The lovely Brooklyn Chase takes the moment to sit down and speak with us about adult entertainment, her interests and much more ! Hailing from the West Coast we are pleased to introduce to you Brooklyn Chase one of the hottest new talents in the game !   Hello Brooklyn Chase, tell us a bit about yourself, where are you from ? How did you get your name ? Tell us about yourself. I was born and raised in beautiful San Diego, but just moved to the East to be near family. I’ve been in the industry for just over three years and I’m having an absolute blast! I got my name by going through a baby name book and mixing and matching until I found “it”. How did you get into the industry ? How many scenes have you done and what is your favourite type of p### to shoot ? I got into the industry by finding my first agent. P### was never on my radar until then, but I was looking for a new career where I could embrace my sexuality and enjoy life. I was thinking about stripping when I stumbled into p###. I have no clue how many scenes I’ve shot, but it’s a lot! My favorite type to shoot is boy/girl. Were there any p### stars in the industry you looked at as inspiration to be like in terms of success ? We’ve seen girls like Lisa Ann, Nikki Benz, Skin Diamond, Sasha Grey, Sara Jay, Pinky, Abella Anderson and many others surpass p### and branch off into other areas. Is that something you would do? I’ve always looked to Lisa Ann as inspiration. She built her name into a p### empire and she’s still a sweet and classy lady. I’d love to follow in her footsteps, with my own Brooklyn twist! Going by your instagram, if I didn’t know any better I’d never guess you were in adult films, you have that “girl next door” look to you. Are people surprised when they find out your profession ? There aren’t many people that I have to tell. Most already know before they meet me, but I have had some surprised friends. I’m very “normal” and that’s what surprises people. I cook, clean, craft, never wear makeup, always like to be covered in clothes; totally different than I am in film. But both are real parts of me! If you weren’t doing p### what would you be doing instead ? I would love to do interior design. I enjoy putting together my home and helping friends decorate theirs. Im pretty good at it, too. Are you single and do you find it harder to balance relationships outside of p### ? Do you have an expectation of p### sex versus regular sex ? Is it harder to sustain that level of ecstasy ? I am married. I think if you have a supportive spouse, the balancing act is easy. P### sex and regular sex are often polar opposites, mostly because regular sex has an immensely stronger emotional connection, which makes it better. What makes for a good sex scene/sexual experience for a scene ? What turns you on ? A really good scene is a perfect storm of many things. The girl needs to feel comfortable, she needs to feel confident in her body/makeup/outfit, the male and female talents need to be comfortable with each other, and it needs to be a fun environment. If everyone is feeling good, good sex (and therefore a good scene) is a given. You’ve done some interracial in p###, recently we’ve seen Lisa Ann speak about it the controversy surrounding it in interviews, Sasha Grey also spoke on it also. Did you catch any flack for it ? Would you keep doing it and do you date black men in your personal life ? I absolutely will keep doing interracial scenes. I truthfully don’t understand what the controversy is around it. I have caught some flack, but it’s been very minimal. And I don’t need fans like that, anyways. According to Google, pornography is the most searched topic, it could be argued that p### is perhaps one of the best technological revolutions to grace the internet, we’ve seen it go from Peer to Peer sharing sites and go all the way to pay sites to tube sites where people get it for free. Do you think that’s a good thing or bad thing for p### studios and are you personally affected by free p### ? Every person that is in any way connected to the adult industry is negatively affected by free p###. If studios aren’t making money off a scene, how can they possibly have the resources to continue to produce more content? If viewers want to continue to have p### to search, they need to understand that it isn’t free to produce. Pay for your p###! If you had to name one guy or girl alive or dead in entertainment (sports and film), music or pop culture, that you would sleep with, who would it be ? No contest, it would be Justin Timberlake. I’ve had an unhealthy obsession for more years than I care to reveal. Seems like you’d utilized social media pretty well, congratulations on 250,000 followers ! Some feel that social media is making it harder for entertainers because now they have to directly compete with everybody else and people can become stars almost overnight. Do you worry about that or has the game been good to you ? Hitting a quarter million followers still blows my mind, so thank you! I’ve never felt competition, but it’s not because I think I’m anything special. Every star has their own look, their own energy that they bring to a scene, and their own following. If a company doesn’t shoot me, it’s not because I have competition. It’s because what I bring to the screen isn’t right for their particular fan base, and that’s ok! What’s […]

Hey Anna Bell Peaks welcome ! It’s a pleasure to have you doing this interview with AllHipHop !! Now for those who may be unfamiliar tell them where you’re from. I was raised in the Midwest but now live out on the East Coast!     How did you first get into the industry and do people in your personal life know you’re an adult film actress ? I was “found” by a photographer who took some boudoir pics of me, said I should model and passed my phone number to be right person! I was doing part time web camming at the time at night after my full time job and I think the pics and camming got me noticed! My immediate family knows but my parents, siblings, and extended family do not. Yet.     Does being in the adult film industry make dating harder or easier ?   I’m married! But in terms of an open relationship, knowing in in p### intimidates some men I think, so I don’t tell potential partners what I do.     You’re relatively new to the game, how long have you been in the industry and has it been fun so far ? I started in January 2015 so have only been in 7 months and I love every single minute of it! P### scenes, web camming, I love my life.   Were you scared of the social stigma ? Did anything surprise you ? I’m not scared of the social stigma. I hope we are in a culture today where, though you may not approve or wish to have my career, you don’t judge or treat me differently because of the path I chose. Honestly, everyone I have ever talked to has been supportive. I started in the industry because I believe I can become something big and make a great living doing it. People see that I am educated and driven and support that!   We seen you dabbled in interracial, were you scared at first ? Not at all. Loved the scene, love the sex, and would do it again in a heartbeat! Yes Lex that means You! 🙂   Tell us more about the industry, it seems that more girls seem to be transitioning from adult film into other avenues in mainstream media. Is that something you might look into as time goes on or is it strictly p### for you now, worry about the rest later ?   I am open to anything! I would love to pursue tattoo modeling and acting, but I completely fill my time with p### scenes and web camming right now. I film or log online to webcam 40 hours every week, and do videos, advertise and brand myself, snapchat, Skype, monitor and update clips for sale and several other similar sites. It’s a more than full time job!   What do you on your time off when you’re not filming ?   I web cam full time when not shooting. Time off, like time I don’t work??? Um… … … I spend it with my family or try to get a couple hours of much needed sleep!   How deep is your love for Hip-Hop or music in general ?   I love music, it sets the pace of my mood! If I put on film score music, I’m soothed and relaxed. Classic rock or 80s Rock makes me sexually aroused and fiesty, today’s hits makes me upbeat and energized. Music makes me happy, I say that phrase All the Time.   If you had to choose any famous person dead or live to sleep with who would it be and why ?   Mathew McConoughey. I’ve always been a sucker for a blonde tanned man with a sexy smirk.   What’s your ultimate sexual fantasy ?   Man I’ve done some amazing things with sex! I just want to be open and carefree and wild! Outdoor threesome sex scene sounds pretty hot at the moment, or a scene that’s very voyeuristic since public sex is a big turn on.     Were there any pornstars (male or female) that you admired or inspired you ? Or are there pornstars you really enjoy working with or want to work with in the near future ? I love working with Johnny Castle cause, well, he’s a hottie and he’s great to f###, chemistry wise. If we are both HOT for each other then the on set sex is easy natural and wildly fun!   Tattoos !! Tell us about em ! How many do you have and what’s your most important tat ?   I have 27 tattoos. I have a few favorites that mean a lot to me. The Judge me Not tat across my chest was a turning point for me, when I decided that I need to live myself instead of worrying about what everyone else thinks of me.     If you could give advice to somebody wanting to get into the industry what would you advise ?   Wait. Don’t go into the industry at 18 when you may not know your body, may not make the wisest choices with your life, and aren’t driven enough to build your career. I’m 34 (just had my birthday July 26!) and I say that this was the perfect time to enter the industry. I fully understand the risks and rewards, am driven and dedicated towards my goals, am willing to put in massive hours of hard work to get my name recognized, and most of all, I know my body, I LOVE sex, I enjoy every part of sex, and it feels fantastic EVERY time! The best way to know about all my scenes is to follow my Twitter @AnnaBellPeaksxx I’m on www.myfreecsms.com/#annabellpeaks every day live! I have Instagram, snapchat, Skype, and I sell my content on Freeones.com, clips4sale, manyvids, customs4u, Dreamlover, and more. Google my name and you will find me everywhere, with new scenes releasing now […]

Long before Lisa Ann, Pinky, Sasha Grey and Roxy Reynolds there was Taylor Wane. The legendary “Queen of P###” has seen over 25 years in the industry and has established herself as one of the most renowned pornstars of all time and perhaps the FIRST milf ever before it even became it’s own genre. Taylor Wane hails from the U.K. and she took the time to do an interview with us on her experiences in the industry.   Where are you from and what was your upbringing like ? I was born and raised in the North East of England: Newcastle Upon Tyne. Youngest of 5 kids in a working class family. I had a great childhood even though we didn’t have a lot of money, I had a lot of love from my family. I loved being outdoors and playing sports. I never spent time inside watching tv or playing with toys, just wasn’t my thing. I was a tom boy up until I was around 18 years old. I never wore makeup or dressed girly. I loved school! I don’t think I ever took a day off even if I were sick. I wanted to be an A student and I was. Education was super important to me and still is. Education is power.       Were you always ambitious ? I was ambitious from the get go. I worked jobs before and after school each day and weekends. I would save the money and then give loans and charge a lot of interest. Haha.. I was motived, hungry and had endless energy. I loved the North and the people but England was just too small and constrained for me so I worked hard and figured a way out of a small city and moved to London. London was exciting and awesome but hard to get by. It’s very expensive to live in a city like London so I didn’t get to eat much and worked hard just to be able to live. They were definitely the lean years, in all ways.       The age old question you’ve probably been asked a lot – but for those who don’t know, how did you first get into the business ? One day one of my model friends from the Agency I was signed with told me about Los Angeles and how much modeling work there was there compared to London. I just wanted to work, every day if possible so I made the arrangements and set off on my journey not knowing where it would take me. I was introduced to an agency, at that time Jim South of World Modelling in Van Nuys, CA. It didn’t take me long before I was working every day and my popularity rose quickly as there were no British girls in the business at that time. Here I was. Blond, busty, british and had a mouth like a sailor. Something that stood out back in 1990. The p### girls weren’t known for being very vocal and talkative in their scenes. I had worked nights on phone sex lines in the UK and could talk dirty for hours if it meant keeping the guy paying per minute on that phone call. So once I was in a p### movie with my dirty mouth, it stood out from the get go.       Was it hard getting into the business or dealing with it ? What did your friends and family say ? Were they supportive ?? It was so easy getting into the business and even though I am NOT a nudist I just took to it right away. I have always been very sexual and the fact I could work every day and have sex just seemed like the perfect fit for me. In the beginning (1990-1991) sometimes I would shoot 3 scenes a day, in different studios. By 1994 I was voted Box Cover Girl of the year by AVN as I was on dozens and dozens of movie covers. By June 1994 I was the first well known Adult film Star to grace the cover of Penthouse Magazine. Back in the early 90’s, Bob Guccione didn’t feature p### stars as Penthouse Pets. After the success of that June 1994 issue, they had to re think their stand point on that. It was also that year, after Penthouse was published the British Tabloids got wind of my US success and it made front page news in the UK. My family now Knew what kind of modeling I was doing in the USA…. Nude and p###.. Then I got THE CALL… Not all p### talent are lucky that their family, even if not happy with their decision will stand by them. Mine did. I was blessed that I had such a remarkable bond with them, even though they were conservative in their thinking.     Let’s also talk musical interests, who are some artists you like listening to ? I like so many different artists, because music allows you to explore feelings you are having at any given time. Whether you are sad, happy, amped, in love, whatever. There is a song and an artist that can let you express and experience your feelings in such a remarkable way. So, who do I like? Who do I not like is the question… 🙂 from the greats like Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Queen to some of my current artists like Maroon 5, Pink, Lady gaga, Madonna, John Legend. I love such a wide variety of music from Nina Simone, Eminem, Blake Sheldon, Lil Wayne, Beyonce, The Black Crowes, Bob marley, Bruno Mars, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Kanye West, Dr Dre, Ed Sheeran, Rhianna, Faith Hill, Imagine Dragons, James Blunt, James Morrison, Jason Mraz, Jay Z, Jennifer Hudson, John Mayer, Johnny Cash, Michael Jackson, Ray Lamontagne, Pharrel, Sam Smith, Sex Pistols, Snoop Dogg, Pit Bull to name (not a) few. 😉     Do you have any favourite artists ? […]

Jasmine Jae it is a pleasure to have you do this interview with AllHipHop.com !!! How are you doing ? Please introduce yourself to those who may not be familiar with you ! Where are you from and who is Jasmine Jae ?   Hey there! I’m a English adult actress/performer from the United Kingdom. A tall, slim, busty brunette with killer eyes and insatiable lips. I’ve been gracing your TV and other screens for around 3 years in various states of undress, doing all those things you wish your wife or girlfriend would do!       How did you get into the adult film industry ?   I had a chance encounter with a well known male performer, Keiran Lee – it’s all his fault lol! He suggested I would be great as an adult actress due to my looks and sexual appetite. After careful thought I decided to take the plunge with Keiran in a scene for Brazzers and haven’t looked back since.       Do people approach you often about getting into the industry ? From your perspective how is it for men versus women in p### ?   Yeah I get asked for advice all the time. It’s easier for girls to get into the industry but harder for them to remain in demand depending on their look, attitude and performance on set. For guys is tends to be more difficult for them to get in with companies as producers tend to stick to their go-to, reliable guys but if a guy does well and is a consistently good performer then he will work regularly and for a long time. Attitude, commitment and, of course, performance goes a long way.       What are the things you like most and like least about your line of work?   Well I love the sex obviously! But also the travel, meeting some awesome people from all walks of life and being my own boss. The bitchiness and politics can get you down, especially for someone like me who has been successful in the industry – there is always someone wanting to drag you down – but other than that I think the industry is pretty great.     What makes for a good sex scene / sexual experience for you ? What turns you on ?   Whether I am working with a guy or girl, for it to be a truly great scene, there has to be chemistry. I love a guy who is eager to please and finds me sexy and who gives back as much as I give him rather than just going through the motions of position 1, position 2 etc. And for girls it is always a better scene when the girl actually likes having sex with girls. There are too many girls who obviously don’t find sex with girls a turn on but just do it to take the money, which really bugs me.       I know p### actresses have lists people they like to work with – whether it’s because of chemistry, personality or looks. If you have one who’s #1 on your list (male or female) ? Is or was there a particular person you preferred to work with more than others ? If so why ?   My favourite guy to work with is my husband Ryan Ryder. Apart from the obvious, he is a great performer and has never given me a bad scene. I also love working with Keiran Lee, Danny D, Ian Scott, Mike Angelo, juan lucho and chad white. I’m in the USA at the moment filming for the first time so hopefully I will have more names to add to that list soon! In terms of girls, Lexi Lowe, Samantha Bentley, Sienna Day, Anissa Kate, Chanel Preston & Dahlia Sky would be on top of my list.     Let’s talk a little about the business of the adult film industry… With the emergence of free p### does it affect how you make money ? Has it changed the adult film industry ?   Having been in the industry for a relatively short period of time, and as a performer rather than producer, I can’t really comment on the effect of the tube sites on the industry in a detailed manner. I can only go by what I hear from other p### veterans in that it has crushed a large proportion of producers and distributors. I have experienced companies reducing in number but I am lucky in that I have been able to work consistently for the past three years and seem to get busier rather than slower.     Is there more money from doing dvds and/or scenes with other professional websites or doing it on their own website or webcam ? I think one thing drives the other. If you are a successful, well known p### star, working for the major companies, you generally benefit from a high profile and generate a dedicated fan following. This then drives your own personal website and webcam sales.     If you had to name one guy/girl, alive or dead, that you would sleep with, who would you pick ? They can be from any time in history. Make it interesting !   Tupac Shakur – I reckon he would have been a great f**k!       What do you think of the fascination with Hip-Hop and the adult film industry ? Nowadays we’re seeing more pornstars in music videos and things like that. Strip club culture is seen in a different light now than it was 10 years ago. How do you feel about the relationship between the two ?   I think anything that helps others see ‘P### Stars’ as real people and p### as a legitimate industry is great. If this is through hip hop videos, TV documentaries and other media channels then that’s awesome.     Like Hip-Hop, the adult film industry has created a […]

Introducing another interview this time featuring Adult Film Star Richelle Ryan. She hails from Upstate New York and is a giants fan. In this interview she talks about Hip-Hop and life in the adult film industry and more. Check it out.   Who is Richelle Ryan and where does she come from ? How did you originally get into the p### business ? I’m a hot blooded Italian girl from upstate Ny, I started stripping 2 months before my 18th birthday and from there it kinda lead me into enjoying females and p### then all of a sudden I was meeting with the top Agent in the Adult Industry and planning my move to Los Angeles 4 months later. What was it like transitioning into p### ? In terms of how family and friends perceived it ? Did they know ? It wasn’t a hard transition for me, I was stripping before I got into the Adult industry so I was always that wild child, the hardest part was transitioning from moving from a very small city to Los Angeles. My family was upset at first but now they know I make wise decisions, do smart things with my money, and am always looking at the future. There’s been a rise of pornstars appearing in more mainstream music videos, we’ve seen Skin Diamond, Karmen Karma, Alexis Texas and many others. Why do you think pornography and Hip-Hop are making the connection together ? Hip-Hop has always been on the rise and very popular and obviously females in the adult industry are comfortable being dressed sexy and shaking our booties not to mention it’s amazing exposure. I’m still waiting for my phone call for a rap video, this big booty needs to be showcased in one . Musically, what are some artists or songs you’re currently listening to ? Who would be in your top 5 favourite musicians list at the moment ?? that’s a tough 1 because I LOVE music, but some of my favorite artists that come to mind who I always listen to are: Calvin Harris, Yo Gotti, Rick Ross, 2Chainz and Beyonce Have you been in any music videos ? If not would you be open to doing it ? Of course!!! Hit me up 2Chainz, I’m ready!!!! What is your opinion of the p### industry and the pirating of movies, being that people have access now to free content ? Does it make it harder for you to make content ? Absolutley does!!! People aren’t going to pay for it when it’s free, same thing happened to the music Industry. You have to support people, and the companies, online websites, DVD’s. It’s pretty simple- no support = No Money and you can’t put out new product without funds Simple. Pay for your p### people! In Hip-Hop and entertainment, more and more artists are going independent because of how the game has changed. Similar can also be seen in p### today. How much has p### really changed for you since you started ? Do you feel it’s more independent now with some girls choosing not to go with studios or agencies and instead do their own webcam shows ? I feel that lots of girls chose to be independent because they have more control over their career versus being signed with an agency or company. I’ve seen the p### game take a huge turn since entering in 2006, Back in 2006 their were way more companies, less free p### sites…. now their are far less movies and content being put out but I feel that it’s better quality and I enjoy seeing all the girls and guys in the industry promoting new scenes and movies. In 2006 Twitter wasn’t popular yet as it is now so we didn’t have a way to reach out and connect with fans and promote ourselves. There’s been an emergence of strip club culture now being glorified in rap music and entertainment as a whole. In the past you went to clubs to hangout, today, it’s strip clubs. What’s your take on that ? Why do you feel that’s happening today ? Were in a day in age now where social media has taken over our lives…. Every where you go people are Instagramming, Facebook, Twitter, Snap- Chatting and whatever else, Now it’s the cool thing to do to be out in the strip club, making it rain, popping bottles with a gang of sexy girls. We’ve become more open as a society accepting all walks of life… Big booty woman, Transgenders, Fitness models and the Gay/Lesbian community. As a feature Entertainer who is booked in strip clubs 2-3 weekends out of every month I see lots of people coming into the strip clubs just to hang out and party. I think it’s great!     Moving more into the personal life a little… Does your work ever conflict with your personal life, like with dating and so forth ? I have been single for about 6 years now, I pretty much have sworn off dating until I’m retired from the Adult Industry. Most men are intimidated by what I do and I can understand that, plus I’d rather be single mingle it’s waaay more fun! If you weren’t doing p### what would you be doing ? Or in a past lifetime what or who do you think you would have been ? I would be a yoga instructor What are 5 things about you people would be surprised to know ? I’m very boring I’m obsessed with coconut oil, I use it on everything and everywhere on my body and around my house I”m terrified of underground parking I take a bubble bath every night I have never used Uber Any crazy stories of fans approaching or noticing you in public ? My fans are pretty cool, I get recognized a lot in the gym probably because I’m always there hahaha I’m surprised I get recognized there because I’m completely plain […]

Who is Karmen Karma and where does she come from ? How did you originally get into the p### business ? I’m a natural born s### from a super small town in Upper Michigan. From the second I laid my eyes on a dirty magazine, I knew I wanted to be a p### star, when I grew up. I’ve always been super sexual, so I started web-camming in high school, and then moved to Florida to be a stripper when I turned 19. I knew I wanted to do p###, but was hesitant because of my family being so conservative. Finally when I turned 21, I said “f### it” and flew to Los Angeles to do p### and never left.   It seems like p### and Hip-Hop have had quite an interesting union, we’ve seen Sara Jay, Lisa Ann, Alexis Texas, Roxy Reynolds, Skin Diamond and many others in rap videos or on urban media outlets. What’s your opinion on Hip-Hop’s fascination with p### ?   I absolutely LOVE it. I’m a crazed Hip-Hop fan, and I want to shake my booty in every artist’s music video. I recently was in Waka Flocka’s music video “Bust”, and since then I’ve been dying to do more! So if you’re an artist reading this and want a white p### star with a fat ass in your video, hit me up!   Who are some of your favourite artists to listen to or songs in rap right now ? By the way you get brownie points for chilling with DJ Whoo Kid and Waka Flocka ! They’re DOPE !!   They really are dope, Waka and Whoo Kid both took selfies with me and were chill as f###. Right now, my favorite artists to listen to in the rap game are Big Sean, Tyga, Kevin Gates, Waka Flocka, Gucci Mane, Drake, Rae Sremmurd, Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug, Kid Ink, Nicki Minaj, and Future… I could go on and on and on!   What is your take on the business of p### ? How do you feel about the flow of “free p###” on the internet ? Do you think it hurts the business or is better for it ? It definitely hurts the business. But lets be real, everyone loves free s###, especially p###, so I don’t see it changing anytime in the future. I think the industry needs to figure out how to work with the changes of the industry, because it’s definitely not like it used to be. I absolutely love doing p###, but I also enjoy feature dancing, being in music videos, etc., so it’s good to have other avenues of work.     In Hip-Hop and entertainment, more and more artists are going independent because of how the game has changed. Similar can also be seen in p### today. How much has p### really changed for you since you started ? Do you feel it’s more independent now ?   I’ve been in the p### game 2 1/2 years, and I haven’t seen too much of a change. I’m more in demand now that I have established myself as a p### star, so work is way better for me now. Of course, it is different for the talent than it is for the directors. If you can get yourself to the point of a popular p### star, obviously you will establish fans who will buy your DVDs no matter what to support you!     Now you have more of like that suicide girls/alternative p### look with the tattoos and you also do interracial. Were you nervous or feel like you were taking a risk doing an interracial scene ?   Hell no! I love the chocolate. My boyfriend is black and I absolutely live for BBC. I don’t consider myself alternative, although I know I have that look. I’m a little gangster girl, not a screamo/emo chick. People just assume I’m that way because of the stereotype of tattooed women. I’ve never cared for what people thought of my decisions–you can never make everyone happy, so I was more than ready to do interracial scenes!     Also, do you find it harder to date in your personal life ?   Definitely! Before I met my current man, I gave up on dating all together, and told myself I wouldn’t date until I was out of the p### industry. However, I ended up meeting a one in a million guy who supports my ho activities and loves me for me. It’s great to be able to pursue my career and have a relationship. It’s very rare for that to happen in p###.   Do you prefer shooting scenes on set or being on webcam more ?   Shooting scenes on set, hands down. I rarely webcam anymore, maybe once or twice a year for fans. I love f###### and creating p### for people all over the world to j####### to!     Do you get approached by fans in public? Do you mind it or would you prefer not to be disturbed? At airports or when I used to go to bars and clubs is when I get approached the most. I don’t mind at all, it’s always very sweet! What are 3 things about you, people would be surprised to know?   I’m now clean and sober I love to rescue, foster, and adopt rabbits in need I can leg press 470 pounds   Your top 5 favourite albums or albums you’re currently listening to?   “If you’re reading this It’s Too Late” Drake “Sremm Life” Rae Sremmurd “Full Speed” Kid Ink “The Gold Album 18th Dynasty” Tyga “Dark Sky Paradise” Big Sean Given the opportunities that entertainment often creates, are there other avenues of the entertainment industry you’d like to dabble in ? Would you want to crossover like say a Sasha Grey and do Hollywood movies, reality TV or anything along those lines?   I would love to crossover and do movies, TV, music, […]

Nintendo Direct 4-1-2015 Article by Ru No lame April fools jokes here, Nintendo got right to the point with the news they announced at this 45 minute long conference. With that said, lets talk about all news that came out today. First, we need to get out of the way that there was no Zelda or Star Fox. Zelda was unfortunately pushed back to 2016, and there’s still been no word on Star Fox. Hopefully we get some Star Fox news at E3, as Nintendo has already said Zelda will not be there. Mewtwo is coming to Super Smash Bros on April 28th for $3.99, $4.99 if you want him on both Wii U and 3ds. If you have both Smash games registered on Club Nintendo then you will be receiving a code to download him free on April 15th! Nice. Lucas returns to Smash. He’s been given a release date of June, but still no price. This gives us hope that more characters will be returning. There’s a Super Smash Bros fighter ballot! Nintendo is asking for feedback on which Nintendo character should appear next in Smash. All you have to do is go here and say what character you want, what game they’re from, and why they should be in SSB. I will personally be voting for Cooking Mama.   Amiibos! More amiibos are on their way! Much to Jerz’s dismay, and his kids delight.   A word of advice if you’re looking to buy amiibos: pre-order them now. A majority of amiibos become very hard to find quickly, and if you’re too late they end up costing way more than expected online. So get those pre-orders going while you can. Pre-orders will be available at Gamestop today. It looks like Nintendo isn’t going to just stop at SSB. As they’ve mentioned before, Amiibos work on Hyrule Warriors, Mario Kart 8, and various games to be announced if you have the New Nintendo 3DS. Coming this fall….     Even Nintendo’s newest project, Splatoon is coming out with a line of amiibos coming May 29th.     There were more gameplay videos for Splatoon. The game looks promising, but now its all up to the community to support it. Splatoon is scheduled to release on May 29th. Nintendo 64 & Nintendo DS games are coming to the Wii U Virtual Console. Available right after the Nintendo Direct are Super Mario 64 and Yoshi’s Island DS. Attack On Titan is coming to the 3DS in North America and Europe. It will have 4 player local or online co-op play. It will be available digitally in May. The long awaited Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem was announced. It looks great, but there still isn’t a lot of info about whats going on. Fans are just excited to know that the game is still in the works. Hopefully we get more word at E3. New Fire Emblem! The SRPG series is releasing another entry for the 3DS. Make your own character and choose from the branching paths ahead. One side will be more for the beginner and casual player, while the other side will be geared towards the traditional and more challenging parts. Fire Emblem will be out sometime in 2016. Fatal Frame Wii U is coming to the US. The latest entry in the survival horror franchise looks to make perfect use of the Wii U gamepad and is looking to scare the crap out of you. No real release date yet, but i cannot wait! Nintendo is getting a whole line of indie games on the way.They Include Adventures of Pip, Octodad, Don’t Starve, and many more. The new update for Codename: Steam is on the way which will speed up enemy turns. Awesome, speed up the gameplay. 2 new streetpass games, as well as a streetpass premium are coming to 3DS. A new amiibo card game is coming to the 3DS starring Animal Crossing. Its your job to decorate their homes. Sounds…..riveting. We’ll see how this goes, but Animal Crossing does have a very loyal fanbase. Pokemon Rumble World is coming to 3DS for free. After the success of Pokemon Shuffle, NIntendo decided to double up. Pokemon Rumble World will be coming soon. Finally, the 2nd set of Mario Kart 8 DLC is coming out sooner than announced. Instead of the May date that we were told back in the fall, the DLC will come out on April 23rd. Along with the DLC is another update to MK8 that will add 200cc free to the game. 200cc, take that in for a moment. Now think about how many more BS ways to lose this game there will be as everyone will have blue shells and you’ll be stuck with banana peels. Great times! Thats all for this Nintendo Direct. What did you like? What did you dislike? What are you most excited for? What amiibos are you buying and why is it all the yarn Yoshis?     For more on Nintendo Direct or gaming in general check out: http://ourcadegames.com/

The Young Thug’s Ice is Colder by Jarvis G. “If you’re 30, 40 years old, you’re not getting listened to by minors. Like, Jay Z has some of the sickest lyrics ever, but I would never buy his CD, just because of my age and because of his age. By the time I turn that old, I ain’t gonna be doing what he’s doing.” – Young Thug Never in my lifetime did I think I would quote Young Thug for anything to start a conversation. In a form of music that breeds competition, age becomes more of a factor than it does in most other forms. Now, it is pretty reasonable to not want to hear a 45 year old man or woman rapping about the how tough they are on the block. That shows that age is not what ruins someone’s shelf life in rap but it is the lack of substance. A pet peeve of mine, and something I have to remind myself of, is that the idea music now is not necessarily worse than what I grew up on. It has changed, just like what I grew up on was different than the ear before that. The difference is though the popularity of rap music. Rap is mainstream now, has been for a while. The error we make when saying, “Rap is a young man’s game” is generalizing it as this new form of music. Yes, it is comparatively a new form of music, but in 2015 the pioneers like a Sugar Hill Gang, DJ Kool Herc and an Afrika Bambaataa are still around and should not be taken around the shed to be put down like a dog. In the same vein, we cannot sit here say that (insert any new rapper from the south) is the worst thing to ever happen to hip hop every day. Acting seems to be “the way out” for rappers once they get a certain age. While there is nothing wrong with that, somewhere down the line the history is not being taught and kids are growing up thinking that Will Smith is an actor turned rapper, and having no idea about why it is so trippy seeing Ice-T playing a cop on television. The support for their careers just does not seem to be there and it is disappointing. Going back off the point that rap is popular now; corporations have their hands all over rap, which has created a generation of people doing it for a check and less about the craft. This divide in the culture has made it difficult to have collaborations with artists from earlier years. Signing to a label ensures that they need your project to be as marketable as possible and trying to pitch them a single featuring Chuck D (no matter how great it actually may be) is not going to fly with them. The balance is not there. A culture cannot survive if we do not know the roots while accepting the change and progression that comes in life. This loss of history or preservation of legends is what really going to lead to what everyone is worried about as of late, the whitewashing in rap. Iggy can’t claim a spot if we keep Lauryn Hill conscious. Rap is at its best when we have young and old challenging each other and not one group being favored by the label executives. That creates a misrepresentation of what rap music is. Do your history, read about what rappers came before what you hear on the radio and listen to their music. Show that you cannot ostracize us at a certain age and that good artistry is timeless. “I love and respect the culture.” “When you love and respect it, you’ll always be able to do it. That’s why I know with me being 44 years of age, there’s no limit, because I’m older. If that was the case, I would be like, ‘Aw, man, that rap stuff was cool when I was younger. I’ve outgrown that.’ You cannot outgrow culture! You can’t outgrow a culture, period! The fact that I am a part of the culture, I’m going to keep banging out until I don’t want to do it anymore but I still fiend for an ill-a** sample and an ill-a** beat to make.” –DJ Premier

Everyone that reaches the top falls from grace. It is a part of life that you can only be so good and consistent for so long before you have to wind it down. Jordan playing for the Washington Wizards is not how anyone is going to remember him. Same is to be said for Brett Favre in Minnesota or New York. What makes hip hop so compelling is that it is the closest to a sport that you can have in music. So much is predicated on what an individual can do with words and the breeds a competitiveness that no other genre has. In saying that every rapper lyrically just doesn’t have it anymore, and as of 2015 Lil’ Wayne is on his last leg. Personally, I have always felt that Lil’ Wayne has been overrated but I also have felt the same about LeBron James. At neither point did I diminish the fact they are very talented individuals and are the upper echelon in what they do. But listening to Lil Wayne seems like punishment opposed to enjoyment. The Carter III was the peak of this man’s popularity and artistic value. That was in 2008. The Carter III had sold a million in a week which was and is unheard of in this current rap climate. He was nominated for album of the year in the Grammy’s, while winning best rap album that same year. Clearly he was on top whether you loved it or not. Now this isn’t the first editorial piece written about how Lil’ Wayne has fallen off, there are countless articles and threads about it, is almost like this taboo subject that everyone speaks about privately but not publicly. It could be due to that Wayne has positioned himself with a lot of powerful people in hip hop so saying how he has ‘lost it’ could result in not getting on that new DJ Khaled record that is inexplicably going to get way too much rotation at radio. Maybe he is just more likeable too. When Jay-Z started creeping up there in age, bloggers and rappers left and right were coming out saying how done he was and that he needs to give the new guys shine. What I think can be learned here is that it’s not about your age in hip hop but more so mileage. Sample size is everything. Lil’ Wayne raps…like a lot. While he is only 32 look at how many mixtapes, albums, and features this man has been on. . Studio Albums • Tha Block Is Hot (1999) • Lights Out (2000) • 500 Degreez (2002) • Tha Carter (2004) • Tha Carter II (2005) • Tha Carter III (2008) • Rebirth (2010) • I Am Not a Human Being (2010) • Tha Carter IV (2011) • I Am Not a Human Being II (2013) • Tha Carter V (2015) • Free Weezy Album (2015) That does not include the Drought, Squad Up, and Dedication series. The Sorry for the Wait tapes or any other one offs such as No Ceilings. Not to mention the endless guest verses he has put on a remix or just one of his artist projects. Even his most diehard fans will tell you that he isn’t the same. Now the point of drop off goes anywhere from his stint in Riker’s Island to the Dedication 3 up towards the extreme idea he never was that damn good. Wayne’s domination came when rap arguably was at its weakest overall in that 2006-2009 era. Could it be that with the emergence of more versatile and talented artists such as a Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and his own protégée Drake that he is being exposed possibly? There is only so many times that you can tell us what the “F” in Weezy F. Baby stands for. Your uncanny lust for giving a redbone oral pleasures while flicking a lighter signalling you are about to, how do you say ? ‘Go in’. Lil Wayne will go down as one of the best, where you rank him is always on you but he will get at least an honourable mention by most from this generation. He has always flirted with this notion of retirement and I hope it comes sooner than later. Nostalgia usually works in most people’s favour but it is getting to the point that the bad is becoming as memorable as the good with Lil Wayne. We remember Jordan hitting the buzzer beater against Utah game 6, that is how I’m trying to remember this man’s catalogue but it I think we are getting a clearer picture of why the Carter V maybe being kept in Birdman’s bushes.   Jarvis G (@JarvisG_)