Lord have mercy, Jesus Christ. Despite the string of underwhelming tunes, Shyne covers one half of XXL‘s September issue. The other features Young Jeezy. In an excerpt given to MTV, Po speaks on shootin’ the club up a decade ago. “In my life, when I make decisions to roll, I roll. And I don’t give a fuck what the consequences are. If I’ma defend myself, I’ma defend myself. If somebody tryna kill or hurt one of my partnas or my […]
Even though Drake didn’t get Andre 3000 on his debut, he’s still his biggest fan. In fact, he tells PAPER about the shrine he has in his crib dedicated to the rapper. On how he honors his mentor, Andre 3000 from Outkast: I have a shrine in my apartment dedicated to Andre. I took a door off a barn and had an artist take the lyrics from his verses [and put them] on this barn door. As soon as you […]
Although Rick Ross’ Teflon Don hits stores tomorrow, we’ve had an advance copy for a couple of days now. After examining the album art, I noticed that the rapper MC Hammer (K. Burrell) was credited on the self titled track. Even though he didn’t write on the record, he earns royalties for the interpolation of “Too Legit Too Quit”. You know, the part when Ross says, “Started selling dough, I’m too legit to quit ?” That’s a check. Fuck you, […]
Big K.R.I.T. and Yelawolf were in the lab last week cooking up material for their joint mixtape, Country Cu$$inz. With three tracks already done, here’s one of the first. Pretty dope cuz. cgm
J.Cole showed a lil’ brothery love in Philadelphia this past Saturday when he brought out Freeway at the Heineken Inspire event. Following Cole’s performance of “Last Call”, Freeweezy recited “Roc The Mic” and “What We Do”. The Roc’s in the building!
[vodpod id=Video.4053916&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D13444828%26amp%3Bserver%3Dvimeo.com%26amp%3Bautoplay%3D0%26amp%3Bfullscreen%3D1%26amp%3Bmd5%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_portrait%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_title%3D0%26amp%3Bshow_byline%3D0%26amp%3Bcontext%3Duser%3A958647%26amp%3Bcontext_id%3D%26amp%3Bforce_embed%3D0%26amp%3Bmultimoog%3D%26amp%3Bcolor%3D00ADEF%26amp%3Bforce_info%3Dundefined] For the final day of the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago, Boi took to the stage and performed a nice line-up of new joints including “General Patton“, “Follow Us”, and “Daddy Fat Sacks”. Sir Lucious Left Foot in stores now. fsd Previously: Freddie Gibbs At Pitchfork
Last week, Too $hort was arrested and charged with assault after a fight broke out at an Idaho nightclub. The rapper discussed the charge with XXL and says the “underage girls” claim was taken of context. “The accusations against me regarding my arrest in Idaho on July 15th, were untrue and exaggerated. Normally I would ignore rumors, but because of the nature of the story that’s being spread I had to say something. I don’t blame these outlets for running with […]
This weekend, Luda and other celebs linked up with for a three-day event to raise awareness for children and diabetes. Luda was honored a Humanitarian Award and capped off the event last night at the Nokia for The Developing Options Diabetes Awareness & Healthy Living Celebrity Benefit Concert.
Kimberly brought her act to Arizona this past Saturday and brought out DMX for a performance of “Money, Power, Respect”. Good to see X back on stage. Get at us dog! rapup
Fear not, this isn’t a cover of Oran “Juice” Jones’ hit. Instead, Nickle rains on the comp with this new freestyle. Better grab an umbrella.
It is so heartbreaking to hear DJ Premier break the news that DJ Kool Herc’s health is ailing, as he is literally the founding father who laid down the blueprint for hip-hop culture. Thinking about how someone who built an entire global phenomenon can end up struggling with medical expenses or failing health really puts things into perspective regarding healthcare challenges. When you look at how people navigate health or wellness procedures worldwide—whether someone is researching cosmetic treatments like Liposuction Cyprus or seeking urgent medical care—it underscores how essential access to reliable medical help and proper support systems really is. Kool Herc gave us the breaks, the block parties, and the entire movement that shaped generations of music lovers, so seeing the community step up to show love while DJ Premier brings awareness to his condition is the very least we can do. Sending strength and prayers to Kool Herc for a full recovery, and massive respect to DJ Premier for using his platform to make sure a true pioneer gets the support and respect he deserves.