With the Notorious B.I.G. biopic movie hitting theatres on January 16, Blastro has created a special playlist as a tribute to the late hip-hop star. Featuring videos from the rapper himself as well as other influencers in his life, we hope fans will enjoy this little dose of nostalgia for the man who became a legend and redefined the so-called American Dream. From Brooklyn street hustler to world-renowned rapper, Biggie Smalls is an icon of our time, so stay tuned in the coming weeks for more Notorious posts as we lead up to his debut on the silver screen.
In the meantime, create your own playlist for Biggie and post it in the comments below. Also, check out our playlist and catch the Notorious trailer here.
We recently tracked down the westcoast emcee to see what he's been up to and, what he has in store for the coming months. He speaks on the westcoast, the whole group thing with Warzone and more.
"The group Warzone came together as a result of Snoop Dogg's "Western Conference," that he held a couple years back to call for peace and unity among West Coast artists. Initially, the only positive thing that SEEMED to come out of having that conference was that Tha Dogg Pound, Daz & Kurupt, got back together. So, there was a lot of skepticism about whether or not that conference was just a publicity stunt for Snoop or something.
But, a few months after that, Snoop reached out to me with a business opportunity. He was supposedly in negotiations to become President of Capitol Records,..." CLICK HERE FOE THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW!
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New York Times reports that the legendary Jimmy Hendrix had a sext tape and that it's going to see the light of day through Adult film company Vivid. Vivid, says they are releasing the film this week, and have created a 45-minute DVD.. See the video HERE
Based on a true story, a poor Illinois town comes together behind the local Pop Warner football team and their unlikely quarterback, Jasmine Plummer, the first female in Pop Warner football history. Under the tutelage of her uncle Curtis, a former high school football star, Jasmine leads her team, the Harvey Colts, to the Pop Warner Super Bowl and inspires the town of Wallace to reclaim some of its former glory. "The Longshots" is directed by Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit and is scheduled to hit theaters on July 25th.
Mariah Carey and her current smash hits, the #1 "Touch My Body" and #1 most added "Bye Bye," result in a massive #1 debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart for E=MC², weighing in with first week Soundscan sales of 463,000 units. E=MC² also debuts #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart and #1 on the Top Digital albums chart (Mariah's first-ever #1 digital album debut with over 50,000 scanned!).
E=MC² represents the biggest first week debut of Mariah's career! "Mariah's an inspiration, the true definition of a star," said Antonio "L.A.' Reid, Chairman, Island Def Jam Music Group.
Check out "It Takes a Nation" from Cube's upcoming album Raw Footage , plus "Be A Nigger Too" from Nas' upcoming album titled Nigger. Also check out some new bangers from DMX and more.. LISTEN HERE
Check out some new bangers from AMG (The Fixxers), Young Buck, CL Smooth and Skyzoo, The camp, and more.. LISTEN HERE
Mya and her crew goin' for theirs, Did Country music come from Africa? Alicia Keys gettin hitched? Eddie Murphy got a new love child?, MJB on the scene, and more.. CLICK HERE
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