Sorry if the visual autoplays, but check out this ill ass 27 minute interview that has Snoop Lion speaking to Sway on everything from Baby Boy to Suge Knight to Drake….and then some.
Curren$y On Rap Lines With Eric & Jeff (Episode 4)
This week, Eric and Jeff (ItsTheReal) sit down with international hip-hop artist, Curren$y. Curren$y and the boys take questions from viewers and give their best answers on the best way to break up but keep the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones she gave you, bumming cigarettes from strangers, and who Curren$y would bring back from the dead.
THROWBACK: Big Pun Speaks On ‘Capital Punishment’
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MTV is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Capital Punishment, and blesses us with some classic footage of Big Pun speaking on taking that album to the platinum mark:
Often, fans, rap critics and artists themselves believe that in order to garner platinum plaques, quality rhymes have to be sacrificed…Fifteen years ago today, on April 28, 1998, Big Pun proved that notion was severely flawed when he dropped his debut LP, Capital Punishment.
“I’m the first Latino soloist ever to get a platinum plaque, and that’s special to me, because we love hip-hop, and as kids, we need somebody to look to, to strive further,” Big Pun told MTV’s “News 1515” show back in August 1998, right after Capital Punishment hit the million mark.
Snoop Lion Supports Gays In Hip-Hop; Doesn’t Think They Will Be Accepted Anytime Soon
Snoop Lion recently appeared on VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live With Carrie Keagan to promote Reincarnated. While there, he discussed his hopes that gay rappers will soon be welcomed into the world of Hip-Hop, likening the situation to that of gays in the NFL.
Joey BADA$$ & Pro Era – KUBE 93 Interview
Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era crew came through KUBE 93’s Sunday Night Sound Session on 3/24/13 to speak with DJ Hyphen and J. Moore. The fellas discussed their background and how they originally came together, how they were put on to golden age hip-hop by their families, their ambitions outside of hip-hop, and what life is like on tour with the whole crew. They also touched on their upcoming projects, including solos from Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly, and discussed how artists like Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, and the TDE camp are inspiring them as artists and businessmen.
Gwyneth Paltrow Impersonates Jay-Z, Kanye, Macklemore & More On ‘Ellen’
She has a great singing voice, but did you know she can do singing impersonations? Gwyneth showed off her talents for Ellen.
Jennifer Lopez – Extra TV Interview; Speaks On Working With Chris Brown
J-Lo speaks with M-Lo about working with Chris Breezy, her charity and more. She even teaches Mario Lopez a step or two.
Fantasia On ‘Watch What Happens….With Andy Cohen’
Fantasia ‘Twerks By The Cakes‘, flirts with Anthony Mackie, creates a super-girl group and more on Andy Cohen’s random as show.
will.i.am On Ellen
will.i.am stopped by Ellen to gush about his ‘science car’ and perform ‘#thatPOWER’…..it should be noted that his album #willpower is expected to do no more than 25,000 units sold in it’s first week out.
Styles P On Sway In The Morning
Styles P visits Sway’s show to speak on Float, being healthy, questions from callers and more.
Snoop Lion – David Letterman Interview
Hilarious.
Snoop Lion discusses the recent transformations of both his name and his music.
A$AP Ferg – Fly Times Daily Interview
Juicy J’s “Stay Trippy Tour” made it’s way through the Triple D last night. Alongside J for this 37-city tour is ASAP Mob memeber ASAP Ferg. We got a chance to speak to Ferg about his upcoming project “Trap Lord”. He also talked to us about life’s struggles prior to signing a record deal.
N.O.R.E. – DJ Drama Interview
P.A.P.I. hits up DJ Drama to speak on Student Of The Game, Guru, a phantom Gangsta Grillz project and more.
Matt Lauer Speaks To Frank Ocean, Amy Poehler & More About Their Life Changing Moments
Matt Lauer sat down with some of this year’s Time 100 honorees, including actress Amy Poehler, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, and singer Frank Ocean, to talk about the moments that changed their lives and more.
J. Cole – The Fat Jew Interview
In his Intimate Conversation with The Fat Jew, North Carolina’s J Cole said a lot of astonishing, hilarious, and otherwise fascinating things. No revelation was more incredible, though, than Cole’s recollection of his attempt as a 14 year-old to hit on Alicia Keys after one of her shows.
Dizzy Wright – Bootleg Kev Interview
Power 98.3 scored a lengthy interview with Dizzy Wright, who spoke on a wide range of topics, including being a XXL Freshman, Hopsin (who he’s connected to musically), Funk Volume and more.
Black Thought Speaks On Battling, Nas, Supernatural (Combat Jack Show)
In the third episode of the Black Thought segment of The Combat Jack Show, Jack asks Thought about getting challenged to battle. “Nobody has ever really wanted it with me,” he replies nonchalantly. “Never ever.” Later, the Philly MC speaks on the first time he heard Nas’ debut Illmatic. “I was a little bit shook,” he admits. Perhaps more surprising is how deeply he was impressed by meeting Supernatural, a less famous MC who’s renowned for his freestyling skills. “We was courting Rahzel at the time. We wanted Rahzel to be down with The Roots,” Thought explains. At the time, Rahzel was rocking with Supernatural. “Hearing Supernatural flow and feeling the amazing shit that Rahzel was doing, it had me shook…. Everybody kinda got they weight up from that point on.”
Iggy Azalea – Karen Civil Interview
Iggy Azalea sits down with Karen Civil to discuss her new deal with Island Def Jam, her relationship with TI, and what’s next for this budding superstar.
Scarface – Hard Knock TV Interview (Part 2)
In part 2 Facemob talks to Nick Huff Barili about the current state of Hip Hop saying that he loves Kendrick Lamar but that older white executives that are in control of Hip Hop are not in touch with the streets and don’t care about the culture. Scarface goes on to say that he thinks its a conspiracy to make black people look stupid and brainwash a generation of hip hoppers with “this crud”. Scarface’s advice to upcoming artists is to uphold the integrity of the craft and not to let the executives dictate our culture. Scarface references how Chuck Berry and Robert Johnson helped found rock and roll and blues but how now both those genres are predominately white and have forgotten their black roots. He goes on to point out that its hard to name many all black rock bands making music today.
As the conversation topic changes, Facemob talks about recording and touring with Tupac who used to open for him. Scarface says Pac would have rode on a lot of people out now like Mitt Romney and that Pac was going to politicize his fan base before he was killed. Part 2 of this interview ends with Facemob sharing a story of the last time he spent time with Pac which was when they recorded the track Smile.
Previously: Part 1
Rocko Visits ‘The Breakfast Club’
During this interview, Rocko talks about making money off of the artists we enjoy today (like Future & Young Dro – surprise – to name a few), the whole T-Pain/Future issue and more.
Wretch 32 (@Wretch32) – Dropout UK Interview
Wretch 32 sat down with us and shared his thoughts on the state of the UK music scene right now, and also spoke enthusiastically about his awesome new single ‘Blackout’, how it came together and more!
Fantasia On VH1’s ‘Big Morning Buzz Live’; Speaks On New ‘Idol’ Judges
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Fantasia appeared on VH1 recently to speak on her recent American Idol appearance, the judges and her opinions on the current lineup, her music now and more.
Stevie J – Cipha Sounds/Hot 97 Interview; Speaks On His History In Music
For once, we get a real interview that breaks down the history of who Stevie J really is.
Wyclef Jean On ‘NiteCap With Peter Bailey’
Peter Bailey shares a NiteCap with WyClef on set at the video shoot of his new single “Midlife Crisis” and discusses his legacy, philanthropy, substances in hip hop & upcoming book “They Tried To J. Edgar Hoover Me”.