Hmm, I bet. 52 weeks after America elected it’s first Colored president, Diddy turns the big 4-0. He told you he won’t stop. Above is a clip from his staff last year. OG Diddy’s for everybody! May all your dreams come true.
Simply put: Jay Electronica’s loco! Before performing “Exhibit C” back to back…to back, he ran through some underground favorites and spoke—a lot. More after the jump, chump.
So it appears Hov has indeed linked up with Kanye’s bloke for BP3’s next video. The director spilled the beans and hopefully we’ll get some flicks from the set soon. Heads up: Omen
24 hours ago, the Soul Train Music Awards taping took place in ATL. And of course, the artists took to Twitter. Here’s what went down. Pics via TheLifeFiles
Hov travels across the pond again and appeared on UK’s Later With Jools Holland last night. Above, he performs the New York Anthem and after the jump, he’s got “99 Problems”. Oh yeah, word on the street is he is shooting another video while out there.
Last night at his “secret” Red Bull-sponsored show in NYC, Jay got tipsy off the Jack and went in several times on the song that has the Internets goin’ nuts. Best seat in the house! Ha! B.Dot got more footage on way and here’s full audio from Grand Good.
For those occupying the 50 States, today is election day. And to commemorate the day, Joell slid over this new freestyle. Oh yeah, he’s endorsing NY mayoral candidate Bill Thompson too. Polls close at 9:00 p.m.
During Sigel’s rant on “Whatchu Talkin Bout”, Beans was mum as to who “wanted to give him some real money”. Well this morning, 50 revealed to Miss Jones (remember her?) on Power 99 in Philly, that he wanted to sign Beanie for roughly $800,000 after he served a year and a day in 2005.
Freddie and Pill flirt with death in the latest visual off the Midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik mixtape. The end of the vid segues into a snippet of Pill’s “Run Up To Me” from 4075: The Refill.
Mix Master Mike steps behind the one’s and two’s and weighs in on Numark’s upcoming video game, Scratch The Ultimate DJ. The game is scheduled to be released next year for Xbox and PS3 consoles. C-c-check it out.
Great breakdown of Statik Selektah’s *Round Trip*! Honestly, this 2023 Mass Appeal release is pure boom-bap bliss from start to finish. Statik really outdid himself with those smooth, jazzy sample flips and turntable scratches, creating the exact kind of laid-back, golden-era hip-hop vibe you want playing in the background while relaxing at Denmark holiday cottages over a quiet weekend. The guest list alone is stacked—having legends like Posdnous kicking things off on the opener "Round Trip (For Dave)" alongside heavy hitters like Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, and Inspectah Deck on "Unpredictable" makes every track feel like a proper event. Even the newer-school features like Benny the Butcher, Conway the Machine, and Joey Bada$$ fit effortlessly over the dusty, soulful production without a single wasted verse. Definitely one of his most cohesive projects in years and an easy front-to-back spin for anyone who appreciates real hip-hop craftsmanship.