This Thursday, you can meet Mister Cartoon at the metroPCS store in Panorama City when he does an in-store appearance from 3-5.  Hit the jump for all the details.

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Elijah Allan-Blitz’s new single “Don’t Let Me Die In Hollywood” is available to purchase on iTunes right now!  Support the Baby Ree fam and grab your copy by CLICKING HERE. Hit the jump to catch the video for the song in case you missed it last month, featuring appearances from Ron Jeremy, Eric Burdon of The Animals, and more.

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In a new interview with HipHopWired earlier today, Warren G informed the public about Nate Dogg’s health.  It’s no secret that Nate is recovering from a stroke he suffered last summer, but since the tragic news hit, details have been scarce to find.  Hit the jump for all the info.  The entire Chronic Vacation team prays for Nate and hopes he’s back to full speed real soon!

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In a new HipHopDX interview, The G Child calls out Mickey Factz for simpin on film, after his comments on the Joe Budden/Raekwon situation. Hit the jump for the goods.

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We want to give a big shout out to everyone who participated in our @ChronicVacation on Twitter campaign last week.  For the last time, FOLLOW ALL OF THESE AWESOME PEOPLE BELOW ON TWITTER. They’re real West Coast fans who took the time out of their day to support us, and we can’t thank them enough!

Chronic Vacation Supporters on Twitter:

LilSkipps805 * PauliRockwell * Spirit * JoseHoGuanipa * sb1208 * Pr1me * DaveGotGame * Amplified * RetOne * J King * DJ Ill Will * Elijah Allan-Blitz * DJ Age * Proverb * MontzaBoiProd * GIF Majorz * MidastutchTOC * Dzumo * Refuuj * Blac Nic * JRK * GeorgeBurnsRBE * OhSoSexy730 * Einztein * Kastifornia * MrPalacios909 * September 7th * Special Deliv * LuLu (BYI) * MarekWithKanvas * LilBamBam805 * KlubKush * MouceTrap * GeorgeBurnsRBE * DopeyLoco * SebassBeatsProd * 805 Clothing * Eagle5740 * TommyP80Nickel

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You want that gritty ass, real hip-hop radio? Then check out Proof Of Life Radio tonight at 9PM West Coast time LIVE! They’re Baying it up tonight with JT The Bigga Figga & Big Omeezy.  Head over to proof-of-life.net for the show. Tonight’s program is being brought to you in part by CHRONIC MUTHAFUCKING VACATION, Joker Brand, and Tapwire Magazine! Hit the jump for a flyer with all the details.

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After a highly successful second day of our @ChronicVacation Twitter campaign, we’ve got a lot of thanks to give to all you guys who helped us spread word about the Chronic Vacation Twitter Page.

Remember, if you send a tweet out telling people to follow @ChronicVacation, we’ll tell EVERYONE ON HERE to follow YOU the next day!

And here we go now…

FOLLOW THESE AWESOME PEOPLE ON TWITTER:

RetOne * J King * DJ Ill Will * Elijah Allan-Blitz * DJ Age * Proverb * MontzaBoiProd * GIF Majorz * MidastutchTOC * Dzumo * Refuuj * Blac Nic * JRK * GeorgeBurnsRBE * OhSoSexy730 * Einztein * Kastifornia * MrPalacios909 * September 7th * Special Deliv * LuLu (BYI) * MarekWithKanvas * LilBamBam805

Thanks again guys!  We’re gonna keep going hard all week.

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Lunatic is dropping a new mixtape on August 17th that showcases up and coming rappers.  Hit the jump for the artwork and the press release.

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The Chronic Vacation Page on Twitter [twitter.com/chronicvacation] is the shit!  If you follow us, you’ll see all the new records we post automatically in your feed.

This week, we’re gonna to let everyone know who the real West Coast supporters are.  If you send out a tweet telling your homies to follow @chronicvacation, we’re gonna post your Twitter page up on here the next day so the real heads can see who’s really behind us and our movement.

Since we started earlier this afternoon, here’s today’s Chronic Vacation supporters. Thank you guys!  We appreciate everything you do for us, and it’s why we do what we do.

FOLLOW THESE AWESOME PEOPLE ON TWITTER:

September7th * KlubKush * Elijah Allan-Blitz * MouceTrap * GeorgeBurnsRBE * DopeyLoco * SebassBeatsProd * LilBamBam805 * 805 Clothing * Eagle5740 * TommyP80Nickel

We’re excited to see who helps us out tomorrow!  Tell your friends, and thanks again.

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The entire Chronic Vacation team sends our condolences to the family and friends of Baatin.  It’s so sad to see another member of the hip-hop community pass away.

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A couple weeks ago, we promised to bring you more info on the new phone Mister Cartoon is designing.  It turns out that the phone matches the Nike Livestrong AF1s that he designed last month, and it looks dope as fuck.  Hit the jump for pics of the new phone.  It’s coming soon!

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We just got some fresh info on Snoop’s new digital release, “Bacc 2 Tha Chuuch,” which is a continuation of his popular “Welcome To Tha Chuuch” mixtape series we all knew and loved a few years back.  The compilation drops August 4th and features guest appearances from Kurupt, Daz, Ray J, Damani, Uncle Chucc, Tha Twinz, and more.  Hit the jump for the full press release, and look out for more on “Bacc 2 Tha Chuuch” on Chronic Vacation soon!

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You want that gritty ass, real hip-hop radio? Then check out Proof Of Life Radio tonight at 9PM West Coast time LIVE! They’ve got two of the best to ever do it, DJ Quik & Kurupt, along with Willy Northpole, on tonight.  Head over to proof-of-life.net for the show. Tonight’s program is being brought to you in part by CHRONIC MUTHAFUCKING VACATION, Joker Brand, and Tapwire Magazine! Hit the jump for a flyer with all the details.

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Damizza’s “Unreeleased Vol. 1″ has finally dropped today!  This one’s being released specifically for all the fans that have been waiting patiently all this time.  Featuring guest appearances from Nate Dogg, Krayzie Bone, Shade Sheist, Kam, Knoc-Turn’al, and more, it’s got some records you’ve never heard, and some underground favorites that have been ree-mixed and ree-mastered in the quality they deserve to be heard in.  Hit the jump for the artwork and the tracklist.  Vol. 2 and Vol. 3 are already planned for release, but you guys have to support the music to make it worth everyone’s time to drop another one.

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE ALBUM ON iTUNES NOW

CLICK HERE TO BUY THE ALBUM ON AMAZON NOW

**If you’re from overseas, you should be able to purchase the album at your country’s Amazon store [EX: amazon.co.uk or amazon.de]

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I’m back home after being all over our amazing state this whole week.  And, man oh man, do we have some fucking shit in store for you guys this next week.  The plans are gonna start rolling out as early as Monday, so hold on, and stay tuned to the NEWLY CROWNED NUMBER ONE WEST COAST-BASED HIP-HOP SITE - thanks Alexa.com - Chronic Vacation!

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After Jay-Z said “Tell groupie to get over it” on a radio interview the other day, Game gave a new interview today where he goes in on Jigga even more.

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We’ve got some exclusive news for you today straight from Granny’s House Of Hits in Santa Barbara.  Bishop Lamont & Indef have been up here the last few days recording with Damizza for their new project “Team America: Fuck Yeah!”  We’re not gonna give anything specific away right now, but you can expect a no-holds-barred, very satirical look at politics, terrorists, and white trash.  We’re talking rapping in accents and everything!  The project has a tentative February 2010 release date, and you can hear a lot more about it in a new video interview we did with Indef that we’ll bomb on your ass shortly.

In other news, Baby Ree’s newest artist Elijah Allan-Blitz recorded a new song with Chevy Jones this weekend as well that we should have available for you soon!  Everyone’s working hard, and you can expect a tsunami wave of crazy ass shit to hit soon that’ll be bigger than you could ever imagine.  Stay tuned to Chronic Vacation!

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Bishop Lamont * Indef * Chevy Jones * Elijah Allan-Blitz * Fresh

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Long Beach’s own Pr1me has started a new video series called “Bang TV!” and we’ve got the first episode for you today, featuring legendary producer Battlecat.  This one was recorded during the mixing session for Bishop Lamont’s single “Nothing Could Be Better” a couple weeks ago.  Look out for more of “Bang TV!” and also follow Pr1me on Twitter.

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We’re all about you like Tupac here at Chronic Vacation, so when we asked you guys what you wanted to see up at the top section earlier this week, we were fucking serious.  After getting some suggestions straight from YOU GUYS, we’ve now added a “Breeze Of The Day” section on the top right column.

Translation - you can come on here every day and expect see a new super hot pic of a celebrity or model chick.  Trust us, we’ve got the archives to keep this going for years.  Hit the jump to enjoy a helping of our first “Breeze Of The Day,” the lovely Eva Mendes, or just check it out on the top right column of the page.

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For all you 805 heads, Bishop Lamont is performing tonight at the Karma Lounge in Ventura.  I know Pr1me is gonna be in the house performing, and rumor has it that Damizza and the Baby Ree crew will rock the stage too.  Hit the jump for the flyer.  Hopefully we’ll see you there tonight!

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Chronic Vacation contributor and 99.1 KGGI on-air personality Diana Wehbe is gonna be doing her first stand-up comedy performance next week at the Pechanga Casino in Temecula, CA from July 22nd to July 25th!  You can pick up tickets HERE and give her some dap for landing this gig by clicking HERE. Roscoe Umali also recorded a “Diana Wehbe version” of his new single “Never Fallin” that you can check out by hitting the jump.  Holla!

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Word is Mister Cartoon is working on a mobile phone coming out this summer.  Want some info on it?  All we have for you is a REALLY short video to check out today.  In fact, it’s a video so short that I don’t really know what the fuck is going on right now!  But stay tuned to Chronic Vacation for more news on Mister Cartoon and this new phone.

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According to a new article in Variety, Ice Cube’s “Are We There Yet?” series is being turned into a TV show that will air on TBS.  The show is gonna be executive produced by Cube along with Ali LeRoi, who did “The Chris Rock Show” and “Everybody Hates Chris.”  Cube isn’t gonna star in the show though.  His character is gonna be played instead by Terry Crews (”White Chicks,” “Friday After Next.”)  “Terry Crews is the perfect person to replace me as Nick,” Cube said. “His physical comedy is undeniable… (And) no one runs a show like Ali. We are dedicated to creating the new template for family comedy.”  You can read the full article by clicking HERE.

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According to a new article with XXL, Snoop Dogg has said he’s gonna be using ghostwriters for his forthcoming album, “Malice In Wonderland.”  Snoop said, “I got a couple of my little homies that’s putting the pen to the paper.  I be letting my homies get on by writing and expressing they thoughts through me. I be letting them have opportunities to be a star through me.”  Snoop also said the album is about 60-70% done already.  Stay tuned to Chronic Vacation for the latest on the Bigg Boss Dogg.  Chuuch!

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You want that gritty ass, real hip-hop radio? Then check out Proof Of Life Radio tonight at 9PM West Coast time LIVE! They’ve got Roscoe Umali and Roccett on tonight, and word on the street is I’ll be on the show too.  LOL.  Head over to proof-of-life.net for the show. Tonight’s program is being brought to you in part by CHRONIC MUTHAFUCKING VACATION, Joker Brand, and Tapwire Magazine! Hit the jump for a flyer with all the details.

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