As part of a new online web series titled French Conversations (directed by Larry Arace), Rugz D. Bewler meets with popular video host The Kid French at the local Uptown restaurant Harlem Tavern to discuss the resurgence of Harlem’s dining scene, chicken wings, marijuana as potpourri, why his music has yet to be accepted by the masses, and projects for 2013.
Nardwuar interviews Kendrick Lamar at SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas:Video
Nardwuar interviews Kendrick Lamar at SXSW 2012 in Austin, Texas!
Immortal Technique + Montreality Interview
Immortal Tech The New York Harlem Native sits down with Montreality while they where out in Nyc for a 40 minutes interview with a deep insight on Immortal Technique him self as he shares his views on music life and politics and life.
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Justin West Portrait of a Harlem Artist:Video
Portrait of a Harlem Artist: Justin West from The New Regime TV on Vimeo.
The man behind A$AP Rocky’s videos such as Purple Swag, Peso, and Wassup, visual artist Justin West aka J West explores his Manhattan Harlem NYC roots with this video called “Portrait of a Harlem Artist” from directors Christian San Jose & Phil Mao.
KRINK Founder Speaks With Vice Mag:Art
KRINK founder with and Queens Native Craig Costello talks with VICE Magazine.
Nicki Minaj Interviews Versace’s Donatella Versace
Nicki Minaj Interviews Donatella Versace
A interview, conducted by female emcee Nicki Minaj with Donatella Versace’s . Excerpt from the interview after the jump
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Fat Boy Radio Interviews Nitty Scott Mc :Video
Nitty Scott discusses with @fatboyradionyc about the BET cypher. Who was her favorite verse in the cypher besides herself? Does Nitty Scott
still use aim? Nitty also discusses how she feels about people discussing her physicals more than her music. Find out more in this interview
with Fat Boy Radio! FATBOYRADIONYC.COM | @FATBOYRADIONYC
Dave Ortiz Formerly Of DQ The Shho.com Interview :Cotton Apple
Dave Ortiz Formerly Of DQ & Zoo York sits down to talk with The Shho about the past and the future with his new shop called , Dave’s Wear House
The interview in its entirety can be read here
Did you grow up on hip-hop?
Yeah. I mean, it was something that happened and I was here for it. Like late 70′s was funk and then the 80′s hip-hop emerged and I was around it. Breakdancing, writing graffiti…that was part of my life. So yeah, for sure. I remember going home and taping, on my brother’s boom box, Sugar Hill Gang and learning the song the next day. Hip-hop has always been around me. But I mean, I like rock music too so it wasn’t like I was strictly one genre. I liked everything. I broadened my mind to everything from Spanish music, to jazz, to hip-hop, to rock.
Did you write or breakdance?
Yeah, I used to breakdance, I used to write. My tag back in the day, when I was in Brooklyn, was ZEIN. I remember I got into a fight with this guy, and he beat me up, and I couldn’t write ZEIN anymore. He wrote ZEEN and mine was ZEIN and he didn’t like that, so he kicked my ass. It happens.
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MTV Interviews Smoke DZA :Video
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Real Spit: Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne are already established — not just as hip-hop stars, but as modern-day musical icons whose reach extends to fans outside of rap as well. In hip-hop’s underground, however, new stars are emerging for a new generation; Harlem rapper Smoke DZA dubs them “the new elite.”
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