Folks are going bonkers over Hov’s new Life And Times lifestyle website (which has a super slick design), but he’s also growing his empire beyond the internets. According to AHH, Jay-Z is now the owner of Block Starz Music LLC. The independent music label houses The Ting Tings, Daniel Merriweather and Mark Ronson just to…
Off Lo Keys upcoming G.L.E.E Season 1 mixtape, dropping April 12th. “This Is Me”– Download. Run That Back:“Everything”–Lo Keys Ft. Parker x Just Shawn.
In case you missed it, Raleigh, NC emcee King Mez made his television debut with an ill freestyle this past Sunday April 3, 2011 on MTV2’s Sucker Free Sunday. We’re not an Atlanta, NY or LA but on certain levels, I feel like NC hip hop is #winning right now.
Rebellious aka Shawt & G continue to flood the internets with fresh material and returns with Episode #2 of their “The Evolution Of Hustle” video series. Run That Back:The Evolution Of Hustle Episode #1. And if you haven’t gotten it yet, be sure to download Rebellious’ The Carolina Blueprint II: 93 Octane mixtape, scored by…
Let’s take a minute to shout out Roanoke Rapids, NC emcee Jones Andrews. Not only have I witnessed him rip the stage with his group Flight School Music on several occasions, opening for Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, CyHi Da Prynce, Big K.R.I.T. plus more, Jones Andrews is two weeks shy of completing his “Thirty-Two-Tuesdays” series.…
The first time I saw Aleon Craft perform (it was at 2010 A3C), for some reason he reminded me of a new age BackBone (from The Dungeon Family). “Make It Out” is off Aleon Craft’s upcoming Mothership Decatur mixtape, dropping April 12. His debut album Solar-Hop Chronicles is set to drop later this year. “Make…
Off the Storm B4 The Reign mixtape. “That Doe”– Download. The Music Plug, what’s up.
I love when rappers release books. It’s also been a minute since I’ve done a book review. The last was for K. Reid’s Fat Kills which, if this is the first time you’ve heard of it, is one to definitely check out. I believe it’s the first hip hop psychological thriller; think Silence Of The…
Dissolved relationship with Jay-Z or not, Dame Dash remains one of my favorite hip hop businessmen. Dude help build the Rock-A-Fella brand into a multi-faceted entity, including the ROC Films and Armadale Vodka. Anyway recently Dame Dash opened a vintage thrift shop in NYC that caters to both men and women. The store carries “archived,…