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Noisey Danny Brown Freestyle Interview

danny brown spits a quick freestyle on noisey vice new music channel

Jake Uno Interview

By David Ma Kids with “Listen To Dilla” shirts who just got an MPC only dream of the career Jake One’s having. Out of Seattle’s late ‘90s rap scene, he’s worked with all types and degrees of MCs—essentially, most anyone who’s caught wind of his beats. Big names, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes; to indie cats Casual, Gift of Gab, and Slug; to legends like De La and Dre. “It’s weird because at a certain point you actually build relationships and become friends with these people,” he says, before adding: “I’ve been making beats for complete superstars and complete non-superstars. I’m across the board as usual. ” He just made tracks for Snoop, which he’s hoping will see the light of day, as is a cut on De La’s upcoming album, and DOOM is currently still sitting on some beats. Same with Bun B, Raekwon, M.O.P., the list is impressive as it is long. Meanwhile, he’s pushing his latest effort, another project on Rhymesayers. Along with the clever packaging, The Stimulus Package , shows Jake piecing ...

Lupe Interview w/ Andrew Murfett

Beyond Bentleys and chains... Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco is a curious kind of hip-hop star, writes Andrew Murfett. HOW did you start 2010? To say that the first month of this year was eventful for Chicago rapper Lupe Fiasco would be a colossal understatement. Having leaked his excellent mixtape Enemy of the State: a Love Story at the end of last year, his first in four years, in January the 28-year-old Sunni Muslim joined a group of personalities (including actress Jessica Biel) to climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of the world's lack of drinking water. He climbed all 5895 metres, he declares proudly. ''It actually changed my life,'' he says. ''It was the hardest thing I've ever done. At a certain point, the altitude medicine doesn't work. It becomes more about your body. And then a spiritual and mental thing.'' Lupe (Loop-ay) - real name Wasalu Muhammad Jaco - is difficult to pin down but, when finally on the phone, he proves articu...

Q-Tip Interview

Tim Westwood, Dope interview. Little long. Goes from point A to where we are now. Hip Hop. A Tribe Called Quest , if you dont download at least listen to it. Download below Download Q-Tip Interview