Posts Tagged ‘Justin Hunte’
What Is The Real Definition of Freestyle (Video)
January 25, 2019
Interesting. Freestyle vs. off-the-top rhyming. Check out this revisitation of an MTV-televised discussion about historical misunderstandings and their perspectives on what freestyle is for real. Along with perspectives on freestyling in-the-streets vs in-the-industry from today (from Papoose).
The term “Freestyle” is an integral part of Hip-Hop. But what does it mean? This piece delves into the evolution of one of Hip-Hop’s most common, yet most misunderstood terms.
– The Company Man
– @ojones1
Posted in Education, Hip-Hop, Videos | 
Tags: Freestyle, Freestyling, Justin Hunte, meaning of freestyle rhyming, The Company Man, what is freestyling | 
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Opinion: Should Artists Ever ‘Retire’… How Long Is Too Long? (Video)
November 15, 2017
Our good friends over at Dead End Hip Hop, but here’s my belief…..Never Never Never should artist announce they are retiring. They should pop in & out of the scene and quietly fade away. No announcements because no one likes a burnout.
Should artists retire on top or continue until they fall off? DJBooth’s Yoh (@yoh31) wrote an article a few weeks back discussing this topic. While in Los Angeles, we hooked up with Justin Hunte “The Company Man” (Ambrosia for Heads) and Justin Styles (All Def Music) to lend their thoughts on the topic.
– Dead End Hip Hop
Good talk. But since they asked: What are your thoughts?
Posted in Hip-Hop, Opinion, Panel, Videos | Tags: All Def Music, Ambrosia for Heads, burn out, burnout, Conversations, Dead End Hip Hop, Dead End Hip Hop Conversations, DJ BOOTH, DJBooth, Justin Hunte, Justin Styles, Los Angeles, Retirement, Should Rappers Burn Out or Fade Away, should rappers retire, The Company Man, Yoh | No Comments »
Ghostwriting: Rap’s Messiest Secret (Video)
February 20, 2017
Think about your all-around fav emcees. Would they still be if you found out they did not pen those rhymes that have you holding them in such high regard? Welcome to the conversation.
Good breakdown by Justin Hunte on the whole ghostwriting thing. I’ve definitely got thoughts on it. Even put ’em in the Twitterverse from time to time. Not fully accepting or deeply butt hurt by those cats. I am a proponent of calling out folks on their sh!t… even the self-procalaimed ‘god emcees.’
DJ Khaled’s “Shinin†featuring Beyonce and Jay Z seems to include another subliminal aimed at Drake. But what would an outward battle between Hov and Drizzy actually look like, considering the two MCs each come from eras with differing tolerance for ghostwriting? Tyrese let the cat out of the bag during his interview with The Breakfast Club this week. He’s planning to release the ghostwriters and reference tracks to all ghostwritten rhymes included on his next album under his rap alias, Black Ty. But how is lyrical greatness defined when crews are enlisted to craft classics? Stones Throw Records MC Homeboy Sandman, as well as Rude Jude from the All Out Show on Shade45 share their perspective on rap’s dirtiest secret.
– HipHopDX
People forget abt that Kanye reference verse & flow for Jay Z. Young Chris whisper style getting jacked by Jay Z too https://t.co/8RVmF9Zg6x
— Jay Force (@Jayforce) February 18, 2017
Posted in Hip-Hop, Interview, Series, Videos | Tags: Collaboration, collaborative writing, Ghostwriting, HipHop DX, HipHopDX, Justin Hunte, Rap's Messiest Secret, The Great Ghostwriting Debate | No Comments »
