July 2009

Rasheed Chappell: The Chappell Show (The Lost Episodes Vol. 1)

by Thomas July 10, 2009 Hot Download

Rasheed Chappell [read spotlight] drops his new mixtape with DJ Mishap: The Chappell Show…The Lost Episodes Vol. 1.  This should hold everyone over until his debut album Nostalgia drops. There isn’t a tracklist…just one file.  I’ve included two links (mp3 and m4a).  Hit the cut for the links.

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Superix & Rob Breezy: BBQ Bangers

by J. Rizzle July 10, 2009 Mixtapes

This joint right here is anutha summertime banga you have to add to your collection. You can throw it on at the cookout too! This mixtape is brought to you from the ill DJs from across the pond, reppin’ the UK … Superix & Rob Breezy of Southern Hospitality It’s was also the HHC Magazine mix [...]

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ArtOfficial: Black Birds + Skunk Ape

by Ben the Intern July 10, 2009 The Show

Live footage of ArtOfficial playing 2 new songs.  Up above is the song “Skunk Ape” which will be on the upcoming mixtape with illroots.com.  And after the jump is Black Birds off of the new album.

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Jarell Perry: Human Nature [MJ Tribute]

by Kevin July 9, 2009 Singles

Here’s video of R&B singer Jarell Perry singing his tribute to Michael Jackson. Dude has an amazing voice. I had the opportunity to meet Jarell when I was out in L.A. and saw him perform. Incredible talent. We’ll have more footage and exclusives from him real soon. Look out for his track “Universal Love” on [...]

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Skratch Bastid: 110% [HOT DOWNLOAD]

by Kevin July 9, 2009 Hot Download
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I am a HUGE fan of Skratch Bastid‘s mixes and he just dropped this new one off this afternoon. His last two, Get Up & Satisfaction Guaranteed, got tons of play on my Imeem page. Skratch is offering up his new mix up for free download. 110% is a 60+ minute mix of hip-hop, disco, dancehall [...]

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Confidence: Invitation To Openness

by Kevin July 9, 2009 Hot Download

Check out this remix EP, Invitation To Openness, from producer Confidence. He took 8 classic tracks from the 90s and put his own spin on them.

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Poison Pen + Donny Goines: New Freestyle

by Kevin July 9, 2009 Singles

The homie Poison Pen drops two new freestyles in preparation of his upsoming album, The Money Shot, dropping August 4th. The first one, untitled, features site fav Donny Goines and the second freestyle is over an old school beat. Can you name it?

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Eternia: Nowhere No More (feat. Torae & Ms. Davis) [prod by 9th Wonder]

by Ben the Intern July 9, 2009 Around The Net

In Episode #5, Eternia addresses the growing requests for music in “Where’s the Leak?” & reveals how Marco Polo & Torae are directly linked to the creation of her album w/ MoSS, “AT LAST”. Torae & Eternia reminisce about the only time they performed their collab track together (“Nowhere No More” produced by 9th Wonder, from “Where I’m [...]

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Pseudo Slang: Broke and Copasetic (feat Vinia Mojica)

by Justin July 9, 2009 Singles

Buffalo duo Pseudo Slang, Emcee Sick & Tone Atlas, have released their album “We’ll Keep Looking” on Fat Beat Records. This is the first single “Broke & Copasetic” featuring singer and long time Native Tongues collaborator Vinia Mojica.

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C.B. News: Walk With Me (feat Supastition & Uptown Swuite) [prod Keelay & Zaire]

by Justin July 9, 2009 Singles

West Coast emcee C.B. News gathers an all star lineup for his new track “Walk Wit Me” for his upcoming album “Soul Searching”  coming this October. This cut is produced by Keelay & Zaire and features one of the best (and most underrated) emcees in the game right now, Supastition.

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Dynas: Get Ya Mind Right [prod Illmind]

by Justin July 9, 2009 Singles

Dynas & Illmind come together for a banger “Get Ya Mind Right.” This track will be on Monsters Ink’s upcoming project “Ink Made Me a Monster” coming out for free July 21st.

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J The S: The Buy In (feat Crooked I & Rich Rivera)

by Justin July 9, 2009 Singles

J The S gets Slaughterhouse emcee Crooked I and Rich Rivera to join him for his track “The Buy In.” This track won’t be on J’s upcoming album “The Last Days.”

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Bekay: I’m Back (Cell Therapy Freestyle)

by Justin July 9, 2009 Singles

Bekay goes in over the classic Goodie Mob track “Cell Therapy” as a preview of his upcoming album “Hunger Pains.” The album includes a stacked lineup of production from Alchemist, Illmind, DJ Babu, M-Phazes, Marco Polo, JR Rotem, The Returners and more!

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Poison Pen pulls a Bob Dylan

by Justin July 9, 2009 Around The Net
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krEajxwu19g Poison Pen goes Bob Dylan style for the music video of his single “What’s Hood.” Poison Pen’s new album “The Money Shot” will be out August 4th on Gold Dust.

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DJ Steve1der: Nate In ’08 (The Best of Nate Dogg)

by J. Rizzle July 9, 2009 Mixtapes

It’s Thursday and it’s throwback time.  There’s been some debate lately on who is the best hookman in the game, Nate Dogg or T-Pain?  Me personally I say it’s Nate Dogg.  This mix is done by DJ Steve1der one of the illest DJs on the left coast.  This mix showcases all of the bangers Nate [...]

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Win a Trip To Vegas Courtesy of Josh X-an-tus!

by Kevin July 8, 2009 Around The Net
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Singer Josh X-an-tus [artist spotlight] is giving fans a chance to win a Las Vegas fly away for two (including two nights at the Palms and $500 spending cash). All you have to do to be automatically entered is ReTweet the text below or ReTweet the contest link from our twitter. One person will be [...]

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KRS-One & Buckshot: Robot [Video]

by Thomas July 8, 2009 Music Videos

New video for “Robot” by KRS-One & Buckshot.  The single is off of their forthcoming album Survival Skills dropping September 15 on Duck Down Records.  The clip is directed by Todd Angkasuwan.

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Raven Sorvino: Over & Over [prod by Nobody Famous]

by Kevin July 8, 2009 Singles

My man Nobody Famous is far from selfish. While working on his own album, he hooked up with L.A. local Raven Sorvino to produce a bangin’ new track for her — “Over and Over.” Boy does he know how to pick em! After hearing this, Raven is defintely one I’m gonna be checkin’ for. Hit [...]

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Cratery 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 +1 = Dollarate!

by Kevin July 8, 2009 Around The Net

Over the years, self-indulgent record collectors have made a habit of promoting the rare over the good. The imitators over the originators. And of course, the expensive over the cheap. But the good people at Cratery know where the heat is at. The Real Frequency gives you Dollarate (from root word “Dollaration”), our cure for [...]

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In-Depth with Foreign Exchange Pt. 5

by Sean Deez July 8, 2009 Exclusive
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Alright Ladies and Gents. This is the last installment, loaded with great pieces of information. This episode starts off with a conversation with Nicolay regarding his possible pursuits of a Soul Survivor-esque and he delves deep into the “Valleys” one can run into if that album was attempted. Of course, we flip the tables on [...]

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