Like Jake Gyllenhaal, Eminem is currently making his rounds in promotion of the impressive drama, Southpaw. Although Slim Shady was originally offered the leading role before dropping out, Marshall Mathers still has a vested stake in the movie.
Just when you thought the Mo’Nique v Lee Daniels in the court of Empire court of law was a dead issue, turns out it’s not.
Dame Dash might be long removed from his days as a honcho at Roc A Fella Records, but the always-moving business mogul still has plenty to say. Dash sat down with Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning crew and opened up about lots including suggesting that his former partner Jay Z is a snitch.
Empire may owe Jay Z a check? The top-rated FOX show’s co-creator, Danny Strong, hit up Sway In The Morning and revealed that Hova was part of its inspiration.
Sway Calloway contacted longtime friend Missy Elliott in the aftermath of her show-stealing Super Bowl performance to discuss everything under the sun.
Jill Scott and Eve were a part of the ongoing discussion of cultural appropriation in Hip-Hop on Sway In The Morning, during which the two singled out Iggy Azalea’s “blaccent” as prime example.
Iggy Azalea is as unavoidable a topic in Hip-Hop right now as any, and much of the chatter around the popular rapper has been about her authenticity. Two of Philadelphia’s finest, Jill Scott and Eve, recently discussed and dissected Iggy Azalea’s faux Black accent and much more.
Sway in the Morning has allegedly made history as the staging grounds for Lupe Fiasco’s last radio interview. Whether he goes on to renig on said promise is possibly a safe assumption, but if it is the last hurrah, the enlightened MC went out with a bang with plenty of jewels in the nearly hour-long […]
Camera shy isn’t a term most would associate with someone who has spent the past 20 years in the public eye. But Sway Calloway has never been concerned with public recognition despite the high-profile nature of his job. The MTV News correspondent/executive producer is more focused on people knowing his work than his name. A […]
Make way for West Coast legend DJ Quik, who stopped by the Sway in the Morning show to discuss his upcoming The Midnight Life album. But given the rapper, producer, and engineer’s lengthy tenure in Hip-Hop, during which he’s worked with notable artists like Tupac Shakur, Dr. Dre, and more, the conversation definitely took an anecdotal turn.
Remy Ma is making hella waves as she hits up every radio station and media outlet in Hip-Hop. On Wednesday (August 13), Reminisce Smith visited Shade 45 to expound on her time spent in prison, motherhood, which rappers she admires today and business ventures.
Few MCs can actually go toe-to-toe with Lupe Fiasco if the rubric is pure rhyming ability. The veteran spitter speaks for a greater purpose these days, but he offered up a hearty reminder to his competition while freestyling on the Sway in the Morning show.
