J. Period and Black Thought weren’t the only ones performing at the Manifesto Festival in Toronto, Canada. Jay runs through his catalog for the sold out crowd, and of course it’s not a Jay Electronica performance without the fan interaction. What happened to Act II, Jay?
Meyhem pays tribute to one of the foundations of Hip-Hop. For all you graffiti heads out there, this one is for you. Video directed by Tom Gould.
Sumit catches up with AZ to speak on the possibility of a second Firm album, and his brand new album, Doe or Die 2. I’m very surprised that there is talks about a second Firm album. I’m with Sumit on this one, and say that Dr. Dre will probably not be apart of it like he was on the first one. Hopefully this also means that Nas and AZ will be releasing some tracks together in the near future…we hope.
Texas in the mother fucking house! Cory Mo and DJ Scream link up to give you Check The Stats – a mixtape filled with Texas Hip Hop, all produced by Cory Mo. If you not familiar with Cory’s work, this is a good time to get acquainted. Props to Sermon for the heads up. Read the rest of this entry »
Ice Cube sits down with DJ Skee to speak on Eazy E’s legacy and his role in N.W.A., and his brand new album, I Am The West. I Am The West is in stores now. Go cop that!
With Young Jeezy not releasing his album yesterday as he promised, he decided to let loose a brand new mixtape featuring twelve new tracks. Props to DJ Folk. Read the rest of this entry »
Says Sumit:
A few hours ago, I caught up with two nice emcee’s, Pharoahe Monch and Jean Grae.
I speak to Pharoahe about the album delay. Jean Grae also speaks about the delay in getting her album out.
I then play a true or false game with the duo. Jean Grae reveals why she had the rapper name “Easter Bunny” one time in her career and Pharoahe revealed in High School, his beatboxer name was once “The Human Mailbox”
This interview was done before the signing of Jay Rock to Strange Music. Again, congrats to Jay Rock for singing with Strange Music. Expect to see a lot more music from the Cali MC coming very soon.
At the COD Birthday bash in Austin, Texas, the homie Question hit the stage to spit a few bars for the crowd, and then kicked it up a notch by performing “Old Thang Back” off his latest album, Xanax 3. Shout out to my dude Question, and make sure you cop Xanax 3 off iTunes. Enjoy and be educated.
Decatur Dan sat down with The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, to talk about the latest single off of Teflon Don, “Aston Martin Music.” Rook, Colione, and Kenny talk about their experience working with Rick Ross, the making of the beat, and working as a production team.
