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Top 10 to Watch For – #5 Curren$y

June 30, 2009 by

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Curren$y, also known as the Hot Spitta or just Spitta, has been one to watch for, for quite a long time. Hailing from New Orleans, the same city as “The Greatest Rapper Alive.” He signed to Master P’s No Limit records in 2005 and left that for Young Money in 2007. He was featured on […]

New Artist: Life Don and Najea

June 30, 2009 by

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I was at Venice Beach the other day and there were quite a few rappers out there promoting cds and mixtapes. I ran into two guys, Life Don from Watts, Ca and Najea from Compton, Ca. They played me some of their music and I really enjoyed it. Having received just a sample at the […]

In Honor

June 29, 2009 by

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Ive been sitting on this album for a minute now..Just felt the time was appropriate to share with everyone. Thrillmatic is a very interesting effort by Danimal, which mixes two of arguably the greatest albums ever in Thriller by Michael Jackson and IllMatic by NaS, and definetley deserves a listen. Downlo@d

What you probably didn’t know about MJ…

June 26, 2009 by

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Sorry to do another post on him… But what you probably didn’t know is that Michael was an inventor. You guys remember Smooth Criminal? Remember in the video how they all lean over at a 45 degree angle? Well, if you don’t I’ve embedded the video. Anyways, turns out Michael had a patent on special […]

Michael Jackson Tributes

June 26, 2009 by

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Michael Jackson’s contribution and effect on the musical world is undeniable. He has served as an inspiration for many artists including Djs and emcees involved in hip hop. I have compiled the tributes that I could find and will link them below with a description. If you see some artists you already know make sure […]

R.I.P. Michael Jackson

June 26, 2009 by

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By now you’ve heard. Yesterday the King of Pop passed at the age of 50 from cardiac arrest. There isn’t much to be said that hasn’t been said since the news hit, but we wanted to do a little tribute post for him. He may have been a lunatic, yes, but he was also a […]

Wale – Back to the Feature Mixtape Review

June 23, 2009 by

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When talking about the new mixtape, Wale called it “a rapping tape.” He said that his early mixtapes were just a young him trying to get heard, Mixtape About Nothing was proving he could do a concept tape and 100 Miles and Runnin’ was him being a little crazy. Back to the Feature is by […]

Magic Music

June 18, 2009 by

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I’ve been considering posting a full length french Hip-Hop album for quite some time now. The only thing that was holding me back was that I was unsure as to how many people would actually be interested, as the language barrier can wear tiresome over multiple songs. However I really feel that Hocus Pocus’s most […]

K’naan Live at Apple Store in downtown San Francisco

June 17, 2009 by

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I was lucky enough to get to see K’naan perform live on 6/16.  It was an incredible experience because the Apple Store does not hold a lot of people; so it was very intimate and was not the normal concert feel.  Hit the jump for a lil more in depth description and more videos.

Happy Birthday Tupac

June 17, 2009 by

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In memory of Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 – September 13, 1996)