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Blackstar (Mos Def and Talib Kweli) Live at Nokia Theatre NYC

May 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment

So Blackstar (Talib Kweli and Mos Def) performed to a sold out crowd at the Nokia Theatre in NYC last night. Anybody else still fiendin’ for a Blackstar reunion album? There’s a lot of footage going around of the Blackstar concert, but RapRadar had what was probably the best. With that said, let me cut the talk, and check the footage below. Shout outs to Talib Kweli and Mos Def… timeless hip hop music… enough said.

Blackstar – Definition x RE:Definition

Beats To The Rhyme x The Blast

Move Somethin’ x Get By

Umi Says

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Method Man, Redman and Busta Rhymes Talk 90s Hip Hop Music

May 30, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Redman, Method Man and Busta Rhymes speak on the 90s in this video clip. Redman breaks it down exactly how I would’ve said it myself. If you wanted to come out in the 90s, you HAD to be an emcee…not a rapper.. but an emcee.. And you had to be THORO on the mic. The 90s was an amazing era for hip hop music. The last two years though has definitely marked a serious resurgence of good hip hop music. *If you haven’t purchased Blackout 2, head over to iTunes and cop that… its worth it.*

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Maino – If Tomorrow Comes Tracklist

May 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Maino - If Tomorrow Comes

Am I particularly excited about the release of this album? I can’t say I am, though I will say that Maino has been on his grizzly for a minute, and If Tomorrow Comes is long overdue. While I’ve thought Maino is a solid artist with some serious street credibility for some time, I thought Hi Hater would be it for him. I hated that song, but it exploded and garnered him some serious airplay at a level that reminded me of This Is Why I’m Hot. However, contrary to MIMS, Maino has seemingly maintained his success level, as All Of The Above continues to receive serious spins. I’m sure the T-Pain hook has helped in that regard though. Anyhow, If Tomorrow Comes is a dope title. So check the cover for Maino’s debut album, If Tomorrow Comes, above. It is scheduled for release on June 30, 2009 on Atlantic Records. The tracklist is below.

Maino – If Tomorrow Comes

1. Million Bucks featuring Swizz Beatz
2. Scene 1: If Tomorrow Comes…
3. Back To Life featuring Push! Montana
4. Remember My Name
5. Gangsta featuring B.G.
6. Scene 2: The Meeting
7. All The Above featuring T-Pain
8. Here Comes Trouble
9. Scene 3: Hating
10. Hi Hater
11. Let’s Make A Movie
12. Kill You
13. Scene 4: Contemplating
14. Runaway Slave
15. Soldier
16. Hood Love featuring Trey Songz
17. Floating
18. Scene 5: The Phone Call
19. Celebrate

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Nature Documentary Preview

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Honestly, Nature’s name probably doesn’t mean much to many of the new generation of hip hop music fans. Anyhow, he brings forward this preview of his documentary. Those that do know of Nature for the most part remember him as replacing Cormega in Nas’s supergroup, The Firm. Since then, he really hasn’t made much of a splash in the industry, though from the negativity I’ve heard about him in regard to his business model and work ethic, I can’t say that I don’t see why. I really want to root for a Nature comeback. I’m a sucker for that QB sound, but for the amount of times I’ve tried to reach out to Nature with no success, I just don’t know if its in the cards. But regardless, for those that were hardcore Nature fans, you probably will appreciate this little clip. On a sidenote, are people really using myspace still as their homebase? Do people still even use myspace?

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Duck Down Records – Tribute To The Classics Live Performance

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

All I can say is if you are were in Brooklyn and you missed this show… shame on you. Duck Down Records invaded SouthPaw for an incredible event hosted by J Hatch. Understand what this event was… Torae and Marco Polo opening things up, and then Blackmoon and Smif-N-Wessun killin’ it on stage with classic material. Guest appearances from Sean Price, Craig G, OGC and more… now are you seeing why I’m saying shame on you if you missed this event? Smif-N-Wessun heads out to Europe on Wednesday! Torae and Marco Polo’s Double Barrel drops June 2.

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Skyzoo Cloudkickers Interview With Emilio Sparks

May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Skyzoo heads over to Staten Island to chop it up with Emilio Sparks and Cloudkickers.com. Emilio Sparks did a very solid job with this interview. Skyzoo starts off the interview by talking about The Power of Words, and how he puts together his mixtapes. He speaks on why it took a little longer than it should have to put out the mixtape. He discusses what it means to be a lyricist, and how his upcoming album, The Salvation, compares to the The Power of Words. Skyzoo gives his input on the new rise of Brooklyn emcees in Torae, Joell Ortiz, Sha Stimuli, and Nino Bless, and how they are avoiding the machine and still making noise, and also not being included in XXL’s Freshman 10.

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Torae and Masta Ace Perform at S.O.B.s Video

May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

TheIndustryCosign shot some footage of Torae and Masta Ace performing at S.O.B.s. Torae starts off with a live performance of But Wait… and then him and Masta Ace go back and forth performing Hold Up. Double Barrel is in stores June 2nd. Support underground hip hop… hell, support real hip hop music. Torae’s one of the best up and comers, Masta Ace is a legend, so this footage speaks for itself. Press play!

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