On a normal day, all the Dipset nostalgia waxing would be left to Tins but he refused to touch it (||) due to his strong emotional ties and standing in the Byrd Gang fan club. In a recent sit-down with Sway for MTV’s RapFix Live, Just Blaze talks about the breakup between Roc and the Dips as well as a rather detailed version of his personal falling out with Cam. Read the rest of this entry »
Dipset fans could potentially hate me for this. But…there is nothing that should stop this song from becoming one of Capo’s biggest songs to date. Whether fans like it or not, Jimmy and Juelz have concocted a curse-free, crossover joint that can appeal from Harlem to Honolulu Read the rest of this entry »
To be quite frank, nobody cares if the Dips make new music. Their window of opportunity as a collective has probably closed as they’ve been surpassed by the next batch of trendsetting rappers with “movements” and any output won’t compare to what they made together during their peak. Still, it’s good to see brothers who had bonds deeper than rap work through and settle their differences, especially after their very public falling out. Read the rest of this entry »
Good (and bad) things happen in threes. L-Boogie finally decided to end her decade long hiatus. Whether we get another album is out of the question and I don’t want to do anything to upset her desire to be social again. Secondly, OutKast is making music once more and the idea of another project between the two seems more promising than years prior. Read the rest of this entry »
Looks like Jim Jones was able to back up all the trash he talked leading up to the Converse Band Of Ballers. At yesterday’s event in Atlanta, The Jones Family got down for their crown, defeating hometown favorite Southern Hospitality (Shawty Lo, Pill, OJ’s squad) in the final showdown. Besides the basic shenanigans & bloopers, the biggest surprise had to be Cam’ron showing up, running the court for the uptown team & making the whole Dips reunion idea official. After reconciling on radio a few weeks ago, it looks one of Hip-Hop’s favorite movements is gaining momentum and headed in the right direction. Read the rest of this entry »
Shortly before it hit the net, Karen Civil informed me of Shad’s decision to head over to Cash Money. What ensued next was barrage of commentary on Twitter, 95% of which was negative. On paper, having a label with Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Mack Maine, Nicki Minaj, Omarion and now Bow Wow seems like an excellent investment. But when looking beyond the surface, we’ve seen over and over how this situation has played itself out.
Roc-A-Fella Records — Arguably no dynasty’s (no pun intended) downfall has been documented more than this. There was once a time when a roster which touted Jay-Z, Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Memphis Bleek and the rest of State Property appeared invincible. However, it was the addition of Read the rest of this entry »
Before you say anything, I already know this footage has been out for two weeks. That still doesn’t make it any less comical. Read the rest of this entry »
It’s moments such as these which make Diplomatic Immunity 1 sound that much better. For the remaining few who still held on the sliver of hope for a Dipset resurrection, kill the noise.
Earlier this year, Santana spoke on the alleged break up proclaiming that his “day one n*ggas, ain’t actin’ like my day one n*ggas”. Who knows if this was the inspiration for Cam’s new wordage, but whatever the reason is, he said it with more than enough emphasis in front of a packed house at B.B. Kings last week (the footage just leaked). In hindsight, it is sad to see a once powerful crew subjected to these sort of acts. But if Juelz does decide to respond, let’s all pray he doesn’t allow those Skull Gang characters within 200 feet of a working microphone and a record button.
As if things couldn’t get any stranger, one break up leads to the most unlikely of reunions.Over a decade removed from their classic collaboration, New York City’s greatest blacktop duo hits the studio again with Mase demanding “Diddy percent” for another comeback and Cam proclaiming “Murda’s home”. Money talks and beef ends, apparently. If my algebra serves me correctly, the situation looks like this:
– Jimmy is cool with Mase, Mase is cool with Jimmy.
– Jimmy wants to be cool with Cam, but Cam isn’t messing with Jim.
– Cam is cool with Mase, and Mase is cool with Cam, thus leaving Mase as the middle man.
Harlem World’s back (almost). Don’t expect Loon to be apart of the festivites, however.
This week, Cam’ron says there will be no Dipset reunion but I’m not buying it. Mainly because he told TC different a few weeks ago. Then you have Jimmy, who repeatedly denied ever talking to Cam on the phone, only to finally have his memory restored & admitting to Funk Flex that the convo did take place. Simply speculating Read the rest of this entry »
Found in the inbox from the homie DJB, the same man who supplied the Quik rarities.
Hey Gotty,
I threw together a history of “The Symphony” concept/beat. I know it’s been pretty exhausted over time, but if you’d like to make a Loosies post on it feel free to use this. I appreciate the shout out from Beware for the Quik joints! –Dylan
I can safely lay claim to being one of the most consistent vocal detractors of the “Dipset is the new Wu-Tang” argument any time I hear it mentioned. Don’t get me wrong, I bump the Dips on a healthy basis, I just don’t think a comparison to the Wu is a proper parallel to draw. I will concede however, that this particularly entertaining Hell Rell interview did make me reminisce on some of Ol Dirty Bastard’s finest moments:
Now, no combination of personality, drugs and being in the right place at the right time could ever result in another ODB, which makes the tragic void left by his absence all the more glaring in the culture. But its videos like the one above that at least seem to make an attempt to fill that missing role of zany soundbites and outlandish behavior in Hip-Hop.
I’m not sure if Hell Rell’s really delusional enough to think that his film career is as juicy as he makes it sound, or that he’s swarmed by tens of millions of fans every time he steps outside. But the bottom line is I don’t really care if he believes it all or not. Between the clip’s over-the-top realness, which flirts severely with tongue-in-cheek self-parody, you can really see a man overjoyed to be in the position he’s in.
Listen to him describe a diamond-testing machine in the first part. Find the part when he’s going through his weekly itinerary of clubs. Then sit back and enjoy all the hilarious soundbites in between (“I look like a platinum artist already STUPID”), and tell me that Ruga isn’t making the most of his C-list celebrity moments. I could listen to him smack talk the camera for hours. He may not ever be the most talented rapper to grace your headphones, but I don’t think you could find a rapper this side of Tony Yayo more grateful about filling their given role in their set.
And why not? If you were a 28 year-old rapper who looked like you were 44 and had a face that looked like it spent a considerable amount of time on the bottom of a Nike, you’d probably be happy enough to be running with a successful crew. You too would have no problem with a little self-deprecating fun while you could. How else can you explain the thought process that led to the bullet-tooth cover of For the Hell of It?
A&R: “So Ruga, what’re you thinking about for the cover of your album?”
Hell Rell: “I thought it would be really hardcore to photoshop bullets in where my teeth are. Can we do that?”
I don’t know much about the man, I’m just glad he’s here. Holla at me Ruga, we can hang out on Wednesday for “whatever day.”
P.S. If anyone knows what the status of Hell Rell’s book is and where I can get a copy, please get at me in the comments.
I say that because I think that’s the reason why we’ll probably never get anything solid from Gist, not even an indy release. If memory serves me correct, he caught on with the Dips movement right around the time Cam started his sabbatical. Read the rest of this entry »
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