Video: 5 Year Pass/What Happened 2 Tahiry? (JoeBuddenTV)
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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Lady Gaga Rocks Pink Beehive Outfit
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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When Lady Gaga left a hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark, today, she wore an outfit only Lady Gaga would wear, and a hairstyle Amy Winehouse would be proud of.
We’ve seen enough Lady Gaga fashion to know she is not shy, or opposed to wearing ridiculous outfits, or showing the world her goods at a moment’s notice.
But seriously, is she completely naked under the coat, or just trying to look it?
Tupac’s Earliest Recordings Will Be Released Sept. 13 As ‘Shakurspeare’
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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Break out the sheer linen collars and the Alizé — “Shakurspeare,” a collection of Tupac Shakur’s earliest known recordings, will see a digital release on Sept. 13, exactly 13 years to the day of the lionized rapper’s death in Las Vegas. Masterminded by Darrin Keith Bastfield — Born Busy Records’ chief executive and partner with a 16-year-old Shakur in the company — the album sheds light on the gangsta rapper’s pre-Digital Underground days, when he rapped under the sobriquet “MC New York.”
“I was there when Tupac heard himself for the first time rapping on a recording. As he sat in the cafeteria of the Baltimore School for the Arts, it was as if he couldn’t believe that he was listening to himself,” Bastfield told AllHipHop.com. “I want people to hear Tupac as a young artist in his very first recordings ever having fun, rapping about issues that concerned us and most importantly giving a cautionary and timely ‘Message of Peace’ in his own voice as if he was already a big rap star with a reputation to uphold.”
The project is Bastfield’s second dedicated to the legacy of his fallen friend, following on the heels of his 2002 memoir, “Back in the Day: My Life and Times With Tupac Shakur.” According to Bastfield, the “Shakurspeare” title stems from the thug life legend’s original desire to be a Shakespearean thespian.
The vocals for “Shakurspeare” were originally recorded a cappella on cassette in 1988 and have since been digitally mastered and paired to contemporary beats crafted by Baltimore producers. Its cover will feature a Bastfield painting portraying Shakur as Shakespeare.
Though the 25-year-old rapper had yet to realize his theatrical aspirations when he was shot in 1996, it’s safe to say that he would’ve made for a pretty awesome Julius Caesar.
– Jeff Weiss
UPDATE: The original version of this post referenced Tupac Shakur’s year of death as 1995; it was 1996.
Portrait courtesy Obey Giant Art
Jay Z’s “D.O.A.” Increases Auto-Tune Sales
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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While Jay Z’s “D.O.A” calls for the death of the popular audio software program Auto-Tune, the fad is far from dead.
Antares Audio Technologies, the company that created Auto-Tune, revealed to the New York Times that sales of Auto-Tune have in fact increased since the release of Jay Z’s “D.O.A.”.
“The Jay-Z controversy is great,” Marco Alpert, vice president of marketing at Antares, told the New York Times. “We couldn’t buy P.R. like this.” Read more
Video: GhostFace Discusses New Generation on Stage
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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Video: Mickey Factz – Alpha (Live at UCLA)
July 31, 2009 by Def Pen Radio Staff
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Mickey Factz x Clés Clo from Clés Clo on Vimeo.
