Mister Cee’s Best Of The LOX Mix On Hot 97 [Stream x Download]

After hitting us with The Firm last week, Mister Cee tributes another legendary rap group for this week’s “Throwback at Noon” Hot 97 mix. With The Trinity EP out now and their third solo album due later this year, Mister Cee keeps the D-Block momentum rolling with the best of Jadakiss, Styles P, and Sheek Louch aka The LOX. via

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Memphis Bleek Talks 2Pac Vs. Biggie [Video]

Memphis Bleek shares his thoughts on the much debated topic of Tupac vs Biggie, claiming that there’s not enough work from Biggie to compare the two. He adds that Pac had four albums to Biggie’s two before their untimely deaths, which he believes isn’t enough to make a call on the debate. When asked about Tupac’s universal message, Memphis Bleek agrees that he spoke for the more disenfranchised people, where Biggie didn’t really reach out to that group, using “Brenda’s Got a Baby” as an example.

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GZA @ TEDxTeen [Video]

GZA is a founding member of the seminal hip hop group, the Wu-Tang Clan, and co-founder of SCIENCE GENIUS with Christopher Emdin of Teachers College. The program seeks to engage high school students in science using hip hop. The pilot program met with great success in terms of recognition and results: participating schools saw an increase in regents exams scores and 15-25% in attendance. When asked who was his favorite Wu Tang member, Mayor Elect of New York City, Bill DiBlasio, said “GZA. Not only is he a great lyricist, but I also admire his work to engage African American and Latino students in the sciences.” GZA appeared alongside RZA in Jim Jarmusch’s film Coffee & Cigarettes, opposite Bill Murray. The two also appeared on the Chappelle Show’s in the now legendary skits “Wu Tang Financial” and “Racial Draft.” GZA has lectured at Harvard, Oxford, USC, MIT, NYU, Cornell, and JPL/NASA. In his travels, he has met with a myriad scientists to seek inspiration for his forthcoming album entitled DARK MATTER, which will be released Spring 2014. The project is a natural extension of his longtime fascination with the cosmos. “I will take a quantum leap and discuss the universe while taking us on a journey through deep space. Traveling at lightspeed from the galactic center of one galaxy to the farthest corners of another. I hope my listeners will enjoy this cosmic adventure within a world of colossal planets, gas giants, meteorites, comets, and asteroids in the most extreme

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