September 2009

Why Emilio Rojas Is Better Than Your Favorite Rapper…

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Around The Net

Emilio Rojas stopped by FatBoyRadio recently and dropped a little freestyle [see above as he goes in at the 1:16 mark]. They also talked about his upcoming mixtape with DJ Green Lantern, his transition to NYC, how hip hop is changing, being a Latin emcee, haters, Recession Proof and more. Catch the interview after the [...]

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Has-Lo: Not You [prod by Rob Viktum]

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Singles

So the homie Has-Lo has been working on some new music and he shot me over a couple of fun tracks he did. The one in particular was produced by Rob Viktum. Hit the cut to check it out and if you dare, download the bonus track that I told Has I would not post [...]

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Rob Jay: Director’s Chair

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Singles

There really is no set method that I go by to post someone’s music. I will say that 99% of it is timing. I just happened to be on Twitter last night when this emcee from Houston, Rob Jay, hit me up asking how to get his music on my monthly mixtape. I had a [...]

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A Double Dose of Nottz!

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Mixtapes

Nottz‘s people just sent over these two mixtapes he’s featured on with Mr. Peter Parker and DJ NU. If you’re a fan of Nottz’s production, you’ll definitely wanna check these out! In case you missed it, we interviewed Nottz a year ago and posted our Top 25 Nottz productions as well.

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K. Sparks: Overtime [prod by Hannibal King]

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Singles

“Fifth leak from my Super Senior album sponsored by the fam at DJ Booth, 2DopeBoyz, and KevinNottingham (shout out to Z, Shake, and Kev)…this song is called “Overtime” produced By Hannibal King…when the homie Hannibal sent me the beat I wrote so much I had over 50 bars so I just kept goin in with [...]

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El Da Sensei & The Returners: Global Takeover 2 – Nu World [Trailer 2]

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Coming Soon

El Da Sensai and The Returners are busy working on the follow up to one of my favorite albums from last year, Global Takeover. GT2 is scheduled for release next year… peep the teaser above!

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The Next 48 Hours With Raekwon Part 1

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Around The Net

The Next 48 Hours With Raekwon is a 3 part web series which goes behind the scenes during the album release week of Only Built 4 Cuban Linx 2. Part 1, the day before the album release, follows Raekwon to Hot 97s Rosenberg & Cipha Sounds Morning Show, Hall of Fame In Store Signing (Queens), [...]

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Consequence: Whatever You Want [live preview]

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Around The Net

Consequence gives the crowd at S.O.B’s in NYC a taste of his hit “Whatever You Want” feat. John Legend and Kanye West. From the upcoming album Cons TV in dropping next month!

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Ludacris Performs New Song @ Heineken Show In Philly

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Around The Net

Check out Ludacris giving the crowd at Heineken’s Red Star Soul Concert in Philly an exclusive early look at his upcoming album entitled Battle Of The Sexes. This track is called “Everybody Drunk As Fuck” and it was produced by DJ Montay. Shouts to Brent for the vid! On first listen, sounds like Luda may [...]

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Brother Ali Interview in London

by Kevin September 26, 2009 Around The Net

Us may be one of my favorite albums of the year! Jumpoff.tv got a chance to catch up with Brother Ali while in London. The sound quality isn’t the greatest, but dope stuff nonetheless.

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Ghostface Killah: Keisha’s House

by Thomas September 26, 2009 Sample of The Day

Goon and I worked on Ghost‘s The Pretty Toney Album sample set in April 08.  There were a few we couldn’t find/locate and “Keisha’s House (skit)” was one of them.  Doing some random searches this past week I found the listing for the song.  I searched about an hour for the song…no dice.  So I [...]

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Sample of the Day: M.O.P. x Bob James

by Thomas September 26, 2009 Sample of The Day

Lil’ Fame goes into his Bob James collection for one of the better tracks on the new M.O.P. album. Hit the cut for the link and information.  Props to The Breaks.

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Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK-One: The Freshest Kids

by Justin September 25, 2009 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYky7kUWP_4 Now this is dope. To kick off their Fresh Air tour, Brother Ali, Evidence, Toki Wright & BK-One created this track “The Freshest Kids” as a taste of what to expect. Check out the cypher style video above and download the mp3 of the track after the jump. Check out the tour dates here [...]

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Raekwon: Have Mercy (feat. Beanie Sigel) [Video]

by Thomas September 25, 2009 Music Videos

Rae shoots a visual for  “Have Mercy,” which is one of my favorite songs off Only Built 4….[read review].  Beans kills this song…if you didn’t know. Spotted at RR via WSHH

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Arrested Development: La La La x Bloody

by Justin September 25, 2009 Music Videos
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwQu2FEdS6g Arrested Development is back! If you don’t know who AD is, it’s time to do some homework. “La La La” is a new track from the Atlanta group that will be featured on their new album Strong which will release this November. The group, led by emcee Speech, debuted in the early 90′s with [...]

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Fiend: Knees Deep (Swamp Land)

by Justin September 25, 2009 Music
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The Louisiana onslaught of music continues! Here’s a new track from New Orleans emcee Fiend called “Knees Deep (Swamp Land).” Fiend has been a fixture on the scene since the mid 90′s releasing  the highly acclaimed albums Won’t Be Denied & There’s One In Every Family. Many may remember Fiend for being a part of [...]

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DJ DSTRUKT: Table Scraps

by Kevin September 25, 2009 Mixtapes

Who likes sample mixes? I know I do… and this one from DJ DSTRUKT is straight fresh! Too many tracks for a tracklisting, but this is one of the best sample mixes I’ve heard in a looooong time. Check it after the cut….

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Random: Last Day [prod by EOM]

by Kevin September 25, 2009 Singles

The homie EOM (that’s him above) just shot this track over that he did with Random. They were originally supposed to do a whole EP together, but apparently this is the only track that was recorded. It’s a dope track. Check it after the cut…

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QuESt & M.Will the Shogun Announce New Project

by Kevin September 25, 2009 Around The Net

The homie M.Will just shot this over… On this day 18 years ago [September 24, actually]  A Tribe Called Quest dropped their classic cut, The Low End Theory. In commemoration of that the rapper QuESt and producer partner M.Will The Shogun have decided to announce their new project entitled A Rapper Called QuESt via youtube. [...]

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Max Minelli: The Autobiography x Aim 4 Success x If It Wasn’t For Love

by Justin September 25, 2009 Singles

As I promised yesterday, here’s some more leaks from Max Minelli. “The Autobiography” & “Aim 4 Success” are 2 more tracks produced by Happy Perez that will be on Max’s Pre-Med street album which is coming in October. “If It Wasn’t For Love” featuring Frankie J is the lead single from Max’s long awaited album Pain Medicine which [...]

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