01. DJ DRAMA INTRO 02. LIL WAYNE - YEAHHH (PROD. BY STREET RUNNER) 03. SMALL WORLD FEAT. LUDACRIS - PINKY RING SHININ' 04. DJ DRAMA INTERLUDE 05. LA THE DARKMAN FEAT. WILLIE THE KID - SPLIT YO MASK 06. RICK ROSS - MAFIA MUSIC 07. 50 CENT - TRY ME 08. LEGIT - IMMA PROBLEM 09. JAY-Z - WHEN THE MONEY GOES 10. T.I. FT. AKON - HERO 11. BEAZ P - SWAG ON 100,000 12. BUSTA RHYMES FT. YOUNG JEEZY & JADAKISS - CONGLOMERATE 13. YOUNG JEEZY, JUELZ SANTANA, BUSTA RHYMES, LIL WAYNE & JAMIE FOXX - BLAME IT (RMX) 14. DJ DRAMA INTERLUDE 15. DJ DRAMA FT. AKON, SNOOP DOGG & T.I. - DAY DREAMING 16. LA THE DARKMAN FEAT. WILLIE THE KID - WHO GOT SOME GANGSTA 17. DJ DRAMA INTERLUDE 18. GIOVANNI FEAT. MAGNO - HOW WE DO IT DOWN SOUTH 19. LIL WAYNE FEAT. JUELZ SANTANA - RAP CEMETERY 20. YOUNG JEEZY FEAT. JAY-Z - MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK (OFFICIAL RMX) 21. LA THE DARKMAN - LIKE THUNDER 22. RICK ROSS FEAT. JOHN LEGEND - MAGNIFICENT 23. BUSTA RHYMES FEAT. T-PAIN - HUSTLERS ANTHEM 24. FAT JOE FEAT. RON BROWZ & LIL WAYNE - WINDIN' ON ME 25. UGK - DA GAME BEEN GOOD TO ME 26. FAT B - DATS HOW WE KICK IT 27. BRISCO FEAT. JOE BUDDEN - STEP BACK 28. HUNT FEAT. LIL WAYNE - LIFT IT UP 29. DJ DRAMA OUTRO
I love South Park and its racy ass subjects, but this one takes the cake. Oh, and this is the uncensored version. If you are a SUPER CHRISTIAN and don't wanna hear anything crazy about the Virgin Mary, DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS. lol
I have to say goodbye to snowy Cleveland for a couple days. Me and my mgr / wifey is headed to Huntington, WV to smash down Club Echo & Marshall University.
Friday, Jan 30th "Night Of The Diva" Club Echo - Huntington, WV
click HERE to see the article in their local newspaper
video will be up relatively soon, so quick checking back. shouts to E2 Entertainment.
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A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I finally took a minute to listen to Kidz In The Hall’s School Was My Hustle, which was released on the recently revamped Rawkus Records (previous post). As refreshing as the album was, I was more suprised that, while doing the search for pics and more info, I seen my son Naledge rockin the P-Wings hoodie. That set off a chain of events that I’ll spare you. Anybody who knows me knows my affinity for sneakers, hats & gear, especially Polo in all it’s forms. So to see an artist embracing it & rockin it respectfully, I had to show love.
Essentially though, my man Sneek from RockAndRollIsDead.net have been pollyin for a minute, about music, the biz and fashion. And then he hit me with the idea.
Sneek - “Yo, I think I’m gonna get @ Naledge and have him speak on vintage ‘Lo.”
Gottyâ„¢ - “That’s a bet. Run it.”
It don’t get no better - Cassidy.
Words By Sneek 0f RRisDead.net
Sneek: How did you become interested in vintage Polo considering your age?
Naledge: Its crazy because way back when I was younger I was always into Lacoste, Polo, and rugbys and fleeces you know the whole nautical wear. It gets real cold in Chicago and so we like to layer up. As far as the vintage Polo I was always into it but about 3 or 4 years ago I started getting into it real strong. The more you go places and see people you want to step into the room and feel more unique. We’re in an age where people want to be individuals and want to have something exclusive and to have something vintage is dope.
Hip-Hop heads can respect it because if you look back at Grand Puba, and Brand Nubian and what those cats where rocking some of that stuff is still fresh but its hard to find. Also some of the people I’m around now are into Polo like John Monopoly, Twilight Tone, and DJ Word.
Sneek: I heard Just Blaze is into vintage Polo too.
Naledge: Yea Just, is real heavy into it. He is like one of those kids who was always into Polo but couldn’t necessarily afford it as a child so he is just going back and getting all the stuff he couldn’t when he was in high school. Being around all those cats, some of there style has influenced me and some of my style has influenced them but one thing will always remain the same, clothing is like a competition or a sport to see who can get the flyest stuff. And with the vintage gear some pieces are hard to find, sometimes even if you have the money if you don’t have the connect its hard to get.
Sneek: Who is the biggest Polo collector that you know in the industry?
Naledge: I’m not big on the eBay thing because I have so many people around me who are willing to give up the goods for the right price. Just has one of the illest connects but he hardly ever wants to give up the goods.
Sneek: What is the craziest thing you have done for some clothes?
Naledge: Well I had some guys that used to rob trains. They would hit the trains and I would come up off them. Me and one of my homeboys also used to go downtown on Michigan Avenue and try on gear and put it on under whatever we had on. You could only use the skinny dudes cause he could put on three or four outfits and just walk out.
Sneek: What is the clothing scene like out in Chicago? I know it’s a lot of fly people out there and indie brands.
Naledge: Yea we got Phli, Fashion Geek, and Saint Alfred. The Leaders is probably one of the illest stores in Chicago and Self Conscious is also poppin off.
Sneek: What do you think of new trends?
Naledge: We was doing the preppy look way back. Southside kids been doin it, kinda like a fresh b-boy look. Now skate culture has infiltrated a little bit. Certain things like vintage Polo and Yves Saint Laurant will just never go away. Some things are always classic and are always fresh around the way.
Sneek: Any fashion predictions for 2007?
Naledge: I think more cats are getting into accessories now, belts, shades and just doing different things as far as adding on to outfits. It used to be simple you had some jeans a shirt and some cool kicks, but now it’s a little more even with the New Era hats, it’s been taken to a new level of customization.
I think that’s where the Chicago scene is starting to become more about. It’s like if you cant get the ultra-fresh stuff, you want the ultra-exclusive stuff or the ultra-vintage stuff. I just seen a cat with a YSL rugby on and was like man you hurtin’ em. Even the vintage Benneton is hot. The P-wing (Polo) always appealed to me just cause me, going to University of Pennsylvania, the P always symbolized so much, it almost looked like the Penn Relays logo and the colors went with our school colors.
Sneek: What are some other clothing brands that you like?
Naledge: A lot of people send me stuff now just being that I’m an artist so I get a lot of samples. A year or to ago I got into Creative Recreation as far as shoes, I like the way they feel on my feet. Greedy Genius is fly and I have been down with Five Four since day one. They were one of my first sponsors. I also like Alife, Artful Dodger, Obey, and The Hundreds. I like to keep it home though with Fashion Geek and Phli, the same way they want to see me grow as an artist I want to see them grow.
Sneek: What is your definition of “fresh”?
Naledge: I think fresh is being an individual and not necessarily looking like somebody else. Having what you wear explain who you are and having it define you and your own unique style to me is being fresh. One thing I’m not feeling is people thinking they fresh cause they look like the next man or they wearing what everybody else is “supposed” to be wearing. Somebody who is really fresh can make something out of nothing its not about money when it comes to being fresh and being fly.
Sneek: The Kidz In The Hall album School Was My Hustle dropped, tell us about that album title.
Naledge: Where I’m from everybody is like “what do you do?” You have to have some type of purpose or hustle. Some cats was hoopers, some cats were hustling, some cats were all about getting the chicks. For me my hustle was school, most people looked at me like don’t mess with him cause he is a school kid, don’t take him off that path cause he can actually do something. So that was where the title School Was My Hustle came from, I rapped from the point of a schoolboy, someone who has came out of a prestigious institution but at the same time I’m a city kid so I’m going to apply that to a street perspective.
Sneek: How is it being a college graduate in this Hip-Hop industry?
Naledge: I think it helps. As far as knowing people I know a lot of people who started as interns and worked there way up at labels. People also respect you a lot more when they know they can’t get over on you. If you studied business then obviously it’s going to be hard for someone to get something over on you. If you studied marketing then obviously you are going to have some ideas about promoting yourself. School was a way for me to find myself as an individual, an artist, a scholar, and just a man in general.
Sneek: What is upcoming from Naledge?
Naledge: The solo project is coming first this summer, and were going to do another Kidz In The Hall Album. We still pushing School Was My Hustle, it’s been a blessing that people have accepted the album and it’s been getting good reviews and the buzz on it has been pretty good.
Sneek: Now you have the floor to say whatever you want.
Naledge: Go to the website www.KidzinTheHall.com and my website www.Naledge.com. I’m in a few magazines this month XXL, Mass Appeal, and The Source. Naledge Is Power album coming soon.
Chi town is my home and Mick Luter is that dude in the Chi. There's a lot of emcees I mess with in my hometown. Here's a video freestyle from Mick Luter. Oh and when ur in the windy city, get down to the store and pick u up some gear!!!!
Mick rocked over "Nuthin To Do" by Common. Joint was ill :-)
This mixtape is coming in about 3 weeks, so make sure you look out for it. I support these dudes to the fullest. They are gonna be a force to be reckoned with in the MIDWEST!!!!! Get down now or just be late. lol
Everytime I watch "Old School", I always watch the wedding scene over and over again. The band that rocks it is called "The Dan Band" and I had to show you just why I like them so much. Gotta get them in Cleveland to do a show.
They must be Vince Vaughn's favorite band, cuz i think they were in "Starsky & Hutch" too. I think they performed at the kid's bar mitzvah!!!
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My friend made this painting and his brother did Obama Etch A Sketch, some nice work check it out... Go to GVARTWORK.COM to get a FREE Obama - MLK print done by Greg Vlosich and to check out GV's other artwork available.
Chicago really knows how to party. This is video footage of Chicago Summerdance. All day & All night of pure dance music. Thousands of people pack Downtown and get their groove on. Alot of cities should take note and do stuff like this.
Cleveland should be taking notes!!!! Shouts to Frankie Knuckles, one of my favorite DJ's.
Chip is really knocking out tracks left and right. He is definitely one of the most consistent artists in Cleveland AND he brought along the Mayor of East Cleveland. Keep doin' ya thing big dawg!!!
I've been playing this record for quite awhile now. I've also featured a couple songs from LMFAO, so ya'll do know about it. Here's the video for "I'm In Miami, Bitch". Enjoy it!!!!
Man, i saw this and got so pissed off. Dude really believes its nothing wrong with what he's doing. When someone blows his bakery up, he'll know it was wrong!!!
