July 2011

Best Of The 1st Half: Top 20 EP’s

by KN Staff July 5, 2011 Exclusive

As we’ve said before the EP is a good way for new and established artist to put out music to hold over fans until the full length project is released.  The following is a list of our favorite Extended Play’s.  The list comprises gems from the like of Action Bronson, Curren$y, Freddie Gibbs, Self Scientific, [...]

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Best Of The 1st Half: Top 20 Slept-On Albums

by KN Staff July 5, 2011 Exclusive

Today begins our look back at the first of 2011 with our Best Of The 1st Half lists. Our most slept on list represents the albums most people are unaware have been released, not heavily promoted by some of the larger websites, and/or just ignored because of the massive amounts of music being released these [...]

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Blu: Lucky x Jesus LP To Get Retail Release

by Justin July 5, 2011 Singles

I guess Blu’s new move is to release an album in crappy quality for free, then release the CDQ version later. Nature Sounds has announced they’ll be re-releasing Blu (under the alter ego B)’s Jesus LP on August 30th. “Lucky” is the first leak off the new, high quality verison which you can pre-order now.

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G-Side: How Far [Music Video] x New Album Trailer

by Justin July 5, 2011 Coming Soon
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How Far from Lawrence and Clark on Vimeo. Pitchfork TV premiered G-Side’s new video for ”How Far” directed by the great John Turner Jr. In addition to this, ST 2 Lettaz & Clova have announced they’ll be releasing a new album Island on November 11th! Check out the first promo trailer from Slow Motion Soundz after the [...]

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Curtiss King: SinBad

by Justin July 5, 2011 Singles

Curtiss King is back with one last leak before his EP drops, the self-produced ”SinBad.” The emcee/producer’s D.I.Y. EP presented by AshleyOutrageous.com & Black Cloud Music will be released on July 11th. Curtiss King – Sinbad (Produced by Curtiss King) by curtissking

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Vakill: Endless Road (feat Vizion) [Music Video]

by Justin July 5, 2011 Music Videos

The day has finally come as Vakill’s long awaited album Armor Of God is in stores today! To celebrate the release, Vakill brings you the music video for his latest single “Endless Road” featuring Vizion.

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Drag-On: Ribbon In The Sky (feat Styles P)

by Justin July 5, 2011 Singles

It’s a Ruff Ryders reunion as Drag-On drops his new leak “Ribbon In The Sky” featuring Styles P. The track is expected to appear on Drag-On’s upcoming mixtape The Crazies Pt. 3.

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The Roots: John Varatos Fall/Winter 2011 Campaign Performance

by Justin July 5, 2011 Around The Net

As explained in the intro to the video, The Roots did this impromptu performance for John Varatos back in May. The Legendary Roots Crew delivers as usual with a dope set as the cameras roll. Black Thought, ?uestlove & the crew are currently working on their next album, which will likely be released early next [...]

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Pete Marriott Interview by John Book Part 5

by Kevin July 5, 2011 Industry Insider

In promotion for his new single released today on HiPNOTT Records, Pete Marriott sat down with acclaimed hip hop journalist John Book for a 5 part interview series which we are running exclusively here at KevinNottingham.com. Here is the final piece, Part 5. The following words are written by John Book… Pete Marriott is a [...]

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Pete Marriott: The Champ Is Here (Pete’s Golden Age Remix)

by Kevin July 5, 2011 New Music Releases

“The Champ Is Here” is the new single from DJ/producer Pete Marriott. The 20+ year hip hop veteran who hails from Seattle, Washington has hooked up with the Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina group Full Time Grind to transport listeners back to the Golden Age of Hip Hop. Sampling the line that Muhammad Ali made famous, “The [...]

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Dru Carter: Dirty Digits EP

by J. Rizzle July 5, 2011 Downloads

The site BamaLoveSoul decided to share some tracks that will be released as Dirty Digits by Dru Cater of the group L.A.F., hit it at the jump and enjoy. Source: BamaLoveSoul

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Camel Crock: Jazzmansio​n – Preparatio​ns EP

by J. Rizzle July 5, 2011 Downloads

Russian producer “Camel Crock” drops another jazzy supplement to the artform we love called Hip Hop, grab it at the jump and enjoy.

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Pete Marriott Interview by John Book Part 4

by Kevin July 4, 2011 Industry Insider

In promotion for his upcoming single release on HiPNOTT Records, Pete Marriott sat down with acclaimed hip hop journalist John Book for a 5 part interview series which we are running exclusively here at KevinNottingham.com. Here is Part 4. The following words are written by John Book… Pete Marriott is a record producer, DJ, and [...]

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The Regiment: Presidenti​al Suite (Feat. Magestik Legend)

by Thomas July 4, 2011 Downloads

Here’s the fourth installment of the “First Monday” series from HiPNOTT Records’ The Regiment.  “Presidential Suite” is produced by Soulution and features Detroit veteran Magestik Legend.  The Regiment’s new album, The Panic Button, drops on HiPNOTT Records in September. Link after the cut.  UPDATED:  NEW LINK ADDED.

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Wise Intelligent (of Poor Righteous Teachers): UndergroundSpiritualGame [Music Video]

by Justin July 3, 2011 Music Videos

Poor Righteous Teachers member Wise Intelligent gives the visual treatment to his single “UndergroundSpiritualGame” produced by Big Scott. The track appears on the New Jersey veteran’s new solo album Wise Intelligent Iz The Unconkable Djezuz Djonez, which is available now.

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Young Scolla: Letter Of Honesty

by Justin July 3, 2011 Singles

The release date Young Scolla’s album Seconds Away is quickly approaching and the Detroit emcee will be releasiing a variety of songs & videos in the coming weeks. “Letter Of Honesty” produced by Jerry Parker is the first of these, but won’t appear on Scolla’s debut LP with SMKA.

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St. Joe Louis: Slippin Into Darkness

by Justin July 3, 2011 Singles

A lot of us will be celebrating the 4th Of July with our families tomorrow, but St. Joe Louis takes a moment to reflect on the family moments that didn’t go so well on “Slippin Into Darkness.” If you haven’t already, make sure you download their debut album 30,000 Ft. High & Rising.

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Tokyo Cigar: I Wonder (Remix)

by Justin July 3, 2011 Singles

Tokyo Cigar samples Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature” for the remix of “I Wonder” which originally appeared on codename:DEVASTATOR [Download id not defined]. The track will appear on Tokyo Cigar’s Operation: Remix The Remix (The DEVASTOR Prequel) due out later this month. I Wonder ( remix ) by TOKYO CIGAR MUSIC

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Knesecary: Walkin On Wallz

by Justin July 3, 2011 Singles

Dallas emcee Knesecary continues his streak of quality tracks with his latest one “Walkin On Wallz.” Look out for a full project from KNSCRY very soon.

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The Black Opera: We On One [Music Video]

by Justin July 3, 2011 Music Videos

This is classified information as The Black Opera have been forced to take increased measures to conceal their identity. If you support the movement or enjoy the “We On One” video, make sure you cop Overture here.

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