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112 stop by The Breakfast Club to talk new music and old R&B beef and more:

·        What took so long for new music

·        90’s sound

·        Why does Diddy have the reputation of jerking artists

·        How did you get discovered by Diddy

·        Did you keep in touch with other Bad boy artists

·        Learning about finances when they first started out

·        Was there R&B beef with Jagged Edge

·        Fighting like brothers

·        What else did Diddy steal from y’all?

·        Did the Bad Boy tour spark something in y’all?

·        Working with Biggie

·        Recording Sky’s The Limit

·        Soul Train Awards

·        Thoughts on Making the Band

·        Do artists have it easier today or back then?

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Checkout Harlem's own Eno Abasi. Born and raised in the streets of Harlem, Eno Abasi uses the back drop of the city became the lyrical wordsmith often illustrated by legends found during the Golden Era of hip-hop. Influenced by the soul sound of the 70s, bravado of Harlem hustlers of the 80s, and lyrical MCs of the 90s, Eno's music is a nostalgic trip through a time when metaphors, wordplay, and swagger were paramount. With his debut project "For the Sake of the City" IG: ENO.ABASI Email: enoabasimusic@gmail.com

Download Mixtape @ http://www.datpiff.com/Eno-Abasi-For-The-Sake-Of-The-City-mixtape.764084.html

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In this Interview with Montreality, MGK speaks about :

* MGK Performs "Round Here" ! 
- Suffering from Realness / Why he isn't on top (1:32)
- what he misses most about the 90s (3:47)
- If he were to meet Kurt Cobain (5:24)
- his Ultimate Fantasy (6:40)
- the Freakiest Tour Story (7:19)
- What he has in his Pockets (8:55)
- Being addicted to the Lifestyle (9:25)

Watch our previous Interviews with MGK :
2012 - https://youtu.be/0bbQpvnxG78
2013 - https://youtu.be/yHu7LN1IdTs
2014 - https://youtu.be/L-14HFvPqYM

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Long Beach, California rapper Vince Staples ruffled a lot of feathers when he gave his opinion on 90's hip hop. He acknowledged Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G.'s contributions to hip hop, but didn't why such a big deal is made of that era.

Queens, New York veteran artist N.O.R.E. took exception to the comments and stated so on Twitter, leading to a sparring session with Vince.

I Am in no way judging him as a artist or person simply by that statement that is it

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

I heard so I'm only defending a era that was mad great in my youth https://t.co/h4kTElsNFQ

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

I'm one of the og's that likes and respects this era u never heard me diss a artist from this era

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

I didnt say that & even if I did I did all the street shit & thats cornier than anything so whats your point ? @ImAFucknUnicorn @noreaga

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

I am not attacking the brother at all just the statements !! B

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

In the 90's u had to nice to get a deal

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

I'm ok were Hiphop is today u never heard me speak down on not 1 of them!!! https://t.co/vZUNHsFR50

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

Bet none of these niggas arguing about "Hip hop history" are pushing college or education in general nearly as hard to our black youth.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

and Im real hot you niggas pretending Bow Wow aint have hits ! lmao Cuz had my middle school on SMASH.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

We care more about a decade of music than we do each other.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

Niggas will shit on you because you aren't infatuated with their era of music then wonder why you don't rock with they old ass.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

Just don't call something overrated if u ain't live in it to appreciate its value in the 1st place that's all!!!

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

Leave me outta this other bullshit y'all trying to create I spoke he spoke ended!!! Different opinions makes nobody enemies just different!

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

My bad I'm just a old nigga my opinion doesn't matter I never did shit in my life!!!

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

I earned my right to speak!!!

— N.O.R.E (@noreaga) October 28, 2015

Nobody showed me where I said 90s hip hop was overrated yet.

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

You would have thought the cops killed an innocent black person the way niggas coming together for this lmao

— Vince Staples (@vincestaples) October 28, 2015

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For a lot of music fans, 90's hip hop will never be topped. You had Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. cranking out hits. Artists like Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, Public Enemy, Nas, Mobb Deep, Outkast, Fugees and the Geto Boys were in their primes.

But as far as 22-year old Long Beach, California rapper Vince Staples is concerned, the 90's aren't that big of a deal.

"The 90's get a lot of credit. I don't really know why," Vince told Time. "Biggie and 2Pac, those were the staples of the 90's. That's why they get the golden era credit. There's not a 50 Cent in the 90's. Doesn't even have a Kanye. Jay Z's biggest song...his only number one happened a couple of years ago. The early 2000's is where it's at."

What do you think of Vince's comments?

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This the very definition of a posse cut. DJ Kay Slay recruits Prodigy, Rell, Fat Joe, Lil Fame, N.O.R.E., Ghostface Killah, Raekwon The Chef, Sheek Louch and McGruff for this heater entitled "90's Flow."

This will appear on the Drama King's forthcoming Rhyme or Die album and his mixtape, The Rise of a City. Download the song here: http://linkmixes.com/ho70we5c3lw2

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In an upcoming special issue XXL will take on the tough task of ranking the top 250 rap songs of the 90's.

Dr Dre's "Nothin' But A G Thang" which featured Snoop Dogg takes the # 1 spot. Diddy's "All About The Benjamins" remix with it's all star line up of Notorious B.I.G., The Lox and Lil Kim come in at # 2.

Other songs that made the list according to MTV include 2Pac's "California Love" (# 7), Pete Rock and CL Smooth’s “They Reminisce Over You” (# 10), Ice Cube’s “No Vaseline” (# 58), and Scarface's "I Never Seen A Man Die" (# 99).

The criteria used to rank the songs is not known, but it will be interesting to see where songs like Mobb Deep's "Shook Ones Part II" (which should have made the cut), rank up against more radio friendly songs like MC Hammer's "U Can't Touch This" (which did make the list at # 115).

The one thing we can all agree on is that there are bound to be a lot of disagreements among fans regarding the rankings.

We'll find out May 24 when the issue hits newsstands.

2Pac "California Love" Ft Dr Dre

Puffy "All About The Benjamins" remix ft Notorious B.I.G., The Lox & Lil Kim

Dr Dre ft Snoop Dogg "Nothin But A G Thang"

Scarface "I Seen A Man Die"

Ice Cube "No Vaseline"

Pete Rock & Cl Smooth "The Reminisce Over You"