Hot! Yasiin Bey Covers Some MF DOOM Classics (Video)
April 6, 2015
Oh yessir! Check out the classic covering of a classic Hip-Hopper’s music. The artist formerly known as Mos Def (Yasiin Bey) covers the artist formerly known as Zev Love X (MF Doom). The series of videos is part of French website Culturebox’s “BeyOnDoom†series. Start above and keep bumping ’em after the jump.
(That Spiderman music from the 1980s… Got you envisioning Dr. Doom on the ‘toon doesn’t it? MF DOOM tunes. M’F’n DOPE!!)
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Tags: Daniel Dumile, Kausing Much Damage, KMD, MF Doom, mos def, Yasiin Bey, zev love x | 
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MMA: The Underground Fighters Of Cuba (Video)
April 6, 2015
Fighting mixed martial arts in Cuba is not easy. Not just because MMA is demanding, or that life in Cuba is hard in many ways in general. It’s also hard because the fight is not just with the in-ring opponent; it’s with the government.
The Cuban government hasn’t legalized MMA for fear of losing its best boxers, so the fighters on coach Evelio Padron Ferrier’s team wrestle on concrete floors, use the ocean for endurance training, and practice techniques pulled from memory and bootlegged DVDs.
Nothing goes in or out of Cuba without facing obstacles. Freestyle fighting is no exception. Want to know more though? Follow VICE Fightland in to the den then.
Posted in Human Interest, Politics, Series, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: Cage Fighting, Cuba, Fightland, Freestyle Fighting, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, UFC, Ultimate Fighting, Underground Fighters, VICE | No Comments »
Dynas x Tony Galvin – “What Up†(Video)
April 3, 2015
You know… Dynas got a jawn on that DJ EFN LP “Another Time.” But that’s not this. What this is… is a tribute to the late great J Dilla. Dynas with the “What Up†– teaming up with Miami producer Tony Galvin (who’s been busy doing work for T.I., Jeezy, Snoop, Mystikal, Trick Daddy, that TV show Entourage, that movie Any Given Sunday, ESPN’s 30 for 30, and on and on).
J Dilla’s still with us… Say it while you play it.
Mazzi x S.O.U.L. Purpose – “Our Sand” (Video)
April 3, 2015
Justice for some ain’t justice for all.
Simple and powerful. The words and imagery above in the video for “Our Sand” by Mazzi & S.O.U.L. Purpose. Filmed on site in Kampala, Uganda.
DJ EFN – “We Earned It†feat. Black Milk x Ras Kass x Cory Gunz x Black Collar (Prod. By Hazardis Soundz)
April 3, 2015
Underground? Nah, we right here on the surface. Our rap sheet is perfect…
Lyrics matter, but the beat doesn’t suck either. HA! Check out this Hazardis Soundz-produced hitter loaded down with fire spitters – Ras Kass, Black Milk, Black Collar, Cory Gunz – entitled “We Earned It.” Oh, and that DJ EFN project it’s from (“Another Time”)… it’s out on the iTunes now. Right now!
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Another Time, Black Collar, Black Milk, Cory Gunz, DJ EFN, Hazardis Soundz, Ras Kass, We Earned It | 2 Comments »
Next Stop… Honeyz In Lingerie: Models Shoot On The Chicago Subway (Video)
April 3, 2015
Talk about freedom of expression. Yowza! Well, this is an underground railroad of sorts. Ah hahahaaaa! Okay, ’nuff of the word play, check out the lingerie. Now the photographer says this CTA photo shoot series is about art; ultimately empowering woman and enriching our lives.
Ummmm… well, yeah, dude. We won’t fight you. Looks like everyone here is an adult. Some very adult (mm mm mm)! Here’s your Eye Candy ‘o The Day. And you are welcome!
Posted in Art, Fashion, Honeyz, Human Interest, Videos | Tags: Chicago Transit Authority, CT&A, Lingerie, Models, Photography, SUBWAY LINGERIE PROJECT | No Comments »
PRhyme – “You Should Know” feat. Dwele (Video)
April 3, 2015
On tour this side of the ocean, PRhyme (you know, super duo Royce Da 5’9 and Primo) takes the time to bless the net with new visuals. This is for “You Should Know†(featuring Dwele) off the selt-titled LP.
Pick up that new And we been having the cop-that link set up for you. Linked below.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: DJ Premier, Dwele, PRhyme, Royce Da 5'9, You Should Know | No Comments »
Raekwon With A Wu-Tang Memory: A Push-Up Competition With ODB… After Smoking Dust (Video)
April 3, 2015
You know how blogs try to jazz up the titles and bylines to get readers to come read posts. Well, there was not much “jazzing” to do on this one. It’s Raek, talking Wu-Tang, specifically ODB… remembering when he, Dirty B and a gang ‘o ninjas got down with some “dust” then got down on the floor and knocked out thousands of pushups. Fitness plan for your a$$ to be certain! Wow.
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Interview, Videos | Tags: dust, O.D.B., ODB, Ol Dirty Bastard, Old Dirty Bastard, push ups, pushup competition, pushups, Raekwon, Wu-Tang, Wu-Tang Clan | No Comments »
MAHD – “GMWAMN” feat. Guilty Simpson (Prod. By Jeff Gore)
April 3, 2015
Tell you right now: There is no rest spot in this song. At 100 right from the start (no zero)! The beat bangs and builds the tension so this duo can go IN with the lyricism. Hell, they just wanna “Get Money With All My N!ggas”… but MAHD and Guilty Simpson are letting this heater off the “13” LP go for the FREE.99 below! Beat by Jeff Gore.
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: 13, Get Money With All My N!ggas, Get Money With All My Niggas, GMWAMN, Guilty Simpson, Jeff Gore, MAHD | 1 Comment »
Kendrick Lamar – ‘King Kunta’ (Video)
April 2, 2015
One of my favorite hip hop albums out right now gets a brand new video for the new single ‘King Kunta.’ Definitely one of the key songs I’m feeling from Kendrick Lamar’s new album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’ that’s out right now, but I need a video for ‘The Blacker The Berry’ instead of this short one I replay over & over again from my personal instagram page. The song ‘Complexion’ could use a dope visual too, but dammit the whole album may need one. It’s just that dope. It’s clear the homie Kendrick Lamar is winning on his own terms.
DOWNLOAD: KENDRICK LAMAR – TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY
KhayDaKing – “Soul Searching” (Prod. By Lex Boogie From The Bronx) [Video]
April 1, 2015
Respect to the youth! KhayDaKing is certainly setting off on his Hip-Hop journey along the right path; with a righteous beat from Lex Boogie From The Bronx (hard to go wrong with that). Part of Lex’s latest (on the way) – “CLYDE” – this is the visual “Soul Searching.” Check it out! And get more on the man behind the lyrics after the jump.
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DJ Scratch: “We Have Accepted Biting, And Biting Was Not Allowed In Hip-Hop” (Video)
April 1, 2015
The truth hurts. So get ready for some pain, as DJ Scratch (turntable controller for EPMD back in the day) delivers truth and insight into the ‘why’ behind Hip-Hop’s homogeneity nowadays. The beats sound the same. Truth. The rhymes? No need to even say it. But considering DJ Scratch’s Golden Era pedigree, it is amazing that he is able to break it down for us in the video above without losing his cool or shedding a tear about our music’s loss of authenticity.
(Feel it when Scratch says he did not even want to copy any of DJ Jazzy Jeff’s techniques and standards back in the day… They were HIS… and the rule for all things Hip-Hop was: No biting allowed!)
Posted in Celebrity, Hip-Hop, Opinion, Videos | Tags: And Biting Was Not Allowed In Hip-Hop, dj scratch, No biting, No Biting Allowed, originiality, We Have Accepted Biting | No Comments »
DeadEndHipHop: To Pimp a Butterfly Review (Video)
April 1, 2015
So Kendrick Lamar’s latest album has dropped and it has created all kinds of discussion about “To Pimp A Butterfly”. Â Well our friends over at DeadEndHipHop have dropped their review on the album and it is one you want to check out. The guys Feefo, Kinge, Myke C-Town, Beezy, and Rod dissect the album and of course have conversations that lead them to a Dead End at times (pun intended). Â The thing about DEHH is these brothers don’t just deal with it on a surface level they back up their opinions and are okay with not always agreeing with each other. Â Glad to see that they are being recognized even Kendrick shouted them out on MTV check out the clip after the jump!
–ArtByOdell Twitter/SoundCloud
Posted in Videos | Tags: Album Review, Album Reviews, Beezy 430, DeadEndHipHop, Feefo, Kendrick Lamar, Kinge, Modest Media, Myke C town, To Pimp A Butterfly | No Comments »
Hezekiah – “Spirits Move Through All Things”
April 1, 2015
Funky fire-brewed dopeness served hot by the one they call Hezekiah. “Spirits Move Through All Things” can be found for streaming as a single below; or as part of the “Dreams Don’t Chase Themselves” project (out on iTunes now).
HEZEKIAH – SPIRITS MOVE THROUGH ALL THINGS | DREAMS DON’T CHASE THEMSELVES
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: DREAMS DON'T CHASE THEMSELVES, Hezekiah, SPIRITS MOVE THROUGH ALL THINGS | No Comments »
R&B/Soul: PHONY PPL – “Baby, Meet My Lover” (Video)
April 1, 2015
So nice. SO very nice. Loaded with treats for the eyes and ears. And that’s the real ish from PHONY PPL. Set like a video model open call, the crew gets a lot of lovely ladies to fall through. The visual concept seems to take on a life of its own from that. Smooth fun. Oh, and the project “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” is out now (linked here)
DOWNLOAD: PHONY PPL – YESTERDAY’S TOMORROW
Posted in Album, R&B, Soul, Videos | Tags: Baby, Baby Meet My Lover, Meet My Lover, PHONY PPL, Yesterday's Tomorrow | No Comments »
Diamond D – “The Game” feat. Grand Daddy I.U. (Video)
April 1, 2015
“You don’t wanna go to war with a well-known goon!”
– Grand Daddy I.U.
Something, something, something neeewwwww… From the Grand Daddy I.U.! Yeah, you know I.U. was that dude. And now with Diamond D putting the beat down for him, Grand Daddy is back in “The Game.” This one goes hard! Get this and more off Diamond D’s latest – “Diam Piece.”
PREVIOUS: DIAMOND D FEAT. MASTA ACE – ACE OF DIAMONDS (VIDEO)
Posted in Album, Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Diam Piece, Diamond D, Grand Daddy I.U., THE DIAM PIECE, The Game | 1 Comment »
The Rise of MMA in Jordan (Documentary)
April 1, 2015
“We went to Jordan’s capital city of Amman where Palestinian refugee and Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Samy Al-Jamal teaches Jordanians and Muslim seekers from around the world the secrets of mixed martial arts. Then we met Rana Qubbaj, the first female Arab woman to win an International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation tournament. With a smile perpetually on her face, Qubbaj works to overcome both her opponents and any number of familial, social, and cultural issues raised by a woman doing combat sports in the Middle East.”
Posted in Film, Shots, Sports, Travel, Videos | Tags: Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, The Rise of MMA in Jordan | No Comments »
Pete Rock – ‘One,Two, A Few More’
April 1, 2015
“I’m gearing up for the release of “Petestrumentals 2†with Mello Music Group. The first single “One, Two, A Few More†is actually a beat I made in 1995 and just sat on for years for the right moment. Now, I get a chance to release this and more new & unreleased music never heard by my fans with Mello. This instrumental LP will inspire the masses in anything you are doing. Just apply P2 to it and get on the road to success.†– Pete Rock
DOWNLOAD: PETE ROCK – PETESTRUMENTALS 2 (ALBUM) [JUNE 23rd, 2015]
Posted in Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Jazz, Mixtapes, Music, R&B | Tags: A Few More, Mellow Music Group, One, Pete Rock, Two | 3 Comments »
ScienZe – “The Proof” (Video)
April 1, 2015
True dat ScienZe… She does “bloom like a flower” (Elle, you the truth girl)! Never-ever-ever-ever…ever-ever-ever… say that Hip-Hop doesn’t have heart. Not ’round here. Sometimes we wear it on our sleeves. Feels like it, with touchy-feely dopeness like this. Click play for “The Proof” that we do have a sensitive side.
LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: SCIENZE – #BRINGBACKELLA (EP)
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: #BRINGBACKELLA, BRINGBACKELLA EP, EOM, Scienze, The Proof | No Comments »
Hometown Heroes ATL Present Waldo (Soulection), DJ Gravez (HW&W), & Xavier BLK (WERC Crew) Saturday April 4th, 2015
April 1, 2015
If you are in Atlanta and want to check out some great music, people dancing, and see an emcee who is making waves in the game right now then Hometown Heroes has you covered. Â This Saturday April 4th at The Basement in East Atlanta they have Waldo (Soulection) performing along with producer/DJ Gravez (HW&W) and producer/DJ Xavier Blk (Werc) spinning. Â The local Heroes brought us Dpat & Atu of Soulection for their last event a few months back I was in the house and it was a Party! Â So listen to their latest volume of Hometown Heroes radio after the jump below in the meantime to get you ready for the show!
Posted in EVENTS, Hip-Hop, Music, Podcast, Progressive, R&B, Radio | Tags: Atlanta, Gravez, Hometown Herroes, Soulection, The Basement, Waldo, WERC, Xavier Blk | No Comments »
