In 2011, it appears more and more major corporate brands are linking up with established and respected personalities in hip hop to cross promote their products, from DJ Cassidy for Blackberry and Rockport, to Charlamagne Tha Good, Snoop Doggy Dog and Big Sean for adidas. Producer/DJ Don Cannon now has a major sponsoship with althletic…
Nice. Watch The Throne is now available in stores. MTV.
I’m pretty much for unbiased blogging around these parts, but if this cat Allen Samuals sells more on iTunes for his single "Livin De Life" than Ace Hood’s Blood, Sweat & Tears, then I’m right behind Flockavelli; I "quite" rap. Related: HuffPo: Casino Executive "Livin De Life" In New Hip-Hop Video.
It’s the NC to NYC connect as Lo Keys links up with Bronx’s French Montana for a new single, produced by Zone Beats. Not sure if this track is going to be on Lo Keys’ upcoming The Green Hornet mixtape, but that project should be dropping soon. Video by Igloo Media Base. Run That Back: "Relaxin"…
DJ Pizzo, co-founder of HipHopSite.com, sat down with Talib Kweli recently for a two part interview. In this 2nd video, Talib Kweli discusses his Prisoner of Conscious LP, talks about his album, Habits Of The Heart album with Res (good to hear she has more new material on the way), and the Black Star reunion album.
Win…win win…win win. Win….win win..win win. Thug Motivation 103, September 20. My calendar is marked. Run That Back: Where Is Hip Hop? Episode 86 with Randy Roper: Is The Real Really Back?
Forbes talks with celebrity DJ, DJ Cassidy and takes a tour of his NYC bachelor pad. DJ Cassidy is a world renowed DJ who spun at Barack Obama’s inauguration as well as Beyonce and Jay-Z’s nuptials. During the tour of his apartment, DJ Cassidy shows his rare and extensive Michael Jackson and Run DMC collections.…
Radio personality Charlamagne Tha God of Power 105.1 FM’s The Breakfast Club narrates a new adidas commercial which highlights the adidas Originals product line. The commercial also shows various cultures and lifestyles the adidas brand is a major part of, including skate and car culture, graffiti, emceeing, turntabalism and athletics. Other notables in the commercial…
Excuse my lateness on the trailer, but y’all can act like Affion Crockett isn’t one of the funniest cats in hip hop if you want to. In his latest spoof video, Affion Crockett plays Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne and Cory Gunz as promo for his new TV show, In the Flow. Also making appearances…