"Jay-Z" Archives

Six Guests That Need To Be On Detox

Posted on 05 February 2009 (16)

NOTE: Swiped by my friends over at  Nappy Afro, who then had it jacked and completely bastardized by the usually on-point Smoking Section.  SMH.  YFWB gets people talking, ya heard? Nasir Jones  recently conducted an interview where he told the world that he will indeed by on the much-anticipated Detox- whenever it gets released.  Happy [...]

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LISTEN TO THIS: “A Prelude To Blueprint 3 Mixtape” (Jay-Z)

Posted on 01 February 2009 (0)

DOWNLOAD My man Kevin over at This Is Hip-Hop is one hard working dude. As a Jay-Z fan like myself, he decided he wasn’t going to wait for the release of Blueprint 3 and has complied all the dope tracks Hov has been jumping on while he’s in the studio. Tracklist after the jump.

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People REALLY Need To Stop Fronting On DJ Premier

Posted on 07 January 2009 (0)

Not only is DJ Premier one of the dopest producers of all time, everything I read/watch/listen to about him tells me he is one real dude. The guy is mad grounded and he doesn’t seem to get gassed over his place in history and his legacy in the hip-hop game. Unlike others . SMH. Primo [...]

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How To Sell In A Recession (Word To Jeezy)

Posted on 18 October 2008 (0)

Its hard out there to be a hip-hop artist. On the plus side, with technology and the internet music itself has never been easier to promote, publish or get your hands on (see: Crooked I). But that also means that any idiot with ProTools and a laptop can (and do) now claim to be a [...]

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What Would You Do If You Were Bleek?

Posted on 02 October 2008 (0)

My boy Steve over at OGHipHop peeped a conversation at allhiphop where some contributors called Memphis Bleek “the biggest disappointment in rap history.” You gotta love hip-hop heads: they never go halfway in their pronouncements. Its funny this came up, because I was thumping some Bleek yesterday (“Round Here” actually, props to Just Blaze for [...]

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