In the spirit of Thanksgiving, some of hip-hop’s biggest stars gave back to their communities. On Wednesday, 50 Cent joined Feeding America and the Food Bank for New York City to serve a holiday meal to New Yorkers in need and those affected by Hurricane Sandy.
There was a “Celebration” in Compton when Game returned to his old ‘hood to hand out turkeys to the locals. The self-proclaimed “Black Robin Hood” kissed women and babies and gave away over 1000 turkeys. After he ran out, he went back and bought 500 more to pass out. “Thankful to give,” tweeted Game.
Always one to keep it real, Young Jeezy hosted his annual turkey giveaway at The Gallery at South DeKalb in Decatur, Georgia. “Sharing is caring,” said the Snowman as he distributed turkeys to people of all ages and races.
Earlier in the week, Nicki Minaj visited her old elementary school P.S. 45 in Queens to speak with the students and donate turkeys, while her YMCMB fam Birdman and Slim passed out turkeys and other Thanksgiving items in their native New Orleans.
Game made his reality TV debut on his new VH1 show “Marrying The Game” earlier tonight. Now he sets out to make hip-hop history by teaming with the legendary Bone Thugs-N-Harmony in the video for his remix to “Celebration,” which samples the Cleveland group’s classic “1st of tha Month.” The clip was shot in L.A. earlier this month and will debut in full on Thanksgiving. In the meantime, check out the black-and-white trailer.
Game tries to balance religion with his unorthodox lifestyle on “Hallelujah,” one of the songs that will appear on his fifth album Jesus Piece. The West Coast MC praises the Lord and hollers at bad bitches while a gospel choir and Jamie Foxx sing out over the soulful beat.
“Bad bitches in here, forgive me for my sins/ I ain’t mean to walk inside a church cursing again/ I want to live righteous and you know I love Jesus, but you can’t catch the holy ghost in the Prius,” raps a conflicted Jayceon.
You can now listen to snippets and pre-order the album on iTunes prior to its December 11 drop date.
The Game serves up a double dose for his “Sunday Service.” Following “Black Jesus,” Charles Louboutin teams with Master P on “HVN4AGNGSTA,” produced by DJ Premier. The song is from his Jesus Piece recording sessions, but will not appear on the album.
The Game unleashes the holy spirit on the fourth installment in his “Sunday Service” series. On the soulful “Black Jesus,” produced by Sap, the Compton MC anoints himself the “young black Jesus” and walks on water in his black Yeezys.
“Five albums, five masterpieces/ Can’t leave rap alone, The Game needs it,” raps Game, whose reality show “Marrying The Game” premieres tomorrow night on VH1.
Game’s fifth album Jesus Piece is due December 11 feauring appearances from Kanye West, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Kendrick Lamar, Jamie Foxx, Chris Brown, and many more.
Game brings together hip-hop’s finest on his fifth album Jesus Piece. Due December 11, the star-studded set includes 12 tracks, with appearances from Kanye West, Common, J. Cole, 2 Chainz, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Jamie Foxx, Meek Mill, and more.
The project has stirred controversy for its religious theme and deluxe artwork, but Game is not worried. “At the end of the day, everybody’s going to appreciate the concept, appreciate the music, and I think I’ll have the best album to come out this year,” he told Rap-Up TV.
Game brought all five members of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony together while shooting the video for his remix to “Celebration.” The rappers went in front of the lens in Los Angeles on Wednesday, posing in front of a mural of the late Eazy-E.
“At the video shoot for the Bone Thugs remix for celebration !!! Got all 5 Bone Thugs & a full bottle of patron on deck,” tweeted Game, who sampled Bone Thugs’ classic “1st of tha Month” on the single.
Game’s fifth album Jesus Piece drops December 11, but first he will star in his VH1 reality series “Marrying The Game,” set to debut November 19 at 9:30 p.m.
The war of words continues. Shyne fires back at Game on “Psalms 68 (Guns & Moses),” which comes just days after Game’s latest diss “Cough Up a Lung.”
“This is blasphemy, your whole entire career patterned after me,” raps the Belize MC in front of the Harley-Davidson shop in Paris. “Get what you came for, you the big bad Blood, what you scared for?/ I shoot that butterfly off your face/ Tell Jesus peace and I’ma smile at your wake.”
The beef started after Shyne called Kendrick Lamar’s debut good kid, m.A.A.d city “trash,” prompting Game to step in and defend his fellow Compton MC.
