R.I.P. Tony D.

The man responsible for the sounds of the Poor Righteous Teachers and Y.Z. passed away this weekend from a car accident. I was a fan of his production, his solo album Droppin' Funky Verses and his group Crusaders for Real Hip-Hop.
Check out my favorites "Check the Elevation" from his album, "Can I Start This?" from P.R.T. (Tony raps first) and "That's How It Is" from the Crusaders album below. Unfortunately, it's time to say peace. R.I.P., Tony D.

Detroit Stay Up

Here is a piece we did with CBS for the Final 4 Pre-Game Show. Prior to when the Spartans dismantled poor U Conn. Stay up, Detroit.

Em in Space

How did Rap Radar get this clip of Em talking about Relapse?

Detroit Spartans

A very appropriate t-shirt for the Spartans playing the Final Four in The D. A very appropriate t-shirt for a man like me that went to State. Good job by Kid Rock's Made In Detroit clothing company.

A Lasting Effect

This car was parked near where I was staying this weekend in the Detroit area... I guess the movie we put out a few years ago had a lasting effect. Man, this guy is reppin' hard for 8 Mile. In a jacked-up yellow Hummer. Good for him. Good for us.

P.S. I'm not making any more excuses for not posting frequently. I'm over it. I do my best, I'm busy as hell, I blog for fun. I don't want to feel guilty about not blogging anymore. So leave me alone, blog! That's what Twitter is for!

The Knux- "Fire (Put It In the Air)" Video

Alas, the long-awaited sleeper from The Knux "Fire". This video was directed by Don Tyler and we really like it. The fur hats are a thing of genius. Enjoy.

The Knux - New Music - More Music Videos

Shade45 Playlist

Here is what you are missing if you don't have a subscription to Sirius (channel 45) or XM (channel 66) satellite radio... The latest Shade45 new song rotation (we also throw in recurrents, old school, freestyles and Shady Classics, so don't sleep).

BUSTA RHYMES/T-PAIN HUSTLERS ANTHEM

KID CUDI/JIM JONES DAY N NITE REMIX

OJ DA JUICEMAN/GUCCI MANE MAKE THA TRAP SAY AYE

DJ DRAMA/AKON/SNOOP/T.I. DAY DREAMING

50 CENT I GET IT IN

EMINEM/DR. DRE/50 CENT CRACK A BOTTLE

YUNG L.A./T.I./YOUNG DRO AIN'T I (REMIX)

M.O.P. BLOW THE HORNS

UGK DA GAME BEEN GOOD TO ME

NIPSEY HUSSLE HUSSLE IN THE HOUSE

JAY ELECTRONICA EXHIBIT A (TRANSFORMATION)

THE ALCHEMIST/TWISTA/MAXWELL SMILE

RAEKWON/GHOSTFACE/METHOD MAN WU OOH

Q-TIP/BUSTA/RAEKWON/LIL WAYNE RENAISSANCE RAP (REMIX)

BIRDMAN/LIL WAYNE ALWAYS STRAPPED

JIM JONES NA NA NANA NA NA

YOUNG JEEZY WHO DAT

PLAYAZ CIRCLE/OJ DA JUICEMAN STUPID

PAC DIV MAYOR

8BALL & MJG/T.I. BOO

SAIGON/STATIK SELEKTAH THE RULES

KANYE WEST/YOUNG JEEZY AMAZING

CAPONE-N-NOREAGA/MOBB DEEP WOBBLE WOBBLE

JIM JONES/AKON CLACK CLACK

METHOD MAN & REDMAN A YO

50 CENT TIA TOLD ME

LIL WAYNE/PHARRELL AY MAN

RICH BOY HATAZ

DJ PAUL JUS LIKE THAT

YOUNG DRO/YUNG L.A. TAKE OFF

RED CAFE HOTTEST IN DA HOOD

MAINO/T-PAIN ALL THE ABOVE

Z-RO TOP NOTCH

JAY ROCK/LIL WAYNE ALL MY LIFE (GHETTO)

LIL WAYNE/PHARRELL YES

Torture Chambers

The mere idea of this is really fucked up. Listening to anything for 24-hours straight is a really bad idea, but this article claims that one individual was forced to listen to Eminem's The Eminem Show album, loudly, 24 hours a day for at least a MONTH. I guess that's better than listening to an individual song as it appears that others were forced to do over and over and over but it would still really suck. A month of "Rain Man". Oh no.

Ridiculous Rap Lyrics

These guys started this site called Snacks & Shit that simply posts ridiculous rap lyrics and has funny analysis's of them. Out of context some of this stuff is just plain hilarious. Check it out. Thanks to the one and only Dart Parker for the link.

Senior Choir Hip-Hop

Not quite sure what to say about this masterpiece. I mean, WOW. I can't believe nobody told me about it sooner. It already has over 600,000 views. It's really pretty genius actually. I know they weren't serious and someone put this project together as a big goof, but to think about teaching those old ladies some of the lyrics that they said is hilarious. Wish we could see more of the choir leader, he's gangsta.

CNN on Shade45- Part 2

Here is the rest of the hilarious CNN on Angela Yee's Morning Show on Shade45 from yesterday. Enjoy.

Eminem.com

New splash page up at 8a.m. EST/5a.m. PST.
Wow that was a lot more like a Twitter message. Twittering is real A.D.D. I'm a lawyer by trade originally, so we really like to dig in on stuff. Get to the heart of matters, use many words but stil drill our point home. Pause.
Anyway I'm going to start to try to Twitter so if you want to follow me, I'm bunyan71. I'm not sure I am going to like it though. So much to say...

CNN on Shade45

Capone-n-Noreaga were on Angela Yee's Morning Show on Shade45 this morning. N.O.R.E. is one of the funniest dudes on the radio in my opinion, every time he's on. This stuff is classic. Check it out below, broken into 3 parts. They sat through the news and everything. HA! Get Sirius or XM, you are missing out. I'll post the rest tomorrow.

How to Rob a Hipster

Saw this on Nah Right today and figured I needed to post it since a. it's a 50 cover and b. The Knux are name-checked. Clever and funny stuff from Big City Philadelphia. Some guys mentioned may not think so though... A little dose of humor is good.

Rap Radar Launching 3/9/09

I have partnered with Elliott Wilson to launch RapRadar.com... See below!

LEGENDARY MAGAZINE EDITOR, AUTHOR AND
TV PRODUCER ELLIOTT WILSON LAUNCHES ULTIMATE
ONLINE HIP-HOP WEBSITE, RAPRADAR.COM

(New York, NY—February 24, 2009) Magazine editor, content creator, blogger, published author, and television producer Elliott Wilson announced today the launch of RapRadar.com, a new, groundbreaking online website focused on delivering urban music, entertainment and lifestyle news.

As a popular commentator whose takes on hip hop, culture and race are notoriously impassioned and heavy handed, Wilson is the legendary former editor-in-chief of XXL magazine and founding editor of xxlmag.com, as well as the executive producer of VH-1's highly-controversial ego trip's Miss Rap Supreme and its equally provocative predecessor, ego trip's The (White) Rapper Show. Wilson's work has been published in XXL, VIBE and Rolling Stone among other publications since 1992 and he has remained one of the most influential voices in music and entertainment media for nearly two decades.

Created to fill a necessary void in the way hip hop news, feature stories and content is covered and delivered online, Rap Radar will feature a continuously updated blog which showcases Wilson's infamous hard hitting, fresh and thought provoking point of view on the most buzz worthy topics in urban entertainment. The site will include exclusive Rap Radar interviews and videos as well as aggregation with attitude as Wilson provides biting, no-holds barred commentary on news. Whether it's behind the scenes flip cam footage from high profile events, audio from local radio interviews with artists, informed insight into the most scandalous celebrity controversy, or posting and reviewing the latest records and music videos first, Wilson will stay on the pulse of documenting hip-hop culture at the tireless pace that today's music fan demands.

"You have to adapt to the times if you still want to be a music journalist in this climate," Wilson asserts. "With Rap Radar, I'll be able to create some of my finest work. No one is as dedicated to documenting this culture as I am. This is not a job. It's not even really a career. It's my life."
On Wilson's boisterous blog roll, he will also cover R&B music, gossip talk, paparazzi scenes, and sports. Rap Radar claims all things that are connected and related to hip-hop culture. With more wit and punch than Perez Hilton and as many connections as the Huffington Post can muster, Rap Radar is poised to become hip-hop's defining destination.

Currently in beta, RapRadar.com will officially launch online on March 9th.

"Crack A Bottle"- Video Coming

Here is a still from the "Crack A Bottle" video which will be ready for the world within a couple of weeks. The video is directed by Syndrome and it's going to be bananas.

Drapes & Carpet

This product is now on the shelves in drugstores everywhere. I never knew that people would go to this length for beauty improvement. I don't understand whether women would use this to make their hair on their head match their hair down there or whether they would want some unique coloring down there or whether it's for graying or what. Also, why a special product for this? Wouldn't any old hair dye work or are there some special properties of this particular dye that make it more suitable for this purpose? Discuss.

Crack A Record

The Eminem/Dr.Dre/50 Cent song "Crack A Bottle" has shot from #78 to #1 on Billboard's Hot100 and has broken an Itunes record. "Bottle" has the fastest selling digital single first week ever with 418,00 sales. Check out this Billboard article all about it.

Blink-182 Reunites

I know I'm not breaking any news here, but I'm glad to report for those who haven't heard that Blink-182 has reunited following their 4 year hiatus! At the 51st Grammy Awards Travis, Tom and Mark took the stage to present Best Rock Album (Coldplay won) and announced the big news. I had a chance to snap this photo of the three before they took the stage to make it official to the world...
We'll be managing the group as a continuation of represnting Travis and Mark (individually and as +44) along with Rick Devoe Management and couldn't be more proud and excited about the possibilities. Click here for the official Blink website and here for their Myspace page. Therein you'll find their official statement and be sure to check out the recession special $10 t-shirt prices, lasting through Feb. 22nd. More info on the way as it becomes available.

The Knux- MTVU House Band

Check out this link for The Knux on MTVU.com for their Artist of the week feature, a/k/a House Band or just click to watch below. It includes videos for "Bang! Bang!" and "Cappuccino" as we as an exclusive interview. Krispy explains his affinity for cullinary arts and Al talks about s'mores and cereal.

"Fire" video coming soon... real soon.