December 2011

Krate Krusaders: Fade To Black (feat Akil The MC of Jurassic 5) [Music Video]

by Justin December 19, 2011 Music Videos

UK producers the Krate Krusaders enlist the help of Jurassic 5′s Akil The MC for their single “Fade To Black” with an accompanying music video. The track will appear on their upcoming album When The Needle Drops, which will be released on January 9th.

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Timbo King: The Autobiography Of Timothy Drayton [Music Video]

by Justin December 19, 2011 Music Videos

Timbo King drops some visuals for one of my favorite tracks off his new LP, “The Autobiography Of Timothy Drayton” produced by Fizzy Womack aka Lil’ Fame of M.O.P. The Wu-Tang affiliate’s long awaited solo debut From Babylon To Timbuk2 is in stores now.

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La The Darkman: They Keep Talking [Music Video]

by Justin December 19, 2011 Music Videos

La The Darkman gives the visual treatment to his single “They Keep Talking” off his new LAD EP. The longtime Wu-Tang affiliate’s 8 track EP will be available tomorrow on iTunes and features guest appearances by Lil’ Wayne, Willie The Kid, Mr. Porter & Tony Yayo.

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Leedz Edutainment: The Write Off Pt. 3 (Hosted By Mr. Peter Parker)

by Justin December 19, 2011 Hot Download
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Boston label Leedz Edutainment teams with DJBooth.net & Coast 2 Coast DJ’s to release their new compilation The Write Off Pt. 3 hosted by Mr. Peter Parker. The 20+ track project features an impressive lineup of guests including Stalley, PackFM, Torae, Akrobatik, Outerspace, Amadeus The Stampede, Retrospek, RADIx, Slaine, Kosha Dillz Apollo The Great, J [...]

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Ras Kass & Doc Hollywood: The Yellow Snow EP

by Justin December 19, 2011 Hot Download
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Ras Kass teams up with Lex Larson & Louie Rubio, together known as Doc Hollywood, for the Christmas themed EP The Yellow Snow. The project is a short, 3-track collaboration with Ras & Larson providing the rhymes and Rubio producing the entire EP. Tracklist & link/stream are below.

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S&H Public Relations & Hip Hop Wired Partner to Launch 2012 National MC Search

by Kevin December 19, 2011 Sponsored Events
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S&H Public Relations, who has been hard at work since this past summer representing some of the best up-and-coming Hip Hop artists, has partnered with one of the nation’s premier urban entertainment website, Hip Hop Wired, to kick off the 2012 National MC Search. Judged by Rapper Big Pooh from Little Brother fame, underground heavyweight [...]

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Action Bronson Talks About Working With Statik Selektah, Twitter & Justin Bieber

by Jeremiah December 19, 2011 Artist Spotlight
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Action Bronson has literally exploded on the scene over the past couple years and has been working hard to make sure you know his name. With the release of Dr. Lecter earlier this year, the acclaimed chef turned emcee has been getting a lot of attention from the Hip Hop world. And on November 22nd, [...]

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M Slago: Attack The Wack!!

by Justin December 19, 2011 Hot Download
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Dallas producer M Slago, who you may remember from his work on the Rampage EP, is back with his latest project Attack The Wack!! presented by ProducersIKnow.com. The free release is produced entirely by M Slago and features guest appearances by Señor Kaos, Homeboy Sandman, Headkrack, Playdough, Random,  Myk Dyaleks, Jabee P.H.I.L.T.H.Y. & Kyle Rapps. Tracklist [...]

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Tha Chill (of Compton’s Most Wanted): Big Homie Muzic Vol. 2

by Justin December 19, 2011 Hot Download
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Tha Chill of Compton’s Most Wanted links up with Dubcnn & DJ Battlecat to release his new solo tape Big Homie Muzic Vol. 2. The West Coast veteran’s project features over 20 tracks with guest appearances made by fellow CMW member MC Eiht, Kurupt, Spice 1, MC Ren, King Tee, Kokane, Jayo Felony, Lil’ 1/2 Dead & [...]

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We Are The Tay: Slow Motion (feat Young Scolla & The Stampede)

by Justin December 19, 2011 Singles
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Young Scolla sent over a joint he did with Detroit producer We Are The Tay called “Slow Motion” which also features The Stampede. The track appears on the producer’s new album Cool Under Shadows, which you can grab here.

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Action Bronson: Mistletoe (Remix)

by Justin December 19, 2011 Singles
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Action Bronson puts his twist on Justin Bieber’s “Mistletoe” (you read that right) with the help of producer Party Supplies. Check back in a few hours to read Bronson’s interview with KN’s Jeremiah Martinez as they discuss the aforementioned Bieber.

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Murs: 67 Cutlass [Music Video]

by Carsten December 19, 2011 Music Videos

Cali underground rap legend Murs proudly presents the music video for “’67 Cutlass”, his newest from Love & Rockets Volume 1: The Transformation, his new album produced entirely by Ski Beatz. Read our review here.

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Soulbrotha: Beats By The Pound (feat Large Professor & Nutso) [Music Video]

by Justin December 19, 2011 Music Videos

German production duo Soulbrotha enlist the help of Ali Charlemagne to th direct the video for their joint “Beats By The Pound” featuring the great Large Professor & Nutso. The track appears on the 12 Finger Dan & B-Base’s The Connexion EP, which is available now.

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Common: Celebrate [Music Video]

by Carsten December 19, 2011 Music Videos

Why don’t we start the day with some new Common? Vibe.com presents the video premiere of “Celebrate,” the latest single from Common‘s new album The Dreamer/The Believer. The new album will hit the stores tomorrow. Enjoy!

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Throw Your R’s In The Air For A Chance To Win Some Cool Prizes from The Regiment

by Kevin December 19, 2011 Contests
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Remember the sign everyone was throwing up in The Regiment‘s “Battle Cry” video? That’s The R. In short, it stands for change, revolution, freedom, acceptance, peace, and love. Now The Regiment wants to see YOU throw your R’s up in the air and they have some cool prizes to give away for doing so. “Happy [...]

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B. White (of The 58′s): Salute [Music Video]

by Justin December 19, 2011 Music Videos

The 58′s member B. White gives the visuals treatment to the song “Salute” off his recently released solo mixtape The Evidence. Don’t forget to download the Pittsburgh collective’s self-titled album The 58′s, which dropped earlier this year.

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Shad: Besides [Mixtape]

by Kevin December 18, 2011 Hot Download
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Canadian emcee Shad put together this 25 minute mix of some of the guest spots he’s been featured on. Mixed by former DMC and Scribble Jam Champion DJ TLO, Shad gives us the breakdown of each track after the jump as well as where you can cop each full track.

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Paper Plane Project: Miles Apart

by Duane Powell December 18, 2011 Soulful Sundays
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Australian production duo Paper Plane Project is back with a new EP and awesome follow up to their highly acclaimed album, Pacific Connections released earlier this year. Miles Apart sees the duo’s growth as they incorporate more 80′s tinged electro-funk and boogie elements to their already jazzy Hip Hop grooves. The EP includes guest appearances [...]

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Brand New Heavies: Dunk Your Trunk

by Duane Powell December 18, 2011 Soulful Sundays
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It has been quite some time since we heard from the mighty Brand New Heavies. The legendary funk band recently put out a collection of funky library tunes for Pedigree Cuts, who make albums that are used to add to their TV and films, which are shown around the world. Although it’s not commercially released, [...]

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The Best of Mark de Clive-Lowe [Mixed by DJ Spinna]

by Duane Powell December 18, 2011 Soulful Sundays
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Yowsers!!!! This is probably the best free mix of the year. Legendary DJ Spinna took a dive into the vast catalog of producer, musician, and pioneer Mark de Clive Lowe to come up with this KILLER MIX. This mix is 34 tracks of some of his best album tracks, production, collabs, and remixes including his [...]

The Best of MdCL Mix by DJ Spinna by Tru Thoughts
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