KARMALOOP TV: DIDDY (VIDEO)

It's not everyday you get an interview with Diddy...

JANELLE MONAE "SMILE" LIVE IN LONDON FOR THE 1ST TIME

Last night in London Janelle Monae did a cover of the song Smile which has been touched by great entertainment acts such as Charlie Chaplin, Nat King Cole and most recently the great, late Michael Jackson.  I'm posting this because I've heard great things about her performances and I might be seeing her at a private event this Saturday.  So I'm kind of anxious to see it so in anticipation of it I'm posting this vid I found in my inbox thanks to Marsha.

DIRTY MONEY (DIDDY x DAWN x KALEENA) - ANGELS

A slow day on the western front but I know people have been curious as to what Diddy is doing with this new project...well here is the first video from it. So you can check it out (if you haven't seen it) and form your own opinion on this new angle Diddy is taking.

LMAO, REALLY PUFF? REALLY?

Ionno what Diddy is trying to do with this video but it looks like a mockery, a bit of a reach, trying to hard, something just isn't right with this. I appreciate Diddy's business sense, his hustle, etc and I can admire his plan to continue his legacy with the family and families of his people, but I feel at this point it's being forced. I mean are these kids 8...and the line lil Combs says in regards to LA, he should be thrown over a knee and spanked. Now let's revisit these two kids at around 17 yrs old and see if they have the talents their fathers have before we do interviews like this Diddy. Rev Run > JoJo

RED CAFE - HOTTEST IN THE HOOD MIXTAPE VOL 1: WELCOME TO BAD BOY

It's Biggie's bday so we're spreading love the Brooklyn way and posting the mixtape by Brooklyn's Red Cafe.  Doing the Konvict/Bad Boy thing to push his upcoming album...he just dropped this mixtape based off his track that's bubbling on every coast...even LA is on this track.  If you check daily you know Jay Rock did his version, which was dope as hell.  HottestintheHood.com has also launched to push the mixtape and Red Cafe.  Links below.  Props to Big Dev.

Hottest In The Hood (Full ZIP) - Red Cafe

Hottest In The Hood (Individual Songs) - Red Cafe

R.I.P. to B.I.G. | MARCH 9TH

Today is a day many of us will never forget...for me it's always been the day my baby sister was introduced to the world, and eight years later it also became the day that Christopher Wallace was gunned down in my hometown.  There are many speculations, was it revenge from Death Row, revenge from Pac's people, a crazy fan, or some folks that Puff or BIG hadn't paid yet.  Either way, the incident was the perfect backdrop for the East/West beef.  The man was 24, which I thought was old at the time...and now I look back and realize he had way more life to live.  The man didn't even get to see his biggest success happen.  He's not my top rapper, but he is definitely one of the greats...though I was bangin' Death Row and my coast in general (being young and caught up in the hype) I was and still am a BIG fan, period.  The man's wordplay, storytelling ability and overall charisma made him a perfect product, something rappers are still trying to mimic to this day.  He was a game changer like his friend/rival 2 Pac, and like his death, BIG's death changed the hip hop game forever.  Ironically what still gets me to this day is that I was almost at that same party.  All of 16 years old, I still had some connects back then.  I was at another party that night and saw the tension between Death Row & Bad Boy street teams...and something in the air wasn't right.  2 hours after I get home, I heard Biggie was shot.  My first reaction was rather disgraceful...I was telling folks; "told u they'd shoot that fool if he was gonna stay out here like he run this city".  But after learning he died I felt dumb and ignorant for even glorifying the stupidity that fans and media hyped up and ate up as entertainment, when at the heart of the matter it was something serious that had brewed between 2 former friends.  No one knows why they died, but it is most likely they died over some bullshit that my and older generations cheered on.  R.I.P. 2 B.I.G.  Your legacy remains and your music then is still better or as good as 88% of what's out now.  If you're a Biggie fan or a fan of Hip Hop in general...light one up for Mr. Wallace and knock ya favorite Biggie track.

One of my fav B.I.G. songs/videos.

Notorious B.I.G. - New Music - More Music Videos

I Get Money (Forbes 1-2-3 Remix) RE-MIXED!!!

That Forbes Hip Hop List has come back around and it's got those usual suspects again in the Top 3...except this time Curtis sits atop Shawn (pause).  Maybe they'll make a new remix or something to celebrate.  I did enjoy that remix last year, still knock it now.  Go here, or here and even here for connecting stories.