May 2010

Gotham Green & DJ Quickie Mart: LA To JFK (feat El Prez)

by Justin May 24, 2010 Singles

Gotham Green & DJ Quickie Mart team with El Prez for their upcoming project’s first leak “LA To JFK.” Haze Diaries Part 3 drops June 29th on iTunes with appearances by Planet Asia, Freddie Gibbs, El Prez & more.

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WEB: In My Head [Open Bar Season Week 17]

by Kevin May 24, 2010 Open Bar Season

For Week 17 of WEB’s Open Bar Season, the Vancouver emcee gets a little personal: “I’ve had this song sitting around for over a year now and I’ve been debating whether to record it or not because it’s extremely personal. I always have a hard time recording songs that are really personal to me. Songs [...]

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Chaundon Presents Just My Thoughts: Leasing Beats

by Chaundon May 24, 2010 Guest Blog

Leasing beats… please somebody explain this concept to me! I was on Myspace recently (yeah, people still use that) and I received a gang of emails from producers/beat makers about using their tracks for my next album or mixtape. As I continued to read one message, it said “beats are leased for $25 & to [...]

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Mach Five: Just Go [Exclusive Video Premiere]

by Kevin May 24, 2010 Exclusive
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KevinNottingham.com & Greedmont Park presents Mach Five‘s “Just Go”, a short film about a gangster named Domino who will do anything to deliver a mysterious suitcase.  The video was shot by Corey Davis and the track “Just Go” (produced by Taj “Upgrade” Rotan) can be found on Mach Five’s Millenia mixtape [Download id not defined].

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Tomorrow, Yesterday: 4 Moms 2.0

by Kevin May 23, 2010 Singles

New track from Tomorrow, Yesterday – “4 Moms 2.0″.  The track is exactly as the title says, dedicated to moms. I think I’ll call mine now.

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Carlitta Durand: Robot Heart

by Kevin May 23, 2010 Singles

Brand new track from Carlitta Durand, who most of you know from the Little Brother track “After The Party”. Check it after the cut.

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Agile: Focused (feat Liya)

by Kevin May 23, 2010 Soulful Sundays

The first song off Agile‘s project call Reconstructed. It’s a mixtape of original music & remixes. “Focused” is a Neo-Soul groove built on funk & hip hop. Keys by T.R.A.C.K.S. & guitar Robert Strauss, and Liya on the vocals. Preview after the cut.

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DJ Books: Classic Party Jams 5 (Ladies Choice)

by J. Rizzle May 23, 2010 Mixtapes

This post  is dedicated to the ladies! It’s DJ Books doing what he does best, making ill mixes. This mix features artists from the 80s and he’s letting the ladies make the choice. Hit it at the jump and enjoy !!!

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The Roots: Dear God 2.0

by Kevin May 23, 2010 Singles

Here’s the first single from The Roots‘ upcoming album How I Got Over (06/22). For those that are skeptical about the nine song tracklist, if the rest of the album sounds this dope I won’t be complaining. Check it after the cut…

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Queen Latifah + Common Present: Just Wright Volume 2

by J. Rizzle May 23, 2010 Mixtapes

It’s Soulful Sunday and today we present you the Just Wright Vol. 2 mixtape. It seems like the mixtapes are doing better than the movie, ain’t that a bia-bia, lol. Hit it at the jump and enjoy !!!

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Double Up Entertainment: The Game Changer

by Kevin May 23, 2010 Mixtapes

Brand new mixtape coming from K. Sparks’ crew, Double Up Entertainment, which includes all the cats you see in the coverart above. The mixtape is hosted by K. Sparks himself and mixed by DJ Killa P. Grab it after the cut…

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JYoung The General: Jahshua 1​:​6 [EP]

by Thomas May 22, 2010 Hot Download

Detroit emcee JYoung The General is back with another themed based EP for the masses.  Jahshua 1:6 is the following up to  JYoung’s Black History Year:  Installment One and the prelude to his Black Panther themed EP dropping in October. Tracklist and link after the cut.

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Jon Hope: Which One [prod by Statik Selektah]

by Kevin May 22, 2010 New Music Releases

Statik Selektah unleashes his first single off Showoff Digital — “Which One” by Jon Hope. You can stream it below and if you dig it, cop it on iTunes.

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YahZarah: Why Dontcha Call Me No More [Music Video]

by Thomas May 22, 2010 Music Videos

FE Music proudly presents the official music video for YahZarah‘s current single, “Why Dontcha Call Me No More!”  Directed by Matt Koza and featuring YahZarah and the FE Music family and friends.  I would suggest everyone pick up YahZarah‘s album, The Ballad Of Purple Saint James as it’s one of the best releases so far [...]

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Heathen: Last Hope (Music Video)

by Justin May 22, 2010 Music Videos

New Jersey emcee Heathen hit up the inbox with this dope song & video called “Last Hope.”  The track will appear on the Newark native’s upcoming EP Never Be The Same Again.

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Donny Goines: This Is Hip Hop [Dir by Court Dunn]

by Kevin May 22, 2010 Music Videos

I really love this series from Court Dunn. The seventh installment has Donny Goines telling us what hip hop means to him.

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Andrew Morris: Carry Me Home (Remix)

by Kevin May 22, 2010 Singles

Maryland emcee Andrew Morris just shot over this track “Carry Me Home (Remix)”. I’ve never heard the original, but I’m diggin this joint. Andrew has been working on his debut mixtape, The Gift, which I assume isn’t out yet since he didn’t send a link. But I’ll be checkin for it.

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Reflection Eternal: Album Release Party Back Again Performance

by Kevin May 22, 2010 Around The Net

This past Tuesday, Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) held the official album release party for the new album Revolutions Per Minute at Bubble Gum inside Blu Monkey Lounge in Hollywood. Here’s some footage of them performing their hit “Back Again” courtesy of HipHollywood.com. If you haven’t checked the album yet, cop it now on [...]

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Amor Jones + Keno: Don’t Care What You Think [prod by Nefarious!]

by Kevin May 22, 2010 Singles

KN.com favorite, Amor Jones, hooks up with Keno (of the Otherside) for this new Nefarious! produced track. “Don’t Care What You Think” is a song they wrote about us not letting negative opinions affect how they live their life and how they make their music. Strictly on the positive tip… I like that. Look out [...]

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Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat. Notorious B.I.G.: Get Money [Music Video]

by Thomas May 21, 2010 Music Videos

Happy Born Day to Christopher George Latore Wallace.  I didn’t forget ya B.I.G..

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