Big Bank Hank aka Imp the Dimp of The Sugar Hill Gang has passed away leaving the music world to mourn his death. Sugar Hill in the late 70’s changed the course of Hip Hop with “Rappers Delight”. The Hip Hop pioneer will be missed.
The night of November 11th in D.C will be memorable… The Concert For Valor… a first of its kind event.. will bring artist, celebrities and millions of Americans together to honor the courage and sacrifice of Veterans, active duty service members and their families.
The line up includes… Eminem/ Rihanna/ Jennifer Hudson/ Bruce Springsteen/ The Black Keys/ Carrie Underwood/ Dave Grohl/ Metallica/ Jessie J/ & Zac Brown Band
My understanding is that HBO will show the concert for free even without a subscription….
The true meaning of strength is Leah Strong… We all have good days and bad days… Leah everyday is in a fight… a battle against cancer… and she is doing so with an incredible will… She made it last night to see her father play against the Cleveland Browns… The Bengals announced a $1.3 million donation to Cincinnati’s Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Leah’s name… KhariDigital wishes her all the best…
The meaning of Hip Hop collabo has changed quite a bit over the years… Once known as a treat to the Hip Hop consumer… the Hip Hop collabo has become the norm in today’s Hip Hop… Albums are littered with features… they are no longer collabo’s… Today artist need each other to sell records… You can argue that there are no solo Hip Hop artist out there anymore… I’m all good with change but there was something special about artist with different styles complimenting each other on a track… It was almost like artist battled each other on the same track… There have been great collaborations in Hip Hop over the years… and Khari Digital will break down 10 in a Hip Hop collabo series… not greatest… just 10 that had meaning to the game and still resonate throughout the Hip Hop community today… Today we feature Tribe Called Quest with the “Senario” Remix…
The song featured: Q-Tip… Busta Rhymes… Phife… Hood who actually passed prior to the release of the single (RIP)… Charlie Brown… Dinco… Milo
It just keeps getting better for Jay-Z… He can rock the mic… sell some clothes… broker deals for athletes… and sell some bubbly… His resume is impressive…
The newest item in the Jay-Z portfolio is the gilded Armand de Brignac (nicknamed “Ace of Spades”) brand of bubbly, which retails for $300 a pop but can go as high as $200,000… A new company led by Jay Z acquired the brand from New York-based Sovereign Brands, which announced the sale this week.
“We are proud to announce that Sovereign Brands, a New York-based wine and spirits company owned by the Berish family, has sold its interest in the Armand de Brignac (‘Ace of Spades’) Champagne brand to a new company led by the globally-renowned Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter,” the company said in a statement.
The best-selling artist, label owner, entertainment mogul, sports agent and now-champagne maker is reportedly worth over $500 million, according to Forbes…
Are there social issues that comedians should just leave alone? I’m not sure how to answer that one myself… A joke is just that… a joke… however… jokes can bring out moments of pain for others… You know what you get with Chris Rock… the truth!!!
Like most album releases… delay’s are bound to happen… so nothing was different here with the new Wu-Tang Clan album “A Better Tomorrow” According to Billboard… the release date is slated for December 2nd on Warner Bros. Records…
On November 3rd the RZA hosted a private listening session at Quad Recording Studios in Manhattan… If Quad Studios rings a bell… Well it is the same studio where Tupac in 1994 was robbed and shot five times by three men… History…
Back to Wu-Tang… The RZA was joined in studio by U-God and Masta Killa… Billboard released the track list to “A Better Tomorrow”: Gotta love the Golden Era even if it’s a new era…
1.“Ruckus In B Minor”
2. “Felt”
3. “40th Street Black / We Will Fight”
4. “Mistaken Identity”
5. “Hold The Heater”
6. “Crushed Egos”
7. “Keep Watch”
8. “Miracle”
9. “Preacher’s Daughter”
10. “Pioneer The Frontier”
11. “Necklace”
12. “Ron O’Neal”
13. “A Better Tomorrow”
14. “Never Let Go”
15. “Wu-Tang Reunion”
T.I. and Logic find themselves at the top of the Rap Albums Billboard chart… We will wait and see who will maintain their positions over the next couple of weeks…