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Month: April 2014

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Nas Discusses “Illmatic” Anniversary & More On Real Time With Bill Maher [Video]

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Continuing his press junket on celebrating 20 years for the release of Hip-Hop’s magnum opus (yeah, yeah, debatable to some), Nas appeared on Real Time With Bill Maher last night. Although he mostly seemed stiff while the rest of the panel, which included Sea Shepherd’s lead conservationist terrorist Paul Watson discussed political bullsh*t, Nas warmed up when Bill began a series of questions for the heroic emcee. The legend spoke on life and if any changes have been made in impoverished communities since Illmatic was released, DeSean Jackson’s “alleged gang affiliations”, and more. Do remember, Illmatic XX due out April 15th.

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Killa Sha – Cash (Audible Doctor Remix) [Stream]

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Four years ago, the rap world lost one of Queensbridge’s most dedicated soldiers. Killa Sha aka Sha Lumi The Great was running with Tragedy Khadafi and Craig G as a youth as part of The Super Kids, before connecting with his high school classmate Havoc to DJ for the Poetical Prophets crew when they got a deal with 4th & Broadway as Mobb Deep. He then branched out to form the Killa Kidz crew with his boys from his block, where he moved into rhyming before embarking on a solo career. With three popular mixtapes and an unreleased Marley Marl project under his belt, Sha finally released the GOD Walk On Water LP in 2007 with contributions from Havoc, Large Professor and Tragedy. He soon began work on his follow-up, The Shepherd, and an album with Large Professor, but sadly his progress was hampered by his constant struggle with diabetes, which eventually claimed his life in January 2010. Thankfully for his fans, Sha was able to complete his sophomore album before he left us, and his good friend DJ Phantom has been carefully preparing for it’s release ever since. The first release from this eagerly awaited project is Audible Doctor’s majestic remix of “Cash” from Sha Lumi’s debut. Laced with Sha’s excitable adlibs and his trademark verbal wisdom, “Cash” is a fine example of the Queensbridge rap science we can expect from the new LP when it drops later this year.

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MindsOne & Kev Brown feat. Homeboy Sandman – Pop [Stream]

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Produced by Kev Brown. Cuts by DJ Noumenon. Taken off the MindsOne & Kev Brown “Pillars” EP, available worldwide April 1 CD, LP, cassette, and digital formats. MindsOne reunites with legendary Low Budget Crew producer Kev Brown to offer hip-hop connoisseurs another round of boom bap driven instrumentals and lyrical inspiration in the form of “Pillars”. Following the success of their critically acclaimed album “Self Reliance”, the MC duo of KON Sci and Tronic began conceptualizing an exclusive new EP with the bass-minded beat maker’s talents in mind. Concise and thoughtful, “Pillars” explores notions of loyalty and mortality, laments the stagnation of modern day musical creativity, all while celebrating the limitless possibilities of the culture. A tall order for a compact record, but the combination of Kev Brown’s instrumental virtuosity and MindsOne’s authority over the spoken word aims to achieve just that. The EP features a guest appearance from the ingenious Homeboy Sandman along with instrumentals from up and coming producer Sam Brown, and a brand new remix of “Legion of Doom” by MindsOne stalwart KON Sci.

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Jermaine Dupri Shares Candid Thoughts On Katy Perry; Talks Working w/ Jay-Z, Usher & Mariah Carey [Video]

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Multi-platinum producer, rapper and songwriter, Jermaine Dupri made a stop by Sway in the Morning and spoke candidly on all-things music. Our Shade 45 morning show went over-time to hear Dupri’s interesting back stories behind working with Jay Z, discovering Bow Wow and how Snoop gave him his name and opens up entirely about working side-by-side with Mariah Carey. Katy Perry set a new record on the Billboard’s Pop Songs chart, topping a record previously held by Mariah Carey for the most weeks at No. 1, thus claiming that she “dethroned” MC — JD then gave his honest opinion on all the above.

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King Chip: “Hard Copy Of Kid Cudi’s New Album Is Dope” [Video]

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King Chip spoke with VladTV about working with Kid Cudi on his new album, “Satellite Flight.” While Cudi managed to keep the project off the public radar, King Chip stated that Cudi has put in loads of work on it and may have clocked in six months or longer working on the project. He also briefly discussed a song on which he’s featured on the hard copy version of the album, and while he wouldn’t go into detail about the specifics of the song, he did say it was “dope.”

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Bas: “J. Cole Signed Me On Talent, Not Friendship” [Video]

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Bas opens up about his relationship with J.Cole, explaining that he knew him from friends who knew the “Work Out” rapper when he was still going to St. Johns University. He adds that he went out on J.Cole’s tour, learned a lot from what works with the fans, and started working on his own rap career. When asked about a pact being made about getting his rap career popping after J.Cole blew up, Bas said that couldn’t be further from the truth. He explains that J.Cole has had friends that have been rapping longer than him but the North Carolina rapper saw talent in Bas, and signed him to his Dreamville Label. Bas reveals that things really started coming along for him after J.Cole played some of his tracks for No I.D. and Salaam Remi, who really liked what Bas had going on. Soon after, he inked his first label deal and brought things full circle with Cole’s Dreamville imprint.

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Cappadonna – Feed My Folks [Stream]

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God Love Family Entertainment LLC is proud to present the latest album from International rap star Cappadonna of the legendary Hip Hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Cappadonna AKA The Angel Of Rap known best for his unique electric rhyme style and charismatic personality is challenging the boundaries of traditional hip-hop with his upcoming release entitled “Hook Off”. The title of the project is a play on words hinting to the concept that makes this album truly one of a kind. For the first time in the History of Hip-Hop, Cappadonna has created an entire album with NO HOOKS, which is why the Album is entitled “Hook Off”. The album features production from various producers, but the bulk of the production was done by J Clyde, a producer extraordinaire based out of Virginia who’s style of production is very upbeat and refreshing with a raw street feel. Cappadonna’s official quote in regards to the project is “Most popular hip-hop songs can only be remembered by a catchy hook, so with no hook the listener has no choice but to take in the lyrical content, flow and delivery of the artist, which is what this album comes packed with.” From beginning to end, the listener is overwhelmed by a back to back onslaught of lyrical styles from one MC after another only broken up by humorous and insightful skits which takes this project from a hip-hop album to a complete work of art. If you were looking for something new and different in

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