From Shangri-la Studio here you can see the Pacific Ocean just over the fence lapping calmly at Zuma Beach. And this compound is just as Zen, with recording equipment set up in various locations, including an old bus and a spotless white house with all the mirrors removed. But there is no rest ... Read more...
Def Jam Cipher Sessions w/9th Wonder, Big Remo, Thee Tom Hardy, and Rapsody Read more...
EPISODE 18: Former Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz joins the Hype Men to discuss his Roc-a-fella chain + Jay-Z as Def Jam president + Lupe, Cool Kids and Chicago hip-hop + touring with 50 Cent + working with Pharrell vs. working with The Neptunes + Kanye dissing Fall Out Boy on their own remix + Tyga gett... Read more...
0 comments,
08/12/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Audio,
Exclusive,
Interviews,
Podcast,
Real Hip-hop,
Video
EPISODE 17: Hip-Hop renaissance woman Vashtie joins the Hype Men to discuss burritos + Air Jordans + Andre Agassi pumps + the origins of Rosewood + the HawthoRNe movement + directing Justin Bieber's first video + the future of Child Rebel Soldiers + true New York City artists + Spike Lee + making ... Read more...
Topics covered include: Def Jam’s loss of cultural relevance, the best tour he ever went out on (Hard Knock Life in ’99 – I was there), DMX, beating up the soundman, the internet’s impact on shit talk, groupies, Jay-Z back when he was a regular guy, being a regular guy himself, his ... Read more...
We direct your attention to an an entirely delightful profile of the rapper-cum–Orthodox Jew Shyne in today's New York Times. The Belize-born, Puffy protégé, who spent nine years in jail for opening fire in a nightclub while hanging with Diddy and Jennifer Lopez, now lives in Jerusalem, goe... Read more...
A great leader has the unique ability to admit when he’s wrong. Without this ability you suffer the fate of Napoleon and end up dead on your way to Russia. I was wrong about my assessment of Chairman Reid. After I stopped being all Carl Thomas emotional and things like that, I thought about... Read more...
EPISODE 10: Industry insider Combat Jack joins the Hype Men to discuss what the heart and soul of early Rocafella + Dame Dash asshole moments + the Hitmen’s resentment toward Puffy + 50 Cent and The Madd Rapper + the nicest rapper you’ve never heard + what the New Boyz bring to the table +... Read more...