Inherently musical, intelligent, hard working and possessing a versatile style: Justin “Just Blaze” Smith paved his own road to success in NY’s burgeoning and intensely competitive Hip Hop scene in the late 1990s. The Paterson, NJ native went on to become an in-house producer for Roc-A-Fel... Read more...
On a Thursday in mid-August, Cee Lo Green leaked the first single from his forthcoming album, The Lady Killer. It casts his meaty tenor in the role of a vindictive, jilted lover who bluntly dresses down his ex's new man, set to the sheen of a classic R&B track; all of this was tailored spec... Read more...
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EPISODE 12: Music Producer, husband, father and oh yeah, rapper 88-Keys joins the Hype Men to discuss Black on Both Sides + Kanye's 88 fandom + lost Pharcyde records that 88 produced + SoundCloud.com + the Roland VS2480 + 88 and Kanye ghostwriting for Nick Cannon + Main Source + shooting the Stay ... Read more...
DJ Premier knows how to dougie. “I studied doing the dougie in the mirror so I could have it down in case any kid wants to challenge me,” the 44-year-old Primo says from his HeadQuarterz studio, while previewing his self-produced compilation Get Used to Us on his new self-sufficient label Ye... Read more...
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Directed by Mike Carson for illRoots: We were out in Toledo a couple weeks back catching Big Sean, Dom Kennedy and Chip Tha Ripper perform. While there, we talked with Sean about linking up to shoot a couple videos. When he came to Chicago a bit later, the homies Chiddy Bang were also around fo... Read more...
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