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Phife Of A Tribe Called Quest Passes Away
Phife has reportedly passed away today (March 23), according to several posts on social media. He was 45. DJ Chuck Chillout sent one of the first tweets about the passing of the A Tribe Called Quest rapper. “Confirmed. rest in peace Phife. Man. I’m out,” […]
Mac Dre’s Mother Explains How Drake Spurred “Legend Of The Bay” Documentary
A meeting three years ago led to the what would become Legend Of The Bay, an hour-long documentary about the life of late Rap star Mac Dre that is now available. “I met with Drake in San Francisco we sat down and he talked with me […]
Too $hort: “Hip Hop Has A Tendency To Diss Itself”
Too $hort rose to prominence in Oakland, California in the mid-1980s through his custom “special request” tapes with Freddie B and then nationally through his “Freaky Tales” single and Born To Mack and Life Is… Too $hort albums. More recently, Too $hort appeared in 2013 […]
Azealia Banks Asks Iggy Azalea To “Drive Right Off That Canyon”
Azealia Banks is no longer on Twitter, but the Broke with Expensive Taste rapper has taken her social media activity to Instagram. According to an Instagram post on The Shade Room, Banks commented on a separate post where the publication wrote about Iggy Azalea battling depression. […]
Ol’ Dirty Bastard & The D.O.C. Reissue Projects Set For Record Store Day
Ol’ Dirty Bastard and The D.O.C. reissue projects are among those that have been set for Record Store Day on April 16, according to a press release. ODB’s “Brooklyn Zoo” and “Shimmy Shimmy Ya” singles are being packaged as a picture disc that features the public assistance […]
Fabolous Discusses Working With New York Rappers Jadakiss & Troy Ave
Fabolous discusses his upcoming mixtape with Jadakiss as well as his relationship with Troy Ave in an interview with Bootleg Kev yesterday (March 16). “Oh yeah man, me and Jada,” Fabolous says in the video. “He just came to my party out at CIAA in […]
Snoop Dogg, Warren G & Xzibit Honor Nate Dogg On Anniversary Of His Death
Nate Dogg is being remembered by some of his friends and collaborators on the fifth anniversary of his death. “Miss my Dogg,” fellow 213 member Snoop Dogg writes in the first of a series of posts he made honoring his late friend and collaborator on […]
LL Cool J Promises Game Changer Record Following Dr. Dre Collaboration
James Todd Smith a.k.a. LL Cool J has made a career of winning at being unpredictable. In 1995, when he was enjoying one of his many career peaks, he successfully launched a career on television, which would go on to boost his status in Hollywood […]
Diddy Shares Never-Before-Seen Footage Of Biggie In The Studio
March 9, commemorated the unfortunate 19th anniversary of The Notorious B.I.G.’s still-unsolved murder. While tributes across the Hip Hop stratosphere were at an all-time high, his best friend Sean “Diddy/Puff Daddy” Combs took to his Instagram to share a few never-before-seen videos from his personal […]
Royce Da 5’9 Expresses Regret Over Not Signing With Dr. Dre
Royce Da 5’9 says the biggest regret in his career was signing with Tommy Boy Records instead of Dr. Dre. Although rapper Royce Da 5’9 clearly expressed that he’s more than happy with where he’s at today in his music career, he did share one […]