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The Incredible Story of Ice Cube | Big Boy Off Air (Interview)

2023-12-26T21:02:51.803Z

Ice Cube sits down for an exclusive Off-Air interview with Big Boy and offers and inside look at his career, growing up in Los Angeles, and forming N.W.A with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, and DJ Yella. Ice Cube discusses the early years of gangster rap, leaving NWA to start a solo career, and the story behind iconic songs like “Straight Outta Compton”, “Express Yourself”, “Eazy Duz It”, “No Vaseline”, “Boyz in the Hood”, “Westside Slaughterhouse”, and more. He also speaks on his filmography, which includes Friday, The Players Club, First Sunday, Barbershop, Are We There Yet, and 21 Jump Street. The west-coast rapper recalls receiving a letter from the FBI, getting chased by police after a concert, and working with actors like Chris Tucker, Kat Williams and Bernie Mac. Plus, Ice Cube comments on the west coast vs east coast hip-hop beef and diss-tracks like “100 Miles and Runnin;”. Watch the full interview exclusively on BigBoyTV.

Talib Kweli & DJ Jazzy Jeff On Summertime Mixtapes, Biz Markie, Bel Air Remake | People's Party Full

2022-05-11T22:27:41.274Z

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with iconic DJ, record producer, songwriter and actor:

DJ JAZZY JEFF

Here's what we got into:

• Why Talib considers Jeff his "DJ selector godfather."
• Jeff being one of the first well known DJs to fully embrace Serato and why.
• The origins of Jeff's Playlist Retreat, bringing artists together to inspire and motivate.
• Jeff finally feeling empowered to focus on only the things he loves about his career.
• Growing up the youngest of six kids in a house full of music and how that impacted him.
• How important Gamble and Huff were to the creation of the Philadelphia sound.
• How Jeff's A Touch of Jazz Studios came together and the albums it produced.
• Helping Jill Scott get her foot in the door by handing out 150 copies of her demos.
• This history behind why the Philly hip hop scene always put the DJs before the emcees.
• Jeff being one of the true pioneers of the transformer scratch technique.
• How Jeff and Mick Boogie's Summertime mixtape series came to fruition.
• The importance of Pearly Lewis, Kenneth Adams and Mark Johnson to Jeff's journey.
• How emcee and radio host Lady B helped Jeff make his mark on the DJ scene.
• Jeff's friendship with the late great Biz Markie and his unmatched charisma.
• Bringing Philly legend Charlie Mack on tour with them.
• How instrumental the records released in '88 were to the evolution of hip hop.
• Originally being chosen for the starring roles in the film 'House Party'.
• Recording 'He's The DJ, I'm The Rapper' in London.
• 'Parents Just Don't Understand' being a precursor to 'Fresh Prince of Bel Air'.
• Growing up with friends who became gangsters as well as joined the police force.
• How Mike Tyson being knocked out by Buster Douglas became a problem for Jeff and Will.
• Rapper DaBaby catching heat for saying the same thing that Will said decades ago.
• The 'Homebase' album showcasing Will's transition from Fresh Prince to Will Smith.
• What Will told Eminem about his future in the business that he took to heart.
• Jeff's 2002 release 'The Magnificent' as well as the follow up 'The Return Of The Magnificent'.
• 'The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air' remake and how it came together.
• Roots producer James Poyser getting on Will and Jeff's 'I Wanna Rock'.
• Jeff's two sons Amir and Cory and how they're carving out their own paths in music.
• Having a reset of his life and career after falling deathly ill to covid last year.
• Working on an album with jazz legend Bob James as well as one with Rakim.

DJ Q-Bert Clears The Air After Controversial Tweets (Exclusive True Skool TV Interview)

2020-06-22T19:45:19.903Z

Legendary turntablist and scratchmaster DJ Q-Bert recently faced an intense online backlash for a series of Tweets which left many of his fans upset and/or disappointed, and others ready to cancel the two-time DMC World Champion. Clearly, DJ QBert needed clarify his statements for the series of screenshots that have gone viral online.

This exclusive interview for True Skool TV, an emerging hip hop streaming platform, provides a lengthy and complete public statement by DJ Q-Bert since the incidents happened.

In a candid wide-ranging interview, Q-Bert addressed controversies regarding solidarity with Black Lives Matter. He clarifies where he stands on racial unity and multiculturalism, his feelings about Trump, solidarity with Black Lives Matter and so on.

Read the accompanying article here
http://trueskool.com/forum/topics/exclusive-interview-dj-qbert-clears-the-air-after-controversial-t

NBC to Air Documentary Honoring and Exploring Bay Area Hip-Hop

2019-04-18T17:46:34.853Z

NBC to Air Documentary Honoring and Exploring Bay Area Hip-Hop

Denver News Station Accidentally Puts A Big Ol' Penis On The Air (nsfw)

2014-03-18T22:20:35.775Z

See, this is why you don't just put the camera on some producer's Twitter feed while talking about a helicopter crash.

Update:

The TV station has issued the following apology:

While reporting breaking news about the crash of the KOMO-TV helicopter in Seattle, Fox 31 Denver accidentally broadcast an offensive photo while scrolling live through a Twitter feed of pictures from the crash scene.

The photo was mistakenly broadcast by our control room. It did not come from the tablet many viewers saw being used by one of our anchors.

We apologize for the inadvertent broadcast of the image and we are taking immediate steps to prevent such an accident from happening again.

via deadspin