Kool G Rap is about to drop his 1st album of all new material in nearly 8 years.
If you don't know who KGR is, this is the perfect opportunity to get familiar.
Ask any rapper on any coast and this Queensbridge legend will most likely be in their top 10 DOA.
Peep this Alchemist produced banger featuring Havoc of Mobb Deep and also check out the behind the scenes shoot for KGR's forthcoming cd.
The album 'Riches, Royalty, Respect' drops April 19.
What's fucking with some new Kool G Rap?
Not too much these days of washed up has beens that never were.
This free EP is a prelude to G Raps 'Richest, Royalty and Respect' album.
Be on the lookout for that.
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Fans can expect the best Drake has to offer on his next solo album because his attention won't be divided between different projects.
Back in October Drizzy released "I Get Lonely Too", which was supposed to be a prelude to an all R&B free mixtape titled 'It's Never Enough.'
The Toronto entertainer revealed on his blog that he's scrapping the mixtape to give %100 effort to his sophomore cd 'Take Care.'
I am truly enjoying my life right now. Its been so long since I have wrote anything on here because I feel like for a while I was trying to digest it all and save it for the music. But its finally set in that I am living my dreams and doing with all my closest friends from Toronto. I wake up and never know what to expect from any given day but good or bad I always learn something from it. I have decided that I am going to push "It's Never Enough" and focus completely on delivering Take Care to you all. I feel like my mind is truly ready to make this next album NOW and I don't want that feeling to escape me. My mother is doing well for all who have been asking. She went to her first swimming class the other day and won gold...not really but you know what I mean. OVO gang is all smiles and 40 is making some of the best music I have heard in my entire career. I am in the airport right now headed to LA to meet up with Boi 1da tonight. Its all feeling right. Its truly been a pleasure to speak again. Thank you for all your energy. Soon. Guidance.
So we can also put the rumors of a reggae album to be as well, at least for now.
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After being in the rap game nearly 20 years, Snoop Dogg has just about seen and done it all. From working with producers like Dr Dre, to helping beat makers like Scoop DeVille and Soopafly make a name for themselves.
In this interview with Taj Mahal, Snoop breaks down the proper etiquette when dealing with a star like himself if you're a new producer.
"I always give n*ggas a chance ... n*ggas that aint got no name. I love giving them a chance by rapping on they beats," Snoop said. "I'm just saying when I do that, don't rob me, rob the next n*gga. Cuz I'm the nigga you tell people, "yeah Snoop gave me $20,000 for the beat.' Nah I aint gave you shit, but you tell a n*gga I gave you $20,000, that's how you leverage the game."
Snoop also recalled how he brought Soopafly into the game with a song that was featured on the 'Murder Was The Case' soundtrack. It was at a time when Death Row Records was at it's peak and Suge Knight was maybe the most feared man in the music industry.
"This n*gga Slip Capone and CPO, Soopafly did a beat for them and they didn't like the beat - ended up being the song on the Murder Was The Case soundtrack, '9 in the morning feds at my door', Who Got Some Gangsta Sh*t," Snoop explained. "I took the beat, gave him 5G's, he had never made a beat for nobody, and I gave him his publishing. And I gave him his credit, I could have said produced by Snoop Dogg. I was on Death Row back then, that's what Suge Knight told me to tell him. He said, "Tell that n*gga you produced the beat, give him $500 and tell him to kick rocks. I said, 'nah I like the lil n*gga I think he might be good with our crew and look where he at."
There's a lot more to the interview so peep it below and please leave your thoughts and comments.
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When Prince picks you out of the crowd to come on stage and dance with him ladies it's probably best to just go with the flow, as one of the Kardashian sisters found out last night (February 7).
During a crowd participation segment at his Madison Square Garden show, Prince plucked Kim Kardashian out of the crowd to show off her dance moves, but she was as stiff as an iceberg.
The Purple One had enough after a few seconds and sent her back to her seat. "Get off the stage!" he told her as he gave her a playful shove.
Kim tweeted that she simply froze up in the presence of R&B royalty.
"OMG Prince just pulled me up on stage!!! I'm shaking!!!! I was so nervous I froze when Prince touched me!!!!"
She says she redeemed herself later in the show when Prince gave her a second chance.
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The beautiful and talented actress Gabrielle Union stopped by the Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson yesterday (February 7).
The two chatted about her upcoming gig as host of the BET Honors On February 21. Gabrielle joked she took the job because "the check cleared."
She also talked about Black History Month, the do's and don't's of what to say to a "grown ass man", and why Rex Ryan's foot fetish grosses her out.
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I'm not sure the world is ready for this.
Mac Tay Capone yall....... what you think?
Mac Tay Capone "Contact Full Of Knocks"
Mac Tay Capone "Pocket Full Of Trees"
Well double damn! Hackers have singer T-Pain in a vendetta kind of mood, but is he self destructing instead?
Last June the singer said he wouldn't be releasing his new album 'RevolveR' until album sales picked up.
"I got the mastered version of my album in my car right now. But I'm not bringing my album out until these artists start selling records again, 'cause ain't nobody selling records unless you Susan Boyle," he told MTV News.
Those comments caused a bit of a backlash amongst some of his fans and others, so T-Pain took to his Twitter to vent his frustration and start leaking his own album.
Since nobody wants to respect this form of art that you all say we "love" so much, I'm just gonna go ahead and start leakin the album myself tonight. well maybe I shouldn't rant but everybody was lookin at me strange when I said I didn't wanna drop my album, it's not that album sales weren't doin good for hip hop and rnb, it just felt like no one respected "music" anymore. You know what, you guys enjoy the post game and I'll find my own ways to take care of my family. Oh and bty the "I Am T-Pain" Toy Microphone is comin in June (google that). To all the hackers and leakers thanks for showin interest in my music but I feel like I've been taken advantage of when I'm just tryin to let ppl know what's goin on with my music and then you audio highjack it for your own amusement I would have been happier if you would have just waited to get a better quality version of the song but it's cool its pretty much my fault anyways, so for the most part y'all can suck a fart out of a homeless mans ass. And to the fans, I know I talk a lot of shit but I'm a cool dude and I wanna say that without y'all and Tallahassee and Akon and Bu and the nappy headz and the team that I have now, I wouldn't be half the guy I am today so thank you as well. Here we go again YASIMELIKE
He then leaked 2 songs, "Seperated" and "Bes Luv Song" featuring Chris Brown.
Being mad is one thing, but giving away your hard work for free is another, and makes no sense at all.
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It's a normal human tendency to try and remember the best things about a person after they pass away. That's why when truly great artists like Jimi Hendrix, 2Pac or Aaliyah pass away we place them on a pedestal.
James Dewitt Yancey aka Jay Dee or J. Dilla belongs in that category. Today would have marked his 37th birthday, he passed away age age 32 from thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, a rare blood disease.
He left behind a great body of work from music produced for Erykah Badu, Common, Busta Rhymes, A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, Raekwon and many more.
To his own solo work on "Love Japan", "The Shining", "Welcome To Detroit." And group efforts with Slum Village/J-88 and JayLib, a collaborative effort with Madlib.
Below is a documentary that was put together around the time Dilla died. Also peep some of my favorite songs produced by him.
What were some of yours and where do you rank Dilla amongst all producers dead or alive?
Created in 2006, this remembrance piece is created as a tribute to the memory and legacy of James "J.Dilla" Yancey. This is a piece designed for his fans and supporters who knew of his accomplishments before February 2006 and those that have grown to appreciate his genius. Here, we gain a greater insight and understanding about our musical icon.
J. Dilla "Won't Do"
De La Soul "Stakes Is High"
The Roots "Dynamite"
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Passengers on a recent flight into L.A.X. got a special treat when B.o.B. gave an impromptu performance of his hit song "Airplanes."
The Atlanta rapper is a six time nominee at the upcoming Grammys on February 13.
And no B.o.B. was copying Kanye West, who similarly rapped during a flight last year. He just happened to be flying Delta, the official airline for the 2011 Grammys, hence the promo.
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Ellen Degeneres opened up a whole new world for Jennifer Aniston on her show last week when she introduced her to vibrating nipple pads.
Ellen had seen an ad for the vibrating bra inserts on a foreign infomercial and couldn't resist trying it out herself.
At one point Aniston asked, "am I being milked?"
Degeneres seemed a lot more comfortable wearing the device than did Aniston. Something tells me Ellen uses these at home, lol.
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She's not the 1st, won't be the last and certainly wasn't the worst, but you can add Christina Aguilera to the National Anthem "wall of shame" for getting the words all mixed up.
She sang ‘‘What so proudly we watched at the twilight’s last gleaming’’, which is the same line from earlier in the song but with the word ’watched’ instead of the word ’hailed’
She should have sang, ‘‘O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming."
She joins Carl Lewis, Roseanne Barr, Keri Hilson and others as entertainers that have butchered the National Anthem.
Congrats X-Tina!
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Eminem's grabbing a slice of that Super Bowl commercial money.
This one is pretty funny because it's an ad about how he hates about doings ads.
He's peddling Lipton Brisk Iced Tea in this one, if anyone cares.
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Candice Swanepoel is definitely one of Victoria's Secrets hottest models.
Check out her new Swimwear & Lingerie and her Valentine's "Love Me" campaign.
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Wow, what a fight last night between Vitor Belfort and Anderson "The Spider" Silva.
Silva maintained his stranglehold on the middleweight division, defending his belt for the 8th time with a spectacular front kick knockout in the 1st round.
Belfort didn't seem to see the kick coming,
"He faked to the body and kicked to the head," Belfort said. "Anderson's a great fighter."
Actor Steven Seagal accompanied Silva to the ring and in a post-fight interview with Karyn Bryant was very vocal about having taught him the kick that won the fight.
"I couldn't have been happier because right before he walked out I said stay away from him for the first 2 or 3 minutes... just kind of get him frustrated and then fake low and come high and do that kick that I've been teaching you... and kick him to the head or the face. He did exactly what I said and exactly what I wanted to happen happened." Seagal said.
While I have no doubt Seagal has a relationship with Silva and probably trains with him, it's very unusual for a trainer to try to take credit for a victory like Seagal seemed to do.
Seagal went on to say it's a kick he learned 30-40 years ago in Japan and he's since been perfecting it.
Do you believe Silva learned that knockout kick from Steven Seagal?
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