January 2010

Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Method Man & U-God: Clap 2010

by Justin January 11, 2010 Singles

Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & Method Man’s upcoming album is not the only Wu-Tang Clan project on the horizon. Long time Wu-Tang DJ & producer Mathematics is set to release The Return of The Wu & Friends on Gold Dust Media in March. The album features exclusives, remixes & choice album cuts produced by Math and featuring all [...]

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J-Von: My Life, My Hustle [prod by Divided Souls Ent.]

by Justin January 11, 2010 Singles

I was definitely excited when I saw this email from Chris aka Spanky from Divided Souls Ent. about this new leak. J-Von, the other half of Lay Lo with Max Minelli, rocking over some Divided Souls production is a win! “My Life, My Hustle” featuring the Baton Rouge emcee is the first leak off the [...]

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The ILLZ: True Stories & Swurv Radio Interviews

by Justin January 11, 2010 Around The Net
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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5frTMyE650 Here’s two recent interviews New Jersey emcee The ILLz did with True Stories Radio and Swurv Radio. Check the True Stories interview above and Swurv’s after the jump. Make sure you download The ILLZ’s free album The Pursuit LP if you haven’t already!

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Introducing…Lawrence Arnell

by Thomas January 11, 2010 Artist Spotlight

Philly based rapper Lawrence Arnell was signed to Tommy Boy Records at the age of 19, along with the collective The Deadly Snakes.  The Deadly Snakes had tour dates on the Lyricist Lounge Tour and a placement on the Black Mask soundtrack.  Unfortunately, The Deadly Snakes were released from their deal.  Lawrence fell back from [...]

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Jett I. Masstyr: Megatron Remasstyrd (Presented by HailMegatron.net)

by Justin January 11, 2010 Hot Download

Now this is a cool concept right here! Jett I Masstyr, the producer alter ego of Houston emcee hasHBrown, links up with HailMegatron.net for this dope instrumental release Megatron Remasstyrd. Jett I Masstyr uses the background music from the Transformers series to craft these beats for this new project. Full cover, tracklist & link after the jump.

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SMKA: Botanicals (feat A. Leon Craft)

by Justin January 11, 2010 Singles

“Botanicals” is the latest leak from SMKA’s upcoming project The 808 Experiment Vol. 2. The track features the talented Da Backwudz & Labratz member A. Leon Craft, who is featured a few times on the mixtape which drops next monday!

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Scanz: Peace

by Justin January 11, 2010 Singles

Scanz is back after his successful release The Basement Chronicles with a new track called “Peace.” Scanz goes in over DJ Khalil’s Chinatown Wars instrumental and has a new mixtape coming this summer.

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Versis: All In [prod by Pajozo]

by Justin January 11, 2010 Singles

Los Angeles emcee Versis hit us up with a dope song entitled “All In” produced by Pajozo. He is currently working on his debut album illcandescent which should be released this year.

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Producer Spotlight: King I Divine

by Justin January 11, 2010 Interviews

You might not know the name but you know the music. King I Divine has been the backbone to some of the great music coming from much of hip hop’s emerging new talent. The talented producer has crafted productions for BLCTXT, D.Julien, Tito Lopez & more in 2009 and 2010 looks to bring bigger & [...]

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WEB: F*CK YOU [Open Bar Season Week 2]

by Kevin January 11, 2010 Open Bar Season

Moving into Week 2 of our Open Bar Season series with emcee WEB, here’s “F*CK YOU”… 50 Weeks left!

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HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover, Vol 1 [Mixtape]

by Kevin January 11, 2010 Hot Download

HiPNOTT Records 2010 Takeover is finally here! Sponsored by HipHopDX, DJBooth.net and KevinNottingham.com, this is a project that has been in the works for the past couple of months and I am glad to finally be able to share it with you. The mixtape, mixed by DJ Mark-1,  is a feel-good head-bobber reminiscent of the [...]

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Cold Legistics: Northern Star [Instrumental Album]

by Kevin January 10, 2010 Hot Download

Props to Hungry Heart Ent for supporting real hip hop and spreading the word on this super dope release! I’ve been a fan of Cold Legistics since I heard their instrumental album from last year, Deeper Than You Think, a project full of emotions reminiscent of the influences from J Dilla and Madlib, but done [...]

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Soulful Sunday Bonus: Ohio Players

by J. Rizzle January 10, 2010 Soulful Sundays

For the bonus post we present to you the Ohio Players.. one of the funkiest bands ever. Their sound has been sampled by many hip-hop artists and producers. Also I must mention their hella tight album covers. Everyone’s uncle or some family member had an Ohio Players album. Check out the cover for the albums [...]

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Mama Said Knock You Out Remix Project: Week 1

by Kevin January 10, 2010 Contests

Don’t call it a comeback! That’s right, ladies and gentlemen, the weekly KevinNottingham.com remix/beat contest is back for 2010! It’s been way too long since we’ve done one of these, but I figure with a new year and a new decade it was time to pay tribute to another classic. Similar to our previous remix [...]

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Beyoncé: I AM…YOURS @ the Wynn in Las Vegas

by J. Rizzle January 10, 2010 Soulful Sundays

I bet some of you are saying a Beyoncé post on KN, WT..lol.  We’ll if we can post Jigga then we can give some love to B. This is a from her live performance for the I AM…YOURS tour at the Wynn in Vegas. Hit it after the jump and enjoy!!!

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Lloyd: Like Me – The Young Goldie EP

by J. Rizzle January 10, 2010 Soulful Sundays

Today is Soulful Sunday and to kick it off we present to you one of the young gunz in R&B, Lloyd. This is his first project since leaving Murder Inc.  Hit it after the jump!!!

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Rasheed Chappell: Exhibit C

by Thomas January 9, 2010 Singles

I sent my man Rasheed Chappell the “Exhibit C” instrumental a couple of weeks ago and he sent back a banger.  I’m biased on this one, but Sheed spit some of the best bars over this track that I’ve heard.  His is up there with Joell Ortiz take on the track IMO. Sheed‘s Nostalgia coming [...]

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Jay Electronica: Victory [Mixtape Hosted by Furious Styles + DJ Dub]

by Kevin January 9, 2010 Hot Download

Here’s a dope new Jay Electronica mixtape from Furious Styles and DJ Dub. Unfortunately, there’s no tracklist, but hey — it’s Jay Electronica! The mix sounds tight from what I’ve heard so far, so if you’re a Jay E fan, check it out. We got two links after the cut: a zshare link which is [...]

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Aime: Coming of Age

by Justin January 9, 2010 Singles

Aime hit us up with his latest single called “Coming of Age” off his upcoming EP When It’s Cold Outside. The track is also featured on the REUPSPOT’s mixtape New Slang.

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Ruslan of theBREAX: Right Out Loud [Mixtape]

by Kevin January 9, 2010 Hot Download

Eye Am Productions is starting 2010 with an impressive start with the release of a new mixtape. Ruslan of theBREAX released mixtape with DJ Rek titled Right Out Loud on January 1. Right Out Loud contains remixes from popular and independent artists, and exclusive songs produced by DJ Rek & DJ Harmz. The mixtape features [...]

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