Scarface Speaking On Being ‘Deeply Rooted’ In Independent Music, His Best Album Ever And More (Video)
August 31, 2015
Scarface is definitely a citizen of The Universe… and a recent guest on Sway in the Morning. Good candid convo, as we have come to expect from BrotherMob’s interviews. Dropping “Deeply Rooted†on September 4, 2015, the talk around the web will likely be, at least in part, on how the work is guaranteed to be ‘real’ or ‘less commercial.’ Again, isn’t that also what we have come to expect from Uncle Face. He’ll touch on that aspect above as he speaks on ‘the best work he has ever done.’
Big talk… But real talk. Along with him admitting imitation-flattery of Chuck D’s style (and to being a crazy FANatic when it comes to PE’s “Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos”), likening his Geto Boyz to N.W.A. (maybe even a movie coming of it, similarly. Hmmmm). All that and so much more in the interview above.
PREVIOUS: SCARFACE – DEEPLY ROOTED (ALBUM)
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Everett Whiteside aka RunWRC – “45 Forty-Fives” (Mixtape)
August 30, 2015
Ohhhh! My bredren from waaay back! This one put me on a flashback to us chilling at the station Thursday into Friday, then riding out in The Couch (my beige beater ’85 Caprice Classic), toting crates, and him rocking gigs Friday into Saturday and beyond! Memories. Good to hear DJ Soul (ha, going with the throwback handle) still doing the damn the right damn way… just like did when he was running the WVUA-FM Wide World Of Hip-Hop back in the guts of the Golden Era. Soul sent me a CD y’all. Fortunately, he included a link to the mix online, so he went new school enough for me to share with y’all. Up with the tech, but still…
45 Forty-Five Records mixed on two turntables; No Serato and no special edition remixes; Extended version of this mix coming soon
– RunWRC
Thank you, DJ Soul (aka Everett Whiteside aka RunWRC) my University of Alabama schoolmate, for the blessing of “45 Forty-Fives.” And Happy Belated Birthday homie!!
(Click play and enjoy the stream above, and ooh’s and aah’s you get from learning where some classic Hip-Hop samples came from… and from memories of actually playing some of these jams on tapes and vinyl, if you were around back then. And keep reading for more great stuff after the jump.)
– @ojones1
Watch Sean Price Review Tracks For His “Songs In The Key Of Price” Mixtape (Video)
August 29, 2015
Rest In Peace, Sean Price. Watch here as P! is playing and commenting on “Songs In The Key Of Price” tracks with Mr. Green. The video footage was being recorded for an upcoming episode of ‘Live From The Streets.’ You can buy the “Songs In The Key Of Price” and related items at http://duckdown.com/seanprice (see below, along with a link to Sean’s Family’s Crowd Rise support page in an earlier post).
SEAN PRICE – SONGS IN THE KEY OF PRICE (MIXTAPE) | DONATE TO SUPPORT SEAN’S FAMILY
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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Talk About Their Career Beginnings, Their Time With Eazy-E And Their Suspicions About His Death (Video)
August 29, 2015
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony’s Krayzie Bone, Flesh-N-Bone and Wi$h Bone speak on their coming up, their relationship with the late gangsta gangsta and Ruthless Records CEO Eazy-E. We know the N.W.A. member died of complications from AIDS a couple of decades ago. Okay, check that. Bone Thugs ain’t quite convinced. Nonetheless, the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony keep building on a Ruthless legacy in honor of Eazy, owing their career success in large part to him. That said…
“Just rationally thinking, something had to go on…”
– Wi$h Bone musing on Eazy-E’s death mysteriously coming so suddenly
Much more in the video interview above. Watch.
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Fashawn – “100 Bars”
August 29, 2015
Niiiiiice! Fashawn hitting us upside the head with “100 Bars” for the FREE.99 (download link below)… and he has that “The Ecology” project out already. We posted on that in an earlier post here.
DOWNLOAD: FASHAWN – 100 BARS | THE ECOLOGY
R&B: Tiara Thomas – “Mary Jane” (Prod. By Ryan Ryghteous Tedder) [Video]
August 29, 2015
Let’s review the setting for the perfect Tiara Thomas music video for “Mary Jane” (produced by Ryan Ryghteous Tedder). Hazed out cluttered up basement hangout with the gaming console and low lighting and such. Dudes goofing about ‘Half Baked’ style, about to dig in and light up… and on the tube, Tiara Thomas… infomercializing the hell out of some ‘Magic Spray’… waitwhat???
EXACTLY! Weed-head situation giving rise to a WTF moment. Setting set. Now, the video can begin! Watch above. You can cop the “Up In Smoke” EP by following the link below if you like.
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Anderson .Paak Breaks Down His Verse On “Animals” Off Dr. Dre’s “Compton” LP (Video)
August 29, 2015
One of my favorite songs off of Dr. Dre’s new “Compton” album is “Animals” produced by DJ Premier featuring this artist right here!
Up and coming West Coast Rapper/Singer Anderson .Paak was featured heavily on Dr. Dre’s latest album “Compton” which was inspired by the new film “Straight Outta Compton.” Anderson performs and provides the meaning behind an important track to him on the album, “Animals” which was produced by Dr. Dre and DJ Premier.
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The Weeknd – “Tell Your Friends” (Prod. By Kanye West) [Video]
August 28, 2015
Go Tell Your Friends about it… I’m the n!gga with the hair, singing bout poppin’ pills, fuckin b!tches with the lights on…”
– The Weeknd
Last pre-release visual dropped from The Weeknd’s LP “Beauty Behind The Madness†(out today). Check out “Tell Your Friendsâ€Â (produced by Kanye West). Got your album link via earlier post right here.
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DJ Doo Wop – “Shadows Of 1995” (Prod. By Statik Selektah)
August 28, 2015
“This is a history lesson right here…”
DJ Doo Wop and Statik Selektah go in HARD to get to the gristle of the 90’s gritty Hip-Hop! Doo Wop dug for the gold in the heart of the Golden Era of rap music and struck pay dirt with “Shadows Of 1995.”
Freddie Joachim x Gyrefunk – “Ex’pressed” (Video)
August 28, 2015
Excellent find by the folks at OKP! This jazzy “Ex’pressed” instrumental is just… wow! The audio stream is embedded and linked below. Watch the visual above for behind-the-scenes insights offered by Freddie Joachim.
San Diego based DJ/Producer Extraordinaire Freddie Joachim came by Ex’pression College Emeryville while in town for a show. Freddie was able to work with local musician/producer Gyrefunk and add some acoustic touches to some of his production. Check out the track and the Artist in Residence video on our youtube channel to see inside the session!
– Ex’pression College
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Hotel Clermont (Trailer) [NSFW]
August 28, 2015
The Clermont Hotel on Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta closed in 2009. But those who know know the internationally known basement strip club is still up and running. This documentary trailer teases (get it) the full story of the counter culture establishment frequented by bands, true ballers and all kinds of folk throughout history. Not just talking about the club below, but the scoop on residents who rented rooms above. True ATL history here. Hit the pic above or the link below to watch the trailer, then wait with anticipation like the rest of us.
Had to give it the Not Safe For Work label due to some brief nudity… There is a strip club there after all, sooooo…
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Apollo Brown – “Not That Guy” feat. Your Old Droog
August 28, 2015
This “Not That Guy” (featuring Your Old Droog) single is available now when you visit the pre-order site for the coming Apollo Brown album “Grandeur.” Stream above. Linked below.
APOLLO BROWN – NOT THAT GUY FEAT. YOUR OLD DROOG | GRANDEUR (VIA EARLIER POST)
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Going ‘Off The Grid’ With J. Cole (Video)
August 28, 2015
Promo vid for a boots brand offering, J. Cole offers so much more here. The scenery, vibe and inspiration… feel it as Cole World comes to the old world Tuff Gong Studios. Hiking the Blue Mountains of Jamaica. Great look!
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Dutch Rebelle – “I Know” (Video)
August 28, 2015
In today’s Hip Hop game there is no excuse for you to not have great visuals for your project. Of course the music comes first but you should also compliment the sound with visuals that help get your point across. Dutch Rebelle has done a great job of doing this with her latest project Rebelle Diaries. She just released her latest video for the Boogie produced track titled “I Know”. I have had the pleasure of seeing Dutch perform live and this video gives you a glimpse of the energy and charisma that she displays when onstage. Not to mention she gets creative with the face paint and black roses throughout the video nice to see her pushing the creative boundaries. The video is directed by J Hunt of SmokeHouse Media and I will sign of with Dutch Rebelle’s signature closing Kiss Kiss Bang Bang!
-ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
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Diamond D – “Jose Feliciano†(Video)
August 28, 2015
I talk about it ’cause I live it.
– Diamond D
Bam! No truer words spit. Over a damn tight beat at that. If anybody in the game has the pedigree, it’s the DITC General Diamond D. Holding down the emcee duty AND the producer role on this “Jose Feliciano†track (named for another under-appreciated Grammy award winner, like himself) off “The Diam Piece.”
DIAMOND D – THE DIAM PIECE (ALBUM)
PREVIOUS: DIAMOND D – AIN’T THE ONE TO FUC WITH FEAT. SCRAM JONES (VIDEO)
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Eye Candy: Luscious Low (Video)
August 27, 2015
Cot dam! Them ones like this break up crews. Luscious Low‘ll come through with her dude – one of your mans and them – dressed ‘regular’ and chilling. Then later you see her out solo on a hot August day looking all POW! like this… And you step to her… aaannnd you realize she’s the one that was chilling with the homie… aaaaaaand… you keep speaking… because… that azz though! Thickness!
(Yeah, you know Luscious Low will have you hollering like whoa!)
MORE LUSCIOUS LOW IN STRAIGHT STUNTIN (DYNASTY SERIES)
– @ojones1
L.A. Mars – “Memory Lane” (Video)
August 27, 2015
So we screaming ‘F#CK HATERS!’
– L.A. Mars
New Jersey to ATL! L.A. Mars spits heat even in the jazzy reminiscent mode of his flow. The visual for “Memory Lane” above. Hit the website for a FREE download link for the “No Favors” mixtape and more L.A. Mars music.
Resurrection Of Jake The Snake (Trailer)
August 27, 2015
Maaan! Come on! You gotta remember Jake “The Snake” Roberts and his pet. Mess around and get in the ring with Jake, and get the DDT slapped on you, and while you lay ‘semi-conscious’… AND Jake goes for the bag in the corner… to let his pet have some play time with you.
DAMIEN (THE PYTHON)!!!
Wow. Flashing back to the days of a true pro-wrestling superstar is awesome. A more compelling story though, more American in the realest way, is Jake’s real life rise-and-fall-and-fall-and-FALL to finally rise story that continues today. Check out the trailer for that story, coming to theaters this Fall.
(Chris Jericho, Edge, Diamond Dallas Page, Stone Cold Steve Austin… damn… even more commentary??? They KNOW Jake in the ‘rasslin biz!)
– @ojones1
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Gangrene – “The Last Great Disgrace” (Video)
August 27, 2015
Uh oh. Gangrene (Alchemist and Oh No) on some grainy, grimy grindhouse macabre ish with the latest visual for music off the “You Disgust Me” album (linked below). This is “The Last Great Disgrace” (just a title, the song is eerily dope).
Is that Geraldo Rivera from back, back, back in the day? Yup…
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Throwback: Dave Chappelle In This 1990 ‘Spread The Word – High School HIV/AIDS’ Public Service Announcement (Video)
August 26, 2015
Okay, stop giggling. Dave really meant this. Trying to get down with a serious work on a serious topic. Thinking about where he was in his career when this came out, let’s say he succeeded on several fronts. Eventually finding his comedic lane to ride gave him a bigger voice for a much larger audience; but this shows that the actor/comedian already had a mind to say something of substance before he really got on. Watch.
Okay “Control Your Jimmy” is funny… but don’t bag on the man’s skills. You see he is not rapping today.
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