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Back in 1987 Eric B & Rakim’s classic debut album Paid In Full featured this picture of them posing with Fort Greene Brooklyn’s infamous Supreme Magnetic (above left) and Kelvin “50 Cent” Martin (below right)
Eric B. & Rakim’s “Paid in Full” album was release in July 7, 1987.
Kelvin “50 Cent” Martin passed away three months later.
Here’s Infamous Times: The Original 50 Cent, The Documentary.
4th December 1990. Victor DeJesus is chillin on Pitkin Ave in Brownsville…
He stopped by Soul Shack record shop to buy the Brand Nubian’s Wake Up tape…
The Rest of the Day is (Crooklyn) History
If you’re used to think of a master plan in a terrible car,
you can call it a “think tank”.
That’s another lesson from Dante Ross‘ Hip Hop History 101.
This one takes place between 112th St. and Broadway.
Words of wisdom !
Courtesy of Dante Ross
DJ Enuff gave his theory on one of the biggest (boring) hip hop collaboration.
He explains how, back in ‘98, Isaac Hayes asked his opinion about whether he should allow Jay to sample “The Theme From Shaft”.
You can Check Enuff’s Fun Fact video by clicking on Isaac
New York City Council Deputy Majority Leroy Comrie (D-Queens) hosted a ceremony yesterday to officially rename the corner of Hollis Avenue and 205th Street as “Run DMC JMJ Way” in honor of the legendary Hall of Fame rap group that began their career in this community. With hundreds of Southeast Queens’ residents in attendance, Rev. Run and DMC joined with family members of the late group member Jam Master Jay to officially unveil the new street sign and become the first hip hop artists to be honored with a New York City street naming.
The ceremony was co-hosted by Power 105 radio personality (and Hollis native) Ed Lover and WBLS radio personality Dr. Bob Lee. Also in attendance were New York State Senate President Malcolm Smith (D-Queens), hip hop legends Rahiem (of Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five) and Kangol Kid (UTFO). The invocation was delivered by Rev. Carleen Thorbes of New Jerusalem Baptist Church.
Thibault de Longeville & Lisa Leone document the Mecca of shoes
“You swear you can run faster !“
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Roberto Guzman Rosado Jr. – better known as the rapper Tru Life – was arrested three days ago for the June 15 stabbings that left a second victim in critical condition.
The 33-year-old is jailed on Rikers Island on charges of murder, assault and weapons possession, police said. Rosado’s brother, Marcus, also surrendered Wednesday night at his lawyer’s office, sources said Thursday. Marcus Rosado is to be arraigned on murder charges.
The stabbings occurred around 9:30 a.m. as part of an ongoing dispute that began earlier at Club Pasha on W. 46th St., police sources said. Rosado and his brother are accused of chasing Jason Gray, 30, and Christopher Guerrero, 20, into the lobby of a building on E. 26th St. Cops said the duo pulled knives and stabbed Guerrero in the stomach and Gray in the chest. Guerrero died of his wounds; Gray was critically injured. The original disagreement involved Black and Marcus Rosado brother, the sources said.
Tru Life was signed to a six-figure deal in 2005 by Jay-Z, who was won over by Rosado’s braggadocio in a face-to-face meeting. Rosado told the hip-hop mogul that he was pronounced legally dead at Bellevue Hospital following a shooting, but survived.
((source: New York Post)
200 Hip Hop Artists recreate A Great Day in Harlem on 17 East 126th Street
Monk, Mingus, Lester Young… A Great Day In Harlem, Art Kane, 1958
The Greatest Day, Gordon Parks, 1998 (yes, the same Gordon who did Shaft)
Making of the XXL Magazine Photoshoot directed by Nelson George
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Life and tribulations of IG Off (and Hazadus)
You already know that It can be much more than 60 seconds…
Here’s 20 minutes taken from…
Percy Chapman aka Trag is a true master.
You can check his credentials in this documentary about…
“Queensbridge: the world’s largest housing project, with the richest legacy in hip-hop: from The Juice Crew, to Nas, Mobb Deep and the realest of them all: Tragedy. While still in his mother’s womb, Tragedy’s dad is shot dead. Thirteen years later, with his mom hooked on smack, Trag has to hustle to survive, but the kid’s a rap genius and is signed to the world famous Juice Crew ’til he’s busted and sent to Riker’s at 16. Trag emerges political, releasing his Intelligent Hoodlum album. ‘Nuff respect, but he’s eclipsed by young rapper Nas. Trag falls prey to the streets where he discovers teen rappers Capone-N-Noreaga. After dissing Snoop Dogg, they get a record deal. Trag is hailed as a genius for masterminding their geo-political War Report album.
Capone is busted and Noreaga finds stardom, leaving Trag to starve. Then Trag’s mom ODs. At first Trag turns to crime, then finds inspiration, turning pain to beauty with underground albums Against All Odds and Still Reporting. Trag meets Nore to talk about making music together again, but cops pull up on ‘em, throwing Trag in jail. Out on bail, Trag is still reporting from the hood, keeping it real in Queensbridge.“
Prison sentence: On December 27, 2007, Tragedy was convicted of selling narcotics and sentenced to a maximum of four years in prison.
He is scheduled to be released on January 21, 2011
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“One of hip-hop’s most successful stars, Jay Z, was arrested last night in the stabbing of a record promoter during a hip-hop party in a Midtown club, officials said.
“The police had been searching for Jay Z, 29, whose real name is Shawn Carter, after Lance Rivera of Untertainment Records was stabbed in the stomach and shoulder on Wednesday night at the Kit Kat Club on West 43rd Street, near Times Square. A second man, Kory Jackson-Lopez, was punched in the face at the party.
Murray Richman, Mr. Carter’s lawyer, said that his client surrendered at 6 last night at the Midtown South Precinct on West 35th Street.
”We have been in communication with police since early this morning, and we decided to turn him in today,” Mr. Richman said. ”We’re not trying to avoid anything.”
Officer Martin Foley, a Police Department spokesman, said last night that Mr. Carter was under arrest in connection with the attack. Charges were pending, he said.
Mr. Rivera, 33, a promoter who has helped make stars out of rappers, was taken to St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, where he was treated and later released. Mr. Jackson-Lopez, 29, was also treated and released. Keep reading →
The making of The Boy Genius by Kwamé
Kwamé The Boy Genius (Atlantic, 1989)
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“On Monday, November 16, NYSE Euronext will host the second annual “Mentoring Madness” event at the New York Stock Exchange in conjunction with Global Entrepreneurship Week. At this year’s event, Maria Bartiromo, anchor of CNBC’s “Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo” and managing editor of the nationally syndicated “Wall Street Journal Report with Maria Bartiromo,” will host a discussion with four successful entrepreneurial CEOs — Calvin “Snoop Dogg” Broadus, Rapper and Entrepreneur; Blake Mycoskie, Founder of TOMS Shoes; Stephen Hanson, Founder and President of BR Guest Restaurant Group and Barry Sternlicht, Chairman and CEO of Starwood Capital Group. These leaders and entrepreneurs will discuss the pivotal points in their business plan development, as well as talk about their major influences, taking their ideas to the next level and the resources they used to accomplish their dreams.“
When Bobbito speaks, Hip Hop listens. But it wasn’t always that way.
Then A&R Bobbito begged Russell Simmons to sign Akinyele and Organized Konfusion, but Rush turned a deaf ear…
So guess what happened when Nas’ demo tape came down the pipeline…
In the years since the Me & The Biz video shoot, hundreds of fans have reported seeing a living Biz puppet in small towns across the USA and the world.
If you get a minute, look at what Chairman Mao’s been hiding in Ego Trip’s stash house in Chelsea…
