The Making Of “Hard Knock Life” [Video]
I love shit like this. I always thought 45 King was an interesting figure and this video is the story of how he made the beat for “Hard Knock Life” from Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life. You also hear and see Jay-Z & Kid Capri give their accounts. I don’t know what documentary this is [...]
Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, & Rihanna – “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” [Video]
This is the performance of “Stranded (Haiti Mon Amour)” by Jay-Z, Bono, The Edge, & Rihanna at tonight’s Hope For Haiti telethon. The track will be released on iTunes which 100% of proceeds from the sale will aid Partners In Health in aid of Haiti. I was gonna post up the track for download but [...]
Snoop Dogg feat. Jay-Z – “I Wanna Rock (The Kings G-Mix)”
Snoop talked about it, now it’s here (In “Radio Rip” form though Updated with CDQ version). And to confirm my Jay-Z stan status, I will say that I think Hov did his thing here.
Some of Jay-Z’s verse:
“I wanna rock right now/My name is Hov and I came to shake the town/Yea your boy internationally known/But [...]
2009 Man Of The Year: Jay-Z
In 2008 it couldn’t be denied by anybody that it was the year of Weezy. With the release of his sixth album Tha Carter III, which saw accolades such as one million first week sales (3x Platinum to date), Grammy awards for Best Rap Album, Best Rap Song (“Lollipop”), and Best Rap Solo Performance (“A [...]
2009 Album Of The Year: Jay-Z|The Blueprint 3
I wanted to write this column because when “Off That” leaked to the internet and the first tracklisting came out, I didn’t believe it. I thought Jay had fallen off, that he had gone Kingdom Come again. Then when I finally got the whole album, it was like I ate all of my words. Sure, [...]
Jay-Z feat. Swizz Beatz – “On To The Next One” [Video]
With this video, Hov REALLY is on that new shit. Maybe even on some Lady GaGa shit. It’s still technically my favorite music video of 2010. HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Ask Hov, He Don’t Want It With Curtis…
Ever since 50 Cent declared his next target would be one Shawn Carter, fans have been clamoring for the rap beef of the century. Bloggers have speculated that given 50’s ruthless nature in battle mode; its easy to see how
Beanie Sigel – “How I Can Kill Jigga Man” & “Think BIG”
Last night this song was premiered on Philly’s Power 99 by DJ Comic Kev and honestly at first, I wasn’t even gonna give this a second listen. But today I’m sitting by the computer on a Sunday and you know, whatever
Beanie Sigel – “What You Talkin’ Bout (I Ain’t Ya Average Cat)” (Jay-Z Diss)
WOW! Beans finally breaks his silence on the whole Roc/Jay-Z deal. All I can say is WOW! I know I have been accused of not liking Jay, I do, I just think that he’s a dirty dude. Well someone besides Dame finally lets us know that Hov is a shitty individual
iPod Hustle: Jay-Z, Timbaland, Keri Hilson, 50 Cent, Gucci Mane, & Lil’ Wayne
I honestly don’t do iPod Hustle this frequently. But we kinda got some open space while we getting some reviews ready (Plus, this one is gonna be a quick one). In this edition we got Timbaland featuring
