Fat Joe revealed he helped facilitate The Notorious B.I.G working with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. During a sit down with Angie Martinez’s Iconic Records podcast, the Bronx emcee talked about the making of the Life After Death track “Notorious Thugs.” Joe disclosed that Biggie called him and asked to link with “[his] guys,” as the Cleveland quartet was allegedly “ignoring” the Brooklynite.  “Biggie hit me up and was like, ‘Yo bro, I’m trying to get in touch with your guys.

Flavor Flav took to social media Wednesday in celebration of remaining sober for two years. “FLAVOR FLAV::: two years of sobriety y’all,, I am very proud of myself,, I just had to let everybody know it I’m proud of me,”the hype man, 63, captioned an Instagram clip of himself breaking down just which bad habits he’s done away with. “Today is Oct. 19. Guess what? I am two years, no cigarettes, two years, no alcohol, and you know what?

Today (Feb. 22), the great MC, Fred The Godson, was honored posthumously with a street naming by his Bronx community and hip-hop industry comrades. Among the dozens of those that showed love to the rapper that passed away in April 2020 due to COVID-19 were BX native Fat Joe and Harlem repper Jim Jones. The street’s South Bronx location of Leggett avenue and Kelly street will now also be called Fredrick “Fred The Godson” Thomas Way.

Here’s the rap on Waka: He’s exaggeratedly unaware, could care less about lyrics, and thinks he was destined to be a pro wrestler if not for hip-hop. For him, this rap journey is purely business. And consumers have bought in. It’s that simple WORDS: Kris Ex l PHOTOGRAPHY: Alex Martinez   You don’t have to inspect every house in this gated McDonough, Ga., community to spot Deb Antney’s home.

Kanye West shook up the system when he said these words at a Hurricane Katrina telethon: “George Bush doesn’t care about black people.” Almost nine years later, he has found a supporter in comedian/actor Mike Myers. In a new interview with GQ, the man commonly known as Austin Powers say he was proud to stand next to ‘Ye during the telethon and how the rapper spoke “a truth” about how the former U.