Former Roc-A-Fella artist and Philly native Young Chris links up with Cosmic Kev for “The Come Up Show.” Watch as Chris goes to work and drops an eight minute freestyle for the listeners tuning in. It’s clear the lyrical young gun hasn’t lost a step when it comes to his bars as he sets out to showcase his skills over two separate instrumentals.
Troy Ave recently made his way over to the Shade 45 station to showcase his skills on DJ Kay Slay’s Streetsweeper Radio. The New York rapper decides to do an in-studio performance of his song “Perfect Love” which is featured on Funkmaser Flex’s Who You Mad At? Me or Yourself? mixtape. Take a look at the visual as Troy performs to the Street Heat TV camera and makes it all look so effortless.
The lovely Angie Martinez and long-time HOT 97 radio deejay links up with Hennessy for the latest episode in their “97 Seconds” web series. Martinez reflects on being crowned “the voice of New York” after including the phrase in a promo for Ja Rule’s single “New York.” Listen as Angie explains how the phrase organically stuck with her throughout her career, how she was able to work her way up the ladder at HOT 97 and eventually get her break with Funkmaster Flex by working the boards during his show. Angie Martinez also discusses her mother’s influence on her career, her connection with the city of New York and breaks down her Hispanic heritage.
G.O.O.D. Music’s Pusha T pays a visit to the Sway In The Morning show on SiriusXM radio for a candid interview. Watch as the rapper details how he had to re-tune his listeners to become accustomed to his style of rapping from his solo efforts early on. Pusha T also points out his contribution to Hip Hop’s focus back on lyricism, breaks down his drug inspired bars and explains how his rise in the music industry worked.
King Push links up with Sway Calloway on Sway In The Morning and discusses his approach to recording music. The Clipse member explains to listeners tuning in that he allows the instrumental to speak to him before sitting down to write and create. Pusha continues the candid conversation by revealing it him some time to finish the song “40 Acres” because of how important it was to him to get it right. The My Name Is My Name rapper also clarifies what he means behind some of his more questionable lyrics directed towards women on his new album. Watch as Pusha T shares the story behind how his parents caught his older brother selling drugs and how he eventually got caught himself after having an altercation outside of his parents home over money which resulted in a gun going off. Push keeps things honest and also touches on the disappointment he caused his parents.
DJ Felli Fel delivers a new Dodgers inspired anthem with “Dodgers Anthem 2013” featuring Ice Cube, Tyga and Ty Dolla $ign. Backed by Drake’s instrumental for his hit single “Started From The Bottom,” Cube and Tyga lace the track with rhymes about Dodger history, specific players and celebrate the team’s recent success while Tyga takes over the singing on the song’s chorus.
Cam’ron makes his first appearance on Power 105’s The Breakfast Club morning radio show and opens up on a number of topics. Killa gives listeners insight behind his relationship with ma$e, following out with Jim Jones, a potential Dipset reunion and much more with DJ Envy, Charlamagne Tha God and Angela Yee. The Harlem bred artist also spoke on his past peef with rap superstars JAY Z and 50 Cent.
Sway Calloway links up with Lowkey from YouHearThatNew.com, DJ Wonder and Rich Nice for the latest edition of The A&R Room on Sway In The Morning. Watch as the blog giant speaks on the origins of this website’s name, the focus that was necessary in order to build his brand and how he was able to cultivate connections throughout the music industry over a number of years. The small panel also takes a listen to and discusses new music from the likes of Dead Prez, Da Mafia 6ix and Asia Sparks. Afterwards, everyone weighs in on the music and even listeners are allowed to phone-in and share their two cents. Check out how it all went down live on Shade 45.
DJ Premier sits down for a candid one-on-one interview with DJ Whoo Kid on satellite radio’s Shade 45. The legendary Hip Hop producer makes his first appearance on the Whoolywood Shuffle and discusses JAY Z, Tupac, Big L, Kanye West, Guru, Gang Starr and much more. Watch how it all went down as cameras were rolling for the interview which lasted nearly 30 minutes.
The Kid Daytona keeps his promo momentum going as he takes his lyrical wordsmith act to HOT 97 with DJ Enuff. Daytona performs the smooth and infectious track “Hillary” for the station’s “The Hot 97 Box” segment which showcases an in-studio performance from different artists. Take a look as The Kid Daytona also shows off his skills and drops gems over rapper O.C.’s classic “Times Up” instrumental before heading out.
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