Diamond Bradley, Author at Parle Mag

[EDITORIAL] Why The Notorious B.I.G. Is NOT The Greatest Ever

As a child, I remember being in building 1570 East New York, Brooklyn. This was shortly after March 9th, 1997. A huge black box smothered in flowers floated Christopher “The…

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Politics

Apollo Uptown Hall Series: Vote Like Your Life Depends On It

The world famous Apollo Theater in Harlem played host to the first in a new series of events this past Monday, Uptown Hall, which included somewhat less of a showcase…

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N.E.R.D. Tears Up NYC with Pac Div courtesy of Coors Light

N.E.R.D. tore up the Highline Ballroom last Tuesday, giving their fans something to jump, scream, shout and throw bows for, with an opening that could command a headline by Pac…

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Is Lloyd Banks Underrated?

Diamond Bradley Lloyd Banks-Underrated? Parlé Magazine Is Lloyd Banks Underrated? Lloyd Banks got a little riled up. Up to this point, I’d been having a great, stream-line, mild-mannered interview on…

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Interviews

[INTERVIEW] Prodigy – A Conversation With The Infamous One

Fresh from Mid-State Correctional Facility in New York State, a slightly buffed Albert Johnson, a.k.a. Mobb Deep’s Prodigy stood defiant in a Simon & Schuster conference room, sipping from a…

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Music

Kevin Cossom Brings Mixtape To Brooklyn

Amidst all of the terrible “Spring” weather happening in New York recently, Florida native and JIVE Recordings talent Kevin Cossom stopped in Brooklyn’s world famous Vinnie’s Styles to put a…

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[INTERVIEW] G-Unit’s 40-Glocc Is Working The Graveyard Shift

The Unit ain’t dead and neither is the West. Why shouldn’t the two combine and drop a new album, amidst all the heat the team’s been putting in the streets…

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Interviews

DJ Scream Interview – The Man Behind The Mixtapes

Fuck the bullshit, this DJ has been doing the damn thing for a long time now. Approximately 15 years in the game, prominent Atlanta DJ has seen the world go…

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Interviews

Ginuwine – Makings of a Legend

Once upon a time he danced in Timberlands in front of corner stores and sang about a woman’s rodeo skills, but now, with more than 15 years in the game,…