If you arent familiar with what a contract rider is, its normally includes the specifications on stage design, sound systems, lighting rigs, as well as an artist’s wish list. Apart from whatever they get paid, in the contract, the rider is a supplement of what is “needed” for an artist to feel comfortable and put on a good performance I guess. Apart from your usual stuff like transportation and billing, dressing room accommodations and meals, a lot of artist and groups pretty much go retarded and start asking for the most random things you can imagine.

Check out the stuff that Jigga Man needed for his stop at ASU a couple of weeks back after the jump.

btw he was reportedly paid $750k for the show (more…)

Scheduled for a June 1st release,  introducing the new R+Evolution Sneaker from Rocawear

peep a close up after the jump

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Checked this again last night. If you haven’t seen it, peep it… 

One of the highlights of this Sunday’s 51st Annual Grammy Awards will be the performance of T.I.’s “Swagga Like Us” that’s scheduled to feature the song’s full lineup of Jay-Z, Kanye West and Lil Wayne together onstage for the first time.

 ”I mean, you know, we all are considerably busy,” Tip jokingly told MTV News this week. “We all have different things going on. You can’t really get Kanye out of Paris. You can’t get Jay off a boat. And you can’t get Wayne off that bus. “… I’m ripping and running across the country doing all I can to remain at the top of my game,” he added. “So, all of us have our things going on. But it will be a thing to remember.”

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Good question..

Jay Z x Radiohead…Big ups to Craig for the find!

We’re big fans of Jay Z around here, so here’s to wishing him a happy birthday.  Jay has had as big an impact as any artist in recent years. Check out a few more videos after the jump.

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