January 2009

Happy Birthday Kevin!!!

by Thomas January 14, 2009 News

We gotca Kev! We, your site contributors wanted to do something a little special for the man responsible for connecting so many people together in the name of Hip Hop. This was a last minute thing that Deez came up with…..so we weren’t able to get everyone’s input. Whomever we missed from the team…..hit me [...]

Contest: Hip Hop Karaoke in Toronto

by Sean Deez January 13, 2009 Contests

It’s become somewhat of a sensation in Toronto, New York, and Chicago; rapping your favorite hip hop songs live in front of an audience with the original beat. The YouTube videos get a great number of hits and the venues and generally packed to the brim. Some MC’s that come to rip the stage are [...]

Life After Death: Original Samples Revisted

by Kevin January 13, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Like I said earlier, Hip-Hop Is Read and I put together this set close to a year ago. Well, with all the dope input we received in the comments, we were able to recompile this set with additional samples. This is one of our most popular sample sets so it was only right that we [...]

Duets [The Final Chapter]: Original Samples

by Kevin January 13, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

When I heard this album was being released a few years again, I literally cringed. I don’t think there were enough Biggie verses in the vaults to warrant another posthumous release. Though it was kinda cool to hear Biggie over production by Swizz Beatz, Havoc, Jazze Pha, and Just Blaze… so there turned out to [...]

Mekka Don & Mick Boogie: The All Eyes On Me EP

by Kevin January 13, 2009 New Music Releases

It’s time for change in more ways than one. It’s a new year; the country has a Black president; and Hip Hop is about to be shaken up by Mekka Don & Mick Boogie. Not sure what all the buzz is about? Check out what Urb.com calls a “beautiful stage show.” The All Eyes On [...]

Conspiracy: Original Samples

by Thomas January 13, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Not exactly a Biggie album, Conspiracy is the debut album from Biggie’s click Junior M.A.F.I.A. Biggie is featured on four of the tracks and helped put together the entire album, so you can sort of call it a Ready To Die Vol 2. The samples in this set are pretty nice too. We’ve included the [...]

A. Pinks: New Interview on YFWB

by Kevin January 13, 2009 Around The Net

Midnight Marauders Crew in full effect! In case you all haven’t noticed in the sidebar, we are now part of a bigger collaboration of hip hop bloggers around the Net. We call ourselves the Midnight Marauders. Look for us to be taking over in ’09! Queens representer A. Pinks is on the come up. With [...]

Keyshia Cole: A Different Me

by Kevin January 13, 2009 Around The Net

Congratulations go out to our very own Sean Deez, who recently got himself a staff writing gig at Okayplayer.com! You’ve come a long way my friend, I hope you won’t be leaving us anytime soon. Of course, we’ll be supporting Sean’s OKP reviews here. Here’s his first… You could say Keyshia Cole has had a [...]

Born Again: Original Samples

by Kevin January 13, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Since today we are seeing the release of the Notorious movie soundtrack, we thought it would be appropriate to release the Biggie sample sets that we have in the stash. That’s right, I said sets… plural. Last year we released Ready To Die and Life After Death with Hip-Hop Is Read. Those are really the [...]

New Music Tuesday: 01/13/09

by Kevin January 13, 2009 New Music Releases

January is usually a slow month for new music releases, but we couldn’t let today go by without mentioning the few that are being released today. One release that most people are looking forward to is the soundtrack to the new Biggie biopic, Notorious. Not sure how many people will actually cop it as it’s [...]

Bottom Line: Clear Your Samples

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Around The Net

Props to Loud.com for posting up this very informative video. Rich Isaacson, an Ivy League trained lawyer, left his job at a prestigious NY law firm to form LOUD Records with childhood friend Steve Rifkind in early 1992. A lifelong fan of urban music, Isaacson quickly immersed himself in the burgeoning hip-hop scene. Currently Rich [...]

Camp Lo: Double Doors

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Music Videos

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Alright B-Boys and B-Girls, this video will have you craving for 1984 all over again! Director Court Dunn presents the first installment of his FOUR ELEMENTS series: the official music video for Camp Lo‘s “Double Doors”. Starring Alex “Merlin” Perez with production by Restless Films in association with Same Plate/Hidden City and Future History LLC. [...]

Krumb Snatcha: Hidden Scriptures & Feelin

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Singles

New music from Krumb Snatcha. Both tracks are from his upcoming LP, Hidden Scriptures, which will be released on March 10th. The title track “Hidden Scriptures” is produced by Statik Selektah. The second track is “Feelin” produced by Da Beatminerz. Check the tracklist/credits to the album after the jump. This LP looks promising… 2 tracks [...]

DJ Grain: Ear To The Streets [1/10]

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Around The Net

DJ Grain is back with his first Ear To The Streets of 2009. To wrap things up, Grain goes briefly into Lil Wayne, Jermaine Dupri, and Kat Williams. Check out the full write up at the Movement Fam blog and listen below.

Nas: El Dorado Black Project

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Singles

Spotted over at the Smoking Section, DJ 31 Degreez has obtained all the unreleased material from Nas‘ last album, including this gem “The Fear Of Mandingo” b.k.a. as “Fear Of The Black Man’s D!ck. The mixtape includes the Kanye West produced “Mean The World To Me” and the untitled LP’s leftover “Drama For Dummies.” Not [...]

Master 3: Day Before Tomorrow & Heroin Heroine

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Singles

Master 3 hit us up with two new tracks off his upcoming album, Light Up The Darkness, loosely based on the events of Will Smith’s 2007 epic, I Am Legend. The first song, “The Day Before Tomorrow”, is an R&B-tinged reflection on how we’d react if the world was ending in a day. “Heroin Heroine” [...]

K. Sparks: Darkside (feat Nova)

by Kevin January 12, 2009 Singles

Week 20 of K. Sparks‘ Manic Mondays brings us the T-Mos produced “Darkside” featuring Nova.

Artist Spotlight: Shad

by Sean Deez January 12, 2009 Artist Spotlight

Anytime Canadian content gets featured on this site, I get extra excited. The fact is most of my southern brethren are rarely exposed to talent from the north. Some of you might be familiar with the album cover that has been rotating on Kev’s “What I’m Listening To” tidbit, some of you might be familiar [...]

Shad: The Old Prince

by Sean Deez January 12, 2009 Music Reviews

Instead of getting your panties all up in a bunch about autotone and Lil’ Wayne features, take a listen to Shad. One listen to this skillful, refreshing, and miraculous voice from London, Ontario guarantees that any and every problem that hip-hop fans have faced in the last little bit will be drowned out by smooth [...]

A Gangster and A Gentleman: Original Samples

by Thomas January 12, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

More samples, as we get closer to the middle of our January Month of Samples. One Day 12 we’re droppin’ the samples from Styles P‘s debut album. Lots of dope production on here from Swizz Beatz to The Alchemist. This is a set you’ll definitely wanna check!

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