Apollo Brown & Ras Kass Discuss Working Together On “Blasphemy” [Video]

Apollo Brown and Ras Kass visited NYC to promote their collaboration album Blasphemy and host an album release party for the east coast. In this Rap Is Outta Control interview, Apollo expresses how much he loves producing a full album from front to back and the importance of working in the studio together. Ras Kass mentions some of the various conceptual tracks that he’s known for and how he’s always been a philosopher. Fully produced by Apollo brown, the album features Pharoahe Monch, Rakaa, Royce Da 5’9″, Xzibit, Bishop Lamont, 4 Rax, Larina, Slaine, Sick Jacken, and Sean Price. Purchase Blasphemy here.

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T-Pain Reacts To Chris Brown & Adrienne Bailon Conflict, Talks Kissing Strippers & Greatest Hits [Video]

This morning, Mr. Teddy Penderassdown stopped by Sway in the Morning and opened up about his new album, T-Pain Presents: Happy Hour, The Greatest Hits — and why they’re not really his greatest hits yet. Nonetheless, he joins Tracy G and the team for Celebrity Wire. As Tracy tells the news about CB and Adrienne Bailon’s conflict, T-Pain remains neutral and gives us his honest thoughts. Next up, the Stripper Etiquette Test with our very own, DB. Watch below as he explains why kissing a stripper is ok, and why wifing one is also a possibility. Don’t miss his in-studio freestyle too! Watch Pain’s freestyle after the jump.

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Mickey Factz Talks “Love. Lust. Lost II”, “Detroit Red” Music Video, Working With John Legend & More [Video]

HHS1987 catches up with Mickey Factz for a two part interview while on his Philly stop of The Red or Blue Pill Tour. Mickey talked about his last project ‘Love.Lust.Lost II’. He breaks down the sequel to his 2011 mixtape, the production and features on the album. He talks about the recording process with John Legend, getting Erykah Badu on the record and more. He talks his favor two records on the project and more. Factz talks about his brief hiatus from rap due to the politics behind closed doors involving his revenue. He talks about the Malcolm X influence behind his “Detroit Red” record which maybe a five part song. He talks about dying his hair red for the “Detroit Red” visual and more as to show the people out there he is serious about acting going forward. This interview was conducted by HipHopSince1987.com’s EMoney and shot by Brandon Wyche. Stay on the lookout for part two of our exclusive interview with Mickey Factz dropping soon.

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