June 2009

Spec Boogie – Summer Movie Season – Enter the Dragon (Video)

by DJ Grain June 16, 2009 Around The Net

Check out the dope new track Enter the Dragon from Spec Boogie and produced by Von Pea of Tanya Morgan.  If you like this I would advise you to check out the other videos in the Summer Movie set on youtube.  This is absolutely one of most unique blends I have ever seen/heard.

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Marco Polo & Torae: Party Crashers

by Kevin June 16, 2009 Music Videos

Hot new video from Marco Polo and Torae‘s new album, Double Barrel [read review]. Directed by Kris Shackman & Theo Bark. I’ve been bumpin this album a lot lately. If you haven’t copped it, make sure you grab your copy here.

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K-Swiss: Remastering the Classic

by Kevin June 16, 2009 Fashion

We all know that sneaks and hip hop go hand in hand. So when I saw the new K-Swiss ads rotating on the site, I had to go  see what their new ad campaign was all about. I rock a lot of different shoes, but you can’t get any more classic than the K-Swiss classic [...]

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Slaughterhouse: D.O.A. Freestyle

by Thomas June 16, 2009 Singles

Slaughterhouse appeared on DJ Green Lantern‘s show last night and all of them went in on Jay’s “D.O.A.” (Death of Autotune). The youngest member of the crew, Joell Ortiz RIPS this joint to pieces. He spits over 100 bars for almost 7 mins. Damn! So many quotables from him…but the following joint was hottest at [...]

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Happy Birthday 2Pac!

by J. Rizzle June 16, 2009 Mixtapes

To celebrate the birth of Tupac on his 38th birthday, here’s 2 classic blend mixtapes that you should already have in your collection if not…here you go… Tupac was one of the most influential rappers of our time..he clearly spoke about what was on his mind… beef ,political and social issues, love, sex, beauty, family [...]

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DJ K.O. + Beat*Society: Picture These Remixes Contest Winner!

by Kevin June 16, 2009 Contests

Thanks to everyone who participated in the Beat*Society Picture These Remixes Contest. DJ K.O. hit me up earlier today with the winners from the contest. That’s right, i said winners…. plural. I’ll let K.O. explain after the cut…. Congratulations!

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Nobody Famous Album Release Party!

by Kevin June 16, 2009 The Show

Even though the new album from Nobody Famous isn’t due for release until July 28, we’re gonna be celebrating in L.A. at the end of this month. Thanks to MyCypher.com for putting the party together, I think it’ll be a good time. Performances are scheduled from Wax, Dasha, Jarell Perry, Traphik, H.O.P.E., and Nobody Famous. [...]

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Blaq Poet: Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed (Queensbridge to California Remix)

by Justin June 16, 2009 Singles

MC Eiht and Young Maylay join Blaq Poet for the remix of his DJ Premier produced “Ain’t Nuttin’ Changed”.  Make sure to cop Blaq’s new album Tha Blaqprint on June 30th.

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Scratch: Old School Beatbox Mix

by Justin June 16, 2009 Mixtapes

Scratch drops a new mix of him paying homage to some hip hop legends like Eric B. & Rakim, T La Rock & Public Enemy. As always, Scratch puts on a beatbox exhibition that very few can match. Make sure to cop Scratch’s debut album “Lost 4 Wordz” which is out now. Download after the [...]

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Eternia & MoSS: Road to Release Day [Episode 2]

by Justin June 16, 2009 Around The Net
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WF-Ke8Lzc8 Watch the 2nd episode of Eternia & MoSS’s Road to Release Day in anticipation of their debut album “At Last.” Watch for a special appearance from the one and only DJ Premier!

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Lupe Fiasco: Shining Down (feat Matthew Santos)

by Justin June 16, 2009 Singles

The first single from Lupe Fiasco’s highly anticipated third album Lasers. Look out for the show stealing performance of Matthew Santos on here.

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Brown Bag AllStars: “Uglyface”

by Justin June 16, 2009 Singles

The Brown Bag AllStars drop a new track that is some raw, hardcore hip hop. The beat will make you do the “Uglyface” and the lyrics are just as good.

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Introducing…Nastee

by Kevin June 16, 2009 Get To Know

Nastee is a man that has been around the game for almost 20 years.  He started out as a DJ then made the smooth transition into producing.  In the mid 90′s he was mixing classic albums by Big Pun, Mobb Deep, and Dead Prez. Hit the cut to Get To Know Nastee…

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Producer CEO: Illmind [Part 1]

by Kevin June 15, 2009 Interviews

We got a new exclusive series for you all premiering tonight called Producer CEO. This particular series has been a work in progress for a couple of months now and started when my homie John Public hit me up and said he wanted to do some interviews for the site. This series looks specifically into what makes [...]

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Dutch New York: Be A Boss Freestyle

by Ben the Intern June 15, 2009 Singles

Here we have a brand new freestyle from Dutch New York.  He brings it real hard and gives the listener all kinds of quotables.  A must have for anyone looking for street hip-hop  or dope, strong lyrics.  Hit the jump for the download link.

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MC Hammer: Death Of Auto-Tune Hustling Analogy

by Kevin June 15, 2009 Around The Net

MC Hammer gives his thoughts on Jay Z‘s “Death Of Auto-Tune” and makes a very good point using a hustling analogy, which makes you think why is T-Pain supporting Jay, who’s effectively just about to take away a very large pay check!

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Melanie Fiona: The Bridge [Cover Art + Tracklist]

by Kevin June 15, 2009 Coming Soon

Melanie Fiona‘s debut album finally has a release date… August 18th! We have the official cover and tracklist, which you can check after the cut. But before the album drops, Melanie will be releasing a mixtape called The Bridge: Remixed Live, which ?uestlove and her talk about in the clip above. Who’s hyped?

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Nobody Famous + Dasha: Don’t Act Like I Never Told You Part 2 + Remix Contest Winner

by Kevin June 15, 2009 Contests

“Don’t Act Like I Never Told You” from Nobody Famous has been doing extremely well since we released the single/video three weeks ago on HiPNOTT Records. Over 40 blogs/websites picked it up and I want to personally thank all of you for its success. As announced last week, Order Up! Volume 3 now has an [...]

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Laws: Your Future Favorite Rapper

by Justin June 15, 2009 Hot Download

Florida emcee Laws links up with Grammy Awarding winning production group J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League for this new mixtape. Laws is a very talented up & comer and shows it on here. Tracklist and link after the jump and trust me, this is a must download.

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Divine Minds: Divine Intervention

by Justin June 15, 2009 Hot Download

The brand new project from Divine Minds, which is emcee Black J and producer Mike A, called Divine Intervention. If you haven’t already heard of Black J from his project with SoulKlap, do so now. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

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