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Phonte Announces Little Brother ‘May The Lord Watch’ Doc

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty Little Brother continues to serve as an inspiration to an entire generation of notable artists and now fans of the group will be treated to a behind-the-scenes look at their career and legacy. Coming next year, a documentary titled May The Lord Watch will tell the story of Phonte, Rapper Big Pooh, and 9th Wonder from their vantage point. Phonte shared via social media a trailer for May The Lord Watch, named after the group’s fifth studio album. All three members are slated to appear in the documentary, and Phonte shared in his social media caption why the North Carolina crew hopes to introduce to their legion of fans. From IG: Related Stories Been working on this one for 5 years and calling it an “emotional journey” is a big understate...

Little Brother Asks Fans Not to Buy or Stream Early Albums Over Unpaid Royalties

HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ray Tamarra / Getty The dynamic group Little Brother is in the midst of a controversy involving their first two albums and their former label ABB Records’ shady moves behind new reissues of both. The MCs are humbly asking fans not to purchase or stream a paif of their first albums. Rapper Big Pooh broke the news of the indie label’s behavior via Twitter on Tuesday (September 21), claiming that they re-issued their second album from 2005, The Minstrel Show, without the group’s permission. He also stated that the group hadn’t been paid appropriately for that album and for their 2003 debut project, The Listening. Pooh closed by asking fans to not buy or stream those album reissues. “I see ABB Records has decided to put up a repress of The Minstrel Show on vi...