When it comes to a list, there will always be some agreements and some disagreements; this time is no different. In what will be a great debate, Billboard has compiled their annual 10 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, and well, there are a few replaceable artists, in my opinion; and Snoop Dogg’s opinion. Check it out after the jump.
An Amy Winehouse Biopic Is In The Works, With Producers Eyeing THIS Actress For The Lead
An Amy Winehouse biopic is in the works, and it will tell the tale of her rocky road to success, up to her tragic passing in 2011. In talks to play the soulful singer is actress Noomi Rapace, who you may remember from her breakout role in The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and more recently, Prometheus and Child 44. The film’s working title is simply Amy Winehouse, and it will be written and directed by Irish filmmaker Kristen Sheridan. Music rights are often a hurdle with these biopics – hence the hold-up with the long-awaited Tupac one, but reports say producers are already in talks with Amy’s father, Mitch Winehouse, who controls her estate.
Vince Staples Wanna Be Starting Something; Rapper Goes In With N.OR.E. & Twitter Users Over 90s Hip-Hop
I’m a fan of Vince Staples; he makes sense on many topics, but I’m going to have to disagree with him on his opinion of 90s hip-hop. No, it’s not because I’m old as dirt, but because the rappers of those days were just ill with the words. I mean, Nas; Tupac; BIGGIE! Any who, the 22-year-old Long Beach native decides to hit up Twitter to fill his feed with back-and-forths on the 90s era music scene being far off on his ‘cool’ radar. “I never said it was overrated. I never said it was bad. I never said the 2000s was better,” he writes about the music that influenced some of the greats from today. “I said I remember that era BUT I do run fades.” Hip-Hop heads from all over has an opinion, even Queens’ own N.O.R.E., and Staples was kind enough to have a response for everyone. Hit the jump for more.
(Photo) That’s Gangsta: Stan Van Gundy Has The Illest Album Cover
The Motor City has a rich history in sports and music: from Berry Gordy and Motown, Isiah Thomas and the “Bad Boy” Pistons, to most recently Eminem-Detroit has contributed mightily to the culture. pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy has just left his imprint.
A New Book Lists Most Important Rap Songs From 1979-Now
There’s a new book out there that suggests the most important rap song every year from 1979-now. See what the author is talking about after the jump.
2Pac Producer Deon “Big D The Impossible” Evans Who Produced Hits Like “Brenda’s Got A Baby” Is Dead
Rest in peace to Bay Area hip-hop producer Deon Evans (aka Big D, aka Big D The Impossible) known widely for his production work with Tupac Shakur in crafting such timeless 2Pac tracks as “If My Homie Calls” and “Brenda’s Got A Baby” which was the lead first single off the rap icon’s 1991 debut album 2Pacalypse Now. Hit the jump for more.
