I don’t get it. I just don’t get it. “Who Dat” was one of my favorite tracks off The Recession. I used to roll through Melrose (L.A.) blasting this out the whip… and it kind of made up for the fact that I’m a puny white dude trying to stunt.

But in all seriousness, how the fu*k did Jeezy screw this video up so badly?

First… where is the plot? A female cop (probably influenced by Weezy’s “Ms. Officer” video)…then a court room filled with dancing people…then Jeezy standing in front of a completely green-screened “Da Trap” sign…then a fake janky ass helicopter…and then back to the court. WTF is this? Can someone explain how this relates AT ALL to the idea behind the track “Who Dat”?

Now that my rant is over… what’s with this hodgepodge of new-school and old-school rappers. This feels like an “Arab Money” video part 2… with cheesy green-screened-in celebs. This time I noticed Busta Rhymes (what a surprise…new album drops soon), DJ Khaled, Jadakiss, Akon, Ice Cube, Fabolous. The only reason I’m not going to sh*t on this lineup further is that it is a great representation of the Def Jam family. But still, random.

Listen, I know the economy’s rough… and it’s time to cut those video budgets in half…but still. Enough with wack ass blatant usage of the green screen in platinum rappers’ videos. Hype, we need you!

Without further ado, here’s the music video for Young Jeezy’s new single, “Who Dat”:

What do you guys think??

We failed to report Ne-Yo recently launched the video for his new single, “Mad,” off this year’s album, Year Of The Gentleman. I see Ne-Yo’s sharpened up his acting skills. The song is really starting to grow on me. In all, I loved YOTG. Peep the video below to catch up, then follow us on to the evolution of Ne-Yo..

Recently, tens of Ne-Yo tracks have been leaking left and right. I have no idea what they’re from, and whether or not they’re reference tracks for other artists, but thanks to the good homies at HNHH, I’ve come across an amazing track that I can only hope is part of Ne-Yo’s next album:

Listen: Ne-Yo- “Over My Head” (MP3)

Sidebar: after a few listens, it becomes obvious he wrote this song for some female artist. It’s all good–it just goes to show the man is constantly reinventing himself.

I just received this letter from a good friend of mine, Jeff Juin, who I worked on the Go Gettas TV show with a year or so back, and who worked with Shakir Stewart at Def Jam in NY. Here’s what he wanted to post:

Dear Shakir,

It’s been a week since your passing and I am still in shock. I am writing this letter to let u know how you had a major impact on me. The first time we met was when u were working on the Rick Ross album( Port of Miami), at the time I was under Jay Brown Lenny S and TY-TY, and u were asking what song I thought was best to follow up the success of hustling, Blow with Dre, or push it! And I said push it cause the beat the whole feel of it had a story behind it and it’s a good follow up to Hustler. To me that was big, that you even asked my opinion. From then I would always see you on the move and I would say to myself; “this man is a hard worker he never here but he’s finding hits out there and brining them back to the building”. You were the definition of Corporate Thuggin, (handle you’re Business in the streets and in the Office). Over time we would develop our own bond which really meant a lot to me! All the late nights I would wait to talk to you while you were talking to LA. You would get out the office and I would be right there! No appointments, no nothing. I would just be there; LA would call me a stalker, lol. You still would hear me out and go over everything with me and tell me what you needed! There is no one in the game that I knew, that would do that for a young guy like me. For that I respected you. Now you’re gone. I broke down so many times I can’t even count, (thank you Tone, A Reid, Rich Hill Jazzy, Dex, J Rich, Wynter, Heather for helping me get though this). It hurts even writing this about you.

Your passing really affected me and many others. I remember I would try to see you and you would give me the run-a-round until I finally caught up to you, it was all love though I understood what you were doing Shake-n-bake was your name for that one. You were the coolest dude and everybody wanted to be like you! Hustle like you. Get those hits and artist like you. When I heard you had been promoted to President of the label, I was so happy for you, because I knew that you worked hard for it. Well you know Playboy there is no one out there like me, who can do it on this level, remember that! You taught me so much from our conversations. I could never re-pay you for the game you put me on to. So much that I want to say to let the readers know what type of Man you were. There was so much I wanted to do with you, you encouraged me and pushed me to do so much more. The only thing I can say is thank you. And know that I will push harder than I have to, so the world can know, and apply everything you taught me! You will be missed but not forgotten Playboy!

To my mentor, and good friend;

RIP Shakir Stewart

It’s still hard for me to believe this happened. Shakir had such an inspiring influence on the music community, specifically hip-hop. Our hearts go out to the Stewart family and hope the family is gradually recovering.

Ahh, don’t we all love Nas. He’s without a doubt the dopest rapper out right now keeping hip-hop alive. He’s finally launched his official blog/site www.NasIndependenceDay.com which I recommend you guys all check out. His new untitled album drops July 15, 2008. Here’s a trailer for his new single, “Hero,” produced by Polow Da Don.

Yup…we guessed it right. Amy Winehouse took home–er, was overseas and thereby could not physically pick up–five Grammy awards. She won Song of the Year, Record of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Vocal Album, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Kanye West took home 3 awards as well. More updates soon.

So I guess the rumor mill was right this time: Jay-Z has confirmed that he will be leaving his position as the President of Def Jam Records as soon as the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2008. I’m not sure what endeavors he plans to pursue in the near future, but whatever he ends up doing, I’m sure it’ll be worth it.

“While we regret his decision to move on, we certainly respect it,” L.A. Reid said in a statement. “Since Jay joined us as President of Def Jam in 2005, we have all benefited from his leadership, sense of spirit and invaluable friendship. While he will continue to be one of our signature artists, he will nonetheless be missed in this executive capacity. The entire Island Def Jam family joins me in wishing him the very best in all of his future business endeavors.”

“It’s time for me to take on new challenges,” Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter said in a statement.

This should be interesting…

A few days ago, a few bloggers posted that Chris Brown is sleeping with his manager, Tina Davis, and that it was disrupting his current “Up Close & Personal Tour” with Bow Wow. As expected, these rumors turn out to be completely FALSE. An update from Chris Brown’s label:

Chris Brown and his manager, Tina Davis have a strictly professional relationship. Ms. Davis has been instrumental in helping Chris achieve success as a multi-talented singer/dancer/actor.

Rumors that the relationship goes beyond a working one, are not only patently false; they diminish her efforts and his undeniable talents.

Amen. Get back on your grind, people.

We at KilledThat.com want to wish you a great Thanksgiving, and hope you get to spend it with the ones you love most. Don’t eat too much turkey!

It was recently reported by radio personality Miss Info that Dr. Donda West, the acclaimed author, professor, and mother of Kanye West, passed away unexpectedly Saturday night, November 10th. Kanye is currently en route to Los Angeles to join his family in mourning the death of his mother.

We at KilledThat.com express our deepest condolences for the West family. It is evident that Kanye and his mother were best friends, and we respect the family’s privacy.

KT editor Andrew Silberstein sat down with Ms. West earlier this year during Kanye’s album release party in New York. These supportive words are the epitome of her unlimited love and respect for her son.

To describe her son’s latest album, Graduation, Dr. Donda West stated:

“I think it’s Kanye’s best work. I don’t know anything that’s more real than Graduation. It definitely supercedes College Dropout and Late Registration. He [’Ye] really brought it this time, and you don’t have to be his mother to agree.”

Rest in peace, Dr. West. You will be missed.