Rhythm Roulette w/ Salaam Remi [Video]

For this edition of Rhythm Roulette, Mass Appeal linked up with Salaam Remi. Getting his first taste of studio work with Kurtis Blowe, Salaam Remi was destined to work with some of the greats like Nas, Amy Winehouse, Fugees (The Score), Ini Kamoze (“Here Comes The Hotstepper”), Jurassic 5, and more. He’s also worked on soundtracks for films like Office Space, Zoolander, The Departed, and Blood Diamond. He’s most recently been working with Bodega Bamz, Joell Ortiz, and Nitty Scott as No Panty. After hitting up A-1 Records, Salaam ends up with George Faith’s Soulful, Danny La Rue in London, and The Who’s Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy. Putting his faith in George Faith, he finds the backbone of his beat and then pulls some samples from the others. Joell Ortiz also makes a short cameo to comment on the work-in-progress beat. Watch the full creation process above.

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Gucci Mane Performs “Black Beatles”, “First Day Out Da Feds” & More @ The Pelicans Vs. Hawks Game [Video]

Last night, the Atlanta Hawks hosted their first in-game concert of the 2016-17 NBA season at Philips Arena as the Hawks faced the New Orleans Pelicans with a halftime performance by chart-topping, Atlanta-based hip-hop star Gucci Mane. Gucci Mane recently announced a December 16th release for his third album of 2016, “Return of East Atlanta Santa.” Known as “Guwop” by his fans, Gucci Mane secured his first No. 1 album on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop chart with August’s “Everybody Looking” following by the release of his most recent project ‘Woptober’. During halftime of the Pelicans vs. Hawks game last night, Gucci Mane hit center court to perform his hits “First Day Out Da Feds”, “Freaky Girl”, “I Think I Love Her” and Rae Sremmurd’s hit record “Black Beatles”. HHS1987’s Terrell Thomas (Eldorado) and Danny Digitall were courtside to capture the entire experience.

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How-To: Make The Best Turkey Chili w/ Meyhem Lauren [Video]

Meyhem Lauren is known for his rapping skills, but he has a hidden talent: making turkey chili. Meyhem has been making chili since the age of ten, and has been developing his recipe ever since. This turkey chili uses lots of cilantro, garlic powder, Mrs. Dash, and tons of other spices. While the chili cooks down, Meyhem whips together a peach cobbler using store-bought pie crust, canned peaches, and refrigerated biscuits—and it’s incredible. In Meyhem’s words, these recipes are stupid (but that doesn’t make them anything less than totally delicious).

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