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GloRilla – Glorilla Flo (#BoxedinLivePerformance) on #lisafordblog #HipHop
I’m placing lyricist GloRilla on the blog because I find her to be a refreshing addition to the rap game. It’s the raw real talent with no gimmicks for me. Hip Hop craves authenticity and Yo Gotti knew that when he signed her. He also knew you can never go wrong when you sign an MC from Memphis. As 8ball and MJG has proven that with a twang Memphis flow that is incomparable. And female rappers from Memphis have always been the hardest in my…
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HAPPY 44TH BIRTHDAY HIP HOP – Google Doodle (VIDEO) ft. FAB 5 FREDDY via @lisafordblog
Google and the legendary Hip Hop artist, FAB 5 FREDDY, partnered up for an awesome Google Doodle experience. The "44th" birth date of of Hip-Hop stems from a fateful Bronx back-to-school party in August 1973. I'm happy to see that the genre and culture is celebrated by an American conglomerate such as Google and that video contains a small history lesson of how this internationally influential artform was conceived from "scratch".
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J COLE Tells Us “Happiness Is Attainable” (Video Clip) via @lisafordblog
I'm posting this short video of J COLE on the Angie Martinez Power 105.1 fm radio show because what's he's saying truly resonates with me and has shifted my way of thinking. In our quest to achieve and to reach are greatest heights, gratitude is the best attitude. Shout out to J COLE for being one of my favorite leaders of the new school.
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KID CUDI Checks Into Rehab For Depression. Read His Statement via @lisafordblog
(CNN) - Rapper KID CUDI checked himself into rehab for depression and suicidal urges and posted a message on his Facebook page saying, "I am not at peace...My anxiety and depression have ruled my life for as long as I can remember and I never leave the house because of it. I cant make new friends because of it. I don't trust anyone because of it and I'm tired of being held back in my life. I deserve to have peace."
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@LISAFORDBLOG Interviews MC LYTE {Audio} In Honor of #BETAWARDS 2016 via @HipHopOrgy
MC LYTE Speaks! Her Thoughts on REAL HIP HOP & Repercussions of Fakeness!! {Audio} MC LYTE's classic Interview w Lisa Ford, in honor of yesterday's BET Awards ceremony which focused on the Social Injustices that society is currently facing. MC Lyte was the Master of Ceremonies last night and she did a marvelous job!
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VIGALANTY: From MIAMI to the Top of the Charts
As the line between independent and mainstream music continues to blur with the coming of each new generation, Hip Hop purists with underground loyalty keep searching for the next rapper to surface with an allegiance to the realness. Enter VIGALANTY, a talented, dynamic, influential independent artist and lyricist from Miami, Florida, with serious mic skills, a mature ear, and new-school sensibility. VIGALANTY's story is not one of the average American rapper. Unlike most new rap stars, he is humbled, composed, mature, and palpably aware of…
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MAINO ft. JADAKISS – “What Happened” (New Music!)
"Years of subpar Hip Hop has infected the brains of the masses. A Zombie-like plague has the city under siege.... "
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KILLER MIKE – “Villian” from Video Game – ‘Injustice: Gods Among Us’ – (NEW MUSIC)
KILLER MIKE's, "Villian", will appear on the upcoming, much anticipated video game, "Injustice: Gods Among Us". Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, WaterTower Music and DC Entertainment aren't releasing the soundtrack to the upcoming video game until April 16th. Thanks to the Facebook group, "The Hip-hop spot.all hip-hop,all the time" for sharing Killer Mike's new single with LisaFordBlog.com now.
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Street Signs Quoting Famous RAP Lyrics!! (PHOTOS) Big L, Nas, Kanye, Jay Z, Mos Def, Guru etc. #BRILLIANT
This is beyond brilliant! Artist Jay Shells channeled his love of hip hop music and his uncanny sign-making skills towards a brand new project: “Rap Quotes.” For this ongoing project, Shells created official-looking street signs quoting famous rap lyrics that shout out specific street corners and locations." Photos are captured by Animal New York.
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TOP 10 HIP HOP INSTRUMENTALS {Audio} ft. Nas, MF Doom, Biggie, Common, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, etc
Lend your ears to this list of epic hip hop instrumentals, which is in no particular order. Of course, there are way too many to name in one post, as the genre of hip hop music is filled with numerous legends. Featured in this list are Nas, MF Doom, Biggie, Common, J Dilla, 9th Wonder, just to name a few. So I guess I will make this part of a series. The next list will more than likely include tracks from Madlib, Khrysis, and Preemo,
