Well then, a day has passed since I heard the Busta Rhymes version of Snoop Dogg’s single I Wanna Rock (which I am still bumping). The thing is, I came across another one featuring Jay-Z which is the official remix that will be on Snoop’s re-release album entitled More Malice.  Then, after that, I came across A TON of others. It appears many rappers have decided upon themselves to record unofficial tracks with the Doggfather (not that there’s anything wrong with that).  A quick internet search will find versions with Young Jeezy, Fat Joe, Raekwon, Lloyd Banks, Kardinal Offishall, Bow …read more

A couple of months ago I put up a little Nipsey Hussle Appreciation Post to get you all informed and stoke on the young up and comer. Keeping you up on the latest we’ve got a video below with Nipsey and Current TV taking you on a tour of the old neighborhood. Check it out.

Hip Hop Roll would like to shine a light on the world’s favorite emerging hip hop star, Nipsey Hussle; and when I say world’s favorite I mean that just that. Stroll on over to NipseyHussle.com to see the magnitude of marketing that’s behind this rapper, all before he’s even released a full length studio album. Sony’s team of pushers have left no modern promotional tool untouched. Nipsey’s got ringtones, e-comix, merch, high profile press, contests, newsletter, mobile ad campaign, blogs, Facebook, Myspace, Wikipedia, imeem, Twitter, YouTube and the list goes on and on.
It’s no wonder the music industry saw dollar …read more

To promote the upcoming album release of Snoop Dogg’s, Malice In Wonderland the label has put out a mixtape hosted by Dj Scream, Whoo Kid and Dj Skee. The tape features a few selected tracks from the D.O. double G himself along with appearances from Ice Cube, Nipsey Hussle, The Dream and Harvey Keitel (Bad Lieutenant whaaaat!). The full album drops on December 8th and I’m definitely going to rush out and grab it. Check out the video for the albums first single titled Gangsta Luv featuring The Dream.