“It’s been 4 years since Hip Hop icon Q-Tip has sat down with Elliott Wilson, but the 2 sat down and caught up right before A Tribe Called Quest hit the Barclays stage for what they are toting as their last performance ever. Will ATCQ ever reunite after this Yeezus tour? What’s else is in the works for Q-Tip? Find out the truth.”
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Honoring birthday of Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace, The Boogeyman Yasiin Bey released this latest Freestyle entitled “Bey,” the artist formerly known as Mos Def spits some bars over LiL Wayne “John (If I Die Tonight)” pay homage to the late great B.I.G. Brooklyn Finest who would’ve have turned 40 yesterday.
“Santigold has become one of the most visionary, kinetic, thrilling artists in pop by following her dreams. No, literally. Actual dreams have played a key role in White’s life since she was a kid growing up in a leafy part of Philadelphia. The idea of becoming a professional musician struck her while she was asleep at age 15, though she didn’t act on it until she was 25, when she quit her job as an Epic Records A&R rep to front the punky pop band Stiffed (who released one album, Burned Again, produced by Bad Brains’ Darryl Jenifer). “I didn’t see myself as a songwriter; I felt myself as a songwriter,” she recalls of the teenage premonition. “I heard music, and I was writing down all the notes and composing it. But I didn’t know how to write music.” Check out the Full Interview at Spin Magazine
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We know, We know, We know but we love that Yasiin took it to the complete opposite side of the spectrum from Jay-Z and Kanye West. Yasiin Bey, formerly known as Mos Def dropped the visual interpretation of his rendition of The Throne’s ubiquitous song as it is also very important for the culture of Hip Hop. Press Play below