by | Jul 19, 2018 | Editorial, News, Old School
Just over a month ago Jay-Z released his collaborative album Everything Is Love with his wife Beyonce under the moniker “The Carters”. They made a big splash just dropping the album unannounced. The power couple have built up such a large brand that they...
by | Jul 18, 2018 | Editorial, Old School
After releasing four projects in a row that all sold at least a million copies, James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J in 1993 found his career at a crossroads. It was the era where harder edged “gangster rap” was moving units. Even artists like Hammer looked at the...
by | Jul 17, 2018 | Editorial, News, Old School
Warren G recently sat down with legendary radio personality Big Boy in conjunction with the recently released G-Funk documentary. Over the course of an hour Warren G and Big Boy covered discussed many topics. Something that caught my attention was the time period...
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...
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...
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...
