Author: B.Dot

Don Cannon Named Def Jam A&R VP

The Cannon! Don Cannon has been appointed as Def Jam’s Vice President A&R. Cannon will be based in Atlanta and work in conjunction with head A&R, Karen Kwak and President & COO, Steve Bartels. Says Cannon: “A music person can only dream about being at Def Jam, the most important  hip-hop destination in the world. I feel I have a cutting edge vision for where the culture and hip-hop are heading and I’m excited to be joining the team.  I’m already working […]

Yasiin Bey Force Fed As Gitmo Prisoner

As-salamu alaykum. Ramadan begins today and during the month-long observance, Muslims abstain from food. Islamic leaders from are calling for the Obama administration to cease force feeding at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. In the video above, Mos Def demonstrates how the procedure is administered. Now would be a good time to put away breakfast. guardian

Wondagurl On Magna Carta Holy Grail

Hov isn’t the youngest person on Magna Carta Holy Grail. 16 year old producer Wondagurl produced “Crown” on the album and spoke to MTV about how the track landed in Jay-Z’s lap. I was at home one day and I was looking for reggae samples for a while and I finally found this one that was crazy, Sizzla ‘Solid as a Rock,’” she told MTV News of the first steps she took to cook up the beat for Hov’s “Crown” […]

New Mixtape: DJ Jazzy Jeff x MICK Summertime Vol. 4

DJ Jazzy Jeff and MICK (formerly Mick Boogie) bring the heat once again with their annual Summertime mixtape series. Download and stream above. “Jazzy Jeff and I are so thrilled to once again unleash [another] Summertime mix into the world. This is our fourth year,” said Mick in a press statement. “Jeff created something timeless in the ’90s with [the song] ‘Summertime,’ and we are so excited to keep pushing it further and further to new generations. Enjoy it and […]

Dame Dash On Magna Carta Holy Grail

It’s been a minute since we’ve last heard from Dame Dash, but while waiting for a haircut from YN’s barber, he gave his thoughts on Jay-Z’s new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail. Hopefully these guys can reconcile their differences. But then again, Hov’s doing better than before, so why’d he do that? In the barber shop listening to jays new album….I can’t front… I still like hearing him pop shit cause I know he’s telling the truth…proud to be be a […]