Arkitekt

Hope everyone got out and voted yesterday. “Dear Friends, Family, and Allies, On Friday, April 23rd 2010 at approximately 1:30pm Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed into law the most aggressive bill against undocumented residents in the United States. Under Senate Bill 1070 (SB 1070) local police departments have been given the authority to identify, [...]

Song of the Week: “After The Smoke Is Clear”

October 25, 2010 - 8:45 pm

Tags: Columns, Ghostface Killah, Ironman, Raekwon, RZA, Song of the Week, The Delfonics
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It just feels like one of those days. Raekwon announced that Ghostface will be dropping an album December 14, 2010 titled Apollo Kids. Ghost also plans on releasing another solo album called Blue & Cream, and the sequel to his classic Supreme Clientele. Produced by RZA Download: Ghostface Killah feat. The Delfonics, Raekwon, & RZA [...]

Song of the Week: “In Tha Cut”

October 19, 2010 - 8:51 pm

Tags: Columns, Song of the Week, Wiz Khalifa
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“We don’t smoke blunts bitch!” Wiz Khalifa makes his Vegas debut this Sunday (10/24/10) at the House of Blues. He along with Yelawolf & DJ Bionic are currently on The Waken Baken Tour that started back in September and goes on until December. We also added the new single “Black And Yellow” in case you [...]

R.I.P. Eyedea

October 18, 2010 - 10:45 pm

Tags: Ark's Blueprints, Columns, eyedea
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Rest in peace to Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen. Eyedea died at the age of 28 on October 17th, 2010. He quickly became a freestyle prodigy after winning several competitions before the age of 20: Scribble Jam ’99, Rock Steady Anniversary 2000, and Blaze Battle Chicago 2000. Our thoughts & prayers go to his family and friends. [...]

Song of the Week: “I Feel For You”

October 14, 2010 - 9:53 am

Tags: AZ, Columns, doe or die, Song of the Week
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This week we’re paying homage to the highly underrated AZ. He released the classic Doe Or Die fifteen years ago, and it’s being re-released November 23. Doe Or Die 2 should also be dropping sometime this year. The record is looking to feature production from the original lineup such as Pete Rock, Buckwild, L.E.S. and [...]

Concert Review: To All My Friends Tour

October 7, 2010 - 10:49 am

Tags: Atmosphere, Columns, Concert Reviews, To All My Friends Blood Makes The Blood Holy: The Atmosphere EP's
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October 1, 2010 @ House Of Blues, Las Vegas, Nevada Photos by Rhymesayers Entertainment (Click photos for larger versions) Rhymesayers Entertainment hit Las Vegas this past Friday and impressively sold out the House of Blues at Mandalay Bay. The tour was to promote the latest Atmosphere EP To All My Friends, Blood Makes The Blade [...]

Concert Review: To All My Friends Tour

October 7, 2010 - 10:49 am

Tags: Atmosphere, Columns, Concert Reviews, To All My Friends Blood Makes The Blood Holy: The Atmosphere EP's
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Song of the Week: “My Favorite Ladies”

October 6, 2010 - 11:30 am

Tags: Columns, MF DOOM, Song of the Week
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Produced by The Prof. We staying cloudy-eyed all month! “You need to stop messin’ with that white girl, she fuckin’ wit’ ya head and got ya heart in a tight curl” Download: MF Doom – “My Favorite Ladies”

Song of the Week: “God’s Bathroom Floor”

September 29, 2010 - 8:22 am

Tags: Atmosphere, Columns, Song of the Week, To All My Friends Blood Makes The Blood Holy: The Atmosphere EP's
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We’ve all been there before. I’ll be attending the To All My Friends tour this Friday and thought it was right to pick one of my favorite’s for Song of the Week. Download: Atmosphere – “God’s Bathroom Floor”

Song of the Week: “Regrets”

September 22, 2010 - 8:15 am

Tags: Columns, DJ Premier, Jay-Z, Reasonable Doubt, Song of the Week
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“This is the number one rule for your set, in order to survive, gotta learn to live with regrets” Classic Jay & Premo Peter Panic from ’96. Download: Jay-Z – “Regrets”

Song of the Week: “Put It On”

September 14, 2010 - 3:37 pm

Tags: big l, Columns, Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous, Song of the Week
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How to kill an entire album on your first verse. Rest in peace Big L. Aiyyo, you betta flee Hobbes, or get your head flown three blocks L keep rapper’s hearts pumpin’ like reeboks And every year I gain clout and my name sprouts Some brothers’d still be virgins if the crack never came out [...]

Song of the Week: “Rhythm Of The Rain”

September 9, 2010 - 8:21 am

Tags: Columns, CunninLynguists, Death Is Silent, Kno, Song of the Week
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“Who’s Kno???” I got heat for putting “some random ass nigga” on the Starting 5′s (Producer’s Edition) second team. Here is an example of what the producer can do behind the boards…and not to mention that’s he’s a pretty decent emcee as well (3rd Verse – “Things I Dream”). Kno will be busy producing the [...]

Song of the Week: “Rhythm Of The Rain”

September 9, 2010 - 8:21 am

Tags: Columns, CunninLynguists, Death Is Silent, Kno, Song of the Week
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KRS-One & True Master – Meta-Historical [Review]

September 4, 2010 - 9:30 am

Tags: 4 Stars, KRS-One, Meta Historical, Reviews, True Master
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KRS-One returns with yet another collaboration album. Last year, he recorded Survival Skills with Boot Camp Clik emcee Buckshot. This time around he hooked up with Wu-Tang producer True Master who has produced some of Wu-Tang’s finest beats, such as, “Fish”, “Brooklyn Zoo”, “R.E.C. Room”, and more. He has been absent from the Hip-Hop scene [...]

Concert Review: Rock The Bells 2010

August 26, 2010 - 8:00 am

Tags: a tribe called quest, Brother Ali, Columns, Concert Reviews, DJ Premier, Jedi Mind Tricks, KRS-One, Lauryn Hill, Rock The Bells, Slick Rick, snoop dogg, Wu-Tang Clan
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August 21, 2010 @ NOS Events Center, San Bernardino, California Photos by Arkitekt (Click photos for larger versions) I arrived at the NOS Events Center fifteen minutes before the doors opened at noon. Unfortunately, the venue’s security didn’t know what the hell they were doing. The entrance was backed up nearly four blocks and it [...]

Song of the Week: “Check The Rhime”

August 25, 2010 - 6:26 pm

Tags: a tribe called quest, Columns, Song of the Week, The Low End Theory
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I’ve been playing Tribe all week since their performance last week at Rock the Bells. They have a handful of classic tracks, but I decided to go with “Check The Rhime” for the song of the week instead of their usual favorites. Download: A Tribe Called Quest – “Check The Rhime” Producer: A Tribe Called [...]

Song of the Week: “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None)”

August 18, 2010 - 9:42 pm

Tags: Columns, doggystyle, Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, snoop dogg, Song of the Week, warren g
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There will be alot of W’s thrown in the air this weekend during the Rock The Bells festival in Los Angeles. I’m curious to see who gets more…Snoop for his West Coast performance or Wu-Tang when they perform Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) in it’s entirety. I felt “Ain’t No Fun” fits the song of [...]

Song of the Week: “Ain’t No Fun (If The Homies Can’t Have None)”

August 18, 2010 - 9:42 pm

Tags: Columns, doggystyle, Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Nate Dogg, snoop dogg, Song of the Week, warren g
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