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This video brought a smile to my face. While sometimes crashing the stage uninvited may not be embraced by those performing (what up Lil Mama), Red & Meth seemed to thoroughly enjoy Lupe popping up from the DJ booth as they closed out their set in Chicago the other night. Peep the video and read the first-hand account about how it went down after the jump.
After Meth crowd surfed for the fifth time and Reggie Noble jumped off a 20 foot tall speaker, they winded their set down with a Ch... Read Full Story
My lovely lady friend @kristin_lancey recently turned me on to this show. I had heard a lot of buzz about it, but since I’m not a regular viewer of the FX network, I never really got a chance to catch it.
Finally I buckled and made it a priority to catch the show. Now I’m hooked and am planning my next vacation, which will be a trip to Paddy’s Pub. I went back and caught up on the previous four seasons and look forward to the new episodes every Thursday.
Last Thursday’... Read Full Story
Travis turns another hot track into, well, an even hotter track. This time Bun B jumps on board with the Slaughterhouse crew to add a little southern flavor to complement the supergroup.
When is Mr.Barker going to bless us with an entire album of hip-hop remixes?
Props to RR
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Excerpt from article written for Twine Interactive
Since MySpace began to take a downward spiral in user traffic, many musicians have been left wondering where they can direct fans to discover their music. For years, MySpace has been the central hub of music promotion for both artists signed to major record labels and independent musicians. These musicians have used their MySpace profiles to gather as many fans as possible; who have inflated their song play counts and in some cases created... Read Full Story
Hollywood speaks out to help insurance companies. Features Will Ferrell, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Masi Oka, Jordana Spiro, Linda Cardellini and Donald Faison Read Full Story
Dame Dash is like the Jason Voorhees of rap–every time you think he’s done, he keeps coming back. This time he’s put together a project with my old neighbors from Akron, The Black Keys, who will be collaborating with hip-hop artists like Q-Tip, Jim Jones and a lot more.
Peep the video below to see the project coming together:
Here’s the full single “Hoochie Coo” featuring Mos Def & Jim Jones:
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I was a little surprised to read that Kia Shine had taken credit for writing Drake’s hit song Best I Ever Had.
Statement from Kia Shine via Twitter:
maan i am not a hater, if someone is blessed with something i commed them and encourage, not discourage,” he wrote earlier this week. “for all the nob believers here is the pic taken from Sept.10th’s Bm1 awards in NY where I won 3 awards for my publishing share of ‘BEST I EVER HAD’…this message is for al... Read Full Story
I’m sorry. I know these stunts are immature, unprofessional and just wrong, but this shit is funny!
Kanye has made a game out of his award show appearances. It’s not so much an if, but a when will he do something crazy.
At least this time he apologized. Kinda…
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