April 2010

DaVinci: Ben [Music Video]

by Thomas April 23, 2010 Albums Worth Checking

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San Francisco rapper DaVinci releases the second video from his debut album, The Day the Turf Stood Still. The song is produced by Big D and directed by Marcus Ubungen. We highlighted DaVinci‘s album on our First Quarter Music Rap, but just in case you missed it the track list and link to the album [...]

Statik Selektah: This Is Hip Hop [dir by Court Dunn]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Around The Net

I couldn’t have said it any better myself.

DTMD: You (Music Video)

by Justin April 23, 2010 Music Videos

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DTMD – You from dunc & toine makin’ dollas on Vimeo. Toine of DTMD hit me with their new video for “You” off The Basics EP. I was listening to Dunc & Toine’s project, which dropped in January, recently and it’s quickly rising up my favorites of 2010 so far. Check out the dope song [...]

BamaLoveSoul.Com: The Street Lamp Sessions Vol.1

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Hot Download

BamaLoveSoul.Com is happy to present its first remix compilation, The Street Lamp Sessions Vol.1: The Remixes! Some of your favorite tunes were remixed by carefully selected producers to give you a nocturnal emission of the sonic kind. The producers delivered, transforming tracks by Amel Larrieux, Jill Scott, Jaafar and more into tunes that must be [...]

Double Heelix (Tony Moon & Van Ark): Sacred Sounds EP

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Hot Download

Independent artists Tony Moon (emcee) and Van Ark (producer) proudly present their first collaboration project, Sacred Sounds EP – Now available for streaming and download. The Virginia duo teams up to bring to the world a completely unique work of art that expands and challenges the definition and boundaries of Hip Hop. Ethereal Van Ark [...]

K-Beta: Smoke Wit Me (feat Laelo Hood) [prod by J-Scrilla]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Music Videos

New video from DMV’s K-Beta, which can be found on his latest album Inglorious Beta [Download id not defined].

Shane Eli: Knuckle Up [prod by Shane Eli]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Singles

It’s really cool when I see artists get behind other artists and push their music just as much as they would their own. Here’s a new Shane Eli track from the homie WEB: “I still remember the first time Shane ever stepped into the booth. We had to put the mic stand on a stool [...]

Random: Pain In My Heart [prod by EOM]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Singles

Indie hip-hopper and teacher RANDOM (aka Mega Ran) connected with dope underground producer EOM last year and talked about creating an EP. These plans took a slight turn, but became even bigger, as that EP became a full length album/comic book adventure called LANGUAGE ARTS, dropping late this summer. On the way, there were many [...]

TheSeKondElement: Dead Or Alive (feat Lyrikill) [Music Video]

by Justin April 23, 2010 Music Videos

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Dead or Alive – TheSeKondElement from Onpoint Media on Vimeo. Larry Legaux & On Point Media bring you TheSeKondElement’s music video for her track “Dead Or Alive” featuring Lyrikill. This is the lead single off her upcoming album The Kommencement LP which drops in May.

William Cooper & Ill Bill Discuss Beware Of The Pale Horse

by Justin April 23, 2010 Around The Net

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httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFiL0BzRXK4 Before appearing on the Halftime Show, William Cooper [read our artist spotlight] & Ill Bill speak on the collaboration on “Beware Of The Pale Horse.” The Black Market Militia emcee’s album, Beware Of the Pale Horse, is in stores now so make sure you grab a copy if you’ve still been sleeping.

PackFM: Nasty [prod by Domingo] x Album Pre-order Details

by Justin April 23, 2010 Coming Soon

After unveiling the cover & tracklisting, QN5 & PackFM release the first single “Nasty” off I F*cking Hate Rappers. Along with the first single, you can now pre-order the album with either the standard package or RAGE package. Both packages include an autographed copy of the CD with a download card (which gives you instrumentals, remixes & [...]

Big K.R.I.T: Moon & Stars (feat Devin The Dude)

by Justin April 23, 2010 Singles

Big K.R.I.T. teams with Devin The Dude for a fittingly smooth cut called Moon & Stars.” The Mississippi emcee/producer is set to drop K.R.I.T. Wuz Here in a few weeks and Devin just released his new album Suite #420.

Al Great: The Stars Are Gone

by Justin April 23, 2010 Singles

Al Great returns for another edition of Great Fridays, this time with “The Stars Are Gone.” Al gives a heartfelt performance that showcases his storytelling ability on this cut.

Sene: Options [prod by Tranzformer]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Singles

Here’s the second leak from Sene’s new project titled: Reality Bites presented by 2DopeBoyz, Ruby Hornet, DJ Booth, & KevinNottingham.com; dropping this Tuesday, April 27th.

First Quarter Music Rap Up

by Thomas April 23, 2010 Lists

March 31 officially ended the first quarter of the year, which for the music industry is normally slow. However, this year there were numerous dope albums/projects/mixtape/EP’s that hit online stores/rapidshare/bandcamp during this period. The following is basically a list (in alphabetical order) of the music released this quarter that the KN.com fam have given a [...]

Dashah: Skillz (Guru Tribute)

by Justin April 23, 2010 Singles

With Guru’s recent passing, Dashah felt compelled to pay homage to the legend with “Skillz.” This is a tribute to one of his favorite emcee’s of all-time. R.I.P. Guru.

Statik Selektah: Shade 45 Tribute to Guru

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Mixtapes

DJs all over the world have been doing their tributes to Guru, who passed away earlier this week. This morning one of my favorite DJs, Statik Selektah, sent over a link to the 2 hour tribute he did last night on Shade 45. Check it… This is the mix i did on my weekly “Showoff [...]

ArtOfficial: The Payback [Exclusive Download]

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Exclusive

Miami hip-hop ensemble ArtOfficial have linked up with KevinNottingham.com, DJBooth.net, RefinedHype and Illroots to drop a free project entitled The Payback. The 12-track street album finds emcees Newsense and Logics performing over the live backing of bandmates Danny Perez, Manny Patino, Ralf Valencia and Keith Cooper, who recreate classic instrumentals by everyone from rock legend [...]

Freestyle Friday: Guru vs. The Gang Starr Foundation

by Kevin April 23, 2010 Freestyle Friday

It’s only right that we pay our respects to Guru on this Freestyle Friday, but who do we put him up against? How about the whole Gang Starr Foundation! That’s right, battle Guru with your favorite verse from your favorite Gang Starr Foundation emcee (Afu-Ra, Freddie Foxxx, Jeru the Damaja, Krumbsnatcha, Group Home, Big Shug, [...]

Nefew: Antihero Begins [Mixtape]

by Kevin April 22, 2010 Hot Download

I totally missed this when it dropped a month ago… sue me, I was on vacation. But if you haven’t heard it yet, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you check this one out. Thanks Mel!

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