aqua

This user hasn't shared any biographical information

Homepage: http://slangrap.wordpress.com


Posts by aqua

Fab 5 (Heltah Skeltah + OGC) – “Blah” [Video]

January 5, 2012 - 9:21 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Rick Santorum owes Duck Down down a check. Just saying.  Also, Santorum, get all the way the f*ck outta here you lying crackpot.

The Unspoken Heard x The DC Hip Hop History Project, Ep. 1

January 2, 2012 - 2:22 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The DC Hip Hop Project, thanks to the good FWMJ and Rappers I Know, drops their first podcast which features an interview with Asheru and Blue Black of the Unspoken Heard. The two MCs talk about how they met, the origins of their names, 7 Heads Entertainment and all sorts of other factoids longtime fans will [...]

A Festivus For the Rest of Us!

December 25, 2011 - 1:37 am

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Happy Festivus everybody! 2011 was a great year, so I’ll pass on the Airing of the Grievances.

VIDEO: Action Bronson & Statik Selektah “Not Enough Words”

November 22, 2011 - 2:40 pm

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

“Somebody save me, cause I don’t want to go to jail/I’d rather be up in the mansion for the Polo sale.” The video for Action Bronson and Statik Selektah’s “Not Enough Words,” off their album Well Done, out today (11/22/11). Directed by Tom Gould and Alexander Richter. Yeah, Action Bronson’s vocal tone is reminiscent of [...]

Jay-Z x The 2011 GQ Men of the Year

November 14, 2011 - 10:39 am

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Jigga, along with Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon and a couple of others, gets another Man of the Year nod from GQ Magazine (his first was in 2006). Interview by Alex Pappademas is up. And, of course, he and Beyonce’s child will be listening to Reasonable Doubt: “There will be a lot of that,” he says. [...]

DOWNLOAD: Roc Marciano “Emeralds”

November 3, 2011 - 9:29 am

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Roc Marci spittin’ that smack ya face just for living rap over chunky drums and strings (courtesy of Arch Druids) on this new joint called “Emeralds.” Off that Marcberg: Reloaded, dropping sooner than later. DOWNLOAD: “Emeralds” [Mediafire]

VIDEO: Pac Div “Still Flexin’

November 1, 2011 - 12:56 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Pac Div manages to snag cameos from NBA players Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh, Derrick Williams and Eric Gordon in the  So-Me directed video for “Still Flexin’.” It’s actually a commercial for Phiten Athletics, makers of wellness promoting necklaces and jewelry, or something like that. Hence, the clips “History of Bling” angle. Still not enthused by Pac [...]

VIDEO: Ghostface Killah x Supreme London

October 20, 2011 - 1:57 pm

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Ghostface Killah was on hand for the opening of the new Supreme store in London. Not much actual performance footage but worth checking Tony Starks spit the opening bars to “Nutmeg” with the same vintage mic seen on the cover of Supreme Clientele. If you have not, I suggest you listen to said album. [Spotted [...]

VIDEO: ?uestlove x And 1 Commercial

October 18, 2011 - 10:11 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Finally found this commercial starring ?uestlove of the Roots that was as part of a Latrell Sprewell ad campaign. Spree was rolling with And 1 at the time and this predated his choking out Coach P.J. Carlesimo. The Roots’ drummer and defacto spokesman runs through the different looks he uses when performing, including one that channels [...]

The Roots “Make My” f/ Big K.R.I.T.

October 17, 2011 - 1:38 pm

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Track list dropped this a.m., now the Roots’ lead single from their forthcoming new album undun—“Make My,” featuring BIG K.R.I.T. and produced Khari Mateen—leaks premieres. It’s a good Monday. undun is in stores December 6.

The Roots ‘undun’ Track List

October 17, 2011 - 10:29 am

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The 13th album (at this point I’ve given up trying to fact check this) from the legendary Roots crew will be a concept project called undun, and the track list (below) has been revealed. ?uestlove previously told MTV News that it will be a “movie without visuals.” That sounds a bit too DJ Khaled’esque, but [...]

VIDEO: Nas “Nasty” + Common “Ghetto Dreams” f/ Nas

October 11, 2011 - 10:59 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Nas is still nice. Common is still nice. That said, the plan is for these two MCs to drop a collaborative album called Nas.Com (or Nas (Dot) Com?). Above, Nas’ video for the Salaam Remi produced “Nasty” from his forthcoming album titled Life Is Good. Below, Common’s video for the No I.D. produced “Ghetto Dreams” from his [...]

VIDEO: Wu-Tang Clan x Only Built 4 Cuban Linx… x Red Bull Music Academy

September 30, 2011 - 2:56 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The Red Bull Music Academy hit me up and asked me if I wanted to host a panel with the Wu-Tang Clan discussing their seminal debut Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). The answer to that question was obvious and this Wednesday (9/28), I made the trip to Shaolin Land to moderate a lecture was part [...]

John Coltrane, period.

September 24, 2011 - 5:03 pm

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

John Coltrane “Acknowledgement” There are three John Coltrane songs I suggest to the uninitiated: “Part 1: ‘Acknowledgement’” from A Love Supreme, “Naima” from Giant Steps, and “Blue Train” from Blue Train. Whenever life’s perpetual fuckery wears on me, a little dash of Coltrane’s catalog soothes any built up rancor. Happy belated birthday sir, and thank [...]

DOWNLOAD: Maffew Ragazino ‘Rhyme Pays’ Album

September 21, 2011 - 12:13 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

“My free download is better than anything ya drop.”—Maffew Ragazino (“Blaxploitation”) Brownsville’s own Maffew Ragazino drops his debut album, Rhyme Pays, for the free free. No excuse to take a gander at his talents. Video for lead single “Black Sheep” below. DOWNLOAD: Maffew Ragazino Rhyme Pays 

VIDEO: Dru Ha Marathon Training with Sean Price & Dallas Penn

September 15, 2011 - 2:47 pm

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

“Colonel Abrams called, he wants his disco shirt back.”—Sean Price “Just think about running to the corner store, maybe like 4 or 5,000 times.”—Dallas Penn Dru Ha aka The Big Cheese (co-CEO & co-Founder of Duck Down Records) is prepping to run the NYC Marathon for a great cause (Alzheimer’s research). In the clip above [...]

‘Hear. I am.’ x Bonsu Thompson + Low Key

September 15, 2011 - 1:25 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

A couple of the homies—Low Key of YouHeardThatNew (below) and Bonsu Thompson, writer extraordinaire and former EIC of The Source Magazine (above)—get spotlighted by Sennheiser USA Headphones as part of their ‘Hear. I. Am.’ campaign. Still rocking with my Beats By Dre’s, though. Thoughtful and enlightening commentary from both these brothers that you shouldn’t hate, [...]

VIDEO: “Ain’t Nothing To Talk About (The Rent Is Too DAMN High)”

November 2, 2010 - 11:35 am

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

NY Gubernatorial candidate Jimmy McMillan of the infamous The Rent Is Too Damn High ticket gets a video. Nicely done. And the rent in NYC definitely is too damn high (even if I do pay a mortgage). This is where it must be mentioned that McMillan’s debut ALBUM, The Rent is Too Damn High Vol [...]

DOWNLOAD: LEP Bogus Boys “Don’t Feed Da Killaz 3″ Mixtape

October 31, 2010 - 1:08 pm

Tags: , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Count and Moonie bring authentic street Hip-Hop direct from the South Side of Chicago. Respect these Low End Professionals. Video clip for “Don’t Feed The Killaz” above, link to the DJ Drama hosted mixtape below. The rest of their ill visuals after. LEP Bogus Boys Don’t Feed Da Killaz 3 Mixtape RELATED: “Trading Places” “Going [...]

DOWNLOAD: LEP Bogus Boys “Don’t Feed Da Killaz 3″ Mixtape

October 31, 2010 - 1:08 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Count and Moonie bring authentic street Hip-Hop direct from the South Side of Chicago. Respect these Low End Professionals. Video clip for “Don’t Feed The Killaz” above, link to the DJ Drama hosted mixtape below. The rest of their ill visuals after. LEP Bogus Boys Don’t Feed Da Killaz 3 Mixtape | Mediafire RELATED: “Trading [...]

VIDEO: RUN-DMC “Beats to the Rhyme” x RIP JAM MASTER JAY

October 30, 2010 - 10:07 am

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Run-DMC had a lot of great records. But “Beats to the Rhyme” from their Tougher Than Leather album is one of my favorites. Run and DMC rocking the mic while the late great Jam Master Jay cuts up “Nautilus” by Bob James something crazy. I’m pretty sure the crew from Hollis performed “Beats to the Rhyme” [...]

VIDEO: “The Walking Dead” Official Trailer

October 29, 2010 - 10:43 pm

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The AMC Channel’s The Walking Dead, based on the comic book of the same title, premieres Sunday and looks like it’s going to be official business. A zombie series on cable…let’s not muck this up.

VIDEO: LeBron James “Rise” Nike Commercial

October 25, 2010 - 4:46 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

LeBron James addresses all his detractors in his new commercial, part of a multimedia campaign via Nike called “Rise.” Yes, it’s a display of brash ego. Kind of like when he elevates to throw down a rim cracking slam dunk. Only winning a championship—multiple ones at that—will really gets the naysayers to shut their traps. [...]

Kanye West “Runaway” Film

October 23, 2010 - 9:30 pm

Tags: , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The beats bang, though. [Shout to Blow Hip Hop TV]

DOWNLOAD: The Wellington Papers “The New York Times” Mixtape

October 20, 2010 - 11:50 am

Tags: , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

The homie HB Wellington slid me his new mixtape, The New York Times, from his The Wellington Papers collective with Lex Verlock. Read up on the collective here; download the mixtape here. According to HB the music is a “blend of hip hop, punk, surf rock, ska, and dub influences.” Yep, and it’s all NYC [...]

VIDEO: Moleskine 2011 Collection of Diaries/Planners

October 20, 2010 - 1:01 am

Tags: , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Need a Moleskine sponsorship, desperately. [Peeped at Selectism]

VIDEO: Twista feat. Raekwon “The Heat”

October 18, 2010 - 1:55 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Twista and the Chef over a soulful sonic platter from No ID and the Legendary Traxster. What’s not to appreciate? Not bad for an alleged G.O.O.D. Music reject. Twista’s new album, The Perfect Storm, hits stores November 9th.

VIDEO: RZA, GZA & Bill Murray x Coffee and Cigarettes

October 17, 2010 - 5:17 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

“And you’re Bill Murray…Bill Groundhog Day, Ghostbusting ass Murray!”—GZA/Genius “Are you a bug Bill Murray?”—RZA Was reading a feature story on Bill Murray in GQ and his OG film Stripes happens on television at the moment—all which reminds me of the greatness of the above scene from Jim Jarmusch’s Coffee and Cigarettes. The conversation revolves [...]

VIDEO: Malice (The Clipse) – Excerpt #1 From Memoir

October 7, 2010 - 1:47 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

Malice of the Clipse—the Thornton brother not signed with G.O.O.D. Music, but just as nice—is releasing a memoir called Wretched, Pitiful, Poor, Blind and Naked (see Revelation 3:17). Malice’s vlogs always entertain and in the powerful entry above he reads an excerpt from his tell all, due in stores…soon. [Hat tip to Karen Civil]   [...]

Kobe Says He’d Beat LeBron 1 On 1

October 4, 2010 - 9:51 pm

Tags: , , , , , , , ,
Posted in Today In Rap | Comments Off

While make an appearance at the London School of Basketball a while back, Kobe Bryant says he would beat LeBron James in a game of one one. Mr. 5 Rings’ reasoning, that’s he’s a one on one player to the core while LeBron is more of a team player (a la Magic Johnson), is legit. [...]

Page 1 of 212