Tony Touch Speaks On His Music Career & Keeping Up With The New Music & Artists (Video)
August 4, 2011
In part one of a three segment series The Legendary Boricua number one Tony Toca recently about his long career in hip hop starting as a B-Boy, keeping up with new music, and the return of his popular 50 Emcees project.
Yung B Da Producer – ‘Like Dis and Like Dat’
August 4, 2011
Saw this track from Yung B Da Producer and MC/Producer from New Jersey who is cousins with an MC we posted here before J.Nolan. This joint is that classic hip hop, I’m feeling this joint.
– Haze
Machine Gun Kelly Signs With Diddy’s Bad Boy Records (Video)
August 4, 2011
I’m not too familiar with Cleveland artist Machine Gun Kelly, but this video that his team Est 19xx sent me was very interesting to watch. In short it follows the come up of a young kid making his way in the world from basically nothing & trying to make his dreams in the music industry come true. I like Machine Gun Kelly’s energy & would like to see & hear more music over time, but honestly I do have some reservations about him signing with Bad Boy records. Hopefully they’ll do right by the kid in the long scheme of things. Machine Gun Kelly is full of wide eyed enthusiasm & that’s always a good thing with new young artists, but I sincerely hope he doesn’t lose that energy & enthusiasm after dealing with all the industry bullsh*t that will eventually come along with all his successes up to this point. Good luck kid….
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Phonte – Charity Starts at Home (Cover & Tracklist)
August 4, 2011
We got the tracklisting for Phonte’s long awaited solo Hip Hop LP. No single yet but the album doesn’t drop til September 27th so we gotta be patient. Tracklist after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
Chuck D – “Notice” (Know This) Otis Response (Video)
August 3, 2011
I follow Chuck D on twitter but I don’t see how I missed his take on the OTis freestyles that have been hitting the web. By far Chuck D’s version is one of my favorites because not only did he make sure the beat was flipped in a different & creative manner, but he also said something of value in the track. Entertainment & educating cats on how it should be done. Now I gotta hit him up on twitter to get the MP3 of this so I can rock it on my show…..
Chuck D:
“In these difficult times for many people (especially of color), this is a call to artists to continue to inspire, but to reflect the people better than the media does. Here’s to hoping that the Jay-Z & Kanye supergroup can elevate the masses to try a little bit more to reflect Otis’ heart rather than swag, because they’re too good to be less.â€
Lord Finesse Talks Influences (Video)
August 3, 2011
This video starts with one of my favorite beats, Speak Ya Peace. I dumbed out when this video started. Then Lord Finesse talks about digging for rare samples and some of his influences.
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Black Dynamite Animated Series (Trailer)
August 3, 2011
One of the funniest movies is being turned into an animated series! Adult Swim will start airing episodes of Black Dynamite the animated series this month via AdultSwim.com. Animation looks similar to The Boondocks. Hope its as funny.
Kaimbr – Mr. Miyagi (Instrumentals)
August 3, 2011
Low Budget Crew member Kaimbr chilled on the rhymes to show off his impressive production skills. This project is DOPE. There are some really dope vibes on it.
Royce Da 5’9 – ‘I Ain’t Coming Down’
August 3, 2011
I’m really feeling this joint from Royce. I wasn’t too excited with the first single but I can definitely rock this track. Royce’s new project Success is Certain drops next week.
Freddie Gibbs – ‘Rob Me a N*gga’ feat. Alley Boy (Prod. by Big K.R.I.T.)
August 3, 2011
New joint from Gangsta Gibbs produced by Big K.R.I.T. The beat is dope and Gibbs spits the street life as usual.
– Haze
Laelo Hood – ‘Heartbeat’ (Video)
August 3, 2011
Video from DC repper Laelo Hood’s Purple Rain & Kush Clouds Mixtape thats out right now. Cool joint.
Dave Chapelle on MPC with Hi-Tek? (Video)
August 3, 2011
This video surfaced of whats supposed to be Dave Chapelle the comedian in the studio with Hi-Tek and Talib Kweli messing around on the MPC. The video is blurry and dark but I’ll take the internet’s word for it.
– Haze
RZA talks ‘Watch the Throne’ Production
August 3, 2011
Rza talked to Rolling Stone about his contribution to Jay-Z and Kanye’s Watch the Throne collab album and how he became apart of it. Read the rest of this entry »
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House Shoes Presents: Rapping With Paul White (Mixtape)
August 3, 2011
The UK producer Paul White drops this mixtape with House Shoes before his album is released August 23rd. Joint has tracks from the album, some remixes, and unreleased material with House Shoes on the mix.
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The Black Opera “Gods Camera” (Surveillance Video)
August 3, 2011
The Black Opera issued this notice in regards to info about the mysterious group:
NOTICE: The few of YOU that know the description and whereabouts of the members of The Black Opera should speak no clues into existence. WE are ALL currently under surveillance. – #TheBlackOpera
Estelle – “Break My Heart” (BenjaStyles Remix) feat. Freeway
August 2, 2011
Freeway links up with talented producer, DJ, & remixer Benja Styles to deliver a fresh new take on the UK songstress Estelle’s “Break My Heart” joint. This joint is so bangin’ it makes me want to pull out my ‘Smif-N-Wessun’ on a ‘Black Moon’ lit night…..
Torae – “Outta Here” feat. Mike Shorey (Video)
August 2, 2011
Tor drops this video from this track from his Heart Failure project which is on iTunes. check under the hood for the Behind the Scenes footage.
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Clan Destined – ‘War Games’ (Video)
August 2, 2011
Clan D is back with a new video for a joint off the Self Titled LP. This joint really showcases the duo’s versatility and skills on the mic. One of my favorite purchases of the year. Go get Self Titled.
John Robinson & Lewis Parker ft Angelz Inc. – “Harlem River Drive” (Video)
August 2, 2011
International Summers LP is a really slept on project. Had some really dope tunes on it. Hit Amazon or iTunes to cop that joint. In the meantime here is some visuals for Harlem River Drive, one of the standout tracks.
Skillz – ‘Love’N Hip Hop’ feat. Joe Tann
August 2, 2011
Skillz puts this joint together over The Roots and Weird Al Yankovic’s cover of Madvillain’s Accordion .
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