January 2010
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October 2009
2 posts
wth?
somebody has to care...
rest in peace to my little buddy justin, to derrion albert, and to the countless other young people we’ve lost “out here in these streets”.
September 2009
13 posts
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who knew?
ok. first of all, let me begin by saying that i had no idea that keith murray and canibus were working on an album together (i know. i know. i’ll gladly accept my late pass). and not only is the album finished, but it drops TOMORROW (sept. 29th). who knew? i feel sorta bad because i’m a fan of both emcees and this one was waaay off my radar. but now that i know, i have to say that...
listen up: ghostdini - the wizard of poetry
tomorrow (sept. 29th), ghostface killah will release his eighth studio album entitled, “ghostdini - the wizard of poetry in emerald city”. mr. starks has linked with the folks over at imeem.com to give us all a preview of the album before it drops.
check it out:
and here pretty tony sits down with dj whoo kid and talks about the new album (which i thought was supposed to be...
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just because...
(“there is a growth in my mic crevice”…classic!)
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confess and be hanged...
looks like our man skillz is back with two new installments of his now infamous “hip-hop confessions”. from start, i have to admit that neither of these vids are nearly as compelling as the first one. in fact, i almost didn’t even want to post one of them. to say the least, hhc 2.0 is a little….what’s the word(?)…sad (pathetic? scary?) however, i think the views...
three(minus one) + three = hiphop
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Sucka's to the side i know ya hate....
public enemy - “you’re gonna get yours”
try to imagine a young me, rolling in a grey 1984 chevy celebrity (with a brown door on the driver’s side (that didn’t open)) cruisin’ through the northside of flint michigan BLASTING this song. my ride was busted but you couldn’t tell me i wasn’t that one (“son of a gun!”)!
(and shout...
jay-z live @ madison square garden 9-11
i have to say, after watching this, i have a better understanding (and perhaps appreciation) for BP3.
and haters, you can say what you want about jay, but dude is a rock star. plain and simple. you can’t front on that.
enjoy:
part 1
part 2
part 3
part 4
part 5
part 6
shouts out to nahright.com for the rip and the embed codes!
shouts out to bonz malone...
(btw…if you don’t know who bonz malone is….kill yourself shame on you.)
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heads up....
a little something from the good folks over at Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc.
have a good helliday monday.
slo
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"mama never told me..."
please meet my dear friend liza garza. (Flinttown stand tall!)
also…be sure to check out gritz and jelly butter. these cats are the real deal (whattup rooster!).
r.i.p. swift.
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"GOD da*n the godda*n devil..."
amir sulaiman - when i die
(feat. mos def & prod by mikaal sulaiman)
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lock ya window's & close ya doors....
the broad street bully is back!
i’m a couple [posts] down and i’m tryin get...
i’ve been gone a while. i’m coming back….sloowwwly.
long story short: you wake up. life happens (if you’re lucky). you go to sleep. wake up again (see previous parenthetical) and repeat the process.
as a result, i’ve lost some sleep. lost a dear friend. gained some insight…a couple of lbs…a few gray hairs. but whattayagonnado?
so, i guess i...
July 2009
21 posts
in the immortal words of charlie brown...
AARRRRGGGHH!!!!!
ok. needless to say (to all of you who visit regularly), since i started this blog, i’ve experienced a few technical difficulties. my biggest challenge has been keeping my flash player working and streaming the mp3’s that are attached to some of the posts. (word to the wise…”free file hosting” = you get what you pay for.)
so, i just wanted to...
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a little monday happiness...
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listen up: styleFREE
although i think (read: hope) that i am coming around in my old age, i can honestly say that optimism ain’t my usual bag. however, if i had to choose a silver lining in the ominous storm cloud that was george w. bush’s eight years in office, one of the first things that come to mind is the pardoning of brooklyn emcee/musician, john forte. now, the name might not be terribly familiar...
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peace to the gods...
rakim - holy are you (from his upcoming album, “seventh seal”)
(welcome home Hiphop. we’ve missed you around here.)
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3 staxx....
illustration by blake loosli
andre3000 – lookin’ for ya
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dig this! (v. 1.5) - "love is here, standing...
this won’t be an “official” dig this! post. so, we’ll just call number it “1.5” in the series.
today, while trying to free up some space on my hard drive, i came across a beat that i put together a while back. it’s nothing spectacular, but it’s not bad either. so, i thought i’d share.
the original song (that i sampled from) was a top 10 pop...
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shouts out to the b-boys & the breakers
kraftwerk – tour de france
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can't forget the b-girls...
George Kranz – Din Daa Daa
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mouth on the floor...
ok…i may need a HUGE late pass for this one, which i’ll gladly accept.
i came across this video and after listening for a second i immediately thought, “i like this. i need to find this old record and add it to my collection.”
after a few more seconds, “wait…i think i already have this.”
well, turns out…jokes on me.
meet mayer hawthorne, a...
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ugh...
i gotta say, inspectah deck goes IN on this one. ya boy joey mighta stepped in it this time. i’m not one for drama but i gotta say…this could be interesting. the wu vs. slaughterhouse? epic battle or just another trite rap beef laced with youtube thuggery? we’ll see.
stay tuned…
inspectah deck - house n**ga (joe budden diss)
ps: remember in my “Hiphop...
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i'm talkin' 'bout hip hop.
jay-z - freestyle (live @ the palms in las vegas)
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wwdd?
i’ve been going back and forth on whether or not i should post some of my own music here. i guess i am what you would call a “closet beat maker/producer.” it’s just something that i’ve always done for fun, or for piece of mind. call it a hobby if you will. i usually sit at home, alone in the dark, headphones on, digging through stacks of records, mining for sounds....
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zigga zang zigga zang zang zang....
afrika bambaataa & the soul sonic force - frantic situation
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dig this! (v. 1) - "have i told you lately..."
fun fact about your fearless blogger here: i am a collector of vintage records. well, perhaps “collector” isn’t the right term. it’s more like i’m a hoarder of vintage records. there is nothing like digging through dusty old stacks of vinyl for hours on end searching for that one rare gem. i’m talking soul, rock, blues, movie soundtracks, polka…whatever...
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return in peace
wow.
ok. so, it’s been over a week now. and i’ve been trying to write this post ever since the first day i got the news. i was in my hometown, flint, michigan, about to get on the highway and drive back to chicago when my mom called. initially, i wrote it off as just another rumor. there always seemed to be one floating around out there about mike. in my mind, this had to be number 3,898,673....
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dr. who dat? - "ghetto dreaming"
(yawn)…good morning sunday…so good to see you again.
(dr. who dat?’s “Ghetto Dreaming” is from the 2009 Lex Records release “Beyond 2morrow.” if you like it….buy it!)
blessed is the man...
re: reactions to the recent b.e.t. awards
question: after all these years, why do we still expect b.e.t. to do the right thing? and please don’t get me wrong. i’m not being facetious at all. i’m asking sincerely. are we really that gullible naive hopeful?
(in my very own jaded opinion) the execs over at b.e.t have never even come close to hitting the mark. since its inception...
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Novel - Suspended Animation (Mixtape)
looks like novel’s new mixtape, suspended animation, has arrived a day early. so be sure to get your copy now(download link located at the bottom of this post*). i can’t think of a better way to start off your fourth of july weekend than with some fresh, free music can you?
this cat sings, he raps, produces, and he has written for some of the biggest names in the industry. trust me,...
“a painter paints pictures on canvas. but musicians paint their pictures on...”
– Leopold Stokowski
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novel - "so much more" (feat. joell ortiz &...
be sure to check out novel’s free mixtape, suspended animation, which drops tomorrow (july 4th (i’ll try to post it if i can)). also, be on the lookout for his upcoming album, the audiobiography, later this year.
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sample/example...
dwele is such a b-boy. is there anything this cat can’t do? i mean…geesh homie!
June 2009
20 posts
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dwele "human nature" MJ tribute
easily the best tribute i’ve seen/heard thus far.
simply dope.
(it’s a bit long, but the payoff is definitely at the end.)
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Jay-Z - D.O.A. (Death of Autotune)
[official music video]
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Back Again!!
check out the premier of Reflection Eternal’s new video for “Back Again”.
dope.
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“The road to excess leads to the palace of wisdom…for we never know what is...”
– william blake
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the hometown hero…
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Sr. + jr.
(thanx pops)
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“A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties....”
– Marlene Dietrich
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shout out to Hiphop dads...
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def to death
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“A certain administration which I won’t call by name took the arts out of...”
– isaac hayes