The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album Ready to Die turns 20 today (9-13-2014), it dropped on a Tuesday, September 13, 1994. Biggie’s album had the now legendary producers working on it, such as Easy Mo Be (main producer), DJ Premier, Lord Finesse, Bluez Brothers (Digga was part of the production team for Masta Ace’s “Inc”), Poke (Trackmasters), Darnell Scott, Chucky Thompson, and executive producer of course, Bad Boy Records head honcho Puff Daddy aka P. Diddy aka Diddy aka Sean Combs. The album’s funk, jazz, …
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Brooklyn native, actor, writer, rapper, producer, all around b-boy and TMG contributor Mtume Gant is making a film called Spit. The term “spit” refers to a rapper or MC/emcee rapping or reciting a rhyme. In full disclosure I’ve known Mtume for a minute. For those that know him, or have had the pleasure of just talking to him, he’s an intelligent, talented and thoughtful artist. Poet Charles Bukowski wrote, “It’s not the known great, but the great who die unknown,” that’s …
Brooklyn Street Art founder and notable photographer Jamie Rojo recently got arrested over mistaken identity at the sight of Banksy’s presumably last stunt (a throw up in actual bubble letters). Street artist Space Invader also got cuffed in New York City earlier last month. Strange timing. Rojo posted some fresh Swoon flicks. In his new Images Of The Week, besides Swoon, Rojo included shots of Banksy’s last stunt from his October Better Out Than In NYC artist residency. Read about …
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