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King Jerm Presents…The Mixtape Circuit
I know ya’ll didn’t think that I was going to let a week go by without saying nothing did you? I have been catching a lot of flack from B-Easy for giving Rick Ross
Read More »Jay-Z – “Jockin’ Jay-Z (Dope Boy Fresh)”
I don’t really have to say much about this track; you know I been anticipating this shit ever since Kanye brought Hova out at MSG and performed it. As King Jerm hates in the
Read More »Jay-Z feat. Kanye West – “Jockin’ Jay-Z” [Live]
First of all, with me being damn near a Jay-Z “stan”, you know I was excited to see this shit! Kanye, preforming at Madison Square Garden, asks the crowd could he play a new
Read More »Song of the Week: Young Jeezy feat. Jay-Z – “Put On (remix)”
Okay, “Put On” has been one of the hottest songs of the summer. Well guess what, it has gotten even hotter! You know that when Jeezy and Jay-Z get together, it is a good
Read More »Roc Nation: Will It Be Different This Time?
We’ve all heard that Hov signed a deal with Live Nation, which is called Roc Nation, and this deal will be used to fund all of Jay’s entertainment ventures, like a new record label,
Read More »Jay-Z – The Blueprint [2001]
Reasonable Doubt was Jay’s first classic album, coincidentally his debut, just like Nas, Biggie, and Outkast. But after that, Jigga just wasn’t up to THAT level. Sure, he had Vol. 2 which sold extremely
Read More »Are Rappers The New Superheroes?
I’m a big kid. You know it, I know it. I paid to see all the Spider-Man movies and all three X-Men movies. I own the entire collection of Star Wars movies on DVD.
Read More »Jay-Z Performs At Glastonbury
As many of you have probably already heard, Jay-Z performed at the 2008 Glastonbury music festival this weekend (That’s a small town in England people). Despite critics and Noel Gallagher, Jay-Z actually brought the
Read More »Jay-Z – “A Billie”
Not all the time, but sometimes, we just post songs for no reason. Like this one for instance. After everyone and their cousin has released a freestyle over Lil’ Wayne’s “A Millie”, a few
Read More »Song of the Week: Freeway feat. Jay-Z & Beanie Sigel – “What We Do”
This has to be one of the best Hip-Hop songs of all time! You have 3 MC’s spitting flame over a Just Blaze track. You got Freeway, Beans, and Jay on the track spitting
Read More »Lil’ Wayne feat. Jay-Z – “Mr. Carter”
Okay, I promise we won’t be one of THOSE kind of Hip-Hop sites that post every new song that comes out or leaks. But come on, after talking about the supposed Tha Carter III
Read More »Jay-Z – Reasonable Doubt [1996]
We’ve expanded! The redesign isn’t the only thing that we’ve been working on. We also added another member to the squad. I want ya’ll to give it up to the one, the only, SBK!
Read More »5 Questions: Game’s LAX, Young Buck, Jayonce, Nas’ Nigger, & Female MC’s
My inbox was full of requests for 5 Questions, so you know I like giving the people what they want! (NH) So this time we’re talking about the absence of the female MC, Nigger,
Read More »Song of the Week: Scarface feat. Jay-Z, Beanie Siegel, & Kanye West – “Guess Who’s Back”
Is this the first time Scarface has been chosen for Song of the Week? WOW! Well we have a thumper right here for you! This is one of the best collabos of all time.
Read More »Jay-Z & Veterano – American Me EP [Mixtape]
The other week, my boy Thic hooked y’all up with a good quality remix of American Gangster by Von Pea (American Angster). Well, today I’m giving you what I personally think is the best
Read More »Jay-Z & Von Pea – American Angster [Mixtape]
I have been pretty open about my opinion of the American Gangster project. It’s aite. I thought it was another step down in the legacy of Jay though. From the Black Album, to Kingdom
Read More »iPod Hustle: Jay-Z vs. Smalltime Rappers
So, you think Jay-Z’s first lyrical battle was with Nas? Oh you kids these days. Naw, for real, the subject of today’s iPod Hustle came from a discussion I had with one of my
Read More »iPod Hustle: Saigon, Thugnificent, Alicia Keys, & 50 Cent
People ask me all the time; “B-Easy, what you rocking to right now?” or “B, what’s on your iPod?” Okay, maybe they e-mail me the questions too. But, I really never answer the questions
Read More »Jay-Z – American Gangster [Review]
It’s November again and just like last year, Jay-Z drops another “post-retirement” album. Jay-Z’s new album American Gangster is inspired by the new flick starring Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe called, uh, also called
Read More »5 Questions: Spellman 5, Backland, Playaz Circle, Jay-Z, & Gary Coleman
Back by popular demand, it’s 5 Questions! This time we have the Spellman 5, Backlands, Playaz Circle, Jay-Z, and last but not least, Gary Coleman! Check it out to see what’s up!
Read More »Why Are Rappers On Chris Martin’s Nuts?
Move over John Mayer, there’s another alternative rocker getting the attention from Hip-Hoppers recently: Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Why? Who the hell knows? Don’t get me wrong, I understand blending genres of music; it’s good
Read More »4 Songs/Beats That Jay-Z Passed On
The other week I heard the original version of Jay-Z’s “Dig A Hole”. The thing that was surprising is that beat that was used was from Fabolous’ “Return Of The Hustle”. While this kind
Read More »Song of the Week: Jay-Z – “So Ghetto”
If you read the staff page or anything written by me on nappyafro.com, you probably know that Jay-Z is my favorite rapper. I’m no Stan or anything; I admit his last album Kingdom Come
Read More »Gangsta Grillz returns, New Jay-Z songs, Lil’ Kim & Young Buck, American Gangster trailer, Common’s album cover, R. Kelly & Usher’s new video, & more
You know what people? Life is hard. Shit, life is real hard. I try not to get to deep when I do this column because it’s supposed to be mostly about Hip-Hop. I guess
Read More »Bad Songs By Great Rappers
Every rapper has produced a bad song. Seriously. Come on people, every rapper has made a mistake or a misjudgment in song selection at least once. Even the greats (as you are about to
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