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What The Shit?!

I just watched a commercial for Def Jam: Icon. Why the hell is We Fly High the song for the ad? And why the fuck is Jim Jones in the game as a playable character? Is this a new policy where Def Jam openly promotes artists who threaten their executive..

The Product

  Has anyone been shocked with the recent number of free Hip-Hop releases? It would seem that Indie Hip-Hoppers have just decided that selling out to a culture that makes singles like This is Why I’m Hot a national hit is not worth it anymore. And I tend to agree...

Emily King-‘Walk In My Shoes’.

I came across a new r&b singer on J Records, Emily King. She lists here influences all types of musics, from Nas to Neil Young, which is an eclectic group that I would certainly approve of. Her debut album is reaching its final stages including production by Salaam Remi. The one..


Why did the white kid cross the road?

In honor of my favorite thing to do on Monday nights (Watch the white rapper show), I present this little diddy. Brooklyn Hip Hop duo Junk Science offer here what could easily serve as a guidebook for aspiring white Hip Hopper’s. Most Importantly: Be Yourself (“If you wanna be black,..

The Day the West Was Lost.

It never meant to change the world.It did. Made it funkier. Slowed it down. Made it scarier. When you were little, it was like the trashy novel you couldn’t put down. The kind of thing you hid when mom and dad were around. Its gangster rap. And I loved it...

New Redman single produced by Timbaland

 You saw the album cover for Red Gone Wild, now check the single. It seems as if Timbaland can’t help himself but to continue to crank out HUGE club hits after HUGE club hits. This time he hooks up Redman, with a track that most defiantly has that bounce.   Check it..

Disco D Tribute show in NYC.

Following up on my earlier post about Disco D’s untimely death, I got this in the e-mail: Please join us in celebrating the life & legend of respected producer, remixer, DJ, inspiration & friend to many David Shayman known to most as Disco D 1980-2007 DISCO D Tribute Feb 21st..


Radiators is Bullet-Proof

This is for all the kiddies out there who either have or currently are fronting on the Beatles. I’m not gonna try to put ya’ll on. That’s not my job. If you don’t know, anything from Rubber Soul on is worth your time. Also John Lennon solo records are all..