Lil Wayne Arrested
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 by James in Crime, Music
Proving there’s no such thing as bad press and that face and neck tattoos make for a killer mug shot, rapper Lil’ Wayne (born Dwayne Michael Carter) was arrested by border patrol at a US Border checkpoint on Interstate 8 in Dateland, AZ, on Tuesday night around 11:30 PM. Drug-sniffing dogs alerted officers that something might be afoot and Wayne’s bus, which was transporting 11 other people, was pulled aside for a consensual search.
Officers found:
Three guns (two of which legally registered, plus a third “mystery” gun reportedly belonging to Wayne [...]
New Shala & Zebo Track: “The Great Chicago Winter Remix”
Posted on 10. Jan, 2008 by Ms. Nickels in Internet, Lifestyle, Music
In case you’re a fool, Shala from Qualo is one of the hottest rappers out of Chicago. Here’s the “The Great Chicago Winter” remixed by Zebo.
And here’s the original with acapellas and instrumentals. Enjoy, ears!
Jay-Z Readies Second Post-Retirement Release
Posted on 21. Sep, 2007 by James in Film, Music
Much like the death of a comic book character, the retirement of a rapper is rarely permanent. It wasn’t long after Jay-Z called it quits that a new song popped up on a Budweiser commercial, leading to his first “comeback” album, Kingdom Come, which was pretty much a dud. Now, the New York Times is reporting the 37-year-old rapper/mogul is readying his second post-retirement release. The forthcoming album, American Gangster, is inspired by the yet-to-be released Denzel Washington film of the same name. Though Jay-Z had nothing to do with [...]
Merles & Rap
Posted on 20. Aug, 2007 by Daniel Taylor in Blog
Our homie, the venerable MC Oroville, has recently stepped his game up to blog level, with Oroville’s Merles & Rap. Bookmark this shit because there WILL be some real talk goin down.
Ali Invented Rap?
Posted on 06. Dec, 2006 by Dap1 in Blog
From ESPN.com
The ESPN documentary “Ali Rap” (airing Saturday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN) is built loosely on the premise that Muhammad Ali unknowingly invented rap music, simply by being himself in public. If true, this would mean that rap did not originate (as commonly believed) in the South Bronx during the ’70s; it would mean rap was invented in Kentucky during the ’60s.
