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DJ Booth Features - Industry Heavyweights
Interviews with the cream of the crop. These artists have probably been seen on an episode of Cribs.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Interview
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When Friedrich Nietzsche wrote, “That which does not kill us makes us stronger,” he could easily have been talking about the long and illustrious, but tumultuous career of Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. Though many and varied obstacles, from artistic and financial differences to prison sentences, have divided the Cleveland quintet over the course of their 15-plus years in the game, the Bone brothers have weathered the storms and …
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Game Interview (Part Two)
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
In part one of our interview with Game, the Compton heavyweight sat down with DJ Z to talk about his newly “The” free stage name, the status of the D.O.C. (Diary of Compton) project he described in his June ‘08 Booth interview and why, contrary to popular belief, he’s not a big fan of hip-hop beef. Now, we are proud to present the thrilling conclusion to …
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Game Interview (Part One)
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Like most high-profile ‘retirement’ announcements, The Game‘s claim that last year’s L.A.X. LP would be his final studio album proved to be… well, greatly exaggerated. After six years of grinding, touring and – yes – engaging in high-profile beef with everyone from Jay-Z to G-Unit, the rapper born Jayceon Taylor simply needed a breath of fresh air and a change of scenery. Now, the Left Coast …
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Wyclef Jean Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
Having helped to create the highest-selling album in hip-hop history, won multiple Grammys, collaborated with everyone from U2’s Bono to Carlos Santana and established a foundation to provide humanitarian aid to residents of his birth country, Wyclef Jean has accomplished more in his musical career to date than most do in an entire lifetime. Those who simply know Clef as a pop superstar, however, aren’t getting …
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Three 6 Mafia Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
As a group who have stayed inspired and relevant for nearly two decades, ascending from underground acclaim to chart-topping, Oscar-winning superstardom without ever alienating their core, street fanbase, Memphis’ Three 6 Mafia could write a book on how to gain and maintain a position of prominence in the music game. Fans will be happy to hear that, rather than penning a self-help manual, members Juicy J …
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Ghostface Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Street Veterans, Interviews
With a plethora of alter egos and a diverse array of styles to match, peerless street storyteller Ghostface Killah has kept listeners on their toes through a legendary run with the Wu-Tang Clan as well as a series of critically acclaimed solo releases. Now, the veteran emcee’s stepped into the role of “Ghostdini: The Wizard of Poetry” for one of his most daring stylistic departures to …
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Clipse Interview
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When it comes to making the best of a bad situation, few can compete with The Clipse. When former label Jive gave the Virginia Beach natives lemons, Malice and Pusha T rose to the occasion and then some, cooking up stark, paranoid audio crack in the form of ‘06 coke-rap classic Hell Hath No Fury. In the three years since, things have grown considerably sweeter for …
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Amerie Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, R&B, Interviews
Since the adage “All’s fair In Love & War” was coined circa 1579, the arts of both warfare and romance have become considerably more complex and treacherous—fortunately, Amerie is here to do for the latter what Sun Tzu, Machiavelli, and other philosophers of power have done for the former. On her forthcoming fourth studio album (and Def Jam debut), the R&B songstress will share her hard-won …
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The Alchemist Interview
Filed under: DJs, Industry Heavyweights, Producer, Interviews
Today’s DJs and producers can be said to have succeeded where the alchemists of ages past have failed—though nobody managed to track down the Philosophers’ Stone that would allow garden-variety lead to be transmuted into more precious elements, master beatsmiths have pioneered a slightly different, much more successful approach to that same problem: separating tunes both familiar and obscure into their component parts, and, with the …
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Pitbull Interview
Filed under: Industry Heavyweights, Interviews
What others simply talk about, Pitbull is about—from his ‘04 debut album, M.I.A.M.I., onward, the Cuban-American rapper has consistently turned out massive hits in a musical climate in which many big-name artists are struggling to stay afloat, all while operating under a label deal that hampered his creative freedom. Now that Pit’s graduated from the “TVT School of Hard Knocks” and moved on to a major …
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