Monday, September 28, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
How Jadakiss And Styles P Are Bringing Juice Bars To The Hood [INSIGHTS]...
You don’t have to be a legendary rapper in order to help your community, but it certainly helps.
Jadakiss and Styles P are bonafide hip-hop heavyweights whose careers have spanned three decades, but their legacies may be solidified by something other than their music.
Through their chain of juice bars, Juices For Life, The LOX members are looking to provide a much-needed place for people in low-income neighborhoods to consume something good for them. These neighborhoods are often referred to as “food deserts,” since access to nutritional food is virtually nonexistent.
Styles P said, "In the poorer communities, mostly, the money gets invested in liquor stores and the kind of things we don’t need."
Jadakiss and Styles P are leading by example and looking to put an end to food deserts through their Juices For Life locations, but they aren’t alone.
Jeff Brown, the founder and CEO of Brown’s Super Stores, a chain of grocery stores that offers high quality and nutritional food at affordable prices, said, "What Jadakiss and Styles P are doing, they’re successful, and they don’t need to be concerned about society... They’re deciding to use their success to make a difference for people. I think if we all did that, we’d fix a lot of our country’s problems."
With its three locations, Juices For Life is giving people unprecedented access to nutritional options in the Bronx and Yonkers, New York, with hopes of expanding in the near future.
Stretch & Bobbito ‘Radio That Changed Lives’ Trailer ft. Eminem
During the 1990s, Stretch and Bobbito introduced the world to an unsigned Nas, Biggie, Wu-Tang, and Big Pun as well as an unknown Jay-Z, Eminem, and The Fugees. The total record sales for all the artists that premiered on their radio show exceed 300 million.
The late night program had a cult following in the art/fashion world and prison population as well. All would loyally tune in for the humor just as much for the exclusive tunes. Stretch and Bobbito brought a unique audience together, and created a platform that changed music forever.
www.stretchandbobbito.com
@stretchandbobbito
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BOBBITO GARCIA
Bobbito Garcia is a native New Yorker and a recognized worldwide authority on sneakers, music, and NYC playground basketball. The former New York Knicks / MSG Network halftime reporter was the voice of EA Sports’ popular NBA Street video game and the TV host of ESPN’s “It’s the Shoes” series. In 2013, Garcia and Kevin Couliau co-directed the documentary film Doin’ It In The Park: Pick-Up Basketball, NYC. Currently, he is the announcer for ESPNU’s Elite 24 Game and the Red Bull King of the Rock Championship, and he spins records weekly on his program. Garcia lives and works in Harlem, New York. www.eastvillageradio.com
STRETCH ARMSTRONG
Stretch Armstrong is a New York-based DJ/Producer with a worldwide reputation. Starting out playing at the now-legendary downtown clubs like Mars, Nellâs, and MK, Stretch earned a reputation as an exciting newcomer that was not afraid to take chances and be original. He gained a popular following playing the latest hip-hop, reggae, and house music, packing dance floors with a seamless, aggressive mix. Though it wasn’t till he landed a time-slot on Columbia University’s WKCR (89.9FM) that things really heated up on a much grander scale. Once a week, beginning in the winter of 1990, the Stretch Armstrong Show broadcasted Stretch’s 4 hour hip-hop mix, which featured new music from New York’s best, as well as a mix of breakbeats, past classics, freestyles, not to mention his irreverent on-air antics with his co-host, Bobbito. The Source Magazine named The Stretch & Bobbito Show the best hip-hop mixshow of all time, recognizing the cutting edge, aggressive nature of the show, and its role in breaking such legends as the Notorious BIG, Jay-Z, Nas and Eminem, as well as rap icons Mobb Deep, Brand Nubian, DITC, Big L, Wu-Tang Clan, Busta Rhymes, and many others.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Jedi Mind Tricks @TheRealPerceeP Vinnie Paz + Stoupe) - "Watch Your Step"
Every time I see the homie Percee P, I tell him that this song is my favorite verse that he has ever done. To be honest, I love all of his music, but this verse on this track with Guilty Simpson, Vinnie Paz and them, is just the shit to me. Just sayin....@TheRealPerceeP
Kiya Lacey- Take A Ride @KiyaLacey
Big ups to Nashville based, up and coming artist Kiya Lacey! We will be looking out for more new music from her so stay tuned! Until then, check out her Fail In Love ep, and the video to her single "Take A Ride". You might get hungry watching it!
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height (Full EP/Mixtape)
Lupe gives us a new mixtape, and it's all Lupe! Check out the new music here as well as on DatPiff.
Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height Mixtape - Stream &...
Lupe Fiasco - Pharaoh Height Mixtape - Stream &...
Monday, September 07, 2015
Black Knights ft RZA, Prodigal Sunn, Leggezin & Roe - Finish Line
New heat from Black Knights! This one has features by RZA, Leggezin Fin, Roe and Prodigal Sunn! Check it out here!
Roc Marciano - Deeper [RELOADED] [2012]
"You throwing salt on the pork, you done, prick him with the fork, dip him in the sauce.."
Sunday, September 06, 2015
Tim Gent - 1993 (The Prequel)
Stay tuned for more from Tim Gent. We are loving what we are hearing so far from the upcoming rapper. Check the visuals below and tell him Rap Critics sent you!!
