Bloggin 4 Beats: Common’s Gladiator Remix
May 22, 2009
DJ Blazita: Confessions Of Fire
May 22, 2009
Da Beatminerz Launch New Website, Partying With DJ Scratch
May 21, 2009
VIDEO: Inside Oddisee’s Studio
May 21, 2009
Spotted on CrateKings. Make sure to cop that Diamond District mixtape!
Stax Releasing “The Soul Of Hip-Hop”
May 18, 2009
From Ballerstatus.com…
“….Stax has compiled a fourteen-track collection titled The Soul of Hip Hop, Volume I, including such artists as Isaac Hayes, Booker T & The MGs, The Emotions, William Bell, David Porter, The Bar-Kays, The Dramatics, Rufus Thomas, Little Milton and many more.
The compilation is a testament to the enormous influence of the Stax sound, energy and attitude on the entire hip-hop generation.
Since the ’80s, the aforementioned artists and their classic recordings featured on the new album have become source material for artists and producers like Rakim, DJ Hi-Tek, Cypress Hill, DJ Muggs, LL Cool J, Public Enemy, DJ Quik, Ice Cube, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan, RZA and so many more….”
The album is in stores now. It is available at Amazon.com for $10.99.
The tracklist is as follows:
1. 24-CARAT BLACK – “Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth”
2. THE EMOTIONS – “Blind Alley”
3. BOOKER T. & THE MGs – “Melting Pot”
4. THE BAR-KAYS – “Humpin’”
5. THE DRAMATICS – “Get Up and Get Down”
6. ISAAC HAYES – “Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic”
7. ISAAC HAYES – “Hung Up On My Baby”
8. DAVID PORTER – “I’m Afraid the Masquerade Is Over”
9. WENDY RENE – “After the Laughter (Comes Tears)”
10. CHARMELS – “As Long As I’ve Got You”
11. THE SWEET INSPIRATIONS – “Why Marry”
12. RUFUS THOMAS – “Do the Funky Penguin (Part 1)”
13. LITTLE MILTON – “Packed Up and Took My Mind”
14. WILLIAM BELL - “I Forgot To Be Your Lover”
MIXTAPE: Joel Ortiz Covers The Classics
May 18, 2009
33 free/original joints mixed by DJ Green Lantern. Jesus was 33 when he died, so this is a mixtape of Biblical magnitude. I’m just playin, but it’s definitely worth the download time.
01. Intro
02. Rappers Delight (feat. DJ Enuff)
03. Know The BK Ledge
04. Somethin for Hot 97 (feat. DJ Camilo)
05. Strictly the Bizness
06. Treat Me Right
07. Industry Enemy #1
08. Brooklyn Children’s Story
09. I Can’t Go Broke
10. Live At Cooper Day BBQ
11. Uptown Anthem
12. U.N.I.T.Y.
13. T.R.O.Y.
14. Primo Tribute
15. Just To Get A Check
16. Mass Appeal
17. Act Like They Don’t Know
18. The Whut (Animal Shit)
19. BK Get Money
20. Got My Mind Made Up
21. Drop A Gem On ‘Em
22. Intercourse
23. Cell Therapies
24. High Roller
25. Brooklyn Ghetto Child
26. What They Do (Root’s Tribute)
27. Renee’s Revenge
28. Goin To Miami (feat. DJ Khaled)
29. What Happened To Hip Hop
30. 4,3,2,1
31. Recognize
32. 24HRS
33. Rican Ebonics 09
Jermaine Dupri In The Studio
May 18, 2009
Vohn Beatz @ The One Stop Shop
May 17, 2009
Symbolyc One doesn’t just make ill beats, he makes ill producers! His son, 11-year-old production prodigy Vohn Beatz made the rounds at the One Stop getting some serious co-signage. Make sure to cop his mixtape on Myspace.
Bloggin 4 Breaks: The Dwele Edition
May 17, 2009
Could You Sub In For DJ Premier?
May 14, 2009
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