I had the pleasure of interviewing DJ Premier at Fat Beats NY & we discussed a lot about vinyl and how important record shops like Fat Beats are in the underground hip-hop community. We discussed new albums from Blaq Poet (Blaqprint), Eternia & MoSS (At Last), NYGz & Royce Da 5′9 – all of which he gave amazing reviews! He’s got his hand in a lot of upcoming projects, including other joints with Rage, MC Eight, KRS-One & more. We spoke a little about the situation with 50 Cent over his “Shut Your Bloodclot Mouth” track…
Founder and Executive Editor of Hiptics. I launched Hiptics in 2008. I spent the last 4 years at Denison University where I hosted a weekly hip-hop radio show on 91.1 WDUB (one of America's Top 20 Most Popular College Radio Stations). I also served as Public Relations Chairman, Program Director, and Webmaster of the station. I genuinely love hip-hop, and have been involved in nearly every aspect of the culture starting with selling my own music in Middle School (haha, true story). I won the Culture Jam Freestyle Battle at Denison both times I participated. I brought Wiz Khalifa, EbGb, and D.Julien to campus for a free Hiptics show in January 2010. I've interviewed everyone from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony to the CEO of Death Row Records. I've DJ'd for Wiz Khalifa and Sam Adams, as well as at countless parties and campus events. There's a lot more to be said, but I don't want to be THAT guy. My point is this: I'm not just another one of these hip-hop bloggers. If the Internet didn't exist, I'd still be in the game.
