With pointed criticism of their product from southern Hip-Hop legends Scarface and Luke, VH1 Honors executive producers Nelson George and Fab Five Freddy are defending this year’s selections and criteria.
This year, individuals like Suave House Records founder Tony Draper voiced displeasure at his contributions being omitted, while others such as Luke have stated the show fails to acknowledge all his accolades as a pioneer business mogul.
Freddy and George welcome the dialogue, explaining that Hip-Hop history shows fans and artists are always very vocal about the culture.
“No matter how you feel people are still extremely passionate about it,” Fab Five Freddy told VH1. “We constantly explain there’s no chronological method to how we’re doing this…we try to pick people from different eras, whether it’s closer to the beginning from that late 80s into the 90s. And like I said it’s only been a 10 year criteria that we [use]. [We look for] people that carved out specific lanes and styles within the music.”
YING YANG TWINS PRESENT’S GUMBO VOL 1 FEATURING NEW SINGLE MAKE EM HOLLA
Taking a stroll down memory lane and making stops at all of the joints that put the duo on the proverbial map, the Ying Yang Twins have packaged a plethora of their bangers with a touch of spicy seasoning. 101 Distribution and the Ying Yang Twins are pleased to announce the first installment in a 12 month series of exclusive retail CD releases and digital singles aptly named Gumbo. If you’re not ready to get your butt on the floor and move something, then this is definitely not the album for you. The group’s newest crunktastic creation features the work of German and British dance producers befriended on their 2010 European tour. Featuring flow from Ying Yang protege’s K-Dolla, Da Muzicianz, The Hard Boys and more, the twins serve up a more progressive sound while making sure to include enough of their trademark touches for the loyal fans of the group who were on the dance floors in the big nightclubs bouncing to the singles that put Ying Yang on the map. “Grind Time”is a bona fide party-starter, as is “Fairytale Girl”. Leaving room for a couple of breathers, “Make Em Holla” is a salute to the ladies- a necessary requirement for any Ying Yang album. Undoubtedly carving out an indelible niche in both the Atlanta and overall national hip-hop landscape, the Ying Yang Twins do a hell of a job of letting it be known why they are the kings of high-energy hip-hop. With a crop of dance floor drivers and a couple of uncommon slow joints, Gumbo Vol. 1 proves why the duo have gone down as the legends of crunk check it out at
http://www.101d.com/m/gumbo1