Monthly Archives: September 2009

Pete Rock – When I Need It.

Speaking of 90s hip-hop, here’s a cool new ditty from the godfather Pete Rock. This song comes from the NBA Live 10 OST which also features Wale’s “World Tour.” Track list after the jump. Download: Pete Rock – When I Need It via 2dopeboyz (more…) Sphere: Related Content

Señor Kaos – Slick Money (ft. P.So) (produced by Large Professor).

Thank you, Señor Kaos and Large Professor, for giving us proper NY throwback record. Just listen to that saxophone loop. So ‘93. Kaos’ Walk Softly & Carry A Big Brick drops on the 30th at Smoking Section. Download: Señor Kaos – Slick Money (ft. P.So) (produced by Large Professor) via..


Foreign Beggars – Prove It (ft. Guilty Simpson) x Contact (ft. Noisia).

No independent/underground hip-hop release is complete without a verse from Guilty Simpson. UK rap group Foreign Beggars have a long history, but this is the first I’ve heard of them. My knowledge of British hip-hop begins and ends with The P Brothers. These bangers are off their upcoming album United..

Sha Stimuli – Move Back (ft.Freeway) (prod. Just Blaze)

An instant vintage Roc-A-Fella banger, complete with Just Blaze production and a Freeway verse. Freezer + Just Blaze = goodness. This track was labeled as having a Young Chris verse, but he only pops up to shout two bars at the end. DOWNLOAD: Sha Stimuli – Move Back (ft.Freeway) Sphere:..

Ron Artest – Workout.

Powerful workout visuals + dangerous quotables + Ron Artest’s unique cadence = domination. Watch this video, go do a hundred crunches, and then watch it again. Get inspired, people. Watch Ron sing Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” after the jump. (more…) Sphere: Related Content

Fashawn – Life As a Shorty (ft. J. Mitchell), Video.

How many rappers have the balls to make a video that looks like it could play on Nickelodeon? Positive, uplifting, inspirational. Props, Fashawn. And I finally got around to listening to Fash’s mixtape with Alcehmist, which isn’t as bright and sunny, but also totally tits. Sphere: Related Content



Ghostface Buried a KFC Bucket in Brett Ratner’s Backyard.

Complex talked to Rush Hour/X-Men 3 director Brett Ratner about his history directing hip-hop videos. Notably, Ratner directed the million dollar video for the Wu-Tang Clan’s “Triumph” and it sounds like it was a life-changing experience. So three days into the edit, I get a call that Ghost had had..