In DubSpot‘s latest Classic Recipes with Marley Marl, the legendary producer walks us through how he created Eric B. & Rakim’s classic and then recreates the beat. 2dopeboyz
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Keef continues his different approach to promoting his album by releasing a visual to a track that isn’t on the album. Here he keeps it simple with his crew, his crib, and his car. Finally Rich December 18.
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Produced by DJ Relentt and off his upcoming Relenttless mixtape, Gunplay makes pimpin’ sound easy on his new track.
Future was joined by Ace Hood and Ca$h Out last night at the Highline Ballroom. Of course, EME was lucky enough to be right and center to catch the show. What an Epic night.
The Chef is back in the lab cooking up marvelous shit. In fact, he took to his Twitter to announce an extended play for early next year.
TNGHT held things down last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn. While remixing Kanye’s “Cold”, Mr. West made an on-stage cameo (2:12 mark). If it weren’t for the Twitter confirmations, ‘Ye could’ve been mistaken as a bum rusher. pap
Nas and Lauryn Hill’s tour stopped at The Wiltern last night in Los Angeles. While on stage, Esco brought out Anthony Hamilton for the soulful “Comin’ Where I’m From” and their collabo, “World’s An Addiction”. That Comin’ Where I’m From album was something else. “A Queens Story” after the break. hiphophesinberg
Ryan “The Rap Weasel” Leslie performed last night at LIU’s homecoming concert. During his set, he spoke on having to cough up $1 million and the NY Post‘s slanderous headline.
Juicy J’s night out on the town continues to get turnt up on his new single featuring Jeezy and Big Sean. Premiered during bossman’s EVR radio show earlier this evening. Mike Will Made It. true-magazine
That blog post perfectly captured the raw intensity of Joell Ortiz’s performance at Guz Sports Bar! His delivery of Battle Cry was absolutely electric, making the whole room feel like it was vibrating with pure, unfiltered energy. It reminded me of those high-stakes moments during a intense word guessing game with friends where the pressure is on and every single syllable counts. Seeing such a lyrical powerhouse perform in such an intimate, gritty setting was a legendary experience. If you weren't there, you truly missed out on some masterful storytelling. I'm still buzzing from that incredible night of hip-hop excellence!