Vinylz has had a very sudden rise to success. He’s credited for co-producing some of the biggest street hits of 2013 including Drake’s ’5 AM In Toronto’, Jay-Z’s ‘F**kwithmeyouknowigotit’ and DJ Khaled’s ‘No New Friends’. In this interview with Global Grind, the NY producer gives background story behind each of the tracks and in the process reveals that ‘F**kwithmeyouknowigotit’ was originally a Rick Ross record.
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Born in the Bronx and raised in Ardsley, rapper Robert “G-Fella” Scalere brings his tight-knit Italian-American family with him on a journey up the entertainment world ladder when his new Fuse TV reality show “G-Thing” premiers Wednesday at 11:30 p.m.
Incorporating family and friends as business partners and a support system, G-Fella said he hopes “G-Thing” will draw fans into his quest to build an independent record label, Tracketeering Music, while giving him needed exposure.
G-Fella told The Journal News that the reality show “is a launching pad for me, to finally get my music and what I’m doing on a bigger level. I’m really hoping (people) watch and give it a shot…there’s something in it for everyone to love and laugh at and cry with.”
“G-Thing” features a cast of G-Fella’s crew members with big personalities in their own right. There’s Justin “Suits” Cartisano, his music producer and owner of Per Voi II restaurant in Port Chester; manager, Mike “Success” Rodriguez; G-Fella’s dad Bobby Sawdust, a veteran in trucking business; Sawdust’s longtime friend, Frankie Psycho; and Johnny Thurzday, Frankie Psycho’s son.
G Fella promises the show will be unpredictable and entertaining.
The “boys” move from a celebration at the annual Feast of St. Anthony in the Bronx, to plane rentals at the airport to numerous dinners.
After moving to Ardsley as a child and growing up a suburban kid, G-Fella started his music career as a DJ. He started a hip-hop group called Confidential that was featured on the movie soundtracks for “Romeo Must Die,” “Brown Sugar” and “Bringing Down the House.”
G-Fella suffered through a failed record deal before launching his own label and opening a studio in his Ardsley home. His wife, makeup artist Laura Melissa, and their two young children are part of the “G-Thing” thing.
And G-Fella’s greatest inspiration is his mother, who died 10 years ago after battling cancer. Scalere said she was his biggest fan.
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Redman digs into the vault and releases a video for ‘Branson Branson’ which was shot in 2007 by DJ Scoob Doo for the Streets Talk DVD. The song appeared on his 2007 mixtape Live From The Bricks.
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After making us patiently wait for a few weeks, Busta Rhymes has finally unleashed the video for his latest single ‘Twerk It’ featuring Nicki Minaj. The island flavored video was directed by X along with Busta himself and features appearances by Swizz Beatz, Pharrell and DJ Khaled. The song is the lead single off the rapper’s forthcoming album E.L.E. 2, coming later this Summer.
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Nas was one of the guests on CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360° last night where he took part in the discussion on racism in America. He appears at the 2:30 mark in the above clip.
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