Monthly Archives: February 2011

Chico 2Triple – Re-Up (produced by Block Beattaz).

Another one from Chico, who looks like he’ll have full support from Huntsville on his upcoming mixtape. On “6 Year Grudge,” he had the lesser known PT Prime Time and for “Re-Up,” he has the venerated Block Beattaz. Download: Chico 2Triple – Re-Up (produced by Block Beattaz) Sphere: Related Content

Reks – Why Cry (ft. Styles P) (produced by Alchemist).

Reks is part of a class of rappers fervently trying to channel ’94 New York. Across the board, they do a satisfactory job of emulating their heroes. Reks displays a shade of the era’s technical chops, but he bleats tired street rap tropes without adding much of his own. “Why..

Venom – Vigilantes (ft. Blaq Poet) (DJ Premier Remix).

Even though French rapper Venom sounds he’s doing an overeager Count Chocula impression and Blaq Poet’s verse sounds like it was recited from the back of a Hennessy label, the Premo beat makes all well. Download: Venom – Vigilantes (ft. Blaq Poet) (DJ Premier Remix) via DJ Premier Blog Sphere:..

Kanye West – All of the Lights, Video.

“All of the Lights” is apex of Yeezy indulgence, so it needed a suitably coked up video. Hype Williams (who else?) took “All of the Lights” to mean constantly flashing neon lights and a daring display of Rihanna side boob. I think he interpreted correctly. Update: The video is no..




Zilla & Monster – Mella Hating (ft. 211) (produced by Bossman).

This beat would make Lex Luger crawl under his bed and cry. Off O’Third’s upcoming Family Ties mixtape. Also in the pipeline are Zilla and Monster’s Coming Out The Red album, Zilla’s Zilla Shit mixtape, and his album Life As I Know It. I’m gonna need some new speakers. Sphere:..

Love Song Machine, Amazingly Cool Web App.

The Love Song Machine is a web app that lets you compose a song using eight notes. Then it plays your song. IN THE REAL WORLD. After you make your song, you can watch a live stream of it playing on a set of bells in their Rhode Island office. ..