Facing Ali turns the cameras on some of Ali’s biggest rivals including George Chuvalo, Sir Henry Cooper, George Foreman, Joe Frazier, Larry Holmes, Ron Lyle, Ken Norton, Earnie Shavers, Leon Spinks and Ernie Terrell providing a fresh and impactful perspective on the famed boxer, the sport, talent and courage.
“After the Bell” featurette - Director Pete McCormack shares his experience with behind the scenes details about the making of the… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 26, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Jameel Saleem has been on a production tear as of late bringing his work direct-to-YouTube. This is Part 7 of an ongoing series known as Exit Strategy.
9 long years couldn't keep the collective from the Lest Coast and known throughout the world as Souls of Mischief from collaborating and dropping a new album. Souls just wrapped up a world tour in mid-November. A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, and Tajai kept working throughout the years on each other's solo projects and now have brought Prince Paul in the mix to bring a sonic background to their laid-back Cali flow.
We here at Indie Planet literally argue ALL DAY about who's the best MC, Biggie, Jay-Z, or Nas. The great thing about Slaughterhouse is not actually the music they produce as a collective, but they brought back the PRIDE in being a great lyricist and reciting verses that makes the listener rewind over and over for the sheer dope-ness it provides. With this new video, Microphone all member of Slaughterhouse go in but that's not important. We… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 23, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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Dres is dropping two new Black Sheep offering within the next few months. On Dec 1, Dres drops "From the Black Pool of Genius: The Prelude", which is a 5 song EP. The full length drops spring 2010.
"I once heard a poet say that 'hip hop backward is 'pih poh (people)'- the way I see it, many artists are a lot more hip-hop than they ever realized. I would dare to say that any artist over time, regardless of genre, that makes music for… Continue
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This record goes hard in the paint, it's almost unusual nowadays to hear New York artists make traditional New York hip hop but Saigon and Fuzzy Womack hit this one right on the button. Check it… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 22, 2009 at 11:04am —
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Detroit's own Obie Trice is back for another round with the release of new LP Special Reserve which drops on 12/15. His decision to collaborate solely with one producer (MoSS) echoes the days of traditional hip hop where one sound would dominate an album, thus making it a more consistent piece of work overall.
MoSS has laced Raekwon, Ghostface, Joell Ortiz, Joe Budden, AZ, Sean Price, Slum Village, Havoc, Kool G Rap, KRS-One/Buckshot… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 22, 2009 at 10:57am —
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The Blastmaster KRS-One waxes on the impact of 50 Cent and Jay-Z engaging in a lyrical battle.
He also raises a great point about using the interest generated to raise money for other causes.
50 Cent has been on promo tour promoting his new album Before I Self Destruct and we've
seen most of the interviews through popular video channels. This interview with I-Tunes
stands out because it's edited to show him in his own words without the interviewer
mentioning Fat Joe, Jay-Z, Rick Ross. It's just his thoughts on various topics in music,
business, and life.
Part 2 Discusses This is 50.com , Downloading , What Makes a… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on November 10, 2009 at 12:14pm —
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Caption: (L to R) Apex the Ringtone Guru, TJ Chapman, Sean Archer
7 Cities, VA-based music entrepreneur Sean Archer has expanded his reach from the typical path of recording artist into areas of promotions, marketing, and now radio. Earlier this year, he launched "The Indie Top Ten Plus One" which featured a countdown style broadcast solely consisting of unsigned artists submitted from the music community. The broadcast started on Worldwide… Continue
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I must admit, BET was on its camera-banning policy extra hard this year because this footage leaks early in most cases - In any event, this is the cypher featuring MOS DEF, Black Thought of the legendary Roots crew, and Eminem. Slim Shady has never left his battle roots despite being the world's top selling hip hop artist as evidenced by the… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on October 28, 2009 at 12:09am —
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Hip hop pioneer and one of the best to ever do it, Melle Mel was on the radio discussing his views on hip-hop. He drops his opinions on female MCs, New York MCs, how gang culture has infiltrated hip hop, and other subjects. He is someone who has witnessed the entire evolution of the hip hop culture since he was around since its birth and his early records helped steer the direction of hip hop.
For those of you unaware of the Pittsburgh hip hop scene, CEO of JPB Inc, Da Button Pusha has been putting in serious work for years in support of the underground and independent scene.
She recently announced that after the series finale of the Ripple Effect and Hip Hop Buffet, the two showcases will be put to rest.
The Ripple Effect has been running strong for 6 years and Hip Hop Buffet Series has been on and running for 4… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on October 12, 2009 at 7:43am —
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In this clip, Chi-town Guevara Lupe Fiasco comments on the MTV's hottest listing and promises to go in for two years straight and deliver quality music so that he can be mention in that top. He follows that with "Fire" which is a Hendrix looped track that is kinda hot… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on October 12, 2009 at 7:17am —
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In the video clip provided courtesy of BET, hosted by Worldstarhiphop.com, Nas discusses the killing of the young boy from Chicago who was an honors student that has made headlines throughout the mainstream media and hip hop culture. For those who haven't seen the video, the killing was videotaped for the world to see.
In reaction to the killing, Nas penned an open letter to Chicago youth via his blog on Global Grind.
BET read the letter and brought Nas on 106… Continue
Added by Mumbo Sauce on October 4, 2009 at 5:18pm —
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The embedded clip is footage of 50 Cent speaking to fans directly via his Thisis50 Ustream channel.
Ustream gives artists the ultimate opportunity to share their experience with fans who can call in or send messages via chat or Twitter.com
Great areas to Ustream:
Concert footage
Studio Sessions
In-store… Continue
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