Previously: With So Many Reunions, Is Hip-Hop Back In The Early 2000s?
Puff Daddy And Mase Reunite... On Instagram
G-Unit Reunites At Summer Jam, Fight Breaks Out
Caught up in all the Jay Z-Solange hoopla was the extortion case Hov was pursuing against former Roc-A-Fella engineer, Chauncey Mahan. To give you a brief refresher, Mahan claimed that he had the master recordings of Jay Z records that were recorded between 1998-2002 and thought to be lost forever...
On Feb. 10, 2004, hip-hop was introduced to Kanye West, the rapper, with his debut album College Dropout. The singles from this album were soulful and awe-inspiring. The execution of the roll out was near-perfect, and Kanye crafted a well-rounded debut body of work that at the time was the total contrast to the street anthems that were being pumped out over the radio...
They say clothes make the man. In the case of hip-hop, the chain makes the crew. The blind sine of a crew's signature pendant can help brand your label and give aspiring artists something to strive for. A beautiful chain can be the signature of your crew's success and make you the envy of the streets. Sometimes not...
In two days, the legendary (and mysteriously elusive) Harlem rapper Cam'ron is slated to release his new mixtape Ghetto Heaven, Volume 1. While Cam has built a reputation on making false promises (for concerts, new songs, new albums), at this point even news of potential new music from Cam is exciting enough for us...