Carpet events, ALLHIPHOP.COM Week featuring a Chamillionaire Myspace/Youtube show which was off  the chain.

We also attended an insightful panel on the state of hip-hop featuring David Banner, Master P and Dr. Cornell West. David Banner had plently to say about Rev. Al Sharpton, Jena 6, and Hurricane Katrina. According to Billboard.com on Sept. 26th David Banner, Master P, music executives and  scholars discussed hip-hop lyrics before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Click here to read the article and Check out these vids to learn more about JENA 6.

Video: The Jena 6

Video: BBC Coverage of the Jena 6

Last weekend we had even more fun enjoying a outdoor concert in Brooklyn at B-Live with performances by reggae superstar Sean Paul, Talib Kweli, Mark Ronson and reggaeton group Calle 13.  Stay subscribed to Binside TV for the latest updates and check out the pics.

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No Free Samples by Damon Brown

Who’s making big bucks off of Kanye West’s and 50 Cent’s new albums? Think Steely Dan.

Binside TV found this article to be interesting and has decided to share an excerpt with our readers. Click here to link to the original at Portfolio.com.

50 Cent, Kanye West, P. Diddy, and Jay Z perform during Screamfest '07
Rappers 50 Cent, Kanye West, P. Diddy, and Jay Z perform onstage during Screamfest '07 at Madison Square Garden on August 22, 2007 in New York City.

Last fall former composer Johnny Pate was sitting in his Southern California retirement community, mindlessly flipping channels, when something caught his ear. “I passed this award show with Jay-Z doing this big production with girls and all that, and I heard this tune. I was like ‘Whoa! I know that sound!’ ” Shortly afterward, Pate received a royalty statement and a five-figure check—Jay-Z’s producer, Just Blaze, had used portions of one of his songs for the hit single “Show Me What You Got.” “I’m still flabbergasted that they would sample something I wrote thirtysomething odd years ago,” says Pate.

Pate had unwittingly entered the burgeoning, byzantine world of sampling. Sampling—taking an artist’s music and using it to build a new tune—goes back at least to the Beatles and Pink Floyd, who used fragments of other songs. But modern-day sampling started in the South Bronx, where party DJs in the 1970s would find a favorite chunk of music and blend two duplicate records to play that section over and over. It has always been the de facto beat-creation process for hip-hop producers, but as the music has exploded in popularity, copyright laws have been enforced more regularly and the stakes—and money—involved in the sampling business have risen accordingly.

For example, as rapper Kanye West celebrates selling nearly 1 million copies of his new album, Graduation, last week, royalty checks aren’t just being readied for him, but also for Elton John, ’70s duo Steely Dan, and the abstract German band Can. West borrowed from a motley crew of musicians to create his hit album’s sound collage, which means he’ll be dividing his several million dollars with the original artists. Jay-Z, Nas, and even West’s competitor 50 Cent built their catalogs on sample-based albums, their tens of millions in royalties split among hundreds of artists, some of whom haven’t released a new song in decades.

Whenever music is sampled, the user has to get permission, or “clear” the sample with the original songwriters and, depending on the circumstances, the original performer and record label. Experts say artists can ask for a flat fee or a percentage of the new song’s publishing rights—anywhere from 15 to, believe it or not, 100 percent. (Publishing-rights percentages determine how much in royalties an artist gets from album sales.)

“Every single sample clearance is different,” says Kathleen Merrill, of the Parker Music Group, who has cleared music for sampling, TV, and movie use for 18 years. “And it’s really all over the place how long the process can take—there can be ten publishers on one song.”

It wasn’t this complicated in the ’70s and ’80s, when hip-hop was a subculture instead of a multi-billion-dollar business. While the law was more loosely interpreted before, now it is the creators’ responsibility to ask permission for every sound borrowed—from a bass line to a high hat—or, increasingly, be vulnerable to legal action.

“[Now] it is the song’s producer’s responsibility to notify the rap artist or the record company as to what they sample,” says Deborah Mannis-Gardner of DMG Clearances, a 15-year veteran of the business who has worked with Diddy, Nas, and Ghostface. It is now common to give album credit to the very important person who obtains the rights to samples.

Kanye West's GRADUATION Knocks Out the Competition

Debuts at #1 on Soundscan

Also Enters at #1 in U.K., Canada and Japan and Sets New 1-Week Digital Sales Record
956,936 SOLD IS BIGGEST 1st WEEK SOUNDSCAN DEBUT BY ANY ALBUM SINCE KANYE'S OWN

GRAMMY-WINNING LATE REGISTRATION IN 2005; BIGGEST DEBUT IN ISLAND DEF JAM HISTORY

"Stronger" hits #1 on Hot 100 - bullets inside Top 10 on Hot 100 Airplay, Rhythmic, CHR/Top 40, and Mainstream Top 40 charts
"GOOD LIFE" (FEATURING T-PAIN) DEBUTS AS NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO

Roc-A-Fella recording artist Kanye West makes chart history -- again! -- as his new third album GRADUATION (in-stores 9/11) knocked out the competition for a #1 Soundscan debut on the Billboard 200 and R&B/Hip Hop album charts, on first week sales of 956,936 units. This marks the biggest Soundscan debut by any album since Kanye's #1 Late Registration two years ago. GRADUATION -- which also entered the national charts at #1 in the U.K, Japan and Canada -- also establishes a new one-week digital sales record, where it logged over 132,000 album downloads, eclipsing Maroon 5's previous record of 102,000 earlier this year. The staggering Soundscan number also marks the biggest debut in Island Def Jam history.

"When we decided to go head-to-head with 50 Cent, we knew the rivalry was going to make a lot of noise," said Antonio 'L.A.' Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group. "But now we've made history. We couldn't be more thrilled to have orchestrated such a monumental first week success. Kanye has made an incredible album and I've always maintained that great music will always win."
"This is a great day for Kanye West and Roc-A-Fella Records and a fantastic day for hip hop and artistry," said Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter, President and CEO, Def Jam Recordings. "It's a good sign that heartfelt, sincere and honest music can do these types of numbers."
GRADUATION, Kanye's second consecutive #1 pop album and third consecutive #1 R&B album, contains the hottest single of the summer, "Stronger," which bullets to #1 on the Hot 100 this week, and stays the #1 song on iTunes for a 7th consecutive week.

"Stronger" follows-up the album's first single pick, the Top 10 Rap track "Can't Tell Me Nothing." The newest single, "Good Life" (featuring T-Pain) debuted three weeks ago on the season's next-to-last episode of Entourage (in which Kanye saved the day in a special guest appearance).

Kanye supported the September 11th release of GRADUATION with hugely attended in-store appearances in New York, Los Angeles, and his hometown Chicago; and television appearances later in the week on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live (Thursday), the syndicated Ellen (Friday), and the 59th annual Emmy Awards broadcast (Sunday). Kanye can also be seen across-the-board on the magazine covers of Rolling Stone (which gave the album a 4 1/2 star review), XXL, Blender, and Flaunt.

GRADUATION is the long-awaited follow-up to Kanye West's second album, Late Registration (released August 2005), which entered the chart at #1 with the biggest first-week sales debut in Def Jam Recordings' history -- over 860,000 copies. The album arrived to deafening critical acclaim and a coveted 5 star review in Rolling Stone, just one week after the Time magazine cover story dubbed him "the smartest man in pop music." Rolling Stone went on to rank Late Registration the #1 Album Of the Year, and it later generated Grammy awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Solo Performance for "Gold Digger," and Best Rap Song for "Diamonds From Sierra Leone."

Kanye West emerged from behind the production boards in 2004 to release his stunning solo debut album The College Dropout, which sold over 2 million copies, was named #1 Album Of the Year by Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, and Spin magazine, and became an instant classic. It went on to win the Grammy Award as Best Rap Album, with "Jesus Walks," voted Best Rap Song. Kanye stole the 2005 Grammy Awards broadcast with his impassioned performance of "Jesus Walks," and a show-stopping acceptance speech that brought the Staples Center crowd in Los Angeles to its feet for an unforgettable ovation.

Tropfest@Tribeca Announces Award Winner

AUSTRALIAN DIRECTOR BELINDA KING WINS TOP PRIZE


(TROPFEST FOUNDER : JOHN POLSON/ PHOTO BY SHANI HARRIS) 

A jury comprised of actor Josh Lucas (Poseidon), Australian born actress Rose Byrne (Damages, Troy), actor/director Griffin Dunne (The Accidental Husband, Fierce People, After Hours), Academy Award®-nominated director Bennett Miller (Capote), actress/director Mary Harron (American Psycho), director Tom McCarthy (Station Agent), and last year’s winner Matthew Bonifacio viewed the films alongside the audience and selected the winners for The Target Filmmaker Award, Second Prize, Third Prize, Best Actress, and Best Actor. The audience also acted as a jury when they voted for their favorite film, the Audience award, at the end of the premieres.

“Tropfest@Tribeca exceeded my expectations as a stand alone event in New York City in regards to the turn out, the crowd, and the films,” said John Polson, creative director. “I can’t imagine it going any better; it was an incredible night for the filmmakers, the audience and I’m incredibly grateful to the sponsors who helped to create a great festival experience for all who attended.”

John Polson handed out the Target Filmmaker Award with an unrestricted cash prize of $10,000 from Target and a trip for two to Australia provided by Australia.com and Qantas Airlines to Belinda King from Marrickville, Australia for The Picnic. (Synopsis: The desperate acts of a crazed woman turn a friendly picnic into a day to remember.) This is not Belinda’s first win at Tropfest, in February 2006 in Australia Belinda was a Tropfest finalist and won the Best Actor and Tropicana Award for her film- The Sister, which she wrote, directed and starred in.

“I am overwhelmed. It’s my first time out of Australia; I arrived in New York Saturday,” said director Belinda King. “I have been blown away by this city and this Festival. I was here just to see it all and participate and I can’t believe I won.”

Kanye West Graduation Interview (iPod/iPhone/PSP Edition)

Kanye West Graduation Interview- EXCLUSIVE

Kanye West is at the top of the charts, livin' the "Good Life" and "Stronger" than ever with his latest release "Graduation" which is in a class by itself! Shomari caught up with 'Ye who's honestly speaking about "Graduation," 50 Cent, Britney Spears performance at the VMA's, media politics and much more. Binside TV gives it to you raw and brings you the hottest exclusives!

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Kanye West Graduation Interview (Apple TV Edition)

Kanye West Graduation Interview- EXCLUSIVE

Kanye West is at the top of the charts, livin' the "Good Life" and "Stronger" than ever with his latest release "Graduation" which is in a class by itself! Shomari caught up with 'Ye who's honestly speaking about "Graduation," 50 Cent, Britney Spears performance at the VMA's, media politics and much more. Binside TV gives it to you raw and brings you the hottest exclusives!

Click on Image to Download Episode

Hosted by Shomari Harris. Produced/Directed/Edited and Cinematography by Shani Harris.

Binside TV now has a  high res Apple TV edition of the episode and a lower res iPod/iPhone edition

Our Binside TV Mobile Cast is also available on Verizon Wireless VCast thru Veoh Network, Mywaves.com & via direct download, torrent or mobile stream.

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DJ Furious Styles teams with AllHipHop.com to present THE RE-BIRTH, The Breeding Ground Mixtape

DJ Furious Styles teams with AllHipHop.com to present THE RE-BIRTH, The Breeding Ground Mixtape

New York, NY September 17th 2007

XM DJ Furious Styles famed for his 66 Raw show Shine, has teamed up with AllHipHop.com for the release of The Breeding Ground Mixtape - The Rebirth. Hosted by DJ Drama, Talib Kweli and David Banner, the mixtape will be available for digital download on AllHipHop.com and will be given out at the up and coming events during AllHipHop week in NYC.

On teaming up with AllHipHop.com to work on this project DJ Furious Styles says "AllHipHop.com has the same fire when it comes to finding the next MC as myself. It is great to  see such a big organization as AllHipHop.com, share the same goals as myself, helping the  people on the come up and exposing their talent."

The tape features exclusive tracks from a wide selection of artists which have been recognized by AllHipHop.com for their talent and who went on to  feature on the infamous Breeding Ground; a column which has become a regular stop for industry executives and A&Rs. Many of these featured lyricists have since appearing on the 'worlds most dangerous site.'  gone on to secure major label deals for themselves.

The Re-Birth features Aftermath Recording Artist Joell Ortiz, Warner Brothers artist Wiz Khalifa, Sony/Columbia artist Damani, recent UMA winners for best unsigned group The League and Streetsweeprz artist, Hedonis da Amazon. Production on the mixtape includes Sha Money XL, Cool and Dre, Khrysis, Dynasty Williams and Kick Drums.

To download the mixtape, please follow the link http://www.sendspace.com/file /ms4jd7

CHECK OUT THE ALLHIPHOP WEEK PICS! Visit AllHipHop.com for info on the upcoming events.

"The Rebirth" AllHipHop Week 2007

AllHipHop.com Week

The kick off event brought out the stars and was hosted by P.Diddy Combs and Russell Simmons.  Binside TV chatted with celebs like Mya and Andre Harrell on the red carpet. The fun continued at the annual BBQ where Hurricane Chris, Cassidy and Emily King performed.  To learn more about upcoming events visit allhiphop.com and rsvp.
[Photo:Cassidy  Credit: Shani Harris]
 

50 Cent Still Confident In Sales Battle With Kanye

50 Cent

September 14, 2007, 12:50 PM ET

Hillary Crosley, N.Y.

After weeks of public rivalry between 50 Cent and Kanye West about whose Sept. 11 album release would sell more copies, West's "Graduation" (Def Jam) has pulled into a six-figure lead over 50's "Curtis" (G-Unit/Interscope), based on projections from representatives at the four major labels. That data indicates "Graduation" leads with 781,000 units, followed by "Curtis" with 603,000.

50 Cent had claimed he would retire from making solo albums if West won the sales battle, but in an interview with Billboard, he maintains the race is still early and there is no concrete winner just yet.

"[The sales] can't be considered [any one way] anyway because it's just a few days out," he says. "I guess [the music industry] would consider me to be a hip-hop favorite because of my sales history, and people like to root for the underdog."

50 Cent also changed his tune yesterday (Sept. 13) about his threat to stop rapping. On New York's Hot 97 radio station, 50 said if West outsells him he would instead go round for round, matching G-Unit releases with Def Jam's.

"The [fans that aren't supporting me now] are the same people that supported me in the past," says 50 Cent. "The impression I gave them was so strong that they have different standards for me. When my music comes out, if it was someone else's record, it would be a hit because it spun 3,500 times. But they're looking for the hottest music out at the time from 50 Cent, so if it's not that, then they show me resistance until I deliver. I've only been in the music business for four years and I'm already receiving some backlash. That's amazing, isn't it?"

[SOURCE: BILLBOARD.COM]