Whether you are a fan of football or not, it is hard to avoid the excitement surrounding Super Bowl XLVIII. While the Denver Broncos and the Seattle Seahawks don’t have much fan representation in Hip-Hop, there are a host of rappers who rep their NFL team with pride.
If you were one of the participants who helped Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s new movie, Ride Along vroom its way to a box-office record, you may have missed a key cameo just by reaching for some popcorn or casually blinking.
Now here’s some MLK news that the King family doesn’t have to be ashamed of. Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s new comedy/action flick, Ride Along has met the approval of critics and the people have spoken out as well, allowing it to break the MLK Weekend box-office record by nearly $2 million dollars.
N.W.A captured the minds of Hip-Hop fans with their classic 1988 Straight Outta Compton debut album, and a biopic sharing the same name as the record has been in the works for years. The film takes another important step in coming to life after the studio signed a writer to rewrite the script.
Trying to pull off impromptu comedy is commendable in itself but when it actually proves successful, that’s when credit should really be given. If Ice Cube and Kevin Hart’s upcoming flick, Ride Along is as remotely as entertaining as the skit they pulled off with Conan O’Brien, then moviegoers are in for a real treat.
This past weekend, the nominations for the 56th Annual Grammy Awards were rolled out in high-level fashion. Naturally the elephant in the room was the Hip-Hop faceoff between Macklemore/Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar.
Hip-Hop didn’t pull its style, swag and samples from thin air. Like highwater slacks to younger siblings, they were passed down from an elder generation as a bundle of knowledge.
Drake and his dad had better bring it. The rapper’s father, Dennis Graham recently let the cat out of the bag that he and his son had recently recorded something.
Now this is one interesting factoid. It turns out the voice actor who helms the “Franklin” character in Grand Theft Auto V knocked out Ice Cube and stole the rapper’s chain back in the day.
Fans of legendary trio De La Soul have been anticipating a new album since their last release in 2004. With a new track and video coming soon, De La decided to move away from the long player format and will instead focus their energies on releasing a string of monthly singles.
LL Cool J is considered a GOAT rapper by many and this new tour he just announced is worthy of such esteem. The “Kings of the Mic” tour will be headlined by Uncle L and also will include legendary Hip- Hop acts Ice Cube, Public Enemy and De La Soul.
