When Kendrick Lamar arrives this Friday evening at a cavernous photo studio in the flatlands of industrial Hollywood, he’s 30 minutes early. And the occasion has been nearly 25 years in the making: Lamar, 28, is here to interview the four living members of N.W.A for their first magazine cover together since Ice Cube went solo in 1991 and the group collapsed into a famously bitter feud. Eazy-E died in 1995, at 31. But today, Lamar meets with four men who defined his hometown of Compton, Calif., as a cradle of politically engaged, uncompromisingly hardcore hip-hop. Read more…
Kendrick Lamar dropped by to discuss his inspirations and give some advice for up-and-coming artists. During the interview, the rapper touched on his musical influences, from oldies to the gangsta rap his father listened to, and how they impacted the overall direction for the album and more. The two also premiered an unreleased track, “Eyes Above,” a cut that never made it to the album due to “political reasons.” Be sure to check the interview out on the BBC Radio 1!
Originally intended for a HNHH release prior to unforeseen circumstances, Damon Campbell sat down with Kool John during the “Under the Influence of Music” tour stop at Detroit’s DTE Energy Music Theatre to discuss the HBK member’s origins in rap, former dance crew, Shmop Fest, and all things Bay Area — from the one-legged pigeon at the Richmond Bart, to the Snowball, and DJ Gary’s involvement with a local spin-off of ‘Girls Gone Wild.’
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Continuing with the footage from POWERHOUSE, Rikki Martinez chopped it up backstage with Schoolboy Q. The two talk about performing on stage, his album and how it’s doing, a little more behind ‘Studio,’ what’s next for the future and a lot more. Peep it all above!
Check out 106 KMEL’s Shay Diddy interviewing Ty Dolla Sign during his stop on tour in Oakland. The two talk about the upcoming Summer Jam, growing up in the music industry, crazy things on tour, his upcoming album & more. Peep it HERE.
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In Snow Tha Product’s newest interview with Damon Campbell they talk about her start in Hip Hop, holding the 1 Mile record at her school, Hood Hop, standing on her own as a Latin Hip Hop artist, owning a typewriter instead of a computer, ESL Classes, learning Filipino tagalog, and filling the gap in her teeth and many more fun facts…
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Check out Shay Diddy as she down with YG down at San Francisco’s 106 KMEL. Above the two talk about being on tour, the ladies, who he wants to wife in the game, what’s coming up next and of course he talks about his latest project! Enjoy!
