August 2011

Gees Extortion: Chasin [prod by S'pply & D'mand]

by Kevin August 12, 2011 Singles

Chasing dreams is one of life’s greatest thrills. On this latest song aptly titled “Chasin” Real Radio Records’ emcee Gees Extortion rhymes about pursuing his Hip-Hop dreams; what has led to this moment as well as what lies ahead. Produced by Real Radio’s in-house production duo, S’pply & D’mand, “Chasin” is featured on Extortion’s forthcoming [...]

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Silent Knight Discusses New Album (Busy Is My Best Friend)

by Kevin August 12, 2011 Podcast

DJ K.O. and Elementatily Productions are starting up a new podcast series and the 1st one is with Silent Knight.  In this episode he goes into album delays, discusses his inspiration for each song on the album along with any back story and his overall concept for BIMBF.  Hit the jump for a link to subscribe & [...]

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Planet Asia: Air Balloons [Music Video]

by Kevin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Music video by Planet Asia, “Air Balloons” off Crack Belt Theatre the street LP from Gold Chain Music/RBC-Records available online now.

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Jéan P: Can’t Help Myself [Music Video]

by Kevin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Jéan P performs “Can’t Help Myself” off his latest project Will Rap 4 Food. Visit canthelpmyself330.com to view the whole project.

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Jay Rock: Follow Me Home

by Michael Kaminsky August 12, 2011 Music Reviews

Jay Rock’s 2007 single, “Follow Me Home (California Soul)”, begins all three verses with the couplet, “Mothafucka this is Watts, California, Nickerson Gardens. Follow me home back to my project apartment.”— A fierce intro to a cold-cock of a song. This is Jay Rock — Watts’ finest — rugged, raw, and in your face… or [...]

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Prince Ea: Backwards Rappers [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

I think we’ve got a new frontrunner for music video of the year with St. Louis emcee Prince Ea’s “Backwards Rappers.” This creative song, done in a similar style to ”Rewind” by Nas, has already caught the attention of various news outlets and been praised by the likes of Brother Ali, Immortal Technique & Sage Francis.

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Max Minelli: Touchin’ The Roof (feat Kevin Gates)

by Justin August 12, 2011 Singles

Max Minelli dropped one of the best mixtapes of the year, California Dreams, earlier this summer and is now gearing up for the release of his new album Heart of a King. “Touchin’ The Roof” featuring Max’s labemate Kevin Gates is the first single off the LP, which drops September 20th. No download link for this one, but you can [...]

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Dee-1: Cornerback Blitz

by Justin August 12, 2011 Singles

With football season right aorund the corner, Dee-1 releases the aptly titled “Cornerback Blitz” to describe his recent success. As Dee-1 explains, “What’s it called in music when you come out of nowhere and all of a sudden make everybody pay attention to your movement?” A Cornerback Blitz! If you pull it off you can mess around [...]

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Skyzoo: Atypical [Music Video]

by Thomas August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Skyzoo let loose a video for “Atypical” from his latest project, The Great Debater.  The thumping bass and knocking drums is provided by none other Sky‘s frequent contributor, !llmind.  Sky does the track justice as it’s couplet after couplet of rewind worthy bars.  I’m not sure why Sky‘s name isn’t mention along with Royce, eLZhi, [...]

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Bambu: Diamond Supply Co. EP

by Justin August 12, 2011 Hot Download

Native Guns emcee Bambu has teamed up with Diamond Supply Co. to release a free EP to coincide with the release of the Diamond x Bambu shirt & Starter snapback. The project includes 8 tracks from the Los Angeles native and is produced entirely by 6Fingers of Drums & Ammo. Tracklist & link after the jump.

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Killa Kyleon: Who Shot Ya Freestyle

by Justin August 12, 2011 Singles

Killa Kyleon does what he does best and rips yet another instrumental apart, this time taking on the “Who Shot Ya” beat. The song will appear on the Houston emcee’s Candy Paint & Texas Plates 2 hosted by DJ Rapid Ric, which drops September 1st.

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T-Rock: Ewing [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Atlanta lyricist T-Rock returns with the music video for “Ewing” off his upcoming album. The former HCP affiliate will release his double album I Grind, I Hustle on November 1st.

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STS: WWW (feat. Count Justice)

by Thomas August 12, 2011 Downloads

Here’s the latest leak from Sugar Tongue Slim produced by Will Power off his forthcoming album, The Illustrious. The track describes what “inspires” him in life….”women, weed, and what to wear.” Stream below and track underneath.

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GhostWridah: Hate Me Now [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Miami emcee GhostWridah gives the visual treatment to his joint “Hate Me Now” produced by DJ Corbett. The track appears on GhostWridah’s latest album American Alien, which dropped back in April.

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Jelly Roll: What You Need (feat O.N.E.) [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

Jelly Roll’s had a big year already with the release of SNO’s Year Round on Hypnotize Minds and his solo record Gamblin’ On A White Boy 4. Now the Nashville emcee unveils some visuals for his song “What You Need” featuring O.N.E. off his next release Mid-Grade Miracle.

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MaLLy x The Sundance Kid: Heir Time [Music Video]

by Thomas August 12, 2011 Music Videos

We finally get the video for MaLLy and The Sundance Kid‘s single “Heir Time,” which features a guest spot from Slug (of Atmosphere). The pair will be releasing their collaborative album The Last Great… sometime in the future.

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Baton Rouge Hops Festival (August 12-14)

by Justin August 12, 2011 Sponsored Events

If you’re in the Baton Rouge area this weekend, make sure you stop by The Manship Theatre for the Baton Rouge Hops Festival which begins tonight at 6pm. The 3 day event will include live performances, DJ battles, breakdancing, graffiti exhibits, workshops & much more. Dee-1 will headline the closing show on Sunday night while other KN.com [...]

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Common: Ghetto Dreams (feat Nas) [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

The Common & Nas collaboration “Ghetto Dreams” received a lot of love when it dropped last month, and now the No I.D. produced single gets the visual treatment. The track will appear on Common’s new album The Dreamer, The Believer which drops in November.

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Killah Priest & Aslan: The Book of Shadowz [Music Video]

by Justin August 12, 2011 Music Videos

The Maccabeez lineup has changed a lot since they debuted on Killah Priest’s View From Masada, but UK emcee Aslan is still repping the name. After a trailer surfaced about 2 years ago, the full video for Killah Priest & Aslan’s song “The Book Of Shadowz” has finally been released.

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Beanie Sigel: What Up

by Justin August 12, 2011 Singles

A tagged version of Beanie Sigel’s “What Up” leaked a few weeks ago and now we’ve got the untagged, CDQ version of the track. The Broad Street Bully isn’t having a good week as he just pled guilty to tax charges and will be sentenced in a few months.

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