20 years ago today, April 28th, 1994 Warren G and Nate Dogg’s song “Regulate” was released on airwaves and in record stores. It was a smash hit, hitting the #2 on Billboard’s top 100 chart (#1 was “I Swear” by R&B group All 4 One), #8 on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Chart (#7 was “Funkdafied” by Da Brat), and currently the single has gone on to achieve platinum status. “Regulate” is from Warren G’s 1994 debut album Regulate… G Funk Era and is featured on …
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Fascism Inc (2014) is a crowd funded documentary that looks at the relationship between economic/business elites and the rise of the Fascists/Nazi movement in Europe from pre WWII, making a link that the same trend is happening again between economic/business elites’ current relationship with Neo-Fascists/Neo-Nazi movements in Greece and the rest of Europe today. This documentary is put together by a group of leftist based in Greece and Cyprus, Infowar Productions. Here are some quotes and descriptions from the producers …
New young blood on the block Blaison Maven is a rapper out of Crenshaw, Los Angeles. He’s been crafting and cutting his teeth for a minute, since his 2012 mixtape The Stratosphere. He got a ways to go before his lines start getting more multi dimensional, but homie is off to a steady pace. He’s toured with Asap Rocky and MMG’s Stalley. The track below “Live From Crenshaw” is produced by Special Deliv & Soraya La Pread. Those thumping drums are ill. Maven surfs …
There is more sad music news today. DJ E-Z Rock of the Harlem NYC, Hip-Hop duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, has reportedly passed away today Sunday April 27, 2014. The news broke out on social media via Rob Base’s status update on his Facebook page [HipHopDX News] and twitter posting. R.I.P Skip (DJ E-Z Rock) my friend. My brother. http://t.co/SDYn1QasCF — Rob Base (@Robbasemusic) April 28, 2014 A spokesperson for Rob Base confirmed the death of DJ E-Z …
Sad news. Chicago and the world has lost yet another talented DJ/Producer (on the heels of the recent passing of the Godfather of House music, Frankie Knuckles). Chicago Juke/Footwork DJ/Producer DJ Rashad passed away in Chicago, yesterday Saturday afternoon on April 26, 2014 of a suspected drug overdose according to the Chicago Tribune. Rashad was found unresponsive in his apartment on Chicago’s West Side by a friend Saturday afternoon and was pronounced dead by Cook County medical examiner’s office at 1:50pm, he was …
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