August 2009

Trife: Project Leaders (Sample of the Day)

by Thomas August 16, 2009 Sample of The Day

Trife quietly dropped his debut album (Better Late Than Never) on July 21 with little fan fair. I’ve given it a couple of spins and will probably spend the neccessary money to cop a proper edition. “Project Leaders” is produced by Blunt & Engineer and features Freeway & Termanology. Each emcee spits tales about their [...]

Jay-Z: Maybe (Sample of the Day)

by Thomas August 15, 2009 Sample of The Day

Jay-Z’s song “Maybe” wasn’t included on the final version of his American Gangster album when it dropped in 2007. The track hit the internet some time this year in an unfinished/un-mastered version. I’m not really sure why it didn’t make the cut for AG…cause it seems to fit the theme/mood of the album. Anyhoo…our homie [...]

Bekay: The Making of Torture Chamber [prod by Detroit Red]

by Kevin August 15, 2009 Around The Net

http://vimeo.com/moogaloo

On part 2 of Bekay‘s ‘Road To Hunger Pains’, Bekay joins forces with Grind Time battle champ Swave Sevah and heavy weight producer Detroit Red (“Man Down”, 50 Cent) to craft the making of “Torture Chamber”, which you can download after the cut. “Torture Chamber” is the bonus track on the re-release of Bekay’s Rawkus [...]

Empire: The Nas Tribute

by Sean Deez August 15, 2009 Hot Download

No one does CanCon (Canadian Content) like Toronto group, Empire. Always one for tasteful and top notch hip hop, these guys deliver. Big shouts to Brian and Phil. This is the first of three mixtapes from Empire. The first of the series is a tribute to the one and only Nasir Jones, also known as [...]

AIME: Class Act [prod by Danimal]

by Justin August 15, 2009 Singles

Danimal sent over this new track he produced for AIME called “Class Act.” This track will be featured on AIME’s upcoming mixtape alos entitled “Class Act.”

Cypress Hill: Get Em Up

by Justin August 15, 2009 Singles

Ready for the some new Cypress Hill? Here is a new track from Cypress Hill that is featured on the Madden 2010 Soundtrack called “Get Em Up.” No word if this will be featured on their upcoming album. 2009 has already proved to be a big year for the group with B-Real’s solo release “Smoke [...]

Artist Spotlight: Do (Art of Fresh)

by eA August 15, 2009 Artist Spotlight

As one half of Art of Fresh (website) (along side Slakah The Beatchild (myspace), the emcee, D.O. aka Duane Gibson (myspace), has accomplished quite a bit. After putting out a few solo EP’s, the Sarnia and Toronto bred MC was declared XXL’s “True Freestyle King” after he freestyled for 8 hours and 45 minutes [...]

The Inbox: Week Ending 8/15/09

by Kevin August 15, 2009 The Inbox

Today, KevinNottingham.com is proud to announce the return of The Inbox! After a 2 month hiatus, we’ve finally figured out a smarter way to receive and share music from you, thanks to the good people at SoundCloud.com. The Inbox isn’t exactly how it used to be. We won’t be posting every single thing that gets [...]

Felt (Murs & Slug): Protagonists

by Justin August 15, 2009 Singles

The news came out not too long ago that we would be getting a 3rd Felt album from Murs & Slug. Now we have the first leak entitled “Protagonists” and the announcement of the man who will be behind the boards… Aesop Rock! Who saw that coming? No word yet on who the album will be [...]

Inspectah Deck: Dream Catcher

by Justin August 14, 2009 Singles

Here goes a new track from Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck entitled “Dream Catcher.” This track is off the Rebel INS’s upcoming mixtape “Traveling At The Speed Of Life While Standing Still” which is dropping in September.

Quite Nyce Promo Video

by Justin August 14, 2009 Coming Soon

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nk0nwa-hBa4 Quite Nyce will be dropping his new mixtape “Hello My Name is Quite Nyce” very soon and we’ve been giving you plenty of leaks from it. Here is Quite Nyce talking about the feedback and upcoming project including shouting us at KevinNottingham.com out!

Brown Bag AllStars/Mr. Porter/Coalmine Records Remix Contest

by Justin August 14, 2009 Contests

Brown Bag AllStars along with Coalmine Records has created this remix contest for the track “The League of Intoxicated Gentlemen.” Here’s the details: “The Brown Bag AllStars and Coalmine Records team up to bring you The Brown Bag AllStars “League Of Intoxicated Gentlemen” Remix Contest. Originally produced by Mr. Porter (Aftermath/D12), the opportunity is now [...]

P.H.I.L.T.H.Y: Say It [prod by Jansport J]

by Justin August 14, 2009 Singles

Up & coming Detroit emcee P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. drops this new track “Say It” produced by Jansport J. Shout outs to Arasia for hooking up this track.

Albums Worth Checking: D-Sisive + Robert Glasper + Miles Jones

by Sean Deez August 14, 2009 Albums Worth Checking

Another new series I want to present to the KevinNottingham.com readers. In the simplest of ways to explain it: I get a hell of a lot of music. On a weekly basis, I get about 2 cds a day; physical hard copies. Hey, I love having them, but not all of what I get is [...]

Freestyle Friday: Joe Budden vs. Method Man

by Kevin August 14, 2009 Freestyle Friday

This is a brand new segment we’re gonna try out here on KevinNottingham.com… Freestyle Friday. Somebody (I forget who they are) came to me months ago with this idea and it took me a while to warm up to it and put it into motion. The idea came back into my head when I got [...]

H.O.P.E: Nightlife – Video + Official Remix Produced by Nobody Famous

by Kevin August 13, 2009 Music Videos

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L.A. emcee H.O.P.E. just released the video to his new song “Nightlife” a few days ago. Now we got the official remix hot off the press from none other than Nobody Famous. Check the video above with the original version and hit the jump to download the remix. Nobody Faaaamooouuussss…….

Slum Village Baatin/Dilla Tribute T-Shirt

by Kevin August 13, 2009 Around The Net

Mick Boogie & Motivation Boutique have joined forces to bring us a kick ass Slum Village tribute t-shirt.This is a great way to support our fallen hip hop soldiers. I just preordered mine today. Proceeds are being donated directly to Baatin‘s and Dilla‘s families. Hit the jump for the preorder link and images of the t-shirt…

Cyclops: Don’t You Know How [prod by Tokyo Cigar]

by Kevin August 13, 2009 Music Videos

When my man Tokyo Cigar ain’t rapping for the Cave Kingz, he’s bangin out dope as production like this new one for Cyclops. Check it… and download the mp3 after the cut!

D. Black: Touch the Stars (feat Tiffany Wilson) [prod. by Jake One]

by Justin August 13, 2009 Singles

Here is a bonus track off of D. Black’s upcoming album “Ali’Yah” which will be dropping September 15th. This track is produced by Jake One & features singer Tiffany Wilson.

Pseudo Slang: Myth of the Web-Slinger

by Justin August 13, 2009 Singles

Here is another song from Pseudo Slang’s album “We’ll Keep Looking” which is available now. This jazzy, laid back track titled “Myth of the Web-Slinger” is a highlight of their Fat Beats release.

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