Browsing Category: "Feature"
Heather B Returns To Drop A New Album – Open Bar
DJ Premier will assist Heather B in ending an 8-year album drought by executive-producing her new LP, Open Bar. Heather B’s last project was 2002’s Eternal Affairs. With production from Pete Rock and DJ Premier, the album met with positive reviews despite not charting on Billboard.
Usher: I Got To Get My Swagger Back
Usher is on this months cover of Billboard Magazine and he speaks on getting his swagger back. He admits he lost it. “I had checked out,” the singer acknowledges. “I went all the way into being super husband and super dad, thinking, ‘I’ve got to be serious all the time. I’ve got to be the man.’ I put my swagger down for a minute, but I didn’t throw it away. Now it’s time to get it back.” More below.
Lil Waynes Experience In Rikers So Far
Combat Jack of Ihiphop got the low down about how Wayne is holding up in Rikers Island so far since he has been inside. Apparently Jack has a direct connection to a prison guard who works for rikers and have gotten some serious exclusives on several rappers who ended up there. From DMX to others, because of his direct contact he decided to do a Wayne rikers diary on the website. From prison guards acting like groupies, to Wayne having limited security and also being placed in the general population, it would seem that Wayne has yet to get situated to real prison life read his report below.
Feature: Stanza – Lyrical Lovers
What can I say I think this artist has been slept on, in the musical blogosphere for far to long. Stanza has a new free album titled “Lyrical Lovers” appropriately titled. The album is hot from the beginning to the end. It’s first time that I was able to let a whole album play from front to back with out pausing it with the exception of Jay Electroninica’s victory mixtape. More below.
Baby Speaks On Cashing In On The Oil Industry
Just when you thought that rapping was all there was for Cash Money I suppose they don’t have that name for nothing. Besides the success that the label Cash Money has had over the years, with Lil Wayne, and now Young money with hot artist’s such as Drake, Nicki Minaj Baby now has a oil business.
Is Atlanta The New Sodom And Gomorrah Of The US?
Yep. According to The Advocate magazine, Atlanta rates as the nation’s gayest city, followed by Burlington, Vt., Iowa City, Bloomington and Madison, Wis. Don’t bother looking for San Francisco, New York or Los Angeles — those supposed gay meccas don’t even place in the rankings compiled by the nation’s oldest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender publication.
Mary J. Blige On Making ‘Color’ For ‘Precious’ Film
Since her entry into the music industry in the early 90s, Mary J. Blige has crafted lyrics about private struggles (i.e. drug abuse, unhealthy relationships). And though those days of self-deprecation are long behind her, it was the same tough themes that drew her to the upcoming Lions Gate film, “Precious,” which she co-produced and for which she performs the song “I Can See In Color.” Check out her video interview below.
Why Is Robert “Kaspa” Smith The Don of Promo In Atl Music?
By Isis Wisdom
If you live in the Atlanta Ga area and you are in the music scene chances are you have either done business with or at least ran in to Robert Smith AKA Kaspa Tha Don of The Hittmenn DJs. The Hittmenn DJs Organization was started by the CEO and V103 radio personality Greg Street and President/Founder Robert “Kaspa” Smith along with VP Bigga Rankin.
Family Affair: Rick Ross presents Triple C’s
By Mehka
There’s a long line of nepotism in hip-hop. It’s not rare to see a major star bring in his long time friends to give them a glimpse of the spotlight that they’ve been living in. Some acts have succeeded (Junior Mafia) others have failed miserably (St. Lunatics) but the precession line of friends turned rappers will continue.
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Swazy Baby should be commended. While other up and coming artists are busy trying to bury their underground past, Swazy Baby continues to capitalize on his. And why not? It was using mixtapes as a way to build his buzz up intially, Swazy caught the eye of Bigga Rankin.
Clicking up with B-Rich and TJ Chapman, B.o.B was able to turn his underground success into a deal with Atlantic Records.After a slew of critically acclaimed mixtapes, cross-country tours and commercial placements B.o.B still has that spark in his eyes and energy in his voice that he did when I first saw him on stage.
The 90’s was great era for hip-hop but it was equally great for R&B. Many acts have come and go since then, but the foursome of Jagged Edge has seemed to have staying power. Since their dropping their debut single "The Way That You Talk" back in 1997, JE has been a regular site on the R&B scene. 
C-Ride is used to the spotlight, even if you’re not used to his name yet. The Florida representor has been a staple of the Epidemic Music/Polo Grounds team for years now. After making a name for himself on the underground, he’s ready to make his presence known in the mainstream.
"I aint never left the scene! I’m always grinding." Bold words like that are normally served for underground artists still trying to get their buzz up. You wouldn't expect an artists who has signed to major deals, posted hit records and has sold units to still speak about grinding it out. But Yo Gotti isn't the average artist
