January 2009

Heavy Mental: Original Samples

by Kevin January 24, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

On Day 24 of our January Month of Samples, we are keeping up with our Wu-Tang theme with the samples to Wu-Tang affiliate Killah Priest‘s debut album Heavy Mental. Very dope album here with featuring from Hell Razah, Inspectah Deck, GZA, and ODB among others. Production handled mostly by 4th Disciple, but also includes True [...]

Analogic: God Body Flow (feat Naledge & A. Pinks)

by Kevin January 23, 2009 Exclusive

DJ K.O. comes through on his promise to bring us some exclusives and just dropped this heat from Analogic in our inbox. The track is called “God Body Flow” and features Naledge of Kidz in the Hall and A. Pinks. It’s the first leak from Analogic’s new mixtape dropping sometime in the next couple of [...]

DJ Graffiti Presents: Astronote – Bigger & Better [The Notorious Remixes] – Hosted by Talib Kweli

by Kevin January 23, 2009 Singles

Last week we leaked a couple of tracks from this mixtape, presented by DJ Grafitti. Well, we finally have it its full glory! Lots of Biggie remixes and mixtapes have been floating around since the release of Notorious last week, but this one is definitely one to download. Grab it after the jump…

360 Degrees of Confidence

by Kevin January 23, 2009 Singles

Now where was this guy when we were doing our 90s remix contest? This cat, who goes by the name Confidence, hit me up with this remix ep he put together, remixing tracks from the 90s such as Raekwon & Ghost‘s “Criminology” and Black Moon‘s “How Many Emcees”. This 8 track ep of remixes is [...]

The Pillage: Original Samples

by Thomas January 23, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Staying on our Wu-Tang grind on Day 23 of our January Month of Samples, we hit up the debut album from Wu-Tang member Cappadonna. As mentioned yesterday, a lot of these sets are incomplete. Help us fill in the blanks! Enjoy what we got…

Keelay & Zaire: Prelude to Drive EP

by Kevin January 22, 2009 New Music Releases

Keelay & Zaire, the bi-coastal production duo from MYX Music Label, after a year of cyber buzz and excitement, are whetting our appetite for their full-length release Ridin’ High with their FREE EP Prelude to Drive. Showing off their polished production styles, Keelay & Zaire experiment with a range of sounds from boom bap, sultry [...]

Royce Da 5’9″: Part of Me Video Trailer

by Kevin January 22, 2009 Music Videos

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What if your greatest fantasy, became your worst nightmare? Well, that’s exactly what happens on Royce 5’9‘s stirring track “Part Of Me” and the track’s theme is heightened by the visuals of Rik Cordero for the video to “Part Of Me.” If you watch the trailer you’ll see a few familiar (Slaughterhouse) faces as well.. [...]

Artist Spotlight: Donny Goines

by Kevin January 22, 2009 Artist Spotlight

If you’re an online hip-hopper, chances are you’ve heard the name Donny Goines. The New York native has appeared on countless websites, magazines, television and radio show over the last couple of years. This past December he finally released his debut album, Minute After Midnight, on Amalgam Digital. So we figured there was no time [...]

Donny Goines: Minute After Midnight

by Freddie C January 22, 2009 Music Reviews

In the world of literature, there are always authors who have a specified following. Lawyers read John Grisham. Sports fans read George Plimpton. Politicians read George Will. And gangstas, hustlers, pimps, macks, players, and rappers read Donald Goines, who was murdered in 1974, allegedly by gangsters who thought his stories were too real for comfort [...]

Wu-Tang Forever: Original Samples

by Thomas January 22, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

I know we got a ton of Wu-Heads here on the site, which is why we saved some of our best sample sets for the end of the month. That’s right, we got enought Wu-Tang affiliated sample sets to last us all the way until the 31st. On Day 22 of our January Month of [...]

Thursday’s Throwback: Tony Touch Power Cypha Vol 2

by Kevin January 22, 2009 Thursday Throwback

So far the response to us bringing back Thursday Throwbacks has been great! We’re following up last week’s post with Volume 2 of Tony Touch‘s Power Cypha series. Tracklist and link after the jump…

Keelay & Zaire: Sole Ides [feat Slo Mo]

by Kevin January 21, 2009 Music Videos

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New video from Keelay & Zaire! This is basically their shout to the old St. Ides commercials of the 90′s. Slo Mo of Myx Music Label’s group Fortilive on the raps. The ending of the video is a preview of their next video “Alright with Me” ft. Dminor and Phonte of Little Brother. The video [...]

J The S: My Will [Hosted by DJ Warrior & Mr. Peter Parker]

by Kevin January 21, 2009 Singles

Brand new mixtape from J The S, hosted by DJ Warrior & Mr. Peter Parker. Props to 2dopeboyz for gettin the exclusive. My Will features guest spots from Saigon, Kool G Rap, B.o.B, Emilio Rojas, Donny Goines and more! This mixtape is definitely one to check out…

DJ Unexpected: Sound of Victory

by Kevin January 21, 2009 Singles

Calamity Sound & DJ Unexpected Present The Sound Of Victory, the 2nd entry in their Reggae series, after the highly acclaimed and nominated “Every Shade Has A Story: Jamaica”. Featuring Exclusive Remixes by DJ Unexpected and Dubplates from some of Reggae’s hottest artists, 38 tracks constitute the Hardest Mixtape Of 2008 from the Champion Sound!

DJ Sean G: The Lever 2009 [Hosted by Pac Div]

by Kevin January 21, 2009 Singles

I got a few mixtapes in my inbox that I’m just trying to offload. Haven’t listened to them yet, but basically if the tracklist looks good, I’ll post it. Check this one from DJ Sean G…

The Chain Gang, Vol II: Original Samples

by Thomas January 21, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

That last sample set was too small, so we had to hit you with another one today. State Property‘s follow up to their 2002 debut, The Chain Gang Voll II, includes the monster hit “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop” by the Young Gunz and production from the regular Roc-A-Fella producers, like Chad Hamilton. If the first [...]

State Property: Original Samples

by Thomas January 21, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

On Day 21 of our January Month of Samples, we’re bringing you Roc-A Fella’s State Property gang. State Property is made up of Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Peedi Peedi, Young Gunz, Oschino, and Spraks. Their first album was a soundtrack to their 2002 movie of the same name. Now this sample set is really small, but [...]

Let’s Talk With DJ K.O.

by Sean Deez January 20, 2009 Exclusive

Chances are, a good amount of you reading this still haven’t heard one of the best albums of the year, Picture This… featuring some of the biggest and best names in hip hop, both on the microphone and behind the boards, Keenan Ormsby has developed and crafted an album consisting of names ranging from heavyweights [...]

My President Is Black Remix [CDQ]

by Kevin January 20, 2009 Singles

As of 12:00 EST today, we can officially say “My President Is Black”. All I’ve been doing today is watching the inaugural events on CNN. This truely is a historical occassion. And to mark today’s events, we have a CD-quality copy of the Young Jeezy/Jay-Z Remix, courtesy of OnSMASH. Grab it after the jump…

The Game: LAX Files

by Carsten January 20, 2009 Exclusive

I’m not sure how many Game fans we have on the site but I was pretty excited when The Game dropped his third album, LAX, back in August 2008. It was far away from being a classic like The Documentary but I think everyone can agree that it was a solid LP. What you’ll find here is [...]

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