Jadakiss, Styles P and Sheek Louch did some rapping in honor of DJ Doo Wop‘s 20th year in the game at Stage 48 in NYC 5/7/13.
Can’t stop, don’t stop, rocking with that Doppz shit. Latest from the Hark LP.
Here are all three episodes of the Combat Jack interview with the Greatest Southern Rapper of All Time, Brad “Mr. Scarface” Jordan. Part 2 and 3 below.
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Having come-up as T La Rock‘s Human Beat-Box and graduated to be half of Nice & Smooth, one of hip-hop’s greatest duos, the mighty Greg N-I-C-E has also put together some great music on the solo tip, as both a producer and an MC. Here are ten of his finest efforts:
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Here’s the video for the new Grand Daddy I.U. song with Sadat X. Rap veterans stand up.
Chris “Mac Daddy” Kelly of Kriss Kross fame has been found dead at his home in Atlanta at age 34.
As annoying as “Jump” was, I have to admit I kinda fuxed with “Warm It Up” at the time. Hopefully Jermaine Dupri helps out with the service, since he stayed eating off these guys for years.
New clip from Shaz IllYork, with a track provided by Ligalize from Moscow, Russia.
A trio of Hoody Rap veterans – Hannibal Stax, Big Noyd and Panchi of NYGz – join forces for this track from DJ Skizz‘s forthcoming B.Q.E. (Brooklyn-Queens Experience) project.
This is a quick compilation of footage from The Doppelgangaz recent European tour. Look out for a video to “Barbiturates” next week.
New Drum Free Rap which ironically uses a loop from former Genesis drummer Phil Collins. I see what you did there, Vado!
Trying to interview R.A. The Rugged Man without treading over the well-worn ground of his expulsion from Jive Records and working with Biggie Smalls was challenge I was more than willing to meet. Having experienced the major label glory days, the independent vinyl boom and having managed to not only survive but actually thrive in the YouTube era, R.A. is a perfect example of how to adapt to the ever-changing landscape that is the Rap Game. As usual, Rugged Man was able to combine hilarious stories with serious rap trivia obsessiveness and actual facts, which is a good combination, as Pos K once told us. His new album, Legends Never Die, is out now through Nature Sounds.
Robbie: What made you start rapping?
R.A. Rugged The Man: I met my boy Bub, who was a neighborhood beat boxer – Human Beatbox Bub. He was like fifteen, sixteen and I was like eleven. He was in a shopping center and I seen this kid blowing-up a shopping center window with an M-80. He was like, “C’mere kid, watch this!”. He blew off the window and we were friends ever since. He’d say, “Yo, check out this tape! It’s Whodini ‘Escape’, it’s the best album ever!” Then there’d be firehouse dances and he’d start beatboxing and those bitches would be on his dick, and I’d be like, “Yo, I can rap and you beatbox!” I was terrible, but by the time I was thirteen, I got really good and started battling a lotta kids in the neighborhood.
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This is good news, it sounds like NORE’s What What is actually going to drop.
Flushing and Japan connect for this new Live Guy With Glasses joint.
Willie The Kid has got a short film dropping soon. As the current era demands, instead of a story about a dude coming home from jail and trying to stay out of trouble it’s about a masked rapper and a broad. He’s one of the nicest on mic devices right now but let’s see if The Kid has any acting chops…
A bartender in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has a secret identity. His past lover returns to town, after years of living in New York City, to investigate a story. Their rekindled romance entangles with the secret nature of the bartender’s alter-ego, The Fly—a renowned underground music artist and fan favorite, whose true identity is hidden from the world.
Black Thought continues his conversation with Combat Jack (aka Ben Grimm Esq.) and and Dallas Penn (aka Advanced Scarf Technologies) and talks about battling, hearing Illmatic and meeting Supernatural.