January 2010

Cymarshall Law: The Pain

by Justin January 22, 2010 Singles

The 5th & final NO DJ cut “The Pain” produced by Abnormal off Cymarshall Law’s The Creators Craft Mix CD has arrived. Remember that Cy’s HipNOTT Records debut The Creator’s Kid drops January 26th!

Donny Goines: No Apologies [prod by M-Phazes]

by Justin January 22, 2010 Singles

Donny Goines drops this new track “No Apologies” produced by beatsmith M-Phazes. Donny has a new project 20X with Rocksmith Tokyo on the way as well.

Truck North: Man At Arms

by Justin January 22, 2010 Singles

Here’s a new heater from Truck North called “Man At Arms.” The Roots Crew member has his solo mixtape I Told You So coming soon as well as another Money Making Jam Boys project.

DJ K.O: What We On x Spit or Die

by Justin January 22, 2010 Singles

“What We On” is the latest single from DJ K.O. and the first off his upcoming EP Living Out A State of Mind Vol. 3. The track features MadKem and is produced by Analogic. As a bonus, the b-side “Spit or Die” featuring G.O.D. (of Pitch Black) is also included.

Playa Fly: Gone So Long

by Justin January 22, 2010 Singles

I hope a lot of readers know who this is already but if you don’t, it’s time to introduce you to a legend. Playa Fly is the best emcee out of Memphis in my opinion. He contributed to Triple 6 Mafia’s Mystic Stylez before ending his association with the group, going on to have a successful solo career filled [...]

Artist Spotlight: William Cooper

by Justin January 22, 2010 Artist Spotlight

William Cooper may be an unfamiliar name to some but it shouldn’t be. A vet in the hip hop game, Cooper gained the attention of many hip hop fans by being a member of the supergroup Black Market Militia. Teaming with Killah Priest, Hell Razah, Tragedy Khadafi & Timbo King, he created a critically acclaimed LP in their self titled Black [...]

XO: One.One.Ten.

by Quentin Cuff January 22, 2010 Music Reviews

D.C.-bred emcee X.O. should be very upset with Gilbert Arenas. In the past two weeks, the Wizards’ basketball star has been the center of attention in Washington, D.C. with a gun case that took him from the hoop court to the Supreme Court. If not for this, X.O.’s latest LP One.One.Ten may be the biggest [...]

Freestyle Friday: Guru vs. LL Cool J

by Kevin January 22, 2010 Freestyle Friday

We’ve missed Freestyle Friday the past couple of weeks and I really have no excuse. The homie Jigsaw sent over a bunch of ideas a couple of months ago and one of those was Guru vs. ANYBODY! So I decided to put him up against the subject of our latest remix contest, Uncle L. The [...]

Dumbfoundead + Esna Yoon + Herbal T: Jam Session 2.0

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Music Videos

The homie Dumbfoundead just shot me this kick ass collabo through a coordinated a virtual “jam session” with musicians from all over the world featuring Dumbfoundead, Esna Yoon and Herbal T. On the instrumental side, you got YouTubers including CAV3 on the MPC, Tio on the Guitar, Lukas (YoungPianoTV) on the piano, Chris Hong on [...]

Statik Selektah + Bun B: So Close So Far + Best In The World

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Around The Net

I was just over at ShowOffHipHop.com were I just preordered my copy of Statik Selektah‘s new album, 100 Proof, dropping February 2nd when I saw these two new gems: a behind the scenes video of the upcoming Rik Codero directed “So Close, So Far” video and a download of “Best In The World” (OG Mix)… [...]

Common: Next Time [Unreleased]

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Singles

Here’s an unreleased track from the Finding Forever sessions. Any new/unreleased track from Common is sure to make my night! This is a really hot track though. Produced by Kanye, maybe? Spotted at 2DB via RHH79. Grab it after the cut… can’t wait for The Believer!

Scheme: Respect the Art

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Music Videos

For the “Respect the Art” video Scheme brought it back home to Chicago. His first video “Chicano” represented his home away from home, this one here represents where he was born and raised. Mostly shot in the neighborhood Scheme grew up in, the video is filled with nostalgic images, familiar faces, and iconic Chicago sites. [...]

Kool Sphere: Last Poet [prod by DJ Qvali]

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Singles

DJ Qvali sent over this track he did featuring Kool Sphere from Verbal Threat. If off Qvali’s upcoming album that he is working on. DJ Qvali’s got some really dope beats, so this is one that I’ll be personally checking for!

Intuition: Buzzkill (feat. Slug) + Bonus

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Singles

The homie, Intuition, releases the 4th and final leak from his album Girls Like Me, which drops this Tuesday January 26th. “Buzzkill” features a verse from Slug of Atmosphere and is produced by Equalibrum. I’ve been listening to this album since Intuition slide me an early advance a month ago and it’s one that I [...]

Emilio Rojas: Piano Bounce

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Music Videos

Emilio Rojas unleashed a video to “Piano Bounce” from last year’s The Natural via Thisis50 yesterday. Always dope shit, as far as I’m concerned. Emilioooo!

Fat Rat Da Czar: Something Ain’t Right [Extended Version]

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Music Videos

We showed you a teaser trailer to this video a few weeks ago and now the official extended version of the video from Fat Rat Da Czar is available. This is some powerful shit right here!

DJBooth.net Presents: Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief

by Kevin January 21, 2010 Hot Download

What a great idea the good people over at DJBooth.net has come up with! Rhymes & Rhythm for Relief is a mixtape being sold for donation to help those in need over in Haiti. Thanks to the power of Bandcamp, you can download this mixtape for a minimum of $5. The mixtape features exclusive tracks [...]

Mick Boogie + NVME: Survival Kit (Tribute to KRS-One & Buckshot)

by Justin January 21, 2010 Hot Download

Mick Boogie & NVME team up with Duck Down Records to present Survival Kit, a tribute to the legend KRS-One & Buckshot. Fashawn, Skyzoo, Torae, Tanya Morgan, The Kid Daytona, Chaundon, Sha Stimuli, Diz Gibran & more help remake some Black Moon & Boogie Down Productions classics. Full cover, tracklist & link after the jump.

Jon John TV Ep. 9.5 w/ Statik Selektah, Torae, Agallah & Push Montana

by Justin January 21, 2010 Around The Net

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQBp3WfTXLE J-Ronin sent over the latest episode of Jon John TV featuring Statik Selektah, Torae, Agallah & Push Montana. Ice-T, Grandmaster Caz, Wyclef Jean, Consequence, Immortal Technique, Layzie Bone and Lady of Rage all make cameo appearances in this episode as well.

Slum Villlage: Da Villa Chronicles Part 5

by Justin January 21, 2010 Around The Net

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtEAkoCvXbs In part 5 of Da Villa Chronicles, Elzhi & T3 talk about why Baatin left the group and eventually returned. Rest in peace Baatin.

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