Civilized Talk
Civilized Talk: Terry Kennedy
Here is the full interview of my recent sit down with entrepreneur extraordinaire Terry Kennedy. Last week, TK cleared the air and gave his stance on his falling out with Curren$y and breakup with Angela Simmons.
Civilized Talk : Waka Flocka Flame
It’s not everyday an understudy stands side-by-side to artist who put him/her on. For whatever reasons, it has never presented itself as a regularity in rap. But it does happen on occasions, see Waka Flocka Flame, for example. While he may or may not be on the level as his Brick Squad cohort Gucci Mane, it’d be hard to say New York native/ATL trapper hasn’t created a lane for himself. Granted, it is a controversial one ranging from the quality of his lyrics to image his music unabatedly speaks on. Yet and still, it’s him. Waka Flocka Flame.
Civilized Talk: Lloyd Banks
Since its start, we’ve had a lot of quality “Civilized Talk” segments from Lil Boosie to Freddie Gibbs to Clipse and Fabolous. My most recent one with Lloyd Banks, however, may be the best installment yet. Shot in HD quality, the self PLK (Punchline King) took time out of his busy schedule to grant us quite the entertaining interview, including some of the thought process behind his new album, The Hunger For More 2.
Civilized Talk: Sean Garrett
Last week, I had the opportunity to catch up with Sean Garrett who recently released The Inkwell hosted by DJ Green Lantern. Here’s what we chopped it up about his new lp, the transition from songwriter to artist to his first LP Turbo 919
Civilized Talk: Fabolous ”The Funeral” EP
To the general public, their have always been two sides of Fabolous - the mixtape Fab and the album Fab. While locking down hits with his last album (“Throw It In The Bag,” “Throw It In The Bag (remix)” and “It’s My Time”), it has been Loso’s There Is No Competition mixtape series with DJ Drama which have had people talking the most as of late. The first is considered one of the best releases of his career and the second installment sold Def Jam to make a retail release out of it and sell it in stores.
The Funeral Service EP is set to hit shelves September 6 and will feature a handful of new songs and new production.
Civilized Talk: Clipse
It may lack the history of the Apollo, but the Highline Ballroom has seen quite a few memorable performances over the past few years. Last night was no exception. A packed house jammed inside the Highline to see Malice and Pusha T tear down the stage – and they were not disappointed. Prior to the Thornton brothers hitting the stage, Charles Hamilton and XV warmed the audience up. After that, Clipse hit the stage to a thunderous applause. It was the set you’d normally expect from the Virginia lyricists – “Keys Open Doors,†“I’m Good,†“Kinda Like A Big Deal,†“Mr. Me Too†and what is a Clipse show without hearing “Grindin’†at least once. Fellow Re-Up Gang member Ab Liva would eventually join the two on stage.
Approximately midway through their set, the music stopped and to the crowd’s astonishment, “The champ is here!†began blaring through the venue’s speakers. Yonkers’ own, Jadakiss, came out and ran through a brief set which included one of his first hits “Knock Yourself Out.â€
Afterwards, The Clipse took some time out to chop it up about a few topics pertinent at the moment. A few days ago Pusha announced that he and Malice would be working on solo album – so he offered more light on that revelation. Also, the two spoke on what life was like in their circle since the conviction of their manager Anthony “Geezy†Gonzales for drug trafficking who is currently serving 32 years in a Virginia prison. Till The Casket Drops is in stores now. Read rest of story…
Civilized Talk: Fabolous – “The Buried Edition†Pt II
A continuation to Civilized Talk: Fabulous “The Buried Editionâ€. We sat down at chopped up about what trends he would like to see die, what artist career resurrect from the dead and what artist he toe tagged lyrically and much more. Read rest of story…
Civilized Talk: Fabolous – “The Buried Edition”
Today, I went to a funeral service. A joyous and upbeat one at that. After weeks of push backs, 11th hour recordings and a few back and forth squabbles with DJ Drama on Twitter, their highly anticipated mixtape, There Is No Competition 2, was finally released. So here’s how the story goes…
I met up with Loso at the Ace Hotel in New York for the “funeral gathering.†You could tell he was really embodying the funeral aspect. While speaking with me, Fab was preparing his outfit for the occasion: an all black tailored Fendi suit. We chopped it about his own favorite eulogies (records) from the tape and which fads in Hip-Hop he’d like to see with a toe tag on them. At the same time, he also spoke on whose career he would like to see resurrected. He even goes on to say who he believes he bodied with this new tape.
Civilized Talk: Freddie Gibbs
It’s been awhile, but the newest edition of “Civilized Talk†finds us with one of 2010’s most promising acts, Gary, Indiana’s, Freddie Gibbs. By now, his story is known to most who follow his music. From signing to Interscope, to being shelved by Interscope, to being dropped by Interscope, to returning to the dark callings of the streets only to return to music…that’s Freddie’s musical life in a nutshell. I recently had the chance to speak with Freddie on a pool of subjects including: Read rest of story…
Civilized Talk: Lil’ Boosie
We have Trill Entertainment/Louisiana’s own, Lil’ Boosie. I recently caught up with the understudy of the late Pimp C where we chopped it up about; His new album, Superbad, Working with Young Jeezy, Who and what we can expect to see on the new album. Afterward, Boosie answered several questions from the audience at his listening session.
Civilized Talk: Mike Posner
The next installment of Civilized Talk centers around Mike Posner. With the help of his band, The Brain Trust, the crew have been creating quite the buzz around their name. Recently, I had to a chance to chop it up with Posner regarding; His Don Cannon assisted mixtape, “A Matter of Time“, What to expect from him now and in the future, His parents feelings about him pursuing a career in music and An awkward run-in with Cam’ron.
Civilized Talk: Young Chris
Recently, I had a chance to sit down with one half of the Young Gunz, Young Chris. It was a pleasure to sit down with Chris, who has been attacking his own solo career aggressively for quite some time now. He spoke candidly on; “The Network†mixtape hosted by Don Cannon, His affiliation with Roc Nation, His upcoming album and His highly popular “30 verses, 30 days†campaign
