Interview: JaRule Talks New Book With HipHopVibe

Hip Hop Vibe caught up with Ja Rule at the book signing for his Unruly: The Highs and Lows of Becoming a Man novel. Veteran rapper, Ja Rule briefly spoke to Hip Hop Vibe about Unruly and the highs and lows he has gone through to become the man he is. Ja Rule talked about the new book and he also talked about his upcoming TV project with Queen Latifah in addition to his own work. Expect a new album from Ja Rule to come early in 2015 called Genius Loves Company.

VIDEO: THE TANNING EFFECT - JAY-Z INTERVIEW PT 2

Here is Part 2 of Steve Stoute's Interview with Jay-Z, pertaining to his book Tanning in America.




If you missed Part 1 of the Jay-Z Interview you can watch it here.

VIDEO: THE TANNING EFFECT JAY-Z INTERVIEW (PT.1)

Steve Stoute sat down with Jay-Z for his new book The Tanning Effect. Check out Part 1 of the Interview below:




Source: Huffington Post

MIC BULLY HIP HOP READS OF THE WEEK

We like to encourage reading in the Hip Hop community and recently had the chance to take a look at some of the current books available in the Hip-Hop culture. Below are the Mic Bully Top 2 Picks of the week. So, if your looking for a good book to get into, these are some that you can check out.

Born To Use Mics By Michael Eric Dyson and Sohail Daulatzai
This book contains analysis of Nas' Illmatic album track by track. Writers band together to assess each song on the album with their own commentary and a breakdown of lyrics. If you love the album Illmatic you will love this book.

True Hip-Hop Photography By Mike Schreiber
Raw and uncut images of Hip-Hop's biggest names including Jermaine Dupri, Redman, Maino, Fat Joe, Method Man, Pimp C., Styles P., Jim Jones and more. This book contains candid images you will not find anywhere else but in this photographic memoir.

These books are available at all major book retailers including Barnes and Noble.