Being an outspoken figure comes with a lot of criticism but also gives you a lot of power and influence. If anybody knows that it’s Michael Rapaport who stopped by #TheCruzShow on Power 106 to talk to J. Cruz and the team about a wide range of topics.
Amongst the topics discussed were Kanye West and his antics, Tekashi 6ix9ine, his “The Guest Book” show, Donald Trump Dump, and more. Michael also used the platform to encourage people to vote with a strong message.
Wiz Khalifa is working on some things and stopped by #TheCruzShow on Power 106 to talk about them with J. Cruz and the team.
Amongst topics discussed Wiz said he’s working on a R&B album, praised Ty Dolla $ign, trolled a song with Jay-Z, explained why he lets his son Sebastian cuss, confirmed he’s performing at Mac Miller’s tribute concert, and more.
“Ty [Dolla $ign] is so talented man. He’s a great musician and he always takes it to the next level. So it’s only natural that other artists like Kanye, and whoever else he works with are really, really, inspired by him,” said Wiz about Ty.
While in Wyoming last week for Kanye West’s ‘ye’ album listening party, J.Cruz and Cece Valencia of The Cruz Show on Power 106 caught up with Kim Kardashian and Kid Cudi. One of the main topics discussed was the recording of Ye and Cudi’s ‘Kids See Ghosts’ album.
Other topics discussed was Kim K telling The Cruz Show about Kanye’s devotion to music, how he loves a woman’s point of view, his creative process, and how he scraped the original album. Kim went on to tell Cudi the collab album with him and Yeezus was going to be worked on after the listening.
On Kanye’s album remake Kim said, “He had a whole different album and maybe two weeks ago, he just came in, woke up one morning and re-did the whole thing.”
Shoutout to Kim for shouting us out too! LA LEAKERS, baby!
Kendrick Lamar dropped in on Power 106’s “The Cruz Show” this morning and talked to J. Cruz and company about a wide ranging list of topics. Amongst the topics discussed were Dot’s upcoming “DAMN. Tour,” ‘DAMN.’ album, his passion for the hip-hop culture, praised and paid homage to the late Prodigy, and even disclosed who his top 5 rappers off all-time are.
If you’re familiar with J. Cruz’s interviews you should already know this is a “DAMN.” good one. Watch the full interview below.
During a recent promo visit to Power 106’s “The Cruz Show” for his “Goin Thru The Motions Tour,” PnB Rock spit a melodic freestyle over French Montana’s “Unforgettable”. During the freestyle PnB showed off his vocals as he added his own hook and sang a bit.
The freestyle received such a positive reception that the Philly native dropped the official audio on his SoundCloud. “I really was just playin and havin fun lol I started beat boxing at the end,” he wrote on his Twitter.
I really was just playin and havin fun lol I started beat boxing at the end 🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/g1x43Jp0xT
Following his freestyle on the #LIFTOFF with Justin Credible and DJ Sourmilk, Joey Bada$$ blessed Power 106’s #TheCruzShow with some crazy “breakfast bars” over J. Cole and Miguel’s “All I Want Is You” instrumental.
“I’m good with the pressure, I make my diamonds in the rough / My skin is Sierra Leone tough / And now that we on up / It’s only right that we shine / This jewelry will blind you / But nah, I’m just checking time /Because I’m really referring to the jewels I got in mind / Because I’m so in-line with the divine,” rapped the New York MC.
Joey is getting ready to release his ‘All Amerikkkan Bada$$’ album April 7th. It will include features from J. Cole, ScHoolboy Q, Styles P., and others.
J Cruz takes us on a tour of his hometown of Van Nuys, California. Watch as Cruz walks around Grant High School sharing memories of lunch time meet-ups, the first time Power 106 came to his school, hip-hop discussions at the lunch table and riding around with his dad listening to the radio. Cruz also shares a funny story of our very own Justin Credible, whom he attended high school with.
The Game has always been a major advocate for change on social issues in America. Just last week he along with Snoop Dogg and Problem led a peaceful rally in LA and met with the Mayor, Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief, Charlie Beck in hopes of unifying LA.
This week, Game joined Power 106’s J. Cruz and Yesi Ortiz for a special edition of #KnowledgeIsPower, where he along with Nick Cannon, Dr. Abdullah, and Wendy Carrillo talked about the ongoing race issues in America and the definition of #BlackLivesMatter.
Following the conversation Game delivered a very powerful spoken word speech that he tirelessly worked on and fell asleep writing “so, it may sound unfinished at the end.” Read the lyrics to the unnamed piece below.
Game’s Spoken Word Lyrics
The problem started with our fathers being forced to sell drugs to our own people given to us by the same government that locks us away in cages. Taking black men out of the ghettos they were put in and leaving the black woman and child alone to survive in a world with little or no resources because they lack the strength instilled upon man by God who as our creator knowing which roll the male species will play in building of what we now know as the earth. We were put here to share this one race, the human race, but over time the devil in his hatred of God as caused a wedge between man and the earth or a glitch in the matrix as some would say causing a ripple in the bloodlines of Black, White, Asian, Spanish and Indian cultures causing a segregated lifestyle in which the minority, yes the minority, it being us, African-Americans has surfed the most in all areas deemed inhumane from being slaves tied in chains to slaves hung by gangs.
These gangs, the American government, and KKK are now equal to African-Americans when we roll up and pull out a KKK. But who are we pointing our guns at? Each other, our sister and our brothers, but we scared, yeah we scared to point it in the direction of others. But the white man he’ll walk in church and kill our aunties and our mothers and we just lay down in streets cold and stiff under white covers. The same covers the Klu Klux Klan wore over their over heads to do us in then we get pulled over by the police and they wonder why we got guns because you ain’t gonna shot us man.
We want to defend ourselves like Mutombo, we want to be at home reading our children Micky Mouse and Dumbo, we want pardons by Obama before he gone, so we make it home just in time for grandmothers gumbo, but it won’t happen cause even Barack don’t have the freedom that he wants. He in the white house with black skin, I’d rather be out in the front, but his daughters, beautiful young black queens, living the American dream while our daughters are on the other side of the fence getting pregnant in their teens and I do not blame our President for sh**. I blame the government for trying to ease the black man since our existence.
This fight has been fixed it is a trap, yeah it is a trap black man, set up so we can never be as rich as Bruce Wayne that only leaves us with Batman, a character in a mask that has to hide his identity. Do all the work for police killing minorities saving them time and a whole lot of energy and we got enemies, we got a lot of enemies government want to see us all in the penitentiary trying to put the slave black in a n*****. You know they’ll murder us. Look how they did John Kennedy. So black man please put the blunt down, the lean and the Hennessy. It’s time to father our future so our existence is more than just a memory.
CHANCE HONORS MOHAMMAD ALI AT ESPYS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Pu-iJV0vs
Chance The Rapper flawlessly paid homage to Muhammad Ali with a real soulful tribute at the ESPN ESPY Awards. In the process, Chance also debuted a new song while Ali’s greatest moments flickered on the jumbotron.
“Ain’t nowhere greater,” he sang. “Ain’t nowhere brighter / Ain’t nowhere better / Ain’t no one prettier / Ain’t no one wiser / Ain’t no one better.”
Chance then proceeds with the touching chorus: “I was a rock/ I was a rock and roller/ Back in my day/ But now I’m just a rock/ I was a rock and roller/ Back in my day/ But now I’m just a rock/ I was a rock.”
On stage joining Lil Chano was Jamila Woods, Peter Cottontale, Teddy Jackson, Donnie Trumpet and a full choir that added depth and emotion to the performance.
See Chance’s pre-performance warm-up with NBA MVP, Steph Curry below.
— Lil Chano From 79th (@chancetherapper) July 14, 2016
Following the show he expressed his gratitude for Ali. What a great moment for Chance, whom although independent has accomplished some real big things.
— Chance The Rapper (@chancetherapper) July 14, 2016
RICH HOMIE QUAN BLOWS BIGGIE TRIBUTE
The best way Rich Homie Quan honored the Notorious B.I.G. last night at VH1’s Hip-Hop Honors, was not by performing “Get Money,” but by wearing a Coogi sweater and a pair of Timberland boots.
Quan hit the stage with Lil’Kim to honor Big Poppa but was better off staying on the sidelines. Not even sure why Quan was picked to honor Biggie. I can think of atleast 10 other guys who would’ve fit that bill better.
It is clear that the hip-hop world is feeling “Some Type Of Way” after watching that horrendous tribute. Check out some of the Internet’s reaction below.
Kobe Bryant celebrated his final NBA season with an epic 60-point game. On Thursday he was awarded with the “Legend” award at the Nickolodeon’s Kids Choice Sport awards.
Bryant was brought on stage by Zendaya to receive the award.
Following his motivating speech at the event, he was covered with golden slime. The Black Mamba matched the 16 NBA championships he won in his career with the slime.
Watch the full event on Nickolodeon tomorrow night.
The Game has always been a major advocate for change on social issues in America. Just last week he along with Snoop Dogg and Problem led a peaceful rally in LA and met with the Mayor, Eric Garcetti and LAPD Chief, Charlie Beck in hopes of unifying LA.
Today, Game joined Power 106’s J. Cruz and Yesi Ortiz for a special edition of #KnowledgeIsPower, where he along with Nick Cannon, Dr. Abdullah, and Wendy Carrillo talked about the ongoing race issues in America and the definition of #BlackLivesMatter.
Following the conversation Game delivered a very powerful spoken word speech that he tirelessly worked on and fell asleep writing “so, it may sound unfinished at the end.” Read the lyrics to the unnamed piece below.
Game’s Spoken Word
The problem started with our fathers being forced to sell drugs to our own people given to us by the same government that locks us away in cages. Taking black men out of the ghettos they were put in and leaving the black woman and child alone to survive in a world with little or no resources because they lack the strength instilled upon man by God who as our creator knowing which roll the male species will play in building of what we now know as the earth. We were put here to share this one race, the human race, but over time the devil in his hatred of God as caused a wedge between man and the earth or a glitch in the matrix as some would say causing a ripple in the bloodlines of Black, White, Asian, Spanish and Indian cultures causing a segregated lifestyle in which the minority, yes the minority, it being us, African-Americans has surfed the most in all areas deemed inhumane from being slaves tied in chains to slaves hung by gangs.
These gangs, the American government, and KKK are now equal to African-Americans when we roll up and pull out a KKK. But who are we pointing our guns at? Each other, our sister and our brothers, but we scared, yeah we scared to point it in the direction of others. But the white man he’ll walk in church and kill our aunties and our mothers and we just lay down in streets cold and stiff under white covers. The same covers the Klu Klux Klan wore over their over heads to do us in then we get pulled over by the police and they wonder why we got guns because you ain’t gonna shot us man.
We want to defend ourselves like Mutombo, we want to be at home reading our children Micky Mouse and Dumbo, we want pardons by Obama before he gone, so we make it home just in time for grandmothers gumbo, but it won’t happen cause even Barack don’t have the freedom that he wants. He in the white house with black skin, I’d rather be out in the front, but his daughters, beautiful young black queens, living the American dream while our daughters are on the other side of the fence getting pregnant in their teens and I do not blame our President for sh**. I blame the government for trying to ease the black man since our existence.
This fight has been fixed it is a trap, yeah it is a trap black man, set up so we can never be as rich as Bruce Wayne that only leaves us with Batman, a character in a mask that has to hide his identity. Do all the work for police killing minorities saving them time and a whole lot of energy and we got enemies, we got a lot of enemies government want to see us all in the penitentiary trying to put the slave black in a n*****. You know they’ll murder us. Look how they did John Kennedy. So black man please put the blunt down, the lean and the Hennessy. It’s time to father our future so our existence is more than just a memory.
We need more figures of Game’s stature to do things like this and make a difference. Kudos.
Rapper Hopsin stopped into The Cruz Show to vent about his leaving Funk Volume, accuses Damien Ritter of taking more money than he deserved, and the anger he has over losing the label he created. He also speaks on the current state of his relationship with Dizzy Wright.
Snapchat King and super producer DJ Khaled chopped it up with J Cruz about his Snapchat game, his favorite verses off of his hit tracks, plus hints at a new track with Kendrick Lamar.
Kendrick Lamar sat with The Cruz Show to share original title of album, explain the cover art, and share a verse that didn’t make it on To Pimp A Butterfly.
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