After doing his one-two thing at S.O.B.’s last night, the NY Daily News published a write-up on Reek Da Villian. He speaks on his new mixtape The Gift, meeting Busta Rhymes, and his troubled past. “Jail was the best thing that happened for me,” Williams said. “When you go to jail it’s just you, you’re by yourself,” he said. “You have to meet new people, learn how to become friends with strangers and pick out who’s good and bad, and […]
Around midnight, Joell Ortiz made his way to the stage at S.O.B.’s He ran through some underground favorites and familiar tunes, including “Call Me” and his new record, “Oh”. OT for the holiday? Here’s what you missed. Sidebar: Photos from Kirill
[vodpod id=Video.5187529&w=425&h=350&fv=video%3D1706704475%26amp%3Bplayer%3Dviral] For the latest installment of PBS‘ Need To Know series, dream hampton speaks on collaborating with Jay-Z on Decoded and Q-Tip’s forthcoming project, Industry Rules.
The Black Hippies live again with Curtains on this new track off the Setbacks mixtape dropping on January 1, 2011.
Reek Da Villian was also on the bill last night at S.O.B.’s and brought out mentor Busta Rhymes. During the set, Bussa Bus recited his verse to the remix of “Roman’s Revenge”. Rah, rah!
As HHNM pointed out, this is Plies’ third mixtape in the last four months. How’s that for consistency? Take a shot and download the project after the jump.
Fred The Godson was one of the opening acts last night at S.O.B.’s. At the close of his set, he channeled the ghost of Christopher Wallace and performed his underground hit, “Too Fat”.
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, the only thing stirring was Rick Ross’ new mixtape, Ashes To Ashes. Tracklist and download links after the jump.
Karen Civil got wind of Wale’s off air conversation with Baltimore radio hosts Porkchop and Squirrel Wide on 92Q. Apparently, there’s an ongoing feud between he and local rapper Bossman. After the station played Bossman’s diss record, “Nail In The Coffin”, the hosts said Wale was going to get beat up at his next performance. Wale called in and had this to say:
It’s Christmas Eve, but lucky for us Reek is a man of his word and drops off his gift for our mixtape collection. Tracklist and download link after the jump.
It's pretty intense reading that Guru released a statement on his health while recovering. Hearing directly from a hip-hop icon after such a scary medical scare gives everyone a massive sigh of relief. You can tell he really values setting the record straight himself. It reminds me of how people want to look and feel their absolute best after going through tough times, whether that's overall wellness or even specific cosmetic refreshes like getting a Blepharoplasty Limassol routine done for a fresh look. Overall, seeing him send love to the fans shows his resilience, and we're all just hoping for a full, speedy recovery for the legend.