E.L.E, (Extinction Level Event) 2: End of the World, the new album from Busta Rhymes, due around March time, is guaranteed to be one of the biggies in the hip-hop release schedule this year. Here Hype Williams goes crazy in the video for the first single, Why Stop Now, a brand new collaboration with everyone’s favourite guest vocalist, … Continue reading
Back when Scott Storch’s name on your record guaranteed an instant smash, the unlikely-looking beatsmith peaked with this garguantuan effort, which eight since its release, still manages to get any party started. This record had everything you want – including a dancemove that Dermot O’Leary couldn’t mess up, even if he tried.
Possibly the most entertaining rap duo of all times released just one album together (1999′s Blackout!) and this cut here is an absolute gem.
I remember being in Cologne to watch Missy perform back in 1999. I also recall hanging out with Nicole Wray (who features on the record) at the hotel aftterwards and even she was surprised at how this one shut the club down. And it’s still a crowd pleaser to this day. Missy may have been quiet of … Continue reading
The rapper featured the writer and poet on a track,The Dreamer and for a while it all seemed cosy between the pair. However, when she found out that Common had used the N word all over the final track without telling her, she wasn’t happy. Spoke to Estelle about the growing trend of artists using this word in music and … Continue reading