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Bangin' Candy: Meet Joe Budden's New Wifey Dazzle [Photos]
During an appearance on Sway In The Morning, Joe Budden spoke about some of his past relationships. The Slaughterhouse MC has a history of taking down some pretty bad females and while he didn't...
View ArticleWayne Brady's "5 Fingers Of Death" Freestyle On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Wayne Brady—yes, that Wayne Brady—came through Shade 45's Sway In The Morning and host Sway Calloway challenged him to perform the "5 Fingers Of Death" freestyle. The actor, comedian and Let's Make A...
View ArticleIce-T Explains The Difference Between An "MC" And A "Rapper" [VIDEO]
With less than a week left before his The Art of Rap documentary hits the silver screen, rapper-turned-actor, Ice-T is still in heavy promotional mode. The Law & Order star hit up Shade 45's Sway...
View ArticleMaino Performs "Welcome To The Mob" On Streetsweepers Radio [VIDEO]
Maino and his Black Gambinos made a recent visit on DJ Kayslay's Streetsweeper Radio show for an in-studio perfomance of their debut "Welcome To The Mob" record. Since appearing on David Banner's...
View ArticleSpaceGhost Purrp Visits Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Fresh off his S.O.B's performance, Raider Klan leader, Spaceghost Purrp was a guest on the Sway In The Morning radio show over on Shade 45. Sway put the "The Black God" to the "5 Fingers Of Death" test...
View ArticleYelawolf Expresses Frustrations With Interscope/Shady Records [LISTEN]
In an interview with Shade 45's All Out Show with Rude Jude and Lord Sear, Yelawolf expressed some displeasure with the way Shady and Interscope (the labels he is signed to) are handling things so far....
View ArticleTroy Ave Goes Through The 5 Fingers Of Death on Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Brooklyn's Linden Boulevard Troy Ave becomes the most recent artist to appears on the Shade 45's Sway In The Morning show. He tries his hand at the infamous "5 Fingers Of Death" challenge, created to...
View ArticleCommon Busts A Freestyle On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Common may have been spending a lot of time on his film career, but his lyrical flow is still up to par with his rap counterparts. The Chicago MC hit up Shade 45's Sway in the Morning, and spit a...
View ArticleSway & King Tech To Bring The Wake Up Show To Shade 45
Sway and DJ King Tech are bringing the “World Famous” Wake Up Show to satellite radio. The legendary show—lauded as a staple in Hip-Hop culture— will be aired on Sirius XM's Shade 45 station, starting...
View ArticleSway Responds To Kanye West; Says He'll Bring "His First TV" To MTV RapFix...
Yesterday evening, Kanye West broke his no press policy when he spoke to DJ Enuff about the controversial MTV's Hottest MC In The Game list. Aside from speaking about his disdain with his rank on the...
View ArticleRugz D. Bewler & Dice Raw Kick Freestyles On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Harlem's Rugz D. Bewler and Philadelphia's Dice Raw recently stopped through Sway In The Morning and held court with a fiery freestyle session. Producer Amadeus held down the beats straight off his...
View ArticleDanny Brown Sway In The Morning Freestyle [VIDEO]
Danny Brown found himself in the hot seat while visiting Shade 45's Sway In The Morning crew. Because any rapper with a project on the way should have spare bars on hand, host Sway Calloway thought it...
View Article11 Things We Learned From Shade 45's Eminem Interview
Although he has shown no chill throughout his 15 year career, Eminem is good for keeping a low profile. Surprisingly the self-proclaimed Rap God dropped various jewels in a town hall style Q&A...
View ArticleSway Responds To Kanye West Interview Commentary [VIDEO]
MTV's Sway Calloway had a long week following his Shade 45 interview with Kanye West, who infamously screamed on the host. Chants of, "You ain't got the answers Sway," became commonplace on the...
View ArticleRick Rubin Talks Being White In Hip-Hop, Eminem, & More [LISTEN]
Rick Rubin is a legend in the world of Hip-Hop, co-founding Def Jam Records with Russell Simmons in the 1980s. Rubin discussed his career, being white and Jewish in Hip-Hop, working with Eminem and...
View ArticleTalib Kweli Says Macklemore Is Hip-Hop, But His Fans Not So Much [VIDEO]
Add Talib Kweli to the list of Macklemore defenders. But don't dismiss the Black Star rapper's point. According the Brooklyn native, Macklemore is Hip-Hop, but his fans aren't (of course Kweli didn't...
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G-Unit Stop By Shade 45 For Reunion Special, Release Visual For “Ahhh Sh*t”...
G-Unit stopped by Shade 45 for their first-ever interview since reuniting. Not only did the rap collective play exclusive cuts from their newly debuted The Beauty Of Independence EP, but the one-hour...
View ArticleIggy Azalea’s Faux Black Accent Gets Dissected By Jill Scott & Eve [VIDEO]
Iggy Azalea is as unavoidable a topic in Hip-Hop right now as any, and much of the chatter around the popular rapper has been about her authenticity. Two of Philadelphia’s finest, Jill Scott and Eve,...
View ArticleDame Dash Says Jay Z Might Be A Snitch On Sway In The Morning [VIDEO]
Dame Dash might be long removed from his days as a honcho at Roc A Fella Records, but the always-moving business mogul still has plenty to say. Dash sat down with Shade 45’s Sway In The Morning crew...
View ArticleJoey BadA$$ Hits Back At Troy Ave On “5 Fingers Of Death” Freestyle [VIDEO]
The war of words between rappers Joey BadA$$ and Troy Ave heated up just a pinch more after the Pro Era captain took aim during a classic “5 Fingers of Death” freestyle on Sway In The Morning. The...
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