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Jay Z – BBC – Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

complexity — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:52:41 +0000

Jay Z sits down with Jonathan Ross from Canada’s BBC. They discuss a lot about Obama, his touring, Alicia Keys, the single albums sold record.

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Interview with Akon reveals Dr. Dre working on a dance record

ekoms — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 01:29:45 +0000

In the video interview with the Associated Press shown above, Akon revealed what Dr. Dre’s next song might be like.

“Actually, that’s what really excites me more about it,” says singer Akon, which is initially speaking about Lady Gaga, who is signed to his label imprint. “You got some straight, hardcore Hip Hop guys actually moving into the dance realm.”

“That’s shocking,” says Akon, “when you got someone like Dr. Dre about to do a dance record. That’s my point. That’s crazy. But, in a way, it’s so exciting for me because that just shows our industry is so open-minded to everything. And believe it or not, with that open-mindedness, we can create magic.”

“It actually sounds great,” said the singer of the untitled Dr.Dre record. “He played it for me. I was shocked. I was like, ‘Wow, that’s dope!’ When the world hears this, they might go crazy!”

It is uncertain whether the record will be on Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated Detox album, or whether he’s simply producing it for another artist.

Mos Def interview with DJ Semtex

ekoms — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:47:23 +0000

Mos Def gets interviewed by DJ Semtex where he talks about joining with the Gorrilaz and collaborating on 4 or so tracks with them. This is only the third part of the interview and there’s a brief discussion about De La Soul, Nas, and Kanye West.

Lil Wayne Is Interviewed On The Mo’Nique Show

complexity — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:31:08 +0000

It has been a busy week for Lil Wayne, who was sentenced to jail for frivolous charges, in my opinion, the law is what it is, and has made a whole slew of appearances, plus his album Rebirth just leaked. Mr. Carter is putting in the work. Enjoy the interview, after the jump.

Snoop Dogg – Colbert Report

ekoms — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:41:10 +0000

Snoop Dogg and Stephen Colbert joking around on “The Colbert Report”. Snoop Dogg also performs from his latest album “Malice in Wonderland”. The album is getting mixed reviews, but if you’re a Snoop fan, this album is worth copping.

Snoop Dogg – Interview with Howard Stern

ekoms — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:10:27 +0000

Snoop Dogg discusses his life, marijuana, other rappers, and so much more. Definitely an interview worth listening to.

Mos Def – Interview with Tim Westwood (Part 2)

ekoms — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 23:57:04 +0000

Mos Def continues his interview with Tim Westwood talking about his experiences in England. Unfortunately more than half of the interview was Tim Westwood doing most of the talking.

Mos Def – Interview with Tim Westwood

ekoms — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:38:41 +0000

Mos Def gets interviewed by Tim Westwood. He briefly covers the topic of his day to day wardrobe and gives shout outs to several artists. Mos Def speaks upon the old school hip-hop in a discussion about how “Real Hip-Hop” has the exclusiveness which should be bridged out to all types of genres and different styles which hip-hop is made up of.

50 Cent – Interview – DJ Green Lantern

complexity — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:39 +0000

50 Cent sits down with DJ Green Lantern to discuss his album sales, Jay Z, Elliott Wilson, and this is the first phone call since their minor beef, that resulted in DJ Green Lantern leaving Eminem’s camp.

The sales shouldn’t matter to us, if you’re a 50 Cent fan his new album is a must buy, Before I Self Destruct.

Part 1 | Part 2

50 Cent – ABC Interview

complexity — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:46:45 +0000

50 Cent talks with ABC in the morning about juggling his career as of right now, he has a book out, a movie in the works, shooting music videos, an album that is about to be released, singles, a kid, interviews, promotion, and much more. That is the reason that 50 Cent is so successful beyond everything else.