Vibe’s Mikey Fresh catches up with Mannie Fresh just outside of Red Bull’s 2013 Street Kings competition in New Orleans. The former Cash Money producer shares his thoughts on the importance of Brass Bands to the culture and his love for the sound which he uses even in his own music. Check out Mannie speak on his love for Jazz and his past collaborations with different artists.
This is tight. Take a look at this recent interview Rakim had with journalist Jeff Mao at the Red Bull Music Academy. I enjoyed this sit down.
Hip hop’s golden age began in 1986, the day Rakim stepped to a microphone to record “Eric B Is President.” Only 18 years old (though he sounded considerably more worldly), Rakim (real name William Griffin) had a smooth, effortless flow that brought a cool melodicism and high intelligence to the MC game—he gave both fire and ice, set within the wiry frame of his serious features. Even those who didn’t get the Five Percenter reference wouldn’t have bridled at his nickname, God. His partnership with his DJ, Eric B, yielded four great albums and numerous classic singles before Rakim split for a solo career. Despite initial success with 1997’s The 18th Letter, he endured several frustratingly fruitless years signed to Dr Dre’s Aftermath, working on an album that never came. Now Rakim back in his native New York, the city where his immense influence is most clearly audible, notably in other NYC wordsmiths such as Nas. As recently as 2012, The Source named him the greatest MC of all time.
Recorded in Los Angeles at Red Bull’s music studio take a look as Big Boi does his thing on “Apple of My Eye” which is off Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors. You can purchase the track here if you’re diggin’ it.
Looks like The Cool Kids decided to reunite the band at Red Bull and Fake Shore Drive’s showcase event at SXSW earlier this week. Check out the footage below to see Chuck and Mikey perform classic cuts like “Gold and a Pager” and “Black Mags”.
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