A few weeks ago we began our “Grow the Hell Up!” campaign. So over the next few weeks we are going to expand the series to include posts that will speak to how we feel that these goals can be achieved by record labels, artists and fans. (more…)
ABSOLUT Vodka presents “NY-Z”, a new 15-minute documentary featuring Jay-Z. The film was directed by Danny Clinch. Can’t. Knock.The.Hustle.
Props to Wine and Bowties for the clip.
Excellent mini-doc produced by Swedish Television on the making of the Hip-Hop classic “Hard Knock Life”.
Hope For Haiti Now, the telethon and organization put together by George Clooney and MTV has raised over $58 million dollars for the Haiti relief effort to date. All of the songs from the broadcast are available on iTunes (Hope For Haiti Now album) and it is currently #1 in 21 countries around the world. All proceeds will benefit the victims of the earthquake.
This was a great use of influence, technology and talent by all parties in coming together to make this event a tremendous success. Please continue to donate to the organization of your choice, as the need will be present for years to come. You can check out some of the clips from the event after the break.
www.nydailynews.com
Oh My God I Think I’m Having a Rap Attack![ Ecstacy ]
Somebody get a doctor!
Quick, man
She’s having an attack!
[ Jalil ]
She said ‘rap attack’, man, not ‘heart attack’
[ Ecstacy ]
Oh, you mean she’s alright then?
[ Jalil ]
Of course, man
You never heard of a Mr. Magic Rap Attack?
Where is this guy from, man?
[ Ecstacy ]
Oh, I heard of a heart attack or a big mac attack
But what’s a rap attack?
[ Jalil ]
Come here, man, I see I’ma have to explain it to you
like this
See, a rap attack means……
- Whodini (Magic’s Wand
Another sad day for hip hop fans as news broke yesterday of the passing of one of hip hop’s pioneering DJ’s, Mr. Magic aka The Official Voice of Hip Hop: Supa Rockin’ Mr. Magic, aka Sir Juice aka John Rivas. In the last few months we’ve seen the passing of DJ AM and DJ Roc Raida among others. For those of you who were fortunate to come up in the ‘golden era’ of hip hop as I was, you respect and appreciate the impact and influence he had on hip hop and commercial radio in general.
Every hip hop DJ with a mixshow, podcast, voice and career is indebted to Mr. Magic.
Love this. Musically, socially, visually, technically and conceptually. We need more of this.
Last week Evan Roth was contacted to make a video for a Kanye West produced Jay-Z song from the new for film about B.I.G. as well as (RED)WIRE and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa. The finished product, which debuted just days later, avoids all the usual rap video cliches with striking resulst. “I’ve been turning down client requests to use Typographic Illustration for 5 years in hopes that one day the phone would ring ans it would be Hova,” says Roth. “I’m pretty sure that this is the first rap video to end with a download source code link.”
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