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D-Nice on Club Quarantine, Obama, Jay-Z, BDP & 40 Years in Hip-Hop

D-Nice sits down with Mornings With Mero to talk about his legendary career — from Boogie Down Productions to Club Quarantine, the pandemic sets that brought the world together, DJing for President Obama, opening for Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium, his upcoming book with Storehouse Voices / Random House, and his Thanksgiving event The Feast plus Rock the Bells. He also shares stories about Clark Kent, Dapper Dan, LL Cool J, Questlove, and the craft of DJing that's kept him going for nearly 40 years. ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 — Intro: D-Nice joins Hot 97 2:00 — How Club Quarantine started during COVID 4:48 — Reaching a global audience & a new generation 6:48 — DJing for Obama, Michelle Obama & the Oscars 7:59 — Why music shouldn't be divided 8:51 — Dapper Dan & hip-hop fashion in the Bronx 11:36 — The Feast: Bringing community together for Thanksgiving 13:43 — Rock the Bells & performing with LL Cool J 15:34 — The art of DJing: Reading the crowd 19:23 — Vegas residencies &...

Pin Plugged’s New “Music” Collection Is a Must-Have for Hip-Hop Heads

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For those looking to wear their Hip-Hop fandom on their sleeve—or lapel— Pin Plugged has just dropped a Music collection that is an absolute goldmine for heads and crate-diggers alike. The lineup pays homage to the culture’s most iconic touchstones, featuring the classic Wu-Tang Clan 36 Chambers logo, a full tribute series dedicated to the legendary MF DOOM (including the Metal Faced Terrorist, DOOMsday, Hooded Villain, and even a Lego DOOM), and nods to Kanye’s Graduation bear and Ghostface Killah’s Supreme Clientele artwork. They even have enamel pins for the beatmakers, featuring classic hardware like the MPC 2000XL and the SP-404. Priced at just $10 for the pins (with a few already sold out!), it’s an affordable and sharp way to rep your favorite artists and producers. Check out the full Music collection now at PinPlugged.com . Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Email from UndergroundHipHopBlog.com https://ift.tt/...

Luca Brasi 753’s Dark Yet Jazzy Production on “Grinch’n II: All Men Bear Arms” Vindicates Why SHVMIRE Put It Out on Halloween (EP Review)

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Brooklyn, New York emcee/producer  SHVMIRE dropping off his 5th extended play on Devil’s Night. Dropping his debut EP  333 <3 as well as a full-length debut  Reclusive Poet  he primarily self-produced and the  Saxophones & Sex  EP in 2024, he would eventually make his return this past Christmas Eve releasing his previous EP  Grinch’n . It’s already been 7 months or so since  Eyes Wide Shut  told more stories of the masked hooded figure with a blue face & a closed yellow eye named ANU, celebrating the holiday season by putting out  All Men Bear Arms  only 24 hours away from Halloween. “24K Desert Eagle” after the “Grinch” intro references the inaugural IWGPヘビー級チャンピオン, former 12-time WWE world champion, WWE tag team champion, 3-time WWE Hall of Famer, Real American Beer founder, Real American Freestyle Wrestling (RAF) co-founder & known racist Hulk Hogan whereas “The Earth Isn’t Godly” jazzily includes a reference to 2-time WWE Hall of Famer, former 16-time WWE...

“No Cosign Just Cocaine 6: The Devil’s Dandruff” is a Reflection of Ty Farris Having to Get It Out the Mud (Mixtape Review)

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Here we have the latest mixtape & 12th overall from Detroit, Michigan veteran Ty Farris. Emerging under the name T-Flame being featuring on a lot of projects throughout the mid-2000’s until the very end of the decade, it was at that point where he started to put out solo stuff at a prolific rate by dropping 11 mixtapes, all 11 of his previous albums & 4 EPs. Standouts include the  Room 39  duology & the  No Cosign Just Cocaine  series, the Machacha-produced Malice at the Palace  & the Graymatter produced  Sounds That Never Left My Soul . Coming off  Enigma with an Attitude  as well as  Timing of a Tarantula  & the Apollo Brown-produced  Run Toward the Monster , the Bars Over B.S. Records founder’s epiloguing the  NCJC  series with  The Devil’s Dandruff . After the “I’m Concerned Cuz It’s Nothing Wrong” intro, the opener “So Many Nights” recalls the times he avoided death in prison over a drumless piano loop whereas “Vainglorious” produced by Trox instru...

Mornings With Mero Takeover SOMOS in Puerto Rico | 11-6-26

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