Battle hosted by Dirtbag Dan & Madness @ the event that sent them both to the UK to battle.
Battle from GTEC Wreck The Halls
PT (Minneapolis) goes up against Big Kannon (Chicago) in The Windy City Takeover 3 hosted by Sonny Bamboo.
Main Event Battle from Grind Time East Coast #9. Two of Grind Time’s rising stars put on a great show in this 3 round Promo Battle! Cortez packs his punchlines with heat while Conceited flows his punchlines with a little more swagger. All in all it was a great battle. These are two dudes that I would like to see more from out of the Grind Time East Coast division. Props to PH (aka Pumpkinhead).
Hostyle travels all the way from Detroit to take on Baltimore, Maryland’s Troy Brown for one of the “Escape from New York” Undercard matches. For Undercards both of these battle emcees proved that they are worthy of more headline battles. Grind Time New York is a vicious division with tons of emcees that deserve an opportunity like this one to prove that they deserve a shot.
Battle from GTEC Wreck The Halls event. Grind Time East Coast or more specifically Grind Time New York is one of the best divisions of the Nation Wide Rap Battle League. Featured on World Star Hip Hop and in the world famous hip hop magazine The Source Grind Time Now is getting the much deserved respect. oh yeah… and, Troy Brown is a dope battle emcee.
K’naan was Q’s special ‘Wednesday Live’ guest recently. He was promoting his new LP ‘Troubadour’. He sat down for an interview and performed three songs, this is ‘Waving Flag’ from the Troubadour album.
The Somali-born Rapper, K’naan, has created the 2010 World Cup Theme Song titled ‘Waving Flag’. In a musical genre which artists often use their upbringings in bad neighborhoods as excuses to glorify gunplay, misogyny and drug trafficking. Growing up in Mogadishu, arguably the most broken and bloody city on Earth, K’naan is a beacon of peace and tolerance in the global hip hop scene.
K’naan doesn’t dwell on violence in his songs because it was too ever-present a force in his upbringing. It is sad to him rather than sensational. Many American hip hop fans find the violence in the music to be masculine and honorable. K’naan thinks of it in a different way.
“I’ve always been of the opinion that you cannot glorify that which is normal, that which is too often seen,” he explained. “You can’t make cool something that is so vast.”
When K’naan was young, the “cool kids” in Mogadishu didn’t tote guns, they talked to girls.
“We looked up to those guys because a lot of the kids I grew up with, there wasn’t a choice but to be tough, but to carry weapons,” he said.
K’naan said he understands the “posture element” to American hip-hop, as well as the reasons rappers embellish their stories of street violence to boost their street cred. K’naan says that it is a testament to the safety of American cities.
“You don’t have kids who are 8 years old walking around with AK-47s in the street,” he said. “Here, you have pockets, of course, that are struggling, without a doubt, and that have a lot of violence, but it’s still pockets. When you do put your mind to it, you can make it. You can get out of the violence. For Somalis, you cannot get out of the violence. There’s just nowhere to go.”
When K’naan was young men with guns chased him and three friends through the streets of Mogadishu. K’naan escaped with his life while his friends were murdered. K’naan made another narrow escape in 1991. This time, from Somalia’s civil war when he, his mother, brother and sister boarded one of the last commercial flights out of Somalia, moving first to Harlem, then to the Muslim enclave of Rexdale in Toronto.
K’naan experienced a lot of culture shock coming to North America. He spoke only a few rudimentary words of English. He was determined to learn English.
“I think that really was the birth of music for me,” he said.
Dissecting metaphors and similes in American hip-hop, K’naan grasped for their true meanings and how he could use the different words and idioms himself.
“I’m talking about really good rappers like Nas and Rakim, like poets, not the guys who can’t string two sentences together,” he said.
You can hear the influences of such lyricists in K’naan’s music, which embraces live instruments over turntable backbeats. His tracks also combine elements of pop, rock and folk music, as well as West African time signatures, Ethiopian jazz riffs and Somali melodies and drums.
No genre is off limits, as he’s teamed up with reggae and R&B stars, and his collaboration résumé includes joints with rappers Nas and Mos Def, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Maroon 5’s Adam Levine and British rock trio Keane.
Coca-Cola so appreciated the universal appeal of K’naan’s music that it made “Wavin’ Flag” its official anthem of the 2010 World Cup. Sixteen remixes were cut to accommodate French, Brazilian, Arabic and other markets.
A little fame, however, has not dampened K’naan’s ambition to “reform” hip-hop, nor has it dissuaded him from being selfish in his music.
This time we welcome this very petite WSHH Bunny going by the name of Loren Love. The World Star Hip Hop Bunny is bangin’ y’all. Music by: Lloyd Feat. Lil Wayne – Pusha
Loren Love is a super hot WSHH Bunny. Even though she is petite she is getting a lot of love from the WSHH Bunny Fans. More often then not WSHH Bunnies are thicker with bangin tits and ass. But Loren Love has got it going on in a different way. Look out y’all there is a whole lot more Loren Love coming to World Star Hip Hop soon. According to her myspace page Loren Love will be doing a series of WSHH Bunny videos this summer (2010). We will have them for you so make sure you bookmark us and come back frequently to see more WSHH Bunnies in particular Loren Love. Also if you haven’t had enough, or if Loren Love isn’t bangin enough for you, check out more WSHH Bunnies below. You might find a thicker booty shakin’ WSHH Bunny in this bunch of posts.
Don’t forget to check out all the WSHH Bunnies at the official page of the World Star Hip Hop Bunnies
Battle from Grind Time Now’s “Escape From New York” event. Another dope battle from Grind Time New York. T Money Bagz is fresh with the punchlines and Shock has all the flow and swagger of a professional battle rapper. Grind Time New York has produced some of the best battle rappers in Grind Time History.
Grind Time’s Dirtbag Dan vs. The Jungle’s Tiger Ty battle it out in Sacramento, CA. Don’t miss this epic battle between these two competitors as they go head to head in three no timed rounds. Also, checkout a special appearance from the one and only Dirt Nasty a.k.a Simon Rex and Andre Legacy.
Two emcees from the Concrete Animals league go head to head at Bad Blood. Another Grind Time New York battle featuring Automatic vs Sour. Both emcees are dope and have fresh punchlines. Its hard to call the battle, you gotta watch it to make the call for yourself. Grind Time New York battles are quickly becoming some of my favorite battles in the Grind Time Battle League.
Suge Knight Arrested For AssaultLOS ANGELES — Former hip hop music industry mogul, Marion “Suge” Knight, was arrested Thursday, May 20th after he allegedly pointing a handgun at a man and then driving off in his Cadillac. This is according to Los Angeles authorities reported by The Associated Press and CNN.
Suge Knight, 45, was stopped by California Highway Patrol officers in the Los Angeles suburb of Gardena at about 12:30 a.m. He was arrested on the spot when police swarmed around his white Escalade.
Los Angeles police officer April Harding said that Knight was very cooperative.
Knight’s car was pulled over after someone called the police to report that Suge Knight had pointed a pistol at him, Harding said. She did not know whether any weapon was found on Suge Knights possession and did not have other details. Knight was booked for investigation of assault with a deadly weapon, and a misdemeanor warrant alleging that he drove with a suspended license, Harding said. Los Angeles Police reported that Knight is being held on $60,000 bail. Knight was booked at the Los Angeles Police Department Metropolitan Jail and remained in jail early Thursday afternoon. Knight’s attorney declined to comment. “I have not spoken to him,” lawyer Marc Brumer told CNN. “I cannot comment until I’ve spoken to him.”
It is not currently clear whether or not Suge Knight was still on parole when this allegedly took place. If he was, carrying a gun would be a parole violation that could get him sent back to prison.
Knight co-founded Death Row Records, which helped make stars of rappers such as Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and the late Tupac Shakur. The label’s fortunes — and Knight’s — started to slide when Shakur was shot and killed in 1996 while riding in the passenger seat of Knight’s car in Las Vegas.
Suge Knight and several Los Angeles police officers were sued for wrongful death in connection with the 1997 death of rapper Biggie Smalls, who was shot outside a Los Angeles museum. Biggie Smalls’ estate claimed that Knight ordered the killing in revenge for Tupac Shakur’s death. Knight denied the allegations and the suit was dismissed in April.
In 2008, Knight pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery for beating his girlfriend in a Las Vegas parking lot.
In 1992, Suge Knight was convicted of assault and placed on probation, then jailed for five years in 1996 for violating that probation.
He was returned to jail in 2003 for again violating parole for punching a parking attendant at a Hollywood nightclub. He was released the next year.
Brand new WSHH Bunny. She goes by the name of Exquisite. 19 years old from Texas. Dancing to one of her boy’s track who is an upcoming artist. Song by TCU – Waiting For You. Yeah yeah we’re back with more WSHH Bunnies. This time its Exquisite, a young hotty from Texas. This WSHH Bunny has got a bangin body and moves to match.
Look out for more hot videos from Exquisite on WSHH. As usual with WSHH Bunnies, the song in the video sucks. But you cant ask these hotties to be good looking and have good taste in music. That being said I don’t lose any sleep over knowing that these super hot WSHH Honeys have crap taste in music. Also take a look at some of the links below for more videos of WSHH Bunnies from Bad Habitat Music. Exquisite is one hot WSHH Honey.
Don’t forget to check out all the WSHH Bunnies at the official website of all WSHH Honeys, World Star Hip Hop.
Battle from Grind Time’s Second trip to Miami. Another great battle from Grind Time Florida.
Last minute impromptu street battle that pop up at the last minute out side of Georgia vs Florida.
THE MAIN EVENT!!! Andre Legacy makes his premiere on Grind Time and The Jungle as he battles Poppy Zulo a.k.a. Sazoo. Watch these two exchange punchline for punchline in Sacrament, CA. Also, checkout a guest appearance by Dirt Nasty a.k.a Simon Rex. This is a must see. Cheezy!
Grind Time Battles brought to you by Bad Habitat of Surreal Music. Bad Habitat are Northwest Hip Hop. Also check out the latest on WSHH. We got the latest and hottest videos from World Star Hip Hop aka WSHH.
Shes Back! Cubana Lust brings us a special guest “Ms. Boricua”. These sexy ladies will have you wanting more. This girl is hands down one of the best WSHH Bunnies of all time. Music By: Trey Songz – Crazy
WSHH Bunny Cubana is bangin with her fine WSHH Bunny guest Ms Boricua. These latin hip hop girls are super fine. I could care less for the song by Trey Songz. Just another hip pop club track. As far as WSHH Bunnies go Cubana is by far one of the hottest. I don’t even know what she is wearing. But Damn! The co-star Ms Boricua is funny when she sprays the camera with the shower. WSHH Bunnies are hot but they aren’t always smart. Which in my opinion is a good thing. You don’t want your hip hop video babes to be too smart. Hot with low self esteem is the best combination. WSHH Bunnies are full of the particular combination. I am assuming WSHH Bunny Cubana is latin as is her bunny companion Boricua.
For More WSHH Bunnies Check out some of the other hot WSHH Bunny Videos on Bad Habitat Music
The battle that kicked off the “Broward Beatdown 2″ FL vet Knowledge Medina takes on NY’s Dutch Vega. There has been a lot of trash talking back and forth between these two emcees, and with money on the line this was a great battle.
One of the Mian Event Battles from “Escape from New York.”
2 on 2 Promo match from GTEC Wreck The Halls
World Star Hip Hop Videos Of The Week brought to you by Bad Habitat of Surreal Music. We cut through all the garbage out there to bring you the best of WSHH. Check out some of the other ish we got from World Star Hip Hop. Also if you are looking for videos of WSHH Bunnies, look no further.
Teairra Mari’s new album, “At That Point” is set to be released in stores JUNE 29, 2010. This is a World Star Hip Hop Exclusive video release. World Star Hip Hop has been picking up a lot of notice from artists who see it as a great way to get their new music out to millions of fans at an incredible speed. WSHH attracts thousands of unique visitors every month and for many artists it is the best way to promote their new tracks (via World Star Hip Hop Exclusive Video Premier)
Jay-Z is packing his 2010 tour with some of the freshest faces in the hip hop game. Expect to see these shows sell out in your town this summer.
Surprise main event battle from GTGA’s “Training Day” Event
Official Video Purchase E-40s two new Albums now on I-Tunes or buy them in your local store.
Also check out the new website by Surreal Music and Bad Habitat Member, Mindskillz aka Samuel Miller Art.
This is it. The final battle in Div UK in the first ever World Rap Championships. The unbeaten Div UK Champions WHA’SHISFACE and POSSESSED go up against the unwinen rock bottom ARKAIC and KULEZ. The result wont make a difference to the final standing.
Grind Time Now put together one of its best events to date March 19, 2010 in NYC. The battles featured many emcees from different divisions firing of some of their best material yet.
Special Guest Judges Include: Nu Jerzey Devil, DJ Haze, Monie Love, Babs Bunny, Lady Luck, Rock (Heltah Skeltah), & Many More!
Sponsors: Distant Relative (distant-relative.com), 9Five Eyewear (9fivesite.com)
Track: “You Already Know” by PH & Charlie Clips
Main event from GTN’s “Broward Beatdown 2.” After a five year hiatus, the MTV battle vhamp Wrekonize returns to the battle scene to take on the 2007 Scribble Jam Champ Nocando. Two veterans go in the ring and only one comes out alive. Who will take it?
Battle from GTWC “Golden State BUllies” Event
Check out the Top 10 Punchlines from the World Rap Championships Week 3. Dizaster had a sick punchline but it only ranked at number 10. The Saurus had a real good punchline too.
After a thrilling first ever 13 week World Rap Championships, The Saurus was crowned the Most Valuable Rapper of the 2006 tournament. Congratulations to him and Illmaculate on the title.
Best moments from the 2007 World Rap Championships season. Hosted by Nemiss the Look Back Show features the top 10 punchlines, mc of the week, red bull moment and chokes, stutters and stumbles.
World Rap Championships (WRC) 2006 UK week 3.
Second round of UK battles, with 1 team dropping out, kinda messed up the runnings. STIG and RESPEK BA held the advantage and spat second with a Win already chalked up while ARKAIC and KULEZ spat for the first time. WRC pumps out some of the dopest emcee battles I have ever seen. Unlike Grind Time mc battles the participants have no knowledge of who they will be battling so they are not able to prepare pre-written lyrics for the battles. WRC 06 was a good season. Check out some of the other WRC Battles and WRC Punchlines we have on Bad Habitat Music.
Critical of Critical Madness (CM) Jumpoff World Rap Championship 2007. WRC 07 was a great year for battle raps from Jumpoff TV. WRC emcee Critical had some great punchlines as did a lot of other battle rappers. Check out these WRC battles and highlights we have previously posted.
WRC Punchlines – Including a battle in NYC, The Hook Up’s Top 10 Punchlines and WRC week 9 Red Bull Moment.
WRC Behind The Scenes – Including WRC 06 behind the scenes freestyles, week 9 No Homo Moment and Top Ten WRC Punchlines of week 4.
Japanese Rapper Dabo is one of the hottest Japanese Rappers in the Japanese Hip Hop game. The dude spits fire. You don’t need to be Japanese or speak Japanese to tell Dabo is a dope rapper. Dabo blends the pop party hip hop style with real quality old school Japanese Hip Hop styles.
K Dub Shine brings the fire in every track. The dude is most definitely deserving of his place on the top 10 Japanese hip hop artists list. K Dub Shine rocks the mic with a laid back swagger that is reminiscent of 50 Cent. K Dub Shine raps about controversial subjects like military occupation and prisoner torture. K Dub Shine is real Japanese Hip Hop.
6. M-FloCritically acclaimed Japanese hip hop group consisting of producer and DJ Taku Takahashi and emcee Verbal. Former member Lisa left the group in 2002 to pursue a solo career. As of 2008, the group have released five studio albums, all of which have been top-ten hits in Japan. Deserving of higher rank on our list of Top 10 Japanese Hip Hop Artists, there is only so much space at the top. One thing is for certain, M-Flo is tight. Check them out. Bordering between mainstream and old school M-Flo has always branched out in many directions and kept fans happy with a variety of styles and instrumentals. Definitely top 10 in Japanese hip hop.
7. Rip SlymeAs one of Japans leading hip hop groups Rip Slyme has earned a place on our list of top 10 Japanese Hip Hop Artists. The group is composed of 4 MCs; Ryo-Z, Ilmari, Pes & Su, and 1 DJ, Fumiya. Their sound derives its influences from old school hip hop and underground Hip Hop such as The Pharcyde, De La Soul, Public Enemy, Jurassic 5, the Beastie Boys, DJ Premier, Leaders of the New School. Rip Slyme has gained a lot of recognition as one of Japans best hip hop groups as well as a lot of international hip hop fame.
8. King GiddraOne of the biggest Japanese hip hop groups ever. King Giddra has been rocking the Japanese Hip Hop scene since the 1990’s. The group is made of up 3 members: K DUB SHINE (MC/concept leader of the group), ZEEBRA(MC), and DJ OASIS(DJ). The group is named after the 3-headed monster from the Godzilla movies, King Ghidorah.
She released her debut solo album Hime hajime in October 2003 and is part of DJ Honda’s studio. Her works are notable for their use of Japanese cultural themes, including tanka metre and sampling of kabuki and bunraku narrations. Her works also often touch on themes of female empowerment. As the most famous female Japanese hip hop artist we had to include her in our list of Top 10 Japanese Hip Hop Artists.
AKA Mitsuru Takesue. Active in the Japanese Hip Hop scene since 1989 Dohzi-T is one of Japans most well known hip hop artists. His sound is more R&B than hip hop. That is the only reason he is so low on our list of Top 10 Japanese Hip Hop Artists. If he were more hip hop he would be ranked better. The dude has got game though, his style is reminiscent of R-Kelly
Gucci Mane Is Officialy Home from his stay in Fulton County Jail. Out Of Gucci Mane was welcomed home with a Concert in Atlanta. This is his first live performance since being locked up.
Atlanta Rapper Gucci Mane was released from Georgia’s Fulton County jail this morning. Gucci Mane served only six months in the county jail instead of the year-long sentence he was handed last November for a probation violation.
Gucci Mane spoke at a press conference in Atlanta immediately after his release. During the conference he announced the launch of his new record label and the release of his new album called The Appeal. The new album is set to be released at the end of the summer. Gucci Mane will also be quickly getting back on tour. The Atlanta area rapper is currently scheduled for performances at New Jersey’s Hot 97 Summer Jam on June 6 and Altanta’s Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash on June 19, as well as a planned U.S. tour in July.
Gucci Mane told the press, “I have already begun to make positive strides towards the future. I have launched a new label, 1017 Brick Squad Records in affiliation with Asylum/ Warner Bros Records, and I am working with a new team. I am looking forward to getting back to business and to start making hits.”
Gucci Mane is finally out of jail. As one of the mainstream hip hop games most well known rappers he has his face on almost as many mixtape covers as Lil Wayne. Gucci Mane is home from his stay in jail and he doesn’t want to stop working.
“I was very excited about the new popularity I had,” Gucci said about the fresh batch of fans he gained during the past seven months he spent in jail. “I got a bigger audience to dig my new stuff. I’m always making music, so to do it in front of bigger audience so more people can tune in … I got more listeners now.”
While he was incarcerated, Gucci’s camp and friends launched a viral campaign to help keep his name in people’s ears. During that time his popularity grew exponentially. He had over an album’s worth of material circulating through the underground, including tracks he recorded for himself or guest appearances on other artists’ songs. He wasted no time in getting back out there after he was released from Fulton County jail.
“My new mixtape is called Writing on Da Wall,” he explained in Atlanta recently. “I started working on it when I got out of jail. … I put some of the best verses I think I ever wrote on it. I’m gearing them up for my album … I just went hard in on ‘em. Me and DJ Holiday came up with a concept and put a lot of lifetime experiences on them songs.”
Gucci Mane will be expected to make major moves in the Summer of 2010 with his new record label, new albums, concerts and tours. Now that Gucci Mane is out of jail he will be able to expand his growing empire.
New York City qualifying rounds for World Rap Championship. Round 1 of the battle of Balboa & Majick vs Iceman & Spaz.
The HookUp Top 10 Punchlines from Week 9 of the $50,000 World Rap Championships. Taken from the wkly Look Back Show Nemiss is joined by D.O.E and J Smooth.
Dialect kisses another battle emcee trying to distract him by shouting “buck” and flinching. It totally backfired and the dude got disqualified for touching the other rapper… touching him with his lips. haha
My favorite Japanese Hip Hop Artist, K Dub Shine, rocks a political track that sticks to the true hip hop style.
Japanese Hip Hop Artist Dabo busts some dope flows on this hot track from the Album titled DIAMOND
Japanese Hip Hop/R&B Group M-Flo rock another funky party track true to their style.
Japanese Hip Hop Artist Rip Slyme’s crazy music video for his hit song.
These are in no particular order. There are a lot of other Japanese Hip Hop artists that could have been on this list. Look out for more posts about Japanese Hip Hop including top 10 Japanese Hip Hop DJ’s, Breakdancers and an expanded list of the top 50 Japanese Hip Hop artists. Also coming soon to Bad Habitat Music are individual retrospectives on all of the top Japanese Hip Hop artists. These will include music videos, the history of the artist, album reviews and photo galleries.
The Japanese fascination with Hip Hop is said to have started when Hiroshi Fujiwara returned to Japan from America playing Hip-Hop records in the early 1980s. The majority of Japanese Hip Hop tends to be mostly influenced by old school hip hop. Among the most notable aspects of the old school style are up-tempo catchy beats, the break dance culture, and the overall fun and carefree nature that originated in the block parties of the Bronx. Today, hip hop is one of the most commercially viable mainstream music genres in Japan, and the line between hip hop and pop music is frequently blurred.
The early days of Japanese hip-hop were not led by corporate interests, instead Japanese Hip Hop was largely ignored by the mainstream music industry in Japan. Starting out it was an underground movement in Japan. Sociologists say that Japanese hip-hop offers a clear representation of cultural globalization, as it expanded despite criticism on the part of major record companies and major media outlets. In Japanese Hip Hop the culture represented individuality and the most popular form of hip hop expression was breakdancing. The popularity of breakdancing grew exponentially in Japanese Hip Hop in 1983. Breakdancing first appeared in Tokyo through film and live performances long after American hip hop records were first played in Japan. According to Takagi Kan, a first generation Japanese MC, “I couldn’t tell what was with the rap and the DJing…but with the breakdancing and graffiti art, you could understand it visually. Or rather, it wasn’t understanding so much as, ‘Whoa, that’s cool’. With rap and DJing, I couldn’t imagine what could be cool about it.”
As in many European countries, Japan was visually introduced to American hip hop in the fall of 1983 in the movie Wild Style. The film is a classic hip-hop film, including shots of graffiti in the New York subways, breakdancing, freestyle MCing and rare footage of one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash, performing a scratch-mix set on a pair of turntables. The popularity of the film led to many of the artists involved in it to make trips to Japan to promote the film and to perform in concert. Shortly after the films debut, Japanese hip hop fans took up breakdancing in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park, where street musicians gather every Sunday to perform.
The next step in Japanese Hip Hop was the rise of Japanese DJ’s. Before 1985, there weren’t very many hip hop DJs on the radio in Japan. After 1985 there were a lot and it led to the opening of the first all hip hop club in 1986. However despite the fact that DJing caught on fast, it was believed that rapping wouldn’t catch on because it seemed too difficult to do in Japanese. From that point until 1994 Japanese Hip Hop was an underground thing with a lot of street performers and break dancers earning their stripes on the streets. It wasn’t until 1995 when Japanese Hip Hop came into the commercial spotlight. The first major hit was “Boogie Back Tonight” by Scha Dara Parr and Ozawa Kenji. The new craze of Japanese Hip Hop was dubbed J-Rap which was more of a party rap style. Heated debate erupted over the legitimacy of J-Rap compared to the underground Japanese Hip Hop style.
Before hip-hop became popular in Japan there was Soul dancing which acted as a foundation for the Japanese people to accept street dance culture. Since its debut in the 1980’s, breakdancing has been extremely popular among Japanese youths and Japanese Hip Hop fans of all ages. In America much of the breakdancing community is made up of Japanese immigrants and second generation Japanese-Americans.
