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Month: March 2015

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Tory Lanez Says Shlohmo & Baauer Are On His Next Project, Talks XXL Freshmen, One Umbrella Mob [Video]

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Whether via his Fargo Fridays series or Lost Cause tape, Tory Lanez really brought the heat last year. So far in 2015, we’ve received the bangers “Diego” and “Dimelo,” and when speaking to the dude himself at SXSW, we learned that a new project will soon follow. Featuring production from Shlohmo, RL Grime, Baauer and d33j, the upcoming release has Lanez very excited. “Some of the most incredible music that I feel like is known to man is on that project,” he said. In terms of what to expect, Tory says he’s got “the most unexpected collabs producing-wise and feature-wise,” adding that, “Sonically, it’s a ride.”

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Afrika Bambaataa: “Punk Rockers Were First Whites To Accept Hip-Hop” [Video]

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The Godfather of Hip-Hop, Afrika Bambaataa, sat down with VladTV to discuss his various nicknames, the origins of the culture and when exactly white people begin embracing Hip-Hop. The legend says that most of his nicknames were given to him by people who recognized his role in progressing the culture. He also spoke on his relationship with fellow Hip Hop great Kool Herc, saying they were both the hottest DJ’s within their respective neighborhoods in The Bronx. He also revealed the origins of the term “Hip-Hop” itself, saying it came from the raps of Keith Cowboy and Lovebug Starski. Bambaataa also reveals when white people actually started to embrace the culture, saying the punk rockers of downtown Manhattan were the first to show love from outside of the movement. He disagrees with Lord Jamar’s statements that Whites are “guests in the house of Hip-Hop,” saying in the early years you could make that argument. Today, however, Hip-Hop is a global phenomenon that has branched out to all people, similarly to religions having roots within one culture and eventually branching out to others. Get a history lesson from the great Afrika Bambaataa above.

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DJ Paul: “White Kids Love Rap Music More Than Black Kids” [Video]

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DJ Paul of Three 6 Mafia sat down with VladTV and spoke on his collaboration with Justin Timberlake, his views on the confederate flag, and whether or not whites are “guests in the house of Hip-Hop.” The Tennessee native spoke on working with fellow southerner Justin Timberlake on the Timbaland produced track, “Chop Me Up,” saying they actually got to work with him in the studio, but even before that they were friends who even hit up the strip club together, though he remains mum on what happened that night. Paul also shares his views on rappers using the confederate flag, saying he views it more as a southern pride thing than a symbol of racism. He actually feels racism isn’t as prevalent of a problem as it once was, even in the deep south, because white kids support rap music more than black kids do today. He also disagrees with Lord Jamar’s statement that whites are guests within Hip-Hop because The Beastie Boys are considered rap legends who were accepted by all races early on within the culture. See what else DJ Paul has to say above.

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Wale Brings Us Behind The Scenes @ WaleMania With Rey Mysterio, Jim Ross & More [Video]

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WrestleMania may be the Super Bowl of wrestling, but WaleMania is what a good amount of the wrestling world was buzzing about heading up to the big event. The stars of pop culture and professional wrestling descended down on Silicon Valley this past weekend for WWE’s 31st installment of WrestleMania. Although the show took place Sunday, the week-long schedule events kicked off with MLW’s WaleMania. The event was the first public speaking appearance from legendary luchador, Rey Mysterio, since leaving the WWE and the death of Perro Aguayo Jr. The former WWE World Champion spoke at length about his time in the WWE as well as the unfortunate in-ring accident that claimed the life of his fallen friend. While Rey was still somber in tone, he was hardly alone when it came to lifting his spirits. In his roundtable discussion on the MLW podcast, he was joined by Court Bauer, Konnan of WCW and Lucha Underground fame, MSL and famed wrestling journalist Dave Meltzer. The special guests of the night included WWE Hall Of Famer’s Scott Hall and Jim Ross, Samoa Joe, MVP, Kevin Sullivan, Jeff Hardy, James Storm, Noelle Foley, Frank The Clown, Victoria, Sam Roberts, Peter Rosenberg and many many more. In this exclusive behind the scenes look at the event, Wale takes us through everything that went into producing the event as well as his plans to infiltrate the wrestling community in a major way for years to come. He also spoke at length about his latest

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J-Live – His Own Self [Album]

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J-Live is known for being a triple threat consisting of equal parts, emcee, deejay and producer. On his previous albums, he’s famously collaborated with some of the best in the business like DJ Premiere, Diamond D, Prince Paul, Oddisee, Pete Rock, Jazzy Jeff, RJD2, Nicolay DJ Spinna and many more. On the aptly titled “His Own Self”, the live one has opted to go the self produced route for the entire project for the first time since cutting his teeth with the “Always Will Be” EP of 2003. Like all the music that precedes it, the growth as an artist and a person is on full display in “His Own Self”. Enjoy. His Own Self by J-Live

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