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Young Riot Interview w/ Rap Industry

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

Young Riot Interview RapIndustry.com

Young Riot speaks on his future. Check out the full interview @ RapIndustry.com.  s/o to Todd Davis

Excerpts:
RapIndustry: At what point did you actually start taking your craft more seriously?

Young Riot: One day I was sitting in the crib and I was listening to Mobb Deep. I had their CD single, you know how they used to come with the main, radio edit, and the instrumental? I wrote to the instrumental, and I actually remixed the Prodigy verse. And, I thought if I can remix a verse, I can write my own verse. My pops had a little recorder, so that’s how I started. Ever since then, it was like, “I have to write!”

RapIndustry: What series of events actually led to your current inking to Amalgam Digital?
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Curren$y Interview w/ Hard Knock TV

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Curren$y talks to HardKnock.TV about why he left Young Money, Lil Wayne and how he sees the state of Hip Hop. If also makes an interesting point about Radio airplay and how just because he is from the N.O doesn’t mean he has to listen to certain type of music.
Interview by Balance for HardKnock TV. Check out www.hardknock.tv for more Curren$y and for his exclusive freestyle. http://www.youtube.com/user/hardknocktv

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Young Riot live tonight on Tufts Radio 91.5 WMFO

Tuesday, July 6th, 2010

Young Riot Live on 91.5FM WMFO

Young Riot live tonight on Tufts Radio 91.5 WMFO: The Freestyle Cyphers Show hosted by Blackborow & Jafar The Killah.

91.5 FM WMFO (Tufts)
Freestyle Cypher Show
hosted by Blackborow & Jafar the Killah
TONIGHT || 10 – 12 AM EST
www.wmfo.org

Listen here:
On Windows Media Player: WMFO Live Stream
On iTunes: WMFO Live Stream

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Max B Talks “A Wave Called Yes”, Appeal & Young Riot w/ MTV

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

MTV highlighted “A Wave Called Yes” on their Mixtape Mondays segment where Max B said his wave just doesn’t dry up. While the New York MC awaits his appeal of a decades-long prison sentence for manslaughter and various other charges, his music is still being heard. Amalgam Digital recently released a mixtape by the spitter and the upstart Young Riot. – Shaheem Reid/MTV (Click to read full article)

Also included is audio of Max B talking about his appeal

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Big Boi Interview w/ The Hip-Hop Chronicle

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

“Earlier this afternoon I had a chance to sit down with Big Boi. He speaks to me about his new album Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son Of Chico Dusty and how it deals with mature content. He reveals one of his favorite tracks from the album is called General Patton.

I ask Big Boi how I can get that Stankonia funk for the ladies and he gives me a few tips.

Big Boi was tight-lipped about when any Outkast material is coming out and you’ll see this when I ask him about Da Art Of Storytelling Part 5.

Finally I ask Big Boi to recount the first time he met Andre 3000, freestyling for L.A. Reid for the first time and when Big Boi first met Sir Luscious.” – Sumit via THHC

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Peedi Crakk Interview w/ XXL

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

Peedi Crakk x XXL

Kevin Clark of XXL Magazine sat down with the recently-returned Peedi Crakk to talk about The Roc, The Roots and the future.

XXLMag.com: How do you feel now that you’re able to navigate the industry now as an independent?

Peedi Crakk: The game is so wide open now, which is a good thing for myself and others like me, but I also believe that consistency is what breeds success. The major labels are going out of their way right now to support the independent artists. While they still just create people out of a factory. When a company like an Amalgam Digital deals with a Peedi Crakk you won’t be getting any cookie-cutter music from the kid. I can honestly say that musically I’ll be consistent, which will help out the culture as well as the business. Being independent doesn’t mean no money, so I get a chance to give the people music that they’ll be able to appreciate! After that I’ll let the product speak for itself.

Read the rest of the article here:

Link: Peedi Crakk: Between A Roc & a Hard Place

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Tahiry Talks Like Sex With Ozone

Friday, May 7th, 2010

Tahiry Sex Interview with Ozone Magazine

Excerpt:
OZONE: Does size matter to you?
TAHIRY: “I will say that I’m not afraid of a big c*ck. The bigger I see, the more I’m like, “I can try this m*th*f*ck*.” But I have had sex with a small d*ck and he rocked my world. So, when I looked at it and said, “Oh, sh*t! Is this yours? What the f*ck was in me? What the f*ck is going on?” I am a fan of size, but you just have to know how to use it. Cause plenty of men have huge d*cks, and they hear you huffing and puffing, and they think they’re doing work, and they’re just really hurting you. So, it’s all about a man’s stroke and the motion in the ocean.”

Read the rest here: Sex Issue: Tahiry Interview with Ozone Magazine

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Peedi Crakk Explains Roc-A-Fella’s Downfall

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

“Rehashing the issues that surrounded his former boss Jay-Z, Crakk breaks down exactly what went wrong in the house of the Roc and even adds that he, along with other member of State Property, might have made a lot of poor decisions in the process.” via HHWired

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Young Riot – Money, Money [behind the scenes]

Monday, March 8th, 2010

“A couple of weeks ago I made the trip up to Boston to shoot the “Money Money” music video for Amalgam Digital’s new artist Young Riot. The actual video and a more in depth write-up about the shoot will drop later this week so be on the look out for it!” – Derek Pike

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Donny Goines Interview W/ Hip-Hop At Lunch [video]

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Hip-Hop At Lunch sits down with the always captivating emcee Donny Goines. He talks about his upcoming project collaboration with Rocksmith Tokyo called 20X and predictions for break-out artists for 2010.

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