HSK EXCLUSIVE

HSK Exclusive - Legendary west coast lyricist MC Eiht, is looking to bring rap back to where it belongs; after witnessing elements like myspace.com, autotune and American Idol destroy the art of music.

In this exclusive interview with Jacky Jasper, MC Eight breaks down the fact that many of today’s rappers are fake artists who don’t have their own identities. “Back in the day, you had to prove yourself in this game, nowadays…it ain’t no proving,” MC Eiht told Jacky.

Now, Compton, California native MC Eiht is set to make a comeback this year (while showing the suckas how it’s done), with his widely anticipated album “Which Way is West”, a summer tour and a radio show.

Take a listen to this exclusive interview as MC Eiht and Jacky break down the current state of Hip Hop music…

Download interview HERE!!!

Courtesy of Ryan Kaye

(Originally published February 22, 2010)

LOTS OF FAMILIAR FACES LIVING ON
FRONT STREET THESE DAYS!

Kyle Jones aka Scratch, you remember him. He’s from the world famous crew “The Roots”!

Scratch’s role in the group was the human beat box. The height of his career coincided with his time with The Roots. It was 1999 and he was performing that years re-creation of Woodstock. How far we have all come, well scratch went backwards.

Scratch is also known for missing shows, not paying his bills, and now for failing to show up in court….

Know why? Continue Reading…

RUSHDEN & DIAMONDS

Clifford ”T.I.” Joseph Harris Jr. is officially a freeman, being released from prison just last week. Since then, the rapper seems to have a lot to say.

Here’s what the self proclaimed king of gangsta rap T.I. told CNN’s TJ Holmes about Jay Z: “I would rather end up being a actor like Will Smith than to end up being a rapper like Jay Z. I’m not going to be the 40-year-old rapper.”

I don’t know about you guys but I’m tired of this midget, T.I. – he’s nothing more than a short person with a violent temper and a big mouth. I would honestly like to know who made T.I. King Of The South. One would figure, since dude is fresh out of jail, his attitude would be a more humble one. I would even go so far as to place him on the list of people to become a born again Christian. It’s obvious that T.I didn’t learn a thing while he was incarcerated. Continue Reading…

It seems that Eminem is being quite honest these days about EVERYTHING. That’s because the rapper recently admitted to almost losing his life to a drug overdose.

Here’s what the Grammy Award winning rapper had to say:

“It took me awhile to admit what I actually did have a problem. In the hip hop world that I live in, It could be mistaken for a weakness and that’s the last thing you want to do in hip hop is to admit that you’re weak. I was hours away from death when I overdose and almost died. I had to admit I had a problem. I had to do it for myself.”

Don’t you appreciate Eminem’s honestly? The recovering drug addict has even shared his views on same sex marriage. “I think if two people love each other, then what the hell? I think everyone should have the chance to be equally miserable, if they want,” said Eminem. Continue Reading…