“Jay-Z is finished, that’s what the video is all about,” said Jigga’s spokeswoman Jana Fleishman. “He is now Shawn Carter.” This is in reference to Jay’s latest video “99 Problems.” The vivid video is aimed at showed street life in its rawest form, and features Jay being gunned down at the end of the video. This artistic murder of Jay-Z is just fueling the speculation that Jay-Z the rapper has retired, but Shawn Carter the rapper will take over…
With “The Grey Album” getting him more press than he ever dreamed, Danger Mouse has kept things moving and his resume is looking pretty impressive. With a second LP with Jemini almost in the bag, DM is also doing an entire album MF DOOM, a little project with Cee-Lo, and Executive Produced Prince Poetry’s solo debut. He also provided several beats to the Organized Konfusion emcee…
Hip-hip’s best kept secret right now may just the trio that call themselves Time Machine. Emcees Comel and Jaysonic and DJ/producer Mekalek have crafted a fantastic debut in “Slow Your Roll.” Funky hard-hitting beats, great, original concepts…just a great listen from front to back. The LP drops May 25th, don’t miss it! For more on the group check them out here
