In an interview with the Associated Press, Mrs. Carter says she’s not feeling the Twitter phenomenon.
“My sister is the Twitter queen. She told me about the twittering, but I
don’t get it, I feel like I’m getting really old. I’m like what? I don’t understand. Just call me.“
Call you? What you think this is, 2008? Shawn knows what’s up.
Props: BC
The only problem with Breakaday is that I sometimes forget to do it every day. Oh well. I think I made up for it.
“Geraldine and John”
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As we continue on, Kamaal talks about droppin’ out of college, openin’ up for P.E. on the Fear of a Black Planet tour, and one of his favorite topics: N.W.A’s influence on the making of Tribe’s second album.
Vibe.com reports that Ray J’s cougar is prepped for her official comeback:
“Diane Warren, the songwriter behind Houston’s comeback single, has
the goods. ‘The song is called ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’, Warren
told an audience at the Experience Music Project’s annual Pop
Conference in Seattle on Friday. ‘Whitney’s back. Big time.
Warren said she wrote the song specifically for Houston. ‘I tried to
get inside her head,’ Warren said about the track, which Houston
performed at Clive Davis’ Pre-Grammy Gala on February 7. “Strength”
will be featured on the 45-year-old singer’s seventh solo album, and
will be produced by famed hitmaker David Foster. “
Should be interesting to see how Whit fares in the land of the Auto-Tune.
Bonus: YN was at the aforementioned gala before Rap Radar launched. We lost.
When I think of weed, I think of Redman. So this weekend, I starting compiling some of my favorite Reggie Noble tunes. Shit started to sound so good to me I decided to share it with the rest of youse. Whether high or sober, this is some good hip-hop ish. Bump rap every day.
Too hectic to put the tracklist down, just trust a super-lightskinned nigga like my name was Drake. For heaven’s sake. Ha!
Sat in as guest co-host on The Morning After with Angela Yee. And in honor of 4-20, we talked to Asher Roth about his new album and chopped it up with certified smoker Dame Dash? Color me naive, but I didn’t know Boogie’s pops got down like that.
Asher Part 1
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Asher Part 2
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Here are a coupla pics off the set of Alchemist’s new video “Smile”. The song features appearances from Twista and Maxwell. More after the jump.
“I definitely feel like it was special and was meant to be because I don’t
always collaborate with R&B artists,” ALC said of hooking up with
Max. “If we just wanted him for a song and didn’t know him, it wouldn’t
have happened. It was just circumstances of life that led us to do this
record. I feel like super lucky, where every time I see Max, I overly
thank him. He’s like, ‘We good! Your shit is dope.”
Props: XXL
Finally. Here is the most talked about record of 2009. Now, let’s see if its of “Thriller” “Grindin'” proportions.
“Kinda Like A Big Deal”
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Yo, this new track from The Chef is an absolute banger! Raekwon never misses when it comes to dropping that gritty, vintage hip-hop storytelling. The beat on "Travel Places" hits hard and takes you right back to the golden era. Listening to this makes me want to pack my bags, catch a flight, and book a reliable Taxi kilimanjaro airport to Moshi just to go explore the world with some heavy bars in my headphones.