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Cardiact a.k.a. "Mr. Whiteboy" drops a brand new single that asks every geographical location to put their "Hands Up."
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2 months, 21 days ago.
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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. “And [...]
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2 months, 27 days ago.
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Off "Music of the Misinterpreted" Deluxe Version out now.
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2 months, 29 days ago.
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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]
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3 months, 8 days ago.
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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 Div’s Asher [...]
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3 months, 10 days ago.
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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 [...]
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3 months, 22 days ago.
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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 [...]
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3 months, 24 days ago.
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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.
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3 months, 25 days ago.
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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 the [...]
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3 months, 25 days ago.
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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 forthcoming [...]
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4 months, 1 day ago.
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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 [...]
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4 months, 12 days ago.
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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 you.
John [...]
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4 months, 18 days ago.
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“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
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4 months, 21 days ago.
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“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 his usual [...]
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4 months, 27 days ago.
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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, [...]
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4 months, 27 days ago.
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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” [...]
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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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.
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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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. But [...]
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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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 bred. [...]
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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Need a Moleskine sponsorship, desperately.
[Peeped at Selectism]
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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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.
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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“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 around the RZA’s [...]
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1 year, 3 months ago.
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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]
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1 year, 4 months ago.
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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 [...]
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1 year, 4 months ago.
