B13 Peer Review

After watching Scott La Rock’s story I felt two things, anger directed at D-Nice for getting Scott involved and killed over his childish ratchetness… And sadness that hip hop never benefited from someone who saw fifteen years into the future, knowing that rap/hip hop would be global at a time when the genre was relegated to being played only for a couple of hours on Friday and Saturday Nights. August 27th, 2013 will mark 26 years since Scott Sterling, the original DJ of Boogie Down Productions passed at the age of 25. And a lot has changed in hip hop since then but one of the things that the Celebrity Crime Files episode made crystal clear was that Scott was cut from a different cloth, in that he didn’t have the mental baggage a lot of rappers and DJ’s have today that could fill a 747. He had no tales to tell embellished or not of life on the streets of New York slanging rocks and dodging bullets, and no chip on his shoulder the size of Mount Everest. Scott was...

"Coming to the UK is a privilege, and we expect those who come here to respect our shared values," says British Home Office. Tyler, the Creator revealed he has been banned from the United Kingdom after canceling a string of concerts in the U.K. and Ireland            Odd Future member  Tyler, the Creator  announced he has been banned from the United Kingdom after canceling a string of shows in the U.K. and Ireland, including sets at the Reading and Leeds Festivals. "Based on lyrics from 2009 I am not allowed in the U.K. for 3-5 years (although I was there 8 weeks ago). That is why the shows were canceled," the rapper wrote, in all caps, on Twitter . Tyler's manager, Christian Clancy, echoed the sentiment in a post on Tumblr , alleging that a letter from the U.K. Home Office specifically cited lyrics from 2009's Bastard and 2011's Goblin . "[T]he type of lyrics he hasn’t written s...

Odd Future frontman's manager refutes allegations in statement. Tyler, the Creator performs in Leeds, England. Andrew Benge/Redferns via Getty Images      UPDATE: Tyler, the Creator's manager has weighed in on the incident. Read Christian Clancy's full statement below. One week after his arrest for allegedly inciting a riot during his South by Southwest performance, Tyler, the Creator has released a statement through his attorney calling the word "riot" an "unfortunate and inaccurate description of what occurred." 7 Hot Hip-Hop Crews: Odd Future "At no time during the ... concert did Tyler seek to incite or participate in riotous activity as has been reported in the press," Perry Q. Minton told Associated Press . "It is clear from video clips and witness reports that the patrons and fans attending the show on that date were full of positive energy appro...

As one of the artists who helped invent the music that exploded out of South Bronx block parties and Boys Club dances, hip-hop pioneer Afrika Bambaataa was already a New York legend in the late 1970s. Ronald Savage was just a kid thrilled to be part of the burgeoning Bronx hip-hop scene when he met Bambaataa, whose 1982 hit “Planet Rock” helped turn rap into a global phenomenon. But the thrill of hanging out with the influential artist evaporated quickly, Savage says, when Bambaataa sexually abused him in 1980, inflicting deep emotional wounds that continue to torture him to this day. N.Y. AG URGES ALBANY TO TAKE ACTION ON KID-RAPE LAW The former music industry executive and author says he struggled privately with intimacy and struggled with suicidal thoughts for decades from the abuse that occurred when he was 15 years old, but he broke his silence in recent weeks with the release of a self-published memoir entitled “Impulse Urges and Fantasies” that includes the e...

The minute long clip also features footage from a portion of an interview with Lil Wayne. Tyler The Creator is quite honestly one of the most interesting and innovative artists of our time. In 2016 the multi-hyphenate consistently dolled out content all while managing his own clothing brand, producing a sketch comedy show, making music and whatever else he just so happened to be doing at that specific point in time. In December Tyler nabbed a high profile feature with Kendal Jenner for  Vogue Magazine  and now the Golf Wang CEO has returned today to be featured by his own media app with a promotional clip for his upcoming documentary "Cherry Bomb: The Documentary." Though the artist played the first 10 minutes of the documentary at his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival November last year, footage from the film has been kept tightly under wraps until today. The minute long c...

In the final hours of 2016, Chris Brown unleashes his new banger “Dat Night” featuring Trey Songz and Young Thug. The fellas, who headlined a recent show in Chicago, rap about chicks in different area codes—from Chi-town to Toronto. “All my bitches with the shit when I’m in Chicago,” sings Breezy, who dedicated the song to his fans. DID THIS FOR THE FANS!!! 'Dat Night' @TreySongz @youngthug https://t.co/mEXlsdGG9U pic.twitter.com/1H1IKz5Wyz — Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) December 31, 2016 Earlier this month, Chris dropped his Usher and Gucci Mane-assisted single “Party” off his upcoming album Heartbreak on a Full Moon . Meanwhile, Trey is set to release his joint mixtape with Fabolous, Trappy New Years , later today. Count down to 2017 with some new music from Breezy and friends.