December 2009

DJBooth.net In The Booth Series [Vol 1-3]

by Kevin December 10, 2009 Mixtapes

DJBooth.net has a great ongoing freestyle series featuring some of the hottest up and coming emcees in the game. If you’re anything like me, it’s tough to keep up with daily posts, so DJBooth has been compiling these freestyles in their In The Booth compilation mixes. Just yesterday they released Volume 3, which covers freestyles [...]

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Emilio Rojas: Tic Toc [Music Video]

by Kevin December 10, 2009 Music Videos

Brand new video from Emilio Rojas for “Tic Toc,” feat. DVS produced by M-Phazes, and directed by Science Projects, off of The Natural, presented by DJ Green Lantern. If you haven’t downloaded The Natural yet, stop sleeping!

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Pimp Out Your Gear with Music Skins!

by Kevin December 10, 2009 Fashion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mpDUKpYlXE”

If you’re like me, you LOVE to personalize your possessions! Whether it be your computer desktop, your car, your favorite notebook or whatever. What if I told you you can now personalize your iPods, Zunes, cell phones, etc with your favorite music themes? Thanks to Music Skins it is now possible! For the record, this [...]

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All Samples NOT Cleared!

by Pedro December 10, 2009 Above The Law

Almost every hip-hop fan has heard of Biz Markie. His personality and wacky songs are legendary. Biz Markie is also well-known in the legal world; particularly in the world of copyright law. Biz Markie was involved in probably the first and certainly the most publicized illegal sampling case of all time. This case literally changed [...]

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All Samples Cleared: Original Samples

by Kevin December 10, 2009 Diggin' In Da Crates

I think a lot of people miss understood what I posted earlier this week about our sample sets. A lot of people thought that we were deleting all that was previously posted and not going to be compiling any more sets. Well, this post here is to prove that wrong. I think for our future [...]

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Gravediggaz: Demo Tape [1993]

by J. Rizzle December 10, 2009 Thursday Throwback

Since the demo tapes seem to be popular, we decide to present to you a bonus post on Throwback Thursday. Here is the demo tape from Wu family member the Gravediggaz. Hit at the cut and enjoy !!!

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DJ Seiji (SPC): 1995 Beat Emotion Library

by J. Rizzle December 10, 2009 Thursday Throwback

To keep it moving on Throwback Thursday, we are gonna hit you off with another mix by DJ SEIJI (SPC) of Japan. This time we are gonna take you back to the ’95 ( “nine – five muthaphuckaz”, lol). Hit it after the jump and enjoy !!! Thanx to OUHH for the hookup !!!

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DJ Seiji (SPC): Crate Diggaz Lesson Vol 1

by J. Rizzle December 10, 2009 Thursday Throwback

It’s Throwback Thursday at today we are gonna present to you a mix that represents what this site is about. Can you guess what that is? Yes, It’s crate diggin’…This mix is done by DJ Seiji from Japan; I must say this cat can crate dig with the best of them…Hit it after the jump [...]

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MaG: This Ain’t Rap [prod by Remot]

by Kevin December 9, 2009 Singles

All I have to say about this track is WOW! MaG is not playing around. After dropping his $5 Cover [Download id not defined] project last month with G.C., MaG is back on his grind with a full length album… and he’s giving it away for free! I tell you, people are too generous these days… The album [...]

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Eternia: Foul Child [prod by Ant B]

by Kevin December 9, 2009 Singles

Seems like we are sponsoring quite a few mixtapes that are dropping this month. This is another project that gets the KN stamp of approval. We’ll be hosting Eternia‘s mixtape along with 2DopeBoyz. Set for release on December 15th, here is the first leak! Shout out to DJ Sav One and DJ Law.

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Diamond District: In The Ruff

by Jon Garcia December 9, 2009 Music Reviews

Coming out of D.C. in the hip hop game is definitely an uphill battle. With the only relevant things in Washington occurring now being Obama, Wale, Go-Go, and the Washington Wizards( in the rare occurrence that Gilbert Arenas is healthy), the hip hop scene is a difficult road to travel down. However, The Diamond District, [...]

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DJ Premier x Big Shug: Treat U Better

by Thomas December 9, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays
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Week 18 of DJ Premier Wednesday has Premier and Big Shug connecting for this interesting song.  I say interesting because Big Shug is singing on the track..no rapping whatsoever?  I’m not a huge Big Shug fan and really only know his work on the various Gang Starr albums, but when I think of Big Shug [...]

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DJ Teknision: Premo Chronicles Pt. 1 & 2

by J. Rizzle December 9, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

Check out these mixes by DJ Teknision called the Premo Chronicles…Hit it after the jump and also hit up his podcast. Quality mixes that bump throughout… Enjoy !!!

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DJ Premier: New York Reality Check 101

by J. Rizzle December 9, 2009 DJ Premier Wednesdays

It’s Premo Wednesday and today we present to you the bangin mixtape from the year 1998, this is a must for any serious fan…actually all of his shit is for the serious fan. Hit it after the jump and get cha head nod on !!!

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50 Cent: Do You Think About Me [Video]

by Thomas December 9, 2009 Music Videos

I actually like this song from 50‘s latest album, Before I Self Destruct [read review].  The video is directed by Chris Roberson and features Vivica A. Fox, Tahiry, and Tamala Jones. After watching the video and seeing Tahiry no wonder Joey put her on blast in this song.  Women. Props OnSmash.

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Mos Def: Supermagic [Video]

by Thomas December 9, 2009 Music Videos

Mos Def releases a video for “Supermagic” from the Grammy nominated album, The Ecstatic [read review].  Video directed by Dribblez & Weirdcore. Props OnSmash.

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DJ Qvali + K. Sparks: Rap 101

by Kevin December 8, 2009 Singles

This cat DJ Qvali has got some heat! Earlier this week, he sent me this track that he did with K. Sparks for an upcoming mixtape. Then tonight we find out that he is the winner of the Bekay remix contest. Watch out for DJ Qvali… we could be hearing more from him next year [...]

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Sketch: Momma Used To Say (feat K-Beta)

by Kevin December 8, 2009 Singles

Here’s the FIFTH leak off Inner Loop Recording Artist Sketch‘s upcoming album Ill, dropping December 22. He hails from the suburbs of Herndon, Virginia and was crowned “Unsigned Hype” in The Source Magazine in 2007. Sketch has shared stages with artists such as Raekwon, Jadakiss, Freeway, Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Clipse and Jeru Da Damaja just [...]

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Punchlyne: Problem Solved (feat Stahrr + Homeboy Sandman)

by Kevin December 8, 2009 Singles

Here’s a track Punch just sent out that was on the A3C Beatz & Lyrics mixtape.

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Intuition: She Don’t Care + Strut Bounce

by Kevin December 8, 2009 Singles

Two new leaks off of Intuition‘s upcoming mixtape being sponsored by us and 2DopeBoyz.  The first leak, “She Don’t Care (Remix),” is over Lupe’s “Paris/Tokyo” and features Dumbfoundead and Nocando. The second, “Strut Bounce,” is a preview of a track Intuition did with CasOne. Still unfinished, the final track will be on an upcoming CasOne [...]

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