DZ: A lot of rap artists are getting involved in Twitter and doing very well with stuff like trending hashtags. Does social media actually sell records? Eskay: I think social media contributes to the public’s awareness about an artist and that awareness then (hopefully) turns into album or si... Read more...
EPISODE 31: Producer Sean C joins the Hype Men to discuss The X-Ecutioners + creating Can’t Knock The Hustle + Loud Records debating whether to sign Jae Hood or 50 Cent + what Diddy does as a producer + growing up with Fat Man Scoop + signing to Teddy Riley + seeing Ice Cube at the Apollo + th... Read more...
EPISODE 29: Rap Radar Kingpin Elliott Wilson joins the Hype Men to discuss the new issue of RESPECT magazine + time spent with Rick Ross in Miami + "@ me or dap me" + Ego Trip + The Source Magazine + Elliott's falling out with Puffy + the Chingy XXL cover + why Common's Be got a XXL rating + O... Read more...
Decades before Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Eminem or Lil Wayne made names for themselves in mainstream hip-hop, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc introduced the movement to the first adopters, who spread the genre to the masses via not only music, but dancing, art and DJing. That rich ... Read more...
Track list and download link down below. .. Just a usershare link for now, hulkshare link coming later... (more…) Read more...
Trevell “G. Dep” Coleman has a new lawyer working for him on his murder case, and the high profile criminal defense attorney has quite a long list of controversial clients. XXLMag.com recently spoke with Anthony L. Ricco—who has represented such people as the police officer that shot S... Read more...
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Do This My Way NOLA’s Jay Electronica wants to be successful. But on his own terms. And, in his most candid interview to date, in his own words. As Told To Elliott Wilson By the time you read this: Jay Electronica may have, at long last, landed a record deal. Or not. It’s hard to predict th... Read more...
This is what I was talking about on twitter the other night... Oh & by the way, the album is projected to sell 65,000 first week...somebody wasted a lot of diddy dirty money. TREY SONGZ, FABOLOUS & KEVIN HART (WITH THE HELP OF THE FIRE CHICK) DO FULL RE-ENACTMENT BELOW.... (more&... Read more...