We sit down with the ingenious and creative force of The Vladar Company, both Vlad Yudin and Edwin Mejia, who just wrapped up the promotion of the critically acclaimed movie release of “Big Pun: The Legacy” through Vivendi/Universal. Starting last month, these two inventive filmmakers gave Big Pun fans a special gift with “The Lost Files” which is a free movie download, available exclusively on www.bigpunfilm.com.
In this interview, we find out a little more about the legend of Big Pun and we get closer to learning more of what his legacy truly is.
Right now, Vlad Yudin and Edwin Mejia are gearing up for the upcoming theatrical film release of “The Last Day of Summer” which stars DJ Qualls, William Sadler and Nikki Reed – who is known all across the world as, Rosalie Hale from the record-breaking “Twilight” movie franchise. Quick note, you all should check out “No Rose Petals & Bubblebaths” by Sabrina, the music video that features behind-the-scene clips from the highly-anticipated movie. Music video link: http://www.youtube.com/hooplamediagroupllc
As another added bonus, Napoleon Da Legend’s video “Deep Cover 2010” is available at www.bigpunfilm.com. You can view this video at the official site by clicking on “More for the Legacy” and “view video.”
If you haven’t picked up “Big Pun: The Legacy” or the music release of “The Legacy: The Best of Big Pun” by Sony Music, then we encourage you to do so today…
Raptalk hooked up with groundbreaking independent artists Tha Joker & Lil Mal for an interview. If the names sound familiar, it's because Tha Joker & Lil Mal are currently doing major label numbers as independents! With a former beef with Soulja Boy, Tha Joker talks to us about what was their highly publicised issue.
We catch up with Tha Joker and Lil Mal during there hectic tour schedule, promoting the new release of “Straight from the Heart.”
Raptalk hooked up with promising young star Jamie Drastik for a featured interview. Signed to Pitbull, Jamie Drastik and his "Boom! I Got your Girlfriend" single is currently well, booming, With his new mixtape "The Magnet" all over www.thisis50.com and a bunch of other hot spots, Jamie Drastik is getting quite the 50 Cent co sign.
Get ready this Spring for his official mainstream single, "I'm Popular" featuring Pitbull and a myestry suprise mega guest.
We call this one the truth sermon because Jamie is very outspoken and honest - read on to find out!
Raptalk hooked up with new Arizona artist Keez to introduce him to the world! With his stage name being a play on words in regards to holding the keez to his city (Phoenix, Arizona, Keez is sure to kick down the door of hip hop and put Arizona on the map in a major way. Enjoy this introductory piece and check out some Keez music on his MySpace!
Raptalk hooked up with San Diego's own The Daygo Boyz for an exclusive introductory feature. A brand new duo on the scene, The Daygo Boyz have plans to restore west coast dominance with their upcoming self titled debut album. With the backing of Digi Waxx and their groundbreaking web based services, The Daygo Boyz are sure to succeed.
Tye Banks is truly in a unique situation at this point in his career. With his new album (plus three ring tones) available for $1.99, Banks understands the gift of making music for different audiences. With a little something for everybody, Banks has allowed himself to build quite a loyal fan base in his town of North Carolina.
And how many rappers can say their currently involved in a law suit with a professional hockey team? Probably only Tye Banks -- read all about his ongoing law suit with the Carolina Hurricanes below and much more.
It doesn’t get any bigger than being dubbed a Dr. Dre & Timbaland protégé throughout the internet world. In the last few months, Detroit MC Earl Hayes has seen what he describes as an “industry only buzz” travel through the walls of the public, as anticipating listeners remain curious to hear what about this latest Interscope signee has not only one legendary hip-hop icon, but two hip-hop icons co-signing him.
Raptalk.Net hooked up with Earl Hayes for part two of a two part interview that focuses on the present. Currently on the “Shock Value 2” tour with multi-platinum producer and hip-hop icon Timbaland, Earl Hayes talks to us about the tour and appearing on “Shock Value 2”, a track alongside R&B songstress JoJo titled “Lose Control.”
With “The First 48” mixtape out now making its rounds, Hayes talks about hooking up with Dr. Dre & Timbaland. Talking to us about the first time he was signed to Interscope, Hayes explains why he’s confident this time around his Interscope situation will work for the better, and what changes he’s made to ensure his success on the label.
Finally, we talk about the “elephant in the room”, the much-anticipated Dr. Dre album, “Detox.” With Hayes working on the project, he gives us the details that he can.
With his as of yet untitled debut album in the works, Hayes expects Dr. Dre to produce half of the project, with Timbaland contributing the other half of production. Realizing this is the set up for what could be one of the largest debut albums in the history of hip-hop; Hayes speaks about the pressure to deliver and what it’s like recording with Dr. Dre & Timbaland.
Raptalk hooked up with the rockstar JC Flores, one of only 40 ShadyVille DJ's in the entire world for an exclusive interview. We take JC down memory lane as he tells us how he first got his start in DJ'ing and when he realized he could even DJ at all.
JC Flores gives us the run down on being an on-radio DJ down south, and specifically tells our readers what station they can tune into to hear this rockstar doing his thing!
Not many were willing to stand up against millionaire mogul Jay-Z when he said "Death of Auto Tune" - frankly, the adversity that comes with attacking one of hip hop's brightest stars of all time didn't seem like a good idea to anybody in the industry, whether it be respected veteran or unproven newcomer -- Meet Strap, someone who has never been a stranger to adversity and refuses to hold his tongue.
Born with Tourettes Syndrome, Strap is used to being attacked and slandered in the public's eye. With his new "Rebirth of Auto Tune" mixtape available, Strap is sure to raise eyebrows and drop jaws with his willingness to stick by his guns. Read the story of Strap, a man who is no stranger to overcoming the odds -- can he defeat Jay-Z and really "rebirth" auto tune? With what Strap has overcome in his journey through life, nobody would be wise to bet against him.
We hooked up with down south super star Bossaliny to discuss his upcoming album, "Back 2 Da Money" and the new single, "My Swag." Bossaliny has done a whole lot since leaving Capitol Records, so be sure to read all about it below!
The Raskal is about to release one of the biggest west coast albums in 2010 -- featuring cameos from Chino XL, Tha Realest, King T, Kokane, Prodeje of SCC, Hopsin, Roscoe, Knoc-turn'al, Jayo Felony, Spice 1, Noah Jones and more. "Defined Controversy", the two disc set is ready to be a west coast banger!! Enjoy this very in depth interview with The Raskal.
Actions speak louder than words and art imitates life - two old sayings that never proved more true than in the case of Bless & Wickam. When it comes to hip-hop, nothing imitates art and life together more than one produer and one MC hooking up to create timeless and classical music. After all, when there are no gimmicks involved and the music is all that counts, that is when true talent shines bright.
Long time producer Bless has found bright talent in the case of new MC, Wickam. Both from New York, Bless & Wickam have hooked up to create an Eric. B & Rakim type vibe. With an upcoming single that features some of the biggest veterans on the west coast, as well as some newcomers (from the west, east and south), Bless & Wickam are preparing to make their mark on the game.
Raptalk brings you a major exclusive interview today with production duo DJ Silk & Chocolate, collectively known as The Ginuwin Draftz. With many Grammy nominations/wins under their belt and about 40 years in the game between the two of them, Silk & Chocolate are currently contributing to the biggest project of their careers -- Dr. Dre's Detox.
You know Raptalk has the exclusive on all the work Silk & Chocolate have been doing on Detox, including their production work and the status of Chocolate's nephew and highly anticipated Dr. Dre protege, Slim Tha Mobster.
This is a LONG one so for a quick run down of the topics touched on during this interview - Past work with Jayo Felony, E-40 and many more, the forming of the Ginuwin Draftz, The D.O.C. and his car accident, the process he is going through right now to regain his voice, the story regarding Chocolate producing "Ice Ice Baby" and Vanilla Ice's debut album, Jerry Heller, Eazy-E, Suge Knight, "The Chronic", the Death Row dynasty (rise and fall), the beginning of Aftermath, "2001", Slim Tha Mobster, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, "Relapse 2" and much more.
Always bringing you the hottest North American music, we don't want our readers to forget that Raptalk is a global movement. We sat down with international producer Ajami from Sweden to discuss a number of things. Drawing comparisons to Dr. Dre, Timbaland & Kanye West, it's no wonder why Ajami has even gone to Las Vegas in order to produce for American artists.
Recognizing he has many styles and many different dimensions to his producing, Ajami has produced many songs of many different sounds and genres.
Teamed with Maynea Records in Sweden, Ajami is ready to rule the European scene with his music.
Raptalk is always working to bring you the best of new talent in the music industry. Certainly a breath of fresh air who has received comparisons to Kanye West and Common, Canadian artist Promise is going to make a large impact on the music industry in 2010. With tracks under his belt with Royce Da 5'9, Montell Jordan, J. Ivy and more, along with co signs from Crooked I, Talib Kweli, Rhymefest among others, it's no surprise that legendary east coast label Duck Down Records signed up Promise as soon as they heard him. Peep out the new video interview below with Promise
Raptalk hooked up with Oakland area born and raised artist, Esinchill. Living no other place but the California area for the duration of his life, Esinchill made a major move down south to Atlanta nearly two years ago and was nice enough to share that experience with us from a musical perspective.
With very melodic hooks and the ability to write all types of music genres, Esinchill has wrote and sold R&B lyrics to names such as Dave Hollister among others.
With an interesting background in drama, Esinchill is currently shopping a TV show he has created to different markets and stations.
San Francisco native Mr. Kee took the time to chop it up with Raptalk in this new interview about his career and to share some of his thoughts on the music business. Word has it that he's formed a group with the likes of Planet Asia, Mitchy Slick and Messy Marv. Stay tuned for more info on that as that news was shared with us after this interview was done.
Check out this new Stalyn Miranda interview right here on Raptalk.Net. Often, the best of interviews is when a journalist can really gel with an artist -- that was the case when I hooked up with Stalyn Miranda, an artist I found out is from my city shortly after we got on the phone.
Stalyn's debut album "The Young King" is available right now worldwide on ITunes and everywhere else digitally. With the first single "Managua City" making a lot of noise, you may want to check out this project. Read all about how Stalyn sat down with his producer William Deniro and decided to make a classic album. As us hip-hop heads know, one MC and one producer for an entire project equals quality.
Raptalk hooked up with Haze Entertainment to discuss his upcoming projects. Based out of Vancouver, Canada, Haze Entertainment has quietly but affectively been putting together some of the most major west coast collaborations for his Dominican born artist, Koncreto. Having worked with Crooked I, Ya Boy, Glasses Malone, TQ, Shade Sheist, San Quinn, B. Legit and countless others.
It comes as no surprise that Haze Entertainment is an award winning enterprise. Enjoy the interview!
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