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Don’t Quit Your Day Job: Drake

Before becoming the third hottest MC in the game, Drake was an unknown rapper from Toronto Memphis. Looking for his big break, in 2007 he called Angela Yee‘s “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” segment on Shade 45. In hindsight, the audio is funny as it is surreal. Listen as callers critique his music and compare him to Bow Wow. Everybody has a deal—he made it without one. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Making Fabolous’ Favorite Drink

For all my fellow alcoholics, Fab gave away the recipe to his concoction, “Loso”. This summer at his XXL cover party, the cocktail was on the house. And I’ve gotta admit, it was as good as Puff’s “O.G. Diddy” and R. Kelly’s “Sex In The Kitchen”. It’s Friday people, so drink up. First round’s on me YN.

QD3 On The Carter Documentary

Last night, Quincy Jones’ baby boy held a private screening for his documentary, The Carter in NYC. The event was hosted by Shade 45’s Angela Yee and film critic Ben Lyons. As Matt Dihel said in his review, the movie captures Wayne’s recording process and everyday life surrounding the release of Tha Carter 3. After the viewing, QD3 spoke on the picture and fielded questions from the audience. The Carter drops November 17th.

Soulja Boy Produced Three Tracks For Kanye

[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3908932&w=425&h=350&fv=configParams%3Dinstance%253Dnews%2526vid%253D455696] Mr. Tell Em, tells MTV that he’s constructed three beats for Mr. West. Fruity Loops sure goes a long way. “Me as a producer, I think I’ve grown tremendously. I’ve been in the studio with Kanye. I did three tracks for him back-to-back. He had an ear for my sound. Of course I had an ear for all the stuff he did. Genius! You know what I mean?” And oh, the fun doesn’t stop there. He’s working with […]

Goodie Mob “Soul Food” (Jimmy Fallon)

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