INTERVIEW: Siya Reveals She Had The “Crazy In Love” Beat Before Beyoncé
Originally posted on HipHopDX 12/20/2016
Could you imagine your 2003 without Beyoncé’s then biggest hit of her career? According to Sisterhood of Hip Hop star and Brooklyn MC Siya, that was almost a possibility.
“I had that muthafucking Beyoncé ‘Crazy In Love’ beat before Beyoncé had it. I spit a freestyle to it in a meeting, maybe at Sony or some shit,” Siya recalled during her recent #DXLive segment. “They fell in love with me. They were like, ‘Alright this is it. Can we put you in a dress? Can you rap about boys?”
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INTERVIEW: Bladadah!: Mozzy Runs Through The Sacramento Slang Dictionary
Originally posted on HipHopDX 12/8/2016
In the realm of Hip Hop, California has been at the forefront of the culture for decades. Los Angeles and the Bay Area have been important staples in helping to shape the entire genre. Sacramento native Mozzy stopped by DXHQ to shed some light on why his stomping grounds is often left out of the equation and discuss their own unique culture.
“We ain’t got the recognition we need,” exclaims Mozzy. “They ain’t talking about us enough. Where the check? Where the bag? They ain’t came with that baggage, that luggage, so we just still cooking.” When asked about why we haven’t seen rappers from Sacramento, Mozzy explained, “It’s segregated. The Bay Area, for Northern California, is the market. That’s the market. Ain’t no other market.”
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ALBUM REVIEW: E-40 – The D-Boy Diary
Originally posted on HipHopDX 12/2/206
Rating: 3.6/5
Longevity and Hip Hop aren’t words that are commonly synonymous. There’s keeping your name relevant throughout the years and then there’s being able put out a consistent body of work to match. The Bay Area leads the league in all of those statistical categories thanks to E-40. The dual book D-Boy Diary stands as 40’s 23rd and 24th studio albums and slowing down is not the motto here. But with this latest album set coming in at 44 tracks over the course of three hours, perhaps it’s time Charlie Hustle paced himself a little better.
By the way, that wasn’t a typo. The D-Boy Diaries are an asinine 44 tracks in length, spanning over the course of an entire Lord of the Rings movie. Yep, you can ghostride the whip all the way to Mordor and still have some E Fonzarelli music to spare. That’s the thing about being indie; an A&R to help you vet bad ideas is always ideal. If there’s anyone who could pull it off, however, it’s Earl Stevens. Despite having a rollout longer than a lot of current MC’s entire discography, E-40 shows why he had been able to remain relevant over the past four decades.
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ALBUM REVIEW: Nipsey Hussle Poised For Victory On Famous Lies & Unpopular Truths
Originally posted on HipHopDX 11/25/2016
Rating: 3.8/5
Since his 2013 release of Crenshaw, blue’d up MC Nipsey Hussle has been on a trajectory to become a California great. Nip has been riding high with YG as they performed their incendiary track “FDT” across the country but now Crenshaw’s own is back with new music. Famous Lies & Untold Truths is a five-track, 13-minute EP meant to whet the appetite of Nip’s fanbase as they await his upcoming album Victory Lap.
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INTERVIEW: Consequence Reveals A Tribe Called Quest’s SNL Backstory
Originally posted on HipHopDX 11/22/2016
A positive sweep of press, euphoria revolving around Phife Dawg’s passingand of course, a dope ass album all recently contributed to A Tribe Called Quest nabbing their first Billboard No. 1 album in 20 years.
Consequence recently stopped by the DXHQ to chop it up on #DXLive with the DX Staff and breezed through his favorite tracks from We Got It from Here … Thank You 4 Your Service.
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