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Here’s a look at God Son’s and Bob’s son in the stu working on Distant Relatives. I’m anxious to see how this turns out.
Props: Eskay’s Website
Previously: Nas x Damian Marley: E Pluribus Unum (Part 1) & (Part 2)
New Music: Nas x Damian Marley “We Are One” (Snippet)
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Somewhere in my hip-hop treasure trove, I have another variation of this image as a Hard Knock Life Vol. 2 promo poster. Taking a trip down memeory lane, Jon gives the skinny on the shoot and how Jigga’s royal blue Bentley crushed the block—and ego’s.
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Last night was the opening of celebrity photographer Johnathan Mannion‘s three week long exhibition at the Milk Gallery in New York City. For 15 years, he’s captured some of hip-hop’s most iconic images. Above, he gives the story behind The Notorious B.I.G.’s photograph at the Palladium. More footage on the way.
Here’s taste of what’s to come from Nas and Damian’s collaborative effort, Distant Relatives. This might be better than I thought after all.
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Previously: Nas x Damian Marley: E Pluribus Unum (Part 1) & (Part 2)
Update: Hip-Hop Is Read Found The Sample!
Props: MG
[…] With the advent of drill music, gang life is omnipresent in the current hip-hop/rap landscape. Yet, The Game's depiction of that life in his 2011 song "Red Nation" saw quick banning. In response, The Game hoped more of his songs were banned from radio because they did so well on the internet. […]