Hit-Boy Announces Possible Rap Career, First Single: “Jay-Z Interview”

Opting to take the Kanye route, G.O.O.D Music producer Hit-Boy has announced that he will be soon be dabbling in rap in addition to producing. His first single will be “Jay-Z Interview,” a track that he has been promoting on Twitter via the hashtag “#jayzinterview.”
For more info about Hit-Boy’s plans for the future, check out his [...]

Producer Young Chop Speaks To LRG about Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like”

After the G.O.O.D Music crew added their touch to the Cheif Keef’s “Don’t Like”, Lifted Research Group spoke to the 18-year-old producer of the street banger about his production style. After a recent production deal with Warner Bros., it’s interesting to see Young Chops’s career develop. Big Sean addresses the  ”Don’t Like (Remix)” controversy to Hip-Hop [...]

Video: Dissecting Creativity with Pharrell Williams, Part 1

In our first colloquial dialogue with Pharrell — of which there will be an eventual two parts — he touches on everything from art, managing projects, his thoughts on the difference of American and Asian cuisine as well as sharing memories from his past experiences with NIGO.
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Video: Just Blaze Talks Jay Electronica, Drake, XV, Producing and More

Before we let him go we had to ask Just [Blaze] about his relationship with Jay Electronica after making classics like “Exhibit A” and “Exhibit C.” He says that since Jay moved out to London they haven’t had a chance to work together but that they talk and are friends. Just says that he has heard [...]

Interview: Grandmilly Speaks On Bandanas, Black Magic & The Lost Island

On a windy and slightly overcast friday afternoon RESPECT. went out to Long Island to cover what feels like the next step in a resurgence of early 90′s New York styled group rap. Raider Klan, a crew started by A$AP producer extraordinaire SpaceGhostPurrp, is a movement reaching from Florida to New York. Grandmilly, the Long [...]

Exclusive Online Interview: David Banner – “It’s More Than the Music”

From speaking at Harvard in the coming days, to preparing for the release of his album (on May 22nd), to putting together 16 music videos to accompany each single, David Banner took the time out to discuss what exactly he’s been up to. His 2M1 movement is on the rise and he discusses how the [...]

Unreleased Interview: Notorious B.I.G. on the Set of “Warning”

It’s not a Tupac hologram, it’s better!  A previously unseen B.I.G. interview has surfaced from the music video set of “Warning.”  B.I.G. coming through on hump day to slap a smile on that face.

Interview: Big K.R.I.T. Discusses the Campus Consciousness Tour

 
Big K.R.I.T is currently on the Campus Consciousness Tour with J. Cole, and he decided to sit down with Campus Live Radio to chat about the tour and his music.   The tour is making stops at various small universities.
According to the tour’s website,
[The tour] aims to inspire and activate students in an electric atmosphere while [...]

Video: CNN Interviews Noah “40″ Shebib

Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN sat down with Drake‘s go-to production man Noah “40″ Shebib to talk about life after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. 40 shares his story from child hood, to diagnosis and beyond. Check out the interview below.

Video: Shaq Talks Rapping with Biggie, Jay-Z, Nas, and Big Pun on Sway in the Morning

Shaquille O’Neal stays busy these days by doing hoops analysis for TNT, but he had time to drop by Sway in the Morning.  The “Big Aristotle” fell though and talked to Sway and Devi Dev about his rap career.
Shaq discussed how he and Biggie worked together on “Can’t Stop the Reign” and how he had [...]