It was a Taylor Gang takeover as Wiz Khalifa was DJ Skee’s special guest for episode 17 of SKEE Live. The Taylor Gang head honcho shared what the last nine months of his life has been like since having baby Bash and admits he never considered what things would be like prior to his birth. After explaining how he use to live his life by going with the flow, Khalifa reveals to DJ Skee he had to make change with his schedule and become more organized.
Strong Arm Steady’s Krondon continues to make his promotional run’s throughout New York and this time the rapper heads to Shade 45 for a sit down and freestyle with Tony Touch. Check out Krondon get behind the microphone and demonstrate his skills as he spits some off-the-top rhymes for listeners tuning in. Krondon’s new remastered project, Everything’s Nothing, is now available and can be purchased over on iTunes.
Skee Lo catches up with Sway Calloway and Heather B and fills everyone in on what he’s been up to. The rapper touches on his early days as a personality on MTV, his dedicated cult following and being nominated for multiple Grammy’s in the past for his debut album. The “I Wish” rapper also stresses the importance for artist’s to own their publishing and admits he made millions of his number one hit. Skee Lo got into details about his record label and explains why he chooses to educated his artists and give them all the knowledge they need to know about working in the music industry.
Trademark Da Skydiver recently made his way over to Shade 45 for an exclusive interview with DJ-producer, Statik Selektah, and spoke on a number of topics which included his current status with Jet Life, Flamingo Barnes 2: Mingo Royale and more. Also, check out Mingo in action towards the end as the New Orleans emcee shows off some his laid-back bars for listeners tuning in.
Chris Webby sits down with the L.A. Leakers for an exclusive interview. The Connecticut rapper kicks things off by sharing some of his early musical influences and favorite Hip Hop acts as a kid and breaks down the motivation behind his upcoming Homegrown EP. In fact, Webby explains that the 8-track project is catered more towards potential new fans who aren’t entirely familiar with his music. The rapper also reveals that his upcoming LP will be titled, Chemically Imbalanced, after the title track produced by Scott Storch. Webby gets into details behind working with new producers like Harry Fraud, signing with E1 Music, the current state of Hip Hop and gives advice to aspiring artists.
New York’s rising talent, Troy Ave, recently paid a visit to Shade 45 satellite radio to chop it up with Tony Touch about his new album and also hopped on the microphone for an exclusive freestyle. Check out Harry Powder in action as he tackles Pusha T’s “Numbers On The Boards” instrumental and pulls out his trusty phone to share a few bars for listeners tuning in. Troy Ave’s New York City: The Album is now available.
T-Pain stops by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 for an interview with hosts Sway Calloway and Heather B. Calloway makes sure to open things up by crediting T-Pain with his contributions to the music industry and reminds listeners of how crucial he was in revolutionizing how artist’s record. The rapper-singer continued by explaining why he chose to take a vacation away from music and reflects on being forced to try something different after Snoop Dogg released “Sexual Seduction.” T-Pain also spoke on his contributions to Kanye West’s LP, 808’s and Heartbreaks, and touches on his upcoming album, The Phoenix. Pain gives listeners insight behind his new DJ Mustard produced single “Up Down” featuring Atlanta’s Bobby Ray, explains why his collaborative project with Lil Wayne was scraped and so much more.
Here’s some footage of Comedy Central’s Key and Peele on Shade 45 as they stopped by for an exclusive interview on Sway In The Morning. Calloway made sure that the hilarious comedians knew he was a fan of the show as they kicked things of by sharing their thoughts on marriage and announced they’ve signed on for a fourth season. Key & Peele also addressed their infamous Barack Obama “Luther” comedy sketch and share a story of actually meeting the President. In fact, the duo explained that Obama was well aware of their sketch and revealed he’s a fan of their work.
Revolt TV catches up with super producer, Just Blaze, and gets his thoughts on his contributions to JAY Z’s classic LP, The Black Album. Just decides to break down his creative direction on making the “Interlude” for Hov’s project. Check out Just speak on the song’s spacey vibe and reveals he’s the one who wrote the dialogue for the track and actually recorded the vocals.
Wu-Tangs RZA paid Arsenio Hall a visit on his show and celebrated the legendary hip hop group’s 20 years in the game. The rapper-actor opened up about the Clain’s forthcoming album and addressed the difficulty of getting Raekwon in the studio to complete the project. RZA also looked back at what it was like to lose ODB back in 2004 and reveals he’s going to be a part of a new show on Fox coming soon called Gang Related.
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