Touré, Questlove, Alan Leeds & Danyel Smith Talk About Prince [Video]

In celebration of his recently released book, “I Would Die 4 U: Why Prince Became An Icon,” author Touré held a panel discussion on Prince this evening in New York with special guests ?uestlove, Alan Leeds and Danyel Smith. Previously: Let’s Talk About Prince: D’Angelo & Questlove Reveal How Prince Brought Them Together [Video]

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Naughty By Nature 20th Anniversary Of “HipHop Hooray” Tour (Virginia & Washington D.C.) [Video]

Naughty By Nature performed live in Virginia & Washington D.C to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of “HipHop Hooray”. Twenty years after its relase, this song still proves to be one of the greatest HipHop anthems ever created. Numerous special guests came out to celebrate. The 3-Man Threat is currently touring the US in support of this iconic song’s 20 year anniversary. Check www.NaughtyByNature.com for tour updates. Previously: Naughty By Nature On Their 20th Anniversary [Video]

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Mister Cee’s Freaky Tah Tribute Mix On The Cipha Sounds & Rosenberg Show With K. Foxx [Audio x Download]

Yeterday, Mister Cee took his talents to Hot 97’s Morning Show to showcase his library of classic Freaky Tah tunes in honor of The Lost Boyz member the world lost exactly 14 years ago. Previously: Mister Cee’s Best Of Tuesdays Mix On Hot 97 (M.O.P. & Onyx Edition) [Audio x Download]

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DJ Finesse – B.I.G. Over Premier [Mixtape]

This month marks the passing of the lauded rapper Notorious B.I.G. and to honor his legacy, New York resident DJ Finesse debuted a special tribute during DJ Premier’s Sirius/XM show “Live From Headqcourterz” on March 8. The mix showcases Biggie’s a capellas paired with Premier-produced beats. While the original tribute was shorter for air-time, Finesse extends the tribute for hip-hop fans here with a special intro by Premier himself. DJ Premier’s “Live From Headqcourterz” airs every Friday night from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Sirius/XM Channel 44, Hip Hop Nation. DJ Finesse is a regular guest on the show, filling in for Premier as an on-air mixer. Tracklist 01 – DJ Premier Intro 02 – Flava In Ya Ear rmx over I Gave You Power 03 – Big Poppa over Ex To Next Girl 04 – Dead Wrong over 2 Thousand 05 – 10 Crack Commandments over One Day 06 – Who Shot Ya over Come Clean 07 – All About The Benjamins over Supa Dupa Star (1994 Demo Version) 08 – One More Chance over Recognize 09 – Long Kiss Goodnight over You Know My Steez 10 – Things Done Changed over The Format 11 – I Got A Story To Tell over Shit Is Real 12 – Real Niggas over Ready 13 – Juicy over Nas Is Like 14 – One More Chance rmx over Freaky Flow 15 – Warning (Freestyle) over Mind Ya Business 16 – ’95 Freestyle (7 Mac 11’s) over Who Got Gunz 17

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Kirko Bangz Talks About New Single, XXL Freshmen & “I Been On (Remix)” [Audio]

Houston’s own Kirko Bangz is set to perform at the 4th annual Morning Riot anniversary party going down on April 4th in Chicago. Today, he called up 107.5 WGCI for a quick chat with DJ MoonDawg and DJ A-Oh. First, he lets us know that he will be releasing his new single next week and it will feature a few big names on it. He then talks about being included on this year’s XXL Freshmen list. Finally, he gives his thoughts on the ‘I Been On (Remix)’ that dropped earlier today. He says it is weak and disrespectful that he wasn’t included. What is interesting is that when the news of the remix first leaked last week, Kirko was one of the names that was supposed to be on it. In other news, Kirko Bangz announced that his debut album will be called ‘Bigger Than Me’. It is set to be released this summer. via

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