On August 15th S.O.B.’s is proud to present the Blast Master KRS-ONE in NYC for “One Night Only.” Come see a timeless MC.
Years of classic records, albums and battles the BDP general has cemented himself in Hip-Hop history with his skills. And with nine gold and seven platinum albums under his belt, the Teacher has enjoyed mainstream success as well as underground respect making him a household name on the streets and the charts.*
New mixtape from CTE boss Young Jeezy (El Jefe) “Boss Yo Life Up Gang” featuring fellow crew-mates YG and Doughboyz Cashout along with Rich Homie Quan and more!
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(AllHipHop News) The legacy of pioneering DJ Jam Master Jay will be celebrated tomorrow (August 15th), during a back-to-school event hosted by good friend Eric “Shake” James.
The event will take place at James’ Three Stripes Barber & Beauty barber shop, which is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Run-DMC group member Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, as well as Mayor Barrett and Alderman Willie Wade are confirmed to attend the event, to honor the slain DJ, who was gunned down in his Hollis, Queens, studio on October 30, 2002.
“We still miss him terribly,” Shake told AllHipHop.com. “We keep it positive and try to live our lives the way he lived his- by helping others. With this event we work to do something good for my community in Jay’s name. Last year was our first event. We were able to distribute 50 free book bags to kids. This year we’ll be giving out 100 book bags, 100 Adidas sneakers, Adidas socks and Adidas snap backs. The book bags will be filled with school supplies, pencils papers, folders, crayons, rulers, glue and calculators.”
During the event, DMC will sign autographs and also giveaway back-to-school supplies, free, limited-edition Adidas/Jam Master Jay T-shirts, free haircuts and more.
“Adidas has been a big supporter. With the Adidas Unite All Originals campaign, they let me design a limited edition Jam Master Jay Back 2 School tee that we will also give out at the event,” Shake said. “My shop will also be giving the kids free haircuts. It will be a fun community event.”
Now in its second year, Shake aims to expand the scope of next year’s event, with plans for a free concert next year.
The JMJ event takes place August 15th, from 12-4pm at Three Stripes Barber & Beauty, located at 1935 West Hampton in Milwaukee.
“I know who I paid, dawg, Searchlight Publishing”
(AllHipHop News) Jay Z did not have to pay Nas a dime to use the vocal sample from Nas’ “The World Is Yours” on the chorus of “Dead Presidents II” and let him know that on “Takeover”. Ironically, before the world got to hear this verbal lashing over publishing, Hova himself had to convince The Doors’ drummer John Densmore to be able to clear the sample.
According to Densmore himself in an interview with HuffPost Live, he was apprehensive to the idea of Jay Z sampling The Doors’ “Five To One” song on “Takeover”:
“Hip Hop was just coming on, and I was like, ‘What is this stuff? There’s no melody.”
Jay Z then sent the reluctant drummer a Def Jam T-Shirt as well as a letter pointing out the similarities between Hip Hop and Rock:
“Jay Z wrote me a letter saying, ‘Hey, we’re fighting the authority just like you guys did back then'”
Check below to hear The Doors’ “Five To One” song that was sampled for Jay Z’s “Takeover”:
B.o.B. isn’t letting Kendrick Lamar slide with “Control.” He returns a different kind of “fire” as a response to the incendiary record that has everybody talking. B.o.B. begins flowing like Kendrick, suggesting that the Compton rapper has borrow flows, and ends by showing how he’s different from the rest. Check it.
http://youtu.be/0UWhdGnf65I
(AllHipHop News) Jay Electronica’s impressive verse on “Control” had the unfortunate fate of following up Kendrick Lamar’s seismic shift inducing 3 minute verse. The reclusive MC exclusively spoke with Revolt TV about how the song came about.
According to Jay Electricity, he sent his verse to Big Sean months ago and was unaware Kendrick had dropped a murderous verse:
A month or two ago, Big Sean asked me to be on this record with him for his album. He had a demo hook on it at the time. I did my verse and sent it back
“Control” will not be on Hall of Fame due to “sample clearances”. Hall of Fame will be in stores on August 27th