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Welcome to the first installment of a new feature here on ML, where we hit you off with 10 random factoids about some of your favorite (and, likely also some of your least favorite) artists. They’re fun. They’re facts. You do the math.

1. Before the RZA brought together the Wu-Tang Clan, Raekwon and Ghostface were enemies.

2. Christopher Wallace took on the rap name “The Notorious B.I.G.” after the rap name “Biggie Smalls” was already taken… by a white dude.

3. Likwit Crew member Defari has a master’s degree from Columbia University.

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El Michels Affair covers one of the hottest joints off Pete Rock’s “NY’s Finest”. Off “Fallin Off The Reel Volume 2“.

Raekwon & El Michels Affair – PJ’s

via 2dopeboyz

Don’t miss Raekwon and El Michels Affair killing it live either:

Raekwon & El Michels Affair – “Criminology”

Raekwon & El Michels Affair – “C.R.E.A.M.”

Wu-Tang & El Michels Affair -“Bring Da Ruckus”

I’d really like to hate on this guy (Lil’ Boosie sounds like either a new hip malt beverage or one of those nicknames lame people have for their pets), but I can’t deny some fiyah when I here it. Check the myspace here.

I’m off to crack a dutch to this; I suggest a similar course of action.

Download (zip): Lil’ Boosie-Da Beginning

This is some exclusive shit! Featuring Slick Rick, Eminem, and Devin the Dude. Slick kills it on the last verse and the Dude is flossin’ as always. Thanks to the always trustworthy Spine for the tip.

Download (mp3): Dr. Dre ft. Slick Rick, Eminem, and Devin the Dude “Headrush”

When Clinton Sparks isn’t making mixtapes (or modeling), he’s doing hosting duties for his hometown’s top streetwears store’s newly launched online TV channel. Karmaloop.tv sits down with Three 6 to discuss a bunch of random stuff (ie stashing their Oscars) and their upcoming album. On here they claim Last 2 Walk is done and it’s FINALLY coming June 24th eh? Since another delay wouldn’t shock us we invite you to place your bets.

Is it just me or has every picture of Obama recently been taken from this angle. Eyes reaching out to the future, full of hope, knowing how bad ass he really is. You should know, I am a fan of the guy. It seems like everyone is now a days. But my support is not just some ploy to be hip and edgy. I have substantive reasoning behind my political preferences. So here it is: My top ten reasons why Obama should be our president (Hip-Hop edition).

10. Because Vibe magazine nicknamed him B-Rock. Fuck, thats a cooler rap name than most of the ones real rappers have. Anyone deserving of such a title must have a little bit of charisma, a little bit of swagger. This might seem like a superficial reason to vote for someone, but, to be honest, any president that has been successful in diplomatic ventures has had a personality that people can connect with. We have seen over and over again that Obama has the ability to get people on to his team. At the very least he won’t come off like a total bitch (ahem, like Hillary).

9. Coincidence? I think not.

8. Because people like DMX should never be right. Not only is his comment appalling, but it reads like he was smoking crack while being interviewed.

7. Because any one of the following could easily be his campaign theme song: Jadakiss-We Gon’ Make it (fits his message of unity and comradery), Warren G-Regulate (see recent economic policies), and Ghostface Killah-The Champ (catchy new nickname?).

6. Because he has created a reason for even the hip-hop community to become political. If it takes the interest of Mos Def, Common, Jadakiss, Jay-Z, and Russel Simmons to make politics cool again, fuck it, ill take it.

5. I’m not gonna say that all the recent Hip-Hop related Obama music tributes prove anything about Obama as a candidate. But I will say this: nobody made shit for HIllary. Just a few highlights from recent projects:

eMC-Leak It Out (check the line: I’m a star risin like Barack Obama)

Coverage from Nah Right, here and here.

Still an impressive video from Will.I.am

4.

“I’m just basically spillin’ out my emotions to the world. ‘Cause rap [politics] is about emotion. And I want you to feel what I’m feelin’, ’cause that’s what it’s all about.”-Ludacris

Great minds think a like.

3. The dude has a fucken twitter. ML likes twitter. ML likes hip-hop. You can’t deny that logic.

2. Because he’s repped by Spank Rock. “Coke and wet bitch guns nigga, Obama!” from “Coke & Wet” off YoYoYoYoYo. You might hear “holla” not Obama, but I guess thats just an untrained ear for ya.

Spank Rock-Coke & Wet

1. The number one reason: this speech. Expounding on the realities of racial injustice and inequality in this country is historical for a politician, but its just another day in the life of an emcee.

Anyway, those are some thoughts, as well as some tunes. What do you guys think? Who should be the nominee?

See Also: The guy that should probably fill that OTHER Presidential spot (not DefJam)

Between Wale, Bless 1, Blu & Exile, Jay Electronica, and The Knux the future of hip-hop isn’t lookin too shabby. Heres a new mixtape from the recent interscope signee Wale, brought to you by DJ Maf.

Plus some preview videos for the W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E. track off of 100 miles and runnin’ here and here.

Download (rar): Wale-The beast of the beltway

Emanuel Lewis! We cover Coolio’s cooking show, so why not Jazzy Phizzle’s cooking show? He needs a hypeman if he wants to match up with Coolio’s show, IMHO.

This is a few days old, but still definitely worth posting. Some of the forum members over at Crate Kings collaborated to put together a mix project. Crate Kings, by the by, is a valuable resource for any producer. But anyway, a group of producers got together to flip Henry Mancini hip-hop style. Its a great listen…hope you like it. Big up to all those involved in the project.

Check the original post here.

Download (mp3): Crate Kings vs. Henry Mancini

We haven’t been excited for a Lil Wayne mixtape like this since that little mixtape from late last spring (mainly because this one is oh so close to the release of The Carter III, even though last spring’s The Drought 2 was supposed to serve as a preview of The Carter III).

Tracklisting:

1. Carter III Is Coming (Grand Closing)
2. I
3. Walk It Off
4. Open Shop
5. Done It
6. Introducing Milli
7. Milli
8. Damn I’m Cold feat. Bun B
9. I’m A Dog Ya (Freestyle)
10. Stunt When I See You
11. We Hustle
12. I Got My
13. Lick The Rapper
14. Certified
15. Girls All Around
16. Single Again
17. Drought Is Finally Over
BONUS TRACKS
18. Too Clean feat. Lil’ Chuckie
19. Nike Boots feat. Wale (Official Remix)

Download (Zip): Lil Wayne-The Drought Is Over 5 (Grand Finale) . Shamelessly link jacked from 2dopeboyz.

Edit: Damn, will we ever see a dirty copy of Nike Boots (Remix)?