September 2011

Jozeemo Goes Off On Phonte and 9th Wonder…Explains Why They Are Fake In His Mind

by Jeremiah September 30, 2011 Artist Spotlight

Yesterday, Jozeemo released a video for his single “Steam” along with a statement about how 9th Wonder and Phonte, his former label mates over at Hall Of Justus, are fake and are not loyal. I had the chance to catch up with Jozeemo to get a little more in depth about the situation that he [...]

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T.I: I’m Flexin’ (feat & prod. by Big K.R.I.T.)

by Justin September 30, 2011 Singles

T.I.’s first post-prison release track has finally arrived as his site premiered the Big K.R.I.T. featured & produced “I’m Flexin” today. Tip has said he’s returning to his Trap Muzik style for his next album and it doesn’t hurt to have K.R.I.T. involved in your return to the scene. So what do you think, is the King [...]

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Skewby: Eleven 58 [Music Video]

by Justin September 30, 2011 Music Videos

It is Skewby’s birthday today, but he’s got a gift for you with the release of the video for “Eleven 58″ off his project More Or Less. If you’ll be at A3C, you can catch the Memphis emcee performing on Thursday night as he begins a quick tour of Georgia, Florida & Tennessee.

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Black Milk & Danny Brown: Black & Brown [Cover & Tracklist]

by Justin September 30, 2011 Coming Soon

As KN.com’s own Alex Edelstein found out this summer, Black Milk & Danny Brown will be releasing a collaboration project called Black & Brown and it now as a release date — November 1st. With an official date set, the Detroit duo has unveiled the cover artwork and tracklist for the highly anticipated album. Hit [...]

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9th Wonder: Jamla’s Coming For You (feat Thee Tom Hardy, Skyzoo & Rapsody)

by Justin September 30, 2011 Singles

9th Wonder brings in three of his label’s top players in Thee Tom Hardy, Skyzoo & Rapsody for “Jamla’s Coming For You” off the upcoming A3c Volume 1. The 2 disc, 45-track compilation hit iTunes and digital outlets this Tuesday. 9th Wonder “Jamla’s Coming At You” (feat. Thee Tom Hardy, Rapsody & Skyzoo) (A3C Volume [...]

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DJ Concept: M99 (Dexter Beat Tape)

by Justin September 30, 2011 Hot Download
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The new season of one of my (and I’m sure many of our readers) favorite shows, Dexter, premieres this Sunday on Showtime and DJ Concept put together this Dexter themed beat tape called M99. DJ Concept will also be releasing a vocal version so if you’re an emcee, send your tracks to dexter@execute1200.com for a chance to [...]

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Terminal 3 Presents: The Academy

by Alex Edelstein September 30, 2011 Album Reviews

We’ve seen all-star compilation albums before. We’ve recently seen Kanye put together a hall-of-fame line-up of producers, emcees and singers to craft a musically diverse album highlighting the strengths of each artist. With Terminal 3’s The Academy, we are moving into complicated territory with respect to collaborative efforts. With fifty five emcees involved, the album [...]

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TheSeKondElement: What Would You Be Like?

by Justin September 30, 2011 Singles

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from TheSeKondElement, who returns with her single “What Would You Be Like?” produced by Mindreader. Here’s some background on the song from T2E: Just to give you a brief backstory, a while back I was perusing Tumblr when I came across a post that made me look at [...]

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Lyriciss: The Balance [Music Video]

by Justin September 30, 2011 Music Videos

A few days ago you got the audio, and now Lyriciss delivers the visuals for his single “The Balance” produced by Grussle. The track will appear on the Maryland emcee’s album of the same name due out later this year.

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Poe Mack: Just Another Day In VA

by Carsten September 30, 2011 Singles

Here’s the latest Poe Mack single titled “Just Another Day in VA”. The track was produced by Poe Mack and Mr. Dynamite. Be on the lookout for the official video which is dropping soon.

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Young Gliss: Glimmer [Music Video]

by Carsten September 30, 2011 Music Videos
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Young Gliss [Glimmer] from Sil 'Spike Jordan' Beyah on Vimeo. Young Gliss takes us to NY’s Time Square in the video to the title track from his upcoming EP Glimmer, which drops in November. The video was shot by Sil ‘Spike Jordan’ Beyah. “cause it’s easy to be Gucci Mane, it’s harder to be Nas!”

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Mach Five: Best Friends

by Carsten September 30, 2011 Hot Download

BluRoc Records & Greedmont Radio presents us the sophomore album from Atlanta’s own Mach Five. The album is 15 tracks deep and features appearances by GLC, Chris McAdoo of Hollyweerd and Trayon Pass. Give it a shot below. Best Friends by Mach Five

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Wu-Tang Clan: Red Bull Music Academy’s Five Out Of Five

by Justin September 29, 2011 Around The Net

BLOW! Hip Hop TV put together some highlights of the Wu-Tang Clan’s recent performance at the Red Bull Music Academy’s Five Out Of Five event. The sound quality’s not great but you can see that the attending members – GZA, Ghostface, Raekwon, Inspectah Deck, Masta Killa, U-God & Cappadonna — put on a helluva show that night.

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Zumbi (of Zion I): Mind In The Sky [Music Video]

by Justin September 29, 2011 Music Videos

Zion I emcee Zumbi is back with some visuals for his song ”Mind In The Sky” off his solo mixtape Versus. If you haven’t already, make sure you download the Oakland native’s project right now.

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Saigon: I Know Now

by Justin September 29, 2011 Singles

If you haven’t heard by now, the first ever A3C compilaton will be released this Tuesday. The promo campaign for A3c Volume 1 continues with yet another track off the LP – Saigon’s “I Know Now” produced by DJ Corbett. Don’t forget to enter to win a 3-day pass to A3C while you still can!

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Mino Slick: Too Many Emcees (feat Deacon The Villain)

by Justin September 29, 2011 Singles

Mino Slick links up with CunninLynguists member Deacon The Villain for some smooth Kentucky ish called “Too Many Emcees.” The track is the latest leak off Mino’s upcoming Hippiez N Hustlaz project, which drops next week.

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Diamond District: For Certain

by Justin September 29, 2011 Singles

Oddisee & his Diamond District brethren X.O. & yU put some vocals on the producer’s “Closed After Dark” beat to create “For Certain.” The original instrumental version appears on Oddisee’s Rock Creek Park [read our review], which is in stores now. For Certain (feat. Diamond District) by Oddisee

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S.L.A.S.H. Hurry Up Wait

by Justin September 29, 2011 Singles

S.L.A.S.H. aka the first lady of Slow Motion Soundz is one of the best female emcees out right now, but her material has been just guest appearances for the most part. That changes today as Codie G hit me with her dope, self-produced cut “Hurry Up Wait.” Look out for S.L.A.S.H’s solo debut Cinderalla Story, [...]

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A-Plus (of Souls Of Mischief): Can’t Stop [Music Video]

by Justin September 29, 2011 Music Videos

Souls Of Mischief’s A-Plus put together this great video for his Red Hot Chili Peppers inspired “Can’t Stop” single. The track appears on the Hieroglyphics member’s Pepper Spray EP, which you can download here.

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Sylvia Robinson, The Mother of Hip Hop, Dies at 75

by Kevin September 29, 2011 News

Rest in peace to Sylvia Robinson, co-founder of Sugar Hill Records, the label responsible for hip hop pioneers the Sugar Hill Gang and Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.  As reported by BET, she passed away from congestive heart failure this morning at the age of 75.

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