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Can’t stop listening to this Pase Rock/ Fully Fitted track, which was done to celebrate the kinda-big deal events of Nov 4th. Thanks to Catchdubs.

Check out the Fully Fitted blog as well.

Fully Fitted/ Pase Rock – Its a New Day

As I watched the latest installment of Joe Budden TV where he is shopping for a jacket in the Bronx Harlem (edit: sorry it was late!), the store seemed familiar. After racking my brain filled with random hip hop nonsense, I realized It is the exact same store Jim Jones shopped at & documented a few years back. Looks like Jim Jones got a better deal (not even calcualting inflation!!). Jim Jones shopping savvy> Joe Budden. Watch and compare for yourself:

Via Von Pea’s blog

Von Pea from Tanya Morgan does original, dope tracks over Madlib’s beats from the 2nd Quasimoto album, The Further Adventures of Lord Quas. You need this in your life. Hey, and it’s Von’s birthday today so go wish the man.

Did I mention how much I love that album cover?

Check out our interview with Tanya Morgan if you haven’t already! Oh, one more thing: Grand Vonye is a classic. You need to listen to that. “Progress Report” is my jam.

Von Pea – The Further Adventures of Von Pea

Dj01 Edit: Happy Birthday to Von as well!!

New video for the track off 808s & Heartbreak. Cell shading FTW.

Note: I know I’ve been barley around, but I returned from CMJ week to a dead Dell laptop, I’ve moved on to a mac so posting from my end should be picking up.

I come bearing gifts. The homie Mulatto Patriot just passed me this heater off his album Sonic Visuals. The beat is real paranoid and he’s got Razzy on some sinister ish. I’d be blasting this right now, but my roommates are sleeping.

Download: Mulatto Patriot – Audio Terrorist (feat. Ras Kass, Casual, Prosper Jones)

I shot some questions at Mulatto too:

ML: How did you first get into hip-hop?

MP: My longtime friend DRIP (R.I.P.) introduced me to hip-hop in the 90s. The first show I went to had Common Sense and Guru on the bill. It was one of the greatest memories of my childhood.

ML: What’s poppin in the Chicago scene?

MP: Chicago has many great artists putting in work. Just to name a few Pugs Atomz, Awdazcate, Decay, Primemeridian, Astonish, Longshot, Wes Restless, Seal Fresh, Verbal Kent, Chekk Famous, Q-Billa, etc…

ML: Where’d you get the name Mulatto Patriot from?

MP: The De La Soul Song “I am, I be”. I am Mulatto and I be for America.

ML: Any MC’s you’d really like to produce?

MP: Common (Sense), Black Thought, Dice Raw, Slug, Phie Dawg, Mos Def, Talib, Busta, MFDoom, Murs, C-Ray, EL-P, DEL, Rakka, Evidence, Cee-Lo, wordsworth, JSands, Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco, E. Badu, Jill Scott, Method Man, Redman Man, Ludacris, Mad Skillz, Styles P, KRS1, Nas, Pharoahe Monch and any MC that puts on a dope show.

ML: Were you in the studio with everyone on the album or did they mail in verses?

MP: 75% of the Vocals on the album I recorded @ my studio.

ML: Anybody particularly impress you in the booth?

MP: Everyone brought their own flavor and that’s one of the things I like most about the Album.

ML: Hardest part of getting the album off the ground?

MP: Having to keep telling my family and friends “I’m in the studio, we’ll get up on… scratch that, I’ll give you a call when I’m free.”

Sonic Visuals is now on sale at iTunes (US, Europe, AUS, Japan), Amazon, Rhapsody, and other major digital distributor joints.

Major shouts to Mulatto Patriot for hooking it up! Tracklisting and the video for his single "Cadillac Vinyl" after the jump.

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I can’t tell if Run and the kids are really having fun or if they’re just damn good at pretending. Reviews of Wii Music suggest the latter. Run and fam are always entertaining though.

Sidebar: I haven’t played it yet, but I’m giving Wii Music the benefit of the doubt for now, just because Shigeru Miyamoto’s games (get to know) have changed my life four like times.

via Kotaku

You already know we’re fans of Black ELement here at Metal Lungies, now I linked up with EL for a proper interview. Black talks about his meeting with Talib Kweli, his favorite New Jersey and Boston rappers, among other things.

ML: First of all, the meaning of the name. How did you come up with the name Black ELement? What does it mean to you?

Black ELement: Well there are 4 other elements of hip hop, graffiti, mc-ing, b-boying and turntablism. I’m the forgotten element, black people created hip hop as a form of self expression and a way to get through the day. My name is a homage to the culture’s creators.

ML: What rappers would you say have influenced you? Go into detail – this is always something I find interesting.

BE: I was heavily influenced by various emcees, besides the obvious (Jay, Nas and Biggie), I’d have to say I went to Rawkus Prep School as far as where I picked up the most. Mos Def showed me that soulful and funky music is still relevant, Talib taught me consciousness, Big L showed me swagger and Pharoahe Monche showed me how to think outside of the Box. They were the foundation of what molded me into what I am today. Outside of the Rawkus family, I would have to say that Outkast was a HUGE influence on me musically due to the fact that they pushed the envelope on every album they dropped. That’s something I admire and aspire to do throughout my career.

ML: I read in your bio that you got a chance to meet Talib a few years back. Tell me what that was like.

BE: I met Talib when I was 16 at a Common show. I was really nervous cause I was scared that homey was going to be a asshole and crush a younging’s dreams [laughs]. But Talib was real cool, when I told him I spit, he left me with the simple message “Do You. Don’t let anyone dictate your art.” and I have taken that message to heart every time I make music, I always do what I feel.

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Via Eskay by way of Rafi

The duo perform “The Matrix”, followed by Pharaohe performing “Let’s Go”. The energy level here is crazy, and the live band is tight. I gotta see them live, seriously.

Speaking of which, Black has a few live shows this month posted to his MySpace:

Nov. 6 – @ Revival, Toronto, Ontario – with DJ House Shoes & Elzhi

Nov. 8 – @ Sonar, Baltimore, Maryland

Nov. 15 – @ The Knitting Factory, L.A., California

Nov. 18 – @venue TBA, Atlanta, Georgia

If you haven’t already, check out our Alchemist Beat Drop, featuring picks by DJ Premier (!) and Black himself.

That’s me on the left, BTW. What did you guys dress up as?

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Awesome new Ghostface. I was hyped as soon as I saw the title.

If I was Elmer Fudd, Yo I’d get that bunny.

Download: Ghostface Killah – Computer Love

via OnSMASH