ProHoeZak Is Taking It Back To The Basics With Upcoming Rated X Album “Crunch Time”
In 1989, at the age of 18, multi-faceted artist/producer ProHoeZak secured his first record deal with the late great Cameron Paul and Tandem Records, when his group Rated X was signed to the label. Paul famously remixed the song “Push It” by the legendary multi-platinum duo Salt-N-Pepa. Upon signing with Tandem Records ProHoeZak, along with the other Rated X group members, began […]
Doja Cat’s “Vegas” Off ‘ELVIS’ Soundtrack Gives Her Most #1’S On Pop Radio This Decade & Most Top 10’s Among Women On The Hot 100 This Decade
Global superstar Doja Cat hits new milestones with her smash-hit single “Vegas” from the ELVIS Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. “Vegas” hit #1 on Pop Radio, making it the first solo soundtrack song to reach #1 since RCA’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling” by Justin Timberlake from the Trolls Original Motion Picture Soundtrack in 2016. Additionally, “Vegas” also lands at #10 this week on Billboard Hot 100 chart, making this her sixth single in […]
Snoop Dogg & DJ Drama Prep “I Still Got It” Gangsta Grillz Tape
Snoop Dogg & DJ Drama are teaming up to release the “I Still Got It” Gangsta Grillz tape on October 20th. “C. Day music for the fans. I. Still got it. @djdrama @deathrowrecords 10/20/22.” DJ Drama also recently released the Results Take Time “Gangsta Grillz” tape with rising bay area artist Symba, which featured Pusha T (“Never End Up Broke 2”), Roddy Rich, 2 Chainz, Kali, Rayven Tyler, […]
Nas Announces “King’s Disease III” With Hit-Boy Dropping November 11
Grammy Award-winning duo Nas and Hit-Boy will drop King’s Disease III on November 11th. Nas took to social media to make the announcement The pair last collaborated on the 9-track album Magic, featuring A$AP Rocky and DJ Premier, which also saw Nas and DJ Premier collaborating for the first time since 2011’s “Regeneration,” on the incredible “Wave Gods” track. In August 2020 their first collaborative […]
Jonathan Abrams Releases “The Come Up: An Oral History Of The Rise Of Hip-Hop” With Ice Cube, DMC, Kurtis Blow, Ice-T, Sir Jinx, Ant Banks, Colin Wolfe, Grandmaster Caz, Bud’da, Fredwreck + More
With his new book, THE COME UP: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop, New York Times staff writer and bestselling author Jonathan Abrams offers the definitive account of hip-hop’s ascendancy. In more than 300 interviews conducted over three years, Abrams worked tirelessly to capture the stories of the DJs, MCs, promoters, executives, producers, and artists who witnessed and forged the history of hip-hop. THE COME UP features the voices […]
WCS Exclusive: An Interview with Aftermath Producer Dem Jointz
In our latest interview, WCS co-founder Styles and I had the excellent opportunity to chop it up with acclaimed producer Dem Jointz. Throughout the conversation, he gave us, among other things, insight into what it was like working on Dr. Dre’s and Janet Jackson’s albums simultaneously and his excitement about Snoop’s upcoming release. Plus, he […]