Hey what’s Brand Nubian been up to lately? It’s been a minute since their classic One For All album dropped. Puba went solo after that, I’m kind of glad he did. Lord Jamar did something, Sadat did Wild Cowboys, I know all this. I mean recently where have they been… Well I know what Sadat X is doing! Drinking lots of wine and sounding like ODB! Sadat’s True Wine Connoisseur is a Youtube series, where he rates wines that are under twenty dollars. In this episode, our favorite Five Percenter rapper opens up a bottle of Castle Rock ($12.99) and …read more

RICK ROSS DOES IT AGAIN – DEBUTS AT #1 SOUNDSCAN WITH TRILLA,NEW ALBUM FOR SLIP N’ SLIDE/DEF JAM

HIS 2nd CONSECUTIVE #1 ENTRY ON BILLBOARD 200, R&B. & DIGITAL ALBUM CHARTS – FOLLOWS #1 MAJOR LABEL DEBUT OF 2006, PORT OF MIAMI
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The critics have spoken!! Here’s what some of the biggest publications have to say about Snoop’s Ego Trippin’!
“Sixteen years into Snoop Dogg’s recording career, his appeal is still based on the way he lives: in slow motion in the fast lane.” – RollingStone

“Snoop Dogg’s ninth album is perhaps his most progressive to date.” – Billboard

The reviews are only going to get better, as Snoop kicks off the release of his second single, “Life Of Da Party”(Featuring Too $hort and Mistah Fab).
Watch it here on Hip Hop Roll after the jump…

Sean “Diddy” Combs received good if not great reviews for his acting in “A Raisin in the Sun” that premiered last night on ABC. Is it possible that Diddy could become the next Sidney Potier?

“Combs proved then he could play someone besides his own formidable self. On camera, he projects more detail than he did onstage. He doesn’t have the most expressive face but, up close, we can watch the different shades of yearning in the eyes behind the confidence of Walter Lee.” – Linda Winer (Newsday)

Technorati Tags: sean combs,a raisin in the sun,a raisin in the sun review,sean …read more

   
Scarelly Moe is a new and upcoming rapper from Georgia. His new album Prepared or Not brings hip-hop back to the streets ‘old school.’
One reviewer said this about his album:
PREPARED OR NOT" by SCARELLY MOE is a smash hit. It’s a cross between Tupac’s "ALL EYES ON ME" & Biggie’s "READY TO DIE". SCARELLY MOE sounds like a continuation of the greats. For those who say, "hip hop is dead" better think again…

It was refreshing to hear this style of rap again. His song "uandme" is a great combination of street rap with a soothing background backup to …read more