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Q&A With French Montana: Talks Indie Grind, Diddy's Business Sense & Max B
Music ♦ Posted 02/06/2012
In life, it can take years to acquire your dreams, whether its fame or fortune. Many times, we see a new star blow up in music and it seems like it happened over night. Most times, if the artist is truly talented, this is not the case. Your favorite rapper today was someone else's favorite rapper last year. This is the case for Bad Boy's... |
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Free Download: Garden State Greats - State Honor (Mixtape)
Music ♦ Posted 02/03/2012
New Jersey has a long history in hip-hop, breed talents like Redman, Ice-T, The Fugees, Queen Latifah, The Outlawz, Slaugtherhouse's Joe Budden, the Poor Righteous Teachers, and Rah Diggah. Those are just a few names though. A few others who have made their mark in NYC's neighboring city are legendary groups, Naughty By Nature and the Lords of the Underground. As previously revealed, Naughty frontman... |
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Q&A With Boskoe1: Talks Pursuing Music, The RoseMo Twitter Controversy & The Future
Music ♦ Posted 01/30/2012
Boskoe1 is a seasoned street vet hailing from Inglewood, California, who decided nearly three years ago -- following his last prison stint -- that he wanted to turn his life around. So, he finally made a decision to pursue a music career after years of freestyling and recording verses as a hobby. For Boskoe, things are beginning to really move for him, especially in 2011.... |
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Photos: Da Brat Gets Lesson In Walking In Heels, Working On Comeback With Sexy Look?
Entertainment, Photos ♦ Posted 01/27/2012
Since bursting onto the scene in the early 1990s with her breakout single "Funkdafied", female rap vet Da Brat has always had a very tomboy-ish look and swagger. However, by the early-2000s, she embraced her sexiness, rocking less clothing and showed off a body fans never knew she had. By the time Brat appeared on... |
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The Dirtball (Kottonmouth Kings): Hustlin' (Dubstep Remix) (Music Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 01/27/2012
After Kings bretheren D-Loc debuted an exclusive freestyle music video, covering Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now," The Dirtball comes with his version of Rick Ross' 2006 breakout hit, "Hustlin'," but with a dubstep flair to it. The rapper shot a little video for the remix using his iPhones 4S, filmed in a black light-lit room. "I wanted to rip a verse on this Rick... |
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Introducing Garden State Greats: Treach, Doitall & Group Talk Formation, Upcoming Projects & New Jersey
Music ♦ Posted 01/24/2012
Naughty By Nature first brought the Garden State Greats to everyone's attention with a joint mixtape that dropped in late 2010. Since then, there has been constant flows of videos, music and mixtapes from the Jersey group. With so many members of the group, BallerStatus.com hooked up with just a few of them for an exclusive interview about the group as a whole, their upcoming... |
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The Airplane Boys Talk Debut Mixtape's Success, Struggles Of Breaking Out Of Canada & More (Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 01/23/2012
The Airplane Boys, comprised of Beck Motley and Bon Voyage, are a genre-bending duo hailing from Toronto, Canada. In 2010, they experienced a breakthrough when their debut mixtape, Where've You Been, quickly spread across the Internet. While in Los Angeles in late 2011, we were able to catch up with the Airplane Boys to talk about their success thus far, their beginnings, getting positive feedback... |
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Q&A With Freddie Gibbs: Discusses 'Cold Day In Hell' Project, Young Jeezy, & Politics
Music ♦ Posted 01/19/2012
Born unto a city corroded by economic decay, Freddie Gibbs (né Fredrick Tipton) has a story to which many people can relate. Christened by streets no larger than cell-blocks, Gangsta Gibbs has seen a lot. The Gary, Indiana native is more familiar with E. 17th Virginia St., than he is with 2300 Jackson Street. The pursuit of easy money tried to erase his soul; work... |
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D-Loc (Kottonmouth Kings): Look At Me Now (Remix) (aka Rollin Papers) (Music Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 01/18/2012
The Kottonmouth Kings are indie music vets, hailing from Orange County, California. While they are well-known among the rock/motocross and weed scenes, each member of the group are big hip-hop heads. Hence, the hip-hop influence you hear in their music. Member D-Loc is definitely a big hip-hop head, just dropped a special track/music video for fans, over Chris Brown's hit single, "Look At Me Now"... |
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Publish Founder Discusses Brand's Niche, Their History & New Jogger Pant (Video)
Fashion, Videos ♦ Posted 01/16/2012
Ok, you've probably noticed all the recent brand features from the Long Beach Agenda fashion tradeshow. We've covered several new and established companies such as AMBIG, RAEN Optics, TLR&CO, and The Blonde Locks. Now, we close out with menswear brand, Publish. Publish Brand is a California-based men's apparel brand with its heritage rooted in classic... |
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Commentary: Was MLK an ODB? America's Most Wanted
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/16/2012
"I said it before and I'll still taunt it. Every young brotha with a color is most wanted." - Ice Cube, off Amerikkka's Most Wanted. He was considered by some the most dangerous man in America. He spent many nights locked up in jail cells. There were constant attempts made on his life. During his... |
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