Archive for the ‘Hip Hop Interviews’ Category
Coco appears on Look who’s talking with Jakk Doe
Friday, October 22nd, 2010Actor Mike Rapaport top 12 Hip Hop MCs
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010Actor Mike Rapaport top 12 Hip Hop MCs
J Cole thinks his Album will go Platinum
Saturday, October 9th, 2010I doubt he sells a total of 100,000 copies and that is with the Label buying back 50,000 of them. It is tough to sell anything these days unless you have been in the game for years or you have a huge commercial radio hit. The record buyers don’t buy records anymore we just download them for free.
Roc Nation’s J. Cole recently talked about his forthcoming debut album and how he is not allowing fear of dismal record sales to play with his mind. When asked if he was scared of being unable to live up to sales expectations, Cole admitted his confidence in the upcoming LP.
“Nah, they’re not the same. I don’t have a fear of not delivering, I know I’m going to deliver, and I don’t have a fear of sales because – I wouldn’t call it a fear of sales because I don’t place that much emphasis on the sales, but I definitely have an excitement over the sales. I want to sell a godrillion. But I’m not scared I’m going sell 10,000 records. I’m not afraid of that.”
Young Buck says Dr Dre and Eminem dont Speak to Him
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Young Buck has discussed his relationship with Dr. Dre and revealed past failed attempts to get a hold of the Doc.
Despite being associated with Dre during his days as a G-Unit member, Buck said he has not gotten in touch with him for over three years.
“Dr. Dre is an individual who I wish I heard from at some point in time because his voice in my situation would means a lot. He don’t have to on my side or [50 Cent's] side, but just say something, bro. I even told Game to say ‘what’s up’ to Dre for me, but I haven’t heard anything..I haven’t received an email or spoken to Dre in three years…I haven’t heard from Dr. Dre or Eminem… not to say my situation is any part of their business but at a point in time I was sitting in front of these dudes. And I’m not looking for them to take sides or anything, but it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out what is being done to me from their artist.”
Eminem nominated for 8 MTV Video Music Awards
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010MTV has announced that Eminem and pop star Lady Gaga lead all nominees for a Moonman Award during MTV’s 2010 MTV Video Music Awards.
Lady Gaga racked up thirteen nominations this year, while Eminem came in second with a total of 8 nods.
Songs like “Bad Romance” and “Telephone” earned the pop singer nominations for “Video of the Year,” “Best Collaboration” and “Best Female Video,” while rapper Eminem is vying for “Best Male Video” and “Video of the Year” amongst others, for his song “Not Afraid.”
“Apparently MTV doesn’t care that I have two massive stadium shows on the other side of the country the day after the VMA’s. F me, right?!?!,” Eminem said in a statement released today August 3rd. “I mean, I’ll be there but don’t expect me to be nice about it.”
Other nominees include Jay-Z and Alicia Keys for “Empire State of Mind,” Swizz Beatz and Jay-Z for “On to the Next One,” Kid Cudi, MGMT & Ratatat for “Pursuit Of Happiness,” Justin Bieber and Ludacris for “Baby” and others.
The 27th Annual MTV Video Music Awards will air love from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12th at 9:00 PM.
Charles Hamilton goes crazy and checks himself into Mental Hospital
Tuesday, July 27th, 2010Charles Hamilton has reportedly checked into the NewYork Presbyterian Mental Hospital in an effort to gain control over his life.
Speaking in an interview, Hamilton explained his decision to seek medical help.
“Basically my stay here NY Presbyterian Mental Hospital is like identical to my stay in the industry. As far as being the new guy in here having to deal with politics & people trying to control you. The critics would have to be the doctors and the rounds medicine guys. So you can say this is like an experiment to see if the industry is really like an asylum or if I was the one bugging. Some say the Industry is like High School but it’s just like a mental hospital.”
Hamilton is also determined to prove a point while being closely looked after.
“My fellow artists would have to be my fellow patients, and they’re just as frustrated as [rappers] cause they have to take their meds and the patients in the Industry [rappers] have to take their medicine which is Industry politics. I’m the retard who takes off my med bracelet and I just do exactly what I’m not supposed to do. All I would normally do, like the stuff I do people think it’s irregular and people that really know me are like what’s everyone mad about he’s just being himself. In this hospital I can really be my natural self. Just like I am in the Industry but everyone is so content with putting up this fake imagery that feel like being yourself ruins your image. Everything I’ve done in this industry, whether it was based on outside speculation, peer pressure, or the outside feeling I was being extorted or the outside feeling I was buggin out, I remained true to me. I do it like I’ve done everything else in my life, it’s just like I’ve Alway been Valedictorian Material But I’ve made sure I was the class failure just to prove a point to administrators and the people who make money off students in the school. I’m the kid in the back of the class that will probably get beat up by all your favorite bullies and is smarter than any kid that’s ever stepped into the school but is failing.
50 Cent says he will not Beef anymore
Thursday, July 22nd, 201050 Cent has decided to cease being painted as the “bad guy” in rap beefs and will stop entertaining artists with diss records. “A lot of times, earlier in my career, I was competing with artists because that was what I loved about hip-hop: The idea that battling someone was necessary to defend your spot and you had to take on all challengers so I did that constantly. No one thinks that way now and everyone looks at me like I’m the Broad Street Bully. The younger kids coming up missed that time frame, and even the conscious rap is gone too. The stuff that Common Sense and Talib Kweli and Mos Def were rhyming about. What was socially conscious and responsible about the music has been replaced by hipster kids in skinny jeans and mohawks looking like a bunch of homos.
COSIGN
Of course, that’s always been around, but it was usually confined to the Village. Artists have always had the opportunity to influence the culture, but now it’s the other way around: They’re trying to look like their audience to attract their audience. Now you can’t tell the difference between a Led Zeppelin fan and a hip-hop fan.”
Speaking in an interview with radio personality Tim Westwood, Fif said he never sparked rap beefs.
“I don’t have…issues with people until they say things that make me feel like they want a problem,” said the Queens rapper. “Point to one situation that I’ve been in, one altercation where I was competing with another artist that I’ve started…Ain’t that hip-hop? There’s always been battling. It’s always been a part of the culture. In the future, because I’ve been kind of captured as the actual bad guy on some level because they watch me compete and win and it feels like it was effortless, I will make a point to not even respond. I will just look and watch people when they say things.”
