Free Download - "In For The Kill"
Monday, August 3, 2009
DJ Class - I'm The Ish
Doesn't look like Dj Class is the shit in this vid...but seriously this is a hot track...Ya'll Niggaz couldnt throw more money into this??? SMH
Common - RTB Freestyle (Live in Vancouver, BC)
Common Live @ Rock The Bells 2009 (Vancouver, BC) from Luis Valdizon on Vimeo.
I was at Rock The Bells yesterday, and I put together this little video with some of the common footage I took. The video features a segment of a freestyle Com’ kicked at the event, as well as him spitting some game at a local. I swear Vancouver had the most beautiful women at this event yesterday, enjoy.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
R.I.P. Baatin of Slum Village
Titus Glover, aka Baatin, the Detroit rapper who co-foundedSlum Village, has died at he age of 35. Read more on Baatin’s death below.
The cause of the Baatin’s death has not been released but producer 9th Wonder and R&B crooner Dwele confirmed his passing via Twitter. “R.I.P. Baatin of Slum Village,” 9th Wonder wrote. “Lets celebrate our people while they are here…we are losing folk” “R.I.P Baatin of Slum Village forever,” wrote Dwele.
Baatin, who turned 35 in March, had left Slum Village in 2002 amid health problems, but was reported to have returned for tracks on the group’s upcoming album, “Villa Manifesto.”
“He was a very spiritual brother,” said Detroiter Khalid el-Hakim, founder of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. “He brought a spirituality to Detroit hip-hop that you didn’t see with other artists. That’s what he was known for.”
R.I.P BAATIN...I know Baatin & Jay Dee are in the lab as we speak
PreMatic: Nas Demo Tape!!!
Even if it is from 1991, this is something that you lose your mind when you hear every track. This is Nas “Pre-Matic” which means you’ll hear lines that you were like oh snap thats where he put it together. Features on his DEMO include MC Serch, White Boy, Kool G Rap, and all that needs to say this needs to be playing at your next BBQ. Well thats if you love hip hop like us…
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Top 50 Hip-Hop Albums In 50 Days
Okay so my homie and was listing to Raekwon "Cuban Linxs (The Purple Tape)" and I asked him "Is this a top ten album?" & he replied "naw but it's really good" than I said " Is it top 50?" & he replied "HELL YEAH" than he gave me a look like I just disrespected his MAMA!!! I told him "look I'm not saying that this album is not a top 50 Hip-Hop album but you can't give me that look like it's impossible for it not to be? I know Hip-Hop is fucked up right now but there is at least 50 great Hip-Hop album so if the purple tape didn't make the cut at least you know Hip-Hop has and is still doing it's thing"
After that convo I decided that I would list my TOP 50 HIP-HOP ALBUMS OF ALL TIME. PLUS THE BEST BAR & VERESE ON THE ALBUM NO MATTER WHO SPITS IT....But...there are rules to this...
Rule 1...I have had to listen to the album. I cant say thats something is a Top 50 album if I never sat down & listen to it. So don't be crucifying me cause Ice Cube's "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted" is not on this list...Sorry but I never took the time to listen to it.
Rule 2...Impacting & timing plays a great role in my decision...When Rakim dropped Paid In Full it changed the way rappers spit & gave birth to the Nas/Jay/Big type of NYC rappers....So is Paid In Full > than Illmatic/Reasonable Doubt/Life After Death???
STAY TUNED TO FIND OUT!!!
~~~Selassie The Emperor~~~
Friday, July 31, 2009
Nas: "I Was A Hella Of A Husband & A Hell Of A Dad"
The latest news involving Nas’ situation with his ex-wife Kelis was deemed as nothing more than “funny s**t” by the rapper, who seemed to be taken aback by the public’s interest in his personal happenings.
Nas’ reaction comes days after the birth of his Knight and rumors surrounding his divorce from Kelis.
Although she filed for divorce in April, Kelis hinted to infidelity on the part of the Queensbridge lyricist with a June 4 post on Twitter, that blasted husbands who cheated on their wives.
Nas, who maintained he never cheated on Kelis, further touted his good standing in the relationship while admitting to some natural shortcomings as human.
“I heard that I was a cheater,” the rapper told Vancouver, Canada’s Georgia Straight newspaper. “It almost sounds like I was a bad husband. Not to say I was the greatest—I’m not perfect in anything I do—but I think I deserve a f***ing trophy. If I do say so myself, without sounding too cocky, I gotta say I was a hell of a husband and a hell of a dad.”
Despite his claims, Nas’ split from Kelis has turned into a costly affair.
According to the Associated Press, the rapper was ordered last week to pay $30,471 per-month in spousal support and $9,027 per-month in child support as well as $45,000 for Kelis’ attorney’s fees.
“It’s unfortunate when business is out there about your personal s**t, especially when you’re really not the guy to be having his s**t out there,” Nas said. “The sad thing is, you’ve got to get used to it. My skin is so thick that I probably need to write a book for people who are not ready for anything crazy.”
Musically, the rapper is gearing up for the fall release of Distant Relatives, his joint album with reggae superstar Damian Marley.
The duo is currently promoting the project while performing on this year’s Rock the Bells tour.
For Nas, the experience of working with Marley, generated a desire for more children of his own. As for tabloid reports generated by his personal drama, Nas remained upbeat while constantly adjusting to being under the microscope from observers.
“It’s funny that someone would even care about some Nasir Jones s**t,” he said. “I’m still that kid from the block at the end of the day.… So when I watch this s**t, it’s surreal. We get a good laugh off it and say, ‘Hey, they’re talking about me again and it’s some funny s**t.’”
Tupac Is Releasing Another Album???
Break out the sheer linen collars and the Alizé -- "Shakurspeare," a collection of Tupac Shakur's earliest known recordings, will see a digital release on Sept. 13, exactly 13 years to the day of the lionized rapper's death in Las Vegas. Masterminded by Darrin Keith Bastfield -- Born Busy Records' chief executive and partner with a 16-year-old Shakur in the company -- the album sheds light on the gangsta rapper's pre-Digital Underground days, when he rapped under the sobriquet "MC New York."eatrical aspirations when he was shot in 1996, it's safe to say that he would've made for a pretty awesome Julius Caesar.
"I was there when Tupac heard himself for the first time rapping on a recording. As he sat in the cafeteria of the Baltimore School for the Arts, it was as if he couldn’t believe that he was listening to himself,” Bastfield told AllHipHop.com. “I want people to hear Tupac as a young artist in his very first recordings ever having fun, rapping about issues that concerned us and most importantly giving a cautionary and timely ‘Message of Peace’ in his own voice as if he was already a big rap star with a reputation to uphold.”
The project is Bastfield's second dedicated to the legacy of his fallen friend, following on the heels of his 2002 memoir, "Back in the Day: My Life and Times With Tupac Shakur." According to Bastfield, the "Shakurspeare" title stems from the thug life legend's original desire to be a Shakespearean thespian.
The vocals for "Shakurspeare" were originally recorded a cappella on cassette in 1988 and have since been digitally mastered and paired to contemporary beats crafted by Baltimore producers. Its cover will feature a Bastfield painting portraying Shakur as Shakespeare.
Though the 25-year-old rapper had yet to realize his th
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