Scarface & His Grandmother Speak On ‘Mind Playing Tricks On Me’

December 1, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  


Scarface and the Geto Boys inspired so many up-and-coming rappers with their 1991 classic “Mind Playing Tricks on Me.” The Notorious B.I.G., 50 Cent, Prodigy, Game, Killer Mike and the Clipse have all either sampled the track or referenced it in their lyrics, but fans might be surprised to learn that it was Scarface’s grandmother who inspired him to write the influential track.

In the song’s memorable video, ‘Face experiences hallucinations, running from a shadowy figure he believes is out to get him. The clip was a mainstay on “Yo! MTV Raps” back in the 1990s. On Sunday, the iconic video show is making a comeback with a new special “MTV2 Presents: Yo! MTV Raps: Classic Cuts.” The show will examine the stories behind some of rap’s most influential records, including “Mind Playing Tricks On Me.”

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LL Cool J, Common & Lupe Fiasco Rehearse With Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

December 1, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, News, Videos No Comments  

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When did the Grammy nominations event start including concerts?

The fourth annual Grammy nominations concert Wednesday night (November 30) will include a special performance nearly three decades in the making. Rappers LL Cool J, Common and Lupe Fiasco will join Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five members Melle Mel and Scorpio for the group’s classic “The Message” during “The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! Countdown to Music’s Biggest Night.”

The generations-spanning ensemble hit rehearsals hard Tuesday afternoon at the Nokia Theatre, using every minute available to practice. That meant squeezing in extra rehearsal time in a lower-level lobby before they even jumped onstage. While Rick Ross had previously been announced as a performer, he was not present at Tuesday’s rehearsals. Ross’ absence was hardly felt however, as the cast of all-stars had plenty of energy to fill the massive theatre.

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Monica On Wendy Williams

November 30, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  

Monica stopped by Wendy Williams earlier today for some girl talk with Wendy. During the interview, she opened up about what initially attracted her to Shannon Brown when she first met him as well as the relationship they both have with each other’s parents. She also discussed why they decided to get married by the Justice of The Peace first before having an actual wedding for friends and family. Lastly, she shut down those pregnancy rumors that have been circulating over the past few months. – Necole Bitchie

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Ghostface Killah – Montreality Interview

November 29, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  

In this interview with Montreality, Ghostface Killah of the Wu-Tang Clan speaks about:
– The type of student he was in the classroom
– Jobs he’s had as a teenager growing up
– What he spent his 1st big paycheck on
– The key to success
– A Wu-Tang tour story
– His thoughts on Ludacris taking shots at Drake & Big Sean
– His collaborative album with Sheek Louch ‘Wu-Block’
– His upcoming solo album ‘Supreme Clientele 2 – Blue & Cream’
– The name of his book, if he was to write one
+ Concert footage of his show in Montreal, Canada & More.

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Rocsi – Nitecap Extended Interview; Speaks On Webbie Incident

November 29, 2011 JUKEBOXDC Staff Interviews, Videos No Comments  

Was definitely waiting for this. You can read the quote after the jump as well. She speaks on other stuff in the interview, too……if you really care.


Previously: What Webbie Did: Part 1 – Part 2

In any light that a woman feels that she was disrespected….I have thick skin but when you’re at your job and somebody sexually harasses you in a manner that is very vulgar and disgusting, I have no shame in sticking up for myself and telling you, ‘you’re improper right now’. I’m at work, we’re on a set and there are children around us and you’re really out of line right now. I think that people should more so applaud a woman sticking up for herself and the people around her for sticking up for herself then allowing that kind of behavior to happen.

I think that we allow that behavior to happen too much in our society and we don’t put light on people being inappropriate. It’s okay ladies to speak up and say “No, I don’t like to be spoken to in that manner.” I respect myself and I respect others. I was a fan and I’m still a fan because I’m from New Orleans, Louisiana and he’s from Baton Rouge. I love his music and I’ve bounced with the best of them but to have somebody that you really were a genuine fan of to turn around ….I understand there was probably some type of little crush but there’s a manner in which you speak to people. He disrespected me and Terrence stood up for me and I stood up for myself. The network would not let anybody to come and disrespect their hosts in that manner.

It had to be severe enough for [banning him.] It wasn’t like it was a little blurb. It was really inappropriate and it’s really sad. I just hope that he just understands it. It’s never been an apology; it’s just been more of an upsetting incident and he can’t be on BET no more whereas it’s not been like “I’m sorry.” But his management and everybody has reached out. They’ve been super, duper nice and they’ve apologized. I think that they had problems with him before. I think if you YouTube him you can see other interviews where he’s been very, very inappropriate. I got the short end of the stick but some other women have gotten it from him, which is really sad.

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