Everyone's buzzing over the scandal involving David Letterman. Robert Halderman, the man accused of blackmailing and attempting to extort millions from Letterman, has just had his bail set at $200,000. Here is a Top Ten List of songs for the accused money-hungry Halderman to play on his way to the court room and behind bars.10. Kool Keith "Operation Extortion"9. Notorious B.I.G. ft. Puffy and M...
Here are the 2 singles from Diddy's newest group Dirty Money which consists of Diddy, Dawn Richard and Kalenna. The "Last Train to Paris" has taken off.Download: Dirty Money-Love Comes Down | Link #2Download: Dirty Money Ft The Notorious B.I.G.-Angels | Link #2
For the 2nd post today…I said to myself …”Self, how can I bring the fiyah to follow up the first instrumental post?” and the answer is what you see here… the classic...* Summary only. Visit the site for full article!
Mario Puzo’s “The Godfather” is considered one of American cinemas most acclaimed masterpieces. Hip Hop music has always held gangster movies close to the heart. Through out the culture you can hear the influences in different verses of song to the names of the artists themselves.Many emcees have nicknamed themselves Al Pacino’s famed character, Michael. [...]
A staple of the late 90’s to early 00’s, Behind the Music was a fantastic series that chronicled musicians and the lives they lived. From Weird Al to Biggie Smalls, Behind the Music covered artists of all types and after a successful New Kids on the Block episode late last year, VH-1 has decided to [...]
Directed by April MaiyaTo kick off the 2009 year, hip hop was granted one of its many wishes: a biopic about Notorious B.I.G. Unfortunately, Notorious [read review] was greatly underachieving with a...* Summary only. Visit the site for full article!
The Truth and I went to see the new movie about Biggie - Notorious - last night, and to our pleasant surprise it wasn't horrible. In fact, it was pretty damn good. Not the most in depth storytelling, not the most extensive character development, and a pretty predictable plot. Our theory? Put a soundtrack of bangers behind any movie, and it'll be a great watch. B.I.G.'s tunes grace the fi...
Artist: Various Artists Album: Notorious (music from and inspired by the original motion picture) Release Date: 1.13.09If the previews for the movie have piqued your interest but you weren't previously acquainted with the rapper known as the Notorious B.I.G., then this soundtrack does justice to paint a picture of the historical figure, the icon of hip-hop, the legend. This soundtrack is a c...
Last evening while out & about on the town, I managed to score original copies of the two albums that comprise what I consider the "Official" Notorious B.I.G. discography. Ready to Die (pictured above) and Life After Death (pictured below) are both excellent examples of mid-late 90's hip-hop. All of the post-humous albums that have been released and make up the full Biggie catalog pale in compa...
First one gives an inside look at the Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s involvement in the movie and the second goes into the re-creation of the famed Hammerstein Ballroom concert
The Notorious B.I.G. x Fox Searchlight. Considering the movies come out this Friday, I'm assuming this is one of the last of many viral video diaries that the producers of Notorious put together dating back to mid 2008. The strategy seems to have worked as every hip-hop and urban blog has consistently posted them. But [...]