Rap legend Big Daddy Kane explains that a real freestyle is a rhyme that is written down but is "free of style". Taken from the interviews for the book How to Rap: The Art & Science of the Hip-Hop MC, which is now available on amazon.com
Check out the reinvention of the classic sci-fi flick Predator (1987), in theaters this July. The movie is directed by Robert Rodriguez and stars Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, and Topher Grace (That '70s Show) as the leading roles. I'm not really a fan of remakes, but I'm definitely gonna check this one out!
NowPublic reports: Nujabes (born Jun Seba), a Japanese hip-hop producer, was killed in a car accident in Tokyo. Nujabes crashed when leaving the Metropolitan Expressway in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Nujabes was 36 years old when he died. The car crash that killed Nujabes took place on February 26, 2010, the same day a magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan. Nujabes' death was only publicly confirmed by Hydeout Productions and by his friend and collaborator, Shing02, today; he was buried by his family in a private ceremony.
He collaborated with many underground emcees such as Substantial, CL Smooth,... and was also known for contributing music to the anime Samurai Champloo.
You heard her vocals skills on that Shafiq Husayn's song "Lil' Girl", now check out her latest single "Soul Glo" off the Mindtravelin EP. The track was inspired by one of my favorite movie of all time!!!
"Follow Me" ft. Thurzday (of U-N-I) didn't make the final cut on SAS' new album, "In Search of Stoney Jackson" (out now), but it will be featured on the B-side of the 12″ "For the Best Times" ft. Phonte. The instrumental version is also now available on Stones Throw.
1/3 of critically acclaimed Tanya Morgan, is proud to release the latest single, "Pu**y Rules The World" off his upcoming debut album Don Cusack In High Fidelity (due March 23th).
Don't let the name of the track fool you though. "The song is about being more critical of chasing skirts," says Donwill. "It's not a song degrading women, but more so questioning motives."