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The best Michael Jackson samples in hip-hop
Since 1991's Grand Upright Music Ltd. vs. Warner Bros. case , most non-Puff Daddy producers have been wary of sampling well-known source material.
When a local hip-hop artist takes the initiative to remix one of the sacred scriptures of Golden Age Hip-Hop, it's usually a cringe-worthy affair exposing the remixer as a talentless hack with delusions of grandeur.
KRS-One & Buckshot Debut Lead Track 'Robot'
ONE & BUCKSHOT unveil the first song off their highly anticipated album "SURVIVAL SKILLS" in stores August 25th on Duck Down Records.
HOT 97 Announces Summer Jam Lineup
As evidenced by Jay-Z 's decision to showcase an old picture of Mobb Deep 's Prodigy in leotard in 2001, HOT 97 's annual Summer Jam can always be counted on for a few surprises.
Album review: 'The Safe is Cracked,' by Mobb Deep
Mobb Deep released back-to-back stone-cold classics with their debut, " The Infamous," and its followup, "Hell on Earth." Both were hollow, stark and menacing, with neck-snapping beats punctuated by the trife-life rhymes of Queens MC/producers Havoc and Prodigy.
Web site seeks to clear up rap lyric's hidden meanings
Rap, like any other genre of music, isn't always straightforward. The message hidden within the layers of densely packed rhymes can be rather elusive.
It is 10 years since Mobb Deep released their Murda Muzik project; it is a year and change since Havoc 's partner in crime was shipped off upstate to sit steady on gun charges, but life stands still for no man.
A Queens-bred rapper is suing a Manhattan music company from behind bars for allegedly failing to pay him more than $30,000 and plunging his family into foreclosure.
Prelude To A Legacy 3.27.09 - Saigon
Prelude To A Legacy 3.27.09 - Saigon Posted by Fred Richani on 03.27.2009 Who would have thought a supporting character on HBO's Entourage could have so much potential to change the face of hip-hop? Fred "The F-Bomb" Richani drops you some knowledge on the man they call Da Yardfather! Saigon is kind of famous.
Hip hop is not dead: Upcoming releases
BORN LIKE THIS Flo Rida - R.O.O.T.S. March 31 A-Trak - Infinity +1 Aceyalone- Aceyalone & Lonely Ones J Dilla - Dillanthology J-Live - The Best Part April 7 Jadakiss - The Last Kiss Mobb Deep - The Safe is Cracked April 14 No comments have been posted You must be logged in to post a comment Click here to post a comment AROUND THE AMPERSAND ...
Prelude To A Legacy 3.07.09 : G-Unit
Prelude To A Legacy 3.07.09 : G-Unit Posted by Fred Richani on 03.07.2009 When people think of rappers from Queens that have had a large impact, Nas and Mobb Deep first come to mind.
Rogue Review: Rap Guide to Evolution
Baba Brinkman's "Rap Guide to Evolution" is not as good as the masterful "Rap Canterbury Tales" he's brought to past Rogue Festivals -- but it's still an entertaining and provocative show at which Fresno is ...
With a long career as one half of Mobb Deep [ click to read ] and a well-respected career as a producer, Havoc would naturally want to branch out and try his hand at solo albums.
Polack gets with the beat of life
Pete Polack, aka 'Syre Dedeye,' may one day do for Clinton what Jack Kerouac did for Lowell: put it on the map as the hometown of a revolutionary artist.
The $10 cover can seem like a far stretch nowadays. But at the Living Room's Tuesday party called 'I'm With That,' party promoters wanted to create a recession-friendly environment with no cover, $5 pupu menu ...
Double take on High School Musical 2
When I was a teenager, all I ever longed for was to live in a world where it was socially acceptable, nay, a social requirement , to frequently burst into song.
Tracklist For 50 Cent's Before I Self Destruct Released
Hip-Hop website OnSmash.com acquired, what's being billed as the official tracklist to 50 Cent' s Before I Self Destruct album.
Capone-N-Noreaga: The Raw Report
In 1995 two then 18-year-olds were featured in The Source magazine's coveted 'Unsigned Hype' column.