The official video for Bun B’s second single off his Trill O.G. album (in-stores and online now) called “Trillionaire”. The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League produced cut features T-Pain and the visual was directed by Mr. Boomtown.

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BONUS: Big Sean feat. Bun B – “Money & Sex” (Produced By No I.D.) (NO DJ)

A tagless cut off Big Sean’s recently released Finally Famous Vol. 3: BIG which Sean has indicated the full tape will come out tagless next week with bonus tracks.

After the jump the tracklisting for Pimp C’s Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones LP….

BONUS: Big Sean feat. Bun B – “Money & Sex” (Produced By No I.D.) (NO DJ)

1. Down 4 Mine
2. Untitled Track (feat. Lil Wayne, Bun B & Drake)
3. Fly Lady
4. Love 2 Ball
5. Since The 90’s (feat. Gator Mane & E-40)
6. Dickies (feat. Bun B & Young Jeezy)
7. Midnight Hoes (feat. Rick Ross)
8. Made Fo (feat. Too Short)
9. Believe In Me (feat. Ivory P, Cory Mo, Heezi, BankRoll Jones, Bub & The UnderDogs)
10. Hit The Parking Lot (feat. Webbie & Lil’ Boosie)
11. Massacre
12. Get Down (feat. Devin The Dude)
13. Go To War (feat. Bun B)

On October 5th Pimp C’s final album will release via Rap-A-Lot Records called Naked Soul Of Sweet Jones above is the tracklist for the LP, as you notice track #2 seems to be “What Up” which will also have a verse from Lil’ Wayne.

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illroots: In hip-hop nowadays, it seems as though no age group is off limits. As more and more of our favorite rappers get older and older, the spotlight still remains on whoever manages to make the hottest songs. Naledge reached out to us a few months ago with the interest in having illRoots present his next solo mixtape, appropriately titled Twenty Something which drops right here on September 10th, his birthday. The tape, which features a wide range of production and features, sticks to the theme of just releasing good, quality music. For the first leak, Naledge grabs his Kidz In The Hall partner Double 0 for this banger of a track. Check out the back cover and full tracklist after the jump, and stay tuned for a few visuals in the next couple weeks.
Download: Naledge – Oh Baby (Prod. Double 0)

The 2010 MTV VMAs will air on September 12th @ 9PM EST, and will be hosted by Chelsea Handler…
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Once upon a time, around 1985 at Unique recording studio in New York city, Marley Marl accidentally sampled a snare drum. It was a mistake, initially, as he’d instructed the engineer to grab a vocal snippet for the Captain Rock song he was remixing at the time. When he played the sound on the keyboard and heard that snare come through, it dawned on him – no more shitty DMX and Linn Drum sounds! Once he realized that he could program drums using real drum sounds, he loaded up the kick, snare and hat from ‘Impeach The President’ and started making history. ‘Eric B. For President’, ‘The Bridge’, ‘Make The Music With Your Mouth, and ‘Stunt of The Block’ were all produced using that drum kit.

It’s impossible to imagine how hip-hop would have sounded without that break-through, although it’s a fair bet that after a few more years of drum machines over replayed TV show themes somebody would have figured out that sampling drums was a good idea. But beyond this innovation, the other major contribution to the hip-hop cannon was the collection of great albums that Marley was involved in (regardless of whether or not he had co-producers). Long Live The Kane, Road To The Riches, Goin’ Off, Take A Look Around, Down By Law, Mama Said Knock You Out…the list goes on. The only other producer who can approach that kind of track record at the time is The 45 King. Many will make a case for Dr. Dre since he’s made so many careers happen, but he’s been more about making hits and artists than great albums. Pretty much every great Dre album has a fair amount of bullshit on there, with the exception of The Chronic. Even Efil4zggin had a fair amount of filler in terms of skits.

As great as DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Ced-Gee and the D.I.T.C. collective are, they are all in the shadow of Marley Marl’s legacy, because the most significant quality that Marlon Williams brought to hip-hop was bigger than the sampling techniques or the albums – it was bringing that grit to the studio. The perfect antidote for the clean, sterile Sugarhill disco sound and the drum machine/keyboard sound that came after it was the ‘Project Sound’ that ‘The Bridge’ gave us. Marley was able to capture that raw feeling that you get from listening to old Cold Crush tapes recorded from parties on the records he made, and that will forever be more powerful than making careers or selling millions of CD’s.

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Musical dedications to Brooklyn never seem to get old, as this self-produced smasher from Q.U demonstarates. Apparently his Between Heaven & Hell CD has already sold-out at a few spots, but you can try over at UGHH to reserve a copy from the next delivery.

Q-Unique - ‘BK, BX, BK’

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