BLITZ – 6/3/11: Geronimo Pratt
June 3, 2011
Rest In Power to the honorable Elmer ‘Geronimo’ Pratt who died in Tanzania recently at the age of 63. Geronimo Pratt was jailed for 27 years of his life for a murder he didn’t commit & the FBI subsequently admitted that he was innocent. Glad to know I was fortunate to have met the man… Rest In Power
HEADLINES
Geronimo Pratt Dies At The Age Of 63 In Tanzania
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The War On Drugs Has Failed: Time For Legalization?
Dallas  Mavericks Stun The Miami Heat In 95-93 Comeback Win; Series Tied 1-1
DJ Mister Cee Pleads Guilty To Receiving Oral Sex From Another Man In Public
NHL Player Unsuspectingly Picks Up U2 Frontman Bono Hitchhiking In Canada
NFL & NFLPA Meet For Secret Talks In Chicago
The Power Of Music To Affect The Brain
Reggie Bush Is Doing A Reality TV Show
Pro Sports Teams Nicknames Gone Wrong
MORE HEADLINES AFTER THE JUMP…..
Evidence Speaks On His Project Inspired By The Beatles, Upcoming Tracks With DJ Premier, & His New Album ‘Cats & Dogs’ (Video)
June 3, 2011
Evidence’s free mixtape album inspired by the Beatles entitled ‘I Don’t Need Love’ was one of my favorite projects that dropped last year. It was not only very creative as an idea, but it just simply sounds dope from start to finish. I still run several tracks from it on the radio show like Because & Thinkn Bout Thinking. In this recent interview Ev talks about the free aforementioned mixtape album with the Beatles flips, his new upcoming album ‘Cats & Dogs’, DJ Premier working on a few tracks, & briefly touched on why his new album was taking a minute. In case you slept on the I Don’t Need Love project I included the tracklisting & link under the hood…..
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A Evening With Foreign Exchange: Laughing At Your Plans (Video)
June 3, 2011
A quick clip of Foreign Exchange performing ‘Laughing At Your Plans’ which will appear on their upcoming DVD entitled ‘Dear Friends: An Evening With Foreign Exchange’ due out on June 28th.
Posted in R&B, Videos | Tags: Dear Friends: An Evening With Foreign Exchange, Foreign Exchange, Laughing At Your Plans, Soul | No Comments »
Mansions On The Moon – ‘Take A Look’ (Video)
June 3, 2011
Mansions On The Moon hit the web with another in-studio type video from their ‘Paradise Falls’ project. This go around it’s for the track ‘Take A Look’. In case you’re running late you can download it at the link below…
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General Monks feat. Krondon, Phil The Agony x Rogue Venom – ‘Every Step Becomes Elevated’
June 2, 2011
Love to see dope folks work together and there are a lot of dope emcees on this track. General Monks are the new group consisting of Tristate & Planet Asia. This joint is produced by Jansport J. DOPE!
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Thoth feat. Guilty Simpson x Danny Brown – ‘F*ck Sleep’
June 2, 2011
This track goes! Thoth has a project dropping with Statik Selektah soon and this is a good sign of things to come.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Danny Brown, Guilty Simpson, Statik Selektah, Thoth | No Comments »
Mobb Deep Regret Not Working With Biggie Or The Lost Boyz (Video)
June 2, 2011
Tags: MTV Shows
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: HAVOC, Interview, MOBB DEEP, Mobb Deep Regret Not Working With Biggie Or The Lost Boyz, PRODIGY | No Comments »
Imported From Detroit: Dr. Dre’s Chrysler Commercial (Video)
June 2, 2011
The quote in used in this new Chrysler commercial starring Dr. Dre is soooo classic & accurate. No matter if you’re Lebron James or Joe Blow from a small town in Alabama. If you’re waiting on good things to come to you then you’ll be waiting for a pretty long time.
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Beats, Rhymes, & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest (Trailer)
June 2, 2011
This is finally the official trailer of the one of the most anticipated documentaries in music due to drop this summer! Directed by Michael Rapaport with a total running time of 1 hour & 37 minutes, the film is slated to be released in theatres July 8th
Posted in Hip-Hop, History, Videos | Tags: A Tribe Called Quest, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels Of A Tribe Called Quest, Jarobi, Movie, Movies, Phife Dawg, Q-Tip, Trailer | No Comments »
CyHi Da Prynce – Can’t Wait (Video)
June 2, 2011
CyHi Da Prynce drops a new video from his dope Royal Flush mixtape/album project that dropped last year. He needs to stop playing & drop a dope video for the “HERO” joint which is one of my favorites. In case youR late checking out the mixtape I’ve included it under the hood along the tracklisting…
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Eminem x Royce Da 5’9 (Bad Meets Evil) – ‘Hell: The Sequel’ [Snippets]
June 2, 2011
Snippets from Amazon of the album. Heard some stuff I was feeling but of course we hold any opinions until after we hear the project in its entirety
Posted in Hip-Hop, Music | Tags: Bad Meets Evil, Bruno Mars, Eminem, Hell: The Sequel, LIGHTERS, Royce Da 5'9 | No Comments »
New Music: Aleon Craft feat. Phil Ade x Boog Brown – ‘I Still Love Her’ (prod by KATO)
June 2, 2011
The homie & dope producer Kato is gearing up to drop his T.I.M.E. volume 3 project featuring a gang of talented individuals on the mic with his various production styles. Here’s what we believe to be the first leak from the album….
DOWNLOAD: ALEON CRAFT FEAT. PHIL ADE x BOOG BROWN – I STILL LOVE HER (PRODUCED BY KATO)
Kev Brown x Kaimbr – The Making Of… ‘The Alexander Green Project’ (Video)
June 2, 2011
The duo reppin’ Maryland sits down to talk about their project, how it came together, and how RZA inspired the beats.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: Damu, Damu The Fudgemunk, Interview, Kaimbr, Kev Brown | No Comments »
Kid Cudi – ‘Marijuana’ (Video)
June 2, 2011
Kid Cudi drops a new video from one of my favorite songs from his last album Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager. I don’t even smoke weed & I’d have this song on repeat. Directed, Shot, & Edited by that ‘Transformers’ actor Shia LeBeouf
DOWNLOAD: KID CUDI x DOT DA GENIUS – PERFECT IS THE WORD
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King Mez feat. Thee Tom Hardy x Sean Boog – ‘From The South’ (Video)
June 2, 2011
Been playing this song on the radio show quite often from the King Mez album ‘The Kings Khrysis’ entirely produced by North Carolina producer Khrysis. Glad to see they decided to round up Thee Tom Hardy & Sean Boog for the video for of my favorite songs from the project…..If most of the music in the mainstream sounded this dope you’d never hear of fools in other regions dissing the south.
Posted in Hip-Hop, Videos | Tags: From The South, KHRYSIS, king mez, Sean Boog, The King's Khrysis, Thee Tom Hardy | No Comments »
Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton – I’m So In Love (Video)
June 2, 2011
New official video for ‘So In Love’ featuring North Carolina soul man Anthony Hamilton off of Jilly from Philly’s upcoming album ‘Light Of The Sun’ dropping this coming Tuesday June 21st…..
Posted in R&B, Videos | Tags: Anthony Hamilton, Jill Scott, Light Of The Sun, So In Love, Soul | No Comments »
WHO THE F*CK IS BOOG BROWN?! – Episode Two (Video)
June 1, 2011
Second installment of this series aimed to inform people about the dopeness that is Detroit MC Boog Brown. S/O to Will at High Impact Designs
Who to Check For: King Coz
June 1, 2011
King Coz is a production team residing in Houston, Tx. Their sound is the calling card for Peave Uv Mine Entertainment. The home of up and coming groups like H.I.S.D., Radio Galaxy, Spitten King, and solo acts like Krystal Hardwick and Michele Thibeaux. Their signature sound ranges from soulful to funky to pop many of hip hop’s elites are starting to take notice so hear is the head’s up on these guys. shouts to PIK
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The Clipse Speak About Success With The SHHO (Video)
June 1, 2011
The Student Hip Hop Organization shot this clip of the Clipse speaking on the elements & aspects of success….
Shaquille O’Neal Announces His Retirement From The NBA (Video)
June 1, 2011
We’re gonna miss the big guy around the NBA, but Shaq has entirely too much personality to completely disappear from movies, television, or anything else in entertainment. Congratulations Shaq on a great NBA career…
