For as long as I can remember, there were no rules to a rap beef. Anyone can catch the smoke, anything can be brought out in the open and it was your job as the opponent to either a) go deeper or b) concede. The rules still apply even during this current war between G.O.O.D Music’s Pusha T and OVO’s
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If you have ever listened to any of Jhene’s work or even listened to any of her interviews then you would know that she is a big fan of the “miracle drug”. During her interview with Nylon Magazine back in November, Jhene revealed that she experimented with psychedelics and marijuana at an early age. ““Growing up in California, I experimented
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Pharrell is the blueprint for all things successful. Pharrell Williams has played such a huge role in my life, my choice in music, the moves that I’ve made and how I want to be perceived as a person. Yes, it is possible for a person to have this kind of influence on you and no, you don’t have to meet
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Nostalgia is the feeling that I get when I watch this video. Being a fan of Pharrell since forever, this video shows both his creativity and his sense of humor with the floating heads of himself and his bandmates/partners. The song peaked at NO. 6 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart and features British TV personality, Alesha Dixon. Oh,
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There was a time when a Pharrell and Jay-Z collaboration was THE perfect duo. Between “Excuse me, miss”, “Change Clothes”, and of course, “Frontin’.” When this video came out in 2003, I was a Sophomore in high school, and Skateboard P was (and still is) the man. Featuring Lauren London, Mimi Faust, and even Lenny Kravitz, the video is a
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I remember when I first saw this video, the bright colors, and the assemblage of celebrities in the video, it was fun and exciting. The video was released a few weeks after Cudi announced that he was going into rehab and it was a pretty confusing time for everybody. Wasn’t sure if he was going to come back the same or
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“Individuality is the new wealth.” In the first installment of my “To Be A MiSFiT” series, I broke down what the meaning of being a misfit meant to me. An individualist whom admires not only the nonconformity of themselves but of others too. A leader, a visionary and a lover of freedom of self-expression. As I spoke of Jaden Smith
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Influence is everything and there are people who will pay any amount of money to be able to influence the masses. When I think about rappers and just how much influence they have among their fan bases, collaborating with high-end fashion designers can (and has been proven to) be a good thing. When you think about how much influence hip-hop
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You know how when you start taking an interest in someone and you began to dream up these ideas of who this person really is, and once you start talking to them you realize how right you were? Well, my situation isn’t as identical to that scenario, but I have learned a lot more recently about Cudi than I knew
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MUSIC HEADS! MUSIC HEADS! Thank you for lending me your ears!! Anyone who has grew up on the soul and heart of NYC’s Hip Hop Royalty would be happy to hear that A Tribe Called Quest is reissuing their debut album “ People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm” on November 13 for their 25th anniversary. A Tribe
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