Here’s your random yet awesome music news of the day: A rep for the Roots confirms exclusively to the Music Mix that Joanna Newsom, John Legend, and My Morning Jacket/Monsters of Folk’s Jim James will all appear on the Roots’ upcoming album How I Got Over. It’s been ten months since the Ro... Read more...
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21/04/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Exclusive,
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The plan was to rock the mike, not cause an identity crisis. In 2008, when Jay-Z was named as a headlining act for Britain's fiercely rock-centric Glastonbury Festival -- a first for any hip-hop performer, let alone one of rap's epochal superstars -- the island nation erupted in furious debate. T... Read more...
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21/04/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Comedy,
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You could be excused for believing that I spend every waking hour obsessing over rap trivia while preparing for my next interview with an obscure hip-hop character, but that’s not really the case. Admittedly, a lifetime of perusing linear notes and thumbing through old rap magazines can tend to h... Read more...
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20/04/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in "ewwwww N*gga you gay"-Riley,
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I dont even know where to start. I say that alot but these people baffle me with this nonsense *sigh*: Since when was Justin Bieber r&b, hip-hop...or even rap for that matter? Since when was Drake one of Justin Bieber's backup dancers/singers? Why is Drake even on stage with Justin Bie... Read more...
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20/04/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Death,
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According to that frienemie Solar, the late Keith Elam, 43 (Guru) allegedly perpared this letter for his fans in the event of his untimely passing. Since his passing yesterday it was released through a press agency. In the letter, seen below, the rapper explains his illness, expresses gratitu... Read more...
Hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and his business partner sued Boston Red Sox baseball player David Ortiz Thursday for naming a Dominican Republic nightclub after their chain of 40/40 Club sports bar lounges. Jay-Z and Juan Perez own 40/40 Clubs in New York City, Atlantic City and Las Vegas and have pla... Read more...
When Rick Rubin is written about in the media, he is either portrayed as “the most important producer of the last 20 years” or as the shaggy ‘Wolfboy’ guru who carries lapis lazuli Buddhist prayer beads and dislikes footwear. While many of the startlingly broad range of musicians that have... Read more...
Only in New York City – scratch that – only in Brooklyn, can you casually run into an iconic artist and actually have a conversation with them. At least that’s what happened to me one random evening at BK Bowl. I saw Q-Tip along side ?uestlove while spinning at the DJ Booth and took a chance... Read more...