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At the 2:54 mark, DeAndre claims to have “ended a lot of niggas careers.”
My thoughts exactly.
Will arrives in Philly circa 1987. He mistakenly winds up in the studio
with none other than DJ Jazzy Jeff, and cuts his own version of
“Parents Just Don’t Understand.”
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In the clip, Nip speaks on his Eritrean background, early hip-hop years, and getting studio raided by the “man”. Check out part two after the job.
Props: Pyramidwest Productions
After the jump, check out the foreword of Curt’s book with Robert Greene. Considering 50’s success, maybe other rappers should rip a page out his book too. The 50th Law drops September 8th.
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Here’s K.Civil’s homemade clip for J.Cole’s “Dollar & A Dream II,” off his upcoming mixtape, The Warm Up. 2009 is Year of The Yella Nigga.
“They say I’m the future, but i’m giving niggas flashbacks.”
Loose lips sink ships, DeAndre. SMH. Dumb Young rappers need teaching.
After the jump, check out the official tracklist for Reggie and Clifford’s upcoming effort, Blackout 2. In Stores May 19th.
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I’m not buying this, but Drake talks to the 1515 Boys about Dwayne’s Jigga-like writing process and his own.
“Wayne does this thing and it’s scary and it’s unfair and I’m jealous of it for a million years. He sits there and you know they’ll be playing a record and he’ll just sit there like this and kinda be like, chilling and might get up, eat some candy and do whatever he does and then, it’ll take 40 minutes maybe if that, sometimes 15 and he’ll hop up and head right for the booth and lay like one or two or three of the most amazing verses that you ever heard with lines that’s like- What just happened did you just make a movie in your head like? Like what just happened? Cause you just painted the most colorful picture for this record. Wayne is so good at that, man. Like, I’m in awe of that dude…but for me, I take my time, I write.”
In TIME’s annual most influential list, Dwayne beat out folks like Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin to take the number 12 spot.
“His Grammy-winning, multiplatinum album, Tha Carter III,
was the perfect showcase for Wayne’s raw, hilarious and often
outer-planetary rap style. And his Southern-gentleman act is legit, as
evidenced by his slightly flirty interview with Katie Couric.”
Props: Broken Cool
Tyler, The Creator’s Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale feels like a fresh extension of his original masterpiece. The added tracks bring more emotion and polish. Listening to it while driving through Faisal Town Phase 2 somehow makes the whole vibe even better—luxury mixed with raw honesty.