It’s the concert series where Jay and Nas made peace four years ago and, this year, the most controversial man in music will be the top biller. That’s right, who’s house? It’s Fuck Boy Brown’s house. My personal feelings for dude aside, this is a smart business move. It all goes down Oct 27 in NJ. You know we’ll be there armed with flip cams. Props: Musica Telemundo
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3483543&w=425&h=350&fv=autoplay%3Dfalse] Antwan tested out his Ustream last night at Stankonia Studios and played a new joint that sounds pretty good to me. Too bad the album’s never comin’ out. The Greatest Story An ATLien Never Told. Ha! Props: Straight From The A Update: Now with MP3.
Ah, the 90s. Hip-Hop’s greatest era. Before hitting the stage, Sticky briefly speaks on his group’s classic debut, Bacdafucup. Hipsters, please exit stage left.
During a commercial break on his appearance with Cipha Rosenberg’s Hot 97 morning show, Peter gets Puff to talk about underground rap, Rae, Mos and Jay Electronica. Let’s all cop some shiny backpacks today. Props: RR (The other one)
“It’s hard to bring us all back together” Translation: It ain’t gon happen. Afterward, she comments on the lack of estrogen in rap and provides insight on her album. That’s not happening either.
No chickens were buried in the making of this video. Bromance 2.0!
Apparently the next issue of XXL is paying homage to the house Russell and Rick built. Holdin’ down the West Coast, Warren G spills the beans on his fellow cover co-stars. Previously: Triple C’s Cover Nov. XXL? | Jazzy Jeff vs. LL Cool J’s “Rock The Bells”
This wasn’t even my interview, but I couldn’t help but eavesdrop. Here Flav spares a couple minutes with a reporter from The NY Post. The significance you ask? Well, on the Public Enemy album Apocalypse ’91: The Enemy Strikes Black, PE recorded the diss track, “A Letter To The NY Post”. Doubt Mr. Murdoch got the message.
As YN stated, last night was the taping of VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in NY. This year, Def Jam was honored for its 25 years of operation. Before the ceremony, I caught DMX on the red carpet. He is often credited for changing—or as Jay-Z puts it, “DMXing the game” with his 1998 debut album It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot. Briefly, X speaks on how he intended on shaking things up.
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.3482059&w=425&h=350&fv=poster%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fi33.tinypic.com%2Fsyxu3c.png%26glowcolor%3D0xFF0000%26content%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideo.ak.facebook.com%2Fvideo-ak-sf2p%2Fv6814%2F158%2F114%2F144060928320_9626.mp4%26iconcolor%3D0xFF0000%26logoalpha%3D0.5%26fhidelogo%3D0%26showlogo%3Dfalse%26nhidelogo%3D0%26external%3Dtrue] Before making her way to Medina, MJB belted her heart out on David Letterman’s nightly program. Great track for an even greater movie. YK2 Via Yardie Previously: More Than A Game Is A Slam Dunk
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.