December 2009

Remix Cymarshall Law’s Single Harder Than Thou!

by Kevin December 6, 2009 Contests
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Since we released Cymarshall Law‘s new single, “Harder Than Thou,” last week, the buzz has been crazy. Produced by D-Slaps, with cuts by DJ JS-1, Cymarshall goes in over the track, um, harder than thou! Now, we’re giving YOU a chance to put your own spin on the record. Download the acapella to “Harder Than [...]

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Win Tickets to See Lord Finese + OC + Junclassic + Monsta X + Damu The Fudgemunk!

by Kevin December 6, 2009 Contests

This Wednesday night, December 9th, Redefinition Records is putting on one hell of a show at the Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY and they’re given the readers of KevinNottingham.com a chance to win two free tickets! Contest is only open to those in the NY area. It’d be kinda difficult for you to make the [...]

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Soulful Sunday Bonus: So Much Soul Vol 4

by J. Rizzle December 6, 2009 Soulful Sundays

For the bonus post we present to you another mellow experience courtesy of DJ Vinroc. If you got the previous volumes (So Much Soul Vol. 1&2), then hit after the jump. Thanx to Domeshots and Fat Laces for the hookup. If anyone has vol. 3, holla at me. Enjoy !!!

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Soulful Sunday: Yukimi Nagano Edition

by J. Rizzle December 6, 2009 Soulful Sundays

Keepin’ it movin’ we bring to you this tight mix by Supa Qool DJ Uncle Q, he did this mix for the Couch Sessions and it features the lead singer of the group Little Dragon, Yukimi Nagano. Hit it after the jump… This is what the Couch Sessions music portal had to say about this [...]

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Soulful Sunday: Yahzarah Edition

by J. Rizzle December 6, 2009 Soulful Sundays

Once again it’s Soulful Sunday and today we are gonna kick it off with the artist Yahzarah… 1/4th of the Grammy nominated group The Foreign Exchange. Born and raised in Washington DC, Yahzarah attended the famous Duke Ellington School of the Arts and also attended North Carolina Central University. The first time I heard her sing [...]

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Where Are the Samples?

by Kevin December 5, 2009 News

You may have noticed the lack of new sample compilations posted on the site… yeah we’ve been slacking. More importantly, you may have noticed some of your favorite sample sets missing from our archives. I won’t get into which samples have been taken down. I will say that the decision was a hard one to [...]

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K. Sparks: Hey Babe [prod by Pajozo]

by Kevin December 5, 2009 Singles

K. Sparks preps his final album before his HiPNOTT Records debut with Soul Food, which has been delayed to later this month. Sparks’ official HiPNOTT Records debut is currently scheduled for 1st quarter 2010. “As you all know the release date for Soul Food has been pushed back like an old dudes hair line…So until [...]

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Intuition: Al Bundy [Music Video]

by Kevin December 4, 2009 Music Videos
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As Intuition prepares the release of Girls Are Gonna Like Me, the mixtape hosted by 2DopeBoyz & KevinNottingham.com dropping later this month, here’s the new video to the song “Al Bundy.” We leaked the song about a month ago, so grab it if you missed it.

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Jay Electronica: Exhibit C (prod. Just Blaze) [Better Quaility Rip]

by Thomas December 4, 2009 Singles

One of the loyal readers from 2DB cleaned up this track from Jay Electronica that debut on the internet in October of this  year.  Hit the cut to see what he did to the track. Don’t forget Jay Electronica discography and Electrochemicals mixtape.

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Tokyo Cigar: J Dilla Tribute

by Justin December 4, 2009 Singles

We got some more Tokyo Cigar heat for you today! This is Tokyo’s tribute to the legend J Dilla, reflipping the sample Jay Dee used for Ghostface Killah’s “Whip You With a Strap.” The track was originally slated to be on his instrumental project with Camillo, The Ivy League Project. Check it out after the [...]

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Raekwon & Kool G Rap Album?

by Justin December 4, 2009 Around The Net
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZmP2H_eypM When I saw this over at Soul Assassins, I had to post it. Raekwon chops it up with Kool G Rap over the phone while AllHipHop.com is filming for their “Day With Rae” series. Obviously the most interesting part of the conversation was the hint that a Raekwon & Kool G Rap collaboration album could [...]

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Louwop: The Great Escape

by Kevin December 4, 2009 Hot Download

You should download this album based off the video above alone! Emerging from the underground hip-hop scene with the solitary force of a complex soldier is one of Toronto’s best freestyle emcees. Louwop’s soulful hip hop has militant overtones of prophecy, honesty and introspection. With a strong independent vibe, his music hearkens a lost era [...]

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TEK: Toast to the Good Life [prod by Statik Selektah]

by Kevin December 4, 2009 Singles

Here’s a new cut off TEK‘s upcoming album, 24kt Smoke, produced by my favorite producer, Statik Selektah. The album should be in stores on December 22. And look out for Statik’s new EP, out on the 15th!

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Jay-Z: December 4 [Lyrics]

by Thomas December 4, 2009 Lyrics

Happy born day to the Jigga man. Hit the cut for the OHHLA lyrics to the song.

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Remembering Pimp C

by Justin December 4, 2009 Misc

It’s hard to believe it has been 2 years since the untimely passing of Chad Butler aka Pimp C. As one half of the duo UGK, Pimp C was a pioneer for southern artists. Along with Bun B, Pimp C created multiple classics like Ridin’ Dirty, Super Tight & Too Hard to Swallow. Their final [...]

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Introducing… Abstrakt Soundz

by Kevin December 4, 2009 Get To Know
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I’ve been following Abstrakt Soundz since I first heard his beats in one of our first remix contests; dude just has a really polished sound. Since his work on the recent Element album, I thought it was about time we got to know the man behind the beats. Hit the jump to learn a little [...]

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Eminem and Proof Freestyle

by DJ Grain December 4, 2009 Music
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-2kk6s1axk In honor of Freestyle Friday, I just had to post this crazy youtube video that I found of Eminem and Proof killing the freestyle with ease.  The “freestyle” is starting to go the way of dinosaur.  By saying this I mean that a lot of folks will write a flow down memorize it and [...]

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Slug & Murs: Felt 3 – A Tribute to Rosie Perez

by Sean Deez December 4, 2009 Music Reviews

Sean likes ugly girls and most underground rap sucks. At least that’s what the duo’s names suggest. However, after modeling the previous two albums after Christina Ricci and Lisa Bonet and delivering such great product, it’s obvious that both names are false. With this third project, A Tribute to Rosie Perez, it is once again [...]

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Suga City: Black Friday

by Justin December 4, 2009 Hot Download

Brian Rikuda sent us a new mixtape from Arkansas duo Suga City, members of his indie label Conduit Inc, called Black Friday. I got the chance to listen to it last night and it is very good. Arkansas Bo & Goines are both very talented emcees and have matching production behind them. Full cover, tracklist [...]

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Freestyle Friday: Common vs. Big Boi

by Kevin December 4, 2009 Freestyle Friday

For today’s Freestyle Friday, we decided to put two of the most consistent emcees in the game up against each other: Common and Outkast’s Big Boi. Props to Jigsaw for the idea (and a bunch of others that he sent over). The idea behind Freestyle Fridays is to battle one another with your favorite verse from either of [...]

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