Yours Truly and The Smoking Section have teamed up for a new series called 3:16 in which MCs will recite a few of their personal favorite verses and discuss how they inspired their own work. In this installment Cole pays tribute to “Buckingham Palace” by Canibus (above), and Nas’ “Undy... Read more...
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...
The second installment of the Nas & Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley music meeting at the Digiwaxx headquarters in Harlem. In this episode, the duo answers the tough questions like how does it feel getting older in hip hop and how to tread the line of commercialism while “keeping it real.” ... Read more...
Track #8 on Distant Relatives, in stores May 18th. Nas & Damian Marley feat. Dennis Brown - The Promise Land | Mediafire via UGC Read more...
Last week when upstart rapper J. Cole stepped onstage at New York's S.O.B.'s, he was welcomed by a packed house. Among those in the audience were fellow MCs Talib Kweli and Asher Roth. There were even whispers throughout the crowd that the attendance at the event, Hot 97's Who's Next series, su... Read more...
Nas and Damian sit down w/Steph Lova @ Digiwaxx’s Distant Relatives Music Meeting up in Harlem. Bonus:Gil Scott-Heron feat. Nas - New York is Killing Me (Remix) | Mediafire Props to FADER Via: Read more...
The Distant Relatives sat down w/VEVO while in Austin, Texas for SXSW Scheduled for May 25th. Co-sign Shake, the fake was actually better. Spotted @ HHNM via Rap-Up 1. As We Enter 2. Tribal War (feat. K’NAAN) 3. Strong Will Continue 4. Leaders (feat. Stephen Marley) 5. Wisdom (S... Read more...
Nas performed “Hip Hop Is Dead,” “NY State Of Mind,” and “It Ain’t Hard To Tell” at Honolulu’s Aloha Tower last Friday, with the homie Statik Selektah on the wheels. “When this song came out, some of y’all were 8” Via: Read more...
They did Nas Is Like, Strong Will Continue and Made You look. DJ Green Lantern was on deck too. Props to Billboard. Via: Read more...