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Nas and The Firm: Full Circle Deep Dive Part 1

by admin | September 19, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 3 Comments

Nas’s recently released album King’s Disease marked his fourteenth project to debut in the top ten. A testament to his longevity and greatness with a career that has nearly spanned thirty years since his debut on Main Source’s 1992 “Live at the Barbeque”. Production...

Tupac and Treach: Dedication from the Heart

by admin | September 14, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

The date, September 13th, 2020, marks twenty-four years since the passing of Tupac Shakur. It is one of those events that many remember where they were when his untimely death occurred. There were vast outcries and numerous dedications from artists whom he had made an...

Eve and Dr Dre: Aftermath and Beyond

by admin | September 9, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

It has been well documented that Eve was signed to Dr. Dre’s Aftermath label before her run with the Ruff Ryders label. Even though her tenure with the label was short and did not pan out, Dr. Dre would still play a significant role in her career. Eve would describe...

50 Cent and Mary J Blige with Method Man: Power Music Collab

by admin | September 7, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

The much-anticipated spinoff of the Power series, Power Book II: Ghost has finally arrived. The spinoff is a direct continuation of events from the main series. 50 Cent for this season as the executive producer was instrumental bringing onboard Mary J. Blige...

MC Eiht and Snoop Dogg: War Zone Project

by admin | March 17, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

In recent years West Coast hip hop legend MC Eiht has been active putting out projects including 2017’s Which Way Iz West, executively produced by DJ Premier. In addition to last year’s Gangsta Bizness with his group Compton’s Most Wanted. Prior to that...

Sauce Money: Jay Z and Puff Daddy Dynamic

by admin | March 11, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 1 Comment

It has been over a month since Sauce Money has called out Puff Daddy for his Grammy speech of taking care and pushing the culture forward. That the Grammy institution needs to get their act together when it comes to black artists. Sauce Money commended the message but...

Shyheim: Wu Tang Affiliate Prodigy

by admin | March 7, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

Shyheim aka the Rugged Child has been making rounds doing interviews since being released from a prison bid. It has given him the opportunity of being reflective of his life and career as well as future aspirations. At the age of 14 he was heralded as a...

The Game: Love for the East

by admin | March 3, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

While promoting his final album Born 2 Rap,The Game spoke with Talib Kweli on the People’s Party podcast on how is rap career started. A the 16:10 mark they discussed The Game studied hip hop classics like Jay-z’s Reasonable Doubt. He shared that at the time he was...

Mad Lion and Krs One: Ragga Hip Hop

by admin | February 28, 2020 | Editorial, News, Old School | 0 Comments

Several weeks ago Twista dropped his latest project Lifetime with the title track featuring none other than Mad Lion. Mad Lion is best known through his partnership and works with the legendary blastmaster KRS-One. They were prominent in the Ragga Hip Hop...

Eminem: Finding The Right Home

by | Jul 14, 2018 | Editorial, Old School

Before Eminem ended up signing his major label deal with Dr Dre’s Aftermath/Jimmy Iovine Interscope in 1998 he had been in touch with other labels that ultimately did not sign him. Some of the labels just completely ignored them while others recognized his talent but...

Warren G: G-Funk at Its Finest

by | Jul 11, 2018 | Editorial, News, Old School

Warren G’s “G-Funk “documentary premiered today on YouTube Premium. The documentary covers the origins and history of the West Coast hip hop genre that had made such a splash on the music soundscape starting in the early 90’s. Taking the sounds from 70’s funk groups...

Busta Rhymes: The Golden Age Years

by | Jul 9, 2018 | Editorial, News, Old School

9th Wonder, one of the most well respected and critically acclaimed hip hop producers shared with fans that he had just listened to Busta Rhymes forthcoming album. He put it out a resounding endorsement that it might be one of the best albums of the year. 9th Wonder...

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