Archive for July, 2011

In celebration of Ceasar & PStarr’s mixtape, they have released this posse cut featuring a whole gang of features from the project. If you haven’t done so yet, download War Music here.

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Lloyd Banks “Bootleg Kev” Freestyle

Wednesday, July 20 2011 4:24 PM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Music

During Banks’ HFM2 promo run last year in Las Vegas, he spit a freestyle on Kevin‘s show. The bars don’t sound recycled, but I’m sure someone will call me out on it.

New Music: Black Rob “Get Involved”

Wednesday, July 20 2011 4:12 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

Before Black Rob’s album makes its way next Tuesday, make like Raphael Saadiq with track ocho. Game Tested, Streets Approved on July 26.

New Music: STS “The Interview”

Wednesday, July 20 2011 3:40 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

For the latest offering off Sugar Tongue Slim’s debut album, The Illustrious, his flow goes one-on-one with a beat courtesy of the Alchemist.

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Breaks: Trying Hard To Get It

Wednesday, July 20 2011 2:53 PM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Blog, Breaks

If you know a blog as real as us, we would like to see one.

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Previously: Fall In Line

Common Speaks On “Ghetto Dreams”

Wednesday, July 20 2011 2:36 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Focus

The Internet was overjoyed when Lonnie and Nasir brought boom-bap rap back with their recent collab. Common spoke with MTV and dissected the lyrics of the track. Common’s The Dreamer, The Believer coming this fall.

“I wrote it about someone in the neighborhood that got a dream of reaching a higher level and they’re in that process, and their woman is really like the correlation and the parallel and the symbol to that progress. It was coming from me, but it was also the voice of many others.”

Previously: The Making Of “Ghetto Dreams”

New Music: Consequence Ft. Rapper Big Pooh, eLZhi x Tannie J “Crying Broke”

Wednesday, July 20 2011 2:18 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, Music

Cons continues to release more music from his upcoming project and this time gets some help from three super MCs. Movies On Demand 3 is coming soon.

“Crying Broke” offers the nostalgic 90′s feel Hip-Hop Fans having been craving for quite some time. With an All-Star line up of Alums from Tribe, Little Brother & Slum Village, these 3 SUPER MC’s send out a direct warning to all upstarts, “Stop Ya Blood Clot CRYING!!!”. Along with Rapper Big Pooh & Elzhi, Consequence brings us one step closer to the highly anticipated “Movies On Demand 3″.

Pharrell In Ecology Of Love Short Film

Wednesday, July 20 2011 1:23 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Back in 2004, snippets of this surfaced, but now we get the film in its entirety. The flick stars Pharrell Williams and even includes the Neptunes remix of Sade’s classic tune, “By Your Side”.

A stylish romance centering on a brokenhearted urbanite who, only after breaking down and getting stranded in the desert, unearths the resources to woo a French-speaking woman at a lonely motel.

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New Video: Fat Joe “Dirty Diana”

Wednesday, July 20 2011 1:06 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

Better known as Slim Joe these days, Crack keeps the bottles and models poppin’ for the visual aid of his take on Meek Mill’s hit. MJ would be proud.

Swizz Beatz Reethym Of Life Commercial

Wednesday, July 20 2011 12:40 PM EST | Posted by: Amaya | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Last night during the Reebok “Reethym Of Life” event, Swizzy premiered the commercial for the new campaign. Above is the promo which even includes a preview of his new track, “International Party”.