Kotaku comments on the news that DJ Pooh will be senior executive writer for a new "Hip-Hop massively multiplayer online game" from 404 Gaming. When K. mentioned "Polo shirt-wearing suburbanite programmers," I rechecked the entry for mention of Kanye West! Silly … [Read more...]
Radical Marketing
January 17, 2005 By
Adrants reports that a Champaign, Illinois hip hop label paid students to deface their billboard ad. … [Read more...]
Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
January 17, 2005 By
Ooh, like a spray can! Actually, spray cans are pretty cool. I was at a benefit for SF's Dope Project the other day and a woodcut looking picture of a Krylon can was getting mad attention! But this is the Mark Ecko game and there's a press release and a blogger with snarky commentary. … [Read more...]
The Game: The Documentary
January 17, 2005 By
Tomorrow is the official release date for The Game's debut album The Documentary on Interscope/Aftermath but, by the time I'd added it to Hip Hop Albums, I'd heard so much about it I thought it had already been released. The Documentary has production credits and/or guest appearances from such … [Read more...]
Hyphy in the News
January 17, 2005 By
The Bay Area's hyphy sound is getting more attention as the possible successor to crunk. … [Read more...]
