The Internets are still in a frenzy as more details come out about the rumored J. Cole and Sean “Diddy” Combs fight that occurred this weekend. Whether J.Cole did say something slick about Cassie and then promptly got served a fade by Diddy or not, it is clear some sort of confrontation did occur.
Rap heads might recall that awkward time period during the ’90s when it was a thing to rap and ball. Not ball in the tangential sense (ya know, with champagne and cars), but literally play basketball. Shaquille O’Neal did it when he discussed how “Phil” was his father (his biological didn’t bother) or rocked (what’s […]
Executive, author and entrepreneur Steve Stoute has been a major player in the music world since the 90s. As an instrumental figure in the early careers of Nas, Mary J. Blige, Will Smith and others, the founder/CEO of ad agency Translation continues to forge new paths outside the music industry but never forgetting his Hip-Hop […]
Jay-Z is making a movie, sort of. The Oscar Award winning tandem of Ron Howard (Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind) and Brian Grazer will be filming Hova’s “Made In America” Festival in Philadelphia, reports the New York Post. The ballyhooed festival goes down September 1st and 2nd, is sponsored by Budweiser and features acts like […]
In part one of his interview with The Life Files, Nas expresses the feeling of life being good and the ability to make new music being the inspiration behind the album. He felt the only way to convey this feeling to his fans was through the title.
Mary J. Blige is no longer singing about chicken, but that’s not stopping the bad press from piling up. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul’s charity—the Mary J. Blige and Steve Stoute Foundation for the Advancement of Women— is the focus of a lawsuit for failing to pay back a $250,000 loan.
New footage of Nas during his sit down with Steve Stoute at SXSW recently surfaced. The footage features the Queens MC discussing how Hip Hop is Dead affected the rap game, as well as his upcoming album, Life is Good. Nas also reflected on his relationship with Tupac Shakur, a topic that he rarely touches on. Check out an excerpt and the full […]
On Friday, March 16th, Steve Stoute interviewed Nas at SXSW Music and Media conference at the Austin Convention Center. In one portion of the sit down, Nas talks about stepping to Tupac in NYC’s Central Park—after the 1996 MTV Video Music Awards—and their doomed plans to meet up again in Las Vegas to really settle their differences. “What […]
Hip-Hop Mogul Steve Stoute stopped by NBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ and spoke on several topics. As the author of The Tanning of America, Stoute spoke on Hip-Hop culture’s influence, using Jay-Z‘s recent performance at Carnegie Hall as an example. “Of all the things that took place, when Jay-Z sang ‘Juicy’ and just held the mic out […]
Steve Stoute Interviews With Gwyneth Paltrow Steve Stoute sits down with award winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow on another installment of his series “The Tanning of America.” A hip-hop aficionado herself, Paltrow speaks on watching the tanning effect permeate during her upbringing in Santa Monica. Gwyneth’s love for hip-hop is no secret, dating back to her […]
Steve Stoute Gives Advice For Black Tech Entrepreneurs As the fourth installment of the Black In America series, CNN’s Soledad O’Brien follows eight African-American entrepreneurs immersed in the predominantly young, white, male world of Silicon Valley. Here you can see hip-hop mogul Steve Stoute give his input on the topic. More videos including the shows […]
In part 2 of his Huffington Post Black Voices series “The Tanning Effect,” Steve Stoute is speaking on a number of topics with Jay-Z. Included in that lineup is Jiggaman’s performance at the Glastonbury festival and his previous work with Pharrell Williams on the track “Change Clothes” that influenced people to stop wearing NBA jerseys. […]
