Jake Paine

2854 items
news

Da Beatminerz Kick Off Five-Day Deejay Marathon On Ustream

DJ Premier, DJ J. Period, Rob Swift, Easy Mo Bee and others are in Evil Dee and Mr. Walt's Bushwick crib as of this afternoon for five straight days.

news

50 Cent Traces Roots To South Carolina In Upcoming Vh1 Documentary

G-Unit's head comes face-to-face with descendants of the slave-owners with ties to his own family in the gripping "Origins of Me."

18  
news

Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter IV" Cover Art Revealed

Weezy F. makes a stylistic decision that may place him in a classic circle for his ninth album, due this June.

news

Above The Law's Big Hutch To Release "Only God Can Judge Me" April 26

UPDATE: One of G-Funk's pioneers comes with a sneak attack on his Westworld Records.

3  
news

Tracklisting & Cover Art Revealed To Vakill's "Armor Of God"

UPDATE: More details emerge on the project featuring Crooked I, Nino Bless, Rhymefest and JUICE.

10  
news

Mac Miller Adds More Incredibly Dope Tour Dates, Rapsody Joins As Opener

UPDATE: Mac is still on tour, and 9th Wonder's protege is joining for two weeks.

14  
news

Cunninlynguists Announce Oneirology Tour With Homeboy Sandman, Tonedeff

Devin The Dude and Blue Sky Black Death join in for a QN5 tour, featuring an ensemble of ill lyricists.

4  
news

Prodigy Discusses The State Of Mobb Deep's Relationship With Nas

The H.N.I.C. says that Mobb and Nas have more tracks recorded together, and music was more important than "petty bullshit."

35  
news

Funkmaster Flex's "Full Throttle" Season 2 To Feature 50 Cent, Rick Ross

MTV2's show with the top deejay and '70s muscle car enthusiast features artists from G-Unit, D-Block and Chris Brown.

7  
news

Big L's "Danger Zone" To Be Released By Brother; Gang Starr, D.I.T.C. Featured

The second collection of rare and unheard songs in as many years will release on May 31.

14  
news

Murs Releases Sequel "Varsity Blues 2," Production By Aesop Rock, Droop-E

The Living Legends emcee drops his second project in two months, and a follow-up to his fan favorite 2002 EP.

5  
news

Kanye West Nominated Six Times By MTV O Music Awards For "Best Tweet"

Kanye to-the is a shoe-in to win an award at MTV's first ever O Awards, where the fans vote. NahRight.com is also chosen to win "Best Independent Blog" category.

12  
news

Buckwild Recalls Roc Management Days, Beanie Sigel's "What A Thug About"

D.I.T.C.'s hit-making producer reveals that he may have had a hand in laying the foundation for the '00s Roc-A-Fella Records sound made famous by Just Blaze and Kanye West.

8  
news

Tinie Tempah, The Gorillaz Donate Charity Items For Japan Disaster Relief

EMI Records has pulled from their vast roster of artists and donated items on eBay to benefit the Red Cross relief efforts for Japan.

1  
news

Snoop Dogg To Perform One Night In London On May 17

England's HMV Forum will get a "one night only" even with the Doggfather next month.

1  
news

Royce Da 5'9" Plans Next Album, "Success Is Certain" For July 26

UPDATE #2: Fans will have to wait three months for Royce's next solo spot.

70  
news

Cannibal Ox's Vast Aire Readies "OX 2010 Street Odyssey," Raekwon Featured

UPDATE: May 31 will see a new LP from the emcee, with contributions from Guilty Simpson, J-Zone, Cappadonna and Ayatollah.

26  
news

Doomtree's Dessa Headlines First National Tour, Sims & Lazerbeak Support

One of the Twin Cities' most powerful pens hits the road with some label-mate backers for the Into The Spin Tour.

4  
review

Blueprint - Adventures In Counter-Culture

Like his partner RJD2, Blueprint has gifts that transcend traditional Hip Hop.

97  
interview

Brotha Lynch Hung: Flesh Of My Flesh

The Sacramento O.G. is back to talk about his new album, helping Gangsta Rap get more creative, his relationship with X-Raided, and being a cold lyrical legend.

26  
news

Edo G & DJ Premier Reunite On "A Face In The Crowd" Album On May 17

The O.G. is back with a new album, which he's calling his "best album to date."

9