March 2009

Illmatic Beat Contest Week 9:The Entries

by Kevin March 1, 2009 Contests

The heat was brought last week, 37 times over! It’s so sad to see the contest coming to an end this week, but it’ll be really nice to hear what Trav does with these beats. And don’t worry, I’ve already come up with an amazing idea for our next contest, starting some time in April. [...]

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Kanye West: VH1 Storytellers [Audio]

by Kevin March 1, 2009 Singles

In case you missed the Kanye West VH1 Storytellers special last night, the fine people at Kanyelive.com have taken the time to rip the audio and present it for us to download. There are videos all over the Net of the show or you can set your Tivos to catch the performance again on VH1 [...]

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The Juice Crew EP [12" Exclusive Release]

by Kevin March 1, 2009 Around The Net

Major, major props to Hevehitta and the Digger’s Union for ripping this ultra rare exclusive vinyl! Funny thing is, we were just talking about Marley Marl in the C-Box the other day. The Juice Crew EP contains five rare songs that currently hard to find in digital form. There’s a rare Big Daddy Kane joint, a [...]

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Illmatic Beat Contest: Week 10

by Kevin March 1, 2009 Contests

Here we are… the final week of the Illmatic Beat Contest. I can’t believe we’ve gone through 10 weeks already. It truely have been one hell of a ride! Winners have already been announced for Weeks 1-8. If you missed em, check the archives. As this is the last week of the contest, I highly [...]

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A Republican Rapper?!?!

by Kevin March 1, 2009 Around The Net

Wow, I really don’t know what to say about this cat… lol. Republican rapper Hi-Caliber rhymes about “socialist” Obama and liberal media. Apparently he was convinced to turn conservative by a post-9/11 Michael Savage radio show. Wow, you know hip hop has truely turned mainstream when someone raps against the social issues hip hop is based on. [...]

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