Biggie is seen in a rare and unreleased footage at the Warning music video shoot. He speaks on the success of his Ready To Die album, his newborn daughter, and the name change from Biggie Smalls to Notorious B.I.G
April 16, 2012
Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg Resurrect Tupac With a Hologram at Coachella 2012
Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg performed a headline set last night at Coachella 2012. The audience had no idea that a hologram of Tupac would be added to the performance which felt like he had been brought back to life for the performances of Hail Mary and 2 of Amerikka’s Most Wanted. Snoop played off the hologram of Tupac like he was real, making it an unbeatable performance.
April 13, 2012
President Obama Says He Prefers Jay-Z To Kanye West
Barack Obama made his choice from The Throne choosing Jay Z over Kanye West.
It would be no surprise as during his 2008 presidential campaign he was supported by many of the hip hop community, and has been linked with Jay Z for a long time. A few days ago, Beyonce also posted on her newly relaunched website a letter to Barack’s wife Michelle, saying how inspirational she was.
An interviewer from theatlantic.com asked the President who he prefered Jay Z or Kanye…
“Jay-Z,” replied the President, before adding, “Although I like Kanye. He’s a Chicago guy. Smart. He’s very talented.”
“Even though you called him a jackass?” asked the interviewer, citing a 2009 incident in which the President was caught on camera having some harsh words for Kanye after he took the spotlight from Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards.
“He is a jackass,” retorted Obama, who added with a wink, “But he’s talented.”
April 12, 2012
Jay-Z’s Rocawear Announces Partnership With The New York Yankees
Jay Z’s brand Rocawear will partner with his favourite baseball team who are 27-times World Series Champions, the New York Yankees.
A press release stated that Rocawear will have branded signage in the Yankee stadium, in addition to integrated promotion through the 2012 season.
“Jay-Z has been a long-time fan of the Yankees, regularly attends games and has even included his favorite team in song lyrics, so this was a natural partnership,” said Jameel Spencer, EVP Marketing, men’s division, Iconix Brand Group, Inc. “Rocawear, along with Jay-Z are very excited to be working with the Yankees for the 2012 season. We feel another championship in ‘12!”
April 12, 2012
Beyonce Releases Letter to Michelle Obama
Beyonce posted a handwritten letter to Michelle Obama on her newly relaunched website www.beyonce.com/news/michelle-obama She writes about the First Lady of the United States being a role model her daughter Blue Ivy Carter, and an ‘ultimate example of a truly strong African American woman.’
April 9, 2012
Snoop Dogg Creates ‘Rolling Words – A Smokable Songbook’
We know Snoop Dogg likes to smoke, but now the rapper/businessman has invented a book with his lyrics in it, that once your done with, or perhaps have run out of rolling papers, you can use the pages to roll up and smoke. Good idea or a waste of time?
April 5, 2012
Beyoncé Celebrates 4-Year Marriage to Jay-Z with a Tumblr Page
Yesterday on April 4th saw the four year anniversary for Jay-Z and Beyonce since they wed. To celebrate it Beyonce launchd her own Tumblr site wwwbeyonce.tumblr.com/ similar to when Blue Ivy Carter was born, sharing private pictures that have never been seen before with the world. The pictures included her, Jay Z, her sister Solange, nephew Daniel Julez, and close personal friends.
The promise of regualar updates was left on the page in a message from Beyonce…
“This is my life, today, over the years—through my eyes. My family, my travels, my love. This is where I share with you. This will continue to grow as I do.”
She also did her first tweet..
April 4, 2012
Jay-Z: I shot my brother when I was 12
In a recent interview with Weekend magazine, Jay Z talks for the first time about when he shot his brother at the age of 12.
His childhood was dark and he was raised in a Brooklyn housing project, now the rapper and business man is worth an estimated $450m. The reason for shooting his brother, he had stolen his ring. He explains to the magazine his feelings afterwards, “I thought my life was over. I thought I’d go to jail for ever.” His brother who was addicted to crack did not press charges and apologised to Jay Z when he visited him in hospital.
Jay Z describes the episode in the song You Must Love Me. “Saw the devil in your eyes, high off more than weed, confused, I just closed my young eyes and squeezed.”
He went on to describe the area he was brought up in. “Guns were everywhere. You didn’t have to go far to get one. Just everywhere,” he said. In a housing project in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, shootouts were commonplace: “[Guns] were around every day. There were shootouts, but I never shot anyone else. Most people in shootouts don’t get shot.”
April 4, 2012
GZA Says Wu-Tang Clan Hasn’t “Been On The Same Page In Years,” Talks “Dark Matter” LP
GZA is preparing for the release of his album this year Dark Matter which is inspired by quantum physics. In an interview with Rolling Stone Wu Tang Clan member says the inspiration behind his album was a visit to MIT and the album is a “beautiful story” about “planets, black holes, comets.”
“I had several different ideas and concepts in my head. It’s just a journey of the universe. Dark matter, dark energy,” he said. “The thing at MIT didn’t really have anything to do with it. This was just something that added to it. I mean, I never went to a university and linked up with, you know, quantum and astrophysicists and things of that nature. But it’s not like this is what sparked the idea for me to want to do this album.”
He also spoke on other upcoming projects such as writing pilots and scripts. GZA also said if there wasn’t any more Wu Tang records, he was happy with what they had already accomplished.
“We haven’t been on the same page in years,” he said, noting that he has no hard feelings about that. “Nah. It is what it is. Sometimes that match burns out. So, no, I don’t feel bad about it. It’s good. I’m grateful for everything we have done throughout our careers and if there’s nothing else to put out, then there’s nothing to put out. I’m constantly writing and working. It doesn’t stop there.”
April 4, 2012
Nas Discusses Friendship With Tupac, “Life Is Good”
Nas discusses his relationship with Tupac during a discussion moderated by Steve Stoute at SXSW in Houston, Texas. Nas was one of many New York Mc’s Tupac had beef with.
“Pac’s one of my favorite artists,” began Nas. “We saw each other…really got to the bottom of it. What he said to me is, ‘Me and you are brothers. Me and you are never supposed to go at it. But I heard you were dissing me on this new Akinyele album.
“Greater heads prevailed…and we both knew we were supposed to continue that conversation,” he continued. “I was scheduled to meet him in Vegas…and you and Jimmy Iovine called me at about four in the morning, and told me that he might not make it.”
Nas then went on to talk about his upcoming album Life Is Good with the singles The Don and Nasty on it…
“[The album has] the eras that I like,” he explained. “‘Nasty’ was a ’90s kind of vibe. That’s woven in there.
“Some personal stuff, life stuff in there. I tried to put that out there, get that off my chest,” he added.
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