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Reason – Stalker Stories

March 10, 2010 - 3:10 pm

Tags: Cas Uno, Dirty Hank, Dox, Esh The Monolith, Falside, Phillip Drummond, Poorly Drawn People, Reason, Storm Davis
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All I got to say it’s about damn time. Anytime one of the Poorly Drawn People cats drop a mixtape or an album, it’s always a big thing in my world. And after almost four years when he released Gemini Slang, PDP member Reason gets geared up to drop his Landlords & Lullabies album on April 6th. Reason is known for his “telling it like it is” approach on the mic. I’m eagerly awaiting for it to drop,

Halftime 12th Anniversary

March 9, 2010 - 11:10 pm

Tags: DJ Eclipse, Halftime Show, radio shows
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On Wednesday, March 3rd, “The Halftime Show” held it’s 12th Anniversary. For those that missed it, below you can find links for the audio, video streams and pictures. The audio links include some footage that wasn’t heard on FM and only on www.wnyu.org. Enjoy. EclipseHalftime 12th Anniversary Part One (audio) http://bit.ly/cIP3vW Halftime 12th Anniversary Part Two (audio)http://

DJ Eclipse “Rap Is Outta Control”

March 9, 2010 - 8:16 am

Tags: DJ Eclipse, radio shows, Rap Is Outta Control
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Here’s yesterday’s RIOC show. I’ll be sending out the links for the audio, video & pics from The Halftime Show 12th Anniversary tomorrow.Remember to keep Guru in your thoughts. For insight on some of the issues surrounding Guru you can check out http://livefromheadqcourterz.wordpress.com/ EDOWNLOAD LINK: http://www.zshare.net/audio/734700506a8e24fb/ FILE NAME: RIOC PT.1 3-7-10.mp3FILE SIZE:

KinG – Live From Souled On California

March 8, 2010 - 8:36 am

Tags: KING, Souled On
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In my little virtual world on the net, I have a few bloggers that I have a “beyond the blogs” type of relationships with. We reach out to each other, work with each other, have some ideas what our “real lives” are like, that kind of thing. One blogger I’ve been close to over the years is the mighty Scholar from Souled On. Not only is it one of my favorite blogs (and it has been for at least three

Dot S!lly – S!lly City Vol. 2 Mixtape

March 5, 2010 - 5:43 pm

Tags: Dot Silly
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DOT S!LLY “S!LLY CITY VOL. 2″ MIXTAPEDOT S!LLY “S!LLY CITY VOL. 2″ MIXTAPECreative, charismatic and, of course, silly all describe emerging Brooklyn emcee/songwriter/producer Dot S!lly. The up-and-coming 22-year-old has been honing his hip hop sound from his early adolescentes and is determined to leave an outstanding impression on, not just Hip Hop, but music in general.Though still relatively

DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1

March 5, 2010 - 8:20 am

Tags: DJ Low Key, DJ Sound Supreme, Mixtapes, Ro Blvd, Skyzoo, U.N.I.
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DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1 is a free download at DenverSolution.com, the site for the party. The mixtape features exclusives and world premiers from all three members of Tanya Morgan, Donnis, Ro Blvd, Exile, DJ Day, Che Grand, Buff1, Waajeed, Adad, 8thW1, Whygee, Kid Hum, Theo Martins, Mike Baker, 1 O.A.K., Moe Green and more, plus some of mine and Sounds’ favorite newer

DJ Low Key & Sounds Supreme – The Solution Tape #1

March 5, 2010 - 8:20 am

Tags: DJ Low Key, DJ Sound Supreme, Mixtapes, Ro Blvd, Skyzoo, U.N.I.
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DJ Eclipse “Rap Is Outta Control”

March 4, 2010 - 8:17 am

Tags: dj babu, DJ Eclipse, radio shows, Rap Is Outta Control
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Before we even get into this radio stuff let’s all take some time to send some positive vibes out to Guru. As many of you know he’s in the hospital after going into cardiac arrest. The rumors that he passed last night were totally false!!!! He did undergo surgery which was successful, but he’s still in a very fragile state. So all prayers are needed now!!!!! Peace to the whole Gang Starr

How To Make A Record…..

March 3, 2010 - 11:28 pm

Tags: vinyl records
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Those of you that personally know me (and read this blog), know that I’ve gotten heavy into collecting vinyl records again after being a tape and CD guy for the past 20 years. Something about the whole package and the sound that just gets me. I’ve been a guy that loves looking for obscure shit anyway, hence my CD digging posts that I’ve done. Now I don’t really buy a CD unless it’s the only way

Days of Digging: Part One

March 2, 2010 - 8:27 am

Tags: Ahmad Jamal, Buddy Miles Express, Cal Tjader, Donald Byrd, Edan, Isaac Hayes, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Cliff, MC Chill, rakim, The Isley Brothers
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Happy Sunday afternoon, although I realize by I put this up, Sunday afternoon will be just a pleasant memory as the doom and gloom of the work week will be among us. Still it’s the memories. Seems like it’s been awhile since I’ve sat down and talked to y’all. The more time I think I have, the less time I actually do have, if that makes any sense whatsoever. Regardless, the music world still kicks

A Weekly Pick: Dirty Hank

March 1, 2010 - 3:28 pm

Tags: Dirty Hank
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DIRTY HANK’S GUIDE TO GIVING UP EPWhen he isn’t making suicide threats or drinking excessively, Dirty Hank a.k.a Adolph Oliver Bush is an MC. He recently spent 6 months working 7 songs in which he compiled into an EP titled, “Dirty Hank’s Guide to Giving Up”. This unique presentation of random acts of fuckery bleeds pain, anger, frustration, sexual angst, and disgust – all beautifully blended

WYDU Picks of the Week…..Part Two

February 25, 2010 - 4:32 pm

Tags: Hall Of Justus, Hotbox, Joe Scudda
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Hotbox – Number Theory EP http://www.mediafire.com/?znomiyyimlg1. Numerology2. Little Bits (Expedyte, Radar, & Phakt)3. Dollar Bills (Radar & Wordburglar)4. True Love (Expedyte, Mischif, Nokes, & Spesh K)5. Millipede (Spesh K & Jay Mayne)6. Christmas Rain7. Must Have Been (Sampson)8. Oatmeal Lumps (Milla Thyme, Sampson, Lee Fitz, Shiest, Arlo Maverick, Markit, Jesse Dangerously, Johnny Hardcore

WYDU Picks of the Week…..Part One

February 24, 2010 - 5:15 pm

Tags: Audible Doctor, Brown Bag AllStars, Falside, Poorly Drawn People
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http://www.zshare.net/download/72865390dbde4c22/The Audible Doctor is down with the whole Brown Bag Allstars movement, which I can never argue with the quality of their music. Audible Doctor is one of two producers (I believe, the other being J57) This mostly an instrumental jammy, and while I haven’t gotten all the way through it yet (listening while I work on this), so far so good. I always

DJ Eclipse “Rap Is Outta Control”

February 23, 2010 - 12:35 pm

Tags: DJ Eclipse, radio shows, Rap Is Outta Control
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Here’s Sunday’s RIOC show as well as last week’s show (2/14) with DJ Premier on the wheels. You can catch Preem every Friday on his “Live From HeadQCourterz” show and me every Sunday on “Rap Is Outta Control” both on Hip Hop Nation Sirius XM from 10pm-12am. Also, we are just over a week away from “The Halftime Show” 12th Anniversary (Wednesday, March 3rd). 3 producers, 1 DJ crew and a whole

Artist Spotlight Week: Intuition

February 19, 2010 - 8:59 am

Tags: Artist Spotlight, Intuition
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Hip Hop is a funny animal. It’s the chameleon of the music world, changing it’s colors frequently. There is every kind of hip hop, I’m just waiting for someone come with a hip hop with a polka feel to it. Any more, I want to deal with “real” hip hop. Meaning music I can relate to. I don’t bang, I don’t have a fancy whip, and experienced a drive by in at least three weeks. So something with the

Artist Spotlight Week: John Doe of the 1200 Hobos

February 18, 2010 - 7:46 am

Tags: 1200 Hobos, Artist Spotlight, John Doe, Mixtapes, Turntablist
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SPOTLIGHT ON BLOGGERHOUSE: DJ ROB A (Great interview that covers three decades)I’ve always had a rather serious admiration for the whole turntablist movement and traditional mixtape DJs. It’s something I have very little understanding of, but the way certain dudes can turn a turntable and a wax disc into an instrument is nothing short of amazing to me. Throw in a DJ that can make a traditional

Artist Spotlight Week: MIDIMarc

February 17, 2010 - 8:08 am

Tags: Artist Spotlight, MIDIMarc
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BLOGGERHOUSE SPOTLIGHT: Duval resident, the infamous Tough JunkieHip hop is the direct descendant of the Bronx, a sound that was developed in the ’70’s. Since then, it has went not only nationwide, but worldwide. Each region has added it’s own flavor and style to the basic building blocks of the hip hop sound. It’s evolved, for the lack of a simpler word. It’s difficult enough to master one

Artist Spotlight Week: MIDIMarc

February 17, 2010 - 8:08 am

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Artist Spotlight Week: Y?Arcka

February 16, 2010 - 8:09 am

Tags: Artist Spotlight, Y?Arcka
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Growing up, Philadelphia was the home of some of my favorite hip hop. I’ve made no qualms about calling Schoolly D, 3xDope, Steady B, Cash Money & Marvelous, among other classic Philly acts as some of my favorite in the genre of hip hop. So the city has had soft spot in my heart and will always be a city that I keep close tabs on. The past couple years, the city has started stepping up again and

WYDU Artist Spotlight: NoCanDo

February 15, 2010 - 8:37 am

Tags: Artist Spotlight, NoCanDo
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At times I tend to forget the LA underground scene. It’s not on purpose, and I don’t know why I sleep on it, it just happens from time to time. Case in point, Project Blowed alum, NoCanDo. I had heard the name from various battles, projects and guest appearances, but I didn’t fully appreciate his talent. That was until dude hit me up last week about his new album, Jimmy The Lock. I wasn’t

Cupid Hates You…..But Hallmark Loves You

February 14, 2010 - 7:27 am

Tags: Batsauce, Cee and Bekah, Dillon, Mixtapes, Movement Family
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I hate Valentines day, it’s a rather pointless holiday. One for the card makers, jewelers, and candy makers. Oh well, for those of you that are getting down like that, we got some gems for you. We even got something for those of you that aren’t down with it, or just don’t have anyone to share this crapshot of a holiday. Call it our soundtrack from some “between the sheets” type of activities.And

Mixtape Saturdays

February 13, 2010 - 5:58 pm

Tags: beastie boys, Debonair P, DJ Dopeshoes, Mixtapes, Polarity, teddy riley
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Peace kiddies, what’s good. It’s a drab and gloomy day here at the WYDU offices. No football, baseball hasn’t started yet (for those of us who still watch it) and I’m already tired of watching speed skating on the Olympics. So I figured it was time for some mixtapes. I’m not talking about Lil Yung’s lastest “street album”, I’m talking about REAL mixtapes, or the closest to what we had back in the

WYDU Classics Jan 10

February 12, 2010 - 4:38 pm

Tags: WYDU Classics
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WYDU Classics, remember those things? Sure you do, probably the only reason you hang around here anymore. Hoping they would make a comeback. Well the waiting is over. Sure, it’s a month late, but here are those classics back to appease that appetite of the old school goodness for the month of January. I was in kind of an obscure mood, plus I downloaded a lot of stuff I wasn’t really familiar over

Stussy J Dilla Documentary Part One of Three

February 12, 2010 - 1:03 am

Tags: J Dilla, Jay Dee
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Part one of a three part documentary on J Dilla.On Saturday Febuary 13th, 2010 to celebrate the life of brilliant hip hop producer and rapper James “J Dilla” Yancey, Stussy is releasing a limited edition tee shirt produced in conjunction with Stones Throw and the Dilla Estate. For the release, Stussy is holding “Dilla Day” events at some of our North American stores. www.stussy.com for more

Yo WYDU Raps

February 11, 2010 - 8:34 am

Tags: Ali Vegas, Children of the Night, Dillon, Fat Rat Da Czar, Jern Eye, Kam Moye, LoveJones, Mike Schpitz, NoCanDo, Paten Locke, Richie Cunning, Zerostar
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A sneak peak…..Paten Locke – VentilationMy man Paten Locke is set to release his second single, “Ventilation,” which happens to be my favorite joint from the album. He shot the video while out in L.A. toward the end of last year. Here is just a little behind the scenes love before the video, which is P. Locke’s first video.Dillon & Paten Locke – Stay Relative Speaking of Paten Locke, he brought

Inbox Goodies Catch Up: The Singles

February 10, 2010 - 10:07 am

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The MP3 link is a song called “Toss It Over” that four-time Solution guest and all around great rapper/producer, Von Pea from Tanya Morgan, recorded for us over an unreleased Suhburb beat. The video link features Che Grand rapping over live Exile & DJ Day production from last summer, when the two dj/producers came out to the Solution to rock on 2 MPCs and 2 turntables for a Red Bull Music

SciFi Stu “The Will”

February 9, 2010 - 12:26 am

Tags: SciFi Stu, Vast Aire
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SciFi Stu “The Will” Digi-12 now available!SciFi Stu presents THE WILL + THE TOUCH Digi-12 featuring guest emcee’s Vast Aire (Cannibal Ox), 4th Place (Ill Poetix)and Jon Wayne and produced by SciFi Stu. Released digitally today on Domination Recordings | Advantage Music Group (AMG).Scotland-born, Edinburgh-based hip hop producer SciFi Stu releases his fresh new single THE WILL on 26th Jan 2010.

Diamond Music Group x Flud Watches “Movie Star” Remix Contest

February 8, 2010 - 5:46 pm

Tags: Contest, Remix Contest
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We’re pleased to announce the “Movie Star” Remix Contest. “Movie Star” is Protoman’sdebut single from his forthcoming EP, 86′d that drops April 6th. We have a nice prizepackage lined up for this contest includes a placement on Protoman’s EP as well as adigital distribution imprint courtesy of Diamond Music Group as well as a watch courtesyof the good people at Flud Watches. The deadline for

A Conversation with Shep: The HIP HOP MOM

February 5, 2010 - 8:51 am

Tags: DJ Zero One, Guest Author, Hiphopmom, Shep
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We have a special guest contributor for today and a very interesting interview. My man DJ Zero One from the infamous Gutter Water Music/Dysposable Heroes crews met up with Shep, who has become known as the “Hip Hop Mom”. Living in Denver, which Shep lives just outside of the Denver area, I had heard about her and the local Basementalism show. The lady knows more about hip hop than a lot of the so