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Loud Records Tribute Performance Went Down At 2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards

Loud Records Tribute Happened At BET Awards
Remy MA and Fat Joe perform at BET Awards. Image source: BET.

Loud Records is a legendary record label in the hip-hop culture. Last night, at the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards, the record label celebrated its 30th anniversary. The 30th anniversary was commemorated by performances of legendary artists.

Steve Rifkind, the founder of Loud Records, spoke before the performance began. He discussed that Loud Records was a dream that came true because of his passion for music.

Loud Records Tribute

When Rifkind finished speaking, the audience got on their feet as Loud Records artists Dead Prez opened the tribute with their hit single, “Hip-Hop.” Stic.man and M-1 had the crowd energized.

Next came Mobb Deep as they performed “Shook Ones Pt. II” and “Quiet Storm (Remix).” Since Prodigy is no longer with us, New York rapper Joey Bada$$ stepped in his place.

Lil Kim also came on stage to perform her verse on the “Quiet Storm (Remix).” The crowd sang her infamous verse word for word.

Loud Records artists M.O.P hit the stage next to elevate the energy in the room. They performed their hit song “Ante Up,” and just like Lil Kim, Remy Ma took the stage with them to perform her famous verse. Remy stayed on stage to pay homage to Big Pun and the Terror Squad. His classic, “Still Not A Player,” was played until Fat Joe joined Remy on stage to perform “Lean Back.”

From the North to the South, David Banner and Lil Flip performed the throwback hit, “Like A Pimp.” The Project Pat and Three 6 Mafia followed as they performed “Stay Fly” and “Chickenhead.” Last but not least, to which everyone was waiting, Wu-Tang Clan closed the performance.

The iconic group is mainly responsible for Loud Records’ claim to fame. Method Man, Raekwon, RZA, and Inspectah Deck gave the crowd something to be excited about as they performed their hits, “C.R.E.A.M.,” “Wu-Tang Clan Ain’t Nuthing ta F’ Wit,” and “Method Man.”

BET Hip Hop Awards have many memorable moments, and yesterday was definitely one of them.

Written by: Brandon Simmons

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Prodigy’s First Posthumous Album Is Coming Soon

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Image Source: Getty Images

The late New York rap legend Prodigy was many people’s favorite member of Mobb Deep. After tragically passing away almost five years ago, Prodigy’s first posthumous album titled The Hegelian Dialectic: The Book of Heroine is reportedly coming soon. Additionally, his estate shared on Instagram that the project’s official single, “You Will See,” is dropping on June 10th. The Hegelian Dialectic: The Book of Heroine is the 2nd installment of an album trilogy before his death. In 2017, he released the 1st album of Hegelian Dialectic: The Book of Revelation months before dying. Take a look at the announcement on the late NY rapper’s Instagram page:

 

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Prodigy’s Discography Available On DSPs

Prodigy’s discography is back on all digital music streaming services after being taken down in 2019. This was due to complications with his estate, but now they are partnered with Warner Music Group’s ADA for distribution & The NorthStar Group’s L. Londell McMillan. He has an amazing career that’s got some Hip-Hop gems many will never forget. However, because of this, there is an audience of Mobb Deep fans that aren’t fans of posthumous releases. In my opinion, it’s amazing to see that we’ll be getting Prodigy’s first posthumous album & much more for both older & newer listeners.

 

His Legacy Will Keep Continuing From Here

Having a new album released & his entire discography back on streaming apps is extremely important. It’s hard to truly appreciate an artist’s longevity when their catalog isn’t easily accessible (unless your Jay Z). As a source notes, “We have this new album dropping soon, the 3rd installment of his The Hegelian Dialectic album series coming 2023 & even more Mobb Deep music.”

It’s clearly a great year to be a Prodigy, Mobb Deep, or just a NY Hip-Hop fan. Do you think these new releases will have the similar success of his previous work?

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Written by: Oryah Brown | Instagram: @oryah.wav

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Mobb Deep Dropped “Juvenile Hell” 29 Years Ago

"Juvenile Hell" By Mobb Deep Came Out 29 Years Ago
Mobb Deep Juvenile Hell album cover/ Aldo Sampieri _George Dubose

Mobb Deep is an iconic group in the world of Hip-Hop. The true fans won’t ever dispute how much the duo contributed. We know who Mobb Deep is now, but there was a time when they were just two black teenagers trying to get a record deal.

Mobb Deep Drops First Album 29 Years Ago
Mobb Deep Drops First Album 29 Years Ago. Image source: Chi Modu

The Beginnings

Havoc and Prodigy used to stand outside the music labels’ office buildings, hoping to get someone to listen to Mobb Deep’s demo tape.

“When me and Hav first met and started doing our demo tape, we’d get the address off the back of albums and go stand outside whatever company,” Prodigy explained.

Prodigy was also the first of the two members who got a deal. According to Classic Hip Hop Magazine, Prodigy signed with Jive Records. However, he was still searching for a record deal that would include Havoc. Mobb Deep eventually would get a deal with 4th & Broadway.

Mobb Deep's "Juvenile Hell" album cover.
Mobb Deep’s “Juvenile Hell” album cover.
Image source: Aldo Sampieri, George Dubose

“Juvenile Hell” was the first project the duo started to work on under a label. The two released the album on April 13, 1993. The Source states that Prodigy and Havoc were 19 when “Juvenile Hell” hit the streets. DJ Premier and Large Professor also produced some of the tracks on the album. “Peer Pressure” and “Hit It From the Back” were produced by DJ Premier, and Big Noyd featured on the “Stomp’ Em Out” track.

“We about to take you somewhere you ain’t never been before/It’s called Juvenile Hell,” Mobb Deep’s “Intro (Juvenile Hell)” claims.

Mobb Deep Moves On

Eventually, 4th & Broadway released them from the label. They then released the album that put them in the spotlight, “The Infamous.”

Mobb Deep created a unique sound. With hood and direct lyrics, their sound was just what hip-hop needed. The Infamous gave hip-hop “Give Up The Goods,” “Survival of the Fittest,” and “Shook Ones Pt. 2.”

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Mobb Deep
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Mobb Deep’s first album, “Juvenile Hell,” didn’t push them into the spotlight, but that didn’t stop them. Prodigy and Havoc also found out that hip-hop would not just let them in, and they would have to work to have success in the game.

Fortunately, they didn’t stop rapping, and we can enjoy their music 29 years later.

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Alicia Keys Smokes Blunt, Picks Rappers, and Tells Stories on “Drink Champs”

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In this year alone, the hit show Drink Champs has racked up some memorable moments. Artists like French Montana, Wale, Krayzie Bone, Ghostface Killah, and Raekwon have all made rounds. Most notable is perhaps the Kanye West visit. Extremely quotable, surprisingly insightful, and tons of chaotic fun, this one got viewers hooked. Their newest one will certainly give the Ye episode a run for its money, courtesy of special guest, Alicia Keys.

No coughing for Alicia Keys

The fifteen-time Grammy winner pulled no punches. She met hosts N.O.R.E and DJ EFN every step and every drink of the way. Indeed, even when it came to lighting up. When offered a primo blunt by her hosts and told it was fresh from “the mountains of Austria”, Alicia Keys just smiled and replied, “I would prefer the Dominican Republic.” Even so, Keys settled on a European one. However, she did have a concern: coughing. As she said, laughing:

“So… I’m not gonna be coughing and sh*t – I don’t wanna be coughing.”

Nevertheless, she struck up to the applause and cheers from the studio and her hosts. From there, the stories and takes came pouring out.

Keys impersonated her husband, Swizz Beatz, when explaining the roots of Verzuz.  

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Then came the takes, played in a game of “Truth or Drink”. Suffice to say, Alicia Keys has no problems with telling the truth when it comes to rappers. In short: Wayne over Drake, Scarface over Ice Cube, Outkast over Mobb Deep (though she said that was a hard one), and the big one, Ye over Pharrell. As Keys says, “Big love to Ye.”

It’s safe to say that Alicia Keys had an absolute time on Drink Champs. The entire episode, some two-and-a-half hours long, is up to watch. Earlier in the show, Keys went into detail about a particularly bizarre episode at the 2009 VMAs. Performing “Empire State of Mind” with Jay-Z, Keys says she was too in the zone to notice Lil Mama crashing the performance. Check it out here.

 

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#FMTrends: The Real Hip Hop: Mobb Deep’s Prodigy – N.E.R.D

#FMTrends: The Real Hip Hop: Mobb Deep’s Prodigy – N.E.R.D
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“It’s the real shit, shit to make em feel shit (the real)

Lump em in the club shit, have you wildin out when you bump this

(hip-hop) Drugs to your eardrum, the raw uncut

Have a n*!g@ OD cause it’s never enough…”

Ok, so I went back and forth within myself on penning this article because like human life – Hip Hop is something special to me. I didn’t want to use the transition of a legend as a means to getting hits or likes. But with every scroll I take on Instagram, seeing Prodigy’s face pushes me to share my love for the culture.

On Saturday, June 24, Prodigy was to appear on the Main Stage in my hometown during the Harlem Arts Festival alongside Maurice Brown & Marc Cary’s amazing band Short Circuit. It was P’s next scheduled show after Vegas. In celebration of his life, Maurice Brown invited some special guests including Prodigy’s Official DJ Ski Beatz, Rapper Jon-John Robinson, Lord Ness and M1 (Mutulu Olugbala) of Dead Prez. All represented Prodigy well performing hits like Quiet Storm, Shook Ones, & Survival of the Fittest. Rhythm City Entertainment Hip Hop Dance Crew from MTV’s ABDC, appropriately dressed in all white, took the stage too. An unrecorded, memorized verse of P’s was also recited by M1. He and others told stories about the man Prodigy, which resembled Hip Hop itself.

#FMTrends: The Real Hip Hop: Mobb Deep’s Prodigy – N.E.R.D
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Hip Hop is about life – the pain one may experience along with the desire for better. Weaved is so many lyrics of true MCs is this love-hate relationship with our walk on planet earth; the fucked up hand many have been dealt mixed with the acceptance of that hand and methods used to win the game by any means necessary.

Hip Hop has always been about moving out of the dark and into the light. Now the methods haven’t always been clean or legal and the ultimate goal of success varies based on the storyteller but at the core was this hope of more and abundant living.

The hits played accompanied by a live band on Saturday took me back, back into time…all while keeping me in this sphere we call Hip Hop. Known by The Neptunes, NERD stands for No One Ever Really Dies. Prodigy continues to live on through the music and art he created while in flesh form.

In an interview with Mass Appeal, Prodigy talked about a line from the song Shook Ones…”Getting closer to God in a tight situation”. See video below

 

 

Courtesy of MassAppeal.com

I choose to believe Prodigy is even closer to God in this moment. He will forever be a part of the fabric of Hip Hop.

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