Tag: Notorious B.I.G.

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Layzie Bone Talks Eazy-E’s Death, Wu-Tang Fight, Biggie’s Verse, Phil Collins & More | Drink Champs 0 (0)

Layzie Bone pulls up to Drink Champs and talks about the whole Bone Thugs journey from day one. He talks about being homeless in LA trying to link with Eazy-E, calling his office thousands of times until they finally got through. He breaks down the Wu-Tang fight at Russell Simmons’ Christmas party, recording with Biggie and never hearing his verse until after he passed, and smoking weed with Phil Collins at a castle in Sweden. Layzie also gets into the business side of things. He talks going independent, selling music direct to consumers, and why he thinks ownership is everything. [See More…]

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Kwamé on Confronting Biggie, Will Smith’s Secret Help & Wild NWA Tour Stories | Drink Champs 0 (0)

#Kwamé pulls up to #DrinkChamps and gets real about everything. He breaks down that whole #Biggie polka dot situation and how they almost threw hands at the club. He tells the wild story about his grandfather helping #MalcolmX’s family after the firebombing. We get into his crazy transition from rapper to mega producer, working with #LLCoolJ and #MaryJBlige. Kwamé drops knowledge about why artists shouldn’t take publishing deals and shares stories from the road with NWA, Too Short, and Poison Clan. Watch! Find REVOLT on TV here: https://revolt.tv/providers Stay connected with REVOLT here: Download our app for more exclusive content! [See More…]

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Saigon & Buckwild On Fat Joe Stories, Jay-Z Stole Beats, Mobb Deep SOB Fight & More | Drink Champs 0 (0)

N.O.R.E. & DJ EFN sit down with the legendary emcee #Saigon and producer #Buckwild. The guys talk about how their new album was actually recorded about eight years ago. Buckwild shares inside stories about the start of the iconic D.I.T.C. crew and what it was like making “I Got a Story to Tell” with Biggie. Saigon finally tells the full story of what happened with #MobbDeep at the infamous SOBs show. They also get into whether or not #FatJoe is capping in his stories. Saigon talks about landing his role on Entourage and his experience filming a fight scene with [See More…]

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Smif-N-Wessun Talk Losing Biggie, Recording With Tupac, Changing Their Name & More | Drink Champs 0 (0)

N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN sit down with legendary hip-hop duo Smif-N-Wessun, made up of Tek and Steele. In this episode of #DrinkChamps, they discuss coming up in Brooklyn, getting a cease and desist from the Smith & Wesson gun company over their name, squashing beef with Biggie, working with Tupac in the studio, and why they ultimately changed their name to Cocoa Brovaz. They also talk about their iconic collaborations like “I Love You” with Mary J. Blige, maintaining their legacy after 25+ years in the game, and the idea of ghostwriting rhymes for each other as an artistic experiment. [See More…]