Archive for December, 2008
Donny Goines::”Minute After Midnight” Album Release!
The debut album from the hardest working man in hip hop, Donny Goines, is finally here! After three years on the grind, Donny has delivered a complete album from beginning to end. Featuring the talents of soulful singer Tess, as well as the production talents of Dame Grease, DJ Statik Selektah, K-Salaam, M-Phazes, Apple Juice [...]
Mixtape Download:: PHZ-Sicks-The Feature Presentation
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Northern VA’s own, PHZ-Sicks drops his mixtape, ‘The Feature Presentation.” The Feature Presentation is a 19 track mixtape including PHZ-Sicks rhyming on songs from the past, present, and unreleased. “I just wanted to give people a sense of what type of artist I am. The music I listen to and what I wouldn’t [...]
20 Classic Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LEGO via format mag
After 50 years as an industry leader, LEGO has become a staple in any kids toy box. In more recent times the mini-figs and legendary building blocks have been used to recreate famous landmarks, classic photographs and now: 20 Classic Hip Hop Album Covers Recreated in LEGO.
One word: dope!
Mos Def — New Danger
The Game — [...]
Album Download + Instrumentals:: Kid Hum- Fossil Fuel
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Beatmaker Kid Hum is at it again, and this time he comes with his debut 18 track album of instrumentals, entitled Fossil Fuel. After a previous release earlier this year entitled The Suicide Watch EP in collab with Sunkenstate and Whygee, Fossil Fuel provides another great glimpse at the dope production between the [...]
Video: Foreign Exchange Performance in Atlanta
Phonte, Nicolay, Zo, Yahzarah, Darien Brockington @ Sugarhill in Atlanta on 12/6.
Black Dynamite Trailer – Blaxploitation is BACK!!!! A MUST SEE!!!
When I found out this trailer was online I almost pissed my pants laughing so hard. This film was made to look like a 70s blaxploitation and its hilarious. I can’t wait til this drops in theaters (date isn’t released yet), I’ll be the first in line!
BLACK DYNAMITE:MICHAEL JAI WHITE
OSIRIS:OBBA BABATUNDE
O’LEARY:KEVIN CHAPMAN
CREAM CORN:TOMMY DAVIDSON
DINO:RICHARD EDSON
TASTY [...]
Exclusive Interview with Add-2 + New Music
People are starting to want more from artist, more than just a top ten single, they want good projects.
You can say what you want about the rap game now, but what you can’t say is that the Midwest isn’t coming with it. With producers and rappers alike coming even harder than before, Add-2 is at [...]
Rhea – Choreographer (Remix) (feat. Jadakiss) – Preview and Download
Rhea remixes her new single and gets J to the Muah to drop a dope verse over it.. Her new album Finally coming soon..
Download here
Preview:
Rhea-Choreographer (remix) feat. Jadakiss
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Step Your MPC game Up! Take notes from Exile
Watch as Exile takes the MPC up to a whole new level. He got crazy skills son! Watch the hand and finger work here and watch the video for a few pointers the next time you pull out the MPC.
Video: Jean Grae, Talib Kweli & 9th Wonder Live @ Fatbeats NY
Jean, Kweli and 9th hit Fatbeats for the Limited Edition release of Jeanius.
Mixtape Download: The New Deal presented by 10.Deep
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This is probably the nicest mixtape line up I’ve seen in a while. The track with Brother Ali is a beast.
Stream and listen below, download here.
Art:: The Characters of Andrew Hem
Wait For It, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
Right Here, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
Bus I, Acrylic on Canvas, 2008
Art of Edwin Ushiro
After All The Tears Have Rusted, Acrylic on canvas, 2008
The UB 40 Man, Acrylic on canvas, 2008
Remnant of Light Exciting A Pupil, Acrylic on canvas, 2008
Stephen Colbert vs Kanye West Round 1 & 2
Stephen Colbert > Kanye West. Kanye needs to get a grip on himself. Stop taking things so serious.
Round 1
Round 2
lol ‘tin can up to a pac-man machine’
Video:: Shawn Chrystopher-’Inglewood Hero’
The video was filmed at the Forum in Inglewood, Ca as well as Los Angeles boutiques “Flight Club” and “& Still” !!
Here’s an excerpt of what Shawn had to say on his blog about this video:
I took it upon myself to do something that’s not the norm and shoot a video for a mixtape [...]
New Joint:: Lupe Fiasco ‘Hustlers and Customers’
I wonder how many of these leaks are around the net. Peep the preview and download below.
Lupe Fiasco-Hustlers and Customers
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Video:: Idle Warship ‘Black Snake Moan’
Idle Warship is a musical trio comprised of Brooklyn emcee Talib Kweli, Philadelphia singer Res, and Canadian singer/rapper Graph Nobel. Res has appeared on each Talib Kweli album since 2000’s Train of Thought. They have also toured together, including on the summer 2005 MGD Flavor 2 Savor mini-tour.
Idle Warship “Black Snake Moan” from The [...]
Video:: Official Wale “Nike Boots” (Directed by Chris Robinson)
It’s good to see an official video for our boy Wale…the first of many steps towards the Grammy he wants to bring to D.C.
Mixtape Download:: Drake-Best of Drizzy
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The music world tends to work in a boom or bust cycle: One style will be up, disappear and then become recycled through with a new generation. The fusion of R&B and rap has been a tenous one, wrought with people that could sing or rap, but not both. Personally, I think that [...]
Donny Goines-New Album Review-’Minute After Midnight’
Donny Goines gave Arize a official release preview of the new album ‘Minute After Midnight’ which is set to drop December 16th. I listened to the whole album and its a beast! A few of my favorite joints on the new album are in bold below. Shouts out to Donny for the preview of whats [...]
Funny Video:: Jones’ BIG ASS Truck Rental & Storage!
This guy has a hustle unlike none other. This is the funniest video I’ve seen in a while.
Watch below.
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