May 2009

Prodigy vs Skillz vs Rick Ross

by Thomas May 21, 2009 Who Spit It Better?

When I first heard Rick Ross’s “Magnificent” I immediately recognized the sample.  The first artist/song that came to mind was Skillz’s song “Imagine.”   Then Keenan reminded me in the C-Box that Prodigy used the same sample for a song on his H.N.I.C. album. Three different topics discussed by each rapper…the Bawse’s song is more [...]

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Outskirts: The Unofficial Lost Outkast Remixes

by Kevin May 21, 2009 Hot Download

I’ve always said I don’t have enough Outkast on the site. I remember a few months ago someone was asking me for some good Outkast mixtapes… I didn’t have any. So when the homie J Rizzle hit me up with this for Throwback Thursday, it was on! Hit the jump and just peep the tracklist. [...]

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L.E.G.A.C.Y.: Suicide Watch [Mixtape]

by Thomas May 20, 2009 Hot Download

L.E.G.A.C.Y.’s sophomore album Suicide Watch will be dropping June 16 on Hall of Justus records.  Production will be handled exclusively by Khrysis and feature guest such as Phonte, Sean Price, Chaundon, and Dasan Ahanu. Mixed by DJ Paradime and DJ Forge the tape serves as a teaser of sorts until the proper release in a [...]

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Melanie Fiona: Unplugged In The Staircase Part 2

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Music Videos

Ah, I love this shit! Here’s another vid of Melanie Fiona chillin with The Human Orchestra. Thankfully they’re doing something other than “Give It To Me Right”. Dude is nice with it though!

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GZA: Master of Chess

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Around The Net

Wu-Tang legend GZA talks with UGHH.com and KarmaloopTV about working with RZA, what’s lacking in hip hop today, and what he does in his spare time. I feel bad for the interviewer though… GZA seemed brutal! lol Do you get tired of Liquid Swords?

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Scratch Breaks Down New Album

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Coming Soon

Scratch‘s long awaited Loss 4 Wordz album drops next week. The groundbreaking beatbox artist and member of the world famous Roots crew took some time to break down the making of the album for fans, including working with the guests on on the record, hooking up with The Roots, and more. Loss 4 Words featuring [...]

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Are We A Top 50 Hip Hop Blog?

by Sean Deez May 20, 2009 Whatchu Think?

This came to my attention last week. Thomas, Kevin, and myself read it and we kinda scoffed… it really didn’t matter. After all, we all saw the “Vibe Best Rapper” Competition [view here]. Obviously, Joe Budden wasn’t impressed. After sitting back and thinking about it… I’m gonna have to go Joe Budden on this list [...]

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Blackout 2 Remix Contest @ illRoots.com

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Around The Net

Listen up producers… just peeped this over at illRoots.com. They have a remix contest going on for one of the tracks off Red & Meth’s Blackout 2 (“Dangerous MCs”).  The winning remix will be determined by Buckwild himself. This is a great opportunity for some of the cats here on the site. Head on over [...]

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ArtOfficial Wins Florida Grammy Showcase

by Kevin May 20, 2009 News

Let’s keep it local here for a sec. It’s not too often that I get to talk about Miami hip hop. But let me make an announcement for one of my favorite groups down here in South Florida. ArtOfficial recently won the Florida Grammy Showcase in Orlando on May 13. The showcase was a competition [...]

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Emilio Rojas + Reks + J The S: Live This Saturday in Miami

by Kevin May 20, 2009 The Show

Finally a fly ass show coming down to my neck of the woods. This is where I’ll be Saturday night if anyone is looking for me. Finally gonna get to chill with the homies Emilio, Jake, and J Master. Should be a great show. Hit the jump for the line up and the full details [...]

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Dynas: Point of View [prod by 9th Wonder]

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Singles

Here’s a new track from Dynas, produced by 9th Wonder. I’m not up on Dynas, but the track is classic 9th all the way. This is off Dynas’ upcoming album, The Apartment, coming soon on BBE Records. He also has a mixtape with Mick Boogie set to drop this July. Guess we’ll be looking out [...]

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The Format: Original Samples

by Thomas May 20, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Props goes to Soulcontrollah for sending us this set.  The set was completed only needing us to track down the vocal samples. AZ’s sixth studio was originally released November 2006, but was re-released about a year later with additional bonus tracks.  This album is one of my favorites from AZ’s catalog with bangers such as [...]

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J57 + Skyzoo: Lights Out

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Singles

Here’s a brand new track from Brown Bag AllStar, J57, featuring Skyzoo. The Brown Bag AllStars are unleashing the Brown Bag season on us. Brown Bag Season is a marketing campaign they developed and have steadily been working on since back in November. During Brown Bag Season they will be leaking 2 – 4 brand [...]

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DJ K-Swyft: Talk of Orlando Volume 2

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Hot Download

The Bronx Blend King, DJ K-Swyft, is back with more blends for that ass! If you dig blends, then you’ll dig this tape. Details and link after the cut…

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Hevehitta + DJ Unexpected + The Clipse: Boxcutter Business

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Hot Download

New Hevehitta & DJ Unexpected mixtape focusing on the Virgina duo The Clipse.  Twenty-three tracks of that pure cocaine rap music. The Clipse are a group that are highly underrated. Being originally from VA myself, you know I gotta rep this one to the fullest!

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Divine Minds: Arms Reach

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Coming Soon

My homies Divine Minds are gearing up to drop their album next month. Here’s a little taste of what you can expect. The track is called “Arms Reach”. myspace.com/divinemindsmusic

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DJ Jazzy Jeff: The Block Party Mixtape [1993]

by Kevin May 20, 2009 Mixtapes

My man J. Rizzle keeps coming through with more Jazzy Jeff mixtapes for our DJ Jazzy Jeff Wednesdays. He ripped this 1993 mix straight from cassette, so it’s just one big mp3. But we have a tracklist this time and it looks sweet! Check it after the cut…

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Eminem: First Video Interview Ever! [Exclusive]

by Kevin May 19, 2009 Around The Net

Major, major props go out to my man Matt from Coalmine for giving us the first exclusive look on this Eminem video interview from 1998. This is the first video interview Eminem ever did and it’s been locked in the vaults until now. Hit the jump for more details on the video above…

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The Italian Job Presents: Tonz of Gunz [The Bootcamp Clik Remixes]

by Kevin May 19, 2009 First Listen

Hosted by Smiff-N-Wessun and mixed by DJ Chong Wizard, Roc Beatz of the Italian Job goes in and remixes your favorite Boot Camp Clik tracks for a brand new mixtape called Tonz of Gunz. This mixtape is only available at MixtapeKings.com, but we got an exclusive first listen right here. Check it out after the [...]

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DJ Surreal Sound: Hip Hop Love Volume 4

by Kevin May 19, 2009 Hot Download

DJ Surreal Sound hit me up with this mix he did dedicated to hip hop love songs. This is actually volume 4 in his series. At first, I was like… eh. But then I looked at the tracklist and I was like, “yeah, this is official, for sure”! I think a lot of you will [...]

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