Archive for September, 2011

Common ON MSNBC Morning Joe

Thursday, September 22 2011 1:42 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Common woke up the early birds with his interview on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to promote his publication, the controversy on his visit to Obama’s pad and praises Esco as the “greatest rapper alive”. Sorry, Tunechi.

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RZA Reflects On Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Thursday, September 22 2011 12:31 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Focus

During Rock The Bells, the Abott reminisces with Fuse on Clan’s classic debut album and compares the content to John Woo’s action-film, The Killer.

Previously: Nas l Cypress Hill l Lauryn Hill l Raekwon l Mobb Deep l Common l Erykah Badu

New Music: Young Dro “Racked Up”

Thursday, September 22 2011 12:02 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

Produced by Beat Billionaire, Grand Hustle’s Polo Dro has more than enough racks on his latest track. P.O.L.O. (Players Only Live Once) coming soon.

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Killer Mike’s Sermon At Troy Davis Rally

Thursday, September 22 2011 11:32 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Killer Mike spoke from the pulpit yesterday at a rally in Atlanta on behalf of Troy Davis. Davis was executed last night for the murder of a Georgia police officer in 1989.

New Music: Don Trip x Cee-Lo “Letter To My Son”

Thursday, September 22 2011 11:11 AM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Music

Cee-Lo Green puts his pen to the pad and adds his vocals to Don Trip’s sentimental track. Sounds good. Sincerely, us.

New Video: Snoop Dogg “California King Bed (Remix)”

Thursday, September 22 2011 11:10 AM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, Focus

Need a place to lay your head at? Well Uncle Snoop wakes up to the right side of the bed for his Rihanna remix. Ladies, at ease.

New Music: Big K.R.I.T. Ft. 8 Ball, MJG, & 2 Chainz “Money On The Floor”

Thursday, September 22 2011 10:21 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Music

K.R.I.T. called Sway In The Morning’s co-host Devi Dev on Shade 45 to debut his new self-produced track, “Money On The Floor”. Before getting into the music, here’s their interview.

“Money On The Floor”

UPDATE: Dirty CDQ via Al

New Music: The Jacka Ft. Laroo x J-Stalin “All We Do (Remix)”

Thursday, September 22 2011 9:49 AM EST | Posted by: B.Dot | Posted in: Blog, Music

Yay Area’s The Jacka’s ready to hand out The Indictment next Tuesday. Here’s one of the cuts featuring longtime collaborators Laroo and J-Stalin.

New Music: Rihanna x Calvin Harris “We Found Love”

Thursday, September 22 2011 9:40 AM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, R&B

Searching for L-O-V-E? Well Ri Ri has spotted it on the first single for her upcoming album. Produced by and featuring Calvin Harris. Now that we found it, what are we gonna do?

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UPDATE: CDQ

Hip-Hop Reacts To Troy Davis Execution

Wednesday, September 21 2011 11:45 PM EST | Posted by: Big Homie | Posted in: Blog, True Story

Troy Davis was officially pronounced dead at 11:08 pm EST in the State of Georgia. Earlier this evening, Davis’ execution was delayed due to a request for a stay, but it was denied by the Supreme Court hours later.

Troy Davis was convicted of murdering an off-duty police officer in 1989, but witnesses have recanted their testimonies over the years. Recently, thousands across the nation protested and petitioned to prevent today’s execution.

Whether they were for or against the decision, the Hip-Hop community took to Twitter to react on today’s events.

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