P.O.S – Optimist (VIDEO)

Dope as hell sorry if Im late with this but this is incredible stuff right here. Need more music like this in my life

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Soledad O’Brien Speaks on Barack Obama’s Presidency (VIDEO)

Nuff Respect to rolling out for this one. This is exactly the kind of thing that I want this site to get into eventually, talking to people who are not normally in the Hip-Hop sphere about things that matter to Hip-Hop heads. Soledad is also hot. more footage after the jump.

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Mike Jones and the Gold Chain Ecosystem

The return of illdoc.

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4/20! pt 1 of 2 (Documentary)

You know what time it is. You can watch this and part two after the jump right in time for 4:20 on 4/20. smoke something.

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*ThrowBack Post* Goodie Mob “Soul Food” (VIDEO)

My ol boy from the point but I’m from Southwest. Hope you are enjoying this day. The intro alone is worth the price of admission.

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*ThrowBack Post* Kanye West – Jesus Walks (VIDEO)

Happy Easter Folks!!!! This was always my favorite version of this video.

“2Pac, Jay-Z, and Biggie didn’t get to the shit Wayne’s done” – Baby

Random Foolishness of the week? Or the realist thing Baby ever said? Lets examine the facts. First, here’s Baby’s entire quote from a recent vibe interview.

“He can rap, he can sing, he’s just an artist,” he says. “I don’t think no one will ever be greater [than Wayne] because I don’t think no one puts in the time or the quality. If someone do come along, can you imagine what he’ll have to do? He got to put out on thousand mixtapes, do a thousand records [and] sell 100 million records. 2Pac, Jay-Z and Biggie didn’t get to the shit Wayne’s done.”

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Did Rap Kill The Black Male Singer?

 

Props to my mom for sending this over to me. Word Mama Benhameen dropping knowledge on yall. Definitely a worthy read.

How many of you know who the best selling Black male singer in the world for 2008 was? I bet you’ll never get this right, without a few clues. Well, he’s 50 years old, considered washed up and too controversial to sell, plus the majority of his songs are more than 25 years old. It’s Michael Jackson, who sold more than Usher, Chris Brown, Ne-yo, John Legend, and Seal. The King of Pop sold nearly as many records worldwide as the #1 best-selling artist in the US regardless of race, Lil Wayne, whose genre of hip hop lost 19.8 percent in sales from the previous year. Michael Jackson’s song catalog sold 2.9 million copies with Thriller 25 topping over 2.3 million by itself, plus Michael didn’t even promote it and performed nowhere! Shocking isn’t it! (Lil Wayne sold nearly 3 million)

Bun B Interview (VIDEO)

Shouts to global grind. Hit the jump for part one of this joint. In part two he speaks on the FINAL UGK album, his love for kicks and other matters. In part one he speaks on surviving the financial situation we find ourselves in.  I always love hearing dude speak cause he is obviously highly educated, or informed and articulate may be better wording, but when he rhymes it’s so southern. Respect to one of the best to ever do it.

Puff Daddy – Once Upon A Time in America.

This is a dope interview/documentary with the one and only Puff Daddy P. Diddy Mr. Pro Active Puff Daddy P. Twitty. They get into the making of Ready to Die and the formation of Bad Boy.  Check the blog over at hookedattheamericandream. Excellent work gentlemen.  Parts two and three after the jump.

 

 

Lil Wayne x Katie Couric (Pre-Grammy Interview)

Seriously that’s a sentence I never thought I would have to type. Lil Wayne and Katie Couric? Hell must be cold this time of year. oh and this is just ten minutes of it the whole thing airs tonight I think.

EDIT : Lil Wayne’s most memorable interviews courtesy of Complex.

Mike Tyson’s Best Quotes Ever x Quotes to Live By?

I know it’s been a while since we’ve done a quotes to live by. But in honor of Mike’s new documentary had to drop this one for you. Not sure if anyone of Mike’s quotes are things you wanna base your life around though…but hey thats on you.

True Hip-Hop Stories: Joe Ski Love

Once Again D-Nice brings the knowledge. This time the creator of the Infamous “Pee Wee Dance”.

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Bellaire Police Shoot Man in his Own DriveWay.

EDIT: Video after the jump. Still suck at stopping the auto play.

Yeah the title says it all. Top it off this is my hometown. Don’t let the Bellaire shit fool you this is Houston, Texas. Bellaire is traditionally a slightly upper class neighboorhood, but that seems to have changed in recent years. Spotted at Ian’s spot, where this bonus information comes from. hit the jump.

Peter Rosenberg and DJ Premier

SMH at people clapping when he says he’s into porn…I mean who isn’t but come on now. After the jump more videos…..