It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since we lost Nate Dogg. On March 15, 2011 the hip-hop crooner passed away due to complications from a stroke. He was 41 years old. To commemorate his passing DJ J. Period has assembled a tribute mixtape, “The Best of Muthaf#ckin Nate Dogg” featuring a […]

Last night while Charlie Sheen was putting on quite a display of crazy on CNN, ?uestlove announced via Twitter the rather eclectic line-up for the 4th Annual Roots Picnic in Philadelphia.  This year the Philadelphia hip-hop heroes will share the stage with The Grammy’s pick for Best New Artist, Esperanza Spalding, Wiz Khalifa, and Mr. […]

At the DJ Hero 2 launch party it was only right that legendary producer Pete Rock was a topic of discussion.

Mixtape heavyweight J.Period is continuing his B.I.G.-inspired March 9 Project by collaborating with Hip-Hop video pioneer Ralph McDaniels for the March 9: Video Remix Collection. The ongoing theme of the March 9 Project is answering the hypothetical question of “what would Hip-Hop be like if B.I.G. were still alive?” To that end, the remixed videos […]