Archive for the ‘Featured Artist’

  • Drake’s Open Letter To Aaliyah
    Share Drake pens an open letter to Aaliyah: Dear Dana, I’ve never lost a parent, a friend, or a lover but I will never forget this day for the rest of my life. I remember getting the news that you had passed and it connected with my heart like a clean shot from Muhammad Ali. I was crushed. Not only was I one of your biggest fans but I was truly in love with you. I loved...
    by hiphopucit at August 25th, 2010 at 07:08 pm
  • Jay-Z is FORBES Top Hip Hop Cash King Earning $63M in 12 Months
    Share Four years ago Jay-Z issued a lyrical taunt to his fellow rappers:  “What you call money, I pay more in taxes.” Turns out his line was more than just a boast.  Jay-Z pulled in $63 million over the past 12 months, earning him his second straight hip-hop cash crown. His income level places him in the 35% tax bracket, which means he’ll pay Uncle...
    by hiphopucit at August 17th, 2010 at 10:08 am
  • Diddy’s 10 Easy Steps To Success
    Share Sean Combs, Hip Hop business mogul and CEO of Bad Boy Records, reveals ten ways for any individual to discover success. Having a non-stop work ethic summarizes the list, but he explains to VIBE in depth, the key to it all: 1. Work hard. Then work harder. 2.  Believe. Never loose your faith! 3. Count your pennies. 4. Be humble. 5. Listen. 6. Love. 7. Don’t make...
    by hiphopucit at July 30th, 2010 at 09:07 am
  • A Short Convo With Rick Ross
    Share I really want to talk about your improvement as an MC since your first album and being underappreciated in the rap game. Your albums have definitely progressed and gotten better. Do you feel like people are recognizing that? Yeah, I think as you learn more as an artist you get better. As you understand the music and you going to new places, you understand more....
    by hiphopucit at July 22nd, 2010 at 09:07 am
  • Shyne Blames 1999 Shooting On “Survival Instincts” In The New XXL Magazine
    Share Expatriated rapper Shyne graces the September cover of XXL, and in the issue, the formerly jailed star talks about his gun case, Diddy and the decision he made more than 10 years ago that changed his life forever. “In my life, when I make decisions to roll, I roll,” Shyne told the magazine about firing a gun while partying with Diddy and the mogul’s...
    by hiphopucit at July 19th, 2010 at 01:07 pm
  • The War Against Tupac Shakur [VIDEO]
    Share Being oppressed in America lends to immediate exposure of America’s harsh realities, which help impregnate the beliefs of the individuals.  To believe that the government would infiltrate the Black community and flood it with drugs and guns with the intent of it leading to the community’s could be farfetched until you realize it happened.  To believe that...
    by hiphopucit at July 17th, 2010 at 09:07 am
  • J.Cole Said It Was Tough Writing His “A Star Is Born” Verse With Jay-Z & Beyoncé in the Room
    Share J. Cole stopped by the Fuse studios in New York City to talk shop with host Touré for an interview that will air July 21 on Fuse’s “Hip Hop Shop.” Jay-Z’s protégé shared that he was nervous when writing his verse for Jay’s “A Star Is Born” while his boss and his famous wife remained in the room. “It was him and Beyoncé when I had to write that...
    by hiphopucit at July 16th, 2010 at 08:07 am
  • A Conversation With Soulja Boy
    Share The world thought you kissed you 2.2 million Twitter followers goodbye last week. What happened? Soulja Boy Tell’Em: Some busters hacked my page. Little nerds, they sit all day and try to get into your page. I woke up and couldn’t log in and was just getting crazy texts, like, “Man, you deleted your Twitter?” Twitter brought my page back; everything...
    by hiphopucit at July 12th, 2010 at 10:07 am
  • T.I. Going Through Changes
    Share Echo Recording Studios is not an easy place to find. The unmarked building is lodged in a cluster of industrial structures on a ragged stretch of Southwest Atlanta lined with vacant houses, hair salons and meandering junkies. Before entering, guests wait in front of a surveillance camera, until a chain-link fence wound with razor wire slides open. The yellow Ferrari,...
    by hiphopucit at July 6th, 2010 at 09:07 am
  • Trina’s CD Signing & Live Performance at Chicago’s Alhambra Palace [VIDEO]
    Share Trina was recently in Chicago hosting her Album Release Party where she held a CD signing for her new album Amazin’. Later that evening she performed at Alhambra Palace, and former Disturbing Tha Peace artist Shawnna even stopped by to show support. 
    by hiphopucit at June 29th, 2010 at 03:06 pm