Following B.I.G.’s death, ego trip ran excerpts from their conversation two months prior to his passing. There aren’t any new revelations here, but it digs deep on Biggie’s love for his son C.J. and why he didn’t want to rap into his 30s. Read up.
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As HHNM stated, the clip begins with Diamond reciting her verse from “My Chick Bad (Remix)” followed by some interviews with Ludacris and Bangladesh. Welcome to the party life.
Jermaine and Bobby Ray rocked the stage while performing their collab at the DUB show in Anaheim CA last Sunday. Jay Rock, Game, and Nipsey Hussle are just a few are on board for the tour. More footage from Mr. Cole’s set after the jump. HHNM
[vodpod id=Video.3203418&w=425&h=350&fv=] Green Lantern’s a busy man. Yesterday Maino appeared on Green’s Invasion Radio on Hip Hop Nation. He spoke on his success, Weezy’s incarceration, and new tune, “Trina, Kim, & Nicki”. Don’t sleep, The Day After Tomorrow‘s coming soon.
Puff’s coming to Fulton St. On the 13th anniversary of B.I.G.’s death, Diddy will be performing tonight in Biggie’s ol’ stomping grounds. Last week he spoke with 1515 about the shindig. “I’m going to Brooklyn. It’s gonna be the first time I’m throwing a party in Brooklyn. I’m from Harlem. Everybody in Harlem knows you don’t usually go over the bridge to Brooklyn. It’s a big, big deal. Me being such a Harlemite, I’m going over there to pay respect […]
[vodpod id=Video.3202934&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D10032633%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A3198393%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] That ain’t the Joker, it’s me, YN. In honor of the RR anniversary, Dee Vazquez interviewed me for her PROFILE series. And you know, she had to nerve to ask me a lot of personal shit. Ha. Thanks, Dee.
Two days ago, Kiss traveled south of 1-95 and performed at club Ibiza in Washington D.C. Luckily, no bottles were thrown during this performance.
Last week, Statik Selektah and Saigon made stops in London and Denmark. Here’s the footage of the tandem in action. Below are the remaining dates of Statik’s overseas tour. Mar 10 The Wardrobe Leeds, UK w/ Termanology, Skitz & Rodney P Mar 11 Rhythm Factory London, UK w/ Termanology, Skitz & Rodney P Mar 12 Casa Latina Uno w/ Termanology Turin, Italy Mar 13 Saponeria Rome, Italy
“Some people might wonder why Jay-Z’s in the President’s chair. Some people might wonder why Barack Obama is. After all, Jay-Z’s created more jobs.” Ha! A year ago, Rap Radar was the new blog on the block. 365 days later, Wolf Blitzer’s plastering the site on CNN. Crazy, ain’t it? Last Friday, Wolf and political pundits Donna Brazille and Alex Castellanos discussed Hovito’s photo op in the White House’s Situation Room. Last year, RR was featured on channel 10 (check […]
17 years ago, ‘Pac and Freddie Foxxx brought the ruckus with a pair of freestyles at the nations capital. You can watch this from ’93 til infinity. Imperialfilmworks
This is a great reminder of how powerful and lasting Lauryn Hill’s influence has been in music. The fact that The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill eventually reached diamond status after so many years shows that truly meaningful music can continue finding new listeners long after its original release. I also like how the article highlights the combination of hip hop, R&B, neo soul, and reggae that made the album so distinctive. Achieving more than 10 million sales is an incredible milestone, especially considering how much the music industry has changed since 1998. The album’s success feels less like a temporary trend and more like proof that strong songwriting and authentic artistic expression can remain relevant across generations. It is interesting to see how numbers can tell part of a story, whether we are looking at album sales or using a proportion calculator to understand relationships between different figures.