KRS-One & DJ Premier To Release "Return Of The Boom Bip" Album
February 22, 2010 10:02:00 AM CST | by Jake Paine
In 1993, after five studio albums under the name of Boogie Down Productions, KRS-One released the first album under his solo name, Return of the Boom Bap. Released on Jive Records, the album debuted at #37 on the charts, and prompted hits like the Showbiz-produced "Sound Of Da Police" and the DJ Premier-produced "Outta Here." The Gang Starr beat-king produced seven of the album's 14 tracks, as its remembered as one of The Teacha's finest solo offerings.
Over 16 years later, DJ Premier and KRS-One are said to be at work at Return of the Boom Bip. The album, reportedly coming on Premier's Year Round Records, may serve as a sequel. During NBA All-Star Weekend, Premier spoke to 944 Magazine about the underway recordings.
"It's going to be one of the illest albums of 2010," said the legendary producer. Q-Tip, Grand Puba and Ice-T are already confirmed guests on the album. HipHopDX will keep you updated of more as it happens. The two last worked together on "Classic" with Kanye West, Rakim and Nas for a Nike campaign, and an update of "Criminal Minded" for a similar beverage caompaign.
In related news, DJ Premier is presently working on albums with MC Eiht, NYGz, Big Shug and Nick Javas. Last year, KRS-One did a collaboration album with Black Moon's Buckshot called Survival Skills.
From HipHopDX.com
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10686/title.krs-one-dj-premier-to-release-return-of-the-boom-bip-album
National Museum of Hip-Hop Confirms 2010 Awards Ceremony
Thursday, February 04, 2010 5:46 PM
By Ismael AbduSalaam
(AllHipHop News) The National Museum of Hip-Hop (NMoH) has announced their 2010 Hall of Hip-Hop Awards, which annually inducts legends and icons into the organization’s Hall of Fame.
This year’s event will be televised, and seeks to recognize icons in all of the universally recognized elements of Hip-Hop culture: emceeing, DJing, graffiti art, and b-boying.
Other contributors in the realms of production, filmmakers, and fashion will be recognized as well.
While shows such as the just-aired Grammys include several Hip-Hop themed categories, NMoH President Craig Wilson points out that many of the pioneers who laid the groundwork for the culture’s commercial boom have not received their just due.
“The Hall of Hip-Hop will exist as the first true beacon of homage for those who created and pioneered this great culture we call Hip-Hop,” Wilson explained to AllHipHop.com. “[It’s] a testament to the prominence of the many who helped spawn this phenomenon but have been long since forgotten via contemporary commercial/corporate interests. We have developed an Induction Committee with enough experience to develop a system that will be world class.”
That board includes such figures as mogul and former Hip-Hop artist Andre Harrell, Grammy Museum President Bob Santelli, and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame President Terry Stewart.
On April 6, KRS-One and Chuck D will host the NMoH’s “Hip-Hop Immortal,” an invitation only event from New York’s M2 Ultra Lounge on 530 West 28th Street.
The show will feature a special DJ set from Grandmaster Flash, and offer a silent auction, VIP gift bags, raffle, and live performances.
From AllHipHop.com
http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2010/02/04/22116380.aspx
DX News Bits: Drake, KRS-One, Kurupt
January 21, 2010 11:01:00 AM CST | by Danielle Harling
Canadian rapper Drake had quite the year in 2009, his mixtape So Far Gone was a tremendous success and now a top magazine has named Drake 2009’s “Rapper Of The Year.”
Spin Magazine reveals that Drake is their “Rapper Of The Year” in their January/February 2010 issue.
“Being the new guy in the game is hard,” Drake told Spin. “People don’t want to accept the fact that there could be another artist on a Jay-Z level, on a Kanye level. No matter what I do on this album, no matter if I rap ten, 20, 30 times better than on So Far Gone, people are still gonna be like, ‘This isn’t as good as his last shit. We’re over it.’”
In other Hip Hop news, KRS-One and producer True Master have revealed, via a video promo, that they will be working together on a new album entitled Meta Historical.
The video promo simply revealed that the album will be “coming soon.”
Rapper Kurupt also revealed some interesting news via video as well this month.
In a video posted on YouTube, Kurupt speaks on an upcoming reunion album with Hip Hop group Four Horsemen.
“It’s Horsemen time. Me and M-Eighty is putting this plan together,” Kurupt explained. “You understand me? To do this right. We’re gonna rack up Cani, Ras, Priest. We gonna put together one of the best albums you can hear possibly to this day. It’s definitely gonna be one of the best. Definitely gonna be one of the best Horsemen projects we have ever done.”
No other details on the project have been revealed.
From HipHopDX.com
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.10485/title.dx-news-bits-drake-krs-one-kurupt
