DJ AM: Memorial Film

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

This is the video that was put together for AM's memorial service which was held at The Paladium in Hollywood on Thurs September 3rd.

BET Hip Hop Award Winners & Recap [w/ VIDEOS]

Jay-Z won the BET Hip-Hop Awards' MVP of the Year trophy, beating Lil Wayne, Drake, T.I. and Kanye West. Hov also opened the show with a performance of "As Real as It Gets" with Young Jeezy. Taped earlier this month in Atlanta and aired Tuesday night (October 27), the ceremony showcased the hip-hop nation, from the New Boyz to OGs like Jigga.

And while Jay faced stiff competition, Ice Cube didn't have to go up against anybody to win. He was honored with the prestigious lifetime-achievement "I Am Hip-Hop" award.

Jeezy co-presented the award alongside Ice Cube's favorite rapper.

"Without Chuck D, we'd be on a real bad collision course," Cube proclaimed during his acceptance speech. He also stated that old time rappers should not give up on the game and keep pursuing their careers.

Other performers on the show included the Goodie Mob, Snoop Dogg and Gucci Mane, who got a chance to perform all his big hits of the last few months, including "Break Up" and "Wasted." Even the legendary Kid 'N Play snuck in a dance step. Some of the most talked-about performances of the night were the ones that didn't happen in-house. Several rap cyphers were taped, resulting in standout verses from KRS-One, Eminem, Nicki Minaj and Joe Budden.

(Cypher: Joe Budden, Nicki Minaj + More)

(Cypher: KRS, Wale + More)

Em's verse was a fence-clearing homerun as he brought his distinctive cadence and semi-automatic handgun flow.

(Cypher: Eminem, Mos Def + More)

"Wow! I need to hear the unedited version!" DJ Drama, who DJed the awards show, said of Em's bars. "The crowd in the house went crazy! They were so excited to even see Eminem in a cypher. He's one of the greatest spitters of all time."

Some other winners announced during the show were Drake for Rookie of the Year and DJ AM for DJ of the Year.

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Jay-Z Reveals His "DJ HERO" Habits: Check Out Snap Shots From The Game!

“My nephews ain’t beat me their whole entire life — until now,” said Jay-Z, clad in his trademark Yankee cap and shades yesterday, demonstrating for a small press roundtable that he could be just as competitive with gaming as he is with MCing. “I would never let them win because that meant they controlled the household, so I would just beat them mercilessly. Suck it up, kid!”

The rapper and longtime gamer is throwing his name behind the deluxe “Renegade Edition” of DJ Hero, the long-awaited DJ simulation rhythm game coming in the wake of the ultra-successful Guitar Hero franchise. Beyond the Jay-Z co-sign and some consulting work, the Renegade Edition comes with a 2-CD set featuring a smattering of his greatest hits on one disc and some of Eminem’s on the other (as well as a stand and carrying case). Jay-Z seemed appropriately amped about the in-game blend of Em’s “My Name Is” and his own “Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” which he described as clever and his favorite in the soundtrack. When asked about his favorite song that wasn’t his own, he joked, “Does such a song exist?”

Like many of the musicians who appeared on Guitar Hero, Jay-Z sees DJ Hero as a great gateway for kids to begin performing music for real. In fact, Jay-Z seems to be already taking some musical inspiration from the game himself. “I think after a year with DJ Hero, I’m gonna start DJing parties like Q-Tip and all them,” he said. “I’m gonna work on this for a year, then I’m gonna get me a new Serrato set… Then I’m gonna find out who makes the most as a DJ. I’m gonna charge double. I’m gonna tour bar mitzvahs, weddings…”

LOL DJ Jay-Z! ...Check out some snap shots from the game:

DJ JAZZY JEFF

DJ AM

DJ GRANDMASTER FLASH

To get lots of practice, Jay-Z promises to have DJ Hero set up in his dressing room at every stop of his upcoming tour with N.E.R.D., Wale and J. Cole. He promises the tour will be a culmination of everything he’s learned over the years as a performer. “I’m the shit,” he said. “I used to be a horrible performer because I’m not really an animated guy. I don’t really move around, so I had to figure out a way how to talk to people in compact movements, all the while being entertaining. Bono doesn’t move around but he’s a powerful performer, he knows how to exaggerate his movements. I don’t know if he moves anywhere, but he’s a dynamic performer.”

As a bonus, Jay shared some of his favorite games from when he was a kid. Here’s his rundown:

“Maybe Space Invaders or Kaboom or Ms. Pac-Man or Stargate. Asteroids too, you hit the little rocks, that was cool. I remember maybe Kaboom was one of the ones I would play endlessly on Atari. The home system. In the arcade it was Stargate, that was the first game I really… Not Defender. Defender was all right, but Stargate when you had to go through that little box? You pick the people up and take ’em in the box? That was special.”

CHECK OUT THE TRACKLISTING FOR "RENEGADE"

JAY-Z & EMINEM'S BEST OF CD
FROM DJ HERO.

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DJ AM Reality TV Show is a Go!

It has been confirmed that MTV will air DJ AM's "Gone Too Far", a drug-intervention reality show.

The fate of the show was in question after the popular DJ was found dead in his New York City apartment as a result of an alleged drug overdose. DJ AM's goal with the reality show was to help other addicts who were immersed in substance abuse. According to Billboard, MTV is currently still deciding when they will premiere the show, which had a premiere date set for October.

DJ AM 'Devastated' Over Recent Breakup with GF

Sources tell TMZ DJ AM had been "completely devastated" over a recent breakup with his girlfriend, Hayley Wood.

We're told they split within the last week -- she was the one who called off their relationship.

We're also told he was having a very hard time dealing with post-traumatic stress from the plane crash he survived in September of last year.

DJ AM has been sober for nine years, but our sources say the breakup and the stress over the plane crash could have caused him to start using drugs again.