Monthly Archives: October 2007

Getback: Bonus Tracks

If you read my recent review of Little Brother’s Getback recently, you probably read the rant that I had about all the different bonus tracks spread all over the place. After I bought the CD from the store, I went to iTunes to download their bonus track, but I’ll be damned if I’m gonna […]

American Gangster: Full Retail Download

Alright ya’ll, one week before release the full retail of Jay-Z’s American Gangster has become available.  Head on over to Hip Hop Update to download your copy now.  This release has the two tracks that previously hadn’t leaked yet.
I know I said I was gonna wait until this album was in stores to cop it, […]

New Music Tuesday: October 30th

There’s a few new hip hop albums being released today.  The one I’ve been looking forward to is the debut album from Playaz Circle.  Playaz Circle is a duo signed to Ludacris’ Disturbing Tha Peace label.  I know ya’ll heard ‘em.  Their debut single “Duffle Bag Boy” featuring Lil’ Wayne has been playing everywhere.  I’m […]

The Blueprint: The Samples

Here it is… I promised three Jay-Z sample albums before the release of American Gangster and The Blueprint is probably the most coveted, sample-driven album out of the three. This is a fact as The Blueprint was the breakout album for producer Kanye West, having five production credits on the album. In case […]

American Gangster: Leaked

Hey guys, head on over to Hip Hop Update if you wanna get Jay-Z’s latest album American Gangster.  Looks like about half of the album leaked last night and J.D. over at Hip Hop Update says the whole thing should be leaked soon.  These aren’t snippets people, this is the real thing; full track audio!
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Getback: Review

Man, I was gonna wait until tomorrow to post this review, but we’ve had so much hype over American Gangster lately, I figured it was time to get back to some real hip hop. I’m not saying Jay-Z ain’t real hip hop, it’s just that Little Brother has reinvented hip hop with their old […]

Download: American Gangster Preview Snippets

Yo, here it is. I almost couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this over at Hip Hop Update. What we have here are preview snippets of Jay-Z’s upcoming album American Gangster. We are still a full two weeks away from release day. Earlier today I posted the official tracklist. […]

New Music Tuesday: October 23rd

There’s only one album you should go out and purchased today: Little Brother’s Getback. Forget about the rest. Little Brother reminds you that all is not lost with hip hop in this day and age. Their new CD is the first since their departure with producer 9th Wonder. Some have […]

Pharrell & The Yessirs: Out of My Mind

For those of you not familiar with Out of My Mind, this album is a remix of Pharrell’s solo debut, In My Mind, which is produced by The Roots’ drummer, ?uestlove.  It’s been floating around the Internet for a few months now, but I just got a hold of it myself and thought I would […]

Producer’s Spotlight: 9th Wonder

9th Wonder has become one of my favorite producers lately. Hailing from North Carolina, 9th Wonder (whose birth name is Patrick Douthit) is probably considered one of the heavyweight producers in the underground hip hop game. Only recently has he gained mainstream exposure by producing tracks for Jay-Z, Destiny’s Child, and Mary J. […]

Hot Mixtape Download: New Kanye West

Yo, there’s a hot new mixtape on the streets, courtesy of DJ Mick Boogie.  Mick Boogie, along with fellow DJ Terry Urban put together The Graduate mixtape featuring some of Kanye West’s hits from his new album Graduation remixed by Boogie, Urban and legendary producer 9th Wonder!  The mixtape is hosted by none other than […]

New Music Tuesday: October 16th

Well, not much to report for new releases today. The only CD worth mentioning is the new release from Angie Stone, The Art of Love & War.
This is Ms. Stone’s first album of new material since 2004’s Stone Love. The first single released to radio is “Baby”, featuring Betty Wright. So far […]

Reasonable Doubt: The Samples

Released on June 25, 1996, Jay-Z’s debut album Reasonable Doubt is the true definition of a classic hip hop album. Though not a commercial success at the time of it’s release, it took approximately six years for Reasonable Doubt to reach platinum certification. It features production by, but not limited to, DJ Premier, […]

Exclusive Jay-Z: Dead Presidents 3

My all-time favorite Jay-Z joint, “Dead Presidents”, may be getting an update in the form of “Part 3″. I just ran across this snippet on the web. It comes from the new Big Mike mixtape, but was actually put together years ago.
According to DJ Green Lantern, “It’s ‘Dead Presidents III.’ Young Guru […]

New Music Tuesday: October 9th

If you’re into rock music, there are a ton of new releases today. But we ain’t covering any of them here. Instead I’m gonna tell you about 2 SOLID hip hop records being released today and 1 outstanding record that I missed two weeks ago.
The first is from Justus League hip hop producer 9th […]

American Gangster Listening Party

The album’s not done yet, but apparently Jay-Z felt the need to get a response to the unfinished tracks he’s laid down for his upcoming release, American Gangster, due November 6th. Jay held a small listening party Friday evening at his Roc the Mic Studios in NYC.
The information that has circulated due to this […]

New Music Tuesday: October 2nd

We got two solid R&B and two potentially good Hip Hop CDs being released today. First up, we got the debut album from R&B singer, J. Holiday. His first single “Bed” is one of the hottest songs on the charts right now. I’ve actually listened to the CD (you can listen to […]