Topics covered include: Def Jam’s loss of cultural relevance, the best tour he ever went out on (Hard Knock Life in ’99 – I was there), DMX, beating up the soundman, the internet’s impact on shit talk, groupies, Jay-Z back when he was a regular guy, being a regular guy himself, his ... Read more...
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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...
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...
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...
Nas creates a playlist of some of Hip Hop's finest lyricist for a Rolling Stone's feature The new issue of RollingStone features themed playlists from 50 different artists. Among those are Cee-Lo with a selection of the best of the Dirty South, Drake provides a Jimi Hendrix list and Nas provide... Read more...
Did you get the memo? Biting, once the most taboo of all Hip Hop offenses, is now allowed. We’re not talking homages or tributes; there is wholesale thievery and blatant mimicry going on. The latest example is Hip Hop producers and their delegated days to leak new material to the Internets.... Read more...
So the story goes that Pete Rock did this beat back in 1997, Put it in the vault for safekeeping then brought it out about 12 years later. SAS gets a hold of it and buys if for their new album. Around the same time Kanye discovers it and pays waaaaaaaay more than they did for it... and somehow Rah... Read more...
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27/11/2010,
by IAmNotARapperiSpit.com in Illuminati,
Industry Rule #4080,
Interviews,
Propaganda,
TV,
Video,
Vlogs
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