I was talking to Knobbz about Mike Tyson’s cameo in The Hangover, and his OG movie cameo in Black & White came up. Black & White is one of the most slept on movies ever, the Mike Tyson & Wu-Tang roles certify it as a cult classic. However, I never understood about why in the world Allan Houston was cast. If you haven’t seen it, check these clips:
Mike Tyson meets Robert Downey Jr.’s character with Brooke Shields & Wu in the background:
Bonus: Mike Tyson meets Raekwon & Inspectah Deck’s characters:
I don’t know much about Quest beyond the fact that he’s from Boston, Mass, but this lineup is serious, the production is dope and Reks kills it. I couldn’t find a decent pic of Quest either, so it’s Reks and Statik pictured above.
The good folks at Three/21 Media (Rik Cordero and them) just put out a new mixtape of classic Beastie Boys tracks. A lot of the material on here is not their most popular work so don’t go looking for “Fight for Your Right” or “Sabotage” cause you won’t find it.
If you’re at work or for some reason you can’t download, I’ve included the embedded player after the jump.
I’m really only posting this because it gives me a chance to rant how much I hate subway. Subway has to be the most overrated sub shop in the universe. Ugh. Plus the smell inside of them?? Starvation is better, ask a homeless person. I don’t get how the video on this is pretty polished but then the audio sounds like it was recorded on a cell phone?
You alreadyknow we’re excited for this upcoming Dilla album, now we have a sampler for the album. It’s mixed by the Beat Junkies to boot. Jay Stay Paid comes out June 2nd.
U.K. emcee Mystro interviews Devin the Dude, who demonstrates his impressive rolling skills. Just Tryin’ Ta Liveis also easily one of the best albums of this decade and is criminally overlooked – it’s a good place to start if you’re not familiar with his music. The first part is below, part two after the jump.
Just when I had all but lost interest in Joell Ortiz, he drops this amazing mixtape and reestablishes himself as one of the most talented rappers around. Covers The Classics has Joell rhyming insane over hip-hop standards like “Rappers Delight,” “Verbal Intercourse” and “Ebonics.” Joell stays true to the mixtape format with tracks rarely exceeding 2 minutes. Everything from the cover art to the DJ drops on this tape is well placed. No one is allowed to rhyme over these beats for the next five years.
I met Von Pea, Illyas and Donwill yesterday at Fat Beats and I can safely conclude that Tanya Morgan are the coolest guys in rap. And I’m not just saying that because they’re avid Metal Lungies readers (which they are). Right here is perhaps my favorite song off Brooklynati, the Aeon-produced “She’s Gone.”
It seems that worthwhile clips from Jimmy Fallon’s show tend to involve The Legendary Roots Crew. This rendition of the now classic SNL short is notable for a few reasons, Black Thought fills in for T-Pain, and The Roots are decked out (no pun, I swear) in nautical gear, and lastly the OD censor beeps are sick.
