For The Fella's...

I know you guys (well some of you) go crazy over Minaj and Amber so here's some pics of the two backstage at the America's Most Wanted Tour.

The Roots Continue To Kill It

The Roots have got to be hands down the most hard-working group in the game. Not only are they the in-house band for the Jimmy Fallon show, but they also perform at the Highline Ballroom several times a month as part of a residency they started months ago. Unfortunately, I have yet to actually attend one of The Roots' jam sessions but I've heard it's off the chain.

For those of you who have yet to check it out Highline Ballroom has just announced that The Roots will continue their residency in September. Dates are as follows:

September 1
September 8
September 15
September 21
September 29

DJ Hero Trailer

I have to admit I'm pretty excited about the upcoming DJ Hero video game. I don't have a Playstation, X-Box, any of that so I really have no idea how I'm actually going to play but I'm still excited nonetheless lol. Here's a video I came across that shows a clip for the game featuring music from Kid Cudi and The Black Eyed Peas.

Free Mariah Carey "Storytellers" Tickets!

Act Fast!!!
VH1 & Gotham Casting Present

Storytellers:
Mariah Carey

LIVE IN NYC ON AUGUST 6th!

VH1 is filming a very special Storytellers concert featuring Mariah Carey and we want her BIGGEST fans to be a part of it!

This will be a very intimate show, and a rare opportunity to see Mariah in such an intimate setting, discussing some of her biggest hits! Seating is extremely limited! These tickets will go FAST, so reply back soon!

If you are a HUGE fan of Mariah’s and would like the opportunity to receive Complimentary Tickets to this concert, and you live in the NYC area, please reply back to

Tickets@GothamCasting.com

Include the following:
NAME:
AGE(must be at least 18):
PHONE:
CITY/STATE:
RECENT PHOTO:
GUEST NAME( 1 Guest Per Person):
WHAT MAKES YOU SUCH A BIG FAN OF MARIAH’S:
YOUR FAVORITE MARIAH CAREY SONG:
3 QUESTIONS YOU WOULD LIKE TO ASK MARIAH:


MAKE SURE TO PUT "MARIAH STORYTELLERS" IN THE SUBJECT LINE OF YOUR EMAIL!!

Mos Def & Jay Electronica In ATL

A Hip Hop show not to be missed...

Garden Grown and Guerilla Union Present The Ecstatic Tour
MOS DEF & Jay Electronica @ The Tabernacle
Friday, August 14

Tickets: $32.50 in advance and $37.50 day of show (all ages).

Karrine Steffans Is A "History Maker"

"...I didn't think that far. That I would change the course of history as it stands." -Karrine Steffans

And you changed the course of history how exactly?

Dive-In Movies At The W Atlanta

Every week this summer the W Hotel (Atlanta-Perimeter) will be showing movies as part of the hotels 'Dive-In Movies' series. Movies will be shown outside in the pool area and the best part is the event is completely free. Food and drink can be purchased at the hotel.

The Dive-In Movie Schedule is as follows:

July 14 The Duchess
July 21 Dreamgirls
July 28 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Aug. 4 Tropic Thunder
Aug. 11 Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Aug. 18 School of Rock
Aug. 25 Coming to America
Sept. 1 Iron Man
Sept. 8 Defiance
Sept. 15 Eagle Eye
Sept. 22 Babel

Okay Joe Budden...

It's time to hush up. I'm gonna need a little less talking shit and more rapping. Thanks in advance.

New Andre 3000 Ish!

I was checking out 2DopeBoyz earlier today and I came across this jewel from Andre 3000. It's a snippet from a new song from Andre entitled "Lookin' 4 Ya". Hopefully, more new music from Andre and Big Boi will be released in the near future.

Click here to listen.

A3C Hip Hop Festival

I'm not too familiar with the A3C Hip Hop Festival, but I'm a big fan of music festivals and I'll definitely be checking this one out when it takes place in Atlanta on October 1-3.

I've seen a few Tweets about the festival, but I finally spotted a flyer for the event on Maurice Garland's site. Check it out.

They Obviously Weren't Warned

I know this picture has been circulated all over the net. But it really bothers me that this is going to be the last cover for Vibe Magazine. Apparently, they must have had no idea about the mag closing cause I really don't think they would put Christina Milian or The Dream on their last cover.

No Thanks Lady Gaga

Fella's have you ever wondered what it would be like to lick, caress, or tease pop sensation Lady Gaga? Don't be shy, you know you want too.

Thanks to Lady Gaga's Love Game widget you can do all that and more!! Sha-Winggggg!

To check out this ridiculous, I mean SEXY gadget, see below. Oh and in the words of Drake be sure to strap it up (Ha!).

P.S. The Lady Gaga lovin' gals over at The Girls I Love Blog are gonna love this :-P

NOTE: Had to take down the widget. My computers usually always on mute so I didn't realize the widget actually played music on my blog. That's a no-no.

Two Things...

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For all you Atlanta fashionista's out there be on the look out for coverage of Atlanta International Fashion Week on The D Diaries. The week of July 22 to July 26 I will be posting videos, pics, and more from fashion shows and events taking place that week. So be sure to look out for that.


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I'm very, very appreciative of EVERYONE that checks out The D Diaries and I want to show my appreciation with some free ish. I'm working on trying to get some kind of giveaway (probably concert tickets) on here. Check back periodically for that, but hopefully I'll have something for ya'll within a month.

Don't Front On No Doubt...

I know a lot of ya'll probably won't admit it, but I bet most of us have rocked out to No Doubt in the past (and even present). One of my favorite, older songs by the group is definitely "Spider Webs". Love that song. And to this day I still screen my phone calls...

No Doubt are among a number of artists reaching out to fans this season with their summer concert. On top of that No Doubt and tour sponsor State Farm will be holding a contest that will allow four fans the opportunity to check out No Doubt in Las Vegas on August 7 as part of an all expenses (even spending money!!) paid trip. The chosen winners will also take part in a Meet & Greet with the band. To enter, click here (contest ends on July 14). Good luck!

Remaining tour dates are as follows:

7/10/2009 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
7/11/2009 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
7/13/2009 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre
7/15/2009 Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome
7/16/2009 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
7/18/2009 Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
7/19/2009 Seattle, WA - White River Amphitheatre
7/21/2009 Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion
7/24/2009 Sacramento, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/25/2009 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/31/2009 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/01/2009 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

B.o.B Joins 'The Great Hangover Tour'

Atlanta rapper B.o.B AKA Bobby Ray will be joining fellow rappers Asher Roth and Kid Cudi for The Great Hangover Tour. The tour will be making close to 20 stops across the US.

Tour dates are as follows:

JULY
17 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
18 Detroit, MI Royal Oak
20 Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge
21 Denver, CO Ogden
22 Salt Lake City, UT Harry O’s
23 Las Vegas, NV House of Blues
24 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
26 Los Angeles, CA House of Blues
27 Phoenix, AZ Marquee
29 Dallas, TX House of Blues
30 Austin, TX Stubb’s
31 Houston, TX House of Blues

AUGUST
2 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
3 Norfolk, VA The Norva
4 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head
5 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

Also, be sure to check out B.o.B's latest video "Put Me On". The song is featured on the B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray mixtape.

Slaughterhouse vs. Wu Tang

In the ultimate rap crew battle, who do you think would take the crown? In one corner you have the newly-formed super group Slaughterhouse and in the other corner you have legendary Hip Hop group Wu Tang Clan.

Now I gave this some thought and as much as I would like Wu Tang to win, because they are legends in my opinion...I'm gonna have to go with Slaughterhouse. If we were talking about a 1993 Wu Tang against a 2009 Slaughterhouse now that would be a totally different story. But this is 2009 Wu Tang we're talking about and I don't think they could outwin Slaughterhouse lyrically.

I think when people compare/contrast Wu Tang and Slaughterhouse and say Wu Tang would murder Slaughterhouse I think it's all just bias. It's hard to admit that one of Hip Hop's most recognized groups would get beat (lyrically) by some youngins (not that young).

Anywho, I'd love to know what you guys think on this. Which side would you choose: Wu Tang or Slaughterhouse?

Oh, and one more thing. If Wu and Slaught (peep the abbreviations) were ever to battle AND they just happened to include an R&B round Slaughterhouse would win hands down. Just peep the video...

The Slaughterhouse Rules from jeff on Vimeo.

Webbafied - "Never Trust You"

Hey folks, I post a lot of videos on here but this one is from a good friend of mine and an all around great artist so make sure you check it out. And when you're done be sure to check out Webbafied on Twitter and MySpace :-)

Smokey Recaps This Week In Hip Hop

I was at a Hip Hop show this week in Atlanta and I came across my homie Smokey who I haven't seen in a minute. We were chatting it up and I told him about this idea I had for a weekly Hip Hop series recapping the week in Hip Hop. Needless to say he was down! So check it out. It's a little short, but if ya'll like it we got more in the future.

So Weird, But So Cute

The dancing Blockbuster Baby has nothing on this gang of dancing babies..

Lupe Fiasco Lasers Promo

Check out this promo Atlantic Records sent out for Lupe Fiasco's upcoming album Lasers. Not really sure how I feel about the whole "We are not losers, we're lasers" theme he has going...

OH! I almost forgot to mention that this is my 200th post! Gooo ME!!

MJ Rehearsal Video

The video below was taken two days before the tragic passing of Michael Jackson late last week. For me it was pretty sad to watch. 'Cause you can definitely tell he still had it. And that little smile he gives at the end is truly heartbreaking.

Check Out Maxwell's New Album

Listen to tracks from Maxwell's new album BLACKsummers'night before it's released on Tuesday, July 7 with the widget below. Enjoy! And be sure to support when his album comes out next week ;-)

Drake - "Best I Ever Had"

I know this blog title may be a little, okay A LOT misleading but I am NOT posting Drake's "Best I Ever Had" video. Why am I not posting the debut video for one of Hip Hop's most talked about artists? Because this video will be posted EVERYWHERE in the blogosphere so I figured I'd spare ya the redundancy. You can thank me later kiddies.

Instead, I'm posting a picture of the "Best I Ever Had" at Coldstone (lol)...And since I was totally misleading with this blog post I added a link to Coldstone's B-Day Club. Ya'll better sign up! It's basically free ice cream! Check for the link after the pic.



FREE ICE CREAM!

Bacardi B-Live Comes To Atlanta

On Friday, July 3 Bacardi's B-Live Tour will be making a pit stop in the ATL as part of their multi-city tour. And Bacardi's bringing with them DJ/production duo MSTRKRFT, Hip Hop/Electro artist A-TRAK, and musicians MATT & KIM for performances at Atlanta's Opera Nightclub.

To get tickets online click here, but act fast because tickets may not be available day of the event. Oh, and the best part is it's FREEEEEE!