April 16, 2008 – 5:30 pm
We couldn’t dig in the crates and not include a set from the 80s sample machine himself, Diddy. On July 1, 1997 Diddy, then known to the world as Puff Daddy, released his debut album Now Way Out and began, what some may say, the downfall of hip hop. Yeah, the glitz and [...]
April 15, 2008 – 9:11 pm
Damn, it’s been one hell of a week… I’ve been mad busy so I apologize for the lack of updates. There’s a ton of stuff that I’m just sittin’ on right now, but got no time to post. So before I let you all get mad at me, I just wanna throw some heat your [...]
April 13, 2008 – 11:07 am
Common’s 1994 sophomore album, Resurrection, is probably one of my favorites from the Chi-Town emcee. The is the album that gave him a great deal of recognition with his critically acclaimed song “I Used To Love H.E.R.”. The album was mostly produced by No I.D., who polished up on his production techniques [...]
April 12, 2008 – 11:00 pm
Man, it’s nice to have this contest goin’ again. This week we’ve had the most people ever to enter their remixes into the contest and there are a lot of new faces! Thanks to everyone for participating! We have 3 more mixes after this before we put together the final mixtape with all [...]
April 12, 2008 – 10:47 pm
Alright ya’ll… week 10. The New York edition of our contest is nearing the end. Keep bringin’ that heat! Before we get to this week’s track, let’s run back over the preliminaries.
Here’s the deal… for 12 weeks, we’re gonna hold a weekly contest… 12 weeks/12 mixes. The way it’ll work is every Saturday night I [...]
April 12, 2008 – 7:14 am
If you are unfamiliar with Common’s earlier work (released under the name Common Sense), you don’t know what you’re missing. Can I Borrow A Dollar? is Common’s 1992 extremely underrated debut release. The album shows Common’s earlier style of rapping; namely a sing-songy and inflection-heavy vocal delivery, as well as lyrics packed with [...]
April 11, 2008 – 2:41 pm
Damn, I told ya’ll I had some hot music in my inbox ready to drop on you all. We ain’t done yet… hope I ain’t throwing too much heat at ya! Don’t wanna set your computer on fire! LOL
Anyway, we got the latest tracks from HipHopDX American Gangster remix contest winner Remot right [...]
April 11, 2008 – 2:07 pm
Whoa… more South Carolina heat right here! Make sure you download this free album and read more about the group below…
The Elements consists of Mikhael Sampson (Mike S.The Prophet 13), Kevin Sampson (The Visual Kid), Tim Cokley (T-Coke), Brian Conner (Open Mike), and Marcus Thomas (Soul Speak). Each member possesses a unique style [...]
April 11, 2008 – 1:55 pm
Yo, my man MIDIMarc hit me up with some new South Carolina heat that’s about to drop at the end of the month!
This new mixtape, Da Cold War, comes from Shekeese The Beast and FatRat Da Czar and from what I’ve heard in the preview, it’s gonna be fire!
Lot’s of great talent coming out of [...]
April 11, 2008 – 1:40 pm
DJ and producer King Most’s new Genius Music Megamix podcast is a collection of remixes, original samples, B-sides and album cuts from the hip hop super producers who are currently running the game. With tracks from Kanye, the Neptunes, Timbaland, Ghostface, Rakim, Biggie and others, this mix gives the opportunity for listeners to hear what [...]
April 9, 2008 – 2:11 pm
Every now and then I like to take the time to recognize others who are doing their part for hip hop on the Internet. Within the past week, 2 new web sites have emerged that I think will be blowing up any day now. Hip hop web sites or blogs are a dime [...]
April 8, 2008 – 11:50 am
Lucky for me, Thomas was hard at work putting some sample albums together while I was away catching a little R&R. Taking it back to the old school, this next set is classic! Released on July 25, 1988, Eric B. & Rakim’s Follow The Leader did not have any major hits during its [...]
April 8, 2008 – 11:12 am
I had to get this up as the first post back from my vacation. DJ Big Texas has been hittin’ us hard this year with his Essentials series of sample mixtapes. First he hit up with The D.O.C.entials, then The Essential Elements of Erykah Badu, now “to celebrate the life and legacy of [...]
April 7, 2008 – 5:27 pm
We’re baa-aack! Wow, long vacation, but it was much needed. I wanted to get this up last night, but my flight got in late. I’m still sifting through my email, but I got a BUNCH of new stuff that I’ll be posting this week, including a ton of new sample collections that Thomas [...]
