Metal Lungies

Presumably you’ve heard of this videogame.

Everything about this clip is great, especially the cartoon renderings of the Beatles. Giant elephantmen? Walruses? Bring it on.

Via GRANDGOOD

I’ve been neglecting Remix Tuesdays as of late, so allow me to share this dope remix with you: a crazy 8-bit remix of Finale’s stellar “One Man Show”. This is what you could have received if you beat Super Finale. Of course, a Casual guest spot is always welcome. His voice and flow plays off Finale’s nicely – I think I might actually like this more than the original. We’ve been on a videogame kick lately, huh? Dunno how that happened.

DOWNLOAD: Finale – One Man Show (8-bit Remix ft.Casual)

Here’s a great Casual throwback that’s perfect for the summer.

DOWNLOAD: Casual – Later On

A Pipe Dream And A Promise is in stores now. Cop that.

Bonus Beats: Check out a nice mix of recent Finale tracks at Fresh Selects.

Via Infinite Lives

You know we stay on that videogame rap. This is a genius mixtape which blends hip hop a capellas with beats sampled from the soundtrack of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time. The beats are by the excellently named Team Teamwork. Some of my favourite remixes are Edan’s “Fumbling Over Words That Rhyme”, the Clipse’s “Virginia”, and Aesop Rock’s “No Jumpercables”. Granted, a few of the remixes don’t really work, but it’s still worth your time.

DOWNLOAD: Team Teamwork – The Ocarina of Rhyme

Vaguely related: awesome commercial for The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time.

Via …Shot Then!

BK based producer Tugboat put together this dope little medley of hip-hop singles done chiptune style (Wikipedia link for those not in the know). I’m pretty impressed with his other beats too, definitely worth checking out. I love how he censored Jay at the beginning with an NES sound effect!

Here’s the list of tracks included in the medley:

Jay-Z — Dirt Off Your Shoulders

T.I — What You Know

Chamillionaire — Ridin’

Ludacris — What’s Your Fantasy?

Bonecrusher — Neva Scared

Kanye West— Overnight Celebrity

Ludacris — Move Bitch

Lil’ Jon — Get Low

Kanye West— Gold Digger

DOWNLOAD: Tugboat – 8-Bit Remix Medley

Between this and Finale’s videogame, I’m digging this recent intersection of rap and 8-bit culture. Shouts to my friend Adam for hipping me to this.

I’ll be honest- I haven’t played a Midnight Club racing game (or any other kinds for that matter) in about 4 years. But when I had MC2 on xbox, It was kind of addicting & fun. With that being said, the 4 year drought might be coming to an end since this caught my eye. The landscape looks really dope, kinda like the previous GTA (which I didn’t play much of either *ducks*).  This downloadable content comes out March 12 on Xbox 360 & Playstaiton 3. Also, Statik let us know via twitter that the song in the trailer is Kali Ft. Glasses Malone & Termanology and is produced by him.

I told you Chinatown Wars looked dope. Now if only we can get a trailer with some more gameplay. Apparently, the Ghostface song in the trailer also features MF Doom and is produced by Oh No. Rockstar needs to start a music label stat.

Download the trailer in HD here.

Beat the game to download “One Man Show” by Finale. The track has a dope Black Milk beat that sounds like it could have been a leftover from Tronic. Also, if you would rather not play the poorly put together Super Mario Bros. knock off, you can download the track right here instead.

Download: Finale – One Man Show (produced by Black Milk)

via FWMJ’s Rappers I Know

Bonus: Invincible – Don’t Sleep (ft. Finale) (produced by Black Milk)

No, I’m not posting a trailer for a Vin Diesel movie. Games based on movies are notoriously bad, but the game that accompanied the 2004 movie The Chronicles of Riddick was surprisingly good and was actually better received than the movie itself.  Assault on Dark Athena is a sequel to the game. A guy from Starbreeze demoed the game for me at Comic Con and it was one of the most impressive games I saw at the show. There are a lot of action movies that seem as if they would be better off as games (300 for example).

Dead Space Extraction is an action horror game coming out for Wii this Fall. I’m excited because the original Dead Space got great reviews and I need some blood and guts to complement Super Mario Galaxy and World of Goo. Press release here.

Kid Flash and Solomon Grundy stood behind me in line for the coat check posing for pictures. For every picture, Grundy threw out his arms and roared. It takes a lot to get a New Yorker’s attention, but after the second or third roar, I had to turn around and get a proper look at the guy; his hands and face were painted white and he was wearing a suit with an unbuttoned shirt revealing a white chest. His costume was meticulously detailed from head to toe. The only unavoidable breach of character was the giant kid-in-a-candy-store grin on his face.

Comic Con is where thousands of people come to celebrate their niche interests. And not just comics, but video games, anime and anything else that has ever been decried as “nerdy.” If you call something nerdy at Comic Con and you’re not being sarcastic, ironic or just a smart ass, then you’re the one who’s weird, not the guy dressed as Captain America. Comic Con is where the uncool are honored.

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