2011 Songs Of The Year: The Staff Picks

Okay, this is pretty straight forward. We here at nappyafro take out some time to list our top 5 songs of 2011. Feel free to list your own in the comment section. – B-Easy DuB Drake – “Look What You’ve Done” (Produced by Chase N. Cashe) Kendrick Lamar feat. GLC – “Poe Man’s Dreams” (Produced by Willie B) Jay-Z [...]
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Song of the Week: “By The Time I Get To Arizona 2010″

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, detain, and [...]
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Song of the Week: “After The Smoke Is Clear”

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 – “After The [...]
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Song of the Week: “In Tha Cut”

“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 missed [...]
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Song of the Week: “I Feel For You”

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 [...]
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SEAN ROSE – Rose To The Occasion [EP Download]

Ok, let me re-introduce Sean Rose to those who aren’t familiar. He’s an up and coming artist coming out of Las Vegas. This is his warm-up EP for his upcoming album. You can keep up with Sean on his twitter or his website www.seanrose.net. Download: SEAN ROSE – Rose To The Occasion
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Song of the Week: “My Favorite Ladies”

Oct 6th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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

Sep 29th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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”
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Song of the Week: “Regrets”

Sep 22nd

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

“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”
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Song of the Week: “Put It On”

Sep 14th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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 I got the wild style, [...]
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Song of the Week: “Rhythm Of The Rain”

Sep 9th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

“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 entirety [...]
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Song of the Week: “Rhythm Of The Rain”

Sep 9th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

“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 entirety [...]
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Song of the Week: “Go To Sleep”

Sep 1st

Posted by DJ LP over at nappyafro.com

To start off, forgive my absence from the ‘Fro lately, college has once again consumed my life. It’s good to see some life coming out of Lupe considering Atlantic Records has yet to give Lasers a release date being that the album is already turned in. This song does not disappoint, It’s not an aggressive Lupe, [...]
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Song of the Week: “Check The Rhime”

Aug 25th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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

Aug 18th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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

Aug 18th

Posted by Arkitekt over at nappyafro.com

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 [...]
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