Word: legendizing
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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There’s an old family legend that my grandfather boxed with JFK back in 1937, and that Grandpa completely kicked his ass. Technical Knock-Out in the first round. Ivy League playboy millionaire teeth scattered over the ring, Kennedy babbling out “I-ah, er-ah...” in a half-conscious state...
...Great One pull a fast one? JANET JONES GRETZKY, wife of hockey legend WAYNE GRETZKY, allegedly placed bets with a $1.7 million illegal-gambling ring in New Jersey. And Gretzky's assistant coach at the Phoenix Coyotes, Rick Tocchet, allegedly financed the ring. Neither Gretzky faces charges in the investigation, which authorities call Operation Slapshot, although she may be a witness before a grand jury. Tocchet's lawyer says he is innocent of all charges. Despite his proximity to the case, Gretzky says, "I didn't bet. Didn't happen. Not going to happen. Hasn't happened...
...culture of hip-hop is a few levels flakier than other types of music,” says Larry Legend, a New York-based hip-hop producer and engineer who has mixed and made beats for mainstream stars like Nas and Jadakiss, as well as underground heroes C-Rayz Walz and DJ Logic...
...Legend is talking about a rap world where the scales are tipping towards the self-made artist. More and more, big-name labels have been desperate to sign MCs with already-established, self-produced bodies of work. Take, for example, 50 Cent—his tracks were making waves on homemade “mixtape” CD-Rs for years before he got a major-label deal...
Case in point: Paul Barman, a graduate of Brown University, has recently become a quirky hip-hop icon as the protégé of legendary De La Soul DJ Prince Paul. And he did it in much the way that Ferguson and Legend have described—self-recording his three EPs and an LP and developing a cult fanbase...