“It all happened with one phone call,” Marley Marl told Akiit.com during a Mar. 2006 interview. “They called me and he jumped on the phone and told me it would be spectacular for Hip-Hop…My reason for doing this is to show these kids that [Hip-Hop beefs] are not that serious.”
The first single from the release is titled “Kill A Rapper,” which focuses on the unsolved murders of several of rap’s biggest stars and why no one has been brought to justice.
Hip-Hop Lives hits stores on May 22 on Koch Records.
In related news, KRS-One will hit the road for an 11-date tour, which will feature De La Soul on select dates. Tour dates are below:
MARCH 2007
March 22, Malibu, CA, Malibu Inn
March 23, Garden Grove, CA, Bellunos
March 31, Santa Monica, CA, (Hip Hop Unity Day) The Greek Theatre
APRIL 2007
April 4, Agoura Hills, CA, Canyon Club**
April 5, Santa Ana, CA, Galaxy Theatre**
April 6, San Diego, CA, Cane’s**
April 7, Los Angeles, CA, Key Club**
April 22, Long Beach, CA, Long Beach College
** with De La Soul
MAY 2007
May 12, Carrboro, NC, Cats Cradle
May 18, New York, NY, BB Kings
May 19, Washington, DC, H 20