June 2009

New Wale Interview

by Thomas June 9, 2009 Around The Net

http://vimeo.com/moogaloo

New interview from Wale discussing Roc Nation, working with Jay-Z, and the Wale Brand. Props to 247HH

Introducing…. The Red Giants

by DJ Grain June 9, 2009 Artist Spotlight

Coming from Cincinnati, Ohio a city known for not being the most supportive of local artists The Red Giants (Jermiside & Brickbeats) have helped put their city on the map. The duo has been featured on both Tanya Morgan albums and a host of features with various artists from around the world, so these guys [...]

Daniel Merriweather: Change Remix Contest [Update]

by Thomas June 9, 2009 Around The Net

Our man Remot is one of the finalist in Daniel Merriweather’s “Change” contest. Show your support for his remix by going to the site and voting. Hit the cut for the link…

Win a Limited Edtion Mos Def Poster & A Copy of the New Album Ecstatic!

by Kevin June 9, 2009 Contests

The good people over at Cornerstone Marketing want to hook one of our lucky readers up with a limited edition Mos Def poster (shown above) and a copy of the new Ecstatic CD. All you have to do to enter is fill out the form after the cut. Just one stipulation… You must reside in [...]

Just Released Today [6/09]

by Kevin June 9, 2009 New Music Releases

I think today’s a pretty solid day for music releases. I don’t know of anyone who’s not gonna be checkin’ for the new Mos Def album. We have a contest coming up this morning for you to win yourself a free copy, so make sure you check for that. One release that I have been [...]

Today Only: Get Mos Def’s New Album for $3.99!

by Kevin June 8, 2009 New Music Releases

Despite rumors that Mos Def‘s latest effort had been delayed to August, Ecstatic will officially be released tomorrow! But for a limited time (TODAY ONLY), you can purchase the new album via Amazon.com as an MP3 download for $3.99. This is a great deal for those that don’t care to have the physical CD, but [...]

Canadian Vs. Danish Gangster

by Kevin June 8, 2009 Amer. Gangster Remixes

About a year and a half ago, the one thing that helped this blog make a name for itself was the Amercan Gangster Remix. It’s pretty much all we posted for two months straight [see here]. Well it’s a year and a half later and people are still remixing Jay-Z‘s American Gangster. Just recently I [...]

The Red Giants: Chain Reaction EP

by DJ Grain June 8, 2009 Exclusive

The long awaited Chain Reaction EP from The Red Giants (Jermiside & Brickbeats) is finally here. Grab your gas masks and run for the bomb shelters because the chain reaction is just beginning. Grab the tracklist and link after the jump…

The Foreign Exchange: Live in Toronto

by Thomas June 7, 2009 Music Videos

Nicolay just dropped a link to this footage on his Twitter page. Phonte, Darien Brockington, and Yahzarah perform “All Or Nothing.”

The Blueprint 2009 Remix Contest: Week 8

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Contests

I’ve had people hittin me up today saying, “Yo, Kev, where’s the new contest?” Ok, ok… I’m gettin to it… calm down… lol. This week is the week that I honestly have not been looking forward to. I’ve never heard anyone remix Jay’s “Heart of The City” and I honestly don’t think it could be [...]

The Blueprint 2009 Remix Contest: Week 6 Winner

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Contests

Before I put the post up for Week 8, let’s go ahead and announce the winner from Week 6. These weeks are just getting harder and harder to judge. A lot of you all are really steppin up your game and wow, there were some good ones this week. Hit the jump to see who [...]

Nobody Famous: Clips From Woome.com Listening Party + Interview on HHS + Exclusive Remix Premiere!

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Around The Net

Nobody Famous was busy this weekend! Last night, he gave everyone a preview of the new album Order Up! Vol3: Chicken & Waffles via Woome.com. The two hour party had guest performances from Wax and Jarell Perry, who are both featured on the album. We have video clip of those after the cut. Then on [...]

The Inbox: Week Ending 6/6/09

by Kevin June 7, 2009 The Inbox

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cjwe27a9pfk”

Was busy yesterday, so I didn’t get our weekly Inbox post up. But here it is. The inbox should be a little lighter this week as I had Thomas helping me out posting stuff through the week. Someone mentioned in the CBox that we post too much. Hmmm, I guess you can’t please everyone. Our [...]

D.O.A. (Death Of Autotune): Original Sample

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Singles

Before another person sends this to me, I’m just gonna go ahead and post it. Normally we wait and do full album sample sets, but this time I’ll make an exception. Spotted over my homie J.D.‘s spot, HipHopUpdate. If your not up on HHU, you don’t know nothin… lol. Anyway, I don’t know who found [...]

DJ BIG TEXAS: A.B.N. – It Is What It Is [Originals]

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Mixtapes

For those that are new to the site and not familiar with DJ BIG TEXAS, you’re in for a special treat. Unlike our sample sets, BIG TEXAS takes the samples for a particular album and mixes them in, making for a dope ass mix. This time he gives the BIG TEXAS treatment to ABN‘s It [...]

TEK: Best I Ever Had [G-Mix]

by Kevin June 7, 2009 Singles

TEK of Smif-N-Wessun recently dropped by Statik Selektah’s studio to record one of the final tracks off 24Kt Smoke. In the meantime, he also recorded a G-Mix to Drake’s “Best I Ever Had.” The album is looking like it will be a September release, and more features are being added as they finalize the tracklisting [...]

Doodlebug: Back In Da Daze (Really Real)

by Kevin June 6, 2009 Music Videos

Haha, I freakin love Twitter man. You can talk to and reach out to just about ANYBODY. I just got hit up by Doodlebug from the infamous Digable Planets. He’s got a new video out above and he’s really takin it back. “Back in Da Daze” features D.O.R. and Kai Chi and is off the new project [...]

Jay-Z: R.O.A. (Rebirth of Autotune) [prod by Cookin Soul]

by Kevin June 6, 2009 Singles

Ok, looks like Jay changed his mind… lol. Man, these Cookin Soul cats have really been on their grind lately. Take this remix for what it is, it is by no means better than the original, but it’s fun. Congrats to Cookin Soul for winning the Blackout 2 Remix Contest at illRoots! You can hear [...]

Jay-Z: D.O.A. (Death of Autotune) [CDQ]

by Kevin June 6, 2009 Singles

Premiered last night on Funkmaster Flex’s show on Hot 97, here’s the first street single from Jay-Z‘s long awaited Blueprint 3… in CD QUALITY. “D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)” was produced by Kanye West and No ID. Grab it after the cut… Edit: instead of creating a new post, YN just dropped the “foreal” mastered, dirty [...]

Jay-Z: Latest Blueprint 3 News

by Kevin June 5, 2009 News

Aight, so there have been a lot of new developments recently with the long awaited Blueprint 3 album from Jay-Z. Since both Thomas and I are huge Jay-stans, you know we gotta report on the info. Funny thing is, some of the tidbits of info we made up in our April Fool’s joke is actually turning [...]

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