Big Boi Talks “Aquemini” Being His Album Of Maturity, N.W.A., Bob Marley, Kate Bush, Recording New Album In Canada & More [Audio]

Big Boi called in to the All Out Show’s Throwback Thursday segment today for Outkasts “Aquemini” album. He spoke to Rude Jude about creating the album and the idea of making timeless music. “We concocted a potion. It’s like you want to put it to where when people listen, in the first listen you’re not gonna get everything. You have to listen to it time and time again and you get to find different sounds, different meanings, different things. It goes the same for me when I listen to certain records, you want to be able to live with it.” When Jude asked about Big Boi about the sense of the maturity on the album, he responded, “I had just had a kid. I was 19 years old, my first baby. I was going through that fatherhood. You just kinda gotta grow up. Dre commended me all the time for being a man, taking my stance and just raising my daughter. I didn’t know I was going to be a father so young.. It’s about maturity, growth, and trying to find out what you’re put here for. And for me I was put here to make music”. When asked what he was listening to while making it, he said it could have been anything, including one of his favorite albums of all time “N****z 4 Life” by NWA or his two favorite artists of all time, Bob Marley and Kate Bush. He ended the conversation speaking on recording part of

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AWKWORD feat. D. Julien, Dom O Briggs, Poison Pen & Tone Spliff – Back To BK [Audio x Download]

New heatrock from my man AWKWORD. Enjoy! Appearing on AWKWORD’s DJBooth-sponsored 100% for-charity global Hip Hop project, World View, the activist emcee’s newest release “Back to BK” is a celebration of the Borough of Kings, featuring Brooklyn’s own D. Julien (Flatbush), Dom O Briggs (Bushwick) and Poison Pen (‘Bed Stuy’s Best Buy’), with gritty production and classic cuts from Tone Spliff and studio engineering from Brooklyn nomad Harry Fraud and Park Slope’s Steel Tipped Dove. The record begins with AWKWORD’s verse — written a few years ago while he was moving out of Brooklyn — in which he longs to return to a past life represented by his time living in the borough where his great grandfathers immigrated from Europe, where his grandfather ran the streets as part of a Jewish gang, and where his own father was born. AWKWORD is followed up by three fellow buzz-making emcees and current Brooklynites, who all deliver hard-hitting verses, and then an extended outro displaying Tone Spliff’s now-famed turntablism skills. Back to BK ft. D. Julien, Dom O Briggs & Poison Pen [prod./cuts by Tone Spliff] by AWKWORD

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TrackBlasters Radio: 13.07.12

Da Fat Friday Afternoon – The Official Soundtrack To Your Weekend Host: DJ P.R. Nas Special! “Life Is Good” is out now. Happy Friday ya’ll! Record Of The Day: Nas – Back When Playlist Nas – Memory Lane Nas – It Ain’t Hard To Tell Alicia Keys feat. Nas & Rakim – Streets of New York Nas – Street Dreams Nas feat. Lauryn Hill – If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) Nas – We Will Survive Nas – Nas Is Like Nas feat. Ginuwine – You Owe Me Nas – Poppa Was A Playa Nas – Ether Nas – Made You Look Nas – Hip Hop Is Dead Nas – Queens Get The Money **Record Of The Day** Nas – Back When Nas feat. Mary J. Blige – Reach Out [audio:http://www.trackblasters.com/radio/shows/radioshow 13.07.12.mp3] Download here

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Troy Ave Talks Label Meetings, New Videos, & Fools Gold Compilation Project [Video]

In part 2 of his interview with The Source, Troy Ave talks with @MidtownNate about meeting with labels and his video schedule for his new project Bricks In My Backpack 3: The Harry Powder Trilogy. Harry Powder says he’s planning on leaving his unsigned status behind in the next 6 months in order to “strike while the iron’s hot” and avoid outswaggin’ himself like some other rappers. Troy also reveals that he’ll be appearing on the upcoming Fool’s Gold compilation project. Previously: Troy Ave – Showoff Radio Freestyle [Video]

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Machine Gun Kelly Talks Performing In His Hometown [Video]

MGK describes the heartwarming experience of performing in his hometown of Cleveland. The Bad Boy rapper also gives several shout outs to fans who have helped him while on tour in different ways. This includes allowing him to use their shower or even their home as a tattoo parlor. Previously: Machine Gun Kelly Freestyles Above The Rim @ The Rucker EBC [Video]

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T Mills Speaks On Performing, “Thrillionaire” & Working With Juicy J, Smoke DZA & More [Video]

After just dropping his new mixtape “Thrillionaire“, Columbia Records recording artist T. Mills spoke to AllHipHop.com on the collaborations from the project and others to expect in the future as well as the difference between performing at a venue show versus a festival like Bamboozle or the Vans Warped Tour which he is a headlining artist on. Previously: T Mills feat. Smoke DZA – K.U.S.H. [Audio x Download]

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