Unleashing the next instalment of his Young Sinatra mixtape series, Logic drops Young Sinatra: Welcome To Forever. Now signed to Def Jam, this particular tape holds some serious weight as well as high expectations. Featuring the likes of Kid Ink, Trinidad James, and Dizzy Wright, Logic is finding his feet as far as the majors [...]
May 7, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Mixtapes
On some Martin Scorsese-meets-New Jack City type ish, Queens rapper Aasim enlists the lyrical talents of Nas to help paint a picture of the City that raised them on “Queens Shit”. [...]
May 4, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Music, New Music
Catching up with DJ Drama for his first ever interview with the radio personality, N.O.R.E. (AKA P.A.P.I.) discusses Nas‘ Illmatic, the time Guru (of Gangstarr) came to Lefrak, and the jail conversations about who’s better, Biggie or Buckshot. Besides being on Drama’s Shade 45 show to promote his recent release Student Of The Game, N.O.R.E. [...]
April 28, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Music
So here’s the thing: I get down pretty often. Only thing is, I don’t always notice it, in the same way that if you’re running very fast on a cold day then you don’t feel the chill. I get down about a lot of things, if I’m honest: about work that doesn’t go as well [...]
April 23, 2013
Musa Okwonga
Health, OK not to be OK
Eleven years after featuring in Mass Appeal magazine with mentor and Main Source veteran Large Professor, Nas has made a six-figure investment in Mass Appeal Media, the company behind the publication, which was recently re-launched as a quarterly magazine and online hub. [...]
April 12, 2013
Seán J. Grannum
Business, Lifestyle
Get On Down has been making headlines as of late for producing top-quality exclusive music boxsets, and their latest release will once again be invaluable for fans. Following exceptional releases including the Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Deluxe Purple Tape Box and Liquid Swords Chess Box, the record company has detailed the upcoming release of [...]
December 11, 2012
Seán J. Grannum
Hip Hop, Music
This week I’ve heard enough remixes of turn of the century UK garage and R&B to keep Craig David and Destiny’s Child on playlists for the rest of eternity, but the thing is, most of them are just too damn vibe-worthy to ignore, and this take on Craig’s Born To Do It breakthrough classic “Fill Me In” [...]
Fresh off his Life is Good/Black Rage tour with Lauryn Hill, Nas is continuing to promote his latest album with a number of energetic live performances on late night talk shows. Last night the Queens veteran paid a visit to Conan O’Brien’s show in LA to perform his Life is Good track “World’s An Addiction“, alongside the highly gifted [...]
November 30, 2012
Sam Gould
Hip Hop, Music, TV
Sony Music Entertainment is expected to name Salaam Remi as its new executive vice-president of A&R (artists and repertoire). [...]
November 20, 2012
Sam Gould
Business, Music News
Nas and Lauryn Hill are currently touring America on their joint Life is Good/Black Rage tour, and on Wednesday night (14th) they stopped at the Windy City to make an appearance at the Congress Theatre. [...]