I haven’t done an album review in a hot minute, simply because all the albums that have come out have not been worth writing about and I hate to do forced reviews. I tried to review the Wu album, but only got half way through before I deleted the album. I also got half way through the UGK album, but that only means I made it passed disc 1. But what has their been? Read more
**Disclaimer: This article was inspired by the fact that its 2008 and NY rap hasn’t had any prominence since ’98. **
It’s no secret New York’s hip hop scene has taken a backseat to them country boys in the South. The sad thing is it has been almost 10 long years that them boys south of the mason dixon have had a grip on the game. 10 long painful years, I might add. How did we get to this point? Isn’t New York the hip hop mecca? Didn’t we invent hip hop? Sure we had Fifty and those G-Unit guys for a minute, but Fifty was pretty much rappen with a twang when he was hot back in ’03. And as for Jigga, he’s loved so much, because he’s all we got. The purpose of this discussion is to figure out why New York ain’t on top. Check out the 5 reasons NY Rap is dead. Read more
The New York Daily News claims they have a “source” that has told them that Hov’s contract negotiations with Def Jam may be coming to a stand still as Jay-Z is allegedly asking for too much money [sidebar: I’m overcharging niggas for what they did to the Cold Crush]. As it stands now Jay’s salary […]
Styles P gets set to release his third album, Super Gangster, Extraordinary Gentleman, on December 4th, 2007. The album title is a play on his first album A Gangster and a Gentleman, except this time around he’s more gangster and more gentlemen. Here is the complete tracklisting. Tracklisting 1. “Intro” 2. “Blow Your Mind (featuring […]
Here’s the video courtesy of Microsoft MSN of Jay-Z’s performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. The usual suspects, Memphis Bleek, Beanie Sigel, Freeway and Tru Life make guest appearances. Also this is where Jay-Z formally announces the signing of Jadakiss to Rocafella/Def Jam. http://entimg.msn.com/i/ExperienceData/p1-9/us/x.htm?sh=mmic&ep=jayzlive&ch=0
Remember the first time you heard a Fifty track? And no, It better not have been “In tha Club”. For those that followed the New York mixtape circuit in the late 90’s, you’ll know just what I’m talking about. This is a time when you had rappers like Canibus, Noreaga, Jay-Z and even Jadakiss making […]
