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Another reason to be happy about ‘American Gangster’…

… besides the fact that it’s a new Jay-Z album, the official tracklisting just came out, and every member of the press that had heard the unfinished version of it has been going apeshit over it. The back story should be widely-known by now: Jay, inspired by the upcoming Denzel..


Braille-The IV, Produced by Marco Polo.

Over the weekend, my man Aaron of Canned Thinking gave me a heads up to yet another Marco Polo gem, (damn MP you killing it right now!). MP hooks up with Braille, a Portland based rapper for a track called The IV. MP also got the legendary Rob Swift on..

Jay-Z “Blue Magic” Video

New Jay-Z video. I like it. Simple, crisp and straightforward. Except the “YES” signs throughout. I guess that’ll be explained at a later date. Glad Jay is back. I’m looking forward to American Gangster the movie and the album. Now if Nas does a quick reshuffling of his greatest hits..

New JoJo!!! (not of K-Ci fame)

I just listened to this today. Its a new track by JoJo Pellegrino. And its produced by…… Marco Polo!! The verses are pure NYC crime rap, and the production is superb. The way MP cuts up the vocal sample from Gravediggaz on this… awesome. I had heard some stuff from..

Marco Polo Ft. Large Professor-The Radar (Remix).

It looks like Mr. Polo can’t help but continue to drop goodies! The track is off the Fat Beat 12 inch which features the original version, MP remix, and Marquee Ft. O.C., In stores next week. Mp3 Link Marco Polo Ft. Large Professor-The Radar (Remix) Sphere: Related Content

New Marco Polo production, J-Live-Practice.

Another month, another gem from Marco Polo. M Peezy just hit me up to let me know he has a track on the new J-Live BBE project Reveal The Secret EP (In stores 10.23.07). The track is called Practice, it’s a rework of the DJ Jazzy Jeff produced J-Live track..

Who did it first?

I just got around to listening to that new Wu track. You know, the one with the “first-ever Beatles sample.” And all I have to say is WTF?! The track is great but that beat has been out since February!!!! I believe it was B-Boy Grunt (Former ML Affiliate) who..

VH1 Hip-Hop Honors Weekend.

Another weekend, another set of crazy hip-hop events for the NYC crowd, this time to coincide with the Friday’s VH1 hip-hop honors. Here is the complete agenda: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5 Hush Tours: Hip-Hop Legends Harlem/Bronx Tour Harlem Hip-Hop Tours: Tours of Harlem and NYC hip-hop venues Panel: The Present State..