May 2009

Just Released Today [5/12]

by Kevin May 12, 2009 New Music Releases

If you don’t check out anything else today, make sure you check out Tanya Morgan‘s new album, Brooklynati. It is one of the best albums to have come out so far this year and I guarantee you will not regret the purchase! Aside from that, not too much else dropping today. Some people may be [...]

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Nobody Famous Cuts It Up With Luke Curry

by Kevin May 11, 2009 Around The Net

Just as we’re promoting the new leak from Nobody Famous today, MyCypher.com got a hold of some footage of comedian Luke Curry interviewing Nobody Famous and vice versa! This video is a real good look at both entertainers. In the video, Nobody Famous talks a bit about the upcoming album Order Up! Vol 3: Chicken [...]

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Win Tickets to Faces In The Crowd Tomorrow Night in NYC!

by Kevin May 11, 2009 Contests

This is a last minute promotion I got here for the Faces in The Crowd show tomorrow night (May 12) in NYC. Main feature is Wiz Khalifa… PreZZure will also be performing. So if you’re not doing anything tomorrow night, go check it out. Since this is last minute, we’re giving 2 free tickets away [...]

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Tanya Morgan Move To Brooklynati

by Kevin May 11, 2009 Coming Soon

The list of of people moving to Brooklynati is growing by the minute. Joell Ortiz is buying a house. Double-O from Kidz In The Hall is already on the way. Elliott Wilson is rumored to be plotting the rise of a new hip-hop publishing empire from downtown Brooklynati. Fresh Daily, Che Grand, and Dee Phunk [...]

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Tanya Morgan: Brooklynati

by Arasia Magnetic May 11, 2009 Music Reviews

With the country in a recession and odd named diseases plaguing our mental state, most people navigate towards music for a peaceful retreat. And some artists provide a ticket to that destination but it seems as though second-rate music is taking over causing folks to be at their wits end. But lucky for us, Tanya [...]

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Nobody Famous: Mocha Soul Remix (feat Convinced, H.O.P.E, Lite, El Prez)

by Kevin May 11, 2009 Singles

HiPNOTT Records is proud to announce the first album we will be releasing on the new label — Order Up! Vol 3: Chicken & Waffles from Nobody Famous. Tentatively scheduled for a July release, the album is the third from Nobody Famous’ Order Up! series. The new album prominently displays Fam’s diversity as both a [...]

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The Predator: Original Samples

by Thomas May 11, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

Ice Cube’s third solo album produced hits such as “It Was a Good Day,” “Wicked,” and “Check Yo Self” helping the album sell over 5 million copies. The album was released seven months after the LA Roits and songs such as “We Had to Tear This Mothafucka Up” and “Who Got the Camera?” gave his [...]

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Joe Budden on Vibe’s Best Rapper Bracket [Video]

by Thomas May 10, 2009 Around The Net

This video has been floating around the internet for about a day so I’m late.  Joe Budden along with Joell Ortiz are discussing Vibe’s newest list (The Best Rapper Ever).  I think its safe to say that Joey doesn’t like the list….at one point calling some inclusions (and exclusions) on the list blasphemous.

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Eazy-Duz-It: Original Samples

by Thomas May 10, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates
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This set has been sitting in our queue since our West Coast Week waiting for some finishing touches.  Well, we’ve found all of the samples that we can identify and its a good mix of P-Funk, Hip-Hop, and good ole break beats. This album was released one month after Straight Outta Compton and was a [...]

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The Blueprint 2009: Week 3 Entries

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Contests

In week 3, the contestants remixed one of Jay’s biggest hits, Izzo (H.O.V.A.),” using the same Jackson 5 sample that Kanye made oh so famous. 37 entries were received and we’re off to judging! I got a feeling this week will be a little easier to judge than last week, but we’ll see. One note [...]

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DJ Bee: Mother’s Day Hip-Hop Tribute Mix

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Mixtapes

Let me start off this post by wishing all moms and grandmoms out there and very happy Mother’s Day. DJ Bee just came through with an amazing mix celebrating this fine day. If you’re feeling this mix, make sure you check out more of his stuff online at djbeeonline.com. Hit the jump for a bigger [...]

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The Blueprint 2009 Remix Contest: Week 4

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Contests

I think this contest just keeps getting better and better. Out of all the ones we’ve done, The Blueprint Remix Contest is my fav so far. This week we get to remix the Just Blaze-produced track “Girls, Girls, Girls”. I absolutely love this song and the beat is one of my favs from the album. [...]

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The Blueprint 2009 Remix Contest: Week 2 Winner

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Contests

Argh… for me, this week has been the hardest week EVER to judge. In fact, as I’m writing this, the final decision is still a toss up between 2 contestants. “Takeover” could very well be one of the hardest songs to remix. The energy that Kanye put in the original track is tough to duplicate, [...]

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Wale: Seinfelding the Game

by Addi "Mindbender" Stewart May 10, 2009 The Show

*Big Shouts to Jay for hooking up access to the show and big shouts to Mayan for hooking up some great pictures* I saw him rock last week, and honestly, I expected more. Not that he wasn’t decent, or didn’t have flashes of powerful potential, but straight up, I didn’t see what the hype was [...]

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Kaze: North Carolina’s Illest

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Artist Spotlight

If this article ain’t proof that I got too much going on in my life, I don’t know what is. I had the opportunity to interview Kaze back in February, thanks to my man J Master. The artilce was done; it just got lost in my email. Thankfully the most recent post on Kaze turned [...]

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DJ Fresh: JadaKISS

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Exclusive

So DJ Fresh [producer spotlight]  hit me up a few weeks back with this dope idea. With the new Jadakiss album out, he wanted to flip some stuff from the 70s rock band KISS and throw Jada on top. Since I’m a huge KISS fan (yeah, it’s true), I told him let’s do it. The [...]

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Daniel Merriweather: Change Remix Contest

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Around The Net

Daniel Merriweather is holding a remix contest for his new single “Change”, featuring Wale. Check the video above for the details and hit the jump to go to the official web site where you can register to receive the full details. [read full article...]

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DJ Toolz: UndaGround O-Nine 2.1

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Hot Download

DJ Toolz hits us back with a new volume in his UndaGround compilation series. These mixes are the best out there to fill your underground fix. Tracklist and list after the cut…

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Will Roush: Know My Name [prod by DJ Khalil]

by Kevin May 10, 2009 Singles

This is the last episode of Will Roush‘s Know My Name animated skit series. Know My Name is a forthcoming conceptual mixtape, presented by DJ Skee and DJ Whoo Kid, where Will Roush travels back in time to learn about about hip-hop history before moving forward with his own rap career. In this final episode, [...]

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Kaze: Fresh [prod by 9th Wonder]

by Kevin May 9, 2009 Singles

Kaze, fresh off his new deal with SRC Records, drops off a dope new track featuring Mr. Mohalyn. Beat is by none other than 9th Wonder. Grab the track after the cut, but first check the first episode of Kaze TV above. Damn, this reminds me… I interviewed Kaze a few months ago and forgot [...]

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