July 2011

PUMA & DJBooth.net Present Uncontested EP

by Justin July 25, 2011 Hot Download

PUMA has teamed up with the good folks at DJBooth.net to bring the Uncontested EP. The project features 10 original cuts from an impressive lineup of artists including Skewby, Rittz, Laws, Thee Tom Hardy, Freeway, Emilio Rojas & Sir Michael Rocks. Tracklist & link after the jump.

Public Enemy: Welcome To The Terrordome (Fear 2011) [Music Video]

by Justin July 25, 2011 Music Videos

Public Enemy drops the music video for their updated “Fear 2011″ version of the classic “Welcome To The Terrordome” remixed by Jack Danger. The video is part PE’s new Archive Series, which will see Chuck D & crew revisiting some of their vintage cuts.

JoJo Pellegrino: Only One

by Justin July 25, 2011 Singles

Here’s yet another leak from JoJo Pellegrino, this time with the DL Orion produced “Only One” featuring cuts by DJ Uvex. JoJo’s Machine Gun Pelly is still listed as “coming soon.”

Kali: Glasses On A Gloomy Day (Hosted By Statik Selektah)

by Justin July 25, 2011 Hot Download

Showoff Records artist Kali returns with his new mixtape Glasses On A Gloomy Day hosted by Statik Selektah. The Cali emcee’s 20 track project includes guest appearances by Busta Rhymes, Termanology, Jon Conner, Reek Da Villain & more. Tracklist & link after the jump.

The Niceguys: Ari Gold [Music Video]

by Justin July 25, 2011 Music Videos

With Entourage in the midst of its final season, The Niceguys fittingly drops some visuals for their “Ari Gold” single. The track will appear on the Houston group’s The James Kelley EP, which drops very soon.

Headnodic: Red Line Radio (feat Raashan Ahmad & Moe Pope) [Music Video]

by Justin July 25, 2011 Music Videos

Headnodic’s solo debut Red Line Radio drops tomorrow and the producer gives the visual treatment to the title track off the LP. The song features the duo of Mission, the combination of Raashan Ahmad & Moe Pope.

Def Jam Announces “Watch The Throne” Tour

by Carsten July 25, 2011 Coming Soon

Def Jam dropped the full press release surrounding the release of Watch The Throne. The two are now called The Throne, the album drops -exclusively on the iTunes Store- on August 8th and will be available at additional physical and digital retailers on August 12th. In addition to that, Yeezy and Jay will share the [...]

Interview With Black Rob

by Jeremiah July 25, 2011 Artist Spotlight

After four years behind bars, Black Rob is set to drop his first full-length since 2005’s The Black Rob Report tomorrow. Game Tested, Streets Approved will also be Rob’s first project as a member of Duck Down Records after cutting ties with Bad Boy. I had the opportunity to chop it up with Black Rob [...]

Black Folk Inc. & Circa ’94 Beats: ODE

by Jeff Leon July 25, 2011 Music Reviews

Repping Tennessee and Chicago, the close-knit collective, with members Walter Lee Younger and B-Lo Brown holding it down as Black Folks Inc. and McGhee, K2 and Paul Vegas as Circa ’94 Beats, have been on a steady come up, with Circa ‘94’s previous record, I Hear Voices and Black Folks Inc’s debut Natty Strong. Together, [...]

Clan Destined: War Games [Video Teaser]

by Justin July 25, 2011 Coming Soon

We’ve got a short teaser for Clan Destined’s new video “War Games” that we here at KN.com will be premiering on August 1st. If you haven’t already, make sure you cop AmDex & DT’s album Self Titled which landed on our Best Of The First Half slept-on list.

Uzi Scott: Suicide 2 Cops EP

by Justin July 25, 2011 Hot Download

Lefty of the Bash Bros & Dextah, together known as Uzi Scott, drop their new free EP Suicide 2 Cops. The 6 track project comes with 3 bonus cuts and includes appearances by Reef The Lost Cauze, Bambu, Mistah F.A.B. and Kooley High members Tab-One & Charlie Smarts. Tracklist & link after the jump.

Interview With Homeboy Sandman

by Alex Edelstein July 24, 2011 Artist Spotlight

After tearing up the stage with a quick set at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Homeboy Sandman was kind enough to sit down with me for a few minutes to talk about a variety of topics. The Queens native spoke about his transition from Ivy League to rapping, why there’s so much wack music these [...]

The Cool Kids: When Fish Ride Bicycles

by Morgan July 24, 2011 Music Reviews

The Cool Kids’ long awaited debut LP When Fish Ride Bicycles was released to great expectations and even greater fan anticipation. Since bringing ’88 back via their Black Mags and Dyno bikes, The Cool Kids have been a favorite and the coolest nostalgic duo. In a period where the most recognizable Hip Hop acts are [...]

Myone (of Strange Fruit Prject): I Can’t Dance [prod by S1]

by Justin July 24, 2011 Singles

It appears the Strange Fruit Project is branching out as just a few weeks after Myth drop his solo cut, Myone delivers “I Can’t Dance” produced by fellow SFP member S1 aka Symbolyc One. The track is just teaser of sorts for what to expect on Myone’s solo debut In MyOne World. If you’re worried about the Strange Fruit Project [...]

Pill: The Diagnosis (Hosted By DJ Scream)

by Justin July 24, 2011 Hot Download

Atlanta native & Maybach Music Group artist Pill returns with his latest mixtape The Diagnosis hosted by DJ Scream. P-I Double L’s new project includes 20+ cuts with guest appearances by Trae, Starlito, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Tech N9ne, Rick Ross, Gunplay & many more. Tracklist & link after the jump.

Johnny Spanish: Make It Take It (feat Jackie Chain & T-Razor)

by Justin July 24, 2011 Singles

Missed this one when it dropped awhile back, but had to share the latest cut from Johnny Spanish with you. The Louisville native’s latest single “Make It Take It” features frequent collaborator T-Razor as well as Huntsville buzmaker Jackie Chain. Props to Davey Boy Smith.

Kool G Rap & Necro Releasing Collaboration Album Next Year

by Justin July 24, 2011 Coming Soon

Necro announced today that he and the legendary Kool G Rap will releasing as collaboration LP as The Godfathers in 2012. It sounds like Necro will be rapping on this one too, but regardless he’ll be producing the entire project. So what’s your thoughts on this new combination? Personally I’m much more interested if Necro just did [...]

Paradime: Never Been

by Justin July 23, 2011 Singles

It’s the fifth and final (maybe) week of Paradime’s series of tracks as the Detroit emcee drops “Never Been” produced by Peace Of Mind. If you’ve been keeping up, you now have all 5 tracks to make the Breaking Beauregard EP. But, as you’ll hear in the above video, Paradime may continue releasing new cuts for a few more weeks. If [...]

Falside: Snare Conditioning Teaser

by Justin July 23, 2011 Coming Soon

The homie Nick Heller of Ricky Shabazz & The Boom Bap Boys passed along his latest video, a promo teaser for Falside’s upcoming beat tape Snare Conditioning. The producer’s new instrumental project is scheduled to drop on August 16th and will be presented by ProducersIKnow.com.

K-Def: Times Change

by Kevin July 23, 2011 Singles

Legendary producer K-Def (who has worked with the likes of Marley Marl, Lords Of The Underground, LL Cool J, and Ghostface Killah) has joined Redefinition Records (the home of Damu the Fudgemunk) to put out his new 7-inch record “For Def’s Sake”. The record drops August 9th and you can preorder now through FatBeats. In promotion for [...]

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