September 2009

Hawdwerk & Jansport J: Wow

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Singles

Here is the 2nd single from rapper/producer duo Hawdwerk & Jansport J off of their upcoming album High Power Moves, presented by 2dopeboyz & KevinNottingham.com, available for free download November 10, 2009. The track is mixed by Dae One and features DJ cuts from DJ J-Br05ki.

Pryme: Death of Dickriding [Drake Diss]

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Music Videos

Wow, props to eA for shootin this over to me. Not sure who this Pryme cat is, but I honestly think he sends a more powerful message than Jay’s D.O.A. Why target Drake? I guess cuz he’s the latest star to shine… what do you all think?

Devin The Dude: Gimme Some (feat Brandy)

by Justin September 28, 2009 Singles

Here’s a new track from Devin The Dude called “Gimme Some” featuring Brandy. Devin has talked about working on a new album, this may or may not be a track from the project. Props to Maurice Garland for the link.

Senor Kaos: 20 Years High & Rising (Homage to De La Soul) (feat Von Pea & Homeboy Sandman)

by Justin September 28, 2009 Singles

Senor Kaos sent over another leak from his project Walk Softly & Carry a Big Brick which drops this Wednesday. “20 Years High & Rising” is the Atlanta emcee’s homage to De La Soul featuring Von Pea (of Tanya Morgan) & Homeboy Sandman over production provided by Supa Dave West. Check out the track after the jump.

Album of The Day: DXA – Progression

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Albums Worth Checking

Every now and then there is an artist/group or album that REALLY catches my attention and I like to put the spotlight on them for a sec on the site. I gotta thank my man Jonathan for turning me on to this 4 member group out of NYC… DXA. I’ve been playing their album, Progression, [...]

A3C Hip Hop Festival Perfect Attendance: The Mixtape

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Hot Download

This year’s annual A3C Hip Hop Festival is going down this week (October 1-3) in Atlanta, GA. I was initially supposed to attend to show my support for Nobody Famous (who will be performing live), but certain things beyond my control has me stuck in MIA. SMKA & Fadia Kadar, along with TSS, have put together a [...]

James John of Divine Minds: ON Black Coffee, Peace, & Progression

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Hot Download

My dude James John just sent over this latest project he put together. Lyrically, the dude really is a beast. If you’re not familiar with Divine Minds, I would suggest you check this out. True skills right here…

BIGSTAT: Don’t Quit Your Day Job [mixtape]

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Hot Download

BIGSTAT sent this mixtape over recently and the hilarious cover caught my attention. Looking at the production credits and that the tape is hosted by Redman, further peaked my interest. They’re mostly previously used beats, but BIGSTAT does a good job going in over em. Check it out, as well as a video co-sign from Redman, after [...]

DJ BIG TEXAS: The Essential Elements of Mike Jones

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Hot Download

DJ BIG TEXAS is back with another one of his signature sample mixes. This time he give the BIG TEXAS treatment to Houston emcee, Mike Jones. I’m not the biggest fan of Mike Jones myself, though I did have the beat to “Still Tippin” as my ringtone for the longest time…. lol. Check this mix [...]

The UNDERGODS Pt. 2: Canibus On Another HRSMN Album, Keith Murray Talks Red & Meth

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Around The Net

In Part 2 of John Public‘s conversation, Canibus gets open about the early stages of his career when he was balancing a corporate job with emceeing and the constant need to push back and follow a dream. He also touches on whether or not another HRSMN collab would happen. Keith opens up about his experience [...]

Keith Murray & Canibus are THE UNDERGODS: New EP Available Tomorrow

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Coming Soon

Power. Passion. Poetics. Hip-Hop is littered with emcees that use those three words as the blueprint for their style, but in reality, the list of those that achieve it is painfully short. Underground heroes Keith Murray and Canibus have spent the last 15 years cultivating a catalog and fan base around those words, and today, [...]

DJ Toolz: UndaGround O-Nine 5.0 + 5.1

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Mixtapes

DJ Toolz definitely puts together the best compilations of the latest underground hip hop (well, the best after me of course). Toolz is back with two new volumes of great music. These are 100% KN approved! Check em after the cut…

Wu-Tang Clan: With Love From Shaolin [mixed by Fozzie]

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Around The Net

Here’s an idea I wish I would have thought of… a mix of the slighty softer side of the Wu-Tang Clan. With Ghostface set to drop his R&B-tinged album tomorrow, this mix is the perfect accompaniment. Tracklist and link after the cut.

Roc Raida Tribute Time Lapse Video

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Around The Net

The Roc Raida tributes keep pouring in. This one was done up by Joe “Masaro” Gianoglio. Time lapse videos are just fucking sweet. The illustration was done in Ball Pen & Ink within a 6.5 hours period and the video was complied with still pictures taken approx every 5 minutes. Check it out!

Masta Ace & EDO. G: A&E [Tracklist & Snippets]

by Kevin September 28, 2009 Coming Soon

I’m not a fan of snippets.. in fact, I know I won’t even listen to these; though I am highly anticipating this album from Masta Ace and EDO. G. The homie SoulClap came through with these via his new blog; ClapWorld. The album, as most of you know, has been pushed back to November 3rd. [...]

Royce Da 5′9″: Street Hop [Snippets x Tracklist]

by Thomas September 27, 2009 Around The Net

Spotted at 2DB. Royce‘s highly anticipated album, Street Hop drops October 20. The disc is executive produced by DJ Premier and from the tracklist looks like a smoker. I haven’t listened to the snippets…someone leave some comments/thoughts on the product. Tracklist and link to snippets after the jump!

Cormega: Urban Legend [Mixtape]

by Thomas September 27, 2009 Hot Download

The good folks over at The Hip Hop Project sent over this gem of Cormega b-sides, collaborations, unreleased songs, etc. I’ll let them explain the tape: “Shouts to Cormega and the whole Legal Hustle fam. Here it is, our collaboration with Cormega to commemorate the release of his newest album ‘Born and Raised’ which hits [...]

Soulful Sunday Bonus: Earth Wind & Fire

by J. Rizzle September 27, 2009 Soulful Sundays

For the bonus post for today’s Soulful Sunday we decided to hit you with the greatest band to ever incorporate all genres of music (jazz, smooth soul, gospel, pop, rock, gospel, psychedelia, blues, folk) to make that beautiful sound. You can say it was truly all the elements of the Earth, Wind & Fire…let me shut up, [...]

Soulful Sunday: Maxwell Edition

by J. Rizzle September 27, 2009 Soulful Sundays

For our second post for Soulful Sunday, we bring you this mixtape from the LXG Music Group which just hit the streets last week. It’s a pretty cool joint that we thought you would enjoy and everyone likes to have some Maxwell ish to bump…so hit after the cut and enjoy this “whenever, wherever, whatever.”

Soulful Sunday: D’Angelo Edition

by J. Rizzle September 27, 2009 Soulful Sundays

Welcome to another Soulful Sunday and today we are gonna hit you off with another D’Angelo edition. This time we bring you a live performance from back in ’95; this was originally on vinyl and transferred over to CD. Hit it after the cut and enjoy!!!

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