NEW MUSIC: SKYZOO & !LLMIND “SPEAKERS ON BLAST”
Click Here To Listen To “Speakers On Blast”
Kanye West Monster (feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver & Nicki Minaj)
Intentional or not, Kanye West seems to be in the habit of getting guests on his songs that end up almost overshadowing his own contributions to the song. Case in point, Jay’s verse on that “Diamonds (Remix),” was just unfair. This latest track, “Monster,” is a closer call, Nicki Minaj grabs the Roc and runs off with it, but once again Jay makes ‘Ye look like the little brother of the family. Oh well, boys will be boys, We’re sure Mr. West will pay Jay back in spades on their alleged new EP, Watch The Throne.
An Exclusive One On One Video Puts Fans In The Lab With A Master
Apollo Brown gives fans an intimate look at what goes on in the box when he lays down his highly sought-after beats. He takes the audience through a step-by-step lesson on excellence showing how he puts together a beat starting with the sampling and building all the way up to a polished beat. He starts off with a soulful throwback hook for a sample and blends with a basic but raw drum beats that blend fluidly into another hit for the always-busy producer. After hearing the new beat it is easy to see why the Brown has such a full 2010 on the horizon. He is scheduled for a number or new projects this year including albums with his group The Left(also including rapper Journalist 103), Boog Brown, and Hassan Mackey among others. In the words of Brown, “2010 looks to be fulfilling. Real healthy.”
Download The Reset Instrumentals for free here: http://mellomusicgroup.bandcamp.com/album/the-reset-instrumentals
HOT!!! Chris Brown feat Opium Black & Maino – DEUCES REMIX!!!
Chris Brown’s #1 hit gets remixed by 2 of East Coast’s hardest working: Opium Black & Maino. Both rappers spit situational scenarios that complement Chris’ bye-bye attitude on the song.
Download: Chris Brown ft Opium Black & Maino – Deuces Remix (RADIO)
Chris Brown ft Opium Black & Maino – Deuces (MAIN)
THE REAL MIAMI HEAT TRIPLE THREAT – HONOREBEL, PITBULL & SEAN KINGSTON
MAIN http://www.zshare.net/audio/7995710542bcb0e5/
SUPER CLEAN: http://www.zshare.net/audio/79957120b8c08eb0/
MIXSHOW VERSION: http://www.zshare.net/audio/79959738f6a0db43/
INSTRUMENTAL: http://www.zshare.net/audio/7995714457456869/
Honorebel is back with yet another smash featuring friend and Miami legend Pitbull. This record is called “I Wanna” and the video was just shot so you can be expecting that soon. The image above is an actual still from the video shoot. Honorebel has been grinding and hitting you all with heat for a while now. It’s time to burn the club and stations down with this one. Let’s get it in!
EXCLUSIVE BONUS RECORD
HONOREBEL FEAT. FAT MAN SCOOP & SEAN KINGSTON
“MY GIRL” THE OFFICIAL DANCE REMIX
Kardinal Offishall TEAR DOWN NOTTINGHILL CARNIVAL (With DJ Semtex) (Video)
Kardinal Offishall aka Carnival Offishall tore down Nottinghill Carnival yesterday. Its the biggest Carnival to take place in Europe, with an estimated 2 million people in attendance.
Kardinal performed on Rampage’s main stage, alongside Dead Prez, Ms Dynamite, and several other UK artists. He performed ‘Dangerous’ and freestyled over ‘Pass Out’ and ‘Next Hype’.
KARDINAL OFFISHALL LIVE ON STAGE @ NOTTINGHILL CARNIVAL from DJ SEMTEX on Vimeo.
*OFFICIAL VIDEO* MAGNUM-EXPOS FITTED (PROD BY DIRTWORK)
This is the first single from Magnum’s debut album “M.A.G.N.U.M.”(Made to Achieve Greatness Never Underestimate Me)….Set for a winter 2010 release nationwide.
The album features production from Northern Profit,Dirtwork,Toolman, Vokab, C4 among others…
MONTREAL’S MOST ANTICIPATED VIDEO….MAGNUM’S OFFICIAL SINGLE “EXPOS FITTED” (Prod by DIRTWORK) & DIRECTED BY JUSTIN AGUSTIN….REQUEST IT ON MUCHMUSIC AND SPREAD DA WORD !!! (WATCH IT IN 720HD)
Mazzi/Soul Purpose, “The Inspection”, hosted by Statik Selektah || f. Jadakiss | Vast Aire | Homeboy Sandman | Breezly Brewin
Jim Jones – We Got That Gretzky || Clean
New banger for the clubs from Dipset Capo Jim Jones! We Got That Gretzky!!!!ILLUMINATI X – NOBODY
New single from Niagara Falls based group Illuminati X called Nobody. It’s produced by DJ Kreem and it’s very unique and deep.
DJ Pack: http://www.sendspace.com/file/p0j8wv
Fat Beats Announces Schedule of In-Store Performances For Final Weeks
After announcing the closing of their New York and Los Angeles locations, Fat Beats is excited to present a send-off worthy of their hip-hop legacy. A week-long series of in-store performances and music industry panels at both stores will allow the music community to not only learn about the history of Fat Beats and what the future of the music industry holds, but to also celebrate the legacy of one of the strongest music brands in the company of their favorite artists. These week-long in-stores are sure to go down in hip-hop and New York history. Everyone is welcome to come and all events are free.
Today marks the official start of the week-long in-stores for the New York location. This location will host artist perfomances every day this week from 4-9pm until it closes its doors for the final time on Saturday, September 4th, 2010. Additionally, both locations will be selling limited edition commemorative t-shirts, as well as discounted music and merchandise
The schedule for the New York location is as follows:
Monday, August 30th: Artifacts, Da Beatminerz, Immortal Technique, and more
Tuesday, August 31st: Ras Kass, Sav KIllz, DJ Ready Cee, panel discussion, and more
Wednesday, September 1st: Bobbito, Mayhem, Riz, Juggaknots, Sputnik Brown, and more
Thursday, September 2nd: Rob Swift, Torae, DJ Concept, DJ Amir, and more
Friday, September 3rd: Masta Ace, J-Live, Pacewon, Tanya Morgan, and more
*FINAL DAY* Saturday, September 4th: Just Blaze, A-Trak, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, and more
Los Angeles residents can expect a similar send-off later on in the month, as that location will remain open until September 18th. The final LA schedule will be announced soon.
Despite these farewells, Fat Beats will continue doing what it does best – bringing hip-hop to the people. Fat Beats Distribution has been renamed FB Distribution and continues to work with both independent and major labels. Likewise, Fat Beats Records is pllaning rleases from a number of artists from their impressive roster, including ILL BILL, TruMaster/KRS-One, Black Milk, Trinity, Sha Stimuli, Q-Unique and more. The company’s online store,FatBeats.com, which carries everything available in their retail locations and more, will remain the number one destination for hip-hop fans for all their music needs. Though these two landmarks may be closing, Fat Beats’ persistence during tough times for the record industry proves it is still very much alive and well.
Y Shaws ‘Courageous Freestyle’ (Prod By Silent Heat)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/796448178d15d3fb/
A Couple Bars from YShaws expressing his feelings on August 20, 2010. Produced By Silent Heat Productions
Lupe Fiasco ‘Go To Sleep’
When Lupe Fiasco came kick-push-coasting his way out of Chicago, he had the kind of unprecedented momentum hip-hop fans wouldn’t see again until…well, Drake. Lupe looked poised to pop like so much champagne. Fast forward four years and fans are getting antsy awaiting his daily delayed third album,Lazers, and it looks like they’ll have to wait a little longer on that—he just announced his latest single, “Go To Sleep,” is actually from an LP entitled Food & Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album. Confused? Yeah, us too.
Circle Research – Stop, Look…Listen To Your Heart
Circle Research – Stop, Look…Listen To Your Heart
Selection from the album “Gardiner Express”, available now on iTunes & URBNET Digital.
Download (mp3 & wav):
Circle Research – Stop, Look…Listen To Your Heart
FREE DOWNLOADABLE MIX: DJ HEDSPIN ‘RAKIM- THE R MIXTAPE’
click this http://www.mediafire.com/?jmnot9z2z2w555m
Mixtape: Erk Tha Jerk – Hood Nerd 2: Memoirs Of The Invisible Man
On Erk Tha Jerk’s Hood Nerd 2: Memoirs Of The Invisible Man, Erk ends his first song, “One In A Million Freestyle” with, “The mixtape free, no charge it’s on me/ These throw away moves, you can keep the music.” He’s being modest. While the mixtape may be free, Erk’s flow really shines. His vocals have range; his command of each song allows him to rhythmically switch up his rhymes, making each song unique. On the concept of the mixtape, Erk explains, “Memoirs Of The Invisible Man is my way of saying I’m here even when you can’t see me; a shot at the people who pretend I’m not in the room until it’s too late.”
Hood Nerd 2 is a generous offering for a mixtape. Beyond having twenty-one tracks, the overall composition is very eclectic. “Givin It” is a banger with hard, fun production; the track could easily be on an LP. Then, there are freestyle tracks like “One In A Million Freestyle,” with raw production that are pure demonstrations of Erk’s ability as an emcee. “When I’m in ‘hood nerd’ mode I tend to just let go,” notes Erk on the creation process. “I say what I want when I want and make sure to create anti-radio music–it’s just hip-hop with twenty-four bar verses where I can be as lyrical as I want.”
Look out for Erk Tha Jerk’s Nerds Eye View coming soon.
Download Hood Nerd 2: Memoirs Of The Invisible Man here: http://limelinx.com/files/260fdd79d68a0c5c7f2fab5d99d842da
!llmind Presents “Smokey Robotic” LP (Exclusive)
FEATURING: !LLMIND x SEER x KONRAD x FATHER DUDE
“…SOME ELECTRO, SOUL, HIP HOP SH*T, DON’T SLEEP”
Almost 40 years ago, in a no name bar somewhere in Mississippi where two roads meet, with a storm blowing in from the Gulf, something happened. The story goes that a woman walked in who was so shockingly beautiful, and somehow dangerous, that the bartender stuttered when he poured her a shot. The rednecks parted in silence as she made her way to the old Wurlitzer jukebox that had been dark and silent for years. She put in a coin, they say, and at the same moment there was a flash of lightning that seemed to come through the door.
The jukebox lit up and Al Green’s “Simply Beautiful” came pouring out. She didn’t seem surprised, not even when a two foot robot blew right out of the jukebox’s flashing lights and stood beside her. She took its hand, and they left. No one followed them. When Al Green was done, the jukebox went dead and silent again. That was it. For almost forty years. Like it never happened. Like they fell off the earth. Until now…When asked where he came from, Smokey only smiles and points up.
Journalists often ask him to describe his music, to compare it to other artists. Smokey always giggles and says whatever amuses him on that day. He has compared himself to everyone from Sam Cooke to Lady Gaga. Smokey Robotic: “I’ve been making music since God’s dog was a puppy.”
A Rapper’s Delight by Kangol Kid from UTFO
Has it really been twenty-five years since I placed a cardboard box onto a hot summer corner block and began breakdancing? Has it really been twenty-five years since I took my God-given Afro and had it processed by man-made chemicals and called it Jheri-Curls. Is it really twenty-five years since I popped the lenses out of my Cazel glasses and put fat laces in my Adidas? I can’t believe that twenty-five years ago I had the biggest rap song in the country, Kangol hat sales hit the roof, and every girl had a nameplate belt buckle that simply said, “Roxanne”.
I didn’t notice how fast time flew until my best friend/manager/partner Shaunda Lumpkin of Your Knight Management had me experience the most exciting birthday party of my life where everyone that I influenced and/or influenced me gathered on August 7, 2009 at New York’s Classic Shadow Nightclub. The astonishing list of classic influential people included: Sugarhill Gang, Chubb Rock, Blue Magic, Big Daddy Kane, Grand Master Flash, Kool DJ Red Alert, Kool Herc, Whistle, Grand Master Melle-Mel, Fonda Rae, Full Force, Heather Hunter, Crash Crew, Fearless Four, Dana Dane, Queen Pen, Lin Que, Freedom Williams (C&C Music Factory)… and more.
It’s important that you understand; when I stepped onto the scene I could count how many rap groups existed on both of my hands. In other words, I never had an opportunity to be star-struck by a rap star because I quickly became a rap star myself, but on this birthday party night I became the BIGGEST Hip-Hop Fan you could imagine as I shared the stage with my idols, The Sugarhill Gang and sung “Rapper’s Delight” with them. Group member Master Gee told my manager, “I’m not a party-goer, but for Kang, me and the guys will absolutely attend and perform”…and that’s exactly what they did.
Another “over-the-top” highlight for me was the attendance of Classic R&B Group Blue Magic. These guys were my B2K back in the day and their songs were pure uncut R&B. When they sang “What’s Come Over Me” at my party, a feeling of adolescence came over me and instantly I was 12 years old again. Does anyone understand what it means to have a group of this magnitude at your birthday party…and later have that same group perform in your honor? You can’t get anymore classic than that!
It makes you wonder… when did we all become our parents? When did we stop paying to roller-skate and started paying bills? It all happened so fast and if we don’t enjoy our classic artists while they’re still here with us… they’ll all be gone just as fast. I am happy to say we make “classic” look good!! Most importantly, I need you all to remember: We are NOT Relics… WE ARE RELEVANT!
J. Dilla Safety Dance
Not much more can be said about James Yanceyother than he was undoubtedly one of the greatest musical innovators of our time and he died before we were ready to let him go. Four years after his passing, Dilla’s legacy is larger than ever thanks to torch bearers like Stones Throw, who recently let go six unreleased beats and instrumentals for the small price of signing up for their newsletter.
Matthew Lirix Taylor ‘Lady Luck’
Streaming & Download Link:http://limelinx.com/files/c6d23204e4efe5612a24820582b241f9
MP3: Quazedelic Feat. Snoop Dog – “Hold On”
While producer and all-around artist Quazedelic has played a crucial role in the Snoop Dogg’s music behind the scenes, a full on collaboration between the fonk monk and Doggfather was destiny waiting to be fulfilled – until now. “Hold On,” off Quazedelic’s upcoming debut LP Stan Sly: AnuthaWorld, has the artists combining their smooth, similar styles from separate genres for the album’s first single. Similar to Snoop Dog’s appearance on of The Gorillaz’s Plastic Beach, the result is soothing combination of funk and hip-hop that takes listeners to another place; in this case, Anuthaworld.
About his own style for the upcoming album, Quazedelic says, “I bridge the gap between serious real life songs with fantasy funk tracks.” That is exactly what he does with “Hold On.” The track opens with a deep, sensual voice, “Looking back in my conscious mind, digging back and searching to find…” The lyrics set up a mystic atmosphere where anything can happen. However, many of Quazedelic’s lyric’s are grounded in reality: “I’m Working hard, praying night and day, that something good might come my way.” Snoop Dog’s lyrics serve as an alternative reality, the id of the song, so to speak. He raps, “So raise up off of me, and let me dip up the streets in my 73/ Grey on black interior, black like me, chandeliers hanging with the ass swinging,” while Quazedelic harmonizes in the background. The spectacular dream-world that snoop dog raps about plays against the pain-filled sound of Quazedelic’s harmonies. “Hold On,” helps explain the purpose of funk, and how it can be used as a vehicle to escape from reality.
Quazedelic’s Stan Sly: Anuthaworldwill be available October 5th via Georgia Anne Muldrow’s and Declaime’s SomeOthasShip Connect.
Song: http://media.audibletreats.com/Quazedelic-Hold_On_Feat_Snoop_Dogg.mp3
Brand New Remix from Gentlemen Thieves
Whats up? we just completed a brand new remix and I thought you would enjoy our latest for Beastie Boys-Intergalactic.
Beastie Boys – Intergalactic (Gentlemen Thieves Remix) by Gentlemen Thieves