N.O.R.E. likes to leak and add guests later to the official. This time it’s French.
Dame Grease feat. N.O.R.E. & French Montana – O.G. Kush (Full/DJ)
Props to 57thAve.
Previously: Video: N.O.R.E. Will Never Quit Bogey | French Montana – Laundry Man EP
Esso and AC were up at CDR earlier in the week and went in acapella:
Harlems rising star Esso & Staten Islands own AC stopped by and spit some dope bars acapella for the Crack Distributors Radio audience. Tune in 6pm-8pm on http://PNCradio.fm.
Previously: Esso – Flight School
Previously: DOM KENNEDY – FutureStreets/DrugSounds (Mixtape)
Green talks lyrics and Sneaker Rap. Amanda Diva pops in towards the end to spit a few bars.
As you may have heard, Talib and Mos will reunite as Blackstar for two special performances at the Nokia Theater in Times Square this Saturday night, May 30th.
I just happen to have two pairs of tickets for the Midnight show to give away to a couple of lucky readers. Normally, I’d do a quiz, or a whoever-emails-first type of thing for a ticket giveaway, but we’re gonna switch shit up a little today.
The first two people to hit me on Twitter with the answer to the following question will win a pair of tickets each: On “Hater Players” what does Kweli keep it blacker than?
UPDATE: Contest is over, congrats to the winners.
Briana: “Maybe you should go to media training. Like I set up for you… cuz people are saying ‘if you hit a girl, you’re Chris Brown. If you don’t, you’re Charles Hamilton.’”
Above is teaser of an iChat “counseling” session with Charles & Briana. Below is a leak off Charles & Lyte’s Fluorescent EP.
Says Rik:
Yesterday the Three/21 crew were in Brooklyn shooting two videos for Ginuwine, “Touch Me” and “Trouble” featuring the legendary Bun B. These tracks are featured on Ginuwine’s 6th album “A Man’s Thoughts” which reunites him with Timbaland and also goes to show how prolific the man is in the Hip Hop/R&B game. Shoutout to Denise Williams at Warner Brothers, Joey IE over at Asylum and Ginuwine for being one of the nicest dudes we’ve ever worked with. Enjoy!
Previously: Saigon – Change Gon Come (Behind The Scenes) (Video) | The Kicksdrums – Just A Game + Inside A Change Mixtape Trailer
Intermission in stores June 23rd.
John Public recently spoke with Monch:
Not sure why the mainstream continues to sleep on this guy, real humble cat. I caught up with Pharoahe Monch at the press day for the BK Hip-Hop festival for EOW, and he talked about being a part of this incredible event (that keeps getting better EVERY year, btw). He also talked about his touring experiences and bringing hip-hop overseas, as well as why he sees Eminem and Nas as influences in his writing process. He also reveals the possibility of doing a song with Nas. That would be fucking bonkers.
End of the Weak: Happens every Sunday, the longest-running open mic in NYC (8+ years), doors at 8pm, $10
Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival: June 18 – 20 featuring Pharoahe Monch, DJ Premier, Styles P, dead prez, Grand Puba, J Period, Torae/Marco Polo, Donny Goines, Keys & Krates, Brown Bag All-Stars and many more.
HIPHOP!
Previously: Cunninlynguists + Pharoahe Monch – Live from Paris (Video)
via MTV News:
With its mix of singing and rapping, Drake’s buzz-building mixtape So Far Gone has drawn comparisons to Kanye West’s latest effort 808s & Heartbreak. For his part, Drake said the Chicago lyricist had a huge impact on his music and even described ‘Ye as “the most influential person” in shaping the young rapper’s sound.
“Before I ever got the chance to meet him, Kanye West shaped a lot of what I do, as far as music goes,” Drake told MTV News on Tuesday night before his show at S.O.B.’s. “We always, always, always took the time to listen to Kanye’s music and appreciate it beyond. We searched the samples and we find out where his inspiration came from, because he has one of the best ears in music, period. He knows how to recognize great music that’s not his. He knows how to utilize great sounds and great music. So before I met him, I had the utmost respect for Kanye West. I’d even go as far as to say he’s the most influential person as far as a musician that I’d ever had in my life.”
Drake said he and ‘Ye initially met in Hawaii, where West has been working on music recently. The interaction was brief at first, but now the two are expected to collaborate on Drake’s upcoming debut album. ‘Ye attended Drake’s New York show this week, and one of West’s managers, Gee Roberson, acts as a co-manger for Drake.
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