You could say that Moses Michael Levi (formerly Jamal Michael Barrow) has been through plenty. Spending nine years in jail plus an additional two and a half on parole can really take a chunk of time out of one’s life. Before his incarceration for the involvement in a high profile shooting, ‘Shyne,’ as he is [...]
When Russell Simmons speaks, people listen–After all, he is one of the most successful music icons pretty much ever. Simmons created the groundbreaking hip-hop label Def Jam; started his own clothing lines, Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics; co-founded the Foundation for Ethical Understanding; he is the editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com, and, since May 2005, has [...]
Kanye has teamed up with the British duo La Roux to remix their hit song “In For the Kill”. He has already made it known that he loves what the group has been doing and now he has finally worked with them. They’re also in the process of filming a music video for the remix. [...]
Heh. The puns are never-ending. Though the next two weeks might be hell in a bucket (see last post), something about old school Jay-Z usually makes me feel better. My prescription for midterm blues: Listen to this once and go back to work. Midterms are almost over, cheer up.
The Philadelphia-based Chiddy Bang rocked the University of Maryland last Thursday night. Chiddy working his magic on the mic alongside Xaphoon Jones doing his thing on the drums and beat machine turned the Stamp Student Union into a Thursday night hotspot. From the first song to the last they had the crowd dancing, jumping up [...]
Big Boi released his debut solo album Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty back in July. It was his first studio release since Outkast released Idlewild back in 2006. He’s now taking his new hits on tour throughout America. Although he will perform a good amount of songs from his new LP, [...]
His last album, Raymond vs. Raymond, hit #1 on the charts. Now he’s back with “Hot Tottie”, featuring Jay-Z and, rumor has it, Ciara on the final version, is the hottest track on the airwaves. Stream the song after the jump!
Everyone at the Facebook headquarters got a special treat; according to 2dopeboyz, Kanye previewed a little bit of his fifth album a-cappella to the employees. Tracks include: “Lost in this World”, “Chain Heavy”, and “Mama’s Boyfriend.”
Earlier in the summer, I found a track on Pigeons and Planes that immediately shot up to the top of my iTunes most played: “Ambien (Sleepy Trip)”, a mashup of the Trina and Lil’ Wayne track “Don’t Trip” with the Passion Pit song “Sleepyhead” by mixmaster Brenton Duvall. Something about the eeriness of “Sleepyhead” backing [...]
Have you ever had a gratifying moment of musical eclecticism or a complete and utter musical humiliation? Maybe a combination of both? I’m talking about those times when your iPod is blasting on the sound system and you’re just chilling out with a group of people. But what makes this more interesting is the iPod [...]
