Posts Tagged ‘Hip Hop Legends’

Kurtis Blow to Co-Host The Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards

Hip Hop Legend Kurtis Blow is set to co-host the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Awards in June. This will be the first broadcast of the awards show since it aired in national and international syndication. It will also appear on the BET Cable Network.

This year’s show, which will take place in New York, will feature a week of activities leading up to the televised program. Among the events will be several community outreach projects, a VIP reception, artist parties and programs honoring industry pioneers and New York City leaders.

The week will end with the unveiling of the Manhattan Home of the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Museum & Entertainment Complex, which will introduce over 120 jobs to the community, according to a press release. The new museum is expected to generate an estimated $400 million in revenue.

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Hip Hop Legend Ice Cube to Drop New Album “I Am The West”

I AM THE WEST…is the name of my new record. After completing about 65% of my music, this is the perfect title. This shit is cocky, no apologies, West Coast gangsta shit. I can’t help it. That’s what I do. June seems too tight for a release, but July is very doable. We’ll see how things go. Now that I have my title, I can work on the concept of my photoshoot and artwork. I want to provide early merch before the drop date.

For 7 or 8 years now the West Coast has been trying to do music that appeals to the South and Mid-West. The words, “too West Coast” would be heard throughout the industry whenever our music was played. Even by our own dj’s. Left coast MC’s were now trying to change their sound to cater to all the followers. We lost our way. Thank God for b-boys like Snoop, The Game & WC for keeping the West alive, but we were all guilty of over reaching. No more. At least not from me. I do it how I feel it; not how I think it should be done. Radio fucked us up. I hate the politics at radio. I don’t know who to pay to get my shit played. Having a hot song is not enough. Ridiculous.

I AM THE WEST. It’s coming….

Keep It Gangsta

Ice Cube

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KRS-One on one: Hip-hop needs more women

What do you think is missing in hip-hop today?

KRS ONE: “I am not just saying this because you [a woman] are asking the question, this is my real answer: More women. More women. Not just emcees or b-girls, but women taking control of hip-hop. Let me be culturally-specific- hip-hop’s women should teach hip-hop’s men how to speak to them. Because when we learn how to speak to you, we can learn how to speak to the whole business world. It’s not just about respecting you…it is…but it’s deeper than just respecting another human being. Everytime you degrade a person, you degrade yourself, because you are standing next to that person. You can’t diss a person, and not diss yourself…I should say ‘she’s a queen.’ And what does that make me? A king. So now at the end of the day, what’s missing in hip-hop? Knowledge of self, that should only come from women. I know that sounds feminist, but that’s real talk.

CP: But men can be feminists, too.

KRS ONE: No doubt. But they are scared. They’re cowards.

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Original Rap Radio DJ ‘Mr. Magic’ Died Today

Legendary hip hop DJ John “Mr. Magic” Rivas died of a heart attack this morning.

Mr. Magic was the first DJ to bring rap music to a major radio station, he kicked off Rap Attack in 1983 on WBLS-FM in New York City.

Rap Attack featured Marley Marl as the DJ and Tyrone “Fly Ty” Williams as the show’s co-producer. Magic’s reign on New York airwaves lasted six years and was instrumental in broadening the scope and validity of hip hop music.

Mr. Magic reappeared in 2002 on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City’s fictitious radio station Wildstyle Pirate Radio, portraying himself.
Said Biggie Smalls

“Every Saturday, Rap Attack, Mr. Magic, Marley Marl.”

Tupac Shakur revealed that his early days were influenced by Mr. Magic. Shakur mentioned Mr. Magic on the track, “Old School,” from the 1995 release, Me Against The World.

Miss Info posted a letter from DJ Premier this morning remembering the man’s accomplishments:

HE PAVED THE WAY FOR ALL RADIO STATIONS THAT EVER DID MIXSHOWS AND ALSO SPARKED THE CAREER OF BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS DUE TO THE DISS HE SHOWED WHEN THEY CAME TO SHOP THEIR DEMO TO HIM AND WAS TURNED AWAY WHICH THEN SPARKED “SOUTH BRONX” AND “THE BRIDGE IS OVER

Mr. Magic, Roc Raida damn….

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Russell Simmons And Rick Rubins Def Jam Memories

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