50 made an appearance on Conan last night to promote the album and cologne. Seeing him speak in interviews is always entertaining. The only awkward/inappropriate moment had to be the performance of “Baby by Me,” sans Ne-Yo. The lyrics aren’t that “friendly” when you hear the sound outside of urban radio.
See the performance and “BISD” [...]
[Video] Wale hits “106th & Park”
Wale’s album is finally in store. We’ve watched this man evolve from and underground artist to one of the more dominant forces in music for the DMV, and the new generation of hip-hop. I copped my copy. Did you get yours? If not hit up iTunes. I bought the hard CD, though. It’s something tangible, [...]
And a Jay-Z song was(n’t) on.
So, after hearing a mash-up of Biggie’s “Party and Bullshit” and Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the U.S.A.,” I was interested in hearing what the true version of Miley’s song sounded like. To my surprise, I liked it. One part particularly stood out in the first verse.
In the song, Miley’s in a cab and feels great [...]
[Video] Wale talks album, leak and Nigeria
It happens to everyone. An album leaking should be expected. I can’t even remember the last record that dropped that didn’t leak at least a week in advance. This should be anticipated and worked into every artists plan by now. Technology has advanced beyond any method of stopping leaks. That’s probably the biggest problem in [...]
Jay-Z Answers Beanie Sigel
Jay-Z answers Beanie Sigel from la rue du hiphop.com on Vimeo.
Jay-Z held a press conference in Montreal and was asked about the Beanie Sigel situation. I was surprised to see him actually answer. It seems like that stuck a nerve, though. He does make a point, though. From his perspective, he gave Beans all the [...]