According to the New York Times Sylvia Robinson, passed away earlier this Thursday morning at a hospital in New Jersey. She was 75. Ms. Robinson was a singer, songwriter and the record producer who formed the Sugar Hill Gang which made the first commercially successful rap recording, Rapper’s Delight. Ms. Robinson was inspired when she … Continue reading »
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Charity Starts at Home
“New Tiggalo, new Tiggalo, new Tiggalo,” What’s the Happenings?! Phonte formerly of the hip hop group Little Brother (also consisting of rapper, Big Pooh, and producer 9th Wonder) and current member of the collaborative musical effort that is Foreign Exchange has released his own solo album Charity Starts at Home. Quite frankly, this contribution from … Continue reading »
Shady History
A trip down memory lane with Eminem’s manager Paul Rosenberg. Check it out… Continue reading »
J-Dilla Donuts
Peep this. This was done for a Stones Throw Record Label contest. DIRECTED, WRITTEN & EDITED by Tuomas Vauhkonen and Jeremias Nieminen Inspired by the late great James “J-Dilla” Yancey. Last Donut of the Night from Tuomas Vauhkonen on Vimeo. Continue reading »
Pete Rock x Smif n Wessun x Buckshot
Monumental in stores now! Duckdown… Continue reading »
Sean Price is nice on Mic Devices
So Fifty got a new mission…
Dig it. Continue reading »
So while we wait for Common’s new album…
Brother Com speaks on the making of “Be” courtesy of Reebok and Rock the Bells. Continue reading »
Dont Sleep: Smoke Dza Rolling Stoned
For your hip hop fix, Smoke Dza has something for everyone. Check it out… For more info, click HERE. Continue reading »
No I.D IS a Def Jam Official
“Yeah, Primetime, Beat by Dion, Our third eon That’s what the f**k we on”-Jay-z Producer No I.D. has announced that he has taken a position as executive VP of Def Jam Recordings. During ASCAP’s Rhythm and Soul pre-VMAs Bowling Mixer, the Chicago, Illinois native broke the news to Billboard.biz. “I’m (now) executive VP of Def … Continue reading »
Pusha T is Def Jam Official
Pusha T inked a solo deal with Def Jam Records. As of now, be on the look out for his next solo project, Fear of God 2: Let Us Pray. Keep mashin on em Pusha! Continue reading »
Nas returns to Queensbridge for “Nasty”
A behind the scenes look at “Nasty”, the new single from Brother Nas. Continue reading »
The Throne drops its first video for “Otis”
Yeezy Hov Watch the Throne Continue reading »
Oooooweee!! Common feat Nas “Ghetto Dreams” Official Vid
The throne can be challenged… Continue reading »
Watch the Throne dropped…so what’s the verdict?
What up people?! Okay, so Kanye West and Jay-z have dropped their newest collaborative effort “Watch the Throne”. Strictly Hip Hop: The Blogspot has been keeping ya’ll up on the hype surrounding the album so its only right that we drop a review. Once again, Watch the Throne dropped…so what does that mean? Well a … Continue reading »
Big Boi got jammed in Miami…
Gossip site TMZ, reported that Big Boi from Outkast got locked up in Miami today on three counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of possession of drug paraphernalia. The controlled substances were listed as ecstasy pills, MDMA powder and Viagra. Big Boi got jammed up by customs and border patrol dogs … Continue reading »
Sunday School: Hip Hop Music’s Influence on the Community
Guest Lecturer: Poor Righteous Teacher Rapper Wise Intelligent speaks the influence of hip hop music in the Black community. Is the negativity that exists within the music and the culture by design or natural evolution? This post does not reflect the views of WEAA or Morgan State University. Continue reading »
Top 5 Summer Bangaz for the week of 8-5-11
What’s the happenings good people? Once again we got them bangaz for you to ride out to! Check out the top 5 for the week of 8-5-11 Did you miss last week? Dont worry, you good! We got you. Just click HERE for more! Continue reading »
Tonight on Strictly Hip Hop…
Awwready… Tonight on Strictly Hip Hop we’ll be having a guest artist TAKEOVER show!!! Tune in from 12am to 5am as we welcome Matthdamon and IllfaM as guest hosts for the evening! Starting tonight, 12am midnight on WEAA 88.9 FM in Baltimore! Out of town you say? No problem click HERE for instant access! Continue reading »
Sean Toure’ feat Kev Brown & Ab Rock
Peep the nice visuals for Sean Toure’s new video, “A Day in The Life”! #illwitit Continue reading »
What is this WU WEEK????
The Rza on the boards,Rae,Ghost+The Lox=WU-BLOCK Continue reading »
From Hip Hop to Movies…The Wu Tang Saga Continues
So yeah, while we reported that Wu Tang Clan’s Raekwon the Chef is working on his biopic entitled C.R.E.A.M, the Rzarectah aka The Rza is finishing his upcoming directorial debut “The Man with the Iron Fist”. If you’ve been under a rock and havent the slightest idea to what’s going on, The Rza … Continue reading »
Cee-Lo to play Raekwon’s Pops…
Raekwon The Chef is cooking up a film based on his life growing up in Shaolin aka Staten Island. The script for “C.R.E.A.M.”, named after the Wu-Tang Clan’s classic 1993 banga is just about finished and approximately 60 percent of the roles have been casted. XXLMAG.com revealed that Rae’s father will be played … Continue reading »
Sunday School: Guest lecturer, 9th Wonder
Today we have 9th Wonder providing a brief lecture on work ethic and the importance of history in regards to Hip Hop Production! Listen and Learn… Kid Millionaires Presents Thinking Outside The Blocks With 9th Wonder from Nick Andrewes on Vimeo. Continue reading »
