September 2009

Q-Tip Recounts Giving Beats to Biggie & Jay-Z

by Kevin September 17, 2009 Around The Net

Spotted over at XXL, Q-Tip recalls giving Biggie some beats for Life After Death, and his constant effort in trying to get Jay to rap over his beats.

DJ Revolution: Class of ’86

by J. Rizzle September 17, 2009 Mixtapes

Since ’85 brought back the memories of me with the boom box in homeroom blastin’ Eric B & Rakim, Just Ice & Steady B and the homeroom teacher saying “can you turn it down homeboy”, lol… This is anutha mix by DJ Revolution and it’s “funky fresh”, taking back to ’86. Hit it after the [...]

DJ Revolution: Class of ’85

by J. Rizzle September 17, 2009 Mixtapes

The other day I watched the VH1 top 100 hip-hop songs show and some of the songs took me back to my youth when I just started high-school (’85). So I thought, why not post a tight 80′s rap mix by one of the illest DJs to ever wreck the 1s & 2s…DJ Revolution. So [...]

Sciryl & Riva: My Best Friend [Hip Hop]

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Singles

Yeah, I do glance over my email from time to time. If I’m not in the middle of something, I may just check it out. The above video, from a 2007 Def Poetry show, caught my attention. The dude, Sciryl (that’s lyrics spelled backwards), wants to hit me up with some music to post. What [...]

Righchus: Go Hard [Video Trailer]

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Coming Soon

I rarely post videos on the site and I hardly ever post trailers to videos; however, I gotta make an exception for these cats as they had one of the most amazing videos I ever say last year. You probably don’t remember (I had to go back and check myself) a video we posted less [...]

Tygah Woods: Go Hard (Moonwalker Edition)

by Justin September 16, 2009 Hot Download

Now this right here, this is a MUST download! New Orleans crew Tygah Woods put together this new 10 track project Go Hard: Moonwalker Edition which is a dedication to Michael Jackson. The group made up of Slangston Hughes, J-Dubble, Mr. J’ai, Blaze the Verbal Chemist & D. Francis are the next big thing here in the [...]

Danny Diggs: Introducing EP

by Justin September 16, 2009 Hot Download

Irish producer Danny Diggs drops this free EP entitled Introducing featuring guests Jermiside, Shad, Akrobatik, SoulStice & more. Diggs & Jermiside have a project together called Middle Class coming soon as well. Tracklist & link after the jump. Props to Potholes In My Blog for the link.

Raekwon Signs Original Purple Tape for Fan

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Around The Net

This is pretty fuckin’ cool…. dude needs to get one of these and lock it in a safe!

Nastee: The Album B4 The Album

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Hot Download

The homie Nastee [peep our interview] just released his first solo album, entitled The Album B4 The Album. I just gave it a quick spin and all I can say is it’s DOPE AS FUCK. All cuts and scratches on the album are done by DJ A.Dog. Nastee is throwing a release party tonight up [...]

Bekay: I Am [prod by The Alchemist]

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Singles

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Many of you might recall peepin a snippet of “I Am” in the beginning of Bekay‘s video for “Brooklyn Bridge” [view here], but here’s the full length version (CDQ) . “I Am” which is produced by The Alchemist and features DJ Revolution is Bekay’s lead single to Hunger Pains which drops Nov. 10th through Coalmine Records. Click here [...]

Emilio Rojas & DJ Green Lantern In The Studio

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Around The Net

Emilio Rojas and DJ Green Lantern chop it up at Stadium Red/Westward Music Studios about their upcoming mixtape The Natural, and Green puts Emilio on the spot for some bars… the song in the background is the lead single from the tape “Bold And Arrogant.”

Nobody Famous’ “Electric” Gets TV Placement!

by Kevin September 16, 2009 News

We just got some very exciting news and I hope all of you will join me in congratulating Nobody Famous, whose song “Electric,” has been placed in a television show on the CW network. “Electric” is the second single from the HiPNOTT Records‘ release Order Up! Volume 3 and features Dasha and Jerell Perry. We [...]

Exclusive: John Public Talks with DJ Premier

by Kevin September 16, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

We got something special to finish up Premier Wednesday today. My man John Public (who was responsible for our Illmind Producer CEO series) was at Preemo’s studio last night for the Royce Da 5’9″ album listening session. I was invited, but couldn’t make it up to NYC for it. Anyway, DJ Premier was in the [...]

Kam Moye (aka Supastition): Studio Crashing (with Marco Polo & Illmind)

by Justin September 16, 2009 Around The Net

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGDuhBOuudY Kam Moye, formerly Supastition, along with producers Marco Polo & Illmind walked into a hip hop artist’s dream studio in Munich, Germany while on their European tour. Make sure to cop Kam’s new album Splitting Image which drops October 27th featuring production from Jake One, Khrysis, Illmind & Marco Polo along with guests appearances [...]

Sample of the Day: Kid Cudi Edition

by Thomas September 16, 2009 Sample of The Day

Cudi’s album dropped yesterday and I really haven’t made my mind up about it. The singles are good songs, but it seems really dark and spaced out a bit. When you listen to the samples the producers used them perfectly to set the tone/mood of the album. The album is definitely an acquired taste. So [...]

DJ Premier x All City: The Actual

by Thomas September 16, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

Premier laced the Brooklyn duo All City (J. Mega & Greg Valentine) with a heat rock that is “The Actual.” “The Actual” comes from the duo’s only album Metropolis Gold, which dropped in 1998. This song was signature Preem, with the thumping bass, knocking drums, precise chopping, and razor sharp cuts. Too bad “The Actual” [...]

DJ Crates: Breaks ‘Em Down 2 [DJ Premier]

by J. Rizzle September 16, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

For the second post for Premier Wednesday we rollin’ with the DJ Crates mix… if you don’t have his other mixes from the “Breaks Em Down” series… you betta cop them 4 sho’… Thanx to originalhiphop for having this joint.

DJ Premier: Originals

by J. Rizzle September 16, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

Yes, Yes, Yes..It’s Premier Wednesday and today we bring you some tight shit.. It’s a continuous mix of old school style Hip-Hop, Funk & Soul as sampled by DJ Premier so hit the jump and get your DL on, lol..Enjoy !!! P.S. – The “Brains” (Kev) behind the site put me on to this weeks [...]

The Blueprint 3: Alternate Artwork & Outtakes

by Kevin September 16, 2009 Around The Net

We all know Hov has been working on The Blueprint 3 for awhile. I mean we heard tracks such as “Jockin Jay-Z”, “Brooklyn (Go Hard)”, and “History” that didn’t even make the final cut. How would you like to hear tracks that were supposedly submitted to Jay for The Blueprint 3, but never made it. [...]

Snoop Dogg: Fallin’ Asleep on Death Row [prod by Dr. Dre]

by Justin September 16, 2009 Singles

Another leak from the upcoming Snoop Doggy Dogg: The Lost Session Vol. 1 has hit the net. The Dr. Dre produced “Fallin’ Asleep on Death Row” is another track from Snoop that will be featured on the album which drops October 13th.

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