Music

“I decide I’m not handing in Great Escape… I told them they needed to start paying these producers with that other [$60,000] before we start losing records (this is back when we were trying to “clear” everything up).” It is becoming more evident that whether an artist is dealing with a mainstream or an independent label, […]

“Kanye West’s new album will make you confused rap n—- go back and listen to BEAT TAPES you’ve ignored,” tweeted DJ Scratch last weekend. “Trust me.” Such a bold statement can only serve to make fans build their anticipation for the next move from rapper Kanye West. With West fading into obscurity ever since his incident […]

Ladies and Gentlemen, first and foremost, don’t feel bad if pronouncing the title is an issue as most are finding it be quite the task. With that aside, Asher Roth returns to the music world with the drop of his mixtape Seared Foi Gras With Quince And Cranberry. Since dropping his debut album Asleep In the Bread […]

68 Years ago today the Queen of Soul was born in Memphis Tennessee as Aretha Louis Franklin.  The soul, Jazz and Gospel afficionado was ranked #1 in Rolling Stone magazine’s greatest singers of all time.

When a rapper has been in a career where he/she has taken direction from another fo so long, it is only a matter of time before they try and learn how to do for his/her own. Rappers such as Kanye West and Dr. Dre have already had their hand in directing music videos as West […]

“We were beginner’s in the hood as Five Percenters / But something must’ve got in us, ‘cause all of us turned to sinners…” -AZ on Nas’ “Life’s a Bi#ch” Hip-Hop has lost its way… or shall we say balance.   While flaunting money and drug game exploits run abundant, the lessons in the music have been […]

Diggy Simmons, the son of 1/3 of the legendary Run DMC, has officially made moves to follow in his famous father’s footsteps. Just a day after his 15th birthday, Rev Run’s son has inked a deal with Atlantic Records. Buzz for the aspiring rapper first began in December when he released his The First Flight mixtape. […]

Maino took to the stage of NYC’s BB Kings’ last night and performed his version of Lloyd Banks’ “Beamer Benz or Bentley” called “Trina, Kim, or Nicki.”

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This is a good documentary by the good folks at Absolut. It is shot well and gives some good incite into Jay. I’m pretty sure Jay did this with John Mayer before he started talking about his white supremacist penis and saying the n-word.

With only a month away until blastoff, rapper B.O.B., or Bobby Ray, is quickly making work on the promotion as he prepares for his debut album The Adventures of Bobby Ray. Making the road his home, the young musician had put in work to create himself as a household name since being named as one of […]