While the causes surrounding Heavy D’s untimely passing are still a little sketchy, we do know that he was touring through Europe, promoting his latest album, Love Opus, prior to returning home to Los Angeles. During his stay in the U.K., Tim Westwood had the now-bittersweet pleasure of conducting the Heavster’s last interview, which ironically gives a full-fledged overview of his entire career. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by Trackstar The DJ

No reason to wonder why Lupe started off his Tim Westwood “H.A.M.” rendition with the preface “no Blackberries, no iPhones, none of that…we’ll just go off the top.” In 2011, the mere thought of rapping in a radio studio conjures images of an emcee reading off his Blackberry. Read the rest of this entry »

– Kanye and Jay-Z went “H.A.M.” and we wondered if people will ever take the time to learn of its true origins.

– DJ Burn One managed to get Rittz, Yelawolf and Big K.R.I.T. together on one track. The outcome was amazing. White Jesus dropping soon. Read the rest of this entry »

There are a bunch of rappers that need to read the “Mixtape Was Better” slogan emblazoned on those Academy tees we posted a while back. Eminem, though, needs a “Freestyle Was Better” tee to remind him to transition some of these crazy-arsed bars onto his albums. If Recovery has anything like these snappy excerpts from the Time Westwood show and the BET awards last year, then we’re in for greatness. Read the rest of this entry »

The Blueprint 3 media storm is picking up steam. As with any album release, artists are compelled to do countless interviews & give their answers to the questions fan want to know. Jay skipped across the pond to London to sit for an interview with Tim Westwood for Radio One. And Westwood asked Jay some of the key ones. Read the rest of this entry »