Normally I wouldn’t advocate the cover of any B.I.G. song but when you’re the King’s widow and your remake sounds like a cool Sunday afternoon you can do them things. - ICE
Faith Evans ft Raekwon – ”Everyday Struggle”
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I know a lot of you Nas fans wish he would keep his Salaam Remi collaborations to a minimum and make room for the Preemo’s, Pete Rock’s, Just Blaze’s & Kanye’s of the world. To you I say play “Made You Look” and say that. – ICE
Here’s an excerpt from N.E.R.D.’s latest interview with Blackbook Magazine promoting their The Nothing LP. - ICE
To imagine Williams off anyone’s radar is difficult, especially for those of us raised on MTV. For 12 years, he helped reinvent the sound of R&B and hip-hop as part of the Neptunes, combining stripped-down, sexed-up funk with contagious pop hooks. Williams became notorious for appearing in the videos for the hits he helped create—there have been more than 120 of them since 2000—singing choruses in his trademark falsetto alongside Jay-Z, Madonna, and Justin Timberlake. (The tag “feat. Pharrell” became a staple of chart-topping songs throughout the aughts.)
Although Williams now lives in Miami, all three members of N.E.R.D still identify as poor childhood friends from Virginia Beach who unexpectedly made it big, or, as Haley puts it, “three lucky-ass dudes.” Williams says, “I never thought N.E.R.D was going to become this big thing. I didn’t think 10 years later we would be doing interviews and shit. If you’ve seen the type of poverty that I’ve seen, you never get used to this stuff.”
Humility from the guy who once rapped, “Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride”? Thankfully, this grown-up version of N.E.R.D hasn’t meant completely abandoning the pomp and swagger it takes to write a club banger. To wit, a video posted on the blog for Billionaire Boys Club, the name of Williams’ clothing label, shows Williams surveying a packed, sweaty crowd inside an afterparty for the Monaco Grand Prix. At least 30 bottles of Cristal are carried over to his table—a gift from a very wealthy friend—when the DJ announces the debut of Nothing’s first single, “Hot-n-Fun,” a bass-heavy come-on featuring Nelly Furtado, and one of the album’s few remnants of old-school N.E.R.D.
Rick Ross & Triple C’s – ”Walkind On Water” (Prod. By Lex Luger)
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Move over Takers, Ben Affleck returns in this cops and robbers tale of 4 bank robbers from Boston, a tenacious FBI agent played by Jon Hamm of Mad Men (btw I need to catch up) and the women who may bring the crew down. Looks good people. In theatres 9.17. – ICE
In keepin my promise to break out of my stubborn Brooklyn n*gga gangsta music mentality and feature more new, young, fresh alternative talent, I wanna introduce ya’ll (courtesy of @YOUNGSAFE) to T.Shirt via one of the standouts off his Cowboy In The Sun EP which can be streamed and downloaded via the link below. – ICE
T.Shirt – ”So Helpless”
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Derek Jeter, the Yankees sure to be first ballot Hall of Fame short stop reached another milestone recently when he decided to finally let go of his high top fade that he’s sported since his rookie season 15 years ago at a time when the hair style was long a faux pas. Funny thing is Jeter might wanna consider growing it back a la A.I. and his braids considering he’s having the worst year of his illustrious career. – ICE
Here’s the DJ-less version of Nas’ latest titled as a sequel to Nas’ autobio- graphical “Last Real N*gga Alive” off God’s Son - ICE
Nas – ”Last Real N*gga Alive Pt.2”
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JD continues with his Rick Ross mini me act. Off his
Jermaine Dupri – ”She Like Me MC Hammer”
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International Quincy bka Quincy, Diddy’s step son and biological son to Kim Porter & 80’s R&B star Al B. Sure follows in his fathers step fathers footsteps in his debut video. That kid looks as much like his dad as this kid does his. – ICE
