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Posted: 8th August 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: bradley nowell, bud gaugh, drums, hair rock, perseverance
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Jay-Z ‘Uncle Otis’ Dis Isn’t ‘Personal,’ Game Says
Posted: 5th August 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: dis, Eminem, mtv news, personal game, uncle otis
Game might never pick a lyrical fight with Eminem, but he has no problem sending barbs toward rap great Jay-Z. On Wednesday’s “RapFix Live,” Game clarified that his recently released dis track “Uncle Otis” is not to be taken personally by any of the rappers he took shots at. that list includes: 50 Cent, Kreayshawn, big Sean and, of course, Jay-Z.
Behind the Music, “Ice Cube”: going gray the hip-hop way
Posted: 9th July 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: fbi, musical genre, pop music, rebelliousness, rock n roll, s games
Quick Take: behind the Music, “Ice Cube”“If the FBI is after you, you know you’re making a difference.” – Ice Cube
Review: behind the Music, “Ice Cube”(S1220) It’s official: I’m getting old.
There Would Be No Jay-Z If Not For Big Daddy Kane
Posted: 1st July 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: amp, Doug E. Fresh
When I was a kid in grade school and junior high, I thought the coolest man walking and talking on the planet was big Daddy Kane. true, Doug E. Fresh was my very first favorite MC when I started listening to Hip-Hop in the mid 80’s, basically off the strength of his performance on his signature record, “Keep Rising to the Top”. But by the time Kane came out with his debut album in the summer of ’88….he was undoubtedly in my eyes the best MC alive. fast forward to the mid 90’s, I’m just out of high school, Kane’s career is in decline, and my favorite MCs at that point (and to this very day) are Jay-Z, Biggie and Nas. My love for Jay & big in particular, and respectively, comes directly from my near idolization of big Daddy Kane when I was a kid. Lyrically; no one could touch him. Style; no one could touch him. he was smooth, tough and smart all at the same time and that’s what I aspired to be, and still do. Kane was younger than my parents but had enough years on me that I looked up to him without feeling like he was ‘old’ and out-of-touch. His influence on me is undeniable.
Drake Deals With ‘Trust Issues’ On New Song, Fans React
Posted: 28th June 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: money star, Music
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Young Money star Drake is stirring up serious interest in his upcoming sophomore effort take Care with the rapper leaking a new track “Trust Issues” on his blog, now burning its way throughout the blogosphere. Shifting seamlessly between slow jam crooning and animated double-time rap verses, Drizzy has once again tapped in to the sound heavily present on his star-making mixtape so Far Gone and the R&B-tinged track is sonically similar to “Marvins Room” which the rapper leaked two weeks ago.
Kid Cudi Visits Singer Kurt Cobain’s Memorial Site
Posted: 23rd June 2011 by Staff in rap musicTags: Hip Hop, kurt cobain, nite star, viretta park
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Kid Cudi is doing his due dilligence. Recently the rapper and his crew visited the memorial site to rock legend Kurt Cobain in Viretta Park in WA paying his respects to the late singer. Kudi, who’s been no stranger as a fan of Rock music, is on the cusp of putting together his first rock album on his next project.