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April 30, 2008
Droppin BOMBS!! *Double Drop* Fabriclive 38 and 39
JUST discovered these Mixtapes on accident, A BOMB FELL ON MY HEAD SUCKA! Anyway, Fabric is a nightclub in London. By the looks at it they have some pretty dope Scenesters come through there. Since November 2001 they've been dropping compilation mixtapes done by their fav guest DJ's. These are the two newest editions, to the Fabriclive series.
Fabriclive 38, done up by DJ Craze, is HELLA DOPE. With features by the Cool Kids, Pase Rock, Bangers and Cash(Spank Rock and Benny Blanco), Chromeo, and Kid Sister just to name a few, this is obviously a dope ass, vulgar ass, wash-your-mouth-out-with-soap-after-you-talk-to-me-like-that mixtape! Shit's dope. Rite up my alley. It's a REAL good mix of hip-hop, electro, rock, Drum N Bass, and a lil BUST IT music("BUST IT" music is stuff mixed with everything that you just Do WHATEVER to).
Fabriclive 39 just dropped this month, it was mixed by DJ Yoda. I haven't got a chance to listen to this one yet, but please believe I'm gonna be on it like I'ma a ghost and it's haunted, heh. Here's the tracklisting for now:
Tracklist: DJ Yoda - FabricLive. 39
01 The Thunderclaps – Judgement Day (Donkey Work Re-Edit)
02 Violent Femmes – Blister In The Sun
03 Skibadee – Tika Toc
04 Handsome Boy Modeling School – Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II)
05 Ice Cube – Jackin’ For Beats
06 Ghost – It’s All Love
07 Jurassic 5 – Swing Set
08 The Hot 8 Brass Band – Sexual Healing
09 D Nice – Crumbs On The Table
10 Gang Starr – Just To Get A Rep
11 Jean Jacques Perry – EVA
** DJ Yoda & Herve – Bonus Beats
12 The Chemical Brothers – Salmon Dance
13 The Coral – In The Morning
14 Bell Biv Devoe – Poison
** Tittsworth – Bonus Beats
15 Run DMC – It’s Tricky
16 Salt N Pepa – Push It
** Scottie B - Bonus Beats
17 DJ Class – Tear Da Club Up
18 Bonde Do Role – Marina Gasolina
19 Minnie Ripperton – Lovin’ You
** Bamabounce Bonus Beats
20 Collie Buddz – Come Around
21 DJ Yoda Ft. Sway – Chatterbox
22 Adam F – Circles
23 DJ Zinc – Super Sharp Shooter
24 Wiley – Gangsters
** Skream – Make Me
25 Lord Kitchener – London Is The Place For Me
GO COP! Another BOMB DROP from Fabriclive is issue 33 DJ'd by Spank Rock.
FUX WIT IT!
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Droppin BOMBS!!! *NEW SHIT* THE ROOTS- Rising Down
Out Yesterday. I shouldn't have to remind you. But this album is dope. Look for a review within a few days, once we get a chance to soak it all in and listen a few times around.
I understand mothafuckas downloadin 50 Cent or Rick Ross, but AT LEAST SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC.
DREW
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Sample of the Week!
Since I won't be around a computer Friday (The normal SOTW day) and because I just can't keep it in. I'm posting this one early. Leave some feedback in the comments. Good choice for Sample of the Week? Does the song bring back a memory?
Writer: Big Mike - Playa Playa
Biter: Consequence ft Kanye West- Gettin' Out The Game
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April 29, 2008
DROPPIN BOMBS! Ninja Pleeze!
The Cool Kids got a new mixtape Cool Ass Ninjas. Featuring some of their joints that have been out for a while, and also some new stuff. Gets wit it or Gets Lost!
And GET UP, KIDS.
HERE is the Drop
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DROPPIN BOMBS! B.O.B
And I don't mean Bombs over Baghdad. If you haven't heard of B.O.B. then wake that ass up, cuz you've had MANY naps. My mans is bringing FIRE. he has a new mixtape out with LRG hosted and mixed by the one and only Mick Boogie(COMMISSIONER!). It's called HI! My Name is B.O.B. Peep it HERE.
CHYEA
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Lupe Fiasco - The Cool Goes GOLD!
Congratulations to Lupe Fiasco.
"LUPE FIASCO'S THE COOL," the chart-topping second album from 1st & 15th/Atlantic recording artist Lupe Fiasco, has been certified gold by the RIAA for sales exceeding 500,000. The critically acclaimed album – which features the hit singles, "Superstar (Feat. Matthew Santos)" and "Hip-Hop Saved My Life (Feat. Nikki Jean)" –debuted on Billboard's "Top Rap Albums" chart at 1 upon its December 2007 release, and remained in the peak position for nine weeks.
Lupe is currently on a major North American tour, supporting his longtime friend and associate Kanye West on his blockbuster "Glow In The Dark Tour." The trek is now lighting up arenas across the continent, with dates continuing through a June 13th finale at Cincinnati's US Bank Arena.
"Feels good when it happens like that. 2 days from goin back to sellin crack..."
Nas - War Is Necessary
I'll be bump-to-the-biggidy-bump-bumping this joint whilst "I still kill"
GTA4=Digitized Crack Cocaine
Morning Breath: TQ's "Tales of F*CKERY!"
OMG....TQ has a column over at ALL HIP-HOP. It's an L.A. "Laugh" RIOT(..okay that was a bad joke. SORRY!)!! He's telling the story of his music careeer. Now let me be the first to say that his song "Westside" is one of THE BEST songs period of all time. It dropped right after the slaying of the two most important figures thus far in this thing we call Hip-Hop, so he gets due props. And I'm a Fresh Coaster myself, so I love TQ. Anyway, this is an excerpt from part 1:
"......After “Westside” came and went, the Black Suits didn’t drop another single until six months later. “Bye Bye Baby” bricked in the U.S. cuz I wouldn’t come back to promote it. Before it came out, I remember I was at a convention buying drinks for and smoking out one of the most powerful radio consultants in the business. He told me how much he loved my sh*t but would NEVER play it because the head of radio at my company was banging his wife! He told me this to my face on the balcony! While he was smoking my weed! I wanted to throw his ass over! This is some bullshit!!
In Europe and Asia I was on my third single and second concert tour. F**k it! No need to come home, right?
Wrong. I had something to take care of. Sony Music Publishing was still sticking it to me. “We gotta renegotiate.” We did. “Gimmie my check, I got a long flight to catch.” Until Dr. Dre called up saying that he needed an opening act for a little tour that he was putting together called “Up In Smoke”… NI**A WHAT? Pencil me in big homie!
The rest of the world would have to wait! No airplay in the U.S., janky sales in the US, and my favorite producer of all time, a member my favorite group of all time, wants to put me on stage in front of 20,000 fans for 47 nights? The Black Suits are gonna love this!
They didn’t. They told me not to go on tour. Go back in the studio and record a new album. Take dance lessons and we’re gonna buy you some black suits lol! What? Yall ni**as still on this sh*t? That was the end. I told them to eat a d*ck and bounced up outta 550 Madison Ave like a Mannie Fresh beat.
We had some bread so I did it myself. I went on tour with Dre, Snoop, Cube, Ren, Mack 10, Dub C, Warren G, Eminem, Xzibit, and the Eastsidaz. It was the most memorable time in my career. I’ll never forget that sh*t. It was the greatest concert tour Black music has ever seen, but I no longer had a record deal…Now what?
Well a couple months before the tour, I had befriended two hustlers from way down in the jungle deep. Ronald and Brian a.k.a. the Williams brothaz… Maybe I should join the Army…Better yet the Navy.
But that’s another story…Tune in next time for the story of CMR…This should be interesting…"
I can't wait til the next DROP.
GO HERE for his entire first entry.
GOOD MORNIN!
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April 28, 2008
S.O.U.L. Purpose - Lesson A (Jay Electronica & Cool Kids Diss)
This guy is pretty good, song is pretty good, and the sample's dope as hell. But someone fill me in on what his problem is?
How is he gonna compare Cool Kids to the Pack?
Do you fools listen to music or just skim through it?
BEEF is not Hip-Hop. We're all in the same gang, yo. Stop the Violence.
DREW
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Nelly & Ciara - Stepped On My J's Snippit
The song isn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. It doesn't change the fact that for the most part Jordan's are DED to me anyways. But it's only a snippit, so who knows what the full song has in store. Also, I seriously hope the snippit video WASN'T Nelly's and was just some fanboy, bc if Nelly has some of the same J's as I do, and he's not on that super exclusive tip... I'd be a little disappointed.
EDIT: don't be disappointed fanboy lol would Nelly rock the PHILLY"S? think not. plus most of those boxes were size 8/9...pay more attention
What you guys think of the song? Leave a comment and let us know.
DREW
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Blow The Whistle - Jay-Z (Deshawn Stevenson Diss Track)
For those that don't know the story:
Deshawn Stevenson of the Washington Wizards called LeBron James “overrated.”
Lebron responded by telling media his responding to Stevenson’s comment would be like “Jay-Z responding to Soulja Boy.” The two went at it during the first three games of their playoff series with James almost single handedly defeating the Wiz in games 1 and 2.
Stevenson and company regrouped to take game 3, even inviting Soulja Boy, who was in attendance.
But leading up to game 4, James brought in reinforcements. According to the Washington Post, Hov has recorded a track for LeBron aimed at Stevenson and the Wizards. The song premiered at D.C. night spot Love on Friday night; the same location Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas celebrated his 25th birthday last year with a million-dollar bash. James hosted the party and he and teammates had fun at Stevenson’s expense. Stevenson, however, didn’t take too kind to word of the song.
“When I had Soulja Boy here, it was on the court. It was nothing disrespecting him or his family or even foul language,” he told the newspaper. “So I’m boycotting Love. Everybody on our team, we’re boycotting Love…. We’re not going no more. But I appreciate Jay-Z for giving me the shout out.”
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Some might ponder, WTF is Jay-Z doing dissing some NBA player, when he will hardly go back at Cam'ron, Jim Jones, Everybody Else and Their Mother who disses him with slightly more popularity. (Very slightly, and yes I AM insulting DeShawn Stevenson by comparing him to Juelz Santana, and NO I won't apologize)
Here's what I've cooked up, Im not nearly as good of a conspiracy theorist as your boy Smizzy, so bear with me. James contract is either up or has an out in 2010 which means he could be a free agent and bounce to wherever or if he feels like Cleveland has been good to him, he can chill there for a while.
Jay-Z currently own the New Jersey Nets... a team that moves to Brooklyn in... dun dun dun...2010. What better way to rebuild and give the franchise a fresh start than by adding Lebron? So when 2010 rolls around and everybody offers him 393u523975twe teen Hundred billion dollars a year, Maybe that one time Jigga backed up him and let him throw his birthday party at the 40/40 in Vegas will tip the scales and make the difference. He'll feel obligated to sign with Brooklyn, forcing the cavs to miss the playoffs for another 13 years. Once you've got Lebron in a brand new arena in a huge market like Brooklyn, they'll have all the moneyz in the world to bring whoever they want to back up Lebron causing 12 titles in 13 seasons, besting the celtics to become the greatest DYNASTY EVER. Because A DIAMOND IS FOREVER SUCKA!
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P.S. I wonder if we get a soulja boy diss track next. Then Jigga and Soulja boy get into a battle, Jay-Z calls in a favor and Nas "Ehter's" soulja boy, and Hip Hop LIVES! The cycle would be complete once Lebron asks Jay-Z if he can be make an album and Jigga slaps the fuck out of him and says "You play basketball, I rap. Hip Hop Sucks as it is." lol...
Could the NBA save Hip-Hop. Now I'm getting out of hand.
April 27, 2008
EVERYBODY R.A.P!
A BOMB JUST DROPPED!
I saw these a while ago, didn't realize they were coming out so soon.
RockwellXAlifeXPatta Everybody Mid. May 3rd. Vancouver B.C.
Here's a Dope animated commercial.
Jean Grae calling it quits?!?!?!
This CANNOT be real..umm..this is from her blog:
"Everyone who has been on this ride with me since the beginning and continues to be a supporter of music that makes you feel something true and vulnerable and honest by being just that.
It's been a wonderful and awful journey all at the same time. Mostly leaning towards the wonderful part..lol.
Thank you for letting me share what I could with you and sharing yourselves back, as you have really been the reason that I kept on.
It's always nice to know that you could be the voice of someone who didn't have one, or know just how to say it.
No comment or letter or statement of appreciation has ever gone unnoticed.
I love to write, I love to be able to create imagery and a world out of just words.
I will always love what I consider to be true hip hop music... from the bottom of my soul.
I hope you will continue to distinguish those who are contributors to the evolution of hip hop and other black music as both an auditory stimulation and a culture, taking care that they are put in a position to do so.
Thank you listeners, whom I consider my friends and family....
Enjoy.... see y'all around..
It's been amazing.. thank you again.
peaces.." - The Jeanius
I don't really believe this and I HOPE this is just some kinda clever plot or else just frustration...This can't be real like Marsha sang on Freeway's new album.
If it is....this is a SAD SUNDAY in music.
April 26, 2008
COOKING WITH......COOLIO??
Umm....Acronyms(LMAO, LOL, ROFL) cannot express how hard I laughed when I saw this..I just happened upon this..but apparently Coolio is now a chef and has a cooking video blog. Um.....I guess he didn't make quite enough off gangster's paradise and the Kenan and Kel show intro...-SMH- ANYWAY..
O Canada......DOESN'T F*#K AROUND!
Two white guys thought it would be fun to spew racial slurs to a group of African-Americans in Montreal. JUST WATCH..
Apparently, some other caucasian patrons decided to jump in on the Murder-Frenzy and stomp the two idiots out too!!! That's why I love Canada. Everyone joins together to LITERALLY fight for justice and equality. Captain Planet. He's our hero.
CHYEA!
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Bananna Cream Pie: Don't Laugh
What's fucked up is that it's not really that funny. But that's what makes this clip hilarious.
Two favorite parts "It's about the sweet talk too" and the audience member. YAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA! What is your favorite part. Leave a comment and let us know.
Enjoy
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April 25, 2008
SuperBad Kid vs Kanye in Connect Four
This is also interesting because Kanye has to break out his mood music, which happens to be some lollipop remix or something. Anyway, Peep the video.
Connect 4 - Jonah Hill vs. Kanye from kwest on Vimeo
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Bape LA Store Grand Opening
The new LA bape store opened yesterday, with all sorts of celebs, seems Jonah Hill from superbad and Kanye are kickin it a lot lately.
Tons more pictures over at HighSnobiety
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Enstrumental x Lupe
Shirt looks dope. Selling for $40 over HERE. Also love the "Rap - Lies = Hip-hop" but it's womens. Not sure what the difference is. I might just cop both.
Either way, Limited edition, so ACKRITE NOW!
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Sample of the Week!
Writer: Johnny Guitar Watson - We're No Exception
Biter: Talib Kweli - Hot Thing
Any excuse to post this AWESOME music video from an AMAZING album.
Also According to Wikipedia:
his music was sampled by Redman (He based his Sooperman Luva saga on Johnny "Guitar" Watson's Superman Lover song),Ice Cube, Eazy-E, Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, and Mary J. Blige. He sometimes would enter the studio with rappers, at their request. Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre borrowed P-Funk's adaptation of Watson's catchphrase "Bow Wow Wow yippi-yo yippi-yay" for Snoop's hit "What's My Name."
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Emerald City
I was going to wait until MAY to post this, because that is when the festivals all write back and then ya'll would realize exactly what you're messin with but the director told me not to wait. By the way, it's already been accepted to the UK Swansea Bay film festival, EARRRRLLLYY (c) Freeway.
Elijah, also known as Ellipsis, feels connected to his past. The elements of his childhood start to play key roles in a recurring vision that affects the aspiring musician on another plane; a place that separates the norm from extraordinary.
Trailer:
The Official Emerald City Trailer 2008
Some behind the scenes footage:
The first day of shooting:
Pre Production, Choosing Cars at 206customs:
www.emeraldcityfilm.com
www.crookedlakeproductions.com
www.myspace.com/crookedlakeprod
www.myspace.com/streetacademy
www.myspace.com/therealstreetacademymyspace
www.myspace.com/dblackmuzik
www.myspace.com/kublakai1
Trailer has over 300 views in 2 days. It ain't Chocolate Rain or nothin, but for Seattle, it's good numbers.
What you guys think? Leave some comments.
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Morning Breath: OneOneNine Magazine
I love art. I love magazines. I love creative, intelligent, trendy bafoonery. OneOneNine is the reason why I can have all three of these at once. I'm copping my issue right now. It's just a magazine with different art and graphic design in it. Steve Green and Justin Kay, two curators for a label called upnorth, are the brains behind oneonenine. The picture above is the cover for issue three which just came out. The ones below are for Issue 2. Issue 3 is titled "there's no i in team." Just DOPE.
Scope oneonenine HERE.
GOOD MORNIN'!
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April 24, 2008
MAFIA KISS.
My girl is gonna kiss the shoe more than me when I get her these. Married to the Mob is teaming up with Reebok and Colette for a new twist..or kiss I guess..on the classic Freestyle High. Only 300 pairs worldwide. Married to the Mob will have 50 pairs available at their online store as of May 5th. COP! I get paid that day, so the jokes on ALL OF YALL HAHA. I'm coppin.
NOW GIMME A KISS.
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Morning Breath of Fresh: Nike 1 of 1 Contest
Good Morning! So I came across this while I was looking at BE TRUE. Nike is launching this contest called 1 of 1. They are asking for artists to submit their Original works based off this years theme which is: "The Art of Football". Out of the submissions 11 finalists will be picked as the dopest and exhibited by a the 1/1 curator SHOWstudio.
The winner out of the 11 finalists will have their work forever eternalized by Nike releasing a limited edition series of Dunk's inspired by his/her piece! GNARLY SHIT if you ask me. HAHA. Just one catch...you HAVE TO live in Europe. Sorry for the buzzkill Michaelangelo's and Leonardo's but chyea..This is only the first year. I have a feeling it will be in America for 2009. Watch out. For more info DROP IN ON THE SITE!
Nike 1-1.
April 23, 2008
A Fresh Breakdown - Atmosphere: When Life Gives You Lemons Paint That Shit Gold
Sorry it's been a while since I've posted, been alil' busy. Anyway. Like the wait of a Fresh new post, I've been waitin' for this group Atmosphere to bust out with a new CD for a while. A quick FYI for yall that don't know 'em. It's two white boys, one raps, the other produces. The white boy that raps, his name is Slugg, and that muthafucka is good. The white boy that produces, his name is Ant, and that muthafucka is good. Put it like this, the group is so good, that they constantly get offers from big label-heads all the time, but they'd rather stay true to their music n stay underground. Gotta respect that. It's been a few years since the group from Rhymesayers Ent., givin' fans a few teasers, but they've finnaly brought out somethin' for soundscan (no pun intended.)
One thing Slug has stayed consistant with if he doesn't tell you a story, he talks about things that the common man / woman can relate to. And he doesn't try to dumbfound his listeners with super-complex metaphores or similies. Or flood his songs with suicide n shit like that, pretty versatile topics. Put it to you like this, he's the white version of Scarface. And he starts off right on pace in the "Like the rest of us," with such humble things as "been in this world for 37 years, lookin at myself in the same dirty mirror." And he keeps a smooooth steady flow throughout that fresh mellow beat Ant laid down. You expect the same kinda thing all throughout the CD.
And that other thing I mentioned about Slug were those stories. Damn man, he keeps the good stories rollin'. And him, bein' a clever guy that he is, he doesn't just end the story like you'd think, nooooo, silly reader. For example. The song "The Waitress" he starts off, he tells you that he's a bum, and he goes to see this waitress that he's obviously in love with. Now, of course you kiddies jumped the gun, like I did, and jus thought it was a bum in a love story. Well, Slug does what he can to lead you on, and make you think it's justa bum doin' what he can to get in a resturaunt to see a waitress he's obsessed over. But.. It isn't what it appears.. He is in love with her.. But he later reveals that the bum is the father of the waitress! I know, who woulda thought?!! Or how he tells a story about how a little girl who thinks her dad is a star. Shit, you jus gotta hear it.
The CD, for the most part is very very on pace, only song that kinda threw it outta whack was "You," which is about 6 songs deep into the CD. But overrall, the CD is on a real mellow-blusey kinda tip. But a classic indeed.
Album Ratin' - 4.8
Worth buyin' - HELL YES.
Fav tracks - Classic CD, what's not to like?
Nikki Jean's Daily Video Blog
With Special Guest from the Cool Kids. Mikey tells a very humourus story about the LA Kanye West show.
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Nas @ Showbox SoDo May 16th
$40 @ door, $37.50 in advance
Doors at 8:30
All Ages
Bar W/ID
Doors at 8:30
All Ages
Bar W/ID
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Consequence Backstage @ Glow In The Dark
If you can listen close, you can hear a new track of Yeezy gettin his T(hurgood) Pain on.
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Prodigy - Young Veterans
One of my favs from H.N.I.C 2... that hook hits
Mad he cut out the intro though...
"Yo, if you the first one to come down off that shit...you can go in niggas pockets"
and for the record it's "On the real, all you crab niggas know the deal" - nasir jones
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
April 22, 2008
Keak Da Sneak Ft Prodigy & Alchemist - That Go
Finally a video! New verse from Keak. P and ALC hold it down as well.
This song has cracked since summer 07'
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Ice Cube- It Takes a Nation
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Tracks like these gives me hope for Hip-Hop. People are seeing the light, no longer fooled by the camera tricks these fruit loops pullin.
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KRS ONE - Self Construction
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Almost captures the feeling of the original. No matter what, I'm still glad this finally came out.
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April 21, 2008
Pharrell talks about N.E.R.D's new album with KUBE93
Skateboard P. was in the studios at Kube93 in Seattle this past weekend, promoting the Glow In The Dark tour's opening nite out here in Sea-Town. He also spoke about N.E.R.D's upcoming album, 3rd in their collection, Seeing Sounds. Interesting, yo. Check the Manuscript.
Chyea!
Banana Creme Pie - Smell Yo Dick
This might be old, I don't even know. All I know is, I heard it today for the first time, and all I could say was WTF?
Who makes a song like this? Then I couldn't stop laughing that someone actually made a song like this.
Yeezy's Beezy Breaks it Off?
I don't want to turn into TMZ and update the latest status of Jessica Simpson's Tuna Chicken Adventure with her new Boyfriend of the day or anything, but this goes along with Your Friend and Mine, Jay Smart's Theory that the rapper is actually gay!
West’s fiancee of almost two years, designer Alexis Phifer, and the superstar rapper have gone their separate ways, the designer herself confirmed to People.
“They’d been having problems,” a friend of the rapper told People. “Kanye is really focused on his show; he’s putting everything into the show right now. Alexis is a nice girl, but Kanye has been going through a rough time. They hit a rough patch and for now they’ve split.”
Via MSNBC
What do you guys say? Did she find out what our Smart friend has known for a long time, or is Smizzy just crazy? Let us know in the comments.
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Banana Creme Pie - Unaired Canadian PSA
First WOW! Domestic violence isn't funny. This video sure-the-fuck is though. Second, call that number if you're getting that ass righteously whipped. If you don't... your funeral beezy.
April 20, 2008
I Got 5 On It
The Remix
The G Mix
this is the best use of this sample. Ever. This song will never get old. EVER.
Now todays 420 challenge is to see if you can make it through the original song's video. The whole thing
good luck
April 19, 2008
Google it SUCKA!
I'm gonna start a thing where I post a picture, video, or song and you'll need to Google it somehow and YOU figure out what it is. The video will be kinda too easy since it's alredy linked from Youtube. I'll try to find videos that are only segments or that are one of many from the same person, that way you can find the rest of their material. Here's the first.
Google it Sucka!
I Scream, You Scream....
BBC/Ice Cream is making everybody breakfast this Spring. Introducing the Waffles! I personally eat pancakes more often, but it's very necessary to snatch the Strawberry joints for the summertime..TRUST. Here's the 3 new colorways:
Buttermilk
Blueberry
Strawberry
CHYEA.
Wu-Tang Clan - The Heart Gently Weeps Video
finally.
mad movie style
no appearance from Ghost, Rae, or Meth
smh
grow up hip-hop
"fuck that beef shit, that shit is played out" - Christopher Wallace
Zach Bruce - I Reach (Obama Inspirational Video)
So my boy GMK sent me this video. One of the FIRM Offical's members, Zach Bruce, puts it down on the vocals. This video highlights the current State Of The Union and how in 08' things can change
"I Reach", by Firm Official's Zach Bruce
pass it on
April 18, 2008
Fifth & Fashion: Nike Air Yeezy
When i woke up, the Beast had just put these up. So serious, like 2 mimes at a funeral! No release date on these yet but they are headed for the retail market. Be vigilant
Jay Smart
{A.T.A.M}
Sample of the Week!
WRITERS
Riding High by Faze O
BITERS
Please Listen to My Demo - EPMD
Record Company Pimpin - Ice Cube
Killa Lipstick - Ghostface Killah
Also sampled by Ice Cube's Cousin "KAM" on "Hang 'Um High" but that's not on Imeem, so here's a youtube link.
Enjoy your weekend Everybody.
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P.S. Feel free to post up your own samples in the comments every friday. Let's keep the juices flowing. Or if you've got ideas for a really cool sample of the week, email me and if I like it, I might use it one day.
Ill Phone Covers
Cognac is seeking new promotions, and that leads to them dropping these new hot ass gadgets. The special edition comes in Blackberry, iPhone, and for you listeners the iPod.
MAD Props to Mars X Antidote. Peep all the pictures over there.
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Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige Interview
Tavis Smiley interviews Jay and Mary. Really good interview. It's different from everything else because Jay-Z talks about work ethic and breaks down steps for everyone to become better. People need this.
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Obama Shakin Off All The Critics
EDIT:
I guess he ALSO flipped Hilary the Bird! Obama is a G!
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April 17, 2008
The mind is a terrible thing to SK8.
So Supreme is staying true to their namesake right now..they are collabing with Vans to create a Bad Brains-inspired Sk8-Hi. If you Get Up kids don't know who Bad Brains are, go back to high school and take some more music theory classes..then punch your teacher in the face with a sticker bush and skank your way outta the room. CUZ you're a PUNK!!!!!!! Well if you know who Bad Brains were that's what you would do. =)
There will be apparel as well.
GOOGLE IT SUCKA.
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Akon's Con Job
I never liked this guy from day 1, so I didn't know he claimed to once be a ringleader of a notorious car jacking group a la Gone in 60 Seconds Style. He also claims he owned 4 chop shops in Atlanta. But as the story goes, He was this ringleader, and several of his "employees" snitched on him, and he was chased in a stolen BMW but the car was too slow and he couldn't get away like he had done several times before in other high speed chases. He was then surrounded by cop cars, guns drawn and "Locked Up."
The Smoking Gun prevails once again. Some especially entertaining excerpts :
Akon spent the next three years in a Georgia prison. While inside, the 150-pound inmate "fought almost every day for two years," in the process becoming a "champion" who prevailed over both big and small inmates because, "I knew where to hit you to knock you out, so I didn't fear you."
The song, he recalled, "was like an anthem in there" and corrections officers would often ask him to sing its chorus ("I'm locked up/They won't let me out").
In reality, Akon was arrested for possession of a single stolen BMW and held in the DeKalb County jail for several months before prosecutors dropped all charges against him.
In a TSG interview, Brewer recalled that he was positioned outside a shopping center and that his stakeout had nothing to do with Akon; the singer was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The performer happened to be driving a car whose license plates triggered a "stolen vehicle response" when the auto's tags were typed into a police computer. Brewer followed Akon until two uniformed backup officers arrived and pulled over the BMW 740 near Highway 78, according to a police report. He was taken into custody "without incident."
Akon said that he was "going up 78 headed toward DeKalb" when he was surrounded by police cars. With their weapons drawn, officers began simultaneously barking at him to get out of his car.
he was "driving a BMW 325, on my way to the chop shop" when he was apprehended. "That's the slowest car in the whole fleet...I'd been in high-speed pursuits before and always got away, but this time I didn't because the car was too slow.
In February 2007, Akon and "Devyne" Stephens paid $2.65 million for a 13.29 acre Fulton County estate. Photos of the two sprawling properties can be seen below.
Though it had been less than a year since the property was purchased (and despite the housing market being in distress, especially in the Atlanta area), Akon assured VH1 during a recent tour of the estate that his home was "already appraised for $25 million." Fittingly, the R&B star has dubbed his home "Dream Land.
During a Vibe interview last year, Akon eagerly repeated his phony stories of criminal entanglements, but balked when reporter Laura Checkoway asked about his age, which he has long sought to cloak. By all indications, he was born April 16, 1973, so birthday wishes are in order (though his first Copyright Office registration carried a 1972 year of birth). The singer explained to Checkoway that, "The only thing I hide is my age," adding, "Before I lie to you, I'd rather say nothing."
Truly, that is not that case.
Check out The Smoking Gun for more investigative reporting.
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Glow In The Dark Tour Opening Night Rundown
"Last night, I saw you in my dream. Now I can't wait to go to sleep."
A night to remember...at the least. Ok.. let's get it in
The show begins with Lupe Fiasco and the BLOOD GANG lol. They were dressed in all red. Him, Bishop G, Nikki Jean (who is beauty.), Sarah Green (who is stunning), Mathew Santos, and the background singers. Do you i guess. Anyway, no stranger to a Seattle crowd, Lupe put it down. Even though they hit him with the "yeah, we're gonna have you preform in front of the white curtain with nothing else behind you" action. He still gave a performance that left the crowd chanting his name. After the set, I talked to Bishop G, and he's gonna be working on an upcoming LP after the tour. Look out for that.
Next was N.E.R.D. They started off with a new song, which I'm sure will be on the net by the time they hit the 7th city. It was fire. They're performing in front of multiple LCD screens running graphics. Everybody in the band was hyped. They came with a couple FLY OR DIE cuts, but it was mostly that IN SEARCH OF...which was fine by me. Compton Ass Terry was on-stage. They had two drummers on opposite sides of the stage and had the ILLEST drum solo. Pharrell had issues with the smoke machine. Apparently he took some in and it effected his voice. I couldn't tell a difference. They served it! The crowd could have been a little more enthusiastic, but yeah, key performance. After the set, Pharrell came back on stage, because he was informed there were children in the audience. He apologized for using language not fit for their ears. He left with applause and awwww's. Stand up guy.
I shook Chad Hugo's Hand. You didn't
Anyway
Your girl put it down. I was skeptical. She's a pop act. Uber-Pop though. Anyway, she had a huge neon circle with an R and a star in the middle. She and her dancers had on neon and black outfits.
they're set was a black backdrop with scaffolding on both sides. Huge red blue and yellow spotlights towards the front of the stage. She set it off in there though. We were sitting down, but there were these people GIGGING! This one lady was standing on a speaker box with wheels on the bottom and just dancing her precious heart out. This other cat was dancing in the aisle like he just took 3 triple stacks. He was getting off, with no remorse. She had an amazing stage performance with good dancers, and she was actually singing. What more could you ask for?
Space. The final frontier. Seriously though I don't want to spoil anything for you. My description won't do it justice. Moving stage. GAMMA smoke lol, LIGHTS GALORE, and glow in the dark Nikes (as seen above). CRAZY. It plays like a movie. He really feels himself on this one (when doesn't he), but he gives you your money's worth by far. I honestly left like "damn I'm bout to come see that again...Oh, wait it wasn't a movie". But yeah, I love JANE
UPDATE: the homie at Electric Army got the SUPER EXCLUSIVE pics!
check em out. CLICK HERE
Worth every Penny
"I'm from a city in the Northwest, best city in the whole wide world" - LF
I just want to let everyone know that the concert WAS all that and more. If you don't get a chance to go when it comes around to your city. You're definitely missing out. I'm thinking about hitting the portland show myself. I'm really at a loss for words this time people. I don't really know what to say other than Kanye is a GENIUS. or he surrounds himself around them. Chase Chad in the buidling..He shows love. EVEN if we have to TURN THAT ASS AROUND! =P Nikki Jean. She shows love. Sarah Green. She Shows love. Rihanna was on point from beginning to end. She has a voice..I doubted it..but now I see why everyone says shes better than Beyonce..she has A VOICE..man. N.E.R.D.........most energy of the night next to Ye..
Pharrell Was doin the SKANK!!! I think I got a video of it. Anyway....the band..oh man. but chyea. I'll add more to my summary of the concert later tonite. PEACE!
Whatup Good Music.
Whatup FNF.
Whatup Rihanna(Ma you're amazing. WORD IS BOND.)
Whatup N.E.R.D.!
Whatup Seattle.
Drop-Bomb was in there! You heard it first!
=ToP ! FLiTE=
"I'm from a city in the Northwest best city in the whole wide wide world!
I got my 253-Tacoma, 206-Seattle flow.."
-M!ke Check. I SAID THIS SHIT MONTHS AGO. Props to Lupe for being on the same page as me creatively!!
---Edit:
Nikki Jean's Blog Featuring - The Man, The Legend. Kanye West
April 16, 2008
Glow in the Dark Tour has Arrived.
A rehearsal shot from the tour. Today it kicks off in Seattle, which happens to be where this guy hangs his hat. Word!
You got tickets? Ok. Everybody meet Mr. Me too!
Guess who else is in Seattle... NIKKI JEAN!
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Playaz Circle ft. Phonte - Paper Chaser/We Workin
This is actually one of my favorite hooks in a long time. When rappers pull off the singing thing really well, it sounds nice, but if they don't it sounds ultra terrible. This is probably the only song I'll get down with for Playaz Circle though.
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Banana Creme Pie - Iron Mic Freestyle
WARNING!!! This is semi-HILARIOUS/semi- SCARY/ALL BAD
so when the second rapper starts...then stops...
"OH MY GOD, OH GOD, OH MY GOD..." - JAY SMART
C-Murder - Screamin' For Vengence
Some people never change lol. I care not what you scene kids think, C-Murder GOES!lol
Kind of reminds me of this video
April 15, 2008
Oasis singer blames rap for festival’s low sales
Gallagher, whose band headlined the festival in 1995 and 2004, said rap was to blame. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it," Gallagher said in an interview, an audio of which was posted to the British Broadcasting Corp.'s Web site Monday. "If you break it, people ain't gonna go. I'm sorry, but Jay-Z? ... No chance." He explained that the inclusion of a hip-hop act went against the festival's tradition of guitar music, adding: "I'm not having hip-hop at Glastonbury. No way. No. It's wrong."
Glastonbury Festival co-organizer Emily Eavis said the 38-year-old festival had a long history of attracting rap acts, including Cypress Hill and The Roots. She said the media stir over Gallagher's comments revealed an "innate conservatism" in some sectors of British society.
Anyway, your friend and mine The Notorious B.I.G. has something to say to Mr. Gallagher.
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Lupe Talks more on CRS
Lupe Fiasco's supergroup with Kanye West & Pharrell ?!!?!!
Lupe explains a little more on CRS and explains the Glow in the Dark tour will pretty much be the start of the group and from there things will go on. He also states why it has taken so long and who is the real boss of the group.
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Termanology - Da Cameo King Mixtape
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1.Statik Selektah intro (prod. by Statik Selektah)
2.Music Industry Rmx feat. Akrobatik, Royce Da 5′9, Crooked I, and Consequence (prod. by Fizzy Womack)
3.Stop Look and Listen feat. Styles P and Q-Tip (prod. by Statik Selektah)
4.Watch How It Go Down(Rmx) feat. Papoose and Lil Fame of M.O.P (prod. by Dj Premier)
5.Express Yourself feat. Consequence and Talib Kweli (prod. by Statik Selektah)
6.Kilo Rap feat. Big Noyd and Ghetto (prod. by MoSS)
7.Bam Bam feat. Mims and Red Cafe (prod. by Statik Selektah)
8.Play It (remix) feat. Big Shug, Royce Da 5′9, and Singapore Kane (prod. by DJ Premier)
9.About That Time ft. Canibus (prod. by MoSS)
10.Welcome To The Machine feat. Ea$y Money (prod. by Artisin)
11.Different World feat. Prospect (prod. by J. Cardim)
12.50 States feat. Mistah F.A.B. and Ghetto (prod. Raf Moses)
13.Big Dreamers (remix) feat. Krumbsnatcha and Reks (prod. Statik Selektah)
14.Got Em feat. Superstah Snuk (prod. by Twinz)
15.Low IQ feat. Evidence of Dilated Peoples (prod. by Evidence)
16.Place Ya Order feat. E-Flamez (R.I.P.) (prod. Shortfyuz)
17.It’s The ST. feat. ST. Da Squad (prod. by Statik Selektah)
18.The Corner feat. Ras Kass, Doo Wop, and D.V. Alias Khryst (prod. by Sketchman)
19.Mami Montana feat. Mami Montana (prod. by Statik Selektah)
20.Circle of Life feat. Lee Wilson (prod. by DC the MIDI Alien)
I'm a huge TERM fan, and this tape looks like a collection of a bunch of new stuff and some stuff that's been put out over the last few weeks. Standout tracks in my mind would be Play It remix, and the Music Industry Remix. If you haven't heard the original versions of those songs though, check them out too. Term is not one to be messed with. Let us know which tracks you like in the comments.
Head to his Myspace to hear more from Term.
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Skillz - Sick
A new song by Skillz. He's just trying to tell you how long he's been sick. Produced by Kwame.
I think it's a pretty cool track. What you think?
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Bill Cosby's Rap Album
Not exactly what you might think:
Comedian/actor/author Bill Cosby will serve as executive producer and co-writer on a new hip-hop album, "Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency." The project is expected to be released within the next several weeks.
In a statement released by longtime Cosby representative David Brokaw, "State of Emergency" is described as an "unflinching look at life in the 21st century but without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio" that Cosby has vehemently criticized in hip-hop music.
I'll be interested to hear what things Cosby has to say. What you guys think? You gonna get the album off the strength of Cosby or is it a download first album?
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April 14, 2008
Alicia Keys' Conspiracy Theories
In an upcoming issue for Blender Magazine, Alicia Keys tells you some things you probably didn't know about her:
wears a gold AK-47 pendant around her neck "to symbolize strength, power and killing 'em dead,"
Chimes in on the 2pac & Biggie Fued:
was fueled "by the government and the media, to stop another great black leader from existing."
and on what to expect in her future music:
wants to write more political songs. If black leaders such as the late Black Panther Huey Newton "had the outlets our musicians have today, it'd be global. I have to figure out a way to do it myself,"
A lot of outfall from this has people calling her crazy or paranoid. Jay Smooth Hip-Hop Blogger Extraordinare, explains why she's not.
From the AP
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Lupe Fiasco- Paris, Tokyo
Now, THATS a music video.
“It was the end product of all that touring, all that traveling and going to see the world. [T]he other side of that is the stuff you leave behind—you leave your loved ones, your family and friends, and your girl. You always gotta make that song to let her know that you’re still thinking about her, and that you’re coming home—wherever I go, you come with me. Whether if it be physically, in spirit, or mentally"
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Jay-Z & Mary J. Blige - You’re All Welcome
A Music Video (Sort of) for the new track. I'm a little offended though.
If you want to make a behind the scenes of the tour documentary cut to the track for the tour, fine, just don't play it off like it is a music video. The only reason I post it is because it is a nice little behind the scenes thing for the tour that will probably not stop in Seattle (no love).
I'm sure he could give two fucks about what I have to say, but this is my official, step your game up notice to Jay-Z. As soon as he left Def Jam, it feels like he's just phoning it in. First he comes out with a music video from AG without him in it that wasn't even good, then this run of the mill Swizzy track.
What do you guys think? Married life a little too time consuming for Jay or just an off day? Leave a comment and let me know.
"Next she tellin you you're not giving your heart, because you can't find a way to put her before your art. They used to be attracted to rock stars, now all a sudden, she wants you to get a desk job." (c) Blueprint - Liberated
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April 11, 2008
Sample of the Week!
Here's the deal:
Your homie and mine, JAY SMART, Found a really cool blog that is completely dedicated to cool hip-hop soul samples. If you don't check the "Bomb Site Links" portion every so often, we are gradually adding more and more. So we all had a meeting and decided in the best interest of not promising more than we can deliver, that Sample of the Day, should be Sample of the Week.
With that said, Let's go:
Burning Of The Midnight Lamp- Jimi Hendrix
Hova Song (Intro)- Jay-Z
Hova Song (Outro)- Jay-Z
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Consequence - Real Men Don't Cry
Consequence has a new Weekly Column over at Onsmash.com.
This column’s main objective is to serve as a self-help guide for ALL artists, whether signed or unsigned, who may need a few pointers on navigating through this industry. We will be touching on a variety topics ranging from self-promotion to scoring a publishing deal. The only thing I ask from each reader is that you keep an open mind regarding the information that is being given and filter it so that whatever you take from it ultimately helps you to move forward in showing the world the value of your TALENT.
When I first heard the term “Illegal Download” I thought it was SERIOUS shit. In actuality it was CONSUMER pay back! Pay back for the times they were dupe into thinking they were buying something that would stir their emotions only to be let down. Pay back for the times their favorite MC forced them to listen to their wack ass homie!!!
We can't be reminding you every week to check out his blog, so we'll add it to our Bomb Site links and look for maybe an excert or two once in a while on here. Word! Also be on the lookout for more CONS material:
Don’t Quit Your DayJob
In Stores & Online NOW!!!
Q.U.E. Another E.N.S. Video
Drops on my B-Day April 17th
The Cons Vol.6 “King Of Queens”
May 2008
Disperse Video
Coming May 2008
The Natives Are RESTLESS Mix CD
June 2008
Patrick, Paula, Rik & Raymond Are Band Camp
Coming Fall 2008
Job Training DVD “The Making of Don’t Quit Your DayJob”
Coming Fall 2008
Consequence NEW LP
“You Win Some, You Lose Some”
September 2008
It’s The Cons Fool
WORD!!!
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Game Offers Young Buck a Spot at BWS
Since his departure from G-Unit, Buck is apparently letting everything go. According to SOHH The Rapper is reportedly auctioning off a bunch of stuff on ebay. Open your wallets and you could buy:
A G-Unit chain.
An official book of diss rhymes he had written out for all 50's enemies.
The knife he used at the Vibe Awards stabbing.
I searched ebay and can't come up with anything thats not Cubic Zirconium, so I'll believe it when I see it. It's still an interesting thought though, so I'll keep it up here.
Also, taking advantage of the situation, Game dropped a nice diss track on 50, and even offers Young Buck a spot on BWS.
Check out The Game - Our Turn.
I smell a G-Unot Collaboration. Anyone else find that intriguing?
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T.I. Interview
An Atlanta Newspaper has the first interview with Mr. Harris since he pled guilty.
On future projects:
Akoo Clothing will launch the holidays of this year. Of course we're premiering Big Kuntry's album [in August] and Young Dro. We have other television shows [about comedians] .Also we have a Young Dro reality show. You follow this guy around long enough you're bound to be entertained, at the least.
On being a father and teaching his kids to stay out of his own situations.
If they say something like that I'm prepared to deal with it: 'I also had to pay the price, for all of the things that I did. And you're going to pay the price for what you just did. Come see me.' "
On missing the BET awards:
A. It was sort of like a, well, you remember the [last] Super Bowl, right? You know Jeremy Shockey? He broke his leg. He had to sit up in the press box and watch. He couldn't help his team win. He couldn't play. The greatest, most talked-about, most publicized Super Bowl in our time and he's sitting watching; instead of actually being able to participate. Terrible... And I know, I know, I brought it on myself."
Read the Interview Here.
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The Carter III gets pushed back... Again.
After bein' pushed back alot of times already, fans thought that May 13th would be the day... Finally Lil' Wayne's Carter III would drop. Well, word has it that fans will have to wait because the album got pushed back again. This time the album is suppose to surface in June.
Now to me, it's either one or two things. Universal keeps tellin' him that his CD ain't to hot, or Birdman keeps lettin' his tracks leak out to fast. But, that's jus my lil' opinion. I hope his album sales don't suffer because of it.
But soon as the CD comes out, you know it'll be a fresh breakdown for the CD, and we'll see if it's worth the hype or not.
April 10, 2008
Cool Kids Update
Cool Kids just announced information regarding their highly anticipated EP and LP on their Myspace blog.
The "BAKE SALE EP" will be in stores and online MAY 20th. Including a video from the album coming sometime soon.
For a warm up, they will have a new mixtape called "That's Stupid" up in 2 weeks available online at www.coolxkids.com
And their Debut full length album "WHEN FISH RIDE BICYCLES" will be coming out FALL 2008.
Also -
New Track -> OSCAR
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Young Buck - It's Not OK
A new track from Young Buck. I really enjoy when artists open up about situations in their music and drop a "Gangsters have feelings too" track, so I'm feelin this song. Let me know what you think though.
LISTEN HERE
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Kanye West - Behind the Beats Mixtape
This old tape is finally making it's way around the internets. If you listened to "Last Call" on The College Dropout and enjoyed his commentary and storytelling. You'll LOVE this mixtape. Kanye takes you behind the beats, putting a bunch of instrumentals together for people to freestyle on. He talks about everything from what inspired him, to how they're gonna need more mics in the source after his album drops.
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April 09, 2008
Nikki Jean's Daily Video Blog
Nikki Jean has appeared on two tracks for Lupe Fiasco's "The Cool" most notably "Hip-Hop Saved My Life"
For those interested on keeping up with an amazingly genuine artist, Subscribe to her youtube videos. She posts a new video almost every day, and answers questions through her videos and via myspace. The first video is todays video, and the one below that is the one that made me subscribe. What do you guys think?
April 9th, 2008
LUPE FIASCO -THE COOL featuring NIKKI JEAN
She WILL be on Kanye's Glow in the Dark tour. So if you haven't got your tickets. WAKE UP! Also, I will post some of her videos once in a while, but I just put a link to her youtube blog if you wish to visit and subscribe, check out over on that side of the blog ------------> where it says drop in on these bomb sites. Also visit some of the other links there too.
Nikki Jean's Myspace
Nikki Jean's Youtube Blog
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Common Talks New Album
On the album . . .
the new album is called Invincible Summer. It will be out in the later part of June. The music sounds new. It’s really developing. I’m really happy about it. It feels good. It’s not really heavy. The Neptunes are producing a lot of it. Also a producer named Mr. DJ [is on the project]. He did a lot of work with OutKast. He did “Bombs Over Baghdad” and “Ms. Jackson.” These cats are really giving me some new, fresh sounds. I’m taking it somewhere vocally that I haven’t been before.
On possibly making more club friendly tracks . . .
You always need music that’s uplifting and conscious, but you also sometimes wanna relax and party. At a party, you might not wanna hear those things at that time.
On Working with Kanye for the new album . . .
Kanye and I will be working on it with some other new artists. But I think this will give it something fresh and it’ll give it more spice when Kanye and I get back together. Who knows? He may do something for this album, too, because I’m not finished.
Check out HHDX for the full interview.
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Carter III Cover
Not sure if this is the final version. Very Interesting though. Personally I think the baby version of you on the cover is getting played out.
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New Music
This also came out yesterday. I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet, and I will surely let you know what I think the stand out tracks are once I do. Dl Incognito - A Captured Moment in Time.
I stumbled on this guy's myspace a while ago and listened to a few songs and really enjoyed what I heard. I added him and wrote him telling him I thought his page music was nice. He wrote back, thanked me, and told me to write him when I got the album and let him know what I think.
I love artists who run their own myspace. I know it's hard for say 50 Cent or something, but there's something about being genuine that attracts me to an artist.
Check out his album, and check out his MYSPACE let us know what YOU think. Also send him a message and say hello too!
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April 08, 2008
How Diddy Did It!
Diddy talks about coming up and tries to teach everyone about business, marketing and stuff. This might only be an interest to me because I'm in the advertising industry, but either way, get your learn on mothafucka!
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April 05, 2008
Good Times: Apparently, it wasnt an April Fools Joke
Reports are comin' out that Hip Hops Bonnie n Clyde *officially* got married recently. Word has it that all kinda lil' nice weddin' like rentals were sent to one of Jay-Z's apartments. Congrats Jigga-man and Ms. Knowles, or is it Mrs. Carter?
April 04, 2008
The Pharcyde - Passing Me By (w/ Commentary)
Fatlip talks about the creation of the song and the video while the video plays in the background. Courtesy of QD3 Ent.
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Fat Joe - 300 Brolic Remix
I'm only posting this because the crackheads in the first part of the video are pretty entertaining.
Off a new mixtape called "Kill All Rats & Suge White - Gay Unit Volume 1"
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50 Cent outside of court
For those who didn't keep up with the news. 50's Baby's Momma was staying in 50's house and was supposed to be looking for a new house. 50 felt she wasn't on her job and decided to take her to court again. Some french station had reporters there asking 50 and his BM all sorts of questions. Hilarity ensues:
"I ALWAYS win!" (c) 50
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April 03, 2008
Kanye Glow in the Dark Tour Stage
I can't take it anymore. I have 2 show you guys a model of the stage. This is not a regular show. I tell people, hey, this show is gonna be crazy and they say, "I bet it is!", BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA! People expect me to come with innovative stuff... I'm sure a lot of people expect some neon, lower east side, post everybody dressing like the 80's stuff or maybe the light up jacket from thhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gife Grammies, perhaps the robot girl and light spectacle they saw on Youtube from the European run. My friends..... NONE OF THE ABOVE!!! AN ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET!!! ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON, CREATURE'S BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP, LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEARS FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK'S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!! THANKS 2 PAUL, THOMAS AND GUYMAN FOR THE HOOK UP. SIDEBAR, MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT'S SHOW. WE'VE GOT HOLOGRAMS SHOT BY HYPE WILLIAMS!!!
SAM SPIELGAL, MIKE DEAN, JEFF BAXTER AND I HAVE SPENT A MONTH AND A HALF RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE. WE'VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY!
From Kanye's Blog
Also - Ye just posted part 2 of behind the scenes:
Check out More of that HERE
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Weezy's New Dance
I guess he felt left out everyone has a dance but him nowadays. It's called "The WAM"
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April 02, 2008
Hometown Heroes : GMK(Golden Mic King)
This year is a year of change, by far. That said, drop-bomb wants you to know what's right under your nose. Artists from all over that may not be on your radar, myspace, or download list. Artist who do it for the love of the culture, and the people. Hometown Heroes
So I clicked on the page of J.Pinder. Enters GMK. His music spoke for itself. Hip-Hop in the purest form. Non-Stereotypical. So I hit him up and here's what he had to say
Drop-Bomb: So where you from man?
GMK: Seattle,WA Born and raised and sometimes Saturn(kidding)
DB: SEA/TAC getting it in! 08' is defiantly off to a good start for Fresh Coast. Okay, off top, hip-hop has gotten very ready-made, wwf-esque, how are you unique?
GMK:I believe, in my mind, we all think alike at times,but my thoughts are still mine. I also believe its my ability to stay inside the box while thinking outside of it. It gives the music a unique feel.
DB: That's word. Well time is defiantly on your side right now, being young, what direction would you like to steer your genre?
GMK: I mean as far as my age I'm younger than most, but I believe that the words I speak are very mature. But, towards what your saying, I want to push for more innovation and creativity and transcending. Just being an M.C. and having the best bars, but in turn, being an artist so you don't have the opportunity to always refer to my previous work. Say, artist like Prince or Andre 3000, they continue to push forward. Every new piece of work is different or less comparable. its just music, but still someone like 3000 is still an amazing rapper.
DB: Who are some of the other people that have inspired you? Who's molded your style, musical tastes, etc..
GMK: I've been told its Jay-z. Big L at some point in my life, Phife Dawg. LOL. Now Lupe Fiasco,Talib, etc. I've had the important people. I dug , like i said, Jay-z. Wu-Tang, The Roots, Blackstar. They molded a lot of what I like. But so did Stevie Wonder,Curtis Mayfield, Al Green, and Prince. Right now I'm listening to a group out of like Switzerland or England, Little Dragon
DB: Yeah, they're from Sweden...THE SEX! lol Usually bands like that have trash singers, but Yukimi has vocals!!
GMK:... its got my production game in a whole new mind frame! Erykah Badu's new project. Some early A Tribe Called Quest. I listen to The Roots a lot Black Thought is an MC No questions.
DB: BLACK THOUGHT IS TOP 3. DEAD OR ALIVE lol. Who else..
GMK: J.Dilla actually changed my life. I can't validate that more.
DB: Amen. So who in the game do you think you're better than?
GMK: I'm not even going to comment on who I'm better than. I'm confident in my own right, however, rappers are dope out in the game on tv and not in there own way. I hear a line, 1 per 16 bars, and be like "dope". But I don't anymore think, " why didn't I think of that" or "I gotta step my bars up". That makes me unfocused. I just observe. I might be doper then souljha boi perhaps, but his hustle, it's nuts, so I'm not dissin. I always say, " what one person likes the next person doesn't".
DB: Well said. Who are some rappers you'd like to work with? Locally, and on a Major level
GMK:I have high standards. I don't just like working with anybody because its still my work they're on. So it still affects me. It hurts when an artist sort of misrepresents the picture I painted musically. As an MC I, at one point, already had an idea that probably was incredible but have to let you get the work in just the same. Locally I'm working with a few people Macklemore,Choklate, J.Pinder. Globally I'd really love to work with like Erykah Badu, Stevie Wonder,Bilal or anyone willing to try something different. I didn't mention any rappers because as of late I don't have an artist who I'd be dieing to make a "banger" for. I mean Jay-z , but, even him, I don't know if I'm going to wait 5 years... he's on a boat not rapping..... this time for real.
DB: I feel it. So how long have you been doing the whole emcee/producer? What goes into making a beat for yourself, versus for someone else?
GMK: I would say I've been rapping longer than producing. I started rapping around 8 and producing around 11 12 years old. When making a beat for myself I genuinely have to be inspired I told myself that you know I can rhyme like this to a Pete Rock type beat but is that me and am I forcing myself to rap a certain way. The specific feeling I like to get recycled or brand new is magical. There's no real starting point when it comes to me. I've ran in the studio and had like and idea an just executed it or I'm fiddling around with some knob on the keyboard and go ah ha. There it is start singing out a hook or almost completing the beat even though I've only selected one sound. I'm big on melody so majority of my beats start with that. I like to follow what that melody says accent it because it drives the flow, peoples sense of rhythm and so forth.
DB: What's Your ultimate goal? What inspires you overall?
GMK: My ultimate goal is to fulfill my life purpose, and I discovered it. Music. So the goal is to achieve the maximum amount of success and for me that's to touch, not just my block and my small radius of people, but the world. Its way more gratifying. To me is is mad to be heard not limited. If a kid hears my music in Ethiopia and digs it. That thought is amazing.
People think I may be on some other tip, but people are my inspiration I feel a lot an so it helps my music I've been called the observer. I reflect my observations through music. I actually pull sources from clouds,the shape, the forms, to night-time sky I'll look up and words come into my head. If I have a conversation I log it in and somehow its in a song. I don't mean to put anyone on blast I just have to notate it and make it real and permanent if it moved me.
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Child Rebel Soldiers T-Shirts
The first (of probably many) CRS inspired t-shirts seems to have hit e-Bay, and it has the Hip-Hop super group members meticulously detailed and ready for war.
Pharrell, Lupe and Kanye seem to be draped in BAPE, and even Kanye’s strapping Ato Matsumoto boots make an appearance. The tight-jean trio toting big guns left us a bit confused, being that there’s not three MC’s in the game who put less work in the street—but who wants to get dirty when you’re rocking $300 jeans? Not us. If you’re feeling it (close up shot after the jump), get in an intense bidding war with fellow hipsters
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Ludacris - Stay Together
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This is a good one. "Even the Eagles broke up and got the F- back together. Sellin millions of copies and gettin that cash. and Raz B said Chris Stokes was gettin that ass!"
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April 01, 2008
Sample Of The Day!
Writer: Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrel - You're All I Need To Get By
Writer #2: Notorious BIG - Me & My Bitch
Biter: Method Man & Mary J. Blige - You're All I Need To Get By
(It should be noted that the version of this particular biter song i combined from 2 songs from Mary and Meth, and remixed by Puffy.)
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HOW TO USE TORRENTS
below is a link that will make downloading much easier for you. Some of you might develop an addiction. If you like mixtapes, after you watch this, head over to mixtapetorrent.com. get your freak on.
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Kidz in the Hall ft. Bun B & Talib Kweli - Work To Do (Change Remix)
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This will be appearing on Russell's Obama Mixtape. Enjoy.
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