http://www.ballerstatus.com Daily Urban Lifestyle Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:25:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/21/the-game-ft-tyler-the-creator-lil-wayne-martians-vs-goblins-music-video/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/21/the-game-ft-tyler-the-creator-lil-wayne-martians-vs-goblins-music-video/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:55:32 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=50323 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/12/21/the-game-ft-tyler-the-creator-lil-wayne-martians-vs-goblins-music-video/feed/ 1 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/14/the-game-announces-dates-for-the-r-e-d-album-tour/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/14/the-game-announces-dates-for-the-r-e-d-album-tour/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:16:43 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=47171 The R.E.D. Album, which opened at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 albums chart when it dropped over a month ago. The Compton rapper's fourth LP, which he said stands for his "REDedication" to hip-hop and family, boasts production from Dr. Dre and DJ Premier, and features from the likes of Big Boi, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Tyler The Creator, and many others. The upcoming "R.E.D. Album Tour" kicks off...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/14/the-game-announces-dates-for-the-r-e-d-album-tour/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/13/game-makes-relationship-official-proposes-to-longtime-girlfriend/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/13/game-makes-relationship-official-proposes-to-longtime-girlfriend/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:52:05 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=47130 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/10/13/game-makes-relationship-official-proposes-to-longtime-girlfriend/feed/ 2 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/22/sneaker-pimps-la-game-blake-carrington-rich-hill-talk-sneakers-video/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/22/sneaker-pimps-la-game-blake-carrington-rich-hill-talk-sneakers-video/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 19:39:22 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=46242 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/22/sneaker-pimps-la-game-blake-carrington-rich-hill-talk-sneakers-video/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/20/kreayshawn-covers-complex-says-im-tried-of-people-disrespecting-me/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/20/kreayshawn-covers-complex-says-im-tried-of-people-disrespecting-me/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:29:17 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=46100 Complex's October/November issue, so it's not that bad. And in the coverstory, she addresses the disses and controversy...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/20/kreayshawn-covers-complex-says-im-tried-of-people-disrespecting-me/feed/ 1 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/16/blood-brick-squads-ice-burgandy-explain-knocking-out-the-game-rumors/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/16/blood-brick-squads-ice-burgandy-explain-knocking-out-the-game-rumors/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:05:28 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45961 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/16/blood-brick-squads-ice-burgandy-explain-knocking-out-the-game-rumors/feed/ 17 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/14/game-reveals-title-for-fifth-album/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/14/game-reveals-title-for-fifth-album/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:35:02 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45846 The R.E.D. Album, he's already revealing details about his fifth and final project, which he says will fulfill his contract with Interscope. In a video, posted to Twitter by producer team 1500 or NOTHIN, the Compton rapper exclaimed that his next album will be titled Soundtrack to Chaos ... and will include no guest features. "No features -- none. In my dream world, it would be all produced by [1500 or Nothin']. F*** it," Game tells the camera. "It's my last album on Interscope. No features, nobody to clear. That's it...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/14/game-reveals-title-for-fifth-album/feed/ 2 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/13/game-drops-first-book-detailing-the-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-makes-history/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/13/game-drops-first-book-detailing-the-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-makes-history/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:08:54 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45776 The R.E.D. Album, The Game released his first book, The Making Of Game's The R.E.D. Album, which hit #5 on Amazon's Digital Music Book chart last week. With the #1 spot on the Billboard 200 and the #5 spot on Amazon, he became the first rapper to have a Top 5 album and Top 5 book in the same week. "I always set out to make history," Game said. "But having a #1 album and a Top 5 book in the same week is something bigger than I could have ever imagined. The R.E.D. Album is like all of my albums in one...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/13/game-drops-first-book-detailing-the-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-makes-history/feed/ 6 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/01/album-charts-the-game-earns-third-1-with-the-r-e-d-album/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/01/album-charts-the-game-earns-third-1-with-the-r-e-d-album/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:06:28 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45251 The R.E.D. Album. The Compton rapper's fourth LP hit #1 on the Billboard 200 this week, selling 98,000 copies. It features the likes of Dr. Dre, Tyler The Creator, Lil Wayne, Kendrick Lamar, and many more. Game's debut, 2005's "The Documentary" and 2007's "Doctor's Advocate," both opened at #1. His last album, LAX, was his only album to not top the Billboard, starting at #2 in 2008 with 239,000. While Game is sitting pretty this week, he will likely step aside next week...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/09/01/album-charts-the-game-earns-third-1-with-the-r-e-d-album/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/game-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-in-studio-footage-w-dr-dre-snoop-dogg/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/game-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-in-studio-footage-w-dr-dre-snoop-dogg/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 06:49:45 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45216 The R.E.D. Album, is in stores now ... but it's been a long three years since LAX dropped and months of being in the studio. This is a little sneak peak. Courtesy of Taydoe TV, who has been with Game for the entire journey, this clip documents how it all went down in a short four minute clip of in-studio footage. It shows the rapper working, as well as album's featured artists giving testimonials and/or co-signs -- including Yelawolf, Rick Ross, Swizz Beatz, Birdman, and Lil Wayne. For the most part, the main parts of the footage includes Game in the studio working with Dr. Dre...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/game-making-of-the-r-e-d-album-in-studio-footage-w-dr-dre-snoop-dogg/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/the-game-tapped-as-headliner-for-sneaker-pimps-los-angeles/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/the-game-tapped-as-headliner-for-sneaker-pimps-los-angeles/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 18:15:52 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45202 The R.E.D. Album, the Compton rapper has been tapped as the evening's headliner...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/31/the-game-tapped-as-headliner-for-sneaker-pimps-los-angeles/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/30/behind-the-scenes-of-games-covershoot-with-l-a-weekly-video/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/30/behind-the-scenes-of-games-covershoot-with-l-a-weekly-video/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:57:33 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=45165 The R.E.D. Album, The Game is back again ... on the cover of various magazines. One of the most recent is L.A. Weekly. On the cover of the mag's current issue, the Compton rapper poses on a couch with three topless women, painted fully gold. This is a behind the scenes look at the photoshoot for his cover and feature spread, in which Game maintains his composure with three pairs of gold tits in his face. #Salute to Game for that! The issue of L.A. Weekly is on newsstands now...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/30/behind-the-scenes-of-games-covershoot-with-l-a-weekly-video/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/26/qa-with-game-rapper-talks-r-e-d-album-battling-jay-z-his-fave-album/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/26/qa-with-game-rapper-talks-r-e-d-album-battling-jay-z-his-fave-album/#comments Fri, 26 Aug 2011 07:26:26 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44920 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/26/qa-with-game-rapper-talks-r-e-d-album-battling-jay-z-his-fave-album/feed/ 4 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/25/game-suspect-in-hollywood-fight-tmz-catches-it-on-camera/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/25/game-suspect-in-hollywood-fight-tmz-catches-it-on-camera/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:24:52 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44906 The R.E.D. Album, the Game may be in a little bit of trouble after TMZ cameras caught footage of an incident in the streets of Hollywood. In footage, posted at TMZ, the Compton rapper is seen getting into another man's face outside Hollywood nightclub, Colony, early Tuesday morning (August 23)... and things get heated. Breyon Williams said he was outside the club trying to interview R&B singer Mario, when Game approaches him and wanted the camera turned on him...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/25/game-suspect-in-hollywood-fight-tmz-catches-it-on-camera/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/23/snoop-game-rapper-overwhelmed-with-emotion-video/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/23/snoop-game-rapper-overwhelmed-with-emotion-video/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:29:35 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44755 XXL Freshman Class alum -- the rapper was overwhelmed by everything at once, during a performance at L.A.'s Music Box venue on Friday (August 19). As Kendrick headlined a sold-out show, he got choked up, unable to hold back his emotion, when...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/23/snoop-game-rapper-overwhelmed-with-emotion-video/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/18/sheriff-drops-investigation-into-games-tweet-that-jammed-phonelines/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/18/sheriff-drops-investigation-into-games-tweet-that-jammed-phonelines/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:41:16 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44594 Los Angeles Times, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department ended their investigation into the incident on Wednesday (August 17), less than a week after it all happened. Capt. Mike Parker told the paper that there was not enough evidence to charge Game (real name: Jayceon Taylor). "I have been consistent in saying we were going to gather all the evidence pertinent to this case and to present it to the Los Angeles County district attorney's office...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/18/sheriff-drops-investigation-into-games-tweet-that-jammed-phonelines/feed/ 2 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/17/the-game-apologizes-for-prank-that-jammed-phonelines-at-l-a-sherriff-office/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/17/the-game-apologizes-for-prank-that-jammed-phonelines-at-l-a-sherriff-office/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:14:01 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44535 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/17/the-game-apologizes-for-prank-that-jammed-phonelines-at-l-a-sherriff-office/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/13/the-game-jams-l-a-sheriffs-phone-lines-with-a-single-tweet/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/13/the-game-jams-l-a-sheriffs-phone-lines-with-a-single-tweet/#comments Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:34:47 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44377 Los Angeles Times. The Compton rapper sent out a series of tweets to his 580,000-plus Twitter followers (@TheGame), which told them that he was in need of interns ... and if interested, call a specific number, which ended up being the station's number. The paper says that the L.A. Sheriff's Department opened a criminal investigation on Game Friday, after receiving hundreds of calls...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/13/the-game-jams-l-a-sheriffs-phone-lines-with-a-single-tweet/feed/ 3 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/10/the-games-drops-snippets-from-the-r-e-d-album/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/10/the-games-drops-snippets-from-the-r-e-d-album/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:03:09 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44218 The R.E.D. Album, The Game delivers a teaser for fans as a small taste of what's to come from the long delayed project. Following the unveiling of the tracklist this week, the Compton rapper unleashes 30-second snippets of each of the 21 tracks set to appear on the album. The LP boasts appearances from Lil Wayne, Drake, Nelly Furtado, Tyler, the Creator, Snoop Dogg, Chris Brown, Young Jeezy, Big Boi, and many more. Executive producer Dr. Dre narrates the story and guests on "Drug Test" ...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/10/the-games-drops-snippets-from-the-r-e-d-album/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/game-talks-album-delays-his-bi-polar-tendencies-falling-in-love-easily/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/game-talks-album-delays-his-bi-polar-tendencies-falling-in-love-easily/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:12:39 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44162 R.E.D. Album, and has been in New York for the past week. One of his most recent interviews was with The Breakfast Club morning show on Power 105.1, where he discussed several topics in this 15-minute clip. Via Angela Yee's TeamYee.tv website, the rapper discussed why it's taken him so long to put out his new album, explaining that he's been taking time out to spend with his family and kids. As far as The R.E.D. Album, being pushed back...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/game-talks-album-delays-his-bi-polar-tendencies-falling-in-love-easily/feed/ 1 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/the-games-official-r-e-d-album-tracklist-is-here/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/the-games-official-r-e-d-album-tracklist-is-here/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:26:52 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=44152 The R.E.D. Album, is right around the corner, and finally, it's tracklisting has hit the net. For his long-awaited album, the Compton rapper assembles and all-star cast of featured guests -- including Lil Wayne ("Red Nation" and "Martians vs. Goblins"), Drake ("Good Girls Go Bad"), Nelly Furtado ("Mama Knows"), Young Jeezy ("Paramedics"), and Chris Brown, who appears on the current single "Pot of Gold" ...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/09/the-games-official-r-e-d-album-tracklist-is-here/feed/ 16 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/04/game-explains-why-he-never-dissed-eminem-tyler-the-creators-craziness-r-e-d-album-delays/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/04/game-explains-why-he-never-dissed-eminem-tyler-the-creators-craziness-r-e-d-album-delays/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:16:44 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=43945 The Documentary; explains why he's never touched the Detroit rapper on a diss song, explaining that would be the end of any rapper's career. In the next two clips (below), Game talks about working with Odd Future's Tyler The Creator and explains the line for him...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/04/game-explains-why-he-never-dissed-eminem-tyler-the-creators-craziness-r-e-d-album-delays/feed/ 2 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/01/the-game-drops-new-free-mixtape-hood-morning-no-typo-candy-coronas/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/01/the-game-drops-new-free-mixtape-hood-morning-no-typo-candy-coronas/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:00:14 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=43779 The R.E.D. Album set to drop later this month, The Game keeps fans fed with yet another mixtape crafted with longtime collaborator, DJ Skee. Hoodmorning (no typo): Candy Coronas is a 20-track, free mixtape featuring all new music from the Compton rapper ... and some heavy hitters on the guest side. Guests include Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Gucci Mane, B.o.B, Wiz Khalifa, Redman, and Yelawolf; on production, DJ Khalil, Terrace Martin, Mars, Cool & Dre, and Jim Jonsin all contributed...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/08/01/the-game-drops-new-free-mixtape-hood-morning-no-typo-candy-coronas/feed/ 0 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/27/the-game-wants-to-sign-with-cash-money-after-deal-with-interscope-is-up/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/27/the-game-wants-to-sign-with-cash-money-after-deal-with-interscope-is-up/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 22:39:18 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=43616 R.E.D. Album, Game says that he plans to sign with Birdman's Cash Money Records. "We been playing with the idea of going over to Cash Money, or trying to marry that...]]> http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/27/the-game-wants-to-sign-with-cash-money-after-deal-with-interscope-is-up/feed/ 3 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/26/the-game-ft-chris-brown-pot-of-gold-music-video/ http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/26/the-game-ft-chris-brown-pot-of-gold-music-video/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:18:51 +0000 Editor http://www.ballerstatus.com/?p=43536 http://www.ballerstatus.com/2011/07/26/the-game-ft-chris-brown-pot-of-gold-music-video/feed/ 2