Posts tagged with hip hop

The State of Hip-Hop in 2010: A Reflection By Aaron McKrell

2 comments, 13/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Dont Believe The Hype, Guest Blog, Lists (The Infamous), Music, Real Hip-hop

I tried. For days, I racked my brains searching for ways to make this year’s rap scene sound fresh and captivating on paper. I thought of putting on a mock award show. I contemplated going through a timeline of the year’s major events. I even considered playing the role of Santa Claus, putting... Read more...

Hustle Diaries: The True Story Of TakeDown Records (Feat @PhillySwain)

0 comments, 08/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Documentary, Exclusive, Freestyle, Jail, mac, Movies, Music, Video

Directed by Barry Michael Cooper, writer of "New Jack City", "Sugar Hill", and "Above The Rim". The Story Of 2 CEO's of Takedown Records from southwest philadelphia named ace capone, and Tim Gotti who have been giving life in federal prison for earnings of 1.2 billion dollors and 1800 killo of coc... Read more...

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Hypemen (@itsthereal & @jensenclan88) Podcast Episode 17 w/@Vashtie

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...

Dropping Knowledge On The Illuminati By Bol

0 comments, 06/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Books/Magazine, Dont Believe The Hype, Freeing Slaves, Illuminati, Video

(lol^) I'm quoted, along with fellow "hip-hop intellectuals" Talib Kweli and Columbia University professor Marc Lamont Hill, in an article in Philadelphia Weekly on whether or not Jay-Z is a member of the Illuminati. It's the cover story of this week's issue. You might want to pick up a copy, fo... Read more...

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon on Recording Kanye’s Dark Fantasy

3 comments, 06/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Interviews, Music

The most unlikely collaborator on Kanye West’s new album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy also ended up on nearly half the songs. This meant Bon Iver’s bearded singer-songwriter-producer Justin Vernon would spend more time onstage than any other guest at last night's New York concert. His voi... Read more...

It Was Written: Why Are There So Many Errors In The Anthology of Rap?

0 comments, 03/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Books/Magazine, Video

Last Thursday, I wrote an article for Slate about The Anthology of Rap, officially published this week by the Yale University Press. In that piece, I pointed out the errors I'd found in reading the book's transcriptions of rap lyrics. (I also noted how tricky and difficult such transcription can b... Read more...

Hypemen (@itsthereal & @jensenclan88) Podcast Episode 16 w/Nick Catchdubs (@catchdini)

0 comments, 01/12/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Comedy, DJ, Exclusive, Interviews, Podcast, Video

EPISODE 16: Fool's Gold Records honcho / DJ / hip-hop historian Nick Catchdubs joins the Hype Men to discuss Fader.com + who rapped over the Cheers theme song + going from graphic design jobs to interviewing Snoop Dogg on set of a Dylan McDermott movie + the return of the early 2000's + what happe... Read more...

Che Guevara With Bling On: How A Music Journalist Helped Write Jay-Z’s “P.S.A.”

0 comments, 30/11/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Books/Magazine, Interviews, Music, News, Video

Anyone who’s ever been lucky enough to see Jay-Z give a stunning rendition of “P.S.A.” in a live setting will tell you that it’s a powerful song. It’s the type of arena-rock anthem that shakes a building to its foundation. Excerpts from Jay’s memoir, Decoded , reveal that the second ve... Read more...

LiL DPC: The World of Richard P. Cummings Jr.

1 comment, 30/11/2010, by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in *Blank Stare*, Comedy, Music

STARRING: SOPRANOS' STAR STEVE SCHIRRIPA, RAPPER FAT JOE, BLINK-182'S MARK HOPPUS, PEASANT MICHAEL RATNER THE DEBUT DIGITAL COMEDY SHORT FILM FROM: WRITER/DIRECTOR MICHAEL RATNER RICHARD P. CUMMINGS Jr. lost everything. That is, until he found rap AND YouTube. Follow the transformed LiL DI... Read more...