October 2011

Wale: Ambition – Full Album (Track Previews)

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Coming Soon

Wale‘s sophomore album (and first with Warner Brothers) drops next Tuesday. Hopefully, the label will ship more than 28k (like Interscope did) so people can support if they want too. Anyway…enjoy. Comments are encouraged. Spotted at TSS

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Immortal Technique: The Martyr

by Kevin October 27, 2011 Hot Download
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New project The Martyr, from Immortal Technique. The project 16 tracks long featuring Cornel West, Chuck D, Styles P, Dead Prez, Joell Ortiz, Brother Ali, Killer Mike, Vinnie Paz, Poison Pen, and more. Production by J. Dilla, DJ Green Lantern, Southpaw, Shuko, Slim Fass, Engineer and Immortal Technique.

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TenDJiz: 2010GIZ (New Miami Mixtape)

by Kevin October 27, 2011 Hot Download
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When it comes to music from Miami, all of the big names are Rick Ross, Pitbull, Flo Rida. But there is much more to the South Florida scene than the trap-rap bangers or dance hip-hop. This days, there have been a lot of new artists, that represent “The New Miami Movement”. The sound those musicians [...]

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Gees Extortion: Organized Rhymes – The Original Mixtape

by Kevin October 27, 2011 Mixtapes
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Brooklyn rhymesayer Gees Extortion has hooked up with The DJBooth to bring listeners his latest street release, Organized Rhymes – The Original Mixtape. The project features 16 original cuts (and two bonus tracks) from the up-and-coming emcee, including the leaks “New Song,” “Artillery,” “Chasin’,” “Top Spot” and “Life Is So Crazy.” Joining Gees on the [...]

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Skinny-C: Stay Playa

by Kevin October 27, 2011 Singles
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Continuing to push his latest mixtape, Silk Robe Suede Slippers, here’s Skinny-C and “Stay Playa”.

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Malicious: All Noir

by Kevin October 27, 2011 Singles
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Malicious AKA Mr. Malish drops off the first leak to his upcoming KN sponsored mixtape, Life’s Not So Sample 3. Produced by Team Bridgetown (Laval,QC), this tune samples the traditional Haka performed by New Zealand’s Championship rugby team “The All Blacks”.

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Thursday Throwback: Beavis & Butt-head Watch Snoop Dogg, Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre & Big Daddy Kane

by Justin October 27, 2011 Thursday Throwback
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In honor of Beavis & Butt-head’s return to television, I thought it would be fitting to revisit some of their hilarious commentaries on Hip Hop videos during their original run. Here’s just a few of the videos they watched in the 90s from the likes of Snoop Dogg, the Beastie Boys, Dr. Dre & Big Daddy Kane (featuring Barry [...]

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DJ Premier: Regeneration (feat Nas & The Berklee Symphony Orchestra)

by Justin October 27, 2011 Singles
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DJ Premier & Nas finally reunite on the song “Regeneration” with the help of The Berklee Symphony Orchestra. Hopefully this collaboration means we could see some DJ Premier production on Life Is Good. The track is part of the documentary RE:GENERATION, which sees Premo along with the likes of The Crystal Method & Mark Ronson [...]

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Top $ Raz: The Man [Music Video]

by Justin October 27, 2011 Music Videos

Jessica from iHEARTDilla.com hit me with this dope video by Top $ Raz for his track “The Man” produced by J. Monopoly. The song appears on the New York emcee’s project The New Flesh, which you can download now at his Bandcamp page.

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Curren$y, Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy: Jet Life [Trailer]

by Justin October 27, 2011 Coming Soon

Here’s a quick trailer for the upcoming album Jet Life from Curren$y and his crew Trademark Da Skydiver & Young Roddy. The new LP from the New Orleans trio is scheduled to be released on November 29th.

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BET’s Bars On Deck: Oddisee, Das Racist, FinaL OutlaW, Homeboy Sandman & Blu [Video]

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Around The Net
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Clip of Oddisee, Das Racist, FinaL OutlaW, Homeboy Sandman and Blu “freestyling” at the PNC Radio cookout from this past summer. Oddisee, Homeboy Sandman, and Blu were the standouts for me. Does anyone have an issue with Homeboy Sandman pulling out his notepad to spit his rhyme?

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Thursday Throwback: Ludacris Rapcity Freestyle

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Thursday Throwback

Classic video of Ludacris in the booth on Rap City with Big Tigger cira 2003. Luda‘s new mixtape 1.21 Gigawatts drops sometime next month.

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J57: The Main Event (feat. Meyhem Lauren, Action Bronson, Maffew Ragazino & Rasheed Chappell)

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Singles
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New music from Brown Bag All Star’s and J57.  Track features a who’s who’s of the current crop of up and coming mic controllers from the New York/New Jersey area lead by my man Rasheed Chappell (who anchor’s the track BTW).  This track will appear on a forthcoming EP titled 2057. Track underneath.

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T3: Violator Radio Mixtape [Promo Video]

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Coming Soon
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Short promo video for T3′s up and coming mixtape, Violator Radio. The mixtape will drop on Halloween and is hosted by DJ Scarp Dirty and DJ Supa. Halloween will be a crowded day for free releases as Freddie Gibbs and some others are dropping projects as well.

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Vast Aire: 2090 (feat. Double A.B.) [Music Video]

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Music Videos

Vast Aire and Double A.B. shoot a video in South Africa for “2090.” The Harry Fraud produced track can be found off Vast’s Ox 2010: A Street Odyssey, which is available now. iTunes or UGHH.

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Daily Bread: The Note [Gensu Dean Remix]

by Thomas October 27, 2011 Singles
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Mello Music Group‘s latest signee, Gensu Dean takes a stab at remixing Hassaan Mackey & Apollo Brown‘s “The Note” off their collaborative album, Daily Bread [read review].  The Texas producer adds a more sinister feel to the track with the eeire vocal sample, heavy drums, and reworked hook.  This remix will fit nicely on the [...]

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Jay-Z x Kanye West x Adele: B.C.L. (Urban Noize Remixes)

by Andy Bustard October 27, 2011 Hot Download
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Having previewed tracks from the project for weeks, Miami production duo, Urban Noize, finally present their much talked about B.C.L. (Brooklyn. Chicago. London.) release in its full glory. Taking both old and new verses from Jigga and ‘Ye and blending them with mighty vocals from UK songstress, Adele, the pair flip the vocal samples over [...]

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CYNE: Enter Killmore x Wasteland Vol. 1 [Cover + Tracklisting]

by Justin October 26, 2011 Coming Soon
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It’s been 2 years since CYNE released their critically acclaimed Water For Mars and the group is set to make their return in December with Wasteland Vol. 1: Killmore. The project will have a cassette tape format as Enoch & Speck will provide a respective side of the production with Cise Star handling the vocals. “Enter [...]

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The Away Team: Scars & Stripes

by Alex Edelstein October 26, 2011 Music Reviews
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North Carolina natives Sean Boog and Khrysis have made a name for themselves both as members of the esteemed Justus League, as well as through their work together as The Away Team. With emcee Sean Boog’s raspy, underdog driven vocals paired with Khrysis’ varied but always hard-hitting production, the duo garnered acclaim for their debut [...]

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hasHBrown: Death Penalty

by Justin October 26, 2011 Singles
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We’ve had a few previews over the past couple months, but hasHBrown has now released the first official single off Break Something — “Death Penalty” produced by YPhoenix. The Houston native’s new album will be released for free on November 30th and feature guest appearances by Guilty Simpson, Dustin-Prestige & more.

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