Yours truly was on 106 & Park this evening to judge this week’s Freestyle Friday competition. The battle was between newcomers Interstate Fatz and John Sisco. It was a tough decision, but we ended up crowning Interstate Fatz. Check out the second portion after the jump.
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On the last Friday of Black History Month, Mister Cee capped off his “Black Fist Friday” 2013 series with the Kid Capri this afternoon on Hot 97. Listen to the hour mix below. thatsenuff
N d club wit Suge miss those death row days!
Swizz Beatz and Shaq were at the Project Trade Show in Las Vegas this week to help reintroduce Reebok’s Shaq Attack and Shaqnosis. The kicks hit retailers April 19th and July 19th respectively. UPDATE: Got mine. Ha! Shouts to Scott & Wayno
Turk plays the blame game and blames it on the system on his long-awaited mixtape. Those
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In celebration of their 20 year anniversary, Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia reunited last night at their original station, WKCR 89.9FM. Luckily for us, Culture King ripped their broadcast.
Last night, Waka packed B.B. Kings for a benefit concert to help raise money for victims of Super Storm Sandy. Here’s X‘s recap of the show including guests Maino, Swizz Beatz
Earlier this month, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis track “Wing$” was licensed in a commercial for the NBA All-Star break. The placement received some backlash for allegedly contradicting its underlying theme. Macklemore responded to the “sell-out” accusations last night on his website. Some people will never be satisfied.
This one still holds up as a smooth, R&B-leaning Drake cut — the vocal melody is what sticks with me most. It also got me thinking about how short music clips travel now: a single photo can become a whole dance moment. I recently tried Dime Dime Baby AI Video Generator, which turns one photo into a 15-second vertical dance video with the original music for TikTok and Reels (https://dime-dime-baby-ai.video/). Fun way to give an old favorite a new visual life.