February 2009

Illmatic Beat Contest: Winners for Weeks 6-7-8

by Kevin February 28, 2009 Contests

Aight, the judges finally got caught up… right before we head into the last week of the contest. This album is turning out to be something really special. All the judges just basically put together their top 5 favorites for each week. We got three weeks of results to post, so let’s get to it!

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Freeway + Jake One = The Stimulus Package

by Kevin February 28, 2009 News

Freeway announces his new album, totally produced by Jake One, for a summer release. This should be pretty hot… one emcee, one producer. Free has always been my fav when spittin’ over a Jake One beat. If Freeway brings it like he brought his Month of Madness, this album should be tight!

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This Is Hip Hop February Mixtape

by Kevin February 28, 2009 Mixtapes

I’m pretty much diggin’ this new end of month mixtape series. It takes me a little time to put em together, but the end result is something that I’m pretty proud of. In case you missed it, this new series is basically a monthly wrap up of all the leaks we’ve posted for the month. [...]

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The Inbox: Week 5

by Kevin February 28, 2009 The Inbox
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Time to check the Inbox! I got behind on a lot of posts this week, so this post should be nice and juicy with all kinds of goodies. Just a quick disclaimer… Since I started this series, I’ve received music with notes saying “please don’t let me end up in the Inbox!” Trust me, the [...]

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DJ Chong Wizard: Everything [Remix]

by Kevin February 28, 2009 Singles

Last week I mentioned a new remix contest for the new Murs single, “Everything”, being hosted by Warner Bros. and Loud.com. My man DJ Chong Wizard hopped on it immediately. What do you all think? He even got some artwork hooked up by Jis The Fewchurr! It’s tough to outdo the original, produced by LT [...]

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DJ Concept: Courtside Coast To Coast

by Kevin February 27, 2009 Mixtapes

Brand new mix from DJ Concept, presented by Pennant Race! He created this new mixtape to drop alongside the first round of their Spring 09′ line. Their whole entire catalog is sick, especially if you are a sports fan, so definitely go check them out. Even NAS loves Pennant Race! This mix is actually tailored [...]

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Emilio Rojas: Live at Sullivan Hall

by Kevin February 27, 2009 The Show

Here’s some footage of my man Emilio up on stage at Sullivan Hall in NYC last night performing “Bounce,” and “Young Fresh and Fly,” both off of his upcoming mixtape Recession Proof with Legend and DJ Noodles. Check it!

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Friday Hip Hop Report [2/27]

by Kevin February 27, 2009 News
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Ryan Leslie: Ryan Leslie

by Sean Deez February 27, 2009 Album Reviews

Who needs promoters these days when YouTube pretty much acts as the ultimate promo tool? Seriously, we’ve seen past KevinNottingham.com favourites Shad and Wax dominate the YouTube circuit and develop a majority of their success online. There isn’t anything wrong with that. Ryan Leslie knew that his skills behind the boards were worthy of the [...]

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Introducing… Quake

by Kevin February 27, 2009 Get To Know

We’ve always given new artists time to shine here on KevinNottingham.com, but with the recent influx of top name interviews we’ve found very little time for the little guy. This new “Get To Know” feature is the perfect way for us to showcase the up and comer without getting into a real indepth interview. It [...]

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Foundation Fridays: Week 4

by Kevin February 27, 2009 Mixtapes

I want to personally thank DJ Unexpected and Hevehitta for giving us the exclusive on this mixtape series. As a site built around the samples that lay the foundation for hip hop, the Look What I Found series from DJ Unexpected is an absolute gem. Make sure to check the guys out at Digger’s Union [...]

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Ronni Moorehead Soul & Hip Hop Mix Show

by Kevin February 27, 2009 Around The Net

Here’s this week’s Ronni Moorehead Soul & Hip Hop Mix Show, the perfect mix of soul and hip hop. This week, Ronni starts his show off with some D’Angelo, then hits us with some Pete Rock, Jadakiss, and Raekwon. This week he also has a special in studio interview with Ken ‘Jammin Jazz’ Tobin and a [...]

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New Idle Warship: Girls on the Dancefloor [Remix]

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Singles

No, I don’t think Kweli does sleep, Tunji. Yesterday, Talib dropped a new Reflection Eternal track on us and today we get new Idle Warship. You heard it from the man himself what he’s working on releasing this year in our exclusive interview: new Reflection Eternal album, Idle Warship album, new Liberation album with Madlib, [...]

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Gorden Gartrell Radio, Ep. 12: The Domestic Violence Edition

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Around The Net

Phonte & DJ Brainchild are back with another episode of Gorden Gartrell Radio and a newly redesigned website! In the wake of the Chris Brown/Rhianna scandal, Phonte explains how domestic violence happens in the home and what women and men can do to prevent it.

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Emilio Rojas: Way She Move (feat Stat Quo) [prod by M-Phazes]

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Singles

Brand new track from Emilio Rojas, off his new mixtape dropping next week, Recession Proof with Legend and DJ Noodles. M-Phazes on the beat again… did these two get married or something? Can’t front the dope combo; like biscuits and gravy, peanut butter and jelly, Rojas and Phazes it is. Grab it after the cut…

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Dizzee Rascal: Live Performance

by Kevin February 26, 2009 The Show

About a year ago, Carsten did up an European Spotlight on UK emcee Dizzee Rascal. We like to represent hip hop from all over the world here, so we got our hands on a performance from Dizzee from last year for you all to check out. Shouts to Paul! And hit this link for a [...]

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Keelay & Zaire: “Alright With Me” Video Shoot

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Music Videos

Just got this a little while ago from Keelay… behind the scenes footage from their new video with Phonte and Dminor. Also starring in the video is Alycia Bellamy of MTV”s “Daddy’s Girls”. The video should be out about the same time as the album release, March 10th.

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Joe Budden – Padded Room

by Freddie C February 26, 2009 Album Reviews

It’s been six years since Joe Budden dropped his eponymous debut LP. During the delay, he’s graced us with his acclaimed Mood Muzik series and diss tracks aimed at Ransom to hold us over until the next album offering. He makes his long-awaited return by strapping himself into a straight jacket and putting on the [...]

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DJ K-Swyft: Blend Madness 18 [The Stimulus Package]

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Mixtapes

My man DJ K-Swyft, the original Bronx Blend King, is back with a new mix of blends! If you’re a fan of blends, you’ll definitely wanna check this mix out…

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Grind Time Presents: Arias vs Seel Fresh

by Kevin February 26, 2009 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zGvwSQlA3E Yesterday my man DJ Grain hooked us up with the Charles Hamilton vs Serius Jones battle. We normally highlight the production of hip hop on this site, but I thought it’d be cool to take a look at the emcees on the street and continue the battle posts.  Here’s one from January 31, 2009 at the [...]

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