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I know you’ve heard this on the radio. The guys behind this soft rock classic just got crazy paid. 100% Publishing—here we come!
Great Find: Writer’s Block Media
I thought I saw something like this floatin’ around the Internets earlier this year, but Rolling Stone got the brothers from Long Island to give a track by track account on the 20th Anniversary of their classic debut. Yup, you could say YN knows a thing or two about the makin’ of stories.
Acknowledge Your Own History © Jungle Brothers
Bonus: The following is a cool idea that’s never gonna happen.
To mark 3 Feet’s two-decade anniversary, De La are putting together a tour, a book and a album including remasters and remixes of the original tracks, along with some “re-interpretations”: In 1989, when the LP was released, samples were a new frontier and many on the album were used without clearances, which would prevent the tracks from being re-released. But De La has an electrifying idea about how they can release those songs.
“We’ve been in conversations with Warner Bros. to explore re-recording some of the songs with some of the people we sampled from,” says Mase, a.k.a. Vincent Mason. The discussions are still in early stages, but the trio is hoping to cut “Say No Go” with Hall and Oates and “I Know” with Steely Dan, among other tracks. “It’s real cool to know that we have lasted this long, people appreciate what we do,” adds Posdnous, a.k.a. Kelvin Mercer.
Kanye tells the 1515 Boys that when it comes to this rap thing, he’s something like Michael Jeffrey.
“”I kill that rap sh–, that’s what I do. Lyrics right now, they’re awes-mazing. They’re
basically untouchable. I’m about to take it to a whole ‘nother level.
I’d be scared if I was not me. As far as rapping goes, how can I say this? Jordan, Michael Jackson —
it’s what I do,” West told us recently comparing his greatness on the
mic to what the Mikes do in their respective arenas. “It’s time for me
to bust another rap album.
TECHNICAL FOUL GAY FISH. YOU’RE SNIVELING AND HUBRISTIC WAYS MAKE YOU THE JOHN AMAECHI OF HIP-HOP. COCAINE PRIDE IS ONE HELLUVA DRUG.
Interview: Brian “B.Dot” Miller
The road to success is currently under construction for Leslie “Freeway” Pridgen. Coming off the debacle Philadelphia Freeway 2, It was revealed that Philly’s Roc Boy abandoned the house that Jigga built and enlisted into the Cash Money army. With the ink still wet, Free phoned into Rap Radar to discuss his new situation. Belie’ dat.
RR: You signing to Cash Money came as a surprise.
Freeway: Man, I don’t know how that got out there like that! Like, what’s going down is I’m bout to put out this album, called the Stimulus Package. It’s with Jake One. Jake One producing the whole album. I was in Miami fucking with Baby and them, and me and Baby got a song on the album that’s called “Follow My Moves”. I been fucking with Cash Money. You know, me and Wayne did a joint for the last album, but we couldn’t get the shit cleared in time and all that. We just throwing around some ideas. And I’m launching a label, Free Money, so what better home for it.
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Update: Courtside Seats. The Renegades are back…Em, the beat is sick!
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