Jay-Z To Release A Book??

Jay-Z phones V103's Ryan Cameron to speak on his book, Decoded. It sounds interesting as hell. Just what I needed, some clarification on Hov quotes!


Click here to hear the rest of the interview. He speaks about the canceling of the ATL show.

Kanye On The View

He talks about going on tour with Lady Gaga, his new book, & his upcoming concert in Chicago. (Skip to 0:35 to avoid the Heartless intro.)

Jay-Z Interview w/ Angie Martinez 6/8/09

I was going to wait & see if their was going to be a video of this interview available but whatever. Whether you're a fan of this guy or not, you should really listen to this interview. He talks about Death of Auto Tune, Souljaboy, money, & how T-Pain on stage while he was performing @ Summer Jam was not planned. Check it out.

Pharrell Williams Talks Street Dreams

Pharrell Williams Talks "Street Dreams" from nation on Vimeo.

Pharrell talks about his involvement in the skate movie Street Dreams which was put together by Rob Dyrdek & Nino Scalia. The movie comes out June 12th and features some of the best skaters out(Rob Dyrdek, Paul Rodriguez, Ryan Schekler, Terry Kennedy & Ryan Dunn)

The Knux Sound Session Interview

The Knux freestyle on KUBE 93's Sound Session from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.

Showing love to the hometown kids. They discuss their future plans such as a new album & tours. New Orleans' hip hop scene is growing.

Janelle Monae & XIUnivercity

XiU TV featuring Janelle Monae - XiUniverCity.com
Like I would love to be in her presence but I just don't think I would know how to act. She's sooo animated & full of life & I am soooo laid back. It would be awkward. Her eyes blink like a cartoon. I wonder how she keeps her hair up like that...
Check out these dope photos.

Nicki Minaj Talks Wayne or Mane

wtf back-to-back Young Money posts?? It has happen before ya know. But in this one Nicki explains that she is affiliated w/ YM but she's not signed to the label. She also says that she's not signed to Gucci Mane's camp, So Icy. Her, Gucci, & OJ Da Juiceman share the same manager so that's why you've heard her on a slew of tracks w/ Gucci lately.

One On One w/ Lowkey & Nicki Minaj

BET.com Presents: One On One With LowKey & Nicki Minaj from LowKey on Vimeo.

And the young money posts continue. This time we have their 1st lady in an interview presented by BET. I almost choked on my biscuit when they said she was the only female rapper representing hip hop. smh

Lil Wayne Soundcheck Interview

Lil' Wayne Full Soundcheck Interview
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Kid Cudi On Da Spot Freestyle

I never knew dude was that nice off the top.

Mr. Bentley Giant Magazine Photoshoot

Lets Get It!

Kanye Covers Complex Mag + detailed pics of the Air Yeezy's

I don't think I've ever been this excited on a Monday morning in my life! I start driving school this afternoon so that's a plus. And there's a bunch of stuff to post which is also a great thing.I think this is a shitty cover. Be sure to peep out the interview.



I'm having mixed feelings about these kicks. At first I wanted 'em just because hey it's Kanye's sneaker. Then I saw a few pics of 'em about a month ago & I didn't like what I saw. I don't know if it was the time but they just weren't working for me. Now I find myself salivating at the pictures once again. I think if I do buy these shoes I'll have a guilt trip. Just think about it, dropping $250-$300 on a pair of sneaks is a little coldhearted when there are kids in India wearing paper thin sandles. (Decided to give the African kids alone since they always get brought up in the discussion of poverty) I think I'd have to donate a few pair of shoes before I buy these just to make myself feel better about the situation.

Kanye On The Morning Show episode I lost count!

Like I said before, every time I see one of these I always want to pass it up & when I start watching it Kanye always says something incredible! This guy has analogies for days. Check out the 3:30 mark & listen to him mention 'The Devil Wears Prada'.

Kanye On The Morning Show episode 3

There's like a million of these. But I must say that I enjoy listening to Ye talk almost as much as I enjoy listening to Hov.

"I love thinking. I sit around & just think all day. I was hoopin' the other day & I was like, why do all rappers come at me & stuff (cause we was playin' 21) I was like oh rappers come at me because I got 19. When you got 19 & you playin' 21, everybody rushes for you. So basically I got 19."

I think when this guy dies, they're gonna' make a book of his quotes.

Lil Wayne- Prom Queen

I think I want to like this song.. I mean it's not too different from what real rockers do...
Check out his interview with Jimmy Kimmel

Who New? Melani Fiona

MySpace Music Presents Who New? Melanie Fiona

Eight81 interviews Drake

Kanye West on the Wake Up Show

Don't forget to check out 106 & Park tonight to see the debut of Kid Cudi's Day N Night!

Curren$y's Interview with Metal Lungies

ML: What’s it like being an independent artist from New Orleans?

$: It’s refreshing and I feel like a pioneer. I’m happy. Shout out to Master P. We’re black armed and ’bout it ’bout it.

ML: What’s going on in New Orleans right now in terms of hip-hop?

$: I’m seeing a change, man. I didn’t really know that people out here was really even listening to me, to the shit that I’m doing now doing since I’m doing my own music and I’m doing what I really want to do. But I had a show recently and I saw the turnout. I’m seeing that it’s not as behind as people think. People don’t really think that New Orleans has a real, true hip-hop scene, but it does and it’s living and breathing. And I’m a part of it.

ML: The mixtapes had really random themes like Super Tecmo Bowl and Fear & Loathing. How did you pick the themes?

$: I used different titles and shit just to let people know what I’m about. I’m figuring because my album didn’t come out when it was supposed to, like, I went through some things and people didn’t really know enough about me. So, while I was doing the mixtape hustle and everything and I was giving stuff away for free, I figured that I needed to let ‘em know everything about me that they can’t get from interviews and stuff, because I wasn’t doing them. Nobody was really checking for me, so I wasn’t doing any interviews. So, I needed to put in the mixtapes shit about me that would express what kind of person I am. Through them titles and shit, using moving titles and shit, and through the pictures and shit that I used and shit, it let’s you know what kind of stuff I must be into to even come up with that kind of shit for my mixtape shit. From my seven tapes, you can deduce that I’m a game head and I like shoes and I don’t sell cocaine and I’m just chilling and everything’s alright.

ML: You’re big into gaming?

$: Yeah, but I got what I like. I’m online on Rainbow Six: Las Vegas 2. Gamertag spitvicious, all one word if anybody’s looking.

ML: What kind of response have you gotten about the mixtapes?

$: I got a fairly good response about the mixtapes. It seemed like it picked up more after Fear & Loathing in New Orleans. Once I put that one out, I started to really see that more people were recognizing what I was doing. It was making them go back and pick up the other ones too, so that was good. People appreciated what I did and I put out a lot of music. And they feel me for it, so it was well worth it.

ML: Did you get any industry response?

$: Yeah man, like Lupe Fiasco called me, reached out, told me he respected what I was doing and shit. And Pharrel, just a couple of people I bumped into that gave me my credit for shit I’m doing. And that’s what was pushing me too, man. Just like doing this interview is going to push me to do more shit. As long as shit keep going the right way, that’s what’s driving me like that.

ML: Have you gotten any interest from labels?

$: Yeah, a couple of labels have reached out, but nobody is really prepared to understand that I’m not going to make the radio single. Not the one that they want. I feel like any song you put on the radio is a radio single. I think they want another “Where da Cash At” and I’m not gonna do that. If you hear my tapes, you know what kind of music I really make. I can’t force that on the labels. I can’t force them to put me on. Rather than even trying to compromise with the labels or take a lowball, I just decided to do it independent.

ML: A couple of the tracks I’ve heard you on have kind of techno, electronic type beats, like “Drug Flow.” Can we expect more of that?

$: Yeah man, on the album, I did everything that I know worked for me on the tapes. The shit that sounded right those times, that same vibe is going to be present on the album. This is my baby. I’m not tooting my own horn, like I was putting a lot of work into the tapes, I wasn’t just putting no bullshit out, but this is my baby. And everybody who was a part of it looked at it the same way.

ML: When’s [This ain't no Mixtape] coming out?

$: March 31st.

ML: The “Blown Away” track — who produced that?

$: Monsta Beatz. The snippets that we released to the Internet - it was produced entirely by Monsta Beatz. Everything.

ML: Do you ever regret leaving Young Money?

$: No, I never regret leaving Young Money.

ML: When was the last time you spoke to Wayne?

$: Nah, I don’t. I really don’t, because like I was on the cover of XXL a couple of months ago. It’s just a lot of shit that’s going on now. I got more acclaim myself. I got more shit popping on my own. I didn’t do an interview with you when I was with Young Money. We’re doing it now. So I can’t regret, because I’m doing so much now. I’m caught up in it right now.

ML: I heard a little while ago that you were working on something with Wale. Is that ever going to happen?

$: Yeah, man. We’ve been collaborating, man. We’re doing some shit. We trying to get together for the album right quick, but we got some shit in the vault, but I don’t know if I’m going to put that on the album, I’ma just hold on to that. We’re trying to knock some more shit out. That’s my man though. Shout out to Wale and everybody else who was on the XXL cover with me.

ML: Is that how that came about?

$: Nah, we was friends before that. I hit him on MySpace one time like ‘Dude, we gotta get down on some shit,’ and he was like ‘Yeah, I bet,’ and it’s just been good.

ML: How long did it take to make This Ain’t No Mixtape?

$: Maybe a month? Not even? I wanna say like two and a half weeks. I ain’t gonna lie, we had the album before we knew we was putting the album out. It just so happened that I had so many records. I was working with Monsta Beatz to get a couple of records to add to my album and then I did so many records that I was like, ‘Fuck, this a album.’ So I’ma do This Ain’t No Mixtape in volumes, because the majority of one is produced by Monsta Beatz. I got so many other records that I had done with other producers that was supposed to be on the album, but I’ma just gonna drop it in series, man. It’s gonna be wild for a minute. It’s gonna be tight, man. Don’t worry, I’ll send you a Lamborghini or something. It’s gonna be awesome.

ML: Apart from that, what are your future plans? Do you plan to do anymore mixtapes?

$: Yeah, I’m about to get back to the mixtape shit. Trademark got a mixtape coming out next, at some point. [laughs] He’s got records. At some point he’ll put them all on one disc and get some artwork. But shortly. And you could look for a Jets tape collectively and other than that, the Fly Society clothing line — we’re just about to start showing in places like Bloomingdales and Macy’s and shit like that, so shit about to be legit. We did a deal with KR3W, Supra and those guys. We merged, we did a nice deal with those guys, so shit’s about to be overdrive on the fashion tip and that’s only making me more dangerous on the independent because I got more bread to fuck around on this shit for.

ML: What was the last thing you bought?

$: The last thing I bought was two pepperoni personal pan pizzas with breadsticks and a Mountain Dew and a tea for Trademark da Skydiver and the homie Devin. And two Mexican pizzas, one with no beans, and one two Taco Supremes with no lettuce.

Kanye West Covers Detail Magazine

Kanye is about 30 & it's starting to show.

He's gonna be mentioning Theunusualsuspects in a interview one of these days.