SIGT HIP HOP STOP W/ RON GRANT | Andre 3000 On Possible New Music, The Breaks Ratings, New Book On A$AP Yams, Netflix Series The Get Down, Killer Mike Gets Comical, Kendrick Lamar Named Man Of The Year in 2015

by • January 8, 2016

Happy New Year! 2016 is off to a ridiculously fast start, with enough big Hip Hop music news than you can spit 16 bars at. So let’s start the year off right with some of the biggest stories from the first week of a new 365…or 366 in this case! We’ve got everything from Hip Hop-inspired scripted series’ to Hip Hop-inspired comics. So hold on tight!

ANDRE 3000 TALKS NEW MUSIC, RECONNECTING WITH ERYKAH BADU

3000 is just one of those elusive characters that keeps us intrigued year after year. Not only is he starring in one of the most talked about TV shows in NBC’s American Crime, he also talked to Billboard about reconnecting with Erykah Badu on her cover of “Hello”, gave praise to Kid Cudi…and hinted at possibly releasing new music of his own! No, we won’t hold our breath. But we can dream, can’t we?

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VH1’S THE BREAKS A RATINGS SUCCESS

Hip Hop nostalgia has officially hit the small screen. The Breaks, the much- anticipated original Hip Hop movie per VH1, garnered over 2 million viewers in its original airing this past Monday, according to The Wrap. And with The Breaks almost assuredly becoming a regular series on VH1 soon, can we expect there to be more cashing in on the Golden Era of Hip Hop? We damn sure hope so.

NEW BOOK OF A$AP YAMS TWEETS DUE ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS DEATH

A$AP Mob founder A$AP Yams, whose untimely death happened nearly one year ago, will have a book of his finest Tweets released this month to coincide with the “Yams Day” concert scheduled for January 18. Though it’s a sad occasion, proceeds will benefit Yams’ family. Fans can pre order copies of the book right here.

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TRAILER FOR THE PRE-HIP HOP ERA NETFLIX SERIES THE GET DOWN

There’s more Hip Hop history-inspired TV on the way. Now Netflix is getting in the game with the Baz Luhrmann and Grandmaster Flash-produced series The Get Down. Inspired by late 1970s New York, the show focuses on the lives of a group of teenagers that will help to build early Hip Hop music and culture. The trailer says it all. The show is due to premiere later this year.

KILLER MIKE PENS INTRO TO MARVELS’ “THE HIP HOP COVERS”

The passion of Killer Mike is undeniable, from Hip Hop to social issues and community leadership. And now he has penned a stirring forward to Marvel Comics’ Variant Hip Hop covers, released earlier this week. A link to Killer Mike’s full intro to the Marvel covers can be found here.

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AMBROSIA FOR HEADS NAMES KENDRICK LAMAR MAN OF THE YEAR IN 2015

As the article starts out, 2015 was undoubtedly a strange, crazy year to make any sense of. But one thing is clear. There are few Hip Hop artists that had a more impactful year than Kendrick Lamar. For that reason, online Hip Hop publication Ambrosia For Heads named him their Man of the Year for 2015. Want the reasons why? Welp…check out the whole editorial here.

ADDITIONAL STORIES:

DE LA SOUL, PRO ERA TO HEADLINE DILLA WEEKEND IN MIAMI

NICKI MINAJ NAMED FAVORITE RAPPER AT 2016 PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

SANDRA BLAND TROOPER INDICTED FOR PERJURY

FRANK OCEAN COLLABORATING WITH RICH THE KID

Weekly Hip Hop Stop by Ron Grant. Check out his Urban Music News Blog on Social and Cultural Affairs, http://urbanemurge.com/. 

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