Flashback Friday: Notorious B.I.G.: “Sky’s The Limit”
Brooklyn’s Finest Rapper Continues to Live On Through His Powerful Lyrics March 9, 2017, marked the 20th anniversary of Christopher Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s murder in Los Angeles, California. He was only 24 years old and at the height of his career, when he lost his life. His murder remains a cold case despite the $50,000 […]
Super Cat Remembers “Dolly My Baby” Collab With Biggie Smalls, Sends a Message To Puffy
A Dialog With The Don Dada Today we celebrate what would have been the 44th birthday of hip hop’s G.O.A.T., Christopher George Latore Wallace, better known as The Notorious B.I.G. aka Biggie Smalls. (The day is now an official holiday in Brooklyn.) One of the first big looks for the fledgling rapper came in 1993 […]
Busy Signal In Beast Mode
Busy Signal’s “All In One,” stands as the only dancehall freestyle fused over 12 classic hip hop beats. In this 2014 song, Busy chops it up vocally and lyrically over each beat, as if competiting for a black belt. The song trending heavily on social media, a year later, really highlights Busy Signal’s talent. He […]
Mr. Easy Pon Radio Lily
Crucial Dancehall Singer Nices Up Strictly Boomshots Last week on the Strictly Boomshots show we were blessed by the presence of a true veteran in the dancehall business. Talking about the man called Mr. Easy aka Easy like Sunday morning. You know his tunes like “She Drives Me Crazy” on the big bad Buyout riddim. […]
Mr. Cee Says Squash The Beef
A Hip Hop Legend says “Caribbean Music Can Be A Monster,” However… I got a chance to reason with a Hip Hop Legend last Friday, the one and only Mr. Cee. Depending on the depth of your knowledge of hip hop culture, you may know Cee as Big Daddy Kane’s DJ, or as the man […]
HEAR THIS: Vybz Kartel “Bownty’s Killer”
Gaza strikes back. Kartel goes hard, counteracts “Chatterbox.” How are The Warlord and Di Teacha supposed to share the same stage tonight at Champions in Action? Big and serious, beg you both keep it lyrical.
REMIX: Biggie & Busy
Biggie Smalls & Busy Signal “Dead Wrong / Too Much Gun” The Remix March 9 is not a day to celebrate. Today marks the 12th anniversary of Biggie Smalls’ murder in Los Angeles. Our thoughts and prayers are with Christopher Wallace’s close friends and family. Unbelievable was deep, and Notorious was heartbreaking, but as Jay-Z […]
WATCH THIS: Jay-Z feat. Santigold “Brooklyn”
Santigold & Jigga Go Hard For BK With A “Boom Bye Bye like Buju.” Brap. It should have come as no surprise when Jay-Z jumped on that Mavado track. First of all, Brooklyn is damn near Jamaica’s 15th parish, and its dancehall scene is a cosmos unto itself—impossible to overlook. Ever since Jay came out […]