Update

New track by Evidence featuring Blu, Phonte, and Will.I.Am-For Whom The Bell Tolls



EPMD-Listen Up



Jake One and Rhymesayers are having a beat competition using Jake One samples

New Songs and Videos

Here is some stuff from some well known artists to check out.
Kardinall Offishall-Numba 1
FreeWay-Nobodys Fool-Download(Autoplay)
If Wyclef/Mos Def were president

Beastie Boys Working On New Album
Link to DX

"As they prepare for their "Get Out and Vote" tour, the Beastie Boys are also busy working on their next album, a follow-up to 2007's instrumental album The Mix-Up.

"We're actually in the middle of recording it right now," member Ad-Rock said to Billboard.com. "We hope to have it out sometime next year. It's a lot of vocals, a lot of words -- very wordy. And it's political, depending on what you call political. You know, if toilet talk and fart jokes are political, which they can be, in that sense yeah, very."

This upcoming album would be the first to feature vocals from the Beastie Boys since 2004's To the 5 Boroughs. As for the possibility of the new material being played during the tour, "I don't think so," laughed Ad-Rock. "It's always weird when you play the new songs that people don't know. Anytime we play new songs, it always seems like a brick."

Ad-Rock also spoke on the need for the "Get Out and Vote" tour - because 70 million registered voters didn't make it to the polls in 2004.

"70 million people is a lot of people to not vote. So this all happened really quick, like a month or so ago and within the past few weeks, literally. We were just stressing on what to do and then we were like, 'We're a band and we play shows, so let's go to these swing states.' We thought it would be a good idea to get people to vote.

"Basically, we just called a bunch of people and asked them if they wanted to play," said Ad-Rock. "It's literally like, whoever called us back (is on the tour)."

The tour begins in October in Charlotte, N.C., and runs through Nov. 2 in Denver. Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Norah Jones, Crosby & Nash, Santogold and Tenacious D will join the Beastie Boys on various parts of the tour.

The Beastie Boys also reached out to De La Soul, Nas, Nine Inch Nails and Moby, but those acts could not participate due to scheduling reasons."

The Unexpected

My favorite track released from Duck Season 3 so far. Listen to it

Dj Babu Ft. MF Doom and Sean Price

Articles

I guess this is a good way to get your point across
A woman changes her name to a url

Here is a DX Review of Dr.Dooom 2, presented by Kool Keith as his alter-ego.
Dr.Dooom 2 Review

Here is another article on Duck Season 3.
More Duck Season 3 talk

Here is an article published last year on ghost writing. It's a large component of mainstream hiphop that is frowned upon by some, and others embrace it to succeed in the rap game and get their name out there.
Gelf Mag talking about ghostwriters and who is big in ghostwriting.

This dude is great

I found this guy looking for famous samples producers use. He is hilarious and knows his shit. He has a bunch of volumes, its fun and educational haha. Such great stuff.
Here is his first.


The first volume is all really easy to catch the samples, keep watching the other volumes and see if you can catch them before he says the name.

Droppin' Science Fiction

Dj Nikoless of redefinition radio and of many other things(concerning hiphop usually) brought this up on his Saturday night show on the current. Real cool show, a wide assortment of hiphop played and some real cool interviews. Check it out if you havent.
The Mighty Underdogs consists of 3 people that have already paid their dues . Gift of Gab, Headnodic, Lateef the Truth Speaker are on the mics and beats. If that isn't enough of a reason to listen in on this album, MF Doom,Mr.Lif and Casual and many others appear on the cd.

Here is the tracklist
01. Monster 02:19
02. Hands In The Air 02:07
03. So Sad (feat. Julian & Damian Marley) 03:12
04. Gunfight (feat. MF DooM) 04:06
05. ILL Vacation (feat. Lyrics Born) 03:51
06. Science Fiction 03:41
07. Laughing At You (feat. Casual) 02:57
08. Escape (feat. Mr. Lif & Akrobatik) 03:42
09. Doglude 00:53
10. Folks 02:55
11. UFC Remix (Cuts By DJ Shadow) 03:18
12. Want You Back04:06
13. Aye 02:59
14. WarWalk (feat. Chali 2na, Raashan Amad, Tesh, Zion) 04:09
15. Victorious 04:30

Droppin' Science Fiction Review

Here is the video of their single Want You Back

Hola

I haven't posted any of my stuff in a long time so here is an old track that I made when I first started working on music. It's sketchy I know, if you like it you can have it.

Mike Larson Interview

Michael Larson(The man more commonly known as Eyedea) is talking to MillCityScene.com about his life and upcoming projects(face candy and new E & A!). Take a look at it.
MillCityScene.Com with Mike Larson

The King Of Blaze Battles 2001, destroyed everyone that held a mic.

This is screwed up

This is a video of eastern Ohio citizens talking about their beliefs on Obama. Many will not vote him just because he is black, the others because he is a terrorist. Their thinking is very mixed up.

Cool

A new track from Anthony Hamilton featuring David Banner. It is called cool and the name doesn't let you down. It's a smooth song.

CD sales are dropping.

MillCityScene.Com on the rate of consumer loss

It is a good article about how Indie stores are trying to stay afloat and what is the main issue. They talk with Bob Fuchs of the retail department of Minnesota's Electric Fetus.

New Busta-World Go Round
I enjoyed it and think this will get alot of play in the clubs.

Redefinition Radio

Kevin Beacham hosts a hiphop show every Saturday night on the current. This week, he interviewed Cecil Otter and played some of his instrumentals.

Duck Season 3

The more I listen to of this album the more I want to listen to it fully. Here is another track with Evidence and of course Babu.

This dude will most likely be on it. He goes by Krondon and is in alot of songs.

Fun DMC

People Under The Stairs have released a new album called Fun DMC. It was released September 30th and was given a 3 outta 5 stars by HipHopDX. Here is their rant about PUTS.
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Los Angeles has been a hotbed for some of the most creative emcees since the golden days of Radiotron, KDAY and the LA Dream Team. Once gangsta rap rose to prominence in the late ‘80s, thanks to a myriad of controversies (many of which were unrelated to the quality of the music itself), a majority of subsequent Hip Hop acts have had to either "Death Row" their style up to please the uninformed masses or suffer the consequence of reaching a small but dedicated fanbase that might not go beyond their beloved neighborhood, city or area code.

People Under the Stairs [click to view] are no strangers to the challenges they face as they maneuver through an industry that will neither support their brand of “feel good” music or acknowledge that they are worthy of being given as much attention as their talented albeit “violent” counterparts (i.e., The Game, Tha Dogg Pound and Dubb Union) from the City of Angels. On their latest album, Fun DMC, the humble duo of Thes One and Double K are more than happy to rhyme about relaxing at backyard barbecues, struggling to pay their bills and traveling the world to find the best weed they’ve ever smoked in their lives – not exactly the type of exciting music you would expect from the place that birthed the cholos, the Bloods and the Crips.

Personal choices aside, the PUTS crew are more than adept at showing the world the joys and pains of living life as normal dudes, fellas who spend their time in a beautiful city that is very good at hiding the ugliness of urban life through a plethora of entertaining distractions. For example, take “Gamin’ On Ya.” The dynamic duo spit rhymes over classic ‘80s video game samples and talk about their childhood spent getting high scores on the computer screen, unlike their peers who have succumbed to peer pressure and ended up gangbangin’ or slangin’ on the street corner. Some might say that this is nerdy of them but there is nothing wrong with surviving the ghetto by any means necessary.

This optimistic desire to transcend the sad reality of their environment is also evident in the party jam, “Anotha’ (BBQ).” Instead of getting up to start another day of illegal activities which could get them hurt or even killed, Thes One and Double K use their collective energies to get a party started with friends and loved ones in the form of nickel bags, cold brews and tasty burgers. It isn’t the fact that poverty and violence are non-existent in L.A., it’s just that People Under the Stairs want the rest of the world to know that it is as “Gangsta” to celebrate life’s beauties than it is to celebrate life’s miseries. Other noteworthy tracks on Fun DMC include “Critical Condition,” a head-on discussion of the senselessness of violence, “D”, a somber tale about the pain of losing a true friend, and last but not least, “California,” a touching love letter to their beloved home state that is every bit as proud as Dr. Dre and 2Pac’s version back in 1996.

From beginning to end, the latest album by People Under the Stairs is a well thought-out display of Los Angeles rap that neither glorifies nor sugarcoats the realities of city life. The focus of Thes One and Double K’s music is to survive in the ‘hood by focusing on the celebration of life and by making day-to-day activities, such as throwing house parties, playing video games and smoking weed, a constant source of enjoyment. Although it might not excite the mainstream media or your imagination as much as rags tucked in pockets, pumps and dumps and fist-fights, Fun-DMC is as Los Angeles as Randy's Donuts, bad traffic and air pollution.

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Here is one of the tracks off of Fun DMC, not the actual video just pictures. Some oldschool style in the tape deck music.Not the best recording but it has the laid back L.A. sound to it.

I was late on this

Murs' new album "Murs for president came out" on Sept.30th. Here is the track listing for all who are interested.

1. "Intro"
2. "I'm Innocent" produced by 9th Wonder contains a sample of "Innocent 'Til Proven Guilty" by Honey Cone.
3. "Lookin' Fly (feat. Will.I.Am) produced by Keith Harris. Contains a sample from "Theme from Green Hornet" by Al Hirt
4. "The Science" produced by Scoop DeVille
5. "Can It Be (Half a Million Dollars and 18 Months Later)" produced by Scoop DeVille. Contains a sample from "I Wanna Be Where You Are" by Michael Jackson
6. "Everything" produced by LT Moe. Contains a sample from "I'll Take Everything" by James Blunt
7. "Road Is My Religion" produced by Mr. Khaliyl
8. "Sooo Comfortable" produced by Josef Leimberg
9. "Time Is Now (feat. Snoop Dogg) produced by Terrace Martin
10. "Think You Know Me" produced by Nottz contains elements of the composition "Moment Of Truth" by The Originals
11. "Me and This Jawn" produced by Nottz contains a sample of the recording "For the Love of You Pts. 1 & 2" by The Isley Brothers
12. "Love and Appreciate II" (feat. Tyler Woods) produced by 9th Wonder contains a sample of the recording "Now It's Time To Say Goodbye" by Freda Payne.
13. "A Part of Me" produced by Terrace Martin
14. "Break Up (The OJ Song)" produced by Knotch. Contains a sample from "Charlene" by Anthony Hamilton
15. "Breakthrough" produced by 9th Wonder contains a sample of the recording "Just Once" by The Main Ingredient.
16. "Dreadlocks" (Cut Track) produced by Rick Rock
17. "Better Than the Best" (Cut Track) produced by Nottz
    
    Can It Be-Murs
    
    • Murs
    • New Music
    
    

So more stuff

M.I.A. - Boyz Remix ft. Jay-Z
Don't know how new it is but here is the song(autoplay on the site) and download. It has a shout out in the middle and it isn't too different from the original.
Zshare Download & Song


The Alchemist and Evidence have finally formed together to make The Step Brothers. They have been making hits together forever but I am excited for this.
HipHopDX on The Step Brothers

I thought this story about a robbery was pretty interesting. Never seen something like that before. Too smart to be robbing places.
The Story on King5.com

New Jedi Mind Tricks Out

A History Of Violence is set to be released on November 11th. I'm not too big of a fan but they def are always making bangers.
Here is a track on the new cd going to be released on BabyGrande Records.
"Monolith"

Fashion Army

speaks for itself.
I went to the Jake One CD Release today and it was pretty dope. I liked the fact that Jake One brought out his Ensoniq and we got to see how he put his tracks together. It made me jealous, dude is mighty good at bass lines.

Old School Update

Toki Wright posted this song on his Best Week Ever update. I liked it alot.
Shad-The Old Prince Still Lives Here

Everyone grab your shotgun...

Duck Season 3 is now on sale, Dj Babu is one of my favorite producers and this cd just proves why he is a big figure in HipHop. I hope you all take a listen, especially if you are a beat junkie fan(if you haven't heard them and enjoy gritty beats click here.) The all star featurings just keep on coming and is just really something every hiphop head should listen to.

1. DS3 Intro f/ Dilated Peoples

2. Dearly Departed f/ M.O.P.

3. Fan Mail f/ Little Brother, Joe Scudda, & D-Brock

4. The Unexpected f/ MF DOOM & Sean Price

5. Frozen f/ Guilty Simpson

6. East West Connection f/ A.G.

7. My Opinion f/ Bishop Lamont

8. 2 Feet f/ Kardinal Offishall & Rakaa Iriscience

9. Black & Brown Army f/ Chace Infinite & Sick Jacken

10. Graveyardshiftin f/ Cali Agents & Roc Marciano

11. For Whatever It's Worth f/ Evidence

12. It's A New Day f/ M.E.D.

13. O.G. f/ Strong Arm Steady

14. Guns Gon' Blow f/ Termanology

15. That Ain't Gangsta f/ Likwit Junkies

16. Meant To Be f/ Roc C. & Oh No

17. SBX2LAX2OX f/ Wildchild & Percee P

18. Ahead Of My Time f/ Niko

^whoa...A strong lineup.

HipHopDX commenting on the cd.

Here is a track from it featuring M.O.P. Really dope track.
Part 1

Here is Babu showing how he made this track, I think it is before he even knew M.O.P. would get on the track. Check it.

Part 2

If you like this shit, contact me, I'll get you some more music from him and others like him to check out.

LazerBeak at LRB

Anyone in the Dinkytown area should show up to this month's last of the record buyers installment and see Lazerbeak of Doomtree doing live work. Here is a vid of his workspace.

Emcee Update

This cat is from Southside Chi-Town and is a real dope cat. He was getting into some real raw shit and then Lazerbeak came across him and gave him some beats and re-vitalized him.


This years HipHop honors is also going to have an Issac Hayes segment. RESPECT

Method Man and RedMan are coming to town October 27! Read about it here, HipHopDX on Method Man and RedMan.

They own you

My sister showed me this site, Columbia Journalism Review. You can see what all the largest corporations all own in the media by selecting them in the drop box. Just some food for thought.

I got a new job doing this

I am now officially one of the guys that come to your house and annoys you. I NEED MONEY I GOTTA DO IT.

Debate is done time to update

Okay this dude is what hiphop is. I found out about this dude from Franz's blog and he is seriously dope and funny. The first one is him on Chicago show and it is great in the greatest of ways.

Sharkula getting some cream off mixtapes and talking about his life and laying down some tracks.