September | 2011 | Metal Lungies | Page 2

Terrace Martin – Crenshaw Motel (ft. Ill Camille) (produced by 9th Wonder).

Producer that he is, Terrace Martin usually leaves the rapping to his more talented guests, but he reveals some thus far unheard skills on “Crenshaw Motel.” The simple beat by the often forgettable 9th Wonder sounds great in the hands of capable rappers with a layer of live instrumentation flourishes...

20 Sep
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Sports

No more Ron Ron: Give Peace a Chance.

Ronald William Artest, Jr. is no more. As you may have heard by now, the man, the legend, the former malcontent who has worn a half dozen numbers, has now OFFICIALLY changed his name to Metta World Peace. Do you realize what this means?!? We may never see the nickname..

17 Sep
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Concerts Hip-Hop Random stuff Video

Kanye West hops out of a trunk at Austin City Limits 2011, Video.

LOLOLOL, what other platinum selling rapper hops out of a trunk to start his performance, and then goes on airlift? Only this guy nicknamed Ye. Below, There are even more LOLs to be had at Kanye forcing a re-do during the opening of All Of The Lights when the (majority white) crowd didn’t..

17 Sep
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Hip-Hop Lungie Scholar

Shock G, Foreseeing Death in 2Pac’s Diet.

I never seen [2Pac] eat a vegetable, not once in the five years I knew him. That’s how I knew he wasn’t planning on living too long. –Shock G Sphere: Related Content

14 Sep
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Hip-Hop

Co$$ – Green Grass, Blue Sky.

“Green Grass, Blue Sky” will appear on the upcoming Instrument of Emotion EP. Co$$ is sounding mad emo with his titles right now, but no matter. Shit’s dope. Download: Co$$ – Green Grass, Blue Sky (produced by Really Nathan) via Co$$ Sphere: Related Content

14 Sep
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Electronic Hip-Hop

James Zoo – Slaves Mass.

This is my reward for following James Zoo on SoundCloud after I listened to his awesome mix with Paul White in April. Named for a Hermeto Pascoal LP, “Slaves Mass” is a nigh unclassifiable almighty banger. James told me that it will appear on a forthcoming EP. Beats, son. Sphere:..

14 Sep
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Hip-Hop

G Mane – KD Joint (produced by Caness).

The sole takeaway from G Mane’s new mixtape is this neo noir account of a night of debauchery. Download AllNiteSmokeSession in its entirety below. .bbpBox112753059368677376 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/285909456/gmanesmokesessionPROMO.jpg) #1A1B1F;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet..

14 Sep
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Hip-Hop

K-Def – Year Of The Hip Hop (ft. LL Cool J).

I was a little out of line when I proclaimed “ODB > LL Cool J by a hundred thousand trillion.” My bad. But here’s the story behind this long lost gem: Back in 1994 K-Def was working on some beats out of the B Room in Marly Marl’s House Of..

14 Sep
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Bass/Dubstep/Grime

How To Dress Well – Suicide Dream 3 (Solar Bears Remix).

Huge and achingly sad. The solitary drum is what really takes it to another place. Irish duo Solar Bears posted a download link in the comments of their SoundCloud page. Sphere: Related Content

14 Sep
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Hip-Hop Lungie Scholar

Bruce Hornsby, Repping Thug Life at the Senator’s House.

The senator in Virginia for years was Chuck Robb. My wife and I supported him, and got invited to his Christmas party in the late ’90s, when [2Pac’s] Greatest Hits came out. My wife decided we should listen to it on the drive. We get to Robb’s house, and there..