February 2009

Happy Valentine’s Day from Cymarshall Law

by Kevin February 14, 2009 Mixtapes

Cy wanted to leak a brand new track today, that discusses (what else) Love; after all—it is Valentines Day! The track is called “Luve Story” featuring Mary Lou and produced by Mr Joeker. You can grab it after the cut, along with two new mixtapes recently released this week from Cymarshall Law!

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50 Cent: 90´s & My Heart is Broken

by Kevin February 14, 2009 Hot Download

Not sure if 50 Cent was joking about droppin a full R&B record on the track “Heartless Monster” anyways the one and only DJ Woogie and superproducers and remixers Cookin’ Soul in collaboration with thisis50.com made it happen. This Valentine’s Day the sound of love is much more than autotune and a few kicks and [...]

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S-Preme: UR [TIHH Theme Song of the Day]

by Kevin February 14, 2009 Singles

Here’s a new track by S-Preme, with the Windy City wordsmith spittin’ game just in time for Valentine’s Day. This track is so dope, we are officially naming it our track of the day! Grab it after the cut…

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Drake: So Far Gone

by Kevin February 14, 2009 Hot Download

Here it is, the most anticipated mixtape from newcomer Drake. There’s a lot of hype going around this kid. I honestly hadn’t picked up on him yet. In fact this is the first post ever that we’ve done on him even though he’s released two previous mixtapes. Coming out of Toronto Canada (what the hell [...]

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Introducing… Dasha

by Beads February 14, 2009 Interviews

On this Valentine’s Day, we thought it would be appropriate to showcase a beautiful, talented, upcoming R&B singer. Dasha has been featured on Nobody Famous’ recent EP, Biscuits & Gravy, which was released exclusively on this site and has worked with other people in the industry, such as The Underdogs, Howard Hewett, Lil’ Fiz, K [...]

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DJ Grain & NoTiOn: The Valentine’s Day Mixtape

by Kevin February 13, 2009 Hot Download

Hitting you up the night before the big day is the Movement Fam with the hottest Valentine’s Day mixtape this year. DJ Grain and NoTiOn have put together an incredible mix that will be sure to get you laid tomorrow… lol. Tracklist and link after the cut…

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Statik Selektah & Q-Tip: Japan Video Footage + Bonus Leak

by Kevin February 13, 2009 Singles

When we interviewed Statik Selektah earlier this week, he mentioned that he was in Japan with Q-Tip. Well, he wasn’t lying! Check out this footage Statik took… good stuff. Reminds me of the time I visited Tokyo… great city! Statik also mentioned that we should be getting the album he just did with Saigon sometime [...]

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Friday Hip Hop Report [2/13]

by Kevin February 13, 2009 News

Jumpoff.tv comes through and gives us our weekly hip hop report. These videos are a good overall look as to what’s gone down in the hip hop world this past week. Check it out or hit the jump for the highlights…

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Introducing Mr. Ilyas, IL, i(el)

by DJ Grain February 13, 2009 Artist Spotlight

By now I am sure that everyone has heard of Tanya Morgan. If not, consider this an introduction to Tanya Morgan and in particular my main man Ilyas, winners of the MySpace Music “Show Us What You Got” contest. The recent release of The Prelude is just a preview of what’s to come. It’s not [...]

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theBREAX: Restocked

by Freddie C February 13, 2009 Music Reviews

It used to be that when a rapper said his music had a message, it was assumed to be a positive, socially conscious message. Along the way, other rappers picked up on this and said their music had messages too, be it hustling white or recounting the crime stories they’ve seen, did, or heard about. [...]

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Foundation Fridays: Week 2

by Kevin February 13, 2009 Hot Download

For week 2 of Foundation Fridays we have “Look What I Found Volume Four”. We are going out of order, because this CD was dedicated to J Dilla. DJ Unexpected explanation below: “Released in 2007, this episode details the originals behind DJ Premier, Kanye West, Alchemist and J-Dilla’s classic productions. The entire cd is dedicated [...]

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Starrs & Murph: Boxes For Sale Vol.1

by Kevin February 12, 2009 Hot Download

It’s been a long day, but you didn’t think I’d call it a night with out one good download for today, did you? This new mixtape, hosted by DJ Onpoint, should fullfill your late night hip hop cravings. Production from Statik Selektah andIllmind and features from Termanology, RA the MC, Vic Damone, and Naledge. Tracklist and [...]

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Evidence: For Whom The Bell Tolls [feat. Phonte, Blu & will.i.am]

by Kevin February 12, 2009 Music Videos

  Third amazing video of the night… it’s Thursday Night Videos on This Is Hip Hop! lol

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Black Milk: Losing Out [feat. Royce Da 5′9″]

by Kevin February 12, 2009 Music Videos

My favorite track off of Tronic just got a video made to it!!! Ah, the video makes this track that much better.

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Termanology: Circulate (100 Bars)

by Kevin February 12, 2009 Music Videos
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Director Court Dunn presents the second installment of his FOUR ELEMENTS series: the official music video for Termanology‘s “Circulate (100 Bars)”. Starring Antonio “Chico” Garcia and Jairo Pastoressa. Video produced by Adam Riccio. Special thanks to Saga. You can catch the first episode, “Double Doors” Ft. Camp Lo, produced by Reality here. “Circulate (100 Bars)” [...]

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Let’s Talk with Statik Selektah

by Sean Deez February 12, 2009 Interviews

Hailing from Lawrence, Massachussets, Statik Selektah (born Patrick Baril) is the product of hard work. Putting in time since 1995, Statik has recently achieved back-to-back years of success, heavily attributed to his debut (Spell My Name Right) and sophomore (Stick 2 the Script) LPs. No longer messing with mixtapes and frequently stepping up his production, [...]

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Thursday’s Throwback: Ron G – Dead Presidents [1996]

by Kevin February 12, 2009 Mixtapes

I somehow missed Throwback Thursdays last week, but we’re gonna keep it on. This tape right here is nothing short of good music. From 1996, here’s Ron G‘s Dead Presidents mixtape. Tracklist and link after the cut…

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DJ Green Lantern x Jadakiss: Kiss My Ass [The Champ Is Here Pt 2]

by Kevin February 11, 2009 Hot Download

Sorry for the thousand posts today, I promise this will be the last. Being served up as a prelude to The Last Kiss, this mixtape is actually a sequel to the tape Jadakiss and Green Lantern put out in 2005. If this one is anything like the last, then we are in for a real [...]

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Dilla: Midnight Snack

by Kevin February 11, 2009 Mixtapes

And the Dilla mixes just keep oooooon comin! This one was done up by a duo who goes by RP3. This mix is Dilla on that smooth tip. The guys describe the mix like this, “We tried to to pick Dilla’s smoothest and mellowest beats and mix them together in something that can neither be [...]

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Soil & “Pimp” Sessions: Storm

by Kevin February 11, 2009 Music Videos

Anybody here like jazz? From time to time, we like to break out of the norm and blog about other genres such as soul, funk, jazz, and R&B. Since they all lay down the foundation of the music we call hip hop. I love jazz and these guys really are great. Looking forward to hearing [...]

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