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.
Jay Z’s The Black Album celebrated its tenth anniversary of its inital release today (November 14). The album was supposed to cement the “best rapper alive’s” legacy as he bowed out into the sunset. Obviously that didn’t happen yet it still made its mark on the rap world as we know it.
It’s pretty easy to notice the parallels and similarities between Hip-Hop and the world of comic books. We decided to point out some of Earth’s mightiest rhyme-slingers.
Live Nation Entertainment, the major concert company, is in negotiations with the management companies of Irish rock band U2 and pop superstar Madonna. If the deal is made, it will give Live Nation a major boost as both are among the most popular touring acts of the last three decades.
The future of rap isn’t just about topping charts and making hits, there’s also a struggle section. It’s not enough to start at the top and end up in struggle, these days you get just as much press for going the opposite route.
Beyoncé is a perfectionist people, and rightfully so. You don’t sell more than 75 million albums without running a tight ship.
Name: DJ Mustard Age: 23 Born: L.A. Credits: Y.G., 2 Chainz, Tyga, Ty Dolla $ign, Bow Wow, Kid Ink, T-Pain, Ludacris, Young Jeezy
Just 10 days shy of The Black Album‘s 10 year anniversary, Pharrell sat with Life + Time to discuss his contributions to what was thought to be Jay Z’s closing opus.
UPDATE: Rick Ross says the title of his forthcoming Jay Z collaboration is titled “Devil Is A Lie.” See him discuss this with MTV on the following page. Of the major label releases, Rick Ross is set to drop the last highly anticipated LP of the year in Mastermind. The Miami rapper recently recently showed face […]
After a stellar year that boasts work on Justin Timberlake and Jay Z’s latest albums, Timbaland will follow up with a project of his own. However, he it’ll no longer be titled Rebirth or Shock Value III as previously expected.
Even though Rap music is locally respected and globally accepted, from time to time it still gets hated on. Let the recent Brooklyn community board member’s comments about the Notorious B.I.G. being too fat to have a street named after him serve as a your latest reminder.
Cam’ron has been very transparent as of late, and he continued his string of public appearances this morning with The Breakfast Club. There, he discussed pretty much everything, including the root of his beef with Jay Z, Vado accusing him of being disloyal, where his relationship with Ma$e stands, and more.
