Sitting in his studio in a Papa Smurf t-shirt, or sliding through Compton in his gleaming black Mercedes, DJ Quik talks about driving through Crip territory as a Blood, Eazy-E’s offer of a million dollars to sign, and his disbelief that he’s still alive. It’s a trip through his hood, but also his life. – LA Weekly
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After performing at Gansevoort Plaza NYC yesterday, Nas took a second to chat with DJ Envy and reveals that the first track from his next album Life Is Good will be aptly titled, “Nastyâ€.
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Selectism puts us on to a documentary highlighting the late Gil Scott-Heron. Titled “The Revolution Will Not Be Televisedâ€, the piece originally aired in 1996 through BBC, but its quite fitting for the occasion; in memory of the musician’s recent passing. The first part is offered above while the remaining three are down below. Enjoy!
On the set of Hold you Down which is the first single of Jadakiss’s new mixtape I Love You ( A Dedication to my Fans). DJ Jbuttah, Emanny, and Jadakiss speak on the record while on set and shoutout the homie Dj JButtah on producing a hot record for the summer.
Pittsburgh’s own Mac Miller was featured on his city’s newscast to discuss his current music success and upcoming tour.
Manio is not doing so bad right now with the record “Let’s Fly” and kicking it with the sexy Dollicia Bryant at the Fontainbleu, he speaks on the record with CheddarDVD and says that his sophomore album, The Day After Tomorrow drops October 4.
“I think that from the stuff that I’ve heard — I haven’t heard a lot from them, I still have to go check out everything that they’re doing — but I’ve heard enough to know that it feels like they’re pushing boundaries and buttons, and that’s definitely one of the things that I’m familiar with, especially when I first came out.I love it. I love the fact that they’re doing that. And the dudes can rhyme.â€
Tech N9nre sits down with Al Lindstrom , they speak about the early days of his career, the time he spent chasing major labels, hanging with 2Pac and more.
You also claim in the book that you lost your virginity at six years old. I’m probably not the first person to say this, but no you didn’t.Yes I did!No, sorry, that didn’t happen. I do not believe you.Listen, as a baby, when you sleep, your penis gets hard. You know what I’m saying? Every single baby boy’s penis pops a boner.Are we seriously about to have an argument about baby boners?I felt it. I felt it go in. It didn’t go all the way in. Just the tip, but that’s enough to say you lost it. I don’t care what nobody says.
Drake performed at Rehab’s Pool Party at Hard Rock Hotel. Before his set he held a conference with the media to field questions about his upcoming album, Take Care. Drake speaks on Dreams Money Can Buy and he says he put out Dreams Money Can Buy after he found out someone got their hands on it, so he decided to beat them to the punch and release the proper version of the track. Drake goes on to confirm 8Ball & MJG’s presence on his sophomore effort.
We caught up with Playboy Tre (and B.o.B who makes a quick cameo) during the WPGC Birthday Bash at The 9:30 Club in DC, where he speaks on his career: past, present and future.
