Tag Archives: suburban-threat

GLC Calls Kanye West’s ‘G.O.O.D. Friday’ Idea ‘A Beautiful Concept’

‘It’ll help enhance everybody’s macking ability, as well as their creative juices,’ he tells Mixtape Daily. By Shaheem Reid GLC Photo: MTV News The O.D.: A Mixtape Daily Exclusive G.O.O.D. Friday is here. We need that music, Kanye. A few days ago, via his Twitter page, Kanye West promised to deliver a new song every Friday until Christmas. GLC — one of the G.O.O.D. Music artists who has been down the longest with ‘Ye — said he’s excited about the plan and that we can look forward to hearing some of his tunes in that mix. “I would definitely be a part of that, because I’m still Getting Out Our Dreams,” GLC said earlier this week in New York. “Church! I think it’s a beautiful concept, because I’ve been doing that for the last two years on the Internet. Prior to me signing my deal with EMI, I had five or six different offers from labels. And with EMI, to be the first artist they did a deal with that doesn’t have a distribution history, man, it works. “I know it works,” he added about giving your music out for free. “So I think it’s a beautiful thing. It raises the awareness. But Kanye has a much stronger and wider reach than I do. Coming from him, it’ll help enhance everybody’s macking ability, as well as their creative juices.” As he said, G has a distribution deal for his G.O.O.D. Music debut, Love, Life and Loyalty. The album is just about 10 years in the making. “What you’re gonna see on my album is stories of growth and development,” he described. “We all have to grow from point A to get to point B. The day you stop learning is the day you die. I learn something new every day. I’m constantly in the pursuit of growth and bettering myself. Bettering those that are around me.” The project’s title stems from GLC’s time in Larry Hoover’s newly dubbed Growth and Development street organization. Love, life and loyalty are three of the six points they abide by. G recently moved from his hometown of Chicago to Atlanta. “Musically, I worked with Bun B, my man Corey Mo, who produced with UGK since 1999,” he said about who is on his LP. “Kid Cudi, I’m on his new project. John Legend, he’s on my new project. I’ve met quite a few people down there growing and developing. I met Gucci Mane, I met Jeezy, a few guys. At the end of the day, I’ve been able to grow and develop and work with some great people. Donnis, Kidz in the Hall. A lot of people, man. I got 70 features on other people’s projects.” For other artists featured in Mixtape Daily, check out Mixtape Daily Headlines . Related Videos Mixtape Daily: GLC, Big Daddy Kane, Rakim, Chris Bosh

Continue reading here:
GLC Calls Kanye West’s ‘G.O.O.D. Friday’ Idea ‘A Beautiful Concept’

Asher Roth Remembers ‘Suburban Threat’ Crew On ‘When I Was 17’

MC recalls hanging with fellow hip-hop heads on the latest episode, premiering Saturday at 11 a.m. By Mawuse Ziegbe Asher Roth appears on “When I Was 17” Photo: MTV News Asher Roth hit the hip-hop scene with a slew of mixtapes, which culminated with his cheeky 2009 debut LP Asleep in the Bread Aisle. His breakout single “I Love College,” an ode to the copious amounts of boozing and debauchery that comes with the pursuit of higher education, cemented his status as an inventive, fun-loving rap star. So it makes sense that he rocked a hip-hop career, because when Roth was 17, it was all about the music. “In high school, I ended up finding my home with kids who had one common interest, and that’s hip-hop music,” Roth says on the latest episode of “When I Was 17,” which premieres Saturday at 11 a.m. The episode also features teenage tales from former Playboy Playmate Kendra Wilkinson , who reminisces about putting the moves on her high school soccer coach, and Ozzy offspring Kelly Osbourne, who despite having spent many of her formative years on the MTV reality show “The Osbournes,” dishes about other memorable moments as a teen. Roth and his circle recall their shared love of hip-hop. “We’d be carrying boomboxes around in our book-bags like we were straight out of the ’80s,” says Roth’s homie Brian. “We started meeting regularly around school.” Roth reveals that in addition to a penchant for retro b-boy style, his crew went by an intimidating moniker: “We were called ‘Suburban Threat,’ ” Roth says. Even Roth’s mom can vouch for the crew’s intimidation factor. “They were boys from the suburbs, not boys from the ‘hood,” Roth’s mother says, before adding with a laugh, “And that could be threatening.” “When I Was 17” — this week featuring Kendra Wilkinson, Asher Roth and Kelly Osbourne — premieres Saturday at 11 a.m. on MTV. Related Videos Asher Roth And Kendra Wilkinson: When I Was 17 Ep. 17 Preview Related Photos When I Was 17 | Asher Roth When I Was 17 | Ep. 17 | Celebrity Photo Flashback

See the rest here:
Asher Roth Remembers ‘Suburban Threat’ Crew On ‘When I Was 17’