Author: B.Dot

Gang Starr The Ownerz Footage

[sparkart-clique site=”rap_radar” video=”gang_starr_owners”] This was lifted from the actual CD of Gang Starr’s last studio album, The Ownerz. A DVD was planned but never came to fruition. Included are several interviews and live performances. One of the best yet. Bonus: Footage from Preemo’s Salute Set

Common D.C. Freestyle

The audio is distorted up to the 3:00 mark, but last Friday Common was at Club Ibiza in D.C. And once again, he showed off his talents with another freestyle. Watch out for the lollipop reference at the 5:15 point. Again: 57th ave

Drake Talks Mixtape vs. Album

[vodpod id=Video.3494450&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%3Dnews%26amp%3Bvid%3D508494] Drake explains to Sway his methodology when approaching a mixtape versus an album. In his own words, he says: “A mixtape can’t be the songs that don’t make your album, or songs that aren’t good enough to make your album make your mixtape — unless you’re that good. There aren’t that many people that are that good. I’m not that good. That mixtape [So Far Gone] is me working my hardest. It wasn’t ‘Oh, here are the songs […]

New Video: Young Jeezy x Plies “Lose My Mind”

[vodpod id=Video.3491642&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Did%253D1568964%2526vid%253D508502%2526uri%253Dmgid%253Auma%253Avideo%253Amtv.com%253A508502] The good folks at Viacom got the go head to premiere Young Jeezy and Plies’ new video, “Lose My Mind”. Hopefully TM 103 is released before we go insanse in the membrane.

Ice Cube In The Lab

[vodpod id=Video.3490030&w=425&h=350&fv=file%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fice-cube.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia%2F01%2F03%2Feifx91kpv6o5.flv%26amp%3Bskin%3D%2Fengine%2Fswf%2Fvideo_player_skin.swf%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3Dtrue%26amp%3Bautostart%3Dfalse%26amp%3Bimage%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fice-cube.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia%2F07%2F09%2Fmedium.2v064m2r7snk.png] Cube filmed himself in the studio this past week. With his engineer in the background, he gives an update on his recent projects (Are We There Yet ?, Straight Outta L.A.) and at the 5:50 mark, displays the picture below.