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We had some server issues yesterday and I couldn’t get this one posted. Day 4 coming up in a bit!
As we get closer to the release of Dasha’s Back 2 The Future mixtape, she introduces us to her #8 favorite song… her version of Lil Wayne’s “Mrs. Officer.” Watch out guys… this song is NOT rated PG! If you’re not anticipating this mixtape after hearing this, I don’t know how to help you.
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As we wait with baited breath for The Natural to drop, here’s a new leak courtesy of Emilio Rojas himself. DJ Green Lantern on the production tip! The cover art for the tape has also been unveiled… sneak peak above…
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Nine more days until we unleash Dasha’s first mixtape, Back 2 The Future: Remakes & Remixes Vol 1. On Day 2 of Dasha’s countdown to the premiere, she tells us about the inspiration behind her song over T-Pain’s “Can’t Believe It.” Look forward to hearing more from Dasha everyday until November 14th!
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Here is the brand new video to the song from DXA that we dropped yesterday… check it out!
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Inner Loop Records and One Viisiion link up for another video off J-Scrilla’s Culture of Honor [in stores now!]. This song features some DMV heavy hitters. The video was shot all around the DC area including a legal wall at the Rhode Island Metro (Artwork by DC’s own DOT COM Crew).
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Honest. Aggressive. Meaningful. These are all words that have been used to describe the music that JC Poppe makes. Honesty is the number 1 policy for the Milwaukee, Wisconsin native. For the past several years, hip hop music has been moving further and further away from what is real and legitimate and closer to a complete fantasy world. With his new album Sleep Therapy, Poppe calls out the lies and the liars very brazenly out of love and respect for the culture that he grew up in and around.
Sleep Therapy has a few guest features from Naledge (of Kidz In the Hall) and Guilty Simpson. Straight up, this album is just dope. Preview it after the cut and if you dig it, cop it… support real hip hop!
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I know, I know… I heard the news latest night and couldn’t believe it. This album really is one of my most anticipated this year. I actually woke up yesterday thinking, “The Natural should be out tomorrow… yeah!” Unfortunately, due to some… ummm….. delays, we’re gonna have to wait a bit longer. Not sure how long yet. But from what I’ve heard from this album (yes I’ve heard more than you… lol) and the features behind it, it will definitely be worth the wait!
Hear Emilio break it down for us and give us a peep at the intro…
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Celebrating their recent release, the members of DMV’s luminary hip-hop trio Diamond District take fans back to their birth, re-introducing the track “Gully” off of emcee/producer Oddisee’s album Foot in the Door. This percussive, up-tempo track marks the first time that Oddissee, YU, and X.O. ever came together to create the signature sound that now defines this dynamic threesome. Oddissee’s grooving drum track and dragging, behind-the-beat melody underlie the three emcees as they take turns spitting their respective verses, creating the effortless chemistry that now is Diamond District. This track, released in 2006, was the beginning; the cornerstone to this group’s development. YU’s lyric says it all. “In a cocoon like a butterfly, before the wings, never thinking like a peasant, I was born a king.”
In addition to “Gully,” Diamond District recently recorded a video with all three showing their lyrical dexterity a cappella style, like true emcees do. XO and YU set off the cipher with strong deliveries and tongue twisting punch lines while Oddisee ends the session off with a scorcher, “I doubt they’ll ever cross over to the rap game so they rootin’ for me yellin’ cuz get a plaque mang, done and I don’t even want the rap fame, it’s a by-product when you always give a track flames, One.”
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Alright…. I told you all HiPNOTT Records is doing it up big this month and in the famous words of my man Diddy, “we won’t stop, cuz we can’t stop!” We have 10 full days until the first full length release from HiPNOTT’s First Lady, Dasha. The mixtape, mixed by DJ Mark-1, is called Back 2 The Future: Remakes & Remixes Vol 1 and is comprised of remakes of some of Dasha’s favorite hip hop songs.
Each day up until the release of the project, Dasha is going to give us a video blog counting down her favorite tracks. This will let you get to know a bit about Dasha and will let you preview a bit of the mixtape before it drops. So check it out!
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If you’re in NYC tonight, make sure you check out Shad, live at Pianos! Full details after the cut…
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S-Preme’s The Sicktape: Volume 2 has been pushed back a week due to some last-minute tweaks on a few songs. To hold you over, here’s a track from The Sicktape: Volume 2, “V.I.P.” feat. Roisan Murphy.
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Here is a joint from the new DXA mixtape that we are sponsoring right here at KevinNottingham.com. It’s called “Break It Down” and is actually on their album Progression, but it’s oh so dope… real hip hop stand up!
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We are just one week away from the official release of Cee & Bekah’s Soul Movement Volume 3, hosted by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban. This is the third (and best) of the Soul Movement series and the first being sponsored by my label, HiPNOTT Records.
For the next leak, we bring you “Too Dope,” featuring The Understudies from the San Fransisco Bay area. If the beat sounds familiar, it should, as they go in over the Black Milk banger “Motown 25″ (originally done by Elzhi and Royce Da 5′9).
So hit the jump and check out what everyone Down Under is raving about… and check out their updated profile page at hipnottrecords.com where you can also download the first two volumes of the Soul Movement series.
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I started following Arcee and Kaewonder’s Cratery Series on The Real Frequency blog back in February when they dropped Volume 1. Somehow, they’ve gotten all the way up to Volume 9 and I’ve fallen waaaaay behind!
If you’re not familiar with the Cratery, you’re definitely missing out. Just imagine walking into your local mom and pop recka sto’ and finding more gems than you can possibly carry out. That’s the Cratery… real diggin’ done right.
Hit the jump to catch up and grab all 9 volumes!
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Think you can outdo The Alchemist? Then download the acapella to Bekay’s “I Am” and remix it for a chance to
appear on the iTunes edition of The Hunger Pains Remix EP. Click the link after the cut to download the original,
acapella and contest rules/itinirary & prizes.
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