January 2011

Thaione Davis: 8 Bit Analysis

by Justin January 14, 2011 Singles

Chicago emcee Thaione Davis returns with his self produced track “8 Bit Analysis.” Hit the jump for the lyrics & link/stream to the song.

The Magnetic Mindset: Lauryn Hill Has Lost More Than One… Including Me

by Arasia Magnetic January 14, 2011 The Magnetic Mindset

I’ve been a fan of Lauryn Hill’s since her role in Sister Act 2. Whoopi was the star but the mocha colored sister with the dreamy eyes stole the show. When she belted out, “His Eye Is On The Sparrow,” I was hooked. That unprocessed and genuine energy that surrounded her voice was refreshing and [...]

Shome: Settle Down [Music Video]

by Justin January 14, 2011 Music Videos

New Orleans native and Charlotte resident Shome hit me with the music video for his dope cut “Settle Down” directed by Devin Johnson The track is off the emcee’s mixtape Habitat For Humanity which is available now on Live Mixtapes & DatPiff.

Tab-One (of Kooley High): Tell Us The Truth [Music Video]

by Justin January 14, 2011 Music Videos

During a snow storm in New York on Wednesday, Tab-One shot this video for “Tell Us The Truth” off his 2009 album The Tabloids. Make sure you download Kooley High’s Eastern Standard Time if you missed out on it last summer.

Smoke DZA: Roll Up, Pour Up (feat Killa Kyleon) [prod by Cardo On The Beat]

by Justin January 14, 2011 Singles

Killa Kyleon joins Smoke DZA for an ode to smoking & drinking called “Roll Up, Pour Up” produced by Cardo On The Beat. Smoke DZA will be releasing a new project entitled THC (The Hustler’s Catalog) in the near future. Shout out to The Smoker’s Club.

Danny Brown: FADER TV Interview

by Thomas January 13, 2011 Around The Net

My top emcee of 2010, Danny Brown sits down and talks with Fader Tv about his Hip-Hop journey.

Ski Beatz: HipHopFiend Interview

by Thomas January 13, 2011 Around The Net

HipHopFiend posted a great interview with Ski Beatz today. The interview touches on various topics such as his production output from last year, 24 Hour Karate School 2, his favorite edition of Pilot Talk, up and coming projects, and why Mos Def wasn’t on 24 Hour Karate School. The answer he gives about Mos Def [...]

Najee: To Tomorrow (A Hip Hop Toast) (feat. Nitty Scott, MC)

by Thomas January 13, 2011 Singles

Here’s a new track from New York MC Najee featuring Brooklynite Nitty Scott, MC. The soulful track is produced by Raw Stiles with co-production credits going to Blake Brandes. For more information on the two hit up their respective websites (Najee/Nitty Scott). Link underneath. Via FWMJ’s.

The Bakery Lounge Debuts Tonight!

by Kevin January 13, 2011 Sponsored Events

If you’re down in Hollywood, CA tonight, stop on by NOHO PAC for the debut of Marcus J. Fort’s The Bakery Lounge and witness some of the best local poets in the area do their thing. Cypher Lounge Radio’s HP and Dasha will be tonight’s guest hosts and HiPNOTT’s DJ Mark-1 will be providing the [...]

Freeway And Statik Selektah: The Making Of Statik-Free

by Carsten January 13, 2011 Around The Net

Here’s some behind the scences footage of the recording session to Statik-Free, for those of you who weren’t able to catch the live stream. You can grab the EP on iTunes or ShowOff. Thanks to KarmaloopTV.

Rittz: Full Of Shit (feat Big K.R.I.T. & YelaWolf) [prod by DJ Burn One & KD]

by Justin January 13, 2011 Singles

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After his show stealing performance on “Box Chevy Pt. 3″ , Rittz’s mixtape White Jesus is one of the most anticipated projects of 2011 for me. The heavy hitting lyricist out of Georgia teams up with budding stars Big K.R.I.T. & YelaWolf for “Full Of Shit” produced by DJ Burn One & KD. Props to BLVD St.

K. Gates: The Redemption Song [Music Video]

by Justin January 13, 2011 Music Videos

K. Gates provides some visuals to one of my favorite cuts off The Shaikback, “The Redemption Song.” I’m running out of praise to give this LP, and I can’t stress enough how much you NEED to hear this album which is in stores now.

Sheisty Khrist & Devine Carama: Touch Ya [Music Video] x New Album

by Justin January 13, 2011 Music Videos

Deacon The Villain introduced me to a dope new collaboration by Kentucky emcees Sheisty Khrist & Devine Carama called “Touch Ya” (with an accompanying music video). The song appears on the duo’s album OMG! which was released today via Bandcamp. The 16 track project includes guest appearances by Deacon & Natti of CunninLynguists, Nemo Achida and Canibus. [...]

Sims (of Doomtree): Burn It Down [Music Video]

by Justin January 13, 2011 Music Videos

Doomtree member Sims is back with music video for the new single “Burn It Down” produced by Lazerbeak. The Minneapolis emcee will release his second solo LP, entitled Bad Time Zoo, on February 15th.

N-Dex: Ultra O.D. (Presented by Rapid Ric)

by Justin January 13, 2011 Hot Download

Dallas emcee N-Dex links up with veteran DJ Rapid Ric for his latest mixtape Ultra O.D. The Texan’s new project includes 17 tracks with a mix of original cuts & freestyles. If you want to “try before you by” so to speak, you can stream the tape at N-Dex’s bandcamp page. Tracklist & link after [...]

Poe Mack: Real Ones Exposed (feat Kaze)

by Justin January 13, 2011 Singles

Poe Mack links up with Kaze for “Real Ones Exposed”, the first leak off his upcoming album Move Mountains. The free LP is sponsored by us and will be released on January 18th.

KD: Running Away [prod by B. Kirk]

by Justin January 13, 2011 Singles

Here’s a dope new country rap tune courtesy of KD called “Running Away.” No word if the B. Kirk produced track is off an upcoming project from the Alabama emcee.

Producer Spotlight: The Commission

by Kevin January 13, 2011 Producer Spotlight

The Commission is a production duo out of Minneapolis, MN comprised of Wizz Kidd and G8withtheMuzik. We first got hip to them a couple of years ago with their American Gangster remix, American Thriller Off the Wall and just today we premiered their new Prince influenced instrumental album. These guys are a great talent and [...]

The Commission: Prince & The Commission Instrumental LP

by Kevin January 13, 2011 Hot Download

Minneapolis producers Wizz Kidd and G8withtheMuzik (collectively known as The Commission) have teamed up with KevinNottingham.com to deliver a project very close to my heart — an instrumental album based off samples from the Purple One, the Minneapolis Genius, one of the greatest musicians of our time…. Prince. Yes I’m a fan, a very big [...]

DJ Spinbad: Jay-Z Vs. Nas

by J. Rizzle January 13, 2011 Downloads

Here’s a continuous 20 minute megamix of Hova’s acapellas over Nas beats and Nas acapellas over Hova’s beats. Although it is short in length it comes highly recommended for the collection.

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