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Dame Dash blasts Steve Stoute

Former Roc-A-Fella Records head honcho Dame Dash chimed in on the feud between 50 Cent and Steve Stoute. Sharing his thoughts via an Instagram post, Dash made it known that he was no fan of Stoute and called the music industry heavyweight “wack,” “corny” and “dangerous.”

‘Tanning of America’ downplays South, West hip-hop contributions

Produced by Steve Stoute and featuring commentary from luminaries ranging from famed emcee Nas to civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, the project took a look at how hip-hop’s emergence into a major cultural force shaped a generation and American culture over the past 40 years. But the documentary, an ambitious and engrossing look at hip-hop as both art and commodity, virtually ignores the contributions and histories of hip-hop locales outside of the mecca of New York City. Even the participants themselves, save for hitmaking superproducer Dr. Dre, tended to be mostly from the Big Apple.

Nas, Steve Stoute featured on ‘Tanning of America’ panel

New York City’s Paley Center was packed for the star-studded premiere of the first two parts of a four-part-documentary-series titled The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop. The documentary, which is based on a book of the same, was followed by a panel including legendary Queens rapper Nas, O Magazine’s Editor-at-Large Gayle King, Civil Rights Activist Reverend Al Sharpton, FUBU’s founder Daymond John, director and former Yo! MTV Raps host, Fab Five Freddy, and the author and director of The Tanning of America, Steve Stoute.