Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) Master Sound Studios 1013 Assembly Drive, Virginia Beach, VA When: September 23, 2003 What: Missy Elliot and Timbaland were proteges of Jodeci’s Devante Swing. Elliott had gained notoriety as a songwriter but “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” was a breakthrough as a performer, and its otherworldly beat […]
Hip-Hop’s obsession with automobiles may go as far back as the Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rappers Delight” when Big Bank Hank rhymed (via Grandmaster Caz) “I got two big cars that definitely ain’t the wack/ I got a Lincoln Continental and a sunroof Cadillac.” Years later it’s commonplace to find rap songs in official car commercials […]
Opinions are like cell phones, everybody has one, but when it comes to beef in hip-hop music you can’t help but chime in. Amongst the many reactions to the on-going Lil Kim/Nicki Minaj drama, the most telling are those from her peers. In several recent interviews Jadakiss, Lil Cease, Missy Elliot, 50 Cent and many […]
The VH1 Hip Hop Honors taping went down last night…Dirty South style!
Tons of stars came out for the release party in Atlanta for Monica’s new album Still Standing!
