November 29, 2007 – 10:26 pm
Dionne Warwick: You’re Gonna Need Me
From Just Being Myself (1973)
Usher: Throwback
From Confessions (2004)
Produced by Just Blaze
J Dilla: Stop
From Donuts (2006)
Produced by J Dilla
Today’s Producer’s Spotlight on Just Blaze brought up an interesting question.
Dave asked:
“I don’t get it. ‘Throwback’ is the same beat as Dilla’s ‘Stop’ on Donuts. I mean its slightly different, but he even […]
November 29, 2007 – 8:20 am
Just Blaze is easily one of my favorite producers. The man is simply a BEAST when it comes to making beats! His style is so unique, that sometimes you don’t realize it’s a Jus’ beat until you hear his signature “JUST BLAAAAAAZE”. From heavy hitting club bangers, to soulfully sweet chill tracks, […]
November 28, 2007 – 8:54 am
It’s a lite Wednesday ya’ll, but this one mixtape should make up for that. How come no one’s showing Busta-Bus any love in the polls? Anyway, got some new Producer’s Spotlights and sample collections in the works, plus Edwin should have a new album review up by week’s end. So stay tight!
Mick […]
November 27, 2007 – 1:19 am
There are a few new hip hop CDs being released. The most notable is the new one from the Cunninlynguists; Dirty Acres. I’ve only heard a little bit of this album so far, as a promo, and from what I’ve heard it’s pretty hot. I don’t think Cunninlynguists gets enough props in […]
November 25, 2007 – 10:19 pm
Came across this alternate cover of Little Brother’s Getback on the web just now. I prefer the original, but this one’s nice too. Which one do you like?
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November 24, 2007 – 8:56 pm
Well, Ivan over at Hip-Hop Is Read beat me to the punch! I was gonna do this sample collection next. But don’t get it twisted! There’s no competition between Ivan and I; we’re both trying to do our part for hip hop.
Freeway’s latest album, Free At Last, is one hell of a […]
November 24, 2007 – 6:42 pm
Common’s 2005 album, Be, is probably one of my favorite hip hop albums of all time. I remember when the CD came out at the end of May, Be was in my car’s CD player for at least the rest of the year. I played it backwards and forwards during the summer of 2005, and […]
November 24, 2007 – 1:53 am
Probably the most talked about unreleased song on the Internet for the past few months has been Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents 3″. We got a snippet a few months back and it was rumored to be a part of American Gangster. Well that didn’t turn out to be the case but it looks like […]
November 23, 2007 – 4:32 pm
It was a really close race in the this last poll, but Hi-Tek came out on top by one vote over Just Blaze. Thanks for voting; this is good stuff… it gives me some insight as to what you (the readers) are interested in.
The timing for this Producer’s Spotlight actually couldn’t be any more […]
November 22, 2007 – 4:10 pm
First and foremost, I want to wish everyone out there a Happy Thanksgiving. We all have a lot to be thankful for this year. I’m sure Alicia Keys is thankful that she has the number one album in the country this week!
As a little Thanksgiving gift to you all I have the two bonus track […]
November 21, 2007 – 8:47 am
Here’s this week’s must have downloads. Instrumentals, mixtapes, remixes and unreleased material. Never any retail releases here. Go out and support hip hop!
Little Brother: Getback (The Instrumentals)
http://www.sendspace.com/file/uqasgo
Statik Selektah: Spell My Name Right (The Instrumentals)
http://rapidshare.com/files/70891323/spelling.rar
DJ Premier: Outside Looking In (Mixtape)
http://link-protector.com/342000/
Wu-Tang Clan: 8 Diagrams (Mixtape)
http://link-protector.com/341994/
Pete’s Treats: Samples Used by Pete Rock
Part 1
Part 2
You […]
November 20, 2007 – 10:35 pm
Hey I want to take a quick minute to introduce you all to the newest addition to the blog… Edwin! Edwin came to me wanting to contribute his skills here to my site. So I was like, “What you got to offer?” Man, this cat has a dedication for hip hop that […]
November 20, 2007 – 8:47 pm
After the 2004 break-up of Roc-A-Fella records, artists involved have had difficulty getting a project up and running. With the exception of Kanye West and Jay-Z (who both had commercial successes regardless of label politics), no artist has released an official album for the public until now.
Free At Last (released Nov. 20th) is that album, […]
November 20, 2007 – 1:25 pm
Yo we got a handful of good hip hop being released today. The first one is probably the most popular out of the batch and that’s the sophomore release from Freeway — Free At Last. It’s been four years since Freeway released his debut on Roc-A-Fella Records; I feel like I’ve been waiting […]
November 18, 2007 – 4:53 pm
Betcha didn’t think I’d do Part 2, huh? It’s been almost 3 months since I posted the first batch of Kanye West samples and it has since become the most popular post on this site. So, long overdue, here is Part 2. I tried to stay clear of samples from his solo […]
November 17, 2007 – 2:24 pm
I can’t take credit for this one! My man Ivan, over at Hip-Hop Is Read, has been diggin’ in the crates lately and put together a few quality sample collections. His latest effort is Nas‘ Stillmatic.
Unlike the samples I post on this site, Ivan has done me up one better by offering a full download […]
November 15, 2007 – 11:41 pm
Alicia Keys’ third studio album, As I Am, was released this past Tuesday. I have to tell you that I’ve been a fan of Ms. Keys since the beginning and I have been eagerly awaiting the release of her latest effort. What I love about Alicia Keys is that she writes and produces her own […]
November 15, 2007 – 8:39 pm
Lenny Williams: ‘Cause I Love You
From Spark of Love (1978)
Scarface: Girl You Know
From Made (2007)
Produced by Nottz
Twista: Overnight Celebrity
From Kamikaze (2004)
Produced by Kanye West
Jin: I Got A Love
From The Rest Is History (2004)
Produced by Kanye West
Mobb Deep: Nothing Like Home
From Infamy (2002)
Produced by Havoc
So I hear the new Scarface song, “Girl You Know”, recently […]
November 14, 2007 – 1:30 pm
Wow, Alicia Keys has done it again. I literally have goosebumps all over right now after viewing the premiere of “Like You’ll Never See Me Again”. The song is already one of my favorites right now. It’s definitely the best song Alicia has put out since “Diary”. This video just adds […]
November 14, 2007 – 12:54 am
This week I came across instrumental versions to some of hip hop’s greatest albums. I’m not posting the original albums; any true hip hop head should already own these, but usually these instrumental albums are hard to find and I highly doubt you can buy them in the wreckasto. Get em now while […]
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