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Marley Marl Responds To MC Shan’s Allegations That He Introduced Him To Crack Cocaine (Video)
January 16, 2012
These responses to each other are hilariously quick. Hahaaa! Marley Marl responds back to MC Shan’s True Stories Vol. 1.5……if they respond back to each other any quicker I’ll just have to create one post from now on. But then again maybe Marley is right after all & websites & blogs shouldn’t have covered this anyway because, as he says in his first response video, “no one cares.”
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Tags: 1.5 Response, BEEF, Cocaine, MARLEY MARL, MC Shan, Response | 
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MC Shan’s True Stories Vol. 1.5 (Response To Marley Marl) [Video]
January 16, 2012
MC Shan responds to Marley Marl’s denial of alleging stealing money, introducing MC Shan to crack cocaine, & stealing beats. Right after that below Marley responds again….the back & forth continues…
WATCH: MARLEY MARL RESPONDS TO MC SHAN’S ALLEGATIONS OF BEAT STEALING
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: MARLEY MARL, MC Shan, MC Shan's True Stories 1.5, Vol. 1 | No Comments »
Rewind: Boondocks – “The Return of The King” Episode (Video)
January 16, 2012
Aaron McGruder’s social & political messages in the successful & animated The Boondocks series needs to return to television like asap….. Reupping this special episode of the Boondocks in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. How ironic is it that some of the dumb stuff in this episode is actually happening. Check out an actual MLK weekend party flyer under the hood……SMDH
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Posted in Comedy, History, Videos | Tags: Aaron McGruder, Animation, Boondocks, Jr, Martin Luther King, Political, Politics, Social Commentary, The Return Of The King | 1 Comment »
KRS-ONE Says His Career Ended with Record Labels in ’92, But He Grew Through Independence (Video)
January 15, 2012
This is very informative interview with KRS-ONE recorded by the team over at DJPremierBlog. The Blastmaster KRS-ONE explains in detail about how he viewed his career was over in 1992 following his business separation with Jive records. KRS-ONE explained that through independence and gathering other like minded indy artists like the Fugees, Fat Joe, Mad Lion, Gangstarr, & others they were all able to eventually thrive. After completing a classic album featuring DJ Premier called “Return Of The Boom Bap” back in 1993, KRS-ONE is coming full circle with “Return Of The Boom Bip” with Primo that’s due to be released sometime this year…
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: DJ Premier, KRS-ONE, Return Of The Boom Bap, Return Of The Boom Bip | No Comments »
Marley Marl Responds To MC Shan’s Allegations Of Beat Stealing (Video)
January 15, 2012
The internet moves fast as hell these days. We just posted an interview with the legendary MC Shan who made some accusations against the legendary Marley Marl & it didn’t take time for Marley to respond. In case you missed what’s going on make sure you watch the MC Shan video first then come back to this one.
WATCH: MC SHAN ACCUSES MARLEY MARL OF TAKING CREDIT FOR BEATS HE ALLEGEDLY DIDN’T PRODUCED
Posted in Cover Story, Hip-Hop, History, News, Producers, Videos | Tags: ALLEGATIONS OF BEAT STEALING, BEEF, MARLEY MARL, MC Shan | 2 Comments »
MC Shan’s True Stories: Vol. One – “The Symphony” (Video)
January 15, 2012
The legendary MC Shan, who now resides here in Atlanta, embarks on part one of his new series with producer DJ Pocket’s Serious Knock Entertainment called “MC Shan’s True Stories” where he takes us back on some little known facts about some what went on with your favorite classics & artists from back in the day. In this video MC Shan says he has beef “issues” with Marley Marl for many reasons & the most eye opening accusation according to MC Shan is that Marley Marl was taking credit for many beats he didn’t produce.
Former Gangstarr Affiliate ‘Gusmo’ Says Drugs, Money, & Ego Broke Up The Group (Video)
January 13, 2012
Let’s see what DJ Premier says later to these allegations….
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: DJ Premier, Drugs, Former Gangstarr Affiliate Gusmo Says Drugs Money & Ego Broke Up The Group, Gangstarr, Guru, Gusmo, Interview, Money | No Comments »
DJ Premier Speaks on Nas, Porn, Working on Busta’s Next Album, Becoming a Father, Guru, & More (Video)
January 12, 2012
While out in Vegas, DJ Premier spoke to Bootleg Kev about everything from his early history, working with Busta Rhymes on his upcoming YMCMB album, the porn industry, his relationship with Guru, & becoming a father for the first time. This was a pretty good interview because a lot of ground was covered so sit back & check it out. Part Two of the interview below…
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Classic Clips: David Bowie finds “Fame” on Soul Train (Video)
January 8, 2012
Happy Birthday to David Bowie! The Brixton native brought the world a crazy catalog of hits & has been sampled by many hip hop artists over the years from Public Enemy to Diddy. Check out this classic clip of him on Soul Train back in the day….
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Posted in History, Videos | Tags: Classic Clip, Classic Clips, David Bowie, Fame, Rock, Soul | No Comments »
Classic Clips: The Lockers (Video)
December 13, 2011
I never knew that Fred “Rerun” Berry’s nickname was “Mr. Penguin” outside of the television show “What’s Happening?” that he starred on. Most of the video taken from this clip is from “The Suns of James Brown Street Dance DVD” that attempts document this element of dance. Far too often when it comes to hip hop culture we get immersed into knowing the history of the music, but it’s good to know the history of the other aspects of the culture especially in dance. More specifically in this case it would be “Pop Locking” or “Locking”….
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: Break Dancing, Classic Clip, Dance, Fred Berry, Locking, Pop Locking, Rerun, The Lockers | No Comments »
Soul Train Awards Heavy D Tribute (Video)
November 28, 2011
The Soul Train Awards went down last night and here is the tribute they gave to the legend Heavy D. Dope Stuff.
The Thrilla In Manila: Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier 1975 (Video)
November 8, 2011
Arguably considered one of the greatest fights in boxing history, “The Thrilla In Manila” with Muhammad Ali Vs. Joe Frazier was the third and final fight between two of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport. This Heavyweight Championship bout took place at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines on October 1, 1975. Rest in peace to North Philly’s finest…..Smokin’ Joe Frazier!
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Wu-Tang Red Bull Music: 5 Out Of 5 (Video)
October 3, 2011
Footage of the Wu-Tang Clan discussion from the Red Bull Music Academy’s “Five Out of Five” series at Eve Ultra Lounge in Staten Island, NY. In this video, Raekwon speaks on “Verbal Intercourse” and his relationship with Nas. Check out more video footage & under the hood….
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Shinobi Stalin – ‘Yes Yes Yall’ feat. Sean Boog & Illustrate (Prod. by Illastrate)
September 27, 2011
Spotted at PIK, this track is by Shinobi Stalin of Vets of Kin and features Sean Boog of The Away Team and Illustrate, an MC not to be confused with Illastrate, who produced this BANGER!!
Common Talks ‘Be’ LP (Video)
September 2, 2011
In 2005, Common released his sixth studio album, and second gold record, Be. In describing the album’s concept shortly after its release, he said, “I named it Be to be who you are, man, and be able to be in the moment and not try too hard. Be is another way of saying just do without trying hard, like I said, natural and be true to the core of who you are; and this album, I wanted to just be and not just go and exist as just an artist, not worried about the past.”
Raekwon Speaks On Recording ‘Verbal Intercourse’ With Nas (Video)
August 30, 2011
These Reebok X Rock the Bells interviews are DOPE. This time they get with Raekwon talking about his classic song with Nas and Ghostface Killah, Verbal Intercourse off the classic Only Built For Cuban Links album . More video of Raekwon in Las Vegas for Rock The Bells under the hood…..
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: Ghostface Killah, Las Vegas, Nas, Raekwon, Rock The Bells | No Comments »
Prodigy Talks about ‘The Infamous’ LP (Video)
August 30, 2011
Another in the Reebok X Rock the Bells series highlighting some classic hip hop artists. This one features Prodigy taking about Mobb Deep’s classic album, The Infamous.
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: HAVOC, MOBB DEEP, PRODIGY, Reebok, Rock The Bells | No Comments »
Emmett Till Documentary (Video)
August 28, 2011
Additional parts to this documentary are after the jump….
ATCQ Rocks With Nas On Stage (Video)
August 5, 2011
In some footage that ended up on the cutting room floor from the A Tribe Called Quest Documentary “Beatz, Rhymes, & Life” directed by Michael Rapaport, Nas brought out A Tribe Called Quest on stage for a live performance in New York City.
Murs & Tabi Bonney – ‘Hip Hop & Love’
August 4, 2011
Murs & Tabi Bonney are on a 52 city tour with DD172/BluRoc promoting Murs new project Love & Rockets v.1: The Transformation. This is a track the two have together thats pretty dope. Check it out!
