Here’s a clip of Jadakiss performing live at club Ibiza in Washington DC. Good looks to RapRadar (via: NewMello) for the video.

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Notorious B.I.G. Store

Christopher “Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace lost his life this day, thirteen years ago. The rapper, also known as Biggie Smalls, lived to be only 24 years-old, yet he made the impact of a man who lived ten times as long. As far as the music goes, Big only released classic albums. His music is timeless and still resonates in 2010. Hip Hop misses you, Biggie Smalls.

Hiptics brings you 3 of our favorite Notorious B.I.G. songs for you to bump. What are your favorite Biggie tracks? Share them with us in the comment section.

Notorious B.I.G. – Everyday Struggles

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Notorious B.I.G. – One More Chance

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Notorious B.I.G. ft. Jay-Z – I Love The Dough

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We gave you the preview a few days back, here’s the official “Drop the World” music video. Reminds me a little of Eminem’s “Mosh” video.

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Released last summer, this tape by R. Kelly has stood the test of time. Kells is a very talented singer and artist, I just wish we didn’t know about the escapades of his personal life.

DOWNLOAD: Trey Songz – The Machine (MP3)

Trey Songz lays it down over Verse Simmonds’ Buy You a Round.

“Yeah, call me the machine.
Shawty get ya Maybelline.
Cuz we ’bout to make a scene.
And hop in that machine.”

- Trey Songz

The video for Young Money’s single “Roger That” is finally here. The track is off  the album We Are Young Money featuring Captain Weezy F. Baby, Tyga and Nicki Minaj. The week before his year long jail sentence, Wayne’s been busy recording videos and getting his grills fixed.  Due to this hard work, we can expect more videos from Wayne even throughout his stay at Riker’s Island. Fans can follow him @liltunechi.

Behind-the-scenes after the jump.

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50 Cent sets the stage on fire at the Forest National Theater in Brussels for the introduction to his concert. Well not literally, but the stage show’s crazy. This is the first concert of the Before I Self Destruct Tour.

Check the remaining tour dates after the jump. Moscow, Russia? Get ‘em 50!

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Check back at 6PM! Here’s some what you can look forward to…

1. The complete audio interview with Trav that took place on Hiptics.com’s radio show
2. An original Freddie Gibbs mix that will convert any listener into a fan within 20 minutes
3. More exclusive videos from this past weekend’s festivities featuring Wiz Khalifa, EbGb, & D.Julien!

Hiptics stands for hip hop politics, but what does hip hop politics mean to you?

Hip Hop Politics is…

when rappers prefer chess over checkers i.e. rap strategy and positioning (for example: when 50 Cent buys Soulja Boy a tour bus)

the happening’s of the hip hop music business (for example: rappers make more money when music is free in the new music industry)

a critical understanding of hip hop music and culture (for example: the music analysis is deeper than rap)

when rappers make songs that are fueled by already-present societal problems (for example: rap is blamed for perpetuating violence, but when we live in a world where crazy people try to blow up planes on Christmas Day, is it fair to blame societal problems on rap lyrics?)

With all of this being said, what does hip hop politics mean to you? Would you like to see Hiptics.com get more political about issues in D.C. or do you like the current state of our content? All opinions are welcome! -Hiptics.com’s Chris Franco

If we  could buy everything we wanted this Holiday season, here’s six products we would order. As you know, Hiptics.com did not receive any incentive to post about the products below. If you end up using any of the below links to make a purchase on Amazon.com, Hiptics.com earns a small referral fee that is reinvested into the blog. What other blogs keep it 100 like Hiptics.com?
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Obie Trice’s Special Reserve will give you a better idea of what Eminem heard in Obie Trice when he signed the Detroit native to his Shady Records imprint in 2000. XXL Magazine recently gave Obie’s new LP of old material a XL rating.

Obie Trice’s new album, Special Reserve, his first official release since leaving Eminem’s Shady Records in 2008, isn’t actually new. Rather, it’s a collection of songs recorded between 1997 and 2000 by the Detroit MC and Canadian producer and DJ Premier protégé, MoSS. Although that makes most of Special Reserve more than a decade old, it’s aged remarkably well.

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50 Cent provided some interesting quotables for a recent Guardian piece. For example:

I’d like to be remembered as a great artist. As an artist you’re greater in your absence than in your presence. They liked Michael Jackson more the week after he passed away than the week before. Maybe they’ll like me more when I’m gone.

50 Cent’s echoes similar sentiments on his Forever King mixtape.
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If you’ve watched Lil Wayne’s documentary, you know that the New Orleans MC is a sports fanatic. In one scene of the documentary, Wayne gets ESPN tatooed on his body. That’s dedication! A loyal Hiptics.com reader, Sam Rockman from the Bay Area, sent us this link about Lil Wayne’s sports references. It’s worth a read!

Here’s a sample:

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Lil Wayne’s Rebirth album will hit stores December 21st. Hiptics initially restrained from posting about the project because we are a hip hop music blog. However, “Drop The World,” the first c0llaboration consisting of only Lil Wayne and Eminem, looks intriguing. Props to RealTalkNY for the track listing:

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Malice and Pusha T, collectively known as Clipse, will have a new album in stores on December 8th called Til The Cakset Drops. Thus far, Clipse have released five singles to promote the album: “Kinda Like A Big Deal,” “All Eyes On Me,” “I’m Good,” “Popular Demand,” and “Door Man.” Visuals were filmed and released for all the singles, with the exception of “All Eyes On Me,” which features Keri Hilson. Clipse new music has been well-received, but will fans support the effort by purchasing the album online and in-stores? Consider this: Buy Clipse Til The Casket Drops on Amazon.com!

Hiptics captured footage of the Clipse recently in New York City. Malice and Pusha went through some of their classic songs as well as new tracks from Til The Casket Drops, all which were produced by The Neptunes. One of our loyal readers, Justin A, had the following to say about Clipse’s production choices:

I thought that Neptunes doin most of the production would get old but they’ve proved me wrong.

For detailed information about the album, including the track listing, keep reading!

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