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Ruff Ryders Reunite; Drag-On Preps Final LP For Label
New York rap label Ruff Ryders has announced several new projects in 2010, including a reunion album featuring DMX, Eve and The Lox, a new album from Drag-On and a new venture, Ruff Ryder Indy.
Drag-On, born Mel Small, will release his third and final album for Ruff Ryders entitled My Life, My Legacy, My Melody in March.
The release will drop on Drag-Ons own record label Hood Environment, which he founded in 2006.
“Ive reinvented myself and created a whole new sound,” Drag-On told AllHipHop.com in a statement. “Im trying to create another umbrella in this game with my label Hood Environment and my artists Da Dude and Eyez.B. However, Im still the original Fire-Man.”
Drag-On entered into a joint venture deal with Ruff Ryder Indy to distribute his third official release.
Ruff Ryder Indy is a new, national distribution company founded by Ruff Ryder CEO Waah Dean. The distribution company serves independent artists with various album budgets.
Over the last 20 years, my family and I have built the Ruff Ryders brand on good music, original talent and hard work, Waah Dean stated. Now, we are entering a new chapter of our company with album releases from Drag, Mook and the Ruff Ryder team, as well as the creation of our new Ruff Ryder Indy division.
Drag-Ons album will be followed by Ruff Ryders Evolution: Generation I.
The album will feature production from group member Swizz Beatz, in addition to appearances by Jadakiss, Styles P., Sheek Louch, Eve, Drag-On, DMX and the labels newest artist, Mook.
Chamillionaire Heads To Fort Hood To Help Heal Community
Grammy award winning rapper Chamillionaire will take part in the Fort Hood Community Strong Day, an event designed to uplift the spirits of the Fort Hood community in the wake of a deadly shooting on the army base.
Chamillionaire will be joined by Nick Jonas, Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band, Dana Carvey, Zac Brown Band at the Hood Stadium on December 11th.
The free event will feature food, games, free carnival rides and entertainment designed to heal the community.
Over 349,000 military personnel, family members, retirees and civilian employees call the Fort Hood home.
The community, which is the largest Army post in American, was shocked on November 5th when Major Nidal Hasan open fire on unarmed soldiers killing 13 and injuring over two dozen others.
Major Hasan, 39, was an Army psychiatrist who claimed that Americas wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were really wars against all Muslims.
Last month, Major Hasan was charged with 13 counts of premeditated murder.
Throughout his career Chamillionaire has supported the troops by through his involvement with USO an organization that produces entertainment for troops serving abroad.
Fort Hood Community Strong Day take place Friday, December 11th from 1:00pm to 7:00pm.
Chamillionaire is currently preparing to release his new album, titled Venom.
Russell Simmons Lands Reality Show With Oxygen
Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has finalized his own assistant reality series entitled The Russell Simmons Project, through the Oxygen TV network.
The show will chronicle Simmons’ female assistants who are challenged with juggling his business deals along with their family and love lives.
Simmonss show will distinguish itself from other reality assistant series through a diverse, all-female cast, which appealed to Oxygen.
“Russell Simmons is a fascinating man and seeing his world through the eyes of his dream team comprised of strong, passionate women provides a unique experience for our viewers,” explained Oxygen Senior VP Amy Introcaso-Davis. “We’re excited to team up with Russell on this project and shine the spotlight on his core group that are living the dream alongside him.
The development and production of the show is a joint venture between Simmons Lathan Media Group, and Emmy-winning company Picture This Television.
“Throughout my career I have surrounded myself with people smarter than me,” Simmons disclosed in a prepared statement. “This show will let them shine and provide insight into how we build our empire from the inside out.”
At press time, an air date has not been announced for The Russell Simmons Project.
TOP 5 DEAD OR ALIVE: Trick Daddy
Welcome to another addition of AllHipHop.coms Top 5 Dead or Alive. This time around we are riding out with a rapper who has hit us with commercial and street hits, teaching everyone how to be a true thug, yes that would be Miamis own Trick Daddy.
Stepping into the rap game over a decade ago, Trick Daddy has seen many-a-rapper come and go and and watched his Miami hood flourish. It has been a ride. From riding high with “Nann N***a,” to run ins with the law, to battling Lupus, to parting ways with Slip-N-Slide Records, Trick Daddy is still hard at work.
Recently, Trick Daddy released his eight studio album Finally Famous: Born A Thug, Still A Thug via his new venture Dunk Ryder Records. These days, Trick Daddy is putting the finishing touches on his book titled “Magic City: Trials Of A Native Son” scheduled to be released in 2010.
Now is the time to see who Trick salutes on his list, so with out further delay, we give you Trick Daddy’s Top 5 Dead Or Alive.
Tupac
“Thats my man! Somebody that’s been through a whole lot. Been through a been East Coast vs. West Coast, dealt with movies, dealt with drama, women, and also expressing good from his heart.”
DMX
“That n***a is so believable because we r so much alike. We’ve both seen and over came hard times. I respect his music because it reflects the pain and the struggles of life.”
Notorious B.I.G
“For what Biggie did for Hip-Hop, he took New York to a whole other level. A lot of people thought that he was a lyricist, but I think that he was a poetic genius. If you’re more of a real Biggie fan then you would agree with me on that.”
Scarface
“Scarface was the n***a that reminded me of when I was a little boy. From watching his stories and seeing his videos, you could always envision everything he was saying and he was always believable. Thats different than a lot of fairytale rappers.”
Too Short
“First of all I like Short Dog. He’s someone I grew up on and I understand the Bay area in California. The Bay Area, Southern California is so much like Florida. We grew in a similar area. I respect, love his music, and everything he stood for. He never changed or tried to be different or nothing like that.”
40 Glocc Talks ‘Concrete Jungle’; Plans ‘N.W.A.’ Solo LP
Run-ins with artists like Lil Wayne and Plies have grabbed headlines for rapper 40 Glocc, but now the rapper will attempt to prove his worth in Hip-Hop with the release of Concrete Jungle.
The West coast rappers album Concrete Jungle lands in stores today on his own independent record label, Zoo Life.
The 22-track album features appearances by West coast notables like Gail Gotti, Ras Kass and Village Boo, while a guest appearance by incarcerated rapper Prodigy rounds out the album.
Listeners can expect to hear what they have been missing from the West Coast for years – real reality music and from a real street aspect, 40 Glocc told AllHipHop.com. They will get a chance to hear our side of the story and the reality of real West coast artist on this street album.
Concrete Jungle is 40 Gloccs first album since the 2003 release of his debut, The Jakal. The rapper is already in the studio working on a new solo album tentatively titled N.W.A.
My life is a reflection of my music, but first and foremost Im a businessman and the voice of the ghetto. I say what people feel, 40 Glocc stated. When everyone things of the West coast, they will think of Zoolife and 40 Glocc first.
Concrete Jungle is available for purchase on iTunes starting today (December 8). 1. Intro 2. Criminal (ft. Lil Boo & Tek) 3. Spin The Globe 4. Welcome to the Ghetto (ft. Tri Star & Village Boo) 5. Another Angel Dies (ft. Ras Kass [click to read]) 6. Walk In My Shoes (ft. Yacc & Tip Toe) 7. Haters & B###### (ft. Zoo Babiez, Lil Boo & Locie Loc) 8. Hell On Earth (ft. Lil Toot) 9. Grindin (ft. Tip Toe & Notes) 10. 100 (ft. Tip Toe, E-Note & Michlobe) 11. Bouncing In The Bed (ft. Village Boo, Ken Bib & Locie Loc) 12. Skit (ft. Ras Kass & Csik) 13. Narcotics (ft. Gail Gotti) 14. Local Boy (ft. Sun) 15. Skit (ft. Unforgivable) 16. 3 Amigos 17. Couple Geez (ft. Lil Boo & Brook) 18. Smoke Drank (ft. Zoobabiez) 19. Hundred Grand (ft. Yacc) 20. Safari (ft. Village Boo) 21. Concrete Jungle (ft. Tip Toe & Village Boo) 22. Shot The F### Up (ft. Prodigy, Locie Loc, Yacc, Ken Bib, Natural Born & Village Boo)
360 Deals and Dumb Artists
Editor’s note: The
views expressed inside this editorial aren’t necessarily the views of
AllHipHop.com or its employees.About 15 years ago when I first entered the recording music industry (I had already put in years in the concert promotion business) a CEO of a record label with the ultimate dual currency – juice on the streets and the hottest song in rotation on New York City radio – adopted me as his protégé. Over gourmet honey barbeque wings (this just means we werent at KFC) at an elegant restaurant in lower Manhattan I asked him for advice on my early path as a manager of artists.
Without hesitation he said to me, Cedric, you have to remember Artistses is dumb. All they care about is making music, you got to tell them everything and make decisions for them. They dont think.
Well leave the pronunciation alone for now artistses, for the uninitiated, is obviously the plural for artist.
What my street and industry mentor was instilling in me very early on was an understanding of a reality, confirmed for me ever since. It is that the overwhelming majority of extremely creative people are either ignorant of administrative, managerial, and technical work, or find it to be a burden. To put it more bluntly, I dont necessarily think artistses is dumb, but many will do almost anything to avoid heavy-duty critical thinking and the nuts and bolts of business activity because it saps their energy and free spirit.
This is where a team and even staff should come in – to handle the load of legal, financial, and managerial responsibilities that accompany the commercial activity associated with creative work.
Most rap artists have a crew or entourage that will whip your ass for disrespect, but they overlook the necessity of a strong business team to balance their creative personality.
Building an army before you build a business is important, but eventually one has to get around to keeping up with contracts, taking businesses lunches, and the art of deal-making (which often involves compromise and concession two concepts that artists resist).
This helps explain why the phenomenon now known as the 360 deal in the music industry has gone from an experimental innovation and informal practice, to a mandatory clause of some recording contracts in just a two year period.
360 deals give labels a piece of concert ticket sales, endorsement deals, merchandise arrangements, even movie projects that an artist generates income from. All of this in addition to the standard cash from album and download sales. The first such deal reportedly happened 7 years ago between Robbie Williams, the British pop singer and EMI. Now, a diverse group of artists including U2, Madonna, and Jay-Z have some version of a 360 deal.
They are called 360 because they represent 360 degrees or the totality of an artists career and income streams, giving a label access to every area of their professional life.
Perhaps the sharpest and clearest critique of the 360 Deal comes to us from respected entertainment lawyer Kendall Minter – you can view and hear his arguments hear:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dJhsfjKgQ4
From the artists perspective weve come a long way, down, and fast.
When I was serving as GM of Wu Tang management in the mid-latter part of the 1990s the record label made money only off of record sales. It was that simple. The artists had for themselves, their show money, merch money, and whatever endorsement deals they could politick through corporations or on the street level. I began to see this change slightly in 1997 when I helped negotiate our Mountain Dew endorsement deal with Pepsi Co. Bringing the parties together was Steve Rifkind – the head of the record label we were signed to, Loud Records.
Steve brokered the deal not through Loud, but under the umbrella of his marketing company, SRC. He had similar arrangements with artists signed to his label and even with other labels. To let you know how thorough, even gangster, Steve was at the time, Ill never forget the day after a meeting, one of his executives spoke to me in a hushed tone and pulled me into an office where he pulled out a copy of the official trademark certification for the term street team, explaining to me how everyone who used that phrase could end up owing SRC money. I can assure you that the galaxy of record labels, radio stations and even PR firms (trying to show Madison Avenue they were hip) running around bragging about their street teams, didnt have a clue.
Wu-Tang managed this early precursor of the 360 deal quite well. We knew Rifkind could go places we couldnt and if he was skillful and proactive enough to bring the suits and deals to us then we should all eat together. No problem. He added value and earned his keep and we werent doing anything under duress. We had no contract that forced us to cut him in on deals.
But most artists are not Wu Tang. They dont have a head like RZA. They dont have a set of common beliefs, code or Teachings they aspire to live by. And they dont have a team of executives, managers and coordinators who did not want to be artists themselves. Most artists desperate for psychic income dont have the leverage and courage to walk away from bad deals like we could and did.
As I write in my book The Entrepreneurial Secret (http://theEsecret.com/), when people ask me why do artists end up broke and without money, I always give the same answer. Because artists want fame more than money. Ive never met a single artist – before they signed a record deal – who wanted money more than the psychic income of spotlight, notoriety and status that came from being a recording artist. Only later and usually when their popularity is decreasing (listen to KRS-Ones Outta Here) do artists begin to appreciate the finer details of the lawyer, manager and agent infrastructure.
Then come the audits, lawsuits, and tell-all books pointing fingers.
Artists are exploited because people are exploited. Theres no place any of us can learn the science of entrepreneurship, business, and economics; the difference between them; and how the music industry fits into this larger picture.
As a result of this lack of self-knowledge, business wisdom, and a team infrastructure, artists usually become label-dependent meaning they begin to rely upon their own record label for everything from career advice, office space, and negotiating their deal flow. They get duped into thinking their relationship with music industry power centers like MTV will last forever. They become deluded into thinking that people are doing business with them for reasons outside of the fact that they are hot, and selling records. They cant accept that the fame and fortune was never theirs.
In some respects the 360 deal formalizes what was already going on behind the scenes with label-dependent artists who did not know friend from foe. From the labels perspective, it is hard to see the 360 deal as exploitative, when it only formalizes the adviser relationship they have had with artists outside of their contracted responsibilities.
For years record labels have been business incubators, marketing team, agent, lawyer and manager for new, struggling, and established artists – at below market value.
Music Executive Edgar Bronfman has done us all a service in admitting that it makes no business sense for labels to pour money into artists now that music sales, their primary source of revenue are down. Without access to the other streams (show money, merch money, movie money, endorsement money) the record labels have little incentive to sign and promote artists.
Edgar Bronfman aint an activist, so dont ever expect him to come clean on the honored tradition of payola or the accounting tricks record labels execute with artist royalty statements. But his bluntness is what artists drunk off of fame and psychic income need to hear.
And activists who come to the rescue after disaster – wont be the ones to end 360 deals. Only enlightened music industry entrepreneurs Hip-Hoppreneurs are up to that task.
Until they emerge in critical mass, music will remain a commodity or loss leader (to be given away or used only to sell other items) and record labels will continue to transform into marketing companies.
All while Artistses remain as dumb as ever.Cedric Muhammad is a business consultant, political strategist, and monetary economist. He is author of the book, The Entrepreneurial Secret
(http://theEsecret.com/). His talk show, The Cedric Muhammad and Black
Coffee Program can be viewed every Wednesday from 12 to 5 PM EST (USA)
at: http://www.cedricmuhammad.com/media/. He can be contacted via
e-mail at: cedric(at)cmcap.com
Hip-Hop Rumors: Danger Preg By Fabolous?? Diddy Keeps Day 26! Fails!
DISCLAIMER:
All content within this section is pure rumor and generally have no factual info outside of what the streets have whispered in our ear. Read on.
FAB IS HAVING DANGER’S NEW BABY?
Do you know who Danger is? You should. She’s that reality show chick that has a tat on her face. I think Ray-j was accused of knocking her up, but it was Ray’s bro. Anyway. Now, there is a twitter-fest going on where she is now the alleged and soon-to-be baby mom of rapper Fabolous. What? This babe just had a baby – this is what started it all.
See the whole mess below.
And just for the record…I don’t think Fab is a lunatic.
DAILY TWO SENSE
I am cracking up at Tiger Woods! Dude allegedly has about 10 mistresses out there! Dude is going nuts out there! Pause!
Anyway uhmmmm I am just going to update the rumors now and hope you all email me some good rumors. Its a drought!
Plus, last night I was on Twitter and somebody upset my work…follow me on Twitter!
FIEND ON THE ROC?
A few months ago it was said the Fiend Inked a deal with RocNation, which I wasnt so sure about. Im still not sure about it. But one of my writers saw Fiend on stage with Jadakiss and Young Jeezy in New Orleans performing the song he produced for Jadakiss called “Something Else.” (I didnt know that!) Then, Fiend went on to perform a song he has with Rich Boy and his Classic song “Whomp Whomp. Then the former No Limit Soldier put up the ROC and here we are writing about it in the AHH rumor section.
DAY 26: WHERE YA THINK YOU GOING?
Recently Diddy and Dirty Money stopped by Radio host Kendra G’s radio show “LIVE with KENDRA G” In Philly. While there Diddy cleared up the “Day 26” rumors and explained how they are still apart of Bad Boy! We all know what that means!
THE BACK IN THE DAY BEEF
The beefs of back in the day were not like today’s beefs. Why? They were more based around the spirit of competition and not really in the streets. Even though, there were definite street beefs, but not to the degree they happened in the 90s. I think that’s safe to say. These days, people have so much security, everybody’s safe. Here is something funny that I heard while listening to AllHipHop Radio. Eric B of Eric B and Rakim said that Run DMC and LL Cool J had a fierce competition. Run reportedly used to come out on stage and throw is hat on the stage. From what E said, that was a fun jab at LL Cool J, who NEVER takes his hat off. Run used to deebo LL a bit. Like they made him change the beat to the original “Rock The Bells,” because it was the same as “Peter Piper.”
Anyway, here is the original Rock the Bells
Here is Run DMC’s Peter Piper:
DIDDY BREAKS RECORDS!
My goodness! Diddy is the man. I mean, hate or love it…dude don’t stop. Diddy sold about $400k in his Diddy stuff like perfume when he was on the Home Shopping Network last week. NICE.
NICKI MINAJ DOES HER DAMN THING!
Let the haters hate! We love Nicki! I’m speaking for you all…lol!
EPIC FAIL OF THE DAY
This is definitely my second morbid fail in about a week, but I have to do it. I apologize in advance to any persons that may be offended. But, sadly a person that owned a bunch of pit bulls died in their home as the pits lived in there. Soon, enough those dogs started to get hungry. There was a mom, a daddy and two pups. You see where this is going, right? The dogs eventually fed on their master in order to survive and feed themselves. The man had been dead almost a week when the investigators came through his place in the gated North Palm Beach ‘hood. The dogs are all regular though and not considered any danger to society. They will be put up for adoption.
ILLSEEDS QUICKIES
I am hearing that Freeway Ricky Ross is helping Turk of Cash Money with his legal situation.
Shaunie ONeal, Shaqs wife, is doing a reality show that speaks to the experience of being a baby moms to NBA acts.
South Africa is P##### that Jennifer Hudson is going to play Winnie Mandela. I wonder if they got mad when Morgan Freeman was cast as Nelson?
Amy Winehouse has gone back to her b#### ex Blake.
SIGNS THE WORLD IS COMING TO AN END
Now, the pope recently had something to say about the Africans and AIDS and all that, right? But what about this Priest in NYC that is accused of molesting teen boys? Now various Catholic sex-abuse victims’ groups mad that the Vatican has straight up cleared a former high-ranking Long Island priest who just happens to be a really good friend of Rudy Giuliani, the 911 mayor. Anyway, the Church let him slide and hes not going to face any legal persecution, because the statue of limitation has passed on it. Critics claim the church is protecting dude.
WHO WAS DRAKE CHILLING WITH?
Her name starts with a T and ends with an A and she used to be on BET a lot.
ANOTHER NICKI MINAJ INTERVIEW
OH SNAP! Happy Birthday NICKI!!!!!!!
UHM .ANOTHER ONE .
Nicki looks like a real Barbie in this one.
NICKI MINAJ….YOU KNOW WE LOVE YOU! HAPPY BIRTHDAYAnd, yes, I know this is lame…but I’ll update in a few hours….when I get some sleep, creeps!
They keep us talking, but if we stop talking about them then they should worry!
-illseed
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HOW: Send your rumors and ill pics to illseed at [email protected].
Bill Cosby, Boys & Girls Club Continue State of Emergency Campaign
Bill Cosbys debut Hip-Hop project (Bill Cosby Present the Cosnarati: State of Emergency) has found support in the Boys & Girls Clubs of America through a forthcoming community dialogue series.
Starting on December 12, Boys & Girls Clubs across the nation will host LISTENing parties aimed at discussing the themes of education, service to others, and self-respect found on Cosbys album.
The seminal organization, which boasts celebrities such as Bill Clinton, Denzel Washington, and Bill Cosby himself among their alumni, hopes these sessions will motivate individuals to initiate action plans to improve their neighborhoods.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America is excited that Clubs are hosting LISTENing parties to mobilize their communities around very poignant issues that are affecting youth nationwide, stated Judith J. Pickens, organization Senior VP, Program & Youth Development Services to AllHipHop.com. We believe this is the perfect opportunity for the Clubs to not only engage teen members but also fosters dialogue and action throughout the community.
Thank you Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Cosby added on the partnership. Your support of the Cosnarati LISTENing Parties gives the true meaning of it takes a village.
After several years of critical commentary on the violence and misogyny found in mainstream Hip-Hop, Bill Cosby released his own Hip-Hop album last month (November 24) in an attempt to show how the art form can be channeled to combat social issues. It features production from William “Spaceman” Patterson, and verses from emcees Jace the Great, Brother Hahz, and Supa Nova Slom.
Through www.billcosby.com, visitors can find a local LISTENing party, or sign up as a host to bring the idea to his or her community. Those who sign up as a host will receive the Cosby CD, album lyrics, a session outline, and a copy of Cosbys book Come On People: On the Path From Victims to Victors.
Rappers Invite Public To Join “Hip-Hop Unity” Call
A number of rappers will show their support for Unity in the South when Freeway Ricky Ross hosts The Hip-Hop Unity Conference Call tonight (December 7).
Freeway Ricky Ross was released from prison in September, after serving a total of 20 years in prison for dealing thousands of kilos of cocaine during the 1980s, earning millions in illegal drug money.
Since his release, Freeway Ricky Ross has been on a speaking tour talking to children across the country about the ills of gang violence, drug culture and prison through his non-profit organization The Freeway Foundation.
Freeway Ricky Ross and his assistant Tiffany Davis have gathered some of the biggest names in Hip-Hop, who will take part on the conference call tonight.
”We all need to come together and stop being selfish, we need this positive movement and I am with it,’ Davis told AllHipHop.com.
The purpose of the call is to resolve old issues, mediate any new issues and to foster a general sense of unity amongst the artists.
Former G Unit member Young Buck will participate on the call, along with artists like Blood Raw, Pastor Troy, Rasheeda, producer Zaytoven, Diamond, Lil Scrappy and hundreds of DJs, producers and radio personalities.
Turk, the incarcerated member of The Hot Boyz, will make a special call in from prison during the conference call.
There are two influential people that are in the process of forming change and bring culture to the forefront through Unity, and that is Rick as a visionary and Turk as a soldier. The Hip-Hop Community needs to jump on and pay attention, Turks manager Steve Williams told AllHipHop.com.
CTE artist Blood Raw took a cue from CTE CEO Young Jeezy, who recently squashed his violent beef with Gucci Mane.
Blood Raw was instrumental in fostering an attitude of unity between the artists, and helped organize the call with his road manager, Florida J.
Freeway Ricky Ross will host The Hip-Hop Unity Conference Call tonight at 6:00 PM.
Fans are encouraged to dial in by calling: 218.862.1300 pin # 961590.
Wu Tang Fanatics: Attack of the Killer Tats!
The Wu Tang Clan has been in existence since the early 90’s and the group has invaded the music industry in a way that no other group of Hip-Hopper has! So shout out to RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late, great Ol’ Dirty Bastard!
Like real fans, we love the group too! But, the Wu has spawned their Killer Bees. These Bees are formally the affiliate Wu groups, but we would like to consider the fans of Wu as the true Killer Bees! They are the ones that hack message boards for Wu, heckle rappers at the shows for Wu and may even issue an eye jammie or two for Wu.
These fans are truly fanatic and they get tattoos that you wouldn’t believe. Here are a few of the regular ones and the truly outrageous.
Click here for more tatted up Wu Tang Killer Bees!
Special shout out to official Wu Tang Killer Bee D The Dragon!
Nas Blames Arrest On Profiling
Rapper Nas has hit back at recent footage that surfaced on the Internet showing the rapper failing a field sobriety test in Georgia in September.
Police dash cam footage of Nas hit the net last week, showing the rapper undergoing a series of tests by officers seeking to determine if the rapper was sober or not.
Nas was eventually arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
According to police, the chart-topping rapper’s tongue was green and he reeked of marijuana.
He also admitted that he had been smoking the drug prior to getting behind the wheel.
You know what it is, profiling man. You know they cant keep a good man from shining, the rapper told TMZ.com of his arrest.
Nas is currently putting the final touches on his upcoming album with Damien Marley titled Distant Relatives.
On December 12, the pair will appear in Washington DC with a number of pioneer rappers at National Geographic’s Grosvenor Auditorium.
Nas and Damien Marley will discuss the links between Hip-Hop and its Caribbean and African roots.
Other confirmed panelists include DJ Kool Herc, Rakim, Sway, Jeff Chang, King Jammy and others.
Sparkdawg Ft. Short Dawg and Yung Texxus [Heater Of The Day]
“Bout My Business”
Alternative Pick: Jamie Foxx Ft. LL Cool J
“This Live”
Tito Loez
“I Do This”
Timbaland Ft. Joe D and Fatman Scoop
“Drop It Heartbreaker”
A-Dub Ft. Trae and Hawk
“Sailed The Atlantic”
Black Though
“Mona Lisa”