I held off on posting this until I had a good listening to it. I can now say.. “I am DJ Franchise and I approve of this mixtape.” Green Lantern had worked on this for months to create a positive, fluid mixtape that Obama himself and his constituents would be proud of. Great messages, impressive editing, and overall something I would let my mom listen to. I have found my morning soundtrack till Nov. 4th. After the jump tracklisting but before that Jay-Z tells you not to be fooled by the naysayers.
Jay-Z brought alot of attention to LA last night by being the first performer at the newly renovated, historic Palladium. I very much wanted to go but with a upcoming move, birthday party, baby, and new dog - the funds weren’t allowing me for a jet-set night to LA for the show. But I do thank Dan & Justin for trying. Anyways, King Toan decided to be a good friend and reminded me what I was missing by calling me from the concert. I could make out Roc Boys on the phone (i think) and decided to post the videos. More info and videos at Nah Right, Miss Info, Wale/Dan, & OGHH. The next one, I’ll go to the next one…
I held off on posting this for a few days b/c I saw that it was getting alot of love on the internets when it first dropped. But like many things on the internet, it dies after a few days (sometimes hours) of being posted somewhere. So by delaying its post here I hope to give this interview some longevity. Why would I do that? B/c in this video gives you some great insight to Jay-Z, Hip-hop’s roots, and why rap is not hip-hop. He’s got some dope kicks to grab your immediate attention. Plus in Part 2, Clark tells us about respecting your history and why you should make good decisions. Part 2 is after the jump. Much props to NHTVSN for the vids.
“Players do what they want to do, suckers do what they can.” - DJ Clark Kent
FRANCHISE EDIT: NHTVSN took down Part 2 of the interview. I heard they want to do a formal launch of it since not that many people knew Part 2 existed. I’ll post it when I get it.
3 Comments : Posted by DJ Franchise a/k/a Francis Chiser
Posted on October 13th, 2008
Long gone are the days where the boys and I would wait at midnight at Tower Records to buy albums such as Murder was the Case and Tical. Now, I am decently surprised when I get a link to an album I want in my inbox. The test now is to be patient and anti-hedonistic enough to hold off to the release date to download an album. On 9.29.98, I had one of my biggest days in hip-hop collecting, where 5 dope albums were released. Still on a college budget, I planned for a whole month how to afford the near $100 in CDs. I was going to buy. Contra & the TSS crew were first to recognize this day (thanks for the pic) but Complex just put up a cool write-up with pics. Stop by both places and come back to leave a comment or two with us.
4 Comments : Posted by DJ Franchise a/k/a Francis Chiser
Posted on September 30th, 2008
Rap star Jay-Z and his business partners have officially announced the sale of the 40/40 Club in Las Vegas for an undisclosed amount. The 24,000 square foot sports bar, which is located in The Palazzo and Casino, will no longer operate under the 40/40 brand, as the sale is for the lease and not the rights to the name.
“The sale is a great business decision, we are delighted. We look forward to expanding the brand even further to Chicago and Tokyo ,” Jay-Z said in a statement released today (August 27).
Over the next year, Jay-Z and his business partners will open 40/40 sports bars in Chicago, Tokyo and Macau.
The Las Vegas 40/40 Club was opened in December of 2007.
2 Comments : Posted by Weston Deboer
Posted on August 27th, 2008
For my LA peeps… Jay-Z will be the first performer to take the stage at the newly renovated Hollywood Palladium on Sunset. Its been a place of Hollywood history, whose first performer when it opened in 1940 was Frank Sinatra (also from NY). I think I my first time there was to see Queens of the Stone Age, Peaches, and Trail of the Dead. Anyways, the show is on Oct. 15th. Tickets go on sale at Jay-Z’s new home LiveNation on Sept. 5th. I smell my birthday present here… (Source: LA Times)
1 Comment : Posted by DJ Franchise a/k/a Francis Chiser
Posted on August 26th, 2008
So Friday, the internets was blowing up b/c this song leaked. Tip was not too happy about the leak according to MTV. I kinda felt bad for the dude b/c I can understand making something you feel is going to be eventful and special & then see it prematurely ejaculate. But… as a DJ and hip-hop listener, this song required my attention. And I must say, I think it lives up to the hype. Consider what DJ Khaled does with all his collabo songs and now actually picture good artists, dope beats, and lyrics trying to outdo each other. That’s what this song is. Take a listen. Some might say that T.I. got sonned on his own song by ‘Ye and Jigga. After texting all my homies about the song and my weight loss yesterday, I played it last night in my set. 15% of the crowd smiled and listened intently, like “Is that Kanye? Is that MIA? Is that Jay-Z?”. The other 85% were oblivious b/c they were dumb. No one knew what to do but I didn’t want to be that dude on the mic yelling “World Premiere!”
Jay-Z showed up onstage to perform a new song from the alleged Blueprint 3. The song is called “Jocking Jay-Z”.When does the madness stop? Thanks to Eskay and Enrique for the vid. Intervuews with Angela Yee are below:
