The First Lady, Michelle Obama delivers a message. The message is loud and clear:
WE CAN ALL DO SOMETHING!
Jay-z graces the cover of the February 2010 issue of Interview Magazine. In his interview Jigga touches on topics that include the making of BP3; and why it was his most difficult album to make, the price suffered at the hands of fame and uses Eminem as an example and even speaks on his brushes with the Commander-In-Cheif, past & present…Plus more.
Check out the excerpt below:
MITCHELL: So many of your songs have been about the repercussions of things—you do something, and then something else happens. Now that you’re older, do you have to think about things in a way that maybe you haven’t before?
JAY-Z: Well, when I did my first album, I was 26, so I was a little more mature than a lot of other guys—you know, to a lot of the rappers’ credit, they’re making albums when they’re 17. I can’t imagine the shit I would’ve said when I was 17. I can’t even tell you how reckless my thinking was at that age. Nas made Illmatic [1994] when he was 19, which was an incredible accomplishment—I can’t even understand it. But when my first album [Reasonable Doubt] came out, I was 26, which is why it was a little bit more introspective. Plus, I was already out on my own at 15, 16 years old. My mom didn’t put me out, but she did the best thing for me. She allowed me to search. She gave me a long leash, like, “All right. It’s tough out there. Go ahead.” So I grew up really early and I’ve always been aware of these things. My awareness of them just intensifies with every year.
Check out the full interview HERE!
A.Keys does her thing with this banger off her album The Element Of Freedom Live for AOL Sessions…”Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)” sans Drake.
Former No Limit rapper Mystikal has been released from prison after serving sic years for sexual battery; check out the details below:
After serving six years in a Louisiana prison, former No Limit star Mystikal has now been released from jail.
Mystikal (born Michael Tyler) was convicted January 15, 2004 for sexual battery, after being charged in 2002 for forcing his former beautician to perform oral sex on him and two bodyguards at his apartment in Baton Rouge. The rapper was also charged with extortion, but charges were later dropped. He reportedly paid the victim $350,000 due to a civil suit.
The rapper was sent to Louisiana’s Elayn Hunt Correctional Center, a maximum-security prison, where he was denied parole in 2008.
In his first interview after being released, the former rap star called into New Orleans’ Q93 FM.
“Man it’s been a long time!” Mystikal says, adding that he kept his sanity in prison because of his religious faith. “It had to be God,” he said. “I couldn’t have done that. Going through it? It was tough. He had His arms wrapped around me tight.”
Mystikal is best known for his 2000 hit with super-producer Pharrell, “Shake Ya Ass.” –– VIBE
Check out Mystikal’s Q93 FM interview below:
Freeway drops the new clip for “Touchdown” off his upcoming mixtape w/ Jake One, The Stimulus Package dropping Feb 16.
Here’s Plies’ new video for “Medicine” featuring Ms. Keri Baby…album Goon Affiliated coming soon.
Baby has made claims the his son Lil’ Wayne is more lyrical and waaaaaay more “richer” than Jay-Z…here during a stop at NYC’s Hot 97 to promote his upcoming BP3 tour, Jay-Z responds to the Birdman’s claims.
Rest In Peace to a R&B singer of legendary proportions and a beacon on inspiration to those he toouched and soothed through the gift of his music…Teddy Pendergrass.
Beloved R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass died Wednesday, Jan. 13, at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Philadelphia. He was 59 years old.
The survivor of a 1982 car accident, Pendergrass was paralyzed from the waist down but continued his career, which began with Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes. As a solo artist he recorded many classics records and was dubbed “Teddy Bear” for his velvety smooth voice. Eight months ago, he underwent surgery for colon cancer and was said have had a difficult recovery, according to his son Teddy Jr. He leaves behind a musical legacy that will fondly be remembered.
Some of his greatest songs after the jump Read More »
After doing a morning interview with Ed Lover…Jay-Z, Young Jeezy & Trey Songz head over to Hot97 for an afternoon chat with Angie Martinez and to promote the upcoming Blueprint 3 Tour. During the interview they all get a chance to talk on a various topics.
Check it out:
Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 1:
Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 2:
Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 3: The three amigos are now talking about grouping up for a “Mob Squad” project.
Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 4:
Jay-Z, Trey, Jeezy with Angie Martinez, part 5: In this segment, Jeezy talks about how one squashes a longstanding beef (like the one he squashed with Gucci Mane)
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