The Juice Crew

Related Search

News Home News Blog Michael Musto Nat Hentoff Ask a Mexican Dan Savage Archives Search Weekly Newsletter Get Mobile

Calendar Home Top Picks Submit an Event Events Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads

Music Home Music Blog Concert Calendar Bars and Clubs Submit an Event Music Newsletter Get Mobile 4Knots

Restaurants Home Food Blog Find a Restaurant Menus Happy Hours Deals Choice Eats Dining Newsletter Get Mobile Restaurant Ads

Arts Home Theater Arts Newsletter Get Mobile Entertainment Ads Obie Awards Books Dance

Film Home Showtimes Film Poll 2011 Film Festivals Film Newsletter Get Mobile Free Stuff

Best Of Home 2011 2010 2009 2008 Best Of Newsletter Get Mobile Best Of Ads

Promotions Home Promotional Events Street Team Free Stuff Promotions Newsletter Get Mobile Deals Web Awards Brooklyn Pour

Post an Ad Virtual Career Fair Real Estate Advertiser Index Deals Deals Newsletter After Dark Little Sexy Black Book

Blogs
May 3, 2012
Q&A: DJ Red Alert On Kiss-FM, The Bridge Wars, And Breaking "Rappin' Duke"
In October of 1983, Kool DJ Red Alert broadcast his first rap radio show on Kiss-FM. It would soon bloom into an essential listening session for hip-hop junkies, a jump-off point for upcoming artists, and a long-running part of New York City's musical soundtrack. So with Kiss closing its doors as we ... More >>
Blogs
April 11, 2012
Radio Hits One: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Young Money Bring Crew Love Back To Rap Radio
If you've listened to much urban radio lately, or even a little, you may have noticed that Lil Wayne and his Young Money Entertainment labelmates, particularly Drake and Nicki MInaj, are quite popular. You may have also noticed the same thing in 2011. And in 2010. And 2009. But perhaps nothing under ... More >>
Blogs
November 22, 2011
M.O.P.'s Five Favorite Collaborations
If you don't like M.O.P., you probably don't really like rap music—or so the cliché goes. But there's something in the sentiment: For nearly two decades now, Billy Danze and Lil Fame have been putting out passionate, uncompromising rap music that's rooted in a resolutely east cost aesthetic. ... More >>
Blogs
October 13, 2011
Ten Highly Entertaining Videos By Biz Markie
Biz Markie is hip-hop's most brilliant buffoon. An adept beatboxer, endearingly entertaining rapper, and deliberately awful singer, Biz coined classics during hip-hop's late-'80s golden era and rolled with Marley Marl's almighty Juice Crew. Then he pulled his biggest prank: sampling and getti ... More >>
Blogs
October 7, 2011
Q&A: Tragedy Khadafi On Growing Up In Queensbridge, How Jail Has Changed, And Reaching The Kids In The Projects
Tragedy Khadafi is one of the last of a dying breed. Lucky for us, he dies harder than Bruce Willis. Even at 14, he was putting out music—most notably a song with DJ Hot Day called "Go Queensbridge" that caught the attention of Juice Crew leader Marley Marl, who put the young Tragedy down with ... More >>
Blogs
July 22, 2011
Hip-Hop's Top Ten Otis Redding Samples
"Otis" fever is in full effect, thanks to the Otis Redding-sampling song from Jay-Z and Kanye West's much-ballyhooed Watch The Throne project leaking Wednesday night. The track's production, based around a slick chop of Redding's "Try A Little Tenderness," might be the most impressive thing a ... More >>
Blogs
May 18, 2011
Ten Hip-Hop Covers Of Rap Songs
Last week, the Detroit-based rapper and one-time J Dilla collaborator Elzhi released Elmatic. It's the second time a rapper has re-written and re-made Nas's hallowed Illmatic, with Fashawn attempting a similar feat last year. As a listening experience, Elmatic is less than convincing, leaving ... More >>
Blogs
November 11, 2010
Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It
If New York hip-hop has a spiritual gatekeeper, it's DJ Premier. Along with being part of definitive '90s rap duo Gang Starr, Premier has balanced crafting songs for certified rap royalty Jay-Z, Biggie, and Nas with supporting the city's more varied and underground scenes. His upcoming label ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Ten Pioneering Pieces Of Hip-Hop Street Art
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Triple Self Portrait. All images courtesy the Eric Firestone Gallery.Street art has enjoyed a steady resurgence in rap over the last few years, with Kanye West and the Clipse jostling to let KAWS design their album and magazine covers, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes appearing ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2008
Status Ain't Hood Interviews Killer Mike
Jean-Michel Basquiat, Triple Self Portrait. All images courtesy the Eric Firestone Gallery.Street art has enjoyed a steady resurgence in rap over the last few years, with Kanye West and the Clipse jostling to let KAWS design their album and magazine covers, 50 Cent and Busta Rhymes appearing ... More >>
Music
August 14, 2007
Sneaker Pimps
Moby, Q-Tip, and a bunch of a dudes on a bench bring a little bit of L.A. to the LES
Blogs
January 18, 2007
Boot Camp Clik: Definant Consistency
Moby, Q-Tip, and a bunch of a dudes on a bench bring a little bit of L.A. to the LES
Music
November 14, 2006
Diddy's Little Helpers
Why hip-hop ghostwriting is an art now, and an actually respectable one
Blogs
June 7, 2006
An NBA Finals Playlist
Why hip-hop ghostwriting is an art now, and an actually respectable one
Blogs
March 31, 2006
KRS-One and Marley Marl Working Together: Who Cares?
Why hip-hop ghostwriting is an art now, and an actually respectable one
Music
May 11, 2004
Music
Why hip-hop ghostwriting is an art now, and an actually respectable one
Music
May 13, 2003
Home Improv-Ment
Freestyling About Freestyling, for a World That Couldn't Care Less

Blogs

Q&A: DJ Red Alert On Kiss-FM, The Bridge Wars, And Breaking "Rappin' Duke"

Blogs

Radio Hits One: Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, And Young Money Bring Crew Love Back To Rap Radio

Blogs

M.O.P.'s Five Favorite Collaborations

Blogs

Ten Highly Entertaining Videos By Biz Markie

Blogs

Q&A: Tragedy Khadafi On Growing Up In Queensbridge, How Jail Has Changed, And Reaching The Kids In The Projects

Blogs

Hip-Hop's Top Ten Otis Redding Samples

Blogs

Ten Hip-Hop Covers Of Rap Songs

Blogs

Q&A: DJ Premier on Where Rap Went Wrong and How to Fix It

Blogs

Ten Pioneering Pieces Of Hip-Hop Street Art

Blogs

Status Ain't Hood Interviews Killer Mike

Music

Sneaker Pimps

Blogs

Boot Camp Clik: Definant Consistency

Music

Diddy's Little Helpers

Blogs

An NBA Finals Playlist

Blogs

KRS-One and Marley Marl Working Together: Who Cares?

Music

Music

Music

Home Improv-Ment

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This