Hypemen Podcast Episode 22 w/Ben Baller & Scott Vener EPISODE 22: Industry OG Ben Baller and Entourage music supervisor Scott Vener join the Hype Men to discuss how Loon was the real Fresh Prince + David Faustino being more hip-hop than everyone else + rolling around with Eazy-E + what the mo... Read more...
While there was plenty of dispiriting news in Nielsen SoundScan's year-end numbers for 2010, there were a couple of bright spots: For one, rap music made a big comeback last year, driven by the top-selling album of the year, Eminem's "Recovery," and the non-traditional store sector became the No. ... Read more...
Not to be confused with this... Authorities say the nearly 14-year-old case of the murder of Christopher “Biggie Smalls” Wallace in Los Angeles has been “reinvigorated” by new information and federal and local law enforcement are once again actively investigating the Brooklyn rapper's d... Read more...
At this point, Kanye West's “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy” is on the short list of 2010's most acclaimed albums. But seldom do we credit names other than those on the cover for getting it to the top. For every album created by a pop-music polymath, there are more than a few helpers... Read more...
By Ben Westhoff Eric and Jeff Rosenthal, the comedy-rap duo known as It’s the Real, are huddled near a Canon XL2 camera in rap label E1 Music’s offices in the East Village, working on their latest video. Eric is the older brother with curly locks spilling onto his forehead; Jeff is the tall... Read more...
I have a quandary that perhaps you enlightened readers can help me with. I call it "The Coonery Paradox." Much like the String Theory or the elusive Theory of Everything, it is a puzzle that baffles the mind. A paradox is defined as "a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory o... Read more...
QD3, Bishop Lamont, Devi Dev, Talib Kweli & Wiz Khalifa talk about the changes brought to the hip-hop music landscape by the Internet and how social media is the biggest gift in entertainment of the last thirty years. Produced & directed by Marguerite de Bourgoing For more info go to:... Read more...
UPDATE II: CNN, for whom Martin works, is also reporting that Marie's manager confirms the passing. UPDATE: Martin reports that Marie's manager told him that Marie's daughter found her dead in her home today, and that she suffered a seizure last month. To follow the story, head over t... Read more...
Track List: 01. Love Me Down 02. Hip Hop (feat Mars) 03. Mas (Remix) Release Name: David_Banner_And_9th_Wonder-Death_Of_A_Pop_Star-(Best_Buy_Bonus_Tracks)-2010-MTD Genre: Hip-Hop Label: b.i.G.f.a.c.e. Entertainment, Inc./eOne Music Quality: 168 Kbps Avg / 44.1 KHz / Joint Stereo Size... Read more...