On this day in Hip-Hop History, we celebrate the birth of one of the most flamboyant and ostentatious personalities in Hip Hop. Today in 1972, the legend Busta Rhymes was born in Brooklyn, New York. The 11-Time Grammy nominee and Flipmode Squad frontman has served as an unsung hero for the culture. This is not to […]
Andre 3000 went on stage during the 1995 Source Awards and said “the South got something to say” and the 10th annual ONE Music Fest proves that the region is still talking. Tens of thousands of people flocked to Atlanta to enjoy the Southeast’s largest annual urban music festival. The two-day festival had a diverse […]
The countdown for Pharrell’s Something in the Water Festival has begun and he has announced additional artists and activations that will take place at the event. Newly added artists to the sold-out festival include Timbaland, N.E.R.D, Busta Rhymes and Fam-Lay, who will join Pharrell on stage, plus sets from Kap G, Chris Brown, Charlie Wilson, […]
Over 10 years ago, Dr. Dre signed the illustrious Busta Rhymes to his Aftermath label, but the union only produced one album, Busta’s Big Bang in 2006. Now, it has been confirmed that post production finishing touches are being put on Buss A Bus’ first album since Year Of The Dragon. Now, Busta is no […]
London On Da Track took the Doritos Blaze The Beat Stage to give the crowd to give a taste of Atlanta. The ATL producer was joined by Taylor Bennett, Wiz Khalifa as well as the campaign’s ambassador, Busta Rhymes. Both Bennett and Khalifa are fresh off new releases this summer. Wiz released Rolling Papers 2, while Taylor released […]
Apparently, Busta got jokes for 50 Cent as well. 50 Cent is renowned for hysterically trolling people on his Instagram. The Power producer does not filter his expression and no one is off limits. In his most recent troll antics, he targeted Busta Rhymes. “And the award for strongest neck in Hip-Hop go’s to Bussa […]
With a goal to target issues in the Black communities of New York City that are often bypassed, the people of Hip-Hop culture are seeking to take on these issues in the next state elections by forming a political party line called the New American Party, the NY Daily News reports. Jineea Butler, the founder […]
On this day in Hip Hop history, the management company and label imprint Violator released their first compilation album entitled Violator: The Album. Showcasing the management team’s star studded talent roster, this album is full of rarities making it a must have for any self proclaimed “Hip Hop head.” For those out of the loop, Violator […]
Back in February, Doritos blazed onto the hip-hop scene with a Super Bowl 52 commercial featuring rap legends Missy Elliot and Busta Rhymes. Busta and Doritos have now taken the Super Bowl ad a step further to find a new star by launching the “Blaze the Beat” competition. “Everyone in the country saw the Doritos […]
Lauryn Hill is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her legendary album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill the right way. Earlier this year she announced that she’s going on a Summer tour, and it just got so much better. Hill has a slew of heavy hitters joining her including Nas, M.I.A., Santigold, ASAP Rocky, SZA, Big Boi, De […]
Six years ago, Q-Tip undisputed Hip-Hop legend and lead member of the iconic A Tribe Called Quest signed to Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music. His fourth solo effort, The Last Zulu was supposed to be his prime release with the label, but the said drop has yet to happen. On Saturday night, Tip revamped the coming […]
Star Wars originally hit the big screen just as Hip-Hop was finding its feet so it’s only natural that the pop culture phenomenon had an influence on those who were also finding their creative feet at around the same time. A science fiction/fantasy movie franchise that broke through the barriers and becomes adored by more […]
Recently Netflix released an 8 part documentary series called Rapture that goes into the day-to-day lives and behind the scenes of a small handful of Hip-Hop personalities including Nas, T.I., Logic, Dave East and more. One of the more impressive episodes was based around New Jersey-born producer/DJ Just Blaze born Justin Smith. Now that name […]
This past Friday (Mar. 9), on the 21st anniversary of the death of Biggie Smalls, a copyright lawsuit-plagued against the B.I.G. Estate was dismissed. In March 2016, spoken-word legend Abiodun Oyewole from The Last Poets filed a suit over The Notorious B.I.G.’s smash hit “Party and Bullshit” alleging that the title and hook of the […]
During Los Angeles’ All-Star Weekend, Kendrick Lamar sat down with Billboard to discuss a range of topics including good credit, his stance on whether or not he’d hit the court if NBA commissioner Adam Silver asked him to join the celebrity All-Star game, and his relationship with Kobe Bryant. On his special friendship with Kobe […]
The Super Bowl is undoubtedly the biggest stage for advertisement. In the past, corporate brands such as Bud Light, GoDaddy.com, and Pepsi have consistently owned the commercial stage during the big game. But the staple jaw droppers where benched by some unlikely contenders. When ad rates are going for $5 million per 30 seconds, companies […]
Hip Hop icon Busta Rhymes teams up with iconic femcee Missy Elliott and formewr Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland for his latest offering aptly entitled “Get It”. Missy and Buss A Buss will be seen going head to head in the new Doritos commercial debuting on Super Bowl Sunday, but they joined forces on this […]
Today, PepsiCo unveiled their star-studded joint advertisement featuring an epic rap showdown between Missy Elliott and Morgan Freeman for MTNDEW Ice, and Peter Dinklage and Busta Rhymes for Doritos Blaze. Airing during the Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4, the unforgettable lip-sync rap battle has Peter taking on Busta’s verse from “Look at Me Now,” […]
Mountain Dew and Doritos are going head to head in a one minute-long commercial during this year’s Super Bowl, marking the first time ever that two brands have advertised back-to-back during the big game. Mountain Dew and Doritos announced they are adding two new names to the celebrity roster that already includes Morgan Freeman and […]
Words by Roman White New Jersey Governor Elect, Phil Murphy, celebrated his pre-inauguration with a Busta Rhymes performance. The event took place at New Jersey’s Middlesex County Community College, where the New York City native performed his most popular songs to celebrate New Jersey’s new governor. Busta Rhymes performing at Phil Murphy’s pre-inaugural concert: pic.twitter.com/QjfuNMR0Wu […]