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Ok so recently we have been getting back into the interrogation chair and thought that we needed to bring in someone a little bit special, so when we got the opportunity to check out the recent offering from Late and give our opinion, we couldn't resist getting him in for a chat. Read on to find out what Hip Hop's true underground vet had to say.

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The Swizz Beatz collaboration titled ‘Dear Anne (Stan Part 2)’ was leaked a couple of weeks back and received a positive response but Weezy explains that he doesn’t like the track, mainly because it features old material and he doesn’t believe he has done the concept justice.

In an interview with Miami’s Hit Factory Lil Wayne explained:

“That was actually a record for Tha Carter III that just leaked. It leaked out and everybody’s thinking that it’s going on Tha Carter IV ’cause I was actually gonna put it on Tha Carter IV . But I had been listening to it and didn’t like it. I don’t like it ‘cause the song, all the verses are old. And me being a perfectionist, I hate going with old verses.”

He then continued to acknowledge the acclaim it had received, including props from his right hand man, Cash Money’s Mack Maine and his manager Cortez Bryant:

 “Mack and Tez and them, they love it,” he said. “They be like ‘Man, you trippin, you killed it.’ I be like, ‘Did you hear what I just said? I don’t wanna do that anymore.’ But I heard that the ‘Anne’ song has been getting buzzed up and everybody’s buzzin’ about it so it might end up one of those you might have to put on the album, you know what I mean. But I ain’t trippin’ on it like that; I don’t like the song. I love the beat; I love the idea. I don’t like my execution. I don’t like what I did, I don’t like how I delivered on it. The idea that I had for it, I didn’t accomplish that, what I thought I was gonna do. ‘Cause I was tryna make it a situation song. And I just don’t like it.”

‘Dear Anne’ is still a great track but after hearing Weezy’s thoughts you can understand where he’s coming from. The beat is deep but the concept is lacking a real storyline. Maybe he should revisit it and drop a new release with Tha Carter IV?

Check it out if you havn’t already and let us know your thoughts:

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Bow Wow Bigs Up UK Hip Hop Scene

In a recent interview with MTV, Bow Wow (real name Shad Moss) shows his respect towards UK Hip Hop.

 
Bow Wow has just completed the UK leg of his European ‘Underrated’ tour and took some time to chat about all things music. They wasted no time and came straight to the questions that matter!

First out of the box were a couple of questions about the UK leg of the tour so far:

 
“What have you been up to in the UK so far?”

Bow Wow: A bunch of things. I’m on my European tour right now, that’s the reason why I’m in the UK at present. So far, I’ve been to Manchester, Birmingham and Leicester. I’ve just been on this tour every day, visiting new places, checking out new scenery. We had the first ‘Underrated’ tour show maybe like four days ago and since then I’ve spent the rest of the week partying, hosting parties and just getting it in, I’ve been out every night. “I heard you were at NO.5 Cavendish Square last night. What was that like for you? Bow Wow: NO.5 was popping! I like that little spot, it was packed! Every time I come to London it’s always a beautiful situation. I love the UK, I love London, it’s all about the people, just reaching out and connecting with them and letting them know I do it for them.

They then went on to discuss his views on the UK Hip Hop scene, and we think his answers pretty much hit the nail on the head as far as music and musical collaboration are concerned:

 
“What do you think of the UK music scene?”

Bow Wow: I like it, I like everything. I just respect culture. I figure hip-hop is hip-hop, it doesn’t matter if you’re from different places or different countries in the world and we’re all doing the same thing, so yeah, I like it. I know my boy Chris Brown has dealt with Chipmunk. Of course you know Cash Money have Jay Sean and I also heard about this rapper called Giggs, so UK music is definitely popping. I got girls (laughs), I got friends out here that put me on everything, so I’m only just one phone call away, they know that. And would you like to collaborate with any UK artists in the future?  Bow Wow: Most definitely, why not. Because I figure we both help each other out. I feel like it’s easier for American artists to break over here and in other countries as well, but it’s so hard for a lot of UK rappers to make it in the States. They never blow up like we know they should. But it’s important that in hip-hop we all work together, and if I collaborate with an artist from the UK, it will help me become more successful here and vice versa. So it’s a win, win situation.

 
UK artists have been gaining more exposure and respect from the US market in recent years but can still end up taking a back seat. It’s always good to hear that there is respect and support from artists across the pond!

 
If you wanna check out the rest of the interview you can find the link below:

 
http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/urban/261295-bow-wow-the-interview-part-1

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Interview with UK Producer Stealf

Watch this space!
Interview has been confirmed with Stealf, one of the most well known producers in the UK. Numerous well known rappers have been heard on his beats including USA superstars such as 40Glocc, Jim Jones, The Game, Joe Budden and Hussien Fatal, as well as UK acts such as Skinnyman, Professor Green and Big Cakes. His trademark sound has earned him recognition from a string of leading Hip-Hop magazines and blogs, as well as getting love from DJ’s all over the USA and Europe.

Now in 2011, Stealf has upped his game once more as he promises to unleash his amazing debut album ‘I Am Stealf’ which features the likes of Jadakiss, Ruste Juxx, Joell Ortiz and Wordsmith and a string of superb UK emcee’s including Konny Kon, Deeze, Dap-C and Wolftown Recordings artist LATE. The first single to be lifted from the album is ‘Rain Bring Pain’ featuring Blackwall Street producer/DJ/rapper Nu Jerzey Devil. This is definitely a future Hip-Hop classic and is now available to purchase on iTunes for you listening pleasure.

Support real artists and purchase Stealf Feat Nu Jerzey Devil ‘Rain Bring Pain’ on MP3 from this direct iTunes link for only 79p!

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/rain-bring-pain-single/id413312019?uo=4

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