Interview
The Stars Of “Den Of Theives” Speak On Their Upcoming Featuring Film (Video)
This is the coolest part of Hip-Hop.
Preach on it 50 Cent! Hanging out with a descendant of Hip-Hop royalty, O’Shea Jackson Jr. (a rising movie star himself), Gerard Butler (Lionitis from “300” man, come on!) and Pablo Schreiber all talk sh!t AND talk up their “Den Of Theives” movie with the Breakfast Club.
(The exec producer of “Power” bringing the A-List cast through to do a promo round on Power 105 is a power move fa’sho.)
Aries Spears Speaks On Black Thought’s Funk Flex Freestyle And Challenges Young Rappers To Step Up (Video)
Lean in around 7 minutes in. You are gonna need to watch this entire clip. But Aries Spears is speaking REAL LIFE to REAL HIP-HOP in this. Right there #ThatPart
And yeah. Being young, of a different era, that ‘old heads did drugs, gangsta ish and money talk rhymes, too’… stop it with all that; and hold this ‘L’ if you can’t.
Wack was wack back then. And it is now.
Salute to ALL artists for the COURAGE it takes to share your gift. Respect. But we LOVE dope music. At best, we ‘cool’ on the rest. And when we talk about being dope, we speak to the greatest in rap We mean those who speak to the Hip-Hop Nation. Folks we can stand on 20+ years later.
I submit all the music I try-out to a 20-year test. Black Thought and those of his ilk (Andre 3K, Scarface, Common, and many more) passed. I submit that Joey Bada$$, K. Dot, J. Cole, A$AP Rocky… will pass that test. But a lot of that work that Aries sh!t on in this will not.
Time will tell. And bet it won’t take 20 years.
– @ojones1
Up Early In The Morning, On-Air In The Studio, CyHi The Prynce Puts In Promo Work… Because “No Dope On Sundays”… That’s Why! (Video)
“No Dope On Sundays” is out now. Looking for the dope stories, the beats & bars, the Hip-Hop inspiration?? This LP, this CyHi… Yeah. And He showed up on Ebro In The Morning to talk about it!
CyHi The Prynce stops by to clear out rumors about what took the album so long, talk about the return of the Old Kanye, and drop some bars!
– Hot 97
Drink Champs: Steve Stoute Speaks (Video)
So we got [Red Hot Lover]Tone… of Tone and Poke, of Trackmasters – production POWER, ’nuff said. And we got Steve Stoute Mr. Multi-Million Dollar-Dealing (like for Jay-Z, Kanye West, LeBron James, Tom Brady, and Mary J. Blige. Oh yeah, and Nas’ former manager.
So, yeah, the two came to drink good, smoke good… and talk about making hits back in the day and making a triumphant return to the music biz.
(And that ain’t all. Hit the jump for more!)
Memphis Bleek And Universal Music Get Behind Casanova And Give Him The Push (Video)
Casanova talks trust vs. loyalty and returning to the spotlight with fun music instead of “hooli” music (like for the hooligans, like that hella-hard azz f**k boy “Don’t Run” jawn he put out a year or so ago). Right there with him, Memphis Bleek (yeah, that one) talks about making Cas music with the Rocafella ‘strong-arm’ in effect.
– @ojones1
“The Untitled Action Bronson Show” feat. Rickey Smiley & Jacques Torres (Video)
This is “The Untitled Action Bronson Show”… you muthaf**kers! Hahaaa!
Now how is Bronson gonna start in with a flattering comment on the career influence of Rickey Smiley, flip it into an admission that he was actually waiting to watch “BET Uncut” and move right into eating Smiley’s frosted flake encrusted mac-n-cheese to Rickey rocking it jazzy on the keys with the band???
Oh, who knows? Well, you will; once you watch this episode!
– @ojones1
T-Pain Speaks On Not Pressing Cash Money For His Royalties, Putting His Music Over Family And Pushing On (Video)
When T-Pain was T-Pain, every up-n-coming artist wanted that “T-Pain” effect on their music. Those who could afford to, collab’d with him (making for some long money)… the rest attempted to duplicate the magic of that which he made famous for Hip-Hop & crunk-n-B. That autotune groundswell he started and became known for; that made for his longevity!
T-Pain on the birth of autotune, cash money debts, new music and more.
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
Nas & Rakim Speak On Being Universally Recognized For Their Great Works And Recognize Each Others’ (Video)
You no longer have to wish to be a fly on the wall when the G.O.D.M.C.’s Rakim and Nas politic. It’s right here. And wanna know what’s super-dope? They both admit that, setting out, they wanted to impress those who impressed them. AND that they impressed each other!
How have you not passed out at the prospect of this convo yet??!!??
(Arrrgh! My skull is cracking trying to hold onto the very idea. Dopeness overdose in convo form. Watch!)
– @ojones1
Angela Rye Curves Omarosa In Every Way, Speaks On Net Neutrality-Related Legislation, And Sexual Abuse Allegations In The News (Video)
“All my skin-folk ain’t my kinfolk.” That’s Angela Rye quoting Zora Neale Hurston while throwing a shade blanket on top of Omarosa!
Mic dropped!
– @ojones1
Tiffany Haddish Tells Trevor Noah How ‘Roscoe’ Won Her Heart (Video)
And there we have it! ‘Roscoe’ kept wooing his beautiful coworker-at-the-time Tiffany Haddish, caught her on the rebound after a bad breakup, took her to his ‘X-Men Mansion’ and spit the shutdown game through teary eyes… And. Got. Them. DRAWS!!
YOOOO! You MUST watch this clip! Hilarious!!
– @ojones1
Antonio & Terricka Cromartie Speak On Their New Reality Show (Video)
Daaaamn! They got 14 kids though???? After a vasectomy???? Yeah, that’s a reality show if nothing else. And I’ve watched a couple; not bad, no crazier than any other show. So Antonio retires from playing with a team of eleven [on the field] to a family of more.
Actually, that’s just the start of a pretty good interview. Watch.
– @ojones1
Trick Daddy Talks About Today’s Rap Game And The Eat-A-Booty Gang (Video)
Wow. Vlad has Miami-Dade’s OG Trick Daddy sitting with him for an eight-parter… and they cover EVERYTHING from effeminate gangsta rappers to Trina’s gangsta, to MJ and so much more. Start above and hit the jump for parts 2 through 8.
Science: Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Take on Aliens And Why We Should Become A Multiplanetary Species (Video)
Worried about the possibility of aliens enslaving us based on the way WE (humans) have acted throughout history? You would not be alone. Great minds hold that opinion, too. Minds like Dr. Stephen Hawking (like many others) assume that any advanced culture would conquer one it finds inferior. Dr. Tyson respectfully (and optimistically) disagrees.
Neil deGrasse Tyson responds to Stephen Hawkings view on aliens. He also discusses artificial intelligence.
– JRE Clips
Great heady theoretical talk that we can all follow. Cool.
– @ojones1
Gia Casey Clowns Hubby DJ Envy And Talks About Donating 12 Days Of Christmas (Video)
Haaaa! They threw Envy under all kinds of buses. C Tha God and Angela Yee… AND his wifey Gia Casey. Daaaamn! Hilarity meets charity in this interview. Talk topics running from dildos to donations? Yeah, they are cray-zee!
– @ojones1
Irv Gotti Does Not Smoke Much. But When He Does, It’s With N.O.R.E. And DJ EFN (Video)
I’ve come here to get drunk… and high… with my guy N.O.R.E.
– Irv Gotti
Will you admit to wanting to watch this just to see who gets the Murderrrr shade from Tha I-N-C Boss? It’s okay, it’s more than that, but hands up. Drink Champs welcomes Irv mf’n Gotti!
The Murder Inc. co-founder talks ruining his friendship with J.Lo, making music with Bobby Brown, and Suge Knight beefs. He also calls Drake a genius and compares him to Eminem.
– Drink Champs
And whatcha’ll know about DJ Irv!?
Erykah Badu On The Soul Train Awards, Just Letting Moments She Makes Happen, Her ‘For The D!ck Challenge’ And The Joy Of Performing In The Moment (Video)
Did you see that Erykah Badu interview last year? It’s enough to say that there was a Badu interview to pique interest. Because it will be interesting to talk to the eclectic Neo-Soul songstress every time, at least.
Erykah Badu on her online persona, creating moments on stage, Soul Train Awards + more…
– Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM
And those Soul Cyphers Badu do end up being pretty good, too.
– @ojones1
Jordan Peele Speaks On The Success Of “Get Out” (Video)
First of all, there was a college course on Peele’s movie, “Get Out.” Let’s start there. THEN let’s talk about him dropping in on this unique addition to the curriculum. Well, with Colbert… he and Stephen talk about it.
– @ojones1
Jimmy Fallon Welcomes His ‘Second Favorite Rapper’ For A Chat (Video)
Tarik Trotter aka Black Thought of The Roots and Jimmy Fallon discuss the 10-minute Funk Flex Freestyle that smoked and left the Interwebs wide open. Look back on here and see how Thought got down and shut the off-top rhyme game down… AFTER you watch the talk clip above.
– @ojones1
Cam’ron Says He Did Not Diss Ma$e. He’s Just Telling The Truth About Him (Video)
For all the folks out there thinking that Ma$e ‘won’ that beef with Cam… or that they even know the whole way it went or how it ought to go… Hold the phone! Watch and learn something; at least Cam’ron’s side of the story.
I’ve never dissed Ma$e. I’m telling you stories about real life situations… I’ve never made up [anything] like… “f*cked my sister”… the imaginary sister I don’t have…
– Cam’ron
So, let’s start there. Click play and watch Cam break it down.