According to TMZ.com, the theory is that Scott Storch is going broke because his yacht has gone up for sale on Ebay with a starting bid of $600,000 (key word being starting). Although the disagreement with Timbaland was probably the silliest rap beef I’ve seen in my life, I still wouldn’t write of Storch as … Read more
Eight years after the album was release of their album De Stijl, The White Stripes are now being sued by a Canadian talk show host for $70,000 over the use of a 10 second sample allegedly taken from her radio show. To add insult to injury, the plaintiff claims that by using the sampling voice … Read more
In honor the upcoming release of NYs Finest and my failed attempt to get Cubs opening day tickets, its officially Pete Rock day over here at Crate Kings! Just in case you missed it, here’s a quick promo video which was released a little while back featuring various established producers commenting on the significance of … Read more
That’s right folks… Flavor Flav is looking for the next unsigned producer to provide a track for him. Head on over to Flavor of Love website and submit your entry before March 13th, 2008 for the chance to be flown to Los Angeles and record the song. Site users can listen to all entries and … Read more
In case you forgot how talented they were Just Blaze, Swizz Beatz, Marley Marl come together live onstage and run down a medley of hits from each of their arsenals.
9th Wonder talks about Hip-Hop and the influence of Southern acts on the state of the culture.
Here’s your chance to cop a 3 million dollar studio on the cheap. The diabolical production genius behind New Jack Swing is selling his Virginia Beach recording studio in order to pay creditors. I’ve always had a hard time understanding how superstars get into such bad financial shape when they clearly have so much going … Read more
It will never cease to baffle me why anyone still has faith in the Grammy’s. I actually completely gave up watching award shows at the tender age of 13 when Young MC edged out groups such as De La Soul and Public Enemy for Best Rap Performance. It’s not that most, if not all, of … Read more
To promote the release of 8 Diagrams, Guitar Center will offer for sale 8 Roland MV-8800’s customized by Bruce Forat. In addition to owning a one of a kind production workstation, all eight owners will have to opportunity to attend an intimate beatmaking class with Rza himself. Each Forat/Rza customized MV-8800 will feature one of … Read more
Some of my most exciting moments are taking part in exposing music and talent that is truly staggering. Luckily, running Crate Kings affords the opportunity to share some of these rare musical moments with a likeminded community of listeners itching to expand their musical palette. So, it should be of no surprise that Crate Kings … Read more