http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/ The #1 News Videos Site on the Planet. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Argotic Syndication Framework 2008.0.2.0, http://www.codeplex.com/Argotic Fri, 18 May 2012 12:21:40 GMT www.hardknock.tv Lecrae sits down with Hard Knock TV's Nick Huff Barili for an in-depth interview. This is part 2. Topics in this interview include Tupac (2Pac) and his duality, resistance by media and radio in hip hop to support artists that talk about Jesus, Kanye West, and misconceptions that people have about Lecrae's music which he hopes to answer with his latest mixtape Church Clothes. Make sure to check out Hardknock.tv to see part 1 of this interview. And if you haven't done so make sure you download his latest mixtape Church Clothes: www.datpiff.com You can subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos and follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=D4QPR_lyz9E Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Lecrae sits down with Hard Knock TV's Nick Huff Barili for an in-depth interview. Lecrae starts the interview off by addressing being labeled Christian hip hop instead of just a hip hop artist and preconceptions people have about him because he raps about Jesus. The interview continues with him explaining the meaning behind the track Chase That and after performs a verse from it. When asked who he is currently listening to he mentions Lupe, Kendrick Lamar, J Cole and Big KRIT saying he appreciated rappers with substance because radio these days just has people feeling like life is just about the club (co-sign that statement!!!). Lecrae goes on about not having positive male role models growing up and now wanting to be that person for others as he is working with youth and kids in prison. Part 1 of this interview ends with Lecrae talking about Jeremy Lin who listens to him before the game. We are just getting started make sure you tune in this Thursday to see part 2 of our conversation with Lecrae. And if you haven't done so make sure you download his latest mixtape Church Clothes www.datpiff.com You can subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos and follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=FRIrOYHOul4 Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Producer extraordinaire Just Blaze sat down with Hard Knock TV's Nick Huff Barili for an in-depth interview. Just Blaze starts off by talking about Hip Hop incorporating more EDM sounds and how he was ahead of the curb incorporating dance elements into Hip Hop tracks like Joe Budden's "Fire" back in 2004. As the interview continues Justin talks about signing XV and how he thinks XV has the potential to be one of the next ones. He also states that he has 5 records with him for Kid With The Green Backpack album. Before we let him go we had to ask Just about his relationship with Jay Electronica after making classics like Exhibit A and Exhibit C. He says that since Jay moved out to London they haven't had a chance to work together but that they talk and are friends. Just says that he has heard the album, but doesn't know if Jay will call it Act 2 or Act 3 but hopes that they will have time to work on it before Jay has to turn it in. Just ends the interview by saying that he is working on tracks for Drake, Rick Ross and one of the biggest pop stars in the world among others. Can you guess who it might be??? Side note This interview took place at 4am in hotel lobby. Just Blaze had a flight in the early morning, was just getting back from gig and was recovering from being sick the previous four days yet he still took time to make sure this interview happened. Our gratitude and deepest RESPECT!!! You can also subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our ... http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=4pCEBUWyqEA Thu, 03 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Part 2 of in-depth interview with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Macklemore talks to Nick Huff Barili about New Album he is working on with Ryan Lewis, whom he considers his peers including Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky, what it felt like to be on the Freshmen Cover of XXL this year, though he has been putting it down for Hip Hop for a minute, showing vulnerability as an artist and more. Make sure to check out Part 1 of our interview with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at www.hardknock.tv. You can also subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest videos and follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=Q1DV7YmEKrk Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis at Paid Dues. In part 1 Macklemore talks to Nick Huff Barili about Seattle Hip Hop, early influences, how the "Gateways" program impacted his life, looking up to Lil Wayne, lean aka sizzurp and its negative effects, substance abuse and how it led to him writing the song Otherside, how he and Ryan Lewis started working together and much more. Make sure you watch this Wednesday for Part 2 of our interview with Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Trust us we are just getting started! Subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest videos, including our interview with Mac Miller. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=YWe9rnu32Kk Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Mac Miller at Paid Dues. In part 2 Mac shares the story of how he got a verse from Lil Wayne for his favorite song off the Macadelic mix tape titled The Question? Mac said that he was surprised by how fast Wayne got the verse back to him after Mac had sent him the track, even faster than Kendrick Lamar whom he had also sent a track to and whom he talks to on a more regular basis. As the interview continues Nick asks Mac about several quotes Mac has recently posted on Twitter from fans concerned that he has changed and is addicted to Cocaine. Mac address the rumors and says that he is NOT addicted to any drugs! Mac concludes the interview by talking about his sophomore album and then projects he wants to put out before it. Subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest videos, including part 1 of our interview with Mac Miller and our previous two interviews with him. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=4bIaATqlCe0 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Exclusive in-depth interview with Mac Miller at Paid Dues. In part 1 Mac talks to Nick Huff Barili about what it feels like to look back at his debut studio album Blue Slide Park, which sold 150K first week and was number 1 on Billboard. The interview continues with Mac giving us insight into what his mind state was like in making Macadelic, his most recent mixtape which showcases a more introspective and slightly darker Mac. The Most Dope MC address criticism and talks about his music reflecting his growth. Part 1 of this interview continues with Nick asking Mac to tell the story of how he was in Harlem at 3am when Cam'Ron from Dipset saw one of his posts on Instragram and told him to come through the studio. Mac tells the story way better than we can so you will have to watch video for all the details. Make sure you watch this Friday for Part 2 of our interview with Mac. Trust us we are just getting started! Subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos, including part 2 of our interview with Mac Miller. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=Gemttzg6As8 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Exclusive Hard Knock TV Freestyle featuring Bebe OHare spitting over A$AP Rocky Trilla beat! Directed by Nick Huff Barili. "Aint shit bootleg but the cable" http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=N8bCQg40IXc Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Straight from SXSW, Big KRIT sits down with Hard Knock Tv's Mark Jenkins and April Bombai for an interview. KRIT explains why his debut album got pushed back to June 5th and how that has helped him develop as an artist. Describing the album as Soulful and Gritty, KRIT has worked with legendary Blue's artist BB King, Anthony Hamilton, Big Sant, 2 Chains, 8Ball & MJG on it. Speaking on his latest mixtape 4evaNaDay, Krit says that he is so critical of his own music that he stayed away from all social media the day the mixtape dropped but is now proud of how many times its been downloaded. Interview contains much more including Big KRIT performances from Fader Fort and Shady 2.0 showcases. Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com for our videos including more interviews and performances at SXSW. 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For the real fans that make it through the interview you will see that Wiz speaks very candidly about key topics. TAYLORS! Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com for our videos including our previous 3 interviews and freestyle from Wiz over the last 4 years. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=oZKZp060wk8 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Taylor Gang's own Wiz Khalifa sat down with Nick Huff Barili at this weekends Smokeout festival for an exclusive Hard Knock TV interview. This is Part 1. Wiz opens up about the personal letter he wrote to the Taylors while he was listening to Odd Future's The Internet album. Wiz explains how his sound going forward is going to be more along the lines of Kush & Orange Juice. Wiz also explains the meaning of his new mixtape Taylor Allderdice and why he choose to name it after the high school he graduated from Pittsburgh Allderdice. We apologize for the less than perfect audio. The microphone that we had on Wiz disconnected when he put it in his pockets so we had to use backup audio for interview which picked up a lot of the festivals sound. For the real fans that make it through the interview you will see that Wiz speaks very candidly about key topics. TAYLORS! Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest videos including part 2 of the interview with WIZ coming this Monday. 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You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=ztIasLurhow Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Hard Knock TV takes you Behind the Scenes for an Exclusive preview of the NEW video for Waka Flocka Round of Applause featuring Drake. Waka and Drake talk about the concept behind the song and how they hooked up. Draya Michele (Basketball Wives) and Director Boomtown talk about the treatment to video and how it goes against the grain of what the song is about. Waka goes on to talk about his new album Triple F Life: Friends, Fans and Family, how he feels about Dub step versions of Hard In The Paint, Beef with Wiz Khalifa, his Ink Not Mink Peta Campaign and stepping up his lyrical craft. Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos! You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=GfUdf1sZlu8 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT DJ Muggs - Snap Ya Neck Back F/ Dizzee Rascal & Bambu - BTS + Interview http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=brmJ6wdu4Qw Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv In part 2 of this interview with Nick Huff Barili, XV talks about collaborating with Kendrick Lamar not only on Textbook Stuff but also on tracks to be release in the future. XV agrees with Nick that J Cole's productions skills are slept on and states that he has 4 tracks produced by J Cole, only two of which have been released. XV also says that he has a track for J Cole to rap on for XV's debut album (Kid With the Green Backpack) but that it is produced by Just Blaze and he knows that J Cole want to rap on a track produced by himself so we will see what happens with that. Part 2 ends with XV recalling his musical influences growing up including Notorious Big, Outkast, Scarface, Common, and Crucial Conflict (we didn't see that one coming). Oh yeah and he shares a story about the time his Mom found his Eminem album. SQUARIANS! Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest videos including part 3 with XV! You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=Ee_S_bBJPfY Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv In part 1 of this interview with Nick Huff Barili, XV explains why Andre 3000 of Outkast is his favorite rapper and then spits lines from favorite verse from Return of the G. XV also weighs in on the classic debate that most Outkast fans have over which album they think is Outkast's best work Atliens vs Aquemini, though some who argue other albums such as their debut Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik. XV then recites another more recent verse from Andre's feature on Lloyd's Dedication to My Ex. We are just getting started, Nick talked to XV for over an hour and we promise it wasn't all about Outkast! SQUARIANS! Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com/hardknocktv for our latest videos including part 2 with XV! You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=P4dkdZcZJcM Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT www.hardknock.tv Big Sean stopped by the Hard Knock TV Studios to spit a hot freestyle. The beat is produced by The aUtOMatiKs. Make sure to subscribe to www.youtube.com for our latest interviews including Part 1 and Part 2 with Big Sean. You can also follow us at www.facebook.com/hardknocktv and @Hardknocktv @NickHuff on twitter. http://www.fatcatnewsvideo.com/VideoDetail.aspx?pv=yt&assetId=ydRgu16le4U Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT