“The Infamous Album” released 1995 is known to be the best EPs from Mobb Deep. Hit Singles such as “Shook Ones Pt. II” and “Survival of The Fittest” shook the room as the fans follow along bar for bar.
We got a chance to get a exclusive interview as they talked about the night and how they felt, before and after the show.
Watch as we get in the heads of Havoc and Prodigy.
(AllHipHop News) As long as there have been calls for Black people in America to fight against injustice, there has been a debate on whether the most effective means to achieve justice is through violence or nonviolence.
From Nat Turner’s slave revolt to Dr. Martin Luther King’s plan of passive resistance to the protests in Baltimore this week, the method of struggle against inequality has been both violent and nonviolent throughout history.
Atlanta rapper Lil Scrappy was asked about the Baltimore riots. Scrap explained to DJ Smallz Eyes why he thinks some of the angered citizens in the city turned to civil unrest.
“Some parts of the world, the United States – we are enraged. We feel like there’s no other way but for violence, because we have been nonviolent for so many years,” said Scrappy. “Now it’s become a point where we feel like we gotta put our foot down. We gotta do something.”
The star of Love & Hip Hop Atlanta also believes the public will have to give up some things, including lives, in order to achieve equality.
“I feel like Baltimore is doing some justice right now,” said Scrappy. “We have to sacrifice bodies, lives, money, things. We gotta sacrifice to get what we want.”
Scrappy goes on to add he does not want the current animosity between some police forces and the community to continue, but he thinks something is going to have to happen for the situation to change. Scrappy also suggested citizens stay aware during police interaction and confronted people should “fix your attitude.”
Watch Lil Scrappy’s interview below.
SMH. Police are out here killing dudes and this clown thinks this is funny.
(AllHipHop News) Jay Z is not giving up the fight to draw in new users to his new streaming platform Tidal. The Brooklyn emcee is planning a free concert in New York for subscribers of the service.
Jay will run through rarely performed songs from his catalog on May 13. Tidal users must submit a playlist to the service for a chance to win tickets. The concert will stream live on the platform.
The company’s co-owners Jack White and J. Cole recently held their own live streamed concerts via Tidal. Other exclusives have included video premieres by Beyoncé and access to the Erykah Badu film “They By Dawn.”
Since its star-studded relaunch in March, Tidal has struggled to gain traction. According to Jay, the service now has over 750,000 subscribers, but the company’s application has fallen out of the top 700 on Apple’s App Store chart.
The “On to the Next One” rapper claims certain companies are running a smear campaign against Tidal, and other sources have alleged Apple is actively trying to sabotage the success of the platform.
To enter the contest to win tickets to Jay Z’s “B-Sides” Concert visit here.
(AllHipHop News) Toya Graham’s decision to forcefully remove her 16-year-old son Michael from the streets of Baltimore during the unrest on Monday turned the mother into an Internet star. A viral video of Graham smacking, pushing, and yelling at the teenager led to people calling her a hero.
Graham was one of the few parents seen actively trying to keep her child from engaging in the violence. She spoke with CBS News about why she felt the need to go get her son.
“I turn around. I look in the crowd, and my son is coming across the street with this hoodie on and a mask. He gave me eye contact,” said Graham. “And at that point, [I’m] not even thinking about cameras or anything like that. That’s my only son and at the end of the day I don’t want him to be a Freddie Gray.”
Many high school students took to the streets Monday afternoon to show their outrage concerning the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray while in police custody. At one point people began throwing rocks and other projectiles at police officers, and some businesses in Baltimore were looted and burned down.
Graham saw Michael among some of the kids in the area. She could not believe her son was around the violence taking place.
“I was shocked. I was angry, because you never want to see your child out there doing that,” Graham said.
Michael later told his mother when he saw her his instinct was to run away. Rather than the situation be a point of embarrassment or shame, Graham hopes her son learns something from the entire experience.
“By him seeing everything what’s going on I just hope, I’m not sure, but I hope that he understands the seriousness of what was going on last night,” she added.
Watch Toya Graham’s interview below.
(AllHipHop News) Much of the world focused on Baltimore, Maryland after protest and unrest engulfed the city following the still unexplained death of Freddie Gray while in police custody. The Gray case, along with incidents of unarmed citizens like Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice, and Walter Scott being killed by police, has shined a spotlight on the issue of police brutality and use of excess force.
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill did not lose his life at the hands of a police officer, but he does claim he was abused by cops in the past. Meek wrote about the experience on Instagram:
Lips swollen …. Stitches in both swollen eyes! One of my braids ripped out! I weighed about 130 at the time And I was found guilty of assaulting cops! It’s clear 2 see I was punched and stomped by a few cops! If I wasn’t blessed the way I am I still would have hatred in my heart towards cops but I forgave bcuz I know all cops ain’t the same! 2 “black cops” got on the stand and lied and cried about how I chased them down with a gun and tried to kill them! I caught that case at 18 and was stripped of my freedom and taken away from my family 4 times for the same case and still on probation.. 1 step away from jail if I make one mistake! I can’t blame my judge because the law labels cops as “expert witnesses” and it was cops against a black kid and she’s suppose to believe a cops testimony first!! I never got a chance to speak to my judge about this from young man to woman and I hope she sees this to help other young men that won’t b able to make it thru what I made it thru! After I caught the case I had no choice to hustle in the streets to get a good lawyer aka a good liar to help me get my freedom!
(AllHipHop News) Kendrick Lamar’s new album To Pimp A Butterfly is filled with lyrics about social injustice, and the Compton rapper has always incorporated religious themes in all of his work. During an interview with Mass Appeal, Kendrick spoke on both topics in greater detail.
K. Dot was asked about a portion of the 2Pac dialogue added to the end of TPAB where the late emcee talks about violent rebellion. Kendrick responded by saying:
Once the true rebellion happens, there’s no going back. It’s like war with two enemy ’hoods; it basically never ends. And I think it’s enough frustration in the world now if something crack off on a major, major, major scale, it’s gonna be destruction. I’m talkin’ ’bout through the whole world. This is the Rapture. This is God comin’ back and you’re hearin’ the horns and the skies crackin’ open. You dig what I’m sayin’? They puttin’ chips in people’s bodies now, y’know? So with that being said, hopefully it’s more about us as people sayin’, “Enough is enough,” and educating the next man with some wisdom that I have or that you have, and makin’ it a collabo thing where we can all benefit from it in a positive way. Rather than takin’ it out in full rage, like we want to—like I want to, like he want to, like she want to. If we can deal with it like that, then that’ll be a plus on our end. But, if we decide we don’t, then you know what drama that brings.
The TDE representative also shared his thoughts on the future of his generation:
I think the future of my generation is entrepreneurs times a hundred. We’ll probably be one of the most prosperous generations in history. Not only do we have the belief, but we have the work ethic to go out there and get it. We are very independent. We are very confident in our own identity, which is a great thing. Because what this [generation] has is more people starting their own business and not being confined to what [an existing] company has to offer [them]. But, on the other hand, our belief system is gonna play a major part in it. Our belief system is not the way how my parents were, how my grandparents were, and the more and more time goes on, we lose that thought or idea of God and energy. So what happens is we stop caring for people and we stop honoring and respecting people, you feel me? So I think once we grab that aspect back into my generation we’re gonna be alright.
French Montana enlists Coke Boys member Chinx & N.O.R.E. for his new single “Off The Rip”.
Rich Homie Quan is back with his new mixtape “If You Ever Think I Will Stop Goin In Ask RR”.
West Coast MC Bad Lucc releases his highly anticipated debut album Off The Porch. The album consist of 16 banging tracks with features from Kay Cola, Candice, Travis Barker and frequent collaborator Problem. Stream the entire project below and purchase now on iTunes.
Rising Ohio star, L Dro teams up with DJ Drama for the new project, “In Us We Trust” with production from Justice League, The Olympicks, Ski Beatz, and more!
NEW SINGLE FROM LC DA GHOSTRIDER
The Compton MC sat down with Mass Appeal to discuss the meaning behind the album’s cover art of him and his homies in front of the White House with an unknown man laid out on the ground with a gavel in his hand.
Upstart Queens emcee Yung Reno is almost finished with his new EP, Crown Royal, and in the meantime he delivers the second single from the project titled “Erase You.” This smooth track gets some very dope vocals from Harlem singer Kheprisa.
The Baltimore mother caught on video repeatedly smacking her son after catching him throwing things at police during rioting in Baltimore told CBS News that she was only concerned about protecting him.
Peep the official music video by Dro Fe performing “The Circle.” The homie is dropping a project via Narcowave / YSE and he buzzing hard online. Everything comes full circle and you can hear that here in his raps. Look out for Dro Fe in 2015.
Original video and caption posted on WorldStarHipHop:
“Hectic: Baltimore Protesters Rush SWAT Teams After Officers Began Throwing Rocks Back At Them!”
Unedited video below
Seattle Seahawks Quarterback Russell Wilson and singer Ciara were guests at Tuesday night’s White House State Dinner honoring Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Wilson and Ciara joined a list of notables for what is one of Washington, D.C.’s most sought-after social invites.
After hearing teens say the N word, elderly male states that he disguises that word and says “Don’t play any games with me I’ll whoop all of you.”